Rugby Union - by Craig Hill

Can it possibly be true that your cumbersome desktop PC — keyboard, monitor, and all — may someday be replaced by a set of pen-like objects that fit neatly in your pocket?

The innovative folks at NEC Design, Ltd. in Tokyo say yes.

The email presentation you have just read is based on an experimental product called the P-ISM, described by NEC designers as a "Pen-style Personal Networking Gadget Package." A prototype of the system, which cost a reported $30,000 to build, was unveiled at ITU Telecom World in 2003.

The concept is outlined as follows on the NEC Design Web site:



In an interview with John Latta of Wave Report, head designer Toru Ichihashi admitted his inspiration for the P-ISM was the fanciful gadgetry in James Bond films, though the pen-style PC, he said, "is closer to reality than what appears in the 007 movies."

An ABC spokesman said there had been more callers since then, but that they had been incited by a Melbourne talkback radio presenter. When asked, many of the callers said they hadn't seen the show.

Ever played on a teeter-totter 866 feet high?
With the X-Scream, you can!
With a space age, yet simplistic design resembling a massive teeter-totter unlike anything you’ve ever seen, the X-Scream will propel you and several other riders head-first, 27 feet over the edge of the Stratosphere Tower. Try not to scream when you go over the edge….you don’t want to scare the other riders!
After being shot over the edge, you’ll dangle weightlessly above the Las Vegas strip before being pulled back and propelled over again for more.

Three ‘G’s of Pure Insanity!

Insanity the Ride is a truly mindbending experience!

A massive mechanical arm extending out 64 feet over the edge of the Stratosphere Tower at a height of over 900 feet, Insanity will spin you and several other passengers in the open air at speeds of up to three ‘G’s.
You’ll be propelled up to an angle of 70 degrees, which will tilt your body into one position – facing straight down! If you’re brave enough to keep your eyes open you’ll be rewarded with a breathtaking view of historic downtown Las Vegas.

Experience Insanity and walk away to tell the tale!

These men are installing bollards to stop cars parking on the pavement outside an Irish sports bar.

Ever wondered how the Arrow/Pointer/Cursor works?
The mystery is finally solved.

How does the small arrow on your computer monitor work when you move the mouse?

Now, through the miracle of high technology, we can see how it is done.
With the aid of a screen magnifying lens, the mechanism becomes apparent.

Click on the link below and you will find out.

The image may take a minute or two to download and when it appears, slowly move your
mouse, make sure you click around over the light grey circle and you will see how the magic works.

Steven Gold is a stand-up comedian who is flat broke and has recently dropped out of medical school. He and several others work regularly at the Gas Station, a New York comedy club. The wages are lousy and everybody hopes for the big break. Lilah Krytsick is housewife with an ambition to be a stand-up comedian, however she doesnt seem to have the talent. Steven takes her under his wings and teaches her the art of comedy and humour. But when a TV station arranges a comedy evening at the club, Steve sees his opportunity for fame and stardom. Their friendship seems quickly forgotten and now it's every man and woman for him- or herself!

and maybe I should have said "...isn't just a..."

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Women prefer the remote over the mouse when it comes to watching videos even though they outnumber men in cyberspace.

About 97 million women in the United States will use the Internet this year compared with 91 million men, according to a study by eMarketer.

But the report also says only 66 percent of those women are watching videos online compared to 78 percent of men.

"Men are more visual than women, who tend to communicate in writing and or in words," said Debra Aho Williamson, senior analyst with eMarketer and the author of the report.

She said at first she was shocked at the disparity between the sexes

...because women tend to watch more television. But she argues men are generally ahead of the technology trend.

"Women are more likely to use the Internet to get things done, to accomplish tasks, to check something off of a checklist that they need to do," Williamson said.

"Men are more likely to use the Internet to have fun. And a lot of what you see on youtube.com is silly, time-saving kinds of things that maybe women don't feel they have the time for, or don't want to have the time for."

Williamson said that despite the growth of youtube.com, women have not been part of the site's traffic spike.

New Zealand airport officials deny they lack a sense of humour, despite banning a billboard with a lacy bra-clad Jennifer Hawkins clutching a stuffed rhino with the caption: "Feeling horny?"

The lingerie ad featuring Australia's former Miss Universe was declined by Auckland International Airport, which felt it was a "step too far".

"The bottom line is the airport has a vast array of people of different nationalities, different ages, and our view was that it was just not in keeping with general airport image and brand," the airport's general manager retail Nick Forbes told NZPA.

But Forbes, an Australian, felt it was unfair to say airport management lacked a sense of humour.
If you straw-polled most of the people around our office they just had a good laugh and think it's great," he said. "On a personal level I don't really have an issue and not many people probably do but we've got to try and be sensitive."