This is like a bad soap opera. It is also like the breakup of a bad marriage where both sides have been making public blunders. One suspects that the private utterances are worse. Now, Brett Favre has escalated the acrimony by stating his intention to report to training camp:
“NEW YORK (Reuters) - […]
It is with great sadness that I post this. Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, had pancreatic cancer; and, at forty seven, Professor Pausch has passed away. Professor Pausch’s famous Last Lecture is on YouTube. It is a presentation on “Achieving Your Childhood Dreams”. It is a video […]
Monta Ellis, a guard for the Golden State Warriors, has a nice pay raise. During the last NBA season, he was earning $770,610.00, which is a healthy salary in the real world. Monta Ellis’ pay for the next season is a bit over eleven million dollars ($11,000,000.00). That is an increase of […]
Spelling errors impact upon the presentation of a written work. Poor spelling can detract from good material because it undermines the readers’ trust in what the writer has to say. There is a small application that will monitor what is being typed and flag errors as they happen:
“…tinySpell can watch your typing on […]
For some time now, many school districts have not allowed peanut products on the school grounds. That means that standard items like a peanut butter sandwich or any kind of peanut / chocolate products were banned items. It seems that a professional sports venue is taking people’s adverse reaction to peanuts seriously:
“…Not in […]
It is an annual ranking of the most expensive places to live. Moscow tops the list. The example given is a cup of coffee:
“…The Russian capital is the world’s most expensive city for the third straight year, with a cup of coffee in a Moscow cafe priced at $US10.40 ($A10.83) including service.”
link: […]
There can be little doubt about the media coverage in favour of Senator Obama. It has come to the point where the press coverage is mocking. While the national and international press focus on Senator Obama’s high profile appearances in Berlin and his meetings with foreign leaders, the contrasting headlines are about Senator […]
This is an easy method of making slushies at home. It is really too easy to be called a recipe. Pick your favourite flavour of kool-aid mix and prepare by the instructions. Put the mixture into ice cube trays. When the kids need a cool drink, just put the kool-aid ice […]
The United Kingdom has been called the ‘Surveillance Society’. Citizens’ activities are monitored and kept in various data bases. It seems that many people in the UK will find that their internet service provider (ISP) has joined the surveillance movement:
“Six of the UK’s biggest net providers have agreed a plan with the music […]
In a bad economy, Amazon is reporting increased profits:
“Amazon.com, the world’s largest Internet retailer, reported that its second-quarter profit more than doubled as a jump in sales of electronic items combined with a rise in overseas revenues as the cheap dollar made products cheaper for customers outside the US.”
link: Amazon profit doubles on sales […]
