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Hot trends for May 15, 2008

Domestic spying far outpaces terrorism prosecutions

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:14:25 PDT
As more Americans are watched, fewer cases are made. The trend concerns civil liberties groups as well as some lawmakers and legal experts.

Principles of using gauges in executive dashboards.

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:18:23 PDT
You probably know that implementation of various dashboards in business applications is rather new and popular trend. As all new tendencies, executive dashboards raised a lot of discussions on practical usefulness of both complete concept and separate dashboard elements. In this article I tried to state basic principles of using such elements.

Terror attacks on places of worships in India

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:21:59 PDT
The trend of bombing places of worship started with Sankat Mochan temple of Varanasi in 2006. Hanuman temple of Jaipur was attacked on Tuesday, busiest day for the temple. Six attacks since March 2006 have targeted 4 Mosques, 2 temple and a graveyard killing at least 78 people and injuring hundreds. May 13, 2008: S

When to Join the Bandwagon and When to Keep Your Distance

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:28:49 PDT
Differentiating between potentially successful and possibly hazardous web trends can be tough, but can also play a key role in your site’s success (or failure).

Fashion and style Cannes Film Festival 2008

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:14:55 PDT
The stars put on their most glamorous gowns for a most popular and biggest internetional film festival called Cannes as Cate Blanchett and Natalie Portman stole the show, but what Julianne Moore wore was criminal. Flounces, ruffles and clever draping in pale pastel palettes were popular trends on the red carpet at the 61st Cannes...

Top 10 tech trends: The boomer Internet, smart phones and more

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:33:33 PDT
The Churchill Club of Silicon Valley just wrapped up one of its most anticipated events: the Annual Top Ten Tech Trends Debate. Five well-known and opinionated venture capitalists weighed-in on the million-dollar question: What trends will take flight and what trends will fizzle out in the months ahead? (The VCs are pictured, from left to right: Steve Jurvetson, Vinod Khosla, Josh Kopelman, Roger McNamee, Joe Schoendorf.) The audience of around 300 people was asked whether it agreed or disa

Climate Scientists Agree on Warming, Disagree on Dangers, and Don’t Trust the Media’s Coverage of Climate Change

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:33:39 PDT
A slight majority (54%) believe the warming measured over the last 100 years is not “within the range of natural temperature fluctuation.” A slight majority (56%) see at least a 50-50 chance that global temperatures will rise two degrees Celsius or more during the next 50 to 100 years. (The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change cites this increase as the point beyond which additional warming would produce major environmental disruptions.) Based on current trends, 41% of sc

Global Guerilla's on Why use the Thermodynamic Crisis as a Framework?

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:36:10 PDT
JOURNAL: Why use the Thermodynamic Crisis as a framework? Posted: 14 May 2008 11:49 AM CDT As many of you already know, a large part of what I do is to provide people with useful frameworks for thinking through difficult or complex problems. To the extent that these frameworks get you thinking (even if you disagree with me, which is encouraged), they are a success. The benefit of using the "Thermodynamic Crisis" as a framework is that it is a relatively complete and simple explanation for many o

'Been Keeping My Mouth Shut' since I felt what was happening would be obvious to most.....

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:46:16 PDT
But guess what? It's not. People, that's people who say they are 'progressive' or liberal, have been expressing the most ignorant ideas about what's going on in this Dem Primary. Sorry about that word 'ignorant' but hey...the show fits...wear it. Here with commentary by me is eriposte to...well... Tell a story. You do like a story don't you? It's Ain't Over Yet by eriposte Having been rather busy last week, I'm a bit behind on blogging. I thought the best way to catch up and comment on

Future Education

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:57:28 PDT
Today being my 40th birthday, time is somewhat precious to me and mine. I don’t relish the idea of spending any more of my forty-something than I have to on this degree, so I have set a very ambitious goal to be done with my doctoral dissertation in a year. Even as I map out the short-term projects and paper deadlines to put me on that aggressive pace, a larger question looms: What happens next? One of the attractions of an Informatics degree in a new program is the ability to apply it to acad

Bohol Provincial Tourism Council

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:57:36 PDT
With the phenomenal growth of tourism (predominantly nature and culture-based tourism) in the Province of Bohol, it is important to sustain the socio-economic gains of this trend for the province in order to foster not only increase in tourist arrivals and/or their continued patronage,

The Rise of Contextual User Interfaces

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:59:08 PDT
Web 2.0 has brought many wonderful innovations and ideas to the Internet. We can no longer imagine the web without a social dimension, and we can no longer imagine an online world that is read-only - it is now a read/write web full of user-generated content. But there is another fairly recent innovation, which might have just as profound implications. We're speaking of the contextual user interface. Even five years ago we lived in the boxed world of Windows-dominated UIs. There were standard

What I bookmarked today

Wed, 14 May 2008 23:59:45 PDT
What Would Madison Avenue Do? Marketing to Teens - 5/1/2008 - School Library Journal Whether you work for Nike or in a library, it’s tough to attract an audience. And that’s where smart marketing can make all the difference. Even though libraries don’t have millions of dollars to spend on slick Madison Avenue ad campaigns to entice today’s teens, you do have access to the media that kids love, and that’s a great place to start. Tags: teens, marketing Worlds In Motion - YNK, PayByCash Offer


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April 16, 2008 News and Trends

5ive things.

