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Google doodle on Sunday, this year's May Day, contributed a partly scalable image to the 160th Anniversary of World's Fair. Google's streak of whimsical Google Doodles continues with a tribute to the 160th anniversary of the World's Fair. With even St Andrews Golf Club set to admit women, sexism is now a minority sport Sometimes, you don't know what you've got until it's... here. Or almost here. Last week, the management of St Andrews Golf Club, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the world and regarded as the home of golf, announced plans to revise its guidelines on female membership. The various rules governing who can and can't hoist their mashie niblick around the famous Old Course – let alone who can sip a reviving Gin and It in the clubhouse – are rather too byzantine for speedy summary and perhaps in any case beyond the understanding of fluffy-headed ladies. It appears that women are not exactly prohibited from full membership as things stand, but that by some sleight of wording and tradition-encrusted protocol, not one of them has ever joined up. Too busy, one assumes, at home making cullen skink or pressing the creases into their husbands' Harris tweed plus fours. Few are likely to swoon in surprise at the shock headline "World of golf a bit behind the times". It took, after all, until 1990 for Augusta National, America's equivalent ... Online dating has become big business over the last decade. But does this mean we're looking for love in a different way? Maybe it's the sunshine; maybe it's the royal wedding, but last week the nation fell in love with love again. There's been a lot of it about; I've "accidentally" cycled over my fair share of lovers snogging in the shade in sun-drenched parks. But is love different today than when William's mum and dad were hitched in 1981? Sure, last Friday's regal nuptials were livestreamed on YouTube, but Charles and Diana's was broadcast live around the world on TV. How different is falling in love in the age of the internet? Personally, the modern, technologically mediated pursuit of love feels different. I was in a relationship for 13 years. It started in early 1997, before the web had inextricably woven itself into the fabric of society, and it ended in early 2010. I fell in love the first time in the age of email, not always-on, technologically mediated hyperlinked social media. I didn't even have a mobile phone. My instincts, based on this Rip van Winkle perspective, say that web technology has affected our ... Paul Rice, the founder, president and CEO of Fair Trade USA, maintains that fair trade practices are good for business. His group strives to improve the lives of developing world farmers and provide standards to improve labor practices and promote conservation. Companies including Starbucks and Walmart have become partners. The LéaLA Spanish book fair in Los Angeles set for this weekend, April 29 through May 1, will feature more than 80 renowned authors from the United States and Latin American countries.... Berlin will host its ersatz spring art fair, Gallery Weekend Berlin (GWB), this weekend, Apr. 29 – May 1, with over 44 galleries participating. Now in its seventh installment, GWB has an air of excitement about it – perhaps due to the number of buyers, dealers, and other visitors flying in, which also coincides with [...] From the mainstream media to Twitter, there's been no shortage of Royal Wedding-related content across the web lately, and Tumblr users ha… I was saddened this week to hear of the untimely passing of Keith Aoki, a brilliant and creative legal scholar on a variety of issues, including intellectual property. While I never got to know Keith, every time he was ever mentioned there was some reference to what a great person he was. James Boyle, who collaborated with Aoki on the _Tales From the Public Domain_ comic books, has put up a very touching post as a tribute to Keith, which is well worth the read, whether you were aware of Aoki's work or not: > _ Our friend, colleague, co-author and brilliant artist and scholar Keith Aoki died yesterday in his house in Sacramento. He was 55 years old. Keith , who in addition to being an artist was a distinguished professor at UC Davis law school, leaves behind his wife Mona and two nine year old daughters. Also about a million friends. We are all devastated. A fund is being set up for the benefit of his kids. Those who wish to pledge to it should send an e-mail to me at boyleATlaw.duke.edu Keith, Jennifer Jenkins and I created ... A new Wikileaks cable confirms that the Conservative government delayed introducing copyright legislation in early 2008 due to public opposition. The delay - which followed the decision in December 2007 to hold off introducing a bill after it was placed on the order paper (and the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group took off) - lasted until June 2008. The U.S. cable notes confirmation came directly from then-Industry Minister Jim Prentice, who told U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins that cabinet colleagues and Conservative MPs were worried about the electoral implications of copyright reform: From December 2007 to mid-February, senior GOC officials and well-informed private sector contacts assured the Embassy that legislative calendar concerns were delaying the copyright bill's introduction into Parliament. Our contacts downplayed the small - but increasingly vocal - public opposition to copyright reform led by University of Ottawa law professor Dr. Michael Geist. On February 25, however, Industry Minister Prentice (please protect) admitted to the Ambassador that some Cabinet members and Conservative Members of Parliament - including MPs who won their ridings by slim margins - opposed tabling the copyright bill now because it might be used against them in ... Jennifer Hudson waves at the cameras while at the May Fair hotel on Wednesday (April 27) in London, England. The 29-year-old American Idol alum says she thinks she was discriminated against when she was heavier. "Last week I saw some footage of myself as I was five years ago and I was surprised. It was like [...] Authors who have published five books or invested 20 years in 'literary creation' would get £565 a month under the plan Argentina is to consider granting a special pension to writers on the grounds that they generate "social richness" but often end up impoverished. The lower house of congress will study a proposal presented on Tuesday that would give published authors a monthly stipend of £565, well above the state minimum pension. The idea, inspired by similar initiatives in France and Spain, would offer the pension to those who are aged over 65 and have published at least five books or invested more than 20 years in "literary creation". "Writers support the general culture of a community. They are individual creators who generate a sort of social richness that is difficult to quantify," Carlos Heller, a deputy from the socialist party who sponsored the initiative, told the BBC. Some analysts said the proposal, coming from a party which supports the president, Cristina Kirchner, appeared linked to her expected run for a second term in October's election. Recent populist measures include sending trucks with cheaply priced meat to poor neighbourhoods. Mario Goloboff, a writer and university professor, said the ... Is it just me or are the local TV spots for Major League teams getting better?Earlier this year, the Seattle Mariners broke out this Ichiro gem and a couple of weeks ago, a Minnesota Twins spot with Jim Thome dressed as Paul Bunyan hit the interwebs.And now this from the San Francisco Giants.Now, to be fair, the World Champs have one of ... By VINCE KURAITIS Unlike some of my colleagues, I'm not losing ANY sleep over whether personal health record (PHR) systems ultimately will be adopted and used by patients. In my mind, the issue isn't WHETHER, but WHEN. Yes, I know that adoption has lagged and that surveys suggest 7% or less of the U.S. population has [...] PS3; £39.99; cert 16+; Zipper Interactive/Sony Despite being an increasingly rare example of a Sony exclusive, the SOCOM franchise never previously made much impact beyond the US. But the squad- based, third/first-person shooter (it snaps into first-person view when you aim) pioneered online gaming on the PlayStation 2. Special Forces is the fourth instalment and the first proper one for the PS3, and it turns out to be something of a curate's egg. It's the first SOCOM game with a proper, focused, story-led single-player game: set in the Far East, you play Special Forces operative Cullen Gray who, with his two-man team, hooks up with two South Korean Special Forces soldiers and finds himself in the middle of what becomes more or less a war to gain control of the Malacca Straits and hold the world to ransom. The missions (uniquely for SOCOM) take place in a fairly small geographical area, and generally involve being beset by huge numbers of enemies – although they are interspersed with stealth interludes, for which you take the controls of a female South Korean soldier called 45. SOCOM: Special Forces' single-player game is impressively absorbing, given the franchise's lack of pedigree ... If you ever get to chatting with Ivan Menjivar about the fight game, you won't hear him talking about world titles, television appearances, or action figures bearing his likeness. Instead, if he had one mixed martial arts wish, the ten year vet has a... Related Breaking News Stories: 1. (Photo) Houston Alexander Likely To Return To UFC 2. (Video) UFC 119-UFC 119 Fight Results and Videos 3. UFC 119 Mir vs Cro Cop Preview (Video) (Steven Hayward) If you want still more indicators that environmentalism is totally passé, look no further than _Time_ magazine's current issue featuring their latest draft picks of the World's Most 100 Influential People. If climate change is, as Al Gore (and legions of others) claims, the greatest threat facing mankind _evah_, why isn't he on the list somewhere? Or Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the UN's climate circus? No Amory Lovins? No Bill McKibben, or any other carbon crusader? The only environmental figure who turns up on the list is EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, and that's practically a gimme. Ten years from now no one is going to remember Lisa Jackson, come what may from the EPA. _Time_ magazine lists like this are easy to mock for their dreary and predictable conventionality; their list includes the obvious--Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy, David Cameron, Barack and Michelle Obama, Oprah--along with the usual celebrities. Sting is there, but wait!--Bono is missing! (Also missing from his place in past _Time_ lists is the fraudulent Greg Mortenson; _Time_'s cup of tea must have got cold.) The absence of the Green Hornets is still significant for the simple reason that _Time_, above all ... Xtina Speaks Openly About That All-too-famous Line Fluff At The Super Bowl... The Ohio Republican told "ABC World News" that the government is low on revenues and that oil companies "ought to be paying their fair share."
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