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  • Act Now National Boycott

    actnowuk
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:25 pm
    Fear for M&S shareholder's investments as Act Now Human Rights group goes National with their Boycott campaignAct Now launches its National boycott against stores selling garments that are made in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has one of the world's worst human rights records and...read more

  • NASCAR's Robby Gordon - Double duty in Baja 1000 and Homestead

    Edmund Jenks
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pm
    NASCAR driver Robby Gordon was expected to be the driver to beat today in the 42nd Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race. Gordon leads both SCORE's overall and TrophyTruck points races. Roger Norman and Larry...read more

  • Man Marries Nene Anegasaki, a Video Game Character

    Blaine Metzgar
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:56 pm
    A man, a living, breathing, homo sapien male man, married Nene Anegasaki, a video game character from Nintendo DS game Love Plus. The man brought his Nintendo DS along with a cartridge of Love Plus to a church in Guam where flesh and technology united in holy matrimony. The...read more

  • Watch UFC 106: Ortiz VS. Griffin free live video stream

    TimesNewsNetwork
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:51 pm
    UFC 106: Ortiz VS. Griffin 2 is set for today, featuring a rematch of a great fight back in 2006. Ortiz-Griffin 1 happened in 2006, with The Huntington Beach Bad Boy winning a close and controversial split decision over Forrest Griffin. "Watch UFC 106: Ortiz VS. Griffin 2 for...read more

  • Aging Rocker Stricken with Dementia?

    Ray Anthony
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:39 pm
    Bruce Springsteen Confused as to His Own Whereabouts'AUBURN HILLS MICHIGAN - There I was on Friday the 13th trying to break the bad juju of the day at the Palace of Auburn Hills to see the 60 year old rocker Bruce Springsteen on tour where then Mr. Springsteen made his...read more
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  • Haiti: Elections Coming

    Janine Mendes-Franco
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:48 pm
    “The new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), reconstituted in October, has set nationwide elections for 99 deputies and 11 senators for Feb. 28, 2010″: HaitiAnalysis.com reports.

  • Poland: Catholics Propose Adding Cross to National Emblem

    Sylwia Presley
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm
    The recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Soile Lautsi, who was offended by crucifixes displayed in her child's school in Italy, states: The compulsory display of a symbol of a given confession in premises used by the public authorities… restricted the right of parents to educate their children in conformity with their convictions. The Polish parliament, however, has decided [POL] to continue allowing handing out crosses in Polish classrooms and on other public premises. And a Polish association of Catholics, Unum Principium, has also proposed including…

  • Bahamas: “F” on Crime

    Janine Mendes-Franco
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:45 pm
    “Clearly the Government has no plan to address crime, there has been no improvement in the Judicial System, and…it appears that the Government will not move forward with Capital Punishment”: Weblog Bahamas‘ Jerome Pinder gives the government a failing grade on crime.

  • Barbados, Guyana: Doctor Complicit?

    Janine Mendes-Franco
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:41 pm
    Barbados Underground suggests that the doctor who examined the minor brutalised by Guyana police “was complicit in the torture…the concealment of a crime against humanity and…he possibly committed obstruction of justice.”

  • Guyana: Dreaming of the Caribbean

    Janine Mendes-Franco
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:29 pm
    Signifying Guyana blogs about the Caribbean from her perspective as a member of the diaspora.
 
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  • Whose Team Is It, Anyway?

    30 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The Nation - By Katha Pollitt - Nov. 30 (Opinion) - Pro-choice voters have been taking one for the team for too long now. Enough already.NewsTrust Rating: 4.1 average - 3 Reviews » - Review It        Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

  • U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste

    21 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    New York Times - By Timothy Williams - Nov. 21 - After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis won’t be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.NewsTrust Rating: 3.6 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It        Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

  • Thanksgiving Travel Woes: Faulty Airline Baggage Scales

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm
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  • Is It Time for Malpractice Reform?

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    American Prospect - By Joanne Kenen - Nov. 20 (News Analysis) - Year after year, Republicans try to pass legislation that would limit medical malpractice awards. Fix the tort system, they argue, and we fix rising health-care costs. And year after year, Democrats resist placing arbitrary caps on awards to people who may have suffered from an egregious medical error. The fight plays out like a predictable old Western -- good guys versus bad guys. Depending on your politics, the villain is either the greedy doctor or the greedy trial lawyer.NewsTrust Rating: 3.6 average -…

  • Panel votes to audit Fed's balance sheet

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    MarketWatch - By Ronald D. Orol, - Nov. 20 (News) - Rep. Ron Paul, who has tried to audit the Federal Reserve for 26 years, is ever so much closer to his goal with the approval by a congressional panel of legislation requiring government audits of Fed monetary policy, as well as how much the central bank lends and to whom.NewsTrust Rating: 4.0 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It        Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer
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  • Future of the News Conference Livestreaming Now

    Leonard Witt
    16 Nov 2009 | 7:25 am
    I am at the Future of the News: Creating a New Model for Regional Journalism in America at Minnesota Public Radio. It is being livestreamed here. Lots of people in the forefront of the journalism change movement are here. I will be Tweeting bits and pieces at #LeonardWitt and the hashtag for the symposium is #tfon. See you there. They are producing a Future of the News white paper for tomorrow. Watch for it.

  • Jay Rosen Provides Journalism Support List

    Leonard Witt
    14 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    This from Jay Rosen: I was asked to speak recently at a conference organized by Yale University with the title “Journalism & The New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay The Messenger?” This irritated me. The question should have been “who will subsidize news production?” because news production has always been subsidized by someone or something. Here’s my list of possible sources of subsidy. What I have left out please put in the comments and I will edit the list. If you have link to add as an example, please provide that too. 1. Government can subsidize, through general tax revenues.

  • At Yale, Who Will Pay for the Messenger?

    Leonard Witt
    13 Nov 2009 | 7:23 am
    I am at the Yale University Law School for the Journalism & The New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay The Messenger? conference. I have my Flip camera with me and will be doing some, I hope, brief interviews with some of the key people trying to figure out the future of journalism. Then, if things work out, I will play these videos here in the next couple of weeks. It is being live streamed here. See Twitter posts at #kmedia. Update: Here are some key conference papers.

  • Want to Save Journalism? Go to a Conference

    Leonard Witt
    11 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am
    Today as I write this, Jeff Jarvis is running his livestreamed NEW Business Models for (Local) News conference at CUNY. On Friday I will be at Yale for the Journalism & The New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay The Messenger? conference and then on Monday I will be in St. Paul at the The Future of News: Creating a new model for regional journalism in America symposium at Minnesota Public Radio. I want to hear what others are doing, plus I want to exchange our own community supported journalism ideas that we are developing at the Center for Sustainable Journalism, including one on civil rights…

  • SoCon10 Social Media Conference Registration Open

    Leonard Witt
    21 Oct 2009 | 2:19 pm
    SoCon10, our annual social media, social networking unconference scheduled for January 29-30, 2010, is now open for registration. Our conference space maximum at Kennesaw State University is 300 participants and last year we hit that number and had to shut down registrations early. Don’t miss out, register now. Here are some details or go here for the complete program: For only $99.90, you get the whole SoCon10 experience, plus three meals. First you get a Big Eating, Big Thinking Networking Dinner on Friday night at Maggiano’s from 7:30 – 11:30pm. On Saturday, you get an all day…
 
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  • "Your God gave you ALL the proof with your eyes" STOP fighting god-or you will ALL die

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:33 pm
    "Gods Atonement has started- ALL EVIL will be Vanquished”Love,Prophet, Norman

  • Armenian Genocide Resolution

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm
    The number of members of U.S. Congress voted in favor of the resolution on Armenian genocide recognition is increasing.Representatives Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Zach Wamp (R-TN) have joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues - bringing the total Caucus membership to 148 Members to date Nov, 20 2009.

  • Yellowstone National Park

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pm
    The first picture is Old Faithful errupting in front of the sun. The next picture is of the Grand Prismatic Springs. The way the steam rose up with a blue color was amazing.

