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Current News for May 10, 2008

The Rankings - Top 20 Iraqi Bloggers - 5/10/08

Sat, 10 May 2008 19:15:04 PDT
Which Iraqi Blogger is the "L Word?" (Photo: Cast of Showtime's The L Word) Come one, come all, read it and weep, here be the rankings for the Top 20 Iraqi Bloggers, as of today, May 10, 2008. No. 20 Raed Jarrar - The Crazy World Of Raed Jarrar They're creepy and they're kooky, Malignant and poopy, Raed is very loopy, The Jarrar Family. Their business is to scam, His marriage is a sham, They want visas to Amsterdam, The Jarrar Family. No. 19 Saminkie - Skies Iraq doesn't need anymore P

Profs in National News Discussing Rising Food Prices

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:57 PDT
Prof. David Sparling, associate dean, research and graduate studies for the College of Management and Economics and Prof. Al Weersink, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, will be featured on 16 CBC radio stations across the country Thursday morning, including Ontario Morning at 6:15 a.m. They will be doing live interviews with each radio station, talking about the reasons for rising global food prices. Sparling was also featured on CBC News Morning Wednesday talking about

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 16:53 FOCUS InBev H2 harbours optimism, but profit trends, management strategy linger (Interactive Investor)

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:27:18 PDT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - InBev S.A. should reverse disappointing first-quarter earnings and falling profit margins by showing a better second half of the year, but questions still linger for investors over the blue chip's earnings trends and management strategy, analysts said.

Microblogging Mania::Twitter Helps with Reporting,

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:23:30 PDT
Twitter Helps with Reporting, Filtering the News Last May 2007 MediaShift,wrote series articles about new microblogging tool called Twitter beginning gain visibility buzz digerati techs killer venture micro trend semantic 140 feed friend followers follow block librarians research Obama politics bloggers Tibet Egypt China Torch San Francisco rss

openSUSE Weekly News, Issue 21

Sat, 10 May 2008 14:10:15 PDT
Issue #21 of openSUSE Weekly News is now out!In this week’s issue: * openSUSE 11.0 Beta 2 * People of openSUSE: Greg Kroah-Hartman * Jigish Gohil: Sliced sphere in compiz-fusion-git packages * arstechnica.com: Coming along strong: first look at openSUSE 11 beta 2

Yahoo Is More Popular Than Google - says Google.

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:55:30 PDT
Google's own product - 'Google Trends' says that Yahoo is more popular than Google since a long time. Even though the graph of Google has been steadily climbing, it has never beaten Yahoo. Should we or shouldn't we believe you Google?

This story has legs - CBC.ca


This story has legs
CBC.ca, Canada - May 5, 2008
CBC Newsworld went live from the scene, and other networks placed the story prominently in their noon newscasts. Also in the crowd, quietly taking notes, ...


Q: What Did Obama Know About Rev. Wright? A: Everything.

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:32:04 PDT
Stanley Kurtz has a devastating piece in the Weekly Standard, analyzing a year’s worth of the news magazine published by Reverend Jeremiah Wright: Jeremiah Wright’s ‘Trumpet’. To the question of the moment—What did Barack Obama know and when did he...

A Thing of Beauty: Close and Personal with LG's Scarlet HDTV

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:13 PDT
One of the dominant trends in technological design nowadays is to combine very advanced technical features (high brightness level, high contrast level, various enhanced image processing technologies) with an eye-catching look, which will appeal even to the more discerning of customers. And this trend is quite visible in...

Polar bear remains a species 'of special concern': federal body (CBC Ottawa)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:57:44 PDT
A federal committee has kept the polar bear ranked as a species 'of special concern,' two steps down from 'endangered' and one down from 'threatened.'

Ron Paul War Room

Sat, 10 May 2008 17:31:27 PDT
Ron Paul War Room is a production of Alex Jones in order to track the Ron Paul r3voltion as it progresses. If your an avid supporter of Ron Paul, this might be a good place to get the latest news.

