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Current News for April 16, 2008
Pete Wentz denies pregnancy rumors
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:01:07 PDT
Pete Wentz denied the Ashlee Simpson pregnancy reports yesterday but, as of this post, Us Weekly is sticking to its story. Here's what Pete had to say to MTV News:
Exciting news about the Lost season finale!
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:48 PDT
Two nights anyone?
South Korea's Lee could bring U.S. good news on beef (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:38:52 PDT
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak could bring President George W. Bush good news this week about a long-running beef spat that has held up a free trade pact between the two countries, a U.S. business leader and senior Bush administration official said on Tuesday.
Bicycle trends include pink paint, no brakes, 29-inch wheels (The Daily Sentinel)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:10:52 PDT
Because girls, errr ... women ... just wanna ride pink bicycles. That and more trends in the bike industry are making their way into the Grand Valley.
Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...
Asus Announces 8.9in Eee PC Price, Launch Date
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:17:33 PDT
Although many would-be copycat systems have been announced by rival manufacturers, we all know there is only one Eee PC. By that same contention there can only be one true successor, the 8.9in version announced at CeBIT and the good news is that pricing and release dates have now been announced for the long-awaited refresh.
Weekly Blog Parts - FLO:Q from Sony
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:30:47 PDT
Sony’s FLO:Q widget service has come a long way and provides a great depth of content and customizable options for personal blog part widgets. There are standard widgets such as the LOHAS one below, but also more interactive gaming widgets like this one for Spiderwick no Nazo. To create a personal widget as I did below, it’s possible to integrate a large variety of content including photos, flash games, video, RSS feeds, Amazon products, books, music, and others, allowing users to centralize a
ReadBurner: TechMeme for Google Reader
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:29:53 PDT
Sorry about that headline. It just seems that every medium is getting its own "what's hot" feed these days. Even Twitterheads are getting in the act, with the new Twitlinks (review), which I find of dubious value... I mean, really, we're talking about Twitter here, not the New York Times. But the newly re-launched ReadBurner looks like it could, possibly, become genuinely useful. It's a simple service. It tracks the number of times items are shared in Google's RSS Reader, and puts the mos
Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News
13 Seed Funding Options For Entrepreneurs
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:42:22 PDT
One of the most difficult parts of starting a startup for any entrepreneur is finding that small bit of seed capital to get things going. As evidenced by small seed funds like Y Combinator, a little can go a long way for startup entrepreneurs, but raising that chunk of change to get started can be tricky. Luckily, there are a number of different roads you can take to get from concept to Series A. Below is a list of 13 seed funding options for startup entrepreneurs. This list is a mix of old, b
Newsworld jobs: I’m sure it’s just a coincidence…
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:59:10 PDT
Ten new CBC News jobs in Calgary were posted this morning. These, presumably, are part of the people given back to Alberta after CBC moved — er, “reconfigured” — CBC Newsworld programming from Calgary to Toronto: 4 reporter/editors Video-journalist 4 videgraphers Switcher-Director In what I’m sure is just a coincidence, only two positions are posted for Toronto this morning: Specialist in “Contract Management” Specialist in Automation
Heavy security as Pakistan welcomes Olympic torch to Asia
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:53:49 PDT
AFP - Pakistan launched a massive security operation on Wednesday to protect the Olympic torch as it starts the first Asian leg of its protest-hit journey towards the Games in Beijing. Found at BesterNews.com.
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:01:07 PDT
Pete Wentz denied the Ashlee Simpson pregnancy reports yesterday but, as of this post, Us Weekly is sticking to its story. Here's what Pete had to say to MTV News:
Exciting news about the Lost season finale!
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:00:48 PDT
Two nights anyone?
South Korea's Lee could bring U.S. good news on beef (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:38:52 PDT
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak could bring President George W. Bush good news this week about a long-running beef spat that has held up a free trade pact between the two countries, a U.S. business leader and senior Bush administration official said on Tuesday.
Bicycle trends include pink paint, no brakes, 29-inch wheels (The Daily Sentinel)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:10:52 PDT
Because girls, errr ... women ... just wanna ride pink bicycles. That and more trends in the bike industry are making their way into the Grand Valley.
Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...
Asus Announces 8.9in Eee PC Price, Launch Date
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:17:33 PDT
Although many would-be copycat systems have been announced by rival manufacturers, we all know there is only one Eee PC. By that same contention there can only be one true successor, the 8.9in version announced at CeBIT and the good news is that pricing and release dates have now been announced for the long-awaited refresh.
Weekly Blog Parts - FLO:Q from Sony
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:30:47 PDT
Sony’s FLO:Q widget service has come a long way and provides a great depth of content and customizable options for personal blog part widgets. There are standard widgets such as the LOHAS one below, but also more interactive gaming widgets like this one for Spiderwick no Nazo. To create a personal widget as I did below, it’s possible to integrate a large variety of content including photos, flash games, video, RSS feeds, Amazon products, books, music, and others, allowing users to centralize a
ReadBurner: TechMeme for Google Reader
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:29:53 PDT
Sorry about that headline. It just seems that every medium is getting its own "what's hot" feed these days. Even Twitterheads are getting in the act, with the new Twitlinks (review), which I find of dubious value... I mean, really, we're talking about Twitter here, not the New York Times. But the newly re-launched ReadBurner looks like it could, possibly, become genuinely useful. It's a simple service. It tracks the number of times items are shared in Google's RSS Reader, and puts the mos
Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News
 CBC News | Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld CBC News, Canada - Mar 17, 2008 ... Susan Stranks & Sheila Petzold, and directed by Sheila Petzold. It was produced by Holmwood Productions (Ottawa) in association with CBC Newsworld. |
13 Seed Funding Options For Entrepreneurs
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:42:22 PDT
One of the most difficult parts of starting a startup for any entrepreneur is finding that small bit of seed capital to get things going. As evidenced by small seed funds like Y Combinator, a little can go a long way for startup entrepreneurs, but raising that chunk of change to get started can be tricky. Luckily, there are a number of different roads you can take to get from concept to Series A. Below is a list of 13 seed funding options for startup entrepreneurs. This list is a mix of old, b
Newsworld jobs: I’m sure it’s just a coincidence…
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:59:10 PDT
Ten new CBC News jobs in Calgary were posted this morning. These, presumably, are part of the people given back to Alberta after CBC moved — er, “reconfigured” — CBC Newsworld programming from Calgary to Toronto: 4 reporter/editors Video-journalist 4 videgraphers Switcher-Director In what I’m sure is just a coincidence, only two positions are posted for Toronto this morning: Specialist in “Contract Management” Specialist in Automation
Heavy security as Pakistan welcomes Olympic torch to Asia
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:53:49 PDT
AFP - Pakistan launched a massive security operation on Wednesday to protect the Olympic torch as it starts the first Asian leg of its protest-hit journey towards the Games in Beijing. Found at BesterNews.com.
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