General Motor's lengthy plant closures will ripple out to damage others (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
DETROIT - General Motors' decision to shut down 13 assembly plants for up to 11 weeks this summer will disrupt far more than the lives of nearly 24,000 workers, rippling out to damage part suppliers, local businesses and state economies.
Todd Wilkinson: The Return of Citizen King (HuffingtonPost)
After years of pushing Congress to protect a vast swath of her adopted Northern Rockies, Carole King may finally have a more receptive audience.
Voice of the people — April 23, 2009 (The Rock Hill Herald)
It seems like every show on TV these days is a contest show, even on the Food Network. So I have an idea for a new food reality show. It will be named “Hacked.” It will begin with four contestants, and one will be eliminated each week until only one is left. There will be three judges, the three most obnoxious, fat ones that can be found who wouldn't know a homemade biscuit if they choked on it. ...
NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 April 2009 (SpaceRef)
All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Saturday – half-duty day for CDR Padalka, FE-1 Barratt, FE-2 Wakata.
Forum of People in Resistance (The Narco News Bulletin)
The national and international forum “Weaving Resistance for Defense of our Territories” (Tejiendo la resistencia por las defensa de nuestro territorios) took place on Friday and Saturday April 17 and 18, 2009 in one of thirteen tiny towns in the municipality of Ocotlán, Oaxaca.
Urban farming (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
TORONTO (Apr 16, 2009) -- Inuvik is a long way from 50 Cent's hometown of Queens, N.Y, but the hip-hop mogul shares something in common with people in the Northwest Territories community -- helping citizens to flex their green thumbs.
2009 NAB Show Exhibitor Profiles (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LAS VEGAS----The 2009 NAB Show takes place April 17, 2009 - April 23, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas.
Despite Fiat threat, CAW says no to more concessions (CTV Toronto)
Despite a threat from Fiat that it may walk away from a merger with Chrysler unless workers make more concessions, the head of the Canadian Auto Workers says the union won't stray from its previously established negotiation pattern.
Homeowners might soon get advance on tax credit (South Sound Business Examiner)
The state Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously adopted an amendment to the state budget authorizing the state to invest million in a short-term loan program in order to provide a cash advance on the federal, first-time home buyers' tax credit, allowing potential home buyers to utilize the tax credit as down payment when closing the sale of their first home instead of receiving a ...
Urine-to-water system is part of ISS makeover (Pretoria News)
Cape Canaveral - The International Space Station (ISS) is about to get all the comforts of a modern, high-end "green" home: a fancy recycling water filter, a new fridge, extra bedrooms, workout equipment and the essential half-bath.
