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Demand for Organic Food Outstrips supply

July 7th, 2006 at 3:50 pm » Comments (0)

America’s appetite for organic food is so strong that supply just can’t keep up with demand. Organic products still have only a tiny slice, about 2.5 percent, of the nation’s food market. But the slice is expanding at a feverish pace.



Drinking Early a Path to Future Alcohol Woes

July 7th, 2006 at 3:36 pm » Comments (0)

The path to alcoholism starts with a drink at a remarkably young age, according to a recent Boston study.



Triple Watch Cellphone Prototype

July 7th, 2006 at 12:56 pm » Comments (0)

Man’s eternal quest to fit every device possible onto his wrist continues with the Triple Watch Cellphone. It’s currently just a prototype, but its designer, Manon Maneenawa probably wouldn’t mind it going into production.



Shredder Pen for Teenagers

July 7th, 2006 at 12:50 pm » Comments (0)

The young ladies are going to love this shredder pen that fits perfectly into Girl Tech’s Password Journal. There are so many secrets for the young fillies, and here’s a way to write them down and then shred them right up, Nixon-style. It’s downright therapeutic.



Sensory Deprivation in Children Studied

July 7th, 2006 at 12:03 pm » Comments (0)

U.S. neuroscientists are starting a 5-year project to learn how sensory deprivation in children might lead to abnormal brain function as adults.



Broadband Sales Becoming a Package Deal

July 7th, 2006 at 11:55 am » Comments (0)

All around the world the price of residential bandwidth is falling. As communications and entertainment services begin to merge on a single digital platform, bundled packages of mobile and fixed voice, digital TV and Internet access are becoming commonplace. But the similarities end there.



Remote Sensing Used to Track People

July 7th, 2006 at 11:52 am » Comments (0)

A U.S. geography professor is using satellite imagery to determine how land use and land cover changes affect human health and food security.



Consultant Hacks FBI Director’s Password

July 7th, 2006 at 11:43 am » Comments (0)

An FBI computer consultant gained access to the secret passwords of Director Robert Mueller and others using free software found on the Internet, the latest embarrassment in the bureau’s long struggle to modernize its computers.



Business Blogging Still Bogged Dow

July 7th, 2006 at 11:32 am » Comments (0)

A new report by JupiterResearch says that 34% of large US companies now have a corporate blog, and that another 35% will have one by year-end.