Archive for June, 2008

It’s time to load another passenger onto the Celebrity 747 heading straight for oblivion. 

Checking in today is Ben Fogle, the posh bloke who seems to be on every channel on the box at the moment.

He first started annoying us back in 2000 on Castaway (some reality TV show) …

So here we are……June 20th 2008 and Americans are no longer the fattest country on Earth. Did you ever think you would see the day?

Americans across the globe must be rejoicing over their Big Gulps as I type.

This could only happen in America. Or so we thought.  Turns out this kind of thing happens in Romania as well. . . . .

Romanian villagers re-elected a dead man as their mayor because they preferred him to his living opponent.

Neculai Ivascu, 57, had run the village of Voinesti since 1990, but died from liver …

So with Jerry Yang finally driving the nail in the coffin of the Microsoft takeover, it looks like he may have driven the nail in his own casket too.

An article in the New York Times has condemned Yang’s actions (and incidently questioned his Fiduciary duties) as cutting off his nose to spite his face.

Speculation is mounting that Euro 2008 goal sensation David Villa will be Anfield bound for 2008-2009 season. Whilst the player himself is keeping quiet over who is will be representing next season, the widespread belief is that he will be joining strike partner Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina, Xabi Alonso - should he not go to Juventus - and former manager Rafa Benitez at the 5 time European Champions.

Escapework.net have had enough of hearing about this loose cannon’s carry on. It has been decided by the powers that be that she has checked in for the last time.

What with the missing jewelry, her identity, the prospective move from LA to the quaint English countryside, and now the stolen teddy bear full of Kurt’s ashes….it’s time she joined him.

Supposedly Kurt Cobain’s ashes have been stolen.  Check out the following from the LA Times:
Things sure seem to go missing a lot at Courtney Love’s house. Identity, husband’s ashes, thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry. . .
Courtney Love reportedly told News of the World that someone nicked a pink teddy bear-shaped bag that contained …

Many analysts are already speculating that it is not a case of IF oil will reach $200 a barrel, moreover when, and when it does, what political and economic pressures will push it through the $200 barrier.

So when will it likely happen?
How high could it go?
What will it mean to the average person?

In real terms, Oil is already more expensive than it was during the 1973 crisis. At that point, oil rose from $3 to $12 per barrel. However in 2008 terms that is only around $45-$50. The current price is hovering at the $125-135 mark. Those within the industry believe $135 is undercutting the market and that the true price is nearer to $180.

We spoke to Frank Davies, a 35 year veteran of the Oil industry and he told us the following…be warned, it makes for scary reading.

BREAKING NEWS:

Reports suggest that Barack Obama needs just 4 more superdelegate pledges to reach the magic number of 2118.

Have just been reading about this on Techncrunch. Talk about ditching the school books for the Internet

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