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    20 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm
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  • Global Warming attributed to increase in PROSTITUTES

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:15 pm
    You Know it has come to this for the global warming alarmists to pass their agenda.  UNBELIEVABLE! http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177346/climate-change-pushes-poor-women-to-prostitution-dangerous-work
 
 
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  • SacBee’s Ortiz takes blog to top by engaging his users

    Patrick Thornton
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:41 pm
    This post sponsored by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. At most news organizations, sports and entertainment blogs rule the roost, but at The Sacramento Bee, Jon Ortiz has been able to take a blog about state workers and their issues to the top. After spending several months at the top, Orti’z beatblog The State Worker, is currently the third most popular blog at the Bee. With football season ramping back up, the Bee’s 49ers blog rose to number one. The Bee’s crime blog rose to number two on the strength of a permanent link from Yahoo! It’s impressive and rare…

  • GothamSchools targets loyal and casual users with different content

    Patrick Thornton
    11 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm
    This post sponsored by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. GothamSchools, like most news Web sites, serves multiple audiences: one part loyal readers and insiders and another part casual readers. But does the same kinds of content appeal to both of these audiences? Regular readers are much more knowledgeable about a beat and some of these readers are even experts. The kind of content that appeals to these people is much different than drive-by readers, who may be new to an issue. These differing audiences with differing expectations and knowledge levels have led editors at GothamSchools…

  • Q&A: David Cohn says Spot.Us needs to scale with technology, not people

    Patrick Thornton
    15 Oct 2009 | 10:28 am
    David Cohn recently expanded his community funded reporting project Spot.Us to Los Angeles. Cohn sat down with BeatBlogging.Org and discussed his plans to expand to more markets, his advice for those planning on applying to the Knight News Challenge (where the money for Spot.Us came from) and other thoughts on Spot.Us. me: Spot.Us recently expanded. What has been the biggest challenge with expanding Spot.Us beyond the Bay Area? David: A few things. I think the main thing is making sure that we are in a position to expand even more without partnering with an organization like USC. It’s…

  • Women use social media more than men

    Patrick Thornton
    3 Oct 2009 | 3:21 pm
    Women make up the majority of users on most social media sites, according to Information is Beautiful. Here are some popular social networks with a majority of users being female: Flickr is 55 percent female. Twitter is 57 percent female. Facebook is 57 percent female. Ning is 59 percent female. MySpace is 64 percent female. YouTube and LinkedIn have an equal ratio of males to female. Digg is the only major social network that is heavily skewed towards males, with 64 percent of users being male. I have a lot of theories as to why there are more females on social media than men but nothing…

  • Engagement, not unique visitors should be No. 1 goal

    Patrick Thornton
    2 Oct 2009 | 10:51 am
    Unique visitors can be very misleading, especially since so many Web users are drive by users that stop by to view one Web page, before quickly going elsewhere. What’s more important is how we engage with our users. Drive by users aren’t worth nearly as much to advertisers (or to content producers) as dedicated users. Try this statistic on for good measure: The average Facebook user spent 5 hours and 14 minutes on the site in July, whereas the average NYTimes.com user spent about 14 minutes. Which one of those users is more valuable? Obviously, Facebook users are much more…
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  • The homeless shelter bed calamity

    Tom Armstrong
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:26 pm
    The Mayor's Winter Shelter Task Force announced on October 23 that they had $500,000 to spend on shelter beds and had succeeded in finding a magnificent 269 slots for the 4 1/2-month chilly period. In the midst of our Grand Recession, with money tight and the need at its greatest ever for chilly-season safety from the elements, a committee had come through for homeless folk, finding means and ways to stave off misery. So it was thought. It's nearly a month later, and its now known that the task force, instead of doing grade A+ work did grade F work. There never were 269 slots; only a…

  • Downtown Sac welcomes the holidays

    Kati Garner
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:06 pm
    A worker uses a plumb line to make sure Westfield Downtown Plaza's  Christmas tree stands straight. It was delivered by crane early this morning.  The tall tree was lowered into a hole in the concrete in front of the plaza.   Huge planks of wood are used as shims to straighten the trunk. This worker walked the circumference of the tree, using his plumb line from all angles, to ensure the tree stands upright.   This year will be a brighter holiday for Sacramento. The first-ever Carnival of Lights will delight visitors with a dazzling display of lights throughout the Central…

  • Sacramento Concerts & Local Music Events This Week:

    Ann Freeman-Clement
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:01 pm
    Here are some of the concerts and music events happening this weekend and next week in the Sacramento area. For more detailed information on these events and more go to the www.eMusiConnect.com homepage. Get out and enjoy!! Concerts & Music Events This Week: Sacramento Opera presents “The Elixir of Love” on 11/20, 11/22, 11/24 at Sacramento Community Center Threatre. Tix: $15 - $115 FRI 11/20: Hope Productions Presents “Hope In Harmony” with Natalie Cole & Louie Anderson @ Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. Tix at Door $50 - $150 Show at 9PM SAT 11/21: Camellia…

  • Sacramento Fire Department Helps Rescue Goose!

    Jim Doucette
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:08 am
    Well, last night was another not so typical night for Sacramento Firefighters! It was typical in the fact that we were very busy with a few structure fires that we had to fight and the numerous medical aid calls that we respond to daily. The not so typical aspect was the call we received from Sacramento City Animal Control requesting our assistance to help them rescue a Goose that had become trapped on an island in one of the Duck Ponds at William Land Park. Firefighters from Engine 12 responded and were met by one of the Animal Control Officers. Across the pond, there he (or she) was! A…

  • Basketball Legend Pete Carril - From Princeton to Sacramento Kings

    chris morrow
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:34 am
    One of the most respected men in basketball and with over 50 years in the game, meet Pete Carril. Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997 and the winningest coach in Ivy League history. From Princeton to the Sacramento Kings, I spoke with Coach Carril about the differences of basketball now and then, advice to kids, and much more. Check out the video and get to know Legendary Coach Pete Carril. Video by: Chris Morrow Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/morrowchris Did you know... On February 21, 2009, Princeton University named the game floor of Jadwin Gym "Carril…
 
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  • Beijing implicated in US cyber espionage report,

    Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am
    On Thursday, the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission reported to Congress that there had been a steep rise in attempts to infiltrate and disrupt US government websites. Although the commission noted that these attacks come from all over the world, it went on to highlight the People’s Republic of China as the largest single source.read more

  • The Future of England,

    Anthony Barnett
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:56 am
    Gareth Young invited me to ‘The Future of England’.  A debate that followed the annual general meeting of the Campaign for an English Parliament. In plucky fashion it was held in the House of Commons on the day of the State Opening of Parliament. There were more than a hundred crowded into Committee Room 10. I enjoyed it and came away thinking it would last and grow. Not least because it was not the usual gathering of middle-class disenchanted.read more

  • Can President Medvedev make the earth move?,

    felicitycave
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:02 am
    President Medvedev’s announcement that he is considering reducing the number of time zones in Russia has evoked a sense of déjà vu in Samara. Previous attempts have all failed and Medvedev would do well to think hard before proceeding, warns Vladimir Zvonovskyread more

  • Is aid working? Is this the right question to be asking?,

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    International aid today and its originsread more

  • Shocking new threat to web freedom,

    Guy Aitchison
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:44 pm
    Peter Mandelson is planning to introduce changes to the Digital Economy Bill now in Parliament to give the Secretary of State power to amend copyright law by statutory instrument, effectively allowing he and his successors to do anything, without parliamentary approval or debate, provided it is done in the name of protecting copyright. Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing has the details:read more
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  • Thank You, Jean Claude

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:23 pm
    I had the honor to work as an installer on the Gates Project in February 2005.  It was a transformational moment for me and the City that I love.  There is something magical about spending an entire week in Central Park, especially in the frost of winter, surrounded by nature and sky, laboring to raise a work of art.  Jean Claude was everywhere that week.  Greeting us for breakfast in the Boat House, touring the installation site in a donated Maybach limousine, selflessly sharing her moment and vision, posing for the camera, scolding us for sneaking our children into the…

  • SurivivingThe Holidays With The Relatives

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    The holidays are  coming that means one thing, spending time with the family. Now unless you have the family from hell, most holiday get-togethers are not that bad. For the most part, you get to catch up with friends and relatives, eat, drink and be merry. However, for those situations where you are spending time with in-laws or family members that  you have little in common or simply do not  like,  a holiday get-together might feel longer than Quentin Tarantino's “Grind House”. No worries, here are few ideas that might help you get through the holidays. Some…

  • Walk Raises $58,000 to Fight Lupus

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:49 pm
    By Chaneé Patterson RICHMOND, Va. – Pouring rain didn’t discourage hundreds of walkers who came out recently to Richmond International Raceway to raise money and awareness for lupus patients. Lupus is an immune-system disease that attacks the skin, joints and major organs. An estimated 1.5 million Americans, including 40,000 Virginians, have a form of lupus. The Richmond Walk for Lupus Now ’09 did more than educate people about the disease. It also raised more than $58,375 in donations – surpassing the goal of $50,000. The event, one of 50 walks sponsored by the…

  • Hackett Research: 300,000 IT Jobs Gone in 2009

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:46 am
    According to the Hackett Group about 300,000 IT jobs have been deleted this year. This increase in job losses will acout for almost 2 million tech positions from 2000-2014, reports ZDNet. Hackett reports that IT is one sector that is taking the hit for firms cutting back on back-office jobs outsourced to countries like India, Philippines, China, Vietnam and Eastern Europe.This year alone about 630,000 back office positions will be swiped in some of the biggest companies in the world. In general, the research group says there is an "extended jobless recovery" within industries like finance,…

  • States Announce Increases In College Tuition Rates

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:06 am
    Incredible though it may seem, even after the massive amounts of "stimulus" monies that were supposedly earmarked for higher education at state and public universities throughout the nation, a great many are now announcing that they will be raising the costs of tuition (which was one of those "hooks" designed to manipulate the public pulse once again in order to further devalue our dollar and encourage more and more foreign ownership of American assets at this point). I don't believe there was any "payback" or "loan" terms attached to those monies, if I am not mistaken.  So the colleges…
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  • Connecticut daily sued for plagiarism by competitor

