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Current News for August 14, 2008

World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...

21,000 Canadians to die from air pollution this year

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:03:59 PDT
This is certainly not the type of news one generally looks forward to hearing, but today the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) released a report which estimates that approximately 21,000 Canadians will die this year from air pollution. What about in the US?

Pink Paper website will be back

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:25:24 PDT
Concern for missing Ugandan gay rights activist One of three people who demonstrated at an AIDS international conference in Uganda has disappeared. Usaam Auf Mukwaya was arrested at the HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting last month. Congress discussion on Bush impeachment is "anger management" With his run for the White House behind him, Representative Dennis Kucinich got an official airing in the House Judiciary Committee last week in his continued quest to impeach President Bush.

WordPress Upgrades

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:05:37 PDT
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Patterns Instead of Cleavage - Santogold's 'Lights Out' Music Video (VIDEO)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:06:48 PDT
(TrendHunter.com) Santogold’s new music video, “Lights Out,” is a visual treat featuring patterns and prints on, well, everything. In an era where music videos have fallen by the wayside in favor of skin, jewelry and money,…

Prof to Be on CBC Newsworld

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:47:34 PDT
Prof. Ed Thommes will be featured on CBC Newsworld at 9 p.m. Sunday discussing his latest research, which found the creation of our orderly solar system was a rare occurrence that could only happen under peaceful conditions. The physics professor, along with two researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois, developed a new computer modeling method that simulates the birth of planetary systems. Using this new computer simulation, the researchers discovered the birth of a planetary syste

Fox News to air Obama, McCain documentaries (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:10:25 PDT
Fox News Channel will devote key segments of its primetime schedule in the next week to documentaries on Barack Obama and John McCain.

Regeneration Tour Brings Back 80’s Synth (Hair) Bands

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:46:42 PDT
The Regeneration Tour - a chance to revisit some of top bands of the 80’s is underway, featuring the Human League, ABC, Belinda Carlisle, A Flock of Seagulls, and Naked Eyes on most dates, plus Missing Persons, the Romantics, 10,000 Maniacs, and Tommy Tutone on a select few. Dead or Alive, originally part of the package tour, have bowed out due to health reasons. No way does this compare to Zeppelin in London - but tell me that Flock of Seagulls has the hair back, and I’m there. Dates below.

Hottest Tattoos & Bindis

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:49:41 PDT
What is considered the hottest tattoo may not suit everyone! As you are finding one that best suits your personality, do keep your mind clear and be objective of what you want for the design instead of following the trend.


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4:36 PM

August 08, 2008 Hot Trends

Ross Gelbspan: $350 billion for 350 ppm

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:55:05 PDT
Ross Gelbpsan is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and a leading voice in the struggle for a clean energy future. His books on global warming include The Heat is On and Boiling Point. In the following piece, he looks at the investment it would require to “rewire the world with clean energy” and reach 350 ppm. Check it out: Cosmically enough, 350 turns out to be a magic number for the 21st Century. That is the number of parts of atmospheric carbon dioxide that could spare us from the ravag

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Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:22:02 PDT
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Practitioner’s Note: Acquitted Conduct in the News (Again)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:11:34 PDT
The use of acquitted conduct as a basis for enhancing punishments remains the sentencing issue that won’t go away. A spate of recent decisions and articles once again brings to the fore the controversy over a practice that already once reached the Supreme Court – where, in United States v. Watts, it was approved – at a time when the guidelines were still mandatory. The August edition of the ABA Journal, here, prominently features Doug Berman, who is quoted as stating that the constitutionalit

Five footwear trends for fall (The MetroWest Daily News)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:10:59 PDT
In the footwear war between style and substance, comfort remains king. Here's five trends we found at the World Shoe Association Show in Las Vegas.

Bursting of the Great Oil Bubble

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 06:31:15 PDT
A major pipeline in Asia was bombed and didn't result in a price spike.Actually the price of a barrel of crude has been falling - 20 per cent in three weeks. If the trend continues, the inflationary spike of the past 12 months will miraculously sliced away - a dramatic reversal.

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News (UPI)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:04:08 PDT
Robbie Coltrane on N.Z. wanted poster ... Ailing Mr. Blackwell regains consciousness ... Allen wins 'So You Think You Can Dance' ... Jewel marries longtime beau Ty Murray ... News from United Press International.


