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Lula, Brazilians, to Fight Flab Together
(Reuters)

Lula, Brazilians, to Fight Flab Together
(Reuters) 02/01/2005 09:23 PM
Reuters - With one in four Brazilian adults overweight, including President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the portly leader will promote a nationwide fitness campaign, the government said on Monday.

Insurer to Fight Flab with Margarine
Subsidy (Reuters)

Insurer to Fight Flab with Margarine
Subsidy (Reuters) 01/05/2005 02:13 PM
Reuters - A Dutch health insurer will reimburse policyholders who consume certain cholesterol-reducing margarine, yogurt and milk products in a bid to fight heart disease, it announced on Tuesday.

Taser Shocks Stinger

Taser Shocks Stinger 12/22/2004 01:10 AM
The stun gun maker delivers a lawsuit to a would-be rival.

Shocks Servlet Framework

Shocks Servlet Framework 12/09/2003 07:29 PM
Bux Fix release of Shocks by week's end

Athletics: Powell shocks Greene

Athletics: Powell shocks Greene 07/30/2004 05:36 PM
Asafa Powell beats Maurice Greene in the 100m at the London Grand Prix.

Tennis: Gasquet shocks Federer

Tennis: Gasquet shocks Federer 04/15/2005 03:16 PM
French teenager Richard Gasquet ends Roger Federer's 25-match winning streak.

Williams' Retirement Shocks Dolphins
(AP)

Williams' Retirement Shocks Dolphins
(AP) 07/25/2004 09:10 PM
AP - The first sign of a change in Ricky Williams came when he returned from vacation in Australia last winter with a shaved head, the distinctive dreadlocks gone. Now he's gone, too.

Tennis: Kuerten shocks Federer

Tennis: Kuerten shocks Federer 05/29/2004 09:30 AM
Three-time champion Gustavo Kuerten beats top seed Roger Federer to reach the last 16 at Roland Garros.

Boxing: Williams shocks Tyson

Boxing: Williams shocks Tyson 07/30/2004 10:58 PM
Danny Williams knocks out Mike Tyson to win their heavyweight bout in Kentucky.

Iowa Shocks LSU in Capital One Bowl (AP)

Iowa Shocks LSU in Capital One Bowl (AP) 01/01/2005 06:23 PM
AP - Just when it looked as though coach Nick Saban would go out a winner at LSU, the Iowa Hawkeyes came up with a miracle finish. Drew Tate threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Warren Holloway on the final play Saturday, and No. 11 Iowa stunned No. 12 Louisiana State 30-25 in the Capital One Bowl.

Game for morons who like electrical
shocks

Game for morons who like electrical
shocks 01/06/2004 01:15 PM
The Johnson Smith Company used to sell all sorts of wonderful novelties, contraptions, and magic tricks (read Stefan Jone's description of an old copy of the catalog), but it underwent an unfortunate Archie McPhee-esque revamp in recent years.

One of Johnson Smith's new products is a Russian Roulette style game for four players. Each player sticks his finger in a hole and "when the sound stops, someone gets the shock of their life -- and everyone else gets a big laugh!" Link (Thanks, Tom!)

Teen e-sex shocks India (Reuters)

Teen e-sex shocks India (Reuters) 12/24/2004 01:13 PM
Reuters - What started as two and half minutes of indiscretion by two teenage schoolchildren has turned in a major scandal which has cracked India's conservative facade and raised serious questions about parenting and sex education.

IBM profit report shocks market

IBM profit report shocks market 04/15/2005 05:11 AM
IBM, the world's largest computer firm, reports worse-than-expected first-quarter earnings, shocking investors and sending its shares lower.

Darfur village rampage shocks UN

Darfur village rampage shocks UN 04/09/2005 03:31 PM
The UN and African Union condemn a village rampage by militiamen in Sudan's Darfur region.

Aceh wave impact shocks rescuers

Aceh wave impact shocks rescuers 01/04/2005 01:25 PM
Aid workers reaching remote areas of Indonesia's Aceh province discover the extent of the tsunami's devastation.

