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Friday, 26 June 2009 |
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 Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.!
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009 |
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 Accordingly to recent news reports (NYT, WSJ), the Chinese government has mandated that, beginning July 1, every PC sold in China must include a censorship program called Green Dam.
This software is designed to monitor internet connections and text typed on the computer. It blocks undesirable or politically sensitive content and optionally reports it to authorities. Green Dam was developed by a company called Jin Hui and is available as a free download. We examined version 3.17. |
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 |
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Understanding Crude Oil Prices examines the factors responsible for changes in crude oil prices. The paper reviews the statistical behavior of oil prices, relates these to the predictions of theory, and looks in detail at key features of petroleum demand and supply.
Topics discussed include the role of commodity speculation, OPEC, and resource depletion. The paper concludes that although scarcity rent made a negligible contribution to the price of oil in 1997, it could now begin to play a role. |
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Friday, 29 May 2009 |
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Immigration is not a new phenomenon. Long before small-scale societies emerged, man roamed the earth, primarily in search of food. The principle reason that migration is noticed today is the establishment of organized states with defined borders. The struggle for life’s necessities continues as thousands of immigrants, legal and illegal, traverse the world in search of a better standard of living. |
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Sunday, 24 May 2009 |
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 “With the Kindle, I have now replaced the weight of multiple books with a mere 10.3 ounces (less than some of the books I read!)."
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