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BLACKBERRYS ON A PLANE
2007-12-31 23:37:00 As airlines charge passengers for services that were once complimentary — food, extra legroom in coach, even checking bags -JetBlue is about to gives us, for free, a brand new perk: e-mail, BlackBerry service and instant messaging from the air. JetBlue is not offering unfettered access to the Web - at least not yet - so no googling your in-flight neighbor. That would require a lot more bandwidth at a much higher cost. Instead, the service turns the plane into a flying Wi-Fi hot spot for mobile devices. When a plane reaches 10,000 feet, three WiFi access points hidden in the cabin's ceiling are activated, so that most wireless devices with Flash browsers or Wi-Fi-enabled laptops can connect to Yahoo Messenger or Mail, which can also be used to send text messages to mobile phones. (Gmail and other e-mail services won't work.) BlackBerry handsets also work just as they do on land. The radios onboard the plane monitor the 100 cell towers around the U.S., looking for the one wit... More About: Plane
Traditional Russian Divination During Christmas and New Year
2007-12-31 14:01:00 Most people whose faith depends on biblical scripture believe that divination is a sin condemned by God. So are the Russian orthodox churchgoers. But how strange it might sound, Russians believe that the divination is not sin, if it is done from 6th to 19th January. This period is called ‘Sviatki’.The 6th of January (Christmas Eve) was more of a day of performing rituals for the next year. According to the Russian Christmas traditions, divination of this sort would guard them against evil spirits and bad luck and reverse this to bring great luck for the next year.Very popular during Sviatki was the practice of mumming. Mummers were, typically, young folk who would dress up in colorful and clown like costumes. They would race through the streets of their village in their troikas, visiting and entertaining neighbors and friends with song, dance and games. Carols and folk songs, known as Kolyadki, were sung to herald Christ's Birth and the coming of a new year. Trees were decorate... More About: New Year , Year , Traditional
A DENSE SEA OF ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ENERGY WAVES
2007-12-30 22:25:00 Nowadays we live in a dense sea of electro-magnetic energy waves, called electro-magnetic radiation (EMR) which are estimated to be 100-200 million times greater than they were a hundred years ago! As cell phones conquer consumer minds and markets, scientists have discovered that cell phone transmissions disrupt the brain sites for memory and learning, causing forgetfulness and sudden confusion. Also, its electromagnetic signals reduce the ability to concentrate, calculate and coordinate complicated activities such as driving a car. “Hands-free” mobile speaker-phones cause even more crashes because they typically emit 10-times more brainwave interference than handheld units. The amount of radiation is based largely on how close the device is to your head during calls, the number of phone calls you make, and how long your calls last. Unfortunately, sleeping in a room in which we are surrounded by all our favorite devices like cell phones or cordless, digital clocks, ... More About: Energy , Electro , Waves , Magnetic
Women Outlive Men. Research Results
2007-12-30 21:21:00 The fact that women usually outlive men is the subject of study for centuries not only years.According to the researches power of the male heart is less for 20-25% between the ages 18-70. But the data shows that in the case of women health women’s heart at the age of 70 can function like the heart of 20 years-old.LJMU research studied 250 healthy men women between the ages of 18-80. The main purpose of choosing only healthy candidates was determined by the fact that it would have been easier to make decisions and conclusions about the study that reveals the results giving opportunities to evaluate the data.Professor Goldspink says: "By simultaneously studying both men and women we have been able to look for either similarities or differences between the two sexes as we get older. We now have a much clearer holistic picture of changes that take place in the human body throughout our life cycle."Research finds that men can improve the indicators of the results by increasing regular ... More About: Women , Results
MULTI-PURPOSE BUSINESS PLANNING SOFTWARE
