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Exporting Homophobia: American far-right conservative churches establish influence on anti-gay policy in Africa Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:20AMThe front line in morality war some ultra-conservative churches are fighting isn't in the United States, it's in Africa. by Jody May-Chang Peter Yiga is a Ugandan born-again Christian with a degree in computer engineering. He is the father of a young child and is also a known gay activist in a country that is on a witch hunt.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
AfricaCom Congress at Its Best Yet! Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:02AMLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Africa's leading communications conference and exhibition, AfricaCom returns to Cape Town in November. The 4,000 attendees will benefit from more speakers, more congress sessions and more networking.
AfricaCom Congress at Its Best Yet! Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:47AMLONDON----Africa’s communications landscape has changed drastically in 2010, most notably thanks to investments and acquisitions by major operator groups, and to the launch of new submarine cables which are vastly improving capacity.
Time used preparing for storms well spent Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:49PMTwo names made news last week. One was Earl; the other was Peter Geiger. The fifth named Atlantic storm of the season, Earl visited with as close to hurricane force as most of us cared to endure.
Loose Lips Daily: No Advice Edition Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:37AMAs much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com . And get LL Daily sent straight to your inbox every morning!
Tedbits: The Financial and Economic NO SPIN Zone Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:59PMAs the next leg down in the unfolding depression and global, financial crisis intensifies we all sit on a keg of dynamite known as the developed world’s economies and financial systems and wait for some fool in government to light a match.
FEDERAL NEWS Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 9:28AM25 Aug 2010 - Canada - Environment - Environment @ Gowlings - August 16, 2010 - Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP - On July 12, 2010 the Budget Implementation Bill (Bill C-9) received Royal Assent, passing into law some significant and controversial amendments to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA).
England v Pakistan, over by over Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:09PMEngland 233 & 6-1; Pakistan 308 Morning everyone . I was supposed to start typing ten minutes ago. I had a wonderful preamble prepared and everything. But when I arrived at my desk I found Rob Smyth to the left and James Richardson to the right. So small talk robbed me of the precious morning minutes I'd set aside for this introduction. Wonderful day's cricket yesterday. Can England fight back ...
POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Friday, August 20, 2010 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:12AMThe CNN Washington Bureau’s morning speed read of the top stories making news from around the country and the world. WASHINGTON/POLITICAL For the latest political news: www.CNNPolitics.com CNN: Obama's stump speech blends partisan rhetoric with populist themes With the approach of congressional elections and the midpoint of what he hopes will be his first of [...]
Combatting Fraud Against the Immigrant Community Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 4:33PMAll immigrant communities have those who prey upon them and Philadelphia certainly is no exception. However, our neighbor to the north, New York City, due to its size and volume of immigrants, has traditionally been well ahead of us in companies and individuals that defraud immigrants. Fortunately, however, Attorney General Cuomo of N.Y. has begun to wage a long-overdue war against these harmful ...
“La Tramacúa”: Colombia’s Abu Ghraib Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 1:37PMThe name commonly used to refer to the Medium and High Security Penitentiary of Valledupar is “La Tramacúa.” What that name means exactly, no one is certain. But it is a name that is infamous throughout Colombia and has become synonymous with reports of torture, beatings and hellish conditions.
Conservatives make changes to short-form census Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:47AMFacing a public backlash and possible legal action, the Conservatives have decided to add linguistic questions to the short-form census and drop the threat of jail time for those who refuse to participate.
Aug. 11: Letters to the editor Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 4:26AMToday’s topics: rejecting the census, prison farms, dangers for Mexican journalists … and more
Disneyland Resort Update Monday, August 9, 2010 @ 2:18AMDisneyland Resort raises prices; introduces new ticket | ElecTRONica | Goofy's Sky School and other DCA news | David Koenig reports | 3rd annual Taste of Downtown Disney | Resort Construction Update | This and That...
Entries under "Letter" Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 10:08PMTo hear Republican South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint tell it, socialism lurks in America, spreading cavities through the mouth of American Freedom — I’ve learned from the Tea Party movement that Freedom is always a proper noun — with its illusory rights like health care or education.
