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Entries from April 14th, 2010

A quick iPad update

April 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · General

Turns out that moving documents back and forth to the iPad is pretty easy after all. I finally figured out why I was having such a hard time. If you are using the iPad turned in landscape mode in order to use the larger virtual keyboard, the menu in the Pages application is hidden. I [...]

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Bill to suspend high tech tax credits appears to have bypassed public input and scrutiny

April 14th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Politics

The following analysis of SB 2401 SD1 HD1 by a legislative insider raises a number of significant questions. The bill in its final form suspends the high tech tax credits for several years. Given all the controversy over these tax credits over the past two years, it may not be a surprise that legislators are [...]

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Key figure in WV mine safety investigation was high-profile island visitor in 1971

April 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · History, Politics

J. Davitt McAteer, the former federal mine safety official tapped to lead a West Virginia state investigation into last week’s disaster at the Upper Big Branch coal mine, was a well-known name in Hawaii for a brief period in 1971. I recalled his local notoriety while listening to NPR news about the mine investigation yesterday [...]

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