BBC News – ‘Going ape’ about new tablet devices
In the race for the Christmas Gadget Award, take a look at the front-runner (Apple’s iPad) and, well, the others. Whether you’re a technical type or just thinking of buying for someone else, this humorous video is worth a watch!
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Strange Random Tablet Quote:
Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day – 23 minutes – and that’s supposed to be enough – Walter Cronkite
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BBC News – Fast Track – The challenges of being a waitress at Munich’s Oktoberfest
Millions of beer lovers gathered in Munich this autumn to celebrate 200 years of Oktoberfest, the world’s biggest folk festival.
Over the course of the famous event, an estimated six million litres of beer are drunk. And that requires the special skills of the tent waitresses who must be able to carry six or more one litre beer mugs at once.Fahima Khail donned her dirndl and found out what it is like to be a waitress at the festival.
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Strange Random Beer Quote:
“You can’t be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline – it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer.” – Frank Zappa
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