Privacy is doomed
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Berkeley, California - Surveillance and privacy are waging a full-on arms race as technology advances, says Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, UC Berkeley’s incoming university librarian and chief digital scholarship officer. And surveillance is winning.
Finding 911 callers instantly
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - The nation’s 911 dispatch centers aren’t really equipped for the mobile world.
Playboy centerfold comes of age
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Hollywood, California - She posed three times for Playboy. She epitomized what it means to be a Super Model. And now she is preparing to join the ranks of what we call "older Americans." But that has not slowed down Cindy Crawford, who turns 50 in a few short months, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens.
Lucky bucks
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Imperial, California - If you're visiting California anytime soon, you may want to keep your eyes open for $20 bills littering the sidewalks. One of the state's newest millionaires, Hubert Tang, says that is how he got rich.
Consumers’ Want of Freshly Prepared Foods Behind Growing Sales and Use of Slow Cookers
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Chicago, Illinois - Slow cookers have been around for over four decades but increasing interest in freshly prepared meals has made them the hot - so to speak - new appliance, says The NPD Group, a leading global information company. Consumers are either dusting off the slow cooker in their pantry since 81 percent of homes already own the appliance or buying new ones.
Steve Martin curates upcoming show at Hammer Museum
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Los Angeles, California - This October actor, writer and musician Steve Martin helps the Hammer Museum at UCLA stage the first major U.S. show of paintings by Canadian artist Lawren Stewart Harris with the exhibition “The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris.”
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