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- For float-builder, it's all about expression Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 6:02AMIs a parade float on a flatbed truck art? Can it inspire reflection? Can it heal?
- Nepal Government to table Constituent Assembly amendment Bill today Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 5:27AMKathmandu, July 5 : The Nepal Government is set to table a supplementary amendment bill at a Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting here today.
- Orchestra's summer repertoire is rolling Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 5:01AMNo sooner did the Philadelphia Orchestra's summer at the Mann Center begin this week than it came to a close, at least for now. After three concerts in Fairmount Park, the orchestra takes off today for Colorado, where it will perform six programs in 10 days at the semi-outdoor (and excessively punctuated) Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival.
- Find Just the Right Words for Your Cards for Free at Gift Card Messages Dot Com Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 4:57AM Never run out of words to write in gift and greeting cards again. Huge collection of card messages for every occasion. Free website appeals to card givers searching for the perfect thing to say. (PRWeb Jul 5, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1076214.htm
- State commission has plan to translate revised code Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 4:03AM Lacking plot and drama, the Ohio Revised Code will never read like a J.K. Rowling or Danielle Steel novel.
- 5 SPA parties approve supplementary bill draft Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 3:27AMKathmandu, July 4 : Five political parties of Nepal's ruling Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) have approved the draft of the supplementary bill through which the interim constitution will be amended, to fulfill the demands raised by the Madhes-based parties.
- Garber in the hunt at AJGA Coca-Cola Championship at Boyne Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 3:17PMHARBOR SPRINGS — Zachary Balit of Bradenton, Fla., and Zachery Sobel of Clearwater Beach, Fla., each shot a 3-under-par 69 at the American Junior Golf Association Coca-Cola Junior Championship at Boyne Highlands Wednesday to tie for first place at the completion of the first round.
- Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:39PMThis is a very welcome animated affair; the best DreamWorks has put out in years and one that should entertain young and old alike. It may be an obvious statement to make but DreamWorks Animation Studios isn’t Pixar. It’s no secret that they just simply and plainly haven’t put out anything that equals the masters of the animation world, and nor do I expect them to do so in the future. However ...
- Linked by Andrew Youll on Sat 24th Sep 2005 10:35 UTC, submitted by anonymous Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:03PMI seems they are going from freedom to controlling with this. Time will tell. Are you familiar with the FSF' "Free Document License"? It also prohibits changes to certain parts of FDL licensed documents. The FSF has never been about "freedom" in general, but about adherence to RMS's personal whims.
- Would you believe? Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 1:13PMThe idea of making a big-screen version of the classic TV spy farce Get Smart had been knocking around Hollywood for years before screenwriters Matt Ember and Tom J. Astle turned their minds to it.
- Garmin Introduce the nüvi 860 - The First Full Menu Speech Control for Portable Navigation Systems Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:21PMGarmin, global leaders in satellite navigation introduces the new nüvi 860, the first portable navigation device with full menu speech recognition and an impressive array of other features ranging from safety camera alerts and emergency location assistance to hands free calling and photo navigation with Google Panoramio.
- Jargon For Beginners Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 12:16PMWe bowlers toss around terms that have become second-nature to us; but, which may not register with beginners. It's like talking ERA's, RBI's, and Batting Averages to someone who is not into baseball.
- Diablo III Preview by Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 9:03AMIt's easy to figure out where Blizzard is going with Diablo III. Or so it seems. Throughout the weekend of press conferences, panels and interviews that followed the game's memorable unveiling in Paris last weekend, the developers' speech was peppered with phrases like this:
- Pacific Asia China Energy Inc. Receives Final Court Approval for Acquisition by Green Dragon Gas Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 9:00AM PACIFIC ASIA CHINA ENERGY INC. today announced that the British Columbia Supreme Court has issued a final order approving the plan of arrangement under which Green Dragon Gas, through its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries GREKA China Ltd. and GREKA Acquisitions Ltd., will acquire all of the Company's outstanding shares at a price of CDN$0.35 per share in cash.
