There is a whole host of applications that need to know user data. A lot of programmers want to know read more

There is a whole host of applications that need to know user data. A lot of programmers want to know about users without having to reinvent the wheel each time. The applications are better off having access to the user information.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

Strong payroll growth raises inflationary concerns.

Strong payroll growth raises inflationary concerns.

You do the best you can to make the transition as easy as possible. It doesn't guarantee that a kid read more

You do the best you can to make the transition as easy as possible. It doesn't guarantee that a kid is going to make it, but it gives you a better shot if you help him along.

He's just a ball hog. He probably could be our best player on offense, but we need him on defense.

He's just a ball hog. He probably could be our best player on offense, but we need him on defense.

Whatever the results of the referendum are ... it is a civilized step that aims to put Iraq on the read more

Whatever the results of the referendum are ... it is a civilized step that aims to put Iraq on the path of true democracy.

While we all may read more about the impact of public hospital closures on inner cities, the fact is we read more

While we all may read more about the impact of public hospital closures on inner cities, the fact is we are also seeing the potential for an impending access crisis in suburbs with high-poverty populations. These high-poverty suburbs exist disproportionately in California, Texas, and other areas in the south.

We're trying to keep all costs down.

We're trying to keep all costs down.

We love the concept of someone becoming a star through a process that started with their local radio stations. For read more

We love the concept of someone becoming a star through a process that started with their local radio stations. For us the Showdown is like having hundreds of talent scouts evaluating tens of thousands of artists.