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:11 am
    The Hartford Courant, Connecticut's largest daily, is being sued for plagiarism by local competitor The Journal Inquirer of Manchester, reports the Associated Press.  The suit was filed this week in Connecticut Superior Court in Hartford.  It accuses the Courant of lifting 11 articles, both in full and in pieces, from the Inquirer during August and September.  The Courant, which is America's longest continually published newspaper, began using the other paper's stories last summer when it launched a new "aggregation policy" on its website.  Stories of local interest from…

  • BBC joins growing list of media outlets using SEO

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:35 am
    Search engine optimisation, the process of creating content for the web that will easily fall under the radar of search engines and therefore draw in more readers, has become an integral part of newsroom life. Many media outlets have been in on the act for a good few years, but only today has the BBC decided to latch on to this newsroom trend, increasing the length of its headlines on its news website, in the hope that this will generate more unique visitors to the site, the Guardian reported.  Many people may wonder why it has taken the BBC until now to join the media masses employing…

  • Stone urges Murdoch to rethink paywall plans

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:42 am
    Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, said that he would "love to see what happens" if Rupert Murdoch goes ahead with his plans to block News International titles from Google's search index and implement his proposed paywall. Speaking at an event organised by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) in London, Stone described the media mogul's schemes as futile and likened them to an attempt at putting "the genie back in the bottle", the Guardian reported. In light of Murdoch's recent accusations that Google and other web companies are "stealing" content from his…

  • New York Times launches Chicago edition today

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:40 am
    The New York Times is launching its new Chicago edition today, reports Editor & Publisher.  The new edition, which will be included each week in the Friday and Sunday New York Times, will be composed of two additional pages of local news, policy, sports, and culture as well as a regular column by former Chicago Tribune columnist James Warren.The edition will be produced in conjunction with the Chicago News Cooperative.  The non-profit Cooperative was launched in October in part by Jim O'Shea, former editor of the Los Angeles Times, former managing editor of the Chicago Tribune,…

  • Associated Press confirms total of 90 layoffs this week

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:47 am
    After much speculation in the past few days about exactly how many staff were being laid off, the Associated Press has announced that a total of 90 employees worldwide have been let go this week, and that the company has thus reached its goal of cutting annual payroll costs by 10 percent. A press release specified that this target had been set in October 2008 and that most of the reductions had been achieved through a continuing hiring freeze and attrition, and buyouts. The total number of layoffs this year has not been confirmed, and the AP said that the figure did not necessarily equate to…
 
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  • Wind Turbine Planning Application Date & Venue Confirmed

    Anna Price
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:14 am
    The Isle of Wight Council can confirm that the Planning Committee meeting to discuss the Cheverton Farm wind turbine application will be held at Carisbrooke High School on 3rd December at 6pm.Related posts:Wind Farm Supporters Urged To Share ViewsDo You Support Wind Power On The Isle of Wight?Public Exhibition Of Island Wind Farm PlansCheverton Down Wind Farm ProposalWest Wight Wind Farm Plans Rejected.Copyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved. The use of this feed on other websites could infringe Island Pulse copyright. (Visit:…

  • Police Seek Cyclists

    Duncan Smith
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:06 am
    Police are appealing for information about two cyclists accused of being involved in an assault. It’s alleged thee was a dispute between a man driving a people carrier near the Downside Middle School Kitbridge campus and two cyclists who were riding past at the time... Related posts:Police Seek Witnesses After Gun Incident.Isle of Wight Police Seek Local Hero.Missing Newport Man’s Body FoundPolice Seek Volunteer SupportPolice Seek Witnesses Following Robbery.Copyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved. The use of this feed on other…

  • Wight Winter Sorted As Gritter Fleet Arrive

    Simon Butler
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:44 am
    A new fleet of 12 new gritting trucks have arrived on the Isle of Wight to help make sure that our main roads are kept safe during the winter months. The vehicles part of a four-year contract between the Council and Ringway Group will be on 24-hour standby to grit the roads... Related posts:Ventnor Winter Gardens Wonderland.Gathering Legends Of Rock On WightFestival Fans Invade Isle of Wight.Claim Your Winter Fuel Payment Now.Playground Fun @ Winter GardensCopyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved. The use of this feed on other websites…

  • Bash Blogs Island Cod Champion 2009

    Amanda Johnson
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:32 am
    Lee Chilcott from Cowes has won this years British Cod Boat Championships. This popular event, attracts top prize money for the person catching the heaviest cod each day, and £1,000 for the person who catches the most cod over two days...Related posts:Isle of Wight ‘Chief Executive’ ‘Joe Blogs’Molo Blogs Walks for Charity.Jo Blogs For Quay Arts.IW Ploughing MatchIsle of Wight DECADeANCECopyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved. The use of this feed on other websites could infringe Island Pulse copyright. (Visit:…

  • Free Business Networking Event

    Julie Ratcliffe
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:25 am
    An informal networking evening has been organised by The Isle of Wight Branch of The Federation of Small Businesses, which aims to discuss local or small business issues and open to all free of charge... Related posts:Free Networking for Isle of Wight Small BusinessIsle of Wight View From The Top Business Networking Club.Island Business Networking With A Difference.Isle of Wight Business EXPO 2009Artist’s Networking @ Quay ArtsCopyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved. The use of this feed on other websites could infringe Island Pulse…
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  • Photo quiz

    Crewe blog
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:13 am
    Ok, latest photo quiz. Simple rules - where did this row of houses once stand, somewhere in Crewe?

  • Self portraits at SCC

    Crewe blog
    19 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm
    Nice project ongoing at South Cheshire College, with Graphic Communications students making their mark by creating black and white portrait stencils and spraying them onto hoardings which surround the site of the College’s new £74 million campus. The hoardings separate the existing college campus from the new building which is currently under construction and is set to open its doors in September 2010. For further information about Graphic Design courses at South Cheshire College please call 01270 654654 or visit http://www.s-cheshire.ac.uk/

  • Praise and Grumble - about golf!

    Crewe blog
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:51 am
    We've praised Cheshire East Council for getting Market Square sorted after wheelchair users complained, and we've patted them on the back for trying to level out car parking charges (that story is not over, btw). However, they seem to have let themselves down regarding Crewe town centre's [lack of] Christmas lights (no big switch-on) and now former councillor Gwyn Griffiths is getting stuck in. You might have noticed that the Chronicle is also running this story about golf freebies. Indeed, Cheshire East Council is believed to have spent over £2,000 giving away golfing equipment at a summer…

  • Children in Need, this Friday

    Crewe blog
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:01 pm
    It's that time again, as the national BBC Children in Need appeal takes place on Friday 20 November 2009. I'll be in a van with a load of books, so if you're at an event and raising some cash please email your photos to creweblog@hotmail.co.uk and we'll get 'em on the blog over the weekend.One organisation running a series of events is South Cheshire College. Staff and students will turn up to college in fancy dress and will be taking part in a range of activities to raise cash. This year’s event is the 30th appeal and the BBC have suggested 30 ways in which people and organisations can…

  • No Christmas Lights switch-on for Crewe folk

    Crewe blog
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:25 am
    Last year I'd say around 3,000 people turned out to see the panto stars, fireworks and Christmas lights being switched on in Crewe's Market Square. Now, I've checked the Cheshire East brochure, website and I've even scoured the freebie Cheshire East News magazine and spoken to a few councillors. Sadly, it seems, there will be no switch-on event in Crewe! Take a look at those brochures, however, and it becomes apparent that other towns - Alsager, Macclesfield, Disley, Wilmslow, Knutsford and Congleton - WILL be having a switch-on event. What's going on? There are other events planned for…
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  • Will Hatoyama Ban Whaling?

    18 Nov 2009 | 6:03 pm
    The anti-whaling community may have finally won its battle against Japanese whaling for 'scientific research'....

  • Two Stories Become Three in Lexington, Va.

    16 Nov 2009 | 9:44 pm
    One section of US-60 -- now called the Midland Trail -- originally dates back to a road linking the canals in the James River in Virginia with the navigable portion Kanawha River in West Virginia, says David McLane....

  • Liga's Win Pushes Team To Semifinals

    12 Nov 2009 | 11:11 pm
    Liga Deportiva Universitaria of Ecuador defeated Velez Sarsfield of Argentina when they faced off at the Casa Blanca football stadium in Quito, Ecuador on Thursday....

  • 'Amreeka' Disappoints

    12 Nov 2009 | 10:14 pm
    What could have been an excellent opportunity to explore the problems of assimilation or the treatment of minorities instead becomes a litany of cliches....

  • Gov. May Free Suu Kyi May For 2010 Elections

    12 Nov 2009 | 6:10 pm
    Myanmar's military government may soon release pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi so she can play a role in next year's general elections, a senior Myanmar diplomat, Mr Min Lwin, a director-general in the Foreign Ministry confirmed....
 
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  • Glimpses from Satyajit Ray's life

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    One can get a peek into the Bharatratna and Oscar Award winner’s life at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) on Palace Road, where slew of photographs by Nemai Ghosh titled, “Satyajit Ray: From Script to Screen”, are on display. They are on display till November 27th of this month. It is said, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’ This is indeed the case with these photographs which have been selected from over tens of thousands of photographs taken over a period of 25 years. Being all black and  white enhances the charm of the…

  • What will it take to fix Bengaluru's transport?

