While most of the fake resolutions listed on this Starbucks napkin are pretty funny, I think number three and eight are my favorites:
Steve Jobs’ New Year’s Resolutions on a napkin
| January 7, 2011
Category: News
Beatles being paid directly by iTunes in deal
| January 7, 2011
According to industry sources, iTunes is paying the Beatles’ royalties from digital download sales in the United States directly to the band’s company, Apple Corps, and is paying the songwriting mechanical royalties directly to Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which controls most of the Beatles’ song catalog.
That suggests the royalty split could be more lucrative for the Beatles than it would be under the typical provisions of a standard artist contract, which treat digital downloads as a retail sale.
Giant bluefin tuna nets record-setting $500k at auction
| January 7, 2011
The fish weighed in at 342 kg and was caught off the most northerly Japanese island of Hokkaido. The price far surpassed the previous record of Y20.3 million (£158,807) set in January 2001 for a 202-kg tuna.
The fish was reportedly purchased by a wholesaler and will be sold on to up-market sushi restaurants in Japan and Hong Kong at a price of Y95,000 (£743) per kilogramme.
7 billion people – National Geographic Magazine
| January 7, 2011
With the worldwide population expected to exceed seven billion in 2011, National Geographic magazine offers a 7-part series examining specific challenges and solutions to the issues we face. The magazine introduces the series with its January cover story “7 Billion,” offering a broad overview of demographic trends that got us to today and will impact us all tomorrow.
Ted Williams Kicks Off The Today Show
| January 6, 2011
FALSE RUMOR: Anthrax in Tide Detergent
| January 6, 2011
The “hot” rumor of the moment, baselessly declaring that seven people have died of anthrax poisoning due to contaminated detergent samples received in the mail, has in fact been circulating in one form or another since 2001.
That is to say, it’s false and a decade old.
Here are some specimens posted via Facebook, Twitter, and text message late Wednesday night:
IMPORTANT FWD: Anthrax poison in Tide detergent packs coming thru the mail do not open or use. 7 ppl dead already. Plz pass it on!!!
Anthrax Poison in Tide Detergent packs coming thru the mail do not open or use. 7 people dead already. Please pass it on. IT WAS ON CNN
Just got a forward saying “Anthrax poison in Tide detergent packs coming thru the mail. Do not open or use, 7 people dead already. Please pass this on. It was on CNN yesterday.” Has anyone else heard this?
I was informed that if you get any Tide samples don’t open it. Its contaminated with Anthrax. 7 people have died so far. CNN is reporting don’t open any sample of washing powder.
