The irony!
Transparency International ranked 6th in transparency? Priceless. Technorati Tags: Transparency International transparency priceless
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Mission impossible
According to this blog post on Gulliver, the next time you negotiate your way past airport security checkpoints, you may have the pleasure to place your belongings into bins printed with advertisements. Pretty soon, people will be forced to view advertisements while doing their time in jail. Technorati Tags: Gulliver frequent traveller airport security advertisements
Chery Amulet crash-test
If Chinese car manufacturers want to achieve a breakthrough in the global market, they’ll have to do better than this.
What’s the rush, bloody hell?
Just when you thought consumer spending in the US is heading for a tailspin, along comes action that makes you wonder. Here are two news reports on Black Friday shopping: Wal-Mart worker dies in stampedeWal-Mart Employee Trampled to Death And I thought only Singaporeans are known for being kiasu. Technorati Tags: Wal-Mart stampede Black Friday… Read More: What’s the rush, bloody hell? »
May 11, 1989 (Thursday)
Given the nickname of “Mr. April” for reasons unknown – achiever? Bar from 6pm – have been trying out several different styles of closing these few days. Minor hit – jammed momentarily due to over-confidence. Managed to tide over nevertheless.
High-flying beggars
“There’s a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands.”~ Rep. Gary Ackerman on the pampered chief executives of the Big Three automakers, who opted to fly their company jets to a Capitol Hill hearing to beg for a federal… Read More: High-flying beggars »