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Transport. Transport offers mobility. From mobility comes access. Access to work, socials, leisure, everything. Transport systems even shape our cities.For years now, transport in Bengaluru has been in a state of breakdown. Our roads are flooded disproportionately with cars and two-wheelers which compete for every inch of space with the buses that carry the majority.We've all become weary travellers. It is now not uncommon to put off a jaunt to meet someone or attend a function unless its critical or something we cannot wriggle out of. Social connections are being rewired to lessen…

  • Young cyclists demand safer roads

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Saturday, November 14th 2009 saw a different kind of Children's day event in Jayanagar. Kids were not dressed as Nehru or Indira Gandhi and were not singing or dancing. Instead, they all came out on their cycles and demanded safer roads for cycling to school.About 200 students from various schools in Jayanagar, including MES school, Good Shepherd school, JSS school, Vijaya school were joined by Transport Minister R Ashoka, Jayanagar, MLA B N Vijayakumar and film actor Pooja Gandhi in a cycle rally. Justice Saldanha also spoke on  rights of children in roads and urban spaces. …

  • Mobilicity: Unconference

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    Imagine Bangalore as a city where it is pleasant and safe to walk to shops, parks, schools, or work. Where streets are safe to cycle on; for children, senior citizens and the physically challenged to cross. Where your work place is easily reachable by bus or rail. Where it is safe to bicycle or walk to the nearest metro station or bus stop. Where buses move quickly in bus lanes and get priority at traffic signals. Where you do not have to shout over traffic noise to have a conversation, and are not suffocated by traffic fumes at congested…

  • Notes from Delft, the city of cycles and other things Dutch…

    16 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm
    In a previous article which appeared in Citizen Matters a month ago, I talked about the fact as to how Bangalore was becoming another Mumbai (a concrete jungle, without any open spaces and hardly any greenery ). And although I have moved to another city in another continent (Delft, Netherlands) to pursue a PhD in trying to understand the ‘institutional & governance side of urban transportation' (in which I will be studying four cities including Bangalore), I cannot help but read about the latest developments in Bangalore through news reports which seem to suggest that the…
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  • Confessions of a Digital Immigrant

    Nalaka Gunawardene
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    My daughter Dhara, 13, finds it incredible that I had never seen a working television until I had reached her current age — that’s when broadcast television was finally introduced in Sri Lanka, in April 1979. It is also totally inconceivable to her that my entire pre-teen media experience was limited to newspapers and a single, state-owned radio station. And she simply doesn’t believe me when I say — in all honesty and humility — that I was already 20 when I first used a personal computer, 29 when I bought my first mobile phone, and 30 when I finally got wired.

  • In Praise of the Devil’s Advocate

    Lalith Gunaratne
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    This article is a tribute to those devil’s advocates who were hurt or killed just because they asked questions “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to death your right to say it” said Voltaire after reading Rousseau’s Social Contract in 18th century France We respect the courage and honesty of Voltaire and other leaders of the time for they laid the foundation for an enlightened century.  Medieval  dogmatism, prejudice and narrow mindedness was set aside at the political level to allow for more mature acceptance of questioning and criticism.  This laid the foundation…

  • If you don’t mind my asking, what is your race?

    Mahesan Niranjan
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    At my local hospital (in the UK) this morning, a nurse asked: “If you don’t mind my asking, what is your race?” Not the sort of everyday question, so I was taken aback. “Different races have different risks, you see”, she quickly explained. “Oh, I am Sri Lankan”, I replied. But is that a race? Aren’t we Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim etc. for this race purpose? From a DNA point of view, Sri Lankan is probably my race. A random subset of Sri Lankans will have the same statistical variation in their genomes, as a group of a particular ethnicity in Sri Lanka. Our genomes are quite a…

  • 180 days after end of war, the much anticipated return of IDPs: An eyewitness account

    Groundviews
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:01 am
    Last week a group of us got very rare access to some of the resettled areas in Mannar and Killinochchi. I also visited the different zones in Manik Farm (used to be called Manikkam Pannai). As we get to Vavuniya something that strikes me was the number of vehicles (buses and lorries) moving about with IOM stickers. IOM is the only agency that is allowed to shuttle the IDPs from Manik Farm to either to Vavuniya Urban Council (UC) ground or to the resettlement areas or to yet another transit center for further screening. We reached Vavuniya around 10.30pm on Saturday. It was raining heavily and…

  • Rajapakse: Now the most popular surname in Sri Lanka?

    Banyan News Reporters
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:25 am
    Colombo, Sri Lanka - Banyan News Reporters (BNR) learns from the Registrar of Names that a record number of people in Sri Lanka are requesting a change in their surnames. Over the last few months, the Registrar of Names notes that most of the applicants have requested to change their surname to Rajapakse, or to add it on as an additional surname. “This is unprecedented. Never in my thirty years at the department have we had so many applicants” confirmed Mr Satish Rajapakse, Director of the Applications Unit of the Registrar of Names. He noted that since the end of war, the number of…
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  • Save us from nagging wives, plead Indian husbands

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:58 am
    All India Welfare Committee for Husbands said that their main goal was to prevent the abuse of certain sections of Indian Penal Code by disgruntled women. The men have demanded that a male protection society should be set up.

  • India Vs Sri Lanka: Tendulkar completes 30000 runs

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:46 am
    Sachin Tendulkar on Friday, became the first cricket player to make 30,000 runs in international cricket as he played a masterly innings. Sachin has 17,178 runs in one-day cricket, while he has 12, 812 runs in test match cricket.

  • India Vs Sri Lanka: Ghambir, Sachin battling for India

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Gambhir played an exquisite innings with boundaries in all parts of the ground helping India go past the 250. The day, however, started on a dangerous note for India as night-watchman Amit Mishra fell to Angelo Mathew after making 24.

  • Naxalites blast track, train derails in Jharkand

    19 Nov 2009 | 8:44 pm
    The Naxals tried to hamper rescue work by attempting to trigger three to four more blasts. A relief train has been sent to the area, as rescue workers continue to cut through derailed coaches in an attempt to locate people who might be stuck inside.

  • Kurbaan Movie Review

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:33 am
    Kurbaan has 2 stories - one, the love story between Saif and Kareena and the other of a terrorist. The movie is full of twists and turns and promises to be a thriller.
 
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  • CLOTHING & FOOD DRIVE FOR THE ORPHAN AND NEEDY CHILDREN IN NATA VILLAGE

    natavillage
    9 Nov 2009 | 12:12 am
    Mr and Mrs Kraai from South West Gaborone put together an awesome traditional luncheon to raise food and clothing for all the Needy and Orphan children living in Nata Village. The day kicked off with many family members preparing food for all the guest. Each guest who arrived brought a trash bag full of clothing or canned food to donate. All guest who brought clothing or canned food received a t-shirt with a log that read "I'm from Nando 5" The word nando 5 translates to Nata Village.Soon after all the introductions were done and the guest received their flashy t-shirt to wear.

  • Wellness day in Nata Primary school

    natavillage
    24 Oct 2009 | 10:40 pm
    Students from Nata Primary School put together a day of education and Health. Parents, Teachers, and P.T.A. members were encourage to come and listen to the students message. The primary school students put together real live scenarios affecting their young lives. Role playing was the key to make all spectators understand what every child has experience in the hands of their protectors.   Poverty and alcohol abuse by love one's is the main reason students are not getting a good education. Lack of responsibly and carelessness on both the parents…

  • GRANDMOTHER OF SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN NEEDS A HOME

    natavillage
    21 Sep 2009 | 6:03 am
    A picture to tug at the heart strings. Bright Kholi, News Editor of The Ngami Times, came across this pitiful sight when visiting the Nata area recently. He found living in Manakanagore ward an old woman in her mid 70s - what makes her different from other grandmothers is she does not have a house to live in, and neither does she have a toilet. Thamalalo Reetsanye lives literally in the open with four grandchildren dumped on her by seemingly uncaring parents. Their arrival has made life even worse for her as she survives on her food rations from the local council and her old age pension,…

  • HIV/AIDS, AND TURERCULOSIS EDUCATION ON THE FIELDS

    natavillage
    31 Aug 2009 | 4:37 am
    Health Assistant Educators and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission spend all week out in the Cattle Posts (the bush) and the surrounding villages assisting and educating all field workers who live out in the bush. The team of four will try their best to explain the importance of staying on their medications and learning more about Tuberculosis (T.B), as well as using all methods of protection during sexual intercourse. In addition, the team will include a talk on A(H1N1). Botswana's Ministry of Health has confirmed and verified a few cases in the area. The team will do their best…

  • MEN'S SECTOR SOCCOR TOURNAMENT

    natavillage
    29 Jul 2009 | 3:11 am
    Nata Village Men’s Sector Support group along with Tebelopele coordinated and facilitated an exciting all around soccer tournament for the four day weekend. During the long weekend all six wards in Nata Village participated in a six team knock out soccer tournament. The soccer tournament is a series of Campaign’s to allow all spectators and teams to test and acknowledge their status. Also, to get more information on HIV/AIDS, STI’S, Alcohol Abuse, and Positive healthy living. All six teams were winners in the field and out the field. First place winners received  three soccer…
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  • Caffe Lucca open mike, Friday

