An experiment in search trends visualization. I get the most trending search terms from google, then pipe them through Flickr, Wikipedia, Google News, and other sources to see what they're all about.

Friday, September 30, 2011

National coffee day



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International Coffee Day originates from the National Coffee Day in the US, which was mentioned as early as 2005. The International Coffee Day moniker was first used by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum which called a press conference to celebrate 'International Coffee Day' and to announce the first New Orleans Coffee Festival on October 3, 2009. (more from wikipedia).


Rosh Hashanah, National Coffee Day, OLL's Senior Sorority and More


For those who are not, well, atleast you can enjoy National Coffee Day with a free or discounted cup of Joe. Find out about this and other top headlines for Sept. 29. Rosh Hashanah: The celebration of the Jewish new year began Wednesday at sunset and ...
 (more from malverne-westhempstead.patch.com).


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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Red sox



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The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball's American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around, following previous Boston teams that had been known as the "Red Stockings". (more from wikipedia).


Vent and vote: What now for Red Sox?


Will John Lackey, whose season-ending 6.41 ERA is the worst in Red Sox history, be back? You have to think he wants out of Boston after this miserable season. The problem will be that no one will want his bloated contract. He has three years and nearly ...
 (more from espn.go.com).


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Lord howe island



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Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, and about from Norfolk Island. The island is about 11 km long and between 2.8 km and 0.6 km wide with an area of 16.56 km2. Along the west coast there is a sandy semi-enclosed sheltered coral reef lagoon. Most of the population lives in the north, while the south is dominated by forested hills rising to the highest point on the island, Mount Gower. The Lord Howe Island Group of islands comprises 28 islands, islets and rocks. Apart from Lord Howe Island itself the most notable of these is the volcanic and uninhabited Balls Pyramid about 23 km to the south-east. To the north there is the Admiralty Group, a cluster of seven small uninhabited islands. (more from wikipedia).


Paying for an island jaunt


Bury said levies to fund visitor facilities and other infrastructure were common for islands around Australia, including Rottnest Island, Fraser Island and Lord Howe Island, where it was called an "environmental levy". Bury said money raised from a ...
 (more from www.themercury.com.au).


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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Dead sea scrolls




The Dead Sea Scrolls Deception is a book of non-fiction by authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. Rejecting the established, peer-reviewed consensus that the Dead Sea scrolls were the work of a marginal Jewish apocalyptic movement, and following primarily the thesis of Robert Eisenman, the authors argued that the Scrolls were the work of Jewish zealots who had much in common with, and may have been identical to, the early followers of Jesus led by his brother James the Just. This provides a different version of the history of early Christianity and challenges the divinity of Jesus, shakes the fundamental aspects of modern day Christianity. (more from wikipedia).


Dead Sea Scrolls now available to all online [VIDEO]


Dead Sea Scrolls: Now, as the new year approaches on the Hebrew calendar, anyone can view, read and interact with five digitized Dead Sea Scrolls, the most complete of the eight the Israel Museum has in its collection. ...
 (more from www.csmonitor.com).


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Monday, September 26, 2011

Buffalo bills




The 2011 Buffalo Bills season is the team's 42nd season in the National Football League and the 52nd overall. The Bills hope to improve on their record from the 2010 season, and attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999, the longest standing playoff drought in the NFL, which is tied with the Detroit Lions. Buffalo plays in the Eastern division of the American Football Conference. (more from wikipedia).


Start Bill-Ieving: Buffalo 3-0 After Beating Pats


By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer No matter how big the deficit, no matter which opponent, Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Buffalo Bills are proving they're not the same old NFL pushovers. One week it's rallying to beat Oakland, the next it's storming back to ...
 (more from abcnews.go.com).


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Sunday, September 25, 2011

No child left behind



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"No Chris Left Behind" is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of the animated comedy series Family Guy. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 6, 2007. The episode features Chris after he is kicked out of James Woods High School, and is forced to attend an upper-class academy who do not take kindly to Chris's lower-class upbringing. In an effort to fit in, he decides to join the academy's Skull and Bones society, but quickly finds it to be too demanding. It is also the first appearance of the recurring character "Bruce". (more from wikipedia).


