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NEW TRENDS, May 07, 2012

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Home Style: Five new decorating trends
The Republic
High Point, NC, is the market where the world's best designers launch theirnew looks and lines, so it's the mecca for trend-spotting. Here are my top five favorites for the season. — 1: It's All About Color As you walked in the doors of the High ...
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15 Tactical Trends to Watch for in World Football Next Season
Bleacher Report
We see something new that blows us away, then slowly something that combats it. Here are 15 tactical trends to look out for in world football next season, ranging from the tactically astute to the irritatingly sly. Barcelona have more or less ...
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Bleacher Report
"Arab Media Outlook 2011-2015" Reports on Current, Future Regional Trends
Huffington Post (blog)
"The current edition of the report is set against a period of great turbulence across the region," Maryam Bin Fahad, the Dubai Press Club's (DPC) executive director, wrote in the foreword. "The combination of a weak global economic environment and ...
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Ashley Furniture HomeStore Reveals Hottest Color Trends for 2012-13
MarketWatch (press release)
ARCADIA, WI, May 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- New colors have complex roots. Color forecasters take a long look at the world around us, analyzing and predicting which colors will most fit our state of mind in the newyear.
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In New Video, US Hostage Says He'll Be Killed
Washington Post
World Watchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on international affairs. This commenter is a Washington Post contributor. Post contributors aren't staff, but may write articles or columns. In some cases, contributors are sources ...
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Beef experts discuss new trends at First Friday
Jackson County Floridan
Lamb also talked about supply and demand trends in the beef industry, looking as far forward as the year 2050. By then, he said, the world population is expected to increase to such an extent that there will be a 70 percent increase in the need for ...
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The Climate Fixers
New Yorker
by Michael Specter May 14, 2012 Geoengineering holds out the promise of artificially reversing recent climate trends, but it entails enormous risks. Late in the afternoon on April 2, 1991, Mt. Pinatubo, a volcano on the Philippine island of Luzon, ...
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New Yorker
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) Increases in April
Sacramento Bee
By The Conference Board NEW YORK, May 7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased 0.8 percent in April to 108.04, up from the revised figure of 107.18 in March. The April figure is 7.1 percent higher than a ...
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Employment Index in U.S. Climbs, Showing Job Market Improving
Bloomberg
A measure of job prospects in the US climbed in April, indicating the labor market is healing as the world's largest economy expands. The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index increased 0.8 percent to 108.04, the highest since July 2008, ...
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Analysis: Petro-dollar windfall could help China's rebalancing
Reuters
By Nick Edwards | BEIJING (Reuters) - A $1 trillion oil-fired trade windfall couldn't be better timed to help Chinese companies climb the value chain and rebalance the economy of the world's biggest exporter. Fast growing countries producing oil and ...
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New S&P Capital IQ Report Indicates that Credit Performance May be Linked to ...
Sacramento Bee
By S&P Capital IQ NEW YORK, May 7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- A company's credit metrics may have a high correlation to its equity returns, according to a report issued today by S&P Capital IQ, a leader in multi-asset class market research, data solutions ...
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DC's world-class eyesore
Washington Post (blog)
By Martin Austermuhle We know the FBI's downtown headquarters is an eyesore, but is it the world's worst eyesore? Apparently so, according to anew list from Trippy.com and Reuters that declares the J. Edgar Hoover Building the world's “ugliest” ...
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US: CIA Stops New Al-Qaida Underwear Bomb Plot
Washington Post
7, 2012 - The Associated Press has learned the CIA thwarted a plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a US-bound airliner using a bomb with anew design around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
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ABC News and Univision to launch new joint venture
ABC7Chicago.com
... economic and political trends. "This exciting joint venture represents the latest example of our long-term strategy to broaden the reach of ABC. Our powerful premier news brand, combined with the world's leading Hispanic media company,...
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P&G CIO Filippo Passerini Discusses Big Data
Wall Street Journal (blog)
We never start with technologies; we always look at trends in the world that are or may be having an impact on the future of our business. One example is the acceleration of innovation to market. Consumers and users want one-on-one connections to any ...
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New IMF Working Paper Models Impact of Oil Limits on the Economy
Energy Collective
This blended model fits recent production amounts and recent price trendsfar better than traditional models. The forecasts it gives are concerning though. The new model indicates that (1) oil supply in the future will not rise nearly as rapidly as in ...
