Your morning fix of mixed greens. (If the boss catches you, just politely tell him/her that you're helping save the world.) Obama Cites Michael Pollan's Sun-Food Agenda In a recent National Public Rad
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Two television commercials for Bayer AG’s birth control pill Yaz give a misleading impression of its benefits, U.S. health regulators warned the company in a letter released on Tuesday.
The ads wrongly suggest the pills are approved for relieving premenstrual syndrome, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said
Autism is an urgent priority for the Centers for Disease Control, according to director Dr. Julie Gerberding (pictured at left). Gerberding told a Senate panel on April 18 in Washington that she understands the frustrations of parents and families of people with autism spectrum disorders that there are not available "more answers about the causes and possible cures," she said, according to a repor
If you are in the market for hoodia diet pills, you have probably heard about CITES certificates. CITES certificates can help you locate pure hoodia gordonii products and steer you away from products that don't use pure hoodia. I often wonder how many consumers really understand what CITES certificates are all about and what they represent in the hoodia market.
German intelligence officials Thursday accused Russia of employing spies and Internet technology to obtain industrial secrets that could hurt the German economy, Europe's biggest, and destroy jobs. The domestic federal intelligence agency, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, said Germany was highly attractive to foreign spies because of its cutting-edge technology and market leade
You've been wanting it for months, just wait a little longer. In an earnings call this week, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen responded to questions regarding development of Adobe's Flash plug-in for the iPhone 3G. During the call, Narayen went beyond what has been issued before and offered the following:
German intelligence officials Thursday accused Russia of employing spies and Internet technology to obtain industrial secrets that could hurt the German economy, Europe's biggest, and destroy jobs. The domestic federal intelligence agency, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, said Germany was highly attractive to foreign spies because of its cutting-edge technology and mark
A weak market for carriers of liquefied natural gas was cited along with interest rates for a Golar LNG net loss of $15.7 million for the first quarter of 2008, down from a $54.3 million gain a year ago.
Revenues for the quarter, at $58.8 million, were a quarter of the levels from the year-ago...
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Portland home prices are down 4% while U.S. home prices are down more than 14%, according to latest Case-Shiller report.The report, released today, reflects a year’s activity- from March 2007 to March 2008. Only Charlotte (.8+) and Dallas (-3.3%) showed more strength in retaining value than Portland with Charlotte being the only major city to still experience appreciation.The national price dro
Last Thursday, Rene Obermann; CEO of Deutsche Telekom, announced that subsidiary T-Mobile had sold over 100,000 iPhones in Germany alone. This is an additional 30,000 iPhones since the company’s report of 70,000 sales in November 2007.
Although the figures clearly show that there is a relative slowdown in sales, T-Mobile board member Hamid Akhavan cited that [...]
It seems that the real world actors behind the key characters in Rockstar’s blockbuster, Grand Theft Auto IV, are less than happy with their earnings, with Michael Hollick, the actor behind the voice and motion-capture of GTA’s main character, Niko, stating that ‘it’s tough, when you see Grand Theft Auto IV out there as the biggest thing going right now, when they’re making hundreds of m
On Thursday, Rene Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, announced that subsidiary T-Mobile had solver over 100,000 iPhones in Germany. The figure follows up a declared figure of 70,000 iPhones sold since the handset's November, 2007 in Germany.
Bboying was what made me realize that Korean was not just another word for “people with sexy eyes,” but an entire race. One of the under-appreciated parts of Hallyu is Korea’s influence and takeover of the breakdancing phenomenon that originated in the Bronx. A new video documentary, Planet B-Boy, has a few parts [...]
We print a letter to the Stars & Stripes from an American officer in Iraq who reminds us of the importance of numbers.
“A few statistics were missing from your five-year-by-the-numbers piece(March 25)-2.7 mllion Iraqis displaced, 100,00 plus Iraqi civilians dead, 0 weapons of mass destruction, $12 billion by month operating cost. As we look at [...]
McClatchy reports on this report from the National Defense University which calls the Iraq war “a major debacle.” They write that, “The report carries considerable weight because it was written by Joseph Collins, a former senior Pentagon official, and was based in part on interviews with other former senior defense and intelligence officials who played [...]
