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POPSTo Put Billions $$$ in a Context David McCandless, an information designer based in London, was flummoxed by all the talk being bandied about, over government programs running into the billions. So he created a chart of the entire mess. As he writes over at Information is Beautiful: This image arose out of a frustration with the reporting of billion dollar amounts in the media. That is, they’re reported as self-evident facts, when, in fact, they’re mind-boggling and near incomprehensible without context. But they can start to be understood visually and relatively, IMHO. via Fast Company Picture credit: David McCandless
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POPSFood Firm Sound Alarm on Sugar Shortage Sugar prices are in the all time high. We are also consuming in an all time high loads of sugar, therefore, the demand of the sugar are high too. The drought in India drive the price of sugar even higher. No wonder my significant other quit eating chocolate expect for an occasional hot coco. I still would eat a nice ethical chocolate bars, but it would not be without sugar. The truth is that people would start cutting down on real sugar if the prices continue to go up or the name brand would substitute real sugar with glucose-fructose! Ewww! I can taste the difference and in no way I would buy chocolate with those in it. Drinks may be okay, but food, you can tell a great deal of difference. Even my pop prices are already in an increase, yikes!
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POPSPope2You is Live Now the Catholic Church is going online and using some tools to chat with the youths. He even tries to chat with me too, I would admit, who does have some press exposure & always have some interests in institutions. You can now find him on his own website, YouTube, Facebook, iPhone, Wiki & hopefully some more soon.
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POPSDespite of Bad Reviews, Angels & Demons is 1st "Angels & Demons." Movies. All Media Guide, 2009. Answers.com 18 May. 2009. http://www.answers.com/topic/angels-demons-film Star Trek is in 2nd place with $147.6m in total. Wolverine in 3rd place with $151.1m. In comparison, it looks pale with Star Trek. There are no new release besides Angels & Demons. Box office receipts: http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSN0326438320090517
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POPSEurovision Song Contest An annual contest held among active member countries of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union). Each member country would submit a song to be performed on live TV & then casts votes for the other countries...for more visit the official website for more information. More about Eurovision A-Z: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7977271.stm, http://www.eurovision.tv/
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POPSConsumer Notes of the Week Consumers take note: you can be so involved with internet, or being profiled by your credit card company or if u would like to get results with your dissatisfaction, you may have to use tact with care. Consumers at the end, comes out being more confused, lost & apathetic. You can click these articles link below to read more.
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POPSThe Red Shoes Premiere at Cannes Photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MartinScorsese(cannes).jpg The Red Shoes underwent a complete restoration as the result of a seven-year effort, with fundraising spearheaded by Scorsese and his longtime editor, Thelma Schoonmaker. This restored version made its debut at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. The story it tells the story of a young ballerina who joins an established ballet company and becomes the lead dancer in a new ballet called The Red Shoes, based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen about a woman who cannot stop dancing.
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POPSJamie Oliver makeover comes to ABC If you are a fan of Jamie Oliver or follow Jamie Oliver's goings: http://twitter.com/jamie_oliver(via Twitter), he empathized how important healthy foods are. I do hope that he would provide tips as to how to provide good meals with tight budget. In Britain, there were some good examples of how to improve kids school diet. His recent book coming soon: Ministry of Food: http://www.jamieoliver.com/books/ministry-of-food-book
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POPSCannes Film Festival Recommends Cannes for me is not really a place to predict future film trends, expect for screening good oddities that could possibility stand out in the Oscar season. I do like the fact that this will be the first major foreign film fest with a bit more attention to foreign films, we hope??! When one cannot really watch too many screenings or its not available to see in your locale, one may just base on the film with a grain of salt via film reviews. Stay tuned!
