It’s not competition from Amazon that’s killing Best Buy here; Best Buy is doing most of the damage to itself.* But let’s compare the two to see how retailing–online or otherwise–is done correctly. First, it’s hard to imagine anything so pathetic happening at Amazon, and even harder to imagine the …
Jerusalem (CNN) — When Tanya Rosenblit boarded an inter-city bus bound for Jerusalem from her native Ashdod Friday morning, she did not anticipate the storm it would spark within Israel. The public bus she boarded normally carries ultra-Orthodox passengers and travels to an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem. As a matter …
SAN DIEGO — San Diego police say a boy throwing rocks at vehicles was struck in the abdomen by a crossbow bolt fired by a passenger in small sport utility vehicle. Officer Dino Delimitros says the boy and a friend were throwing rocks in the Linda Vista neighborhood Monday afternoon …
CONVIVIAL, and not averse to a drink, Nancy Wake could often be found cheering up a cocktail bar. In the late 1940s, and again towards the end of her life, it might have been the American Bar of the Stafford Hotel, just across the road from The Economist’s offices in …
The bad guy from the Green Mile marries a 16 year old after an online romance. Anderson Cooper’s Commentary is HILARIOUS!!!! Source
If you’ve ever wondered why government and legislators so routinely ignore the numerous protestations and objections made by gamers and those against internet filtering, you’d be well advised to look at the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) list of public submissions. The Issues Paper has been published since May 20 …
Today Australia is an accepting society which formally outlaws discrimination on the basis of race or gender and disapproves of intolerance towards minorities. Except, it seems, Jews and Catholics. On the evening of Friday, July 1 – at the commencement of the Jewish sabbath – there was a demonstration outside …
The toll from the tornado that ripped through Joplin soared to 116 on Monday, a city official said, tying it for the single deadliest twister to ever hit American soil since the National Weather Service began keeping records 61 years ago. City Manager Mark Rohr told reporters that people from …
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw5ztuhEat4[/video] Broadcast are an electronic music band, based in Hungerford, England (previously based in Birmingham). Original members were Trish Keenan (vocals), Roj Stevens (keyboards), Tim Felton (guitar) and James Cargill (bass). Various drummers played with the band, including Keith York, Phil Jenkins, Jeremy Barnes, Steve Perkins, and Neil Bullock. As …
(Reuters) – If Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak is toppled, Israel will lose one of its very few friends in a hostile neighborhood and President Barack Obama will bear a large share of the blame, Israeli pundits said on Monday. Political commentators expressed shock at how the United States as well …
On a six-month road trip from Melbourne to London, Jon Faine and his son, Jack, manage the impossible in China. A boom gate guarded by three soldiers, standing stiffly to attention despite the heat, signals we are about to enter China from Laos. There is not a single other vehicle …
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaM1PpI7CZ8[/video] An Australian artist has defended a video of her family dancing at concentration camps in Europe, saying she wanted to “present a fresh interpretation of the past”. Melbourne Jewish artist Jane Korman posted three “Dancing Auschwitz” videos on YouTube in January. One of the videos in which the dancing …
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dpaw0OBmB4[/video]Starts off slow, then it gets quite crazy. Its like watching War Games. Makes me want to avoid living in the western US and some parts of the pacific. Source
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In China, white people can be rented. For a day, a weekend, a week, up to even a month or two, Chinese companies are willing to pay high prices for fair-faced foreigners to join them as fake employees or business partners. Some call it “White Guy Window Dressing.” To others, …
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_PrT25o8Vs[/video] Been a fan of this band for a while.. the last album is great. If you dont have it, go get it.
Probably not news worthy for most of you, but I am pretty damn proud that as of 2 PM yesterday arvo, I am a citizen of Australia. I would like to thank his majesty Clover Moore for his participation in a nice ceremony at Town Hall in Sydney. My first …
The fate of an American teenage sailor whose emergency beacons were activated in treacherous seas more than 3000 kilometres off the Australian coast is “in God’s hands”, her father said today. Laurence Sunderland, who is Australian and is now based in California with his family, said he spoke to his …
Title: A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter Year: 2009 Artist: Caleb Larsen Dimensions: 8″x8″x8″ Medium: Acrylic, custom electronics, programming, internet connection, online auction. Description: This object perpetually attempts to sell itself on eBay. Flight box recorder source
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fKDiDnxP-A[/video]Not sure what to say… I like beer. But beer from Holy water… might not go down to well. Today’s generation has the desire for salvation. They just don’t have the time. “It was a harsh realization, one I struggled with mightily. But one I had to come to grips …