What next for the economies of the Gulf States? « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

"For the time being the US economic slowdown remains a positive for the Gulf States, and only a much deeper economic recession will seriously dampen oil prices and impact regional prosperity."

Air Canada chops 2,000 jobs

Good luck finding cheap air fares with Air Canada this summer, laying off 2,000 staff cannot be good for this ailing airline with skyrocketing fuel costs hitting their bottom line.  First after 9-11 it was a...

Pharmaceutical Drugs In Our Tap Water

"Picture this: Three guys go into a bar. The bartender asks, “What’ll you have?” “A beer”, says the first guy. Second one says, “Whiskey” and turning to the third guy asks,...

Microsoft at GDC 2008

"The world’s hottest developers pave the way for a banner year with a blockbuster lineup that includes “Gears of War 2,” “Fable 2,” “Ninja Gaiden II” and a rich mix of indie Xbox LIVE Arcade titles. Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008, Microsoft...

VISTA, HIV, AIDS And Dell

"What do Windows Vista, Dell, HIV and AIDS have in common? Well, the four have a deeper connection than meets the eye. Microsoft has confirmed that it has partnered with U.S. computer manufacturer Dell and with (RED) in order to ship exclusive (PRODUCT)RED branded products....

CBC Series: A week without women

This certainly will be an interesting program to watch, as a small town loses all of it's women and the men have to fend for themselves, Kids and all.  Sort of reminds me of Al Bundy and his fictious No MA'Am...

Sprint shares tumble

It is significant that Sprint can lose this many customers given how difficult it is to unsubscribe to their service.  This is a real measure of just how lousy they are:"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp...

NASA Investigates Using MMORPG's To Teach

Well this would be an interesting twist for current Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games, better known as MMORPG's. NASA is looking into designing their own virtual environment to help simulate real NASA...

San Francisco: Week of Protests To Close Guantanamo Bay

We'll be covering this as the week progresses. The first main protest is set for Monday night in San Fransisco. "This week, people all over the world celebrated the coming of a new year, a new start. At the ACLU, we...

Roadside Blast Kills Canadian Soldier Outside Kandahar

Just as they were coming home for a break too, this is a shame."One Canadian soldier was killed yesterday and four others were injured as their convoy was heading back from the front lines for a long-awaited New...

Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Middleton-by-Wirksworth Area is a most interesting place, situated in the Peek District near Matlock which is known as the 'backbone of England', and lies in the county of Derbyshire.The Peak District National Park...

Teliris Telepresence Solutions Used by Qualcomm to Achieve Deeper Integration...

""This trial collaboration demonstrates Qualcomm's commitment to managing a multi-site business in the most streamlined way possible," said Marc Trachtenberg, Teliris CEO. "We are thrilled that such a respected technology mainstay recognizes the value of telepresence in...

The Big Questions: What is consciousness?

"The philosopher Derek Parfit put it starkly: we are not what we believe ourselves to be. Actions and experiences are interconnected but ownerless. A human life consists of a long series - or bundle - of enmeshed mental states rolling like tumbleweed down the days and years,...

ARS TECHNICA sounds a warning.

Somehow, I don't EVER want AT&T flltering content I send or receive over the Internet. Do you? I don't think NBC would be any better. Common carrier means that the owner of the "tube" or highway or phoneline does not regulate or mess with its content. "It's no secret that...

In Memory of Micheal Lahood jr.

After reading about an old post by Sean-Paul Kelley "So called" best friend of murder victim Micheal LaHood Jr. I found the friends letter of regret he later wrote. Was he pressured or payed to write the "I forgive...

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