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Hot trends for April 27, 2008
The Problem with Excommunication
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:17:29 PDT
Here’s a brief history of the efforts to silence others—and their results—written by Mshari Al-Zaydi for Asharq Alawsat. He gives an overview of excommunication/takfir/herem in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and sees it as a tool used by those who cannot argue, so instead seek to end the debate through force majeure. He points out that while Egypt has been particularly active in this regard, Salafis are far from immune. And while Christianity brutally punished the excommunicated, it moved a
AP Demands E-mail Voting - For Our Soldiers
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:27:45 PDT
AP Demands E-mail Voting - For Our Soldiers April 27th, 2008 From those champions of every vote counting at the Associated Press: Few states let overseas troops vote by e-mail By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past. Communities in 13 states will send overseas troops pres
Novell and GNOME Help Microsoft and .NET’s Fight Against Sun and Java
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:44:59 PDT
Novell and GNOME Help Microsoft and .NET’s Fight Against Sun and Java Posted in Microsoft, Windows, GNU/Linux, Novell, Mono, GNOME, SUN, Java at 9:44 am by Roy Schestowitz It is no secret that Free software has been attracting some highly-skilled and influential developers, who can easily change the programming agenda, set trends, and turn some consistent choices into a de facto standard.
Miuccia Prada and the Marriage of Art and Fashion
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:54:36 PDT
(from Financial Times) Miuccia Prada symbolises perfectly the merging of these two multimillion-pound industries. Not only are her collections feted for the kind of conceptual audacity that would shame many a so-called artist but she has also acted as a generous patron for all things cutting edge. Miuccia Prada has already shown that fashion – quick-moving, dynamic, ferociously embracing globalisation – can outsmart more ponderous forms of expression. But the problem, which she recognises as
Report: Suzuki Plans to Launch Full Range Of Cars In India
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:10:12 PDT
The Nikkei reports that Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to provide a full lineup of cars in India, with the introduction of two compact models beginning this fall and large global strategic autos with engine displacements of more than 3 liters as early as 2010. Although low-priced small cars account for nearly 80% of the market there, the major automaker is rushing to expand its offerings to get the jump on rivals ahead of a likely shift in consumer preferences from lower-end models to higher-end cars
Ultimate Customization: Design and Deliver - a new project that examines the next era of mass customization
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:16:49 PDT
A guest article by Daniel Eyers from the Cardiff University Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (CUIMRC). CUIMRC is a new center at Cardiff University in the UK. In this post, Daniel describes about the mission and research at this center. Imagine the opportunities that exist when the freedom of design opportunities afforded by Mass Customisation can be realised using innovative Rapid Manufacturing technologies, where one-off custom manufacturing is the norm, not the exception. As these t
WebTarget - eCommerce trends for 2008 & forecast until 2012
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:21:30 PDT
Online retail will increase 17% in 2008Forrester sets the trends for the next 5 years with online retail sales in the US of:- $204 billion in 2008 (+17%),- $235.4 billion in 2009 (+15%),- $267.8 billion in 2010 (+14%),- $301 billion in 2011 (+12%),- and $334.7 billion in 2012 (+11%)
Business Blogging For Profit
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:53:57 PDT
Remember the old ways of keeping in touch with your clients? You usually patch them through telephone; fax machines, direct mail marketing, and even personal meetings. But now, entrepreneurs are just smart enough to use the existing Internet technology to be regularly updated of the latest trends in business and at the same time keeping in touch with their clients. There is now text and voice chat, exchanges of e-mail, website forums, and others. One of the most online business innovation ev
Week-End Trends: Mother Earth Week
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:56:18 PDT
Email activity and promotional trends during the past week: The RetailEmail Index fell 1% to 214 during the week ending April 25, and is up 4% from where it was four weeks ago. The Index score indicates that the top 100 online retailers sent more than 2.1 promotional emails each on average last week. RetailEmail Participation Rates: Last week, 92% of the retailers in the RetailEmail Index sent out at least one promotional email, down from 95% the week prior, and down from 93% during the 4-we
In the Labs: Biofuel Efficiencies, Blue-Green Microbes and Silicon Nanotubes
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:00:00 PDT
Ethanol Production Showing Efficiency Gains: Despite the biofuels backlash some positive trends are being recorded for the industry. Argonne National Laboratory has released a statistical comparison of data collected by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) on ethanol production in 2006 and data collected by the USDA in 2001. Ethanol production in the U.S. increased by 276 percent, or to 4.9 billion gallons annually, in those five years and the report highlights some trends going on behind the
Urban Areas Becoming Supermarket “Deserts”
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:18:22 PDT
Where have all the grocery stores gone? A study published in the International Journal of Health Geographics suggests that as more and more supermarkets leave cities to set up shop (literally!) in the suburbs, urban areas are increasingly at risk of becoming “food deserts.” For the study, researchers at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, used geographic mapping techniques to map the locations of supermarkets in 1961 and 2005 and then analyzed the results based on neighbor
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Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:17:29 PDT
Here’s a brief history of the efforts to silence others—and their results—written by Mshari Al-Zaydi for Asharq Alawsat. He gives an overview of excommunication/takfir/herem in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism and sees it as a tool used by those who cannot argue, so instead seek to end the debate through force majeure. He points out that while Egypt has been particularly active in this regard, Salafis are far from immune. And while Christianity brutally punished the excommunicated, it moved a
AP Demands E-mail Voting - For Our Soldiers
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:27:45 PDT
AP Demands E-mail Voting - For Our Soldiers April 27th, 2008 From those champions of every vote counting at the Associated Press: Few states let overseas troops vote by e-mail By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan can speak to their families by Web camera and fight insurgents using sophisticated electronic warfare. Yet when it comes to voting, most troops are stuck in the past. Communities in 13 states will send overseas troops pres
Novell and GNOME Help Microsoft and .NET’s Fight Against Sun and Java
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:44:59 PDT
Novell and GNOME Help Microsoft and .NET’s Fight Against Sun and Java Posted in Microsoft, Windows, GNU/Linux, Novell, Mono, GNOME, SUN, Java at 9:44 am by Roy Schestowitz It is no secret that Free software has been attracting some highly-skilled and influential developers, who can easily change the programming agenda, set trends, and turn some consistent choices into a de facto standard.
