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Buying a Business Boot Camp – July 14, 2007

July 8th, 2007 at 6:24 pm » Comments (0)

What are the hot new businesses currently for sale in Colorado?  Or in your state?  And how do you find them.  The DaVinci Institute has created the Buying a Business Boot Camp for people looking to seriously change their life.  Buying a business can be very exciting. It represents the opening through which you step as you move from your [...]



Sugary Breakfast Cereals Help Memory

July 8th, 2007 at 6:08 pm » Comments (0)

The latest research by scientists in Australia suggests that eating sugary breakfast cereals can improve the memory of teenagers.



Jumping Robots Designed by Nature

July 8th, 2007 at 6:02 pm » Comments (0)

A group of mechanical engineers from the University of Bath has a peculiar interest in flying squirrels, fleas, and grasshoppers. Inspired by animals considered to be excellent jumpers, the researchers have designed two jumping robots, one of which demonstrated some of the highest jumps for an autonomously powered robot so far engineered.



Thieves Using Stolen Credit Cards to Make Donations

July 8th, 2007 at 5:56 pm » Comments (0)

They might seem like modern-day Robin Hoods, but they’re really just cyber-robbers. Some fraudsters have become generous — with other people’s money, donating to charities with stolen credit cards to verify the numbers are valid before selling them, the security firm Symantec Corp. said Friday on its blog.



How Much Caffeine is Really in That Soda?

July 8th, 2007 at 5:49 pm » Comments (0)

The Institute of Food Technologists summarizes some recent research on food. All things considering, it should settle some arguments among geeks about the caffination of beverages.  Here are the stats:



Going Retro

July 8th, 2007 at 1:01 pm » Comments (0)

Create something totally new by modifying your electronic equipment to make it look old.



Seven Wonders of the World Named

July 8th, 2007 at 12:57 pm » Comments (0)

The new seven wonders of the world were named Saturday following an online vote that generated server-crushing traffic in its final hours.



Woman Listening to iPod Gets Legs Severed

July 8th, 2007 at 11:26 am » Comments (0)

A woman out for jog while listening to her iPod had her legs severed by a freight train because she may not have heard it coming, authorities said.



Biocontrol of Invasive Water Hyacinth Contributes to Socioeconomic Improvement

July 8th, 2007 at 11:22 am » Comments (0)

In research that will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) in Chicago (July 7-11, 2007), scientists implemented a successful bioeradication program of an invasive water weed in Africa’s Lake Victoria.



Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature

July 8th, 2007 at 9:29 am » Comments (0)

Human nature is one of those things that everybody talks about but no one can define precisely. Every time we fall in love, fight with our spouse, get upset about the influx of immigrants into our country, or go to church, we are, in part, behaving as a human animal with our own unique evolved [...]



Microholography and the 500 GB Discs

July 8th, 2007 at 9:18 am » Comments (0)

Scientists have discovered a way to fit 500 GB of data onto DVD-sized discs. These discs would be created with a process called ‘microholography, which combines multilayer storage of data with holographic imagery.