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Beijing 'failing pollution test'
This report from BBC will bring blow to Chinese efforts to promote Beijing as an International city. "Just a month before the start of the Beijing Olympics, the city is still failing to meet international air...
China to close plants over Games
China has now ordered that 40 factories be closed in Beijing in the run-up to the Olympic Games, but many are doubtful that it is actually going to make a difference."The plants in the eastern port city of Tianjin... IOC: Beijing anti-doping program the broadest in sports' history
I guess we can all rest easy now. Maybe they should have a dopers' Olympics and be done with it."GENEVA - The IOC said Wednesday its drug-testing program at the Beijing Olympics will be the most rigorous anti-doping effort in sports history. ... Watch the first five minutes of The Dark Knight
The first five minutes of the new Batman film 'The Dark Knight' has been leaked online.It's not very good quality but the film looks amazing.It features the late Heath Ledger in his last completed role before he... Smoke from wildfires in California threatening people's health
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be assured California Celebs are off to exotic places unknown while their poorer neighbours are suffering the consequences of not being as flush with the bucks as... Cubs 5 vs Zephyrs 3 - New Orleans Team Aid Flood Relief
Fans who donate $5 or more get free game tickets."Thursday, June 19, 2008 Game keys: New Orleans' Tony Armas had pitched 10 consecutive quality starts coming into Wednesday in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa scored two runs in the first inning and two in the fourth to snap the streak... Leeds in no rush to sign players
Don't panic buy but don't let them slip away either."Leeds in no rush to sign players Cole is a transfer target for Leeds United (Getty Images) ...Euro 2008: Russia 2-0 Sweden & Greece 1-2 Spain
Russia through and Spain win all the group matches. Spain have a tough draw against Italy now, and the way the Russians are going Holland will have to be careful."Russia beat Sweden in Innsbruck to set up a clash... Jaime Lerner: Sing a song of sustainable cities
Curitiba has an integrated bus system that carries 2.4 million passengers a day and a population whose children have led the way in garbage disposal. That is an interesting article about this visionary Brazilian... Record producer says CD quality isn't good enough
Producer T Bone Burnett is making the case that digital music is losing it's sound quality, especially cd's. " Burnett's no fan of CDs or downloads, stating that CD's inadequate sampling rate loses too much of the...Fox News vs. The People
This is getting interesting now. Check out the news from FreePress, the folks that saved Net Neutralilty in the US. "Rupert Murdoch and his on-air bully Bill O'Reilly launched a laughable attack against...Intelligence in the Wild Kingdom
" Throughout history, intelligence has often been considered a quality unique to humans, but that conventional wisdom has been shattered over the years as research continues to turn up examples of animals, birds and fish that can develop vocabularies, communicate and even... Hallmark delivers 195 "Layoff Greetings" in Toronto
"Happy job hunting." may be what some Hallmark cards should be saying. Hallmark Cards Canada is saying sayonara to 195 workers at their Toronto location after the decision was made to centralize their operations in... Google Offers Powerful Tools for Free, Will Monetize Later
"Google's first developer conference, I/O, was definitely a huge success for the company. Hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, it attracted more than 2,900 developers despite the $400 they had to pay to get in. However, Google made sure everybody got their money's...A momentary lapse of reason "LUXE City Travel Guides'
Sorry for straying from my accent recently on value rather than pricey items.Not quite extravagant but yet elegant Luxe City Guides put their money where their mouth is!I could not agree more with their introduction on their raison d'etre...
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