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June 18, 2008 News and Trends
The Facts Relating to China's IA Program
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:39:32 PDT
Two years ago this month I published an article detailing what I saw as convincing evidence that the dynamics of China's international adoption program had changed. Historically, potential adoptive families were told by their agencies, the media, and other sources of information that the China program was necessary to find homes for the tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of children abandoned every year in China. China's abandonment problem, according to the conventional w
The Last Time the Sitcom Died
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:42:36 PDT
FOR A MEDIUM that's almost sixty years old now, Television has a perilously short view of its own history. Historical trends come and go, and nobody blinks, and nobody digs any deeper. One of the big bugbears I've had for a while is that there's no shortage of ponderous people who want to declare the sitcom dead. Even those who are still greenlighting comedy want to call them "Half hour comedies" or something, like the word "sitcom" is covered in anthrax. And then they say stupid things like "d
World Blog: Cuban musicians rock the beach (MSNBC)
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:45:29 PDT
NBC News World Blog aims to provide a dynamic look at world events and trends -- both big and small -- from NBC News correspondents, producers, and bureaus around the world. Online entries -- from text to video -- will explore news events and how they are shaping our world.
Art Bead Scene Blog: Jewelry Trends for Summer 2008
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:47:46 PDT
Heather has crafted a superb blog post at Art Bead Scene about summer 2008 jewelry trends. Rings & Things likes much.
Scholars: Barack Obama Will Be the Next American President
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:00:33 PDT
Academics who specialize in studying political trends, charting the variables and monitoring the economic reports. To them, there is no doubt about the winner in November. It's Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain in a knockout.
WSJ.com - In Africa, Democracy Gains Amid Turmoil
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:15:06 PDT
In a shift obscured by Zimbabwe's bloody election season, democracy is making gradual gains in sub-Saharan Africa. The trend is driven by activists, armed with little more than determination and cheap cellphones, who are outmaneuvering the ruling strongmen.
The day after Download Day
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:19:34 PDT
The day after Download Day Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:19 am Categories: Trends, Software Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Now that Mozilla’s Download Day has come to an end, it’s time to do a quick round up of what we know: Download Day officially begun at 11:16PDT yesterday (server problems moved it forward from 10:00PDT) Total downloads in the region of 8.3 million (the actual number of Guinness World Record qualifyin
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Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:39:32 PDT
Two years ago this month I published an article detailing what I saw as convincing evidence that the dynamics of China's international adoption program had changed. Historically, potential adoptive families were told by their agencies, the media, and other sources of information that the China program was necessary to find homes for the tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of children abandoned every year in China. China's abandonment problem, according to the conventional w
The Last Time the Sitcom Died
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:42:36 PDT
FOR A MEDIUM that's almost sixty years old now, Television has a perilously short view of its own history. Historical trends come and go, and nobody blinks, and nobody digs any deeper. One of the big bugbears I've had for a while is that there's no shortage of ponderous people who want to declare the sitcom dead. Even those who are still greenlighting comedy want to call them "Half hour comedies" or something, like the word "sitcom" is covered in anthrax. And then they say stupid things like "d
World Blog: Cuban musicians rock the beach (MSNBC)
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:45:29 PDT
NBC News World Blog aims to provide a dynamic look at world events and trends -- both big and small -- from NBC News correspondents, producers, and bureaus around the world. Online entries -- from text to video -- will explore news events and how they are shaping our world.
Art Bead Scene Blog: Jewelry Trends for Summer 2008
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:47:46 PDT
Heather has crafted a superb blog post at Art Bead Scene about summer 2008 jewelry trends. Rings & Things likes much.
Scholars: Barack Obama Will Be the Next American President
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:00:33 PDT
Academics who specialize in studying political trends, charting the variables and monitoring the economic reports. To them, there is no doubt about the winner in November. It's Obama over Republican Sen. John McCain in a knockout.
WSJ.com - In Africa, Democracy Gains Amid Turmoil
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:15:06 PDT
In a shift obscured by Zimbabwe's bloody election season, democracy is making gradual gains in sub-Saharan Africa. The trend is driven by activists, armed with little more than determination and cheap cellphones, who are outmaneuvering the ruling strongmen.
The day after Download Day
Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:19:34 PDT
The day after Download Day Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 11:19 am Categories: Trends, Software Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Now that Mozilla’s Download Day has come to an end, it’s time to do a quick round up of what we know: Download Day officially begun at 11:16PDT yesterday (server problems moved it forward from 10:00PDT) Total downloads in the region of 8.3 million (the actual number of Guinness World Record qualifyin
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