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Schnür-Boots!

Ein Trend in diesem Herbst/Winter und bestimmt auch nochi m Frühjahr sind Schnür-Boots im Boyfriend-Style. Sie heißen Brogue, Repetto, Slipper und Loafers und eignen sich besonders gut für große Frauen. Aber auch Frauen, die den Trend "High-Heel" nicht mitmachen können oder wollen, werden von den f...

Bad economy, suicides and compensation

Earlier this month, I looked at preliminary reports showing there has been an uptick in the number of suicides with the recession. Now there is further confirmation with a report from The Wall Street Journal showing that 19 of the largest states reporting a 2.3% increase in suicides. In...

Seen that? - Biggest Gnome proves good example

Biggest Gnome proves good example at BootStrapMe The story of three central Illinois teenagers who launched their own computer repair and networking service and Dell distributorship serves as an example of start-up focusing largely on the entrepre...

New High-Tech Football Uniforms

Florida State's football team and Nike will step into the future with a new uniform the Seminoles will wear. Florida was one of 11 schools picked to wear the experimental uniforms. What makes the uniforms unique, according to Nike spokesperson Loren Hoppes, is that they are 37 percent lighter than...

Twitter Marketing

Twitter is a phenomenon that is sweeping the globe. In the last year Twitter has seen membership growth well in excess of 1,500% as people swarm to use it and set up accounts. The basic premise of Twitter is that you post Tweets about what you are doing. The twist is that you only have 140 charact...

Detroit struggles to bury its dead

While Michigan's unemployment is at 15.1%, Detroit's rate is at close to 28% , thanks to years of mismanagement by Ford, Chrysler and GM. Things are so bad in Detroit now that they can't even bury their dead. As The Times reports, the bodies have been piling up in the morgue and the tall...

Verizon Targets Outdoorsy-Types With Their Latest Phone

Verizon realizes that not all mobile handset users want to simply make and receive phone calls. As such their latest collaborative effort with Casio, a rugged clamshell model will have six operating modes including one tells the user the best time for fishing. Calling the handset the R...

Depression During Pregnancy May Make Flu Worse

Everyone knows that pregnancy alters a woman's immune system, making her (and the baby she's carrying) more vulnerable to some diseases. Now, in addition to that, a new study from Ohio State University Medical Center shows that depression during pregnancy , a very common condition, seems to make f...

New Wound Dressing with Drug Releasing Fibers

Researchers from the Tel Aviv University have developed a new wound dressing based on innovative fibers that can be loaded with antibiotics, then dissolve when the healing process is completed. A study published in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research – Applied Biomaterials demonstrate...

Seen that? - New Tool To Fight Comment Spam

New Tool To Fight Comment Spam at BlogWealth Comment spam is the bane of every blogger's existence. The more popular your blog gets, the more spam you'll be flooded with. Fear not! SixApart has introduced a new spam fighting tool for blogg...

Seen that? - Texans banking on unproven Matt Schaub

Texans banking on unproven Matt Schaub at End Zone Buzz Courtesy NFL.com You have to wonder if the Houston Texans and head coach Gary Kubiak believe they can compete for the playoffs with Matt Schaub as their starting quarterback. The Texans allow...

Seen that? - Speed Climbing: An interview with four-time X Games silver medalist Chris Bloch

Speed Climbing: An interview with four-time X Games silver medalist Chris Bloch at The Outdoor Weblog PART ONE Speed climbing is a different kind of sports activity. It combines many of the traditional aspects of rock climbing, but adds a competit...

Seen that? - AOPA Online Gallery

AOPA Online Gallery at The Aviation Weblog One of my favorite haunts on the internet is the AOPA online gallery. It contains hundreds of photos of all types of general aviation aircraft, professional quality photos too! I enjoy downloading several...

Seen that? - Calling All Modders, Hackers, And Media Geeks

Calling All Modders, Hackers, And Media Geeks at The Wired Home Weblog Have you modded your toaster to speak to you when your toast is done? Have you made a media center out of that old IBM 486/33? Do you have a security system that shoots laser b...