2007-12-29 22:14:00 Unlike MS-Excel users, it doesn’t require the user to have previous experience in financial modeling and to spend many hours on formulating complicated tables and formulas. The user has simply to enter the data and the planning results are prepared without having to build any formula. Geldman Computers Systems Inc. announced it’s nomination as exclusive distributor of Planium’s Business Planner software in Canada, Business Planner is an advanced multi-purpose business planning software for businesses of all kinds and sizes. It aims to help managers and business people to make more informed business decisions. Business Planner was developed by a team of business consultants and software experts with the ideal of creating a tool that will enable its user to plan the future of a new or existing business analyze various business scenarios and come to the right decisions before investments are done and real money spent. The dynamic business environment of today requires... More About: Software , Planning , Multi , Purpose
ATRAP- Predict Upredictable
2007-12-29 09:38:00 Every day we witness thousands of innovations in the technology world. These innovations comprise nearly each field factually developed. But the one, University of Arizona Professor Jerzy Rozenblit has received a $2.2 million grant to design computer software that will analyze volatile political and military situations for, is absolutely unique.The software will predict the actions of paramilitary groups, ethnic factions, terrorists and criminal groups, while aiding commanders in devising strategies for stabilizing areas before, during and after conflicts. That is not limit of its capabilities It will have many civilian applications in finance, law enforcement, epidemiology and the aftermath of natural disasters, such as hurricane Katrina, too.Rozenblit, who holds the Raymond J. Oglethorpe Endowed Chair in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the UA admits that ATRAP - The Asymmetric Threat Response and Analysis Project is a massively complex set of computer algorit... More About: Predict
TEENAGE SUICIDE - REAL HELL ON EARTH
2007-12-28 23:58:00 It is a sobering fact that the suicide rate among teenagers has shot up in the past 40 years. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death among 15 to 24 year olds, after auto accidents. It's common for teens to think about death to some degree. Teens' thinking capabilities have matured in a way that allows them to think more deeply - about their existence in the world, the meaning of life, and other profound questions and ideas. There are many reasons why a young person may think about or actually carry out a suicide. The most common underlying problem is depression. Depression in teens does not always look like sadness; sometimes it appears as a loss of interest in activities, falling grades, or irritability blowing up for no reason at all. "In others, depression may hide behind a mask of humor" or an "I don't care" attitude. A suicide survivor said in his interview: "I did many things to try to die. It was truly hell on earth". Teen girls and boys are both at risk fo... More About: Earth , Real , Hell , Teenage
Childless Couples’ Last Hope. “Miracle Chair”
2007-12-28 11:56:00 “Miracle Chair” makes miracles, that is absolutely logical but absolute miracle, too. Judging about Earth miracles one can say definitely that the “guarantee” miracle to happen is to believe in it.And if one believes, an ordinary armchair under a worn blanket in Naples will make childless families happy. The gift of the miracle is nothing but the child.The “miracle chair” is close to Speranzella. The street name suggests hope -- in the picturesque Spanish Quarter of Naples. And at this place Saint Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus is asked for a miracle.This place became one of the mostly visited by the religious tourists and especially by the childless families.The phrase visitors can hear the first is “The saint is waiting for you.” That is Sister Elisa who says that to the men and women. After worshippers finish praying they are led to a steep staircase and along a narrow corridor into the flat where the saint, born Anna Maria Rosa Nicoletta Gallo, spent ha... More About: Hope
THE VOLUNTEER SUPERCOMPUTING REVOLUTION IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
2007-12-27 23:07:00 In the eight years since the California-based SETI Institute (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) thought of embedding software in people's screen savers that would help sift through radio noise from space for possible signals from alien civilizations, some 40 research groups have launched projects based on the same principle. Hundreds of thousands of computers have been enlisted to study how proteins fold, to search for new prime numbers and to simulate climate change, among other efforts. Tapping the unused processing capacity of a network of individual PCs offers the power of an expensive supercomputer Latest News about supercomputer at a fraction of the cost and allows researchers to cut the lag time for some calculations from years to days. Such "volunteer computing" studies have also spawned a quirky global subculture of home enthusiasts who are bringing their personal passion and the collaborative power of the Internet over 800,000 High Quality Domains Availab... More About: Research , Revolution , Volunteer
Does Raise Always Mean One Step Forward?
