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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:00 PDT
In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at magnetic field masterpieces, interactive holograms, airline seating that you'll be looking forward to, Beauty and the Geek jeans, and test tube turkey. Flint Weisser, a Pratt student from my hometown of Boise, has created a series of drawings by capturing the complex interactions of magnetic fields. As Wired.com’s Alexis Madrigal explains: “Each piece consists of magnets bolted to steel plates and covered with a thin film of nickel particles s
Good Question
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:07 PDT
Postman wants to know: What did Dwight Pelz, chair of the Washington State Democrats, mean by this quote in the New York Daily News? "It's time for us to end this," added Dwight Pelz, Washington State party chairman and undecided superdelegate. "The candidates are tearing each other apart, and it's not good for the party. I think we need to have a candidate." Is Pelz about to doff his neutrality and endorse? People, including me, want to know.
Hello Goodbye...
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:08 PDT
Aiba Solo Hello Goodbye Rekomen 2008.03.28 Bad news minna.... T____T Have you listened Aiba's Recomen today? Now I am listening Hello Goodbye, but... before this... Aiba-chan has announced something really sad... Aiba-chan tried hard to announce it... his voice was.... >.< It's a shock.... Otsuka-san passed away... I heard this from Ju-chan... I was so worried about Aiba-chan... The Otsuka-san who loves Arashi, the Osuka-san who laughs always with Aiba-chan.... Rest
10 Commandments To Maximizing Your Time In Forum Participation
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:11 PDT
Here are 10 very simple and practical tips for you to maximize the ROI out of your time spent in online forums. » original news
Blogger's News Tip: Instapundit Covers the 2008 Equal Parenting Bike Trek
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:12 PDT
Literally thousands of new and unique visitors will be exposed to the exciting story of the 758 mile Equal Parenting Bike Trek thanks to the world famous blog Instapundit! Instapundit brings more exposure to this event/story than any traditional media source possibly could. This news and political blog averages between 250,000-500,000 visitors a day!! Truly stunning by all comparisons. Are you one of the few on planet earth that has not heard of Instapundit? You might want to review this s
Richard Quest: The HR Perspective
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:28 PDT
I haven’t seen anyone fired for using drugs since 1995 when I was a Human Resources intern. I’ve always worked in highly regulated environments, but most companies — including the company where I did my internship in mid 90s — have very forgiving drug abuse policies. If you’re willing to go to rehab and work to maintain sobriety, there is always some level of forgiveness. (Unfortunately, in 1995, I watched 15 people undergo on-site testing for drugs, fail the tests in a mobile lab, and then w
Making Twitter Tweet
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:32:44 PDT
I’m at a cosy little conference in London with the grandious title of Accessibility 2.0: A Million Flowers Bloom. I’ve just finished delivering the opening keynote which I tried to make as pretentious as the conference title. Now the mighty Steve Faulkner is up to deliver a talk called Making Twitter Tweet. He’s being introduced by Robin Christopherson and is getting a round of applause for being the guy who created the Web Accessibility Toolbar. Steve begins by clarifying that the Web Accessi
How We Use Twitter for Journalism
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:15 PDT
How useful can communication limited to 140 characters be for serious journalism? It turns out that the short messages you find on Twitter have proven wildly useful for some writers penning larger pieces. Here at ReadWriteWeb we've been leveraging Twitter heavily for some of our most important news writing. While cynics dismiss twitter as frivolous, we've got stories to share that should make anyone reconsider their doubts about the microblogging medium. Josh Catone wrote here in January abo
Shooting At Shadows?
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig News is breaking that a merchant vessel under contract to the U.S. military has fired warning shots at a small boat in the Gulf. The military claims that the boat belonged to Iran, which has denied any involvement. The crew of the Westward Venture, which was under contract to the U.S. government, reported that it radioed a warning and fired flares before resorting to warning shots Thursday, the officials said. The cargo vessel was en route to Kuwait and about 50 miles from the Iran
Doing The Basra Spin
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig A report from the London Times today about how swimmingly things are going in Basra is getting a lot of attention from the pro-occupation cheerleading crowd today. The report gushes that reporter Deborah Haynes is "The first Western journalist to enter the city since Operation Charge of the Knights was launched a month ago" - previous reports from Basra having been compiled, presumably, by Iraqi employees of news agencies. But few have bothered to look at Haynes companion piece on t
Scottish Fuel Crisis
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig Following on from Fester's post yesterday on the strike at Grangemouth refinery complex in Scotland, the strike hasn't even begun yet and Scotland is out of fuel. I've just spoken to my father, who says that there's only one filling station in the whole county of Fife still with fuel this evening. Every garage in Prime Minister Brown's home constituency is dry. Panic buying, with people filling up their vehicles and every container they could, has depleted even deisel stocks far fas
Doing The Iran Spin
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig With Gates apparently brought back to heel by Fallon's departure, the Pentagon is whole-heartedly rejoining administration efforts to demonise Iran's involvement in Iraq. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, previously a voice of caution, is now openly threatening a military option. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today accused Iran of increasing its shipments of weapons to militants in Iraq, despite promises by Iranian leaders that they would cut off the flow of arms. Adm.
