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April 25, 2008 News and Trends
World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...
Grieving for Sean Bell
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:23:30 PDT
I was in college in New York when Amadou Diallo was murdered by the police. I remember the outrage and fear that gripped the city at that point as if it were yesterday. I remember being one of many students who joined with organizers, lawyers, politicians and celebrities at that time to take action, to respond, to demand justice. We started a Coalition for Police Reform on our campus, we were consumed in our responding. I remember how it felt when the news hit that all the officers had be
CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld - Toronto Star
The end for patent trolls?
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:01:13 PDT
IT'S good news for small-time inventors but a blow for some of the giants of technology. A bill going through the US Senate that would have slashed the damages inventors receive when patents are infringed has been kicked into the long grass.
Police Use Flashlight to Subdue Suspect
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:24:32 PDT
Los Angeles: On April 19, 2008, at around 4:00 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a radio call to investigate a group of burglary suspects at the Whole Food for Life Market at 3070 Los Feliz Boulevard. When police arrived, they saw four suspects on the roof of the market and established a perimeter to contain the group. After police ordered the group down, one adult and two juveniles climbed down and were immediately taken into custody without incident. The remaining juvenile, a 14-yea
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff!
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:21:19 PDT
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff! Staff on the state-owned CBC Newsworld, where, suspiciously like Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor, “The Spin Stops Here”! (-- or is that just on their “Politics” program?) apparently discovered the new creature. They called it the “GREENHOUSE BEETLE”. Most other people, like the folks at the National Post, which features the little bugger on their front page today, call it the Mountain Pine Beetle. Labcoats call it Dendroctonus Ponderosae. Bu
Are you Saving or Spending the Rebate Check?
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:41:47 PDT
Geeks are sometimes given the stereotype as being big spenders on gadgetry, from computers to video game systems. You, yourself, may be a spender. While some do always have to have the latest and greatest of anything electronic, not all geeks are frequently forking out the cash. Now that most people living in the United States will be receiving a refund check from the government within the next month or so, a survey was done to see what people would be doing with the money. NPD Group conducted
China to finish interior Antarctic station in 2009
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:35:27 PDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will complete a new research station in the interior of Antarctica next year, state media said on Sunday, expanding its presence on the continent. The official Xinhua news agency cited Sun Bo, head of the Chinese Antarctic...
UK Manufacturers Report Sharp Rise In Prices - CBI Industrial Trends Survey (Nasdaq)
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:51:27 PDT
(RTTNews) - UK manufacturers reported that domestic and export prices are growing at their fastest pace since 1995, the Industrial Trends Survey of Confederation of British Industry showed Thursday. Similar rates are expected over the coming three months.
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Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...
Grieving for Sean Bell
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:23:30 PDT
I was in college in New York when Amadou Diallo was murdered by the police. I remember the outrage and fear that gripped the city at that point as if it were yesterday. I remember being one of many students who joined with organizers, lawyers, politicians and celebrities at that time to take action, to respond, to demand justice. We started a Coalition for Police Reform on our campus, we were consumed in our responding. I remember how it felt when the news hit that all the officers had be
CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld - Toronto Star
CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld Toronto Star, Canada - Apr 3, 2008 CALGARY–CBC News will close the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced Thursday that the two hours of ... |
The end for patent trolls?
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:01:13 PDT
IT'S good news for small-time inventors but a blow for some of the giants of technology. A bill going through the US Senate that would have slashed the damages inventors receive when patents are infringed has been kicked into the long grass.
Police Use Flashlight to Subdue Suspect
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:24:32 PDT
Los Angeles: On April 19, 2008, at around 4:00 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a radio call to investigate a group of burglary suspects at the Whole Food for Life Market at 3070 Los Feliz Boulevard. When police arrived, they saw four suspects on the roof of the market and established a perimeter to contain the group. After police ordered the group down, one adult and two juveniles climbed down and were immediately taken into custody without incident. The remaining juvenile, a 14-yea
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff!
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:21:19 PDT
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff! Staff on the state-owned CBC Newsworld, where, suspiciously like Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor, “The Spin Stops Here”! (-- or is that just on their “Politics” program?) apparently discovered the new creature. They called it the “GREENHOUSE BEETLE”. Most other people, like the folks at the National Post, which features the little bugger on their front page today, call it the Mountain Pine Beetle. Labcoats call it Dendroctonus Ponderosae. Bu
Are you Saving or Spending the Rebate Check?
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:41:47 PDT
Geeks are sometimes given the stereotype as being big spenders on gadgetry, from computers to video game systems. You, yourself, may be a spender. While some do always have to have the latest and greatest of anything electronic, not all geeks are frequently forking out the cash. Now that most people living in the United States will be receiving a refund check from the government within the next month or so, a survey was done to see what people would be doing with the money. NPD Group conducted
China to finish interior Antarctic station in 2009
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:35:27 PDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will complete a new research station in the interior of Antarctica next year, state media said on Sunday, expanding its presence on the continent. The official Xinhua news agency cited Sun Bo, head of the Chinese Antarctic...
UK Manufacturers Report Sharp Rise In Prices - CBI Industrial Trends Survey (Nasdaq)
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:51:27 PDT
(RTTNews) - UK manufacturers reported that domestic and export prices are growing at their fastest pace since 1995, the Industrial Trends Survey of Confederation of British Industry showed Thursday. Similar rates are expected over the coming three months.
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