Archive for August, 2006

Can we finally get back to work?

Congress has finally dismissed the second impeachment complaint against Philippine President Arroyo with a unanimous vote of 173-32-1. This was the first major issue Congress tackled since it was formally opened by the President just last month. According to the Philippine Constituition, another impeachment case cannot be filed within the same year the first one [ READ MORE ]

Games Industry is ‘Failing Women’

The videogames industry is continuing to fail women by not producing suitable content, a senior executive at Electronic Arts (EA) has said. EA meet Nintendo. It seems that Nintendo has the pulse of women when it comes to games. The Nintendo DS has brought more women to gaming than EA. I will admit that I [ READ MORE ]

Electronics import tariffs in 5 ASEAN countries to be abolished

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will soon enjoy low prices on electronics. It’s about time. For years they have put taxes on imported electronics, basically everything. So the prices that US consumers enjoy are not necessarily passed on to other countries. The Philippine government puts as much as 25% tax on computers [ READ MORE ]

New domain address

I have created a new domain for this blog. Yippee! It’s now accessible at http://procrastinatingintheheat.com instead of typing my whole name to it. An easier way I hope in getting this blog out there. I think it would be easier to link it to the name of the blog rather than the person. The site [ READ MORE ]

Notebooks, iPods, mobiles, books banned on UK flights

Air travellers leaving the United Kingdom on Thursday faced the strictest security measures in years: iPods, cellular phones, laptops, and even books and magazines were no longer permitted as carry-on items. In light of the recent terrorism crackdown in the UK and the real threat to international aviation and human lives new security measures greeted [ READ MORE ]

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