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April 15, 2008 Hot Trends

Plane slams into homes, marketplace

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:00:18 PDT
Plane slams into homes, marketplaceA plane crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, tearing the roofs off houses as it plowed through a densely populated market near the runway. An airline official reportedly said 21 people died, but the final toll was unclear. A journalist on the scene said the plane never left the ground and that local women fought the flames with buckets of water. full story IMPACT YOUR WORLDBoy scavenges to liveHe doesn't know how old he is, but he thinks he's 7. He liv

CTV celebrates 50 years of news - CTV.ca


CTV.ca

CTV celebrates 50 years of news
CTV.ca, Canada - 59 minutes ago
CTV News anchors from across the country gathered in Ottawa Tuesday to celebrate five decades of bringing stories into your homes. Although the network has ...


Public Betting: Phillies at Mets Spread, Odds, Trends & Matchups - The Spread


Public Betting: Phillies at Mets Spread, Odds, Trends & Matchups
The Spread, MI - 1 hour ago
Young pitchers such as Kyle Kendrick helped the Philadelphia Phillies win the NL East last season. Mike Pelfrey, meanwhile, was part of a group of fill-ins ...


Fair Use and JK Rowling's lawsuit

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:35:44 PDT
P2Pnet news explains why the Fair Use Project is defending the publisher of a Harry Potter Lexicon against the author of the Harry Potter books. With links to NYT report.

South Korea goes on orange alert

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:51:48 PDT
Via Yonhap News: S. Korea extends bird flu risk level to second highest nationwide. Excerpt: South Korea has extended its avian influenza risk level to the second highest nationwide amid rising concerns bird flu could spread across the country following a series of outbreaks this month, quarantine officials said Wednesday. The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held a livestock quarantine meeting earlier in the day and decided to extend the risk level to "orange" nationwid

Oy, vintage cutlery again..and the cause-du-jour

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:29:40 PDT
This is the April/May 2008 issue of "donna hay" magazine. My first ever! An indulgence for me personally at $7.95 but the clincher was the free notebook it came with called "note to self". It has lovely stripes of (whose?) signature duck egg blue and white (like in the magazine border above) with some elastic around the middle to keep it shut. I like elastic around notebooks. This one keeps the matching pencil in place. The inscription inside reads "A little book for life, love, adventure and t

Mugabe has 'unleashed a war' (Kitchener/Waterloo Record)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:47:38 PDT
HARARE, ZIMBABWE (Apr 4, 2008) -- Intruders ransacked offices of the main opposition party and police detained foreign journalists yesterday in an ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to intimidation and violence in trying to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.

You just call out my name...

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:21:19 PDT
News, tips, ideas and opinions about trends and events in the world of fair trade and eco friendliness bundled with snippets about emerging markets, business happenings, pointers to interesting news articles, advice on marketing and promoting your products and much more. Be part of a growing group of aware business people who care.

Facebook’s Lexicon shows trends among its 70 million users - VentureBeat


Facebook’s Lexicon shows trends among its 70 million users
VentureBeat, CA - 4 hours ago
Many people already use Google Trends, which lets you see the popularity of Google search terms, to track what’s popular. If you care about what Facebook ...
Lexicon: Meet Facebook's answer to Google Zeitgeist CNET Blogs
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Outsourcing - Not Just a Way to Cut Costs Anymore

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:42:41 PDT
Companies are increasingly considering outsourcing for quality and expertise. Here's a look at other outsourcing trends and tips for dealing with the changing environment.

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April 15, 2008 Breaking News

The Detroit News wins 18 statewide awards (Detroit News)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:56:26 PDT
The Detroit News won 18 awards -- including seven first-place reporting and photography awards, and the top sweepstakes for photography -- in the 2007 Michigan AP Editorial Association news writing, photo, graphics and online contest, the organization announced Tuesday.

PSP News: PSP Homebrew: Luigi's World v2

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:04:14 PDT
Homebrew developer SeanPaul223 has updated Luigi's World to version 2. The latest build implements a few changes including new graphics and more options.

2008 Trends to Watch - Green IT is the Complete and Comprehensive Guide on Latest Trends in the Green IT Space (Centre Daily Times)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:59:20 PDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c88809) has announced the addition of "2008 Trends to Watch: Green IT" to their offering.

Another Inconvenient Truth - Poverty in America

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:23:53 PDT
Two reports - one on high school graduation rates in America's largest 50 cities, the other on the rise in the number of food stamp recipients - highlight a growing trend of econmic inequality and poverty in America.

Will Obama Kill Pleated Khakis? - Washingtonian.com

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:32:11 PDT
Is Barack Obama the next DC fashion icon? He favors slim-cut suits and tapered ties in keeping with the new trends in men’s fashion. It’s a more youthful look that contrasts with the navy-blue uniforms of President Bush and company.

Girlfriends' getaways a booming trend in travel

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:59:18 PDT
irlfriends' getaways - where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home - are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelerotte parties or 20-somethings on spring break.Women are taking knitting trips, adventure trips and spa trips. The Fine Living Network is launching a series on April 24 called "All-Girl Getaways"...

