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Realtime Swine Flu Outbreak Infection Map

1. May 2009

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Here’s a handy realtime map showing the latest Swine Flu Outbreaks. While it is not necessary to panic, staying away from Flu hotspots is probably a good idea. Click on any points on the map for more information. Pink markers: Suspected Purple markers: Confirmed Yellow markers:  Negative Markers with No Dot: Death View H1N1 Swine Flu in [...]

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Teacher puts Ads on Exams and why I support it.

3. December 2008

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Teacher puts Ads on Exams and why I support it.

A school teacher In California puts Ads on exams to make money. I think it’s a great idea. In fact, they should find more places to Advertise to the students! Yes, I do work in the evil Advertising industry. No, I don’t think it will corrupt the minds of the next generation. Here’s why. Look beyond [...]

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Google Flu Trends Canadian Edition

13. November 2008

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Google Flu Trends Canadian Edition

There’s one major flaw with Google Flu Trends, it doesn’t come in a Canadian version. So I went ahead and put one together here, daily updated charts and all. They are auto generated, so you will always get the most recent data. For those who were wondering, Google Flu Trends is a search data tool that [...]

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Melamine Contaminated Food List

11. November 2008

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Melamine Contaminated Food List

For all items on this page: Please do NOT be alarmed if a familiar brand of food is on this list, because it is unlikely to be still contaminated at this point. I am keeping this list up for references and because there is no guarantee all retail outlets will have cleared 100% of their [...]

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Why 95% of product reviews are useless.

11. May 2008

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Why 95% of product reviews are useless.

Warning! 95% of product reviews are useless. Yes, I realize that’s a bold statement, but it’s true. The next time you decide to buy something, you really should read this first. This also applies to other types of reviews but in particular, it applies to product reviews. When a new product is released, the majority of [...]

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