First Successful Demonstration of CO2 Capture Technology
An anonymous coward writes "Global Research Technologies, LLC (GRT), a technology research and development company, and Klaus Lackner from Columbia University have achieved the successful demonstration of a bold new technology to capture carbon from the air. The "air extraction" prototype has successfully demonstrated that indeed carbon dioxide ( ... (Read on Source)
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New Hampshire repeals parental notification abortion law
Yesterday, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed a repeal of a 2003 law requiring abortion providers to notify at least one parent 48 hours in advance of performing an abortion on a minor. The law was never enforced iowing to a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood. New Hampshire is the first state to repeal an existing notification law of this type. ... (Read on Source)
Herbalife Wants Product Testing Data Excluded
NEW YORK - Herbalife International of America Inc. filed a motion in limine on July 2, asking the ephedra multidistrict court to exclude evidence brought by a plaintiff showing that the company's ephedra supplements contained hydrochloride or sulfate salts of ephedrine alkaloids (Margaret Parks v. Herbalife International of America, Inc., No. 1:04-CV-9358; In Re: Ephedra Products Liability Litigation 04 M.D. 1598, S.D. N.Y.; See June 2007, Page 6). Full story on lexis.com
El Banco Central Europeo mantendrá hoy los tipos de interés en el 4% pero los volver&a
El Banco Central Europeo mantendrá hoy los tipos de interés en el 4% pero los volverá a subir, previsiblemente en septiembre, para hacer frente al encarecimiento del petróleo y de algunos alimentos...
The Best iPhone nano Clone, Gateway Swings to Profit, AMD Steps Up Intel War, Product of the Week
The iPhone continues to do well for a device of its price and class, but the product that is likely to really break open the segment for Apple is the anticipated lower cost, more limited, smaller nano offering. The product in the market that is most similar to what the nano is likely to be is the Neonode. I started playing with the second version of that product last week.
Weekend Box Office Final ? August 3-5, 2007
Box Office totals are U.S. only. Genre-related films are in bold. After the box office closed on Sunday night the estimated figures exceeding $70 million for “The Bourne Ultimatum” were a little exaggerated with actual figures coming in at around $69.2 mil, however, those numbers were still strong enough to give Bourne the title of [... (Read on Source)
Newton County, Indiana, Zoning Board Gives Preliminary Approval to the New Prairie Hills Motorsports
Newton County, Indiana, Zoning Board gives preliminary approval to the new Prairie Hills Motorsports Club development. On Tuesday evening, the Newton County Zoning Board approved the request to go forward in continuing to develop the new facility. In the public meeting held at the Newton County Government Center in Morocco, the creation of new jobs and income, taxes, and benefits important to the citizens of the area were presented. Prairie Hills Motorsports Club will be located off interstate I-65 approximately 2 miles west of Exit 220 between Indianapolis and Chicago. (PRWeb Aug 31, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SGFsZi1NYWduLUluc2UtSW5zZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
RIAA wins key victory, accused file sharer must pay $220,000
Federal jury orders Minnesota woman to pay $9,250 for each song she is accused of sharing online. EFF says copyright attorneys already lining up to help should there be an appeal.
The Clicker Geeks Out Over The New Battlestar Season 4 Teaser
... next month. For some clips from that, Life is Wild (The CW) 8:00 pm Ubuntu - (New) School starts, which means Katie and Jesse have to make new friends ...
MOVERS & SHAKERS
... third quarter results in 2006. The full corporate summary is available at: GREENLAND Web hosting provider Port City Web LLC (www.portcityweb.com) is a finalist in the 2007 Massachusetts Innovation ...
Roger Janik, President and CEO, ServerSideDesign
... in 2001. I’ve worked with corporations, both large and small with tasks ranging from web design, flash animation, graphic design and website promotion. After a few years of getting my ...
I'm Lazy on Checking False Positive Spam Comments
I'll admit it. I have been receiving emails from some of my readers at both this site and the Search Engine Roundtable that their comments are not coming through. In the past, I use to check the comment spam folder much more actively. But now I get about two hundred comments in an hour that makes it into the junk folder. It takes forever to scan ... (Read on Source)
Wired.com Photo Contest: Self-Portrait
This week's challenge: creative self-portrait photos. Submit your own mug for all to see, and vote for your favorite submissions.