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New OLYMPIC Paint Color Tools Designed to Deliver Color Confidence
Sacramento Bee
Trends in Color (exclusively at Lowe's) presents the latest in color and design through a series of four brochures that provide tips for introducing varioustrends – bold colors, modern lines, glamour and eco flair – throughout the home.
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WORLD FOREX: Euro Shrugs Off Election Slide
Wall Street Journal
But robust German manufacturing orders for March and comments from a German government spokesman that the new relationship between German chancellor Angela Merkel and Hollande would succeed underpinned the euro, which traded as high as $1.3037.
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Global Fiberglass Insulation Market Overview by Industry Experts Recently ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
New research report "Glass Wool/Fiberglass Insulation - A Global Market Overview" elaborated by Industry Experts has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. According to the report world market for glass wool is projected to reach 6.4 million ...
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Facebook and Google Won't Fail in 5 Years Because of Lack of Money or Low IQ ...
Forbes
Whenever you try and stare off in the future and make predictions on how theworld will turn out, it ends up being a very humbling experience. It's much easier to talk only about the here and now. When thinking about the ever-shifting world of ...
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Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Cabela's, Citi Trends, Barclays PLC ...
Sacramento Bee
Driven by improving trends, the company expects earnings to increase at a double-digit rate in fiscal 2012. The company looks to enhance its retail square footage growth by focusing on its next-generation store format and newOutpost store format.
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Decision Resources Group to Convene Panel of Healthcare Experts at Its Market ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Is The ACO (Or Its Cousin) The New HMO, or Is It Just New Coke? A panel of healthcare experts will be convened to discuss topics and trends including healthcare reform, Accountable Care Organizations and value-based healthcare.
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Economic Turnaround and Increase in Enterprise Numbers to Foster Growth in the ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
World Employment Services market is projected to reach US$354.3 billion by the year 2017. Growth will be primarily influenced by increase in enterprise numbers, GDP trends, rising need for human resources, and increasing role of Internet in Employment ...
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Downward trends, but no disaster
The Bay of Plenty Times
In particular we remain concerned the Canterbury rebuild will drive up costs and wages, so expect an extended period of OCR hikes over 2013-15, although they aren't set to kick off until December. Our projection is in stark contrast tocurrent market ...
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PROS New York, Munich Summits Focus on Monetizing Big Data to Improve Sales ...
MarketWatch (press release)
HOUSTON, May 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PROS(R) (NYSE:PRO) , aworld leader in pricing and revenue management software, hosted its annual North American and European summits, attracting executives from international manufacturing, distribution and ...
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Brocade Discusses Top Networking Trends in Key Sessions at Interop 2012
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Get a jump on that rapidly evolving trend at Big Data Expo, which we are introducing in June at Cloud Expo New York. Cloud Expo was announced on February 24, 2007, the day the term "cloud computing" was coined. That same year, the first Cloud Expo took ...
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Obama airs new ad in Virginia, other swing states
Washington Post (blog)
By Anita Kumar President Obama on Monday began airing a new ad, “Go,” which touts the administration's record and reminds voters what things were like in 2008. The one-minute ad will air in Virginia as well as Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Iowa, ...
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Home decor evolution: Trends anyone can try for an instant update
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
If your budget doesn't include hiring an interior decorator to update your decor, a few tips from the experts will go a long way. Design duo Robert and Cortney Novogratz are the stars of HGTV's "Home by Novogratz" and parents to seven children.
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Nick Lowe says his signature song isn't all that great
PopMatters
By Brad Buchholz 7 May 2012 AUSTIN, Texas — Forty years ago, British musician Nick Lowe wrote “(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” — a song that stands tall for humanity in a callous world. Few noticed, at first.
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PopMatters
Village PRO Hardware Introduces PPG PITTSBURGH® Paints to Marblehead, Ohio ...
Sacramento Bee
PPG Color Leadership PPG employs more than 20 color stylists around theworld, each specializing in different markets, who collaborate to determine styles and color trends for the home, electronics and automobiles. PPG's unique position as a color ...
