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Cebu traders, women clash on maternity bill (GMA News)

CEBU CITY, Philippines - The proposed bill extending maternity leave credits from at least 60 days to 120 days has generated mixed reactions.

NST Online News Gadget – Beta (The New Straits Times)

What is a News Gadget? It is free content based on RSS. It is written in javascript. The script calls the content from NST Online to be published elsewhere.

Yahoo exec: Peek into your ad profile (CNET)

Yahoo's Jeff Weiner talks at a social-media confab about an open system that lets people see why the company targets a specific advertisement to them.

@ EconSM: Grown-Up Start-Ups: Profitability Is A Choice; Take Time To Suck (CBS News)

In progress: Shawn Gold, moderator for this session on scaling social media start-ups in to larger enterprises, kicked off with a challenge: "Hands up if your profitable". Palms went up from half the panel - Wordpress maker Automattic's CEO Toni Schneider and SocialMedia Networks CEO Seth Goldstein . "Nice!," said Gold. But how did these new companies do it so quick?

@ EconSM: Grown-Up Start-Ups: Profitability Is A Choice; Take Time To Suck (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

Shawn Gold, moderator for this session on scaling social media start-ups in to larger enterprises, kicked off with a challenge: "Hands up if your profitable". Palms went up from half the panel - Wordpress maker Automattic's CEO Toni Schneider and SocialMedia Networks CEO Seth Goldstein.

Russia sends more troops to Georgia conflict zone (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)

By Christian Lowe

Wenceslao: Tough luck for Carcar robbers (Sun Star)

RARELY does a situation like the one that presented itself in the Rural Bank of Cebu South Inc. heist in Carcar City occur. That is both an indictment on the planning ability of the robbers---Nelson Gutierrez Jr., Ricoly Igoy and company (still unidentified)---and a warning to those concerned.

Blasphemy: an elegant madness (Express India)

Douglas Preston's latest book, Blasphemy explores science and religion, provocatively suggesting that science is the next stage of religion.

HP to give away 31 HDX Dragon Notebooks, including one at Geek (Geek.com)

Throughout the next month or so HP will be teaming up with 31 sites in what will be the biggest tech giveaway that we’ve ever participated in. HP will be giving away one of these $4500 notebooks per site for 31 days. That’s right, you’ll have 31 chances to visit partner sites and throw your [...]