Posts Tagged ‘ charles ’

Pebble grabs $15m funding and opens its smartwatch for 2-way communications with mobile apps

May 16, 2013
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Pebble grabs $15m funding and opens its smartwatch for 2-way communications with mobile apps

Pebble, the company that successfully funded an e-paper smartwatch on Kickstarter last year, announced today that it has raised a $15 million Series A round of funding from Charles River Ventures. Pebble says it will use the investment to hire new staff for its software engineering team, expand the open development platform behind the Pebble…

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Neue CO2-Rekordwerte – Kohlendioxid-Anstieg könnte die Erde stärker verändern als gedacht

May 3, 2013
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Neue CO2-Rekordwerte – Kohlendioxid-Anstieg könnte die Erde stärker verändern als gedacht

Die Konzentration von Kohlendioxid in der Erdatmosphäre erreicht neue Rekordwerte – und das in einem noch nie dagewesenen Tempo. Unseren Planeten könnte die Zunahme des Treibhausgases radikal verändern.Erstmals in der Geschichte der Menschheit wird die Konzentration des Treibhausgases Kohlendioxid (CO2) in der Erdatmosphäre den Wert von 400 Teilchen pro Million Luftteilchen (ppm) übersteigen. Darauf weist…

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Obama hints at possible military action in Syria

April 30, 2013
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Obama hints at possible military action in Syria

President Barack Obama answers questions during his new conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The president strongly suggested Tuesday he'd consider military action against Syria if it can be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. (AP…

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Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

April 17, 2013
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Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks

This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. using a poster of weapons as she speaks about gun legisalation, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington. A bipartisan effort to expand background checks was in deep trouble Wednesday as the Senate approached…

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Obama says America is strong and resilient

April 16, 2013
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Obama says America is strong and resilient

President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston Marathon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama speaks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, following the explosions at the Boston…

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FINALS WATCH: Starting lineups, Travis Tritt

April 9, 2013
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FINALS WATCH: Starting lineups, Travis Tritt

Louisville guard Peyton Siva sits on the floor as Michigan players warm up during the first half of the NCAA Final Four tournament college basketball championship game Monday, April 8, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Louisville guard Peyton Siva sits on the floor as Michigan players warm up during the first half of the NCAA…

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FINALS WATCH: Ticket prices, Michigan’s Fab Five

April 9, 2013
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FINALS WATCH: Ticket prices, Michigan’s Fab Five

Charles Dawson of Lithonia, Ga., takes photos of his grandchildren Christopher Wilder, 10, Justin Baxter, 13, second from right, and Cornelius Dawson, right, pose for a picture in front of the Georgia Dome during NCAA Final Four basketball festivities, Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Amis)Charles Dawson of Lithonia, Ga., takes photos of…

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Finals Watch: Soggy start, Mayor’s picks, Pitino

April 4, 2013
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Finals Watch: Soggy start, Mayor’s picks, Pitino

NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)NCAA President Mark Emmert speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Rain and clouds move through downtown, Thursday, April 4, 2013, in Atlanta. The Final Four coaches are making their…

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Senator’s filibuster on CIA nominee divides GOP

March 7, 2013
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Senator’s filibuster on CIA nominee divides GOP

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., leaves the floor of the Senate after his filibuster of the nomination of John Brennan to be CIA director on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Thursday, March 7, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Paul…

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Romney: Jobs report ‘hammer blow’ to middle-class

August 3, 2012
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Romney: Jobs report ‘hammer blow’ to middle-class

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Basalt Public High School, in Basalt, Colo., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, en route to Aspen, Colo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney campaigns at Basalt Public High School, in Basalt, Colo., Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, en route to Aspen,…

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