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Pepsi Tackles Identity Crisis
AdAge.com
He flashes a snapshot of himself, grinning in a Pepsi T-shirt next to a sign in the brand's birthplace of New Bern, NC Commemorating Pepsi's inventor, Caleb Bradham, the sign notes that Pepsi-Cola was originally marketed as "Brad's Drink.
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AdAge.com
Merge Creates Two Operating Groups to Align to Market Trends and Reports First ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Increasing demand for subscription offerings was a significant trend that we witnessed, and responded to, in the first quarter of 2012," said Jeff Surges, CEO of Merge Healthcare. "This followed the introduction of our Honeycomb solution at the RSNA ...
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Buzzed: What It Means When Drinking Hand Sanitizer Goes Viral
The Atlantic
Other recent examples of high-profile teen trends in substance abuse abound. Two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reported "A troubling trend in teens drinking hand sanitizer," after six local teens were sent to the emergency rooms with alcohol ...
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The Atlantic
Hot dogs, comfort food trend on menus
Nation's Restaurant News
Two examples of the current evolutionary trends are waffles and hot dogs, Kruse said. “You take the standard and enhance it forward creatively and slowly,” she said. In the bread category, waffles and pretzels have been a strong development, ...
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Warren Buffett speaks his mind on GDP growth, Europe, Wal-Mart and Yahoo
Washington Post
It “doesn't cure all.” Europe: “Europe is not going to go away. It's a huge market, people have lots of skills, you've got lots of ... you've got factories, you've got wonderful companies over there. So it isn't like it's the end of theworld, ...
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Datacard Group Announces New Corporate Blog
MarketWatch (press release)
MINNETONKA, Minn., May 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Datacard Group, theworld leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced the launch of their new corporate blog, Datacard Edge, as part of its continued effort to enhance ...
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Analysis: Petro-dollar windfall could help China's rebalancing
Orlando Sentinel
BEIJING (Reuters) - A $1 trillion oil-fired trade windfall couldn't be better timed to help Chinese companies climb the value chain and rebalance the economy of the world's biggest exporter. Fast growing countries producing oil and other commodities, ...
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Eye on entertainment
Washington Post
Ice T and Coco attend the Style Icon Suites Presented by New Era in Louisville. Actors Sharni Vinson and Kellan Lutz attend the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Singer Mary J. Blige attends the 138th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
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Rivals Team Up to Developer More Affordable Electric Car
EV World
These cars are also setting new trends in the business of automobile manufacturing: a new EV is just as likely to come from a small startup as it is from an established multinational conglomerate. One EV, the Visio.M is even being developed by two...
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EV World
TV renewal week: Which shows will make the cut?
Washington Post
Several shows from the big networks including “30 Rock,” “Community,” and “CSI: New York” are in a state of television limbo, as casts wait to see whether ratings and fan fare are enough to earn another season. CW's decision to move this online-fan ...
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Cannes market adjusts as indie pic trends shift
Variety
Paillard addresses other shifting trends in the market. "TV and video sales are tough to clinch, and while VOD is growing, it hasn'tyet replaced video. On the upside, VOD negotiations are usually non-exclusive, but they don't give minimum guarantees ...
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Variety
Consolidated Graphics Purchases 10 HP Indigo 10000 Digital Presses
MarketWatch (press release)
Company's New St. Louis Facility to Serve as Beta Site for New B2-Format Indigo Platform DUSSELDORF, GERMANY, May 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that Consolidated Graphics Inc. (CGX), one of the largest commercial ...
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World Health Report will have New Partnership with Capgemini and RBC Wealth ...
Albany Times Union
The annual World Wealth Report and the Asia-Pacific Wealth Report are the global benchmarks for tracking HNWIs and cover HNWI market sizing with a review of global economic drivers, HNWI investing behaviors and asset performance trends.
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New Trend Towards Self-Monitoring Using High-Tech Equipment ...
New Trend Towards Self-Monitoring Using High-Tech Equipment ... "Wouldn'tit be wonderful if everybody could look inside their own bodies like that? ... of this movement is Quantified Self, a website attracting members from around the world .
www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,829454,00.html
VCs in Angels' Clothing: The Sneaky New Trend of “Deal Scouts” in ...
We're hearing very credible rumors of a new trend in the venture capitalworld. ... I decided not to name the firms or individuals, because I haven't seen hard ...
pandodaily.com/.../vcs-in-angels-clothing-the-sneaky-new-tre...

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