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• Seven Afghan Soldier killed in 'Nato air strike'

  Amitjha

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:28 am

  One more case of mistaken identity by NATO troops, unfortunately this mistake took life of seven Afghan soldiers. This incident took lace in western Bagdhis province of Afghanistan. It is not the first time this kind of mistargeted killing. Earlier NATO killed several in a...read more

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  7 Nov 2009 | 4:05 am

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• Economic War - Banks vs Humanity

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  7 Nov 2009 | 4:04 am

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• Violent offenders receiving only police cautions

  generaldecay

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:46 am

  "If you commit a crime and get caught it is reasonable to think that you will go to court, be prosecuted and pay the price for your actions. Not necessarily. In fact, in England and Wales half of all criminal cases brought to justice these days are punished out of court by...read more

• Toronto wins bid for 2015 Pan Am Games on first ballot

  albertacowpoke

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:44 am

  Friday's vote in Guadalajaro, Mexico selected Toronto as the host city of the 2015 Pan Am Games.  Premier Dalton McGuinty and Toronto Mayor David Miller made their last pitch prior to the ballots being...read more

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• Azerbaijan: Reaction to yesterday's blogger trial

  Onnik Krikorian

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:34 am

  As the trial of video blogging youth activists Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli continues in Baku, two English-language bloggers from Azerbaijan react to yesterday's aborted court hearing. Both seem pessimistic and unhappy with how the trial has been conducted to date, but nonetheless say they will continue to fight for the two men's release. In particular, L4L shares his observations from yesterday's hearing, and particularly on the decision not to enter phone records in Hajizade and Milli's defense into court. During today’s hearing of…

• Tunisia: Blogger Fatma Arabicca Detained

  Amira Al Hussaini

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:04 pm

  Tunisian blogger Fatma Riahi, who blogs as Fatma Arabicca, has been charged with defamation on her own blog and is now being detained. A group has been formed on Facebook in support of the 34-year-old blogger, who is also being accused of blogging on Debat Tunise (Tunisia Debate).

• Yoaní Sanchez & other Cuban bloggers detained, beaten

  Georgia Popplewell

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:54 pm

  On the evening of November 6, Babalú blog linked to a post by Penultimos Dias (es) reporting that a number of prominent Cuban bloggers, including Yoaní Sánchez and Global Voices contributor Claudia Cadelo, were detained by state security forces. An update from Penultimos Días reported that Sanchez and Orlando Luis Pardo were “verbally abused and severely beaten”.

• Ukraine: Flu and Politics

  Veronica Khokhlova

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:32 pm

  Jamestown Foundation Blog and Ukrainiana - on the politics around the flu situation in Ukraine.

• Israeli and Palestinian youth use video to understand the conflict

  Juliana Rincón Parra

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm

  Two different organizations in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories are using video tools to help both Arabic and Jewish youth to understand the conflict and bridge gaps between them,  creating spaces for interaction and communication where they can share their dreams, concerns and thoughts regarding the complex situation they live in. One of the initiatives is Sadaka Reut, and this is what they say about their program: With the majority of Palestinian and Jewish youth physically segregated from one another (in separate communities and schools) and fears, racism and prejudice the…

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• Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care Vote

  7 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  Associated Press - By David Espo, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Nov. 07 (Breaking News) - Capping months of months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a voteNewsTrust Rating: 3.3 average (not enough reviews) - See Reviews » - Review It        Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

• Jamal Dajani: Don't Ask Me About Hasan

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:58 pm

  Huffington Post - By Jamal Dajani - Nov. 06 - Seven messages and counting on my voice mail from different Bay Area reporters, all wanting to know the Muslim community's reaction about the recent heinous killings of Nidal Malik Hasan. All wanting to know what had driven a 39-year-old Muslim to goNewsTrust Rating: 4.8 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It        Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

• Greg Mitchell: Top Authors, and Editor, in 'NYT Book Review' Ethics Dispute

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  Huffington Post - By Greg Mitchell - Nov. 06 (Review) - It's nothing new for aggrieved authors to write letters to the highly influential New York Times Book Review, protesting a negative review, or one rife with errors. Sometimes the protest relates to the unfair choice of reviewer. What's unusual aboutNewsTrust Rating: 3.9 average (not enough reviews) - See Review » - Review It        Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

• Many Still Believe That Saddam Hussein Was Behind 9/11, and Now We Have Some Idea Why

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  AlterNet - By Emily Badger - Nov. 06 (News Analysis) - Of 49 people included in the study who believed in such a connection, only one shed the certainty when presented with prevailing evidence that it wasn't true. The rest came up with an array of justifications for ignoring, discounting or simply disagreeing with contrary evidence — even when it came from President Bush himself.NewsTrust Rating: 3.7 average - 9 Reviews » - Review It        Visit NewsTrust | About | Sign Up | Disclaimer

• Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  Informed Comment - By Juan Cole - Nov. 06 (News Analysis) - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to stand down and he declines to run in the upcoming Palestine Authority elections. The decision came in the wake of the US failure to convince the Israelis to halt colonization of the West Bank and Arab East Jerusalem. It also followed a series of embarrassing flip-flops by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who praised hard line right wing PM Netanyahu for his efforts in favor of the peace process. Even for a diplomatic statement, this tack is is a little embarrassing in…

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• DonorsChoose: micro-giving for public classrooms

  13 Oct 2009 | 3:06 pm

  Charles Best, founder and CEO of the nonprofit DonorsChoose.org, discusses the groundbreaking charity and its model for funding public school projects around the country. They expect individuals to contribute around $17 million this year for books , field trips, art supplies and technology needed by classrooms in low-income areas.

• Fighting malaria with a social media fundraiser

  12 Oct 2009 | 3:19 pm

  Sloane Berrent of thecausemopolitan.com and socialbrite.org tells about Causeitsmybirthday.com, a wild cause campaign featuring parties in seven major cities on seven consecutive nights to raise money for mosquito nets to prevent malaria for villagers in rural Ghana. Sloane also talks about how social media can be used for grassroots efforts on behalf of any kind of cause.

• BlogHer's ethical rules of the road

  7 Oct 2009 | 3:33 pm

  In the wake of the FTC's ruling on the need for bloggers to disclose when they've received something of value from an advertiser, here's a 4-minute video interview with Jory Des Jardins, co-founder of BlogHer, about the blog organization's strict rules about disclosure before its members are allowed to accept anything of value (in this case, $500 gift cards from JCPenney) before writing a review.

• BlogHer's ethical rules of the road

  7 Oct 2009 | 3:30 pm

  In the wake of the FTC's ruling on the need for bloggers to disclose when they've received something of value from an advertiser, here's a 4-minute video interview with Jory Des Jardins, co-founder of BlogHer, about the blog organization's strict rules about disclosure before its members are allowed to accept anything of value (in this case, $500 gift cards from JCPenney) before writing a review.

• YouthNoise: Helping youths collaborate on causes

  29 Sep 2009 | 11:24 am

  Here's an 8-minute video interview with Ginger Thomson, who recently stepped down as CEO to become an advisor to YouthNoise, a social network for social good developed for and by young people worldwide. With traditional volunteer organizations constrained these days, Thomson said, the tendency of young people to take a DIY approach to volunteerism may prove especially fruitful, with youths diving in and raising money for the causes they believe in -- and using the tools on YouthNoise to achieve those goals.

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• 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…

• FTC Wants Your Input on Journalism Sustainability

  Leonard Witt

  18 Oct 2009 | 10:10 am

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is planning a Public Workshop/Roundtable on December 1-2, 2009 entitled: From Town Crier to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age? Your comments are invited. Federal Trade Commission Chairman John Liebowitz says by “…bringing together stakeholders — bloggers, journalists, economists, university faculty — who have thought about this issue, we might be able to come up with some ideas about what policy makers or lawmakers might think about doing, or refraining from doing, going forward.” The full details are here.

• Gourmet Succumbs to Bean Counter Diet

  Leonard Witt

  5 Oct 2009 | 1:09 pm

  After the announcement that the bean counters would no longer publish Gourmet Magazine, my wife sent me an email with the subject line: End of the world as we know it And the text: Just saw that Gourmet is ceasing publication, a victim of the times. Sigh. Thirty years of her loyalty ends with this brush off as written in the New York Times: In an interview at Condé Nast headquarters Monday morning, the chief executive Charles H. Townsend explained why he had made the cuts he had. The simple answer: the magazines were losing money. “We will not be in that position after today — we won’t…

• Time to Get ‘Connected’ with Social Networking Research

  Leonard Witt

  4 Oct 2009 | 7:13 pm

  Ever since I started talking about the network weaver concept, the idea of social networks has intrigued me. It is time now for me to dive deep into the pool. So far I have had my foot in the water with the likes of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell and his concept of Connectors, Mavens and Salesmen and, of course, there is Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky. Next before the heavy duty research is Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler. It was reviewed…

• Knight Releases Community, Information, Democracy Report

  Leonard Witt

  2 Oct 2009 | 11:55 am

  The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy releases its report today in Washington DC, setting a vision for healthy, informed, democratic communities. The Commission report has 15 policy measures “to help Americans meet their local information needs.” They include: Recommendation 1: Direct media policy toward innovation,competition, and support for business models that provide marketplace incentives for quality journalism. Recommendation 2: Increase support for public service media aimed at meeting community information needs. Recommendation 3:…

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• Ode to our son and Oscar the Grouch

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm

  Our sons and I grew up on Sesame Street. It was a daily staple for our mornings. I love all the character and all the songs, especially one song, "Listen to the wind blow". Oscar the Grouch made being grouchy OK and funny. We all loved the Sesame Street gang. Thank you, guys and gals.

