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Video: FDR Inaugurated
A video interesting in a few ways.
First historically of course, then because we will almost certainly hear a more or less similar speech in about a week, and third as times of today might turn out to be rather similar too.
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Images: The Manhattan Street Corners
Between March and November 2006 NYC photographer Richard Howe has created a collection of photographs of every one of the about 11,000 street corners in Manhattan.
So far about half of these images are available through online galleries on his web site with more being added step-by-step.
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Music: Lily Allen – The Fear
The official promo video for Lily Allen’s new single “The Fear”.
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Quote of the day: Rich and Poor
A short but well known quote of this great singer and comedian, that many latest since this year do remember rather painfully:
I’ve been rich and I’ve been poor. Believe me, honey, rich is better.
Sophie Tucker, 1884 – 1966, singer and comedian
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Business: Japan Airline’s CEO tells lesson to other CEO
The head of one of the top 10 airlines in the world shows no empathy for the overinflated pay and gigantic boni that other CEOs rake in every year.
Yesterday the CEO of Ford also announced that he will only demand a symbolic pay of one dollar within the rescue package requesting billions from the government. But otherwise in banks – with some exceptions – it still seems business as usual and millions of dollars in CEO salary alone remains the standard…
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World Record BASE Jump from the Burj Dubai
Two guys, a Brit and a Frenchman did it. They’ve done the first base jump from the world’s tallest building, the Burj Dubai.
This video provides you a 7 minute overview on their preparations, the jump and what happened afterwards.
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