Saturday 2011-01-15

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http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/01/did-wikileaks-and-facebook-bring-down-tunisias-ben-ali Tunisia, near its border with Algeria.

Did WikiLeaks And Facebook Bring Down Tunisia's Ben Ali?

An article by Stephen Kinzer criticizing Human Rights Watch’s position on Rwanda was not well received in the blogosphere. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/15/rwanda-bloggers-take-on-stephen-kinzer/

Rwanda: Bloggers take on Stephen Kinzer

Collaborative Consumption

Collaborative consumption is a class of economic arrangements in which participants share access to products or services, rather than having individual ownership. [ 1 ] Often this model is enabled by technology and peer communities. [ 2 ]

Collaborative consumption

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborative_consumption
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/ultimate-ces-2011-tablet-roundup-25-tablets-compared/

Ultimate CES 2011 Tablet Roundup: 25 Tablets Compared

To say there were a few tablets at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show would be a vast understatement.
http://www.slashgear.com/ipad-2-with-high-res-screen-sd-card-slot-and-iphone-5-with-a5-processor-14126567/

iPad 2 with High Res Screen, SD Card Slot and iPhone 5 with A5 Processor?

Take a peek at some high probability rumors coming your way via Engadget, a couple about the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and a next generation Apple TV.
http://www.kurzweilai.net/population-wide-reduction-in-salt-consumption-recommended The American Heart Association Thursday issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium (salt) Americans consume daily.

Population-wide reduction in salt consumption recommended

http://uzes.blogs.midilibre.com/archive/2011/01/13/nouvel-an-reception-en-mairie-des-nouveaux-arrivants.html Bien que la date soit propice à une cérémonie de vœux, ou à un partage de la galette des rois,traditionnellement depuis une qinzaine d'années, les nouveaux arrivants à Uzès sont invités à partager dans la salle du conseil municipal de l'Hôtel de ville un petit déjeuner préparé et servi par le Vieux Café cher à Nicolas Martin.

Nouvel An: réception en mairie des nouveaux arrivants : Uzès

http://uzes.blogs.midilibre.com/archive/2011/01/14/rencontre-froufrous-affriolants-pour-cinq-cents-retraites.html Une nouvelle fois, le repas des retraités offert par la ville et organisé par le CCAS, mercredi dernier,a empli le gymnase Pautex, correctement chauffé, de près de 500 convives.

Rencontre: Froufrous affriolants pour cinq cents retraités : Uzès

L'abattoir en 1909. Jusque dans les années cinquante, Uzès possédait un abattoir public, accueillant tout abattage de bestiaux, rue de l'Escalette.

Mémoire: les cuisines de l'Uzège aménagées dans l'ancien abattoir public : Uzès

http://uzes.blogs.midilibre.com/archive/2011/01/14/memoire-les-cuisines-de-l-uzege-amenagees-dans-l-ancien-abat.html

iPhone 5, iPad 2 to follow Motorola Xoom?

iPhone 5, iPad 2 to follow Motorola Xoom?
<img src="http://www.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/374675-apple-ipad-launch-ny1.jpg" alt="Rumor: iPad 2 To Launch On April 2nd or 9th" title="374675-apple-ipad-launch-ny" width="650" height="366" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-77151" />

Rumor: iPad 2 To Launch On April 2nd or 9th

Sections: iDevice Apps , iPad , iPhone , iPhone/iPod touch/iPad , iPod touch

January 14, 2011 iPhone, iPad and iPod touch new releases | Appletell

Even yesterday, it would have been too much to say that blogger, tweeters, Facebook users, Anonymous, and Wikileaks had "brought down" the Tunisian government, but with today's news that the country's president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has fled the country, it becomes a more plausible claim to make. Of course there was more to such demonstrations than some new technology.

Tweeting tyrants out of Tunisia: the global Internet at its best