The trend toward small devices raises the stakes for makers of TVs, PCs and camcorders.
2013
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Target’s grocery ads poke fun at chic
Its new tongue-in-cheek campaign treats groceries like fashion accessories in a photo shoot.
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Friend describes fatal gang rape
NEW DELHI – The companion of a woman who was gang-raped aboard a bus in New Delhi recounted in a television interview for the first time Friday how the pair was attacked for 2½ hours before being thrown on the side of the road, where passers-by ignored them and police debated jurisdiction issues before helping […]
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New search engine tailored to tablets
Blekko debuts its Izik product for iPads and for tablets that use Google’sAndroid software.
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Dempsey wins coffee auction
The victory deals a setback to Starbucks, which says it’s early for the actor to declare victory.
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Briefcase
Maine Manufacturing buys line of lab products from GE SANFORD – Maine Manufacturing LLC, a specialty manufacturing company, says it has acquired a line of laboratory products from General Electric’s health care unit in an effort to expand its life sciences business. Maine Manufacturing said the products, which are used to test for contamination in […]
Posted inReligion and Values
Cave records give detailed look at ancient Jewish life
JERUSALEM – A trove of ancient manuscripts in Hebrew characters rescued from caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan is providing the first physical evidence of a Jewish community that thrived there a thousand years ago. On Thursday Israel’s National Library unveiled the cache of recently purchased documents that run the gamut of life […]
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Contraceptive law further erodes church’s influence
With nearly half of all pregnancies in the Philippines unwanted, the church no longer has tight control.
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Religion Calendar
Sunday Shape Note Singing, 1 to 4 p.m., at The New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. Free, and all are welcome to participate. Song books are available on loan. Connected Catholics, 1:30 p.m., luncheon with ordering from the menu. Mediterranean Grill, 10 School St., Freeport. Call Ellie at 846-4524 for more information. “United in Song […]
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Reflections: Good communication requires true empathy
Some of my biggest heartbreaks have come from problems in communicating. When this would happen, I felt angry, sad and hurt, yearning for connection that seemed to elude me. Through the practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., I am learning to connect more compassionately with others by attending first to my […]