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April 22, 2008 News and Trends

Their masters' voices

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:19:57 PDT
Every music composer is turning into a singer. Is the trend new or long followed? A beautiful report.

CNN reporter arrested in compromising situation

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:59:21 PDT
CNN reporter arrested in compromising situation A British born news anchor for American news channel CNN has been arrested for loitering and possession of an illegal substance. Richard Quest, 46, was challenged by police in New York's Central park. Popularity: 39% ?] Royal gay sex blackmail tape played in secret The Old Bailey today heard a tape recording that contains claims that a male member of the Royal family performed a gay sex act on an employee, known as witness D. Members of

Sleep duration varies according to employment, lifestyle: StatsCan - CBC.ca


Sleep duration varies according to employment, lifestyle: StatsCan
CBC.ca, Canada - 6 hours ago
The report, which is published in the Spring 2008 edition of Canadian Social Trends, finds that a higher salary equals less sleep, with people who make ...
Study: Sleep patterns of Canadians 2005 Exchange Morning Post
Women, low-income earners get more sleep, StatsCan study finds The Canadian Press
Single, childless, low-income Canadians sleep better: survey Canada.com
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Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton

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

Google Reader auto sort

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:32:36 PDT
Google Reader offers several options for sorting feed items. After having played around with the “auto-sort” for several months now, I am reverting back to “Sort by newest”. The problem is that the auto-sort mode is a little too simplistic. Here's what it does in their own words: This works by prioritizing subscriptions with fewer items. So, with this setting, your friend's blog with one item a month will not be drowned out by higher volume sites such as the New York Times bec

Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton

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

'In God We Trust' display coming to Mission Viejo

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:05:18 PDT
MISSION VIEJO — The City Council joins a growing list of cities in Orange County adopting the national motto after unanimously deciding tonight to display "In God We Trust." The city is the fourth Orange County city to follow the state-wide trend to post the display in council chambers.

Pope reinforces conservative values at the end of US tour

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:06:25 PDT
New rights for lesbian parents in New South Wales The government of New South Wales (NSW) has announced that children born through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to lesbian mothers will have the same rights as those of heterosexual couples. Popularity: 7% ?] Watch the candidates for Mayor at gay hustings Last weekend five of the candidates for Mayor of London addressed a gay audience and answered questions. The hustings was organised by gay equality organisation Stonewall. Popularit

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Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:41:41 PDT
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Latest Highlights from the Babelgum Online Film Festival

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:46:12 PDT
Vote for your favorite Babelgum Online Film Festival video entry now! Babelgum, the new interactive web TV portal, is proud to announce its first Babelgum Online Film Festival judged by director Spike Lee and a professional panel!! Babelgum Official Site: http://www.babelgum.com/boff/?referrer=bab-0002 Hurry Hurry Hurry!! Still time to Vote!! Best post wins an all expenses paid trip to meet Spike Lee at next month’s Cannes Film Festival and a ticket to the first BOFF Awards Ceremony BA

Business News Update Tellabs Predicts Sales Shortfall - TheStreet.com


Business News Update Tellabs Predicts Sales Shortfall
TheStreet.com - 2 hours ago
The news comes as Tellabs battles with rivals such as Nortel NT, Ericsson ERIC and Alcatel-Lucent ALU in a market for telecom gear that has cooled off ...


Rogue Status New Era Caps

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:55:47 PDT
The Rogue Status New Era caps are now available. All together there are three caps, two canvas caps and one leather cap. All three feature a large logo embroidery and a slogan on the back with a satin inner lining. Look for all three at Fitted Hawaii. HighSnobiety]


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April 22, 2008 News and Trends

Venture Capital Audio

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:47:23 PDT
Venture Capital Audio - Available for immediate online listening: - listen to Amit Bhargava (eCentury Capital) and Chris Sugden (Edison Venture Fund) discuss trends in Enterprise Software Investing.

Great Medical Advice…

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:53:41 PDT
via Ace. Frequent masturbation may help men cut their risk of contracting prostate cancer, Australian researchers have found. It is believed that carcinogens may build up in the prostate if men do not ejaculate regularly, BBC News reported on Wednesday. The researchers surveyed more than 1,000 men who had developed prostate cancer, and 1,250 men who ...]

Sonus buys way into IP provisioning

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:57:16 PDT
Sonus Networks acquired OSS vendor Atreus Systems to add IP voice and services provisioning to its carrier-grade IP services offerings. Terms were not disclosed Looking for our newsletter content? Subscribe now and get access to content not available on our Web site or RSS feeds. Telephony Email Newsletters

Good News: Pakistan Releases Taliban Leader

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:53:24 PDT
I think we've seen this game before. Negotiations with the Taliban just don't work. In return for a temporary cease fire, a whole lot of people are going to die in years to come. Sufi Mohammed is the leader of...

