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...first blush, it may seem like Microsoft got the short end of the deal when it paid $240 million on Wednesday for a puny 1.6% stake in the social-networking site Facebook. While Facebook is probably the most talked about destination on the Web today, the company will be lucky to clear $30 million in profit (on an estimated $140 million in revenues) this year. So what exactly was Microsoft buying, other than a lot of hope and, quite possibly, a lot of hype...
...initial diagnosis of scabies may have been incorrect, according to an e-mail sent from University Health Services (UHS) doctors to residents Wednesday afternoon. While the cause of the skin ailments of at least five of the Pennypacker residents remains unknown, bed bugs and mosquitoes have been ruled...
...secrets about its desire to bring together a unique repertoire in the face of ethnic and linguistic barriers.The name stands for “three zithers plus percussion,” a zither ensemble whose members hail from Germany, Alaska, Taiwan, and Japan. IIIZ+ performed a free concert on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Tsai Auditorium at the Center for Government and International Studies.The zither is a large stringed instrument used in East Asian music; with or without frets, it is something like a cross between a lap guitar and a harp. IIIZ+ combines zithers from China, Japan, and Korea...
...California Governor is drawing praise from across the political spectrum for his leadership as the fire emergency forced the largest evacuation in the state's history. An early critic of the state's fire response, Orange County fire chief Chip Prather, had nothing but accolades for Schwarzenegger on Wednesday. His "personal attention" to firefighters battling the blazes "is inspiring - knowing the guy at the top is there with them," Prather said at a news conference near Los Angeles...
...Wednesday morning, Bolivia's "night workers" are on strike. Up to 35,000 prostitutes across the country have refused to report for the medical checkups required every 20 days to legally work the streets. By continuing to serve clients without ensuring they're disease-free, the sex workers' action raises the risk to public health. It comes in response to attacks in the city of El Alto last week in which citizens burned brothels and beat sex workers in protest against legal prostitution...