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April 15, 2008 Hot Trends

Chinese CRC export prices on up trend last week

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:09:57 PDT
Chinese CRC export volume is on the decrease since August 2007. The export tonnage stood at 115,874 tonnes in January 2008 down sharply from 201,200 million tonnes in December 2007.

Newsworld jobs: I’m sure it’s just a coincidence…

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:59:10 PDT
Ten new CBC News jobs in Calgary were posted this morning. These, presumably, are part of the people given back to Alberta after CBC moved — er, “reconfigured” — CBC Newsworld programming from Calgary to Toronto: 4 reporter/editors Video-journalist 4 videgraphers Switcher-Director In what I’m sure is just a coincidence, only two positions are posted for Toronto this morning: Specialist in “Contract Management” Specialist in Automation

Recap: Nintendo's Media Summit 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:54:01 PDT
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Hot "Celebrity Buzz" News, Articles and Interviews now Available From All Headline News

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:00:01 PST
West Palm Beach, Florida (PRWEB) November 24, 2005 -- All Headline News Corp (AHN), a leading provider of real-time news, weather and content, announces that it has added Bang Showbiz celebrity news,...

Where's Our Real World Data Portability?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:23:45 PDT
There was a question posted on Slashdot yesterday in which the asker sought advice on an electronic cash register set up that would output sales data in an open format. While the asker was looking for information from the point of view of a shop owner, it got me thinking about data portability. There's been a lot of clamor over the past few months about who owns attention data and a major online movement has started with the aim of pushing companies into granting access to that data to the user

Most Visited Sites:South Africa, Kenya & Nigeria

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:35:33 PDT
It seems that Kenyans,South Africans and Nigerians are visiting more international websites than local websites. Is the trend going to change anytime soon? find out more in this post

How juicy political legends and myths like “Hidden Agenda” are written

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:58:11 PDT
How juicy political legends and myths like “Hidden Agenda” are written 1. As a general matter, simply watch the state-owned CBC Newsworld channel or any of a number of other liberal media outlets. Legends and myths appear as if out of nowhere. For example, just now: On the CBC Newsworld channel, in the middle of the newscast, a guest expert on all things political, Susan Delacourt, a political columnist from the liberal-left’s Toronto Star, suggested that Prime Minister Harper is an “unf

The next big thing? Crimeware-as-a-service

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:11:44 PDT
“Criminals have started to use online cybercrime services instead of having to deal themselves with the technical challenges of running their own Crimeware server, installing Crimeware toolkits or compromising legitimate websites,” - Very interesting insights on the new cybercrime trends

How to determine the most popular words on Facebook Walls

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:29:36 PDT
Facebook has just released a new trend mapping tool that lets you compare words or phrases that are popular on Facebook Walls.

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The CMT Awards Take "One-Hit Wonder" Jokes To An Uncomfortable New Level

Idolator: All About The Music, USA - Apr 15, 2008
 

Last night's CMT Music Awards�the country-music television network's version of its sister network MTV's Video Music Awards�veered into "a little more than slightly excruciating" territory when co-host Miley Cyrus tripped her way through a Taylor Swift intro in which she talked about texting the glittery-guitar-hoisting country protege incessantly, an endless setup to what would be one of many "ha ha, Dad, I'm paying your bills!" zingers that the Hannah Montana star sent in the direction of her father/svengali, "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Yes, he performed the line dance that sent him and his mullet to stardom back in 1992, the same year his cash cow was sired.) The opening skit, in which Trace Adkins and his really greasy mop tried currying favor with everyone from Donald Trump to the three remaining Presidential candidates in order to get passes to the show, also mined that route; its final punchline was that Billy Ray was making extra scratch by scalping tickets, which were of course hot properties because of his daughter's presence. That girl is going to be so messed up in three years. Full list of winners�which includes three awards for Kellie Pickler, two for Taylor Swift, and one for that super-creepy video where Jon Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes make out�after the jump.



_ Video of the year: Taylor Swift, "Our Song."
_ Male video: Trace Adkins, "I Got My Game On."
_ Female video: Taylor Swift, "Our Song."
_ Group video: Rascal Flatts, "Take Me There."
_ Duo video: Sugarland, "Stay."
_ Breakthrough video: Kellie Pickler, "I Wonder."
_ Collaborative video: Bon Jovi featuring LeAnn Rimes, "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore."
_ Performance of the year: Kellie Pickler, "I Wonder" from 41st Annual CMA Awards.
_ Supporting character of the year: Rodney Carrington from Trace Adkins' "I Got My Game On."
_ Wide open country video: Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)."
_ Tearjerker video: Kellie Pickler, "I Wonder."
_ Comedy video: Brad Paisley, "Online."
_ Video director: Michael Salomon for Toby Keith's "High Maintenance Woman" and Trace Adkins' "I Got My Game On."

