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April 24, 2008 Hot Trends

Video - Charles Maxwell Says $300/Barrel Oil by 2020

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:40:41 PDT
Video - Charles Maxwell Says $300/Barrel Oil by 2020 As global oil consumption rises and oil production peaks and ebbs, prices will shoot higher — a lot higher, says Maxwell. Maxwell forecasts $180 oil by 2015, and $300 a barrel by 2020. (Courtesy Yahoo Tech Ticker) Charles Maxwell Bio: Educated at Princeton as an undergraduate and Oxford as a graduate, Charles T. Maxwell entered the oil industry in 1957 and worked for a major international oil company for 12 years in the US, Europe, the Mi

"First ever… The United Nations “Creative Economy” Report 2008"

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:42:18 PDT
First ever… The United Nations “Creative Economy” Report 2008 Published by Kevin on 4/24/2008 in Academia, Art, Business, Law, Media, Singapore, Trends and Web 2.0. 41 views 0 Comments It’s so darn ironic that just yesterday, a visual designer friend of mine was complaining about how the U.S. government prefers to give the international students in the hard sciences discipline a total of 26 months OPT (Optional Practical Training). This is an incredible 17 month extension from the t

Homosexualii - de 3 ori mai activi. La blogging.

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:47:57 PDT
Homosexualii - de 3 ori mai activi. La blogging. Author: mihai Filed under: Publicitate online Thursday Apr 24,2008 Si asta pentru ca 21% au postat pe bloguri in ultima luna, fata de numai 7% dintre heterosexuali care au facut acest lucru. In plus, au fost si mai activi in a citi bloguri (51% vs 36%) si in a comenta pe ele (27% vs 13#). In mare, acestea sunt concluziile unui studiu Harris Interactive - Witeck-Combs Communications, efectuat in martie 2008 in US. “Studies consistently show

Sam's Club, Costco limit bulk rice purchases (CNN.com)

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:51:14 PDT
(AP) -- The two biggest U.S. warehouse retail chains are limiting how much rice customers can buy because of what Sam's Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., called on Wednesday "recent supply and demand trends."

The Future is Now: Plasma Laser Traffic Lights

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:00:26 PDT
A strange yet nearly practical idea from designer Hanyoung Lee, this virtual wall could spell the way forward for increased pedestrian safety in large urban centers. The virtual barrier is created using a plasma laser that, while not strong enough to damage humans or vehicles, provides a stunningly powerful visual effect that would seem to effectively communicate where vehicles should stop before crosswalks. The wall would clearly indicate to cars when and where to stop by projecting the las

New Pew Report on Teens and Writing Released Today

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:10:13 PDT
Teens do not consider a lot of their electronic texts as writing "They see considerable benefits to using technology in their school and non-school writing and say they would welcome even more writing instruction 4/24/2008 | Release View the free report "Writing, Technology and Teens" PDF] here. WASHINGTON – The state of writing among teens today is marked by an interesting paradox: While teens are heavily embedded in a tech-rich world and craft a significant amount of electronic text, the

In Battered Secondary Mortgage Market, Some Encouraging Trends May Be Emerging

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:11:47 PDT
The secondary mortgage market, particularly on the private-party side of the fence, has just been ravaged by the ongoing housing and credit crisis. Private-party MBS issuance literally vanished during the first quarter, with just $7.7 billion in mortgages securitized by private conduits in Q1 2008. The market likely won’t be coming back any time soon, but some encouraging trends are beginning to emerge in existing subprime and Alt-A deals, according to a report released this week by mortgage i

HCE India Survey 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:31:15 PDT
HVS Executive Search announced the completion of the HCE Hospitality Compensation Exchange (R) India Survey 2008. The survey report aims to provide the most comprehensive guide to all India compensation trends in the hospitality industry.

Chickens coming home to roost for the Democrats

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:33:10 PDT
by George Dienhart I imagine things may be a little tense in the Obama campaign headquarters right about now. He is now tantalizingly close to a nomination that is his to lose. Problem is, he just may lose it yet. The delegate count stands at Obama 1714, Clinton 1589. First one to 2025 wins. There are about 727 delegates still up for grab- enough to put either over the top, or neither. There are 380 delegates yet to be chosen via the primary process. The remaining 347 are super delegates who a

Is Botox the Norm in Los Angeles?

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:33:31 PDT
{a Penelope Trunk writes http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/04/08/plastic-surgery-is-the-next-must-have-career-tool-maybe/} that Los Angeles is at the forefront of plastic surgery trends and what we see there will soon spread to other parts of the world (not to mention spreading to our brain stems). She says; And just ten years ago, I remember talking with my friends about how gross Botox is. But my friend Sharon, who is a hairstylist in Los Angeles, says that the majority of her clients???w

The Second Cup - Thursday, April 24

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:43:47 PDT
The Second Cup - Thursday, April 24 Posted by Joe Mansour Thu, 2008-04-24 13:27 Top Lawmakers Try to Turn Blogs to Their Advantage, Congressional Quarterly. Hauptmann hosts a weekly blogger conference call that has previously included Republican Sens. McConnell, John Cornyn of Texas, Christopher S. Bond of Missouri, Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire. He says the senators are genuinely interested in the grass-roots interactions, noting that even

Sam's and Costco placed limits on rice purchases Wednesday

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:44:27 PDT
The limit has been placed because of "recent supply and demand trends."

More Video Tutorials on the way; no Tip of the Week today!

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:44:56 PDT
Friendly greetings! I’ll start with a thank-you, and this is important because of you: Second Life Video Tutorials have been viewed a total of 2 million times on YouTube. To respond to your rising requests and flood of feedback, I made 77 in the first quarter of 2008 — not counting the few-dozen that are in varying states of completion — and more will come, I promise. My goals (who I am and what I do) continue to focus on making Second Life learning fun, fast, & friendly, and of chief im


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