Seen that? - Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is trying to develop and own the next iTunes-but for films.

Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment is trying to develop and own the next iTunes-but for films. at The Digital TV Weblog One IPTV topic that I plan on writing extensively about isP2P file sharing technology -- particularly BitTorrent. It is not im...

Economy to get worse with debt hitting $12 trillion

While the global economy continues to improve, the situation in the United States is more grim where the going is slower than expected . The US economy is facing a long hard haul back with debt levels now topping $12 trillion . That only adds to pressure on the economy from weak bank lend...

49 million Americans go hungry

US stocks might be rallying to a 13 month high and retail sales have bounced on the back of resurgent car sales but look behind the numbers and you will see the US is a long way off from recovery. According to a new report from the United States Department of Agriculture, America is stru...

Hitachi Offers 2TB Version of its SimpleDrive

Hitachi realizes that there’s no such thing as too much storage space when it comes to external hard drives. The firm has just introduced a 2TB (terabyte) edition of its popular external SimpleDrive, and it also announced that all of its 3.5-inch retail drives are now available in 2TB capaci...

LG's Shine 2 Coming to AT&T

AT&T’s latest handset from LG is set to launch in under a week. The Shine 2, a stainless steel slider with reflective screen and polished round edges, will hit shelves on November 22 for $120. Successor to LG’s original Shine, the Shine 2 makes use of a reflective 2.2-inch screen with "Mul...

Seen that? - Disaster recovery protection for Microsoft Exchange Server - Computerworld

Disaster recovery protection for Microsoft Exchange Server - Computerworld at On Storage Disaster recovery protection for Microsoft Exchange Server - Computerworld: Microsoft Exchange server downtime costs companies millions of dollars a year. Tec...

Seen that? - Download.com, the Censor

Download.com, the Censor at P2P File Sharing Download.com announced: This week, we've upped the ante: we're launching a new zero-tolerance policy toward all bundled adware. That means every time you download software from Download.com, you...

Greenland melting fast

In the lead up to Copenhagen, we have alarming news that Greenland's ice sheets are melting at an accelerating rate. According to the report, Greenland lost an estimated 1500 gigatons (one gigaton is equal to 1 billion tons) of ice from the year 2000 to 2008 and if it does lose all its ice...

The last tuna?

The world is running out of tuna, the result of over fishing and illegal fishing. The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has been told that stocks of the giant bluefin tuna are close to collapse with catches in 2008 at three times the ICCAT limit. The ...

Get your game on, CIOs

McKinsey says it's "Time to raise the CIO's game" and I couldn't agree more. Don't get me wrong, I am as hesitant as ever to jump on the "this changes everything" bandwagon. I didn't buy into the "we don't need a business plan, we're on the Internet!" game that fueled the dot-com bubble, and I'm...

Two Mercedes 300SL Coupes Where Something Went Very Wrong

Is this 300SL the real thing or is it the product of some very skillful computer imaging? If someone did actually cut and section such a valuable car for the purpose of adding a back seat we have to admire the execution, though not the concept. Knowing how difficult it is to get into the front se...

US unemployment to hit 13%

We've been hearing lots of commentators say that US unemployment will peak at around 10% and that the recession is over. But former Merrill Lynch economist David Rosenberg says unemployment will hit 13%, the highest since monthly records began in 1948. According to this report , Rosenb...

Motorola's New Handset Built to Military Spec

Motorola’s latest handset looks to appeal to those users who make a habit out of destroying their phone. Calling it the Quantico, it features an exterior shell forged from chrome, glass, mesh and rubber and designed to survive in up to one meter of water for up to 30 minutes. A rubberize...

Wanderschuh meets High-Heel!

