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Below are your top Digital Journal reports, top news photos, top stories in the media and top blogs, as decided by you and the community.
Top Digital Journal Reports
Poor power supply affecting small businesses in Nigeria(Includes interview and first-hand account) by Samuel Okocha
Some youths operating small business outfits in Nigeria’s commercial capital of Lagos in the southwest say power supply remains a major challenge to their efforts to sustain their businesses.
Tamils protest outside U.S. Consulate over Rajapaksa policies, UN (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Andrew Moran
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit the United Nations next week and deliver a speech to the General Assembly. Outside of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto, hundreds of Canadian Tamils protested his presence at the UN.
Opinion: Mixed reaction to HST in British Columbia (Includes interview) by Gibril Koroma
The anti-Harmonize Sales Tax trend in British Columbia is not a generalized fight. There are many supporters and non-supporters. Many British Columbians still do not know what it’s all about or simply don’t care.
Ken Thompson wants answers on his son’s parental abduction (Includes interview) by KJ Mullins
Little boys shouldn’t have to pretend to be someone other than themselves but for Timothy Welsh of Amsterdam that was all he knew. Timothy was really Andrew Thompson, 6, a child who had been abducted by his mother.
Opinion: RIM passes the Torch (Includes interview and first-hand account) by Jack Kapica
New BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone takes its cues from the best of Apple and Android cellphones, and offers a stable product as well
Top Images
In the Media
Muslim girl prefers jeans to burqa, gets death threats in return by Subir Ghosh
A young Muslim girl in the Indian state of Kerala has been receiving death threats for not wearing the burqa, and instead often opting for jeans. She is an aeronautical engineer by qualification striving to get into the country’s civil services.
Monsanto hired mercenary Blackwater to infiltrate anti-GMO groups by Stephanie Dearing
Documents reveal that Blackwater has been busy expanding its corporate reach by providing intelligence services for agencies such as the Canadian Military, Netherlands Police and corporations like Monsanto.
Newborn baby orphaned as both parents die in car crash by Gemma Fox
A tiny, 19-day old baby has been left orphaned after both of her parents died while returning home from visiting her. Her future remains uncertain.
Archaeologists find major Viking fortress-town in Ireland by Christopher Szabo
Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a key Viking fortress on the eastern coast of Ireland. The fortress, identified in the Irish Annals as “Linn Duchaill” was founded by the Vikings the same year as Dublin, the capital.
The Internet can be a useful tool for bringing people closer to nature from the comfort of their computer screen, wherever that computer monitor might be perched. Now a web cam will stream video of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) from Yellowknife.
Jupiter is so bright because it is so close to Earth by Lee Labuschagne
If you currently look up at night, it is virtually impossible to miss noticing the planet Jupiter – the giant planet is spectacularly bright.
AAD 2010 Airshow at Ysterplaat bigger than ever by Lee Labuschagne
Africa’s largest aerospace, defence and security exhibition, AAD2010 – is being held this week at the Ysterplaat Air Force Base in Cape Town, South Africa.
Terrifying video of engineer tower workers climbing 1768ft mast by Kev Hedges
A video has been released which shows an engineer scaling the mind numbing height of a transmission tower to carry out repairs.
Manny Pacquiao’s training delayed due to legislative work by Leo Reyes
Congressional duties takes precedence over the scheduled start of rigorous training for Filipino boxer and congressman Manny Pacquiao as he postpones his trip to Baguio City to officially start his training for his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito.
Doctor Who: two series coming in 2011 by Mathew Wace Peck
Steven Moffat, the head writer and executive producer of Doctor Who, has been explaining his decision to produce two series of the BBC science-fiction drama for 2011.
Oprah coming to Australia – Yes, it’s a big deal by Paul Wallis
Oprah Winfrey’s announcement to a rapturous audience that they were all going to Australia got big raves in Australia, too. The government had a secret project called Project O. If the politicians weren’t hugging each other, it looked like it.
Filipino singer Charice shines in Glee’s season two episode by Leo Reyes
Filipino singing sensation Charice created international media firestorm after her stunning performance in her role as a foreign exchange student in the season two episode of comedy-musical TV series “Glee” last Tuesday.
Top Blogs
Brothels, and what those who work in them think by Michael Cosgrove
Here’s another fun advertising poster. This one is about a new TV series about life in a French brothel in the 1870’s.
I am living life. I am happy. by Debra Myers
Every once in a while you happen to find a gem that speaks volumes and this morning, I found just that. It’s not funny…
Just Plain Old Rock & Roll is the Sound Dave Crimmen and his Band Aim for by Jonathan Farrell
In the Sunset District, of San Francisco, there are several pubs that provide live music The Blackthorn Tavern on Irving Street is among them. Dave Crimmen and his band are there to entertain the regular patrons…
