Occupy Orange County

[UDATED: Irvine Police Squelch Attempts at Occupation] Corporate Abuses Prompt Large Irvine Rally

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Brandon Ferguson

UPDATE,OCTOBER 16, 5:05 P.M.:Last night Irvine police told Occupy protesters they couldn’t camp in front of city hall, where the group is currently rallying against corporate and banking industry greed.

Just before 10 p.m., an officer approached 28-year-old Jenny Bernal who was set up in a tent on the sidewalk in front of the civic center and notified her there was no camping allowed in the city of Irvine.


After packing up their camping gear, a group of about 22 protesters continued to gather on the sidewalk in front of the civic center under the watchful eye of three Irvine officers posted nearby. In a scene out of the Oliver Stone film Midnight Express, the group was told they weren’t allowed to stand still on the sidewalk and would have to continually keep moving.

 D’Marie Mullatierri, one of the event’s organizers said a legal representative contacted the watch commander to attempt to reach an agreement. Though she couldn’t say if it had any effect, she added that late last night, drained from exhaustion, she refused to keep moving. “I sat on the sidewalk and said ‘if they want to take me, they can take me because I can’t keep moving.'”
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: It’s complicated – Tech Talk – CBS News.Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates: It’s complicated

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Jay Greene

This combo shows file photos of Apple chief executive Steve Jobs (L) at the Macworld Conference on January 9, 2007 in San Francisco, California and Microsoft’s former head Bill Gates (R) during the opening keynote at the RSA conference at San Francisco’s Moscone Center on February 6, 2007.

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This post originally on CNET and was written by Jay Greene. View the original here.

In reflecting on Steve Jobs’ tenure at Apple, it’s impossible to separate the role Microsoft played.

The companies, as well as Jobs and Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates, helped pioneer the industry and define an era. The two executives partnered at various times, competed all the time and challenged one another in ways that helped shape the landscape of techdom. It’s a complex relationship. Continue reading