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Quotes: Continental Airlines’ New “Self-Boarding” System
“Any reduction in human contact between employee and customer is good these days.”
— MICHAEL BOYD, aviation analyst, on Continental Airlines’ experimental “self-boarding” policy at its hub at Houston Intercontinental, where …
Robert Dudley, BP’s New CEO
BP announced Tuesday Robert Dudley would be the company’s next CEO, replacing Tony Hayward. Find out more about the first non-Brit to take BP’s helm.
After Much Prayer, Nuns Decide to Join Lady Gaga’s Record Label
Decca Records, the division of Universal Records that is responsible for Lady Gaga, Eminem and Amy Winehouse, has just signed their newest group—a secluded order of Benedictine nuns.
Jailbreaking Your iPhone is Now Totally OK
In a landmark ruling for nerds, the U.S. Copyright Office has ruled that everyone has the legal right to jailbreak their phones. The copyright office also ruled that consumers may rip short excerpts of DVDs for non-commercial …
Hayward Out? BP Board to Rule on Embattled Exec
Rumors abound that BP will remove Tony Hayward as its CEO. The company’s board will meet tonight, potentially to discuss his fate.
Candwich Sandwich in a Can Does Exist — And It is Glorious
For weeks now, NewsFeed has puzzled over rumors of the ‘Candwich’, a possibly-apocryphal sandwich that (as its name suggests) comes in a can, and (as its name does not suggest) is at the center of a real-estate scam. The product …
QUOTES: Privacy Advocate on Wal-Mart RFID Tags
“There are two things you really don’t want to tag, clothing and identity documents, and ironically that’s where we are seeing adoption.”
— KATHERINE ALBRECHT, founder of Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and …
5 Stocks That Don’t Need Ben Bernanke
Comments from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve sent stocks tumbling on Wednesday. Which companies are best positioned to ride the verbal tides? The Motley Fool reveals its list.
Dead, Stuffed Animal Holds The World’s Strongest Beer
Scotland’s BrewDog has created a beer that contains 55% alcohol by volume called The End of History. Oh, and did we mention that it comes in a dead animal?
Friendly’s Is Back With More Gluttony. This Time, for Kids!
Friendly’s knows how to get attention: Find a ridiculously unhealthy meal, and then make it even more artery-clogging.
How Much Does Lego Love David Beckham?
The answer? A lot. And you don’t need to spend hours piecing it together to figure it out.