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines through the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) has won a commendation from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for a project to digitize non-formal education in the country.The UNESCO commendation is one of several awards given to initiatives and projects that make use of information and communications technology in education.The CICT was among those recognized under the non-formal educator category.In an interview, CICT commissioner Tim Diaz de Rivera said the project, eSkwela, a play on the Filipino term for school, is a joint project of the agency and the Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems (BALS) of the Department of Education.The Bureau of Alternative Learning Systems offer
Pentagon Cites Tapes Showing Interrogations
By MARK MAZZETTI and SCOTT SHANE
Published: March 13, 2008
Source: NYT
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is conducting an extensive review of the videotaping of interrogations at military facilities from Iraq to Guantánamo Bay, and so far it has identified nearly 50 tapes, including one that showed what a military spokesman described [...]
Graphic scenes of gunshot victims spurting blood and a man urinating into a prisoner’s cell are included among the 10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17.
With the holiday shopping season in full swing, the National Institute on Media and the Family presented its 12th annual video game report card Tuesday to help parents decide what games are appropriate for their children.
“There’s an endless stream of new games that will never be suitable for children,” said Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minn., who joined institute officials and other lawmakers at a news conference.
Efforts to protect children from the dangers posed by excessively violent video games have not kept pace with growth of the video game industry, the institute said.
Institute officials cited “growing complacency” among game retailers, parents and the gaming industry on video game ratings.
“Unfortunately, we’re seeing some steps
AUSTIN (AP) — The state's director of science curriculum said she resigned this month under pressure from officials who felt she gave the appearance of criticizing the instruction of intelligent design.The Texas Education Agency put Chris Comer on 30 days paid administrative leave in late October, resulting in what she described as a forced resignation.The move came shortly after Comer forwarded an e-mail announcing a presentation being given by the author of Inside Creationism's Trojan Horse. In the book, author Barbara Forrest says creationist politics are behind the movement to get intelligent design theory taught in public schools. Comer sent the e-mail to several individuals and a few online communities.Comer, who held her position for nine years, said she believes evolution politics were behind her ousting."None of the other reasons they gave are, in and of themselves, firing offenses," she said...This from USA Today.~And this Editorial from the Austin American-Statesman:Is m
Former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said some of the world's largest energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., are funding research aimed at disputing the scientific consensus on global warming as part of a campaign to mislead the public.
Ben S. Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said today that Americans have less erratic expectations about inflation than they used to but are still likely to let short-term events shape their long-term perceptions about price increases.
Mr. Bernanke’s remarks reflected the Fed’s position that inflation remains a threat to the economy and suggest that an interest rate cut is not coming anytime soon.
“Although inflation expectations seem much better anchored today than they were a few decades ago, they appear to remain imperfectly anchored,” Mr. Bernanke said in a speech to an economics conference in Cambridge, Mass.
The notion that the public’s perception about future inflation helps determine price increases is an important one for the Fed and Mr. Bernanke. He and other Fed officials have said that to achieve a slower rate of inflation, Americans need to be relatively sure about the direction of prices in the future.
He repeated those assertions today. “Why do
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cited today the importance of the administration’s Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) and Roll-on, Roll-off (RoRo) Ports system in spurring interisland farm trade, improving distribution of basic goods, reducing travel time and transportation costs,and promoting domestic tourism.The President made the assessment in a roundtable discussion this morning with Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane, Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Undersecretary Ma. Elena Bautista, Land Transport Organization of the Philippines president Alberto Suansing and Philippine Harbor Ferry and Port Services president Christopher Pastrana, the main proponents and users of the SRNH and RoRo system.
