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Internet Association Opens Texas Office And Hires State Government Affairs Southern Region Director

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This expansion is a significant addition to IA’s 50-state government affairs program and existing offices in California, Illinois, Washington State, and New York. He will report directly to IA’s Senior Vice President of State Government Affairs Robert Callahan.

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Groups Release Local Government Broadband Resource Guide

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Six cities that are part of NRN—Chattanooga, Tennessee; Gonzales, California; Greensboro, North Carolina; New Orleans, Louisiana; Springfield, Missouri; and Youngstown, Ohio—collaborated on drawing up the resource. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the U.S.

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Tuesday Buzz: Become an Organ Donor, With Apple’s Help

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He eventually signed up for the donor list in Tennessee after failing to receive a liver in California, receiving a liver in 2009. (He Now, TechCrunch reports that the company has officially stopped producing its Classic line of key-based smartphones. He died of complications associated with pancreatic cancer in 2011.).

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Music Industry Groups Try to Hit the Right Note With Tax Credits

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The tax breaks would initially be capped at $60 million, according to a New York Times report , and would primarily benefit behind-the-scenes industry workers like studio engineers. “If the legislature wishes to continue or expand the film tax credit, we suggest that it do so cautiously,” they said in a report earlier this year.

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The Fight to Fill Out the Periodic Table

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“To scientists, this is of greater value than an Olympic gold medal,” former RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori told reporters of the discoveries. The team at Japan’s RIKEN research institute was credited with discovering element 113, which is temporarily being called ununtrium, or Uut.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

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Other states with strong representation include California (16), New York (6), Pennsylvania (5), Florida (4), and Texas (4). DCgov - Patrick Thibodeau; Washington, DC; DC reporter at Computerworld and blogger at DCBlogs.com. Moderator of #collegechat & Biz tweet @pathwaypr. Technology Management and Usability expertise.