Tag: services
User-Generated Content Services and Copyright Issues
"Cannes, France-- Could you be arrested for uploading my film or clip on the internet? India Eu Film Initiative (www.iefilmi.com) brings you a fascinationg debate on the content that you as an ordinary user of the...
HP buys EDS for $13.9 billion
Announced this morning, Hewlett Packard is set to buy EDS at a price of $25.00 per share - around 13.9 billion in value. "The terms of the transaction have been unanimously approved by the HP and EDS boards of directors. The transaction is expected to close in the second half...
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...
Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one
An explosion at a Mississippi plant earlier today has killed one worker and injured 17 others." The blast at the International Paper plant in Vicksburg was caused by a boiler explosion about 3:15 p.m., said Nicole Vera, deputy director of 911 services. Warren County Coroner...
Hotels in India, a 5 star investment?
"The spurt in India’s tourism industry growth has had a ripple effect on its hospitality sector. Rising income levels and spending power combined with the governments open sky policy have provided a major...
EX-PMs: RCMP used as Golf Caddies, Beer Runs?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorEx-Canadian Prime Ministers are offered RCMP Security Protection once they leave office and join the "Joe Six Packs" of this world. But 4 RCMP officers seems a little...
8 tourists killed in Egypt bus accident
UPDATE: 2:44 AM ESTThe BBC is reporting that eight people have died in the bus crash."Eight people have died after a bus carrying North American and European tourists crashed and caught fire in Egypt's Sinai...
'Subject to Change' How To Book on Creating Great...
Since I spent time sharing consumer misfire experiences I had with ATT Wireless, Comcast and Krups and better to great ones with Comcast, Reynolds EZ Slide, Breville and J and R World, I have to mention a little book from the people at Adaptive Path.The opus in question...
Arianna Huffington: Bill O'Reilly Needs to Enroll...
" As I arrived at the ballroom of the Omni Shorehem hotel in Washington yesterday to give a speech at the Take Back America conference, I was approached by one of Bill O'Reilly's video crews, looking to...
Paris tackles rat problem again
Paris has a lot of rats. Having been there numerous times, I know this for a fact. So every year they have to do something about the pesky rodents. They have now launched their annual effort to reduce the number of...
Iraq Budget Cut by $171M After Oil-Profit Windfall
Why should the U.S. have to foot the reconstruction bill in Iraq?They're only the ones who invaded the country, waged war against the Iraqi people, tortured and killed innumerable detainees, and established an...
Not Joe's Garage, It's 'Luscious' and Woman Owned...
Instead of walking into a dusty repair shop with tired furniture andold magazines in the waiting room, imagine an airy space decorated withplants, offering comfy seats, books and even some local artists ondisplay.No, it's not Joe's Garage, it's Luscious, woman owned and...
Texas sect girls 'mostly mothers'
A disturbing update in the ongoing saga of the Texas polygamist sect."More than half of the teenage girls removed from a polygamist sect in Eldorado, Texas, are either mothers or currently pregnant, US officials say.All 463 children on the Yearning For Zion Ranch were taken...
Airline says Heathrow "worst in Europe"
Ouch! A harsh assessment of Heathrow by an American Airlines executive. Although I have to say, having used both BA's facilities and AA's facilities at Heathrow, I don't think it's Heathrow's fault that their...
ACORN Files Lawsuit Against Missouri Officials
The intent of a 1993 federal law is clear: take voter registration drives to the people, especially those who use government assistance offices (welfare, food stamps) as well as driver's license offices. Now, however, ACORN, the umbrella activist group, says that Missouri...
