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...Smiggin Holes bid is the brainchild of Rampaging Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson, two Australian comedians (real names John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) who have become the media darlings of the Olympic movement. Well-known radio personalities for more than a decade in Australia, the two gained an international following during the Sydney Olympic Games with their irreverent nightly television show, "The Dream." Unimpressed with Sydney's official mascots, the boys created their own, Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat, which became a runaway success and was carried around the Games by the likes of Billie Jean King. Athletes clamored...
...event is the brainchild of Gomes and Charles W. Gordon, a facilities services manager for the University, both members of the Association of Black Faculty, Administrators and Fellows. Gomes said they noticed that none of the celebratory components of Black History Month at Harvard was associated with a church, traditionally a strong force in black history...
...says movie88.com, which offers streaming video of recent and classic Hollywood movies for about $1, is his brainchild. He's the Chief Technology Officer of Eternity Italy Limited, a "virtual company" registered in the Virgin Islands to avoid paying taxes. "It is not like a traditional business," says Tan. "We don't have an office and an address. As long as we have people and computers...
...they kidding? Not a bit. Volkswagen has spent nearly $900 million developing the new car, which is called the Phaeton and will be officially unveiled at the Geneva motor show next month. The brainchild of VW CEO Ferdinand Piëch, the Phaeton represents the company's latest attempt to move the brand up-market away from commodity car-making and into the profit zone long dominated by Mercedes and BMW. But it's a huge gamble for a company whose very name means People's Car. "The question is, will a customer want to pay that amount of money...
...says movie88.com is his brainchild. He's the Chief Technology Officer of Eternity Italy Limited, a "virtual company" registered in the Virgin Islands to avoid paying taxes. "It is not like a traditional business," says Tan. "We don't have an office and an address. As long as we have people and computers...