• 4% Mortgage Money Available-MoneyTv with Donald Baillargeon

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm

  On MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, Don hears from the Mortgage Minute Guy about 4% range mortgage money

• 40 Years of Sesame Street brought to you by the far right GOP

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm

  A – ANTI – Anti anything this current administration is trying to changeB – BIRTHER – Need I say more on this one.C – CLUELESS – When they sit back smiling and clapping when their house minority leader doesn’t know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutionhttp://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/scarce/boehner-pulls-bonerD – DIVIDE – The only tool they have leftE – EGOCENTRIC – Yup, you got it, screw the people that are suffering, it’s all about protecting the corporation because they got some good old lobbying money from them.F – FEAR…

• yankees parade

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm

  In the attempt to celibate the NY Yankees winning the words series i mistakenly got to the parade route late. Unfortunately the closest most people got who arrived that late was 4 blocks north of city hall. I saw this young girl sitting on her daddys back holding up this sign.

• Bad Choices

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm

  I started drinking alcohol and using drugs in the 9th grade…like many others, I’m sure. However, for me, I had finally found a cure to my feelings of inadequacy, feelings of less than, feelings of inferiority and in short, my insecurities seemed to vanish. That huge hole I had always felt in my gut disappeared. It was fun, at first. Slowly, but surely though, over the course of many years, my dreams and interests I had as a young boy, gave way to more and more drug and alcohol abuse, until eventually, I let go of all my dreams and interests, lost everything, and ended up homeless and…

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• New site ‘Netted’ by the Webbys

  Netted is a new daily email produced by the folks behind the Webbys, “a free daily newsletter where they’ll share the latest, coolest, and most useful things they’ve discovered online”

• Interactive: How Barack Obama Won the White House

  This interactive map shows how Barack Obama Won the White House one year ago.

• How Do You Feel a Year After President Obama’s Election?

  Cool interactive features on nytimes.com asking, “What One Word Best Describes How You Feel a Year After President Obama’s Election?” This page updates with the most popular choices from NYTimes.com readers.

• Nonprofit news venture Texas Tribune to launch

  Evan Smith, the longtime editor of Texas Monthly, is launching the Texas Tribune, a non-profit news operation that has hired 11 journalists at competitive salaries. Howard Kurtz reports: The fledgling operation has raised an impressive $3.6 million, with $1 million coming from Smith’s pal, venture capitalist John Thornton. “It actually started, as much as my life does, out [...]

• St. Louis Globe-Democrat Returning As Free Online News Site

  PaidContent reports: “The St. Louis Globe-Democrat—dead for 23 years—is coming back to life as a free news site. www.globe-democrat.com is slated to launch Dec. 8, according to an announcement by Dan Rositano, who runs a St. Louis IT company for small businesses; he describes himself on Linked In as president and CEO of the Globe-Democrat [...]

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• 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…

• What I’m reading

  Patrick Thornton

  25 Sep 2009 | 8:51 am

  This is a new feature on BeatBlogging.Org where I share the links of the stories that I’m reading. This will be different than The Dose of social media, as these stories aren’t just social media related. Also, I’m thinking about doing a once-a-week social media roundup too. Starbucks launches iPhone app: use your phone to buy coffee http://bit.ly/1f3YcC Lewis Pugh swims the North Pole | TED talk http://bit.ly/2LdHGz WARNING: Twitter Worm Spreading via Direct Messages http://bit.ly/2hr49 Study: Microbloggers are really boring http://bit.ly/adcoe Social Media Policies from 80+…

• News orgs should look to government for innovation

  Patrick Thornton

  22 Sep 2009 | 2:06 pm

  I never thought I’d say this, but we need to look at some of the innovative things that government is doing. In a recent post for Poynter.org, I looked at NASA’s internal employee social network, Spacebook. The core behind the idea is to create a more collaborative culture at NASA. And why not? The Web has made collaboration easier than ever before and that’s what Spacebook is hoping to tap into: The network allows NASA’s estimated 18,000 employees, regardless of where they’re stationed in the world, to interact and collaborate. The site gives employees the…

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• Industrialised World Intransigence on CO2 emissions dooms Climate Negotiations

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am

• Opposition to EDL Rally in Leeds, UK

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:34 pm

• BusinessEurope conference disturbed by climate activists

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:51 am

• Squatting ban in the Netherlands approaching

  23 Oct 2009 | 5:42 pm

• Venezuela: Demarcation without land, criminalization and death for indigenous struggle

  22 Oct 2009 | 4:24 pm

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• Mayor Kevin Johnson Engaged To DC-Area Educator

  "Radio Matthew" Keys

  7 Nov 2009 | 3:09 am

  Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Washington, D.C. Schools Chancelllor Michelle Rhee are engaged to wed. Few details were released, but the Mayor did issue a statement. "This is an exciting time in our lives and I feel truly blessed," Johnson commented in a public statement issued Friday. "Michelle is an amazing person, and I could not be happier." Rhee, who served on the Mayor's St. Hope Academy before leaving for Washington, D.C., is divorced and has two children. The Sacramento Bee reports Rhee was once on the cover of Time Magazine as a prominent education reformer.

• Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers play Marilyn's on K Sunday

  Jonathan Mendick

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:57 pm

  Stephen Kellogg is not the type to brag about sharing the stage with Melissa Etheridge and hanging out with Carly Simon, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett. In fact, the musician never mentioned it in his interview with The Sacramento Press. Kellogg's favorite moment in his 15-year musical career wasn't even playing music. It was a humbling moment watching the drummer in his band help a soldier in the Middle East. "In Kuwait this past spring, we met this Army Ranger shipping out that night for Afghanistan," Kellogg said. "He was hanging out, listening to us play, and it came up…

• A Fabolous night at Azukar

  Jonathan Mendick

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm

  It's hard to describe the sensory overload: Cologne, body odor, marijuana. Flashing lights, minor skirmishes barely contained by dozens of bouncers. Not unsafe, but too much "swagger" and body heat. Why would Grammy-nominated rapper Fabolous want to perform at a nightclub instead of a larger venue for his first visit to Sacramento? Why would hundreds hang out in a less-than-savory atmosphere until after midnight to welcome Fabolous? It's hard to recall why much of Thursday night, or early Friday was unique, but it's clear that when Brooklyn rapper Fabolous talks, it makes you want…

• Change is in the wind for your lawn piles

  Kathleen Haley

  6 Nov 2009 | 8:19 pm

  The practice of dumping green waste on the street may become a thing of the past. The City Council will discuss a proposal Tuesday to ask voters if they want to place their piles of leaves in bins instead of in the street. The people of Sacramento banned bins in 1977. “On September 27, 1977, city of Sacramento voters passed Measure A, an initiative ordinance that prohibited the city from requiring containerized collection of yard and garden refuse (green waste),” according to a Utilities Department report that will be presented to the City Council Nov. 10. The department is asking…

• Interview with Shari Aresta, Organizer of Over 40, I Don't Want to Grow Up

  Paul Roberts

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:38 pm

  Question: What inspired you to create your own single’s group? Answer: When I moved to Elk Grove, I knew no one except for my son. He moved here and I followed. After I got here, I worked out of my house so I didn’t get to meet anyone. I lived here for 5 years not knowing anyone and one day someone told me about the Meetup site, a nationwide organization. Then life for me began once again. To see pictures of Shari, stop by here: http://s886.photobucket.com/albums/ac67/PaulDaleRoberts_bucket/Shari/ Question: What were you doing before you had this single’s group? Answer: I…

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• The other 1989s, Fred Halliday

  david hayes

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 am

  Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin wall and the collapse of eastern European communism, international commentary has focussed on what these events meant for the spread of democracy and the disintegration of the authoritarian regimes modelled on the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). Such attention is merited: 1989 marked not just the fall of half a dozen or so communist ruling parties, and the onset of the the Soviet Union's own end of two years later, but also a massive ideological shift in the world. The end of European communism marked the end of the cold war, but also…

