As Google stock hits $500, the ‘bubble’ debate simmers
The News Review:
- As Google stock hits $500, the ‘bubble’ debate simmers
- Diary of a turkey killer
- Splash launches new winter collection at Mecca Mall.
- M&M readies to drive Scorpio into N America
- England must raise their basic skill levels
As Google stock hits $500, the ‘bubble’ debate simmers
International Herald Tribune – Nov 21, 2006
It is pouring billions of dollars a year into research, computers, and a global communications network – not to mention its investments in solar energy, a new campus at a decommissioned naval air station, and an army of private chefs cooking free meals out of organic produce and hormone-free meat. Not everything Google touches has turned to gold. Its home-grown video service, chat software and financial information section lag behind more popular rivals. It also has found itself a magnet for legal threats and even lawsuits as it moves aggressively to make a growing body of content searchable online. And some have expressed concern about the volume of personal data it is accumulating about its users. Still, as Google starts to dabble in all sorts of markets, ranging from wireless Internet access to corporate software, it has become in many ways the center of gravity for the entire technology industry. “It feels in many ways like competing with Microsoft in the ’90s,” said Jim Breyer, a venture capitalist with Accel Partners.
Diary of a turkey killer
Salon – Nov 21, 2006
Should I order a flock of Toulouse geese? Some Chinese ringneck pheasants? My mouth watered at the thought of home-grown foie gras and as I imagined a medieval-themed dinner party. But in the end, good old-fashioned American pragmatism won out and I sprung for what the catalog called the Homesteaders Delight — two turkeys, two ducks, two geese and 10 chickens. When they arrived on my doorstep in Oakland, Calif. , after 24 hours en route from Iowa, the chicks were thirsty. The turkeys looked like chickens, only bigger and with a pucker of skin on top of their heads called a pre-wattle.
Splash launches new winter collection at Mecca Mall.
Al-Bawaba – Nov 21, 2006
Splash has made huge strides from its humble beginnings 13 years ago. Once perceived as a clothing store retailing value clothes outsourced from Asia and the Far East, Splash has come a long way since. Today, it is well recognised as a home-grown regional fashion retailer that walks in step with global trends and latest fashion. Over the years, its customer base has also grown in both number and sophistication.