News stories: Moscow 'deeply distressed' over missile shield deal: Medvedev; etc.

Moscow 'deeply distressed' over missile shield deal: Medvedev

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 | 1:39 PM ET Comments12Recommend13

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev slammed the United States over its plans for a nuclear missile shield in Europe, saying the deal to install part of the system in the Czech Republic "deeply distresses" Moscow.

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Rice lauds Czech deal on U.S. missile shield in Europe

Harper adds it up: developing countries must shoulder more carbon cuts

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 | 6:02 AM ET Comments242Recommend66

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As the Group of Eight summit wrapped up in northern Japan on Wednesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said it's a "mathematical certainty" that developing countries will bear the brunt of the work in lowering global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Keith Boag reports for CBC-TV (Runs: 2:48)

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1 year sentence for HIV-positive woman guilty of assault

Sentence to be served in community because of woman's health, court says

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 9, 2008 | 1:11 PM ET Comments21Recommend18

CBC News

A Quebec woman living with AIDS has been given a one-year sentence, to be served in the community, for hiding her HIV status from her former boyfriend.

Quebec Judge Marc Bison handed down the sentence on Tuesday, after the woman was found guilty of aggravated assault against her ex-boyfriend for failing to tell him she was HIV-positive when the two started courting.

The woman acted irresponsibly and committed a serious crime by depriving her ex-lover of the right to decide whether he wanted to have sex with her despite her status, Bison said at the Longueuil courthouse.

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Industry minister calls on Bell, Telus to explain new text charges
Industry Minister Jim Prentice is calling on the chief executive officers of Bell and Telus to meet with him and explain their decision to charge consumers for incoming text messages.



US war resister granted stay of deportation order
A federal court on Wednesday granted U.S. war resister Corey Glass a stay of removal, allowing him to remain in Canada while his legal case unfolds.



Former NB lieutenant-governor to return Order of Canada in protest
A former New Brunswick lieutenant-governor says he'll return his Order of Canada in protest of Dr. Henry Morgentaler being named to the order.



7 peacekeepers killed in Darfur ambush: UN



Global warming causing California glacier to grow, scientists say
The glaciers on Mount Shasta in California are growing because of global warming, experts say.


Slain Canadian medic returns home from Afghanistan
The body of a Canadian army medic who died after an explosion in southern Afghanistan last weekend has been returned home in an emotional ceremony at a CFB Trenton.


Rogers caves on iPhone pricing, sort of
Rogers has bowed to public pressure and temporarily lowered the price of internet usage on Apple's hotly awaited iPhone, which is being released in Canada on Friday.


Iran tests missiles in Persian Gulf, Hormuz



Hôtel Dieu ER won't take overnight ambulances because of staff crisis
Montreal's Hôtel Dieu Hospital is limiting overnight emergency admissions because of chronic staffing shortages, administrators say.



4 people charged after agent attacked at Quebec-Vermont border
Four people have been charged after a Monday morning altercation with a U.S. Border Patrol agent near the Quebec-Vermont border.

In Depth: Darfur

In Depth

Sudan

The crisis in Darfur, a timeline

Last Updated April 22, 2008

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In Depth: G8

In Depth

G8

G8 defined

Last Updated July 13, 2006

CBC News

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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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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(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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News stories: Concerns over 2010 World Cup; etc.

09 July, 2008 - Published 11:07 GMT

Concerns over 2010 World Cup

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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07 July, 2008 - Published 08:40 GMT

Jabs not to blame for Gulf War Syndrome

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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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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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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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

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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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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.

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SCIENCE

FAQ

Yellowcake explained

Last Updated: Monday, July 7, 2008 | 4:33 PM ET Comments2Recommend8

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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.

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Article: Book Learning

Book Learning

Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005 By JAMES GRAFF

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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Article: How the Petite Eat

How the Petite Eat

Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005 By ANDREA SACHS

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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News story: Most Obnoxious Tourists? The French

Most Obnoxious Tourists? The French

Friday, Jul. 04, 2008 By BRUCE CRUMLEY / PARIS

A poll reveals that the French are now considered the most obnoxious tourists among Europeans.

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(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

Friday, Jul. 04, 2008 By WILLIAM LEE ADAMS / LONDON

Contestants with disabilities in the new BBC program, Britain's Missing Top Model.

Todd Antony / BBC

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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_beerfood070208



Small Beers, Big Business
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Click:
"Week Ahead: Beer, Girls & Gambling"
"Doctors On Demand"
"G8 Summit Goals"
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News story: Starbucks to close 600 US shops

04 July, 2008 - Published 09:06 GMT

Starbucks to close 600 US shops

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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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

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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

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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)

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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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News video: Short: iRate over iPhone

News video: Short:

VIDEO iRate over iPhone

Rogers pricing sparks backlash (5:07)