Private Property Activists Want Judge's House Given to Developers

Here's the release the group has put out:Weare, New Hampshire (PRWEB) Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer...

Public art in the park

the first time, the City of Vancouver has commissioned Salish poles as public art. Noted Musqueam carver Susan Point won the contract this week to make a series of three gates,

New Showdown for Walmart Battle in Campbell River

Council to decide after three days of hearings, starting tonight.

Process to Beatify John Paul II Opens - Yahoo! News

ROME - The process to beatify Pope John Paul II officially opens Tuesday with a solemn ceremony in which all the clerics involved take an oath of secrecy and promise not to accept any gifts that might sway their decisions. But even before that opening ritual, it seemed that...

Wal-Mart Heir John Walton Dies in Crash - Yahoo! News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - John Walton, the billionaire son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and a member of the company's board, died Monday in a plane crash in Wyoming. Walton, 58, of Jackson, Wyo., was piloting an ultralight that crashed shortly after takeoff from the Jackson...

One million people at risk in Italy's heat wave: minister - Yahoo! News

ROME (AFP) - The heat wave gripping southern Europe has raised concerns in Italy where one million people are estimated to be at a health risk from the sweltering weather, the Italian health minister Francesco Storace said. "The heat wave increases the risk of serious...

Microsoft Sees 'RSS Everywhere'

The AP is reporting today that Future Windows Will Include RSS Support. Here is an excerpt: "SEATTLE -- Microsoft Corp. said Friday that the next version of its Windows operating system will have built-in...

The 36th Annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender PRIDE March - NYC

Capping Gay Pride Week will be Sunday's annual march down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, this year to mark the theme "Equal Rights -- No More, No Less.""This year all of the events are a stand about...

Seattle Library Plays Host to Gnomedexers

If the free drinks weren't socially lubricating enough, the setting of the Seattle Public Lilbrary provided an inspirational venue for some feverish chatter by Gnomedex conference attendees. A mood of optimism -...

150,000 Music Fans Get Mud Bath

hunderstorms and torrential rain were today threatening to turn this year's Glastonbury Festival into a wash-out. Thousands of music fans arriving at the Worthy Farm site in Somerset last night were greeted with heavy downpours and even lightning as the glorious sunshine...

Major Advertisers Caught in Spyware Net (AP)

AP - Unwanted software slithered into Patti McMann's home computer over the Internet and unleashed an annoying barrage of pop-up ads that sometimes flashed on her screen faster than she could close them.

Microsoft: RSS Will Be Big in Longhorn

NowPublic Exclusive: Video of the announcement from Gnomdex.This morning at the Gnomedex conference in Seattle, Microsoft is announcing that Longhorn, next year's big Windows upgrade, will incorporate RSS (Really...

Fire, Explosion Rock St. Louis Gas Plant - Yahoo! News

ST. LOUIS - A blaze at an industrial plant sent huge fireballs shooting into the sky Friday afternoon and cast a towering cloud of black smoke over the area. There were no immediate reports of any injuries and no word on the cause of the rapid-fire series of spectacular...

Microsoft to Extend RSS Support - Yahoo! News

Elizabeth Montalbano, IDG News Service Fri Jun 24, 4:00 AM ET Microsoft is planning to extend the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) standard to better support the publishing of ordered lists of information, a...

Gnomedex Kicks Off

With over 300 people in attendance Gnomedex got started with drinks provided by google.  More to come...

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