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Google is pleased to partner with the Hispanic College Fund to offer scholarships for computer science students! Google HCF scholarships will be awarded based on the strength of candidates’ academic background, leadership and passion for computer science. Recipients will each receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Selected students will also be invited to attend the all-expenses-paid Annual Google Scholars’ Retreat at the Googleplex in Mountain View, California in the Spring of 2010. Eligibility Requirements: Must be of Hispanic background Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident residing in the United States or Puerto Rico Studying at an accredited university in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the upcoming academic year Enrolled (or plan to be) full-time for the upcoming academic year Have a minimum GPA of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale Demonstrate financial need junior or senior undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in computer science or computer engineering for the 2010-2011 academic year Application Deadline: February 16, 2010 For complete details, please visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships Posted by Meghan O’Farrell, Talent & Outreach Programs Specialist

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During which international crisis did Ian Fleming get “firsthand knowledge of espionage” that shaped the character of James Bond? Which infamous book thief got caught stealing from the Chicago Public Library and was later acquitted on grounds of insanity? And which American president is pictured here in 1913 as he traveled through the streets of Argentina? Stumped? Find the answers to these and other fun questions in the Google Books game . Each day, we ask you five trivia questions on a different theme. Search Google Books to find the answers with hints to help you along the way. After you answer the day’s questions, you can enter a contest to win a Sony Reader. For official rules, including prize descriptions, visit http://books.google.com/game. So to all you bookworms and trivia gurus out there, start playing now! (Please note: some books may not be available in full view to those outside the United States.) Posted by Hicham Alaoui, Associate Product Marketing Manager, Google Books

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Google is proud to partner with Lime on launching a new scholarship program: Google Lime Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. To be eligible for the Google Lime Scholarship, applicants must satisfy the following criteria: a student entering their junior or senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program in the 2009-2010 academic year at a university in the United States or Canada (in addition to US and Canada citizens, international students with disabilities studying at universities in the US or Canada are also encouraged to apply); enrolled in Computer Science or Computer Engineering program, or a closely related technical field as a full-time student for the 2009-2010 academic year; a person with a disability (defined as someone who has, or considers themselves to have, a long-term, or recurring, issue that impacts one or more activities that others may consider a daily function). This definition also includes the perception among others that a disability exists. For complete details, please visit www.google.com/jobs/scholarships or read our blog posting on the Official Google Blog . Deadline to apply: June 1, 2009 Posted by Meghan O’Farrell, Talent and Outreach Programs

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Google Lime Scholarship Launch

I have now come to believe that North Korea does not give a shit about whatever the rest of the world thinks. You tell them not to mess around with those rockets and the next day they launch one. Well U.S. and its various ally’s wants to punish North Korea for launching a rocket that apparently sizzled into the Pacific. Then again one can also argue the fact that other countries are allowed to test and posses intercontinental ballistic missiles. It looks like they are punishing them not for the possession part but for threatening the peace and stability of nations near and far of the pacific. Once again they break the rule of not testing rockets that can be use for long-range missiles. “Obviously today’s action by North Korea constitutes a clear violation,” said Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. “My government has called this a provocative act, and we have been in consultation today with our allies in the region and other partners on the Security Council … to work toward agreement on a strong collective action.”  

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North Korean Rocket Sizzles Into Pacific

Please, don’t ask me why I’m posting this at 3 am in the morning but…I was studying at 2 am today and I ended up distracting myself and checking my email. eBay sent me the following message: Hi asa-2008, Congratulations! You’ve been selected to participate in a new rewards program called eBay Bucks. We’re only inviting a randomly selected group of eBay shoppers to join as we continue to develop the program. It’s fast, easy, and free. Just sign up, and you’ll be on your way to earning 2% back on all your qualifying eBay purchases.* You’ll rack up eBay Bucks whenever you shop on eBay and pay with PayPal. Every three months, you’ll get a certificate to spend on eBay. See how eBay Bucks works. Take the video tutorial . Hurry, participation is limited, so sign up now. Start earning on April 1. At first I thought it was a legitimate email (It is officially from eBay) So, after a few clicks, I applied for the program. I am not very sure if it is a joke, or a mistake – the 0% ? If it was a joke, it was not very funny, and if it is real then it is just a mistake at the wrong day and time. The email said 2% One thing in question is, it says the beta starts April 1st (..today) and a search on google would indicate that eBay Bucks has existed for quite a while now! What do you think?

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eBay’s April Fools?

This is a statement you would likely not hear in the Senate. But an exchange between Sens. Charles Grassley and Kent Conrad resulted in a scabrous joke about Conrad’s wife that raised some eyebrows. Watch it and let us hear your reaction.

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Senator Delivers Off-Color Joke