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April 28, 2008 News and Trends

Why you should care about the fate of Canadian TV By Dan Leger - TheChronicleHerald.ca


Why you should care about the fate of Canadian TV By Dan Leger
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 16 hours ago
... Global both want cable operators to pay a fee for their main channel signals, the way they do now for specialty channels such as TSN or CBC Newsworld. ...


Weird Financial News (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:24:25 PDT
Lest you focus just on the more serious stories in the financial press, such as Wachovia's (NYSE: WB - News) financial woes or Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's financial fixes, here's a brief recap of some of the more unusual financial news out there:

Hospitals Demand Cash Upfront From Patients

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:42:10 PDT
Today, the Wall Street Journal reported that bad debts prompt a change in billing and that hospitals are demanding cash up front from their patients. Traditionally, hospitals bill patients after they receive their care, but now with more increased bad debt and charity-care costs, hospitals are asking patients for money before they get treated. Unpaid bills for care given costs the hospital industry $31.2 billion in 2006 according to the American Hospital Association. If you have a large am

Stock Market Rally May Fail

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 09:29:44 PDT
Corporate earnings have been poor, with any signs of earnings growth coming from overseas sales due to a weak dollar. Inflation is becoming an increasing problem, and the market is now dealing with a key bearish trend line...

Wall Street Journal on Suburban Farmers

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:23:43 PDT
Covers the trends towards local food production and small farms.

The News & Observer of Raleigh offers some employees buyouts (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:33:52 PDT
The News & Observer of Raleigh said Monday it is offering voluntary buyout packages to some of its employees as it works to bring the newspaper's costs in line with its revenue.

Ford shares rise on news of Kerkorian offer - Houston Chronicle


Turkish Press

Ford shares rise on news of Kerkorian offer
Houston Chronicle, United States - 39 minutes ago
2008 AP NEW YORK — Shares of Ford Motor Co. soared Monday on news that billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian planed to make an offer to boost its stake in the ...
Video: Kerkorian Seeks to Boost Ford Stake AssociatedPress
News That Moved the Market Seeking Alpha
Kerkorian's Driving Value At Ford Forbes
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How to Create Your Own Free Blog

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:52:20 PDT
One of the most popular trends on the Internet today is to have your own free blog. The benefits of owning one are endless. One of the most beneficial reasons to get one started is the fact that you can make a lot of money online with it.

Inmate from Washington County dead

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:38:50 PDT
Adam Wayne BrownA 27-year old man convicted in Washington County and serving a 19-month sentence at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem died Saturday. Adam Wayne Brown was found unresponsive in a holding cell of the penitentiary's Disciplinary Segregation Unit....

New colors for Falcon ranges, refrigerators and hoods

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:44:46 PDT
Falcon introduced two new colors for its popular lines of range cookers, refrigerators and hoods. The Lime Green and Cherry Red with brush chrome trim are now available for 900 Deluxe and 1092 Deluxe range cooker lines, Side-by-Side refrigerators, as well as Supper Extract and 1092 Contemporary hoods. Falcon Appliances. Previously, Falcon colorful range cookers.

Tuesday April 1, 2008 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News


CBC News

Tuesday April 1, 2008 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld
CBC News, Canada - Mar 31, 2008
They are willing to fight for their country and even die for their country, everywhere but in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Through accounts from the ...


Does peer production hamper the monetary economy?

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:17:54 PDT
Does peer production hamper the monetary economy? With Adam Arvidsson, I have been developing the concept of a crisis of value that will increasingly affect the workings of the current money-based system. The way I interpret this trend, is that while peer production causes the creation of use value to grow exponentially, only a part of this is being transformed into monetary value. Yes, peer production creates value, and yes, a commons usually does create an economy around it, but the kind of


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