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Current News for July 02, 2008

WSJ.com - Race on the Runway

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:41:37 PDT
Italian Vogue's all-black models issue aims to change the racial makeup of models. Is it an indication of a new trend toward diversity on the runways? Or is it just that: A fad that will soon pass?

Wonder Why People Won't Visit Your Web Site? Here's 10 Possi

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:32:57 PDT
Traffic, traffic traffic is the mantra of the new age. We all want it. We all need it. We have a great site, wonderful products, we built it but why won't they come? There are many reasons and possibilities, here are 10 possible reasons ( with hints of how to reverse the trend)

No Dressing in the Dark Here… « Punk’s Bac

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:09:29 PDT
Restaurant design...uniform design...design design design. and restaurant restaurant restaurant. what more could you possibly want in an interesting and informative article about the emerging trends in restaurants and design. go. click.

Hayzlett Hijacks WTT Video Studio

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:27:36 PDT
Wanted to make sure you guys saw this. It’s posted over at WhatTheyThink.com as way to sort of wrap up our video coverage of drupa. I’ll give you the back story. We always like to get Jeff Hayzlett of Kodak on video when we’re at shows and he always makes time to do so. He’s fun to have in the studio. At drupa, we did not have a set time scheduled, but told Jeff to just drop in and we’d get a couple clips shot. It happened that he dropped in while Cary Sherburne (who typically interviews Jeff

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Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:27:03 PDT
by Stephen H. Miller This has been all over the web, but it's still fun. The rabidly anti-gay American Family Association, based in Tupelo, Mississippi, runs an online news service that's set to auto-change "gay" to "homosexual in wire copy stories. In several pieces about runner Tyson Gay's record-breaking performance at the U.S. Olympic track and field finals, the AFA auto-changed his name to "Tyson Homosexual," as noted over at outsports.com and elsewhere. Even conservative blogger James

Ottaway Papers Say News Corp Has Taken Chain Off The Market (CBS News)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:03:05 PDT
News Corp is no longer trying to sell Ottaway Newspapers ... E&P reports that Marianne Stanton, editor and publisher of Ottaway's Nantucket newspapers, told her staff Tuesday afternoon that "we're not being sold" and expressed relief about moving from uncertainty to "the business of serving our readers and advertisers." AP is also reporting that several papers published stories to that effect ...

Getting The Facts Straight on Drug Use, Policing Sentencing and Incarceration

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:47:53 PDT
The great thing about the Internet is that the facts behind policies are actually available to all of us, and are not simply the province of remote policymakers and wonks in ivory towers. This post is going to turn into a link over on the left side of the page and will simply be a home for links to the various empirical studies that form the background of the debate over drug policy. Read it, link it, love it, because the facts are overwhelmingly on the side of drug policy reform. If folks hav

Pregnancy pact alarms officials at U.S. high school: reports (CBC)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:48:34 PDT
A pregnancy pact may be responsible for a dramatic rise in mothers-to-be at a Massachusetts high school, Time magazine reports.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Reports on Difficult Operating Trends (The Auto Channel)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:13:14 PDT
TULSA, OK - July 1, 2008: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. today commented on recent operating trends. "Our second quarter was below our expectations with challenges primarily in the areas of revenue per day and vehicle depreciation costs.

Approaching Help as Solutions to Problems — An Interesting Format from the CSS Cookbook

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:27:17 PDT
At Borders or Barnes & Noble, I often browse the computer books to see the different ways writers approach help material — especially how they approach the same help material. The other day I wanted a book on CSS, so I pulled four available CSS books off the shelf and began browsing them. Each book looked respectable, but the CSS Cookbook, by Christopher Schmitt, had a unique format that caught my attention and convinced me to buy it. In the CSS Cookbook, each topic is formatted with Prob

Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...

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,...


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July 01, 2008 Breaking News

Top New Trends in Pet Treats

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:54:08 PDT
On a volume basis, the petfood market has averaged modest growth of 2.5% annually over the past five years, while the treat segment has shown slightly higher growth. The dominating markets of North America and Japan are showing the best growth, as more consumers begin to purchase functional treats to help their pet have a more healthy lifestyle.

Public: Don't Mess With My Flight Plans

Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:58:25 PDT
"Pretty soon we'll have to fly naked!" The mass media rapidly embraced the UK terror storyline fed to them. The BBC, CNN, CBC Newsworld and other all-news broadcasters covered scarcely anything but the narrowly averted catastrophe throughout the day. Funny thing, but the general public wasn't buying it. The reaction was surprisingly cynical...

Riya Sen: Charismatic Looks

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:12:24 PDT
Riya Sen is out of Bollywood Scene for quite sometime now, but this pretty lass knows how to be in the news. Here she is, in a simple & sober look. She is looking extremely attractive in this girl-next-door looks

Organic & Natural Pet Food Predictions

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:43:33 PDT
The hottest trends in petfood these days are "natural" and "organic." As pet owners are trying to eat healthier, their interest in these types of products for their pets continues to grow. In fact, sales of natural and organic petfoods are expected to outpace those in the overall petfood market soon.

Top 100 USA trends

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:58:03 PDT
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I Said More Ham writes "Minnesota's attorney general will drop the state's efforts to fine underage buyers of violent videogames after a high court struck ...


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...


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