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:48 pm
    By Julie Lucchesi: Open Mike Night, Friday, November 20, 2009, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Hwy 1 @ 8th Street Montara 728-5229

  • Strange Americans

    19 Nov 2009 | 3:18 pm
    By Celeste Gantz: I received a postcard in the mail today from a construction company north of Devil’s Slide.  Their come-on was that “We don’t bring strangers to your home.  Our staff is 100% American”.  I just thought it was humorous.  Since I don’t know them, they are all strangers to me.  The fact that they are all Americans, they must mean to include both North, Central and South Americans.  Then who exactly are they identifying as strangers?  The French?  Using veiled racism and fear-mongering as an advertising scheme is a tact I thought…

  • CUSD’S “Push Poll” for a Parcel Tax

    19 Nov 2009 | 6:55 am
    By Ken Johnson: CUSD ran a ‘Push Poll’ last week. It was run by the same folks who ran the last one - EMC. http://cusd.info//CoastSider/cusdsurvey_20Sep2005.pdf After the poll, CUSD’s Board Members Jolanda Schreurs and Dwight Wilson eventually and reluctantly owned up to it. In that poll, the School Board ranked a little below that of a used car salesperson on the ‘trust’ level. Apparently they didn’t like those results, so the ‘Push Poll”. Does anyone else remember that School Board member John Moseley said last year that he would not bring another Parcel Tax to the ballot?

  • A new documentary about crop circles, Saturday

    18 Nov 2009 | 5:07 am
    By Reba Vanderpool: On Saturday November 21st, The Visionary Edge will screen a sneak preview of What on Earth? Inside the Crop Circle Phenomenon!  The event will be co-hosted by and presented at the Community United Methodist Church in Half  Moon Bay.   Filmmaker Suzanne Taylor is part of an international community of visionary artists, scientists, philosophers, geometers, educators, writers and farmers who marvel at crop circles. This documentary tracks her interactions with these ‘croppies,’ in England, where they converge every summer and go circle-chasing, indulge in circle-…

  • Jeff Hamilton Trio, Sunday at the Bach

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:43 am
    By Barry Parr: Best known for his work with Ray Brown, Diana Krall and Oscar Peterson , drummer Jeff Hamilton has performed on at least eight Grammy Award Winning recordings, and played with Diana Krall, Monty Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie Orchestra and countless others. The trio (Jeff Hamilton – drums, Christoph Luty – bass,  Tamir Hendelman - piano: ) will be playing from their recently released CD, ‘Symbiosis’ under the Capri label.  November 22, 2009 – 4:30, $30   Douglas Beach House on Miramar Beach 307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA  94019 650 726-4143,…
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  • Brining a Turkey Like Alton Brown, Emeril and Cooking Light

    Donna Diegel
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:19 pm
    Want a moist and juicy Thanksgiving turkey? Follow this recipe for How To Brine a Turkey just like the TV celebrity chefs do. Deep frying a turkey after using a turkey brining recipe results in a perfectly cooked, juicy turkey with crispy skin.

  • Man Acquitted Of Killing Wife During Nightmare

    Michael Santo
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm
    A U.K. man has been cleared of strangling his wife, as doctors and experts proved during his trial that he killed her during a nightmare. Brian Thomas suffered from a long-term sleep disorder and experts said he was in a state of automatism, where his mind had no control over his bod, when he strangled Christine, his childhood sweetheart and wife of 40 years in July 2008.

  • Black Friday Deals 2009 Tips For Holiday Shopping

    Cheryl Phillips
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm
    Black Friday is a much anticipated shopping day every year and the retailers are counting on consumers dropping their hard earned dollars on doorbusters and Black Friday deals on the day after Thanksgiving. the problem is, if you can't afford it, the deal is not really a deal. Don't let the lure of Black Friday deals put you into debt.

  • Impending IPO For Tesla Motors

    Michael Santo
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:45 pm
    Tesla Motors, maker of the all-electric $109,000 all-electric Roadster, plans to go public soon, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Although hardly an affordable vehicle, the Tesla, being all-electric, is of interest to many because global warming has brought attention to green technology and battery-powered vehicles.

  • Shaniya Davis Cause of Death Determined

    Michael Santo
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:14 pm
    Authorities have completed the autopsy to determine Shaniya Davis' cause of death. You'll recall that Shaniya Davis, 5, was first reported missing about 1 1/2 weeks ago, and was later found dead off a rural road in North Carolina.
 
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  • Funniest Animals Ever

    Funny animals have cute and cuddly look about them. This is a collection of funny photos of the funniest animals you have ever seen.

  • Camouflage by Liu Bolin

    A series "Camouflage" by Liu Bolin introduces amusing concept that makes it a first class artwork. Discover it yourself...

  • The Artwork of Hyper-Realist Sculptor Ron Mueck

    In sculpturing, when you take care of details it is called creating hyper realistic artwork. The kind of artwork that hiper realis sculptor, Ron Muech, creates.

  • Crosscut's new approach: journalism in the public interest

    There are a lot of exciting developments here at Crosscut, so I'm happy to bring you up to date. And I'd like you to think about becoming a part of this interesting venture in community-based, member-supported journalism. Crosscut Public Media, the publisher of Crosscut.com, recently received its tax-exempt status from the IRS, so we are now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. (Earlier, Crosscut was published by a for-profit company, Crosscut LLC, which has donated all its assets to the ne...

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    The MMC Mobile Memory Cards is Specially designed for the next generation cell phone & mobile devices. This card is Compatible with almost all digital music players, digital camcorders, handheld PCs, mobile phones and other devices with High Speed data transfer rates and low power consumption.
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  • How to Make Custom Pens

    13 Nov 2009 | 5:47 am
    Customizing Tips for Experienced Pen CraftersDo your custom pens lack the desired customization? It's an understandable sentiment - you buy the materials; turn the wood; and, as you assemble the pen you've crafted with your own hands, you realize that the pen does not meet your imagination's expectations. An easy way to increase customization is to do away with your pen kit's center band and top. With only a few small steps you can create a pen with an elegant shape that catches the eye. This article presupposes that you are using your own wood blanks as opposed to purchased blanks of wood or…

  • New England and Indianapolis Collide

    12 Nov 2009 | 11:53 am
    NFL Pits Bengals at Steelers, Eagles v Bolts Week nine in the NFL featured Kurt Warner throwing 5 touchdowns, the Cowboys avenging last year's demoralizing loss to the Eagles, and the Bengals sweeping the Ravens for the year. Week 10 will have the sexy quarterback matchups, and none come bigger than Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning. Here is how this week will shake out. New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts Why New England wins - Tom Brady versus the Colts banged up secondary. The Colts will be without starters Bob Sanders and Marlin Jackson. The Patriots have also been using the run to…

  • Begonia Plant Arrangements for Your Home

    11 Nov 2009 | 9:55 am
    Potted Houseplants Create an Indoor GardenAn indoor garden can be created with begonia plants potted as houseplants. A beechleaf begonia for a hanging basket, an angel wing begonia and a rex begonia makes an indoor garden. Although there are many types of begonias, as a group they are easy to grow because they are low maintenance plants. The plants in this article grow best in part shade outside or bright light indoors. The begonias thrive in an all-purpose prepackaged potting soil that should be watered thoroughly once per week. Trailing Begonia in a Hanging Basket The Begonia fagifolia is a…

  • Which Bauer Gear is Good for You?

    11 Nov 2009 | 9:52 am
    A Selection of Hockey SkatesSome may be awaiting the first snowfall of the season, and there may not be any ice out there, but it's never too early to gear up for the winter ahead. Perusing your local sports stores for a new pair of hockey skates can be a very tricky task. There's a lot of selection out there when it comes to ice skates, but Bauer has a pretty interesting product line, and their storied Canadian past can be a decisive factor for hockey loving canucks. If you're unsure of where to start when it comes to buying skates, let alone Bauer skates, this article will break down some…

  • How to Choose the Best Winter Coat

    11 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am
    Jacket Styles for All Body Shapes and SizesWhen shopping for a new winter coat or jacket, you'll want to consider quality, fit and fabric. And with the various different styles that abound, anyone can find something flattering. Things to Consider when Choosing a Winter Coat Does the collar stand up (for protection from the wind)? Is it easy to cross my arms? (If not, go up a size larger to allow room for sweaters). Are the buttons adjustable? What's the right fabric for your particular cold-weather needs? Is the coat durable and fully lined? (A full lining protects the coat from wear and…
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  • so give me my life that I may live longest

    Mignonchang
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am
    There was this story I once read in which one of the characters was a man who wished to live as long as possible. His methology stemmed from one understanding - that boredom creates the most excruciating sensation of time's slow passing. Thus he did his utmost to promote boredom in his life and shied away from any activity in which one could derive interest. Any moment spend in profitable activity was considered a stolen moment out of his 'prolonged life' He seemed quite daft and ridiculous to me at the time, but I have been allowed opportunity to ponder this further - the majority of life…

