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September 08, 2008 Breaking News

Legal News Watch Launches Asbestos Today

Tue, 04 Nov 2003 00:00:01 PST
SAN DIEGO, CA (PRWEB) November 3, 2003– Legal News Watch today announced the debut of Asbestos Today (http://www.asbestostoday.com), a single, central location where consumers can easily find...

Real-Time Local News for Western Massachusetts

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT
Springfield, MA (PRWEB) September 28, 2007 -- Getting news once or twice a day is no longer sufficient. Why wait for local traffic, weather or sports updates when continual updates are possible? ...

Official Earth's Special Forces :: Updates thread

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:12:00 PDT
Within, you'll see all our updates that we shall be posting both on the news and the forums. Want to take part of the discussion? Check out this thread, register on the forums and start posting!

Chertoff Again Protests 100 Percent Cargo Scanning

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:25:07 PDT
Homeland Security Today - news and analysis - Chertoff Again Protests 100 Percent Cargo Scanning Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff spoke out against 100 percent scanning of ocean cargo heading for the United States while generally cautioning against measures that impose too much security oversight on owners of private infrastructure in a speech at the Brookings ...]

New York Post Endorses McCain: What Role Did Murdoch Play?

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:05:26 PDT
Back in May, NewsCorp CEO Rupert Murdoch admitted that he had "played a role" in the decision of the New York Post (which he owns) to endorse Barack Obama over home state Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary. So what is one to presume now that today's Post features an "enthusiastic" endorsement urging the election of Sen. McCain.

Millions tuned in to Olympic coverage (winnipegsun.com)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:53:13 PDT
TORONTO — More than 24 million viewers tuned in to coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games on CBC Television, CBC Newsworld and the CBC’s bold channel between Aug. 8 and 24, the broadcaster said Tuesday.

palindrone (noun)

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:31:34 PDT
1. A dull and uninteresting person hopelessly, blindly devoted to another person, cause, or trend for superficial reasons unknown.2. An oblivious lemming who....


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8:03 PM

August 20, 2008 News and Trends

There… I said it… I love Nike…

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:23:29 PDT
There… I said it… I love Nike… Posted by on August 20th, 2008 I have not really been a Nike fan… Ever… I love used to love Adidas… But then, Nike got the whole Web 2.0 thingy! Did you see http://nikeplus.nike.com/ ? It’s brilliant! They know the secret of Web 2.0 so bloody well, they didn’t even predict the amount of traffic they were gonna get and they are down for maintenance! (my view ;-)) Nah… I’m not trying to bash Nike… I love ‘em… remember?? Now, I have never done this for an

Real-Time Local News for Western Massachusetts

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT
Springfield, MA (PRWEB) September 28, 2007 -- Getting news once or twice a day is no longer sufficient. Why wait for local traffic, weather or sports updates when continual updates are possible? ...

BEIJING 2008 : TVONLINE : NEWS : ACTUALITY : OLYMPIC GAMES

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:48:05 PDT
BEIJING 2008 : TVONLINE : NEWS : ACTUALITY : OLYMPIC GAMES

Livewire - Tuning Into Communication Industry Trends

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:03:35 PDT
Communications industry is evolving rapidly. As we see telecom, media and the web converge, this Infosys blog’s take on look at future trends in the communication industry. Read more

Prof to Be on CBC Newsworld (University of Guelph News)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:01:33 PDT
Prof. Ed Thommes will be featured on CBC Newsworld at 9 p.m. Sunday discussing his latest research, which found the creation of our orderly solar system was a rare occurrence that could only happen under peaceful conditions. The physics professor, along with two researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois, developed a new computer modeling method that simulates the birth of ...

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.

'My DNA Fragrance' Today Show Out-of-the-box Fashion Trend

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:24:55 PDT
My DNA Fragrance appeared recently on the Today Show as one of the latest out-of-the-box fashion and beauty trends. Fragrance created from you DNA genetic code has sparked interest and skepticism, but is making its way up the fashion trend charts. The latest in prestige fragrance. Now exclusively yours.


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Current News for August 11, 2008

Newsflashr.com Launches Massive Search Engine for News

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:01 PDT
Bedford, MA (PRWEB) August 6, 2008 -- www.Newsflashr.com Newsflashr.com] launches a radically new type of search engine specific to news. Users are prompted to enter keywords and the search results...

