Futurist Thomas Frey: Humans think about the underlying systems we use for keeping time in much the same way that fish think about water. We simply don’t.
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20 Creative Billboard Ads
Special Poster for “Oldtimer”, a big Austrian chain for motorway rest stops.
(Advertising Agency: Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Vienna, Austria)
Adertisers want to catch a person’s attention and create a memorable impression. Billboard advertisements do just that. They leave the reader thinking about the advertisement after they have driven past it. They need to be readable in a very short time because they are usually read while being passed at high speeds. Usually they have only a few words in large print and are humorous or have arresting images in brilliant color. (Pics)
Corset Piercing – Bizarre Trend Sweeping UK as Surgeon Warns of Dangers
‘Corset piercing’ is the latest craze sweeping the UK it involves sticking hoops into the skin and then threading them with ribbon
Forget tattoos, belly button piercings and Lady Gaga-style silicone implants, the latest craze in body modification is ‘corset piercing’ where metal rings are pierced into the skin and joined together with a ribbon to give a corset effect. (Pics)
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Doing Household Chores Brings Out the Macho in Men
Men hate household chores according to a new study.
It’s hardly a suprise to any wife — men don’t like doing household chores and they become aggressive if asked to do so, suggests a new study.
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Focus on the Future of Financial Planning at FPA Retreat
Futurist Thomas Frey, a keynote speaker, suggests planners take advantage of the ‘untethered marketplace’.
Since its inception in 2000, the FPA Retreat has always been sui generis: It is as much a gathering of like-minded financial planners who draw strength from communing with each other as it is an educational conference.
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US Missing Out On Agricultural Millions Because The DEA Can’t Distinguish Hemp From Pot
If this country REALLY wants to get out of debt, legalize hemp!
In case you missed it (and you certainly may have in the midst of other current world affairs) it’s Hemp History Week. The second annual one in fact. I imagine most readers don’t need much convincing that the US ought to legalizeindustrial hemp production–remember, though it’s perfectly legal to important hemp products into the US, it’s illegal under Federal law to grow hemp–so I won’t regale you with all the reasons I think hemp prohibition (alongside marijuana prohibition) is, to be blunt, moronic…
Uranium Could Be The Future of Hard Drives
The trick is to keep the uranium cold.
If you’d been putting your money on a bet that SSDs will edge out traditional hard drive technology entirely, you might want to rethink your gamble. Traditional high-capacity moving hard drives will be around for a long time, most likely, and researchers at Nottingham University think they have a way to make them even denser: use depleted Uranium.
Depleted uranium, the same material that the military uses for tank shells and gun turret rounds, may one day be used for super-high density storage in hard drives. The trick is to keep the uranium cold…
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City of the Future – Part 2
Building Culture, Striving for “Divine Context”
Futurist Thomas Frey: As we start to understand the way people connect with their local communities in the future, we begin to see a growing need for central gathering places to help drive person-to-person activities.
Eating More Salt Could Lower Chances of Heart Disease: Study
In the eight-year study, people with the lowest salt intake had the highest rate of death from heart disease.
Eating a diet high in salt may not be as bad for you as first thought and could even reduce chances of heart disease. The controversial findings question the push by authorities to get people to cut consumption.
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World’s First Interactive Paper Computer Shows Revolutionary Future for Smartphones and Tablets
PaperPhone best described as a flexible iPhone.
The world’s first interactive paper computer is about to revolutionize the world of interactive computing. (Videos)
Fewer American Households Own TVs
114.7 million households will own a television in 2012, down from 115.9 million this year.
These days fewer Americans own TV sets, research firm Nielsen has found. For the first time in 20 years Nielsen says it expects a drop in the number of U.S. households with a television set. According to Nielsen the decrease likely has to do with two factors: poverty and the rise of high-tech alternatives.
First Practical Artificial Leaf Developed
The first practical artificial leaf shows promise as an inexpensive source of electricity for homes in developing countries.
Scientists debut development of the first practical artificial leaf, one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy. The scientists described an advanced solar cell the size of a poker card at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. The solar cell mimics the process, called photosynthesis, that green plants use to convert sunlight and water into energy.
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