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Current News for April 17, 2008
Oprah Sarcophagus Reaches Out to Unprepared Retirees: Health Care Reform Will Come Too Late for Some Baby Boomers
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:23:54 PDT
The Oprah Sarcophagus, courtesy of NYC’s Leo Kesting Gallery, will be unveiled April 24th, next to Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios at Chicago’s GARDENfresh Gallery. CHICAGO, Ill. — With her endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama, Oprah is making known her views on the need for healthcare reform. But controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards is urging talk show host Oprah Winfrey to do more by taking the time on her show to reach out to the recently retired baby boomers for whom healthcar
Briefly noted
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:29:17 PDT
Taking a break from our little NARA-thon, in other news: As you probably heard ages ago, Flickr now allow uploads of videos under 90 seconds in length. You can read brief posts on it at LibrarianInBlack and Hanging Together. Today on her blog, Alone in the Archives, Linda Clark Benedict wrote that she got her first reference question via Meebo IM on the Archives page. Congrats! Maybe we can coax her into writing a little more about this. Anyone else using IM in their archives? I’ve got a post
Billionaire Versus Thousandaire
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:20:20 PDT
Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:20 am Billionaire Versus Thousandaire Posted by: Keir I’ve avoided mentioning the latest Harry Potter news–primarily because my fingers fight back when I try to type “J. K. Rowling”–but I must force them to obey. If you haven’t been following it, Rowling and Warner Brothers are suing tiny publisher RDR Books for RDR’s plan to publish Steven Vander Ark’s book, The Harry Potter Lexicon, based on his website of the same name. RDR claims they’re operating in the lon
World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...
Top Spring Fashion Trends for 2008
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:20:54 PDT
Spring Fashion? Time to bring out those pastels and put away the polar fleece. Here are the trends that will update your look for the coming season.COLOR An easy way to update your wardrobe for the new season is to add a color accessory. The spring palette is made up of neutrals with splashes of bright colors.
Footballing news from Madrid
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:02:26 PDT
All the top stories from la Liga and from around the world....
Computer Science == geeky and socially inept little boys? Where do I fit in?
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:51:31 PDT
Since childhood, I’ve associated computer science with geeky and socially inept little boys, and for rational reason: because all of the computer geeks I knew were in fact geeky and socially inept little boys! But as I mentioned in my previous post about computer camp, I’ve wanted to go into tech from an early age — before the idea of entrepreneurship ever occurred to me. However, as I became less socially inept, I began associating myself with the non-geeks. The jocks! The cheerleaders! Peopl
AP CEO: News service must adapt to changing times (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:19:52 PDT
AP President and CEO Tom Curley assured newspaper members Wednesday that the news cooperative hasn't changed its fundamental mission, but must have a more flexible business model to meet the changing dynamic of the media industry.
Local News (Cornwall Standard Freeholder)
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:12:56 PDT
The Children's Treatment Centre held its annual kick-off breakfast for the Bike-A-Thon Plus fundraiser at the civic complex Wednesday.
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Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:23:54 PDT
The Oprah Sarcophagus, courtesy of NYC’s Leo Kesting Gallery, will be unveiled April 24th, next to Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios at Chicago’s GARDENfresh Gallery. CHICAGO, Ill. — With her endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama, Oprah is making known her views on the need for healthcare reform. But controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards is urging talk show host Oprah Winfrey to do more by taking the time on her show to reach out to the recently retired baby boomers for whom healthcar
Briefly noted
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:29:17 PDT
Taking a break from our little NARA-thon, in other news: As you probably heard ages ago, Flickr now allow uploads of videos under 90 seconds in length. You can read brief posts on it at LibrarianInBlack and Hanging Together. Today on her blog, Alone in the Archives, Linda Clark Benedict wrote that she got her first reference question via Meebo IM on the Archives page. Congrats! Maybe we can coax her into writing a little more about this. Anyone else using IM in their archives? I’ve got a post
Billionaire Versus Thousandaire
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:20:20 PDT
Thursday, April 17, 2008 11:20 am Billionaire Versus Thousandaire Posted by: Keir I’ve avoided mentioning the latest Harry Potter news–primarily because my fingers fight back when I try to type “J. K. Rowling”–but I must force them to obey. If you haven’t been following it, Rowling and Warner Brothers are suing tiny publisher RDR Books for RDR’s plan to publish Steven Vander Ark’s book, The Harry Potter Lexicon, based on his website of the same name. RDR claims they’re operating in the lon
World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...
Top Spring Fashion Trends for 2008
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:20:54 PDT
Spring Fashion? Time to bring out those pastels and put away the polar fleece. Here are the trends that will update your look for the coming season.COLOR An easy way to update your wardrobe for the new season is to add a color accessory. The spring palette is made up of neutrals with splashes of bright colors.
Footballing news from Madrid
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:02:26 PDT
All the top stories from la Liga and from around the world....
Computer Science == geeky and socially inept little boys? Where do I fit in?
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:51:31 PDT
Since childhood, I’ve associated computer science with geeky and socially inept little boys, and for rational reason: because all of the computer geeks I knew were in fact geeky and socially inept little boys! But as I mentioned in my previous post about computer camp, I’ve wanted to go into tech from an early age — before the idea of entrepreneurship ever occurred to me. However, as I became less socially inept, I began associating myself with the non-geeks. The jocks! The cheerleaders! Peopl
AP CEO: News service must adapt to changing times (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:19:52 PDT
AP President and CEO Tom Curley assured newspaper members Wednesday that the news cooperative hasn't changed its fundamental mission, but must have a more flexible business model to meet the changing dynamic of the media industry.
Local News (Cornwall Standard Freeholder)
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:12:56 PDT
The Children's Treatment Centre held its annual kick-off breakfast for the Bike-A-Thon Plus fundraiser at the civic complex Wednesday.
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