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June 21, 2008 Hot Trends
WSJ.com - Can Videogames Be Funny?
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:42:30 PDT
Hail to the Chimp, a videogame whose humor revolves around lampooning the political process and the cable-news cycle, is a rare humor entrant in a marketplace dominated by action and musical rhythm games.
The eerie calm of a no news day.
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:03:43 PDT
Imagine a day when there is no news to report. Take a look at this eerie video where the news readers just say nothing. This is an unusual creation by a motion graphics firm. The Creator says "I recorded a bunch of footage and then stripped out the talking news presenters and replaced them with non-talking ones. The effect was unsettling."
Pregnancy pact alarms officials at U.S. high school: reports (CBC)
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:48:34 PDT
A pregnancy pact may be responsible for a dramatic rise in mothers-to-be at a Massachusetts high school, Time magazine reports.
Seaside Freeway/Vincent Thomas Bridge Closures
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:00:08 PDT
In the name of safety and a smoother ride, Caltrans is working on a is $7 million bridge deck resurfacing project. Therefore, that means some day and night time closures (pdf). Full and partial closures will occur Saturday through Monday nights and next Friday.
news: brain music therapy for migraine
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:34:33 PDT
it sounds like an interesting way of coping with migraine disease
Int'l Trend Setter™ - ITS Online - Andy Warhol Japanese
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:56:09 PDT
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Google Trends For Websites Introduced (WebProNews)
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:14:01 PDT
People working at traffic measurement companies are probably less than happy right now. With the introduction of Google Trends for Websites, a certain search giant is invading their niche. read more
Int'l Trend Setter™ - ITS Online - Andy Warhol Japanese
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:56:09 PDT
Andy Warhol Japanese TDK ad
Deal still possible for Hockey Night song (CBC Ottawa)
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:58:55 PDT
Scott Moore, the executive director of CBC Sports, is playing down earlier published reports Thursday that fans have heard the Hockey Night in Canada theme song for a final time.
Katie Tur is Keith Olbermann’s Girlfriend
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:42:03 PDT
Meet Katie Tur, 24, Keith Olbermann’s very young girlfriend. She’s 26-years younger than Keith! Let’s see . . . Yep! That makes him more than twice her age. Photos, a biography and video are below. Katie Tur Katie Tur is in the news because she has landed a job as a news-anchor on New York’s CW11. She is also living with Keith Olbermann who just happens to be quite a bit older than Katie. But age is just a number - right? It has been alleged that Olbermann’s connections helped her land
In the news: Coldplay on The Hour
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:04:29 PDT
From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun: Coldplay under Strombo’s hot gaze “Chris Martin of Coldplay isn’t afraid of some cold self-analysis. Martin and his world-famous British band get the full hour-long treatment tonight on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos (CBC, CBC Newsworld). Coldplay granted unprecedented access to Stroumboulopoulos, who visited the band in England.” Read more.
A proposed bill to amend Canada’s Copyright Act
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:37:20 PDT
A week ago the minority federal government of Canada, and Industry Minister Jim Prentice, tabled an amendment to the Copyright Act. Entitled Bill C-61, its purpose is to bring Canadian copyright law into compliance with the current WIPO treaty (this despite their being no international legal obligation to implement WIPO - it hasn’t been ratified by Canada). Prentice states in a Toronto Star letter to the editor that C-61 will allow… “…the recording of webcasts I think he means podcasts and
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Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:42:30 PDT
Hail to the Chimp, a videogame whose humor revolves around lampooning the political process and the cable-news cycle, is a rare humor entrant in a marketplace dominated by action and musical rhythm games.
The eerie calm of a no news day.
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:03:43 PDT
Imagine a day when there is no news to report. Take a look at this eerie video where the news readers just say nothing. This is an unusual creation by a motion graphics firm. The Creator says "I recorded a bunch of footage and then stripped out the talking news presenters and replaced them with non-talking ones. The effect was unsettling."
Pregnancy pact alarms officials at U.S. high school: reports (CBC)
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:48:34 PDT
A pregnancy pact may be responsible for a dramatic rise in mothers-to-be at a Massachusetts high school, Time magazine reports.
Seaside Freeway/Vincent Thomas Bridge Closures
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:00:08 PDT
In the name of safety and a smoother ride, Caltrans is working on a is $7 million bridge deck resurfacing project. Therefore, that means some day and night time closures (pdf). Full and partial closures will occur Saturday through Monday nights and next Friday.
news: brain music therapy for migraine
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:34:33 PDT
it sounds like an interesting way of coping with migraine disease
Int'l Trend Setter™ - ITS Online - Andy Warhol Japanese
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:56:09 PDT
Andy Warhol Japanese TDK ad
Google Trends, - CNET News
 CNET News | Google Trends, CNET News, CA - 17 hours ago By Harrison Hoffman – June 19, 2008 1:13 PM PDT 1 comment YouTube has just announced the launch of the rumored YouTube Screening Room. ... |
Google Trends For Websites Introduced (WebProNews)
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:14:01 PDT
People working at traffic measurement companies are probably less than happy right now. With the introduction of Google Trends for Websites, a certain search giant is invading their niche. read more
Int'l Trend Setter™ - ITS Online - Andy Warhol Japanese
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:56:09 PDT
Andy Warhol Japanese TDK ad
Deal still possible for Hockey Night song (CBC Ottawa)
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:58:55 PDT
Scott Moore, the executive director of CBC Sports, is playing down earlier published reports Thursday that fans have heard the Hockey Night in Canada theme song for a final time.
Katie Tur is Keith Olbermann’s Girlfriend
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:42:03 PDT
Meet Katie Tur, 24, Keith Olbermann’s very young girlfriend. She’s 26-years younger than Keith! Let’s see . . . Yep! That makes him more than twice her age. Photos, a biography and video are below. Katie Tur Katie Tur is in the news because she has landed a job as a news-anchor on New York’s CW11. She is also living with Keith Olbermann who just happens to be quite a bit older than Katie. But age is just a number - right? It has been alleged that Olbermann’s connections helped her land
In the news: Coldplay on The Hour
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:04:29 PDT
From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun: Coldplay under Strombo’s hot gaze “Chris Martin of Coldplay isn’t afraid of some cold self-analysis. Martin and his world-famous British band get the full hour-long treatment tonight on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos (CBC, CBC Newsworld). Coldplay granted unprecedented access to Stroumboulopoulos, who visited the band in England.” Read more.
A proposed bill to amend Canada’s Copyright Act
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:37:20 PDT
A week ago the minority federal government of Canada, and Industry Minister Jim Prentice, tabled an amendment to the Copyright Act. Entitled Bill C-61, its purpose is to bring Canadian copyright law into compliance with the current WIPO treaty (this despite their being no international legal obligation to implement WIPO - it hasn’t been ratified by Canada). Prentice states in a Toronto Star letter to the editor that C-61 will allow… “…the recording of webcasts I think he means podcasts and
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