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:38:13 PDT
Oh, reader! There are a million things that I've been dying to tell you. Here are 5. 5. This blog has changed. If you haven't noticed, several entries have been removed. "Why?" you ask? Well, because this January, the aspiring Dr. Lyons began precepting at Princeton. And while I simply adore my students, I thought it would be prudent to excise those entries that delved too deeply into my personal relationships and erotic politics. Quiet as it's kept, that's actually my favorite 1/3 of the blog

Real People Don't Have Time for Social Media

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:39:51 PDT
Let's be honest here: we're all a bunch of social media addicts. We're junkies. Whether it's a new Twitter app, a new Facebook feature, or a new social anything service, we're all over it. But we may not be the norm. The truth is, being involved in social media takes time, something that most people don't have a lot of. So how can regular folk get involved with social media? And how much time does it really take? The Time It Takes To Be Involved It was this post on a blog called Museum 2.0 th

Hello Everyone

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:46:39 PDT
Hello Everyone by BakeAholic Today 02:46 PM 2,889 12,010 Jump To Amazon Support the ChefTalk.com Forums with your regular Amazon.com purchases -- ChefTalk.com receives a commission on every sale generated through this link. Amazon.com is great way to help out ChefTalk.com. Thank you. - - - Announcements Find out the latest news about ChefTalk.com here. (This is a read only forum) Photo gallery down for a bit by Nicko 04-05-2008 05:43 AM 56 58 Recent Blog En

DEC money coming our way

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:47:11 PDT
DEC money coming our way April 16 From our colleagues who cover state government in Albany comes the following: Gannett News Service ALBANY_ The state Department of Economic Conservation Wednesday released $825,000 in grant funding to conservation-minded land trusts. Fifty-two grants were awarded to 40 local and regional land-trust organizations to spur conservation and smart development across New York State, according to the Land Trust Alliance, a private group that works with the stat

The Decline and Fall of Tech on Digg

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:12:22 PDT
If you're a fan of digg, you've probably been noticing that tech stories are becoming less and less a feature of the social news site. The reason? Digg is attempting to attract a large mainstream user base. Just how low has tech sunk in digg? We have new data that shows that the number of frontpage tech stories is halving every year on digg. We last wrote about this trend in February, along with Center Networks. The most interesting stats though came from Richard Cunningham, who used the digg

Challenges of the Grand Coalition Part 1(guest post)

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:13:54 PDT
Challenges of the Grand Coalition Part 1(guest post) Posted by Ory Okolloh in Uncategorized BY ONYANGO OLOO 1.0. Challenge # 1: Credibility The Grand Coalition is slowly rousing to its feet amidst widespread cynicism, bewilderment, anger and disappointment. The fact that almost half of the 220 member Kenya National Assembly will be in government is astounding, especially if one takes into account the high falutin’ earnest pledges by the three leading presidential candidates in the 2007 e

Tablet PC MVPs Are in Town

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:19:15 PDT
Baseball season’s barely underway, so we don’t know the MVPs yet. But I’ve been lucky enough to meet with many of the Tablet PC MVPs this week. Flying in from all around the world, these folks are the cutting-edge when it comes to what’s happening around tablet and touch computing. They’re giving up a week’s worth of their time to come to Redmond and engage the product team members in discussions about customers, trends, and where we can improve Microsoft. They are focused on all segments: c

How to Buy The Archies on CD

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:22:10 PDT
by KC Carlson After the mention of Archies music in the post about Archie getting drafted, I thought I’d offer a quick little guide to your best bets, just in case anybody wants to track down more of The Archies music on CD, as it is a musical minefield out there. Absolutely the Best of The Archies Buy this CD The Archies’ hits on CD have been anthologized to death (over 20 different “greatest hits” CDs over the years), and there’s a a whole lot you should avoid due to their inferior quality

Lost Cities of the Future

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:27:59 PDT
Urban civilizations continue to evolve and history is testimony that great civilizations have crumbled either due to onslaught of natural disasters or gradual shift in economic trends. Environmental Graffiti takes a look at 5 such cities in the United States that may be endangered. Like before, climate change and changing economies continue to influence the state of our cities.

links for 2008-04-16

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:34:55 PDT
LensWork Podcasts Some great podcasts. I really dig lens work. (tags: podcast photography) Jury Convicts Former Newark Mayor of Fraud - New York Times Haha! Finally got the bastard! (tags: politics law) Matsuo Basho Quotes Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the men of old; seek what they sought. (tags: haiku) Cellphones - Third World and Developing Nations - Poverty - Technology - New York Times He’s also sometimes referred to as a “user anthropologist.” To an outsider, the job ca


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