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June 24, 2008 Hot Trends

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

Greenspan Talks Recession as Oil Prices Soar

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:36:50 PDT
Seems like everything is a crisis these days, what with the subprime mortgage crisis, the oil crisis and, perhaps most troubling of all, the climate change crisis. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledged the complexity and interconnectedness of these unsettling trends Tuesday, stopping short of declaring that a major recession is on the way but without ruling out a recession of lesser magnitude. Bloomberg.com: The actions in March have reduced the threat of a “sev

Hockey Night in Canada theme licence comes to end (winnipegsun.com)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:04:03 PDT
CBC to ditch 'Canada's second national anthem'? TORONTO — The future of Hockey Night in Canada’s theme song is in limbo.

Obituaries in the news (The Charlotte Observer)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:48:47 PDT
Eric Chia KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Eric Chia, a former steel tycoon with high political connections who was acquitted last year in Malaysia's biggest financial scandal, died Tuesday, news reports said. He was 75. Chia died after developing breathing difficulties, The Star newspaper said on its Web site. The Star said he died at a hospital but national news agency Bernam said he died at his ...

Google Trends for Web Sites Analyzes Traffic Information (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:26:07 PDT
The rapidly growing Google family has yet another offspring. Late last week, the search giant launched an addition to its Google Trends service -- Trends for Web Sites.

US News Expands The Ranking Service

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.

International Pairs Buck World Trend

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:52:46 PDT
Economies across the globe may be slowing down but International Pairs shows no sign of following the trend as the Caribbean has become the latest region to sign up to the world’s largest and fastest growing competition for club golfers.

Carolina Hurricane Offseason News and Notes

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:58:03 PDT
Diehard101.com sanctioned blogger FallingMan discusses the moves for the Carolina Hurricanes so far this offseason. How do you think they are doing? Sign up at diehard101.com and join in on the discussion.

No Porn for iPhone. But what about Users Needs?

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:35:55 PDT
One of the rules of the App Store is “no porn” Steve said in the last WWDC.But, it’s funny too see users queries on Google, here are the trends… It seems they are looking for something really “different”!


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