Jan
28
2009
Colbert Tips His Hat to Roe v. Wade
Stephen can’t stand when people disagree with him about Roe v. Wade, which he believes is about the proper way to cross a lake.
Jan
28
2009
Owner of troubled BC mill says he’s not responsible for … – The Gazette (Montreal)
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Owner of troubled BC mill says he’s not responsible for …
The Gazette (Montreal) – 1 hour ago By Gordon Hamilton, Canwest News ServiceJanuary 27, 2009 11:47 PM VANCOUVER – A man involved with the company that owns a troubled BC pulp mill has denied he’s in charge of the firm – making it unclear who will pay the cost of preventing an … Fears of chemical spill spur province to take over BC mill Globe and Mail Fear of chemical spill at BC pulp mill prompts intervention in dispute CBC.ca Vancouver Sun – AOL Canada – The Province – Prince George Citizen all 38 news articles |
Jan
28
2009
Surviving the World’s Weirdest Mexican Restaurant
Featured in an episode of South Park, this multi-story, Mexican-themed behemoth includes a 30-foot-tall waterfall, cliff divers, fire jugglers, strolling mariachi bands, a pirate cave, magicians, puppet shows, skee-ball machines… you get the idea. It’s like Disney had sex with Tijuana and left the goofy-looking bastard to fend for itself.
Jan
27
2009
Province to pay workers at struggling pulp mill – Globe and Mail
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Province to pay workers at struggling pulp mill
Globe and Mail – 17 hours ago Calgary — Workers who had threatened to walk away from a struggling pulp mill in northern British Columbia remained on the job yesterday after the provincial government stepped in and promised to pay their wages to ensure an environmental disaster … BC gov't takes over mill to avert chemical fiasco The Province Union buoyed by gov’t help Prince George Citizen Vancouver Sun – CBC.ca – Opinion250 News – Vancouver Sun all 26 news articles |
Jan
27
2009
Europe’s Grass-Lined Green Railways
One way to ameliorate climate change is to replace concrete with green, growing stuff wherever possible. Europe is showing that its green-grass railways is a good way to go. Say goodbye to heat-releasing tarmac!
Jan
27
2009
US to have ‘vigorous’ Iran talks
The new US envoy to the UN says Barack Obama’s administration would make Iran’s nuclear programme a diplomatic priority and pursue “vigorous diplomacy”.
Jan
27
2009
Province to pay workers at struggling pulp mill – Globe and Mail
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Province to pay workers at struggling pulp mill
Globe and Mail – 11 hours ago Calgary — Workers who had threatened to walk away from a struggling pulp mill in northern British Columbia remained on the job yesterday after the provincial government stepped in and promised to pay their wages to ensure an environmental disaster … BC gov't takes over mill to avert chemical fiasco The Province Union buoyed by gov’t help Prince George Citizen Vancouver Sun – CBC.ca – Opinion250 News – Globe and Mail all 26 news articles |
Jan
27
2009
Apple approves Podcaster-like iPhone app – CNET News
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Apple approves Podcaster-like iPhone app
CNET News – 2 hours ago The developer behind Podcaster–who has excellent taste in podcasts–has a similar application that apparently doesn't anger Apple. The iPhone's Bogus "Alternative Browsers" PC Magazine Apple releases iPhone Software 2.2.1 Macworld Ars Technica – Softpedia – Scientific American – iLounge all 95 news articles |
Jan
27
2009
A Quick Look at VirtualBox 2.1
Parallels and VMware are the two top contenders in the Mac virtualization game, but there’s another virtualization package that you should know about: VirtualBox. Put out by Sun, VirtualBox is free, and in today’s world that means something. So we took VirtualBox for a spin, to see how it stacks up against the non-free competition.
