In the U.S. especially, there has recently been a resurgence in the popularity of handmade goods.
Jadedness first: one of the most striking results is a sharp drop in the popularity of voting.
An increase in the popularity of smartphones and higher usage of mobile value added services by customers are further fueling growth for the company.
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This has led to a resurgence in the popularity of higher-quality mechanical keyboards, which were commonplace in the early days of the computer industry.
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Mr. Greenblatt acknowledged in an interview that the show may be risky, but added that he thinks Broadway has a broad appeal reflected in the popularity of reality talent shows.
Brian Johnston transferred his skills from television to radio in 1970 and was the catalyst for an upsurge in the popularity of the programme, his jocular style brilliantly complementing the descriptive Arlott.
Both foreign traders and local producers have in recent months observed a spectacular rise in the popularity of wine in China, at least in the country's more prosperous and cosmopolitan cities and coastal regions.
Ireland awaits a September report on its abortion laws by a European Court of Human Rights panel of experts at a time of rising political tensions over the issue and a backdrop of steep declines in the popularity of religion.
Consumers have already responded to the Administration's fuel efficiency standards for Model Years 2011 through 2016, and it shows in the popularity of cars like GM's Chevy Cruze and trucks like the Ford F-150 equipped with an EcoBoost engine instead of the conventional V-8.
Interest in the health effects of beer has been growing over the past eight to 10 years in tandem with a rise in the popularity of craft beers--usually defined as products of brewers who make fewer than 2 million barrels a year, says Nancy Tringali Piho, a spokeswoman for the National Beer Wholesalers Association.
Opinion polls conducted by the respected Merdeka Centre (the latest were for June) gave the prime minister an approval rating of 64%, down from the high point of his popularity in the middle of 2010.
Retail sales in the UK were lower in August as the popularity of the Olympics hit traffic at stores, a survey has shown.
The Hover Car was one of three finalists in the competition, but the popularity of the campaign has led the company to extend it indefinitely.
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But as prolific as the NFL has become in its ability to divert eyeballs to televisions, there are substantial differences in the relative popularity of its 32 teams.
The social enterprise, which has two more plants in Zambia and Ghana, uses the widespread popularity of football in the continent to help create jobs and offer disadvantaged children access to sport equipment.
Other reasons given for the rise in value include the popularity of gambling websites accepting the currency.
Inan attempt to cash in on the popularity of continuingeducation among, as Katz jokes, "yuppies whoyearn to be smarter, " the company also offerslectures on Moliere and Beckett, archived copies ofradio shows such as National Public Radio's FreshAir, and Audible- recorded abstracts of the WallStreet Journal and the Economist.
Brouilly is perhaps the most outgoing and hedonistic of the crus of Beaujolais, which may explain its immense popularity in the bistros of Paris.
But it is being widely reported because it comes in context of the sagging popularity of health-care reform, and the changing conventional wisdom on the legislative politics.
And Italy's new prime minister, Mario Monti, although running an unelected government, basks in the highest popularity rating of any Italian leader in years.
Though the proliferation of smartphones and iPads in recent years hurt the popularity of crosswords somewhat, a dedicated group of diehards remains.
In Western Europe, the popularity of football has played a big part in the evolution of the media industry over the past decade.
What makes the stakes particularly high in the Viacom situation is the popularity of its channels among them Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and MTV and the ability of DirecTV subscribers to view some of this programming via such Internet-streaming services as Amazon Prime, Hulu and Netflix.
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Due in large part to the popularity of new products such as CINEMA SCREEN 3D Smart TV in the Korean market and improvements in supply chain management, operating profit nearly doubled to 217 billion (USD 191.9 million) from the same period the previous year.
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"We are steadfast in our belief that the power and popularity of the KFC brand in China will ultimately drive a full sales recovery, " said Mr Novak.
The Mets, at the peak of their popularity in the mid-1980s, made the mistake of locking into a long-term cable agreement that cut them off from the escalating rights fees of the 1990s.
In recent years, the popularity of physics has risen, but this follows a serious decline in the 1980s and 1990s.
In addition, the increasing popularity of smartphones and the threat of cannibalization from tablets led to a decline in global PC shipment growth rate.
Macro headwinds, a shortage of hard drives due to the floods in Thailand in October 2011, the increasing popularity of smartphones, the threat of cannibalization from tablets and lower consumer demand ahead of the Windows 8 OS launch are the key factors that have led to the current slump in PC shipments.
At the height of Obama's popularity and in one of the gravest economic crises that the nation has faced, only three Republicans were willing to vote in favor of the stimulus legislation.
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