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by Stephan Shakespeare

YouGov get X Factor Prediction Right

Congratulations to Joe McElderry on winning the X Factor last night! Joe got 61.3 per cent of the final vote, with Olly on 38.7 per cent.

YouGov predicted Joe’s landslide in a poll for the Sun on Saturday. We also correctly predicted that Olly would beat Stacey to make it through to the final two acts on Sunday.

Joe’s career now looks set to flourish as American film and music companies pile in to cash in on his good looks, great voice, and ‘cute British accent’. It is likely that Simon Cowell will pitch Joe as ‘the new Zac Efron – the star of the High School Musical franchise.

December 14, 2009 - Posted by | Showbiz, UK, YouGov | , , ,

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  1. Ironically, on the same day the New York Times article, “Safety Rules Can’t Keep Up With Biotech Industry” broke, the scientific watchdog group, The Council for Responsible Genetics-GeneWatch Magazine submitted the electronic version of the print subscription; March-April 2010 issue titled, “BioLab Safety”.

    The Editor of GeneWatch, Sam Anderson stated in the Editorial Section, ” This may be one of the most important GeneWatch issue in recent memory”.

    The electronic version of GeneWatch magazine; BioLab Safety is available free online at http://issuu.com/genewatchmagazine/docs/genewatch23-2?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true This 28 page electronic version can be read as you would a “printed” magazine issue.

    March-April 2010 issue; “BioLab Safety” articles:

    A Cruel and Unusual Corporation
    By Ralph Nader
     
    A Roach in the Kitchen
    By CRG staff – interview with Becky McClain
     
    Commentary: GM Crops
    By Eric Hoffman
     
    Dedication: Tony Mazzocchi
    By Jeremy Gruber
     
    Give Them an Inch…
    By Michael Siciliano
     
    One Bug, One Drug
    By Lynn Klotz, Edward Sylvester
     
    The Lab in My Backyard
    By Beth Willis
     
    Teatime in the Lab
    By Sam Anderson
     
    Book Review: Breeding Bio Insecurity and Germs Gone Wild
    By Andrew Thibedeau
     
    Flushing It Down the Rabbit Hole
    By Andrew Thibedeau
     
    Topic: Genetic Discrimination
    By Jeremy Gruber
     
    Topic: Forensic DNA Databanks
    By CRG Staff
     
    The Case of Dr. Malcolm Casadaban
    By CRG Staff

    Comment by st | May 30, 2010 | Reply


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