Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Pictures: Straps

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A belt strap





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A yoga strap
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Pictures - Clips

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Paper clips





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Writing board clips
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News story: Marriage training in Saudi Arabia

25 June, 2008 - Published 13:50 GMT
Marriage training in Saudi Arabia
Women's rights are limited in Saudi Arabia


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The hope is marriage classes will reduce Saudi Arabia's rising number of divorces - almost half of which take place in the early years of marriage. Clear figures are hard to come by but one academic has suggested the divorce rate is as high as sixty percent; others say half that figure.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2008/06/080625_saudi_marriage.shtml
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Pictures: Timber

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Timber logs






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I recommend - In Depth - Middle East (中东), etc.

Gusts of violence, wars and instability that occured in the Middle East have wailed for broader attention to and deeper comprehension for the troubled area. Let's study its history, which manifests its own unique texture of struggles among ideology.












 
INDEPTH: MIDDLE EAST
Israel and the Palestinians
CBC News Online | June 14, 2006

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/





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INDEPTH: MIDDLE EAST
Quest for Peace
Gary Katz, CBC News Online

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/middleeast/questforpeace.html

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Mesopotamia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Mesopotamia (from the Greek meaning "The land between the two rivers")[1] is an area geographically located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, largely corresponding to modern Iraq[2], northeastern Syria,[2] southeastern Turkey,[2] and the Khūzestān Province of southwestern Iran[3][4].
Commonly known as the "Cradle of civilization", Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian Empires. In the Iron Age, it was ruled by the Neo-Assyrian Empire and Neo-Babylonian Empire, and later conquered by the Achaemenid Empire. It mostly remained under Persian rule until the 7th century Islamic conquest of the Sassanid Empire. Under the Caliphate, the region came to be known as Iraq.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia
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In Depth: Zimbabwe

INDEPTH: ZIMBABWE
A modern timeline
CBC News Online | March 30, 2005


QUICK FACTS: Area: 390,580 sq km

Pop: 12,671,860 (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: 37.82 years

People living with HIV/Aids: 2.3 million (2001 est.)

Population below poverty line: 70 per cent

Inflation rate (2003): 385%

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Independence: April 18, 1980 (from UK)

House of Assembly: 150 seats - 120 elected by popular vote for five-year terms, 30 appointed by the president)

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/zimbabwe/timeline.html
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Pictures: Flasks

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The engraving reads:

"To 1st Lt. F. Scott Fitzgerald
65th Infantry
Camp Sheridan

Forget-me-not
Zelda
9-13-18
Montgomery, Ala"

While stationed at Camp Sheridan, near Montgomery, Alabama, Fitzgerald met his future wife, Zelda Sayre, the daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court judge.

http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/collection/flask.html







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Pictures: Hounds

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A bright hound






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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Pictures: Tin cups

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Pictures: Tin cans

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Alex recommends: CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One covering Montreal

104.7 FM
88.5 FM
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News stories: Europe's Most Innovative Countries (欧洲最具创新能力的国家); etc.

In Pictures: Europe's Most Innovative Countries
http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/18/european-innovative-countries-tech-innovationeu08-cx_po_0618countries_slide_2.html?partner=cbc






TECHNOLOGY

R&D

Europe's most innovative countries

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | 8:11 AM ET Comments0Recommend1

By Parmy Olson Forbes
Switzerland is home base for a number of multinationals doing cutting-edge research, including Nestle, the world's biggest food company, luxury goods companies such as Richemont and Swatch, as well as pharmaceuticals druggernauts Roche and Novartis.Switzerland is home base for a number of multinationals doing cutting-edge research, including Nestle, the world's biggest food company, luxury goods companies such as Richemont and Swatch, as well as pharmaceuticals druggernauts Roche and Novartis. (Armando Franca/AP)

There's innovation in the Alps.

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Switzerland is the European country that has filed the most patents in the three leading patent offices around the globe — the U.S., the European Union and Japan. Even better: Seven of the top 10 countries on the OECD's list are in Europe. Japan grabbed the No. 1 spot overall.


http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/f-forbes-europe.html







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Canadian iPhone buyers face long lock-ins

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 5:40 PM ET Comments30Recommend48

By Peter Nowak CBC News
Cellphone carriers in Australia, which has fewer people than Canada, will allow customers to buy the new and improved iPhone with no contract commitment.Cellphone carriers in Australia, which has fewer people than Canada, will allow customers to buy the new and improved iPhone with no contract commitment. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press)

Softbank Corp., Japan's third-largest cellphone carrier, is the latest to announce it will sell Apple Inc.'s new-and-improved iPhone on a two-year deal, leaving Canadians wondering why they will be saddled with the longest contracts in the world if they buy the trendy device.


http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/23/tech-iphone.html





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NASA estimates 3,000 to 4,000 shuttle job losses

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 | 8:32 AM ET Comments3Recommend7

The Associated Press

NASA told a Senate panel on Monday that it anticipates losing 3,000 to 4,000 jobs at its launching site once the space shuttles stop flying in two more years, about half the cutback initially reported.


http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/24/shuttle-layoffs.html
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Pictures: Cotter pins

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Two cotter pins





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Pictures: Panniers on the side of the back of bicycles

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A pannier on the side of the back of a bicycle





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Monday, June 23, 2008

Pictures: 貂 (Marten)

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Stone marten





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A marten in snow
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Pictures - Cottonwood poplars, etc.