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10:26 PM

July 03, 2008 Breaking News

Season Review by the Numbers

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:55:32 PDT
More facts about team standings, statistics, trends, attendance, etc. than you could ever want.

Waxman: White House Knew Of Iraqi Oil Deal

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:35:43 PDT
The Kurdish Regional Government, which runs the semi-autonomous region of Northern Iraq, announced that it had entered into an oil contract with U.S.-based Hunt Oil. The deal complicated negotiations over a revenue-sharing agreement and the Bush administration declared itself shocked at the news. “I know nothing about the deal,” said President Bush

The Incredible Shrinking Work Week

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:48:46 PDT
The economy is bad and times are tough. Yet there's an alarming trend toward holidays and even weekends bleeding into what used to be known as “the work week”.

Ednet is now Ednet2

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:19:24 PDT
A few weeks ago I wrote Another list is gone, almost - bemoaning the impending loss of Ednet, which I consider the grandaddy of all Internet edtech lists. Here's what happened after that post. It really broke me up. To the point that I volunteered to take over the list. I'll spare you the process, but the deed is now done. Ednet is now Ednet2 At several points along the way I wondered if I had lost my mind. Hadn't I just written about the email list being a thing of the past? In the end I h

Regional Obesity Trends - The Fattest US States

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:00:39 PDT
We all know the obesity epidemic is only getting worse in the US, but how much worse, and which states have the most shocking stats? This map gives a good visual illustration, complete with percentage rates of obesity by region

Working with People You Can't Be With -- Insight Digest (July 3, 2008)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:13:38 PDT
The Technology Trends of Working with People You Can't Be With Alex wonders whether email is in danger (hat tip, Gavin), and explains the rise of various new tools to support electronic communication. "Since email was the first killer app for the web, it's used for everything. We're now observing a fragmentation cycle where we're discovering better ways of passing around information and getting things done. Email is fundamentally great at substantial person-to-person communication. The follo

Mercedes to Kick Fossil Fuels by 2015!

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:52:35 PDT
Mercedes recently rolled out some extraordinary news, announcing that it intends to transition its entire lineup of luxury automobiles to alternative fuels by 2015. The development underscores an industry trend of major auto manufacturers pushing the alternative energy envelope, and we’re excited to see Mercedes mobilize its cache of high class-cre

Web Design Trends 2008

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:20:45 PDT
Most beautiful websites of 2008! Feel the new limits in design, seo, advertising and social media! Just Awesome!

ABC News: Be a Fly on the Wall in a Job Interview

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:07:58 PDT
Peggy Klaus -- a take-no-prisoners, no-nonsense career and communications coach -- wants to help people like Boston College graduate Jon Cifuentes find a job in this tough market.Interviewing for a job is a skill that can be learned, says one career coach.

The 6 newest interactive trends: how will they affect you?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:29:53 PDT
The 6 newest interactive trends: how will they affect you? By Jim Meskauskas Only six months in, 2008 has already seen aborted mergers, an executive exodus and Yahoo's death rattle. Take a look at the biggest interactive marketing stories and how they will affect the rest of the year.

How To Personalize Your Twitter Page

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:51:19 PDT
"There have several tutorials on how you could create your own personalized homepage in Twitter but this one is different since it takes into consideration a new trend that was started by @waynesutton and then also popularized by @problogger. The design gives a very personalized touch to your twitter profile and I will describe to you simple steps"

Bear Hug Welcomes the Second Half

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:29:45 PDT
Bear Market Officially Arrived As Oil Prices Hit New Record High.The stock market headed into the second half of the year with disappointed news as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 166 points today and closed at 11,215.51. The Dow officially entered the bear market territories as it plunged more than 20% from the October 9, 2007 high

Recalled Vegetables: Money in the trash

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:04:23 PDT
In 2006 it was e. coli in spinach, now in 2008 it is the possibility of salmonella in the tomatoes and/or possibly other vegetables. Those two well known news headlines probably do not include those of us that thought we just had a touch of the flu and did not report it to an official agency.


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9:57 AM

July 02, 2008 Hot Trends

Tools voor recruiters?

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:44:05 PDT
Kort achter elkaar struikel ik over twee sites die tools voor recruiters aanbieden. Is het een trend of zuiver toeval? Feit is dat beide sites kakelvers zijn. Ik heb het over ToolsForRecruiters en RecruitmentToolbox.