• 1989: moment, legacy, future , David Hayes openDemocracy

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:50 am

  Ivan Krastev: A political exhaustion Adam Szostkiewicz: The iron rule of history Vladimir Tismaneanu: The end and the beginning Krzysztof Bobinski: On the move Alexander Rahr: A great reversal Rein Müllerson: Old walls, new fences Emily Lau: An indelible mark Tibor Dessewffy: In the mirror of the future Neal Ascherson: How it ended Patrice de Beer: Two worlds Takashi Inoguchi: A view across continents Katinka Barysch: Timebends Goran Fejic: The trial and the wall Arthur Ituassu: A time of fusion Ivan Krastev, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia A political exhaustion Ivan Krastev is chair…

• The trial and the wall , Goran Fejic

  david hayes

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:45 am

  When they arrested Radovan K he knew that the times had changed. They did not arrest him because of the charges brought against him by a remote international tribunal. Those charges had been there for years, collecting dust. And those who decided that he should be arrested despised that tribunal as much as he himself did. But, the country that had sheltered him for so many years, the country that had allowed him to walk freely through its capital city, disguised as a picturesque witch-doctor and to ridicule international prosecutors, suddenly decided that it had other, more pressing…

• International law is key, Sam Bahour

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am

  Ahmed Badawi is to be applauded for thinking out of the box and probing issues that are virtually taboos on each respective side of the Palestinian-Israeli divide.  That said, I must respectfully challenge the thesis that he presents.  My reading of his analysis is that he may have fallen into an Israeli trap - one that has been set ever since the late nineteenth century and has taken innumerous well-intended persons victim. Sam Bahour is a Palestinian-American business consultant living in the besieged Palestinian City of El-Bireh in the West Bank. Towards the end of his analysis, Badawi…

• India’s 21st-century war, Paul Rogers

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:35 am

  A year on from the election of Barack Obama as United States president, the conflicts that dominated Washington's concern under his predecessor are still raging - and even increasing in intensity. This is particularly true of the arc of insecurity that stretches from the middle east through to southwest Asia, where - from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Israel-Palestine and Iran - the reality and potential of violence have hardly been diminished as a result of the change of administration.  Paul Rogers is professor in the department of peace studies at Bradford University, northern England.

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• How chocolate is used for healing in the past and present

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:27 pm

  History of Chocolate Timeline The beginning of chocolate is the cacao tree, known by ethnobotanists as "theobroma cacao." According to the article, "Introduction: Chocolate’s History at a Glance," chocolate in its raw state grows in a pod like a pea, but on trees 40-60 feet tall. Cacao is native to the tropics of America. Ancient Mayans called chocolate or cacao in its bitter, raw state "food of the spirits." The caco tree has wide branches and grows wild in Central and South America, Africa, and in the tropical parts of Asia since prehistoric times. Archaeologists…

• NFL 2009: Week 9 Preview: 5 Key Divisonal Contests

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:31 am

  NFL 2009: PREVIEW-- WEEK 9 Week 9 NFL Preview 11/06/2009 KEY DIVISIONAL CONTESTS HIGHLIGHT WEEK 9 NFL ACTION As the NFL approaches the halfway point, it’s still a wide open race to the playoffs. Sure, the Indianapolis Colts (7-0) and New Orleans Saints (7-0) are in good shape with spotless records. But in the unpredictable NFL, you don’t want to count out anybody. Since 1990, when the current 12-team playoff format was adopted, 47 teams (20.6 percent of the 228 playoff clubs) have advanced to the postseason after starting the season with a .500 or worse record after eight games.

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• Newspapers and social media sites. What works?

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:46 am

  Self-promotion is a tricky business.  Over the past couple years, social networking has made it much easier (and cheaper) to get your name out there to the public.  Most of the time anyway. The use of social media for promotion had really began to pick up in the world of publishing, but to what extent?  BBC just recently announced that they will be appointing a Social Media Editor in the near future.  And a new article from the Newspaper Association of America explores the extent to which particular bookmarking and social networking sites increase page traffic…

• AP to help build mobile apps for publishers

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:30 am

  The Associated Press and Verve Wireless are teaming up to provide a 'white label' mobile app builder for publishers. The service will allow publishers to create a customized mobile platform for their products, based on the AP mobile app. The offer is aimed at smaller publications that don't have the resources to develop their own mobile application Jeff Litvack, AP's general manager of mobile and emerging products, said, "Building an app from scratch is time consuming and costly, there are numerous things to consider, and we want AP member news outlets to leverage what we've learned from our…

• Changes and fixes to new US journalism shield law

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  The "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" is a a piece of legislation currently being worked out in the American Senate, and is aimed at both protecting journalists and national security interests by specifying under what conditions a journalist should be compelled to disclose a confidential source.The main problems facing this act have apparently been worked out by the Specter-Schumer amendment.First, the 'open-ended analysis' the court is supposed to undergo to determine whether to compel disclosure has been replaced with a 'more balanced and appropriate' process; The Attorney General must…

• Murdoch's paywall plans could attract anti-trust regulation

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:15 am

  In a recent conference call with several reporters on New Corp's quarterly earnings, Rupert Murdoch admitted to problems and delays in implementing a universal paywall for his news agencies (the delay being "with everything").However, exactly how News Corp plans to go about charging for content has become a suspect issue. It is widely accepted that if paid online news content is to work, all or nearly all providers would have to start charging at the same time. Because of this, News Corp has begun talking to other news sources about its plans to start charging, thus raising concerns…

• Trinity Mirror update: Further 17 editorial jobs set to go

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:58 am

  Following intense speculation that the Trinity Mirror is set to open up another round of redundancies, the division yesterday confirmed further cut backs, putting some 17 editorial jobs at risk, the Guardian has reported.Trinity Mirror Merseyside publishes two dailies - the Liverpool Echo and Liverpool Daily Post - and 14 weeklies including the Southport Visiter, Formby Times, Crosby Herald and Skelmersdale Advertiser.

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• Council Tax Benefit Renamed Council Tax Rebate

  Amanda Johnson

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:08 am

  As part of the campaign to encourage pensioners to claim the help they are entitled to, the Government will rename Council Tax Benefit to Council Tax Rebate. This is just one part of an ongoing programme aimed at encouraging the take up of benefits and make claiming simpler...Related posts:Island Businesses Warned Of HMRC ScamMajor New Changes To Benefit FamiliesIW Council Prosecute Benefit FraudsterCouncil Benefits Fraud Team ‘Best in South’IW Council Awards Grants To Community Groups.Copyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved.

• Free Bus Pass Money ‘too little too late’

  Kath Harvey

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:07 am

  Andrew Turner, the Island’s MP, has said it is right that the Government is finally to consult on amending the grant formula which funds free national bus travel for pensioners but has damned it as being ‘much too little – far too late’. Related posts:Isle of Wight Residents Welcome Free Bus Pass.Concessionary Travel Could Increase Island Bus Fares.Time to Apply for National Concessionary Bus Pass.White Air Extreme Sports Festival 2007.New National Bus Pass Unveiled.Copyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved. The use of this feed on…

• Isle of Wight MP’s Response to Kelly Report

  Kath Harvey

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:48 am

  Andrew Turner has given his response to the report on MPs’ Expenses by Sir Christopher Kelly and the Committee on Standards in Public Life. Mr Turner welcomed the report which, he says, contains many sensible proposals...Related posts:Kelly Sotherton Going For GoldKelly Sotherton & Team GB Speak of Olympic HopesResponse to HSE Initial Report on Foot and Mouth Outbreak.Island MP Studies OFT Cross-Solent Ferry ReportPavements and PedestriansCopyright ©2009Isle of Wight News & Media From The Island Pulse: All Rights Reserved. The use of this feed on other websites could infringe…

• Isle of Wight Media ‘Becomes the Story’

  Amanda Johnson

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:35 am

  This week Island Pulse became part of the story and was not alone in gaining a mention in the Island Business Magazine online and in print...Related posts:Media Trust in “Communication for the Next Generation”Wake Up To People Power Of The Net.Lord Louis Library: Short Story CompetitionFeatureRNLI Use The Knowledge Zone In New Campaign.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: www.islandpulse.co.uk ©2009 (174.143.64.191) )

• Inspirational Sunday Times Award For Dee Caffari

  Citizen Media

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:20 am

  Good news for Dee Caffari who reports: on winning the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration, at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards 2009...Related posts:Dee Caffari Scoops Exceptional Achievement AwardIsle of Wight Nurse Wins Top AwardZurich Option Time to Say Goodbye.South East Business Awards Call For Entries.RTIR Under New Starters OrdersCopyright ©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: www.islandpulse.co.uk ©2009 (174.143.64.191) )

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• Remembrance Day in Crewe

  Crewe blog

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:12 am

  This Sunday's Remembrance service will begin with a parade from Chester Street at 10.35am, on to Market Street and Earle Street. Cheshire East Mayor Margaret Simon will salute the march on Sandon Street around 10.45am before taking up position on Civic Square for the service that will start at 10.50am. The act of remembrance will commence at 10.57am before the two minutes silence at 11am... please send your photos and we'll get them on the blog on Sunday afternoon.

