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Hot trends for August 11, 2008

CBC & Liberal MP team up to tout HIS new book on upcoming financial CRISIS! DISASTER! CRASH!

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:35:33 PDT
CBC & Liberal MP team up to tout HIS new book on upcoming financial CRISIS! DISASTER! CRASH! Read Comments/Make Comments (There's 3 so far) Just saw this “news” on CBC Newsworld, the story lasting a full SIX MINUTES, and I have questions: 1. What the hell is a sitting MP (Garth Turner, LIBERAL) doing writing a tendentious, negative, alarmist, freak-out-and fear-inducing book called “Greater Fool: The Troubled Future of Real Estate” which calls for a real estate market CRASH, and to

Fewer People vs. Older People

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:58:44 PDT
Fewer People vs. Older People There is an interesting trend going on in several major countries around the world. The life expectancy of people in those countries are going up while the birthrate is going down. This generally means people are living longer but having fewer babies. This turns into the situation where the general population is an aging one, where the average age is… you guessed it… increasing. Is this a problem? Well maybe and maybe not. In places like Germany and Japan, people

All Headline News (AHN) Opens New York and Washington D.C. News Bureaus

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:01 PST

Book reviews

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:26:56 PDT
The Good: Plan B: Food, Cash, Fuel & Self Sustainability by Aaron on July 31, 2008 I’ve just finished reading two very good books: Howard Ruff’s How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years, and Garth Turner’s Greater Fool. Both books fall along the same line of logic: tough times are ahead, and it’s time to prepare. In some respects, these two books conflict with one another, but in others, they mesh nicely. On the subject of investing in gold as a hedge against economic catastrophe, t

BRIEFS: NEWS NEAR YOU (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:44:28 PDT
This daily column features short news items from the 20 localities that make up the greater Richmond area.

How Cool is "Being Cool?"

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:23:57 PDT
A DANGEROUS trend is engulfing the country’s youth. This trend can be attributed to the technology, influence of west, lack of morality, etc. This dangerous trend is being ’cool’. This word is very subjective and its meaning has changed over the years. What was not considered ’cool’ few years back is the only ’cool’ thing today.

100octane - the Indian automobile scene

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:29:34 PDT
News, views, reviews and previews about the latest happenings in the world of India Automobiles. Latest hit - The R15 Story

Book reviews

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:26:56 PDT
The Good: Plan B: Food, Cash, Fuel & Self Sustainability by Aaron on July 31, 2008 I’ve just finished reading two very good books: Howard Ruff’s How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years, and Garth Turner’s Greater Fool. Both books fall along the same line of logic: tough times are ahead, and it’s time to prepare. In some respects, these two books conflict with one another, but in others, they mesh nicely. On the subject of investing in gold as a hedge against economic catastrophe, t

Secure Computing Announces Top Threats in Q2 2008 and Predicts Trends for Remainder of Year (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT
Secure Computing Corporation, a leading enterprise gateway security company, today published the company's Q2 Internet Threat Report containing data and analysis from the Secure Computing research team. Among other findings, the report shows that while spam volume and new zombies have decreased in the past quarter, enterprises and home users are increasingly being attacked through malicious Web ...


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9:48 PM

Current News for August 05, 2008

Investment grade India and the reality on the ground

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:48:33 PDT
Via SiliconIndia, a good piece of news for a country and corporate sector reeling under power cuts, too many sloppy and sinister politicians, a decrepit intelligence and counter terrorism system, a general sense of lawlessness on the streets and physical infrastructure which is still best described as ‘crumbling’. Apparently for CEOs India continues to be the second best investment bet after China. However, I continue to believe that there is a mistaken notion is that as long as Manufacturi

Orix, Credit Saison in Merger Discussions, Nikkei News Reports (Bloomberg.com)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:34:41 PDT
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Orix Corp. and Credit Saison Co. are in talks about merging by late 2009 to become Japan's first comprehensive non-bank financial group, Nikkei English News reported, without citing anyone.

Celebrity & Entertainment News

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:49:40 PDT
Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Movie News, Music News, TV News - AOL News,World News

National City business confidence survey hits new low

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:04:48 PDT
Business people surveyed by National City Corp. registered their lowest confidence level ever in July, with 57.2 percent saying they were optimistic about economic and hiring trends. (NCC)

Trends and Predictions in the Pet Food Market

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:25:05 PDT
Indicators bode well for the ongoing expansion of the global petfood market. Market researcher David Lummis of Packaged Facts contends that there are three primary trends driving growth in the global pet food market: humanization, convenience and health.

Leading Through Tough Market Conditions

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:06:27 PDT
With the market trending towards additional corporate cost cutting & layoffs, leadership, communications, innovation, and coaching are human resource tools that can help businesses prevail in a turbulent environment. Do you pull back these resources to try & weather the storm? Or do invest in your talent drive change and performance improvement?