McDonald???s Top Online Display Advertiser
McDonald's served more than 295 million display ad views (34% share) in March, reaching 52 million Internet users an average of 5.7 times during the month, according to comScore Ad Metrix.
Quizno's ranked second delivering 98 million display ads in March, accounting for 11 percent of market share, followed by KFC with 84 million (9.6%), and Papa John's with 82 million (9.3%).
Google Starting To Offer Walking Directions
One-way streets can be problematic, and many urban areas are the sorts of spots in which cars shouldn't be left unattended. Then there's the price of gas to consider. So, for your convenience, Google is experimenting with walking directions.
Cheney blocked testimony on public health dangers of global warming
WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney's office last year blocked testimony on how global warming endangers public health, a former Environmental Protection Agency official said Tuesday. (Read on Source)
Unbreakable Fighting Umbrella Splits Watermelons, Defends Presidents
The entourage of the Philippine president employs an unusual defense weapon -- umbrellas. Not ordinary umbrellas, but unbreakable fighting umbrellas.
Enter Our SNAP ProBlogger Book Competition
To win - in comments below simply leave a link to your blog (if you have one) and in under 250 words tell us why you need the book. What do you need to improve on your blog? What questions do you hope it answers? What’s your biggest need as a blogger? (Read on Source)
Weekend Discussion
So let's get a fresh chatty for the day, shall we? While the weekends aren't usually a very news exciting time, we've got some nice things for you. One is the video game Release List for the week, which isn't incredibly voluminous but I'm sure some people will be looking forward to Too Human on the 360. And poor Nick actually has to be fairly positive with this week's Taking Stock, giving you the lows but mostly the highs of gaming news for the past seven days.
You're Getting Spam Because Others Are Buying
For many of us that spend a good portion of our day-to-day lives online, the idea that people actually buy products from spam messages they receive in their inboxes seems laughable. However, new research from security company Marshal suggests quite the contrary.
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Yahoo News Redesign May Pull a Technorati — Why Not Twitter?
Bloggers have uncovered URLs for a new Yahoo News layout which includes a ?Most Blogged? section. The list is presumably based off Buzz Tracker, which displays related blog posts and those that link back to an article. But wouldn't a "Twittered About" section make the site seem more cutting-edge?
Ninja Assassins, E-Mail Hackers and a Digital Media Pile-On
If you're a ninja assassin, a terrorist, an illegal street racer, or any other variety of violent outlaw, you shouldn't look to YouTube for training anymore; you won't find any there. The Google-owned video sharing site has revised its policies to specifically forbid such videos.
Apple drops NDA for iPhone developers
Nondisclosure agreement was a huge source of frustration among iPhone developers, who are now free to discuss their released software among themselves.
Firefox extension blocks dangerous Web attack
... a specification that will incorporate new features into the programming language to accommodate future Web design. But the standards process moves slowly, and changes to HTML could break existing Web ...
HIV evolves inside the body
From a Boston area group, we have this fascinating post about HIV's pattern of activity when it invades the human body. First, it spikes in population. Then, it declines to a very low level for a long time. Finally, it takes over and you get AIDS. So what's it doing in that interim period? It's evolving . It's adapting to your immune system. ... (Read on Source)
Obama Heads For The Goal Line
It has been 38 years since the Grateful Dead recorded "Truckin'," the song whose lyrics capture this campaign so well: "What a long, strange trip it's been." We haven't had a presidential election in 40 years with as many unexpected twists and turns and weird dynamics. (Read on Source)
Web-hosting site closure may cut spam
WASHINGTON -- The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide may have dropped drastically Wednesday after a Web-hosting firm, identified by many in the computer ...
Men's hockey: U falls behind quickly, stays there stubbornly
Michigan led 4-0 early in the second period and won easily on the first night of the College Hockey Showcase. (Read on Source)
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