Ancient human footprints found in Australia

Ancient human footprints found in Australia - LiveScience - MSNBC.com

Much better looking footprints than I would have imagined .....

Australian scientists hope new drug will cure Alzheimer's

Australian scientists hope new drug will cure Alzheimer's. 23/07/2006. ABC News Online

Lot's of fresh hope today ...

More HERE and HERE.

Crews used duct tape to hold up slabs

BostonHerald.com - Local & Regional: Crews used duct tape to hold up slabs

I suppose this is exaggerated, and the duct tape was actually used to hold the ceiling bolts, in the ceiling-concrete as the epoxy around them dried.

Still, I am not excited by the prospect of thousands of pounds of purely cosmetic concrete, being suspended above my head ... resting on girders ... that are dangling on the ends of adjustable rods .. that are suspended from girders ... bolted to the ceiling-concrete .. by bolts glued in place by EPOXY !!

The duct tape just shows the degree of cluelessness and bungling in evidence.

I feel sorry for the poor man that lost his newlywed bride in this fiasco ..........

More HERE.

2-Year Neanderthal Genome Project Launches

ABC News: 2-Year Neanderthal Genome Project Launches

Can't wait ....

More HERE.

Senator Ted's Excellent Adventure ....

Analysis: Diabetes-Alzheimers link clearer

United Press International - Health Business - Analysis: Diabetes-Alzheimers link clearer

It looks like this was discovered when diabetes patients testing a new drug, were found -- as a group -- to have a much decreased risk of contracting Alzheimer's Disease.

More HERE.

HP's Unveils Memory Spot Wireless Chip with 10 Mbps Capability

Wireless LAN News

I guess THAT, is the itty-bit the pencil leads in the photo, are pointing at ....

More HERE ... and a better pencil photo HERE.

Man trades up from a paperclip to a house

Man trades up from a paperclip to a house | the Daily Mail

And to think .. two red paperclips, just like that one, have been sittiing on my desk for months ... doing nothing ... ;-)

Emergency alerts to ping cellphones, Internet

USATODAY.com - Emergency alerts to ping cellphones, Internet

Boy! .. Talk about a system-plan that is ripe for abuse by punks, hackers, scammers, anarchists, etc., etc., ...

Exclusive: Las Vegas Company Makes Aerospace History

KLASTV.com | News for Las Vegas, Nevada | Exclusive: Las Vegas Company Makes Aerospace History

I think somebody had visions of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man and Bob's Big-Boy, dancing in their heads ..... ;-)
I ain't 'fraid of no ghosts ... Oh, Behave! ... :)

Having said that .. the spacecraft HAS successfully inflated in space ....

Bigger dinosaurs had warmer blood

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Bigger dinosaurs had warmer blood

Big Beasts --- Big Heat ....

A Better Memory Chip

Technology Review: Emerging Technologies and their Impact

Freescale Semiconductor hits the commercial market first, with magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM).

Intel aims for 32 cores by 2010

MacDailyNews | Intel aims for 32 cores by 2010

Better late than never ... (referring to my day-late post) .. :)

Chipset Could Reduce Mobile PC Size

Technology Review: TR Blogs

Cool ....

More details HERE.

Remarkable amount of expandability, detailed HERE.

Gene reveals mammoth coat colour

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Gene reveals mammoth coat colour

Detecting genetic information in 43,000-year-old mammoth bone ...

Space shield could help image Earthlike planets

Space shield could help image Earthlike planets

Perhaps "Hefty" could come on as a sponsor .... ;-)

NASA launches names of next-gen rockets

NASA launches names of next-gen rockets

The name Ares was chosen to harken back to the Apollo era ...

More HERE.

'Plasma needle' could replace the dentist's drill

New Scientist Tech - Technology - 'Plasma needle' could replace the dentist's drill

Then again ... who needs this, when the Canadians will be growing our teeth back, in a couple of years .... ;-)

'Rewired brain' revives patient after 19 years

New Scientist Breaking News - 'Rewired brain' revives patient after 19 years

Astounding! ...

More HERE.