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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sudan/darfur.html
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
In Depth: G8
G8 membership
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- The European Union is also represented as an observer, but cannot chair or host a summit.
The G8 describes itself as "a club of leading industrialized countries, regularly meeting and consulting to enhance their friendship and synchronize their points of view as regards the major international economic and political issues."
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/g8/
Article: Become a Knowledge Management Ninja with Google Reader
Become a Knowledge Management Ninja with Google Reader
In this era of data smog, the knowledge worker who can act like an agile ninja by consuming vast quantities of information, synthesizing it and getting it in the hands of the right people at the right time is invaluable. For knowledge worker ninjas, RSS is your shuriken.
I have been using various RSS readers for nearly five years now - I've tried them all. However, none matches the power of Google Reader. I have found that if you tap into all of its features, it's the Holy Grail of Personal Knowledge Management.
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http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/12/become-a-knowle.html
(That's right. Let's drop the Google bomb. --double_take)
I have been using various RSS readers for nearly five years now - I've tried them all. However, none matches the power of Google Reader. I have found that if you tap into all of its features, it's the Holy Grail of Personal Knowledge Management.
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http://www.micropersuasion.com/2007/12/become-a-knowle.html
(That's right. Let's drop the Google bomb. --double_take)
Articles: Search Google Like An Expert; etc.
Search Google Like An Expert
Here are 13 tips to help you search google like an expert.
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http://www.i-hack.org/computer/internet/search-google-like-an-expert.html
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Advanced Search Made Easy
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http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=searchguides.html&ctx=advanced&hl=en
Here are 13 tips to help you search google like an expert.
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http://www.i-hack.org/computer/internet/search-google-like-an-expert.html
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Advanced Search Made Easy
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http://www.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=searchguides.html&ctx=advanced&hl=en
News stories: Concerns over 2010 World Cup; etc.
09 July, 2008 - Published 11:07 GMT
Concerns over 2010 World Cup
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Organisers of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa have dismissed concerns that preparations are behind schedule despite the removal of one stadium for next year's test event. More details from our Sports News Reporter Alex Capstick:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080709_world_cup.shtml
07 July, 2008 - Published 08:40 GMT
Jabs not to blame for Gulf War Syndrome
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Researchers from King's College London say soldiers sent to Iraq were not made ill by multiple injections. Being given too many jabs at once has been suggested as a possible cause of what is known as Gulf War Syndrome. This report from Nick Miles:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080707_gulfwar_syndrome.shtml
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
News stories: Apple to Rogers on iPhone: you're on your own; etc.
Apple to Rogers on iPhone: you're on your own
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | 1:58 PM ET Comments24Recommend85
By Peter Nowak CBC News
Canadians who want the iPhone will be locked into the longest contracts in the world. (Jason DeCrow/Associated Press)Apple Inc. will not be selling the hotly awaited iPhone in its six Canadian stores when it is released this Friday, leaving Rogers Communications Inc. and its Fido subsidiary to sell the device on their own.
"The iPhone 3G will be available in Canada from Rogers and Fido," said Simon Atkins, spokesperson for Apple. He declined to elaborate.
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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/08/tech-iphone.html?ref=rss
AT&T to sell new iPhone without contract in U.S.
Frenzied demand for Apple's new 3G iPhone
Microsoft meets Carl Icahn to discuss Yahoo takeover deal
Bell, Telus customers to pay for incoming text messages
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | 3:00 PM ET Comments233Recommend218
CBC News
Cellphone users with Bell and Telus are going to have to fork over a little more to receive incoming text messages, under new pricing plans slated to roll out in August.
'Oh baby, when my contract's over I'll be long gone, for sure.'—Debra Messinger, consumer
Under the new plans, customers will be charged 15 cents to receive incoming text messages, including uninvited spam messages. Previously, customers without text plans were only charged for outgoing messages.
Customers with a text messaging rate plan or bundle will not be affected by the new charges.
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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/08/text-messages.html?ref=rss
In Depth
Wireless
Confusion the name of the game
Customers are fed up with cellphone companies benefiting from complex rate plans, bewildering service contracts and uninformed customer service agents, and they aren't going to take it any more
Last Updated November 19, 2007
By Peter Nowak
-->Airship designed to fly through remote skies
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 | 3:00 PM ET Comments10Recommend14
CBC News
A Calgary company is spearheading development of a new aircraft, filled with helium and powered by four rotors, which will be used to move materials in remote areas including the Canadian North.