My Crocs confession

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:53:16 PDT
My Crocs confession July 2, 2008 at 11:53 am by Kristi Gustafson When I told my colleague I bought a bright orange pair of rubber Crocs at Marshalls, she was appalled. “They’re such hideous shoes,” she said. “Thinking about some of the fabulous heels you wear, the thought of you parading around in Crocs is unnatural.” I resisted for years, despite people constantly touting the comfort of Crocs. And, really, these new shoes (just $16) were not for public consumption. I wanted them for mowing m

The best site on the web for LSU sports news

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:26:37 PDT
The best site on the web for LSU sports news, discussion and tickets. Come to TigerDroppings.com for the poop on LSU football, LSU basketball, LSU Baseball ...

Condom activists target Pope's trip to Australia

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:10:57 PDT
Heinz: everything from Weight Watchers to 57 varieties Heinz is a US-based global icon, with an international portfolio of food brands holding number-one and number-two market position in more than fifty countries. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Hidden lives, proud service: gays in the military As part of their Military Pride exhibition, the Imperial War Museum North asked gay servicemen and women to come forward with their experiences in the military.

New Polls - Americans Favor Drilling Over Conservation Now

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:07:27 PDT
(Image from faniq.com) Now 67% of Americans support offshore drilling, while 64% expect it to lower prices. It showed even liberals have moved from 37% to 46% in favor of drilling. (From a new Rasmusen Poll, released 6-17-08, at http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/67_support_offshore_drilling_64_expect_it_will_lower_prices More recently, a new Pew Poll released Tuesday , here, says : nearly half of those surveyed - 47 perc

Good News for People who Love Bidets

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:20:05 PDT
FYI: that last word in the title is pronounced "biday". This is the first movie of 23 in July (hopefully). It's Good News Day Tuesday, just like every Tuesday will be. This means I only talk about what's good in the news. Tomorrow I'll only talk about what's bad in the news that you should know about. Please keep sending in comments and a

Gotham laments closure of popular Meatpacking District eater

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:09:40 PDT
The Meatpacking District was once seen by many LGBT New Yorkers as a creative enclave, but some seem resigned to what they see as part of an ongoing trend in a city where charm, mystery and character often succumb to market forced controlled by corporate and other moneyed interests.

Ditch Tecktonik, it's all about the D.I.S.C.O.

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:12:36 PDT
Tecktonik is the latest dance craze taking aflame across the globe. When tecktonik finally reached Korea, many individuals, as well as celebrities, took the risk of dancing the wild movements of flinging limbs.However, trends come and go.Uhm Jung Hwa is back with her new song D.I.S.C.O. (which also features the oh-so-cute TOP from Big Bang).


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5:19 AM

June 24, 2008 Hot Trends

The Long Road Back: What the GOP must do to get its ‘groove’ back

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:47:49 PDT
The Republican Party in Pennsylvania is in meltdown. Voters are abandoning the party in droves, and new registrants are opting for the Democratic Party by a two-to-one margin. In recent months, the former Republican bastions of Bucks, Montgomery, Centre, and Dauphin counties have all gone “blue” as the GOP has been driven into minority status in each. The question now is: what can be done to halt the slide? To answer the question, it is important to first understand what went wrong. Simply pu

PC World's Daily Technology News

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:17:10 PDT
Hot Tutorials: PC World's Daily Technology News 06/22/2008]

Cyclists Riding on the Freeway in Los Angeles

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:13:52 PDT
Images of people riding bikes on the freeway in Los Angeles. Evidently this is a growing trend.

Lesbian parents get new rights in New South Wales

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:00:53 PDT
Lesbian parents get new rights in New South Wales The rights of lesbian parents in New South Wales, Australia have been expanded under laws passed by the state government. Your job is to protect all citizens, Gambian leader told A New York-based human rights group has said that the President of the Gambia is failing in his responsibility to ensure respect for the rights of all. Equal treatment bill stalls in Lithuanian parliament Not enough MPs turned up to vote for a new equalit

Beijing’s great new architecture is a mixed blessing

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:56:01 PDT
In Beijing, the latest trend is architecture that will force the world to pay attention, and the result is a striking, unmistakably twenty-first-century city, combining explosive, relentless development with a fondness for the avant-garde. Beijing is as ruthlessly unsentimental today as it was in Mao’s time, with little patience for history.

Cyclists Riding on the Freeway in Los Angeles

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:13:52 PDT
Images of people riding bikes on the freeway in Los Angeles. Evidently this is a growing trend.

