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Hot trends for April 28, 2008
Al Gore's inconvenient food riots
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:51:54 PDT
Food is scarce enough in Haiti, Indonesia and Afghanistan to cause rioting in those countries. Food is expensive enough everywhere, including the U.S., to cause consumers to worry about the future. Given the trends, how will we afford food in the future? Will there be enough food at any price? Will food riots come to my neighborhood market?
The trouble with doom-and-gloom predictions
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:00:53 PDT
The trouble with doom-and-gloom predictions -- whether they be about oil shortages, food scarcity, water wars or population explosions --is that most are based on the linear extrapolation of short-term trends. If, say, rice prices rise, alarmists assume they will keep rising indefinitely at the same rate -- and then produce scary-looking ...
AFL-CIO´s John J. Sweeney Fears "an American Nightmare!"
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:04:05 PDT
On April 8, 2008, John J. Sweeney said in Baltimore, MD, that the country is going down the tubes and dragging working class people with it. He’s the head of the national AFL-CIO. He added that in November: “We have an opportunity to reverse these awful trends."
Fashion trends in an uncertain economy - Reuters
urbanFossil | Exploring The Future of Media
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:45:21 PDT
Adam Caplan's Blog: Examining and discussing the present state of new media by exploring its journey into the future. From news hot off the 'press' (no dead trees please), we'll look at many of the trends affecting new media including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, the semantic web, DRM, web 2.0, technoculture, net neutrality and yes, gadgets.
Jewelry. Need, Want, Have to Have: Monogram Necklaces
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:30:18 PDT
Like what you see? Shop these necklaces here Maybe it's because my initals have changed in the past year, I'm obsessed with initial necklaces. The scrollier the better, in my opinion. I do have a birthday coming up....hmmm. - Lauren...
The Next Fault Line in Foreign Policy Combat: "The U.S. Matters" vs. "No, It Really Doesn't"
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:13:07 PDT
Kishore Mahbubani and G. John Ikenberry may not know it -- but they are squaring off to be the new top tier rival powerhouse intellectual combatants. They each basically stand at the forefront of rival intellectual movements about the relative relevance of American power in the world -- Mahbubani heading the school that the West is in self-denial about its plummeting significance and Ikenberry heading those who think American power remains palpably larger than any other player and is still th
N'Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:05:15 PDT
Gay bishop to attend Lambeth conference despite previous rejection The most senior openly gay cleric in the Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson intends to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference to be held in Caterbury despite previously refusing to. Popularity: 13% ?] Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task. Popula
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:51:54 PDT
Food is scarce enough in Haiti, Indonesia and Afghanistan to cause rioting in those countries. Food is expensive enough everywhere, including the U.S., to cause consumers to worry about the future. Given the trends, how will we afford food in the future? Will there be enough food at any price? Will food riots come to my neighborhood market?
The trouble with doom-and-gloom predictions
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:00:53 PDT
The trouble with doom-and-gloom predictions -- whether they be about oil shortages, food scarcity, water wars or population explosions --is that most are based on the linear extrapolation of short-term trends. If, say, rice prices rise, alarmists assume they will keep rising indefinitely at the same rate -- and then produce scary-looking ...
AFL-CIO´s John J. Sweeney Fears "an American Nightmare!"
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:04:05 PDT
On April 8, 2008, John J. Sweeney said in Baltimore, MD, that the country is going down the tubes and dragging working class people with it. He’s the head of the national AFL-CIO. He added that in November: “We have an opportunity to reverse these awful trends."
Fashion trends in an uncertain economy - Reuters
Fashion trends in an uncertain economy Reuters - 20 hours ago Their determination to follow the latest trends is playing out in disparate ways -- buying pricier but fewer haute style pieces, or opting for a wardrobe of ... |
urbanFossil | Exploring The Future of Media
Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:45:21 PDT
Adam Caplan's Blog: Examining and discussing the present state of new media by exploring its journey into the future. From news hot off the 'press' (no dead trees please), we'll look at many of the trends affecting new media including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, the semantic web, DRM, web 2.0, technoculture, net neutrality and yes, gadgets.
Jewelry. Need, Want, Have to Have: Monogram Necklaces
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:30:18 PDT
Like what you see? Shop these necklaces here Maybe it's because my initals have changed in the past year, I'm obsessed with initial necklaces. The scrollier the better, in my opinion. I do have a birthday coming up....hmmm. - Lauren...
The Next Fault Line in Foreign Policy Combat: "The U.S. Matters" vs. "No, It Really Doesn't"
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:13:07 PDT
Kishore Mahbubani and G. John Ikenberry may not know it -- but they are squaring off to be the new top tier rival powerhouse intellectual combatants. They each basically stand at the forefront of rival intellectual movements about the relative relevance of American power in the world -- Mahbubani heading the school that the West is in self-denial about its plummeting significance and Ikenberry heading those who think American power remains palpably larger than any other player and is still th
N'Sync star speaks out for Day of Silence
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 03:05:15 PDT
Gay bishop to attend Lambeth conference despite previous rejection The most senior openly gay cleric in the Anglican Communion, Gene Robinson intends to attend the 2008 Lambeth Conference to be held in Caterbury despite previously refusing to. Popularity: 13% ?] Video: PinkNews editor takes Boris Johnson to task At the Stonewall hustings for the Mayor of London, chair of the hustings, PinkNews.co.uk editor, Tony Grew, took Conservative Party Candidate Boris Johnson to task. Popula
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