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April 21, 2008 Hot Trends

In the news: Corner Gas finale airs Monday

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:01:13 PDT
From Bill Harris of Sun Media: ‘Corner Gas’ pumped for finale “Corner Gas has only two finales left, and one of them is tonight. The popular Canadian sitcom will air its fifth-season finale this evening on CTV. This comes on the heels of the announcement that season No. 6 will be the last for the show.” Read more.

NEWS WIRE: Ghana: Microfinance Institution Network Touts txtnpay Mobile Banking Service

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:01:16 PDT
NEWS WIRE: Ghana: Microfinance Institution Network Touts txtnpay Mobile Banking Service Source: The Ghanaian Chronicle. Continue Reading » Friday, April 18, 2008

NEWS WIRE: India: Standard Chartered (Stanchart) Ramping Up Investment in Microfinance Institutions

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:01:33 PDT
NEWS WIRE: India: Standard Chartered (Stanchart) Ramping Up Investment in Microfinance Institutions Source: The Economic Times. Continue Reading » Monday, April 21, 2008

Lost’s End Is In Sight

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:03:12 PDT
Awwww! Come on! I want answers long before freaking 2010 people! /kc From scifi.com: Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, executive producers of ABC’s Lost, told reporters they know how the hit series will end when the show, now in its fourth season, finally finishes its run at the end of season six in 2010. Copyright © 2008 SUPERNATURAL NEWS. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty

Don’t Panic Call Shleppers

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:03:47 PDT
Don’t Panic Call Shleppers Posted on April 21, 2008 Filed Under The Yard | Leave a Comment Let’s be honest, moving is stressful. Each and every one of us has items that are precious to us; items that are necessary for our day-to-day existence. Shleppers, whose motto has always been “Responsible, Reliable, and Accountable,” has a wide customer base in New York where every year thousands of citizens use Shlepper’s for both their local & their long-distance, interstate moves. Established in 197

To bring peace to the Afghans, talk to the Taleban

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:04:04 PDT
Adam Holloway says that Britain’s strategy in Afghanistan is misconceived. Nato’s military presence should be reduced and the battle for hearts and minds fought more imaginatively They do not like the F-word in Whitehall, but failure stares us in the face in southern Afghanistan. For three years we have deluded ourselves that we can defeat the insurgency in the Pashtun tribal belt through our much talked-about plan for a ‘comprehensive approach’ — security, governance and development. But in

Play It Again, Cyan

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:04:18 PDT
by Merry The evidence is quite compelling. All plastids (photosynthetic organelles and non-photosynthetic kin) are thought to be descended from one cyanobacterium that was engulfed by one unicellular heterotrophic eukaryote approximately one billion years ago. The descendents of that host are today's green algae (and plants), red algae, and glaucophytes (a group of microscopic freshwater algae). Several other eukaryote lineages acquired plastids second-hand by engulfing a plastid-containing re

Miles Edgeworth: Perfect Prosecutor - more scans

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:04:35 PDT
Man, I just can’t get over how different Perfect Prosecutor will be. I mean that in a good way, though! Click over for a new collection of scans (halfway down the page - thanks Chaos_Warchild!)

It is indeed a good move for all

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:04:49 PDT
I’m happy to learn this news, ACA will be an independent body. 16 hours ago, I blogged how much time he needs to make the decision. Congratulations to our Prime Minister. It seems that after the 8th March 2008 (historical political tsunami in Malaysia) has making Malaysia towards a new direction. I bet many Malaysians will be pleased to learn this too. PM unveils ACA restructuring plan By SHAHANAAZ HABIB KUALA LUMPUR: The Anti-Corruption Agency will be restructured into a full-fledged Mal

Real Estate - REI Wise ‘MarketEdge’ Opens New Virtual Doors for Real Estate Professionals

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:05:02 PDT
Product introduces a new approach to real estate marketing by tying investment analysis and marketing together in one platform RISMEDIA, July 14, 2006REI Wise, an industry leader in real estate investment analysis and marketing software, has announced the unveiling of its new product MarketEdge. This innovative product introduces a new approach to real estate marketing by tying investment analysis and marketing together into one complete, easy-to-use platform. MarketEdge uses the information

Irish technology students angry at broadband denial

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:05:02 PDT
21.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic] Two Sligo IT college students will be representing Ireland at this year’s Imagine Cup, a well-renowned, international technology competition sponsored by Microsoft, and imagination is what they need when it comes to broadband availability in their home county, said team captain, Kieran Stafford. “Christina Luminea and I are two students who have won the Imagine Cup and we are about to represent Ireland in the world finals and neither of us have b

Wires no longer crossed on telecoms competition

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:05:03 PDT
21.04.2008 first posted on silicon republic] The Irish Government has finally opened up to buying communications services from alternative operators. Even in times of downturn, one business segment is always active and that’s the public sector. This is why companies in the IT sector have always been keen to foster relations with government in a bid to have at least one area of the business that would guarantee some kind of regular cash flow. Getting into government to supply certain servi

The “Internets” strike again!

