Archive for July, 2007

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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

digest: rethinking nuclear power in japan, 101 architects, double-agents and more

- From Bloomberg: Zegna is putting out a solar powered jacket that can recharge your ipod.

- Spain has arrested a suspected double-agent.

- 10 signs that a meal at a restaurant is going to be a bad experience.

- How could have I missed this? Wallpaper* has published the online version of its 2007 Architecture Directory, which [...]

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Monday, July 23rd, 2007

digest: simpsons guests, the price of oil and more

-the 2007-2008 season of the Simpsons will have an eclectic group of celebrity guest stars, PLUS Sideshow Bob will be back.

- Signs are pointing to the price of oil hitting $100 a barrel by 2008.

- A recent survey shows that Britons (two-thirds of them) are happy to own fake clothing, watches and other accessories.

- What [...]

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Friday, July 13th, 2007

digest: new church looks, wii fit, islamic internet weddings and more…

-A new project is aiming to give Ugandan refugees a voice and connect them with the world by supplying them with internet access.

-Nintendo is launching an uber cool add on to the Wii, a fitness program and virtual balance board. c|net has a great demo video.

-British judges presiding over civil cases will no longer wear [...]

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Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

china executes ex-food, drug minister

In an attempt to mend its repudation, and perhaps ways, China has executed the former head of its food and drug agency.

Zheng Xiaoyu’s execution was confirmed by State Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman Yan Jianyang at a news conference held to highlight efforts to improve China’s track record on food and drug safety.
Such cases “have [...]

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Thursday, July 5th, 2007

soundwave: the touch

It is videos like this one that give me hope for quality user-made content on sites like youtube. This short is a clever and funny take on Soundwave (an original Transformers character) facing the reality of not making it into the movie.

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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

the city of toledo sells ad space on police cars

The Toledo Blade reports that the city of Toledo, Ohio, in need of funds to replace its aging police car fleet, will be selling ad space on its cruisers for $15,000 a car. A few business have already signed up.

“We are probably going to go ahead and put the ads for these businesses on the [...]

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