- What’s Better : Long Copy Versus Several Related Short Copies? Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 8:15AMMany webmasters come across one common dilemma: is it worth focusing efforts on one huge brilliant copy or is it wiser to split it into several related copies. Like with many topics we discuss here, there is no definitive answer to that. I’ve compiled all pros and cons in one table for us to consider
- Voting for a winner Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 8:01AMAS we are no doubt in the middle of a country-wide credit crunch, MPs did themselves a favour yesterday by voting against an above-inflation pay rise, in line with the prime minister's calls for restraint.
- Perky Gladiator: Annie Castellano may be smaller than most on 'American Gladiators,' but she won't let that stop her Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:12PMAt just about every step of the way, chance played a role in Annie Castellano’s path from college student to network TV reality show contestant.
- ECB rules out policy bias after raising rate Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 9:12PMFRANKFURT: European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet said the ECB has no bias on future policy moves after it raised interest rates for the first time in over a year yesterday, taking them to 4.25 per cent from 4pc.
- Pnk's Thnks 5: Anatomy of a Fan Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 8:34PMWelcome back! Its time for another edition of the most amazing wrestling column known to man, still the only one written in pink. Screw thinking unicorns makes you a pioneer, I liked those before SkittleZ did too.
- Old-fashioned fake-out results in freedom for hostages Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 8:12PMGovernment agents posing as rebels tricked a gang of armed desperados into handing over 15 hostages during a rendezvous deep in Colombia's unforgiving jungle.
- Are you a legal Professional? Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:58PMNow that the Supreme Court has erupted, as it does every year, with a set of end-of-term blockbuster opinions, political pundits have started focusing on the potential consequences of the presidential election on the future of the Supreme Court.
- Radio review Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:30PMElisabeth Mahoney on Today
- KITT comes alive on new GPS Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:19PM
- Stealing secrets Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 7:13PMGONE are the days when personal diaries were kept under lock and key. The delicious thrill of having your inner thoughts read by the masses are driving many towards blogging these days. Even Don Juan is getting into the act. OK, so it’s just Douglas Carlton Abrams, doing something akin to blogging.
- ECB Raises Rates To Restrain Inflation, But Signals No Further Hikes Looming Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 6:58PM The European Central Bank hiked its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point 20hursday but signaled no more boosts are on the way, giving the dollar a lift.
- IBD's Top 10 - Thursday Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 6:38PM U.S. Lost 62,000 Jobs In June. The 6th straight monthly payrolls drop was in line with forecasts, though April and May payrolls were revised...
- Annette John-Hall: Unions' credibility on diversity runs thin Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:37PMThe ongoing stink between the city and its labor unions over increasing the numbers of minorities and women in the construction industry reminds me of the story of the farmer who discovers an enormous pile of horse manure in his barn.
- Mixed reactions to gas station sign Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:21PMMORGANTON - As drivers travel north on N.C. 18 toward Morganton, a sign at Foothills Market suggests, Piss off a gas company. Choke an Arab. Don't drive. Shop local. Thank You. Jeff Griffiths, the owner of the convenience store, said he has only received positive responses to the sign. Cindy Hildebran says otherwise. She was appalled by the suggestion to choke an Arab. Hildebran said she drives ...
- Challenges of creating cool Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:17PMEver thought about taking a magic net and capturing a bottle of cool and applying it to a brand? Or paying some hotshot irreverent trend-spotter to dial up some cool for you? Or sprinkling a dash of bling on it?
- Though the object is browsing, there's reason to linger Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:11PM- With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it is easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.'s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.
- Are you pre-prepared to stop talking in management speak? Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 9:01PMIf you ever feel your bosses are speaking a different language, you're not alone. A survey of office workers has come up with the 50 most ridiculous examples of management-speak.
- Open letter receives closed response Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 8:06PMJohn Key has finally responded to Green Party Co-Leader Jeanette Fitzsimons' open letter in which she requested details of National's preferred Emissions Trading Scheme.
