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Japan Q1 GDP Grows 0.8% on Consumption, Exports

Money – Japan's economy unexpectedly picked up pace in the first quarter as exports weathered a U.S downturn, but firms shrank from investment as they braced for slowing global growth and high energy costs to hit the world's No.2 economy.

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RIAA DMCA Letter Creation Explained

Gadgets & Tech – So just how does the RIAA decide when it's time to send a threatening letter about possible copyright infringement? That's a good question, isn't it? It's of particular interest to colleges and universities, which have seen a spike in copyright infringement notices from the RIAA over the last month.

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OCZ Intros a DIY Gaming Notebook

Gadgets & Tech – OCZ Technology Group is best-known for memory, but it's also gotten into power supplies, cooling, and video cards. Now it's getting into systems, with what they call a "Do-It-Yourself" notebook.

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Overstock.com Dumps NY Affiliates to Avoid the "Amazon Tax"

Gadgets & Tech – New York recently passed a law which requires etailers to collect sales taxes on sales in the state, if they have affiliates which redirect traffic to their sites. This law is designed to get around the usual requirement that a store have a brick-and-mortar presence in a state before being required to collect sales tax.

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Apple's WWDC 2008 Already Sold Out

Gadgets & Tech – Apple's WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC), which runs from June 9 - 13, nearly a month away, is already sold out. Now why is a ticket to WWDC so hot?

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New Unemployment Claims Rise Slightly By 6,000 to 371,000

Careers & Jobs – The number of individuals filing initial jobless claims for insurance increased in line with estimates by the economists, according to the Labor Department on Thursday.

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Top 25 Most Influential People in the Web Hosting Industry

Gadgets & Tech – There are hundreds of influential people in and around the Web hosting industry today, but this article has listed the most visible and remarkable people who are active in speaking engagements and/or in creative and substantial contributions to society as well as to their work.

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100 Open Courseware Collections for Aspiring Web Devs

Gadgets & Tech – If you're looking to break into the web dev industry, start your own development and design business, or learn a few new skills to remain a competitive force in your field, you don't necessarily have to go back to school and pay for an expensive degree. Check out these resources.

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10 Things Every Manager Should Learn from "LOST"

Careers & Jobs – LOST focuses on the struggle between leaders and their groups, and how the choices they make impact the entire island. Read on to find out what you can learn from "LOST," and how you can apply these lessons to your own management skills.

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JC Penney 1st Quarter profit falls 50 pct; rough year ahead

Money – Department store retailer J.C. Penney says a pullback in consumer spending has cut its first-quarter profit in half, and predicts "difficult" conditions for the entire year.

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