2007-12-27 09:11:00 The Earth that moves round the Sun, changing position once in several hours by replacing day by night and night by day, changes itself, too. And the disease of the Earth is called “Global Warming.” What are the changes the Earth underwent and what are the threats the inhabitants might face are analyzed in the data obtained by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).According to data the global mean surface temperature for 2007 is currently estimated at 0.41°C/0.74°F above the 1961-1990 annual average of 14.00°C/57.20°F. Though the final data will be published in March 2008 It is available to make analysis on the basis of existing information. The temperature analysis made by WMO is based on two sources and these are: The combined dataset maintained by both the Hadley Center of the UK Metropolitan Office, and the Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, UK. It is the source that ranked 2007 as the seventh warmest on record. But there are some other centers, too... More About: Step , Forward , Step Forward
BIBLE PUT A PINHEAD-SIZED CHIP
2007-12-26 21:36:00 Israeli scientists have inscribed the entire Hebrew text of the Jewish Bible onto a space less than half the size of a grain of sugar. They have succeeded in putting a version of the Bible on a chip smaller than a pinhead. Its 300,000 words in Hebrew were inscribed on a silicon surface at the Haifa Institute of Technology. Scientists say the aim of the project is to increase young people's interest in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The record for the smallest copy is held by a Bible measuring 2.8x3.4x1cm (1.1x1.3x0.4in), weighing 11.75g (0.4 ounces) and containing 1,514 pages. The 0.5sq-mm (0.01sq-in) nano-Bible was written on a silicon surface covered with a thin layer of gold (20nanometres thick - 0.0002mm). It was written using a device called Focused Ion Beam (Fib). The Technion's microscopic Bible was created by blasting tiny particles called gallium ions at an object that then rebounded, causing an etching effect. "When we send the particle beam toward a... More About: Chip , Pinhead
ACQUAINT ME VIA INTERNET - COMMUNICATION UNDER THE MASK
2007-12-25 22:35:00 Users of Internet spend several hours in front of the monitor sending short messages – user messages in order to get a new contact. And we wait for answers to those messages in quiver, no matter where we do it. We all desire to meet the person who interested us by an unusual smiley and manner of writing in real life. Plus you can even get his/her photo. And if you are lucky this photo will truly display the person who has sent it. Then impressed with his/her appearance and such an unusual deep inner world you finally make the first step and offer him/her to meet. Set up story is the beginning of our sleepless nights and thinks about our looking. You shouldn’t forget that acquaintance via the internet is always the communication under a mask. It’s always easier to talk with someone who does not see you and may never do. That’s why acquaintance via the internet happens much easier than in the real life. The first sign of disappointment, doleful phrase: “Well, you ... More About: Communication , Mask , The Mask
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
2007-12-25 12:45:00 Dear Blogvasion.com readers,All of us at Blogvasion.com wish you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !May new ideas are introduced, may those ideas are implemented successfully and may everything, what you do, bring joy. May peace, love, joy and prosperity be yours during this holiday season and the coming New Year! More About: Happy New Year , Merry Christmas
Traditional Christmas Dinner in Different Countries - Part II
2007-12-25 11:23:00 In the previous post I wrote about traditional Christmas dinner in different countries. Now I have added more countries' Christmas dinner traditions. Some of you may find interesting some of the traditional meals I have written and add them to your Christmas dinner menu. Enjoy!Christmas Dinner in Ethiopia Food served at Christmas usually includes injera, a sourdough pancake like bread. Injera serves as both plate and fork. Doro wat, a spicy chicken stew might be the main meal. A piece of the injera is used to scoop up the wat.Christmas Dinner in Finland The main dish of the dinner is boiled codfish served snowy white and fluffy, with allspice, boiled potatoes, and cream sauce. The dried cod has been soaked for a week in a lye solution, then in clear water to soften it to the right texture. Also on the menu is roast suckling pig or a roasted fresh ham, mashed potatoes, and vegetables. Christmas Dinner in France Le Reveillon is a very late supper held after midnight mass on Christmas... More About: Countries , Part , Traditional