Retailers fail to click to new trends

Fri, 09 May 2008 19:06:11 PDT
The stagnation of online shopping in Australia was not due to our inferior broadband facilities, as has been suggested. Mr Bonanno said it was due to retailers deliberately refusing to help it grow, depriving the online environment of focus and money.

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.

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Current News for May 10, 2008

Let Them Eat Biofuel?

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:07:53 PDT
Gas prices are rising and this could be great news. Even though it seems lousy in the short run. The truth is higher gas prices are already forcing people to drive less, skip trips, rethink vacations, and reject SUVs—part of a whole host of behavioral changes that add up to rare good news for our endangered atmosphere.

Finally, News that's Good for Your Soul!

Sat, 10 May 2008 02:42:06 PDT
A brilliant writer shares his insights into hot topics and current events from a Taoist perspective. It's news with flare - If you've ever longed for harmony and human connection then this will do your heart good!

Profs in National News

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:57 PDT
Prof. David Sparling, associate dean, research and graduate studies for the College of Management and Economics, was featured on CBC News Morning today talking about rising food prices, what the global food shortage means to Canadians and how it progressed to this point. He was interviewed by business reporter Danielle Bochove. Prof. Barry Smit appeared on CBC Newsworld Monday discussing the topic of rising food costs and Canada's international role. The geography professor has expertise in t

Local News Story - Nation News


Local News Story
Nation News, Barbados - 1 hour ago
by TRACY MOORE Minister of Education Ronald Jones gave the assurance after a sick-out yesterday morning by education officers. The sick-out was in response ...


RCMP told to drop charges

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:57:57 PDT
. CBC Newsworld on Sunday evening, April 27, 2003 reported on this disturbing case which goes to the heart of basic issues of law in a civil society. CBC interviewed and/or recorded many of the characters mentioned in this news story. The Ontario case hinges almost entirely upon the issue of disclosure and the resulting legal tussle as RCMP tries to obtain full disclosure from the Ontario Attorney General. If read with disclosure in mind, the Toronto case-history creates some insight into other

Earths Vigilante's: Inside Guerrilla Gardening

Fri, 09 May 2008 13:58:13 PDT
The most fertile form of illegal activity - "guerrilla gardening" - illegal in the eyes of the law...but a celebration of the beauty of nature. See what is the newest underground trend...you might not have hear about.

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

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

Texas Tech Saturday Morning Baseball Notes - We're A Different Team Edition

Sat, 10 May 2008 04:56:46 PDT
Texas Tech Baseball: Date Texas Tech Oklahoma State Result Fri. 05/09/08 @ 6:35 p.m. 2 (L: James Leverton, 1-3) 3 (W: Robbie Weinhardt, 5-0) Boxscore Sat. 05/10/08 @ 2:00 p.m. Chad Bettis (4-3, 4,65) Tyler Lyons (8-2, 3.42) Boxscore Sun. 05/11/08 @ 1:00 p.m. Nate Karns (2-6, 8.06) Matt Gardner (5-2, 4.76) Boxscore I'm going to get the bad news out of the way first. The Red Raiders lost the first game in the 3 game series with OSU, 3-2. It stinks that Texas Tech lost, but it's

Profs in National News Discussing Rising Food Prices

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:36:57 PDT
Prof. David Sparling, associate dean, research and graduate studies for the College of Management and Economics and Prof. Al Weersink, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, will be featured on 16 CBC radio stations across the country Thursday morning, including Ontario Morning at 6:15 a.m. They will be doing live interviews with each radio station, talking about the reasons for rising global food prices. Sparling was also featured on CBC News Morning Wednesday talking about

Leafing through old mags a good way to spot trends (The Charlotte Observer)

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:08:37 PDT
Shelter magazines come and go. In the past five years we've said “hello” to Domino, Organize and Ty Pennington at Home. We've said “goodbye” to House & Garden, Blueprint, Budget Living and Rescue. I've read all these magazines and many more. It's a good way to keep an eye on trends in colors, finishes and design. Some observations after reading at least three magazines a week, ...

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