• Ken Dodd's back...

  Crewe blog

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:21 pm

  Ken Dodd will be performing at Crewe's Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th November at 7.30pm. I went to the last show on the recommendation of a mate, and it was hilarious. You certainly got value for money, as it lasted about four hours! Tickets are priced at £18.50 with concessions receiving £1.00 discount. For further information please contact the Box Office on 01270-537333 or visit http://www.lyceumtheatre.net/

• Photo quiz - ANSWER

  Crewe blog

  6 Nov 2009 | 10:03 am

  Ok, here's a couple of old snaps for you to have a think about. They are from Howard Curran, so anyone who knows him will have a decent idea where this street is. What do you know about them and the surrounding area? Answer: former C&NBC Mayor Howard Curran is one of the characters in my forthcoming book, Crewe and its People, and his story revolves around the many pubs that once traded in the town. He mentions Woolf’s brewery in his chapter, and that backed onto the houses that you can see on the picture of Duke Street (top images), just past The Park pub (now closed) and before you…

• Book launch at Hops...

  Crewe blog

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:55 am

  Thanks to all who have shown an interest in both From Crewe to the Cape and Crewe and its People. Both books will be available from Friday 27th November, at a joint launch that will take place at Hops Cafe Bar on Prince Albert Street, between 1pm and 7pm. Why? Well, the authors of From Crewe to the Cape (Mark Potts, Tony Marks and Howard Curran) and myself aren't too fussed about a load of hype, book signings and all that. We just fancy a natter with anyone who wants to get a copy, talk about the projects and maybe talk about self-publishing. That's something we are hoping to help others…

• Cat back on air... (well, t'internet)

  Crewe blog

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am

  Quick shout for local radio station The Cat that will be available on the Internet from 12 noon on Saturday 7th November as part of the build up to the next RSL broadcast scheduled for November 23rd... click here

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  OHMYNEWS

• 4 Emerging Trends of the Real-Time Web

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:43 am

  How do you navigate through it all and which developments should you be paying attention to? What are the emerging trends for companies and entrepreneurs to watch for? One citizen journalist highlights four trends....

• The Last Lincoln Highway Sign

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:32 pm

  After three days of camping we were rested and ready for the final push to the end of the Lincoln Highway: Times Square, New York City....

• Another Outspoken Kyrgyz Journalist Attacked

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:13 pm

  Kyrgyz journalist Kubanych Djoldoshev suffered multiple injuries after being assaulted by unknown attackers at about 2 a.m. on November 1 in the southern city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan....

• Tasty Bite: How Companies Enter A Foreign Market

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• Interfaith Soul Mates for 40 Years

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• Innocence is always unsuspicious

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Unaware of the legal battle surrounding her home in this Low Income Neighbourhood (LIN) in Krishnarajapuram in North Bangalore, this little girl enjoys a measly snack.You can read the complete article about this LIN here They have possession certificates, yet live in fear of eviction ⊕…

• After Basavanagudi underpass crisis, BBMP tech committee strikes out

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the BBMP will soon begin to decide and approve all major road projects in Bengaluru’s limits. This is confirmed by the Technical Advisor to the BBMP Commissioner and Member of TAC, H Raja Simha. So far, the TAC was approving grade separator and road widening works for the BBMP along the 12-arterial corridors (major roads going out of the city) only. For grade separator projects outside the corridors, TAC was not involved. But now, Simha says a decision has been taken for all such projects to be sent to TAC for approval. Additional…

• YoursTruly Theatre presents Interactive Theatre for Children

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  On the occasion of Children's day, Nov 14 -2009Yours Truly TheatrePresentsSIGNSa series 5 short plays in complete the story stylea Yt'angle initiative( Yours Truly angle for children) officially launching with this show.SHOW DETAILSName of Play: SignsDuration: 2 hoursStart Time: 10:00 amDate: November 14, 2009Venue: ADA Ranga Mandira, JC Road, BangaloreTicket - Rs 50/-To book tickets call 9845853093/9845243051Make this children's day a special one for your child.Inviting children above 7 years, along with parents/relative.About Signs:A series of 5-short stories performed in 'complete the…

• Art history viewing in Bengaluru to get much needed fillip

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  Following a long wait, Bengaluru inaugurated its very own National Gallery of Modern Art earlier this year. Functioning under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, National Gallery has its head quarters in New Delhi, and another centre in Mumbai. Originally established in 1954, NGMA developed as a premiere institute for the housing and display of modern and contemporary art objects, of which they currently have more than 17,000. Over 500 items from this collection – paintings, sculptures, prints - were selected to be part of the inaugural exhibition at the Bengaluru centre with…

• Want to watch the TED talks live?

  4 Nov 2009 | 4:00 pm

  If you would like to watch the TED talks live, please go tohttp://ted.indiatimes.com/⊕…

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• From Here to Hanoi

  Dayan Jayatilleka

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:20 am

  Vietnam was the first country to be informed by Sri Lanka of its victory over the Tigers. It was from the on the record remarks of a top Vietnamese leader that I learned that. In their separate speeches of welcome, the President, Prime Minister and Secretary General of the ruling Communist party of Vietnam all congratulated the Sri Lankan President for “the country’s historic victory over the LTTE” and promised to cooperate in “the elimination of the remnants of the LTTE”. On the issue of whether or not the Sri Lankan victory over the Tigers was one worth celebrating, the word of…

• Adjutant Australia: Controlling Boat People

  Michael Roberts

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:29 pm

  The ongoing brouhaha around the boat people ‘storming’ Australian maritime waters displays two tendencies in Australian politics and its cultural underpinnings. The first tendency, A, is the insidious influence of a long-standing hostility to potentially subversive foreign elements. The second dimension, B, is a more recent phenomenon that I shall label “bureaucratititis”. The force of factor A is of lesser import than factor B in raising the present storm. It is also not easy to demonstrate. So, I merely suggest. I mark the concerns about the “Yellow Peril” of Chinese migrants…

• 1,000 posts on Groundviews: Bearing witness, shaping peace

  Groundviews

  5 Nov 2009 | 8:47 pm

  Exactly three years after its launch, Groundviews published its 1000th post today. In it Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu identifies the site with quality debate and asks citizens to use it to canvass their ideas for constitutional reform, governance, human rights and the economy and whatever else they see as constituting essential elements of an agenda for change and reform. Over three years, Groundviews has borne witness to that which traditional print and electronic media did not, and for well-known reasons, could not. Post-war for example, our path-breaking coverage of the situation facing…

• Needed: An Agenda for Reform on Groundviews

  Dr. P. Saravanamuttu

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm

  Whilst it is not clear as to whether we would be voting in both the presidential and general elections on the same day, it is clear that we will be voting in at least one of them in the next three months, followed soon thereafter by the other.  Most likely it will be the presidential elections since it is the president who has to decide and since he is much more popular than his party. Moreover, we have been told that he is willing to sacrifice, if necessary, two years of his first term in order to secure a second and a parliamentary majority nearest to the heart’s desire. All elections…

• The duty to talk loudly about Police Reforms

  Basil Fernando

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:50 pm

  Police Reform was the theme of a discussion organised by the Commonwealth Initiative in Delhi last week. Among the participants were senior police officers from South Asian countries including a few who are retired. Also present were many other persons interested in the issue. Throughout the discussion there was consensus that something has gone terribly wrong with the policing systems in South Asian countries and that the absence of radical reforms of the police threaten the very stability of the nations concerned. While everyone agreed that the problems are related to the colonial origins…

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• Sri Lanka becomes a member of the UN REDD

  deepal

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:40 pm

  The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced this week that Sri Lanka has been admitted to the United Nations initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries(REDD) Programme. Sri Lanka’s membership comes amid a call by Dr. Palitha Kohona, Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN at the UN General Assembly’s Second Committee that “sufficient incentives must be provided to forest hosting countries to maintain them” and “to ascribe a carbon value to natural forests, enabling that carbon value to be traded in the…

• அரசு வொசின்டனை கேட்டுக் கொண்டதற்கு இணங்க ஜெனரல் சரத் பொன்சேகா நாடு திரும்பினார் .

