Internet in schools as 'vital as water'

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

A Palmerston North principal believes the internet is as vital to a school as electricity and water.
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Iran vows to stop "some" oil sales as inspectors visit

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions, vowing to stop oil exports soon to “some” countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to crude sales to the European Union. The Islamic Republic declared itself optimistic about a visit by U.N. nuclear experts that began Sunday but also warned the inspectors to be “professional” or see Tehran reducing cooperation with the world body on atomic matters. …
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School bans fuzzy boots used to hide cell phones

Posted on January 30, 2012 by admin

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Singer Nancy Sinatra may have had boots made for walking, but she never attended Pottstown Middle School. Starting Monday the Philadelphia suburban district is banning the wearing of fuzzy open-top boots, including the popular Ugg brand, to middle school classes because students have been stashing cell phones in the loose footwear, according to district director of community relations John Armato. “Cell phones are a problem for obvious reasons,” Armato said. …
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Greece, creditors on verge of clinching debt deal

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and its private creditors said on Saturday they were piecing together the final elements of a debt swap and expected to have a deal ready next week, essential for sealing a new bailout and avoiding an uncontrolled default. After muddling through round after round of inconclusive talks, the negotiations are in their final phase – though it appeared unlikely that a preliminary deal would be secured in time for a European Union summit on Monday. …
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What Apple Could Do With Its $100 Billion Cash Hoard [COMIC]

Posted on January 29, 2012 by admin

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West takes Internet freedom for granted: Google boss

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

The Internet proved the only true form of free communication during the Arab Spring and yet the West has come to take the freedom it confers for granted, Google boss Eric Schmidt said Friday.
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Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years. In a statement, the ratings agency said the affected countries were vulnerable in the near-term to monetary and financial shocks. “Consequently, these sovereigns do not, in Fitch’s view, accrue the full benefits of the euro’s reserve currency status,” it said. …
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RIM CEO eyes "significant" plans for BlackBerry

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Research in Motion’s Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker’s chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company’s future in just a matter of weeks. The German-born executive, who took over from two longstanding co-CEOs on Saturday, said his plans for RIM would be “significant” though he did not divulge details in an interview with Reuters. “I will have time with the board in two weeks to present my ideas and changes,” Heins said. …
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