Bad news gets good readership

The problem is that some times news stories a hyped to gain readership, I wonder why readers love doom and gloom, especially within a recession that’s recovering.   Human being tend to think the worst there...

A very worrying factor concerning Tamiflu:- Suicides?

It’s been a very relevant factor that drugs have been released on to the world market place that have really bad side effects. At present one such drug is being actively advertised by some governments and...

Why Not to use a Medical Mask during this H1N1 (swine flu) hype

I recently noticed many people wearing "Medical Masks" at places like Airports and Malls. I have even noticed people wearing them out in the open, as they stand with no one around. Because of this, I would like...

Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurri...

"Gustav & New Orleans - Bloggers and Webcams Looking into the Eye of the Hurricane 12345 Julia Rosien | 09/01/2008 - 13:04 | ...

Boxing is my identity: Vijender

"Bhiwani’s Olympic medal winner Vijender Singh hopes he is rooted to the ground even after so much fame and that the hype around him will never change him."

Canada PM Cancels Gov. General's Beijing trip, Fuels Election Hype

Yet more election rumours floating around, this time it was Prime Minister Harper's office announcing that Governor General Michaelle Jean won't be attending the Beijing Paralympic Games. This furthers speculation of a fall federal election. The papers were filled with quotes...

Obama And The Average Black Man

"Opinion..mpressThe only thing Barack Hussein Obama has in common with the average black man in the US is that his father abandoned him. Baracks father is African from Kenya his mother is white from the...

First iPhone owner hears his bed calling

He may be the first person in the world to own the new sought-after Apple iPhone, but all Jonny Gladwell wanted to do yesterday morning was go to bed. " The 22-year-old AUT physiotherapy student had camped...

NBA FINALS: Celts' Big Three Adds Up to Close Win

It was close. In fact, it was 98-88 for the Celtics' against the Lakers in the first NBA final game. Things were looking grim for the Celtics when their big shooter Paul Pierce was carried to the locker room for a...

Dubai hype: the Burj Dubai TV commercial « Peterjcooper’s Weblog

This incredible building will be the tallest in the world when finished mid-2009.

"Superfoods" worth the hype?

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor I guess there is a lot to say about foods in the old days before the advent of meats, fruits and vegetables scientifically and or genetically modified, fortified,...

Six Factors To Reconsider About Microsoft Office Communications Server

"Remember the old philosophical puzzler: If a tree falls down in a forest and nobody is there to hear it, are we sure it made a sound? With Tuesday's launch of Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft is trying to render centuries of existential debate moot. Because as...

The Ethanol Scam: One of America's Biggest Political Boondoggles

"The great danger of confronting peak oil and global warming isn't that we will sit on our collective asses and do nothing while civilization collapses, but that we will plunge after "solutions" that will make our...

Virus outbreak tied to fake YouTube e-mails

I received a couple of Trojans from two spammers from youtube emails last week. When I clicked on the link my system security asked me if I wanted to install two .dll files. I quarantined them and proceeded to the...

Lollapalooza: A NowPublic blog roundup

So it goes: 2007's Lollapalooza, the last of the great summer fests (give or take) went out this weekend, not with a whimper, but a bang. A stellar lineup and the accomodating people of Chicago's Grant Park...

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