last 6-digit motorcycle plates to Be Issued This Month
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:30 PDT
The Washington State Department of Licensing expects to issue the last 6-digit license plate number, 999998, by the end of the month. The state is keeping the 999999 as a potential heirloom that may be put on display sometime down the road. New motorcycle plates will begin with 0A0001. The department projects this number configuration will supply enough plates for the next 50 years. The DOL has been issuing plates with six numbers since 1975. Before that, plate numbers were made up of two lett
Daily News' Zuckerman submits $580 million bid for Newsday (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:52 PDT
The owner of the New York Daily News offered $580 million to acquire Newsday from Tribune Co., matching a bid earlier in the week by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, The Associated Press was told.
Magento Partner On Tap Datahost Demoing Magento at Internet World in London
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:35:15 PDT
Magento Partner On Tap Datahost will be at Internet World April 29th-May 1st, taking place in London, and will be providing demonstrations of Magento. If you are attending make sure to stop by Stand E107 to see On Tap Datahost and their Magento Demos.
DNC Panel to Weigh Florida and Michigan Challenges
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:36:47 PDT
ABC News' Teddy Davis and Talal Al-Khatib Report: The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee will meet on Saturday, May 31 in Washington, D.C., to consider whether the DNC panel exceeded its authority when it stripped Florida and Michigan of all of its delegates for holding their primaries before Feb. 5th, 2008. The Michigan and Florida challenges are trying to get all of the superdelegates plus half of the two states' pledged delegates seated at this summer's Democratic N
Former PM still plugs for Kelowna deal - Nunatsiaq News
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Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:00 PDT
In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at magnetic field masterpieces, interactive holograms, airline seating that you'll be looking forward to, Beauty and the Geek jeans, and test tube turkey. Flint Weisser, a Pratt student from my hometown of Boise, has created a series of drawings by capturing the complex interactions of magnetic fields. As Wired.com’s Alexis Madrigal explains: “Each piece consists of magnets bolted to steel plates and covered with a thin film of nickel particles s
Good Question
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:07 PDT
Postman wants to know: What did Dwight Pelz, chair of the Washington State Democrats, mean by this quote in the New York Daily News? "It's time for us to end this," added Dwight Pelz, Washington State party chairman and undecided superdelegate. "The candidates are tearing each other apart, and it's not good for the party. I think we need to have a candidate." Is Pelz about to doff his neutrality and endorse? People, including me, want to know.
Hello Goodbye...
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:08 PDT
Aiba Solo Hello Goodbye Rekomen 2008.03.28 Bad news minna.... T____T Have you listened Aiba's Recomen today? Now I am listening Hello Goodbye, but... before this... Aiba-chan has announced something really sad... Aiba-chan tried hard to announce it... his voice was.... >.< It's a shock.... Otsuka-san passed away... I heard this from Ju-chan... I was so worried about Aiba-chan... The Otsuka-san who loves Arashi, the Osuka-san who laughs always with Aiba-chan.... Rest
10 Commandments To Maximizing Your Time In Forum Participation
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:11 PDT
Here are 10 very simple and practical tips for you to maximize the ROI out of your time spent in online forums. » original news
Blogger's News Tip: Instapundit Covers the 2008 Equal Parenting Bike Trek
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:30:12 PDT
Literally thousands of new and unique visitors will be exposed to the exciting story of the 758 mile Equal Parenting Bike Trek thanks to the world famous blog Instapundit! Instapundit brings more exposure to this event/story than any traditional media source possibly could. This news and political blog averages between 250,000-500,000 visitors a day!! Truly stunning by all comparisons. Are you one of the few on planet earth that has not heard of Instapundit? You might want to review this s
Richard Quest: The HR Perspective
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:31:28 PDT
I haven’t seen anyone fired for using drugs since 1995 when I was a Human Resources intern. I’ve always worked in highly regulated environments, but most companies — including the company where I did my internship in mid 90s — have very forgiving drug abuse policies. If you’re willing to go to rehab and work to maintain sobriety, there is always some level of forgiveness. (Unfortunately, in 1995, I watched 15 people undergo on-site testing for drugs, fail the tests in a mobile lab, and then w
Making Twitter Tweet
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:32:44 PDT
I’m at a cosy little conference in London with the grandious title of Accessibility 2.0: A Million Flowers Bloom. I’ve just finished delivering the opening keynote which I tried to make as pretentious as the conference title. Now the mighty Steve Faulkner is up to deliver a talk called Making Twitter Tweet. He’s being introduced by Robin Christopherson and is getting a round of applause for being the guy who created the Web Accessibility Toolbar. Steve begins by clarifying that the Web Accessi
How We Use Twitter for Journalism
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:15 PDT
How useful can communication limited to 140 characters be for serious journalism? It turns out that the short messages you find on Twitter have proven wildly useful for some writers penning larger pieces. Here at ReadWriteWeb we've been leveraging Twitter heavily for some of our most important news writing. While cynics dismiss twitter as frivolous, we've got stories to share that should make anyone reconsider their doubts about the microblogging medium. Josh Catone wrote here in January abo
Shooting At Shadows?