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:05:48 PDT
Today’s excellent NY Times front story about newsmedia military “analysts” controlled by the Pentagon is appalling in itself. But here’s a geeky angle to the story, that passed very fast on the screen when I watched the multimedia presentation related to the NYT article. It seems like the “Internets” have also affected Donald Rumsfeld, following the famous precedent set by his boss. Even after years of LULZ uproar (Bush first used it in 2000 then 2004)! Click on the image to see the full-size

'09 Recruiting Heats Up

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:06:08 PDT
For the next week, the UGA recruiting pundits will be busy as bees trying to figure out whether or not uber recruit Aaron Murray will pick UGA or Florida. Hours before Tom Savage made the announcement that he was picking Rutgers over UGA, the message boards came alive with rumblings that Aaron Murray was a silent commitment to UGA and that he was already helping the Dawgs recruit for the future. Here's why this is no big deal, no matter what happens: The Dawgs have already landed one QB in thi


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April 21, 2008 News and Trends

Slow Monday For Asian Economic News (Nasdaq)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:35:45 PDT
(RTTNews) - A handful of pieces of data from Japan headline a slow Monday in Asian economic news, including February numbers for the tertiary index, the leading economic index and the coincident index, as well as March convenience store sales.

ABC News conjures Rowling documentary (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:56:00 PDT
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Following the success of last month's "20/20" installment on the British royal family, ABC News is working on a behind-the-scenes look at the life of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling.

ONE News Colmar Brunton Poll: Dec 2007 (TVNZ)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 16:57:20 PDT
The final ONE News Colmar Brunton poll for the year has a chasm opening up between Labour and National, and Helen Clark playing second fiddle to John Key as preferred Prime Minister.

Bafta Glory For Cult Sitcom And Sky News (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:48:00 PDT
Cult sitcom Gavin and Stacey, Harry Hill and Sky News have won coveted honours at this year's British Academy Television Awards.

ABC News conjures Rowling documentary (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:50:00 PDT
Following the success of last month's "20/20" instalment on the Royal family, ABC News in the U.S. is working on a behind-the-scenes look at the life of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling.

ABC News conjures Rowling documentary (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:51:21 PDT
Following the success of last month's "20/20" installment on the Royal family, ABC News in the U.S. is working on a behind-the-scenes look at the life of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling.

US govt manipulates analysts to generage good news for war: report (Straits Times)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:18:34 PDT
WASHINGTON - The US government has used military analysts to generate favourable news coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the New York Times reported on Sunday.

TOP TEN: The Week's Top News And Analysis, April 14-18 (Nasdaq)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:21:42 PDT
The week was filled with news. There was news that Northwest Airlines and Delta Airlines would merge, creating a new industry leader. And, there was news that just over half of the 11 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average that reported results this past week beat expectations.

BREAKING NEWS: Small Plane Crashes Near Cedar Rapids (KWWL Iowa)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:37:01 PDT
Breaking news in Cedar Rapids where a small plane has apparently crashed. It happened southwest of Cedar Rapids near the intersection of Stallman Rd. and Morgan Valley Rd. just before 9:00 p.m. Sunday. Authorities aren't releasing much information. It was a smaller plane.

Auto(matic) News with TriggerWidgets (EContent Magazine)

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:05:42 PDT
On Tuesday, Automotive News and News Technologies, LLC partnered to launch the TriggerWidget, a webpage-hosted widget designed to help users personalize the content that they receive.

Poetry News For April 21, 2008

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:00:15 PDT
Poetry News: --- Trying to organize poets is "kind of like trying to organize minnows or something" there are MP3s linked in the sidebar on the left] --- --- A collection of poems by Dan Albergotti, an assistant professor of English at Coastal Carolina University, has been published, a result of his work being selected for the 2007 A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize --- --- This is a poem in the form of a novel, an elegant echo chamber for a canonical work, a reading of an epic poem, and a rewrit

Interview 08: Read Or Daijoubu

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:00:32 PDT
Er, I guess we had to take 3 months off after that last Tripeman-filled interview, but this month we’re back and chatting with the supremely gifted DS of Daijoubu. While many of you may know him for his dango-filled artwork, there is much more to the man. Yes, behind all the funny comics lies a tortured soul, and I know all of you are dying to hear about the angsty and emotional story behind the laughter. Read on to find out what DS does with his time when he isn’t pulling a fast one on the ani

Allow Me to Introduce Myself…

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:00:32 PDT
As a frequent reader of Daily Tomorrow, I was sad to see Ali’s last post. As a writer, blogger, wanna-be mom who is trying to minimize my own footprint before adding any more little feet to the world, I am thrilled at the opportunity to carry on the blog that Ali has developed as such a wonderful a resource for anyone interested in eco-living. You may know me from my other b5 Science and Health blog Fertility Notes, where lately, giving you all the news your womb can use has ventured more an


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