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Current News for July 01, 2008

GOP Distorting Obama’s Position on Iraq

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:16:04 PDT
Conservatives are attempting to prove that Sen. Barack Obama Obama will move to the center, i.e. flip-flop, on the Iraq War - by outright distorting his original position. This trend is continuing today with the aid of the Politico’s Jonathan Martin. To substantiate his claim, he cites, of all people, Bill Kristol.

Rate announcements and the 4th of July

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:15 PDT
This is a holiday week with U.S. Independence Day on Friday. Big holidays can always disrupt the market and make trends tough to follow. However, the data is definitely flowing and there is the potential for some big moves.

The End of IT Worker Servitude

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:27:23 PDT
As IT becomes just another profession and pay rates trend down, IT pros will expect to have more of a life outside work and to be rewarded when the job intrudes.

A Shocking New Morningstar Study! - Forecasts & Trends - Inv

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:14:03 PDT
There is little doubt that the Morningstar organization has been very good to the mutual fund industry. Morningstar is by far the most widely followed mutual fund performance reporting database. Since 1984, Morningstar has offered data collection and analysis tools to aid investors ranging from industry professionals to do-it-yourselfers...

Arghandab: Did ANA troops "flee"?

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:55:02 PDT
On CBC Newsworld today the CBC's reporter, Paul Hunter, said "About half the Afghans turned and fled, so there's clearly some work to be done see box at right in link below]." But now he's rather changed the words he uses in print--see bolded bit below. Canadian and Afghan troops moved into the forests and orchards surrounding the city of Kandahar on Wednesday, battling with Taliban fighters who infiltrated the area, officials said. At least two Afghan soldiers were killed in the hour-long fir

Breaking NBA News - Antawn Stays Put

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:13:29 PDT
Antawn Jamison resigns for the Washington Wizards. $50m over 4 seasons.


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Current News for June 30, 2008

Gay social networking site launched in Jamaica

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:42:33 PDT
Gay discrimination law passes Lithuanian parliament Discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation has been included in a new Law on Equal Treatment passed by the Lithuanian parliament. Californian voters split over gay marriage With the arrival of legal gay and lesbian marriages in California, same-sex marriage opponents are working feverishly to render those same marriages illegal. Carly Simon comments on lesbian rumours She’s back with a brand new album—the highest deb

Photoshop: Hand Drawn Design

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:21:18 PDT
In case you haven’t noticed yet, the hand drawn style is one of the hottest design trends. There are several ways to create hand drawn images — you can create it from scratch in Photoshop or you can scan an actual hand drawn sketch. Personally, I like to use a scanned drawing because you get a realistic drawing texture. Here is a quick tuto...

UBS tumbles on news it eyeing Paine Webber sale (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:42:13 PDT
Investors took fright on Monday that UBS faced further losses after news that it was considering the sale of the heart of its U.S. wealth management business, broker Paine Webber.

Cell Phones For The Technology Challenged

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:50:23 PDT
These days the rush is on between the major cell phone manufacturers to see who can make the most technologically advanced phone. The hot trends are of course are touch screen, high megapixel camera and high speed Internet connectivity. This is great for many of us, but where does it leave the rest of the cell phone users that just want a phone?

HochTief.biz Hoch Tief Blog - Lets have high and low talk

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:47:07 PDT
A blog with high and low talk, blogging about everything in life, computers and seo, webhosting, real estate, travel and hotels, beauty and fashion, health and fitness, news and media, recreation and sports, everything you wanna blog about is there

With 4000 new Pamela pictures, daily Pamela news, Tommy

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:45:49 PDT
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Condom activists target Pope's trip to Australia

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:10:57 PDT
Heinz: everything from Weight Watchers to 57 varieties Heinz is a US-based global icon, with an international portfolio of food brands holding number-one and number-two market position in more than fifty countries. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Hidden lives, proud service: gays in the military As part of their Military Pride exhibition, the Imperial War Museum North asked gay servicemen and women to come forward with their experiences in the military.

Water Cooler: Workplace Trends; Irrational Behavior, Virtual Water Coolers (The Lakeland Ledger)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:43:47 PDT
four-day futuresFUTURE WORKPLACE TRENDS: Four-day workweeks and no more cubicles - could this be the future of the workplace'Job placement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc., recently released a list of workplace predictions that reflect the evolution of technology and rising cost of health care and energy.

Real-Time Local News a Central PA Winner

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:01 PDT
Harrisburg, PA (PRWEB) September 27, 2007 -- There's a lot going on and nobody wants to miss it. Now Central Pennsylvania has a source for...

South Africa: Crime Trends Show Decline But Government Still Concerned - AllAfrica.com


South Africa: Crime Trends Show Decline But Government Still Concerned
AllAfrica.com, Washington - 8 hours ago
Safety and Security Minister Charles Nqakula says although the crime trends report published Monday indicated a continuation of the steady decline in crime ...
South Africa: Govt Focuses On Organised Crime - Nqakula AllAfrica.com
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The pesticide report that nobody read (2,4,D is safe)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:39:12 PDT
Health Canada conducted a large study on the common pesticide 2,4,D and found that when it was used properly it was safe. No major news media picked up on the report for weeks.

Fund Trends Defy Historical Norms - Wall Street Journal


Fund Trends Defy Historical Norms
Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago
In the first half of this year every kind of diversified US equity fund took a drubbing. Small cap value, large cap growth, you name it: According to Lipper ...



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