  • A Healthy Dose of Ethics: Crack Babies

    mvenus929
    17 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm
    So, one of my medical school interviews was with a lawyer. Strangest interview I've had yet, but he went into a whole slew of different ethical issues I might face as a physician. Among them is the ethics I am going to discuss today. Say you're either an OB-GYN or working for one. A couple comes in (here he pointed out that they're unmarried, but I'm not entirely sure that's relevant) and the woman is pregnant. They say they do not want an abortion. The mother has a bad drug habit, and refuses to go clean for the duration of her pregnancy. What do you do? There are any numbers of answers to…

  • Comics and Cartoons as a Source of Cultural History in the United States, Part I

    markeggertsen
    15 Nov 2009 | 11:38 pm
    In my studies as a student of history, I have come to realize more and more of the rich diversity of sources to be used in research. Egyptology uses studies of imagery nearly as often as text, and history in general seems to concern itself a great deal with imagery in order to study things in much the same way a detective from an old, pulpy crime novel might study the contents of a crime scene. The 20th century especially has left behind a swath of information as diverse, or more so, than those the preceded it. It has left a legacy, dubious or not, that no other era in human history has…

  • The Quality of Blogs

    darwins beagle
    13 Nov 2009 | 2:51 pm
    I came to ProgressiveU because I had a Google news feed that would send me stories on evolution. It was this blog that brought me here. It was not a very good blog. It would take a very long blog just to list all the things wrong with it. It was my original intent respond to the nonsense within it. But to respond you had to register, and in registering I was given my own blog. It turned out that another ProgressiveU member, evolutiongeek had already made an adequate response to that blog, so I just started blogging on my own. Evolutiongeek is long-gone from ProgressiveU, and I miss him.

  • NOOO! Reactions to the Health Care Bill

    cosmic
    9 Nov 2009 | 12:37 am
    The House Saturday took the first momentous step toward overhauling this country's health care system. The plan, advanced by our supposedly visionary and post-partisan president, passed by a margin of 5 votes. It brings the country precipitously close to an inefficient and oppressive health care regime. I believe this video segment succinctly captures my (and millions of others') emotional response to the news of the bill's passage: Ah, yes. My sentiments exactly. I know what you’re thinking: contained herein are the rants of another rabid, rightwing lunatic. Well, think again. There are…
 
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  • Local Heroes (Vol. 52): Liquid Lightning

    nicole oppelt
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:05 am
    Bühnenpräsenz par excellence! Liquid Lightning geben alles. Photo: Timo Vogt Es ist mitten in der Nacht. Mit glasigen Augen, irritiert um sich blickend und zunächst noch sichtlich matt sitzen sie neben mir: Davis Kirkendall, Tim Potz, Oliver Dlugosch und Daniel Hoffstadt haben noch nicht wirklich begriffen, was da vor wenigen Minuten mit ihnen passiert ist… Es ist der 7. November 2009. Eigentlich ein typisch diesiger Herbsttag - auch in Sachsen-Anhalts Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg. Als der Abend hereinbrach traten dort im Alten Theater sieben der talentiertesten…

  • Rassismus - Kein Phänomen, sondern Alltag

    nicole oppelt
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:23 am
    Gruppe Die Linke: Menschen mit einer anderen Religion, anderer Hautfarbe, sexueller Orientierung oder Herkunft, sie sollten eigentlich uneingeschränkte Akzeptanz in Deutschland und der gesamten europäischen Gesellschaft finden. Ist dem nicht so, wird das meist als Verirrung Einzelner gesehen, was so jedoch nicht richtig zu sein scheint. Es sei kein Phänomen, sondern Alltag, rüttelt heute ein StudiVZler die Leser auf. Er berichtet von einer Befragung der Amadeu Antonio Stiftung und des Instituts für Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung, die Personen europaweit zu genau zu…

  • Money mit der Messermasche

    Holger Finn
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:05 am
    Da ist er wieder, der rechtsfreie Raum, vor dem uns Ursula von der Leyen und Wolfgang 2.0 Schäuble immer gewarnt haben. Auf Milliondollardigit bietet ein gewisser Jesse Distad aus Wisconsin an, sich einen seiner Finger abzuschneiden, sobald die Welt da draußen im Internet ihm eine Million Dollar gespendet habe. Die Operation soll öffentlich vor einer Webcam stattfinden, allerdings nur von denen beobachtet werden können, die zuvor eine Spende geleistet haben. Bisher haben Blutgierige rund 900 Dollar an Distad überwiesen, der eigentlich mit der Seite Admindaily…

  • “Adenauers letzte Tage”, von Anneliese Poppinga, Hohenheim

    Klaus Grunenberg
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:55 am
    Cover: Hohenheim Verlag Letzte Reisen nach Israel und nach Spanien, letzte Bemühungen um die Sicherheit Europas im Schatten der beiden Großmächte und dann das langsame Ende eines großen alten Mannes, der in seinem Leben vieles ertragen musste und trotzdem in späten Jahren seinen großen politischen und menschlichen Erfolg heimfuhr. Anneliese Poppinga wird mit diesem Buch die Herzen der Leserinnen und Leser erreichen. mehr unter: amazon.de

  • Lyrileison - Neue Lyrik und deren kritische Betrachtung: Teil 42

    Klaus Grunenberg
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:49 am
    Abtauchen in die Welt der Lyrik. Vom Wirken der Menschen (II) Hoch auf der Amme des Ostens ritt schäumend daher Das Einaug, Braunes Hemd dekoriert mit wehendem Grimm, Vaterlandsingend verkaufte es all seine Habe. - Wirre Gestalten flohen gehetzt über Felder, Stoben mit Kindern davon, Scheu in die Wälder der Zuflucht. Doch die Verstecke gewährten den fliehenden Weibern nicht Rettung, Starr, wie vom Fieber geschüttelt, erklomm sie ein hastiger Tod. - Den Kindern geschah nichts Böses, Hunger erbarmte sich ihrer. Oft kamen Reiter geflogen, Graue Kanonen auf Schienen,…
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  • "Your God gave you ALL the proof with your eyes" STOP fighting god-or you will ALL die

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:33 pm
    "Gods Atonement has started- ALL EVIL will be Vanquished”Love,Prophet, Norman

  • Armenian Genocide Resolution

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm
    The number of members of U.S. Congress voted in favor of the resolution on Armenian genocide recognition is increasing.Representatives Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Zach Wamp (R-TN) have joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues - bringing the total Caucus membership to 148 Members to date Nov, 20 2009.

  • Yellowstone National Park

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:21 pm
    The first picture is Old Faithful errupting in front of the sun. The next picture is of the Grand Prismatic Springs. The way the steam rose up with a blue color was amazing.

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    20 Nov 2009 | 6:17 pm
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  • Global Warming attributed to increase in PROSTITUTES

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:15 pm
    You Know it has come to this for the global warming alarmists to pass their agenda.  UNBELIEVABLE! http://www.gmanews.tv/story/177346/climate-change-pushes-poor-women-to-prostitution-dangerous-work
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  • “This Is It” Presents a Different Side of Michael Jackson

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:12 pm
    by Robert Ramstetter Michael Jackson's final movie, “This Is It” depicts the King of Pop in a much different light than the one that fans have become accustomed to over the years. Unlike so many previous media portrayals that cast...

  • FOR 5TH YEAR SOLDIERS WILL NOT BE RELEASED EARLY FOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:24 pm
    NO BREAKS AGAIN THIS YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIAYS By ROBERT WELLER For the fifth straight year, soldiers whose terms would expire before Christmas or New Yorks will be held over. Army Times said the 2009 Holiday Early Transition Program has...

  • Oprah Tearful?

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:07 pm
    Oprah said on her talk show Friday morning “After much prayer and months of careful thought, I’ve decided the next season, season 25, will be the last season of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show,’” She confirmed what she told her staff...

  • Noteworthy: Good! Lawyer in England

    20 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    A man walked out of the courtroom today a free man in London, England after facing a murder trial for strangling his wife to death. The defense: I strangled her in my sleep. Brian Thomas faced a murder charge against...

  • Obamacare heads to Senate for Saturday night vote

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:01 am
    A severe recession, double-digit unemployment, record foreclosures and $12 trillion debt doesn’t paint a very rosy picture about the country’s future; Americans across the country are working harder and longer to meet their monthly budget – not Washington D.C. As...
 
