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Current News for April 15, 2008

The Detroit News wins 18 statewide awards (Detroit News)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:56:26 PDT
The Detroit News won 18 awards -- including seven first-place reporting and photography awards, and the top sweepstakes for photography -- in the 2007 Michigan AP Editorial Association news writing, photo, graphics and online contest, the organization announced Tuesday.

Windows Server 2008: Business Guidebook

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:01:19 PDT
This Business Guidebook consolidates a massive selection of features, blogs, case studies, news stories and whitepapers -- along with a review of the product -- to provide everything you need to know about Microsoft Windows Server 2008.

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Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:02:05 PDT
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News and Ideas About Home from Houseplans.com

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:02:12 PDT
Houseplans is the largest online source of architectural stock plans, offering more than 27,000 plans from more than 170 designers. The Editor's Blog (http://blog.houseplans.com) covers new products, design ideas, and house-building advice.

Seahorses Return to Thames River - Good News Network

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:08:22 PDT
Seahorses were once extinct in the Thames, or nearly so. Now they've come back and they may even be thriving (along with 100 or so more species of pisceans). More here, plus a nice video...

Your Black You Can’t Vote For Hillary..Better Luck Next Time

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:22:21 PDT
Are you black? Do you support Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama? If so ..sorry to inform you of the bad news but you must vote for Barack Obama.

Woman Who Broke "Small Town" Story Says Obama Campaign's Cla

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:24:14 PDT
The woman who broke the Obama "small town" story for The Huffington Post may have come under relentless fire from some Obama supporters after the news broke, but she has one word to describe the response she's since received from the Obama campaign itself: "Classy."

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Current News for April 15, 2008

CBC to boost newsgathering in Alberta, but drops Calgary Newsworld programming

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:39:49 PDT
The CBC will dramatically increase resources devoted to covering local and national news in Alberta generally and Calgary and Edmonton in particular. Saying it’s moving to fulfill a commitment to local newsgathering announced nationally last year, CBC News will be doubling the number of newsgathering resources in Alberta by adding approximately 25 new assignments for television journalists based in Calgary and Edmonton to focus on local and national stories originating in Alberta. At the same

CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld (Toronto Star)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:44:49 PDT
CALGARY–CBC News will close the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced Thursday that the two hours of Newsworld programming currently being produced from Calgary will shift to Toronto.

Zimbabwe's opposition offices raided, foreign reporters detained (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:58:00 PDT
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Intruders ransacked offices of the main opposition party and police detained foreign journalists Thursday in an ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to intimidation and violence in trying to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.

CBC cuts Calgary Newsworld but adds Alberta jobs (Calgary Sun)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:38:04 PDT
CBC News is closing the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced yesterday the two hours of Newsworld programming currently being produced from Calgary will shift to Toronto.

Mugabe has 'unleashed a war' (Kitchener/Waterloo Record)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:47:38 PDT
HARARE, ZIMBABWE (Apr 4, 2008) -- Intruders ransacked offices of the main opposition party and police detained foreign journalists yesterday in an ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to intimidation and violence in trying to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.

Guerrilla veterans march in Zimbabwe in new sign of possible Mugabe clampdown (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:05:00 PDT
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Hundreds of veterans of Zimbabwe's guerrilla war for black rule marched through the capital today in another ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to violence to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.

Newsworld jobs: I’m sure it’s just a coincidence…

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:59:10 PDT
Ten new CBC News jobs in Calgary were posted this morning. These, presumably, are part of the people given back to Alberta after CBC moved — er, “reconfigured” — CBC Newsworld programming from Calgary to Toronto: 4 reporter/editors Video-journalist 4 videgraphers Switcher-Director In what I’m sure is just a coincidence, only two positions are posted for Toronto this morning: Specialist in “Contract Management” Specialist in Automation

VoicePrint opens the world up to visually impaired people (East York Mirror)

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:49:58 PDT
Janet Gardiner's world opened up after she discovered a service that changed her life. Blind since birth, the Toronto resident has never been able to read newspapers or magazines or enjoy entertain...

Politics | Politics from the Nation and the World | The Australian

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:46:47 PDT
Politics | Politics from the Nation and the World | The Australian April 9th, 2008 No Comments » Latest news on politics from Australia and the World. Including state politics, policies and Local and Federal Government. Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au CBC.ca - Politics Politics with Don Newman on Newsworld is compulsory viewing for a sharp analysis of all things political in this country and around the world. Source: www.cbc.ca Politics and Political News | Reuters.com Find out what

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The CMT Awards Take "One-Hit Wonder" Jokes To An Uncomfortable New Level

Idolator: All About The Music, USA - Apr 15, 2008

The CMT Awards Take "One-Hit Wonder" Jokes To An Uncomfortable New Level

Last night's CMT Music Awards�the country-music television network's version of its sister network MTV's Video Music Awards�veered into "a little more than slightly excruciating" territory when co-host Miley Cyrus tripped her way through a Taylor Swift intro in which she talked about texting the glittery-guitar-hoisting country protege incessantly, an endless setup to what would be one of many "ha ha, Dad, I'm paying your bills!" zingers that the Hannah Montana star sent in the direction of her father/svengali, "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Yes, he performed the line dance that sent him and his mullet to stardom back in 1992, the same year his cash cow was sired.) The opening skit, in which Trace Adkins and his really greasy mop tried currying favor with everyone from Donald Trump to the three remaining Presidential candidates in order to get passes to the show, also mined that route; its final punchline was that Billy Ray was making extra scratch by scalping tickets, which were of course hot properties because of his daughter's presence. That girl is going to be so messed up in three years. Full list of winners�which includes three awards for Kellie Pickler, two for Taylor Swift, and one for that super-creepy video where Jon Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes make out�after the jump.

_ Video of the year: Taylor Swift, "Our Song."
_ Male video: Trace Adkins, "I Got My Game On."
_ Female video: Taylor Swift, "Our Song."
_ Group video: Rascal Flatts, "Take Me There."
_ Duo video: Sugarland, "Stay."
_ Breakthrough video: Kellie Pickler, "I Wonder."
_ Collaborative video: Bon Jovi featuring LeAnn Rimes, "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore."
_ Performance of the year: Kellie Pickler, "I Wonder" from 41st Annual CMA Awards.
_ Supporting character of the year: Rodney Carrington from Trace Adkins' "I Got My Game On."
_ Wide open country video: Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)."
_ Tearjerker video: Kellie Pickler, "I Wonder."
_ Comedy video: Brad Paisley, "Online."
_ Video director: Michael Salomon for Toby Keith's "High Maintenance Woman" and Trace Adkins' "I Got My Game On."