Der Trendschuh in diesem Herbst wirkt leicht robust und erinnert mich an die guten 90er Jahre und an eine Mischung aus Wanderschuh und High-Heel. Doch die Schnürstiefelette ist auf beinahe jedem Fashionblog zu finden und die Models in New York, Mailand und Paris kennen nur noch einen Schuh. ...

Tips for Staying Healthy While Traveling for the Holidays

© d'n'c The holidays are meant to be enjoyed. Whether it is a cold or the swine flu, no one wants to ruin their holiday by spending precious time sick. While traveling over the holidays there are a few easy-to-implement tips to keep you and your family virus-free. ChicagoHealers.com P...

Suicides: the real cost of recessions

More reports confirming the way the recession is destroying, quite literally, the lives of so many people with news that the rate of suicides is on the rise as people weight up the cost of the recession with soaring unemployment and home foreclosures. According to one psychology professor ...

Seen that? - Business School for Startups?

Business School for Startups? at Small Business Unplugged I was reading Canadian Business Online and noticed the "Lessons from startup school" headline. The Centre of Entrepreneurship (COE) at Centennial College in Toronto is opening up ...

Seen that? - Sophos daily Top 10 hoaxes

Sophos daily Top 10 hoaxes at I got Spam?! sophos has a list of the top 10 hoaxes and an RSS feed. They are quite funny! People are so gullible. http://feeds.sophos.com/en/rss2_0-sophos-hoaxes.xmloriginal [...] Read More High volume ...

Seen that? - Lights, camera, action!

Lights, camera, action! at Cool Picking It is true that I work as development director for a film and acting school in New York. My work entails developing ways on how to market the studio to students who want to pursue a career in acting. My daug...

Seen that? - Portable dialysis machines on the horizon

Portable dialysis machines on the horizon at Straightfromthedoc Portable dialysis machines have been recently approved by the FDA. Currently, people have to go to dialysis centers several times per week. If at-home dialysis takes off, many lives o...

Seen that? - RFID intermediary

RFID intermediary at The Techwear Weblog Between the barcode and the RFID: A company called InkSure got patents on a technology to print low-cost chipless RFID's on products. The relation is $0.001 per barcode tag and from 25c to 10$ for RFID....

Seen that? - TFR Over Memphis Due to Presidental Visit

TFR Over Memphis Due to Presidental Visit at The Aviation Weblog I fly in the Memphis area, and was notified today of a TFR over the Memphis area. Here's the notam... FAA TO ESTABLISH TFR OVER MEMPHIS ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY AOPA is sending this m...

Seen that? - Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai

Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai at China Venture News China remains red hot among venture capitalists from Silicon Valley and the Sandhill Road VCs favorite banker, Silicon Valley Bank has made it much easier for them with t...

Galleon scandal: just the beginning?

The biggest prosecution of hedge fund insider trading went into overdrive this week with 20 people, including Galleon Group LLC co-founder Raj Rajaratnam, getting hauled up on criminal charges. Bloomberg has the rogue's gallery of all the names of the people behind the insider trading. W...

Seen that? - Hubbert Peak v. Actual Peak

Hubbert Peak v. Actual Peak at IfEnergy The Hubbert peak theory, also known as "peak oil", analyzes the long-term supply of conventional petroleum and other fossil fuel extraction and depletion. This theory was developed by Marion Hubber...

Seen that? - LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth II coming to Xbox 360

LOTR: Battle for Middle Earth II coming to Xbox 360 at XboxSpace It was only a matter of time. Lord of the Rings is coming to the Xbox 360. Specifically, Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II. Electronic Arts will be shipping the title...

Why Facebook is for old farts: the demographics of social networking

Earlier this year, we had the shocking news that the fastest growing group of Facebook users were the 55-plus age group. In a space of just six months, they had increased a whopping 513%. Time Magazine's Lev Grossman came up with reasons why Facebook was for old farts: Facebook is for fi...