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  • Against Crowdsourced Politics

    Mary Joyce
    15 Nov 2009 | 6:47 pm
    The last post begins with the seemingly benign phrase “the promise of digital activism is to crowdsource global political transformation.”  I wrote it and I was pretty proud of myself.  I thought it succinctly summed up the potential of decentralized politics, where power is defined at the edge and by the grassroot, by thousands of ordinary citizens mobilizing together.   Well, Michel Bauwens set me straight. Michel is the founder of the Foundation for Peer-to-Peer Alternatives.  I heard him speak yesterday at the great Internet as Factory and Playground conference in New…

  • A Broader Network for Digital Activism

    Mary Joyce
    11 Nov 2009 | 5:19 pm
    Update:  Thanks to  feedback from Dirk Slater I’ve changed the title to “A Broader Network for Digital Activism”, which recognizes the great work that organizations like Tactical Tech have done to create  global networks of activists. The Promise of Global Citizen Empowerment The promise of digital activism is to crowdsource global political transformation by giving ordinary citizens around the world the ability to more effectively campaign for social and political causes. The collective result of these campaigns would be a global closing of the gap between the powerful…

  • DA Interview: Women Tech Entrepreneurs

    Talia Whyte
    10 Nov 2009 | 3:59 am
    The first New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit occurred yesterday with dozens of enterprising women – and a few men – thinking about the business side of the new cyber frontier.  Following the summit, DigiActive talked to future tech entrepreneur Juliana Bozan of Brazil about creating Internet start-ups with a focus on social justice.  Bozan came to the Summit to find inspiration.   DigiActive: Why is it important for more women to get involved in technology and entrepreneurship? Juliana Bozan:  I think it is really important for women to get online today because they are so many…

  • Social Media for Social Change in the 1800’s

    Mary Joyce
    9 Nov 2009 | 10:55 am
    A massive system of human rights abuse is occurring in the United States.  Activists, intent on putting a human face on the mass tragedy, appropriate photographs of victims and disseminate them through their social networks.  Soon the mainstream media catches on, furthering the outcry.  The year is 1863 and the human right abuse is slavery. When we think about “social media” we most often think about digital applications: blogs, social networks, wikis, SMS.  Yet Wikipedia defines social media as “media designed to be disseminated through social interaction,” and…

  • Power & the Network: 3 Mechanisms & 1 Caveat

    Mary Joyce
    6 Nov 2009 | 10:39 pm
    The central question of digital activism is whether and how the digital network will redistribute political power.  It is not a new idea that networks challenge the foundations of the world’s current centralized and hierarchical power structure (see work by Mark Pesce and Yochai Benkler, among others).  What I’d like to lay out here is the process by which the network poses that challenge, the mechanics of the power shift.  Here are the 3 mechanisms, and 1 important caveat. The network allows for multiple sources of information and interpretation, which creates multiple…
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  • “No, Daddy, no”

    Scott Stein
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:15 am
    I’m sorry about posting this. I really shouldn’t. It isn’t fair to you, my faithful readers. I made the mistake of reading this news story this morning, and I shouldn’t have. It’s fucking disturbing every which way. But it’s in my head now, and if you read it, at least I won’t be the only one hearing the words, over and over, ”No, Daddy, no.” But don’t read it. Just go home after work and hug your kid, maybe pretend for a little while that the world as it is doesn’t exist.

  • Fan Boy says: I love packaging

    Steve Mazzeo
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am
    I would just like to take a moment, one single little moment, to express how happy DVD packages make me. I bought Star Trek (2009) recently, which is to say it came out on Tuesday and I owned it before this is posted. And it came as a part of what A Christmas Story devotees would call a statue: a model of the Enterprise. It has its own stand. I can barely look at it without needing to wipe tears from my eye.

  • Birthplace of democracy abandons democracy; electorates yawn

    Daniel Kalder
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:51 am
    This Thursday the European Union elected its first president — well, sort of. Naturally the peoples of the 27 state bloc were not permitted to vote. They didn’t even know who the candidates were. Leaders decided to spare their electorates the trouble by making the choice for them behind closed doors. After early reports that Tony Blair might win, it turned out that France and Germany were opposed to giving him yet another platform to strut about on, and he quickly faded from view. With 27 sets of national interests to balance, the final candidates were always going to be selected…

  • What will and will not happen in New York

    Ken Watson
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:51 am
    Anyone interested and plenty who are not have seen the Attorney General, Eric Holder, making his arguments as to why the transfer of Khalid Sheik Muhammed from Guantanamo to the Southern District of New York for trial is not just Good; not just Superior to the previous status quo, but rather Necessary. Indeed, he claims to be correcting a derilection, committed by You Know Who. Well, we may take the AG at his word here. He is a smart guy, a seasoned attorney and obviously has nothing but the best interests of the nation at heart. But the foundation for much of his PR case and his dismissal of…

  • Angelic monkeys: an absurd conversation

    Mark A. Rayner
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:06 am
    Virtual book tours are the new “done thing” when it comes to publicizing novels; so both Rob Kroese, who has just published his first (absurd and entertaining) novel, Mercury Falls, and I thought we’d share our conversation here on WFTC. My second book, Marvellous Hairy, has just been released by Crossing Chaos Enigmatic Ink; the publisher has described my book as fabulist satire, and I think you could safely apply that label to Rob’s book as well. Mercury Falls is the story of an iconoclastic angel and his unenthusiastic part in the apocalypse; Marvellous Hairy is the…
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  • Northwestern Innocence Project Sparks Journalism Debate

    Dan
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm
    In case you have been stuck on no-journalism-allowed island recently: Past undergraduate journalism students at Northwestern University working on the famed Innocence Project have been accused of bribing witnesses and acting somewhat inappropriately while investigating a murder case that eventually set a wrongfully-convicted man free.  As the New York Times reports: Illinois prosecutors “said that during their three years of work on the case, the students . . . paid witnesses money, flirted with them and, in one instance, flashed a shotgun.” – From the evidence that…

  • College News Network: The New UWIRE?

    Dan
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:38 am
    It is the story of the student press so far in fall 2009: UWIRE’s vanishing act.  It happened without warning- and lots of questions remain.  What happened (and is happening) behind the scenes?  Is its MIA status temporary or long-term?  What does it mean for oft-shared-never-shy student press content previously featured and available for poaching on the site? – In a new MediaShift piece, Center for Innovation in College Media director Bryan Murley provides a nice summary of the stoppage situation, including pulling together all the scattered quotes and posts (even one of…

  • Northern Kentucky Student Newspaper Drops Resistance Ad

    Dan
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:48 am
    The Northerner has apologized for running the Resistance. The Northern Kentucky University student newspaper issued a mea culpa for featuring an advertisement in two recent issues for Resistance Records, which sells “white supremacist music” (I’m putting that in quotes because I do not know and do not even want to know what that might entail). – The Louisville Courier-Journal: The paper’s editor “found out there was a problem with the advertisement . . . when he got a voice mail from a reporter at a local television station. He quickly researched the…

  • “University-Based Reporting Could Keep Journalism Alive”

    Dan
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:02 am
    As the professional press compresses and its original content wanes, student journalism will rise to a place of uber-importance, a new Chronicle of Higher Education report confirms.  As the piece quotes a professor recently telling his journalism students, “We are surrounded by people who say that the world is coming to an end, but it is just beginning for you.” – The article- co-written by former Washington Post executive editor Leonard Downie Jr. (now at Arizona State) and Columbia University Grad. School communication professor Michael Schudson- outlines a few of the…

  • Fairfield Student Newspaper Faces Harassment Charge

    Dan
    16 Nov 2009 | 3:35 am
    The student newspaper at Fairfield University is being charged with harassment by the school’s student conduct board for a satirical sex column published in late September- the first time this charge has been levied against an organization instead of an individual at FU. – A Boston Herald report: “The controversy erupted over a satirical column in the Sept. 30 edition of The Mirror that poked fun at female students who agree to one-night stands. The ‘He Said’ column described a female’s ‘walk of shame’ leaving a male’s dorm, and used words…
 
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  • Two days left to help your favorite American hunger org

    Ramya
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:19 pm
    There are only two days left to submit your video on behalf of your favorite organization tackling hunger in America to YouTube Video Volunteers for the chance to have it featured on the YouTube homepage. We've already seen some great submissions from a range of users including musicians like HavilahTower:And filmmakers like nsmith345:The submission period for this month closes at 12 midnight tomorrow, November 21st, so don't wait to get your video in!

  • UC students take to the streets to protest 32% tuition hike

    Ramya
    19 Nov 2009 | 9:13 pm
    When the University of California Regents announced a 32% tuition hike yesterday, UC students across the state were less than thrilled. In fact, many were downright angry and immediately launched protests, rallies and sit-ins to combat the marked increase. Now, footage from these demonstrations is pouring onto YouTube. Here's a video taken outside the Regents meeting at UCLA's Covel Commons, where a scuffle took place between student protesters and campus police:Footage of protesters at UC Berkeley:Hundreds of students sit-in to block the entrance to the parking garage where the Regents are…

  • This is how a Congressman should use YouTube

    Steve
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:31 pm
    Great video from Representative Steve Israel (NY-2). Personal, to the point, down-to-earth, and accessible:

  • An emotional reunion between soldier and his dog goes viral

    Ramya
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    This video, chronicling an emotional reunion between a soldier and his dog, has found a huge fan base in the past few weeks (likely aided by a screening of it on the Today Show), and is currently approaching the 1 million-view mark:It's interesting because the video was actually shot in 2005 and posted over a year ago, but is now finding viral success on YouTube.Today, the creator of the video, Lt. Andrew Schmidt posted an update that says:"I reached out to the Alexandria, VA, animal shelter to let them know that Gracie is one of theirs. They saved her in 2004. They were elated -- those…

  • Amazing use of annotations to start a petition on climate change

    Steve
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:43 am
    Check out this amazing user-generated petition on YouTube -- using our collaborative annotations feature and asking people to add their name as a layer on top of the video, this user is collecting support for a climate change deal in Copenhagen this December. Lots of people are getting involved. There's still time to win a trip there yourself, through our COP-15 program - head over to youtube.com/cop15 to submit your video now.
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    Media and Money

