I looked up the word “nanodot” on wikipedia: Nanodot technology is a form of information storage that could be used in the future. Nanodot technology today can store over one hundred times more data than today’s hard drives. The nanodots are billions of little magnets which can switch polarity to represent a binary unit...
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When you think about it, headphones are as ubiquitous an item of postindustrial life as you are likely to find. They might be crammed into the glove box, or wrapped around your iPod, or lost in your kid’s room, or in the couch cushions. Headphones are always there, a reliable background prop of urban...
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1936 classic sci-fi film, with screenplay by H.G. Wells. It’s Christmas 1940 and the people of Everytown, unprepared and ill-equipped, find themselves at war against an enemy who has been planning such a conflict for years. The land is devastated by the horrors of aerial bombardment as the war drags on for thirty years,...
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Listening on my iPod through the Clear Harmony headphones, about 20 minutes into the movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still”, an alien space ship is approaching the Mall in Washington DC. There is the din of sirens in the background and soldiers passing in progression. You hear a braided cocking of machine guns,...
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Nearly 30 North Carolina law enforcement agencies have succeeded in locating offenders and wanted suspects without leaving their desks. The agencies are part of a five-county pilot project utilizing an integrated justice solution called JusticeXchange. The computerized service provides law enforcement with up-to-date access to booking records, warrants, and other data from thousands of...
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Warren Honeycutt, Founder and President of Get Honeycutt, Inc., announces the introduction of a complete virtual personal trainer system for men and women. This handheld device comes preloaded with audio and video training techniques demonstrated by Warren Honeycutt and his associate and adapted for use at your fitness center, your home gym or while...
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“We are all here on earth to make this a better place and improve the human condition. When you have had the opportunity in your life to be successful, that comes with the responsibility to reach out and help others. This is one of edicts we live by,†said Campus Crest Real Estate Management...
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Going beyond traditional student housing property management and helping students prepare for lifeâ€â€Âthat’s the approach of The Grove, the brand of student housing properties built and operated by Campus Crest Communities, a vertically-integrated student housing company based in Charlotte, NC. The Grove has a team of talented staff who focus on designing and implementing...
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Product Review: Matusalem Gran Reserva Since moving to Hawaii, I’ve enjoyed sampling different rums mixed with local tropical fruit juices. It feels geographically appropriate and captures the essence of island living. I was excited to try MATUSALEM GRAN RESERVA. Initially I mixed it, like any other rum, with pineapple, mango, guava or passion fruit...
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