Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Atkins Studies Report Meaty Results

USATODAY.com:

Just a month after his death, controversial diet guru Robert Atkins may be getting a little more respect. Two new studies in Thursday's prestigious New England Journal of Medicine show that dieters who followed the meat-lovers' low-carb diet lost more than twice as much weight as those on a traditional low-calorie, high-carb diet.

11:50:09 PM    

Camera Phones Send a Pretty Picture

Business 2.0:

In the quest to stay one step ahead of the law, organized crime syndicates have become the quintessential early adopters. Thus, it came as little surprise last week when the Mafia was accused of using camera phones and next-generation wireless networks to rig elections in Rome. Mobsters allegedly coerced voters into photographing themselves in the voting booth to prove they had cast their ballots for the Mafia's candidate. Morality aside, the scheme highlights one of the wireless industry's fastest growing, and most successful, trends: mobile photography.

9:19:50 PM    

LPGA To Hold First-Ever Open Monday Qualifying

The Golf Channel:

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) will hold its first-ever open Monday qualifying round at the start of the ShopRite LPGA Classic tournament week, on Monday, June 23, at the Marriott Seaview Resort Bay Course in Galloway Township, N.J., host site for the ShopRite LPGA Classic.

More 'girl power!'

-Tim
9:14:47 PM    


Flat-screen Displays Outsell CRTs by 4:1

PC Advisor -U.K.

High street retailer PC World today revealed a huge increase in flat-panel display sales following computer maker Advent's first ever TV debut.

Looks like Steve Jobs was right when he predicted the end of the CRT.

-Tim
9:10:15 PM    


Case of Mad Cow in Canada Prompts U.S. to Ban Its Beef A picture named mad.cow.canada.jpg

New York Times:

Mad cow disease was diagnosed in a cow in Canada today, and United States health authorities immediately placed a ban on imports of beef, cattle and animal feed from Canada.

10:44:37 AM    

World Health Body Adopts Historic Anti-Smoking Pact

New York Times:

More than 190 countries on Wednesday approved the first ever international treaty against smoking, including an advertising ban. By Reuters.

10:20:17 AM    

FedEx Delivery Trucks Go Green

New York Times

The FedEx Corporation announced today that it planned to replace 30,000 of its delivery trucks with energy-saving, environmentally friendly hybrid-powered vehicles.

The company said that it had already purchased 20 such trucks to begin building what would be one of the first big commercial fleets of hybrid vehicles. The new trucks [~] powered by both diesel engines and electric motors in a mix controlled by onboard computers [~] will be introduced over the next several months in four American cities


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