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May 09, 2008 News and Trends
Easter shift, discounts lift April sales; tough trends ahead - MarketWatch
50 Habits of Naturally Thin People
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:22:31 PDT
Forget about the latest diet trend, or that strenuous workout routine. You can get toned by making small changes to your daily habits.
Another Super Tuesday -- Pennsylvania Edition
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:19:44 PDT
By Michael J.W. Stickings UPDATED FREQUENTLY. SEE BELOW. 9:11 pm -- Hello, everyone. As Creature mentioned -- and make sure to read his excellent Pennsylvania primary post right below this one (or click here) -- I was on CTV Newsnet earlier this evening for a live interview segment with prime-time host Marcia MacMillan. For those of you who aren't Canadian, Newsnet started out as a sort of CNN Headline News. It has recently morphed into a rival to CBC Newsworld, the other major 24/7 news netwo
Intemperate social atmosphere is mother of all street riots - Orillia Packet & Times
The week's top news and analysis, May 5 - 9 - MarketWatch
links for 2008-05-09
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:42 PDT
Who says big ideas are rare? Malcom Gladwell speculates (in a long New Yorker piece focusing on Nathan Myhrvold) on the nature of ideas and whether it takes genius to have them. "The history of science is full of ideas that several people had at the same time." (tags: ideas invention innovation) Ideas aren't rare, but they don't all qualify as inventions John Gapper at the FT has a couple of "lingering doubts" about Gladwell's article, including criticism of Myhrvold's approach (patent troll
N'Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:05:15 PDT
Gay bishop to attend Lambeth conference despite previous rejection The most senior openly gay cleric in the Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson intends to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference to be held in Caterbury despite previously refusing to. Popularity: 13% ?] Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task. Popula
water4gas and efuel corp for saving on gas ?
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:17:20 PDT
Gas keep going up and I think it will get worst. What should we do ? On google trends this week people seems to search for products that may help them saving on gas. They are looking for information product like water4gas at hhowater4gas.com , Water4gas is a guide that shows you how to create a HHO (Hydrogen + Oxygen) driven system and e fuel corp
Untitled
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:23:47 PDT
I saw two interesting news items recently. First is that Microsoft is shutting down a Digital Rights Management (DRM) server for MSN Music. The other item is that NBC is telling Apple that iTunes/iPods should have antipiracy features. It is amazing to me how closely related these two items are. Above is why I never bought music from Microsoft. Something in the back of my head knew this was coming some day. If Microsoft did not rule the market they were going to leave the market. Microsoft is
N.Y. Yankees at Detroit MLB Preview Trends + Gambling Pick
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:22:09 PDT
MLB baseball sports betting odds: Detroit -135, N.Y. Yankees +115; Total 10
Madden 09 Special Edition has a bonus game!!
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:30:22 PDT
The Madden 09 Countdown has begun and All the Madden-maniacs (including myself) are wondering what will be the features included. Well, EA has released news on that issue regarding the Special edition release of Madden 09. Along with the features released in 08. ( Read on for some of the new features )
NYT Music Industry Reporter Laid Off
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:22:08 PDT
NYT Music Industry Reporter Laid Off I've just been told that Jeff Leeds, the Los Angeles-based music industry reporter who was poached by The New York Times from the Los Angeles Times back in 2004, is now a victim of the Gray Lady's ongoing round of layoffs. I feel badly for him because he's always had a good handle on his beat. He also writes regularly and breaks news. "It came as a surprise. H was upset to be cut," an insider tells me. "But it's an odd beat to cut because it's not like ther
Easter shift, discounts lift April sales; tough trends ahead MarketWatch - May 8, 2008 By Andria Cheng, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Consumers seeking value and buying groceries and other necessities bolstered April sales at ... |
50 Habits of Naturally Thin People
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:22:31 PDT
Forget about the latest diet trend, or that strenuous workout routine. You can get toned by making small changes to your daily habits.
