Advert for new air traffic controller says 20/20 vision is essential... then ...

"An advertisement for an air traffic controller is being offered in Braille – although 20/20 vision is a requirement for the job. Bosses of St Mary's airport on the Isles of Scilly say they are simply adhering to...

Collision Course: Apple Mobileme vs Microsoft Live Mesh

" 36 views Jul 9, 2008 Collision Course: Apple Mobileme vs Microsoft Live Mesh Microsoft and Apple have been fighting each other for the public perception in the Innovation Space, Apple has been in the front, putting together ideas and services faster...

SEX & DRUGS or STAR TREK !

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe have all been bombarded with Spam Mail touting the latest Male Enhancement Product, with testimony from People in Lab Coats on Late Night infomercials.  These...

The Customer is the Company

Having entered Threadless a few times I was interested to see them on front of this magazine."Threadless churns out dozens of new--with noadvertising, no professional designers, no sales force and no...

Co-founder of Baskin-Robbins has passed away

Irvine Robbins, the co-founder of ice cream giant Baskin-Robbins, has died at the age of 90.  He opened up his first ice cream store back in 1945."Irvine Robbins, who as co-founder of Baskin-Robbins brought...

Broadband improvements to be explored

"A new advisory group has been set up to look at how Ireland's broadband infrastructure can be improved in the coming years. The International Advisory Forum on Next Generation Broadband Networks will look at how Ireland can get faster broadband speeds at lower costs. The...

AB FAB JENNIFER JOINS 'FOX HUNT'

Despite a UK ban on hunting with dogs that quintessential English upper-class pastime  of  hunting and killing foxes to cries of tally ho! from red coated horsemen continues. The class thing still seems to...

National Do not call registry FCC Government website Information

I signed up for this a few years back and although it did not stop the calls entirely, it did cut down the calls by a lot. So, I thought I would share the information for any nowpublic readers who may not be aware of it. Prety much everything you need.There are several good...

Sleeping pills for kids top global list of bad products

If Satan ran a pharmaceutical company he would probably manufacture sleeping pills for kids:"SYDNEY (AFP) - Sleeping pills advertised for children, dangerous toys and bottled water taken from local reservoirs are among the world's worst products, a global consumer group said...

Multi-billion fraud gangs are nailed

Not all Nigerians are bad, and think its there's to take."Scambusters across three continents have dealt a hammer blow to Nigeria's No.1 cottage industry - fraud. Thousands of bogus ID papers and bank documents have been intercepted along with 15,000 fake cheques en route to...

Stella Artois' misleading ads

It has been a bad week for beer."The brewer behind Stella Artois has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for implying that one family has brewed the lager for 600 years. An advert for the beer, often...

Hoax camp ads outrage Torontonians

"Posters for Camp Okutta, ostensibly an adventure camp for kids, peppered the city. They advertised a summer of throwing grenades, shooting AK-47 assault rifles, and receiving minefield training — all for children aged eight through 12."

Reclaiming Cape Town's Streets, at Least in Name

"Cape Town's renaming panel has recommended that slain musician Taliep Petersen be remembered in a street name, and that a clutch of apartheid-era prime ministers drop off the map. A total of 46 changes suggested by...

Playing the Hand we've Dealt by Thomas Friedman

"Last week, President Bush appointed a “war czar,” Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, to oversee everything we’re doing in Iraq and Afghanistan — which raises the question: Who was doing this job up to now? The answer, amazingly, is no one. We’re like a fine restaurant that has...

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