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April 24, 2008 News and Trends

Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:38 PDT
Fight hate crime with a springtime walk in Brighton Gay and lesbian people and their friends have been signing up for a major gay day out in Brighton during the May bank holiday. The 5th Annual Equality Walk is a demonstration of solidarity against hate crime. Popularity: 26% ?] Neo-Nazi who attacked gays loses appeal The leader of a neo-Nazi group in southern Sweden, jailed for beating five men at a gay rights party, lost his appeal yesterday. National Socialist Front (NSF) lead

CBC: It’s a “bungle”! No it’s a “blunder”! Hang on: it’s a “gaffe”!

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:50:34 PDT
CBC: It’s a “bungle”! No it’s a “blunder”! Hang on: it’s a “gaffe”! It ain’t good, that’s for sure! Just yesterday I had to update my Monday blog entry because the fair and balanced state-owned CBC Newsworld kept changing its mind about the Conservative government’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Bernier, and how to officially describe his, um, verbal malfunction. On Monday I showed you how Canada’s cable news networks—the state-owned one and the citizen-owned one against which t

Oil up! Freak out! Dow up? Shut up!

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:50:34 PDT
Oil up! Freak out! Dow up? Shut up! The state-run media in Canada (and the citizen-owned media who do their best to compete with them) all lament, daily (with intra-day lament updates, all day long), the price of a barrel of oil, and the resulting price of gas. (Of course they don’t have the foggiest clue what they’re talking about, but they pretend they do.) Even as I was writing this, the state-owned CBC did a story about the latest rise in gas prices. Apparently it’s getting h

TV tonight: Five worth watching (Toronto Star)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:44:58 PDT
Oprah and Jen give it up: Oprah's Big Give pulls out the big guns for its season finale, with a special appearance by Jennifer Aniston, who will apparently deliver "big news" in this closer (CTV, ABC at 8).

MPP wants Legislature debates to air live on Web (Toronto Star)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:42:13 PDT
Ontario is well into the fast-changing Internet age but lags at the very seat of power because citizens can't watch the drama of provincial politics unfold live on their computer screens.

N'Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:05:15 PDT
Gay bishop to attend Lambeth conference despite previous rejection The most senior openly gay cleric in the Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson intends to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference to be held in Caterbury despite previously refusing to. Popularity: 13% ?] Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task. Popula

Search warrants suggest Tories overspent by $1-million (The Globe and Mail)

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:31:16 PDT
Documents released Monday lay out allegations against federal Conservative Party, including that invoices may have been altered

Media Update II

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:11:32 PDT
I did an interview with Global TV news on Elections Canada Vs. Harper. That's supposed to air tonight at 5:30 PM and again at 11 PM. Note my Newsworld Politics interview is now set for 5:15 PM.

Another Super Tuesday -- Pennsylvania Edition

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:19:44 PDT
By Michael J.W. Stickings UPDATED FREQUENTLY. SEE BELOW. 9:11 pm -- Hello, everyone. As Creature mentioned -- and make sure to read his excellent Pennsylvania primary post right below this one (or click here) -- I was on CTV Newsnet earlier this evening for a live interview segment with prime-time host Marcia MacMillan. For those of you who aren't Canadian, Newsnet started out as a sort of CNN Headline News. It has recently morphed into a rival to CBC Newsworld, the other major 24/7 news netwo

Jim Shaw a no-show at CRTC; cable company's proposals called 'extreme' (Canadian Business)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:58:17 PDT
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press April 23, 2008 - 4:52 p.m.

Shaw no-show (The Ottawa Sun)

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:18:57 PDT
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Scientists consider giving up search for Aids vaccine

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:06:32 PDT
New rights for lesbian parents in New South Wales The government of New South Wales (NSW) has announced that children born through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to lesbian mothers will have the same rights as those of heterosexual couples. Popularity: 32% ?] opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Comment: Mayoral candidates push for pink vote Following Saturdays Stonewall hustings event, PinkNews.co.uk readers have one more chance to vote in our Mayor of London

PMA International Council meeting in India identifies produce ... - FreshPlaza


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PMA International Council meeting in India identifies produce ...
FreshPlaza, Netherlands - 1 hour ago
Local business leaders from the growing, import/export and retail sectors spoke to the council members about their organizations, key retail trends in India ...


CBI April Industrial Trends' New Orders Fall to Record Low in April - CEP News


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CBI April Industrial Trends' New Orders Fall to Record Low in April
CEP News, Canada - 4 hours ago
07:28 04/24 (CEP News) Frankfurt - The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) published their April Industrial Trends Survey and announced that the orders ...
Manfacturing order reversal worse in 30 years Times Online
Factory gate price rises reach 13-year high guardian.co.uk
Factory orders weaken sharply in April International Herald Tribune
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Google Hot Trends now in Singapore - Cnet Asia


Google Hot Trends now in Singapore
Cnet Asia, CA - 5 hours ago
Google Trends is one of the many products from the search giant meant to analyze the Internet, giving you an idea of what people are searching for. ...


Dover's profit grows 14 percent in 1Q on strong trends - Houston Chronicle


Dover's profit grows 14 percent in 1Q on strong trends
Houston Chronicle, United States - Apr 23, 2008
s profit grew 14 percent in the first quarter as strong trends continued in the industrial sector, the maker of industrial equipment and parts said ...
Dover Corp. 1st Quarter Net Rises; Raises 2008 Outlook MarketWatch
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Trends & Innovations 2008 Grand Award - Canada NewsWire (press release)


Trends & Innovations 2008 Grand Award
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada - 2 hours ago
MONTREAL, April 24 /CNW Telbec/ - It is with great pleasure that Mr. Mathieu Herrou, Managing Director of SIAL Montréal, presented the Grand Trends ...


Liver Diseases: A Huge European Health Burden, But Some Trends are ... - FOXBusiness


Liver Diseases: A Huge European Health Burden, But Some Trends are ...
FOXBusiness - 21 hours ago
Not surprisingly, several of the first presentations focused on trends in the prevalence of each of the major liver diseases, including continuing declines ...



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