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Current News for April 23, 2008

Beef Spinal Parts Shipped to Japan in Error, Kyodo News Says (Bloomberg.com)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:53:28 PDT
April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Spinal columns discovered in a U.S. beef shipment to Japan on April 21 were sent by mistake, Kyodo News reported, citing a U.S. Agriculture Department official.

Bubble will deflate by the end of the year.

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:38:50 PDT
The good news in this story is that it implies that the correction from the bubble should be over relatively quickly if prices continue to decline at their recent rate, although New York and Boston may have some further room to fall. The bad news is that homeowners will have to adjust to a loss of close to $8 trillion in housing wealth over a perio

Computer, PC, Notebook, Laptop, Mobile Devices, Zubehör

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:08:33 PDT
News und Trends in der PC- und Elektronikbranche. Mit dieser Page sind sie immer auf dem laufenden und verpassen keine wichtige Meldung!!

UC Santa Cruz slated to get archives of Grateful Dead

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:56:53 PDT
University California Santa Cruz Libraries Archivist rock. 420 day on television news looked good. Concerts Music librarians internet Fillmore Summer of love San Francisco 1960's counter culture Vietnam Bill Graham Jew Promoter dead Jerry Garcia Drums hippies beats jeans LSD pot northern commune tune out new year's cow palace

CBC Newsworld shuts Calgary operations - Times Colonist


CBC Newsworld shuts Calgary operations
Times Colonist, Canada - Apr 5, 2008
CALGARY -- CBC News is shutting down its Newsworld operations in Calgary, slashing 32 jobs in the process while opening up a slew of new positions for local ...


Like My Hat? It's Made of Tinfoil!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:08:44 PDT
Instead of dealing with the serious issue at hand, alleged election overspending, the Con's are as usual pointing fingers at the Lib's and anyone else they can think of as a diversion. One of their favourite attack dogs, Pierre Poilievre apparently sees a conspiracy here. Ottawa-area Conservative Pierre Poilievre (PWAH'-lee-ehv) goes further, accusing Elections Canada of inviting the Liberal party to watch the raid unfold. Note to Petey. The Lib's have said that they saw the story on Newsworl

Bin-bag Darth Vader strikes Jedi

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:38:11 PDT
A DRUNK man wearing a bin-liner and a cape attacked the founder of a Jedi church while shouting "Darth Vader", a court has heard.http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23586943-13762,00.html

Google Spends $72 Million On Free Employee Food Per Year

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:20:46 PDT
Like this story? Get Alerts of big news events. Enter your email addressSick of hearing about the great, free, food at Google? Skip this post. Want to know how much it costs Google to pay for all that grub? Read on

WSJ - It's Not Over (Yet) for Those Who Cue Divas (4/23/08)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:35:10 PDT
Opera prompters are a dwindling breed, but one music director is trying to reverse the trend. Requiring the skills of a conductor and linguist, prompters must deliver singers' lines just before the downbeat and are often unsung heroes of the performance.


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April 23, 2008 Breaking News

Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:38 PDT
Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton Gay and lesbian people and their friends have been signing up for a major gay day out in Brighton during the May bank holiday. The 5th Annual Equality Walk is a demonstration of solidarity against hate crime. Popularity: 26% ?] Neo-Nazi who attacked gays loses appeal The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden, jailed for beating five men at a gay rights party, lost his appeal yesterday. National Socialist Front (NSF) lead

CBC: It’s a “bungle”! No it’s a “blunder”! Hang on: it’s a “gaffe”!

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:50:34 PDT
CBC: It’s a “bungle”! No it’s a “blunder”! Hang on: it’s a “gaffe”! It ain’t good, that’s for sure! Just yesterday I had to update my Monday blog entry because the fair and balanced state-owned CBC Newsworld kept changing its mind about the Conservative government’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Bernier, and how to officially describe his, um, verbal malfunction. On Monday I showed you how Canada’s cable news networks—the state-owned one and the citizen-owned one against which t

Oil up! Freak out! Dow up? Shut up!

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:50:34 PDT
Oil up! Freak out! Dow up? Shut up! The state-run media in Canada (and the citizen-owned media who do their best to compete with them) all lament, daily (with intra-day lament updates, all day long), the price of a barrel of oil, and the resulting price of gas. (Of course they don’t have the foggiest clue what they’re talking about, but they pretend they do.) Even as I was writing this, the state-owned CBC did a story about the latest rise in gas prices. Apparently it’s getting h

TV tonight: Five worth watching (Toronto Star)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:44:58 PDT
Oprah and Jen give it up: Oprah's Big Give pulls out the big guns for its season finale, with a special appearance by Jennifer Aniston, who will apparently deliver "big news" in this closer (CTV, ABC at 8).

