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The Graying of MySpace

October 12th, 2006 at 11:17 pm » Comments (0)

Last week’s release of audience demographics for MySpace set the industry abuzz. Is the MySpace crowd really that old?



Introducing ‘Negative-Calorie’ Green Tea

October 12th, 2006 at 11:13 pm » Comments (0)

Forget zero-calorie soft drinks. That’s old school. How about a "negative-calorie" green tea?



Egyptians Clueless About Polls

October 12th, 2006 at 11:08 pm » Comments (0)

An opinion poll conducted by an Egyptian government body showed that 61 percent of those surveyed had never heard of opinion polls before, the official Middle East News Agency MENA reported on Thursday.



Monitor Size Determines Overall Productivity

October 12th, 2006 at 11:04 pm » Comments (0)

Providing employees with 30-in. computer monitors can boost worker productivity at companies where 17-in. or 19-in. monitors are typically used, according to a French consultant hired for a study sponsored by Apple.



Incredible Motor Powered By Living Bacteria

October 12th, 2006 at 9:59 pm » Comments (0)

A new motor designed by scientists from Japan offers the best of both worlds: the living and the non-living. The group built a hybrid micromachine that is powered by gliding bacteria which travels on an inorganic silicon track and pushes a silicon dioxide rotor. The combination takes advantage of the precise engineering of synthetic devices [...]



Ankle Bracelet Criminals Still Committing Crimes

October 12th, 2006 at 1:35 pm » Comments (0)

More than 1,000 crimes have been committed by offenders released from jail early on an electronic tag, it has been revealed.



DaVinci Institute to Hold 2nd Annual Colorado Inventors Showcase

October 12th, 2006 at 12:21 pm » Comments (0)

The DaVinci Institute along with 9 News and Townsend & Townsend & Crew will be producing the Second Annual Colorado Inventors Showcase to be held on November 14, 2006 from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (VIP reception 3:30 p.m.) at The Cable Center, 2000 Buchtel Boulevard in Denver, CO 80210.  The event celebrates inventors and [...]



Analysis of the Google – YouTube Deal

October 12th, 2006 at 6:23 am » Comments (0)

Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, had this to say about the acquisition: "The YouTube team has built an exciting and powerful media platform that complements Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful."



Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo Interior

October 12th, 2006 at 6:13 am » Comments (0)

Future passengers aboard Virgin Galactic spaceliners can look forward to cushioned reclining seats and lots of windows during suborbital flights aboard SpaceShipTwo, a concept interior of which was unveiled by British entrepreneur Richard Branson.



China Unveils Plan to Build Harmonious Society

October 12th, 2006 at 5:30 am » Comments (0)

The Communist Party of China (CPC) unveiled a landmark policy drive yesterday to curb mounting social inequality and develop a fair and just society as top leaders ended a four-day plenary session.



Huge Indian Population Moving Online

October 12th, 2006 at 12:02 am » Comments (0)

Mark Twain:  ‘So far as I am able to judge, nothing has been left undone, either by man or nature, to make India the most extraordinary country that the sun visits on his rounds. Nothing seems to have been forgotten, nothing overlooked.’