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Current News for June 23, 2008

Survey: most U.S. and Canadian oil execs foresee increase in M&A activity (Oilpatch-Mergers)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:06:36 PDT
CALGARY _ Merger and acquisition activity is expected to heat up across oilpatch, a survey by a Calgary law firm suggests.Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP asked 100 executives and financial advisers in the oil and gas industry about trends they expect to see over the next year.The survey suggests 60 per cent of U.S. and Canadian respondents expect the total volume of merger and acquisitions to increase.The sentiment was stronger among Canadians surveyed, with 70 per cent saying they agreed with that

Global community long way from meeting HIV targets says UN chief

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:25:37 PDT
Global community long way from meeting HIV targets says UN chief The United Nations Secretary General has warned the number of people being diagnosed with HIV is outpacing those who are currently receiving treatment for the disease. No date set for Irish civil partnerships legislation Despite delays in bringing forward a bill to legalise civil unions in the Republic of Ireland, a draft version has been circulated to government departments. Fancy a trip to New York? Go to Barcelona

The February 2008 Monthly Price Brief of European Gas and Power Price Trends Demonstrates how UK and EU Energy Trends ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:01:00 PDT
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Monthly Price Brief - A Review of European Gas and Power Price Trends: February 2008" report to their offering.

Legal News Watch Launches Asbestos Today

Tue, 04 Nov 2003 00:00:01 PST
SAN DIEGO, CA (PRWEB) November 3, 2003– Legal News Watch today announced the debut of Asbestos Today (http://www.asbestostoday.com), a single, central location where consumers can easily find...

Google Trends Now Showing Site Traffic Web Site Traffic] (Lifehacker)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:12:09 PDT
Google Trends has a newly-added ability to show unique visitor statistics for multiple sites—just type in site URLs separated by commas to get rough traffic estimates based on searches and...

House Convention-Princeton - Fan History Wiki

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:33:54 PDT
Information regarding the House convention being held in Princeton, New Jersey. Includes news on the fan fiction contest, which parts of fandom find a bit controversial.

News and notes on the PGA Tour's top 20 golfers (USA Today)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:05:26 PDT
Get the latest news and notes on the top 20 golfers on the PGA Tour. These rankings are based 2006-07 PGA Tour results.

Jelly Chicago - Now every Monday and Wednesday!

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:02:06 PDT
Cool Jelly Chicago news - Brad Maier, myself and a couple other tech/design/entrepreneurial folks are going to start doing Jelly every Monday and Wednesday. Starting next Monday, June 30th, you’ll be able to find us over at Noble Tree Coffee at 2444 N. Clark from noon to 4pm. If you’re in Chicago and work for/by yourself (or just want to meet some cool creative people), it’s a great way to get some work done, drink good coffee (fair trade!) and enjoy some good conversation. Hope to see you ther

Trying, and failing, to delay news in the era of the Internet (International Herald Tribune)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:43:32 PDT
NBC tried to hold back the news of Tim Russert's death for more than an hour to notify his family vacationing in Italy. Long before the death was reported, however, it was on the Internet.


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