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April 15, 2008 Breaking News

Keep XP!

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:13:43 PDT
Keep XP! Look, I justed signed the petition for Microsoft to keep Windows XP as a released product. Need I say more? What you say? Why? What a silly question to ask…. Oh, let me tell you in the off-chance you don’t know: Microsoft Vista Sucks! No seriously, it really, really does. Let me name a few ways. I have on a new Dell machine I bought in May and it has been a nightmare: It freezes, crashes, and hangs-up all the time. It doesn’t let me remove pre-installed programs. It doesn’t work

Energy Drink Carbohydrates

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:33:05 PDT
The trend is more people are concerned for their health. simultaneously the obesity rate in the US is alarming. The dangers of energy drinks is the high content of carbs and sugar present in the ingredients. There are health alternatives

BBC news shows get rebrand (BBC News)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:01:07 PDT
The BBC unveils revamped graphics for its TV news bulletins and is renaming BBC News 24 and BBC World.

Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld - CBC News


CBC News

Tuesday March 18 at 10pm ET/PT on CBC Newsworld
CBC News, Canada - Mar 17, 2008
... Susan Stranks & Sheila Petzold, and directed by Sheila Petzold. It was produced by Holmwood Productions (Ottawa) in association with CBC Newsworld.


Natural Health Trends Corp. Will Transfer to Nasdaq Capital Market - CNNMoney.com


Natural Health Trends Corp. Will Transfer to Nasdaq Capital Market
CNNMoney.com - 6 hours ago
Natural Health Trends Corp. (NASDAQ: BHIP) announced today that it will transfer its common stock listing from the Nasdaq Global Market to the Nasdaq ...


News and Ideas About Home from Houseplans.com

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:02:12 PDT
Houseplans is the largest online source of architectural stock plans, offering more than 27,000 plans from more than 170 designers. The Editor's Blog (http://blog.houseplans.com) covers new products, design ideas, and house-building advice.

Vista Performance (not)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:30:25 PDT
I have had almost no personal experience of Windows Vista, and having watched my manager struggle with it on her laptop, I am quite content to keep it that way. Randall C Kennedy of InfoWorld decided to compare Vista versus XP and Windows 2000 on the same hardware and produced this chart. Not only is Vista and Office 2007 the most bloated desktop software stack ever to emerge from Redmond, its system requirements are so out of proportion with recent hardware trends that only the latest and gr

Tumescent Liposuction

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:19:10 PDT
Free information and useful resources about Tumescent Liposuction. Tips, contact, videos, news and more.

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Current News for April 15, 2008

Costs of Health Care is Based in the Cost of the Workers

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:18:00 PDT
Listener Eric sent this tidbit in from a California newspaper. It examines the trends in geriatric health care. It discusses some alarming statistics brought up in a report from a professor at the University of California San Francisco. In this report, Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce, the following points are made: One Geriatric Doctor per 2500 elderly patients Fewer than 1% of nurses are trained in geriatric care Nursing aide job turnover at 71% 90% of home

French anorexia law targets websites

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:10:29 PDT
French anorexia law targets websiteshttp://www.english4france.com/NEWS/French-anorexia-law-targets-websites

REFILE-News Corp to boost stake in German operator-WSJ - Reuters


CNBC

REFILE-News Corp to boost stake in German operator-WSJ
Reuters - 51 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO, April 14 (Reuters) - News Corp (NWSa.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is planning to boost the stake that it has recently built in German pay-TV ...
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Wedding industry creates hot trends (South Bend Tribune)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:10:06 PDT
Weddings have become high-style showcase events, so it only makes sense that the industry catering to them is a hotbed for trends. Here, per some St. Louis-area vendors, are the hottest trends when it comes to staging the big day.

CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld - Toronto Star


CBC to close Calgary unit of Newsworld
Toronto Star, Canada - Apr 3, 2008
CALGARY–CBC News will close the Calgary unit of its Newsworld channel as of next month. The public broadcaster announced Thursday that the two hours of ...


Outsourcing - Not Just a Way to Cut Costs Anymore

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:42:41 PDT
Companies are increasingly considering outsourcing for quality and expertise. Here's a look at other outsourcing trends and tips for dealing with the changing environment.

You just call out my name.....

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:00:52 PDT
News, tips, ideas and opinions about trends and events in the world of fair trade and eco friendliness bundled with snippets about emerging markets, business happenings, pointers to interesting news articles, advice on marketing and promoting your products and much more. Be part of a growing group of aware business people who care.

World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...

Bipasha Basu to endorse US-based perfume brand

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:11:15 PDT
New Delhi, April 15(IANS) Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu will endorse US-based perfume brand Alcome Perfumes and Cosmetics who are venturing into Indian market. “By having Bipasha as its brand face, our company looks forward for a better money making opportunity in India,” Sanjeev Nayyar, vice president, Alcome Perfumes & Cosmetics, said in a press statement. The company has stepped into the Indian market keeping in view the rising markets of cosmetics and toiletries here. “Our brand w

Who Louis Gray?

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PDT
At a time when blogging is evolving and the high-tech landscape is being dominated by blog publishers such as TechCrunch, GigaOm and Mashable as well as blogs operated by mainstream media, it is good to see that it’s still possible for one-man/woman shop to capture the spotlight using a combination of quality content, enthusiasm and energy. Some good examples of people who have jumped on the scene include Paris Lemon, Tony Hung and The Last Podcast. These days, one of the hottest one-man sho

Metal Gear Online Beta Code Giveaway Has Begun

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:20:34 PDT
The US Playstation blog has started its “Metal Gear Mondays” in which they will be bringing weekly articles about Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Online packed with news and content including surprise announcements, guest authors, and much more!

Humor and News, Edition #2

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:20:51 PDT
Second installment of the BlogCarnival... come check it out, you won't be disappointed.

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8:04 AM

Current News for April 15, 2008

Jaipur Real Estate: Dreams Unlimited

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:13:42 PDT
The growing influence of IT sector has produced a requirement for quality office properties in Jaipur, and the trend is followed by demand for residential properties, as well.

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

Fox Fusion Attempts To Boost Cable News Sites' Ad Revs, Traffic With Help From WSJ Sites (CBS News)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:33:13 PDT
Just in time for next month's TV upfront, Fox will begin unveiling a new ad sales program designed to match up media buys along its cable channels and online news sites, Mediaweek reports. Dubbed "Fox Fusion," the effort promises to transfer the advertising attraction derived from WSJ's print and online versions to sister News Corp. (NYSE: NWS). cable properties Fox News Channel and Fox Business ...

Trendliness in Action: Pranks- Jeff Ehrhardt

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:24:01 PDT
On the heels of The Trendliest proclaiming that Pranks are Trendly...they find one fine example of someone indulging in the trendliest of behaviors...Murray State Quarterback, Jeff Ehrhardt.

Finally, Sphere@AOL.com is their new email address | Lagahit

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:15:15 PDT
Finally, Sphere@AOL.com is their new email address. Sphere a blog and news contextual display service which is Co-Founded by Martin Remy and Steve Nieker and best known for our Sphere Related Content Widget has been acquired by AOL a company soon to be with Yahoo!.

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