Ban Ki-Moon to Chair UN Task Force on Food Crisis

The head of the UN has held a joint press conference with the head of teh World Bank to discuss how the two organisations are going to deal with the food crisis. So far Moon has been criticized for not doing enough to draw attention to the problem."United Nations...

Updated: Best, last hope

More information about the work being done to help Ella Shepherd Marchildon is available from the Gazette article highlighted below. A web site has also been created for Ella, http://www.helpella.com/. "MONTREAL...

Jeff Healey Dies March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008

Award Winning Jeff Healy dies of Cancer, a Cancer which took his eye sight so many years ago as a child.  One can be sure there will be many Guitar players gently weeping"."ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST ...

TV & Video In The Palm Of One's Hand :: Symblogogy

"Last week, Symblogogy was able to attend a very specialized conference held in San Diego, produced by the prestigious international technology advocacy group, Informa.  This definition from the Informa...

First officers from UN specialized police unit deploy for Chad to start key t...

"First officers from UN specialized police unit deploy for Chad to start key training role 21 November 2007 – The first officers from the United Nations Standing Police Capacity will depart for Chad today to start training recruits for a specialized Chadian police unit...

Google Base data API

Google Base is a place where you can submit all kinds of content for Google to host and to make searchable online. You can describe any item you post with descriptive attributes, which can be labels or specific information about the good or service....

Global Positioning “Goes To Ground” :: Symblogogy

"In a “complex technology made simple” scenario, one does not need specialized GPS Satellites and the systems that pick up their signals in order to determine a specific location in most cities in the United...

House OKs Specialized Patent Judges

On the face of it, the ability to hand-ball patent cases to judges better versed in that particular facet of law is a good thing. In theory, it keeps often-technical decisions out of the hands of those who, for example, see the Internet as a series of tubes*. "The U.S. House...

MRI Exams Performed Remotely Over the Internet

"TUESDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Radiologists are reporting a successful test of computer software that allows magnetic resonance imaging in one hospital to be controlled over the Internet by a distant expert. "Some patients require specialized scans that not all...

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