Neb. commission loses appeal on Internet call fees

OMAHA, Neb. — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling exempting Internet phone service provider Vonage Holdings Corp. from paying a state telephone fee.

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Charities see potential, risk with social networks

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Meredith Bowen was getting tired of requests from Facebook friends to exchange make-believe pansies, daffodils and tiny cartoon characters for her "(Lil) Green Patch," a virtual garden that sprouted on her social-networking page about a year ago.

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ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) has redefined the future of enterprises. To put it simply, it is an integrated system to manage the entire business. Especially the small and medium enterprises working with ERP have a witnessed a quantum leap. With ERP the organizations can not only save time and money, but also offer more reliable decisions.

Formerly each department of an organization typically performed and stored it works individually. For instance the financial department was only responsible for storing financial transactions for the organization. ERP enabled integration of data for separate application. It made synhonization of data across the enterprises easier and minimized the intricacies of computer infrastructure. This integration software makes it possible to access any data from anywhere.

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Valentine's Day is just round the corner. And there is no better time than this to think something special for you Valentine. For most it will be gifts which of course will be of wide variety. But what if you can give something which he or she can use for the whole year with the same love and tender memories? Doesn't he/ she love iPhone? What about some special iPhone apps which will make them feel special and keep it forever in the list. Here is our top 5 pick for those who are in love.

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I was reviewing the Apache JMeter book by PACKT publishing (nice book, will publish the full review soon) and came across a common misunderstanding in software testers about test automation. Full article (455 words) »

In 2004 Apple had asked the courts to compel two Mac rumor sites, Apple Insider and O'Grady's PowerPage, to disclose the names of their sources for a series of stories on an unreleased Apple audio device. In its lawsuit, Apple argued that amateur websites are not eligible for the legal protections afforded to professional journalists under the First Amendment and California's shield law.

Shield laws are designed to prevent journalists from being held in contempt of court for refusing to disclose a source. The California shield law specifically offers this protection to any "publisher, editor, reporter, or other person connected with or employed upon a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication or by a press association or wire service, or any person who has been so connected or so employed."
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Say x & y are the integer variables. The challenge is to swap them without using a temporary variable.

The solution is as simple as the problem itself:
x = x + y;
y = x - y;
x = x - y;

Update 1: Jack and Alexey pointed out a typo in my solution which has since been corrected. Please see their comments below.

The simplicity of the solution appeals to me. It clearly demonstrates the meaning of assignment operator ( "=" ).

What if they are Strings?
Note: You can use String methods in Java API.
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