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Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
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Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson
Reviewed by Lou Ann from Angola, Indiana.
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Asia is so often the vanguard of new tech trends: how about dedicating walking lanes for people using mobile phones? That’s what is happening in Chongqing City, where the country’s first “exclusive sidewalk for mobile phone users” has been introduced, according to the People’s Daily newspaper. Chongqing City has set up China’s 1st “exclusive sidewalk for mobile phone users ” to avoid possible crashes on Fri pic.twitter.com/jFiCbbE1yk — People’s Daily,China (@PDChina) September 13, 2014 As someone who often suffers the pain of walking behind pedestrians who are glued to their smartphone, this mad-cap idea might actually be useful. But we can’t…
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Netflix has finally said ‘bonjour’ to France after the video-on-demand site marked its long-awaited arrival in the country, another part of its ambitious European expansion program. Announced via a tweet, Netflix’s imminent arrival has had French broadcasters scrambling for a response. Top broadcaster Canal Play has been investing in online services, while others are offering stacks of free content online to combat the new arrival. Things may not be plain sailing however. Set-top boxes are hugely popular media channels in France, where they are offered as part of internet-TV-phone deals, and, for now, Netflix is not offered by the all-powerful set-top box…
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