  • Newspaper 3Q profits are up and down

    ellabeepr
    30 Oct 2009 | 9:19 am
    Third-quarter profit at The Washington Post Co. rose 69 percent compared with the same period last year reports a staff writer from the newspaper. The Post Co. earned $17.1 million ($1.81 per share) on $1.14 billion in revenue during the period from July to September, the company said Friday morning, compared with $10.4 million ($1.08) on $1.12 billion in revenue in the third quarter of last year. The company’s newspaper division, which includes The Post and several smaller papers, lost $23.6 million in the quarter, bringing 2009 losses to $166.7 million, compared with losses of $178.3…

  • USA TODAY remains number one in total daily print circulation

    ellabeepr
    27 Oct 2009 | 4:57 am
    USA TODAY remains number one in total daily print circulation in the United States, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation report. USA TODAY’s daily print circulation was 1,891,604 for the period ending September 30, 2009. USA TODAY’s print circulation is nearly 275,000 copies per day larger than its closest competitor, The Wall Street Journal, and more than 1,000,000 copies per day larger than The New York Times. USA TODAY is also the newspaper leader in single copy newsstand sales selling more than 475,000 copies per day versus The Wall Street Journal’s 89,951…

  • Ted Turner wants to run CNN again

    ellabeepr
    16 Oct 2009 | 10:39 am
    Wants ‘less fluffy news and more international news’ By Paul Bond No knock on his “good friend” Jeff Bewkes — or on Superman — but Ted Turner wishes that he were running Time Warner so that he could make some changes at Cartoon Network and CNN, the cable news channel he founded 29 years ago, according to The HollyWood Reporter. At CNN, he wants “less fluffy news and more international news,” especially about China, Turner says in an interview set to run on Bloomberg TV on Friday. “Less talk, more news,” he says. As for Cartoon…

  • Bloomberg TV viewers have the highest income

    ellabeepr
    14 Oct 2009 | 6:18 pm
    Viewers of the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION® network have the highest median household income and the highest median net worth among cable news networks in the U.S., according to the 2009 Mendelsohn Affluent Survey. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION viewer’s median income of $156,290 was 12% higher than the survey average and 10% higher than the average of other cable news networks. The BLOOMBERG TELEVISION network is the only U.S. cable channel whose viewers earn a median annual income of more than $150,000. In addition to delivering an extremely affluent audience, the BLOOMBERG TELEVISION network…

  • Bloomberg buys Business Week

    ellabeepr
    13 Oct 2009 | 2:54 pm
    By Stephanie Clifford, New York Times Bloomberg LP is the winning bidder for McGraw-Hill’s BusinessWeek. Bloomberg’s interest signals a wider journalistic ambition at the company, where the publishing side is known for its financial focus and financial readers. Despite some award-winning journalism, after 80 years, BusinessWeek had become a drag on parent company’s McGraw-Hill’s books. It lost $43 million last year and had almost $32 million in liabilities outstanding as of April 30 — more debts than assets — according to a June memorandum sent to potential buyers. While initial…
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  • UFO Welcome Center in Bowman SC

    This location is one of the most popular virtual geocaches in South Carolina and I thank WaterBaron for bringing me here. If your are traveling via I-26 to I-95 over viceversa I recommend that you detour thru Bowman to view the “UFO Welcome Center” “It has attracted nearly 3,000 tourists to ...

  • Ayers featured in U.S. News article

    ‘America’s Best Leaders’ issue highlights football coach, program SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Wofford College head football coach Mike Ayers is featured in a two-page article in the November 2009 issue of U.S. News & World Report, which focuses on “America’s Best Leaders” and includes an interview with President Obama. The magazine is on ...

  • Verizon Wireless Announces That New Android Phone Will Be Available Next Week

    Verizon Wireless DROID By Motorola: World’s First Smartphone with Android™ 2.0 GREENVILLE, SC – High-speed Web browsing, voice-activated search, customizable large screen, access to thousands of Android applications and hundreds of widgets and the best 3G mobile network in the country: DROID by Motorola arrives on Nov. 6.Verizon Wireless, the company ...

  • Carolinas Nuclear Facilities Are Significant Economic Engine for the Carolinas

    More than 37,000 jobs; more than $2 billion in payroll COLUMBIA, S.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Carolinas’ nuclear energy generating facilities provide a significant economic impact to North Carolina and South Carolina according to a new study. The Carolinas Nuclear Cluster, businesses directly connected with the nuclear industry, commissioned the research to obtain a ...

  • How Do I Know If I Qualify For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

    What are the qualifications to file bankruptcy? This seems to be a major concern for many people. The truth is that if you are having trouble paying your bills, you probably qualify to file for bankruptcy protection under the bankruptcy act. Businesses can file either a Chapter 11 or Chapter ...
 
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  • Chicago Cultural Center Showcases the Artwork of Adults with Disabilities

    Sydney Holman
    19 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Bright colors and distinctive murals greet visitors as they walk through the big glass doors into the gallery inside the Chicago Cultural Center. Inside, the walls are decorated with eye-catching artwork that represents an individual’s identity. One painting that immediately catches the eye is of a Mayan princess with a long snake twirled around her curvaceous body created by artist Fernando Ramirez. This is not just any art gallery, however, it is Project Onward, a program that allows adults with disabilities to showcase their creative talent and make a profit. Founders Rob Lents and Mark…

  • Lakeview Residents Say Efforts to “Take Back the Streets” Are Working

    Kelsey Duckett
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:37 pm
    Over 100 Lakeview residents — fed up with crime on their turf — have united with local officials to meet monthly on the streets of their North Side neighborhood in an effort to “Take Back the Streets” in their community. The Triangle Neighbors Association, which oversees the Lakeview community between Belmont and Addison avenues, and Halsted and Clark streets, has joined forces with Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) and the Chicago Police Department in an attempt to prevent violence in their neighborhood. Jim Ludwig, president of Triangle Neighbors Association, said the “Take Back the…

  • Chicago City Council: End Deportation of UIC Student

    Tom Smith
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:03 pm
    In a 48-to-1 vote, Chicago City Council passed a resolution Nov. 18 supporting a halt to the deportation of UIC junior Rigoberto Padilla and other undocumented students.  The resolution sponsored by Ald. George Cardenas (12th) called on Congress to pass the Dream Act of 2009, a bill introduced by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) that would give undocumented students brought to the United States as children a pathway to citizenship. “I want to stay in this country,” said Padilla. “Everything is here – my family, school, everything.  I don’t know anyone in Mexico.” Padilla’s troubles…

  • Students Press Elected Officials for More Employment Opportunities at Youth Town Hall

    Jennifer T. Lacey
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    Sentra Lamon went on what she calls a “job-hunting blitz” a month ago. The Kenwood Academy High School graduate and current DeVry University student applied for 16 positions over a two-day span, only to hear “no” from potential employers due to what she believed to be a lack of job experience. Now, Lamon is worried about paying back the mounting costs of her student loans, about $10,000 for her first year at college. “I’m gonna have to pay all that stuff back after I get out in three years,” said Lamon. “And by me being so young and not having experience, I really…

  • Controversial Development Resurfaces in Ravenswood

    Sarah Ostman
    16 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm
    A barren Ravenswood parking lot may soon be home to a grocery store, parking garage, condo complex and more — if the developer’s “plan B” manages to appease the community that gave a cold shoulder to his first attempt earlier this year. The “Ravenswood Station” mixed-use development would be built on a now-vacant Sears parking lot at the corner of Lawrence and Ravenswood Avenues, between the department store and the Metra commuter rail line. Wilmette-based Crossroads Development Partners is revising its plans for the project, and the new layout will be made public in “late 2009…
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    BlatantNews.com - Latest News and Opinion

  • EU Has Chosen An Ex-Banker As It's First President

    The new figure-head of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, is the current PM in Belgium, but before his successful political career, the Flemish politician had a background in banking. Whilst he has a talent for numbers, is he really the correct person for this particular job?

  • Ireland Will Appeal To FIFA For French Replay

    The Football Association of Ireland's Chief Executive, John Delaney, released a statement which cites a 2005 match which FIFA ordered to be replayed by Uzbekistan and Bahrain. He believes Ireland and France should play again, due to the dispute over Theirry Henry's double handball

  • List Of The Most Corrupt Countries/Governments In The World

    Tuesday's release of Transparency International's 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) sees the usual suspects up the top. Many war-torn nations are holding onto their highest positions, and western democracy is not sorting out corruption in either Afghanistan or Iraq

  • Rich Nations Repress Agricultural Development At World Food Summit

    Industrialised nations wont agree to switch over 17 per cent of their already promised foreign aid to agricultural development in needy countries, which would enable self-sufficiency and help to solve the global food shortage. Should we pressure our governments to really help the hungry?

  • Mixed Feelings Across America As The DC Sniper Goes Silently

    The reaction to Tuesday's execution of John Allen Muhammad has been mixed at best, with many in the US saying that Lee Boyd Malvo should have also been subject to the same ultimate penalty. Why are so many political and so-called 'Christian' voices apparently calling for more violence?
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