Random thoughts by Nicholas Forrest from artmarketblog.com

Random thoughts by Nicholas Forrest from artmarketblog.com

Who Rupert Murdoch Had On Speed Dial

One always wonders who the world's media mogul Rupert Murdoch calls in case he wants to have an update. I came across this interesting piece in Business week about all the people who are in his phone list."Many...

Tips and Tricks to Improve Computer Speed

"A Little Bit of My HistoryThe very first time I have my hands on computer was almost 18 years back or so. It was an Apple computer given by my uncle who thought that I might be interested in it. The computer had no hard drive but with two 5 and a half inches floppy drive....

Call for UN to intervene in Tibet violence

"Tibet's government-in-exile has demanded the United Nations intervene to end what it called 'urgent human rights violations' by China following deadly protests in Tibet. The exiled government in Dharamshala in northern India, home to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama,...

Nabaztag Wifi Smart Rabbit

"So you are probably wondering if a rabbit can really be “smart”? Well this bunny can teach you tai chi, read your e-mail, report the weather or stock market, pull RSS feeds and tell you the time. We’d...

Radical student protesters bust windows, issue manifesto

"Radical student protesters bust windows, issue manifesto Richard Warnica , Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, January 10, 2008 A team of self-styled "warriors" has declared "war" on the University of B.C., smashing windows and painting walls in protest over on-campus...

New Salman Rushdie Book Due in June

Since the fatwa-scale firestorm of controversy erupted over the publication of The Satanic Verses, Sir Salman Rushdie has demonstrated that he is not only a provocative, but also a masterfully talented and...

Blair to reap 9 mln dlr advance for memoirs: report

""I hope my memoirs will provide a serious and thoughtful, but also entertaining, reflection on my time as a member of parliament and as prime minister," Blair, who is now international envoy to the Middle East...

Britney Spears' One-Night-A-Week Custody Rights Suspended

"Following an emergency hearing called by Kevin Federline’s attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, yesterday in the ongoing custody battle between Kevin Federline and Britney Spears, there are indications that Britney has lost the one-night-a-week custody of her two children. The...

Random Acts of Poetry take place in town

"The residents of Sackville were surprised, and pleased, when some of them were greeted in the street, in the classroom or in their place of work by a roving poet.Random Acts of Poetry were committed as part of a growing nationwide initiative which celebrates poetry and...

Tennis coach Claire Lyte wore her pupil’s underwear

"A tennis coach accused of having an affair with a 13-year-old girl has admitted wearing the girl’s pink underwear. Claire Lyte, 29, a coach at the Lawn Tennis Association’s training academy at Loughborough, denied that her choice of underwear was a sign of intimacy,...

Motorist jailed for British speeding record

"Tim Brady, 33, from Harrow in north-west London, became the fastest person ever caught by a British speed camera for his spin in a 98,000-pound (198,000-dollar, 141,000-euro) 3.6-litre Porsche 911 Turbo in January. He was clocked by a random speed check near Abingdon in...

Cutest Love Story Ever Told

I can’t even copy and paste the story .. I am full in tears. " 12-week-old macaque was rescued on Neilingding Island, in Goangdong Province, China, after being abandoned by his mother. Taken to an animal hospital, he was weaned back to physical health but still...

Random & Politically Incorrect Thoughts!

Technology in Lausanne and the University of Geneva, said the .... They are no longer a political movement. They are no longer a reality in Afghanistan," ... http://randomandpic.blogspot.com/ 

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