Two of the biggest names in the technology world, Apple and Microsoft, are cluttering the Internet with hype surrounding their upcoming releases. Apple's iPad 3 is said to be available on March 7th, and Microsoft's new operating system Windows 8 just launched their consumer preview yesterday. Although the two manufacturers' operating systems usually cater to a different crowd, their target audiences may be intertwining.
Many years ago, the conservative political columnist and television panelist George Will elicited much derision with his frequent commentaries on Major League Baseball and the publication of a book on the game itself. I recall the David Letterman show often made fun of the tweedy, bow-tied Will, once suggesting that he “pretended” to like baseball in order to compensate for his rather wimpy, effete image.
Survivors of the 2010 devastating earthquake in Haiti have this week started receiving cash subsidies through the first-ever mobile money transfer system in support of post-disaster housing reconstruction, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) reported today.
South Sudanese army officers received training on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, among other subjects, during a session led by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (UNMISS).
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) said today that it will assess the situation in two constituencies where there were some “incidents” during last weekend’s legislative by-elections.
Like scorned lovers, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Fannie Mae, the government-controlled mortgage giant, are having a very public falling out.
The Australian equity market is pointed to a soft start to the trading day after US stocks slide on a Fed report t hat suggested the end of US stimulus. The Dow finish the session down 53.51 points at 12951.61 while the S&P500 index traded down 6.52 points to finish the day at 1365.66.
February has decided to be a pal to me this year and grow an extra day, which I really appreciate. I’m glad for this freak 29th appendage because I really wanted to commemorate Black History Month before it ended with this post about one of my favorite drag racers, Kansas City’s Roy Drew.
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Super Tuscan wines have gone in and out of fashion several times since someone first thought up this moniker for wines that didn’t fit the DOC rules for Chianti.