Miuccia Prada and the Marriage of Art and Fashion
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:54:36 PDT
(from Financial Times) Miuccia Prada symbolises perfectly the merging of these two multimillion-pound industries. Not only are her collections feted for the kind of conceptual audacity that would shame many a so-called artist but she has also acted as a generous patron for all things cutting edge. Miuccia Prada has already shown that fashion – quick-moving, dynamic, ferociously embracing globalisation – can outsmart more ponderous forms of expression. But the problem, which she recognises as
Report: Suzuki Plans to Launch Full Range Of Cars In India
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:10:12 PDT
The Nikkei reports that Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to provide a full lineup of cars in India, with the introduction of two compact models beginning this fall and large global strategic autos with engine displacements of more than 3 liters as early as 2010. Although low-priced small cars account for nearly 80% of the market there, the major automaker is rushing to expand its offerings to get the jump on rivals ahead of a likely shift in consumer preferences from lower-end models to higher-end cars
Ultimate Customization: Design and Deliver - a new project that examines the next era of mass customization
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:16:49 PDT
A guest article by Daniel Eyers from the Cardiff University Innovative Manufacturing Research Centre (CUIMRC). CUIMRC is a new center at Cardiff University in the UK. In this post, Daniel describes about the mission and research at this center. Imagine the opportunities that exist when the freedom of design opportunities afforded by Mass Customisation can be realised using innovative Rapid Manufacturing technologies, where one-off custom manufacturing is the norm, not the exception. As these t
WebTarget - eCommerce trends for 2008 & forecast until 2012
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:21:30 PDT
Online retail will increase 17% in 2008Forrester sets the trends for the next 5 years with online retail sales in the US of:- $204 billion in 2008 (+17%),- $235.4 billion in 2009 (+15%),- $267.8 billion in 2010 (+14%),- $301 billion in 2011 (+12%),- and $334.7 billion in 2012 (+11%)
Business Blogging For Profit
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:53:57 PDT
Remember the old ways of keeping in touch with your clients? You usually patch them through telephone; fax machines, direct mail marketing, and even personal meetings. But now, entrepreneurs are just smart enough to use the existing Internet technology to be regularly updated of the latest trends in business and at the same time keeping in touch with their clients. There is now text and voice chat, exchanges of e-mail, website forums, and others. One of the most online business innovation ev
Week-End Trends: Mother Earth Week
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:56:18 PDT
Email activity and promotional trends during the past week: The RetailEmail Index fell 1% to 214 during the week ending April 25, and is up 4% from where it was four weeks ago. The Index score indicates that the top 100 online retailers sent more than 2.1 promotional emails each on average last week. RetailEmail Participation Rates: Last week, 92% of the retailers in the RetailEmail Index sent out at least one promotional email, down from 95% the week prior, and down from 93% during the 4-we
In the Labs: Biofuel Efficiencies, Blue-Green Microbes and Silicon Nanotubes
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:00:00 PDT
Ethanol Production Showing Efficiency Gains: Despite the biofuels backlash some positive trends are being recorded for the industry. Argonne National Laboratory has released a statistical comparison of data collected by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) on ethanol production in 2006 and data collected by the USDA in 2001. Ethanol production in the U.S. increased by 276 percent, or to 4.9 billion gallons annually, in those five years and the report highlights some trends going on behind the
Urban Areas Becoming Supermarket “Deserts”
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:18:22 PDT
Where have all the grocery stores gone? A study published in the International Journal of Health Geographics suggests that as more and more supermarkets leave cities to set up shop (literally!) in the suburbs, urban areas are increasingly at risk of becoming “food deserts.” For the study, researchers at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, used geographic mapping techniques to map the locations of supermarkets in 1961 and 2005 and then analyzed the results based on neighbor
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