Sprint Reports Losses Despite Improvements

Sometimes it seems like Sprint must be scratching their collective head in effort to figure out what gives with the domestic wireless market. The company reported a large third-quarter loss as subscribers continued to leave for rivals AT&T and Verizon despite an improved selection of phones a...

Unemployment and the failed stimulus

Back in January, US unemployment was sitting at 7.2% and commentators were saying a stimulus package would fix everything. It hasn't. The latest appalling figures show that US unemployment has hit 10.2%, a 26-year high. Worse still, the total unemployment figure including people who have ei...

The psychology of climate change

Why is it that we struggle to get change their lifestyles to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Maybe it has something to do with the psychology of climate change. New Scientist has some fascinating research showing that people really want to belong, they don't want to too different f...

Olympus E-P2 发布

THE PEN IS NOW MIGHTIER: OLYMPUS EXPANDS THE POWER AND PERFORMANCE OF THE E-P1 WITH THE NEW E-P2 New Electronic Viewfinder, External Audio Port, Autofocus Tracking and More Creative Control All in a Retro Black Metal Body – Looks as Good as it Performs CENTER VALLEY, Pa., November 5, 20...

Seen that? - Challenges of RFID Industry (1)

Challenges of RFID Industry (1) at Supplychainer Today Supply Chains are vulnerable to security threats and the uncertainties associated with them. A lot of experts believe that RFID is an answer to this problem. But RFID industry is a volatile an...

Sonos iPhone Music Player Ships

Sonos has confirmed initial shipments of its much-anticipated ZonePlayer S5 all-in-one wireless music system that can be controlled by the iPhone or iPod touch. The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 is a high-performance wireless music system with 5 speakers powered by 5 dedicated digital amplifiers. ...

1950 Aston Martin DB2 Brings $910,745 at Battersea Auction

There's no question that Canada's RM Auctions has moved to the high end of the collector car business with successful sales in Maranello and London, and with a planned event for Monaco next May. On October 28 RM visited London's Battersea Evolution , selling 69 of 84 cars for a total of $18.2 ...

India goes for gold: dollar to lose out

Extraordinary developments with India paying $6.7 billion for IMF gold , giving its bank the about the tenth largest gold holdings of all the central banks. At the moment, gold now makes up about 6% of India's foreign exchange reserves. You can bet that will grow substantially. The deal ha...

Hedge Fund Expert To Launch Own Fund

CEO at QuantZ Capital Management, Milind Sharma, is in the process of launching his own hedge fund, sources say. The hedge fund manager is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million for the QuantZ Quark Market Neutral Fund. An analyst from RBC is joining Sharma in the launch, in addition a m...

Feature Packed Motorola Droid Hits Stores this Week

Verizon’s highly-anticipated answer to the iPhone is set to go on sale this week for $200. This new handset, called the Motorola Droid, will run Google's Android 2.0 operating system, offering a new mapping application that has voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, satellite imagery and h...

Flixster Expands Its Reach By A Factor of 8 Million

Flixster, the world’s biggest online movie community, looks like it's going to be bigger still by last week's announcement to release its first Blackberry application and overhaul its successful Android app. The announcement represents the company's simultaneous addition of 8 million mobi...

Google: Too darned smart for it's own good?

There has been a bit of a low-level buzz lately over whether or not Google's famously rigorous hiring standards have actually resulted in superior performance at the operational level. The company is famous for its preference for Ivy League graduates and marathon interview sessions requiring copiou...

Seen that? - Corsair Releases 4GB High Speed Data Cards

Corsair Releases 4GB High Speed Data Cards at Tech Without Wires It is about time SD cards went on steroids. corsair has unveiled a high capacity SD card that amounts to 4GB of data -- allowing you to store HD clips and a whole lot of songs in an ...

Seen that? - Michelle Wie Blows Another Sony Open

Michelle Wie Blows Another Sony Open at Eagle Par Birdie Courtesy: AP Michelle Wie struggled in the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii on Thursday and had to claw and fight to a closing 78. She struggled in round two and finished with 76. She ...

