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August 11, 2008 Hot Trends

All of Us Have Become the Arbiters of News

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:14:29 PDT
In the age of Twitter and YouTube, crowds are driving the media agendas. We decide what is news as long as “we” now includes every sentient human with access to a mouse, a remote or a cellphone.

Fruits and Vegetables the Latest Trend or Here to Stay?

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:53:52 PDT
What is all the hype about fruits and vegetables? We’ve been told to eat our recommended daily allowances of fruits and vegetables since we were children. Is there anything to this?

Yngling Sailing Olympics - Olympic News & Sailing Results

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:07:08 PDT
Qingdao, China - It looks like there may be a sequel to last Olympics' "Three Blondes on a Boat" as the Yngling ladies from Britain are currently in first place sailing the Yngling at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Updates on sailing at the Olympics in Qingdao updated daily at YachtPals.com during the Olympic Games.

Fringe: Good News for our U.K friends

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:37:51 PDT
In a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, Sky One has scored the linear British TV rights to J.J. Abrams’ new series for FOX, Fringe.

Georgia Offers Cease-Fire and Talks

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:07:57 PDT
Breaking news from Moscow (MOSCOWTIMES.RU) regarding Russia-Georgia war in South Ossetia.

On “exotic vacations” and politicians Stranger Fruit]

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:45:11 PDT
Cokie Roberts in full concern troll mode: I know his grandmother lives in Hawaii and I know Hawaii is a state, but it has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic place. He should be at Myrtle Beach and if he's going to take a vacation at this time. I just think this is not the time to do that. People, let's get this straight, Hawaii is one of the 50 states and Obama has family there. It's a farking vacation ... one that remains within the United States. Not to mention that

Business acumen is knowing how to make your knowledge valuable (BizJournals)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:26:06 PDT
Business “acumen” is the new buzz phrase in sales and business. “Acumen” is described as insight, good judgment and wisdom. Sales acumen, combined with business acumen, is being hyper-aware of trends going on in the world and connecting them to your product/service and solutions.

Health News: A ray of hope for brain stroke victims

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:42:47 PDT
AUGUST 10. SCOTLAND - If you have somebody in your family, who is suffering from partial blindness after having a brain stoke, there is news to rejoice for you. A new therapy has been designed that helps to restore eyesight in brain stoke victims.

SVG Archives By Neighborhood Tees

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:22:02 PDT
SVG Archives By Neighborhood have constructed a collection of tees with great distinction. The feel is on par with the biker inspiration Neighborhood that Shinsuke Takizawa has built and made his own, although the SVG Archives seems to offer something different. This collection of tees, which are black on white or white on black could not get any better.

Algeria suicide bomb kills 8-news agency (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:28:53 PDT
A suicide bombing killed eight people east of Algiers late on Saturday, OPEC member Algeria's official APS news agency reported on Sunday.

Isaac Hayes Dead: Is Samuel L Jackson Next?

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:33:32 PDT
It ain't news but it's funny.

Comic-Con 2008, Part 2: Why Hollywood Cares

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:21:48 PDT
Kristin here- You can’t picture the typical reader of Variety or the New York Times picking up the latest issue of Superman at the local comics shop. So why is Comic-Con, the annual confab of fans from around the world, gathering so much interest from both mainstream media and the trade press? The obvious answer is that a growing number of megapictures and TV series are derived from superhero comics and, more broadly, fantasy and science-fiction literature. The chance to see stars and direc

Population paradox: Europe's time bomb

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:22:29 PDT
A leading medical journal recently called for British couples to stop having so many children to 'reduce global warming'. But much of the rest of Europe has a different problem: declining birthrates and ageing populations. And trends across the traditionally more fertile developing world are just as uneven


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