Scott's : Trends: May 1, 2008

Scott's : Trends

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Hot trends for May 01, 2008

Gas-Tax Holiday: Ominous Preview of a Clinton or McCain Pres

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:07:29 PDT
A McCain or Clinton Presidency could be bad news for the American economy

Hundreds of child slaves found working in Chinese factories

Thu, 01 May 2008 04:06:26 PDT
The trend of children sold into slavery to make cheap crap for Wal-mart appears to be on the rise.

Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report - Earthtimes (press release)

Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 5 hours ago
This edition's Quarterly Feature, "5 Trends That Will Change Our Industry," by Mitchell's Vice President of Industry Relations, Greg Horn, provides a candid ...

The Iranian Chessboard-Five Ways to Think about Iran under the Gun

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:52:39 PDT
Dandelion Salad By Pepe Escobar TomDispatch May 01, 2008 More than two years ago, Seymour Hersh disclosed in the New Yorker how George W. Bush was considering strategic nuclear strikes against Iran. Ever since, a campaign to demonize that country has proceeded in a relentless, Terminator-like way, applying the same techniques and semantic contortions that were so familiar in the period before the Bush administration launched its invasion of Iraq. The campaign’s greatest hits are widely kn

The Black Diamond: Whitney Houston’s Daughter: Tries to Stab

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:28:10 PDT
Should we be taking this story at face value? After all The National Enquirer broke the “news”.

There Are No Trends in Design

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:14:25 PDT
Pooh-poohing the belief of people that (web) design is about having being trendy and creating work that looks like everyone else's.

Will Treehoo become a new Yahoo and save the climate to?

Thu, 01 May 2008 10:46:46 PDT
The new webpage "Treehoo.com" has the aim to take up competition with great web-portals like Yahoo and MSN. The difference is that "Treehoo.com" intends to invest most of its proffit in planting trees. Internauts could then easily help the climate each time they log on to the net. The site offers Google search, YouTube videos, news, fun facts etc.

Good news: Global warming to take a little break for 10 yrs

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:07:12 PDT
Don’t worry, it’s not dead. It’s just resting. By all means, keep holding those mega-concerts.

Economic Recession: Weak dollar buying opportunity

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:05:33 PDT
“The news isn’t all bad… Some U.S. companies are making the most of the weak dollar trend. How? By ramping up business overseas.” — Ann Sosnowski

CBC Newsworld shuts Calgary operations - Times Colonist

CBC Newsworld shuts Calgary operations
Times Colonist, Canada - Apr 5, 2008
CALGARY -- CBC News is shutting down its Newsworld operations in Calgary, slashing 32 jobs in the process while opening up a slew of new positions for local ...

BROADCASTER'S WEDNESDAY PODCAST—EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD ... - Broadcaster

BROADCASTER'S WEDNESDAY PODCAST—EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD ...
Broadcaster, Canada - Apr 29, 2008
Mr. Stursberg oversees all aspects of CBC's English language services, which includes, among other things, the main network (CBC), Newsworld (a 24-hour all ...

Mitchell Releases Latest Edition of Industry Trends Report - Earthtimes (press release)

Mortgages: Mixed economic news keeps U.S. mortgage rates in check (Market Watch)

Thu, 01 May 2008 08:08:50 PDT
Mortgage interest rates changed little this week due to mixed news of higher inflation and a weaker housing market, Freddie Mac’s chief economist said on Thursday.

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 ...