tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:53:09 +0000obamapiratestechnologytaxesfinancepharmaceutical companiessomaliaopinioncrimepoliticseconomyHarpertvhealthhttp://www.newsotheday.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jennie)Blogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-6617551976709695695Sun, 19 Apr 2009 03:17:00 +00002009-04-18T20:25:53.780-07:00crimeThe New York Times reports today that the FBI is planning to expand its DNA library to encompass suspects and witnesses, not just individuals convicted of crimes. When DNA libraries were initiated by the FBI and more local law authorities, they generally only looked at the most violent of offenders (partly due to the time and cost needed to analyze the DNA).Now, the United States looks to follow http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/04/fbi-to-expand-dna-database.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-4872516057255966807Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:39:00 +00002009-04-15T19:46:18.526-07:00obamataxesObama looks to have taken quite a hit (by American standards) under taxes set up by his predecessor, George W. Bush. In documents released on Wednesday, it turns out he and his wife paid over eight-hundred and fifty thousand dollars on an income of two-point-six million.His payments are surprising considering how many of his appointments were found to be in arrears for delinquent payments, but ashttp://www.newsotheday.com/2009/04/obamas-tax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-5444036195041296250Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:03:00 +00002009-04-13T16:09:05.186-07:00piratessomaliaPirate attacks have been growing in frequency over the last several years, and show no signs of letting up. Many of the pirate gang are thought to operate out of ports in Somalia, and it's believed that they represent a largely significant and ever growing portion of the Somalian economy. Over the weekend, the United States military engaged a particularly ruthless band in a melee that ended with http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/04/obama-and-pirates-war-on-high-seas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-183551365456321794Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:57:00 +00002009-04-07T08:01:55.352-07:00crimeCrazy news from Ontario this morning. Apparently a man decided to try and commit suicide by stealing a plane and flying it across the border into the United States. People who spoke to the individual after his apprehension told reporters that the perpetrator was suicidal but he claimed to have lacked the courage to finish the deed himself. It was his hope that by flying into U.S. airspace, he http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/04/canadian-steals-plane-hopes-to-be-shot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-1670961469157034082Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:33:00 +00002009-04-07T07:43:56.721-07:00financeRecently, I've been reading about a great technique to pay down debt. The practice is called "snowflaking", and it's a variant of a technique called snowballing. If these terms sound confusing, they aren't. I'll explain each.Snowballing is a debt reduction term from Dave Ramsey (a guru when it comes to managing personal debt). It involves a relatively simple process of prioritizing your debts andhttp://www.newsotheday.com/2009/04/snowflaking-as-means-to-defeat-debt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-4266160139721487564Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +00002009-04-02T17:19:47.165-07:00opinionfinanceHarpereconomyPrime Minister Harper was not alone today when he gushed enthusiastically about the new agreement cobbled together by the Group of Twenty. Emphasizing the fact that the nations had been able to cooperate and reach this point together, Harper suggested that the world of finance should sit up and take note. Indeed, it would seem the unified front of the G20 countries further underscores that http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/04/harper-proclaims-protectionism-greatest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-5284962587012066956Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-04-02T16:48:30.595-07:00financeeconomyMajor new agreements among the so called 'Group of Twenty', or G-20 for short, were released today. The efforts to rekindle the global economy brought these world leaders together and helped push for a spirit of compromise that is rare these days.Surprisingly, the North American, European, and Asian countries were all able to reach a multitude of agreements extending across many financial and http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/04/economic-compromises-at-group-of-twenty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-5798723380122900714Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:46:00 +00002009-03-31T18:51:02.306-07:00technologyWhile it's still March 31st here in Canada, across the international date line April 1st has arrived. This date has long been heralded as the day when the Conficker virus, believed to have infected over one million computers globally, will become active. Up until now, the virus has spread across networks but remained relatively dormant.Early reports from Australia suggest that the virus has not http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/conficker-virus-is-active-in-australia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-8420763773294053004Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:57:00 +00002009-03-31T11:02:57.553-07:00opiniontechnologyThe New York Times is reporting that ninety-four percent of all email is made up of spam, the never-ending barrage of genital enhancing / weight losing / pharmaceutic offering / free money scam offers. Depending on your email provider, you may or may not see more of these sorts of things. The email service from Google, known as GMail, is known as one of the most effective means of combating spam http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/ninety-four-percent-of-all-email-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-5717416013170272100Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:38:00 +00002009-03-31T11:03:38.618-07:00opinioneconomyGood news (relatively) for Canadians today. New economic numbers are out today and they show that economy only contracted 0.7% in January. While contraction might sound like a bad thing, opinions are divided as to whether or not every economy needs to 'catch its breath' and many agree that a short pause in growth is healthy. Otherwise, bubbles are created which pop with disastrous