Posts May 2011


US magistrate judge says lawyers suing BP can see emails engineer exchanged ...

Posted 2011-05-30 13:57 by Robin

Judge Sally Shushan says in Monday''s ruling that the marital privilege doctrine does not protect the emails Brian Morel exchanged with his wife. Both were BP employees at the time of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and they had exchanged the emails in ...

CanadianBusiness.com

My Weekend With Jascha Heifetz

Posted 2011-05-26 18:36 by Robin

The golden-toned announcer on the DVD states that the total mileage of Heifetz''s globetrotting equaled five round trips to the moon. My stint years ago as a drive-time classical DJ gave me a decent grounding in Heifetz''s art, but honestly I had ...

NPR blog

Ohio church's Easter incentive misses holiday's point

Posted 2011-05-23 09:02 by Robin

As history has progressed, the Christian church has used various schemes to get people to go to church. Damnation. Cured ailments. Trendy praise bands. Free Wi-Fi and a coffee bar. One church in Ohio, however, is cutting straight to the chase. ...

TCU Daily Skiff

Newport teacher selected for Jeopardy's Teachers Tournament

Posted 2011-05-19 10:23 by Robin

By Amanda Joering Alley • ajoering@nky.com Newport Independent Schools teacher Sally Umbach has been selected to compete in the first-ever Teachers Tournament on Jeopardy. Sally Umbach, a third grade special education teacher in Newport Independent ... topicCincinnati.com (blog)

Cincinnati.com blog

Minutemen kick-off three-game road trip against Harvard

Posted 2011-05-16 14:39 by Robin

16 Massachusetts men''s lacrosse team begins its difficult three-game road stint with a matchup against Harvard on Tuesday afternoon. The Crimson (5-2, 1-1 Ivy League) feature an aggressive and energetic style of play, making them a very dangerous ... topic

The Massachusetts Daily Collegian

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Sets the Standard for iPhone Sports Games

Posted 2011-05-13 13:06 by Robin

The annual rendition of Tiger Woods PGA Tour is back and it rocks! For those that don''t know, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 is the most realistic golf game for your iPhone and iPad. See how you stack up against pros on ...

Touch Reviews

Thomas Cook – UK demand for foreign holidays is slowing sharply

Posted 2011-05-09 19:34 by Robin

Thomas Cook has sold just 1% more holidays for summer 2011 to UK customers than at the same stage a year ago. Photograph: Carlos Guevara/Reuters Demand for foreign holidays has fallen sharply in the UK in recent months as weak consumer confidence ...

The Guardian

Needing a vacation to recover from vacation

Posted 2011-05-06 10:58 by Robin

But like the cliche says, my wife and I need a vacation to recover from our vacation. Have a column idea? Call Wally at 239-2506 or 800-642-3878; or e-mail: wspiers@bnd.com Our rules: No profanity, vulgarity, racial slurs, or personal attacks on other ...

Belleville News Democrat

Oracle's journey to the cloud -- and to the bank

Posted 2011-05-03 19:28 by Robin

As I predicted in this blog, Oracle has found a profitable journey in the cloud over and above its existing open source database offerings. Specifically, Oracle sales increased 37 percent to $8.76 billion last quarter, according to Bloomberg. ... topic

InfoWorld