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Survey: The Richer You Are, the Better Your Sex Life

January 31st, 2007 at 10:18 pm » Comments (0)

The richer you are, apparently, the better sex you have. That’s according to a recent survey of more than 600 high-net-worth individuals. And rich women, it seems, enjoy sex the most.



The Lost Da Vinci Masterpiece

January 31st, 2007 at 10:06 pm » Comments (0)

After 32 years on the trail of Leonardo da Vinci’s lost masterpiece "The Battle of Anghiari," Maurizio Seracini thinks he is on the verge of solving one of the art world’s greatest mysteries.



Denver Spending $1 Million a Week on Snow Removal

January 31st, 2007 at 9:49 pm » Comments (0)

Denver is paying $1 million a week in snow removal costs. Aspen is paying $15 million a week bringing snow in.



The Klaauw Planetarium 2000

January 31st, 2007 at 8:42 pm » Comments (0)

Dutch watchmaker Christiaan van der Klaauw seems to have a thing for astronomical watches. The Planetarium 2000, for example, which sells for $23,700, shows the 6 innermost planets as they orbit a tiny sun. Very cool! (w/pic)



Sensational Architecture in Japanese Church

January 31st, 2007 at 9:25 am » Comments (0)

Regardless if you are the religious type, one religion we can all find solace in is the cult of architecture, and we’ve found plenty to "believe in" at the recently unveiled — as part of November’s Tokyo Design Week — Harajuku Protestant Church (2-11-13 Kita-Aoyama).



A New Breed of TV Viewers

January 31st, 2007 at 9:04 am » Comments (0)

It had to happen one day. The "passive" television audience is standing up, holding their remote channel changers high and demanding, as if in one voice, participation and control.



Latest Media-Manufactured Fad - Zumba

January 31st, 2007 at 8:56 am » Comments (0)

Zumba is a dance-aerobics workout that uses footwork and body movements from flamenco and other dances with Latin instrumentals and other rhythms.



California Considers Banning Lightbulbs

January 31st, 2007 at 8:44 am » Comments (0)

A California lawmaker wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs as part of California’s groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.



Cure for Cancer Found But No One is Talking

January 31st, 2007 at 8:34 am » Comments (1)

A $2 per serving cancer cure has been found by Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada yet most of the media world is silent.. Since this is not a patentable drug from a major drug company with little profit potential, it has received very little coverage.



XM Radio Online Available Via Windows Vista

January 31st, 2007 at 8:23 am » Comments (0)

With Windows Vista becoming broadly available this week, we suspect that one of the access it provides to XM Radio Online as part of its digital music hub will see a huge boost in the popularity of the medium, and indeed, could be the making of a significant new player on the global media landscape.