Invisibility Cloak... Need We Say More?

"Real-world invisibility cloaks are not only theoretically possible -- they may be coming faster than anyone might have guessed, a few years back. Harry_head The cloaks would rely on so-called "metamaterials": composites structured to let electromagnetic waves flow them,...

DoubleClick: Four In 10 Rely On Web For Political Info

How are we getting information about politics? Web, yes, but TV still a source.

California 1st to ban dry-cleaning chemical

"California regulators on Thursday enacted the nation's first statewide ban on the most common chemical used by dry cleaners, pleasing environmentalists but worrying some small businesses. By 2023, no more dry-cleaning machines that use the toxic solvent perchloroethylene, a...

Will postal reform deliver for small business?

It's been 30 years since Congress tackled comprehensive changes to the United States Postal Service (USPS). A legislative effort to reform the beleaguered system is now picking up steam, but does any of this matter to small business? Businesses, particularly small businesses,...

Even Grandma had premarital sex, survey finds

"More than nine out of 10 Americans, men and women alike, have had premarital sex, according to a new study. The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past. “This is reality-check research,” said the...

Teamwork: The Only Way to Climb...

"Teamwork: The Only Way to Climb... (Note: The following is an article from my latest MountainWorld Productions Newsletter, which I send out via email quarterly. You can read back issues online at my website, or subscribe to receive the newsletter as it comes out.) On...

As Iraq Bleeds, the U.S. Policy Cupboard Remains Bare

"Despite the hype, the Baker group's recommendations may be too little and too late to turn Iraq around. Like the wild, but vain, windmilling of arms by traffic cops hoping to prevent an imminent accident, the signs emanating from Baghdad — as well as Amman and...

Lebanon's Cabinet Ministers Wonder Who Could Be Next

" The murder of an anti-Syrian leader means that the removal of just two more cabinet ministers would bring down the government. And that, many Lebanese believe, is precisely what the killers intend. The killing on Tuesday of industry minister and anti-Syrian legislator...

Universal backs free music rival to iTunes

"Universal Music, the world’s largest music company, is backing a start-up that will allow consumers to download songs for free. It will rely on advertising for its revenues, offering a different business model from that of Apple Computer’s popular iTunes music store."