So you think the 435 members of the U.S. Congress have a hard time getting much work done? Well, imagine the legislative process if Congress had 6,000 members, which it might actually have today, had the original Bill of Rights — the one with 12 amend…
Archive | June 28th, 2012
Google`s Nexus 7 Tablet Is In Danger of Failure: 10 Reasons Why
Posted on 28 June 2012.
Google`s Nexus 7 Tablet Is In Danger of Failure: 10 Reasons Why (
Page 1 of 2 )Google on June 27 at its I/O Conference finally unveiled the long-rumored Nexus 7 tablet. The device comes with a 7-inch H…
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BlackBerry 10 Phones Delayed as RIM Posts Huge Loss, Announces Job Cuts
Posted on 28 June 2012.
Struggling BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, besieged by competition from the likes of Apple and Android device makers and internal missteps, is now pushing back the launch of smartphones running its upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform, the very device…
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T-Mobile Business Broadband Plans Offer Choice of Fees or Speeds
Posted on 28 June 2012.
T-Mobile has worked to woo subscribers with its unlimitedif asterisk-requiringdata plans. Its solution to data-gobbling users has been not to charge them but to slow them down, knocking them from blazing 4G speeds to more of a mosey. Understandi…
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Shopping for Kitchen Shears… And How to Use Them
Posted on 28 June 2012.
I have a bit of an obsession with kitchen shears. There are no fewer than 3 pairs in my drawer, and when they get misplaced (i.e. a certain daughter uses them for a craft project or a certain husband uses them to open a package), I get a little irritab…
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30: Festus Ezeli, Golden State Warriors
Posted on 28 June 2012.
There’s an old basketball adage, “you can’t teach size.” The Warriors will put that to the test with Festus Ezeli, a player that, at this stage of his career, offers size and little else.
A native of Nigeria, Ezeli spent five years with the Vanderbilt…
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New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia Campgrounds Reviewed
Posted on 28 June 2012.
About Camping Readers submit campground reviews and the latest have come from around the country — New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Keuka Lake State Park in Branchport, New York
Lake In Wood Camping Resort – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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29: Marquis Teague, Chicago Bulls
Posted on 28 June 2012.
Marquis Teague was the starting point guard for Kentucky’s national title team, and one of six Wildcats to be selected in the 2012 NCAA Draft. The younger brother of Atlanta’s Jeff Teague, Marquis has an outstanding first step and is able to get into t…
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28: Perry Jones III, Oklahoma City Thunder
Posted on 28 June 2012.
Sometimes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti is both. The architect behind the league’s most talented young roster received a very nice gift from the rest of the league when Baylor forward Perry Jones III fell …
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27: Arnett Moultrie, Philadelphia 76ers (via Miami Heat)
Posted on 28 June 2012.
Moultrie was an explosive scorer in his college career, blossoming after his transfer from UTEP to Mississippi State. The Bulldogs’ late-season fade and first-round exit from the NIT may have cost Moultrie a shot at being drafted in the top half of the…
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