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August 22, 2008 News and Trends

Newsworld editor by day, comment-moderating superhero by night

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:00:24 PDT
A few months ago, when Rhiannon Agostinho tried looking for a group on Facebook where she could chat with people about the CBC and its happenings, she came up empty. So she started her own. Today, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation group is one of many of Facebook groups where thousands of fans gather. Rhiannon, an editor at CBC Newsworld, says the group was originally meant for CBC employes, but “Since then, other people have joined and given feedback which is great; I want more of that.”

Trends: Affogato

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:16:00 PDT
Permalink :: Comments Coalin’ Power at the DNC Wooden hotel key-cards. Vehicles running on beer-waste ethanol. Cash incentives for biking and carpooling. Coal. Which one isn’t part of greening the Democratic convention? Before you buzz in with your answer, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity wants to have a few words with you. » Continue reading this entry… Posted at 6:42 am by Joshua Zaffos DNC, Environment

Intel releases MacBook Air’s CPU to other OEMs

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:47:04 PDT
So with the glut of netbook news, and the recent news of AMD and VIA both putting out rather impressive CPUs, it appears that Intel has finally shared the tiny CPU that powers Apple’s MacBook Air with the rest of the OEMs. The Air, as everyone knows, is rather thin (thin enough to cut a cake) and Apple has flaunted its diminuitive belt size.

Heniz shrugs off gay boycott with soaring sales figures

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:00:19 PDT
Malawi Gay Rights Movement to promote female condoms The newly-formed gay movement in Malawi is committed to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS by advocating female condoms, Africa News reports. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Graham Norton could replace Terry Wogan as Eurovision host Gay comedian Graham Norton is rumoured to be being lined up by the BBC to replace Sir Terry Wogan as the British host of Eurovision. Other posts in opinion REVIEW: Jeremy M

Real-Time Local News for Western Massachusetts

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT
Springfield, MA (PRWEB) September 28, 2007 -- Getting news once or twice a day is no longer sufficient. Why wait for local traffic, weather or sports updates when continual updates are possible? ...

Trends: Affogato

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:16:00 PDT
Permalink :: Comments Coalin’ Power at the DNC Wooden hotel key-cards. Vehicles running on beer-waste ethanol. Cash incentives for biking and carpooling. Coal. Which one isn’t part of greening the Democratic convention? Before you buzz in with your answer, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity wants to have a few words with you. » Continue reading this entry… Posted at 6:42 am by Joshua Zaffos DNC, Environment

More breastfed babies at risk of morphine overdose than thought: study (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:37:54 PDT
Nursing mothers who use painkillers that contain codeine could be putting their infants at risk of a deadly overdose, Canadian doctors warn.

Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/


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