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The Weekend Interview with Richard Branson: Space—The Next Business Frontier - WSJ.com
Seeded on Sat Dec 17, 2011 2:49 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)
So what advice does Mr. Branson have for aspiring entrepreneurs? "Think of what frustrates you—and if you're frustrated by something and you feel 'Dammit, if only people could do this better,' then go try to do it better yourself. It can start off in a really small way . .
DEAR HOWARD SCHULTZ: If You Really Want To Save America, Why Don't You Give Starbucks Baristas A Raise?
Seeded on Fri Dec 16, 2011 4:51 PM EST (Silicon Alley Insider)
In the late 1970s, our companies got fat, lazy, bloated, and less-profitable, and a generation of corporate raiders and Gordon Gekkos justifiably began restructuring them and making them more competitive.
Fake astronauts return to real Earth after fake trip to fake Mars
Seeded on Sun Nov 6, 2011 7:18 PM EST (Ars Technica)
520 days after being locked inside a fake spaceship in a Moscow car park, a six-man team of volunteer astronauts is about to emerge back on planet Earth. The year and a half of isolation, dubbed Mars500 and run by the European Space Agency (ESA), was designed to see how real s …
Airline Pilots Allowed to Dodge Security Screening
Seeded on Mon Aug 15, 2011 11:39 AM EDT (Wired News)
Federal authorities are tacitly acknowledging that, despite their best efforts, it’s impossible to keep domestic aircraft safe from all evildoers.
Department Of Energy Makes $150M Bet On Solar Tech
Seeded on Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:57 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)
On Friday, Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu announced a "game changing" development in solar energy.
NASA Considers Shooting Space Junk With Lasers
Seeded on Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:42 AM EDT (Wired News)
The growing cloud of space junk surrounding the Earth is a hazard to spaceflight, and will only get worse as large pieces of debris collide and fragment.
Gaddafi writes New York Times Op-Ed 2009
Seeded on Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:03 PM EST (The New York Times)
In 2009 Gaddafi writes an op-ed for the new york times calling for a "one state solution." It is a somewhat interesting backdrop to the chaos occurring in Libya presently. I suggest you to read the entire article.
Woman buys the sun, plans to charge tax on rays
Seeded on Tue Feb 8, 2011 11:34 PM EST (Toronto Star)
Welcome to the money-making plan of Angeles Duran. The 49-year-old Spanish woman has claimed ownership of the sun after registering the burning star with her local notary last November.
US Mercenary Spreads Anger throughout Pakistan; regional Anti-Americanism unexpectedly skyrockets
Seeded on Tue Feb 8, 2011 11:03 PM EST (The New York Times)
"The mystery about what Mr. Davis was doing with this inventory of gadgets has touched directly on Pakistani resentments that members of the large American security presence here roam the country freely and are not answerable to the Pakistani authorities.
NASA's Voyager 1 Sees Solar Wind Decline En Route To Interstellar Space
Seeded on Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:49 PM EST (Spaceref.com)
Wow, after 33 years of operation, older than most viners!
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