Source: New York Times When Eric Migicovsky, an engineer, wanted to develop a line of wristwatches that could display information from an iPhone — like caller ID and text messages — he went the traditional route of asking venture capitalists to finance his company. The Pebble, a line of wristwatches […]
Source: Huffingtonpost By Kay Koplovitz I didn’t know about the concept of abundance or exponential thinking as I embarked on my career in the ’70s. I was just looking for something that would capture my attention and passion. Something beyond a job or even a career. Oh yes, I needed […]
Google bosses and Avatar director James Cameron have teamed up to form a company that aims to mine natural resources from asteroids. The project, which will require a massive investment and huge advances in technology, was launched at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. The plan is to use commercially-built […]
Materials scientists in France said that they had made highly-conductive plastic wires on the nanoscale, an invention with potential for mobile devices, computing and solar energy. Just a few billionths of a metre across, the fibres are light, inexpensive, flexible and easy to handle, in contrast to carbon nanotubes, the […]
Source: BBC As fuel costs spiral, powering aircraft with sunlight might seem like an attractive option. But is a solar powered plane feasible? It is easy to see the appeal […]
the guardian A London university is considering establishing alcohol-free zones on its campuses because so many of its students consider drinking to be immoral. Professor Malcolm Gillies, vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University, said the selling of alcohol was an issue of “cultural sensitivity” at his institution where a fifth of students are Muslim. Speaking […]
Huff Post The word wisdom is used frequently every day, whether it is spoken and heard or written and read. Yet it is debatable, in my opinion, if most of […]
Source: Times of India INDORE: In its bid to promote greenery and renewable source of energy, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) from the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is likely to announce tax rebate for green roof and solar panels in its budget on Wednesday. The IMC is expected to offer rebate […]
Source: bitrebels I’ve been waiting for this to happen, and it finally has. If you think about it, doesn’t it seem inefficient forsupermarkets to store their groceries in several different stores around town? Doesn’t […]
Source: Reuters Author: Patrick Markey Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will seek to showcase his country’s diplomatic return to the region this week when leaders gather for the first Arab League summit in Baghdad in two decades, and the only one hosted by a Shi’ite Arab ruler. With violence from […]
Los Angeles Times: By Edmund Sanders: Rahma abu Hussein can’t help but feel they are moving up in the world. The database engineer and his wife just bought their first home, and it’s […]
Huffington Post: A landmark report in Quebec recommends that doctors be allowed in exceptional circumstances to help the terminally ill die if that is what the patients want. The report was released in the legislature on Thursday after two years of work from the so-called Dying With Dignity Committee, a […]
A Future Of Pink Slime And Peak Water Just saying the words, “Pink Slime” gives me the creeps. I’m not pleased to learn that I’ve been dining on this swill for the past sixty years. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has made an interesting response to the public outcry about […]
Source: The New York Times MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — In Silicon Valley, the line between computing and biology has begun to blur in a way that could have enormous consequences for human longevity. Bill Banyai, an optical physicist at Complete Genomics, has helped make that happen. When he began developing […]
Delivering mail is going to be tricky in a world of paralyzing protectionism, energy scarcity or economic collapse. To prepare for these (and less disastrous outcomes) Deutsche Post DHL studied five scenarios for the world in 2050. Read more:
Scientists have detected a comet 140 meters in diameter that is due for a fly-by in 2040. There is an outside chance that it could collide with Earth. The giant rock, known as AG5, has an elliptical orbit that will bring it within striking distance of our planet in 23 […]
Businessinsider.com: The enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but the march of events. – John Kenneth Galbraith The western embargo against Iran’s oil seems to be running into a […]
Russian TV: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul slammed America’s system of governance at a rally in Kansas City, saying businesses and government are pushing the country into twenty-first century fascism. […]
The Daily Telegraph: Christians must choose between their religion and obeying the law, according to Trevor Phillips, the human rights watchdog. He declared that Christians who want to be exempt […]
Author Comments on End Times, Mayan Calendar and Harold Camping Bill Salus, an author, researcher and lecturer who focuses on the prophetic relevance of current Middle East and world events, […]