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July 01, 2008 Hot Trends

A proposed bill to amend Canada’s Copyright Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:37:20 PDT
A week ago the minority federal government of Canada, and Industry Minister Jim Prentice, tabled an amendment to the Copyright Act. Entitled Bill C-61, its purpose is to bring Canadian copyright law into compliance with the current WIPO treaty (this despite their being no international legal obligation to implement WIPO - it hasn’t been ratified by Canada). Prentice states in a Toronto Star letter to the editor that C-61 will allow… “…the recording of webcasts I think he means podcasts and

Naming Trends of 2008 (Mid-year Edition)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:11:54 PDT
If 2007 was the Year of Naming Giddily--remember Meebo, Thoof, Kwout, Tapatap, and Oovoo, to cite just a few examples?--then 2008 is shaping up as Reality Bites Back. Real-word names, real-word phrases, and compound names formed from real words are suddenly on the rise. True, some of them make no more sense than last year's silly, baby-talky coinages. But at least they're recognizable, pronounceable, and relatively memorable ... and don't make you feel like a total idiot when you repeat them.

Iraq, Nader

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:26:13 PDT
Tuesday and I'm really bummed because I thought it was Wednesday for some reason. I really went through the day thinking, "Hump day. Weekend's almost here." And when I sat down at the computer to write I noticed stuff saying it was Tuesday online and thought, "Huh?" I was so hopeful until reality sunk in! This is from Edward Luce's "Obama under fire over Iraq troop pledge:" US presidents have a history of abandoning campaign promises by pointing out that “the world looks different from here” w

Andy Driscoll Commentary on Archbishop’s Cancellation of Church’s Gay Pride Celebration

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:17:07 PDT
Andy Driscoll is the host of KFAI’s Truth to Tell, a show I have come to love and a must-listen for anyone who is curious about the issues we face in the Twin Cities metro. While something about Andy’s voice vaguely creeps me out, dude has been around a long time, knows his stuff, and knows all the players. Apparently Archbishop John Nienstedt’s cancellation of St. Joan of Arc’s Pride celebration got Andy’s dander up. This commentary is included in the show notes. I’ve not yet listened to the

Local news briefs - Detroit Free Press


Local news briefs
Detroit Free Press, United States - 8 hours ago
The latest victim of Macomb County's budget problems is the Fourth of July fireworks at Freedom Hill County Park in Sterling Heights. ...


Web Hosting? What Web Hosting?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:25:49 PDT
The folks over at Royal Pingdom have discovered an interesting trend: Google Trends shows that the number of searches for both “web hosting” and “hosting” has decreased quite rapidly in the past few years.

Red Sox at Rays Spread, Odds, Public Betting Trends & Matchup - The Spread


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Red Sox at Rays Spread, Odds, Public Betting Trends & Matchup
The Spread, MI - 10 hours ago
Playing at home has been the key to success throughout the season series between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays hope that continues as they ...
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BYE BYE AdSense Referrals

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:11:59 PDT
BYE BYE AdSense Referrals Google have decided to close it and Referrals will be retired during the last week of August 2008. i guess my friend jonathan casuncad of sempros will not be happy for this news heheheh.. visit the official adsense blog about this update. adsense.blogspot.com 0 comments Ed Canape | Adsense | Date posted: July 1, 2008


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