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Lessons from Spirit of America (Apr 30 2004 06:00 GMT) - Jim Hake, the entrepreneurial founder of Spirit of America, raised US$1.52 Million so far through the Internet, media, and blogs, among other sources. The money will be used to fund requests by Americans serving overseas on behalf of the countries where they are stationed. Most recently, Spirit of America raised funds to buy broadcasting equipment for several Iraqi TV stations, so they can re-open.Much has been written about this worthy charitable effort, including this article in the Opinion Journal. |
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Broadband Use Rises to New Highs (Apr 30 2004 06:00 GMT) - Fifty-five percent of all adult American Internet users (34% of all adult Americans) have access to a high-speed, broadband connection either at home or on the job, according to a report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Those numbers translate into 68 million adult Americans logging on via broadband. Forty-eight million (39% of adult users) have broadband at home. That is an increase of 60% in the twelve months ending February 29.Pew attributes much of this increase to, "A surge in subscription to DSL high-speed Internet connections, which has more than doubled since March 2003. |
Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes
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Save iTMS Videos (Apr 30 2004 06:00 GMT) - This hint at Mac OS X Hints describes various ways to use a UNIX shell script to save iTunes Music Store videos and trailers. Two of us created an AppleScript that incorporates the shell script. Check it out. |
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Čarování (Apr 30 2004 06:00 GMT) - Chcete ovládat magické síly? Když se začtete do čarodějnických knih, zjistíte, že zdánlivě nadpřirozené věci mají často velmi skutečný základ v podobě soustředění či disciplíny. Magie však může ublížit. Vašim nepřátelům, ale i vám. |
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Entrepreneurs make money last longer (Apr 30 2004 06:00 GMT) - According to a quarterly MoneyTree Survey for the first quarter of 2004, average time between venture capital rounds for late-stage companies increased to 15.7 months compared to 11.9 months for the same period in 2002. Expansion-stage companies extended their average funding interval to 15.5 months. |
Greenpeace Magazin Tagesthemen
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Neues Baurecht beschlossen - Kommunen bei Windanlagen gestärkt (Apr 30 2004 06:00 GMT) - Berlin (dpa) - Angesichts des Wildwuchses von Windkraftanlagen können die Kommunen künftig stärker Einfluss auf die Standortplanung nehmen. Anträge auf die Errichtung solcher Windräder dürfen die Kommunen künftig etwa eineinhalb Jahre zurückstellen. Das sieht das neue Bauplanungsgesetz vor, das der Bundestag am Freitag einstimmig verabschiedete. Mit dem Gesetz, das eine ... |
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