Grayjing = Smoggy Beijing

Grayjing is the nickname given to Beijing for it’s serious air pollution problems. Most of us have heard about by now the unusually smoggy conditions polluting Beijing’s (population 11 million), air - but seeing the conditions makes you wonder if the Chinese are going to be able to pull off their so called "blue sky days" during the 2008 Summer Olympics scheduled to start August 8th. Government claims have previously stated that the number of "blue sky days", when smog levels are lower than normal -less than 100 on a scale of 500 API (Air Pollution Index), has increased to around 240 days annually.

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OMG - What has Yahoo Done ?

Yacrosoft or Michoo – too Icahnish?

When America was once prosperous, not too long ago and most U.S. industries had at least a bright near-term economic future, the greedy class of American could enrich themselves privately, away from the media and general public – but, those times have changed. This recent statement in The Washington Post article says it all - “Icahn, who owns a 5 percent stake in Yahoo, emphasized he still believes a sale of all or part of Yahoo may still be the best way for the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company to lift its sagging stock price.”
No mention whatsoever has been discussed publicly of what to fix that people don’t like about Yahoo that may be causing the lack of financial windfall that Carl Icahn believes he should benefit from by investing in Yahoo, the well liked consumer based Internet icon stock.

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2008 Summer Olympics, officially - Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Part2)

The "Birds Nest"

The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as "Dancing Beijing" The 2008 Games of the XXIX Olympiad, August 8th - 24th, are the 19th version of the summer games. 205 countries of the total 221 around the world are participating in these Olympics. The circle and square symbolize antagonism in China between heaven and the earth.

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IQ = Mental Age - So What's Yours

Q or intelligence quotient , is thought to be a matter of everyday experiences which makes some people smarter than others. But, how do we measure smartness or intelligence and do you buy into this concept?

Take a IQ test here and take a fascinating news IQ test here to determine how much you know about everyday current events, and how you measure up against others in the U.S. population (your peers). All the intelligence tests can be found here .

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2008 Summer Olympics, officially - Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Part1)

2008 Summer Olympics, officially - Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Part1)

The major worldwide athletic event of 2008 comes with four very distinct amp; complex perspectives, unfortunately. We intend to review these 4 Olympic perspectives: Sports (countries participating, athletes, athletic events amp; world records); Politics of human rights and worldwide boycott efforts, that just can t be dismissed; Environmental greenhouse gases and the worldwide ozone impact; and Globalization, where the Chinese government is showcasing it economic capabilities to the world.

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Microsoft’s Airball Strategy-$32 B Loss Increasing

Microsoft's Airball Strategy - $32B+ Loss Increasing

“airball: The corporate version of a cat hairball. Someone who makes lots of noise, disrupts everything, has the potential to make a big mess - but ultimately does nothing.”
To be sure, we are referring to the Microsoft hostile takeover fiasco over Yahoo, urged on by Carl Icahn.

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Bush White House Infiltrating Internet Everywhere - Even Your Off Cellphone

Is this the major effort we have been waiting for as Bush tries in vain for any legacy, as he prepares for retirement… and relies on his Supreme Court Appointees to rein over freedom and American privacy for the next decade ?

It took the US Department of Justice 4 times in 2005 to get the courts to grant the Bush White House the ability to force cell phone providers to turn over real-time, continuous physical location data on cell phone users, without first having to obtain a warrant or even demonstrate probable cause - remember that ?

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