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BBC: Pictures of 2006
The BBC has now published its selection from the best pictures of 2006. Our favorite remains the picture (no 3) of a bunch of posh Lebanese driving with their new Mini Convertible through the poor suburbs of Beirut that have been hit by Israeli attacks. This picture tells many stories and…
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RIP: James Brown
One of the greatest 20th century musicians is gone. James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul” died last night at Emory Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta after being admitted there on Saturday for treatment of severe pneumonia, his manager, Frank Copsidas, said. With his frenetic singing style and rhythms the “hardest working man in show business” made funk popular to a broad audience and influenced a whole new generation of black music. His live was like a roller coster ride…
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RIP: Joseph Barbera
Thanks for Tom and Jerry, the Flintstones, the Jetsons, Yogi Bear and all your other work that made us laugh so many times.
Yabba dabba doo!
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Life: Why people are leaving organizations
We have seen quite some discussions on blogs around the last days about why people are leaving organizations.The main reasons mentioned where “Immediate boss”, “grass is greener…”, “unhappiness at the workplace” but there was one key point also mentioned which has often the biggest impact for the organizations (particular for it’s future):
Talented men leave. Dead [...]
Christmas Shopping ideas: Kurt Vonnegut’s drawings
There are seemingly still some copies of Kurt Vonnegut’s silk screen print of “Trout’s Tomb” available. Two links for those of you that don’t know who “Kurt Vonnegut” or “Kilgore Trout” are…
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More cash handouts (this time in Jersey)
In completely unrelated news to the Modern Day Robin Hood story it was reported that property tycoon and Multi-Millionaire David Kirch has started yesterday to hand out £100 (USD195) early Christmas presents to every Jersey (channel islands) citizen aged 70 or above.
Since yesterday, anyone aged 70-plus can go to his or her parish hall [...]
Christmas shopping for the egotist: Get a Personal Madame Tussauds Wax Figure
It seems to be good times for all our self-centered contemporaries who now also can get their kind of share of importance. For the “negligible” amount of USD 270,000 you can now commission the wax artists of the Tussauds group to immortalize you…
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Starbucks: It’s Red Again campaign
Don’t take this post as a blunt advertisement for lattes, motchas or cappuccinos. This year’s Starbucks Christmas campaign is called It’s Red Again.
“It’s Red Again” is an interesting mixture of promotion and social experiment. It aims to inspire people to pass along the Holiday tradition of kindness. Starbucks President and CEO Jim Donald together with [...]
Formula 1: Win more then 90 races and get an island for free
After his last race in Brazil yesterday Formula 1 seven time world champion Michael Schumacher received a very special gift from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Dubai’s crown prince gave the retired race driver one of the about 300 islands in the archipelago of artificial islands, shaped like the continents of the Earth and [...]
HotSoup.com: Now live and cooking
Much talked about social network site for political issues HotSoup has a few hours ago opened its gates and is now online.
Created by …four Democratic strategists, three Internet entrepreneurs, two Republican strategists and one journalist… they are planning to bring together 80+ celebrity opinion leaders with grass roots opinion drivers (?consumers) to engage them [...]
