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Hot trends for April 23, 2008

Good News! Google is Crawling Web Forms

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:18:23 PDT
Google continues to take the lead in finding what’s out there, now starting to spider web forms.

CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld - Toronto Star


CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld
Toronto Star, Canada - Apr 3, 2008
CALGARY–CBC News will close the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced Thursday that the two hours of ...


TV tonight: Five worth watching (Toronto Star)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:44:58 PDT
Oprah and Jen give it up: Oprah's Big Give pulls out the big guns for its season finale, with a special appearance by Jennifer Aniston, who will apparently deliver "big news" in this closer (CTV, ABC at 8).

Lean Thinking at Google

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:43:16 PDT
I don’t know whether Google operates as a lean company, but I was pleased recently to read evidence that the people at Google try to think in a lean way. Popular Mechanics recently posted an interview on its website with Udi Manber, who is Google’s vice president in charge of search quality. While the interview focused on trends and directions in search, the comment I found most interesting was when Manber talked about how Google reacts when a search doesn’t produce the results it should. A

Like My Hat? It's Made of Tinfoil!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:08:44 PDT
Instead of dealing with the serious issue at hand, alleged election overspending, the Con's are as usual pointing fingers at the Lib's and anyone else they can think of as a diversion. One of their favourite attack dogs, Pierre Poilievre apparently sees a conspiracy here. Ottawa-area Conservative Pierre Poilievre (PWAH'-lee-ehv) goes further, accusing Elections Canada of inviting the Liberal party to watch the raid unfold. Note to Petey. The Lib's have said that they saw the story on Newsworl

The next Lewis Hamilton? Honda F1 signs 16-year-old!

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:53:35 PDT
Imagine getting a contract with a major F1 team before you’re even out of high school. That’s what Lewis Hamilton got with McLaren when he was young(er), and what karting protégé Will Stevens has achieved with the Honda Racing F1 Team, reflecting a growing trend in motorsport recruitment.

Viral feature triples HubDub’s sign-ups

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:16:01 PDT
HubDub, a news prediction game, has introduced the ability for users to challenge their friends in making predictions. A user sends a challenge to a friend to make a prediction on a particular question. Their friend then gets an email and whenever they complete the challenge they compete on their own friend’s leaderboard

Enewsbar.com Scrolling News Ticker Now Serving Newsfeeds From All Headline News Corp.

Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:00:01 PDT
Wellington, FL (PRWEB) June 3, 2004 -- Enewsbar.com, a subsidiary of Intellim Research Inc., announced today that it is adding newsfeed services provided by All Headline News to its desktop scrolling...

Punchdrunk Rather Proceeds With Lawsuit

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:24:37 PDT
Dan Rather, the Mountain Rivera of television news, is trying to get another bite at the apple with his lawsuit against SeeBS. After having most of his original lawsuit laughed out of court, he is repleading the case. I love it when moonbats sue moonbats.

Rupert Murdoch Moving to Buy Newsday for $580 Million

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:09:45 PDT
Rupert Murdoch is moving to tighten his already-imposing grip on American news media, striking a tentative deal to buy his third New York-based paper, Newsday, and getting his first chance to appoint the top editor of The Wall Street Journal, after the resignation of the editor on Tuesday.

Global systemic crisis: Four big trends over 2008-2013

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:26:51 PDT
Global financial crisis – Savers and investors trapped into USD 10,000-billion worth of "ghost-assets"; USD-denominated asset crisis – End of 2008: The US Federal Reserve and its network of "Primary Dealers" fight for their institutional and financial survival; Foreign exchange crisis; Global social crisis

Daily News' Zuckerman to rebid on Newsday, source says

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:12:30 PDT
Reuters New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman plans to submit a new, formal bid by the end of the week for Newsday, the daily newspaper on Long Island, New York, a source close to the discussions said Tuesday.


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10:34 AM

Ha Noi - World cheer bard�s birthday

Viet Nam News, Vietnam

Ha Noi, world cheer bard�s birthday

(22-04-2008)

Bloody good show: A scene from the play Macbeth by artists from the Youth Theatre. � VNS File Photo

HA NOI � Ha Noi�s Youth Theatre will join in a worldwide celebration tomorrow of William Shakespeare�s 444th birthday with a performance of an abridged version of the Bard�s famous Scottish play, Macbeth.

The international event, entitled Shakespeare 24, is an extraordinary worldwide day of performance organised by the Shakespeare School Festival in London.

The festival is a unique arts education initiative which enables young people to perform abridged productions of Shakespeare�s most famous plays in their local professional theatres.

Kicking off in New Zealand and ending 24 hours later in Hawaii, 65 youth theatres and school groups from 35 countries will stage abridged plays at 7pm in their respective time zones on Wednesday, April 23, Shakespeare�s birthday.

From Mexico to Malawi, Russia to Rio, the cultural baton will be passed around the world in a day.

In England, the city of Liverpool, 2008�s "Capital of Culture," is a Shakespear 24 event partner and will broadcast highlights of the performances.

Receiving the invitation from the organising board last year, Ha Noi�s Youth Theatre artists have a rare opportunity to revive a classic play.

Macbeth, written by Shakespeare in 1606-07, is a story of murderous ambition set in 11th century Scotland.

The Youth Theatre production tomorrow is based on the production staged by veteran director Le Hung in 2002 and given 68 performanes, including at festivals in Beijing and Shanghai in 2003 and 2005, said the theatre�s deputy director, Truong Nhuan.

The production was enthusiastically received in China, Nhuan said, especially due to the Asian theatrical motifs used in the scene depicting the death of Macbeth�s wife.

"The play is very Vietnamese in character because director Le Hung used dances from Vietnamese tuong (classical opera)," Nhuan said.

In the play�s title role, actor Anh Tu said, "I�m very enthusiastic to play Macbeth as I have played in many other classic plays from around the world and Viet Nam. I am very proud to play this role and I try to express the character of Macbeth, who is very talented but overly ambitious. I like the cause and effect of the play." � VNS

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