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig News is breaking that a merchant vessel under contract to the U.S. military has fired warning shots at a small boat in the Gulf. The military claims that the boat belonged to Iran, which has denied any involvement. The crew of the Westward Venture, which was under contract to the U.S. government, reported that it radioed a warning and fired flares before resorting to warning shots Thursday, the officials said. The cargo vessel was en route to Kuwait and about 50 miles from the Iran
Doing The Basra Spin
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig A report from the London Times today about how swimmingly things are going in Basra is getting a lot of attention from the pro-occupation cheerleading crowd today. The report gushes that reporter Deborah Haynes is "The first Western journalist to enter the city since Operation Charge of the Knights was launched a month ago" - previous reports from Basra having been compiled, presumably, by Iraqi employees of news agencies. But few have bothered to look at Haynes companion piece on t
Scottish Fuel Crisis
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig Following on from Fester's post yesterday on the strike at Grangemouth refinery complex in Scotland, the strike hasn't even begun yet and Scotland is out of fuel. I've just spoken to my father, who says that there's only one filling station in the whole county of Fife still with fuel this evening. Every garage in Prime Minister Brown's home constituency is dry. Panic buying, with people filling up their vehicles and every container they could, has depleted even deisel stocks far fas
Doing The Iran Spin
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:25 PDT
By Cernig With Gates apparently brought back to heel by Fallon's departure, the Pentagon is whole-heartedly rejoining administration efforts to demonise Iran's involvement in Iraq. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, previously a voice of caution, is now openly threatening a military option. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today accused Iran of increasing its shipments of weapons to militants in Iraq, despite promises by Iranian leaders that they would cut off the flow of arms. Adm.
last 6-digit motorcycle plates to Be Issued This Month
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:30 PDT
The Washington State Department of Licensing expects to issue the last 6-digit license plate number, 999998, by the end of the month. The state is keeping the 999999 as a potential heirloom that may be put on display sometime down the road. New motorcycle plates will begin with 0A0001. The department projects this number configuration will supply enough plates for the next 50 years. The DOL has been issuing plates with six numbers since 1975. Before that, plate numbers were made up of two lett
Daily News' Zuckerman submits $580 million bid for Newsday (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34:52 PDT
The owner of the New York Daily News offered $580 million to acquire Newsday from Tribune Co., matching a bid earlier in the week by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, The Associated Press was told.
Magento Partner On Tap Datahost Demoing Magento at Internet World in London
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:35:15 PDT
Magento Partner On Tap Datahost will be at Internet World April 29th-May 1st, taking place in London, and will be providing demonstrations of Magento. If you are attending make sure to stop by Stand E107 to see On Tap Datahost and their Magento Demos.
DNC Panel to Weigh Florida and Michigan Challenges
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:36:47 PDT
ABC News' Teddy Davis and Talal Al-Khatib Report: The Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws Committee will meet on Saturday, May 31 in Washington, D.C., to consider whether the DNC panel exceeded its authority when it stripped Florida and Michigan of all of its delegates for holding their primaries before Feb. 5th, 2008. The Michigan and Florida challenges are trying to get all of the superdelegates plus half of the two states' pledged delegates seated at this summer's Democratic N
Former PM still plugs for Kelowna deal - Nunatsiaq News
Former PM still plugs for Kelowna deal Nunatsiaq News, Canada - Apr 17, 2008 But in an interview on CBC Newsworld last week, Martin lambasted Stephen Harper's Conservative government for ignoring the health and education needs that ... |
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