Japundit (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
The following is the general JAPUNDIT policy for handling multiple postings of the same news item. 1. A news item that is double posted soon after having been posted originally will be deleted without notice. 2. A news item that is double posted after some time has passed after having been posted originally will be allowed to stand without deletion. read more...
Idolator (Free subscription) | yesterday
A few news items that you might have missed while sleeping off your cranberry-sauce-and-stuffing coma: • Ne-Yo is going to bring his grown sexiness to the next Marilyn Manson album. [ Hollywood Insider ] • There's a Grammy Museum opening! It'll be like a Hard Rock Cafe, except more self-important and with fewer franchises. [ Variety ] • The latest '90s band to have reunion rumors swirl...
The Peoria Chronicle (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Here are some news items from the Journal Star that caught my interest: Pat Nichting is going to give up his fifth district seat and run for treasurer. I found that surprising. Mayor Ardis is hoping to vote on the “wonderful development” (hotel) project before the end of the year. Interim city manager Henry Holling is [...]
The Mr Science Show (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
This week on the podcast , we take a look at the latest climate change news, and start reflecting on the science year that was, as we close in on 100 podcast episodes (this is episode 92). The news items we discuss this week are: CO 2 build-up in the atmosphere may prevent a coming ice-age . Ice-ages occur roughly every 100,000 years and are possibly due to small shifts in Earth's...
They Call Me "Mr. Sinister" (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
News item: Finance Minister Jim Flaherty scheduled an announcement on Sunday as the government sought to persuade the country it was combating the economic slowdown, the CBC reported. I wonder what Flaherty will say? "Gee, I was just kidding about cutting spending. Really, look here let me throw some money at these homeless guys. See, we're serious! Don't vote us out, Steve will kill...
StreetInsider.com News Articles (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Here is a recap of the top news items on Wall Street last week: 1. On Monday the U.S. govenment rescued embattled mega-bank Citi (NYSE: C). The U.S. Treasury will invest $20 billion in Citi preferred stock under the TARP. The government will guarantee $306 billion of Citi assets for another $7 billion in preferred stock. Citi will issue warrants to the U.S. Treasury and the FDIC for approximately...
Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
This thread is for the busy bees of S&L to post news items themselves. In order to make the articles as readable as possible, please try to stick to the format described in the first of these weekly editions here. Of course articles that fit under the topic of a recent thread should be posted there. As [...]
Going Wimax (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Is the global economic outlook getting you down? Does the business section of your local newspaper depress you? Fortunately, there’s hope, in the form of a quick Google search: there is plenty of news on WiMAX technology floating around the Internet this week, and most of it positive. Our first item, from the Washington Business Journal, [...]
dannychoo.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
Itai News have covered a news item about how the "Sandwich" method of buying ero mags is old hat and that there is a new method - the "ask for a receipt" method. The Sandwich method is where one buys ero mags and sandwiches it in between other mags such as a business or fashion mag, This has two effects:- 1. Make out that one is a man of society and also reads trendy or educational...
Marketing Pilgrim (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Things are slowing down for the holiday, quite naturally. So happy Thanksgiving eve! Celebrate with some of this week’s topmarketing news items. Too little too late?: Google Maps has been making great strides against the entrenched leader, MapQuest. But now MapQuest says they’ve “Come Out Of Hibernation.” Is it too late—has Google [...]
Threshing Grain (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Catholics rebuffing controversial charity Defending CCHD
Tuned In (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Two news items, both from the Hollywood Reporter: * Despite widespread news of a decline in broadcast ratings, a Nielsen study finds people using their TVs more than ever. Using them for what? As attractive planters? Doorstops? No: they're watching cable and—heed Tim Kring—using their DVRs more and more often. * That said, the possibility of an [...]
Energy News Digest (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Judge OKs plan to kill sea lions - A federal judge ruled the government can kill up to 85 sea lions a year at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, where they gather to eat Chinook salmon (KING-TV, Seattle) http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_112608ORB_sea_lion_ruling_LJ.55988c2.html
Energy News Digest (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future. TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below) - Moody’s Investor Service Upgrades Mason County PUD No. 3 Bond Rating - Tacoma Public Utility’s going to pay you for a change - For WPUDA Building - Tacoma firms receive
IMDb News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
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