Scott's : Hot Trends: May 11, 2008

Scott's : Hot Trends

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Hot trends for May 11, 2008

China Design Now

Sun, 11 May 2008 11:41:43 PDT
Lam Hung’s Peace of Mind poster for a Zen Buddhist centre, Hong Kong, 2001 The V&A’s current flagship exhibition has a very clear, chronological layout, which is a little surprising considering its slightly clumsy title. The show itself begins in Shenzhen – the site of the first McDonald’s in China – and, perhaps more significantly, the birthplace of contemporary Chinese graphic design. Throughout the exhibition, China’s lust for iconic style and mischievous trends is depicted via a dazzling

New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff!

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:21:19 PDT
New kind of beetle found! By CBC staff! Staff on the state-owned CBC Newsworld, where, suspiciously like Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor, “The Spin Stops Here”! (-- or is that just on their “Politics” program?) apparently discovered the new creature. They called it the “GREENHOUSE BEETLE”. Most other people, like the folks at the National Post, which features the little bugger on their front page today, call it the Mountain Pine Beetle. Labcoats call it Dendroctonus Ponderosae. Bu

My 7 essential wordpress plugins

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:36:42 PDT
I blog for about 2 years now, and the only platform I used so far is Wordpress. No need to argue here about the reasons, enough for you to read some statistics on the internet and you’ll see that Wordpress is giving the best feature / learning balance that you’ll need when you want to easily publish yourself. And one of the most important advantages of Wordpress in front of the competition is its plugin structure. Or, simply put, on demand functionality, when the need appears. During those 2 y

EGYPT: Whoa, there's a man behind that veil

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:19:24 PDT
The Egypt Daily News reported that a man was arrested when he crashed the wedding of his lover wearing a niqab, a face veil, and the full-length robe worn by many conservative Muslim women. The man and the bride-to-be had apparently fallen in love at work, but the woman had been promised to another suitor in an arranged marriage.

Dubai World/Limitless Sovereign Wealth Fund bids for Minerva

Sat, 10 May 2008 08:16:20 PDT
Limitless, an arm of Dubai World SWF admits takeover plans for Minerva, at low price, putting more of the debt pool beyond the reach of Western private Central Bank cartels, enraging them and the politicians who will lose power, if this trend continues. Worst of all, Dubai World SWF could join with other SWFs to issue competing currency.

boylesports free bet news

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:45:01 PDT
Since Boylesports was created by John Boyle in 1989, they have grown to become the biggest independent bookmakers in Ireland. You can now bet in one of Boylesports high street bookies, on the telephone or via the internet.

Deism Podcast Episode 5 - Deism News: Front and Center

Sun, 11 May 2008 09:11:25 PDT
This episode features an article written by Robert Johnson, Director of the WUD, entitled Deism in The Battle Between Jerusalem and Athens.

Recovering a Stolen Laptop... via the Stolen Laptop

Sun, 11 May 2008 11:41:13 PDT
It's the kind of story you wouldn't think to make up: the White Plains, New York apartment that Kait Duplaga shared with two others was burgled, with two laptops among the items stolen. Later, an offhand comment from a friend...

Picher ok tornado damage (oklahoma)

Sun, 11 May 2008 08:25:29 PDT
links to news updates on the Picher okla tornadoes

Beaded lanyards – The latest trend

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:41:19 PDT
Many of you have heard the wood lanyard but you may not be aware of its exact and correct meaning

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