ReadWriteWeb:
Here is this week's events guide. You can download the entire event calendar in iCal format or import it into your Google Calendar. You can also import individual events using the link beside each entry. This events guide is a weekly feature here on ReadWriteWeb. We publish it every weekend, as good a time as any to review (Read More)
New York Times:
Some of the virulent culture that gave rise to the attack itself is defiantly asserting itself, despite efforts to contain it.
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Politics and Culture:
I thought to myself: "Where have I seen this theme- man exploiting/corrupting an innocent culture/natural paradise with his greedy, greedy ways/lust for conquest- before?"Then, it came to me: just about everywhere! So, I go on youtube for a clip of Ferngully in order to make my point in a humorous way and bam! I discover th (Read More)
SF Gate:
A top Iranian lawmaker has rejected the possibility of Iran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment. The call by prominent conservative lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi intensifies pressures on the government to reject a U.N.-backed plan to allay... Iran - Alaeddin Boroujerdi - Uranium - Middle East - Society and (Read More)
SF Gate:
New Jersey's next governor vowed Friday to veto any tax increase the Legislature sends to his desk in the coming year. Chris Christie said New Jerseyans already face severe economic conditions; he pledged during the campaign not to make their financial... New Jersey - Christopher J. Christie - United States - Societ (Read More)
SF Gate:
Gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis has picked up an endorsement from a major union. The Democratic congressman received the support of Communications Workers of America Local 3902. It represents about 2,500 workers in the Birmingham area. The local union... Communications Workers of America - United States - Societ (Read More)
SF Gate:
The former head of the Idaho Transportation Department filed a lawsuit Friday against the agency, saying she was fired in a political power play to help Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter and his big campaign donors. The lawsuit in 4th District Court claims Pamela Lowe... Idaho - District Court - Butch Otter - United States - (Read More)
SF Gate:
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced on Friday a series of spending cuts and other steps to offset a continuing multimillion-dollar dive in state revenues. Among other things, Daniels has ordered agencies to cut spending by 10 percent; reductions in... Indiana - Mitch Daniels - United States - Society and Culture - (Read More)
SF Gate:
Canada has begun preparations to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2011. Maj. Cindy Tessier said Friday that the chief of Defense staff, Gen. Walter Natynczyk, has ordered preparations to get under way that would see Canada's 2,800 troops removed from... Afghanistan - Canada - Asia - Walter Natynczyk - Society (Read More)
SF Gate:
A 4.5-mile trail for ATV riders running through the northernmost city of New Hampshire may be key to putting the North Country community, still suffering from the loss of its paper mill industry several years ago, on the path to economic recovery. The trail... New Hampshire - United States - ATV - All-terrain vehicl (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
In 1906 John Philip Sousa criticized the gramophone saying, "These talking machines will ruin the artistic development of music in this country." Nevertheless, because Sousa did not forsee user-generated culture proliferating alongside "mechanical music" he could not have been further from the truth. Not only have machine t (Read More)
Huffington Post:
Time for the final round of HuffPost Game Changers -- the innovators, visionaries, and leaders who are harnessing the power of new media to reshape their fields and change the world.So far we've announced our picks in Entertainment, Green, Politics, Style, Sports, Business, Philanthropy, and Media and asked you to vote for (Read More)
Huffington Post:
HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power of new media to reshape their fields and change the world. With your help, we've picked 10 people who are changing the game in Entertainment. We honor and salute them. Now it's up to you to pick the (Read More)
Huffington Post:
HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power of new media to reshape their fields and change the world. With your help, we've picked 10 people who are changing the game in Entertainment. We honor and salute them. Now it's up to you to pick the (Read More)