New Taser Shocks Entire Crowds Without
Nudity

New Taser Shocks Entire Crowds Without
Nudity 06/17/2004 10:06 AM

If regular tasers weren't good enough for you, now companies are working on new systems that will be able to burst blasts of non-lethal electricity to wash over whole crowds of the unwashed masses. Working on the same principle as the Tribes: Vengeance sniper rifle, the new systems use laser of plasma to create a conducting channel through the air, down which the guns shoot long range bursts of electricity, essentially turning the air into a wire. While the current model only has a range of three meters, it can be swept across a crowd to shock multiple targets as long as it receives power. A future version with a range of up to 100 meters is in the pipe.

Who would think you could do all that with a cardboard tube and some camouflage duct tape?
Read [DefenseTech]

Keys Shocks Apple With Store Buying
Preferences

Keys Shocks Apple With Store Buying
Preferences 06/24/2004 07:52 AM
Alicia Keys shocked Apple bosses while promoting iTunes last week -- when she admitted she prefers buying records to downloading music. By World Entertainment News Network (via MyAppleMenu)

Sony Ericsson Shocks as Profit Falls
(Reuters)

Sony Ericsson Shocks as Profit Falls
(Reuters) 04/15/2005 04:48 AM
Reuters - Sony Ericsson, the world's No. 6 mobile phone maker, shocked the market on Friday as its first quarter earnings not only missed expectations by a wide margin but fell against the previous year.

"MSNBC - Iraq shocks Portugal 4-2 in
preliminary match"

"MSNBC - Iraq shocks Portugal 4-2 in
preliminary match" 08/13/2004 03:27 AM

MSNBC - Iraq shocks Portugal in return
to Olympics

MSNBC - Iraq shocks Portugal in return
to Olympics 08/13/2004 01:46 AM
Iraq upset star-studded Portugal 4-2 on Thursday in a gritty, come-from-behind victory .. an upset that will go down in sports history .. Totally awesome

msnbc.msn.com/id/5673094
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Bolshoi opera shocks before curtain
rises (Reuters)

Bolshoi opera shocks before curtain
rises (Reuters) 03/23/2005 08:16 AM
Reuters - The stage is set for the opening of the Bolshoi theatre's first new opera for 30 years, but Russian critics are branding it pornographic and conservatives want it banned before the curtain even goes up.

Bush's Backing of Rumsfeld Shocks and
Angers Arabs (Reuters)

Bush's Backing of Rumsfeld Shocks and
Angers Arabs (Reuters) 05/10/2004 04:14 PM
Reuters - Arab commentators reacted with shock and disbelief on Monday over President Bush's robust backing of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld against calls for his resignation.

Massive Taiwanese fraud case shocks U.S.
tech company

Massive Taiwanese fraud case shocks U.S.
tech company 11/19/2003 05:51 PM
SiliconValley.com Nov 19 2003 4:03PM ET

In a world gone mad it’s hard to think
rightSo much violence hate and
spiteMurder going on all day and
nightDue time we fight the non-violent
fight

In a world gone mad it’s hard to think
rightSo much violence hate and
spiteMurder going on all day and
nightDue time we fight the non-violent
fight 03/13/2003 10:21 AM
Beastie Boy’s lyrics .. lyrics .. Lyrics

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Taiwanese fraud case cripples
prestigious law firm, shocks U.S. tech
company

Taiwanese fraud case cripples
prestigious law firm, shocks U.S. tech
company 11/19/2003 05:45 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Nov 19 2003 5:07PM ET

BostonHerald.com - Local/ Regional News:
Worcester bishop shocks gays with `evil'
statement

BostonHerald.com - Local/ Regional News:
Worcester bishop shocks gays with `evil'
statement 05/26/2004 07:25 AM
Worcester bishop shocks gays with `evil’ statement .. Robert McManus, who wrote in a church newsletter .. A Spine Grows in Worcester .. Boston Herald

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Massive Taiwanese fraud case cripples
prestigious law firm, shocks U.S. tech
company

Massive Taiwanese fraud case cripples
prestigious law firm, shocks U.S. tech
company 11/19/2003 02:09 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Nov 19 2003 1:41PM ET

Gem Electric Car Available in UK

Gem Electric Car Available in UK 06/21/2004 09:06 AM

The BBC is reporting that the Daimler Chrysler Gem, the tiny little electric runabout with a 40 mile range and a relatively short 7 hour recharge time has gone on sale in the UK. Available in both 2- and 4-door versions, the UK importer ZEV Ltd. plans to sell around 350 of the units in the next 18 months. Even better, the Gems are exempt from the UK road tax and London's congestion charge.
Read [BBC via WorldChanging ]

Electric Arc of Death?