SkyHook International announced Tuesday that it will build the Jess Heavy Lifter (JHL-40) in conjunction with aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co.
SkyHook and Boeing hope to be flying the first prototypes of the JHL-40 by 2012. (SkyHook International)...
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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/08/skyhook-boeing.html?ref=rss
Agriculture, watersheds focus of nitrates report
The P.E.I. government released a long-awaited report Tuesday on nitrates in rivers, streams and groundwater in the province, noting that they are the most common chemical contaminant in Island water.
Canada trumpets G8 vow to halve emissions by 2050
SECURITY
Keeping an eye on things: Spy gear goes mainstream
Latest surveillance gadgets for amateurs would make James Bond jealous
Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2008 | 8:04 AM ET Comments18Recommend25
By Georgie Binks CBC News
Remote surveillance technology for the home has gone mainstream, with spy shops springing up across the country and online faster than you can answer a shoe-phone. -->
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/05/20/f-amateurspygear.html
SCIENCE
FAQ
Yellowcake explained
Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2008 | 4:33 PM ET Comments2Recommend8
CBC News
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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/07/f-yellowcake.html
Pictures - Motors vs. Rotors
Electric motor
Danger! High-voltage motor!
Helicopter rotor
Rotor in front of motor
Rotor
请高人为我解析一下海明威作品中的一个句子
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The young man, whose name was Robert Jordan, was extremely hungry and he was worried. He was often hungry but he was not usually worried because he did not give any importance to what happened to himself and he knew from experience how simple it was to move behind the enemy lines in all this country. It was as simple to move behind them as it was to cross through them, if you had a good guide. It was only giving importance to what happened to you if you were caught that made it difficult; that and deciding whom to trust. You had to trust the people you worked with completely or not at all, and you had to make decisions about the trusting. He was not worried about any of that. But there were other things.
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--Excerpted from p.12 of the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls
('It was only giving importance to what happened to you if you were caught that made it difficult' -- The first 'it' means 'that made it difficult'. The other 'it', as in 'that made it difficult', means 'to move behind the enemy lines in all this country'. So, the whole sentence is equal to 'What made it difficult was only giving importance to what happened to you if you were caught'.)
Is my analysis above correct or not? Thanks very much for your kind help. I really appreciate it.
The young man, whose name was Robert Jordan, was extremely hungry and he was worried. He was often hungry but he was not usually worried because he did not give any importance to what happened to himself and he knew from experience how simple it was to move behind the enemy lines in all this country. It was as simple to move behind them as it was to cross through them, if you had a good guide. It was only giving importance to what happened to you if you were caught that made it difficult; that and deciding whom to trust. You had to trust the people you worked with completely or not at all, and you had to make decisions about the trusting. He was not worried about any of that. But there were other things.
'
--Excerpted from p.12 of the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls
('It was only giving importance to what happened to you if you were caught that made it difficult' -- The first 'it' means 'that made it difficult'. The other 'it', as in 'that made it difficult', means 'to move behind the enemy lines in all this country'. So, the whole sentence is equal to 'What made it difficult was only giving importance to what happened to you if you were caught'.)
Is my analysis above correct or not? Thanks very much for your kind help. I really appreciate it.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Article: Book Learning
Book Learning
SCHOOL WORK: Barbara Lefebvre, right, and Eve Bonnivar, authors of Eleves sous Influence
VAL�RIE DAYAN / L'EXPRESS-EDITING
Listening to these kids talk, an American might be tempted to think they attended some Middle Eastern madrasah or had been reading Noam Chomsky. "Sometimes you get the impression the Americans want to be masters of the planet, and that they're only in Iraq for the oil," says Constance Pluviaud, 17, before class last week. "Her friend Julien Cothenet, 18, chimes in: "They don't have the right to decide for the whole world on the basis of sheer power."
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http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1118296,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-sidebar
Article: How the Petite Eat
How the Petite Eat
MIREILLE Guiliano, a French exchange student, eagerly rushed toward her father, who was waiting on the dock. Guiliano was returning home after an eventful year in the U.S. Her father coolly assessed his beloved daughter as she approached. "Tu ressembles ?? un sac de patates[You look like a sack of potatoes]," he told her flatly. Crushed, Guiliano, then 19, knew exactly what he was talking about. Living la vie am??ricaine, full of brownies and chocolate-chip cookies, had won her an American figure, padded with an extra 20 lbs. A return to the Continent and French habits quickly cured the problem.