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2:38 PM

June 26, 2008 Hot Trends

Stocks tumble as more bad economic news piles up (San Francisco Chronicle)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:13:59 PDT
A barrage of bad news including a new record high for oil sent Wall Street plunging Thursday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in nearly two years. Oil's surge past $140 a barrel was just one of the day's...

F1.poules.eu - News Silverstone day three - Hamilton the c

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:48:47 PDT
Silverstone day three - Hamilton the clear leader - McLaren's on-track preparations for next weekend's British Grand Prix were given a boost on Thursday as Lewis Hamilton comfortably topped the times in the final day of testing at Silverstone. Hamilton finished well over half a second clear of nearest rival, Toyota's Timo Glock...

99 Reasons Why You Will Fail at Cougar Dating

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:58:08 PDT
Older women and younger men is one of the internet's hottest dating trends, but just like any romantic encounter it's easy to screw up if you're a newbie. Here's some sage advice from Oliver Jameson, founder of Cougared.com and recently described as "possibly the world's greatest cougar hunter" by fellow cougar connoisseurs.

Local VoicePrint volunteers awarded (St. Catharines Standard)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:39:38 PDT
Local VoicePrint volunteers, who make print media including the St. Catharines Standard, accessible to residents, were honoured Thursday at Lakeside Park. In conjunction with National Access Awareness Week, the St. Catharines volunteers were awarded the Ontario March of Dimes’ Breaking the Barrier Award at a ceremony. ...]

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

TW3 … and trash talk

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:00:20 PDT
That Was The Week That Was … discouraging; I especially hated the polar bear story. As bonus today, we’ll take a look at some examples of verbal explosion — a kind of Tourett Syndrome that has infected some of us. People are saying the damnedest things, lately … they just can’t seem to help themselves. We’re accustomed to Dubby, of course, as the most egregious equal-opportunity offender, causing us to wince; but he isn’t the only one opening mouth and inserting foot these days. Very revealing

Must read CIBC report: $7 per gallon gas by 2010

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:02:39 PDT
By Joseph Romm CIBC World Markets has just released a stunning yet detailed economic analysis of near-term oil prices and impacts. The PDF has some excellent figures I will convert to JPEGs. The two key pieces are "Getting off the Road -- Adjusting to $7 per Gallon Gas in America" (PDF) and "Oil and Growth -- That 70s show Re-Run" (PDF). Main points: "That additional 200,000 barrels per day pledged from Saudi Arabia is a pittance compared to the four million barrels per day this year that d

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

Politicians criticise news merger (BBC News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:43:54 PDT
Politicians make submissions to Ofcom about ITV's proposals to merge Border TV's news with Tyne Tees.

Americans Change Habits, Blame Others For High Gas Prices

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:04:09 PDT
Consumer Reports have a brand-spankety new survey out, and it says that Americans can tell that gas is expensive. Oh yeah, and that they might do something about it. Survey says that four-dollar gas™ has 79 percent of us car-shopping Yanks wanting a "car with better fuel economy," and 74 percent driving less to keep ...]

Marketing Do Over

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:46:55 PDT
Any News about Marketing Do Over ?Know back in college those jolly lil girls who you used go out with?Ever thought what the...

Leverage Your Affiliate Marketing Efforts with Google Trends

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:47:27 PDT
“Leverage Your Affiliate Marketing Efforts with Google Trends” is a free report for you to download. The name imply about its content.


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5:17 PM

June 25, 2008 News and Trends

Giant Asteroid Flattened Half of Mars, Studies Suggest News] (Scientific American)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:33:50 PDT
The Phoenix Lander may have dominated Mars news in recent weeks, but a new study performed here on Earth has turned up a whopper of a finding: The Red Planet seems to have been the victim of a massive hit and run more than four billion years ago. That is the conclusion of researchers who have finally mapped the edges of something known as the Martian hemispheric dichotomy. More]

Covario Launches Industry's First Analysis Series on Global Advertiser Search Spending Trends (Centre Daily Times)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:31:06 PDT
Covario, Inc., the leader in interactive marketing analytics, today announced at the Forrester Financial Services Forum the launch of Covario's "Global Search Spend Analysis," a quarterly series focusing on the search spending habits of global advertisers. The inaugural analysis, also released today, shows patterns in paid search spending by region and by search engine, as well as trends in ...

Report: Climate change to cause disasters, trends (USA Today)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:05:16 PDT
Global warming is likely to increase illegal immigration, create humanitarian disasters and destabilize precarious governments in political hot spots, all of which could affect U.S. national security, according to an assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Google Trends vs. Community Standards On Obscenity (Slashdot)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:05:34 PDT
circletimessquare writes "Google Trends is being used in a novel way in a pornography trial in Florida. Under a 1973 Supreme Court ruling, 'contemporary community standards' may be used as a yardstick for judging material as unprotected obscenity. This is a very subjective judgment, and so Lawrence Walters, a defense lawyer for Clinton Raymond McCowen, is using Google Trends to show that, in the ...

