Yamato , Macross Director to Create Biopic on Engineer (Anime News Network)
Sankei Shimbun reports that famed director Noboru Ishiguro ( Yamato , Macross ) is writing and directing a new Mushi Production movie on the life of Yoichi Hatta, the Japanese engineer that helped modernize Taiwan when it was a colony of Japan....more...KANAGAWA: Man held on suspicion of cable theft (Asahi.com)
Up-to-date columns and reports on pressing issues indispensable for mutual understanding in Asia. [More Information] The International Herald Tribune/ The Asahi Shimbun is inviting university students to enter its English-language essay writing contest....more... New Version of Google Analytics Launched (WebProNews)
Google today is launching a much-improved interface for Google Analytics, according to Andy Beal . Andy has screenshots of the new interface (which I cannot access as of this writing), which has much bolder graphics to enable clearer to understand graphs, email reports, customizable dashboards so you get the data you want, and plainer language used to describe part of the interface. ......more... Letter From Rep. Waxman to NASA Administrator Griffin Regarding Political Briefings By White House Officials (SpaceRef)
I am writing to request information about political briefings given by White House officials to federal agency officials....more... How do schools deal with disturbing writing? (East Valley Tribune)
The first hint of a violent student may not be the threat scribbled on the restroom wall, but the assignment written in English class....more... Safety a concern for schools (The Oxford Press)
Following the Virginia Tech shootings that left 33 people dead reports indicated that the 23-year-old shooter spent time in a psychiatric hospital, wrote violent stories for a creative writing class and had been referred to the university's counseling services....more... Petrolifera reports significant growth in first quarter of 2007 - Drilling at Rinconada underway with second rig (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Petrolifera Petroleum Limited reports continued progress during the first quarter of 2007. Significant growth was recorded for sales, revenue, cash flow and earnings compared to last year....more... Fight for hearts and minds (BBC News)
The BBC's Alastair Leithead reports from the front-line battle of a British-led operation in southern Afghanistan....more... Neenah Paper Reports 2007 First Quarter Results (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Neenah Paper, Inc. today reported income from continuing operations for the first quarter 2007 of $15.2 million, or $1.01 per diluted common share, compared with income from continuing operations of $3.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2006....more... |