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Smoking is a big business. Quitting smoking is an even bigger business. According to the American Cancer Society, the average smoker spends US$1,500 a year on tobacco products – representing at least 3% of the average American’s income. Needless to say, major tobacco companies are laughing all the way to the bank, every year. The […]
... written on Jun 25 2014Uruguay football hero Luis Suárez is not only a genius but also a serial human biter, it seems. The bad boy has appeared to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in the latest Uruguay-Italy match. Amusingly, despite sinking his jaws into the shoulder of Chiellini, he walked away free – no yellow or red card for him. […]
... written on Jun 25 2014The current crisis in Iraq is not an internal problem confined to the country alone. ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) is “invading and capturing” cities in the northern and central Iraqi provinces at lighting speed. But that’s not the mind-boggling parts of ISIS. The group raises eyebrows because of their brutality, so much […]
... written on Jun 24 2014Why corporations spend huge amount of money in advertising? The answer is to sell their products, of course. And to do that, it depends very much on the company’s logo. The logo, to certain extend, represents company’s brand. Without a logo, you’re basically no difference from selling your products at flea market or “pasar malam” […]
... written on Jun 23 2014Roads were empty while thousands of pubs were filled to brim. It was a do or die match for England against Uruguay, a team that England have never beaten before at the World Cup. While England was hoping Rooney could score, or at least make himself useful, Uruguay was delighted that Luis Suarez returned to […]
... written on Jun 20 2014Spain is toast, out, history, kaput. The defending champion of 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2012 Euro Cup is out in the very first round of the present 2014 FIFA World Cup. Who could have predict that? It was a humiliating display when the Spanish team lost 0-2 to Chile, after lost 1-5 to Holland […]
... written on Jun 19 2014Whenever your friends drag you into a multi-level-marketing talk, or sweet-talk you for a coffee session only to find out you’re persuaded to buy an insurance policy, chances are you would be bombarded with two magic words – health and wealth. In a multi-level-marketing session, most of the time you would be convinced about the […]
... written on Jun 18 2014What should you do when there’re police motorcycle-riders behind you flashing lights on you? Should you pull over to let them pass? That was what most ordinary people would do – pull over and let these officers with gun to pass. The last thing you want is a fine when the money can buy you […]
... written on Jun 17 2014Frozen, the 2013 3D computer animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney was a commercial success. It made over US$1.2 billion worldwide, with more than US$400 came from United States and Canada alone. It ranks as the highest-grossing animated film of all time, the fifth highest-grossing film of all time, and the highest-grossing film of 2013. Now, […]
... written on Jun 15 2014Britain has a massive variations in broadband speeds, ranging from lowest 0.60 Mbps to average 17.8 Mbps, to top speed of 57.58 Mbps. The UK government had invested £1.2 billion (US$2 billion, RM6.5 billion) with additional additional £250 million (US$420 million, RM1,355 million) last year to ensure at least 95% UK homes have access to […]
... written on Jun 06 2014