  Dinuk

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:37 am

• හදිසි නීතිය වැඩි ඡන්ද 78 කින් සම්මතයි

  Dinuk

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:05 am

  හදිසි නීතිය වැඩි ඡන්ද 78කින්අද (06) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ දී සම්මත වූ අතර ඊට පක්‍ෂව ඡන්ද 95ක් හා විපක්‍ෂව ඡන්ද 17ක් ලැබිණි. ද්‍රවිඩ සන්ධානය එක්ව මුස්ලිම් කොංග්‍රසය හදිසි නීතියට විරුද්ධව ඡන්දය ප්‍රකාශ කළ අතර එක්සත් ජාතික පක්‍ෂය හා ජනතා…

• Emergency Passed In Parliament-Reporter

  deepal

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:24 am

  Emergency passed in Parliament with majority 78 votes. 95 votes for and 17 against. TNA & SLMC voted against and UNP & JVP not present-reporter-JNW

• Nishantha Muthuhettigama Arrested By Galle Police-Police

  deepal

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:07 am

  Southern Province councilor Nishantha Muthuhettigama was arrested by Galle police on threatening the Galle district GA on PC election day-Police-JNW

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• Ghazab Prem Ki Ajab Kahani

  Rajkumar Santoshi was hailed as one of the most-promising directors in the 90's. A couple of inane films that followed, however, didn't do any wonders to his career. Will Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani be any different.

• Street food on the plate: India's unity in diversity

  The street dish called Panipuri in Mumbai, is called puchka in Kolkata, fulki in MP, Batashey in UP and Bihar and Golgappe in Delhi. Essentially its the same, fried aata served with spicy water, mashed potatoes, cooked peas and sweet chutney.

• Defying Taliban, Karachi Fashion Week in full swing

  The fashion week is a show of non-traditional women's dresses. Though the organisers of the fashion week, after receiving threats from terrorists, had postponed it by a month the event's success proved acceptability of fashion in Pakistan.

• Yankees Parade Live and latest updates

  The New York City (NYC) Mayor Michael Blooomberg bestowed the honor on the team at a ceremony on the City Hall steps by presenting them the keys to the city for their World Series win after the team paraded up the Broadway through a storm of confetti

• Jail: Movie Review

  Jail is a shocking movie, which brings out the reality of life and various aspects of Indian society. The movie's theme is based on an innocent jail inmate and his experiences as an innocent under-trial, who gets caught in a vicious legal system.

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  The Nata village blog

• 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…

• Flamingo Primary and High School visits Makongwa School in Nata

  natavillage

  15 Jul 2009 | 3:01 am

     On the 2nd July,2009 Mokongwa Primary School welcomed Flamingo Primay and High school from Sua township. Flamingo Primary and High School was in  Nata Village to give clothes and shoes to the Orphans and Needy students at Makongwa Primary School. Makongwa Primary School has 36 Orphans and Needy. The students received clothing, shoes, Jersey and track suits. Mr. Seloma Tiro Chairman of Nata Aids and Orphan Trust,Caregivers and Parents of the needy students were in attendance to assist with donations. There were also Visitors from Hong Kong and…

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• Video: Vampire Pirate Witch, Vampire Bat and Witches - Halloween 2009

  6 Nov 2009 | 5:38 pm

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• Big Wave draft EIR missing key section

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:15 pm

  By Barry Parr: The draft Environmental Impact Report for the Big Wave wellness center and office park complex, which is currently being circulated in a formal comment period, lacks a crucial section.  Section IV-N, which deals with utilities (Sewer, Water, Solid Waste, and Energy) is missing from the printed report distributed to county and other government agencies, as well as the public. The individual section can be downloaded from the county’s website, but it has not been distributed to anyone who is responsible for reviewing the EIR. Nor does the full, downloadable PDF include…

• High surf advisory for Friday night

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:44 pm

  By Barry Parr: The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory beginning 10pm Friday through 10am Saturday. Large northwest swells are being generated by a low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska.  Swells are expected to range from 17 to 19 feet with 20 foot breaking waves in surf zone and dangerous rip currents as well.

• McCaffrey now leads Woren in GSD race

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:43 pm

  By Barry Parr: As of 4:30 Thursday afternoon, new vote totals from the county show Lisa McCaffrey ahead of Leonard Woren, with 497 to 479 votes. The county will next update its totals Thursday, Nov 12, at 4:30pm.

• Local Comedy Troupe gives back more than just laughter in HMB

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:58 am

  By Blue Blanket Improv: Blue Blanket Improv, the Coastside’s own professional comedy troupe, will be doing lots of great things this November in Half Moon Bay We will be presenting our annual $500 college scholarship award to a talented local youth, Audrey Nassar, at the next Enso show (November 14 at 8:00 PM). Starting November 16, we will be offering a comedy improv workshop series to help raise money for the City of Half Moon Bay Recreation Division. If you miss either of these two events, check us out on November 20 at Hatch Elementary School, where we’ll be performing to help raise…

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• Oscar The Grouch Cans The Google Doodle

  Denise Clay

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm

  Oscar the Grouch is the next Sesame Street character to take over the Google doodle. For a week, Google is putting a different Sesame Street character on their doodle to celebrate Sesame Street's 40th anniversary.

• Ragtime By Armenian Composer Tigran Mansuryan

  Armen Hareyan

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:34 pm

  This is a segment from an Armenian composer Tirgran Mansuryan's ballet Ice Queen. It is also known as "The Snow Maiden". This is the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia conducted by Aram Gharabekian at the Zvartnots Monument-Complex Gala Concert in 2006 in Armenia. This is the Ragtime, which is also known as Winter Games.read more

• Obesity Causes 100,000 U.S. Cancer Cases

  Mindy Hartman

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:16 pm

  Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year according to a report from the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance, creating a greater financial strain on health insurance companies and American families.

• Precious Movie Recommended by Oprah Has Big Name Cast

  Cheryl Phillips

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:51 pm

  Precious isn't just another movie - it's been called a tragic and triumphant story. Oprah Winfrey appears in a new trailer for the film Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and when Oprah speaks highly of anything, people tend to listen. On Friday's Oprah Winfrey Show, the star of Precious, Mo'Nique, was Oprah's guest.

• Clog Your Arteries With Papa Johns Promotions For a Wii and Free Pizza

  Michael Santo

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:10 pm

  The Nintendo Wii has lost some of its luster, but the key to its success so far is: fun. And from now until November 29th, Papa John's customers can enter daily for a chance to 300 packages which include a Nintendo Wii, Wii Sports Resort, an extra Wiimote, an extra Nunchuk, and an extra Wii MotionPlus, which retail together for about $330.

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• Like a natural disaster, without the upside

  The day after Boeing announced it would build its second 787 line in Charleston, S.C., and not Everett, Gov. Chris Gregoire admitted to KING 5 s Jean Enersen, Yesterday was one of my worst days as governor of the state. I wasn t here, but it must have been reminiscent of the day in 2001 when Boeing announced it was moving its headquarters to Chicago. Then-Gov. Gary Locke was quoted in the New York Times as saying he was surprised and deeply sorry. Unlike a natural disaster ..

• Taliban shot UK soldiers - Brown

  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the fatal shooting of five British soldiers in Afghanistan, says Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

• Strong public option a cure for system

  In an Ideas piece, Rep. Grijalva says voters should get the successful public option they want and deserve.

• What is your family missing? | Clickoak

  Every good family needs a good dining table and chairs, so why not treat yourself and the family to a luxury, affordable Oak Furniture dining set. A good dining room set is so much more than just a dining table; it can be the heart of any good family.

• Guide To Removing Common Stains | Richard Haworth

  Remove linen stains with our common stain removal guide. From wine to grease or coffee to blood, our guide offers a solution to removing your stain and returning the linen to its orginal condition...

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• 2009 Winter Makeup Trends

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:00 am

  Celebrity Makeup Artist Belinda Moss' TipsCelebrity makeup artist Belinda Moss (she's worked her magic on Eva Longoria, Giselle Bundchen, Mariah Carey, Scarlett Johansson, Norah Jones and Beyonce among others) loves this winter's new must-have look of pale eyes and berry-red lips. Here are her tips to help you pull off your own state of fabulous! Makeup Tips for Face "For the face, start with a concealer that's one shade lighter than your foundation. Make sure you blend out; you don't want 'raccoon eyes'. For a healthy-looking skin tone, apply a cream blush in light pinks or peaches to the…

• 2010 "Year of the Métis" Declared in SK

  5 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm

  Leader of Nation Hails Era of ReconciliationThe year 2010 will be known as the "Year of the Métis" in Saskatchewan, Canada. The provincial declaration will acknowledge and celebrate the history and accomplishments of the Métis Nation and to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the 1885 Northwest Resistance, according to a provincial press release. Throughout 2010, monthly events will be held across Saskatchewan to highlight aspects of Métis culture and history. The declaration was recently made official during a public ceremony that was held in the Saskatchewan legislature on November 4th,…

• How to Avoid Acai Berry Marketing Scams

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:31 am

  The Truth about Berries and their NutrientsAcai berries have received a lot of media attention lately. Sensational ads and stories about weight loss, anti-aging and pain relief are all over the Internet. The berries and their exotic promise of easy weight loss and instant vitality have been featured on mainstream television shows including Oprah, Rachael Ray and CNN. Are super juices and pills containing Acai (pronounced "ah-sigh-ee") the miracle of vitality, longevity and fast weight loss that so many sales pages tout? Are Acai berries truly "one of the most nutritious and powerful foods in…

• Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Kuranda

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:30 am

  Rainforest Aviary Close to Cairns, AustraliaThe Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is located in the heart of Kuranda village, 30 minutes drive from Cairns, in Tropical North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest butterfly enclosure in Australia and certainly worth visiting if in the area. Australian Butterfly Sanctuary The aviary was first opened in 1987 and is set in the Kuranda rainforest. All 1,500 tropical butterflies in the sanctuary are rainforest species and the aviary has been specially designed and maintained to resemble a natural rainforest environment. This includes a running…

• Saints Still Best in Playoff Contention

  4 Nov 2009 | 1:28 pm

  Colts, Vikings, Steelers, Broncos in Top FiveThere are only two undefeated teams and one defeated team left in the NFL. Some teams have a pretty good idea of where there they stack up in the race for the playoffs. Here is a breakdown of the contenders, pretenders, and everybody else. NFL Playoff Contenders 1. New Orleans Saints (7-0) - Saints defense has scored more touchdowns (6) than the Cleveland Browns offense (5). Previously #1 2. Indianapolis Colts (7-0) - A win on Sunday against the Texans will give them a five-game lead counting tie breakers. Previously #2 3. Minnesota Vikings (6-1) -…

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• The Secret Gospel of Mark

  darwins beagle

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:36 pm

  The Washington Post recently published an op-ed piece that claimed that the number of Christians in America were dropping. According to that post, the percentage of Christians in the US had dropped from 86% in 1990 to 76% today. However, that still leaves the US a country that is overwhelmingly dominated by Christians. I'm not a Christian. My biggest problem with Christianity is not that I think that it is a bad religion as religions go. My biggest problem is that I don't think there is any reason to believe its underlying tenets are true. Undoubtedly, many would claim that the reason I think…

• The Prematurity Challenge

  fallon

  3 Nov 2009 | 1:32 pm

  As many of you may remember from previous years, November is National Prematurity Awareness month. As the aunt of three preemies and sister of two others (twins born earlier this year); it's a big deal to me. Since my first nephew was born prematurely in 2004, I've learned a lot about the issue and come into contact with hundreds of families that have been affected. Their experiences always touch me because I can relate. I've been there. I've done that. And I know first hand that it never gets any easier, whether it's your first NICU experience or your 5th. Walking through the doors of a NICU…

• Interview With Novelist Jonathan Maberry

  john w connelly jr

  31 Oct 2009 | 11:51 pm

  Jonathan Maberry is a Bram Stoker award winning author whose subject matter includes everything from zombies to martial arts. He is also involved in the Young Voices Foundation, and has worked on the serial graphic novel Thrill Ride, a project featuring members of the International Thriller Writers organization. Proceeds from Thrill Ride benefit Reading is Fundamental. Among Maberry's fictional work is the Pine Deep Trilogy, a series of horror stories focused around a small, eponymous Pennsylvania town. Upcoming works include Heaven Street co-authored with Michael Laimo, and They Bite, a…

• Girl gang raped while bystanders cheer... and I'm pissed off

  fallon

  30 Oct 2009 | 12:01 pm

  *If you don't like cursing and/or ranting... don't proceed* Over the weekend, a 15 year old girl was gang raped for 2 and a half hours by a group of men and boys at a high school dance. It has been reported that as many 10 took turns sexually assaulting her. That's horrible. And sadly, it gets worse. The police investigating the rape have reported that as many as 10 to 20 others stood around and watched it happen. No one said a word to any one at the school. No one called the police. No one attempted to intervene. By the time they found the young victim, she was unconscious and had to be med…

• The Argument from Design

  darwins beagle

  26 Oct 2009 | 8:15 pm

  In a comment on a recent blog of mine a person mentioned that she found the argument from design a persuasive one for God’s existence. She said: bridge wrote: I still, however, kinda like the design argument. Nature is very complex, as are all living things. It seems suspicious to me that a living creature is made so perfectly as to have complex systems for breathing, digesting, and processing energy. It's hard for my mind to grasp that this could have happen by accident, as well as to the other multitudes of living animals and plants and processes that make the Earth function as a whole.

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• “Eine Hand wäscht die andere” - Akteure!

  Raif Özalan

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:27 am

  Im Alltagsgebrauch wird meist ein Schauspieler (auf der Bühne) als „Akteur ” bezeichnet. Die veraltete weibliche Form „Aktrice” wird manchmal auch zur Bezeichnung einer Darstellerin benutzt, deren Können in Frage gestellt wird. Diese Akteure brauchen Unterstützung und Förderung. Eine Analogie hierzu bilden die Beschäftigungsträger, bei denen die Arbeitsgelegenheiten auf deren Antrag eingerichtet werden. Sie fassen selbst Arbeitsgelegenheiten zu Projekten zusammen oder füllen Projekte, die nicht mit Mitteln des SGB II gefördert werden,…

• Wenn Blicke töten könnten…

  Sebastian Köpl

  7 Nov 2009 | 4:21 am

  …dann hätte die US-Armee ihren Vorsprung gegenüber anderen Streitkräften noch weiter ausgebaut. Dem britsichen Journalisten Jon Ronson zufogle, existiert(e) ein Programm des Pentagons, dass sich mit der Anwendung paranormaler Fähigkeiten in miltitärischen Operationen befasst. Dringt man tiefer in die Materie ein, so stößt man zwangsläufig auf den Namen Jim Channon. LtCol Jim Channon war im Auftrag des US-Militärs in Vietnam “tätig” und kompensierte seine Eindrücke danach mit spiritueller Sinnsuche. Er spielte mit dem Gedanken, ein…

• Der Verteidigungsminister verteidigt…

  Claus-Dieter Stille

  7 Nov 2009 | 1:55 am

  Verteidigungsminister zu Guttenberg - Ein Mann für alle Fälle Gut gegelt ist halb gewonnen… Der Theodor, der Theodor, der steht bei uns nicht - wie weiland in einem Schlagertext gesungen im Fußballtor - sondern richtigerweise an der Spitze des Verteidigungsministeriums. Der Mann kommt an. Jung, wie sein Vorgänger im Ministerium mit Familiennamen hieß, ist der Franke und dazu noch dynamisch und klug - so kommt der fränkische Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) ‘rüber. Ein Mann für alle Fälle eben. Inzwischen hat er sich offenbar schon…

• Wahltag in Magdeburg: Die Landeshauptstadt sucht die “local heroes 2009″

  nicole oppelt

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm

  Ein Erlebnis für die Bands und ihre Fans - in Berlin rockten die Kandidaten (hier The Drakes) um den Einzug ins Finale. Photo: Bernd Zahn Sieben Newcomerbands aus allen Teilen Deutschlands kämpfen an diesem Samstag im Alten Theater um den begehrten Titel Wenn das “Readers Edition on Tour”-Team eine Prognose für die Veranstaltung in Magdeburg anstellen müsste, dann könnte die ungefähr folgendermaßen aussehen: “Es wird überaus laut, diesmal noch einen Zacken skurriler als sonst und darüber hinaus in manchen Teilen gar derart…

• Wird es in Grönland wärmer? Nein – kälter

  Rudolf Kipp

  6 Nov 2009 | 12:35 pm

  Quelle: Wikimedia Wenn man die Meldungen von Seiten der Wissenschaft und in der Presse über den Klimawandel verfolgt, dann drängt sich einem der Eindruck auf die Welt stünde kurz vor einem Kollaps, vor allem ausgelöst durch die globale Erwärmung. Mutter aller Schreckensszenarien ist der Anstieg der Meeresspiegel durch ein Abschmelzen der Gletscher und Eiskappen. Damit wird eine menschliche Ur-Angst bedient, die schon in den Sintflutmythen vieler Kulturen überall auf der Welt zum Ausdruck kommt. Verschwindet der Grönländische Eisschild? Besonders gut…

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• Ode to our son and Oscar the Grouch

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm

  Our sons and I grew up on Sesame Street. It was a daily staple for our mornings. I love all the character and all the songs, especially one song, "Listen to the wind blow". Oscar the Grouch made being grouchy OK and funny. We all loved the Sesame Street gang. Thank you, guys and gals.

• 4% Mortgage Money Available-MoneyTv with Donald Baillargeon

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:23 pm

  On MoneyTV with Donald Baillargeon, Don hears from the Mortgage Minute Guy about 4% range mortgage money

• 40 Years of Sesame Street brought to you by the far right GOP

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm

  A – ANTI – Anti anything this current administration is trying to changeB – BIRTHER – Need I say more on this one.C – CLUELESS – When they sit back smiling and clapping when their house minority leader doesn’t know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutionhttp://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/scarce/boehner-pulls-bonerD – DIVIDE – The only tool they have leftE – EGOCENTRIC – Yup, you got it, screw the people that are suffering, it’s all about protecting the corporation because they got some good old lobbying money from them.F – FEAR…

• yankees parade

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm

  In the attempt to celibate the NY Yankees winning the words series i mistakenly got to the parade route late. Unfortunately the closest most people got who arrived that late was 4 blocks north of city hall. I saw this young girl sitting on her daddys back holding up this sign.