Existing Home Sales Slump in March

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:16:55 PDT
Trouble in the U.S. housing market continued unabated last month, as sales of existing homes recorded their seventh decline in eight months, and sales volume in March was the weakest for the month in one decade. Existing home purchases fell 2.0 percent to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 4.93 million units last month, according to statistics released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors; March’s rate of sales is 19.3 percent below year-ago levels, and is the worst March since 1998.

Apple iPod in Decline; iPhone Flatlining?

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:25:47 PDT
Interesting data via the ever-amusing Google Trends on comparative consumer interest in Apple's iPhone and iPod over the past twelve months. Looks like iPod is in decline after a seasonal bump, and iPhone has flatlined at lower levels. And just for fun, here is one more on Apple's Macbook. I put it on a different graph as, given the pricepoint, interest is at a much lower level.

Ron Paul Campaign Brought Issues Into National Spotlight

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:25:05 PDT
Google News "fiat money" to find major media outlets regulary posting stories about fiat $.

Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/

Amazon.com: politics

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:33:15 PDT
Amazon.com: politics April 11th, 2008 No Comments » A community about politics. Tag and discover new products. Share your images and discuss your questions with politics experts. Source: www.amazon.com Politics: News & Videos about Politics - CNN.com South Koreans appeared to hand conservatives control of parliament Wednesday, according to an exit poll, strongly endorsing their new president and giving him a free hand to Source: topics.cnn.com Politics & Prose Bookstore and Coffeehouse An

Woman Who Broke "Small Town" Story Says Obama Campaign's Cla

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:24:14 PDT
The woman who broke the Obama "small town" story for The Huffington Post may have come under relentless fire from some Obama supporters after the news broke, but she has one word to describe the response she's since received from the Obama campaign itself: "Classy."


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April 22, 2008 News and Trends

Cassini-Huygens Mission: to Unearth Saturn’s Secrets

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:07:49 PDT
The news article discusses Cassini-Huygens mission to explore and reveal Saturn's secrets.

Study: BitTorrent Sees Big Growth, LimeWire Still #1 P2P App

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:42:22 PDT
According to a recent report, LimeWire still rules the P2P world. It is by far the most popular single P2P application, appearing on 36.4 percent of the machines surveyed as of last September. LimeWire also accounts for the overwhelming majority of Gnutella use among the top 13 of the 152 applications found on PCs.

The Mac in business: it's easier than you think (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:30:00 PDT
Once confined to marketing departments and media companies, the Mac is spilling over into a wider array of business environments, thanks to the confluence of a number of computing trends, not the least among them a rising tide of end-user affinity for the Apple experience.

Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News


CBC News

Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld
CBC News, Canada - Apr 5, 2008
While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann toils away in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amidst the fresh foundations of monster ...


CWEB News - Breaking News, Celebrity, Business News and Video Broadcast

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT
Las Vegas, Nev. (PRWEB) August 8, 2007 -- Cwebnews.com has just gone live with the newest news network on the web. Cwebnews.com offers current and breaking news for politics, international news, ...

Cloud Hotel in The Sky. (vid)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:09:11 PDT
Developed with the participation of French national aerospace research body ONERA and shaped like a giant whale, this creation – which falls right in with the current trend of designer dirigibles – is a sight to behold. And yes, I concede that the views from one's bedroom would be beyond spectacular; seeing the sites and nature of this great world.

World News-World Infomation

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:11:04 PDT
World News-World Infomation-Business,News_Society,Home_Family,Food,Drink,Health,Fitness,Finance,Computers,Technology,Arts,Entertainment,Communications,Women's_Interests, lawyershttp://mba.mbapaper.com/http://www.easy-host.cn/

A Personal Note - We've Set Our Wedding Date

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:31:47 PDT
While this doesn't apply to unified communications in any way, many readers here are also personal friends, or may become friends as we cross paths at industry conferences and such. Since sharing our personal lives with blog readers is something I feel is an important part of all we do, I thought I'd share this here because I know there are many readers who follow our work and life together. Because Sheryl and I have friends all over the world we hope may be able to join us, we've decided to

Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News


CBC News

Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld
CBC News, Canada - Apr 5, 2008
While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann toils away in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amidst the fresh foundations of monster ...


Local News (Cornwall Standard Freeholder)

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:13:05 PDT
Things were on a roll bright and early Wednesday morning with the launch of this year's Bike-A-Thon Plus kick-off breakfast at the civic complex.


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Current News for April 22, 2008

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

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

Video News Site Mediascrape Raises $3.16 Million (CBS News)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:03:21 PDT
Mediascrape, a site that aggregates news video, has raised C$3.2 million (US$3.16 million) from unidentified investors. The Montreal-based company aggregates video from a variety of sources, including BBC and CBC, while also doing syndication and translation into multiple languages. The announcement coincides with the launch of a new site that, among other things, offers a new interface for ...