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http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1018094,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-bottom
News story: Most Obnoxious Tourists? The French
Most Obnoxious Tourists? The French
A poll reveals that the French are now considered the most obnoxious tourists among Europeans.
Henrik Sorensen / getty
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820358,00.html
(French and Italians aren't going to fare well if they keep holding to that mindset of language insularity, against the backdrop of the globalization of languages and individual mobility. --double_take)
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820358,00.html
(French and Italians aren't going to fare well if they keep holding to that mindset of language insularity, against the backdrop of the globalization of languages and individual mobility. --double_take)
News story: Disabled Models: A UK Reality TV Hit
Disabled Models: A UK Reality TV Hit
Contestants with disabilities in the new BBC program, Britain's Missing Top Model.
Todd Antony / BBC
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http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1820359,00.html
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Short videos: Small Beers, Big Business
Coupling Beer And Food
Beer is the new wine in complimenting your dining experience. Join us for a virtual tour.
2008-07-03
http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/culture/km_beerfood070208Small Beers, Big Business
http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/drinks08/km_beer070108
Click:
"Week Ahead: Beer, Girls & Gambling"
"Doctors On Demand"
"G8 Summit Goals"
at:
http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/drinks08/km_beer070108
Friday, July 4, 2008
News story: Starbucks to close 600 US shops
04 July, 2008 - Published 09:06 GMT
Starbucks to close 600 US shops
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The coffee chain Starbucks is closing 600 stores in the United States with the loss of 12,000 jobs. It's the latest evidence of the squeeze being exerted on US economy. From New York our North America business correspondent Greg Wood reports:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/07/080704_starbucks.shtml
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Short sports videos: Hot for Soccer; etc.
Sports
Hot for Soccer
July 2, 2007 (Runs 2:20)
Reporter Laurie Graham takes a look at just how popular soccer has become in Canada, and why http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/sports/hot_for_soccer.html
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Sports
Mike Weir Interview
July 25, 2007 (Runs 13:09)
Peter Mansbridge talks in-depth about golf and the Canadian Open with former Masters' Champion Mike Weir -->http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/sports/mike_weir_interview.html
News stories: Microsoft reported seeking partners for Yahoo bid; etc.
Microsoft reported seeking partners for Yahoo bid
Shares of Yahoo Inc. trade up more than seven per cent on Wednesday amid reports that Microsoft Corp. is talking to other players about a joint bid for Yahoo's search business.
Adobe's Flash videos now searchable through Google
Paparazzi boss Darryn Lyons offers cash for mobile phone pics of celebs
Mars lander to go easy on soil-baking tests
CT scans may explain Stradivarius violins' sweet sound
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | 9:26 PM ET Comments23Recommend38
CBC News
A 1709 La Pucelle Stradivarius owned by David Fulton is seen April 9, 2007, in Redmond, Wash. (The Seattle Times, Greg Gilbert/Associated Press)-->
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/02/violin.html?ref=rss
Conservationists blame 'global Mafia' for decline in Bengal tigers
A dramatic decline in the population of Bengal tigers in a Nepalese wildlife reserve has the World Wildlife Fund blaming the "powerful global Mafia that controls illegal wildlife trade."
Stampede turns off lights to go green
High price to pay to see famed Bayreuth Festival online
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | 12:22 PM ET Comments4Recommend7
CBC News
Wolfgang Wagner, grandson of German composer Richard Wagner, is in his final season as director of the Bayreuth Festival. His daughter Katharina, left, has plans to incorporate new technology. (Eckehard Schulz/Associated Press) How much would opera fans be willing to pay for an exclusive online viewing of Wagner's Die Meistersinger of Nuernberg from the Bayreuth Festival?
Germany's annual opera festival devoted to the works of Richard Wagner has set a price and it's a high one — $77.
The festival will show opera live online for the first time during the performance of Die Meistersinger (The MasterSingers of Nuremberg) that opens the event July 27.
Only 10,000 will be able to sign up for the online video. There will also be a free viewing in the Bayreuth public square.
The concept is a new twist for the opera world, where companies are looking for ways to develop young audiences.
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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/07/02/bayreuth-online.html?ref=rss
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