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August 27, 2008 News and Trends
Death toll from listeria in Canada climbs
Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:46:49 PDT
Canadian politicians and bureaucrats keep smugly bragging about their wonderful system for foodborne disease surveillance? It’s impossible to tell from the various public statements who became sick when, and whether the system really worked or not. If you’re going to brag about how the system is working, you have to provide dates for onset of illness and deaths. Those dates have not been provided. Take a look at the updates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control concerning the Salmonella S
Garage Mining : Five Books I’ve Collected, For Some Reason
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:00:46 PDT
I have a lot of stuff in the garage. A lot. It’s taken over a corner of the garage and begun to spread like kudzu into the area designated for the lawn mower and stepladders, threatening to annex the hard-fought territories rooftop vacation carrier. Before my blossoming collection goes too far, I’ve started to trim it. Working under the simple adage, ‘You can’t take it with you”, I’ve started to hone my collection down. I mean, it’s not even a collection, aside from the sense that I approached
Non-Sarcastic Good News: Jihadi Gets 33 Years!
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:13:01 PDT
Speaking of individual acts of terror: Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar Gets 33 Years for Plowing SUV Into Crowd of UNC students to
Obama Loses Lead In Florida, Trending Down Quickly In Ohio
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:35:28 PDT
No one has been elected President since 1960 without taking two of the three largest swing states in the Electoral College. Quinnipiac polls show: Florida: McCain leads with 47% to Obama's 43%, compared to a 46 - 44 percent Obama lead July 31; Ohio: Obama has 44% to McCain's 43% now a dead heat compared to 46% - 44% Obama lead July 31st.
First Arabic Localized iLife Applications Available Now
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:42:24 PDT
After hearing rumors about it for some time it's now out: the first iLife applications localized in Arabic. This is great news for Apple fans around the Middle East.
Ryan Payton leaves Kojima Productions, hints at MGS5
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:46:52 PDT
Ryan Payton, Assistant Producer of Kojima Productions has left the company due to personal reasons. He mentioned in an interview with Kotaku that his departure had to do with "some pretty heavy news concerning my mom." His plans for the immediate future are to move back to North America and find a job (likely still game development) closer to ...
Prof to Be on CBC Newsworld (University of Guelph News)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:01:33 PDT
Prof. Ed Thommes will be featured on CBC Newsworld at 9 p.m. Sunday discussing his latest research, which found the creation of our orderly solar system was a rare occurrence that could only happen under peaceful conditions. The physics professor, along with two researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois, developed a new computer modeling method that simulates the birth of ...
Resource: China Internet Industry trends & datapoints
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:04:56 PDT
If you are an Indian company with a substantial exposure to the Chinese market, you should check out these slide decks. They are a treasure trove of hard to get, easily digestable information about the Red Dragon. With the Olympics having been the success that they were, China is clearly the flavour of the season. This resource should come in handy. The first deck is a deep dive into the Chinese internet industry; it has tons of data about internet & mobile penetration, marketshares, revenue
First Arabic Localized iLife Applications Available Now
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:42:24 PDT
After hearing rumors about it for some time it's now out: the first iLife applications localized in Arabic. This is great news for Apple fans around the Middle East.
Ryan Payton leaves Kojima Productions, hints at MGS5
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:46:52 PDT
Ryan Payton, Assistant Producer of Kojima Productions has left the company due to personal reasons. He mentioned in an interview with Kotaku that his departure had to do with "some pretty heavy news concerning my mom." His plans for the immediate future are to move back to North America and find a job (likely still game development) closer to ...
Millions tuned in to Olympic coverage (winnipegsun.com)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:53:13 PDT
TORONTO — More than 24 million viewers tuned in to coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games on CBC Television, CBC Newsworld and the CBC’s bold channel between Aug. 8 and 24, the broadcaster said Tuesday.
Cable News Networks Reap Political Ratings (TV Week)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:28:37 PDT
The cable news networks, especially CNN, hit ratings pay dirt Monday night with their wall-to-wall coverage of the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.