Pregnancy pact alarms officials at U.S. high school: reports (CBC)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:48:34 PDT
A pregnancy pact may be responsible for a dramatic rise in mothers-to-be at a Massachusetts high school, Time magazine reports.

America Plunged Into the Horror of "The Deep V-Neck"

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:28:23 PDT
Disturbing new trend emerging among the male of the species these days: the deep V-neck T-shirt. We're not talking about the ratty white Hanes with the yellow-stained armpits that your dad used to wear while cleaning the garage. No, this is a far more insidious epidemic, recognizable by its long, deep V, supple fabric, and retro color schemes.


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3:27 PM

June 23, 2008 News and Trends

Digg Beats Reddit- Says Google

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:54:05 PDT
Recently we saw "Who Kicksass Digg or Reddit".I tried them on Google Trends and for the past month Digg beats Reddit by 5 times.

Celebs and politicians old and new mark AIDS Trust's 21st

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:44:13 PDT
Celebs and politicians old and new mark AIDS Trust's 21st The National Aids Trust has celebrated their 21st anniversary at Home House, the private members club in London. Interview: New Hampshire's 'turbulent priest' and the fight for gay acceptance Controversy and Bishop Gene Robinson go hand in hand. Ever since his election as the first openly gay bishop in the American Anglican Church, he has rarely been out of the headlines. Gay MEP "extremely worried" by ban on Turkish LGBT gr

George could make Wham! The Movie just a careless whisper

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:33:35 PDT
George could make Wham! The Movie just a careless whisper Gay icon George Michael could stop plans for a Wham! film in its tracks. The 44-year-old pop star has sold in excess of 80 million records in a career spanning three decades. Lincolnshire Pride postponed until 2009 Due to lack of funding, the Lincolnshire Pride committee are postponing this year's event. Organisers have decided to carry over the money and support raised to 2009. Lesbos islanders in court over use of word 'le

Burton Group's Catalyst Conference Kicks Off

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:44:43 PDT
This week will be very exciting as Burton Group's Catalyst conference has kicked off today with tutorial sessions with the opening reception tomorrow evening. The event sessions will run Wednesday through Friday (details here). The tag for the event is: BurtonGroupCatalyst08 Below are the sessions I will be involved in - a very busy week: Tuesday, June 24 Social Media: Transforming Work Models and Catalyzing Community Relationships (Half-day Tutorial) Social media has become a strategic i

Gathering Marketing Intelligence via Social Media Monitoring tools

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:16 PDT
One of the things I'll talk about when i present (moderate this session, in fact( in Search Engine Strategies San Jose later this summer- is that Social Media is a lot of work! Track: Social Media Social Media Analysis and Tracking Social Search can be used to drive Traffic, Conversions and Increase ROI by monitoring conversations happening in cyberspace, often in real time. By using Buzz Monitoring tools such as Buzzlogic, search professions can be very effective in finding influencer's wit

US News Expands The Ranking Service

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.

Ukrainian gay groups form union

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:07:13 PDT
COMMENT: Why Obama could be good for gays When Hillary Clinton explicitly called for gay rights (twice) in her concession speech it was noteworthy. Why? Australian Senate delays gay equality legislation The Australian Democrats have accused opposition parties of homophobia after they used their Senate majority to delay legislation on same-sex discrimination. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment COMMENT: Why Obama could be good for gays When Hillary Cli

New web design trends for 2008

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:51:28 PDT
Check out new web design trends for this year in temelie.com website

UK junior level customer services salary stagnant for five years

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:23:35 PDT
You don’t need a research for that. Anyway, lets hear it from BBC. BBC reports that the pay and prospects of entry and junior level IT support staff in the United Kingdom has not been appraised as more and more services have been relocated to India. Lowest end verticals have not enjoyed any salary hike for past five years. Now that’s scary, isn’t it? Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCO) has prepared the report. It stated that salary for these staff has stagnated at £18,000 fo

TV tips for the week of June 16 - The Canadian Press


TV tips for the week of June 16
The Canadian Press - Jun 13, 2008
(CBC Newsworld) -The pressure ramps up on "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?" as the women vying for the role of Maria von Trapp in Toronto's upcoming ...


Celebrity & Entertainment News

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:49:40 PDT
Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Movie News, Music News, TV News - AOL News,World News

Now Google Trends for Websites

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:09:57 PDT
Google has now introduced "Google Trends for Web sites", using which, users can check and compare traffic data for different Web sites. With this, Google will be comparable with established majors such as Alexa, Quantcast, Compete, and comScore."Google Trends for Web sites" will provide daily traffic figures for up to five Web sites...

WHERE I BELONG - CBC.ca


CBC.ca

WHERE I BELONG
CBC.ca, Canada - 15 hours ago
... National Film Board of Canada (Winnipeg). It is a winner of the NFB's Reel Diversity Competition, a national initiative in partnership with CBC Newsworld.



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