Starting the day

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:33:05 PDT
Hi everybody, welcome to a new day in forex market! Due to some problems with my internet provider, I haven´t been able to be here earlier, but still greenback continues moving in quite tight zones against most rivals, ahead of the outcome of the FED interest rate meeting tomorrow, in my believe, the only fundamental that can change market trends these days; today it will be better to say to define a trend, since the past two weeks majors have been mostly moving sideways. Today, we have just

Social net that bring you stories

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:45:31 PDT
Step to future is a new site uniting most intresting news and articles from all web


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10:54 PM

June 05, 2008 News and Trends

BeautyNewsNYC.com » Don’t Dread the Thread

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:20:06 PDT
Threading haven!

NYPD Helicopter Views Faces from Miles Away

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:22:42 PDT
An ubertech "birdy bird," as Fox News is calling it, is flying over the skies of Manhattan allowing police to see and recognize a face from two miles away, peer inside a building from three to four miles away, and track a suspect car from 12 miles away.

Online Stock Trading

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:00:09 PDT
Daily Market Commentary for June 5, 2008. Written for day traders, active traders and investors. A review of the market activity for the day, economic data plus, world news from Millennium-Traders.Com.

Search Trends: Politics, Slang, Anderson Cooper–and the Meaning of ... - Wall Street Journal Blogs


Search Trends: Politics, Slang, Anderson Cooper–and the Meaning of ...
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - Jun 4, 2008
... busy today searching for boo-related information. At one point this afternoon, the Google Trends list of hot search terms contained each of these phrases:


Tarsands? Environmental Sting, or Cash King?

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:16:07 PDT
Whew, what a week. Sorry for not being able to post last weekend. It was Victoria day holiday and I have been scrambling to meet assignment due dates since then. Some interesting finance news this week relates to Mr. Icahn shoving his way towards a yahoo microsoft merger, but the good stuff was all in the commodities sector.

Search Trends: Politics, Slang, Anderson Cooper–and the Meaning of ... - Wall Street Journal Blogs


Search Trends: Politics, Slang, Anderson Cooper–and the Meaning of ...
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - Jun 4, 2008
... busy today searching for boo-related information. At one point this afternoon, the Google Trends list of hot search terms contained each of these phrases:


World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...


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10:24 PM

June 02, 2008 Breaking News

lingerie

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:38:14 PDT
Since fashion and trend became integral parts of our lives silk and satin have been hailed as the most sensuous materials.

Enewsbar.com Scrolling News Ticker Now Serving Newsfeeds From All Headline News Corp.

Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:00:01 PDT
Wellington, FL (PRWEB) June 3, 2004 -- Enewsbar.com, a subsidiary of Intellim Research Inc., announced today that it is adding newsfeed services provided by All Headline News to its desktop scrolling...

Grillin': Cleaning, upkeep and trends (Lansing State Journal)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:07:35 PDT
There's nothing like it. The sizzle of meat when it hits the grill, the smell of dinner wafting through the air, and you outside after months of bitter winter.

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Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:06:02 PDT
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World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...

Financial Markets

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:14:17 PDT
Daily Market Commentary for June 2, 2008. Written for day traders, active traders and investors. A review of the market activity for the day, economic data plus, world news from Millennium-Traders.Com.

Daily News Blog

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:21:51 PDT
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Normal news is good news - guardian.co.uk


Normal news is good news
guardian.co.uk, UK - 3 hours ago
Yesterday's news headlines from Northern Ireland told their own prosaic story. For a fifth month in a row, reported the Ulster Bank, economic activity in ...


IAS360 House Price Index Provides First Monthly View of Housing ... - PR Web (press release)


IAS360 House Price Index Provides First Monthly View of Housing ...
PR Web (press release), WA - 12 hours ago
The new Index represents the industry's first clear representation of US Housing market trends at a county level. In its first release, IAS360 House Price ...
Denver company creates index for home prices Bizjournals.com
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Save Gas, Ride A Horse - Cincinnati breaking news, weather r

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:21:53 PDT
Conner students try to avoid high gas prices.

Hot "Celebrity Buzz" News, Articles and Interviews now Available From All Headline News

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:00:01 PST
West Palm Beach, Florida (PRWEB) November 24, 2005 -- All Headline News Corp (AHN), a leading provider of real-time news, weather and content, announces that it has added Bang Showbiz celebrity news,...


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