Archive for January, 2011
LikeCompetitive cyclist Lance Armstrong has ended his international career after completing the final stage of the Tour Down Under in the Australian city of Adelaide. A seven-time Tour de France winner, Armstrong, now 39, had announced in 2009 that he would be ending his international cycling career in two years time, and has stuck to [...]
January 23rd, 2011 | Posted in health & fitness, sports | No Comments
LikeChildren learning about nature Today’s children are the first generation to grow up plugged into electronic media and isolated from nature. To inspire the next generation of environmental stewards we need to reconnect children to the outdoors, and help them to learn about nature, wildlife, science and what they can do to make a difference [...]
January 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Animal world, Educational, health & fitness, natural world | No Comments
LikeInside Google’s Self-Driving Car What we’re driving at Google is developing technology for cars that can drive themselves. Our automated cars, manned by trained operators, just drove from our Mountain View campus to our Santa Monica office and on to Hollywood Boulevard. Larry and Sergey founded Google because they wanted to help solve really big problems using [...]
January 21st, 2011 | Posted in Educational, Media & Entertainment, Online Computer News, science & technology | No Comments
Like10 Best Cars of the Past Decade How does anyone pick the 10 best vehicles of the past 10 years? Fortunately, Kiplinger ranks cars and SUVs every year, picking the best in various price categories based on performance, value and safety. So we combed a decade’s worth of our buyer’s guides to find the vehicles [...]
January 18th, 2011 | Posted in Media & Entertainment, Online Computer News, science & technology, sports | No Comments
LikeMesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that primarily affects the lining of the lungs. In less common cases, the heart and abdomen can also be affected by mesothelioma cancer. Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed each year in the United States, comprising around 3 percent of all cancer diagnoses. This cancer [...]
January 17th, 2011 | Posted in Educational, health & fitness, science & technology | No Comments
LikeDisney/ABC and ESPN to Control Ad Inventory and Test Alternative Ad Models for Professionally Produced Short-Form Content on Worlds Largest Online Video Site. Premier ESPN Content to Feature Prominently in YouTubes Sports Category Disney Media Networks and YouTube today announced an agreement which includes the launch of multiple ad-supported channels featuring short-form content from ESPN [...]
January 8th, 2011 | Posted in Media & Entertainment, Online Computer News | No Comments
LikeConference calls are a handy communication tool that just about everyone uses today. Once considered solely a business tool, the use of audio conferences now range from broadcasting worship services to shut-ins to arranging an audio visit with distant relatives during the holidays. Fortunately, there are several ways to arrange a cheap conference call, making [...]
January 6th, 2011 | Posted in Educational, Media & Entertainment, Online Computer News, science & technology | No Comments