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Friday November 30, 2007

The kick is up and it’s... a career killer


Consider the life of the N.F.L. kicker... he’s never viewed as a real football player, he’s never the hero and he’s always the goat
Thursday November 22, 2007
Wednesday November 21, 2007
Monday November 19, 2007

Credit turmoil: How Goldman Sachs steered clear


They recognised the dangers of investing in the US mortgage market and bailed out in late 2006.
Friday November 16, 2007

Longer sentences not value for money says top judge


"If you decide to lock up one man for a minimum term of 30 years, you are investing £1m or more in punishing him"

Found: a tropical fish that can live for months out of water


"This is probably the coolest fish around, not only do they have a very bizarre sex life, but they really don't meet standard behavioral criteria for fishes [either]"
Thursday November 15, 2007
Wednesday November 14, 2007
Tuesday November 13, 2007
Monday November 12, 2007
Friday November 9, 2007

In a growing world, milk is the new oil


In parts of the United States, milk is more expensive than gasoline...

Getting the measure of a kilogram


What do you do when the international standard measurement of weight loses weight?
Thursday November 8, 2007

Paramount and Warner Bros sell DVDs for $3 in China


So how much is a new DVD really worth? £3?

On the persistence of myths


Or why people go on believing things after they've been debunked