Battling over dead bodies

It has nothing to do with storms, crime or war.  Indianapolis was facing a surplus of corpses until just recently."What happens when there is the potential to have too many dead bodies in one place at one time? Ultimately, someone is going to have to fold. And this time...

FASTEST PIZZA MAKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMPETE FOR TITLE OF ‘WORLD’S ...

Dough will fly as 18 finalists from around the world compete for the title of “World’s Fastest Pizza Maker” and a $5,000 prize on Tuesday, June 24, in the Towsley Auditorium on the campus of Washtenaw...

Astronomers on verge of finding Earth's twin

"It's just a matter of time before Earth's twin can be found, scientists say. And they believe it is surely hiding somewhere in our star-studded galaxy. Momentum is building: Just last week, astronomers...

Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood

"'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston,...

Release: Len Brody at Digital Hollywood, LA

If you're going to Digital Hollywood next week be sure to say hello to NowPublic co-founder, Len Brody.  He'll be on an interesting panel." Personalized Mobile is becoming the new broadband, perhaps...

Smart ideas on Vancouver's condo future

Trevor Boddy looks at a condo development in Vancouver that takes a different approach to density:  "In the worlds of real estate and architecture, it is nearly always mistaken to extrapolate the future from...

Myst for Nintendo DS

"Immersive Experience Will Draw Adventure-seekers of All Ages into a Surreal Dimension of Alternative Reality Empire Interactive today announced that MYST, the popular adventure-based video game, will immerse North American fans in a new experience created specially for the...

USB Plasma Ball

"Plasma balls are cool. There’s no denying that. The God-like harnessing of the power of electricity is something everyone at Paramountzone attempted at a child, only to get a burst of 240V DC straight through our fingertips, which send us packing in no uncertain terms. USB...

Hispanic Business Announces Finalists for 17th Annual Hispanic Business EOY®...

"Hispanic Business magazine released a list of 15 finalists this week for its annual EOY Award, which celebrates entrepreneurial excellence in the U.S. Hispanic market. The EOY is Hispanic Business magazine's award to the individual it finds to be the entrepreneur of the...

Family Forced to sleep in a Supermarket, Two nights in Emergency Shelters and...

"A family were forced to sleep in a supermarket, spent two nights in emergency shelters and lived off donated food after being caught up in devastating floods. Debbie and Justin Goddard and their three children lost their car, clothes and everything they had with them after...

Looking for life in virtual worlds

Second Life screenshots of some almost practical uses of SL, at least in the minds of MIT and c/net.

We Might Not Be Alone: Search for alien life is yielding weird new worlds

Experts gathered in Honolulu for a meeting of the American Astronomical Society are trying to figure out if recently discovered planets outside of our solar system are hospitable to life."In planetary science the...

Online Applications Offline

"Google has launched a tool designed to make it easier for computer users to use online applications offline. One of the key limitations of web services such as e-mail, word processing and calendars, is that they require a net connection to function. Gears allows access to...

French biggest complainers

OK - I won’t say anything. One of the joys of self employment…you can mutter to yourself all day and it won’t affect anyone else." French workers biggest whingers: study. French workers are the worlds biggest whingers, according to a study which also says the...

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