Another Super Tuesday -- Pennsylvania Edition
Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:19:44 PDT
By Michael J.W. Stickings UPDATED FREQUENTLY. SEE BELOW. 9:11 pm -- Hello, everyone. As Creature mentioned -- and make sure to read his excellent Pennsylvania primary post right below this one (or click here) -- I was on CTV Newsnet earlier this evening for a live interview segment with prime-time host Marcia MacMillan. For those of you who aren't Canadian, Newsnet started out as a sort of CNN Headline News. It has recently morphed into a rival to CBC Newsworld, the other major 24/7 news netwo
Intemperate social atmosphere is mother of all street riots - Orillia Packet & Times
Intemperate social atmosphere is mother of all street riots Orillia Packet & Times, Canada - Apr 30, 2008 A psychologist was solicited by CBC Newsworld to explain the reasoning behind violent rioting. The point is, of course, there is no good reason for rioting; ... |
The week's top news and analysis, May 5 - 9 - MarketWatch
 PinkNews.co.uk | The week's top news and analysis, May 5 - 9 MarketWatch - 2 hours ago By MarketWatch For most of the world, nonfinancial news dominated the week's headlines. Most prominently, the death toll from a cyclone that hit Myanmar ... Video: Obama and Clinton fight on - 07 May 08 AlJazeeraEnglish AP Top News at 5:44 pm EDT The Associated Press A Rare Bit of Good News For Hillary Today National Review Online USA Today - Inquirer.net all 11,012 news articles |
links for 2008-05-09
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:42 PDT
Who says big ideas are rare? Malcom Gladwell speculates (in a long New Yorker piece focusing on Nathan Myhrvold) on the nature of ideas and whether it takes genius to have them. "The history of science is full of ideas that several people had at the same time." (tags: ideas invention innovation) Ideas aren't rare, but they don't all qualify as inventions John Gapper at the FT has a couple of "lingering doubts" about Gladwell's article, including criticism of Myhrvold's approach (patent troll
N'Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:05:15 PDT
Gay bishop to attend Lambeth conference despite previous rejection The most senior openly gay cleric in the Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson intends to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference to be held in Caterbury despite previously refusing to. Popularity: 13% ?] Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task. Popula
water4gas and efuel corp for saving on gas ?
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:17:20 PDT
Gas keep going up and I think it will get worst. What should we do ? On google trends this week people seems to search for products that may help them saving on gas. They are looking for information product like water4gas at hhowater4gas.com , Water4gas is a guide that shows you how to create a HHO (Hydrogen + Oxygen) driven system and e fuel corp
Untitled
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:23:47 PDT
I saw two interesting news items recently. First is that Microsoft is shutting down a Digital Rights Management (DRM) server for MSN Music. The other item is that NBC is telling Apple that iTunes/iPods should have antipiracy features. It is amazing to me how closely related these two items are. Above is why I never bought music from Microsoft. Something in the back of my head knew this was coming some day. If Microsoft did not rule the market they were going to leave the market. Microsoft is
N.Y. Yankees at Detroit MLB Preview Trends + Gambling Pick
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:22:09 PDT
MLB baseball sports betting odds: Detroit -135, N.Y. Yankees +115; Total 10
Madden 09 Special Edition has a bonus game!!
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:30:22 PDT
The Madden 09 Countdown has begun and All the Madden-maniacs (including myself) are wondering what will be the features included. Well, EA has released news on that issue regarding the Special edition release of Madden 09. Along with the features released in 08. ( Read on for some of the new features )
NYT Music Industry Reporter Laid Off
Fri, 09 May 2008 17:22:08 PDT
NYT Music Industry Reporter Laid Off I've just been told that Jeff Leeds, the Los Angeles-based music industry reporter who was poached by The New York Times from the Los Angeles Times back in 2004, is now a victim of the Gray Lady's ongoing round of layoffs. I feel badly for him because he's always had a good handle on his beat. He also writes regularly and breaks news. "It came as a surprise. H was upset to be cut," an insider tells me. "But it's an odd beat to cut because it's not like ther
