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Kind of a poignant traveling song. Originally done in 2/4 time, I’ve recorded it in 4/4 with lots of chiming 12-string lead guitar, says Roger McGuinn in The Folk Den. (listen here) |
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Kind of a poignant traveling song. Originally done in 2/4 time, I’ve recorded it in 4/4 with lots of chiming 12-string lead guitar, says Roger McGuinn in The Folk Den. (listen here) |
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Sam's Club is rolling out re-designed gallon jugs for milk that cost less, fit better in the fridge and are "greener" -- but shoppers aren't happy about it, reports Stephanie Rosenbloom in the New York Times. (more) |
As America gets greener, Jim Turner's Optibike electric bicycle company is finally catching up to his vision. (more)
Finding a way to a soldier's heart through chipotle chicken. Next challenge: eggs. (more)
A system that uses a tiny magnet implanted under the tongue may one day help severely disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer. (more)
Government scientists are launching a five-year project aimed at safeguarding the world's chocolate supply by dissecting the genome of the cocoa bean. (more)
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"Not a bag, shoe, or double-faced cashmere coat in sight," reports Alix Browne in New York Times magazine article about the new Jil Sander store in SoHo, at the intersection of Howard and Crosby streets. (more) |
As part of cutting his carbon footprint, Prince Charles has converted a 38-year-old classic car -- a 21st birthday present from the Queen -- to run on 100 per cent bioethanol fuel distilled from surplus British wine. (more)
The biggest challenge of the Petabyte Age won't be storing all that data, it'll be figuring out how to make sense of it. (more)
Revolutionary skyscraper will offer rooms with a variable view. (more)
Could America's fastest train whisk us away from $4-a-gallon gas guzzlers? (more)
An art student has set a world record by creating a toaster that pops toast 8ft 6ins high into the air. (more)
As oil prices soar, the country is aiming to become a global hub for plastics made from plant-based materials, including sugar cane. (more)
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"Maybe I'm crazy, but I think the industry needs to re-examine how they're selling fruit," says John Driver in a New York Times article by David Karp. (more) |
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The hottest fruit in Thailand -- the durian -- is so hot that it literally causes some people to break out in a sweat after eating it, reports Stan Stesser in the Wall Street Journal . (more) |
The easily grown weed's product could be a third of the cost of crude and doesn't have the environmental drawbacks of ethanol. Air New Zealand plans test flights in the fall. (more)
Mobile phone operator Orange said it had teamed up with GotWind, a firm specializing in renewable energy, to produce a recharger powered by dance energy alone. (more)
He is known for his wacky edible inventions and using lasers, particle guns, helium or liquid nitrogen to cook his cuisine. (more)
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"By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth," said the late George Carlin. But the truth is, George Carlin used language to expose the truth, as he saw it. (more) |
The folks at Duracell have decided it is time we have a virtual museum dedicated to inventions that rarely receive the recognition they deserve. (more)
Google has denied that its much-touted mobile phone system, the gPhone, is facing delays and would be unlikely to hit the streets before Christmas. (more)
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George Carlin once said that you always knew you were in trouble in school when the priests called you "Mister," reports David Gonzalez in the New York Times. (more) |
A 3-D simulator in which soldiers see, hear and smell the rigors of combat may help ease war-induced stress. (more)
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