by Minter Dial | Sep 16, 2007 | Sports
A wickedly close game, Ireland staved off the valiant Georgians 14-10, with the Georgians leading deep into the second half. Whereas Ireland had been looking for a 4-try bonus point, it was Georgia that came up with a bonus point, its first RWC point, for losing by...
by Minter Dial | Sep 15, 2007 | Sports
Last night’s 36-0 lambasting of England versus South Africa, in part, confirms England’s diminished performance against the US. It also reconfirmed the Southern Hemisphere’s general primacy. Even if it is early days in the tournament, one gets the...
by Minter Dial | Sep 15, 2007 | Marketing
Ok, this video clip, The Break Up, has been with us for already 1.3M views and I’ve had it marked as a bookmark for quite a while, but I thought I’d come out of the closet and show my appreciation by adding it as today’s post. It is a good reminder...
by Minter Dial | Sep 14, 2007 | Politics
The Russian political scene — forever shrouded in privacy, if not contoversy — is on the fritz again. Putin took another mysterious decision, dissolving the Duma and naming a completely unknown element, Viktor Zubkov, 66, as his new Prime Minister. If one...
by Minter Dial | Sep 14, 2007 | Sports
MSN Video launches beta version of “Soapbox”, competition for YouTube. As my friend Vincent told me, MSN’s belief is that there will only be [these] two long-term players. Chances are, with MSN’s weight, they will of course be a serious...