08th April 2006
Space-age technology has given us a number of modern mainstays ...
Now, it's about to give us a traffic ticket.
Satellite tracking has come to the highways. The United Arab Emirates has begun the process of deploying 700,000 black boxes in their cit...
05th April 2006
It was only a matter of time before cyberspace prevailed in the music industry ...
'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley made history by becoming the Number One song in the United Kingdom's singles charts without one CD being available in stores. Over 31,000 legal...
03rd April 2006
This is a case of 'let the seller beware' ...
The tiny Polynesian island nation of Niue is beginning to think it's been had.
Frankly, it's clear they didn't do their homework before they did their deal.
Ironically, it seems the buyer hadn't reall...
01st April 2006
Whether Robert Maxwell committed suicide or was murdered may never be known to the public ...
Suffice it to say the disgraced publishing magnate cheated so many people and financial institutions to such an extent that there wouldn't be a paucity of sus...
28th March 2006
An interesting ruling was made in the British Court of Appeals recently ...
The justices determined that British customers who use a credit card abroad or on the internet will be given the same protection as those who shop in Britain.
This decision ...
12th March 2006
Just when you think the sports world has produced every possible bizarre trade imaginable, they still manage to top themselves ...
A broadcaster for a rabbit. And a cartoon rabbit, at that.
When baseball journeyman Harry Chiti got dealt to the New Y...
05th March 2006
The Winter Olympics and America seem only to be fair weather friends ...
Underwhelming television ratings for the recently completed games in Turin indicate that the USA is only inclined to watch when their athletes are winning. Specifically, they watc...
05th March 2006
The need to continue giving aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina must remain a priority ...
It's now months after the American Gulf Coast was devastated. Billions have been spent in relief, but billions more are needed. Such is the scope of a storm ...
20th February 2006
Apparently, it's time to turn the page on the original Seven Wonders of the World ...
Since only one of them is left standing, and since most people can't remember what the rest of them are, anyway, this is a good idea for someone who has too much time...
19th February 2006
It seems the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval has been replaced by Oprah Winfrey when it comes to a validation of credibility ...
Having said that, if I'm not mistaken, all the former ever meant was that the product or service in question paid to adv...
19th February 2006
Here is the first rule anyone learns who is even remotely concerned with marketing ...
"Sell the sizzle and not the steak."
In other words, an appeal to what excites the consumer is much more effective than the properties of the product. This is not...
19th February 2006
Samuel Johnson said it almost 300 years ago, and I still believe it today ...
"If you're tired of London, you're tired of life."
I enjoy many locations around the world, but none so much as London. It's the center of civilization, as far as I'm conc...
19th February 2006
Sir Winston Churchill once observed that Americans and the British are 'a common people divided by a common language' ...
Never was that as true as when describing the Cockneys.
You've certainly heard their accent, made famous in everything from mov...
17th February 2006
History weaves its influence into pop culture via many avenues ... One of the strangest is the Viking influence on Star Trek, especially The Next Generation.
Ever since that series found the airwaves, I've often wondered if one or more of its writers w...
17th February 2006
Immortality is so much better when you can stay around long enough to realize it ...
In that respect, the Ramones endured to at least have a hint it was being bestowed upon them.
Once again, you've got a chance to see why. If you were among the many...
