Dubliner wins world coffee-making prize

The story below reminds me of my first visit to California in 1979.I had just joined Memorex and the company had arranged for me to spend some time at HQ. Fifteen of us left Dublin to travel to the US via Heathrow (my least favourite airport). Due to various problems we...

Pacific Coast Motorsports Takes A Break From Competition :: The EDJE

"The Pacific Coast Motorsports headquarters facility in Ventura County where the two Visit Mexico City Dallaras are at home getting the attention a season run for the balance of 2008 and all of 2009 requires....

Paralympic Hopeful Alejandro Albor to Compete in U.S. Handcycling National Ch...

Alejandro Albor, adouble-leg amputee and world champion handcyclist, is coming to Denver’s 8thAnnual Rocky Mountain Cycling Omnium to compete in the U.S. Handcycling RoadNational Championships this week. ...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />LET PISTORIOUS RUN !!!"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at...

On High-tech Cheetahs and Blade Runners in Africa

<img class="aligncenter" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/05/16/sports/runner_650.11.jpg" alt="" />"The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued a ruling allowing the double-amputee South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius to compete at the Beijing Olmypics,...

Government: Diviing Up the Cellphone Pie

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Feds are auctioning Wireless Networks amongst the Big Telecommunications Giants, diviing up the provinces like so much pie.  Eager to get a Slice are...

The Trials Of The Indy T-Team Ten :: The EDJE

"UPDATED - 5-18-2008 Image Credit: Andy Sallee (2008) The Trials Of The Indy T-Team Ten To say the least, watching the developments of the drivers and teams that were able to transition (T-Team) to the Indy...

Robots to swarm English village in huge contest

I would love to see this in person. The world is saturated with robots and yet somehow they never seem to descend upon a single geographical point. via Mez Breeze, unrivalled finder of the bizarre."A village in England will host a robot hide-and-seek exercise next month, when...

It’s All, Or ALL – "Nothing" Is NOT An Option At PCM :: The EDJE

"Mario Dominguez mastering the hairpin just before entering the Long Beach Shoreline Drive straightaway in his Pacific Coast Motorsports Panoz DP01 Image Credit: Andy Sallee - TSO Photographer...

China Says 'Blue Sky Days' Will Clear Air for Olympics

Yet again, China opts for a flawed, superficial, and cosmetic solution to a pollution problem that is all-too-real and only getting worse.Beyond the political furor that surrounds the 2008 Olympic games, it's the...

IRL Knockout Qualifying – The Firestone Fast Six :: The EDJE

"No. 8 Will Power of KV Racing Technology on the course at St. Petersburg. Will posted the fastest qualifying time at 62.1355 (nearly one-half a second faster than the pole sitter Tony Kanaan) but because the mark...

Ethiopa's Gebre Selassie Won't Run in Beijing Olympics - Too Much Pollution

There's a problem with the selection committee that chooses where next to hold the Olympics - when they choose a country where even the athletes feel it's unhealthy to compete."World record holder Haile...

Gasoline prices hit new high

Gas prices have risen nine cents in the past two weeks, and have not hit a new high."U.S. average retail gasoline prices have reached a new high of almost $3.20 per gallon and will likely jump another 20 to 30 cents in the next month, worsening the pain of consumers...

Vancouver Start-up Index - February 2008

For the record, I don't put too much faith in these metrics but it's kind of fun to watch the Brownian motion in action:"The index ranks Vancouver-area start-ups based on an average of Alexa and Compete traffic...

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

"Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month. Run by the organizers of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference, the competition is a repeat of the "PWN to Own"...

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