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World Heritage Sites At Risk

Seamus Esparza — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:27:34 -0500

According to the New York based World Monuments Fund has released its' biannual watch list on significant architectural sites that are endangered by modern development and neglect. Sites of histroical significance like the traditional wooden houses of Japan and the Gaudi Church.

The world leaders at the G20 should take their protestors more seriously

mattwion — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:22:00 -0500

What the G20 summit ought to yield is a consensus that Corporate Capitalism and globalization have failed. They will not however, conclude this, and so I'm hesitant to believe a sufficient cure for the world economic crisis will be found.

Flickr (Yahoo) Finally Launches Online Video Service- But Is It Worthy Enough?

mansibshah — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:19:24 -0500

Today Flickr (Yahoo) introduced its online video launching service, which allows its premium users to upload video clips of up to 150MB to their Flickr portfolio. Where YouTube rules the online video world, and Hulu providing a close competition, does Flickr Video have a chance at all??

Hulu Goes Live and is All Set to Compete with YouTube in Online Video Services

mansibshah — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:16:28 -0500

After over a year of development, testing and refining, online video service Hulu launches Wednesday and viewers will get to chance to see if it lives up to all the hullabaloo.

Bidding War between Microsoft and Google Over Digg!!

mansibshah — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:57:05 -0600

Rumors about potential buyers for Digg have been floating around for quite some time now, but looks like for the first time, there might be some depth to it. Current rumors about Digg's sale may not be exaggerated, as the link aggregator appears to be the target of a bidding war between giants like Microsoft and Google, who would both benefit from access to the surfing profiles of Digg's diggers.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is Finally Here!!

mansibshah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:16:40 -0600

But after more than 5 years in the making, Windows Server 2008 is finally here!! It made its first public appearance on Wednesday with a glitzy Los Angeles launch event that also included sneak peaks of Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008. Microsoft executives call it "the most significant enhancement to the server platform since its inception."

The Wave-Powered Suntory Mermaid Ship - All Set For its First Voyage

mansibshah — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:58:03 -0600

Most of us are aware of how many times oil spills in large ships cause irreversible damage to the ocean life and pollute and destroy the marine resources. Since quite some time now, people have been exploring alternative sources of energy to make eco-friendly ships. And looks like one of them has actually succeeded. After the air-powered car, here comes a wave-powered boat! The three-ton catamaran Suntory Mermaid-II is all set for its first voyage from Hawaii to Japan in May 2008.

Google Teams up with X-Prize for a $30 Million Prize for the Moon Race Winners!

mansibshah — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:48:31 -0600

Space Travel is something that has excited a lot of people, including the search giant Google. And to make things even more exciting, and definitely more competitive as well as lucrative, Google and X-Prize officials have unveiled nine new privately funded teams that will compete for $30 million in the Google Lunar X Prize challenge, a race to the moon.

aShop - Design Your Online Store with this Shopping Cart Software

mansibshah — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:58:52 -0600

aShop provides a turn-key solution for all your ecommerce needs! It is a secure, web-based, hosted store building solution for setting up your online business. With no software to install, you can build and manage an online store from any computer anywhere in the world with only and internet connection.

Where in the world

harminka — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:05:57 -0600

Ever come out of a London Underground station and not known where you were? Then you spot a familiar landmark like the Tower of London and suddenly you have your bearings?

Geographical Society of Philadelphia Presents The Greatest Traveler of His Time: Burton Holmes

wednights — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:37:24 -0500

[a 72 year old vicar of a country parish, who all his life had dreamed of seeing Paris] found it possible to…[visit] the gay French capital. On his return, friends and parishioners [asked], ’And how, dear Vicar, did you enjoy your stay in the wicked city of Paris?’.’Oh very thoroughly indeed...But I must confess that my pleasure was marred from time to time...by a vague regret - mind you, a very vague regret - that I had never been in Paris before I gave my soul to God.’”

Geographical Society of Philadelphia Announces 2007-2008 Travelogue Film Series

wednights — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 12:16:35 -0500

“On [07-07-07], the New Open World Foundation announced the completion of a world poll to name the ‘new Seven Wonders of the World’…To see them all would mean traveling to Jordan, Peru, India, Mexico, China, Brazil, and Italy. A tour of ‘finalists’ would span the United States, Mali, the United Kingdom, Greece, Spain, Australia, Egypt, Germany, Russia, Japan, Turkey, France, Chile and Cambodia …That would indeed be a wonderful journey.” – Philadelphia Inquirer