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October 01, 2008 Hot Trends

VOICES Report Tracks State Progress and Trends in Addressing Children's Critical Needs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:52:00 PDT
Offering an accountability check on the pledges the nation's governors lay out in their annual state of the state addresses to improve the lives and opportunities for children, Voices for America's Children today released, Fulfilling the Promise 2007: State Progress Toward Meeting Children's Needs for a Better Tomorrow. The report also offers a snapshot of the state level trends in policy ...

Blue Election Map October Update

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:12:58 PDT
While there are lies, damn lies, and statistics - trends rarely lie. So with another month behind us and in the middle of the worst economic crisis in 70 years I bring you another edition of The Blue Election Map. Things are solidifying, and Obama is winning in places where, historically, he should not.

Lenovo aquisition plans still on target

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:33:14 PDT
Lenovo, the world's 4th largest personal computer maker, is ready to make its next major acquisition despite a slowing global economy, the South China Morning Post newspaper said on Tuesday. "Although we remain cautious, it is time for us to take on another challenge," the newspaper quoted Chief Financial Officer Wong Wai Ming as saying. The focus of Lenovo's shopping craze is most likely the end-customer business of Fujitsu-Siemens, the PC-building joint venture from which Fujitsu wants o

World’s oldest rocks found in Canada 25 September 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:20:39 PDT
Posted by volcanism in current research, geoscience. trackback The oldest rocks yet found on Earth have been identified on the shore of Hudson’s Bay in Canada: they date back 4.28 billion years, says a McGill University/Université du Québec/Carnegie Institution team in an article published today in Science (short notice here - subscription required for full access). ‘This would make them the oldest rocks ever found on the surface of the Earth’, says McGill’s Jonathan O’Neil, lead author of the


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September 30, 2008 News and Trends

Obama: 'By the Time I'm Sworn In, I Will Look the Part'

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:50:39 PDT
Well, the way the polls keep trending, he'll be sworn in in January. Whether he'll ever look the part is up for debate.Still, a bit too cocky for my taste and a transparently lame attempt to appeal to older voters.

Send your breaking news tips & story ideas (The Plain Dealer)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:15:52 PDT
Were you there when news happened? Do you have a story idea? Did you take a breaking news photo? We want it. Send your news tips, story ideas and photos straight to The Plain Dealer newsroom by filling out the form below.

Cupcake Economy

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:32:23 PDT
Just found out, through a post on Buzzfeed, that Google Trends shows that the world is far more interested in “cupcakes” than “financial crisis.” Cupcakes FTW. It’s no secret that I’m a huge cupcake fan. Recently, on GigPark, I decided to recommend my two favorite cupcake-makers in the world so that more people can revel in the wondrousness of their baked goods. Here’s a quick look at them: Sugar Baking (Toronto, Canada) Cupcakes are definitely the “in” thing right now, and nobody in Toro

Trend: Mobile Location Based Services in China

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:35:47 PDT
A snapshot of the latest trends of Location-based Service (LBS) in Beijing, Shanghai, Hongkong and Tokyo. Trend Description: Many people would agree that Location Based Services are becoming more and more popular worldwide and are opening a host of opportunities for business, but few would agree on the business model that will best monetize the service. Nokia, the mobile market leader, expects to ship 35 million GPS-phones in 2008 and the latest ABI report blueprinted a $ 3.3 billion market

Trends & Innovations - Monday (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:38:57 PDT
A bomb-resistant luggage container could prevent a small suicide bomb hidden in suitcases from crashing an airplane. The government is considering installing in airplanes a new 5-foot-by-5-foot Kevlar container that holds dozens of suitcases, USA Today reported. The 265-pound container costs $18,000. In 1988, a suitcase bomb blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland after passing a luggage ...

Biz360 Media Analysis Reveals That Gas Price Trends Shape Prevailing Opinions About Oil Field Development (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:46:00 PDT
A media analysis just released by Biz360® Inc., the leading provider of media and market intelligence solutions, demonstrates a correlation between trends in gas prices and the tone of news articles about the issue of oil field development.

teltarif.de News: Spb Online vereint Internet-Dienste in ein

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:02:37 PDT
Die neue Anwendung Spb Online stellt sich als Versuch dar, möglichst viele Internet-Funktionen in einem benutzerfreundlichen Programm zu vereinen. Für internetfähige Handys, die unter dem Betriebssystem Windows Mobile laufen, stellt Spb Online mehrere Dienste bereit - inklusive TV, Radio, Nachrichten per RSS-Feed-Reader etc.

UNESCO evaluates to include Caral in World Heritage list

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:12:59 PDT
http://www.livinginperu.com/news-7482-artculturehistory-peru-unesco-evaluates-include-caral-world-heritage-list

$500 Oil? Why Not $1,000? Does It Matter?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:58:04 PDT
$500 Oil? Why Not $1,000? Does It Matter? Everybody in the world should read a new Fortune article about Matt Simmons, the oil analyst turned peak-oil prophet. As a lifelong Republican, Bush campaign and energy policy contributor, and Houston-based oil guy, he's an unusual leader of the peak oil theorists. Simmons has become convinced that Saudi Arabia and others don't have as much in reserve as they say. Simmons is not alone. T. Boone Pickens, oil billionaire, has been making a lot of noise

International gemstone trend!

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:38:09 PDT
With the emerging popularity of gemstones, many consumers who are beginning to form a part of the market for gemstones are looking for answers to various questions with regards to color, cut, price and jewelry styles that are fashionable and trendy.

McCain to Repeat the Supension of His Campaign?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:41:02 PDT
It is hard to believe, but goaded by FoxNews commentators who praised McCain’s failed stunt of last week, where he suspended his campaign and threatened the Presidential debates, McCain strated he is considering doing so again. The old dog is not learning new tricks.

AllHeadlineNews.com Debuts New“Happy and Upbeat News” Category

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:00:01 PST
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (PRWEB) January 16, 2006 -- All Headline News Corp., a leading news and content syndicator, today announced the launch of its“Upbeat and Happy” News content and...

Meat must be rationed to four portions a week, says report

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:18:30 PDT
More global warming alarmism nonsense. The good news is that after this stuff doesn't affect solar activity, maybe people will wise up.


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