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Trudeaus bold change pledge was a ruse. But Canada now a fighting chance
2015-10-22 19:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Monday night many Canadians breathed out a sigh of relief. Then they breathed in a whiff of apprehension. The ousting of the Conservatives was a victory, a rejection of Stephen Harpers politics of fear and outright hatred. But Canadians now confront a Prime Minister gifted in the art of warm, fuzzy claptrap. They wont be offered what they dreamed of: that was never an option in this election. The elections most revealing poll was scarcely reported by the media. Those voting against Harper...
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One-Star Amazon Reviews Are Worth Fighting For
2015-10-21 06:06:32| IT Services - Topix.net
The tech giant is suing more than 1,100 John Does - online reviewers whose identities aren't necessarily known - for promising to publish 5-star reviews for products in exchange for payment. Several users of the site Fiverr, an online marketplace where people can pick up odd jobs, promised to use more than 80 different Amazon accounts apiece to post glowing reviews.
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Global South Will Make Contribution to Fighting Climate Change
2015-10-05 19:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Seen for years as passive actors in the fight against global warming, more than 100 countries of the Global South have submitted their national contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonising their economies. With differing levels of ambition and some targets conditional on international financing, the commitments assumed by developing economies put pressure on the big global emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG) and reinforce the ethical stance that the phenomenon of climate...
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US, China to co-operate on fighting cybercrime
2015-09-28 09:34:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US and China reached an agreement to cooperate on cybercrime during a state visit by Chinese president Xi Jinping to the US. The two sides have agreed to cooperate with requests to investigate cybercrimes, collect electronic evidence and mitigate malicious cyber activity emanating from their terrories. The two governments have also agreed that neither would conduct nor knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the internet of providing competitive advantages to individual companies or commercial sectors. The US and China are committed to making common effort to further identify and promote appropriate norms of state behaviour in cyberspace within the international community. A senior experts group will be formed for further discussion of the topic. In addition a high-level joint dialogue mechanism will be established for further discussions. The first meeting will be held by the end of the year, followed by semi-annual meetings.
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A tale of 3 cities: LA and NYC outpace Chicago in fighting violence
2015-09-18 21:47:42| Agriculture - Topix.net
When Mickey Zapata moved with his family to 163rd Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood in the 1990s, the block was infested with drug activity. The police commander at the time for the precinct, Garry McCarthy, devised a strategy to require identification showing proof of residency in order to gain access to the block, eventually driving down criminal activity and cleaning up the block.
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