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Deep-fried kittens
Economist – 3 hours ago PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS (PETA) claims 2m “members and supporters”, making it the world’s largest animal-rights organisation. Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty. PETA Renames Fish Sea Kittens DigitalJournal.com Pass the tartar sauce Charleston Post Courier all 3 news articles |
We’ve already seen that Twitter is turning into a source of breaking news. But it’s also clearly turning into a way of organising social movements extremely quickly. “Tweetup” (as in a meetup facilitated by Twitter) has passed into common parlance amongst regular users but now the concept has spawned a global event for charity.
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Hydro One postpones planned power outage until Feb. 2
Orleans Online – 23 Jan 2009 By Fred Sherwin Nervous Hydro One customers living in the far east end won't have to worry about being left in the cold this weekend after the provincial utility decided to postpone a planned power outage for this Sunday until Feb. 2. Left angry in the dark Pembroke Daily Observer BLACKOUT AFTERMATH: Rehashing power outage and planning for the future insideTORONTO.com St. Catharines Standard – Orleans Star all 8 news articles |
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Clement blasts do-not-call scammers
Globe and Mail – 1 hour ago Unscrupulous telemarketers mining the do-not-call registry for targets will face severe penalties, Industry Minister Tony Clement warned yesterday. Registered with the do-not-call list? Expect more calls, says … CBC.ca CRTC Promises to Deal with Abuse of Do-Not-Call Registry Teleclick.ca London Free Press – iNews880.com – Pulse 24 – ShortNews.com all 37 news articles |
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Internet Population Smashes "One Billion" Barrier In December 2008
ITProPortal – 1 hour ago A report published by leading Internet research firm comScore asserts that the worldwide Internet usage figures had crossed the 1 Billion mark during December 2008 with the highest number of users coming from the Asia Pacific region. Internet users worldwide surpass 1 billion in December CNET News Internet breaking down borders with more than one billion users The Canadian Press Telegraph.co.uk – TG Daily – AFP – InternetNews.com all 180 news articles |
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Whisky maker wins right to put 'Glen' on label
Globe and Mail – 24 Jan 2009 Halifax — Spokeswoman Sophie Beaupré says the group supports a changing the name to Patinage extrême (Extreme Descent) or Descente casse-cou (Daredevil Descent. Canada Sunflashes Toronto Sun Glen Breton wins another court round Examiner.com TheChronicleHerald.ca – Globe and Mail all 8 news articles |
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Bell Mobility to Launch CDMA-Based Palm Centro
Teleclick.ca – 24 Jan 2009 Canadian cell phone carrier, Bell Mobility, is planning to launch a CDMA version of the Palm Centro device on February 2. This affordable touchscreen smartphone comes equipped with a built-in MP3 player, mobile email capability, and a 1.3-megapixel … Bell Palm Centro due February 2nd prices announced Phones Review Bell Canada to release the Palm Centro on February 2 Unwired View all 5 news articles |
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Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed sequel for 2009/10
The Tech Herald – 22 Jan 2009 by Stevie Smith – Jan 23 2009, 06:30 Following on from EA’s unveiling of new additions to its popular Spore franchise, fellow third-party publishing giant Ubisoft has this week revealed a selection of its potential big-hitters for the coming fiscal … Assassin's Creed 2 by March 2010 Techtree.com Assassin's Creed 2 Finally Confirmed PC World CVG Online – Digital Spy – Ars Technica – bit-tech.net all 81 news articles |
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Labrador retriever still Americans' favourite dog
Canada.com – 23 Jan 2009 The Labrador retriever is the most popular pure-bred dog in the United States for the 18th consecutive year, according to the American Kennel Club. Lab top pooch Brantford Expositor Most popular dog breeds in America San Francisco Chronicle Knoxville News Sentinel – Zootoo.com – DVM 360 – The Wichita Eagle all 11 news articles |
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Kettle campaign surpasses fund goal
London Free Press – 24 Jan 2009 By DALE CARRUTHERS, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA The London region's economy took many hits over the past year, but Londoners kept opening their wallets to the Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle campaign. A thousand Merry Christmases. North Shore News Salvation Army surpasses fundraising goal; United Way of Toronto … The Canadian Press Beaver Dam Daily Citizen – Keokuk Gate City Daily – Muscatine Journal – Kennebec Journal all 31 news articles |