Electric Arc of Death? 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
Maybe you've seen the Electric Arc of Death video. OK, so maybe it's just capable of death if you get too close. But, if you work in the power industry like I do, I was amazed to see this rather impressive video of a switchyard problem. Electric arcs involving switchgear for transmission lines are nothing new, and this link provides an excellent analysis of why this arc is occuring. Make sure you turn the volume up for an extra charge of excitement.

Electric Fence 2.4.10

Electric Fence 2.4.10 07/19/2004 09:59 PM
malloc() buffer-overrun debugger that uses the VM hardware.

The Tension was Electric

The Tension was Electric 03/25/2005 05:28 PM
Jon Stewart's first law of television: "As wonderful as any absolutely ridiculous clip would be, they're always better in slow-motion."

Body Electric

Body Electric 08/04/2004 10:04 AM
Skinplex is a new commercial technology that uses the human body as a conductor of data. According to an article in EE Times, the developers, German start-up Ident Technoogy AG, hope to compete with RFID, Bluetooth, and Near Field Communications (NFC) for some applications:

Skinplex technology could be used between an identifier worn on the user's body and a receiver integrated into a car, for example. A distinct code is transmitted through touch, the receiver recognizes its dedicated, authorized sender, and the car door is opened, for example.

This reminds me of the Personal Area Network research at MIT's Media Lab in the mid-1990s. Neil Gershenfeld and Thomas Zimmerman demonstrated a system where two people could trade electronic business cards by shaking hands. Link (via Carlo Longino at TheFeature)

More than electric wallpaper

More than electric wallpaper 06/10/2004 01:22 PM
The North American AVIT (Audio-Visualize It) conference takes place in San Francisco this weekend. AVIT is a showcase, tradeshow, and massive party for "live audio-visual artists," the VJs whose work often appears, but is rarely seen, on the walls of nightclubs and raves. Link

Electric Cars that Pay

Electric Cars that Pay 07/29/2004 07:01 PM
Giving back to the grid... looks like the idea that AC Propulsion has of empowering owners of electric cars to send energy back into the grid (like wind and solar consumers) is getting noticed.

As TVs grow, so do electric bills.

As TVs grow, so do electric bills. 06/17/2005 03:20 PM
The Christian Science Monitor: As TVs grow, so do electric bills. Excellent. I can't wait to start on some low-power HDTV research to go with my low-power Cell research.

Lead Electric Triangle

Lead Electric Triangle 04/09/2004 04:10 PM
I can't believe I just discovered the live music section of the Internet Archive today. Through their feed, I was notified of a new Glen Phillips recording. Boom! Live concerts are mere megabytes away from my media player. Even satellite radio can't touch this kind of convenience....

The Electric Company MP3 Archive

The Electric Company MP3 Archive 04/17/2004 03:40 AM
The Electric Company MP3 and Video Archive .. wohmart .. >Link

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Near Miss For Electric Cars

Near Miss For Electric Cars 09/16/2004 04:43 PM
Wired News Sep 16 2004 7:55PM GMT

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Electric and Hybrid Vehicles 06/20/2004 08:14 AM
Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Detroit News: Gas-electric vehicles surge in popularity
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0403/29/a01-106310.htmElectric Vehicle History Online Archive
http://sloan.stanford.edu/e vonline/
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Program
http://www.ott.doe.gov/hev/
Argonne Laboratories Transportation Technology R&D Center
http://www.transportation.an l.gov/
California: Driveclean.gov
http://www.zevinfo. com/en/gv/home/index.asp

While Scout recently reported on hybrid automobiles from the current make and model point of view, this topic in depth explores the history and technology of electric and hybrid cars and considers the options available for car buyers and the future of fuel cell technology. This article from the Detroit News suggests electric vehicles are becoming popular (1). The second website (1) provides an interactive history and archived documents about the development of electric vehicles. The third link describes a specific program involving U.S. corporations and the Federal government (2). The fourth link takes you to Argonne Laboratories transportation website, which provides articles and reviews recent research developments (3). If you are looking to buy an electric or hybrid car this website provides information on the various alternative vehicles and, and California residents can find out about state government-sponsored incentives for car buyers (4). This last website from the Why Files offers an analysis of some of the pros and cons of electric vehicles and suggests fuel cells have more potential (5). [From The NSDL Scout Report for Math, Engineering, and Technology, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]
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