12/05/2008 -
Two names emerge as top contenders for KL Mayor job
Kuala Lumpur will get a new mayor in less than a week. According to sources, the powers that be have already picked out a suitable candidate for the post thus dispelling any possibility of current mayor Datuk Ab Hakim Borhan getting an extension.
Source:
The Star
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/12/5/central/2723618&sec=ce
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12/04/2008 -
IBM offers a 'Microsoft-free' desktop
Big Blue is reportedly launching a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server without desktop hardware--or Microsoft software.
Source:
CNET
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10113197-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag
=2547-1_3-0-20
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12/05/2008 -
Yellow expected as a bright spot for 2009
Enough gloom and doom: There's a prediction from a leading color source that cheerful and sunny yellow will be the influential color of 2009.
Source:
The Arizona Republic
http://www.azcentral.com/rsslinks/838563
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12/04/2008 -
2,000 youths storm mosque in riot-torn Nigerian city
Two thousand angry youths stormed a mosque in the riot-torn city of Jos on Monday as a top parliament official appealed for an end to religious troubles that have left hundreds dead, witnesses said.
Source:
Canada.com
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=1017450
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12/02/2008 -
EU members ready to embrace public spending plan
European Union finance ministers worked on a plan today to pump $252 billion into the European Union economy in the next two years to stave off a recession.
Source:
Houston Chronicle
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6142314.html
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12/02/2008 -
EU members embrace public spending plan
European Union finance ministers on Tuesday endorsed a public spending plan that would pump euro200 billion ($252 billion) over two years to boost an economy that has fallen into recession.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! Malaysia News
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/ap/20081203/tbs-eu-eu-economy-f8250da.html
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12/03/2008 -
Reuse and Rejoice: Eco-chic Gift Ideas that Give Back
(ARA) - The holidays are a time of celebration, where goodwill is spread and gifts are exchanged with loved ones. As more people go green and give back in all aspects of their lives, it's no surprise that great gifts now embrace this concept.
Source:
Lexington Clipper-Herald
http://www.lexch.com/articles/2008/12/03/ara/green_living/7831.txt
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12/03/2008 -
Yellow expected as a bright spot for 2009
Enough gloom and doom: There's a prediction from a leading color source that cheerful and sunny yellow will be the influential color of 2009.
Source:
AP via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_re_us/color_of_the_year_2
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12/05/2008 -
Life & Style: Discomfort On The Mat
ALONE: Despite the yoga edict, Malaysia seems to be alone in its concern. Yoga centres are flourishing in more orthodox Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Source:
Sin Chew Jit Poh
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/18723?tid=11
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12/04/2008 -
The Paleontological Approach
I used to want to be an anthropologist, until I realized I wanted to have a job when I graduated. Journalism was the compromise between staying in academia or working in PR (this was about two years ago).
Source:
Columbia Journalism Review
http://www.cjr.org/starting_thoughts/the_paleontological_approach.php
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12/03/2008 -
Road games don't faze Pens' prolific scorers
Penguins centers Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are among the NHL's top drawing cards on the road -- and their play away from Mellon Arena this season reinforces why opposing fans embrace their talent and rue their dominance.
Source:
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_601201.html?sou
rce=rss&feed=3
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12/04/2008 -
Lions cut Clermont
Jason Clermont is no longer a B.C. Lion. The Canadian Football League club dropped the bombshell in a statement released at 10:04 p.m. PST Wednesday.
Source:
Slam! Sports
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/HomeMainStories/2008/12/04/7630031-sun.html
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12/05/2008 -
Music Review: Lions - No Generation
Top-loaded with smoking jams and stoner rock greatness. Based out of Austin, Lions snarl to life amidst a squall of furious guitars and thumping drums. With a sound that calls upon late-'80s Soundgarden, a touch of Fu Manchu, and a good ol? dose of Kyuss, the quartet from Texas have come up with a heavy, bluesy, ultimately rewarding record with No Generation.Formed in the late summer of ...
Source:
Blogcritics.org
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/12/04/202401.php
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12/03/2008 -
Market Volatility is Forcing U.S. Equity Traders to Change Their Execution Strategies
NEW YORK----Reaching unimaginable levels and showing no sign of settling back down to pre-crisis levels, market volatility is changing the way U.S. equity traders behave, including the way they use capital, transact trades in blocks, embrace algorithms and crossing networks and view their relationships with brokers.
Source:
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081203/20081203005690.html?.v=1
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12/05/2008 -
Patricia Zohn: Culture Zohn: The Obama of Music
Like our president-elect, Dudamel is reaching out across the aisle to take us all in, to welcome.
Source:
HuffingtonPost
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-zohn/culture-zohn-the-obama-of_b_147897.h
tml
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