Tim Horton’s vs. Starbucks -umm, both losers

Posted by nettlesbe in August 4th 2007

I’m sure the title’s got your attention – probably not used to seeing Tim Horton’s or Starbucks beside the word “losers”. For those of you don’t know Tim Horton’s, you’re definitely not Canadian.Â Tim Horton’s, rather “Tims” (as it is affectionately known in Canada), is Canada’s largest fast food chain.Â Now you’re probably wondering why [...]

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Fisher-Price recalls 1 million toys, $30M U.S.

Posted by nettlesbe in August 2nd 2007

Toy-maker Mattel Inc., parent company of Fisher-Price, is recalling nearly 1 million toys – which will cost it about $30 million from its second quarter profits. The toys, including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters, are being recalled due to excessive amounts of lead on their paint. The worldwide recall, announced today, [...]

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A fresh bottle of Aquafina, Dasani… tap water?

Posted by nettlesbe in August 1st 2007

There isn’t anything, on a blazing hot summer day, like a fresh bottle of Aquafina or Dasani… tap water? Yes, that’s right… For those of you who didn’t know what the simply innocent looking “P.W.S” on Aquafina’s water bottle stood for: it’s “Public Water Source” (a.k.a. tap water). Last week PepsiCo announced that the label [...]

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Canadians choose Internet over radio, TV: CRTC

Posted by nettlesbe in August 1st 2007

Canadians appear to be switching off conventional broadcasting media (including radio and television), and now logging on to the Internet – according to a new report on broadcasting by the CRTC. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s eight annual report on the state of the industry, found that 70 percent of Canadian households subscribed to [...]

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