Post Office Woes at Christmas

Throughout the year, no one has any real complaints about the Post Office, but come Christmas time, its another story. Being a UK expat in Canada, I thought it would be interesting to compare the two country's Post...

Nokia launches mobile with unlimited music to challenge Apple

Nokia has launched its challenge to the iphone, a phone that has unlimited downloads. Rumors about the phone first broke last week."Nokia, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, is challenging Apple for mobile music supremacy by offering a pay as you go phone with...

Inflation will push precious metal prices much higher « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

" Once this obvious truth becomes generally accepted then we can expect a sudden shift by retail investors into gold and silver for protection against inflation. Both are very small markets by comparison to global equities, real estate or bonds - particularly silver, so the...

Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche

"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes...

Calculating survival in the hospital

HospitalCompare has been around since 2006, allowing patients to compare hospital death rates with the ease of a comparison shopper site. You can compare up to three hospitals in a given area (city, zip code etc.)...

Sex, Men and Video Tape of Women...

"Sex, Men and Video Tape of Women... Have you ever wondered was going through the minds of financial titans when they make they take huge monetary decisions or risk?  Well...

Woman Wins Bid To Sue Lotto Rapist

A judge has ruled that a woman in a 1988 sex attack can sue her attacker to claim some of his winnings from a lottery he won after his release in 2004."A PENSIONER attacked by lottery rapist Iorworth Hoare has won the right to sue him for a share of his £7million winnings. ...

Rogers Releases iPhone Rates, no Unlimited Data

Well, here it is...the fabled Rogers iPhone pricing plan. So far, it seems to be a wash. No unlimited data plans, the most you can get is 2 GB a month. Now I doubt I'd visit 16,000 websites as the press release...

Faces of Bali - Sanur

"Sanur area is the oldest tourism village in this area, where the first five star rated hotel was built. Known for its luxurious and quiet area for tourists. It beautiful beaches and sun rise view make Sanur...

Nuclear's changing fortunes

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly now with the price of oil skyrocketing, Nuclear seems to be the way to go. Past Rabid Naysayers seem to be changing their tune now versus when Oil was...

Taiwan complains of media controls at China talks

Both Chinese and Taiwanese media struck a hopeful note about the meeting today between China and Taiwan, which it considers a break-away province. Much of the discussion, however, centered on media controls. Many analysts consider it inevitable that Taiwan will have to become...

HP’s Voodoo Envy 133 vs. MacBook Air vs. ThinkPad X300; First Review and Video

"If some months ago laptop fans were fascinated with Apple MacBook Air, from now they will be double fascinated with the new Voodoo Envy 133 laptop by HP. Voodoo Envy 133 is thinner than Apple MacBook Air. MacBook Air thickness is about 0.16 to 0.76-inches while Voodoo Envy...

Tea with Greenspan a bargain at $11,000

If you've ever wanted a film role with Johnny Depp, tea with Alan Greenspan, tennis lessons from Andre Agassi, or a chace to meet Oprah backstage at her talkshow, now you can.All this and more is up for sale in an...

Protesters across America call for immigration reform

Thousands of demonstrators gathered across the US today to protest federal immigration raids and deportations, and to call for a comprehensive immigration reform.But turnout was less impressive this year than...

Airis Kira 740 vs Eee PC 700: Another Eee PC with Some Better Features

"Right now Airis Kira 740 is available in France and Spain is a model from Airis Kira mini laptop family. A French blogger could compare this mini laptop with pre-installed Win XP with Eee PC 700. He found out that except CPU, memory, hard drive, battery life, size, weight,...

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