How Tiger Woods is Helping the American Economy
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December 2009
Monthly Archives
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Consumer Group: Zhu Zhu Pets Unsafe Due to Antimony
GoodGuide, a consumer group, claims to have found dangerous levels of antimony, a metalloid toxic to humans in in large amounts, in a study. GoodGuide found higher-than-normal levels of antimony on the hair and nose of the Mr. Squiggles Zhu Zhu pet. The Baltimore Sun has more: …the toy’s maker, St. Louis-based Cepia LLC, insisted […]
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The World According To Americans
Hat tip to Prieur
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Google: Publishers Can Limit Free Articles. Has the Media Game Changed?
Google recently announced that online newspapers can now limit how many free articles people read. The new “First Click Free” program lets publishers restrict access to users after reading up to five free articles through Google. When Google senses that you have clicked on more than five free articles in a day, you’ll be routed […]
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Will Comcast, NBC Universal Merger Pass Regulator Scrutiny?
Image: One Penny Sheet General Electric’s $5.8 billion purchase of Vivendi’s minority stake in NBC bodes well for Comcast. The cable giant could buy a 51% stake in NBC as soon as Thursday. The Guardian has more: This transaction will mean that GE owns 100% of NBC and it will allow the sprawling US industrial […]
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Gartner Inc. Buys AMR Research for $64 million
IT research firm Gartner, Inc. will buy supply chain research company AMR Research for $64 million in cash. Trading Markets has the wire: The acquisition is expected to expand Gartner’s suite of research offerings and also complement its consulting and events business. AMR Research’s sales team is also expected to enhance Gartner’s ability to further […]
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10 Places Where Everyone Can Be A Millionaire!
Who wants to be a millionaire… for under $200? Come on, even your mom could afford that. Might we suggest a trip to the following places… 10. Zambia Exchange Rate: US$1 = 4,669 Kwacha Highest Value Banknote: 50,000 ($10.70) To give you an idea of how weak the Kwacha is, although there are still some […]
