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July 02, 2008 Hot Trends

Poll: Obama Leads McCain by 21 in Connecticut

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:21:02 PDT
A new poll of the state of Connecticut released today by Quinnipiac University shows Barack Obama leading John McCain, 56%-35%. This poll is in line with a growing state by state trend towards double digit leads for Barack Obama.

Fox news caught radically altering reporter's appearances

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:25:23 PDT
The photos depict New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg with yellowed teeth, "his nose and chin widened, and his ears made to protrude further," The other image, of Times television editor Steven Reddicliffe, with similar yellow teeth, as well as "dark circles ... under his eyes, and his hairline has been moved back."

Tokyo Digital News: Bikinis hit the air

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:32:24 PDT
As the founder of sordid satellite network Paradise TV seven years ago, Michiyuki Matsunaga has since moved on to Tokyo Digital News, a slightly less provocative broadcasting station that transmits stories via the Internet and mobile phones in which the announcers are young girls clad in bikinis.

In the news: Coldplay on The Hour

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:04:29 PDT
From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun: Coldplay under Strombo’s hot gaze “Chris Martin of Coldplay isn’t afraid of some cold self-analysis. Martin and his world-famous British band get the full hour-long treatment tonight on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos (CBC, CBC Newsworld). Coldplay granted unprecedented access to Stroumboulopoulos, who visited the band in England.” Read more.

Environment: Policy Review shows achievements, and challenge

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:53:23 PDT
The European Commission has adopted its 2007 Environment Policy Review, which reports on EU policy developments from last year, focuses on the key challenges ahead and looks in detail at EU and Member States' environmental trends and policy performance

Pop icon George Michael may retire to

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:05:15 PDT
MTV backs campaign to get young people be open about sexual health Young people are being encouraged to talk openly about their sexual experiences in an innovative scheme aimed at reducing the stigma that surrounds sexual health. Clapham street party will benefit GMFA Actress Michelle Collins and cabaret act Topping and Butch will be among the entertainers doing a turn at Clapham Street Party later this month. Brokeback: The Opera scheduled to premiere in 2013 Rumours that

Gotham laments closure of popular Meatpacking District eater

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:09:40 PDT
The Meatpacking District was once seen by many LGBT New Yorkers as a creative enclave, but some seem resigned to what they see as part of an ongoing trend in a city where charm, mystery and character often succumb to market forced controlled by corporate and other moneyed interests.

Research and Markets: Discover the New Generation of Low-Price Mini Notebook PC Trends and Specifications as Revealed ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "New Generation Comes to the Fore: Low-price Mini Notebook PC Trends at Computex 2008" report to their offering.

Deal still possible for Hockey Night theme song (CBC Edmonton)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:38:38 PDT
Scott Moore, the executive director of CBC Sports, is playing down earlier published reports Thursday that hockey fans have heard the Hockey Night in Canada theme song for a final time.

All Eyes on Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization | NetworkVirtua

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:08 PDT
Get the champagne out of the cooler, rev up the servers, Hyper-V has arrived. If you didn't break out in jubilation from the news, take heart. The general response from this vantage point was muted.

Escalating diabetes figures present worrying trends (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:03:06 PDT
Australia ranks only behind Scandinavia for new cases of insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes.

Court quashes dad's grounding of 12-year-old daughter (CBC Montreal)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:15:10 PDT
A father plans to appeal after a Quebec court ruled that he didn't have the right to punish his 12-year-old daughter by barring her from a school trip.

links for 2008-07-03

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:31:02 PDT
The Open Rights Group : Blog Archive » ORG verdict on London Elections: “Insufficient evidence” to declare confidence in results "... And while hundreds of screens set up by vote scanners showed almost meaningless data to observers, London Elects admit that the system was likely to be recording blank ballots as valid votes." (tags: business mayor johnson livingston open rights group org) BBC NEWS | Technology | Government launches data mash-up The UK government has launched a competition to


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