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June 24, 2008 News and Trends

Oh, Good Grief - More Breastfeeding in Public Nonsense

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:44:38 PDT
According to the Tennessean (Nashville, TN), “A woman who became angry when deputies asked her to stop nursing her baby outside a Rutherford County courtroom was threatened with arrest.” The article indicates that she was asked to more to “a more discreet location,” when she allegedly began “screaming and causing a disturbance.” I’m not touching the screaming bit with a ten foot pole. However, the article indicates that: “Sgt. Michael Potts said Rankins’ breast was exposed…But Rankins said

U.N. Telecoms Body Urges Global 911

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:23:04 PDT
Here's a story that caught my eye today. Wouldn't it be a grand use of technology to implement a global initiative like this to protect the future of our world - our children. U.N. Telecoms Body Urges Global 911 GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations telecoms agency ITU called on all countries on Monday to adopt a single telephone number -- 116.111 -- for children to call when they urgently need help or support. The call was made by the Geneva-based ITU, the International Telecommunications

Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...

ABC News: The Good Enough Guide to Health

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:04:54 PDT
No time to eat right or exercise? Relax. Even mini moves add up to a huge disease-fighting payoff.

The Web of Language

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:59:36 PDT
Dennis Baron, a language expert at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, blogs about language in the news. He has written essays for The New York Times, Chicago Tribune and other newspapers and has long been a favorite source for reporters and columnists tackling topics related to grammar and language.

Lifestyle-Trend: Eco-Clubs

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:28:26 PDT
Ressourcenknappheit, Energie Effizienz und LOHAS haben nun auch die Nightlife-Kultur erreicht: Am 10.Juli eröffnet der der erste Eco-Club in London seine Tore.


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