Archive for November, 2009

Man Utd legend Giggs on longevity: I watch a lot of tele! (tribalfootball.com)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs credits his longevity to hours in front of the box! read more

Longevity the essence of Hansells (Wairarapa Times-Age)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

A business that started life as a backyard venture in an old chicken house and has grown to become one of New Zealand’s leading food manufacturers celebrated its 75th birthday yesterday.

PM Nepal for establishing a new zoo (Nepalnews. com)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Greatly troubled by the deepening political crisis that is threatening the longevity of his government, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal seems to have turned into a nature lover.

Beyond ‘Twilight,’ ‘Harry Potter’… Fantasy Has a New Princess! (PRWeb)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

D.R. Whitney’s Critically Praised Epic Fantasy ‘The Last Princess’ Debuts New U.S. Edition as Amazon Sells $200-Plus Collector Copies in Anticipation of Widespread Explosion…Simultaneous Launch of D.R. Whitney’s Companion Audio Book via State-of-the-ArtImagine HearingTM New Genre Entertainment, ‘Motion Picture for the Ears,’Live Bow of ‘The Last Princess and the Cup of Immortality …

Honor student who died in weekend crash near Prairieville had dream of becoming an astronaut (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Eliot Kamenitz / The Times-PicayuneEdward Barnes III was one of the five people who died in traffic accident on I-10 near Prairieville on Saturday, November 28. Using the pencils and crayons strewn across his room, Edward Barnes III drew attentive…

Multi-purpose nanotechnology innovation parks for India (Press Trust of India)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Mumbai, Nov 29 (PTI) US-based Nanotechnology firm Nanobiosym is planning to set up multi-purpose nanotechnology innovation parks, the first of its kind in India.

Emerging field of nanotechnology has pitfalls, some say (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Nanoparticles’ effect on genetics, materials and health need more study.

Real Time, Real Discussion, Real Reporting: Choose Two (TechCrunch)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

As you likely know, Tiger Woods was in an accident under apparently mysterious circumstances early Friday morning. Predictably, the reports and reactions thereto pertaining varied somewhat in quality and timeliness, and predictably, this has led to paroxysms of futurist glee in some and sullen condemnation by others. Now that the smoke has cleared, we can examine the event, which is certainly …

A new big bang in the making as binary black holes races towards a collision – an advanced extraterrestrial experiment … (India Daily)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Scientists have found binary black holes racing towards each other for massive big bang alike collision. A new universe is in the making. Our Universe has some natural ability where an event horizon is always associated with a singularity.

FanHouse: 0-16 Nets expected to fire Frank soon (Sports Illustrated)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

That Nets coach Lawrence Frank will lose his job very soon is rather intuitive, and it makes sense that an end of a Western road trip would serve as the domino management needs. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!

An amazing feat for an emperor who kind of was a ’strange dude’ (The Record and Herald News)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

They say you can’t take it with you. No one, apparently, told that to China’s first emperor.

North Carolina Based Cromoz Inc. Launches Carbon Nanotechnology For Target Drug Delivery System In Cancer Treatment In … (Medical News Today)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Cromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India. The water-soluble carbon nanotubes, which have functional groups on the walls that allows for conjugation with cancer drugs, was developed in partnership with the Indian Institute of Kanpur (ITT).

Talent Beloved and Hairdos Admired (New York Times)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

The powerful lead singer of Gossip, a postpunk band from Portland, Ore., on style, longevity and a list of her favorite bands of late.

Editorial: ESF brings Christmas joy to many (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Longevity is the best way to gauge what the News Sentinel’s Empty Stocking Fund means to the greater Knoxville community. The program began 97 years ago and is stronger than ever as it approaches the century mark.And in 2009, the fund is perhaps more significant to the community because, with the recession and unemployment lingering, the needs are as visible as they have ever been.That is why …

North Carolina Based Cromoz Inc. Launches Carbon Nanotechnology for Target Drug Delivery System in Cancer Treatment in … (redOrbit)

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Cromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India.

North Carolina Based Cromoz Inc. Launches Carbon Nanotechnology for Target Drug Delivery System in Cancer Treatment in … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Cromoz Inc., located in Research Triangle Park, will initiate water-soluble carbon nanotube-based cancer drug delivery system in Hyderabad, India. The water-soluble carbon nanotubes, which have functional groups on the walls that allows for conjugation with cancer drugs, was developed in partnership with the Indian Institute of Kanpur .

Beyond 2009: How technology may impact our daily lives (Detroit News)

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Twenty-five years ago, making a call away from home meant finding a pay phone. The cell phone was virtually unknown. So was the Internet. Now life would be unthinkable without them. And that’s what makes futurism so intriguing. What will spur the next big thing, the staggering new technology not yet within our grasp? Take something as apparently imperishable as the book. It seems Kindle and …

Cyborg MIT prof touts iPhone-controlled power-jumping legs (The Register)

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Other bionic plugins offer 7′ height, climbing claws A cyborg MIT professor has developed and tested innovative lithium-ion powered prosthetic feet which can thrust a wearer off the ground just as normal biological ones can – or be adjusted (using an iPhone app, of course) for greater power, perhaps allowing remarkable leaping and running performance.… What is your recession sales strategy?

Scivelation announced (Adrenaline Vault)

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Scivelation has been officially announced for the Xbox 360 and is scheduled for a summer 2010 release. Human civilization as we know it has ended at the hands of religious zealots desperate to bring about the Apocalypse. What remains of society has been homogenized into a single culture, to be governed by the Regime, a theocratic, [...]

Orangefield ISD to administer longevity stipend (The Orange Leader)

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Tommy Mann, Jr. The Orange Leader ORANGEFIELD — The holidays will indeed be happy for employees of one local school district.