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The Google Phone

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The Google Phone If you’re Google, would you trust the future of the company to your hardware partners? Google decided the answer is no — and is now pitting itself against Apple.

The Google Phone

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The Google Phone

The puzzle of Trump's massive losses

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The puzzle of Trump's massive losses Thousands claim net operating losses, but rarely do individuals claim ones as large as Trump reported. In 1995, 505,303 tax returns claimed losses worth a total of $49.3 billion, so Trump’s deductions amounted to 1.9 percent of the nationwide total.

Google Opened Up Its Keynote With A New Dinesh And Gilfoyle Scene From 'Silicon Valley'

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Google Opened Up Its Keynote With A New Dinesh And Gilfoyle Scene From 'Silicon Valley'

Google Opened Up Its Keynote With A New Dinesh And Gilfoyle Scene From 'Silicon Valley'

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Google Opened Up Its Keynote With A New Dinesh And Gilfoyle Scene From 'Silicon Valley' Seems like every tech giant these days has to kick-off their keynote with some self-reflective, culturally-relevant opener. Here's Google's. October 4, 2016 at 08:25PM

tutelary: Word of the day for October 5, 2016

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Word of the day is tutelary : Having guardianship or protection. Of or pertaining to guardians. Having the qualities of a tutor. Today is World Teachers' Day. A big “thank you” to all teachers for their hard work!

Article of the day for October 5, 2016

The Article of the day for October 5, 2016 is Jarrow March . The Jarrow March (5–31 October 1936) was a protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the Tyneside town of Jarrow, England, during the 1930s. Around 200 men marched from Jarrow to London to petition the British government, requesting the re-establishment of industry in the town following the closure in 1934 of Palmer's shipyard. Palmer's had seen the launching of more than 1,000 ships since 1852. In the 1920s, a combination of mismanagement and changed world trade conditions brought a decline which led to the yard's closure. When plans for its replacement by a modern steelworks plant were thwarted, the lack of any prospect of large-scale employment in the town led the borough council to organise the march on London to present their case to the government. The petition was received by the House of Commons but not debated, and the march produced few immediate results. The Jarrovians went home believin...