SIRIUS XM to Broadcast 'Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism - Looking for Answers' Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 3:16PMSIRIUS XM Radio today announced that it will broadcast Doctor Radio Reports: Understanding Autism - Looking for Answers, a live, two-hour call-in show hosted by veteran journalist Perri Peltz on which a panel of world-class doctors, experts, scientists and parents of affected children will explore the latest research and treatment options for autism and disorders on the autism spectrum and take ...
Inside the Mind of a Top Donor Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 12:08AMLorry I. Lokey : How do some of the nation's most prominent philanthropists decide which nonprofit groups are most worthy of their donations? Will the recession change the way they make those decisions?
iPhone apps that could save your life Tuesday, August 3, 2010 @ 7:09AMMove over games and make room for medicine. A growing number of developers are tapping into a treasure trove of U.S. government healthcare data and coming up with innovative iPhone apps that help consumers make better medical decisions.
Questions and Answers - 29 July 2010 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:28AMEconomic Growth—Government Measures; Vulnerable Citizens—Prime Minister’s Statements; Roading, Tauranga—Eastern Link Road Progress; Inflation—Treasury Forecast Year to March 2011
HUFFPOST HILL - JULY 27TH, 2010 Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 5:59PMWhat's Your Reaction? After a weekend of base-rallying at Netroots Nation, progressives had a bummer of a Tuesday on Congress' first full day since the conference.
StatsCan's reputation damaged, former boss testifies Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:33AMThe former head of Statistics Canada says he quit his job over reports that the agency recommended the scrapping of the mandatory long-form census - reports that deeply damaged the agency's credibility.
SIGGRAPH 2010 Exhibitor Profiles Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 1:33PMLOS ANGELES----SIGGRAPH 2010 takes place July 25 - 29, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.
1,500 issues and counting Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 11:14PMIt seemed as if it would be easy, fun even: Flip through 30 years of Metro Times issues and come up with 30 stories to excerpt that tell the paper's story. Not necessarily the 30 biggest prize winners. Not necessarily the 30 that had the most impact. Not necessarily the best written.
HUFFPOST HILL - JULY 20TH, 2010 Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 5:30PMWhat's Your Reaction? Even as the Senate cleared a major hurdle in the fight for unemployment benefits and the Judiciary Committee confirmed Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court, the media today seemed to be distracted by slightly more...salacious developments.
Here's Why You Can't Afford To Invest In Asia Anymore Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 8:33AMThis week we turn our eyes to Asia as my friend Louis Gave of GaveKal gives us a very thought-provoking piece on the problems of investing in Asia, with a focus on China. While there are real opportunities, Louis also sees some speed bumps.
All the latest from day two at St Andrews Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 8:05PM• Send your comments to scott.murray@guardian.co.uk • Click here for the official Open leaderboard from St Andrews • Download our interactive players' hole-by-hole guide • Connoisseurs of bad golf and troublemaking click here • Day two report: Oosthuizen in lead 4.35pm: There's not much upward movement going on. Iskikawa gave back the birdie he earned on the first with ...
Lazard Hires Jonathan Turnbull as a Managing Director in Infrastructure Financial Advisory Group Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 7:30AMNEW YORK----Lazard Ltd today announced that it has hired Jonathan Turnbull as a Managing Director in the Power, Energy, and Infrastructure Investment Banking Group, effective immediately.
Consumer, Health and Family Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 1:28AMWelcome to this week's edition of Health Alert. The Health Alert is transmitted on Monday of each week (unless there is a public holiday on Monday). Health Alert is a summary of the critical judgments, legislation, press releases and news items which have come to our attention each week.
Collusion by Heat’s Big 3? N.B.A. Says Probably Not Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 7:02AMLeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh became Heat teammates last week, unleashing a torrent of suspicion: Had they planned it all along? If so, was this illegal? The N.B.A.’s answer: probably not.
Kill the ignorance on the road Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:48AMPHUKET: Phuket City Police are to be commended for not giving up in their effort to get all motorbike riders in their district to wear safety helmets.Unfortunately, the entrenched carelessness that ha...
Research and Markets: Recycling Laws International - Covering Recycling Policy in 38 Countries Including Europe, Asia ... Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 5:39AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Recycling Laws International" subscription to their offering.
Community Calendar Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 4:01AMSubmissions for Community Calendar are required 14 days preceding the date of publication. Send to: Niles Managing Editor, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026. Information may be faxed to (847) 486-7495 or e-mailed to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com.
