Get fresh, go seasonal
The News Review:
- Get fresh, go seasonal
- China to complete policy framework for 3G in 2007 – report
- Fund to develop top Chinese export brands
- Changes for Microsoft and Apple
- Now who’s the bigot?
- Battling anti-American propaganda ‘a long struggle’
- DC United details Youth Development program
Get fresh, go seasonal
Times Online – Dec 28, 2006
99 a kg), Jerusalem artichokes (about £3 a kg) and kohlrabi, also knownas turnip cabbage (about 60p each), which are all at their best now. Boxprices start at about £10 a week depending on your supplier and thecontents; check that the produce is from UK farms where possible. Many boxschemes include some imported fruits at this time of year because of thedearth of home-grown produce. The sprouts season continues until March and growers would like to see itextend beyond that. They cost about 98p-£1. 49 a kg, or a stalk costs about£1, which can yield more than 1kg. If you can’t face them served asvegetables, why not disguise them in a simple soup from Jane Grigson’s VegetableBook.
China to complete policy framework for 3G in 2007 – report
Forbes – Dec 28, 2006
Wang did not give a specific timetable for the isue of 3G licenses. China is reported to be planning to issue three 3G licenses in time for operations to be launched by the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. China is expected to push its home-grown 3G standard, TD-SCDMA, when issuing 3G licenses. TD-SCDMA, which China’s Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co is developing with Siemens AG (nyse:.
Fund to develop top Chinese export brands
央视国际 – Dec 28, 2006
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Shanghai is working on new measures to help create more reputable home grown export brands. One of the measures include sitting up a special fund. According to Shanghai’s foreign trade authority, the fund will be used to subsidize exporters which are building their own brands in overseas markets. The funds to support small and medium sized companies will be injected into firms which have their own intellectual property rights, and with the potential to be developed into recognized brands.
Changes for Microsoft and Apple
BBC News – Dec 28, 2006
“There is pent-up demand for its useablity,” he said. Rival to YouTube
Microsoft may have beaten Sony and Nintendo in the race to bring out next-generation consoles but in the sphere of music it is lagging well behind Apple. To redress this, Microsoft offered its Zune music player to the world – or, at least the US – in the autumn. The player was met with mixed reviews. Critics admired its hard-wearing rubberised shell, large screen and ability to swap music wirelessly with other Zunes. They were less impressed by its overall functionality and the limitations on sharing songs. Most saw potential but did not think it was going to seriously impact iPod sales in the near future… In September it launched a rival to YouTube. Soapbox will form part of MSN video. It is hoped it will revitalise its home-grown user-generated content – while YouTube has 34m visitors each month, and MySpace attracts 17. 9m, MSN Video is getting just 12m. MSN Video was once the most popular video site until fans of user-generated content propelled YouTube, MySpace and Google past Microsoft. 2006 saw the bedding down of Windows and Office Live. Announced at the tail-end of last year it was the software giant’s push into online software services, in what was seen as a move to counter rivals like Google and Yahoo.
Now who’s the bigot?
Roanoke Times – Dec 28, 2006
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But what does this have to do with Ellison, you ask? This: The man who once went by the name Keith X Ellison has never renounced his affiliation with the most hate-driven organization in America. To this day, he is an enthusiastic supporter of Farrakhan, his grossly malevolent pronouncements and the principles upon which the Nation of Islam stands. Ellison is a home-grown radical Muslim. And he’s soon to be a member of Congress. Goode focused on this issue, he’d have gone on record as having brought up a subject that few people in this country seem to want to address but will, at some point, need to. Having dragged the immigration issue into the discussion, though, Goode has brought upon himself an endless string of denunciations.
Battling anti-American propaganda ‘a long struggle’
Stockton Record – Dec 28, 2006
Again, I wonder if this approach is a Cold War relic. Following the British bombings two summers ago, the British public expressed shock that “home grown” young Muslim men could turn on their fellow countrymen. The reason is that they did not see Britain as their country, but heaven as their destination and jihad as their vehicle for getting there. Hughes also speaks of a coming “major Western Hemisphere initiative” to do more and communicate more with Latin American countries. She says the Bush administration has nearly doubled U.
DC United details Youth Development program
OurSports Central – OurSports Central (press release) – Dec 28, 2006
“Major League Soccer has made a serious commitment to Youth Development with its new initiative starting in 2007 as all MLS teams are to have at least two youth teams to train and compete year-round. MLS has now created an opportunity for young soccer players to have the ability to develop as a player through their MLS Youth Club team. Eventually, after meeting certain requirements, it would then be possible to sign a professional contract with that club, through the Home Grown Player System, without having to go through the draft. This is a big step forward in youth development for this country and I am very excited to be a part of it. Major League Soccer last month announced details of its new Youth Development Initiative, a system designed to give young players a chance to train with and play for D.