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April 18, 2008 Breaking News

S.W.R.D.’s disastrous “Sinhala only” language policy divided Sri Lanka

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:59:14 PDT
A.J.N. Selvadurai says… Many Sinhala people including young writers are now putting the blame on the LTTE for starting the war. Some of them were not born, or too young to remember S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike’s disastrous "Sinhala only" language policy of 1956, which instantly divided the country on ethnic lines by the mere stroke of a ...]

Meeting computing's prophet

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:59:24 PDT
BBC News interviews Gordon Moore, the man whose "law" has driven the computer revolution.

RA's Daily Russia News Blast - April 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:59:43 PDT
TODAY: Presidential election results rigged? Russia’s Communist Party investigating validity of Putin’s United Russia plan. Putin in Sardinia with Berlusconi, writes off $4.5 billion Libya debt. Georgia responds angrily to Russia’s support of breakaway regions. Sochi head resigns. A computer programmer conducting a study on the Presidential election results says his findings show that up to a third of votes were likely to have been rigged, and that turnout was 56%, not the 69.7% declared by the

Mizoram govt distributes paddy seeds to farmers free of cost

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:00:02 PDT
Aizawl, April 18, 2008: Mizoram government is distributing paddy seeds free of costs to rural farmers through district administrations of all the eight districts as majority of the farmers lost all their crops due to Mautam or gregarious bamboo flowering last year. (more…)

Computer World: Blind users still struggle with 'maddening' computing obstacles

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:02:02 PDT
# IT News AU: iPhone vulnerable to DoS attack "version 1.1.4 of Apple's Safari web browser for the iPhone"

abc News: Criminals Hack CEOs With Fake Subpoenas

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:02:02 PDT
# Computer World: Blind users still struggle with 'maddening' computing obstacles

c|net News: Microsoft woos hobbyist developers

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:02:02 PDT
# Mercury News: U.C. Berkeley student's Twitter messages alerted world to his arrest in Egypt

Quake

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:02:06 PDT
Apparently it was a magnitude 5 quake centered north of Evansville.

Make it 5.4

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:02:51 PDT
Magnitude 5.4 Date-Time Friday, April 18, 2008 at 09:36:56 UTC Friday, April 18, 2008 at 04:36:56 AM at epicenter Location 38.520°N, 87.873°W Depth 5 km (3.1 miles) set by location program Region ILLINOIS Distances 12 km (7 miles) E (90°) from West Salem, IL 13 km (8 miles) NE (53°) from Bone Gap, IL 14 km (9 miles) W (266°) from Allendale, IL 36 km (22 miles) WSW (241°) from Vincennes, IN 67 km (41 miles) NNW (335°) from Evansville, IN 206 km (128 miles) E (93°) from St. Loui

Was that an Earthquake or attempt at demonic possession?

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:03:17 PDT
Ok. So, it's 4:30 in the morning and I'm wide awake. No. I'm not just getting in -- I'm getting up. Actually, I was awoken by a low, dull rolling sound, windows rattling and my bed swaying from side to side. I assumed it was an earthquake...but so far there's nothing on the news about it, leaving me just a tad aggravated. I really do not have the time to fight the forces of darkness right now.

OR-5: Initial polling from SurveyUSA

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:04:08 PDT
SurveyUSA has released its initial polling in the race to succeed Darlene Hooley. Among Democrats, State Senator Kurt Schrader leads former Kitzhaber aide Steve Marks by a narrow 23-20 margin, with 57% undecided. (MoE 4.1%) Interesting things in the crosstabs: Marks leads 39-8 among voters under age 35. (19% of the total.) Marks leads 39-29 among Hispanic voters. (9% of the total.) Marks leads 27-18 among self-identified conservatives (8% of the total.) Schrader leads 27-21 among self-identif

Mila Kunis Encourages Boyfriend Macauley Culkin To “Keep In Touch” With Ex-Wife

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:04:10 PDT
By Honey Gillard Most girlfriends discourage their boyfriend from staying friends with their ex, but not ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall” star Mila Kunis; infact she encourages her boyfriend (actor Macauley Culkin of ‘Home Alone’ fame) to “keep in-touch” with his ex-wife Rachel Miner. Kunis, 24, insists that she could never be jealous if her man spent time with ...]

NYS Attorney General Investigates Auction Rate Securities Market

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:05:20 PDT
New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating the auction-rate securities market and has sent subpoenas to eighteen institutions seeking information. The market for the securities collapsed in February when Wall St. firms stopped their support for the securities, and investors have been unable to sell their holdings that were marketed as liquid investments. WSJ, Auction-Rate Debt Market Faces Probe.

CBC news cutting staff in Calgary - Calgary Herald

CBC news cutting staff in Calgary
Calgary Herald, Canada - Apr 4, 2008
While there were no layoff notices given out on Thursday, 32 Newsworld employees were told their individual jobs are being eliminated, said Don Orchard, ...

Francis Ford Coppola now calling Buenos Aires home - Charleston Post Courier

Francis Ford Coppola now calling Buenos Aires home
Charleston Post Courier, SC - Apr 16, 2008
He went on to host his own talk show on CBC's Newsworld, Gilmour on the Arts, which won a Gemini Award. Another adaptation, Danny Boyle's "Q&A," is drawn ...

SaveXP.ca featured on CBC Newsworld - IT World Canada Blogs

SaveXP.ca featured on CBC Newsworld
IT World Canada Blogs, Canada - Mar 26, 2008
I did an interview with Newsworld’s Suhana Meharchand about the campaign. Links to the full clip below. You’ll need either RealPlayer or QuickTime to view ...