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Universal Music Group Launches Vicious Legal Attack Against YouTube and MySpace

September 16th, 2006 at 10:24 pm » Comments (0)

Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record company, contends the wildly popular Web sites YouTube and MySpace are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involving Universal artists.



Nissan Tests ‘Intelligent Transportation’ System

September 16th, 2006 at 10:16 pm » Comments (0)

Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it will mobilize 10,000 drivers in a 30-month experiment to develop an "intelligent transportation system" that sends wireless messages to passing cars.



Study: People Trust Real Estate Agents More than Politicians

September 16th, 2006 at 10:09 pm » Comments (0)

London:  Real estate agents are now more trusted than ministers and politicians by the public to tell the truth.



Reno Balloon Race

September 16th, 2006 at 9:58 pm » Comments (0)

Here is an amazing time-lapse video of the Reno Hot Air Balloon Race 2006.



18,000 Die Each Year from Lack of Health Care

September 16th, 2006 at 9:52 pm » Comments (0)

Nearly 46 million Americans have no health care and over 40 million more have only minimal coverage. In 2005 some 41% of moderate and middle income Americans went without health care for part of the year. Even more shocking is that 53% of those earning less than $20,000 went without insurance for all of 2005. [...]



Virus-Detecting Nanotech Napkin is Hypochondriacs Dream

September 16th, 2006 at 4:23 pm » Comments (0)

Hypochondriacs unite! Now there is a napkin in devlopment that uses nanotechnology to detect bacteria and viruses on any surface it’s wiped over. The napkin will contain nanofibers that are bound to certain antibodies, and when those antibodies latch on to specific elements the cloth will change colors. It could be used from detecting anything from [...]



Incredible P-Mate Enables Woman to Pee While Standing Upright

September 16th, 2006 at 3:30 pm » Comments (0)

Have no fear of dirty gas-stations or having your bare buttocks caught in the head-lights. The P-Mate is here!
The P-Mate is a disposable paper device which enables women to urinate easily while standing up. It is in common usage in Europe since launching four years ago and is marketed as a convenient, hygienic, portable, leak [...]



Innovative Biodegradable Dinnerware Packaging to Replace Earth Damaging Ancestor

September 16th, 2006 at 1:20 pm » Comments (0)

With more cities banning styrofoam and plastics, as just one element of the Green movement sweeping the world, the availability of EarthShell is a timely transitional product as it offers a genuinely green alternative. EarthShell foodservice disposable packaging, plates and bowls are made primarily from natural limestone and starch from potatoes, wheat or corn.