- Teen talk - the lowdown Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 7:42PMTeenagers can be an enigma at the best of times but when it comes to language they can be downright baffling. So, if you feel in the dark when talking to your teen, take a look at our teen talk guide for a bit of enlightenment
- Microsoft buys search startup Powerset Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 7:40PMMicrosoft announced today it has agreed to buy Powerset, a promising search start-up, as Yahoo's shares slipped below $20 for the first time since February, when Microsoft made its unsuccessful bid to take over the search giant.
- DESCA Completes Acquisition of Transistemas Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 7:38PMThe Company, a Subsidiary of eLandia International Inc., is Well-Positioned to Take a Market Leadership Role in Argentina and Latin America
- Lou Reed, Royal Albert Hall, London Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 7:26PM In 1973 Lou Reed had made the crossover from the (Velvet) underground to mainstream success with his Bowie-produced solo album Transformer, and the smash-hit single "Walk on the Wild Side". But his next album, Berlin, so confounded his audience that it only scraped into the American top 100 by two places.
- Here are the phrases you dread to hear Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:19AMLondon, June 29 : We all seem to know what's the most dreaded four-letter word. But a dreaded four-word phrase?
- Strong, innovative Web browsers emerge Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:09AMNEW YORK (AP) — With all the recent attention on the new Firefox 3 Internet browser, it’s easy to miss two strong, innovative rivals. Add it all up, and Microsoft Corp.’s market-leading Internet Explorer has some impressive challengers.
- Payless spearheads GPS drive Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 9:02AMPayless Family Pharmacy is spearheading a drive to supply Garmin GPS units to every deputy’s squad car at White County Sheriff Department. “We saw a need in the community and realized we could make a difference,” said Alan Tatum, owner of Payless.
- Game reviews: Nintendo owners get their chance to rock out Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 7:12AMNintendo enthusiasts hit the musical jackpot this week with two new games to release their inner rock stars.
- Detroit's misery a matter of perspective Sunday, June 29, 2008 @ 4:55AMEarlier this year Forbes magazine claimed Detroit was the Most Miserable City in America. "Imagine living in a city with the country's highest rate for violent crime and the second-highest unemployment rate," the article proposes, by way of introduction. But one travel writer disagrees. "I could be happy here. I already was."
- Neighbors clean up after vandals Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 6:54AMWONDER LAKE – Tom Bradtke came home about 8:30 a.m. Friday from a shift at the Naperville Fire Department to find “WWII is coming in 2009” scrawled in bright-pink paint on the street near his house.
- Capping a milestone month Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 4:48AMWhen rugby player Stuart Ault of Perth and fencer Kelleigh Ryan of Ottawa reflect on June 2008, they'll remember it as the month of their significant athletic breakthroughs.
- Battle for age equality Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 4:23AMIn the wake of the unveiling of wide-ranging Government plans to tackle discrimination including ageism, Ruth Marks – Older People’s Commissioner for Wales – gives her response to the Single Equality Bill
- Top Scoops Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 4:21AMWords That Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear, by Frank Luntz Hyperion. REVIEWED BY HEATHER KAVAN - Scoop Review of Books FRANK LUNTZ is the propagandist who sold Republicanism and Bush to the United States.
- ECI effort looks to make playgrounds more friendly to young children Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 4:00AMSeeing a need for more developmentally appropriate playground equipment for younger children, Crookston Early Childhood Initiative has kicked off the "Play It Forward" campaign. Working in conjunction with Crookston Parks and Recreation, the fund-drive aims to raise funds to erect playground space for children ages 5 and under at five neighborhood parks throughout Crookston.
- Lynn rapper represents unique message on road to stardom Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3:50AMLYNN - He may not be topping the Billboard charts yet, but Lynn rapper Michael Januario, otherwise known as MDOT, won't stop 'til he gets to the top.
- From the Pulpit Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3:25AMText: Psalm 119: 105 "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Introduction: Every person must have a compass that leads them each step of their life.
- Get involved Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 3:22AMBrowse hundreds of volunteer opportunities at the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona's Web site, www.volunteersoaz.org.
- School’s summer program provides activities for children Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 8:52AMOne may expect an elementary school to be pretty quiet during the summer break.
