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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

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Sprint Announces WiMax Rollout Cities

March 27th, 2007 at 11:25 pm » Comments (0)

Sprint has announced the launch city lineup for their upcoming 4G WiMax rollout, so pay attention. If you live in one of the following cities, you’ll be enjoying fast, wireless access by April of next year:



Giant Cane Toad Found

March 27th, 2007 at 10:13 pm » Comments (0)

A cane toad the size of a small dog has been caught by a pest eradication group in the Northern Territory of Australia. (w/pic)



Salary Wars: Women Losing Ground

March 27th, 2007 at 9:45 pm » Comments (0)

A decade ago, women earned 75.7 cents for each dollar paid to a man. Now it’s 74.7 cents.



Return of the ‘Speakeasies’

March 27th, 2007 at 9:18 pm » Comments (0)

Despite the smoking ban – because of it, actually – Philadelphia now has "smoke-easies," a play on "speakeasies" that came to us with the Prohibition of alcohol. Prohibition was enacted in 1920, repealed in 1933 and largely ignored in between.



Worldwide Use of ADHD Drugs Nearly Triples

March 27th, 2007 at 9:09 pm » Comments (0)

The use of drugs to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has more than tripled worldwide since 1993, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.



Satellite Radio Outlook Less Rosy

March 27th, 2007 at 9:01 pm » Comments (0)

Satellite radio subscribership is leveling off, at least among fans of rock radio, according to a new study by Jacobs Media.



Wal-Mart is the Largest Corporate Donor of Cash in the US

March 27th, 2007 at 8:56 pm » Comments (0)

Wal-Mart is the nation’s most charitable corporate giver. Critics not swayed because admitting that Wal-Mart does anything positive would make their heads explode.



Bizarre Hexagon Spotted on Saturn

March 27th, 2007 at 8:42 pm » Comments (0)

One of the most bizarre weather patterns known has been photographed at Saturn, where astronomers have spotted a huge, six-sided feature circling the north pole.



Women Look at Online Video Differently

March 27th, 2007 at 8:35 pm » Comments (0)

Online video is a business that has been years in the making. Thanks to the proliferation of broadband and the popularity of the YouTubes of the world, it is now what analysts at Piper Jaffray call "the new killer app of the Web." But the app is not as killer for females as it is [...]