Hubble's Last Hug

MSNBC reports on the last work to be done on the Hubble before the crew leaves, "Spacewalkers Give Hubble it's Last Hug."

WolframAlpha

By Alan

The latest hot technology news surrounds the launch of the "knowledge calculation engine" called WolframAlpha.   This is the invention of one of a true problem solving genius who has spent nearly 15 years working in the middle of the night (to avoid interruptions) trying to determine a new way of figuring out the universe with simple equations.  See the Wired article by Steven Levy called, The Man Who Cracked The Code to Everything."

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New Buildings At The WTC To Be Delayed?

Forbes.com posted an article from the AP that states that, "Officials say the owners of the World Trade Center site in New York have proposed indefinitely putting off building two of three planned skyscrapers, citing real estate market conditions."

Plastic Bags Getting Greener

USA Today reports, "Makers of plastic bags to use 40% of recycled content by 2015."

NYC Charging Rent At Homeless Shelters

According to the AP, NYC is going to start making people who stay at homeless shelters pay rent if they have any source of income.