• Bad Choices

  6 Nov 2009 | 2:14 pm

  I started drinking alcohol and using drugs in the 9th grade…like many others, I’m sure. However, for me, I had finally found a cure to my feelings of inadequacy, feelings of less than, feelings of inferiority and in short, my insecurities seemed to vanish. That huge hole I had always felt in my gut disappeared. It was fun, at first. Slowly, but surely though, over the course of many years, my dreams and interests I had as a young boy, gave way to more and more drug and alcohol abuse, until eventually, I let go of all my dreams and interests, lost everything, and ended up homeless and…

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• Fort Hood Massacre: Perhaps a Wake-Up Call For Concealed Weapons

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:28 pm

  Now that the lame street media has made it’s best attempt to blame the horrible deaths of 13 of our soldiers and the wounding of 38 others on Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome , let’s get one small fact straight. Major...

• Daniel Ellsberg: Obama Fears Military Revolt

  6 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm

  I suppose what Ellsberg says may be correct but I think other factors are at work. Obama was eager to concentrate upon the Afghan campaign and claimed that Bush was not paying enough attention to it. Also Obama was the...

• Obama's Interior Salazar poised to be worse than Bush on species protection

  6 Nov 2009 | 4:06 pm

  In a report released on November 6th, 2009, by the Fish and Wildlife Service , the annual Candidate Notice of Review (CNOR) revealed a dismal record of the Obama administration for protecting species under the Endangered Species Act. Secretary of...

• Another Shooting Spree! This time in Florida!

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:01 pm

  After the tragic events that unfolded at the biggest military base in the United States, Fort Hood, most would have thought today would be a day of grieving and questioning. However, today instead marks another shooting spree, this time in...

• As Unemployment Tops 10%, Obama Offers Same Old, Tired “Reassurances”

  6 Nov 2009 | 11:56 am

  Hours after the national unemployment rate was announced to be at 10.2% today, President Obama trotted out to the White House Rose Garden to repeat the same old, tired remarks which he says after every new hike in the unemployment...

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• 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…

• NY-23: Looking into the Future of Power

  Mary Joyce

  3 Nov 2009 | 10:35 am

  DigiActive’s slogan is “a world of digital activists” and our goal is a world of citizens politically empowered by digital technology.  I often wonder what that world would look like.  I envision independent communication, mobilization, and information dissemination, citizens creating new and powerful organizations independent of – and sometimes threatening to – existing institutions.  In the United States, in the 23rd district of New York state, we are seeing this future right now. In NY-23, a rural congressional district in the north of the state,…

• DigiActive Memo: US Embargoes Harm Activists

  Kate Brodock

  22 Oct 2009 | 10:31 am

  DigiActive’s Mary Joyce, Andreas Jungherr and Daniel Schultz recently created a policy memo on the harmful effects of American software embargoes on digital activists around the world. It was presented for a Congressional hearing before the US Helsinki Commission. A brief overview: In the digital age, where a “good” is a string of code that can be delivered anywhere in the world with the click of a mouse, even today’s smart sanctions are not smart enough.  By preventing access to blogging platforms, social networks, and other types of new media, current embargo policies harm the…

• Tactic: Tweeting for Equality

  Talia Whyte

  11 Oct 2009 | 5:24 pm

  Description: On Sunday, thousands of gays and lesbians gathered in Washington, D.C. for the National Equality March, which was billed as the largest event of its kind since 2000. While many in the gay community were divided over the reasoning for having such a march, this was also one of the first massive gay rights protests to use social media – tools that are being used by the new generation of LGBT activists. Sunday’s protest was the latest example of the generational shift in how to communicate for social change. Digital Tools Being Used: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube What Are They…

• Defining Digital Activism: Part 3 – Where Are We Going?

  Mary Joyce

  4 Oct 2009 | 11:48 am

  So we come to the end of our journey  (well, this series anyway).  We’ve answered the first two of Gauguin’s existential questions.  In the first post we asked “Where do we come from?” and realized we’re Builders, Doers, and Thinkers (graphic below).  In the second post we investigated “What are We (Thinking)?” and found we operate in a mish-mash of terminology that make effective discussion of technology and activism difficult.  Now we come to the final question: “Where are we going?”  This is the most interesting question and also…

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• Going Parental: “But Mom, Barbie has a tattoo!”

  Jaclyn Roth

  5 Nov 2009 | 9:00 am

  Indeed she does. Ladies and Gentleman, allow me to present Totally Stylin Tattoo Barbie! Thanks Mattel. My three-year-old definitely needs this toy. It’s an awesome idea  — giving her ways to express herself creatively via mock-mutilating herself and Barbie? Genius. Now, some may say I’m a hypocrite on this subject because I have a couple of tattoos. I’m not lobbying against tattoos here. I’m all about free expression. I like my tattoos. Fine, I like one of them and would fully undo the other, but that’s why I should be the one — me — to…

• Saying goodbye to a sitcom

  Sean Cunningham

  4 Nov 2009 | 10:02 am

  I think 30 Rock is the funniest show on TV. At least, I did until this season. I was disappointed with the premiere and found each new episode worse than the previous one, to the point last week I was fastforwarding through the second chunk of commercials and I thought, “You know, I really don’t care what nutty adventures Jack and Liz have visiting Kenneth’s hometown” and switched over to The Office. This leads to the question: how much patience do you show a show before it’s time to move on? There are a handful of programs I stayed with until the bitter end.

• Sea Creatures

  Fred Siegel

  4 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am

  November 1, 2009 I dream I have won a tiny fish at a carnival, and I keep him alive in a drinking glass by feeding him the crumbs of a saltine cracker. After various scrapes with death, the fish winds up in a tank in my kitchen, but I don’t know how the tank got there. Furthermore, it seems as if this fish had a baby fish. Then, when I wake up a subsequent morning, there is a huge tank with two enormous fish, two small fish, plus a large octopus. It becomes clear later that the octopus is really a guy who admonishes me for not taking care of my fish. October 17, 2009 I dream I am at…

• All we need to do is walk into Yankee Stadium and win tonight

  Clark DeLeon

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:46 am

  Phillies @ Yankees. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania versus New York, New York. The world fuckin’ champions with their backs to the wall as greedy Gotham gloats. The wisest minds in the universe of baseball expect the coronation of a new emperor tonight, a title seen as inevitable as a birthright, like a Charlamagne succeeding the occasional Pippen. The odds are long and the venue is hostile and the smart money is on the most monied team on earth. As my Bronx born born pal Al tried to comfort me before the series even started, “There’s no shame in losing to the Yankees.” So…

• Gail sees a movie: Zombieland

  Gail D. Rosen

  4 Nov 2009 | 5:30 am

  The zombies in Zombieland are seriously frightening, and the film provides a few laughs. While not as clever or as scary as the underrated Jennifer’s Body, the strong lead performances make this diverting film enjoyable. Zombieland is lightweight and fun, but instantly forgettable. Like many road movies, there is not much plot. Zombies prowl the streets looking for humans to eat.  Narrator Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) appears to be the only human left in Texas. He explains that he survived because, “I play it safe and I follow the rules.” There are many numbered rules, and…

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  College Media Matters

• Arizona Wildcat Editorials Demand Justice for Stolen News

  Dan

  6 Nov 2009 | 3:58 am

  The Arizona Daily Wildcat is rightfully demanding justice for the recent theft of 10,000 copies of the paper. In a pair of spirited editorials aimed at the alleged culprits (a campus fraternity) and those who did not do much to investigate it (campus police), Wildcat anger leaps off the Web page. – A portion of the editorial taking the police to task, which includes a kick-a** starter phrase: – “Someone stole the news, and the University of Arizona Police Department hasn’t done much to find the culprits. . . . After Spanish homework carrying the names of UA students and…

• CoPress Lands on Poynter, Becomes a Power-Player

  Dan

  3 Nov 2009 | 5:26 pm

  Creative, innovative, entrepreneurial, collaborate, and cross-pollinate. Those are five of the many tech-drenched words a new Poynter piece uses to describe the impressive-beyond-belief CoPress. It is an online network of student journalists and Web junkies who are providing tips, tools, and entire online platforms for student media outlets (SMOs) looking to up their Web games. – The roughly one-year-old organization promotes a student-first, open-source philosophy- attempting to persuade students to TAKE CONTROL of their own online destinies instead of being controlled by the…

• Student Journalist Spotlight: Jonathan Anderson, Ultimate College Press Freedom Fighter, UW-Milwaukee

