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New music from Aztec fire
24 May 2012, 6:48 pm
When writing her new piano concerto, Deirdre Gribbin went back to the time of the Aztecs, and what she learned about their fire ceremony sparked her imagination – and gave her the title of the piece, writesMICHAEL DERVAN
The Facebook Fallacy
21 May 2012, 11:05 pm
For all its valuation, the social network is just another ad-supported site. Without an earth-changing idea, it will collapse and take down the Web. Facebook is not only on course to go bust, but will take the rest of the ad-supported Web with it.
The Physical Gold Market – From the Weak to the Strong
18 May 2012, 2:21 am
London is supposedly the home of physical gold trading. But as you'll see, most of the trading that takes place is actually a form of 'paper' gold. Contrary to what most people think, the gold market is not a small market at all. According to the World Gold Council (WGC), in terms of size it is only behind the US and Japanese debt markets.
BHP's big message: India isn't making it
18 May 2012, 1:29 am
Amidst the petty local political noise, the really big message in the speeches by BHP's chairman and CEO this week was entirely missed: implicit in the iron ore demand projections is that India isn't going to do a China, that India won't spectacularly industrialise in the East Asian manner.
Hey big spender: China set to take Asian IT spending crown
18 May 2012, 1:04 am
US safe as global leader ... for now China’s ascent to the top of every conceivable tech rankings list is set to continue in 2013 when it becomes the biggest IT spender in Asia, leapfrogging ailing Japan as it prepares to fork out $173bn (£110bn) on tech kit, according to IDC.…
ASUS teases mystery product on its Facebook page (update: it's a 3D Blu-ray writer!)
14 May 2012, 7:13 am
What's this? ASUS is teasing a mystery product shrouded in shadows on its Facebook page. From the looks of it, the piano-black hardware is mounted vertically onto a brushed metal cantilevered stand that just oozes style. Our vague, uninformed
reckonings make us wonder if it's not an art-deco styled EeeBox , a desktop PC you'd be ashamed to hide under your desk, or the prettiest router we've ever ...
Sri Lanka: Tamil boy shot by Sinhala military for cattle mangling Buddhist decoration
8 May 2012, 6:11 pm
At the height of a show of victor's supremacy in the country of Eezham Tamils, a 17-year-old Tamil boy, S. Krishnakumar of Kumaarasaami-puram village in Visuvamadu in Mullaith-theevu district, was shot and fatally injured by the occupying Sinhala military, for his cattle damaging the Vesak decorations commemorating 2600 years of Buddha at an SL military camp. When the injured boy was taken to ...
North Shore Book Notes: 'Wild' by Cheryl Strayed
30 April 2012, 9:50 am
It had to have been a shock to 26-year-old Cheryl Strayed to realize she couldn’t lift her backpack one inch off the floor mere minutes before commencing on a two-month wilderness hike. She found a way to crawl into her backpack and struggle to her feet. And thus began Strayed’s wilderness adventure.
World - reckonings
Greece and California Face Cruel reckonings - RealClearPolitics
20 May 2012, 4:17 pm
This island off the course of northwest Europe is turning out to be an excellent viewing platform for three blockbuster shows this summer: Queen Elizabeth’s 60th anniversary Jubilee, the London Olympics and the implosion of Europe. The group ...
Thank you for the music, Morrissey! - Philippine Star Online
19 May 2012, 10:28 am
That he is, really. Sophisticated. Cultured, gasp, even. He is perhaps England’s best import — ranking higher by some
reckonings than the Beatles. The sentiment is so unoriginal it needn’t be driven to the ground further, but Morrissey had always ...
Catch satanic “FEVER”: Win the DVD! - FANGORIA
10 May 2012, 11:43 am
Along the way, they encounter frightful
reckonings of their night’s work. Will they be able to survive their descent into hell, or are their fates already sealed?” Want a copy of this demonic DVD? You’ve got to work for it, but not too much ...
