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- Brad Shannon: Nerd News Roundup: Useful Stuff You Probably Missed Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:52PMMost people are too busy using their technology to think about how they could use it better. Let me help you with that. Here are items related to trends in media, politics, and journalism that you probably missed.
- Carbon numbers a line-ball call Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:51PMTHE government might have the numbers - just - to edge the carbon tax though parliament later this year but the sheer weight of public opposition makes it a line-ball proposition at best.
- GOP freshmen: Cost-cutters, except when the spending is back home Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:49PMWASHINGTON -- Freshman House Republicans who rode a wave of voter discontent into office last year vowed to stop out-of-control spending, but that has not stopped several of them from quietly trying to funnel millions of federal dollars into projects back home.
- Govt happy to talk Hobbits, but not trains Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:48PMNew Zealand’s unwillingness to back rail manufacturing is out of step with two recent developments in similar countries overseas, the union for rail workers says.
- Narendra Modi offers Narayan Murthy job in Gujarat Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:48PMModi said that the state government wished to set up an incubation centre with a view to nurture young talents.
- Minnesota lawmakers making progress in special session Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:41PMThe Minnesota House and Senate are moving quickly in the first hours of a special session to end the state government shutdown. Both chambers of the Legislature went into floor sessions about 6 p.m. Tuesday and passed five of nine budget bills in less than two hours.
- Phone-hacking scandal before U.K. House committee Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:03AMAn emergency U.K. House of Commons hearing Tuesday into a phone-hacking scandal that is rocking a global media empire, British politicans and police officials is expected to hear explosive testimony from News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch and other key figures.
- Latest Jobs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:58AMThree tenants complained about Lambeth Council to the Local Government Ombudsman. They said the authority, through its arm’s length management organisation Lambeth Living, failed to repair their homes within a reasonable period.
- Headed for CIA, Petraeus leaves a revamped warzone Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:57AMAs Gen. David Petraeus shifts from the Afghan battlefield to run the CIA, he leaves behind a legacy of tactical and spycraft changes that spurred more killings and captures of Afghan militants while reducing insurgent attacks to their lowest level in years, senior U.S. officials in Afghanistan said.
- Group wants govt to mediate with Fortescue Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:44PMAn Aboriginal group wants the WA government to appoint a mediator to end a dispute with iron ore producer Fortescue Metals over a proposed mine.
- Guelph Tories pick Schirk as provincial candidate Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:40PM— The pantheon of Tory candidates grew by one Monday as about 400 members of the Guelph PC Riding Association chose Greg Schirk over contenders Bob Senechal and Rob Demille for the upcoming provincial election.
- Trade surplus surges by 44% in May as export performance remains static Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:37PMIRELAND’s trade surplus surged by 44% in May to just under €3.8 billion, with export performance static and imports falling by 24% on April’s levels.
- Murdoch faces toughest scrutiny of career before British MPs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:34PMRUPERT MURDOCH owns one of the most powerful media empires in the world, but the growing phone-hacking and corruption scandal has threatened to bring it to its knees.
- B.C. winemakers looking ahead to future employment needs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:31PMBritish Columbia wine makers are working to pinpoint what skills and training will be needed to meet future employment demands for their expanding industry.
- Christopher Worthington: Govts failing at most basic task Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:21PMChristopher Worthington, senior economist at Gareth Morgan Investments, suggests a body could be set up to balance budgets. The European crisis is lurching from bad to worse with Italy and Spain joining Greece, Ireland and Portugal...
- Gujjars still on warpath, want 5% quota in admissions Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:20PMThe meeting between chief minister Ashok Gehlot and Gujjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla on Monday night failed to rule out the possibility of yet another agitation, as the community demanded 5% quota for its children in educational institutes from the current academic session.
- DILG to Rama: Relocate folks Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:18PMread more
- The coming storm: 9 million retiring Baby Boomers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:17PMMillions of under-funded Baby Boomers are on the shore of retirement -- will a new pension system save them?
- The Man With the Plan Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:16PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s nomination of Michael LoGrande as Director of City Planning last July raised some eyebrows in local planning circles. For one, LoGrande had worked in the planning department for 15 years, but not as a planner — he was more of a code wizard. Before being tapped to head the department, he was the city’s chief zoning administrator.
- New Zealand Labour Party Reveals Tax Plans, Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:15AMThe New Zealand opposition Labour Party has revealed its plans for the country’s economy, including introducing a capital gains tax and an increase in the top tax rate. The plans were unsurprisingly met with scorn by the government.
- Senate plan firms to avert US debt default Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:13AMWASHINGTON : A bipartisan group of US Senators tried Monday to cobble together a deficit reduction plan that would allow President Barack Obama to avert a potentially catastrophic debt default in return for $1.5 trillion in spending cuts.
- Thai-ASEAN News Network Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:12AMMany of the populist policies announced by the Pheu Thai Party are being strongly opposed by the private sector and a number of economic experts. They are afraid that these policies will have dire economic consequences, particularly the plan to raise the daily minimum wage to 300 baht.
- Business group calls for VAT cut Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:10AMA leading business group has urged the Government to cut VAT for construction and tourist firms following a "dramatic" slump in confidence.
- Take Mandela at his word Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:06AMAfter 27 years of enforced silence, Nelson Mandela emerged from prison in 1990 and proceeded to speak and write, becoming one of the most quoted people in the world.
- Tax uncertainties: Realty cos seek Govt nod to shelve SEZ projects Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:06AMSeveral realty firms, including Parsvnath, have sought the Government’s nod to shelve their special economic zone (SEZ) projects amid continued tax uncertainties.
- State employees ready to get back to work, but concerned about deal Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:33PMState employees should be able to return to their jobs within days, but they are concerned about what the budget agreement means for them.
- Baldwin County officials pursue bond rating for megasite purchase Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:28PMBAY MINETTE, Ala. — Two Baldwin County officials and staff headed to New York City Wednesday to negotiate a bond rating for the proposed purchase of a 3,000-acre megasite in North Baldwin.
- Obama’s Deficit Offer About as Good as They Get: Jared Bernstein Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:24PMIt’s tempting to call for a pox on both political parties in the deficit debate, but the fact is that President Barack Obama has been willing to give a lot to get an increase in the debt ceiling. His original proposal -- from which he now seems to be pulling back -- called for $2 in spending cuts for every dollar in increased revenue.
- What goes up stays up – for now Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:19PMRocketing house prices have moved private property ownership out of reach of most fresh graduates setting out in life, and are an obstacle to young couples getting married or raising children.
- Obama: Rare chance to stabilize fragile economy while raising critical national debt limit Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:18PM— U.S. President Barack Obama said Friday Congress has a “unique opportunity to do something big” and stabilize the economy by cutting deficits even as it raises the national debt limit to avert an unprecedented U.S. default.
