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Entries for November, 2008

Shopping: are we done yet?

Way too early to ask that question, but it will become obvious over the next few weeks that there is an obsession with whether or not YOU are shopping the malls and online. Apparently, Black Friday was a major success for merchants across the country and now comes, Cyber Monday.
Traditionally, the Monday after Thanksgiving is [...]

Internet Radio - A better mix of music

Corporations have joined hobbyists on the Internet to stream their local on-air sound to the world. Where hobbyists could make little if any income from their “stations”, the major players stand a better chance of transitioning the radio stations from terrestrial broadcasting to webcasting and profit from it.
It’s still an even playing field for listeners. [...]

Flame On! - At Fireball Festival 2008

Every year in Nejapa, El Salvador, they have what is known as the fireball festival.
This is where you basically throw fireballs at another person. It dates back to 1922 when a volcanic eruption left the town of Nejapa being abandoned. The weapon of choice is gasoline soaked rags. The fireballs representing hot lava spewing from the [...]

Let’s Kick This Thing Up A Notch!!

It’s time to put some animation on this site!  All of the articles are great reading but I think we need some video content, don’t you?  Upload your favorite video and take a look at some of ours as time goes on.  I’ll be working on one within the next 24 hours that you can come [...]

Flashback - Nov 29 - Dec 7

A look ahead and back in time, to the events that shaped our world this week in history. That sounds very portentious. OK, nothing really heavy until we discuss the bombing of Pearl Harbor toward the end of this blog post.
November 29th —  1989 8th Largest wrestling crowd [60,000] gathered to watch a match in [...]

Wal-Mart Employee Trampled To Death

It was quite a scene at a suburban New York Wal-Mart in Valley Stream today.  Five minutes before the doors were to open a crowd that had been waiting and building outside the doors of the store since 9pm Thursday night forced the doors open.  As the doors came crashing down on the employees herds of people stampeded [...]