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May 10, 2008 News and Trends
Rockies vs. Padres Preview Trends + Free Pick
Fri, 09 May 2008 15:30:24 PDT
Two lesser-lights in the National League West will tangle on Friday night for some sports betting action when the Colorado Rockies (14-21), the defending NL champions, visit Southern California to play the San Diego Padres (12-23) in a division game that is set to get underway at 10:05 PM ET.
GetDaGoss - Gnarls Barkley Has It 'Going On'
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:27:14 PDT
The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley haved released the video for their second single, “Going On” from their latest album, The Odd Couple. Some musical trends are copied, but Gnarls Barkley continues to make them!
Gone to Canossa
Sat, 10 May 2008 14:16:59 PDT
Catholic Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas has made public what he calls a “pastoral action,” telling Gov. Kathleen Sebelius that she is not to present herself for communion. This action is taken as a quid pro quo for her recent veto of a piece of legislation the Bishop favored. News report. Bishop’s statement. The Kennedy compromise is ancient history. The Catholic church’s reluctance to engage in such retaliation for political votes is also over, at least in Kansas City.
Quick Quiz: Rush Limbaugh - 236 - News
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:04:27 PDT
He's such an ass - by genetics or for attention, who knows?
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:58:19 PDT
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!) News item: dozens of ducks land in an oil sands “tailings” pond in Alberta which is usually protected by bird-scaring techniques to keep the birds away; and are poisoned, and die. It’s a tragedy. Clearly. The company is sad, the government is sad, we’re all sad. No doubt one or two heads will roll, and probably, people will be more careful in the future. We all hope so. And none of us need to be lectured about
News Corp. Withdraws Bid To Buy NY Newspaper Newsday (CBS News)
Sat, 10 May 2008 13:16:54 PDT
A spokeswoman for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says the media conglomerate has withdrawn its bid to purchase Newsday.
Research show girls more prone to injury playing sports
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:19 PDT
This casualty rate was not due to some random spike. It is part of a national trend in the wake of Title IX and the explosion of sports participation among girls and young women. From travel teams up through some of the signature programs in women’s college sports, women are suffering injuries that take them off the field for weeks
Forecasting Buying Trends Based On Past Sales: 5 Questions To Help You Get Started
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:05:51 PDT
Forecasting Buying Trends Based On Past Sales: 5 Questions To Help You Get Started Chris Malta & Robin Cowie Do you underestimate the power of tracking your sales? According to Lisa Suttora, founder of http://WhatDoISell.com, online retailers can learn a lot from those figures. Says Suttora, “When it comes to figuring out what inventory to sell in the upcoming season, you need to start by looking at your sales from seasons past. The numbers tell the story.” As your eBusiness moves forward
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 16:53 FOCUS InBev H2 harbours optimism, but profit trends, management strategy linger (Interactive Investor)
Fri, 09 May 2008 09:27:18 PDT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - InBev S.A. should reverse disappointing first-quarter earnings and falling profit margins by showing a better second half of the year, but questions still linger for investors over the blue chip's earnings trends and management strategy, analysts said.
Is Homeshoring the New Offshoring?
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:31:29 PDT
I’m seeing several articles declaring “homeshoring” to be the new trend in business process outsourcing (BPO). According to Kristen Kizer, a director of customer care at DigitalBridge Communications, homeshoring attracts “more qualified agents, such as stay-at-home moms, idle retirees and college students.” The StartupNation article is here. Labor trends researcher IDC has seen steady 20% growth in homeshoring and estimated there were 112,000 home-based phone representatives in the United State
Sovreign Wealth Funds and the new Financial World Order
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:40:46 PDT
From Kevin Kelly: You’ll be hearing more about sovereign wealth funds and flows in the future. A sovereign wealth fund is a huge heap of money that is controlled by a nation — say Singapore or Saudi Arabia — rather than by a private transnational company. The latter is called private equity funds and their investments have been prime movers in global finance for decades. Some of the largest banks and finance companies that are in the current news cycle, like Bear Stearns, or UBS, are good
RCMP told to drop charges
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:57:57 PDT
. CBC Newsworld on Sunday evening, April 27, 2003 reported on this disturbing case which goes to the heart of basic issues of law in a civil society. CBC interviewed and/or recorded many of the characters mentioned in this news story. The Ontario case hinges almost entirely upon the issue of disclosure and the resulting legal tussle as RCMP tries to obtain full disclosure from the Ontario Attorney General. If read with disclosure in mind, the Toronto case-history creates some insight into other
Entertainment
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:12:57 PDT
A roundup of some of the more entertaining, if snarky, news stories of recent days. Complete with links, and a quote from Darth Cheney on our robust economy. If your home is in foreclosure, your HELOC has been canceled, or your job just got shipped overseas, don't read this is all I gotta say.
