Archive for January, 2010

Celebrating 150 Years of β€œOn the Origin of Species” (Part 1)

Posted on January 31, 2010 by

Two-thousand nine celebrates both the two-hundredth anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth – February twelfth – as well as the one-hundred-fiftieth publication anniversary of his masterpiece, whose full title is “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life” – November twenty-fourth.
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Ubuntu / Kubuntu / Xubuntu / Edubuntu 6.06.1 LTS Released

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The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06.1 LTS,the first maintenance release of “Dapper Drake”. this release includesboth installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDsfor several architectures, for Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu. Xubuntu isalso included, although commercial support for it is not available fromCanonical ltd.
About Ubuntu————
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Paris, Prince Jackson Pay Tribute To Michael Jackson At Grammys

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Despite Michael Jackson’s constant shielding of his children from the spotlight during his lifetime, his kids have proven to be adept at handling their public appearances since their father passed away last year.
Prince and Paris Jackson accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the late King of Pop at the 2010 Grammy Awards. the [...]

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A Lesson From Justin Timberlake

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February has always been Grammy month. For a music lover like moi, this is a big thing. when I was 14 and smack dab in the middle of my O.G. phase, I’d fire up the old VCR (remember those?), tape the Grammys and watch L.L. cool J and run DMC over and over and over [...]

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Florida gov: Flights continue out of Haiti, even after US military …

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MIAMI β€” the U.S. military will resume bringing Haitian earthquake victims to the United States aboard its planes for medical treatment, ending a suspension that lasted several days, the White House said Sunday.
The military had brought hundreds of critically injured Haitians to the United States aboard its planes before halting the flights on Wednesday. [...]

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Green Day, Beyonce, Zac Brown Band, Shiny Toy Guns Get Grammy Search Boost

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Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and the late Michael Jackson have been the focal points of the 52nd annual Grammy Awards telecast. Interestingly, none of those three acts is truly dominating the world of web search.
As of 10:25PM, Google’s “Hot Trends” search index revealed that “american idiot musical” is the hottest term on the web. interest [...]

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Men prefer women with long wavy hair such as Kelly Brook

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Published: 8:01AM GMT 10 Dec 2008
the feminine look, also worn by X-Factor and singer judge Cheryl Cole, came top with 43 per cent of men voting it their favourite style.
Actress Jennifer Aniston’s long straight locks came second followed by the classic short bob, seen on Umbrella singer Rihanna and Coronation Street actress [...]

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Haiti earthquake victims' survey hopes to assess real needs of people

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Three-people teams, each including at least one member who speaks Creole and French, are fanning out to 152 sites across the country this week, asking a long series of questions to “key informants.” when the teams are done, they hope to have a clearer picture of the food, shelter, water, sanitation and health-sector needs of [...]

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Sampling of quotes from the Grammys

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Beyonce is early leader with 4 Grammys; Swift, Gaga, Kings of Leon among double winners
January 31st, 2010 more imagesmore imagesBeyonce is early Grammy leaderLOS ANGELES β€” Beyonce, the top Grammy nominee with 10 bids, has the early lead after winning four trophies during the pre-telecast ceremony. Beyonce’s Grammys include best R&B song for her hit, [...]

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Music Lives: Miscellaneous- 52nd Grammy Predictions

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Since its topical, I will be predicting whom I think will (and whom deserves) the Grammy awards for 2009. now, we all know the Grammy’s are a crock of pop-music bullshit, with real artists not being rewarded properly. It’s fine though, since that is what the majority of people like anyway (See: People who made [...]

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