Seen that? - USA to Host 2 Rounds of MotoGP in 2008?

USA to Host 2 Rounds of MotoGP in 2008? at Under My Helmet Indianapolis Motor Speedway may be a candidate to host a round of the MotoGP World Championship in 2008. It is un-confirmed, but there are a few sources saying it is likely. This round wi...

Firefox 3.6 Beta 1

• Firefox 3.6 Beta 1 • F1 车手年薪榜：Kimi 高居榜首 • Promote on Twitter & Facebook-Cal Tweet • OPM UK December 2009 Preview • TheDailySearch.com • stereomood – emotional internet radio - music for my mood and activities • Recurring Billing, Subscription Billing, Web 2.0 and SaaS Billing - ...

Facebook's Most Popular Games

© sabrina.dent Mashable has a use short guide to Facebook's 10 most popular games. Without a doubt, social gaming is on the rise — and big business for some. With the Facebook application platform, game developers have an unprecedented opportunity to tap into existing social connecti...

Seen that? - Consider flats

Consider flats at Busy with Style I'm a sucker for high heels, as any other woman I don't feel properly dressed up if my feet are not in an elegant pair of pumps. But, since I have to move swiftly around the office, and often go outside to...

Seen that? - Wayback Wednesday #2

Wayback Wednesday #2 at The Smart PDA The fast pace of technological development, particularly in smartphones and PDAs, is nothing new. Yet it's still amazing that only 3 years have passed since the release of the Treo 600. On November 2003, W...

Seen that? - Live at the Bike

Live at the Bike at Internet Poker For those poker diehards who cant get enough of poker on tv, you can now get live poker televised to your computer. Live at the Bike, shows a live no limit poker game direct from the Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens,...

Seen that? - It's a Fake

It's a Fake at House of Nintendo That's right, boys and girls, the hyrule.net image was a complete fake. The hyrule.net webmaster himself admitted to creating it, as you can read here. Pretty messed up, right? Maybe not. The way the image cre...

Seen that? - A Poor Diet While Pregnant Can Increase Child's Diabetes Risk

A Poor Diet While Pregnant Can Increase Child's Diabetes Risk at Daily Diabetic Apparently, it's never too early to join the fight against diabetes: a recent study shows that developments toward the disease can start as early as in the womb. A...

Seen that? - Wireless Gadgets at CES

Wireless Gadgets at CES at The Wireless Weblog The Register just posted its list of the top ten gadgets at CES 2006, a few of which are wireless -- employing not just Wi-Fi but a wide range of wireless technologies from Bluetooth to ultrawideband....

Seen that? - Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk at The Mobile Technology Weblog Maintaining emotional connections over distances is hard, as anyone who has traveled or been away from a loved one for a long time can tell you. The current state of retail mobile technology and services...

Seen that? - CELEBRITY DOGS

CELEBRITY DOGS at The Celebrities Weblog It's always been a dog's life for dogs, and for many people, but that may no be all that bad if you' re a celebrity dog. Actually what I' m referring to are dogs owned by celebrities, not ce...

Alcoa and RUSNANO Sign Memorandum of Understanding

© AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker Alcoa and RUSNANO have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore ways of using nanotechnology in the aluminum industry, specifically for offshore oil and gas drilling, high-efficiency power transmission, next-generation lighting, energy-efficient ...

Where to Ski in France

© geoftheref The Telegraph recently published an overview of ski resorts in the French Alps. When it comes to skiing , France gets a lot of things right. More than 300 resorts, many located at high altitude, provide skiers with some 5,000 miles of pistes – a great number of which are to...

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Novel Antifungal Protein from Pumpkin Rinds

© Tambako the Jaguar Scientists have identified antimicrobial proteins from pumpkin rinds that can inhibit the growth of microbes, including Candida albicans which causes vaginal yeast infections, diaper rash in infants, and other health problems. From the abstract of the study published...