CRTC hearings end on television's future (CTV.ca)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:59:56 PDT
OTTAWA -- The CRTC's controversial hearings on the future of Canadian television were brought to a close Thursday after nearly three weeks in which the giants and the small fry of the industry battled for survival and a bigger piece of the multi-billion dollar industry.
Research show girls more prone to injury playing sports
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:19 PDT
This casualty rate was not due to some random spike. It is part of a national trend in the wake of Title IX and the explosion of sports participation among girls and young women. From travel teams up through some of the signature programs in women’s college sports, women are suffering injuries that take them off the field for weeks
Invade Myanmar? Says who?
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:08:26 PDT
Time.com says we should consider invading Myanmar. CNN.com decided that was front-page news. Should we really be letting the media generate "news" like this?
Murdoch's News Corp. ends Newsday bid (Los Angeles Times)
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:00:55 PDT
Two contenders -- Cablevision Systems and media owner Mortimer Zuckerman -- remain for Tribune Co.'s Long Island newspaper after News Corp. withdraws the $580-million offer. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., once the front-runner in bidding for Tribune Co.'s Newsday, has withdrawn its $580-million offer for the Long Island, N.Y., daily newspaper, a News Corp. spokeswoman said today.
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Fri, 09 May 2008 15:30:24 PDT
Two lesser-lights in the National League West will tangle on Friday night for some sports betting action when the Colorado Rockies (14-21), the defending NL champions, visit Southern California to play the San Diego Padres (12-23) in a division game that is set to get underway at 10:05 PM ET.
GetDaGoss - Gnarls Barkley Has It 'Going On'
Fri, 09 May 2008 14:27:14 PDT
The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley haved released the video for their second single, “Going On” from their latest album, The Odd Couple. Some musical trends are copied, but Gnarls Barkley continues to make them!
Gone to Canossa
Sat, 10 May 2008 14:16:59 PDT
Catholic Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas has made public what he calls a “pastoral action,” telling Gov. Kathleen Sebelius that she is not to present herself for communion. This action is taken as a quid pro quo for her recent veto of a piece of legislation the Bishop favored. News report. Bishop’s statement. The Kennedy compromise is ancient history. The Catholic church’s reluctance to engage in such retaliation for political votes is also over, at least in Kansas City.
Quick Quiz: Rush Limbaugh - 236 - News
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:04:27 PDT
He's such an ass - by genetics or for attention, who knows?
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:58:19 PDT
CBC: And now for an honest middle o’ the road perspective… (no—just kidding!) News item: dozens of ducks land in an oil sands “tailings” pond in Alberta which is usually protected by bird-scaring techniques to keep the birds away; and are poisoned, and die. It’s a tragedy. Clearly. The company is sad, the government is sad, we’re all sad. No doubt one or two heads will roll, and probably, people will be more careful in the future. We all hope so. And none of us need to be lectured about
News Corp. Withdraws Bid To Buy NY Newspaper Newsday (CBS News)
Sat, 10 May 2008 13:16:54 PDT
A spokeswoman for Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. says the media conglomerate has withdrawn its bid to purchase Newsday.
