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- Starbucks lost it?
It’s not surprising if you’ve heard this already, but Starbuck is testing $1 coffee with free refills. No, the coffee isn’t leftovers, and it’s definitely not a going out of business sale. Starbacks is facing steep competition from fast food franchise giant McDonalds. They will attempt to gain back some of its market share [...]
Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:00:55 +0000 - European Union IP Addresses Redefined
IP addresses help track users visits to websites and personal settings when available, but they all can be traced back to an identity. For that reason the E.U. privacy regulators want it classified at personal information, such as your date of birth and social security number. Their reasoning is that the IP address in [...]
Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:45 +0000 - Safeway runs on biofuel
Safeway has a fleet of more than a thousand trucks that will eventually run on biodiesel fuel. This gradual phase-in will reduce Safeway’s carbon output by an estimated 75 million pounds. More companies are associating with cleaner practices as consumer awareness of the environment grows.
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:58:50 +0000 - Next Generation Silicon Batteries
With a storage capacity 8 times of conventional lithium batteries, the applications of these revolutionary batteries are endless. The semi-technical term is silicon-nanowire batteries, and the research was a collaboration of Stanford University, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Hitachi.
Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:44:29 +0000 - Google Duality: trying to save and own the world
Google.com has a philanthropic venture group of the same name, except they end with an “.org”. Besides its many mission goals, the “other half” of Google is working on issues like identifying infectious diseases, predicting droughts, and funding international social and economic services in third world countries. The timeline for its “core initiatives” is [...]
Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:00:11 +0000 - Prostate Cancer Risk Identified by Genetics
What exactly does having 4 or 5 bad genes mean to you? A study found patients with variants of these genes have a four to five times chance of prostate cancer over patients that did not have them. According to the Times article, “Nearly half of the cases of prostate cancer among the approximately [...]
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:00:23 +0000 - Fuel prices up again
According to the Lundberg Survey released Sunday, national regular gasoline prices rose to $3.07. Unleaded gas rose to about $3.19, and super unleaded rose to $3.30. If you’re the bargain shopper type, you might have to travel a while to get the best deal. The nation’s lowest price was in Cheyenne, Wyoming at $2.77 [...]
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:08:28 +0000 - TSA Flying Blindfolded
As if getting on a plane wasn’t hard enough, now you have to face the consumer support nightmare of their website. The current No Fly List isn’t perfect, and the process of disputing it is even more ridiculous. Concerns over the TSA’s customer support website were first brought up last February by a blogger [...]
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:00:16 +0000 - Health Risk of Sweetener Sorbitol
Published in the January 12 issue of the British Medical Journal, an observation found your gum chewing habits could lead to negative consequences. The observation done by Dr. Herbert Lochs and Dr. Juergen Bauditz found two of their patients experienced rapid weight loss due to excessive diarrhea. Both parents were visiting the bathroom in [...]
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:00:57 +0000 - Even the Feds make late payments
It’s not surprising the U.S. Government may loose its AAA credit rating for the first time in the nation’s history. According to a report by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine, nearly half of FBI’s phone bills linked to operations was not paid on time. And as expected in every case of nonpayment, their [...]
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