If Titanic was here, it would have loved to meet its competitor ‘Celebrity Solstice’.

Titanic had a capacity of 3,547 passengers and crew, this one has a lesser capacity- 3000 passengers, but claims to have extra ordinary features.  It is 315m-long as against Titanic’s 269.1 m. But if you ask me honestly, I would say that Titanic is still a better innovator. Imagine, Titanic was launched in 1912 and, the facilities it had!! Amazing! Having said that, let us give the due credit to ‘Celebrity Solstice’. It is the first to have real grass on its lawn. That would be a great support to people who fall sea sick looking at miles and miles of water. What,s more, you can even go for your bare feet morning walk on the grass!

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I do not know how Shakespeare would have reacted had he been alive to see his fame reach this high. But I am more than happy to know about the Cultural Olympiad which is to take place in London. The major components of the program would be Shakespeare festival and 12 new public works of art. The entire event will run for more than four years having an assortment of 500 events and shows. “The Cultural Olympiad would co-ordinate the opening and closing ceremonies at the London games, as well as local and regional events.” Informs BBC.

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If 2002 is what you witness as the beginning of blogging evolution then here is my guest Matthew Sheffield who was well-versed with blogs in 1999. When asked what invited his attention towards blogging, his ready response was: “The informality, the lack of pretension, and the approachability of the medium are all things that appealed to me about blogging.”

“NewsBusters” can be seen as the brainchild of Matthew in alliance with Media Research Center focused upon critiquing the rest of the journalistic establishment. Read further to know more about this mainstream blogger, who has established an entity of a renowned “Media technology consultant” for himself at blogosphere.

Matthew, introduce yourself to my readers and take us through your usual day at work.
I’m Matthew Sheffield and I am the creator of NewsBusters, which I run on behalf of the Media Research Center through my web consulting firm Dialog New Media. I came up with the idea of NewsBusters in 2005 after my work with RatherBiased.com which was dedicated to monitoring the reporting of Dan Rather of CBS. After Rather’s retirement, I figured it made sense to expand my efforts into critiquing the rest of the journalistic establishment so a partnership with the Media Research Center was only natural.

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The hullabalo created by men of woman being addicted to shopping is an overt sign of their being envious and a way to hide their unfashionable personae. But ask we woman what all pain we undergo to meet our shopping spree. And upon entering a designer showroom, the aching thought of trying outfits after chasing an unending queue outside trial room almost kills us.

But still hope infuses life into us and we finally rush into the changing room. But within no time, we find ourselves amidst rows of designer dresses and this time picking quite a few with a strong conviction that time we would surely fit in one of those. But no….hot dogs, pasta and other junk food we have had in past is now showing its colors demanding us to look for a size bigger than the last tried. And the process continues until we could manage to find our kind of dress.

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If that stale thought of contemporary helicopter being considered as mere compilation of spare parts flying in a fine arrangement bothers you, thereby making you revise your plans of getting one developed then here you may have a sigh of relief. Christened as Sikorsky X2, the first flight of the speedy helicopter was scheduled at the Schweizer Aircraft’s rapid prototyping facility in Horseheads, New York and am glad to share that it was successfully accomplished yesterday. The 30-minute flight was a long anticipated marker as it was initially planned to happen around two years ago.

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While interviewing Bloggers onto my Elite Blogger platform, I happen to diagnose their confusing state of mind that swings between quality and quantity deliverables. And maintaining equilibrium today is a big day for EliteChoice team as we have penned down 1999 quality articles, thereby witnessing a northward moving graph of our readership. Marching forward with this one: “Elite Post No. 2000,” we cherish the various benchmarks promised and fulfilled.

Starting from redesigned look, showcasing of features and active participation at blogosphere, EliteChoice befits all. But there still remains a wide scope that we need to scan and perform. I am honored to share the visible number of eyeballs our Elite blogger Series have invited and the appreciation received from concerned bloggers and addicted readers.

We consider our stay here as a podium full of prospects and wish to do justice to our targeted readers by rolling out desired and informative posts. We welcome your suggestions at Zolamarquis at gmail dot com or Elitechoice dot org at gmail dot com.

Adding an oomph factor to the otherwise seemingly dry Tennis game is a diamond festooned tennis racket all set to offer you a feel of the upcoming 2008 US Open. The event is expected to witness the global presence of the handpicked tennis players flaunting their expertise at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the year’s final Grand Slam. Agreed tennis is renowned as a viewer sport too, thereby engaging a passive spectator and they say that the scheduled contest would witness the entry of notable idols. Realizing this, Asia Muhammad is in full swing to electrify the audience with her offering of diamond studded racket. The Las Vegas tennis alertness is doing the needful for her in respect to her proficient debut via her signature pink racket caked with majestic diamond initials.

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Christened as Zephyr-6, the solar-driven plane designed in UK has lately marked an informal flight fortitude record by making an unmanned flight for over three days. The manifestation of the aircraft was scheduled in the US state of Arizona and is claimed as a revolution in military astuteness. Developed by QinetiQ, the airliner doesn’t entail fueling stop as the incorporated solar panels are suffice to stockpile solar energy required to carry night maneuvers.

A spokesperson shared with BBC: “Zephyr can be anticipated to be devloped as a complete operational system in coming two years.”

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I strongly reckon that mechanized public pay toilets have literal connotations. By this I mean, they are trained well to auto-cleaning likewise high-tech robot toilets that enables the user to stay inside for as longer duration (as per their wishes), and then clean up all the verification after the fact. But little was I aware that auctioning of such pricey models would fetch a visible loss to the company. News is counted five automated toilets in Seattle that were priced at $5 million lately got sold to Butch Behn, owner of Racecar Supply in Rochester, Wash on a spill over of mere $12,549. A neat loss in million dollars!

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The ongoing Japan’s aging society has witnessed a surge in number of funerals with every passing day, which poses a handicap before the restricted space options. This has led to the evolution of creative alternatives; hence generating a god deal of death business here in Japan. Earlier, we introduced you to the multimedia tombstones unveiled in Japan and then considering the dearth of space, the available room costs about $20,000.

It was then Japanese nationals woke up to calculate a way to deal with the problem following a technological twist. Therefore, Nichiryoku identified an interactive family plot that fuses expertise with the customary. It stores the cremated remains of your loved ones in a personal sealed box that is kept in a secretive vault. As per your requirement, you can access the box and scan an RFID card that directs the system to fetch up your box and rest it in the entreaty area.

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