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Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
The recent uproar in Ottawa got me thinking of my earliest memory of Canadian politics. John Diefenbaker lost the 1963 federal election to Mike Pearson and the Liberals. The defeat was followed by another defeat in 1965 but in both cases the Liberals obtained minority governments. My memory dates to just before the 1965 election when it was becoming clear the government would fall and an election...
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Maw Books Blog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson is set in the very near future and seventeen year old Jenna has just woken from a year long coma. Her parents tell her that she suffered a terrible accident. But yet, she’s now perfect and whole. But even though she’s perfect in every way, she [...]
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Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... novelist Nino Ricci was given Pierre Elliott Trudeau. I’ve just read the latest title: Lester B. Pearson, by Carleton University journalism prof and Ottawa Citizen columnist, Andrew Cohen. Good choice. Professionally inured to iron word constraints, Cohen cuts to the thematic chase in crisp, racy prose with a judicious eye for quotations and anecdotes that support his claims. He genuinely...
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Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Gordon Ramsay is in the soup. I may have the recipe. The conger eel bisque in his latest book, Cooking For Friends, is slippery and disgusting to many British palates.
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Federated Media Publishing Inc. (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Bob Pearson runs social media at Dell and has some very interesting things to say in this interview. Definitely give this a watch. It's about 5 minutes long. If you're short on time, here are some key quotes: "Social media is becoming who we are." "Listening to a community is arguably more important than the number of units sold." "We're finishing what we think is chapter one, which was how...
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Top News Cast - World (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
By Gary Pearson Are you tired of hearing the phone ringing off the hook because debt collectors are continuously calling? For those individuals that feel that they are buried under an impossible degree of debt, it may be time to consult a debt counselor. Debt counselors are individuals that can help you get your debt under control, as well as help you establish a reasonable budget so that you...
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Direct2Dell (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Chief Blogger06/29/2006 95696GoldJeremiah Owyang Talks to Bob Pearson 25 November , 02:35 PMA bit earlier today, Forrester's Jeremiah Owyang with Bob, who is Dell's VP of the Communities & Conversations team to get his perspective on the status of social media at Dell. Bob has been leading our team that's focused on developing Dell's social media efforts. He's the one who asked me to help get...
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Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Listen to The Nielsen-Pearson Band performed at Winterland on December 10, 1974
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Minleys (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
By Glen Pearson If you were trying to obtain background information about someone, you wouldn't be the only one. In fact, you are just one out of the hundreds of thousands who do this every month for one reason or another. Let's dig a little deeper and find out how to do a background check. As the name implies, criminal background checks are carried out in order to recover information regarding...
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PRWeb - Daily News Feed (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Pearson Benchmark Allows Teachers to Develop and Administer Tests, Analyze Results, Individualize Instruction (PRWeb Dec 2, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1659504.htm
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | yesterday
A man suspected of breaking into a Daytona Beach home and robbing a woman and her daughter at gunpoint was arrested Sunday. Jonathan Pearson was arrested after the victim, Latasha Smith, called 911 on Sunday and said he was the suspect. Pearson has been living across the street from Smith for the past few days, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. Smith told authorities she...
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Miss Ladybug (Free subscription) | yesterday
A while back, I discovered a book by Dave Barry (the humorist) and Ridley Pearson called Peter and the Starcatchers . Since I am trying to build what will (hopefully) someday be my classroom library, I decided to pick it up. My familiarity with Peter Pan is from the animated Disney movie (I've seen the old live action movie just once or twice), so I thought it would be fun to read a "back story"...
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Insurance Companies Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
In 2007, the State of Ohio awarded accreditation to Pearson VUE as the new vendor for the State of Ohio’s insurance licensing process. Pearson VUE merged with Promissor, which was the other leading testing center, to provide the most complete computer-based testing network in the United States. To obtain an accident and health insurance license [...]
