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What are the main differences between George W. Bush and Obama? Let me see: the first was a joke for the American humorists, the second seems to be less “muddled” (although his first year as president has been a huge disappointment for those hoping for a change; Bush was hated in the world whole, Obama has celebrity status, but the reality is doing [...]

After the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), which is a reference to those emerging economies which will have a global influence even bigger in the next decades, it’s time for a new acronym, much more “offensive”. PIGS is a new acronym that has emerged to describe the delicate situation that the European Union is going through. (PIGS = Portugal, [...]

In the Morumbi stadium, many people lined up to see the first show of Beyoncé in Sao Paulo. Some people camped out days in advance to secure a spot presentation of pop diva. Not even the heat of almost 40 °C and not the heavy rains that hit the city of Sao Paulo for 46 days were enough to ensure that 70 thousand people participate in the Beyoncé [...]

Amazingly, despite of not having secured the first position in the ranking below, the Wii game console dominated the list of the best games of 2009 and is responsible for four subsequent positions at the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, indicated as the best game last year. Wii Sports Resort, New Super Mario Bros, Wii Fit plus Wii Fit and were responsible [...]

This picture above might be a glimpse of the future. The place? Sao Paulo city. The time? 3 PM. Gradually the rise of temperatures in our planet is being caused by the accumulation of certain gases in the atmosphere, mainly carbon dioxide or carbon dioxide (CO2). Although it is not exactly what is causing the gradual increase in temperature on the planet [...]

Webmasterpro survey found that 21% of PCs in Germany use the OpenOffice suite or other similar open source programs. In this research, the company collected data from more than one million German internet users and by using statistics from Flash Counter Statistics Service for the numbers. The study shows that most users – 72% – use Microsoft Office, [...]

Microsoft, which invested over five billion dollars in recent years in developing an online industry, believes that its expectations will be achieved when you consolidate its partnership with Yahoo, which aims at popularizing the browser Bing. With the agreement with Yahoo! Microsoft hopes to reach an important milestone for advertisers, and then a [...]

An unidentified woman ripping off the security fence in the basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican on Thursday, when Pope Benedict came in 16th place, knocking him to the ground when he was preparing to start the Christmas Eve Mass. According to Ciro Benedettini, a spokesman for the Vatican, the Pope stood up quickly, without suffering injury, and continued [...]

After suffering a season of surprises, the F-1 will get back its greatest champion in 2010. Michael Schumacher, 40, 41 next January 3rd, who owns seven world titles and almost all records of the class, announced yesterday his return after three years of retirement. The German, who had not competed since the GP Brazil 2006, will pilot the Mercedes GP, [...]

Apple shares registered a rise on Wall Street on Thursday (24), after the newspaper Financial Times report, through the blog, the company will release its tablet (laptop) next month. The shares rose 3.44% to U.S. $ 209.06, at 13h in New York, surpassing the previous record of U.S. $ 208.71. The move came after the “Financial Times”, citing [...]