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9:02 AM

April 15, 2008 Breaking News

Google App Engine: great news for us Python enthusiasts

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:55:20 PDT
Post about Python, Djangi and the Google App Engine

FACTBOX-U.N. report on global narcotics trade

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:11:59 PDT
Mar 5 (Reuters) - The United Nations International Narcotics Control Board released its annual report on Wednesday detailing global trends in drug use and accusing prosecutors of sending out the wrong message by being soft on celebrity...

Carrier at Newport News for work (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:22:06 PDT
NEWPORT NEWS -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise is undergoing maintenance work at Northrop Grumman's shipyard in Newport News. The Defense Department says Northrop Grumman was awarded a $453.3 million Navy contract to perform maintenance on the aircraft carrier. The 16-month project will restore the ship to established combat capability and safety standards. The work will be ...

The Ethanol Ethical Question: Fill Your Tank or Feed a Child

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:10:45 PDT
If it weren't for the government subsidizing ethanol production and promotion the product would never make it to market. It's too expensive to manufacture and takes as much or more energy to produce as it gives. To add insult to injury the environmentalist/man-made global warming/human-caused climate change policies are being felt by people who don't, and probably will never, drive a car. We are

CBC Newsworld : Passionate Eye Monday : Documentary

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:53:25 PDT
The story that showed on news world tonight.This is just another example of the futility and expense in money and lives that is the drug war.

Michigan Foreclosures rose sky high in 2007

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:35:09 PDT
Michigan foreclosures caught up with many homeowners in 2007 and experts believe that the trend will continue in 2008.

LaBeouf to appear in new thriller

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:16:36 PDT
Shia LaBeouf continues to prove that he is the new IT guy in Hollywood by bagging another good role in a movie. He is set to appear in The Dark Fields, which will be directed by Neil Burger. The movie, which was adapted from Alan Glynn’s book, is said to have the same atmosphere as both Fight Club and The Game. Both movies were directed by David Fincher. Burger’s last movie was The Illusionist starring Edward Norton. The Dark Fields tells the story of an out of his luck loser who manages t

Big manufacturers rode trends to big gains (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:55:33 PDT
The economy is slowing, maybe even to recession levels. But for investors smart enough to understand and bet upon underlying trends, the last five years provided ample opportunity to cash in on Wisconsin stocks.

National trends suggest more struggles for housing market ... - Savannah Morning News


National trends suggest more struggles for housing market ...
Savannah Morning News, GA - 22 minutes ago
In last Sunday's Washington Post, columnist George Will questioned the notion that these trends qualify as a "crisis." "The idea that protracted golden ...


McAfee's libel against open source

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:57:38 PDT
Over the weekend Stuart Hicks emailed the OSI about an odd statement made by McAfee in its white paper on botnets: "Bot technology is rapidly evolving, often aided and abetted, unfortunately, by the open-source movement." McAfee offers no justification for this comment. This is the second time McAfee has attacked open source. A trend? ...More

Guerrilla veterans march in Zimbabwe in new sign of possible Mugabe clampdown (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:05:00 PDT
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Hundreds of veterans of Zimbabwe's guerrilla war for black rule marched through the capital today in another ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to violence to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.

Hot "Celebrity Buzz" News, Articles and Interviews now Available From All Headline News

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:00:01 PST
West Palm Beach, Florida (PRWEB) November 24, 2005 -- All Headline News Corp (AHN), a leading provider of real-time news, weather and content, announces that it has added Bang Showbiz celebrity news,...

2008 Trends to Watch - Green IT is the Complete and Comprehensive ... - Centre Daily Times


2008 Trends to Watch - Green IT is the Complete and Comprehensive ...
Centre Daily Times, PA - 7 minutes ago
The 2008 Trends to Watch: Green IT brief offers a comprehensive take on the latest and most significant trends in the environmental-friendly computing space ...


Reporter Asks If Partner Plays The Skin Flute (On the Air)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:31:17 PDT
A news anchor asks his reporter if he plays the skin flute while they're on the air.

Blockbuster Offers up to $1.33B for Circuit City

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:22:25 PDT
Blockbuster has offered to buy Circuit City Stores for as much as US$1.33 billion in a deal aimed at taking advantage of the global trend of putting media content on electronic devices, the U.S. movie rental giant said Monday.

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