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NEWS online – Seminal Shift
While I applaud online news business models for shifting to paywalls, the main issue that they will be faced with will be how people circumvent around them. For sure the paper models in the digital age are equivalent to dinosaurs. Costs incurred to get, print, distribute papers is not getting any cheaper by the day.…
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National Post online – Calgary plots more burial space as city runs out of places for the dead
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/10/14/calgary-cemetary-space-shortage/t With Calgary having a Feng Shui design and feel to it, use Oriental principles and start buying up future plots on the Rockies. Asian people will love it. Especially when facing East. 🙂 In fact the plots may actually climb in value over time over taking home prices ! Just kidding – interesting nonetheless.
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Calgary Herald online – ‘Pulse-bomb dating’ technique improves accuracy when identifying remains
‘Pulse-bomb dating’ technique improves accuracy when identifying remains Read more: http://www.canada.com/Pulse+bomb+dating+technique+improves+accuracy+when+identifying+remains/7387709/story.html#ixzz29JAvvtrf Bingo Hit the Jackpot – no need to go to Casinos anymore Aren`t newspapers wonderful. Just what I`ve been waiting for. Finally research is done. Baseline measurements and markers pre/post 1955 exactly as I expected. And not by my hand at that. However don’t…
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CNN online – Skydiver lands safely after historic jump from edge of space
http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/14/us/skydiver-record-attempt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Cool stuff. New term should be applied here – skydiver is no longer appropriate. Strato-Diver or Astro-Diver better reflects what’s happening. Like astro-tourists, I can see this fast becoming an extreme sport like climbing Everest.
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New York Times online – The Self-Destruction of the 1 Percent
Mark Oligarchy Plutocracy Monarchy Autocracy Democracy Papacy Kleptocracy Technocracy Noocracy other terms not included http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy
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New York Times online – Sex Life Was ‘Out of Step,’ Strauss-Kahn Says, but Not Illegal
Ah if this story is on the level, now it’s starting to make sense. But I sense a much, much bigger behind the scenes unfinished picture at work here. Following my nose. There’ll be more to come on the subject I’m sure. Can’t wait to read follow up news.
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National Post online- Jonathan Kay: Blogging Gangnam Style on the stunning rise of Korea and its K-pop, horsie-dancing culture
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/10/12/jonathan-kay-blogging-gangnam-style-on-the-stunning-rise-of-korea-and-its-k-pop-horsie-dancing-culture/ Isn’t great to have me around as a sounding board for test flights ? What would anyone do without me ? Got throw some flowers my way, it’s the only way to play, dance and have fun of late. Oh well, next year’s another ball game, that’s if we get there. Still working the…
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Calgary Herald online – XL owners giants in the beef business
XL owners giants in the beef business http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/xl-owners-giants-in-the-beef-business/article4611119/ U.S. Department of Agriculture officials to visit Brooks meat plant Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/Department+Agriculture+officials+visit+Brooks+meat+plant/7384467/story.html#ixzz29BYbuXG0 It’s easy to put blame here and there for all a series of convoluted missteps that led up to this problem. However, the owners here are just another cog in the wheel of how…
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Globe and Mail online – Canadians even less productive than thought over past 30 years
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/economy/economy-lab/canadians-even-less-productive-than-thought-over-past-30-years/article4608828/ So what we can conclude is that Free Trade Agreement never had a positive impact to improve productivity and people’s quality of lives ! Right??? If so, then the moral of the story is to stay local and forget all the international nonsense of trading back and forth. At least jobs wouldn’t be displaced…
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Globe & Mail online – Lenders opposed crackdown on home equity borrowing
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/lenders-opposed-crackdown-on-home-equity-borrowing/article4607656/ Let’s be honest and give the straight goods to people on the truth of the “why” lenders are opposed to crackdown. Guaranteed collateral against loan in case of default. Simply put, down pay the loan, house gets taken away from you. All under foreclosure rules – something similar to what’s happened in the U.S.…