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April 09, 2008 News and Trends
Report: Six shot in Malaysian airport heist
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:58:42 PDT
News reports say armed robbers have shot and wounded six people before escaping with about 3.3 million ringgit ($1 million) in cash at Malaysia's main international airport. The national news agency Bernama says a group of between four and six robbers opened fire at two moneychangers and two security guards who were carrying a bag of cash...
Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball Delayed
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:24:37 PDT
We have a little bad news for everyone today. Gamecock Media Group has sent word that the highly anticipated Xbox Live Arcade title Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball has been delayed to add more modes to the game. No specifics as to when the new release date is other than later this spring.Who wants to bet that when the game releases it will be abov
Markets Fret Over Oil and Economic News (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:30:22 PDT
Stocks moved lower after opening mixed, as investors moved cautiously on a bit of strength in financials and mixed earnings news.
CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld (Toronto Star)
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:44:49 PDT
CALGARY–CBC News will close the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced Thursday that the two hours of Newsworld programming currently being produced from Calgary will shift to Toronto.
Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/
AP News Alert - The Associated Press
This 19 Page Report Includes the Latest IT Trends and Insights in ... - Business Wire (press release)
Court denies royalties to former Procol Harum organist (CBC)
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:29:00 PDT
A British court has ruled in favour of Procol Harum lead singer Gary Brooker in a royalties dispute over the band's late '60s hit, A Whiter Shade of Pale.
The paradox of the middle man
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:23:03 PDT
Over a million people downloaded Radiohead's In Rainbows album in the two months it was on their web site. In 2000, when Stephen King put Riding the Bullet on his web site, the servers crashed under the load. Seth Godin estimates that over 2 million people downloaded Unleashing the Ideavirus when he released it as a free eBook. These examples demonstrate how the internet is killing the middle man. Disintermediation is the (ugly) name of the game. That's how the conventional wisdom goes, anyway.
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:58:42 PDT
News reports say armed robbers have shot and wounded six people before escaping with about 3.3 million ringgit ($1 million) in cash at Malaysia's main international airport. The national news agency Bernama says a group of between four and six robbers opened fire at two moneychangers and two security guards who were carrying a bag of cash...
Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball Delayed
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:24:37 PDT
We have a little bad news for everyone today. Gamecock Media Group has sent word that the highly anticipated Xbox Live Arcade title Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball has been delayed to add more modes to the game. No specifics as to when the new release date is other than later this spring.Who wants to bet that when the game releases it will be abov
Markets Fret Over Oil and Economic News (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance)
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:30:22 PDT
Stocks moved lower after opening mixed, as investors moved cautiously on a bit of strength in financials and mixed earnings news.
CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld (Toronto Star)
Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:44:49 PDT
CALGARY–CBC News will close the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced Thursday that the two hours of Newsworld programming currently being produced from Calgary will shift to Toronto.
Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/
AP News Alert - The Associated Press
AP News Alert The Associated Press - 14 hours ago KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Police say they have opened fire on protesters in western Nepal, killing at least one person a day ahead of a landmark election. |
This 19 Page Report Includes the Latest IT Trends and Insights in ... - Business Wire (press release)
This 19 Page Report Includes the Latest IT Trends and Insights in ... Business Wire (press release), CA - 9 hours ago This 19-page report includes the latest IT trends and insights in the US public safety sector as well as the technology impact on this vertical. ... Growth in the Software Market Will Drop Sharply in 2008, Says ... Business Wire (press release) The Top 10 Hardware Vendors Report is Designed to Help You Make ... Business Wire (press release) all 15 news articles |
Court denies royalties to former Procol Harum organist (CBC)
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:29:00 PDT
A British court has ruled in favour of Procol Harum lead singer Gary Brooker in a royalties dispute over the band's late '60s hit, A Whiter Shade of Pale.
The paradox of the middle man
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:23:03 PDT
Over a million people downloaded Radiohead's In Rainbows album in the two months it was on their web site. In 2000, when Stephen King put Riding the Bullet on his web site, the servers crashed under the load. Seth Godin estimates that over 2 million people downloaded Unleashing the Ideavirus when he released it as a free eBook. These examples demonstrate how the internet is killing the middle man. Disintermediation is the (ugly) name of the game. That's how the conventional wisdom goes, anyway.
