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Thomas Frey - Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

Currently browsing posts found in July2007


Cartoon Characters on Pregnant Tummies

July 29th, 2007 at 10:18 pm » Comments (0)

Flaunting their pregnancies, mothers-to-be in the city of Jilin, in Jilin Province, are having their pictures taken in bikinis and see-through dresses.



Underwear Capital

July 29th, 2007 at 10:10 pm » Comments (0)

Around here, history lives on with people’s underwear.



Link Between MS and Other Autoimmune Disease

July 29th, 2007 at 9:53 pm » Comments (0)

A large-scale genomic study has uncovered new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), findings that suggest a possible link between MS and other autoimmune diseases.



New Superyacht Goes CRASH

July 29th, 2007 at 8:24 pm » Comments (0)

PBO reader Chris Boulter witnessed this alarming piece of coming alongside in Varazze on the Italian Riviera.



Cell Phones Light Up Operating Room

July 29th, 2007 at 8:13 pm » Comments (0)

The light from the cell phone screens allowed surgeons to complete an emergency appendix operation during a blackout in a city in central Argentina, reports have said.



Fisherman Arrested in Stabbing of Bait-Stealing Sea Lion

July 29th, 2007 at 8:39 am » Comments (0)

A fisherman accused of stabbing a sea lion with a steak knife after the animal stole his bait has been arrested.



Lucy, the Elephant Hotel

July 29th, 2007 at 8:37 am » Comments (1)

Lucy the Elephant is a six-story elephant-shaped architectural wonder constructed of wood and tin sheeting in 1882 by James V. Lafferty in Margate City, New Jersey.  Here is the amazing photo history of Lucy. (w/pics)



Congress Moves to Rewrite Patent Laws

July 29th, 2007 at 8:32 am » Comments (0)

Crustless peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches, a way to move sideways on a swing, a technique for exercising cats using a laser pointer — these are among the inventions patented in the United States over the years. Now Congress is trying to cut down on poor-quality or downright ridiculous patents, and at the same time adapt the patent [...]



Web Site Helps You go on With Your Life After You Die

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

If you died today, would your spouse know to turn the sprinklers off in the winter or even how to pay the cable bill online?



Disney Drops Rat Wine Promotion

July 29th, 2007 at 8:25 am » Comments (0)

Walt Disney Co. has shelved its plan to offer U.S. wine and rodent lovers a "Ratatouille Chardonnay" in honor of the star of its latest movie.