MPP wants Legislature debates to air live on Web (Toronto Star)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:42:13 PDT
Ontario is well into the fast-changing Internet age but lags at the very seat of power because citizens can't watch the drama of provincial politics unfold live on their computer screens.

N'Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:05:15 PDT
Gay bishop to attend Lambeth conference despite previous rejection The most senior openly gay cleric in the Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson intends to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference to be held in Caterbury despite previously refusing to. Popularity: 13% ?] Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task. Popula

Search warrants suggest Tories overspent by $1-million (The Globe and Mail)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:31:16 PDT
Documents released Monday lay out allegations against federal Conservative Party, including that invoices may have been altered

Media Update II

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:11:32 PDT
I did an interview with Global TV news on Elections Canada Vs. Harper. That's supposed to air tonight at 5:30 PM and again at 11 PM. Note my Newsworld Politics interview is now set for 5:15 PM.

CNN reporter arrested in compromising situation

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:59:21 PDT
CNN reporter arrested in compromising situation A British born news anchor for American news channel CNN has been arrested for loitering and possession of an illegal substance. Richard Quest, 46, was challenged by police in New York's Central park. Popularity: 56% ?]

Another Super Tuesday -- Pennsylvania Edition

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:19:44 PDT
By Michael J.W. Stickings UPDATED FREQUENTLY. SEE BELOW. 9:11 pm -- Hello, everyone. As Creature mentioned -- and make sure to read his excellent Pennsylvania primary post right below this one (or click here) -- I was on CTV Newsnet earlier this evening for a live interview segment with prime-time host Marcia MacMillan. For those of you who aren't Canadian, Newsnet started out as a sort of CNN Headline News. It has recently morphed into a rival to CBC Newsworld, the other major 24/7 news netwo

Jim Shaw a no-show at CRTC; cable company's proposals called 'extreme' (Canadian Business)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:58:17 PDT
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press April 23, 2008 - 4:52 p.m.

Questions Remain After Pennsylvania's Predictable Voting Trends - Evening Bulletin


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Questions Remain After Pennsylvania's Predictable Voting Trends
Evening Bulletin, PA - 13 hours ago
As the polls in Pennsylvania closed last night, the big headline of the early evening claimed the race was "too close to call." While it quickly changed to ...
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5:09 PM

April 23, 2008 News and Trends

How we can game the new trend of Follow Blogging.

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:54:45 PDT
New Trend of Bloggers Blogging about the same topic as other bloggers. How you can use this to your advantage!

Platinum Card(R) Concierge from American Express Releases Top Gift Trends for Mother's Day (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:56:00 PDT
NEW YORK----With Mother's Day fast approaching and people scrambling to find unique and memorable gifts for the most important women in their lives, Platinum Card Concierge from American Express has unveiled its list of this year's top Mother's Day gift trends and some recommendations.

New Medicare and Medicaid Data Released: Features Up-to-Date Enrollment Trends, State Initiatives, Regional Market ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:00 PDT
The new 2008 Managed Medicare and Medicaid Factbook includes valuable information on enrollment trends, Medicare Advantage plan marketing, regional offerings and market share, state initiatives in Medicaid, prescription drug benefits, and mergers and acquisitions.

New Medicare and Medicaid Data Released: Features Up-to-Date Enrollment Trends, State Initiatives, Regional Market ... (PRWeb)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:05:59 PDT
The new 2008 Managed Medicare and Medicaid Factbook includes valuable information on enrollment trends, Medicare Advantage plan marketing, regional offerings and market share, state initiatives in Medicaid, prescription drug benefits, and mergers and acquisitions. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb879444.htm

Online Menus Help Bring The Food Home

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:16:33 PDT
Trends in Los Angeles restaurants influence those throughout the United States, from online menus and the design of those menus, this region of America has some of the best culinary forces and technology to back up the fact that they are way head of most food towns.

WSJ - It's Not Over (Yet) for Those Who Cue Divas (4/23/08)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:35:10 PDT
Opera prompters are a dwindling breed, but one music director is trying to reverse the trend. Requiring the skills of a conductor and linguist, prompters must deliver singers' lines just before the downbeat and are often unsung heroes of the performance.

Wal-Mart Rations Rice, Warns of "Supply and Demand" Concerns

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:32:51 PDT
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said on Wednesday that it would ration the amount of rice each customer can purchase at its Sam's Club warehouse stores because of recent “supply and demand trends.”

How-To: Using Twitter to Build Brand Integrity

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:36:46 PDT
Enterprise blogging has been lauded for its ability to "humanize" a company and make distant executives feel available to ground-floor customers. Twitter can serve the same purpose much more quickly.Twitter spearheads the "microblogging" trend, where people air thoughts and share information in real-time while observing a 140-character limit.


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