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An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates
"An Imminent Victory for ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates By Vindu Goel When Comcast admitted last fall that it was blocking — or slowing down, as the company preferred to call it — certain file transfers by customers, a lot of people complained that the company...Tips To Help Your Dog Stay Calm and Stay Home This Fireworks Season
"Animal shelters around the country will be preparing their kennels over the next couple of days to receive the usual number of "fireworks dogs" who escape their homes/yards after becoming frightened of Fourth of July fireworks displays. Susan Sharpe, APDT, CPDT, owner of...600,000 Council Workers Vote to Strike - Summer of Chaos Looms
As the credit crunch bites deeper and Gordon Brown asks for wage retraint the threat of widspread disruption to life in Britain over the summer months comes a step nearer."Council workers today voted in favour of...British Columbia to question Taser use today
To Taser or not to Taser, that is the question being discussed in British Columbia today."The first phase of a public inquiry into the use of Tasers in British Columbia begins today.This first phase will look at the...And the award for craziest song goes to...
A music writer for the Guardian, Dorian Lynskey, had an interesting idea for his column this week--invite readers to name their favourite songs about mental illness. It might sound a little crude, but he...
Mexico: Supreme Court Decides Journalist's Rights Not Violated Enough
"Supreme Court Decides Cacho’s Rights Not Violated Enough
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A screen shot from the film The fight for press freedom in Mexico was dealt a serious blow this week after the country’s... In Warm Climates, Pools Breed West Nile
" Swampy swimming pools all over the country — a legacy of the foreclosure crisis — are becoming breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes. The problem is particularly acute in warm climates like Florida and California, where officials are concerned about the...SciAm rolls out a new website and answers the question, can you go blind from...
Their new site is worth surfing, whether you are a "silver surfer" (Boomer) or one of the "Millenials" born between 1980 and 1990. I was relieved to find that taking precautions, such as frequent breaks and cutting down on peripheral light can help combat eyestrain from the... We have met the editor and he is us
Okay, have you wondered what would happen if the editor of your newspaper wasn't a middle-aged, probably white guy or guys? In this cool story, news in sites like Reddit, Digg, del.icio.us, but not NowPublic, was compared to traditional newspaper frontpage news. As the story... Diplomacy: North & South Get Mixed Up
(Framing to come momentarily)"In an unexpected twist of events, President Bush's bout of diplomacy in Asia hit a snag in dealings with longtime ally South Korea and drew a conciliatory gesture from "Axis of Evil" member North Korea. Just hours after Bush suffered an awkward... Vick Suspended indefinitely
Updated: 7:01 est After weeks of hand wringing, word is coming out now that the NFL has suspended Michael Vick indefinitely without pay. Court papers indicate that Vick did... Vick will not admit to killing dogs or gambling on dog fights
"Updated: August 24, 2007, 5:02 AM ETAtlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will not admit to killing dogs or gambling on dog fights, as detailed in his indictment, when he enters a guilty plea in a Richmond,... Declassified CIA Document and WaPo article discredit Joe and Valerie Wilson
"The WaPo article also supports my claims that Joe Wilson lied about his trip to Niger. Surprisingly, so did his wife. Valerie Wilson testified to Congress that “I did not recommend him, I did not suggest him, I... Canadian Cancer Society recommends vitamin D
Since it's not to safe to roast in the sun anymore, Vitamin D supplements should become a part of our daily vitamin intake to prevent Cancer. Many recent studies have talked about the values of Vitamin D in...
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