The SRNH-RoRo Ports system is an intricate network of “improved” roads and ports in various regions which “bridge” the country’s three main islands: Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao. (more&h
The surge of coalition and Iraqi operations in Baghdad has produced hopeful signs, President Bush said today at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. Bush said the coalition and the Iraqi government are making progress in Anbar province, and this is spreading to Baghdad. He also spoke about the Iraqi government's need to pass legislation, and the need for Americans to display patience. The Sunni-dominated Anbar province was the seat of al Qaeda in Iraq six months ago. Bush said critics cited the province as the example of American failure in Iraq. "About the same time some folks were writing off Anbar, our people are methodically cleaning Anbar's capital city of Ramadi of terrorists and winning the trust of the local population," he said. "In parallel with these efforts, a group of tribal sheikhs launched a movement called 'The Awakening' and began cooperating with American and Iraqi forces." The confluence of coalition forces and Iraqi sheikhs worked against al Qaeda. "To capital
According to Reuters. The Sheriff, accused of favoritism in the Paris Hilton Jail Debacle, announced an hour after her release that he had, "feared for her life."Apparently Paris, having to spend so much time with....well, Paris, found the company so annoying that they feared for her safety.I was so tired of hearing about Paris in Jail that I felt like ending it all, but the sheriff didn't release me from anything...this seems unfair and smacks of preferential treatment.;) I cry FOUL.I also heard on Access Hollywood, that she has been offered a $1,000,000 contract for one hour of teaching...so her hourly wage for her jail time grows by the day. I can see why they might fear for her life...that kind of money would make me want to end it all ...that's for sure.--The Clever CynicThe Clever Cynic, http://theclevercynic.blogspot.com/
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CITES ok's the sale of Ivory from stockpiles in Africa. I think this is absolutely awesome! The sale has brought about a ton of controversy because the thought was that the sale of Ivory would effect the black market in Ivory trade. Now these stockpiles can flood the market and drive down the prices of illegally traded ivory and the money from the stockpiles will be put into trust funds for wildlife conservation in those areas. Attached is the text from the CITES decision on this matter.CITES is very important to watch and learn from. If you want to learn about international trade, international hunting issues, check out the CITES website!Elephants – Conditions for the disposal of ivory stocks and generating resources for conservation in African elephant range States Directed to Parties 10.2(Rev. CoP11) a) The African elephant range States recognize: i) the threats that stockpiles pose to sustainable legal t
Lawsuit cites plane trips for Clintons - APExcerpt:"Since 2002, Gupta spent $900,000 flying the former president to international locations on presidential foundation business and flying Hillary Clinton, a Democratic senator from New York, to political events.The suit, filed by infoUSA shareholders last year, claims those expenses as well as millions of others unrelated to the Clintons were a "serial misuse of corporate assets and resources." The Clintons are not a party to the suit."http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070526/ap_on_el_pr/clintons_contributorAlex
Girl, 13, in critical condition after being shot in crossfireBY MATTHEW RAMSEY STAFF REPORTERThe Province20 Apr 2007A 13-year-old girl is in critical condition in hospital with a gunshot wound, the innocent victim of what is being described as predictable violence on the Anaham Reserve.
“The victim was an innocent bystander at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong crowd,” said Tl’
Bush Cites Upbeat Bloggers From BaghdadExcerpt:"To back up his point that pulling out of Iraq would be a disaster, President Bush has quoted opinions from the secretary of defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top U.S. general in Iraq—and now, two bloggers from Baghdad.Bush made a surprising reference to the blogosphere during a spirited defense of his war strategy on Wednesday. The mention seemed even more unusual because the president didn't identify whom he was quoting, so he seemed to be leaning on anonymous commentary."http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8O5D1KG2&show_article=1Alex
The April 2007 online edition of Consumer Reports lists Corvette at the top of the list of "Most Satisfying" among Sports Cars and Sporty Cars in reliability.Honda S2000 took second, followed in order by Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mini Cooper S, Porsche 911, Mini Cooper Convertible, Mustang V8, Porsche Boxster, Mini Cooper Hatchback, Pontiac Solstice, Subaru Impreza WRX STi. Last place was reserved for Lexus SC430!In addition, Corvette took second place over all categories of vehicle![ Consumer Reports ]
Sensational Mallika Sherawat staged a walk-out in the middle of her sizzling performance on New Year’s eve at Mariott hotel here for what she termed as breach of contract by the organisers.
Event organiser Ali Morani, who got Mallika the lucrative deal, feigns ignorance at what transpired in the glam-studded night.
“Yes, I got Mallika the deal. [...]
An elderly Iraqi woman claims that two bullets hit her house Tuesday after a coalition forces raid on Sadr City. She cites the Magic Bullet Theory from the Kennedy Assassination, saying that the first bullet entered through the front door at a downward angle of 17 degrees, destroying her brand ...
