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June 26, 2008 News and Trends

Another Citigroup Downgrade Blasts Shares

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:11:04 PDT
There are times when MarketBeat believes analysts issue critical comments on Citigroup Inc. if the collective minds at a particular brokerage have nothing better on hand for a given day. Either way, comments from Goldman Sachs analyst William Tanona has knocked shares of Citigroup off their perch, down 4.3% in premarket trading after Mr. Tanona forecast a write-down of $9 billion in the second quarter for the giant financial-services institution. The firm was also critical of other companies,

Talking Cabling: Valerie Maguire from Siemons

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:06:37 PDT
What are the latest trends in data center cabling? That's the topic of this video conversation with Valerie Maguire, a Global Sales Engineer for Siemons, a structured cable manufacturer based in Watertown, Ct. In this interview at the recent DataCenterDynamics New York conference, Maguire discusses... Read more at our web site

Interview: THT's policy chief on gay blood, drugs and controversial campaigns

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:14:32 PDT
COMMENT: A kiss is just a kiss? Not for baseball-loving lesbians People across America generally view the Pacific Northwest as one of the most progressive, and dare I say liberal, regions of the United States. TiVo in hot water over links to homophobes One of America's coolest brands risks alienating the gay community after its links with an organisation that fights against equality were questioned. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Interview: THT's

World's News Headlines Still Reeling with Doom and Gloom, but Economic and Business News Strongly Upbeat, New Metric Finds

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:00:01 PST
Although news organizations around the world worked to bring their audiences a good mix of stories and feature articles, on balance, the news for the first day of 2008 featured more negative stories...

'Idol' voting begins - Telegraph-Journal


'Idol' voting begins
Telegraph-Journal, Canada - Jun 23, 2008
Omar bin Laden reveals in the doc that his last name is a burden. He also offers his thoughts on his father and the Sept. 11 attacks. (CBC Newsworld)


Report: Climate change to cause disasters, trends (USA Today)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:05:16 PDT
Global warming is likely to increase illegal immigration, create humanitarian disasters and destabilize precarious governments in political hot spots, all of which could affect U.S. national security, according to an assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Untitled

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:53:00 PDT
Waterfalls start flowing tomorrow morning-- perhaps as early as 7am, but sadly, the Circle Line tours of the bay don't start until Friday. So if you want a good view (or a good picture) of these babies, you're going to have to view them from land. No problem: we've marked the best viewing spots for each one on the map above. 1. Governors Island-- this is the toughest one to view without a boat. Best spot is from the piers next to the Maritime Ferry Building at the tip of Manhattan. For a close

Morgan Webb's Webb Alert for June 26th, 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:44:20 PDT
All the tech news you need to know as told by X-Play's Morgan Webb. Now you can surf the web while you fly...sort of. Sprint will pay you to make a commercial for their new phone. Avril Lavigne fans are using a refresher website to bump their girl to the top slot in YouTube. ICANN may loosen up restrictions on domain names, and more!

Amazon's blueprint for cloud computing

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:16:32 PDT
In the early morning at Structure 08, AMR Research's Jonathan Yarmis described various tech trends around cloud computing. Are we heading back to time-sharing? The industry is moving in a cyclical cycle.

Interview: THT's policy chief on gay blood, drugs and controversial campaigns

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 12:14:32 PDT
COMMENT: A kiss is just a kiss? Not for baseball-loving lesbians People across America generally view the Pacific Northwest as one of the most progressive, and dare I say liberal, regions of the United States. TiVo in hot water over links to homophobes One of America's coolest brands risks alienating the gay community after its links with an organisation that fights against equality were questioned. opinionuk-newsworld-newspoliticslawhealthfinanceentertainment Interview: THT's

Pet Owners Rejoice

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:44:11 PDT
We learned about a new trend with pet owners which is making your own cleaners and deodorizers to combat odors in and around their homes. Apparently the ones off the shelf are not good enough and are too expensive.

Sunny and Warm Wednesday

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:53:00 PDT
June has been a sneaky month, temperaturewise. Aside from the four-day heat wave earlier in the month it hasn't been particularly warm or cold. However, the month may still wind up as one of the ten warmest June's on record. Helping out on that quest will be a stretch of warm weather until the end of the week. Today is a winner! Sunny, warm and dry with a high around 85. Humidity returns tomorrow, and along with it a chance of showers or thunderstorms. It is too soon to say with any confidence


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