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lunes, 23 de mayo de 2011

The White House is

The White House is

Obama




With Barack Obama as the new U.S. president will change things, always expected better. The first point that we see is the gateway to the White House and shows a symbol of Creative Commons, instead of the usual symbols of Copyright.

The new U.S. president has already ruled in favor of net neutrality and has confirmed his desire to take action and carry out a policy to the Internet. Not only that since it also has a viewpoint that differs from usual, unfortunately, in terms of intellectual property.

The first change has been that since yesterday we can see on the website of the White House Creative Commons license, ownership type. Estams sure it's a success and should be emulated by other governments and state pages.

Source | Zarpele.Com.Ar

Obama books will read

Obama books will read


There are classics, news and even an unreleased titles from the president of the United States selected for this summer.



The works were suggested to Barack Obama by a bookseller of Martha "s Vineyard, the summer place of top United States, where President bought readings for themselves and their daughters on the first day of your vacation.



Of the Bunch of Grapes bookstore, the president came equipped with traditional and new titles.



For Sasha, 9, The Red Pony by John Steinbeck, a long account published in the 30's of last century on three crucial moments experienced by a child, that mark their passage to manhood.



Another classic, How to Kill a Mockingbird, went to Malia, 12. This is the racist allegation Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee published in 1960. This story about the trial arms against a black for the rape of a white woman in the racist South went on to sell a million copies.



The other books are a commitment to innovation, such as Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen, an author who was on the cover of Time, and that just goes on sale August 31. The President shall have the privilege of reading before. The novel, 600 pages, is a family saga style similar to an earlier book by the same author: Corrections. Franzen, American author is a contemporary of Obama who shot to fame in 2001.



Paul Harding is a leading figure in the struggle for civil rights. Tinkers his novel, chosen by Obama, she won the Pulitzer and draws on the author's own youth.



Finally, Brad Leithauser published his book A few corrections (few corrections) in 2001. This author will read the president is also a poet and professor of creative writing.

Source: http://america.infobae.com/notas/7075-Los-libros-que-Obama-leera-en-vacaciones