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Artists Built Secret Apartment in Mall

October 3rd, 2007 at 4:15 pm » Comments (0)

The leader of an artists’ cooperative has been sentenced to probation for setting up a secret apartment inside a shopping mall’s parking garage as part of a project on mall life.



SHAPE: The Horny Remover

October 3rd, 2007 at 4:12 pm » Comments (0)

For those times when your Horny feeling begin to take over and you feel you may lose control. Grab your Horny Remover and breath a sigh of relief!



Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2029

October 3rd, 2007 at 3:52 pm » Comments (0)

An asteroid, discovered in 2004, could pose a threat to Earth in 2029, the director of the Russian Institute of Astronomy said.



HTC S710 Smartphone

October 3rd, 2007 at 3:30 pm » Comments (0)

For those of us less inclined to dreams of grandeur, a smartphone lies somewhere between a "normal" cellphone and a PDA.



If You Want to Win a Nobel, Pick Your Parents Carefully

October 3rd, 2007 at 3:20 pm » Comments (0)

Marrying a Nobel laureate is the second best option, according to Borje Johansson, a member of the Nobel committee on physics.



Tattletail GPS System Can Tell on You in Court

October 3rd, 2007 at 3:07 pm » Comments (0)

A lot of us gizmo goons use GPS all the time now, but it may not have occurred to many of us that our mild-mannered and innocent GPS units are constantly gathering data, including rate of speed, location, and time of day.



Are You High Class or Low Class?

October 3rd, 2007 at 3:03 pm » Comments (0)

New Mall Camera System Can Guess Your Age, Gender, and Class.



2007 Ozone Hole Smaller than Usual

October 3rd, 2007 at 12:24 pm » Comments (0)

The ozone hole over Antarctica has shrunk 30 percent as compared to last year’s record size.



MIT Research Helps Convert Brain Signals Into Action

October 3rd, 2007 at 12:14 pm » Comments (0)

MIT researchers have developed a new algorithm to help create prosthetic devices that convert brain signals into action in patients who have been paralyzed or had limbs amputated.



Product Placement Moves Online

October 3rd, 2007 at 11:56 am » Comments (0)

Although product placement has been around for a long time, it is taking on greater importance in the marketing mix as studio executives ponder their options in a shifting media landscape.



Economic Complexities of the Stock Market

October 3rd, 2007 at 7:19 am » Comments (0)

Ontonix, a leading research consultancy on complexity management has completed a study that compares levels of complexity between NASDAQ and S&P 500 firms.  Here is their conclusion. 



The Economic Impact of Chronic Disease

October 3rd, 2007 at 7:07 am » Comments (0)

In its groundbreaking study, “An Unhealthy America: The Economic Impact of Chronic Disease,” the Milken Institute details the enormous financial impact of chronic disease on the U.S. economy – not only in treatment costs, but lost worker productivity – today and in the decades ahead. It also describes the huge savings if a serious effort […]



Cruel Shoes

October 3rd, 2007 at 6:49 am » Comments (0)

In the tenth century in China, a prince began the practice of foot binding because he loved the small ‘lily feet’ of his concubine. Thus traditional Chinese values for over 1000 years dictated that the feet of young girls should be bound to keep them small. ‘Lily feet’, as they were called, were thought to […]