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UPDATE: Election gag law takes hit from BC Supreme Court

The BC Supreme Court will issue a decision on Monday in which sections of the provincial government's controversial 'gag' law, Bill 42 - Election Amendment Act, 2008 - will be struck down.Go to the end of this...

Non-state actors and third-party intervention

The vicious attack on sundry sites in India’s financial capital Mumbai by a small band of young terrorists has of most recent time been the focus of media attention worldwide -- more so in that it was reported to have primarily targeted visitors of Western extraction. The...

Canadian National Election Campaign - 'Stephen Harper Has Failed' Says Layton

The listeriosis outbreak that has so far claimed the lives of 18 people has continued to push its way into the Canadian national polical scene. The reverberations from agriculture minister Gerry Ritz's 'jokes'...

Ron Paul: Don't vote for Dems or GOP- endorses third party candidates

It is not quite "none of the above", but it is close.Failed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, in the shadow of his party's convention, is telling his supporters to abandon the Democratic and...

We Can Do Better than Instant Runoff Voting [Approval/Range Voting]

I just found out about "Approval Voting" from this article- also see the discussion in the comments below the linked article; the site RangeVoting.org has a lot of interesting information. I am interested in improving our political process so that elections actually reflect...

Dubious achievement: Hackers ‘jailbreak’ the iPhone 3G

"Eight days after Apple’s new iPhone went on sale, an international team of programmers announced on Saturday that the device had been “pwned” — hacker jargon for “controlled” or “compromised.” The...

Taking the Wii to the next level

With 28 million Nintendo Wii consoles sold around the world it is no longer possible to declare its success a fad. But can Nintendo sustain its phenomenal momentum?Nintendo's global president Satoru Iwata is...

'Warcraft' maker Blizzard Wins Copyright Cheating Lawsuit

Cheating is now a violation of copyright, according to a U.S. district judge who ruled for World of Warcraft maker Blizzard on Tuesday. Blizzard was suing MDY Industries for their software program WoWGlider, which...

11 cool new apps for the iPhone

" With the release of the iPhone 2.0 software on Friday and the opening of the App Store -- where hundreds of third-party applications are now available -- Apple Inc.'s iPhone has taken a major leap toward becoming a premiere mobile platform. Since the iPhone's...

Starbucks is Closing Stores - Now Only 3 on Every Block

These guys are going to have the worst real estate problem in the US...."Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision...

Yahoo Launches Video On Flickr

Flickr has now added a video feature to the site."Flickr members can now upload video to the popular photo-sharing site.Yahoo launched video-sharing this week. Flickr boasts 42 million visitors a month. The...

Mad Catz Brings HDMI to All Xbox 360 Owners

"Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (AMEX/TSX: MCZ), a leading third-party interactive entertainment accessory provider announced today the release of the Xbox 360 HDMI Conversion Kit, a revolutionary new accessory designed to allow owners of the Xbox 360 console to connect directly...

Live Nation to Enter Ticketing Business in '09

I wonder what Live Nation's "convenience fee" will be? "Concert promoter Live Nation Inc said on Friday it will launch its own ticketing business next year after it ends a relationship with Ticketmaster, the...

Hackers will target Facebook and MySpace, experts say

Should we be flattered that hackers want our status updates and newsfeeds?  Who knows what can happen once they figure out that "Rob is...feeling a little blue today."  Ahh!"Social networking sites like...

iPhone, you'll be a computer, soon

"In an inevitable move, Jobs revealed the plan for third-party iPhone applications on Wednesday. Come February, budding iPhone developers will be able to obtain a software development kit that will give them the tools and the know-how to create safe and reliable applications...

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