TI forecast disappoints (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:43:06 PDT
Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc said on Monday its quarterly profit rose, but forecast results below Wall Street expectations due to cautious customer buying trends across its markets and weaker demand for high-end cell phones.

N'Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence

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

sample admission essay

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:37:12 PDT
"Law school, Medical School, College, and MBA Program sample admission essay trends, tips, and analysis"

MPP wants Legislature debates to air live on Web - Toronto Star


MPP wants Legislature debates to air live on Web
Toronto Star, Canada - 19 hours ago
... public affairs shows on TV, including CBC Newsworld's Politics with Don Newman and CTV's Question Period, there is less choice for fans of Queen's Park. ...


ABC News: Bomb Plot Teen Wanted 'High Body Count'

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:52:19 PDT
The teen ordered 10 pounds of ammonium nitrate and referred to his future attack of Columbine III.

Prime Minister Zardari? President Sharif?

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:06:20 PDT
Prime Minister Zardari? President Sharif? Posted on April 20, 2008 20 Comments Total Views: 1081 Adil Najam As one reads the news from Pakistan and looks at the picture below, one cannot but help wonder what are these three gentlemen thinking; about each other and also about their own future?


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Hot trends for April 22, 2008

CBC to boost newsgathering in Alberta, but drops Calgary Newsworld programming

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:39:49 PDT
The CBC will dramatically increase resources devoted to covering local and national news in Alberta generally and Calgary and Edmonton in particular. Saying it’s moving to fulfill a commitment to local newsgathering announced nationally last year, CBC News will be doubling the number of newsgathering resources in Alberta by adding approximately 25 new assignments for television journalists based in Calgary and Edmonton to focus on local and national stories originating in Alberta. At the same

MySpace, NBC News link up for elections site - Reuters


MySpace, NBC News link up for elections site
Reuters - 14 minutes ago
N: Quote, Profile, Research) MySpace Internet social network, NBC News and msnbc.com have launched an online hub for US presidential elections coverage for ...


CWEB News - Breaking News, Celebrity, Business News and Video Broadcast

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:01 PDT
Las Vegas, Nev. (PRWEB) August 8, 2007 -- Cwebnews.com has just gone live with the newest news network on the web. Cwebnews.com offers current and breaking news for politics, international news, ...

ATM Users Be Cautious

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:17:16 PDT
Got this piece of news via the email and wondering who else were victims of such ATMs or was it just a piece of rumour or someone wanted to cause some problems at their former workplace. ---------------------------- I would like to share a real life story with all my friends and especially all my colleagues and all Maybank account holders. This incident happened on today evening (1 April 2008). I went to the PJ State (Also known as PJ New Town) Maybank to withdraw RM500. Unfortunately for

WSJ.com - Dow Jones Pact Would Protect Three Top Editors

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:33:47 PDT
Dow Jones and News Corp.'s editorial-independence pact has vague wording, leaving operations to mutual agreement. (Full text of the document)

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Released to Manufacturing

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:34:10 PDT
As expected and reported last week, Microsoft, via Chris Keroack the Windows XP SP3 Release Manager for the Windows Serviceability team, has announced the release of Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 to manufacturing.When a download leaks be the first to know. Subscribe to our news feeds to get the latest on Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Katy Real Estate News -4500 Jobs May be Coming to Katy Texas

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:08:36 PDT
KBR, the global engineering and construction firm has long been a driving force in Houston and their impact on Katy with this addition could be phenomenal. 4500 jobs... that pretty much means 4500 families... builders, you guys better get building!!!

A Personal Note - We've Set Our Wedding Date

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:31:47 PDT
While this doesn't apply to unified communications in any way, many readers here are also personal friends, or may become friends as we cross paths at industry conferences and such. Since sharing our personal lives with blog readers is something I feel is an important part of all we do, I thought I'd share this here because I know there are many readers who follow our work and life together. Because Sheryl and I have friends all over the world we hope may be able to join us, we've decided to

Trend Micro Integrates Protection Against Web Threats

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:31:10 PDT
Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security, announced today that it is extending its relationship with Cisco by integrating Trend Micro Web security services into the Cisco® Integrated Services Router (ISR) platform.

Pope ends six-day U.S. trip

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:21:22 PDT
In his writings before and since becoming pope, Benedict has stressed the importance of a strict adherence to orthodoxy, and opposition to a wide array of cultural trends, including feminism, gay rights and demands.http://www.biloves.com

New Medicare and Medicaid Data Released: Featuring Up-To-Date ... - PR Newswire (press release)


New Medicare and Medicaid Data Released: Featuring Up-To-Date ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 15 hours ago
Available in print and CD formats, the "Managed Medicare and Medicaid Factbook: 2008" is packed with rates, benefit designs, directories, trends and ...



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