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Current News for April 28, 2008

VC Deals In Charts (Q1 2008)—Welcome To The Slowdown

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:12:01 PDT
Here are some slides from Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the National Venture Capital Association illustrating the trends in venture capital deals last quarter that Duncan mentioned yesterday.

Email Threats Trends Report

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:57:40 PDT
This is a post about Commtouch trend report on email born threats.

Animal Print Fashion Trends

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:59:03 PDT
Animal prints are so in for Spring 08. Check out some of the great animal inspired products out there!

Japan’s Latest Suicide Trend

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:40:11 PDT
No more jumping in front of rush-hour commuter trains, no more leaps from apartment building rooftops. The Japanese have a popular new way of doing themselves in. Is the news media to blame for the growing number of cases of suicide by this latest method?

Tornado activity high lately, but it's hard to predict what trends (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:08:02 PDT
By BRYON OKADA While there are trends to tornadoes, statistics bear out that their behavior continues to be unpredictable at best and contradictory at worst. In the past couple of years, there have been unusually high numbers of early-season tornadoes in the western Metroplex. (A year ago, the nine western counties -- Wise, Denton, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant, Johnson, Hood, Erath and Somervell ...

Fashion trends in an uncertain U.S. economy (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:30:07 PDT
By Alexandria Sage

Google trends and inflation talk (Express India)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:51:04 PDT
Viral Shah pointed me to this example of Google trends being useful in thinking about price fluctuations.

Building a case for resiliency, Tampa Bay law firms buck national trends (BizJournals)

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:51:29 PDT
TAMPA -- Nationally, a slowdown in legal work tied to troubled sectors of the economy has led some law firms to hunker down, cutting costs by dismissing first-year lawyers or shortening summer-associate programs.

BUSINESS TRENDS: Medicare for seniors jeopardized by cuts (Courier-Post)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:10:36 PDT
The American Medical Association says that senior citizen access to Medicare in coming years is threatened by looming Medicare physician payment cuts.

BUSINESS TRENDS: Icons drive sales of merchandise (Courier-Post)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:10:45 PDT
Entertainment and sports heroes only had a so-so year in 2007 if you look at traditional yardsticks such as sales of tickets and discs. But their appeal as pop culture icons was stronger than ever, judging by sales of clothing, book bags, games, toys, food packaging and other goods emblazoned with licensed names and likenesses.

BUSINESS TRENDS: More companies grow spiritually (Courier-Post)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:11:26 PDT
No bones about it, Chick-fil-A's business philosophy is based largely on biblical principles -- including the decision to remain closed on Sundays.

Fashion trends in US economy (TVNZ)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:42:33 PDT
Recession or no, middle-class fashionistas are dressing fashion forward. Their determination to follow the latest trends is playing out in disparate ways - buying pricier but fewer haute style pieces, or opting for a wardrobe of reasonable facsimile knock-offs that won't strain the budget.


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Current News for April 28, 2008

Markets not out of woods yet

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:15:01 PDT
Devina Mehra of First Global said the markets are not out of the woods yet. "Global markets correct for 2-3 years after rallies. It is difficult to predict the short-term trend but we are not very positive for the long-term."

urbanFossil | Exploring The Future of Media

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:45:21 PDT
Adam Caplan's Blog: Examining and discussing the present state of new media by exploring its journey into the future. From news hot off the 'press' (no dead trees please), we'll look at many of the trends affecting new media including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, the semantic web, DRM, web 2.0, technoculture, net neutrality and yes, gadgets.

Lexus LF-A Roadster - Photo Gallery - Motor Trend

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:31:41 PDT
Powered by the not-quite 5.0-liter V-10 lurking underhood that Lexus says is capable of more than 500 horsepower and terminal velocity in excess of 200 mph.

Single Mothers:The Power Of One

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:28:03 PDT
More and more children are growing up in families with just one parent, but what are the long-term effects? Who are single mothers these days? How do their children fare? According to the latest Social Trends report, issued by the office for National Statistics, 24 per cent of children are now growing up in one-parent families.

Allegro 234 Trends & Insights

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:35:35 PDT
Event, presentation about trends & insights

The Impact of Race on the Democratic Primary: Part I

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:16:07 PDT
Issues on race and gender affect voting trends throughout the country, especially those for the current Democratic Primary. In this first of three commentaries on the impact of race on the Democratic Primary, I explore the meaning and operations behind the word race.

Religious Jewelry - Egyptian, Roman and Native American

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:57:24 PDT
what were the religious jewelry trends in various places, what was used for religious jewelry, occasion on which they were used ? Brief summary of History of religious jewelry in Egypt, Rome and Native America


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