Archives for January 2007
Visit to the Montreal Auto Show
January 27, 2007
Today the whole family went to the Montreal International Auto Show (courtesy of Mike Sayig from Centre-Ville VW). No, I'm not planning to sell Herbie! In fact, my kids want me to keep "him" forever... It's our family car that may not get thru another winter.
Environment and Global Warming Top Issues for Canadians
January 26, 2007
Among all the issues facing the world today, Canadians are most concerned about the environment and global warming-mentioned by one-third of the population as top issues-far ahead of war (8%), turmoil in Iraq and the Middle East (6%), conflict in Afghanistan (5%) and poverty (5%), according to a new survey by TNS Canadian Facts.
Community-online.com at the 2007 Pan American Games
January 25, 2007
Today I got some great news from the Canadian Olympic Committee! Community-online.com has been granted a total of five (5) media accreditations for the coverage of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro (July 13-29).
Nameday Boy
January 20, 2007
Today, January 20th is my nameday. Most of you out there know me as Maki but that's (usually) a Greek nickname for Efthimios (also spelled Efthymios, Euthymios or Euthymius) which means cheerful or joyous.
BitPass Shuts Down
January 19, 2007
Earlier today I received an e-mail from BitPass informing me that due to circumstances beyond their control, they are discontinuing their operations.
About the < B >
January 19, 2007
As expected, I had a few people who read my blog asking me what's the < B > on the title all about. I don't pretend to be an expert in Web/HTML programming (not by a long shot) but with the little that I know it's a tag that's used to highlight/format text in bold.
Good For You, Beckham!
January 12, 2007
David Beckham confirmed yesterday that he will leave Real Madrid upon his contract expiry at the end of this season and cross the Atlantic to join American club Los Angeles Galaxy in a five year deal worth US$250 million.
Signomi, CNN!
January 12, 2007
Last night I fell asleep on the couch while watching TV (what's new) and when I got up around 2:00 a.m. to go to bed I couldn't help but noticing the "breaking news" on the Greek satellite channel (Antenna) about the attack at the US Embassy in Athens.
Golden Juniors
January 06, 2007
Congrats to Canada's junior hockey team for their 3rd straight gold medal at the World Junior Hockey Championships. Although I don't follow hockey a lot, such achievements (especially by youth) cannot go unnoticed.
End of "Discussions" on Yahoo!
January 05, 2007
Last Friday, Yahoo! informed its visitors that the message boards that were linked from individual news articles had been taken offline. It was about time! This "service" was massively abused by spammers, psychopaths, and sociopaths (to name a few).
Canadians to Double their Online Spending by 2009: eMarketer
January 02, 2007
A recent report by eMarketer estimates that Canadians will double their online spending for retail goods to $16 billion by 2009. Meanwhile, Statistics Canada found that 57% of Internet users like to window shop online, while a quarter less are willing to buy online.
Blog Wishes
January 01, 2007
Best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2007!
Cheers,
Maki
Cheers,
Maki
