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October 04, 2008 News and Trends

Banned Books Week

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:00:58 PDT
According to Yale Daily News, Banned Books Week began valiantly in 1982 by, among other groups, the American Library Association, to protest the banning of books and to promote intellectual freedom at large.

Nepal government invites rebels groups to talks

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:01:42 PDT
Nepal's Maoist-led government has called on dozens of armed groups operating across the country for talks to end hostilities, official reports said Saturday. Most of the armed rebel groups are based in the southern plains known as Terai and are demanding a greater political voice and ethnic rights. A few of the groups have also demanded a separate state with the right to self determination for ethnic Madhesi communities. The government formed a three-member team to hold talks with the arme

Why Prostitution Should Be Decriminalized

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:17:46 PDT
Why Prostitution Should Be Decriminalized October 4th, 2008 - Comments Off The decriminalization of prostitution is one feminist strategy for helping women lead better lives. Read more I’m Not Sure How I Feel About This… October 3rd, 2008 - No Comments I can’t decide if this goes down as the penultimate sellout, or the penultimate example of pissing off a lot of people WHILE selling out. Read more TAS 10/3/2008 October 4th, 2008 - No Comments The Freaktacular Friday Wrapup, aka Tragi

Hackers Attract Users to Fake Blogs

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:46:20 PDT
Cybercriminals have started exploiting the traffic momentum, and by monitoring the peak traffic for popular search queries using Google’s Trends, are syndicating the keywords in order to acquire the traffic and direct it to malware serving blogs primarily hosted at Windows Lives’ Spaces.

Dion set to go on offensive in campaign (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:32:04 PDT
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion is set to take a more aggressive approach in this week's campaigning for the Oct. 14 election amid recent polls indicating support for his party is flagging.

Designer Sunglasses Trends: Katie Holmes Sunglasses Trends f

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:06:53 PDT
Katie Holmes is always a hot news item whether it is her hairstyle or her sunglasses. Katie Holmes sunglasses trends for 2008 have witnessed some amazing hot styles.


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October 03, 2008 News and Trends

Man Charged After Drunken Sex Leaves Woman Dead

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:04:34 PDT
A man is charged with murder in St. Paul, Minnesota after a one-night stand gone wrong. Barely even news these days, right? Of course, if you're seeing it here, it is. The man, Michael Carrasco Sontoya, faces 40 years in prison for having what may have been consensual sex with a woman who later died...

Welcome into the Dragon's Den – KPMG Canada joins forces with CBC for Season 3 (Consultant News)

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:48:07 PDT
KPMG Enterprise has officially "entered the den" in an exclusive arrangement with the CBC, and will be providing all facets of due diligence, transaction related services and other professional services to the Dragons for Season 3 of the CBC program Dragons' Den.

Belgium says to hold news conference on Fortis (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:31:55 PDT
BRUSSELS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Belgian government is due to hold a news conference on the bank Fortis later on Friday, a government spokesman said.

miniSynth synthesizer released for iPhone, iPod touch

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:35:42 PDT
miniSynth synthesizer released for iPhone, iPod touch News Comments Off Yonac software has released miniSynth, a synthesizer app for the iPhone or iPod touch. The tool attempts to recreate the sounds and look of vintage analog synths, allowing for a range of adjustments and sound manipulation to recreate the futuristic sounds of old wood panel transistor machines. Two variable range oscillators are used, with triangular, sawtooth, sine, and square waveforms, individua… From: MacNN | The Ma

StoryPeople Releases First Ebook and it's Free!

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:59:17 PDT
Peculiar Times, the new book by Brian Andreas, is full of wit and wisdom and ridiculously fun! But that’s not really news. What is news is that the book is completely digital. And free.Andreas’ short stories and quirky drawings, distributed by StoryPeople, are usually only available in traditional media, books, prints & sculptures.

Cybercriminals syndicating Google Trends keywords to serve m

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:57:26 PDT
“For the first time, hackers are capitalizing on the top news stories from Google Trends Labs, which lists the day’s most frequently searched topics, which can include news of the Wall St. bail out or the presidential campaign,” said Paul Piccard, director of Threat Research, Webroot. “These highly relevant news stories and videos are being posted

Design Trends in New Construction Homes

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:51:17 PDT
As lifestyle trends change, builders must adapt the floor plans, materials and amenities in their new home models to meet the needs of today’s home new home buyer.


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