What happened on Bolivian TV over the weekend? Most people would probably answer “Who cares really?”, as there was certainly nothing more interesting there than anywhere else in the world… (except maybe in...
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A new study conducted by Health Canada has linked the highly controversial estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA to 96% of soft drinks, showing up in quantities below regulatory limits, but worrisome to some. A...
If I was going to describe it in a nutshell, I would say that Animal Collective's Eight Album 'Merriweather Post Pavilion' (cover below) is Pink Floyd circa Syd Barrett meets Radiohead. To add to the confusion the second track 'My Girls' would not have felt out of place on...
HBOS shares have rallied for the second day running as investors express their confidence in the Loyds TSB merger deal, with the backing of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. After dropping by 20% on Tuesday the share price has gained 21% yesterday and another 10%...
How to get a cheque of $450 million, 9/15 when you file for bancruptcy chapter 11 ? Simpson bankers at work 9/15: Stupid german bank pays $450 million to Lehman Bros, money gone Great bank experts at work The...
created by SOLARLIFE | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 410 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Rating AAA, good friends make it possible, banks traded internal securities, futures, bank guarantees, or simply "fancy stuff" like Bush said, with virtual no control. The fancy comfort rating system causing the sub-prime crises will be banned from Europe. Worthless home...
created by SOLARLIFE | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 237 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
UPDATE July 29, 2008:The new search engine that launched yesterday, Cuil, didn't fare well on its first day despite considerable hype:"On Day 1 yesterday of its attempt to dethrone Google Inc. as king of the...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1235 views | 16 recommendations | 17 comments
"Nobody knows how to play with the media more than Apple does, even when a bad news can damage their profits Apple turns it into good news and generate more positive buzz than bad. Take for example the recently...
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"Apple marketing in the US and in other countries is a phenomenon, it has driven mass adoption and changed users perception about the mac with the “I am, I am a PC”; the iPod campaign was the bigger for a...
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A study done by British researchers shows that bees can get sick and recover after the immune system actively fights off viruses or parasites. Researchers said on Wednesday that bumblebees can get ill and seems to...
created by Heiky | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 2822 views | 30 recommendations | 65 comments
"There's a buzz in the Indian film industry that the writers are coming back in a major way. The recent success of films offering good scripts and new stories has started the latest trend of new script writers...
created by Richard Drewmore | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1547 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
UPDATED The Christian Science Monitor, has posted video of the event. Here's the link. When it comes to presidential politics, Barack Obama has all the buzz on the Internet. He has raised record amounts of money online. He hired a Facebook co-founder to help leverage...
Research with primary children tells us that they think (wrongly) that most older children smoke, take drugs and carry knives. This belief must contribute to them deciding to carry knives 'for self defence'. This...
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 603 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment