American property developer Donald Trump has accused China of "ripping off the United States." His negative comment came at a time when China’s President Hu Jintao visited Washington D.C. as an official guest of President Obama recently. His negative comment was considered timely. Or was it meant to drum up his political plans where Trump […]
Over 40 Vessels and Almost 700 Hostages Held in Somalia by Pirates
STATUS OF SEIZED VESSELS AND CREWS IN SOMALIA, THE GULF OF ADEN AND THE INDIAN OCEAN (ecoterra – 22. December 2010) Please note a new additional EMERGENCY HELPLINE number: +254-719-603-176 STATUS-SUMMARY: Albert Einstein: Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. No matter what the navies say: […]
Before You Buy Our Product, Can You Help Us Sell It To You?
by Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. In 2006, Jeff Howe told the indelible website Wired that there was something in the air. What was it? Crowdsourcing or the outsourcing of labor, creative processes, sweat equity, etc. to the audience. While some were initially skeptical about […]
Neil Peart Barely Paradiddles Past Travis Barker Winning Fourth Straight “Drummer Of The Year; To
San Jose, Calif., This year’s Drummies have been very interesting for a variety of reasons. As previously reported, recording voting occurred as 6500 drummers casted 100,000 votes in the 40 categories that make up The Drummies. Neil Peart, for a fourth straight time, has won “Drummer Of The Year.” It was a very tight […]
Macs hit with Malware Attack
It has been believed for several years now that Macs were almost impervious to virus, malware, and spyware attacks. However, those watching carefully understood that it was not the system itself which afforded the user a greater amount of security, but instead that the authors of such malware did not see any reason to attack […]
Mamata Banerjee Reverses Gear on Tata Motors After Life Threat
Sensing that her call for an indefinite siege of Tata Motors plant at Singur from 24th August had won her much more enemies than friends, Mamata Banerjee today somewhat backtracked on her previous stand. A threat on her life by an anonymous caller must also have given her the impression that the Urban Middle Class […]