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July 02, 2008 News and Trends
Flip-flops are bad for your feet
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:25:58 PDT
Flip-flops are bad for your feet July 2, 2008 at 2:25 pm by Kristi Gustafson The New York Times had the story today, but we had it more than two weeks ago (yes, I’m going to boast). So check out my colleague’s piece on how flip-flops are just plain bad for your feet (and your back and your joints and your …) Posted in Fashion, Trends | Add a comment »
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
New Desinformado PDF based Newsletter launched
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:38:02 PDT
Desinformado is proud to announce their Desinformado Technology and Lifestyle Newsletter, a pdf based newsletter about technology, gadgets, mobile phones and mac related news that will be downloadable every month from Desinformado and other technology blogs.
Market Trends and the 2005 suicide spike?
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:42:28 PDT
Market sentiment looks to confirm a bottom, but can anyone explain the (non-market) related spike in suicide for 2005?
News coverage in crisis on the Net
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:39:42 PDT
There's an old show-business joke about a play that is failing. A potential theatergoer calls the box office to find out when the show starts, and the ticket agent responds, "How soon can you get here?" As a trade journalist, I sometimes feel like I'm in that failing play. Trade journalism is one of the few environments that empowers employees to..
Pregnancy pact alarms officials at U.S. high school: reports (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:37:10 PDT
A pregnancy pact may be responsible for a dramatic rise in young mothers-to-be at a Massachusetts high school, Time magazine reports.
Bay Area News in Brief - San Jose Mercury News
PDF Format Becomes an ISO Standard
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:34:44 PDT
Congrats to Adobe on what is truly a major win. I've been a huge proponenent of industry standards in all different forms. PDF files have been a de facto standard for several years when sharing information electronically. To become the de jure standard from ISO is a big thing, really. PDF format becomes ISO standard 2008-07-02 The Portable Document Format (PDF), undeniably one of the most commonly used formats for electronic documents, is now accessible as an ISO International Standard - I
Stupid Gimmicks: The Deathwatch ink is too precious...
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:16:22 PDT
The Deathwatch ink is too precious to spill on this one, but in case you haven't heard: "Heartland Brewery announces the introduction of The Beer Goddess®, a three-liter hand-blown Pilsner glass (that's 6.3 pints, 101.4 ounces, or 8.5 cans)..the glass may be 'The Largest Glass of Beer Commercially Available' (that is, served in a bar or restaurant), and has applied to the Guinness World Records to have it designated as such. The Beer Goddess costs $49..." Expect this to appear in the Daily News
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Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:25:58 PDT
Flip-flops are bad for your feet July 2, 2008 at 2:25 pm by Kristi Gustafson The New York Times had the story today, but we had it more than two weeks ago (yes, I’m going to boast). So check out my colleague’s piece on how flip-flops are just plain bad for your feet (and your back and your joints and your …) Posted in Fashion, Trends | Add a comment »
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
New Desinformado PDF based Newsletter launched
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:38:02 PDT
Desinformado is proud to announce their Desinformado Technology and Lifestyle Newsletter, a pdf based newsletter about technology, gadgets, mobile phones and mac related news that will be downloadable every month from Desinformado and other technology blogs.
Market Trends and the 2005 suicide spike?
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:42:28 PDT
Market sentiment looks to confirm a bottom, but can anyone explain the (non-market) related spike in suicide for 2005?
News coverage in crisis on the Net
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:39:42 PDT
There's an old show-business joke about a play that is failing. A potential theatergoer calls the box office to find out when the show starts, and the ticket agent responds, "How soon can you get here?" As a trade journalist, I sometimes feel like I'm in that failing play. Trade journalism is one of the few environments that empowers employees to..
Pregnancy pact alarms officials at U.S. high school: reports (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:37:10 PDT
A pregnancy pact may be responsible for a dramatic rise in young mothers-to-be at a Massachusetts high school, Time magazine reports.
Bay Area News in Brief - San Jose Mercury News
Bay Area News in Brief San Jose Mercury News, USA - 10 hours ago That means the building's owner, Long Beach-based HCP, must find a new company to run the hospital's day-to-day operations. "It's a highly competitive ... |
PDF Format Becomes an ISO Standard
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:34:44 PDT
Congrats to Adobe on what is truly a major win. I've been a huge proponenent of industry standards in all different forms. PDF files have been a de facto standard for several years when sharing information electronically. To become the de jure standard from ISO is a big thing, really. PDF format becomes ISO standard 2008-07-02 The Portable Document Format (PDF), undeniably one of the most commonly used formats for electronic documents, is now accessible as an ISO International Standard - I
Stupid Gimmicks: The Deathwatch ink is too precious...
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:16:22 PDT
The Deathwatch ink is too precious to spill on this one, but in case you haven't heard: "Heartland Brewery announces the introduction of The Beer Goddess®, a three-liter hand-blown Pilsner glass (that's 6.3 pints, 101.4 ounces, or 8.5 cans)..the glass may be 'The Largest Glass of Beer Commercially Available' (that is, served in a bar or restaurant), and has applied to the Guinness World Records to have it designated as such. The Beer Goddess costs $49..." Expect this to appear in the Daily News
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