BBC news shows get rebrand (BBC News)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:01:07 PDT
The BBC unveils revamped graphics for its TV news bulletins and is renaming BBC News 24 and BBC World.

Profs to be on National News Tonight

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:56:26 PDT
Al Weersink, a professor in the Department of Food, Agricultural & Resource Economics, will be on the CBC news program The National tonight talking about the reasons behind rising food prices. His comments are scheduled to precede a news report about a meeting on the same subject called by the International Monetary Fund. The National is CBC's flagship nightly news and current affairs program. It airs at weeknights at 9 p.m. on CBC Newsworld, Channel 26 in Guelph, and at 10 p.m. on CBC TV, C

Where's Our Real World Data Portability?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:23:45 PDT
There was a question posted on Slashdot yesterday in which the asker sought advice on an electronic cash register set up that would output sales data in an open format. While the asker was looking for information from the point of view of a shop owner, it got me thinking about data portability. There's been a lot of clamor over the past few months about who owns attention data and a major online movement has started with the aim of pushing companies into granting access to that data to the user

Statistics underline new tourism trends (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:43:49 PDT
The statistical profile of Thailand's visitor arrivals in 2007, just made public, clearly indicates six major trends that will affect existing and future marketing and development plans.

Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News


CBC News

Sunday April 6 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld
CBC News, Canada - Apr 5, 2008
While Evan Moss zones out in commuter traffic, Ann toils away in her dream kitchen and the kids play sinister games amidst the fresh foundations of monster ...


The new T-Mobile Shadow II knows.

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:58:46 PDT
What's this? New T-Mobile blog TmoNews is reportedly flashing the first pictures of the brand new T-Mobile Shadow II. And it's all rounded, and shiny!

WordPress Upgrades

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:05:37 PDT
WordPress 2.3 and 2.2 upgrades include security and minor bugfixes without any plugin or theme compatibility issues. Do share your feedback if you upgrade.Download |WordPress | Instructions | Extended Upgrade GuideTag: Wordpress design, wordpress News,World News

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Current News for April 15, 2008

CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld - Toronto Star


CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld
Toronto Star, Canada - Apr 3, 2008
CALGARY–CBC News will close the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced Thursday that the two hours of ...


War News: Wartime Malpractice

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:49:41 PDT
Andrew C McCarthy on Willful Blindness: A Memoir of The Jihad, an interview at National Review Online. A powerful interview indeed and supports everything I have been writing and talking about for years.

washingtonpost.com Adds Multidimensional News Experience to Blogs - Business Wire (press release)


washingtonpost.com Adds Multidimensional News Experience to Blogs
Business Wire (press release), CA - 12 minutes ago
Chris Cillizza’s political news on “The Fix,” and Liz Kelly’s entertainment coverage on “Celebritology” are the first blogs to use Apture. ...


WoW Gold in the News

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:32:40 PDT
WoW Gold seller getting class action lawsuit filed against them. Will WoW gold selling soon be a thing of the past?

Media Partners and Movies in Tollywood: a New Trend

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:11:11 PDT
TollywoodCentral.com presents an interesting analysis and look at media partners. In Bollywood, this is now commonplace, but the team up with a website is a new trend set by Vinayakudu. The articles asks about the benefits of media partnering and the dynamics involved in this exercise. The article uses several examples and credits the best partner.

Death of a norwegian girl linked to Scientology.

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:28:05 PDT
Don't think this will be picked up by international news. The daughter of a Norwegian politician took a scientology personality-test. The results of the test were that she was: Irresponsible, overly critical, severely depressed and without harmony. A couple of hours later she took her own life, leaving a death note apologizing for her "failures".

Carrier at Newport News for work (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:22:06 PDT
NEWPORT NEWS -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise is undergoing maintenance work at Northrop Grumman's shipyard in Newport News. The Defense Department says Northrop Grumman was awarded a $453.3 million Navy contract to perform maintenance on the aircraft carrier. The 16-month project will restore the ship to established combat capability and safety standards. The work will be ...

Google Search Trends for Earth Hour in 2008

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:24:51 PDT
This year has produced some amazing results! I thought last year was impressive, but this year the number of searches smashed 2007, with almost 8 times more searches in 2008.

Barack Obama, NOT Osama bin Laden

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:08:38 PDT
It's a gag that's been made many times before - just not in the presence of the main man, 1200 news chiefs and a host of TV cameras... until now.

Pimp My Rails: The First Model - Article - Galaxy-News

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:38:09 PDT
So let's get familiar with the last element of the MVC pattern, the model. First of all: We want our data to be persisted somewhere. For that reason it might be a very good idea, to get a database up an running...

What are the jobs of the future?

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:52:20 PDT
Trends in privately funded research and development tell a lot about the kinds of investments corporations are planning for the future, and what kinds of occupations will be growing or declining both in the U.S. and around the world.

WordPress Upgrades

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:05:37 PDT
WordPress 2.3 and 2.2 upgrades include security and minor bugfixes without any plugin or theme compatibility issues. Do share your feedback if you upgrade.Download |WordPress | Instructions | Extended Upgrade GuideTag: Wordpress design, wordpress News,World News

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