Thank You, Come Again: 7-11 becomes Kwik-E-Mart

One of the most ambitious movie promos I've heard of to date. The change isn't permanent, but it's worth pointing out that, when an Australian friend visited me in New York a few years ago, she asked if we...

Catfishin` turns into sticky situation for one

Anyone up for a game of Catfish Darts?

Hong Kong leader in democracy vow

"Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, has reiterated a pledge to create a more democratic system in the territory. His comments came shortly after he was sworn in for a second term in office by Chinese...

Lara Logan Checks Back In With The 24 Boys Discovered Neglected Last Week

" (CBS) It was a welcome Capt. Ben Morales could not resist. He walked into the room and a little boy reached out his arms to him, CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports. "

Another Bigot Bites the Dust: Bernard Manning

Britian's largest racist comedian Bernard Manning pased away yesterday and the UK Guardian's Marcus Brigstocke takes his memory to task.  - The Angryindian-----------------------------------------------"When...

The Real Survivor Fiji – A Neighborly View :: MAXINE

"The United States, much like Fiji, has a lot of problems. Our nation states are suffering from a force of insurgency. In the United States, the insurgency takes the form of twelve to twenty million people who...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

OUR VIEW: NT schools needs to protect students

"The Tonawanda News  Walking into a hospital and joking about having a bomb isn’t all right, as evidenced by the incident not too long ago at Mount St. Mary’s Hospital.  An expletive-riddled death threat directed at a high school student shouldn’t be treated...

"It is difficult to remain without water, even for a day...

“ It is difficult to remain without water, even for a day... It is likewise difficult for our consciousness to remain without illumination from far-off worlds. As with...

Row Over School 'Drinking' Survey

"A "big brother" Ofsted survey which asks children as young as 10 if they have been drunk or smoked cigarettes has been criticised by teaching unions. Ofsted says as the survey of 120,000 children in England aged...

Decarbonised Energy projects with BP and Rio Tinto?

"hydrogen energy logo * Home * Press release * Hydrogen Energy * BP * Rio Tinto Rio Tinto and BP join forces to develop clean energy worldwide May 17, 2007 BP and Rio Tinto today announced the formation of a new jointly-owned company, Hydrogen Energy,...

New advertising methods needed on Web 2.0 sites

The notion of market engagement is something I have been quietly pushing here over the past few months. It is about creative ways of getting the audience to engage with your product or Brand. Engagement brings...

Food Footprints?

"AskPablo: Foodmiles foodmiles.jpgPerhaps spawned by the immense popularity of Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma or just the recent explosion of interest in both food safety and climate change, people are demanding locally grown. Such "locavores" are participating...

Plastic blood developed - a military advantage?

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed a synthetic, or plastic, blood capable of binding iron and oxygen like haemoglobin does."Because the artificial blood is made from a plastic, it is light...

Spanish Premier Zapatero and the Pinochio Effect!

"Spanish Premier Zapatero and the Pinochio Effect! One of the best seller books in Spain is called "Zapatero: El Efecto Pinocho", by Ignacio Villa. It describes the actual humour of Spanish people towards their premier. "Decir una cosa y hacer exactamente la contraria. En...

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