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R&D from Prepd: Google Glass

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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R&D: Apple and Google Under Fire for Collecting Customer Data, John Ensign Will Resign Senate Seat, and States Debate “Birther” Bills

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 22nd: Apple, Google Collect User Data from the Wall Street Journal It has been revealed that Apple’s iPhones and Google’s Android smartphones transmit the locations of users back to each company. Privacy rights advocates … Continue reading →

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R&D: Healthcare Summit a Bore, Maryland Agrees to Recognize Same-Sex Marriages, and Google’s Competition Practices Are Evaluated

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for February 25th: Try to stay awake: the President has a healthcare Bill to pass from the Times of London Maryland attorney general: state to recognize same-sex marriages from the Christian Science Monitor How … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged EU, European Union, gay marriage, Google, healthcare reform, healthcare summit, Maryland, Nigeria, OAS, Organization of American States, R&D, top five news stories, Venezuela | Comments Off

Super R&D: Google Antitrust Issues, Scott Brown Labeled a Traitor, and Thomas L. Friedman Comments on Iraq

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is an expanded R&D top 15 for February 24th: Google faces Brussels antitrust scrutiny from the Financial Times of London GOP’s Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote from the Washington Post Iraq’s Known Unknowns, Still Unknown from the New … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, auto industry, Congress, education reform, EU, European Union, Evan Bayh, Google, Great Britain, Greece, IMF, International Monetary Fund, iran, Iranian sanctions, Iraq, NATO, R&D, Robert Mugabe, Scott Brown, stimulus package, the Falkland Islands, the Netherlands, U.S. economy, U.S. education, UN, United Nations, Zimbabwe | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of November 11th-November 17th, 2008

Posted on November 11, 2008 by Corey Alderdice

1. Was the selection of Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff a good decision by Obama? 2. Should the government rescue GM? 3. Why did McCain lose? 4. Is the EU’s policy toward Russia too weak? 5. Should … Continue reading →

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