Kiwiblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Paul Walker takes a long hard look at the causes of global food inflation. He looks at the three theories: Newspapers have cited an internal World Bank document as having found that 75% of the price increase was due to biofuels Several governments and commentators see speculation as a major driving force. Widely held view has it that [...]
Variety.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Film News: Studio pre-emptively buys pitch -- 20th Century Fox has pre-emptively bought Gil Kenan and John Glenn's original pitch "Junkers."
Not PC (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Paul Walker at his great blog Anti Dismal summarises in two recent posts recent research on the causes of rising world food prices (hint, it's neither growing Indian and Chinese demand, nor is it the fault of speculators), and some recent rational commentary on the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac debacle . Thomas Sowell's quoted observation on the latter issue offers the broader lesson from both: Politics...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Film News: Studio nabs Kenan, Glenn script -- 20th Century Fox has pre-emptively bought Gil Kenan and John Glenn's original pitch "Junkers."
Sify (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Global demand for gold fell 16 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, as bullion rallied past $1,000 an ounce. Demand in India dipped 50 per cent in the period.
Defamer (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
· Ooh: A movie version of a popular video game! Warner Bros. is adapting Capcom's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition. No word on whether or not they'll hire Korean actor Lee Byung-Hun to reprise...
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
I AM fortunate in living in a pleasant cul-de-sac in one of the nicer suburbs of my adopted city.
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
A LATE burst by Joe Thomas was not quite enough to earn a podium place in the 800m.
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
I AM fortunate in living in a pleasant cul-de-sac in one of the nicer suburbs of my adopted city.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Flashpoint" debut, 10 p.m., WWJ-TV, Channel 62, CBS. In downtown Toronto, a gunman has taken a hostage. Police, scrambling to find a translator, are helpless.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
TORONTO, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX: SDI) today announced that it has entered into a exclusive distribution agreement in Russia with BB Medical for Spectral's Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA(TM)), the only FDA cleared assay for the measurement of endotoxin. Under the terms of the agreement, BB Medical will market and sell EAA(TM) throughout the Russian Federation. ...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Medellin, Colombia After leaving the freezy vibe of Bogota and having withdrawel symptoms from the beach (not been for 3 weeks! 21 days! CRAZY!) I slowly but surely made my way north towards a warmer climate but first I had to visit the zona cafetera to see were the worldfamous colombian coffee comes from and of course drink it. My visit to Manizales was purely coffeebased...
FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
If you’re a “Fast and Furious” fan, the only thing you’re probably wondering about the next movie is what sort of cars they’ll be using it. Today we have one more photo where is Paul Walker with one speed baby: Nissan R Type Skyline. The Justin Lin-directed action-thriller stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, [...]
CelebNewsWire (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
When we think "serious thespians Paul Walker and Jessica Alba in Into the Blue," obviously we also think "sequel!" But in the grand tradition of taking a mildly successful film, not coughing up enough cash to get its stars to return, and instead packing it with boobies (i.e., Poison Ivy 2 and Cruel Intentions 2), Into the Blue 2 will make sure it has a couple of bouncing buoys to grab your attention....
Market Power (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Paul Walker on government oversight of preventing non-communicable diseases: I may be missing something, but what is strange about the fact that governments have powers to deal with the problems caused by communicable diseases but little power to respond to...
