Word: contently
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...Academics are split on the usefulness of Wikipedia, which bills itself as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit." The sheer volume of content (Wikipedia claims over 5.3 million entries, 1.6 million in English) is partly responsible for the site's dominance as an online reference. When compared to the top 3,200 educational reference sites in the U.S., Wikipedia is #1, capturing 24.3% of all visits to the category, according to Hitwise data. But as the recent drama illustrates, a body of online knowledge built by an army of 75,000 volunteer, anonymous contributors and editors is prone...
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...percent between 1997 and 2006. In written testimony presented yesterday, Connolly argued that tobacco companies are being aggressive in their attempts to continue to market and increase the addictive qualities of their products. Connolly wrote that these efforts are manifested in the forms of changes in the chemical content and nicotine delivery mechanisms of cigarettes, and increasingly targeted advertising campaigns by the industry.The testimony was based on a study published last month, in which Connolly looked at the tobacco companies’ marketing methods—particularly their targeting of youth and minority populations. A statement about the bill appearing...
...content to continue such tricks vindicate nothing more than their boorish manners, slavish sense of humor, and insufferable ideas...
...response to this week’s events, The Daily has formed a committee—whose membership includes the heads of The Daily’s content boards—to address the paper’s plagiarism-prevention policies, Stampfl said...