Gov. Rick Perry Supported 'No Child Left Behind' Before He Opposed It


During last night's GOP debate, Texas Governor Rick Perry claimed that he was "vocal" in opposing President George W. Bush's 'No Child Left Behind' plan for public education. Gov. Rick Perry and US Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced today that ...
 (more from www.opposingviews.com).

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Saturday, September 24, 2011

Meg whitman



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Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard. A native of Long Island, New York, she is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School. Whitman served as an executive in The Walt Disney Company where she was vice president of strategic planning throughout the 1980s. In the 1990s, she served as an executive for DreamWorks, Procter & Gamble, and Hasbro. Whitman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of eBay from 1998 to 2008. During her ten years with the company she oversaw expansion from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue. (more from wikipedia).


HP and Meg Whitman: signs of a Silicon Valley in transition


Meg Whitman has to help HP figure out which way to go from here. By Daniel B. Wood, Staff writer / September 24, 2011 A picture of the Palo Alto, Calif., garage where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded their company in 1939. ...
 (more from www.csmonitor.com).


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Friday, September 23, 2011

Prime suspect



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Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television drama series starring Helen Mirren and made by Granada Television for the ITV network in the 1990s and 2000s. The teleplays for the first and third serials were written by Lynda La Plante, and in 1993 she received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in the category of Best TV Feature or Miniseries for her work. The following year, Allan Cubitt's teleplay for Prime Suspect 2 brought the series a second Edgar. Prime Suspect was voted 68th in the list of 100 Greatest British Television Programmes as compiled by a poll given by the British Film Institute, and in 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME." The series has garnered multiple Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards and a Peabody Award. (more from wikipedia).


Appealing TV: Charlie's Angels, Person of Interest, Whitney, Prime Suspect


What Is It?: A remake of the acclaimed UK drama "Prime Suspect," starring Maria Bello in the Helen Mirren role as a tough female detective named Jane. Why To Watch: Maria Bello is usually pretty good, and you'd like to see a new drama with a female ...
 (more from sfappeal.com).


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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Maurice sendak




Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York to Polish Jewish immigrant parents Sarah and Philip Sendak, a dressmaker. He decided to become an illustrator after viewing Walt Disney's film Fantasia at the age of twelve; however, his love of books came at an early age when he developed health problems and was confined to his bed. One of his first professional commissions was to create window displays for the toy store F.A.O. Schwarz. His illustrations were first published in 1947 in a textbook titled Atomics for the Millions by Dr. Maxwell Leigh Eidinoff. He spent much of the 1950s working as an artist for children's books, before beginning to write his own stories. (more from wikipedia).


Maurice Sendak Defends 'Scary' New Book


Kids' writer Maurice Sendak- never one to parse words- is back with a book that has unsurprisingly gotten some flak from the overprotecting parents brigade. Sendak most recently made news after the film adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are was ...
 (more from www.inquisitr.com).

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Monday, September 19, 2011

Nick collins



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Collins was a diverse athlete during his high school career. He attended Dixie County High School in Cross City, Florida, and lettered twice as a quarterback, running back and defensive back. Collins was also given first-team all-conference honors and was named team MVP as a senior. Collins also earned two letters as a basketball guard and three letters as a center fielder. (more from wikipedia).


Nick Collins appears OK after scary injury


Packers safety Nick Collins is believed to be in good condition after being taken off the field on a stretcher in Carolina today. Collins suffered what looked like a head or neck injury while trying to tackle Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart. ...
 (more from profootballtalk.nbcsports.com).

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Ted kennedy



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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. Serving almost 47 years, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in United States history. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.; the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., killed in action in World War II; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy. (more from wikipedia).


Kara Kennedy, daughter of Ted Kennedy, dies at 51


Ted Kennedy's life was honored. After the Democratic senator died two weeks later following a battle with brain cancer, his only daughter read a psalm at his funeral Mass in Boston, moving many. The eldest of the senator's three children, Kara Kennedy ...
 (more from www.forbes.com).

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