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Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:46:49 PDT
Canadian politicians and bureaucrats keep smugly bragging about their wonderful system for foodborne disease surveillance? It’s impossible to tell from the various public statements who became sick when, and whether the system really worked or not. If you’re going to brag about how the system is working, you have to provide dates for onset of illness and deaths. Those dates have not been provided. Take a look at the updates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control concerning the Salmonella S
Garage Mining : Five Books I’ve Collected, For Some Reason
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:00:46 PDT
I have a lot of stuff in the garage. A lot. It’s taken over a corner of the garage and begun to spread like kudzu into the area designated for the lawn mower and stepladders, threatening to annex the hard-fought territories rooftop vacation carrier. Before my blossoming collection goes too far, I’ve started to trim it. Working under the simple adage, ‘You can’t take it with you”, I’ve started to hone my collection down. I mean, it’s not even a collection, aside from the sense that I approached
Non-Sarcastic Good News: Jihadi Gets 33 Years!
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:13:01 PDT
Speaking of individual acts of terror: Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar Gets 33 Years for Plowing SUV Into Crowd of UNC students to
Obama Loses Lead In Florida, Trending Down Quickly In Ohio
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:35:28 PDT
No one has been elected President since 1960 without taking two of the three largest swing states in the Electoral College. Quinnipiac polls show: Florida: McCain leads with 47% to Obama's 43%, compared to a 46 - 44 percent Obama lead July 31; Ohio: Obama has 44% to McCain's 43% now a dead heat compared to 46% - 44% Obama lead July 31st.
First Arabic Localized iLife Applications Available Now
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:42:24 PDT
After hearing rumors about it for some time it's now out: the first iLife applications localized in Arabic. This is great news for Apple fans around the Middle East.
Ryan Payton leaves Kojima Productions, hints at MGS5
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:46:52 PDT
Ryan Payton, Assistant Producer of Kojima Productions has left the company due to personal reasons. He mentioned in an interview with Kotaku that his departure had to do with "some pretty heavy news concerning my mom." His plans for the immediate future are to move back to North America and find a job (likely still game development) closer to ...
Prof to Be on CBC Newsworld (University of Guelph News)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:01:33 PDT
Prof. Ed Thommes will be featured on CBC Newsworld at 9 p.m. Sunday discussing his latest research, which found the creation of our orderly solar system was a rare occurrence that could only happen under peaceful conditions. The physics professor, along with two researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois, developed a new computer modeling method that simulates the birth of ...
Resource: China Internet Industry trends & datapoints
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:04:56 PDT
If you are an Indian company with a substantial exposure to the Chinese market, you should check out these slide decks. They are a treasure trove of hard to get, easily digestable information about the Red Dragon. With the Olympics having been the success that they were, China is clearly the flavour of the season. This resource should come in handy. The first deck is a deep dive into the Chinese internet industry; it has tons of data about internet & mobile penetration, marketshares, revenue
First Arabic Localized iLife Applications Available Now
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:42:24 PDT
After hearing rumors about it for some time it's now out: the first iLife applications localized in Arabic. This is great news for Apple fans around the Middle East.
Ryan Payton leaves Kojima Productions, hints at MGS5
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:46:52 PDT
Ryan Payton, Assistant Producer of Kojima Productions has left the company due to personal reasons. He mentioned in an interview with Kotaku that his departure had to do with "some pretty heavy news concerning my mom." His plans for the immediate future are to move back to North America and find a job (likely still game development) closer to ...
Millions tuned in to Olympic coverage (winnipegsun.com)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:53:13 PDT
TORONTO — More than 24 million viewers tuned in to coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games on CBC Television, CBC Newsworld and the CBC’s bold channel between Aug. 8 and 24, the broadcaster said Tuesday.
Cable News Networks Reap Political Ratings (TV Week)
Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:28:37 PDT
The cable news networks, especially CNN, hit ratings pay dirt Monday night with their wall-to-wall coverage of the opening night of the Democratic National Convention.
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