Scottish News: Scots use social network sites more than any other part of the UK, according to study

Source: The Daily Record

The survey by BT revealed that about 48per cent of those using the internet in Scotland regularly access social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, compared to 20per cent in Northern Ireland and a ...
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What's all the fuss about Memorial Day?

Source: Great Falls Tribune

In 1968, Memorial Day became a three-day weekend, ruffling at least one veterans group, according to the online source, Wikipedia. The Veterans of Foreign Wars remarked that the change ". . . contributed a lot to the general public's ...
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New research suggests apes have human-like personalities

Source: PhysOrg.com

Common chimpanzee in the Leipzig Zoo. Image credit: Thomas Lersch, via Wikipedia. (Phys.org) -- For as long as people have coexisted with other animals, they have debated amongst themselves whether some animals have some of the same ...
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Out in the wild, along with machines

Source: Rediff

Gadgets have become essential carry-ons for travellers. They can be your saviours or give you company while you are out in the wild. Here are some that you can lug while on the go. This summer, when you set out on a perilous journey across the moun ...
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Yahoo licenses the technology behind Arabic transliteration tool Yamli

Source: The Next Web

With the integration of Yamli into its existing services – Mail, Messenger, its forums and more, Yahoo is extending its reach: ”Yahoo is in the space of digital content, and one of the biggest things for them is user generat ...
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La Silla Vacía: turning readers into Super Amigos

Source: Editors Weblog

If you want to see an example of the media working together with its audience to create valuable journalism, you need look no further than the Quién es Quién section of the digital Colombian publication La Silla Vacía. Quié ...
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About Memorial Day #remembrance #MemorialDay #Veterans

Source: Heinlein Group

To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die. -Thomas Campbell Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 ...
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Computing fossils: Old tech holding on for dear life

Source: InfoWorld

Consider the abacus. Developed perhaps as long as 4,500 years ago, this handy gadget served the mathematical needs of merchants and accountants until the development of mechanical calculating machines in the 19th century. But the abacu ...
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Jessie J thinks heavy make-up makes her look like drag queen

Source: MusicRooms

Jessie J admits looking tired makes her wear more make-up. Jessie J is concerned that some of her more flamboyant outfits worn with heavy make-up make her look like a bloke in drag. Now magazine report the singer, who admits to being bisexual ...
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