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September 30, 2008 News and Trends

Enjoy What You Eat and Lose Weight

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:51:56 PDT
Instead of focusing on what you can't have, there is a new trend in dieting that focuses on what you can add to your diet. Positive eating narrows in on enjoyment instead of deprivation.

Brokaw Plays Hall Monitor at NBC News (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:59:09 PDT
Two interesting bits of news in today's New York Times story about Tom Brokaw and Meet the Press: First, while NBC hasn't settled on a replacement for the late Tim Russert, "it is leaning toward an ensemble of hosts that would be led by Chuck Todd, NBC's political director, and include David Gregory, a correspondent and MSNBC anchor, according to a person who had been briefed on the proposal ...

Sad News - Glider Agrees to Pay Blizzard $6M in Bot Lawsuit

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:13:10 PDT
MDY, the makers of the World of Warcraft Bot Glider, has agreed to pay Blizzard $6M in the on going lawsuit brought by Blizzard. MDY realized it could owe more in damages following Janaury's (2009) trial...

BOTOX Housecalls - A WARNING

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:34:44 PDT
This WebMD video promotes a dangerous trend - Botox injections at a site other than a medical office. I am shocked that they would get behind a concept that has proven to be dangerous for the patient.

Bashing Your Ex is Bad News for Your Children - Stay at Home

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:52:16 PDT
A truthfully funny, yet serious news of why you should not talk crap about your ex-spouse.

Clamour grows for Ritz's removal from cabinet (Regina Leader-Post)

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:26:40 PDT
A former Canadian Alliance party MP joined government scientists, opposition leaders and families of victims of the listeriosis crisis in calling for Gerry Ritz's job, even as Prime Minister Stephen Harper continued to defend his embattled agriculture minister and maintain that Canada's food inspection system is under review.

VOICES Report Tracks State Progress and Trends in Addressing Children's Critical Needs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:52:00 PDT
Offering an accountability check on the pledges the nation's governors lay out in their annual state of the state addresses to improve the lives and opportunities for children, Voices for America's Children today released, Fulfilling the Promise 2007: State Progress Toward Meeting Children's Needs for a Better Tomorrow. The report also offers a snapshot of the state level trends in policy ...

Crisis in USA and Effects in India

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:40:47 PDT
Though the economic growth in India has slowed down from 9.6% in financial year 2006-07 to 8.7% last year (2007-08), perhaps due to impacts caused by recessionary trends in worlds markets, the appreciating rupee and inflation due to rising oil and commodity prices, the consumption, savings and investment patterns are still quite robust.

Where software vendors should focus

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:51:27 PDT
From The McKinsey Quarterly: As software-development organizations respond to shifting industry trends, they will need to make strategic decisions about what type of organization they want to be..

ABC, NBC Tie Atop News Ratings (Broadcasting and Cable)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:55:50 PDT
CBS’ Sarah Palin interview certainly won the Internet-buzz prize last week for network evening-news stories, but in the key 25-54 demo, ABC and NBC were tied atop the news ratings for the first week of the season (Sept. 22-26), with ABC edging out NBC in total households.


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