Antilles to appeal against court ruling on same-sex couples

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:33:05 PDT
Concern for AIDS experts detained in Iran Two brothers who are pioneers in the prevention of HIV transmission in Iran have been held by the authorities without charge for nearly a month. Campaigning MEP delighted at US vote to remove HIV+ travel ban A Liberal Democrat politician who led a campaign for the abolition of a ban on HIV+ travellers to the US has said she is "delighted" that the Senate has voted to end the current restrictions. Iris Robinson's homophobia encourages

Al Jazeera and the VJs

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:03:14 PDT
bisme allahi al rahman al rahim… We first met the folks from Al Jazeera at the DNA2008 conference in Brussels. In fact, their Tony Birtley won the prize for best breaking VJ story for his coverage of the Burma democracy riots. Sue Phillips, who we have known for years, (most recently as the head of Newsworld) is now moving to Doha to head up their English news channel. And now, Nina Sang, who started as a VJ for Current TV, then moved on to working as a VJ trainer for us is now also in

Comic-Con 2008, Part 2: Why Hollywood Cares

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:21:48 PDT
Kristin here- You can’t picture the typical reader of Variety or the New York Times picking up the latest issue of Superman at the local comics shop. So why is Comic-Con, the annual confab of fans from around the world, gathering so much interest from both mainstream media and the trade press? The obvious answer is that a growing number of megapictures and TV series are derived from superhero comics and, more broadly, fantasy and science-fiction literature. The chance to see stars and direc

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

Whopping 11BILLION videos viewed online

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:36:46 PDT
An interesting page with the amazing statistics and interesting facts of the exponentially growing online video trend. In Just ONE MONTH in the U.S. Youtube has a little under %40 of all online videos wated. WOW check this one out


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2:02 PM

June 30, 2008 News and Trends

Molson Coors Tapped Out (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:05:16 PDT
Of particular concern is the cost rationalization moves by the major brewers that are expected to result in the loss of the positive pricing trends.

The Septagon Studios News Blog

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:18 PDT
This is the central home for the latest breaking news from Septagon Studios. We will be providing opinionated columns, interviews, reviews, polls, and news from the independent side of the comic book industry. The News Blog will be updated on a daily basis so there will always be something new to read. Imagination. Creativity. Unleashed

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

Google Trends for Websites

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:37:56 PDT
Google Trends: provides (slightly) interesting facts on your blog. Though the product is free, signing in is required to see the number estimates. Not all sites seem to have a lot of data in Google Trends but it was fun to browse the various links. Most interesting to me were the “also visited” section and the “also....

Atlanta: Case Study in Conservative Failure by Design

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:42:39 PDT
The bottom line: We live in a complex society that requires intelligent planning, foresight and effective government to mediate between competing private interests and to organize and manage the infrastructure. The basic infrastructure needed to operate a modern city is mind-bogglingly complex - a series of interconnected systems that require constant maintenance, upgrades changes and improvements. The engineering feats required to simply install an effective sewer system for Salt Lake County’s

YouTube Fridays: Bill Gates’ last day (revisited) - IT World Canada Blogs


YouTube Fridays: Bill Gates’ last day (revisited)
IT World Canada Blogs, Canada - Jun 27, 2008
If you want more up-to-date footage than this, check out CBC Newsworld today around 2:30 EST where I’ll be discussing the big guy’s legacy and the company ...


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.

Trendwatch: Recto-Phrenology

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:43:35 PDT
There’s a hot new trend the Hollywood elite are into: Recto-Phrenology! From Ashton Kutcher and Matthew McConaughey to Paris Hilton and the Beckhams, everybody who’s anybody is going absolutely mental for this far-out fad!Funny shit!


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5:37 AM

Hot trends for June 27, 2008

Iraq, Nader

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:26:13 PDT
Tuesday and I'm really bummed because I thought it was Wednesday for some reason. I really went through the day thinking, "Hump day. Weekend's almost here." And when I sat down at the computer to write I noticed stuff saying it was Tuesday online and thought, "Huh?" I was so hopeful until reality sunk in! This is from Edward Luce's "Obama under fire over Iraq troop pledge:" US presidents have a history of abandoning campaign promises by pointing out that “the world looks different from here” w

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

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:01 PST
West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 20, 2006 -- As part of a planned expansion program, All Headline News (AHN) has announced that it is opening two offices and news bureaus to expand news coverage...

Can Google Predict the Next President?

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:09:02 PDT
A look at Google Trends comparative data can help guide companies in making strategic decisions. The same can be done in the political world, as McCain and Obama are trying to build up their respective "brands" in the eyes of voters.

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.

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Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:11:04 PDT
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Enewsbar.com Scrolling News Ticker Now Serving Newsfeeds From All Headline News Corp.

Thu, 03 Jun 2004 00:00:01 PDT
Wellington, FL (PRWEB) June 3, 2004 -- Enewsbar.com, a subsidiary of Intellim Research Inc., announced today that it is adding newsfeed services provided by All Headline News to its desktop scrolling...

Pregnancy Announcement Postcards

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:58:11 PDT
A newcomer in the section of announcements postcards are pregnancy announcement postcards. We all know those baby announcement cards that parents send out after a little baby has been born, but now a trend has shown up where expecting couples like to share the excitement and joy of a new pregnancy with friends and families.

Court quashes dad's grounding of 12-year-old daughter (CBC Montreal)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:15:10 PDT
A father plans to appeal after a Quebec court ruled that he didn't have the right to punish his 12-year-old daughter by barring her from a school trip.

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.

Experts spot future trends for retailers (Orlando Sentinel)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:35:38 PDT
Shoppers will have the keys to the store in 2015, according to a leading retail consultant.

13% - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (Pew via Yahoo! News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:00:00 PDT
Only 13% of U.S. adults say it’s "very important" for them to be wealthy, ranking this personal priority far behind six others measured in a Pew Social Trends survey; but don’t get Americans wrong -- a majority certainly wouldn’t mind being rich.

Nelson Mandela bans Naomi Campbell from his 90th birthday concert

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:31:35 PDT
Nelson Mandela has banned catwalk queen Naomi Campbell from appearing on stage at his 90th birthday concert. According to the Daily Mail of London, the former South African leader told organisers to take the 38-year-old supermodel off the bill for London’s Hyde Park charity event after she was fined and sentenced to 200 hours’ community service for assaulting two police officers on board a British Airways flight at Heathrow in April. Mandela felt the arrest was at odds with his charity’s go

Report on the World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends Available Now (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:46:00 PDT
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends, Edition 1, 2008" report to their offering.


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11:10 AM

June 23, 2008 News and Trends

Northeast Ohio is Buzzing with Real-Time Local News at cleveland.com

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT
Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) September 20, 2007 -- News has taken on a whole new meaning. Gone are the days of waiting for the traffic or weather report or the latest sports and news. Or waiting days to...

Google Trends, now for Websites

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:47:01 PDT
Do you want to see how many visitors a dating site has been getting over time? Google Trends now offers this ability. You can also compare up to 5 different sites. To see the daily unique visitor numbers (instead of just a graph) you must be logged into Trends. The Google Trends website data is "estimated and aggregated over a variety of sources" (quoted from the Google Webmaster Blog. I would assume these sources are the searches people perform on Google (which they track) and from their other

survey says U.S. Job Satisfaction Continues Upward Trend

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:16:54 PDT
Annual survey finds 'job security' most important aspect of satisfaction...

Mariners at Mets Spread, Odds, Public Betting Trends & Matchup - The Spread


Mariners at Mets Spread, Odds, Public Betting Trends & Matchup
The Spread, MI - 12 hours ago
Jerry Manuel has never managed a visiting team at Shea Stadium, but he certainly knows what it feels like to have boos directed at his team there. ...


Barr rises on Digg home page

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:35:21 PDT
For those that followed the campaign of Ron Paul, it became routine that any story about Paul or the campaign would soar to the top of Digg.com--one of the leading sites for news and information in the online community. Now, it appears Bob Barr, the Libertarian Party's nominee for president, may also be heading in that same direction.

Crooks & Castles 2008 Summer Tees II

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:35:58 PDT
Here is a preview of the second release of Crooks & Castles’ summer T-Shirt collection. You can buy these new tees at their LA location. See more sample pictures after the jump. Product Page]

Surprise More Couples Opt For Surprise Weddings

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:40:30 PDT
A growing trend these days is the surprise wedding. Couples who don’t want to get tied up the planning process are opting instead to throw surprise weddings with family and friends. Couples usually use the ruse of an informal party, engagement party or shower, and surprise guests with a wedding instead.

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

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 00:00:01 PST
West Palm Beach, FL (PRWEB) November 20, 2006 -- As part of a planned expansion program, All Headline News (AHN) has announced that it is opening two offices and news bureaus to expand news coverage...

5 Hottest Trends in Business Cards

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:08:35 PDT
Despite the fact that they have been around for decades, business cards are still extremely common in the business world. In fact, a businessperson who does not have his or her own cards is still at a disadvantage.

Personal Democracy Forum

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:24:41 PDT
I’m at the Personal Democracy Forum today, live Twittering it for Silicon Alley Insider (seriously — I have a press badge). PDF is by far one of my favorite conferences of the year. First of all, it mixes my two biggest passions: politics and technology. Secondly, it’s just so high level. Looking around me, there are people who are genuinely interested and interesting. For example, Craig Newmark, of Craigslist, is sitting next to me and totally engaged in the talk. I guess you could call i

Search share news, Google busy, and changes at Yahoo!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:31:36 PDT
Week in search engine news, Search share date for May, new offerings at Google, and changes continuing at Yahoo!

Reed Diffusers: The New Trend In Relaxation and Stress Reduc

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:25:07 PDT
There is a lot going on in our lives today that creates stress and anxiety for all of us. It seems most of us these days are looking for ways to relax, unwind and de-stress from daily pressures. Some choose to exercise. Others may choose to read a book or watch a movie. Others visit spas and get luxurious massages. But more and more these days,

Lesbos islanders in court over use of word 'lesbians'

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:24:05 PDT
Lesbos islanders in court over use of word 'lesbians' A court hearing begins in Athens today that is set to add to the debates about gay rights in one of Europe's more conservative countries. Ugandan bishop attacks European attitude towards gays An Anglican bishop has urged the government of Uganda to keep homosexuality illegal. Eria Paul Luzinda said that "not all that comes from Europe is superior and must be taken up." Gay MEP slams Daily Mail report as "inaccurate and highly mi


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