Archive for August, 2006

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Our Next Watch

It looks like a slightly oversized wristwatch
and it keeps time with great accuracy – but it is much more than a
watch. It is a wrist computer that includes among its many functions
[...]

Fighting Obesity, One Cow at a Time

Judy Dresser knows bigger is not always better, especially when
it comes to livestock. On her Danville ranch live six miniature black
Angus beef cows.
Dresser began breeding and selling [...]

The Family Jewels

BEDFORD, N.H. — A store surveillance camera captured a family
shoplifting from a New Hampshire consignment store, authorities said.
In the video, shot last week, two young children are seen removing items
[...]

The Terrorists Among Us

As we careen closer to the fifth anniversary
of 9/11 and the election day that lurks a few weeks behind, expect
to hear more and more crowing over the fact that we haven’t been hit
[...]

You Didn’t See It Here

For the past several years we have included
an extra unit in our Business Classes when we are dealing with Marketing
– Product
Placement. It seems that brand [...]

Virtually the Same

A
California company owned by the data storage giant EMC Corp. has unveiled
software that lets Apple Computer Inc.’s Macintosh machines run Microsoft
Corp.’s Windows software, side-by-side with [...]

Ladies and Gentlemen, You are Floating in Space

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A young Dutch architect has
created a floating bed which hovers above the ground through magnetic
force and comes with a price tag of 1.2 million euros ($1.54 million).
[...]

Devil’s Music

CHICAGO — Teens whose iPods are full of music with
raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer
other songs, a study found.
Whether it’s hip-hop, rap, [...]


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