• Llanbradach-born Stephen Thomas's Topster - A screw-on pourer which prevents milk from dripping down the side of the bottle and making a mess of your fridge which now sells 2, 500 a month and is available through Lakeland stores.

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  • His note blamed "European shortage of the Nintendo Wii Consoles, " so we'll be watching to see if this is part of a larger problem of Nintendo delivery in Europe, or simply a screw-up on the part of Play.com.

    ENGADGET: When is a pre-order not really a pre-order?

  • Smug BBC Chairman Lord Patten blamed the "horrible screw-up" on Chinese-style management practices.

    BBC: Savile inquiry: Media reaction to BBC transcripts

  • Screw on your peg leg and strap on your eye-patch this escape will shiver ye timbers.

    BBC: Daily deal: Bahamas island fun

  • The bulk of their time was spent on designing the screw-free case.

    FORBES: The Road To A Recyclable Laptop

  • The economists warned that ring-fencing some areas would "turn the screw" on every other sector that did not benefit from that concession.

    BBC: Study warns of 'age of austerity'

  • He warmed up his audience with rugby references, warmed the cockles of Labour hearts with his take on last week's Budget - "the best George Osborne hoped to do was not to screw it up like he did last year" - and went on the attack over growth predictions that fell flat, borrowing predictions that have soared.

    BBC: Not standing still - devolution lessons

  • Mayor Michael Bloomberg, worried there could be a repeat of what he branded the "royal screw-up" of last month's primary election, urged New Yorkers on Sunday to report any problems at polling sites Tuesday by calling 311 or posting messages online.

    WSJ: New York City Mayor Blomberg Urges Voters to Call, Tweet Problems at Polls

  • This documentary, directed by Louis Pepe and Keith Fulton, offers a new twist on the age-old pleasure of watching somebody truly and sumptuously screw up.

    NEWYORKER: Lost in La Mancha

  • At only .63 millimeters long it's tough to spot even on Journe's hospital-clean floor, but the minuscule screw has already gone through five separate polishing operations, so you don't just reach into the box for another one.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Each screw-up resulted in being pulled aside and reamed out for not figuring it all out on my own.

    FORBES: How I Walked Out On My Job And Why I Don't Regret It

  • But privately, Obama told his national security team that the incident represented "a screw-up that could have been disastrous, " according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

    CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • That's right, starting on Monday you'll be able to say screw you to Cingular or ta ta to T-Mobile and keep rocking your precious RAZR even after you've jumped ship and signed up with a new provider.

    ENGADGET: Copyright Office rules that consumers can legally unlock cellphones

  • On rare occasions when a new screw length or width was needed, an engineer would consult a 300-page manual dating from 1936 that explains the relationships between certain heights and pitches of threads and the lengths and widths of the resulting screws.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

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