ARLINGTON, Texas–Investors and corporate licensees from Fortune 1000 companies will meet once again in Arlington, Texas for the eighth annual WBTshowcase (WBT2010), the world’s largest forum offering a prescreened, pre-prepped collection of undiscovered companies and intellectual property emanating from top universities, labs and research institutions from across the country.
Archive for December, 2009
WBTshowcase to Present Emerging and Converging Companies and Technologies at WBT2010 (The Auto Channel)
Thursday, December 31st, 2009A New Year’s message from Mayor Tom Reid (Pearland Journal)
Thursday, December 31st, 2009I want to extend best wishes to the citizens of Pearland for 2010. We had trying time and many challenged during 2009 with the national economic downturn and the cleanup after the unexpected visit of Hurricane Ike. By design, Pearland has grown as a planned community and we welcome the many new citizens and businesses that have decided to make Pearland Home. We have encouraged development that …
Your Cyborg Eye Will Talk to You (ReadWriteWeb)
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Just as many of us are getting used to augmented reality applications for cellphones and digital cameras, Babak Amir Parviz and his University of Washington students are taking it one step further. The group is working on a human machine interface where LEDs are embedded into contact lenses in order to display information to the wearer. You heard right, in a few years your cyborg eye will talk …
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009In the 1984 Hollywood movie “The Terminator,” a cyborg assassin chases a target that runs far away. When its eyes look at the back of the person, the pupils display various data, including distance to the target and the height and facial appearance of the person.
Firefighters, police OK bonus delay (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Cincinnati firefighters and police officers have agreed to let the city pay their longevity bonuses for next year in 2011.
On This Day In History: December 30 (Give Me Football)
Thursday, December 31st, 20091973 was a very special year for Billy and Sunderland. (©PAphotos) Former Sunderland striker Billy Hughes is born in Coatbridge, Scotland. In delivering the corner from which Ian Porterfield won the 1973 FA Cup, Billy earned himself immortality in the eyes of Sunderland supporters.
Igbinosa makes his year-end contributions for Stanford hoops (Palo Alto Weekly)
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Emmanuel Igbinosa may not be a household name, and likely may not achieve immortality for the Stanford men’s basketball team. The senior guard, who played all of 13 minutes last year, played 15 extremely productive minutes in the Cardinal’s 80-76 victory over visiting James Madison in a nonconference game on Tuesday night. by PaloAltoOnline.com
History snub could forever taint the ‘09 Colts (Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, December 31st, 2009Even if Indy wins the Super Bowl, this season will likely be remembered for Sunday’s despicable decision.
Manga Review: Ghost in the Shell, Akira (CBS4 Miami)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009The Ghost in the Shell Depicting the story of a female cyborg, Major Motoko Kusanagi, The Ghost in the Shell follows the special agent as she leads the various units of Section Nine in protecting the city’s inhabitants. Assisted by fellow cyborg Batou and a horde of mini robots called “Fuchikoma”, Motoko tracks terrorists, renegade cyborgs, and cyber-criminals. Akira Volume 1 Set 38 years after …
Archives (Jewish World Review)
Wednesday, December 30th, 200912/29/09: A Truly Wealthy Man 12/22/09: Pollution a Solution? 11/24/09: For Thanksgiving: Pass the Civility 11/17/09: Shouldn’t the Government Unleash Innovation?
Igbinosa makes his year-end contributions (Palo Alto Weekly)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Emmanuel Igbinosa may not be a household name, and likely may not achieve immortality for the Stanford men’s basketball team. The senior guard, who played all of 13 minutes last year, played 15 extremely productive minutes in the Cardinal’s 80-76 victory over visiting James Madison in a nonconference game on Tuesday night. by PaloAltoOnline.com
Morton freshman makes name for herself (Peoria Journal Star)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009The name itself elicits Peoria-area high school basketball immortality, state championships and gravity-defying if not contortion-defying scoring ability. Livingston. For most, it’s Shaun Livingston. The Central grad, the Duke recruit who bypassed the Blue Devils to become the fourth pick in the 2004 NBA draft pick and who is among the best high school guards to ever tie the laces in the Tri …
Katie Holmes: Will she use her body to immortalise her love for Tom Cruise? (Entertainment and Showbiz!)
Wednesday, December 30th, 200930-year old sweet and cute actress Katie Holmes loves her hubby so so so much that she is desperate to plant a love- tattoo on her body to bestow immortality on her profound love for Tom. The idea has been haunting her since she met Posh girl Victoria Beckham who has engraved a tattoo on her [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “Katie Holmes: Will she use her body to immortalise her love for Tom …
Of fate, heaven and ‘Lovely Bones’ (Los Angeles Times)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Director Peter Jackson gave Susie Salmon a trippy afterlife in his adaptation of the bestseller, a film he says he was destined to make. Director Peter Jackson gave Susie Salmon a trippy afterlife in his adaptation of the bestseller, a film he says he was destined to make.
Flower Festival to open in Hanoi (Nhân Dân)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Nhan Dan – Taking place from December 30, 2009 to January 3, 2010, the 2010 Hanoi Flower Festival will be the first of a series of cultural events in Hanoi and other provinces and cities nationwide in anticipation of the capital city’s coming 1000th anniversary.
OPINION: Saints are their own party poppers (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009NEW ORLEANS — There was one defining moment after another in the New Orleans Saints’ nuclear meltdown on Sunday afternoon in the Louisiana Superdome, but none of them compared to the final moments of regulation, when Garrett Hartley trotted onto the field for what looked like a shaky coronation.
Sea of pilgrims to throng Magh Mela (New Kerala)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Allahabad, Dec 30 : Thousands of pilgrims will converge for the annual Magh Mela, starting tomorrow, to imbibe the high spiritual ambience and enjoy the colour and beauty and sometimes the bizarre sights of the holy event.
Colts’ controversy produces some surprising sympathetic figures (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009We #8217;ve established the unsympathetic figures in the Indianapolis Colts #8217; decision to pull to the side of the road and let an undefeated season pass by.
Colts denied players shot at history (Boston Herald)
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Whenever he would be asked about resting players late in the season before entering the playoffs, Bill Parcells always barked, “In football season, football players play…
Futurist Proved Correct — and Describes the Extraordinary Social Technologies of the Next Decade (PRWeb)
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009Seven years ago one of the world’s leading futurists accurately predicted the rise of social networks, Twitter, and many other technologies that are now central to our lives. He now offers forecasts for the social technologies of the decade ahead. (PRWeb Dec 29, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/futuristprovedcorrect/prweb3387134.htm