  Dan

  2 Nov 2009 | 12:19 am

  Jonathan Anderson is a terrific journalist. He has the records to prove it- most of which he requested himself. Simply put, Anderson is the ultimate college press freedom fighter. He may not be Braveheart, but he’s the epitome of Mel Gibson’s famous scream. – As the student journo extraordinaire at the University Wisconsin-Milwaukee says, “The fundamental idea of freedom of information is immensely inspiring to me.”His legwork has become inspiring to others. The former top editor and current special projects editor at The UWM Post recently earned the Student…

• College Media Year in Review, 2008-2009

  Dan

  29 Oct 2009 | 8:46 pm

  “On a Sunday evening in early February, Daily Tar Heel staffers at the University of North Carolina were dealing with the usual stresses of a looming print deadline. And then the bomb dropped. Or at least the threat of one, which forced the evacuation of a few campus buildings, including the student union that houses the paper’s newsroom…” – So begins my look back at the year that was in collegemediatopia. The latest issue of College Media Review features my retrospective on all-things influential, controversial, innovative, and just-plain wacky in the world of…

• Schools Fight Back!: James Madison Charges Student Journalists, Butler Sues Student Blogger

  Dan

  28 Oct 2009 | 4:00 pm

  At James Madison University, it started with a peeping tom- an alleged creep watching girls in dorm showers. It’s now ending with administrative idiocy. A student reporter with The Breeze, JMU’s campus newspaper, went to a JMU dorm recently to speak with students about a reported shower stalker. An RA became nervous and asked the reporter to leave. The Breeze EIC came by as back-up. So did the hall director. Now, as the paper and the Student Press Law Center report, the EIC and reporter are being charged with “trespassing, disorderly conduct and non-compliance with an…

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  CitizenTube

• Liberal comedian comes out of the closet as former insurance spokesperson

  Steve

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:06 pm

  If you keep up with the lighter side of YouTube politics, the name Andy Cobb might ring a bell. Andy is a comic who has made a name for himself on the site for last three years, with videos that lampoon conservatives and generally parody politics in America. His Karl Rove rap, his Godfather IV parody of Alberto Gonzales, and his parody of the Washington Post are all popular hits on YouTube.Now Cobb has revealed a secret from his past as a commercial actor, and is using it to push for health care reform. Turns out he used to work as a spokesperson for the insurance industry in Florida…

• Media surrounds Fort Hood, developments continue to unfold

  Steve

  6 Nov 2009 | 7:27 am

  In addition to the citizen reactions we've been posting to the Tragedy at Fort Hood, official sources are beginning to post footage. Here's the press conference at the Scott and White hospital in Fort Hood last night:And here's a good interview with Lt. Robert Cone, on the rumor that the Major Malik was yelling "Allahu Akbar" during the shooting.

• Fort Hood resident captures atmosphere immediately after shooting

  Olivia

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:30 pm

  This video was posted in the last hour by a Fort Hood, Texas resident who was at home when the shootings occurred across the street at the Fort Hood army base. You can hear a loud city-wide emergency broadcast announcement in the background telling people to "take shelter immediately" as the resident peers out of his or her door to see what's going on outside. Sirens are blaring loudly in the background as police arrive on the scene.

• Soldiers and veterans reacting to Fort Hood shootings on YouTube

  Olivia

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:43 pm

  Several videos have been posted by current soldiers and veterans, reacting to today's Fort Hood shootings.

• Raw footage from the scene at Fort Hood shooting

  Olivia

  5 Nov 2009 | 4:28 pm

  Raw footage from the scene at Fort Hood from Austin News channel KXAN:

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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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• 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 ...

• Last week to register for City of Charleston Winter Youth Sports

  Basketball, Flag Football, Youth Wrestling NOW ...

• Irmo Chamber of Commerce to sponsor auction

  Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Begins: Silent 5:30pm  Live 7:00pm Radisson Hotel & Conference Center 2100 Bush River Road, Columbia Food Provided by Carrabba's Tickets: $20-Single  $30-Couple **Unfortunately, AMERICAN EXPRESS will not be accepted the night of the auction** Some of the items up for Auction: iPhone Gym Memberships Restaurant Gift Cards Dinner for 10 in your home Vacations to ...

• Chamber accepting registration for Annual Summit

  This is the last week to register for the 30th Annual Summit, presented by Milliken & Company. Don't miss your opportunity to network with hundreds of business leaders at the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s most high profile event of the year. The Summit is at Wild Dunes on the ...

• Businesses Honored at 2009 Governor’s Quality Award Conference

  The 2009 Governor’s Quality Award Conference, held October 21 in Columbia, proved to be a sterling success. State Senator Vincent Sheheen shared his view for economic growth in South Carolina as well as recognized and presented Silver Achiever Awards to Self Regional Healthcare and Charleston Water System. Special guest presentations were made by ...

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  Chicagotalks

• Media Democracy Day Panels on November 7th

  Barbara Iverson

  6 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am

  Media Democracy Day — Chicago, 2009 SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 7, 2009, 1pm-4pm If you plan to attend, please take some photos and call in a report about how the conference is going. Call 312 436-1820 (our Google Voice number.) and leave a message about the conference, speakers, and media and democracy. $10 general adm. / $5 sr & student / whatever you can afford An interesting event that is sponsored by a very diverse group of organizations is convening a panel to celebrate and mark Media Democracy Day. You can join them and learn more about this crucial part of our democracy and…

• REVIEW: Chicago-Based Band Pelican Evolves With New Album

  Josh Sambdman

  5 Nov 2009 | 10:01 pm

  At this point in their eight year career, Pelican has spent more time being known for playing their blend of lumbering, brooding drone-metal than they have actually playing it. As heavy instrumental acts go, they’ve always seemed like a one-trick pony, albeit a satisfying one, in a genre that never strays far from its comfort zone. With their latest release, What We All Come To Need, the Chicago-based band aims to refute that notion entirely. For starters, the album neither looms nor drones, with the exception of the Jesu-esque final track, “Final Breath.” Instead, the band has…

• A Show of Support For Embattled Gunsaulus Academy Principal

  Angelica Jimenez

  5 Nov 2009 | 6:40 am

  Parents and staff at Gunsaulus Scholastic Academy praised and defended Principal Amy Kotz at last week’s Chicago Board of Education meeting. School representatives brought letters of support for Kotz, who’s been under fire for making changes at the school since taking over in 2008. They say some teachers are impeding Kotz’s attempts to improve the school. An article in the October Chicago Teachers Union Journal had Local School Council (LSC) members and teachers up-in-arms. Gunsaulus, a magnet school located in Brighton Park, has undergone changes in student population and…

• War & Peace Exhibit | Illinois Humanities Council

  Chicagotalks

  4 Nov 2009 | 2:26 pm

  War & Peace Exhibit | Illinois Humanities Council. 11/13/2009 – 5:00pm at TH!NKART SALON, 1530 N Paulina St Suite F, Chicago, IL, 60622-2157 Free. Open to the public.

• Bringing Business Back to Cottage Grove

  Editor

  4 Nov 2009 | 6:30 am

  By Deborah Alexander, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Adolph Parker opened his furniture store on South Cottage Grove Avenue in 1934, at the height of the Great Depression. Despite record unemployment, Parker’s business grew because he established good relationships with his customers, offering payment plans and credit, said Loron Kaplan, Parker’s great grandson and a member of the fourth generation to run New Age Chicago Furniture Co. at 4238 S. Cottage Grove. “My great-grandfather laid a foundation based on trust and nothing else,” said Kaplan. “We would trust…

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• Mexican Doctors Sold Newborn Babies To Highest Bidders

  Three doctors, a receptionist and a nurse have been accused of taking newborn babies from their mothers, shortly after birth, and pretending that they had died. They sold those babies onto the highest bidder, but the scheme has been uncovered, with one baby and mother already reunited

• Guinea: September 28 Massacre Was Premeditated

  Human Rights Watch: An in-depth investigation into the September 28, 2009 killings and rapes at a peaceful rally in Conakry, Guinea, has uncovered new evidence that the massacre and widespread sexual violence were organized and were committed largely by the elite Presidential Guard

• Supreme Court Legalises Sexual Discrimination In Irish Golf Clubs

  This week the Irish Supreme Court has ruled that Portmarnock Golf Club can continue to exclude women from full membership. Whilst women can play at the club, and enter the clubhouse, they are still not allowed to become full members of this elite business networking club

• Lisbon Treaty Will Come Into Force From December 1st 2009

  Vaclav Klaus has reluctantly become the 27th, and final, European head of state to sign the Lisbon Treaty. His ratification has begun a fast-tracked program to implement the treaty. Why the rush? And should the process of choosing a President and Foreign Affairs Minister be more transparent and public?

• What Madeleine McCann May Look Like At 6 And A Half Years Of Age

  The British Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) have released a short video of Madeleine McCann, to show how she may look like right now, about 2 and a half long years after her disappearance. The age-progression images portray Madeleine with both white and olive toned skin