Natural Calamity | Profile From Nippop While to some the name Natural Calamity brings to mind some sort of noise rock, in fact this vehicle for guitarist Shunji Mori contains melodic, dreamy soundscapes that at times suggest the Cowboy Junkies, ECM jazz, and the more ambient bits of Robert Fripp. Natural Calamity's music sometimes seems like it is unfurling in a gentle breeze, which has led writers to describe it as psychedelic folk, chill-out music, earthy trip-hop, and like "a swing on an ocean-front hammock". While no new...

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Callpod Dragon Bluetooth 2.0 Headset offers 100+ meter range From Gizmag February 4, 2008 Callpod Inc s Dragon Bluetooth headset for mobile phones, PDAs, VOIP products and computers boasts a range of 100 meters or 328 feet a big step up over the standard 10 meter or 30 feet range common for Bluetooth headsets. The Dragon is compatible with all Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones, PDAs and VOIP products and two Dragon headsets can also be connected together for 2-way radio communication over a 250,000 sq ft area or, by using the Callpod Phoenix, up to 5 headsets can...

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Study Says Infants Children At Risk From Common Hazardous ... From American Chronicle Infants and children are more susceptible to environmental hazards than adults due to their smaller body size. Researchers believe that the fetus, infant, and child may experience adverse health outcomes from parental exposures to environmental toxicants. Some environmental toxicants, including ambient air toxicants, have been shown to produce adverse health effects at low exposure levels during the critical period. Wigle and colleagues state "there is also an urgent need to accelerate...

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Tricks plied by designers in using the three main types of ... From Santa Rosa Press Democrat At home, where we cook and eat, sleep and dream, read and entertain, lighting has to be flexible, unlike the purposefully soft, romantic lighting in a restaurant or the dark, dramatic lighting in a nightclub. To eliminate contrast and create balanced light in a room, there should be at least three kinds of lighting, according to lighting experts like Randall Whitehead, the author of "Residential Lighting: A Practical Guide" (John Wiley & Sons, 2004). Soft, indirect ambient light should...

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10 Geeky Gadgets for the Big Game From PC Magazine The 100,000 expected fans who will be watching the game from the stands will be able to instant-message friends, call home, and send photos via phone, thanks to an enhanced wireless voice and data network at and around University of Phoenix Stadium. But let's not forget about the fans who won't be watching the game in high-def nor experiencing faster wireless networks. Scores are updated quarter by quarter for every game, so in case you have to make that dreaded beer run, you won't miss a...

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