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POPSStar Trek beams up 2 1st Spot Worldwide 
Combined with $4 million grossed from Thursday evening's preview screenings, "Star Trek" tallied $76.5 million in U.S. and Canadian receipts through Sunday, according to its distributor, Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures studio. The foreign launch of "Star Trek" beamed up a solid rather than spectacular $35.5 million at over 5,000 playdates in 54 markets, winning in 23 territories in its opening weekend. "Trek" topped the second frame of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," which slid 59% to $29.7 million at 8,978 in 102 markets. The revamped "Star Trek," which had never seen significant international traction in its 10 previous incarnations, scored a respectable $7,100 per-location average. Top "Trek" takes came from the U.K. with $8.8 million, Germany with $4.6 million, Australia with $3.4 million, France with $2.8 million, Russia with $2.3 million, South Korea with $2.2 million and Spain with $1.6 million. In domestic: Wolverine earned $27m, & the only new entrant is Next Day Air w/$4m
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POPS2009 Webby Awards Announced! Since there are over 100 categories, I could not go though each of them. I do like to note that Canadians did well in the Webbies & that includes the http://www.1000awesomethings.com/ & http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/. You can check out on the Webby Awards on their site: http://www.webbyawards.com
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POPSWould You Reconsider Your Sugar Intake?? I saw this link through BuzzFeed.com. I would not be anymore awestruck then the next blog viewer(s). They already received enough complaints about the sugars cubes as illustrations. They have a blog & a Twitter for you to follow. They also have following categories: beverages, desserts, snakes, fruits, vegetables, candy, cookies, sauces, breakfast foods, shakes & smoothies. I really would not reconsider my sugar intake even with 16 sugar cubes 4 a 1 litre of coca cola. Our daily diet pyramid charts are not well, appropriate for the modern day diets or for some of the needs of the people. Thats another blog entry to discuss about. What do you think about this sugar blocks? http://www.sugarstacks.com/
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POPSAdvertising for Twitzza I did not hear of this pizza joint until a Tweet came about pizza advertising with Twitter board. I wonder how Twitter and when Twitter would start making dough on those Tweets? If anyone lives by New Orleans, Tweet me: #midoriNpolou on the pizza(mmm or ?)
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POPSBroadway Season 2008-09 2008-09 season of Broadway in NY is still in session. Some of the shows are still on a go. When the Tonys nods are announced in May, we will know the complete picture of how the whole Broadway season went. For more about the theatre season: http://www.playbill.com/index.php
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POPSBilly Bob, please mind yourself! Are we seeing the end of Billy Bob's rant on Canada, or the interest on Billy Bob's rant on Canada? Whatever its, its very sad indeed for the Canadians to hear! It does not cease me to like Billy Bob though, does it?
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POPSPigs now become Reality Show! From human to animals, we have no means to ends to exploit do we? Or do we just keep going to keep entertaining humans? Or could we do with humanity? I really do not know anymore?
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POPSCanada's Citizenship Act is more complex then you think of CBC: an ad launched by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, announcing changes to citizenship rules and regulations. It may be that many more people will Wake Up Canadian as a result of the measures that come into effect Friday but in some cases citizenship will be more elusive. The change that's come under the most scrutiny will limit "citizenship by descent to one generation outside Canada." That is causing concern in some quarters, while others support these changes. Rudyard Griffiths likes the change. He's the co-founder of the Dominion Institute and author of a new book called Who We Are, a Citizen's Manifesto. Sherry Aiken is an assistant law professor at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. They were in Toronto. http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2009/200904/20090415.html
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POPSGreat Wall of China waaay longer! Known to the Chinese as the "long Wall of 10,000 Li", the Great Wall is in fact a series of walls and earthen works begun in the 5th Century BC and first linked up under Qin Shi Huang in about 220BC. From satellite image: http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/asia/china/great-wall/map.html
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POPSOmg, *itches eyes*, Slumdog 2 Slez? According to News of the World in Britain, we do not even know the authenticity, only that Dudge.com posted that too. All I could say is that its sad and all jaws dropped. Isn't that child have a trust fund and living comfortably? In India, that would be another story, which this story is about here. Stay tuned for more development.
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POPSIQ & Social Status Actual definition can be defined in Britannica: http://www.answers.com/library/Britannica%20Concise%20Encyclopedia-cid-41906 IQ & social status are compared as an apple & oranges, which they are not. Human's IQ are not determined by how rich or poor they are. You can be rich & have lower IQ or vice versa. IQ tests are at best measure what a person's IQ is. In real life, their potential may vary. there are some self IQ tests one can do to see for your own benefit: http://www.psychologytoday.com/pto/self_tests.php?cat=IQ
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POPSWould u Tweet 2 Convince Hugh Jackman 2 Donate 2 your Cause? Quote: "Please give the money 2 to help provide clean, dry with no pee soaking it in public in front of everyone LOL whatsoever."... I find this at E! Online & how would Jackman know if anyone that convinces him is a legit? Anyhow he must have a very big heart. Lets Tweet to the RealHughJackman, if u really want to get your cause some dough.
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POPSPeturb: NBC Universal desire sum Canadian Writers I know its recession time, not good for the studios at all to recruit overseas, even though its from the next door neighbour, Canada. I am a Canadian, but don't u think u should look around for your own talent and writers, which are vast and plenty too? Some other studio did it this way, why should you, Peacock?
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POPSTrends: Charts doesn't account all folks Almost 60% of US pop have a job in part/full time capacity, according to one of these charts below. I do not believe these reflect on how many more folks we would not have counted. Counting kids and retired are, rather unnecessary.
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POPSUnsexy: Fast Food Very unsexy fast food, and I worked 4 them before. Not at all glamorous, but they still taste good though, unless u r ridiculously picky!
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