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Current News for June 17, 2008
10 Hot Global Investment Trends for the Next 18 Months
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:00 PDT
With all the global changes we see, we also see plenty of opportunity - especially for U.S. investors.
What The Heck Is Social Media?
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:53:02 PDT
What is social media? Social media is the newest trend on the Web, websites that allow those of us non-web designers to be able to post content, video, and other forms of information online. You may have heard it referred to in the press as Web 2.0.Other terms used are social networks (MySpace, Facebook), bookmarking sites (Del.ici.ous, BackFlip),
USGS Model Helps Explain Trends in Greater Sage-Grouse Range Reduction (USGS)
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:12:28 PDT
Long-term trends in landscape conditions have significantly reduced sagebrush habitat and populations of greater sage-grouse, according to a new study examining the bird's chances of survival. The species, which is being considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act, has experienced significant population declines in recent decades and currently occupies just over half of ...
Kantner Responds To”Lack Of Communication” Charge
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:24:54 PDT
Suggests Concentration On “Doing The Jobs We Are Here To Do”
News organizations seek psychiatrist's document in Nichols case (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:05:44 PDT
Three news organizations, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, asked a judge Tuesday to unseal a court document filed by prosecutors in the case against courthouse killing suspect Brian Nichols. At issue is whether an affidavit by a state psychiatrist should be sealed. The affidavit is attached to a motion to obtain the court's approval for the state to conduct a mental health examination ...
AP Top News at 8:26 pm EDT - The Associated Press
OfficeMax Trends Are a Bad Mix - Barron's
Gay Men, Straight Women Have Similar Brains
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:18:51 PDT
MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) - MRI and PET scan studies are showing remarkable similarities between the brains of gay men and straight women, and between those of lesbians and straight men.
Apology could become a defining television event of our time (The Globe and Mail)
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:13:11 PDT
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Scene Hair Trends for Girls
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:13:06 PDT
Girls who have short hair should get some choppy layers cut into their hair. If they have curly hair, then they should get it straightened and razored.
Local VoicePrint volunteers awarded (St. Catharines Standard)
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:39:38 PDT
Local VoicePrint volunteers, who make print media including the St. Catharines Standard, accessible to residents, were honoured Thursday at Lakeside Park. In conjunction with National Access Awareness Week, the St. Catharines volunteers were awarded the Ontario March of Dimes’ Breaking the Barrier Award at a ceremony. ...]
The AP walked right into a buzz saw
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:20:05 PDT
I’m a little behind this story, but yes, the AP acted like goons when they threatened the Drudge Retort with a lawsuit over fair use. I would imagine it was some of their lawyers hunting around the Internets to see if any websites were copying their material. Unfortunately, they got a little trigger happy and attacked a blogger for nothing. The A.P. took an unusually strict position against quotation of its work, sending a letter to the Drudge Retort asking it to remove seven items that conta
Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:00 PDT
With all the global changes we see, we also see plenty of opportunity - especially for U.S. investors.
What The Heck Is Social Media?
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:53:02 PDT
What is social media? Social media is the newest trend on the Web, websites that allow those of us non-web designers to be able to post content, video, and other forms of information online. You may have heard it referred to in the press as Web 2.0.Other terms used are social networks (MySpace, Facebook), bookmarking sites (Del.ici.ous, BackFlip),
USGS Model Helps Explain Trends in Greater Sage-Grouse Range Reduction (USGS)
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:12:28 PDT
Long-term trends in landscape conditions have significantly reduced sagebrush habitat and populations of greater sage-grouse, according to a new study examining the bird's chances of survival. The species, which is being considered for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act, has experienced significant population declines in recent decades and currently occupies just over half of ...
Kantner Responds To”Lack Of Communication” Charge
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:24:54 PDT
Suggests Concentration On “Doing The Jobs We Are Here To Do”
News organizations seek psychiatrist's document in Nichols case (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:05:44 PDT
Three news organizations, including The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, asked a judge Tuesday to unseal a court document filed by prosecutors in the case against courthouse killing suspect Brian Nichols. At issue is whether an affidavit by a state psychiatrist should be sealed. The affidavit is attached to a motion to obtain the court's approval for the state to conduct a mental health examination ...
AP Top News at 8:26 pm EDT - The Associated Press
 WBT | AP Top News at 8:26 pm EDT The Associated Press - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant Barack Obama said Tuesday he would take no lectures from Republicans on which candidate would keep the US safer, a sharp rebuke ... Barack Obama's Tough on Local News, Soft on Smut? NewsBusters Tennessee Democrats Blame Fox News & Republicans For Their ... Huffington Post all 424 news articles |
OfficeMax Trends Are a Bad Mix - Barron's
OfficeMax Trends Are a Bad Mix Barron's - 12 hours ago By Credit Suisse ($18.10, June 16, 2008) WE ARE LOWERING OUR rating on OfficeMax (ticker: OMX) from Outperform to Neutral and lowering our price target from ... Worldwide Office Products Market: An Analysis - Out Now Business Wire (press release) all 7 news articles |
Gay Men, Straight Women Have Similar Brains
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:18:51 PDT
MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) - MRI and PET scan studies are showing remarkable similarities between the brains of gay men and straight women, and between those of lesbians and straight men.
Apology could become a defining television event of our time (The Globe and Mail)
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:13:11 PDT
Description is not available
Scene Hair Trends for Girls
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:13:06 PDT
Girls who have short hair should get some choppy layers cut into their hair. If they have curly hair, then they should get it straightened and razored.
Local VoicePrint volunteers awarded (St. Catharines Standard)
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:39:38 PDT
Local VoicePrint volunteers, who make print media including the St. Catharines Standard, accessible to residents, were honoured Thursday at Lakeside Park. In conjunction with National Access Awareness Week, the St. Catharines volunteers were awarded the Ontario March of Dimes’ Breaking the Barrier Award at a ceremony. ...]
The AP walked right into a buzz saw
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:20:05 PDT
I’m a little behind this story, but yes, the AP acted like goons when they threatened the Drudge Retort with a lawsuit over fair use. I would imagine it was some of their lawyers hunting around the Internets to see if any websites were copying their material. Unfortunately, they got a little trigger happy and attacked a blogger for nothing. The A.P. took an unusually strict position against quotation of its work, sending a letter to the Drudge Retort asking it to remove seven items that conta
Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...