effects.0.7% ishttp://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/canadian-economy-contracts-at-only-07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-7126619906982839617Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:41:00 +00002009-03-30T20:49:22.901-07:00opinioneconomyThe path of the European Union during this global economic recession is one that is quite distinct from their North American counterparts in Canada and the United States. As the Czech Republic's president famously said last week, he (and many other Europeans) believe increased spending is 'the road to hell', and he is not along in this opinion. Chancellor Merkel of Germany has repeatedly stated http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/european-solution-to-global-economic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-1529003785307540361Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:34:00 +00002009-03-30T20:40:41.262-07:00opinionfinanceToday, President Barack Obama outlined his plan to save the embattled U.S. auto industry. Based on the performance of the stock market, it appears that general skepticism remains. Part of the issue may rest in the strict standards and requirements that the United States government is requiring of the auto makers. Essentially, Obama demanded that GM create a path to financial solvency in sixty http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/auto-bailout-plan-fails-to-impress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-1287203072944106166Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-03-29T10:18:30.800-07:00opiniontechnologyThe Chinese government continues to push the bounds of containment through a number of different avenues. Emboldened by the economic trouble and political upheaval in the West and flexing its muscles after the successful Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese national government is insistent on getting what it perceives to be the proper level of respect on the world stage.For many years, a http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/chinese-computer-espionage-targeting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-2873308477136777131Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-03-29T10:17:34.481-07:00opinionhealthAnyone who has found him or herself lacking health insurance (or even those who have only catastrophic coverage) has surely had to wander in to their local neighborhood community clinic for care. These local care centers provide a vital cog in our health care system in America, and keep hospital emergency rooms from being completely over run. This is just one of the reasons why it is vital to http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/immigrants-strain-neighborhood-clinics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-4919847293241529596Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:26:00 +00002009-03-27T16:35:24.452-07:00News arrives today that plans are moving ahead for the new World Trade Center skyscraper that will be built on Ground Zero. It is quite a statement that the plot of land still lies empty almost a decade later; it is hard to believe we're coming up on eight years since the disaster. Much like the barren emptiness that will never truly be filled after that September day, the land has remained http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/new-world-trade-center-building.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-2368987260888736515Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:28:00 +00002009-03-26T16:42:37.069-07:00opinionhealthpharmaceutical companiesFrom today's New York Times comes an expose on the very real privacy concerns behind the Real Age website. Anyone who's ever surfed the net, opened a magazine, or watched TV (especially Oprah) will like have seen -- knowingly or not -- an advertisement for Real Age. It is a website that claims to offer a health profile by asking you a series of questions about your lifestyle and medical issues. http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/dr-oz-real-age-and-drug-companies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-3462855375500398420Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:02:00 +00002009-03-25T15:10:55.820-07:00opinionpoliticsBesides the war in Iraq, and the war in Afghanistan, there's a third war going on that, over the course of time, has probably cost more money and lives than either of the other two. No one pays much attention to this war, especially since the first Gulf War, but that doesn't make it any less real. I'm talking about the War on Drugs, of course, made popular by Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaignhttp://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/hillary-and-war-on-drugs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-1570876125600029234Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:52:00 +00002009-03-24T14:14:19.681-07:00healthHere's an interesting if alarming article from the New York Times health section. Apparently, those who become flushed after drinking are more likely to be susceptible to esophageal cancer. I thought just about everyone becomes a bit ruddy after drinking due to the vasodilating qualities of alcohol, but I guess not. I'm in an Irish family, and there are a fair number of 'gin blossoms' among the http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/red-faced-drinkers-may-face-cancer-risk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-7602869402219828665Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:38:00 +00002009-03-24T14:14:34.157-07:00opinionfinanceeconomyI consider myself a pretty average American. Certainly, when it comes to politics, I'm a middle-of-the-roader, a moderate, a fence-sitter, whatever choice term you choose to describe me. It's not that I don't have convictions -- I do -- it's just that I can see both sides of most issues. I was raised to do unto others as I would have done to me, and to invoke a cliche, to walk a mile in another http://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/why-pick-on-aig.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853140822794692361.post-7434884237590575213Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:59:00 +00002009-03-24T14:14:58.234-07:00opiniontvpoliticsWell, I decided to watch Obama on Sixty Minutes last night, and I came away feeling a little bit better about the state of things. I didn't vote for Obama (nor did I vote for McCain), but when he was elected I found myself swept up in a bit of excitement. Like many Americans, I thought just about any change from the previous administration would be a good thing.In the time since he's been electedhttp://www.newsotheday.com/2009/03/obama-on-sixty-minutes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jennie)0