A Deluge of Facts KOs OOXML (Office Open XML)

ECMA, a RIAA-like industry group dedicated to advancing its members
’ interests, published its responses to comments of the ISO National Bodies in response to Microsoft’s Office Open XML application for ISO standardization.
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Hillary sets $7M goal / 72 hours.

Hillary sets $7M goal / 72 hours.
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Hillaryland

Political professionals say she needs to operate from within a fortress if she is to make it through the multiple minefields of the White House campaign.
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Photography Prize 2008

Prize pictures
Not the catchiest title perhaps but prestigious nonetheless, the 12th annual Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2008 opens this week.
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King Of Blue……Painful Changes

The standard of debate in this country is deplorably flat, stale and unprofitable, as anybody who listens to or watches Any Questions and Question Time has come to regret. Never an original idea or a memorable phrase.
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Wind Of Romance

The History of Carla Bruni !!
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Teens accused of taking summer jobs just to improve College applications

Instead, many college-bound young people are in summer school, doing volunteer work, or on a trip to the Third World — sometimes more to spice up their college applications than out of genuine interest, admissions officers say. Admissions deans are loath to suggest that certain types of experiences are better than others.
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - In Theaters Friday

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Homepage Video
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Child Executions Link

You can find out more about the issue at the excellent campaigning website http://www.stopchildexecutions.com/ and link to our blog on : http://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid=876
This is a genuinely urgent case where our actions can make a real difference. Hope you can help.
Until next time,
Steve
Amnesty’s Project B
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FRONTLINE: the medicated child | PBS

In The Medicated Child, FRONTLINE producer Marcela Gaviria confronts psychiatrists, researchers and government regulators about the risks, benefits and many questions surrounding prescription drugs for troubled children.
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