Millions of people have tried out Ubuntu, a free operating system for desktop and notebook PCs. Like Android, Ubuntu is open-source and based on Linux, and while it’s mostly seen as an OS for hobbyists here in the U.S., hardware manufacturers like Dell and HP make Ubuntu PCs for markets like mainland China.Now Canonical, the startup which drives Ubuntu’s partly community-based development, has announced...
NBC execs say it's not a 'shoot-'em-up' network
Label: LifestylePASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC executives said Sunday they are conscious about the amount of violence they air in the wake of real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, but have made no changes in what has gone on the air or what is planned.NBC isn't a "shoot-'em-up" network, said network entertainment President Jennifer Salke.The level of violence on television, in movies and video games...
Tehran Is Choked by Annual Buildup of Air Pollution
Label: HealthTEHRAN — Already battered by international threats against their nation’s nuclear program, sanctions and a broken economy, Iranians living here in the capital are now trying to cope with what has become an annual pollution peril: a yellowish haze that engulfs Tehran this time of year. For nearly a week, officials here and in other large cities have been calling on residents to remain indoors...
Spring Street tower in downtown L.A. to become creative offices
Label: Business A Spring Street office building completed in 1915 has been purchased by a developer who plans to improve it as gentrification...
Jan
05
Alleged maternity hotel now appears to be vacant
Label: World An alleged maternity hotel operating out of a hilltop mansion in Chino Hills has apparently shut down after city officials obtained...
Monti, in Twitter Q&A, says new voting law priority for Italy
Label: TechnologyROME (Reuters) – Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said on Saturday if he wins February’s parliamentary election one of his first acts would be to overhaul the voting law to improve democracy and government stability.Monti, 69, who last week confirmed he would lead a centrist coalition in the February 24-25 vote, called himself a “bit of a pioneer” in politics during nearly 2 hours of #MontiLive...
Poet-performer Jayne Cortez dies in NY at age 78
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Jayne Cortez, a forceful poet, activist and performance artist who blended oral and written traditions into numerous books and musical recordings, has died. She was 78.The Organization of Women Writers of Africa says Cortez died of heart failure in New York on Dec. 28. She had helped found the group and, while dividing her time between homes in New York and Senegal, was planning a...
Despite New Health Law, Some See Sharp Rise in Premiums
Label: HealthHealth insurance companies across the country are seeking and winning double-digit increases in premiums for some customers, even though one of the biggest objectives of the Obama administration’s health care law was to stem the rapid rise in insurance costs for consumers. Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles TimesDave Jones, the California insurance commissioner, said some insurance companies...
Reviving brands that aren't quite forgotten
Label: Business Twenty-five years ago, a new kind of sparkling water called Clearly Canadian hit store shelves.In flavors such as Orchard Peach...
Jan
04
State parks officials deliberately hid millions, report says
Label: World SACRAMENTO — Fear of embarrassment and budget cuts led high officials at the California parks department to conceal millions...
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