On the 8 Spot

Excellent news! I have to say for me Eminem’s music is like Andy Warhol’s art. I’d like to explain it but its like a magic trick it ceases to amaze you if it is explained.

Eminem is having a Relapse

Just what has Eminem been doing for the past three years? According to this profile of the now-reclusive artist: recording.

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His new album, Relapse, is due out sometime in the next month or two.

Eminem is having a Relapse.

thanks to kottke for the pointer!

1234567890 Day

This Friday, in addition to being Friday, is also 1234567890 Day. At 6:31 pm EST on that day, the Unix time will be 1234567890.

1234567890 Day.

Unsullied

Posted by Becks

on 02.11.09

It’s almost equally impressive in this day and age that Captain Sully from Flight 1549 has been in the spotlight as a hero for nearly a month now without some sigh-inducing reveal like he’s having a sleazy affair or has a history of DUIs or some such. You know people are surely digging, loving to take down heroes almost as much as making them.

Kudos, sir.

Unfogged.

This reads like a great eulogy

MY fellow primates, 200 years ago today, Charles Darwin was born. Please join me in wishing him happy birthday!

Unlike many members of the human species, Darwin makes an easy hero. His achievements were prodigious; his science, meticulous. His work transformed our understanding of the planet and of ourselves.

At the same time, he was a humane, gentle, decent man, a loving husband and father, and a loyal friend. Judging by his letters, he was also sometimes quite funny. He was, in other words, one of those rare beings, as likeable as he was impressive.

Op-Ed Contributor – The Origin of Darwin – NYTimes.com.

Thank You to Japan! This is great news.

Japan bestows grant to RP for its medium-term economic goals

02/13/2009 | 04:20 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Japan extended a special grant to the Philippines, allowing Manila to meet its medium-term economic goals.

Worth Y700 million or P361.544 million, the said grant was the eighth such batch in Japan’s non-project grant aid (NPGA), the Japanese embassy’s Philippine website said.

All eight grants have now reached a total of Y15.1 billion or P7.803 billion.

Besides allowing the Philippines to procure commodities such as fertilizers, the grant also supports various projects including the distribution of personal computers for public secondary schools around the country.

GMANews.TV – Japan bestows grant to RP for its medium-term economic goals – Business – Official Website of GMA News and Public Affairs – Latest Philippine News – BETA.

This seems wierd to me. It’s like they determined that because of a deep recession they are blowing up thier biz model. They decided to be mass market, hope they know what they are doing.

Starbucks plans instant coffee debut

By Lisa Baertlein

Filed Under: Beverages, Lifestyle & Leisure, Food, New Products, World Financial Crisis, Economy and Business and Finance

LOS ANGELES — Starbucks Corp. is moving into the instant coffee market as it works to shake off its reputation as a seller of pricey coffee drinks.

The Seattle company plans to unveil Via instant coffee on Tuesday and to make it available next month.

Starbucks says the new drink item was 20 years in development and replicates the taste of Starbucks coffee. A trio of single-serve Via packets will sell for $2.95 and 12 packets will be priced at $9.95.

The move pits the company, which already sells its coffee beans in grocery stores and in its own shops, against giant food sellers with established instant coffee brands. They include Nescafe maker Nestle and Sanka seller Kraft Foods Inc .

Business – Starbucks plans instant coffee debut – INQUIRER.net.