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May 15, 2008 News and Trends
NBA Commissioner To Scale Back Arena Gimmicks
Wed, 14 May 2008 18:55:33 PDT
David Stern feels it's time to turn down the noise and scale back the pyrotechnics at games. He recently called the trend toward loud, fiery in-arena entertainment "ridiculous" and "a kind of assault that we should seriously consider reviewing whether it's really necessary."
Bush throws himself under the bus - As seen on MSNBC today
Wed, 14 May 2008 17:59:25 PDT
This great Yahoo News & Politico interview, including questions from a Yahoo user, was a Special Commentary on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, highlighting what Olbermann calls Bush's "panormaic and murderous deceit" and his concerns about playing golf while over 4000 people so far are killed in Iraq.
I Hear John Edwards Just Endorsed Obama…
Wed, 14 May 2008 16:42:39 PDT
Report: Former Sen. John Edwards is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy Wednesday evening, in a dramatic attempt by the Obama campaign to answer concerns regarding Obama's appeal to working-class voters, several senior Democratic sources tell ABC News.The Obama campaign confirms Edwards will endorse Obama...
Washington at N.Y. Mets Preview Trends
Wed, 14 May 2008 14:44:57 PDT
The New York Mets (20-17) are two games off the lead in the tight online betting National League East, and on Wednesday night they will try to edge closer as they play host to the Washington Nationals (16-24) in NL action that will begin at 7:10 PM ET at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadow.
Sporting News names Ainge top executive in NBA (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 14 May 2008 17:48:39 PDT
Danny Ainge, who engineered the trades for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen that helped the Boston Celtics post the biggest turnaround in league history, was given the Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year award before Wednesday night's playoff game.
Identifying Outsourcing Trends in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Contract Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wed, 14 May 2008 05:30:00 PDT
PALO ALTO, Calif.----Frost & Sullivan launches new Voice of the Customer studies on outsourcing trends, perceptions, selection criteria and other important dynamics to contract research organizations .
DGamer overview
Wed, 14 May 2008 20:36:35 PDT
Recently, we shared a Prince Caspian press release with you guys. Within that press release was a confirmation stating that Disney’s DGamer service would be included in the title. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about DGamer. I don’t know what made Disney go after something like this, but the project is pretty ambitious. Basically, it’s a social networking outlet that will be included in all Disney games from here on out. A safe way for children to chat with each other, create Mii-like pe
Ethiopia - Police Searching For Driver In Deadly Hit & R
Wed, 14 May 2008 19:09:24 PDT
Ethiopia - Police Searching For Driver In Deadly Hit & Run GARLAND (CBS 11 News) ― Police have released new information today about a deadly hit and run case that killed a Garland mother. Juan Pedro Tobias, 30, is wanted for crashing into Tsigereda Kassaye's car last week at the intersection of Jupiter and
I wonder how much John McCain’s mom got paid to raise him up
Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:40 PDT
For those of you who read my blog entry yesterday about the state-owned CBC Newsworld’s coverage of Mother’s Day, here’s a YouTube video to help turn your frown upside down. (Yesterday the apparently obsessed with socialism CBC saw fit to bring up the issue of how much moms should be paid (by the state, presumably) for the “work”—the hitherto “unpaid labor”—of raising a family… or what some of us in the sensible set might call “life”. I suppose that’s how socialists view life—and motherhood—a
Get the latest news in racing (Daily Racing Form)
Wed, 14 May 2008 14:25:18 PDT
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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...
John Edwards Chooses Obama
Wed, 14 May 2008 16:24:05 PDT
Though Hillary Clinton trounced Barack Obama in West Virginia last night by 67% to 26%, it doesn't seem like anyone is talking about her. Most of the news from this morning centers around when she will finally exit the race, not on her victory, and certainly not on what she will do once the race is over.
Wed, 14 May 2008 18:55:33 PDT
David Stern feels it's time to turn down the noise and scale back the pyrotechnics at games. He recently called the trend toward loud, fiery in-arena entertainment "ridiculous" and "a kind of assault that we should seriously consider reviewing whether it's really necessary."
Bush throws himself under the bus - As seen on MSNBC today
Wed, 14 May 2008 17:59:25 PDT
This great Yahoo News & Politico interview, including questions from a Yahoo user, was a Special Commentary on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann, highlighting what Olbermann calls Bush's "panormaic and murderous deceit" and his concerns about playing golf while over 4000 people so far are killed in Iraq.
I Hear John Edwards Just Endorsed Obama…
Wed, 14 May 2008 16:42:39 PDT
Report: Former Sen. John Edwards is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy Wednesday evening, in a dramatic attempt by the Obama campaign to answer concerns regarding Obama's appeal to working-class voters, several senior Democratic sources tell ABC News.The Obama campaign confirms Edwards will endorse Obama...
Washington at N.Y. Mets Preview Trends
Wed, 14 May 2008 14:44:57 PDT
The New York Mets (20-17) are two games off the lead in the tight online betting National League East, and on Wednesday night they will try to edge closer as they play host to the Washington Nationals (16-24) in NL action that will begin at 7:10 PM ET at Shea Stadium in Flushing Meadow.
Sporting News names Ainge top executive in NBA (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wed, 14 May 2008 17:48:39 PDT
Danny Ainge, who engineered the trades for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen that helped the Boston Celtics post the biggest turnaround in league history, was given the Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year award before Wednesday night's playoff game.
Identifying Outsourcing Trends in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Contract Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Wed, 14 May 2008 05:30:00 PDT
PALO ALTO, Calif.----Frost & Sullivan launches new Voice of the Customer studies on outsourcing trends, perceptions, selection criteria and other important dynamics to contract research organizations .
DGamer overview
Wed, 14 May 2008 20:36:35 PDT
Recently, we shared a Prince Caspian press release with you guys. Within that press release was a confirmation stating that Disney’s DGamer service would be included in the title. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about DGamer. I don’t know what made Disney go after something like this, but the project is pretty ambitious. Basically, it’s a social networking outlet that will be included in all Disney games from here on out. A safe way for children to chat with each other, create Mii-like pe
Ethiopia - Police Searching For Driver In Deadly Hit & R
Wed, 14 May 2008 19:09:24 PDT
Ethiopia - Police Searching For Driver In Deadly Hit & Run GARLAND (CBS 11 News) ― Police have released new information today about a deadly hit and run case that killed a Garland mother. Juan Pedro Tobias, 30, is wanted for crashing into Tsigereda Kassaye's car last week at the intersection of Jupiter and
I wonder how much John McCain’s mom got paid to raise him up
Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:40 PDT
For those of you who read my blog entry yesterday about the state-owned CBC Newsworld’s coverage of Mother’s Day, here’s a YouTube video to help turn your frown upside down. (Yesterday the apparently obsessed with socialism CBC saw fit to bring up the issue of how much moms should be paid (by the state, presumably) for the “work”—the hitherto “unpaid labor”—of raising a family… or what some of us in the sensible set might call “life”. I suppose that’s how socialists view life—and motherhood—a
Get the latest news in racing (Daily Racing Form)
Wed, 14 May 2008 14:25:18 PDT
In order to read Daily Racing Form's free daily news stories it is required that you have a DRF.com free membership. If you do not have a DRF.com free membership, please register here . You will NOT need to be logged in to read each day's free news stories.
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...
John Edwards Chooses Obama
Wed, 14 May 2008 16:24:05 PDT
Though Hillary Clinton trounced Barack Obama in West Virginia last night by 67% to 26%, it doesn't seem like anyone is talking about her. Most of the news from this morning centers around when she will finally exit the race, not on her victory, and certainly not on what she will do once the race is over.
