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July 02, 2008 Breaking News

Gay social networking site launched in Jamaica

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:42:33 PDT
Gay discrimination law passes Lithuanian parliament Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has been included in a new Law on Equal Treatment passed by the Lithuanian parliament. Californian voters split over gay marriage With the arrival of legal gay and lesbian marriages in California, same-sex marriage opponents are working feverishly to render those same marriages illegal. Carly Simon comments on lesbian rumours She’s back with a brand new album—the highest deb

Significant Trend in Video Surveillance - IP Technology Gaining ... - FOXBusiness


Business Intelligence Middle East (press release)

Significant Trend in Video Surveillance - IP Technology Gaining ...
FOXBusiness - 8 hours ago
Adoption of IP/ Network Cameras is perhaps the most significant trend in video surveillance. But it has taken a long time for IP-surveillance systems to ...
Latin American IT Security Markets: Major Trends & Future ... Centre Daily Times
Sterilisation and Disinfectant Markets in Europe Enjoy Mixed Fortunes FOXBusiness
Open Source Telephony - Is it Disruptive or an Evolution? FOXBusiness
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In Memory of Elvis Presley: An MP3 Playlist Tribute & Photos

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:57:53 PDT
August 9-17 is Elvis Week. Here is our tribute to Elvis Presley, The King of Rock N' Roll. It includes photos, songs, news coverage of Elvis' death and funeral, Elvis trivia, Elvis sightings and more!

The Fist Bump: a Trend that went too far

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:24:42 PDT
a look at the trend of the fist bump and how it needs to end

Texting, Camera & Email Tops for Cell Phone Buyers

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:09:56 PDT
Wireless and Mobile News reports that a survey shows that cell phone buyers rate texting, camera and email at the top features they look at when buying a phone. The survery of cell phone users was commissioned by ACCESS Systems Americas, Inc. and conducted by independent research firm Amplitude Research.

Where oil wealth rises, democracy declines

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:49:06 PDT
Freedom House has just released the country reports from the latest edition of its annual Freedom in the World survey, as well as Nations in Transit report – a comprehensive annual study of reform in the former Communist states of Europe and Eurasia. According to the findings, the year 2007 was marked by a notable setback for global freedom and one of the regions where it was most pronounced is former Soviet Union. One of the key findings of the Nations in Transit report is that as oil and

Microsoft Search Aims to Interpret Meaning

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:26:00 PDT
Microsoft Search Aims to Interpret Meaning For most of us, Google is best way to find information on the Web. We have a question, we type in a keyword and up pops just about anything we want. Provided we guess the right keywords. By and large, though, keywords are a pretty good way to find your way around the Web. But search technologists -- and linguists -- have been trying to get beyond the one-step, guess-and-enter world of search. They want to better understand what you are trying to find

Grassroots Solutions in an Age of Centralization

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:01:12 PDT
William Schambra in a presentation to Chicago Grantmakers for Effective Organizations July 1, 2008, suggests that strategic philanthropy working from a grand theory of social change, will almost always founder. There are simply too many variables, and they all interact. History shows that central planning, whether by government or foundations will fail. What foundations can do, I would suggest, is to be serious, quiet, attentive students of their surroundings, watching carefully for opportunit

Blogged.com launches human-powered news tracker - CNET News


Blogged.com launches human-powered news tracker
CNET News, CA - 4 hours ago
By Josh Lowensohn – July 2, 2008 11:00 AM PDT Blogged.com, a site that started off as a ratings-powered blog directory has branched out into new territory ...


Keyboard + Monome = One Crazy DIY Instrument Hybrid by STS9’s David Phipps, Plus New Album/Tour

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:34:02 PDT
The Monome is small and elegant, but there’s something to be said for traditional instrumental controllers like a keyboard. So why not combine them? David Phipps of the electronic jam band Sound Tribe Sector 9 did just that, and sends CDM this photo of the project in process. He’s off on a five week tour starting Friday, so it’ll be on hold for a bit, but even not-quite-done I had to share it. David writes: i hope to bring ‘The Peaceblaster’ on tour in the fall. note the unashamed reference

Market Trends and the 2005 suicide spike?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:42:28 PDT
Market sentiment looks to confirm a bottom, but can anyone explain the (non-market) related spike in suicide for 2005?

WSJ.com - Commodities Prices Jump, And Upward Trend Is Lik

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:10:52 PDT
Toward the end of the quarter, there was reason to hope that maybe, just maybe, the price of commodity-king crude oil was finally tamping demand. It was a cruel tease.

Purchase of Theme Song, a Staple of Canadian Culture, Upsets ... - New York Times


Purchase of Theme Song, a Staple of Canadian Culture, Upsets ...
New York Times, United States - Jun 15, 2008
CBC Newsworld, one of the network’s cable channels, announced CTV’s purchase of all rights to the song with the sort of bulletin it normally reserves for, ...
CTV buys rights to hockey theme song Telegraph-Journal
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