New team will play on the new floor, to be installed in the Ford Center by Oct. 20. Logo and colors now going on surface. (PRWeb Sep 7, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1292614.htm

New Yorkers in need of an indie film fix will be happy to hear that The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF) has announced their slate of films, parties, and red carpet premieres. NYIIFVF runs from September 18 - 25 in Manhattan and will showcase a diverse range of features, shorts, documentaries and animations from all over the globe. The opening night kick-off party takes place at the new 1930's themed Hollywood club, Mansion (530 W28th Street) on Sep 18th from 6-10pm. Film screenings begin Sep 19 on 2 screens at City Cinemas Village East (181 2nd Avenue at 12th Street). Legendary actor entertainer Dick Van Dyke is among the high profile names confirmed to attend the eight-day film extravaganza. (PRWeb Sep 6, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/New_York/Independent_Film/prweb1289354.htm

You probably haven't thought twice about that gray Ethernet cable on the floor, but an IEEE task force has been staring at it for well over a year, trying to make the darn thing more efficient.

When a jumbo jet dies (and plenty of them do these days ), it's usually sold for scrap or sent to bake in the desert until the end of time. But Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios has a better idea for the 30-year-old junker he bought -- turn it into a hostel. Dios is stuffing 85 beds into a gutted Boeing 747 he's dubbed Jumbo Hostel and parked right outside Stockholm's Arlanda Airport .  It's got 25 rooms, with some of the nicest on the plane's upper floor. But if you're looking for a romantic evening with someone special (or someone you picked up a few hours ago), you'll want the deluxe cockpit suite. It's bigger, it's got its own bathroom and it offers a stunning view of the runway. While most of the rooms have shared bathrooms and showers, they've all got heat and air conditioning, WiFi and -- in a nod to the airplane geeks surely making reservations -- flatscreen televisions that double as departure/arrival monitors. On the downside, the rooms at the Jumbo Hostel are anything but -- most are 20 feet square feet with nine-foot ceilings. Considering there are three beds to a room, that's quite a squeeze, particularly if you're bunking with strangers. But really, if you're looking for a place where you can stretch out and kick back, an airplane shouldn't be your first choice. Turning an old plane into a place to spend the night is cool. But turning it into a place where we can afford to spend the night is even cooler. It would have been easy for Dios to trick out his plane with ten luxury suites, tow it into downtown Stockholm and sell it as an overpriced boutique hotel for the beautiful people. But instead, he chose to leave it at the airport, and keep it accessible to the masses. Nothing in Sweden is cheap, and the Jumbo Hostel -- which is slated to open by the end of the year -- isn't talking room rates at this point. But we have a feeling that this is the kind of place even a wandering backpacker might be able to afford. Images by Jumbo Hostel