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Current News for June 30, 2008

Wall Street's Widening Credibility Gap - Forbes.com

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:57:28 PDT
Credibility is in short supply on Wall Street. No one seems able to say definitively that the worst is over, and indeed a growing number of voices are saying the worst is yet to come. Worsening trends in the financial markets have made fibbers out of many a bank chief in recent weeks. Gloomy predictions are now piling on for the commercial banks...

Detroit Red Wings Hockey: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats - MLive.com


Detroit Red Wings Hockey: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats
MLive.com, MI - 22 hours ago
Want updates about new features and special offers from this site, affiliated sites, publications & companies? Younger than 13? ...


Yuvaraj singh takes Riya away

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:33:43 PDT
It's quite natural when a pretty girl falls for a handsome guy. So, don't blame sexy actress Riya Sen and happening Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh for having soft corner for each other. The news is spreading like wildfire that the duo are an item.

SURVIVING THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:13:07 PDT
The first sign I noticed was the guy with the shaky head. CBC Newsworld was covering the flooding of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and either unable to send their own reporter because of budget cuts or in need of American instruction on how you cover a major TV story these days, they opted for a live feed from NBC News. The NBC Reporter was parked on the banks of the once placid Cedar River with the flooded city in the background looking suitably dour as the CBC Anchor intro'd him. But as she aske

• 1000 km away, Lynlee waits for newsworld - Hamilton Spectator


• 1000 km away, Lynlee waits for newsworld
Hamilton Spectator, Canada - Jun 4, 2008
And if you happen to come across the cat in yonder photo, will you do me another favour? His name is Indie. He belongs to Lynlee Spencer. ...


Video Killed the Radio Star...and now Online Video is the New Crown Prince

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:35:58 PDT
Video Killed the Radio Star...and now Online Video is the New Crown Prince June 29, 2008 by Stefan Swanepoel comment It looks like many of the traditional media just have to fight off one Internet battle after the other as Web 2.0 alternatives lay siege to longstanding methods of communication. With the blogging boom, the social community explosion and “texting and twittering” detonating together with the wide adoption of readily accessible and portable video, the transmission of ideas,

bourdieu vs. heckman, friend or foe?

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:23:49 PDT
There’s a potentially huge intellectual confrontation coming up between two schools of strat/inequality researchers, if it’s not already happening. It’s about rival explanations of family effects on achievement. Here’s the skinny: According to the Bourdieu/cultural capital crowd, family affects lifecourse by either (a) providing young people with knowledge and behaviors that give them an advantage in school (e.g., taking your kid to the museum) and (b) using class privilige to protect/guide y


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June 29, 2008 News and Trends

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

Recent Yakuza trends - Osaka Yakuza swindles Pantie and Bra, Fukui Yakuza sees 2channel

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:35:39 PDT
Amazingly, not only guns or drugs, modern yakuza trades pantie and bra. Osaka Police arrested 4 yakuzas including 48 year-old boss of the group and comm

NHMS: Rain, bumpin' and mis-spotting at this...

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:59:40 PDT
Race winner Kurt Busch and wife Eva (AP Photo/Tim Boyd) Kurt Busch won a rain-shortened race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, leading an unlikely top-finishing five: 2. Michael Waltrip 3. J.J. Yeley... This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Journalists walk out Lawson's news conference in protest of 'rules' (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:16:00 PDT
Journalists walked out of Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson's post-match news conference in protest after he tried to dictate rules for the media.

Organic alcohol sparks new trend in cocktails - Baltimore Sun


Organic alcohol sparks new trend in cocktails
Baltimore Sun, United States - 16 hours ago
"On an annual basis we survey market trends and try to identify any emerging trends that we feel that we should be aware of," Ertfelda said. ...


Ideas & Trends Eureka! Where Do I Cash the Check? - New York Times


Ideas & Trends Eureka! Where Do I Cash the Check?
New York Times, United States - 15 hours ago
If the trend takes off there may be so many contests that they lose their appeal. But science will be in no danger. No prize will ever match the thrill of ...


Defense of Hypocrisy Act

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:05:07 PDT
It’s back, kids! The Defense of Marriage Act is being reintroduced! From The Carpetbagger Report: Just this week, a group of Republican senators re-introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution, which, as we know, would ban gay marriage. And once again, the language is pretty straightforward: Section 1. This article may be cited as the `Marriage Protection Amendment’. Section 2. Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither t

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


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