Research show girls more prone to injury playing sports
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:19 PDT
This casualty rate was not due to some random spike. It is part of a national trend in the wake of Title IX and the explosion of sports participation among girls and young women. From travel teams up through some of the signature programs in women’s college sports, women are suffering injuries that take them off the field for weeks
Forecasting Buying Trends Based On Past Sales: 5 Questions To Help You Get Started
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:05:51 PDT
Forecasting Buying Trends Based On Past Sales: 5 Questions To Help You Get Started Chris Malta & Robin Cowie Do you underestimate the power of tracking your sales? According to Lisa Suttora, founder of http://WhatDoISell.com, online retailers can learn a lot from those figures. Says Suttora, “When it comes to figuring out what inventory to sell in the upcoming season, you need to start by looking at your sales from seasons past. The numbers tell the story.” As your eBusiness moves forward
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-05-09 16:53 FOCUS InBev H2 harbours optimism, but profit trends, management strategy linger (Interactive Investor)
Fri, 09 May 2008 09:27:18 PDT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - InBev S.A. should reverse disappointing first-quarter earnings and falling profit margins by showing a better second half of the year, but questions still linger for investors over the blue chip's earnings trends and management strategy, analysts said.
Is Homeshoring the New Offshoring?
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:31:29 PDT
I’m seeing several articles declaring “homeshoring” to be the new trend in business process outsourcing (BPO). According to Kristen Kizer, a director of customer care at DigitalBridge Communications, homeshoring attracts “more qualified agents, such as stay-at-home moms, idle retirees and college students.” The StartupNation article is here. Labor trends researcher IDC has seen steady 20% growth in homeshoring and estimated there were 112,000 home-based phone representatives in the United State
Sovreign Wealth Funds and the new Financial World Order
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:40:46 PDT
From Kevin Kelly: You’ll be hearing more about sovereign wealth funds and flows in the future. A sovereign wealth fund is a huge heap of money that is controlled by a nation — say Singapore or Saudi Arabia — rather than by a private transnational company. The latter is called private equity funds and their investments have been prime movers in global finance for decades. Some of the largest banks and finance companies that are in the current news cycle, like Bear Stearns, or UBS, are good
RCMP told to drop charges
Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:57:57 PDT
. CBC Newsworld on Sunday evening, April 27, 2003 reported on this disturbing case which goes to the heart of basic issues of law in a civil society. CBC interviewed and/or recorded many of the characters mentioned in this news story. The Ontario case hinges almost entirely upon the issue of disclosure and the resulting legal tussle as RCMP tries to obtain full disclosure from the Ontario Attorney General. If read with disclosure in mind, the Toronto case-history creates some insight into other
Entertainment
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:12:57 PDT
A roundup of some of the more entertaining, if snarky, news stories of recent days. Complete with links, and a quote from Darth Cheney on our robust economy. If your home is in foreclosure, your HELOC has been canceled, or your job just got shipped overseas, don't read this is all I gotta say.
CRTC hearings end on television's future (CTV.ca)
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:59:56 PDT
OTTAWA -- The CRTC's controversial hearings on the future of Canadian television were brought to a close Thursday after nearly three weeks in which the giants and the small fry of the industry battled for survival and a bigger piece of the multi-billion dollar industry.
Research show girls more prone to injury playing sports
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:14:19 PDT
This casualty rate was not due to some random spike. It is part of a national trend in the wake of Title IX and the explosion of sports participation among girls and young women. From travel teams up through some of the signature programs in women’s college sports, women are suffering injuries that take them off the field for weeks
Invade Myanmar? Says who?
Sat, 10 May 2008 11:08:26 PDT
Time.com says we should consider invading Myanmar. CNN.com decided that was front-page news. Should we really be letting the media generate "news" like this?
Murdoch's News Corp. ends Newsday bid (Los Angeles Times)
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:00:55 PDT
Two contenders -- Cablevision Systems and media owner Mortimer Zuckerman -- remain for Tribune Co.'s Long Island newspaper after News Corp. withdraws the $580-million offer. Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., once the front-runner in bidding for Tribune Co.'s Newsday, has withdrawn its $580-million offer for the Long Island, N.Y., daily newspaper, a News Corp. spokeswoman said today.
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