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Month: April, 2007

Google China steals from search competitor Sohu

13 April, 2007 (16:26) | Business, China, Google

A couple years ago, I chanced upon the opportunity to meet the then President of Sohu.com, one of China’s most prolific search engines, Victor Koo, at the ETRE (European Technology Roundtable and Exhibition) Conference.

Recently, I read reports on Poynter that Google recently apologized for borrowing stealing it’s competitor’s database and using it in one [...]

USA allegedly used a Neutron Bomb in 2003 in Iraq

13 April, 2007 (15:51) | Iraq

Sometimes I wonder if the guys at DADABASE / Sunday Magazine are freebasing.. other times.. well, they’re always amusing. This hit my Inbox on Easter Monday:
Original link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-uw0MooTqE
UPDATE (12/2008) – it appears that they have made the video private. Perhaps from political pressure from the United States Government?
Here’s the news report:
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE: USA USED [...]

Chow on Granville Street

13 April, 2007 (14:15) | Restaurant, Vancouver

Wednesday, April 5th, 2007 marks the first day of regular business for Chow Restaurant (initially, I thought Ciao or something inventive like Chau) on South Granville. Located next to Zebra Club at 15th, Chow marks the entry of Chef Jean Christophe Poirier (formerly of Lumiere and C) and partners into a South Granville location:
Chow
3121 [...]

So.Cial at Le Magasin

6 April, 2007 (09:15) | Gastown, Restaurant, Vancouver

So.Cial at Le Magasin opened up this week, grand opening party on the 4th of April:
Just a reminder, for those of you who have not yet RSVP’d to the Grand Opening of So.Cial this Wednesday evening, it is imperative we have your name on the guest list.
Please RSVP, if you have not already done so, [...]

Two cool invites… always in the wrong city!

4 April, 2007 (16:46) | Calgary, Restaurant, Vancouver

Last week I missed the Parasuco Jeans flagship store opening on Granville Street in Vancouver… this week, I miss the FlamesCentral opening on 8th in Calgary. Just my luck.
The Parasuco invite was by far the best executed. They mailed out jean pockets filled with an invitation.

The FlamesCentral and Wildfire Grill invite … well I always [...]


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