Remember Clayoquot Sound? British Columbia Vancouver Island? Whatever side you were on get ready.Who would have ever thought this could be re-visited. The Clayoquot Sound area is a UN Biosphere...
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"FBI agent Paul Shannon led a team sent to Afghanistan in 2001 to fingerprint and interview foreign fighters for a database of known or suspected terrorists. Here, he takes Saddam Hussein's prints after his...
Once again, the local unions have won, and the retailers will raise their prices. As if 50% income taxes, and inflation wasn't bad enough here we go again....."Published: 5 Jun 08 16:54 CETOnline:...
"John Francis Smith gave 20 years of his life to Government Service and in return was denied a pension and had 53 years of his life eradicated.Home Office say all files held on whistleblower John Francis Smith were...
A pipeline that carries nearly half of Britain's oil is gradually being shut down today ahead of a possible strike over pensions that has already closed a major refinery and started some panic fuel buying.The...
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The publishing business is a tough one, at the best of times, but 2008 looks to be a difficult year for all involved in the book biz."Raincoast Books, the West Coast company that brought the blockbuster Harry Potter...
The International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP), a website devoted to preserving and sharing public domain music scores, has shut down after receiving a second Cease & Desist letter from Universal Edition. The C&D was sent due to differences in laws...
"The BBC is to suspend all competitions after an inquiry unearthed a fresh batch of faked phone-ins.
Serious editorial breaches were found in six shows, including Comic Relief. Director general Mark Thompson said the incidents were "totally unacceptable".
Mr Thompson has...
"eBay has pulled all its advertising from Google after learning of the search giant’s plan to gatecrash its user conference this week to promote Checkout, a rival to eBay’s PayPal payment service.
The online...
"The Prime Minister's Office issued a rare "clarification" Wednesday that, in gentle diplomatic terms, contradicted US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's statement in Damascus that she had brought a message from Israel about a willingness to engage in peace talks.
According...
"Ciber Inc., of Greenwood Village, Colo., was told to stop testing machines after a federal assessor found the company had failed to follow proper procedures and could not show that it had conducted all the required tests, said Donetta Davidson, chair of the federal Election...
CHICAGO The ACLU Thursday answered the "cease and desist" letter sent to a local businessman by lawyers for Santa Barbara (Calif.) News-Press owner and Publisher Wendy McCaw with a letter of its own -- demanding the...
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"Diggdot.us, a site that mashes up digg, del.icio.us and Slashdot, has received a cease and desist letter from digg's lawyers. Other similar mirrors have received the same. As a result, diggdot.us has changed its name to Doggdot.us, however, it continues to index digg's feed...
" By DINA KRAFT SDEROT, Israel , Nov. 25 A cease-fire in Gaza between Israelis and Palestinians appeared to be holding today after most Palestinian factions stopped firing rockets at Israel in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal of its troops from the territory. The...