Entries from February 2008

Yahoo- the start of a business drain

Date February 28, 2008

Yahoo has now confirmed that it will be moving to Geneva in Switzerland where the taxes are much lower in order to “increase financial performance”. This movement has only baited suspicions of a ‘business drain’ much like the ‘brain drain’ when the UK had ridiculously high tax brackets. Business leaders have warned the Treasury that, […]

The second hand market gets a kick by the budget

Date February 27, 2008

The new 2008 budget will significantly decrease family’s incomes all over the UK. Experts say that 3 out of every 4 family cars sold are second hand and since they send out more co2 emissions they are also more likely to be suffering the new car pollution tax. Families are not the only ones who […]

Cars Cost more in UK

Date February 24, 2008

The chancellor has brought in a new scheme that A2 economic student thought of years ago, the idea being to charge people for the more polluting cars to cover the negative externalities, well done for catching on. The idea is basically if your car bursts out CO2 like there’s no tomorrow you’ll be paying for […]

Xbox Price Drop

Date February 21, 2008

Microsoft have cut the price of their 20 gigabyte model by 80 euros dropping the price not to a nice low 270 euros, good news for people who were thinking of buying one, bad news for people who have already bought them. In the U.K the price of the Xbox has fallen by £40, but […]

Miscellaneous Ramblings - Feb 18.

Date February 18, 2008

The fact is- do we take any time for ourselves ? I am not sure about many of you, but I sort of enjoy what nature has to offer. Many of you might be thinking of me being some maniac about nature or something, but not yet. I am talking about the upcoming lunar eclipse. […]

Mario Kart Wii

Date February 15, 2008

Mario Kart Will launches on the 27th of April, long gone are the days of the great N64 Mario card 4 player split screen we loved so much. The new game features 16 new courses; this is including the classic 16 courses we remember so well players will also have the option of racing with […]

Yahoo rejects Microsoft?

Date February 12, 2008

Apparently $44 billion just doesn’t seem enough for the slowly dying company. Since Yahoo are attempting to stand up with one broken leg it seems the only way Microsoft is going to get what it wants comes down to 2 possibilities: One, Microsoft ups its bid in an attempt to sway Yahoo or B, it […]

New wacky game?- Crash and Dash!

Date February 9, 2008

Eidos is currently creating a new kart racing game for the Nintendo DS and Wii based on the ‘Wacky Races’. The new game is said to be an “action racing game like no other”. The game will include all of the much loved characters and cars from the T.V show, including such crafty characters as […]

Linkin park .

Date February 7, 2008

Linkin park has got to be one of my favorite bands, as I was pleased with their music. Most importantly, they have got the secret to making your thoughts change. Agree?
What is your favorite music.

Theme Change

Date February 4, 2008

The site really needs a theme change, and I am looking on some free ones, but found nothing great. Anyways, I’ll be trying to get a nice theme soon, but again it might take a while. Also, I will be adding more features to this site, so stay tuned as you may just get the […]