Woody and Buzz slipped quietly into the sunset Friday, eclipsed by spectacular overnight box office for the third movie in “The Twilight Saga.” Eclipse, subject of more pre-lease buzz than any two normal films generally produce, collected more than $30 million(USD) from midnight showings, and it earned more than $1 million(USD) from midnight IMAX...
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Eclipse sinks fangs into box office records.
Verizon makes the competition very afraid.
Broadband and satellite service providers should feel afraid. Very afraid. Verizon has entered the fierce competition for pieces of the residential service market, jumping right in with its fearsome FiOS “bundle” of services. Bringing the latest technology and its reputation for reliability and affordability, Verizon has thrown-down the gauntlet to AT&T, Comcast, and other...
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World Cup Update : Constellations favour American advance
Apparently, World Cup football has a great deal in common with the Age of Aquarius. If the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then the United States can find its game and other circumstances align to assure the squad’s success. If the stars, planets, and tides do not fall...
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Apple iPhone 4 mania has started, people skipping work
With throngs of people lining up all over the world, the Apple iPhone 4 has become an instant sensation. Throughout the world, Apple stores started selling out of the new iPhone in a matter of hours. Many workers are calling in “sick” just to get a hold of this coveted possession. “Why aren’t you...
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World Cup Update : French on strike after striker dismissed.
In its statement, the FFF—governing board of French soccer—expressed its feelings far more politely than Nicolas Anelka, super-star French striker, expressed his at halftime of the side’s contest with Mexico. The French Football Federation announced, “Words spoken by Nicolas Anelka to the national coach, Raymond Domenech, are completely unacceptable to the FFF, French football,...
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Gulf Oil Spill Update : Hayward out, Dudley and Willis in as American faces of BP.
A day after British Petroleum CEO Tony Hayward deftly defied, dodged, and deflected Congressional inquirers, speaking much and saying little to representatives and the media in a five-hour grilling on Capitol Hill, company spokesmen announced that Robert Dudley will take-over day-to-day management of the environmental and economic cataclysm in the Gulf. Dudley, a BP...
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World Cup Update : Ghana makes World Cup History
Traditionally, European and South American teams have dominated World Cup play. Every football fan in every nation can recite the names and feats of European and South American legends. African teams always have played valiantly, making their nations proud, but they never have dominated the competition. In many African nations, politics and poverty limited...
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Parents cautioned about social networking sites.
Describing it as “one of the worst social networking sites that we’ve encountered,” New York Attorney General Mario Cuomo tore into “Tagged.com” on Thursday, issuing an order for the site to develop a plan for monitoring and responding to inappropriate conduct. Citing a photo which showed a man performing oral sex on a ten-year-old...
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World Cup Update: British Goalkeeper “Most hated man in Britain”
The international sports press had rated the United States as under-dog in yesterday’s contest with England, and some British odds-makers had given the Brits as much as a three-goal advantage in the match. Although football pundits agreed the United States would make a match of it, and some even grudgingly characterized the Americans as...
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World Cup Update: Americans learn to call it “football.”
The month-long World Cup tournament kicked-off Thursday with a gala opening ceremony followed by the opening game featuring the home team in a fierce contest with Mexico. In the game, South Africa and Mexico played to a 1-1 draw. Black-Eyed Peas, Shakira rock the house. Dazzling the crowd with her music and her African-inspired...
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Gulf Oil Spill Update : BP still controls the message but not the gusher.
BP engineers succeeded in installing a makeshift cap on the broken pipe that has spewed millions of gallons of heavy crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but they have not really tamed the gusher. The best scientific estimates suggest that the current capture apparatus collects only ten- to fifteen per cent of the...
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iPad e-mail hijack delivers another hard hit to AT&T.
The FBI announced on Thursday that it has launched an investigation into “the potential cyber threat” from Goatse Security, the group that claims responsibility for hacking into more than 100,000 AT&T wireless accounts. Although the hack caused no damage, it threatens the security of iPad users who signed-up for AT&T 3G wireless when they...
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