News Briefs Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 6:54PMSteamship Authority traffic through the first five months of the year was up between Woods Hole and the Vineyard and flat or down for Nantucket-Hyannis travel.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 1:10PMThe labor strife spreading through China's factory cities has clearly frazzled the government.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 12:22PMBy The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 12:19PMExcerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Phuket surf claims two, endangers 170 Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 5:33AMPHUKET: The rough surf that arrived with the monsoon season has claimed two lives and resulted in at least 117 swimmers being dragged to safety ashore between April 26 and June 25, according to statis...
Full-Moon frazzled farang in BB rampage Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 1:32AMSURAT THANI: Koh Phang Ngan police came under a hail of BB gunfire when they tried to subdue a middle-aged Swiss tourist on a rampage in a weaponry shop,
Gold Seeker Closing Report: Gold and Silver End Mixed Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:30PMGold fell almost $20 to as low as $1189.20 by about 10AM EST, but it then bounced back higher in the last few hours of trade and ended with a loss of just 1.09%. Silver dropped to as low as $17.585 before it spiked up to as high as $18.013 around midday in New York, but it then fell back off into the close and ended with a gain of just 0.17%.
PFT: Vick left three minutes before shooting? Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 7:53PMMichael Vick and his lawyer could have a major timeline problem. The owner of the restaurant that hosted Vick's birthday party last week says he has video of Vick and "his entourage" driving away from the restaurant at 2:07 A.M.,
#newsrw: Your essential catch-up guide to news:rewired - the nouveau niche Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 5:22AMWe've done our best to round up all the coverage from our news:rewired conference at Microsoft UK on 25 June 2010, but it's likely we've missed some. So please, please send anything else our way and we'll add it in: tweet @journalismnews or drop us an email events [at] newsrewired.com . For more information about speakers and topics please visit newsrewired.com .
Robert Peston Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 2:57AMBBC pension changes: A course others will follow?
Consumer, Health and Family Tuesday, June 29, 2010 @ 1:28AMWelcome to this week's edition of Health Alert. The Health Alert is transmitted on Monday of each week (unless there is a public holiday on Monday). Health Alert is a summary of the critical judgments, legislation, press releases and news items which have come to our attention each week.
Boyarsky honored by Press Club * Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 2:30AMKevin Roderick: Bill Boyarsky picked up the Online Journalist of the Year trophy at Sunday's awards dinner for the Los Angeles Press Club. It's for Bill's columns at Truthdig, but we think his columns for LA Observed are pretty swell too
Boyarsky, Greenberg honored by Press Club * Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 2:30AMKevin Roderick: Bill Boyarsky picked up the Online Journalist of the Year trophy at Sunday's awards dinner for the Los Angeles Press Club. Steve Greenberg won best cartoonist for a series in the Ventura County Reporter.
Director of Bulgarian Branch of Trans-Balkan Pipeline Plamen Rusev: Bulgaria Has No Good Reasons to Give Up Burgas ... Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 12:11AMExclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Plamen Rusev, Director of the Bulgarian branch of Trans-Balkan Pipeline , the project company set up by Bulgaria, Greece, and Russia to be in charge of the construction and operation of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.
U.S. & Americas TV Schedule Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 5:05PMFrom London, Linzie Janis links the great financial centres of the world to launch the business day in Europe. Live reports and comment from The USA, Asia and Europe.
Photos: Jay-Z, Eminem Rock Ed Sullivan Roof Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 3:05PM*After early reports that a planned performance by Jay-Z atop New York’s Ed Sullivan Theatre was cancelled due to potential security issues, not only did the show go on as planned Monday, but Jigga brought along special guest Eminem for a tag-team performance set to air Friday on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” The [...]
15. Probing corporate Malaysia Friday, June 18, 2010 @ 8:09PMBIG or small, profitable or loss-making, voluntarily or otherwise, with or without warning signs – many businesses here have called in forensic accountants to ascertain if there had been wrongdoings, and if so, to compile evidence.
Feds Didn't Do Enough To Avoid 'Poisonous' AIG Bailout And Now Changing Story To Defend It, Watchdog Says Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 8:20AMDespite the many options it had, the team led by current Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner chose to bail out ailing insurer American International Group Inc. and its Wall Street counterparties to the eventual tune of more than $182 billion, a decision that continues to have a "poisonous effect on the marketplace," according to a new Congressional report.