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Cottonwood poplars





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Poplars
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Pictures: Cottonwood poplars; etc.

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Cottonwood poplars





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Poplars
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Pictures: Autumn bracken; etc.

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Autumn bracken





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Bracken in the woods
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News stories: Attack of the iPhone killers; etc.

TELECOM

Cellphones

Attack of the iPhone killers

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 11:17 AM ET Comments0Recommend3

By Brian Caulfield Forbes

The BlackBerry Bold from Research In Motion is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support high-speed networks and comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and a rich set of multimedia features. The BlackBerry Bold from Research In Motion is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support high-speed networks and comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and a rich set of multimedia features. (Research in Motion)It's like a scene from a bad horror movie. Samsung and Research in Motion are among the companies trundling down the steps into the basement. And down there, waiting for them, is Apple chief executive Steve Jobs and his chainsaw collection. Dudes, don't go down there.

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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/f-forbes-iphone.html
















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Google phones face delays: report

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 12:48 PM ET Comments0Recommend0

CBC News
Google wants to dominate the search and advertising businesses on mobile phones.Google wants to dominate the search and advertising businesses on mobile phones.

Google Inc.'s entry into the wireless market is facing delays, with cellphones based on its operating system unlikely to be released until the end of the year, a media report says.

The company was originally scheduled to have phones based on its open-source Android software for sale during the third quarter, but that has now slipped to the fourth quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

Google has become bogged down with launching Android phones through T-Mobile USA, pushing back launches with Sprint Nextel in the United States and China Mobile, the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources.


http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/23/tech-android.html


















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BlackBerry outage scheduled for Sunday

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 6:32 PM ET Comments4Recommend18

CBC News
Unplanned BlackBerry outages, such as the one in February, often provoke outrage among users.Unplanned BlackBerry outages, such as the one in February, often provoke outrage among users.

BlackBerry users will be out of luck early Sunday morning as a planned outage will leave them without service for about four hours.


http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/tech-blackberry.html?ref=rss


















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Spectrum auction inches closer to $4 billion

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 6:39 PM ET Comments13Recommend18

By Peter Nowak, CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/tech-spectrum.html?ref=rss






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McCain proposes $300M prize for breakthrough auto battery

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 9:08 AM ET Comments22Recommend16

The Associated Press

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2008/06/23/mccain-battery.html












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Internet monitoring a necessity: Sandvine

Last Updated: Thursday, June 19, 2008 | 12:14 PM ET Comments24Recommend45

By Peter Nowak CBC News
Sandvine CEO Dave Caputo loves bandwidth hogs, which he calls \Sandvine CEO Dave Caputo loves bandwidth hogs, which he calls "consumption kings," because they are good for his business.

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/19/tech-sandvine.html













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Bell ordered to publicly prove internet congestion

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 5:21 AM ET Comments71Recommend138

By Peter Nowak CBC News
Bell Canada's internet throttling practices have become a rallying point for net neutrality advocates.Bell Canada's internet throttling practices have become a rallying point for net neutrality advocates. (Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press)

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/19/tech-bell.html?ref=rss













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Top court says BCE deal can go ahead

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 10:08 PM ET Comments26Recommend78

CBC News
Three-month trading in BCE stock on the TSXThree-month trading in BCE stock on the TSX

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2008/06/20/bce-court.html?ref=rss












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Space agency continues astronaut search

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 3:59 PM ET Comments4Recommend5

By Paul Jay CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/science-space.html?ref=rss












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Passengers virtually stripped naked by 3-D airport scanner

Last Updated: Friday, June 20, 2008 | 1:48 PM ET Comments237Recommend187

CBC News
A passenger raises her hands above her head as she is scanned by the machine. A passenger raises her hands above her head as she is scanned by the machine. (CBC)

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/20/bc-virtually-naked-airport-scanner.html?ref=rss













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Worldwide number of PCs tops 1 billion

Last Updated: Monday, June 23, 2008 | 10:07 AM ET Comments10Recommend6

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/06/23/pcs-billion.html?ref=rss
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Short videos: Tap Water Rules; etc.

Short videos:

Clean Water Revolution
Innovations from Lifestraw and PlayPumps are saving lives and attracting investors.
2008-06-19
http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/water08/hj_water06

















Click
"Tap Water Rules"
"Capturing Underwater Memories"
"Fearless Ecko"
"Small Business Health Care Woes"
"Gurus Go For Health Care"
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http://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/water08/hj_water06
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