April Fools Day Prank Ideas - the 'Green' way

Do you want to play an April Fools Day prank on someone? Need some April Fools Day prank ideas? Well, how about being conscious of the environment and playing a prank? Here are a few ideas... Swap a meat item at lunch or dinner for a vegetarian item and see if they notice,...

Pak’s Defense Private Sector Emerges with Indigenous Drones

Back in 1970, the American Army Gen. William Westmoreland is reported to have said: “On the battlefield of the future, enemy forces will be located, tracked and targeted almost instantaneously through the use of data links, computer-assisted intelligence and automated fire...

Fragmentation, Filter Failure, and Startup Opportunities

Recently I’ve been very focused around content accessibility and the information overload that is occurring online. It’s clear that the natural progression of the Internet has produced a normal fragmentation of the web. More simply put, there are more and more online...

Children of the U.S. and World Send Letters to President Obama

A collection of drawings and letters from children living in the United States and from around the world, sharing their hopes, wishes and ideas with then President Elect Barack Obama, has...

Are Environmentalists Fascists in Disguise Asks Jonah Goldberg?

I could not help but stop what I was doing when I heard Are environmentalists fascists in disguise ? as one of the questions posed in a BBC Interview of Jonah Goldberg promoting his book Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the Left from Mussolini to the Politics of...

Clothing That Melts Away: Project 'Wonderland', Green Fashion?

Do we think of used clothing and textiles in general as a part of waste? Not sure I did until I read The last word in disposable fashion by Rachel Shields (The Independent, December 28, 2008). Would you think of buying clothes that dissolve in the wash? Rachel shares her...

Update: Pakistani officials make conflicting claims about capability of downi...

As the chief of Pakistan Air Force belied claims of some of the Pakistani ministers that the country was incapable of downing the US drones and said his force was capable of challenging the violators of the country's airspace, the unmanned aerial vehicles operated by the CIA...

Big and Green, How to Build that Dream House?

OK, not too many of us are making plans to build a mansion right now, even a green one as showcased in A glam, glitzy and green Hillsborough mansion by Susan Fornoff (San Francisco Chronicle, July 2008).Rather than the 'life of the rich and famous' aspect of the story what...

Around the World in 10 Blogs...Our Top Ten on Blogs.com

Rather than stare at my navel and offer only US or French sites, I went global with my Around the World in 10 Blogs list offered on Blogs.com.I hope you benefit from the trip.Thanks to Wendy for thinking we were worth it...

Yes Men, Web Sites as Art:: Food for Thought at Future of Web Design

Rather than waste my time venting on stuff that I did not care for, I will shine light on the positive takes from the Future of Web Design conference, 2008 Edition (New York, November 4). I will be a yes man. First Daniel Mall reminded us that what we use to build-create...

How to Sell Your TV Show Idea

A few years ago I wrote a series of columns for AbsoluteWrite.com about How to Sell Your TV Show based on my own experiences as a television writer. I still get e-mail, questions and even some job offers from those columns. To my great shock, my articles rank on the first...

Canaan Partners Sponsors Upcoming 2008 Pop!Tech Scarcity and Abundance Confer...

"General Partner John Balen Will Speak at the Conference Focused on Creating a Better World Through Visionary Conversations On Science, Technology and the Future of Ideas"

US superpower status is shaken

After the end of the Cold War and demise of  Russian empire America remained the only big superpower but it seems latest development in the financial world and on the other fronts have shaken its position....

"X": The faction that follows George Bush

Is the "right" reducing itself to emotional extremes rather than acting as a movement for political ideas, and can its arguments be reduced to the most rudimentary logical proposition: "I am X, and X is both...

Banned books celebration promotes freedom of expression

"By Cynthia Henry Inquirer Staff Writer Friday will feature some unusual story times at local libraries, when passages from...

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