People4Charity Reveals The Most Generous Professionals
2007-12-25 07:48:00 People4Charity, the mission of that is to create a sophisticated online business-to-business marketplace for the Buyers and Sellers of contracting and consultancy services across all industries and job types, reveals the results of the research: The Most Generous Professionals .The research shows that the Management consultants and HR specialists are the most ‘giving’ when it comes to supporting charities through their professional skills.The research studied 9,000 freelance professionals. According to the results 4 in 10 freelance management and HR specialists are prepared to cut the rates by around 15 % for the charity sector. As for the Lawyers they are by around 14.9 ,and the IT specialists are around 14.7 %.Through the information provided by the SourceWire, Duncan Taylor of people4charity.comsays that “In this season of goodwill, it is interesting to see that management consultants are confounding their stereotype, while HR professionals are perhaps living up to theirs.... More About: Enero , Fess
NINE NATIONS EU’S PASSPORT-FREE TRAVEL ZONE
2007-12-24 23:39:00 European leaders celebrated Friday as the borders of nine countries along a Cold War frontier melted away, allowing a huge expansion to the EU's passport-free travel zone. In Zittau, on Germany's eastern fringe — where the country meets Poland and the Czech Republic — Chancellor Angela Merkel, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso raised a border gate as children set loose dozens of blue balloons covered by stars — symbolizing the EU flag. "We are all quite happy to be able to celebrate this truly historic moment together," - Merkel said. Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Malta joined the EU in 2004, but could not be part of the Schengen frontier-free zone until now because their police and border guards were not considered in line with EU norms. "It would have been better to wait a year or two longer to abolish the border controls," said Joachim Herrmann, the... More About: Travel , Free , Nations , Zone , Passport
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICE DON’T FEAR CATS
2007-12-23 21:36:00 Tom and Jerry just wouldn't have been the same if it had featured one of Ko Kobayakawa's mice. The age-old animosity between cats and mice could be a thing of the past. New genetically engineered mice show no fear of cats, according to the Japanese scientists who created the rodents. The modified mice may also shed new light on mammal behavior.Scientists at the University of Tokyo say they have used genetic engineering to successfully switch off a mouse's instinct to cower at the smell or presence of cats - evidence that fear may be genetically hardwired and not learned through experience, as commonly believed. Kobayakawa developed the fearless mice by shutting down receptors in their olfactory bulb - the area of the brain that processes information about smells - which would normally induce panic as soon as they get so much as a whiff of a cat."Mice are naturally terrified of cats and usually panic or flee at the smell of one. But mice with certain nasal cells removed through ge... More About: Cats , Fear
Revenging Woman Uses Internet to Destroy Her Ex-Lover’s Family
2007-10-29 10:37:00 Pilar Stofega, a 34-year old resident of Waterford, Connecticut, was charged with the attempt to destroy her ex-lover’s marriage by using internet. She planned to achieve this by creating profiles of her lover’s current wife on some adult websites, inserting there the latter’s mobile and work phone numbers and her picture.Stofega has claimed in the court, her aim was “to be vindictive, knowing that the profiles would create marital problems” in the ex-lover’s family. Indeed, that happened after a strange man began disturbing the victim on home phone, insisting he had seen her profile on an adult site.The victim’s husband, whom Pilar Stofrega was in love with 8 years ago, discovered his wife’s profiles on several web sites, and after some more deliberation, he found out who exactly was behind this striking revenge. After realizing that all this was done by a woman he dated in 1999, the shocked husband immediately submitted all the information to the Waterford police.T... More About: Internet , Family , Woman
Supercomputer SX-9
2007-10-28 15:40:00 The computer market hosts one of the fastest supercomputers, launched by NEC Corporation. The supercomputer is called “SX-9.” It calculates 893 teraflops (839 trillion point operations per second), vector performance peak exceeds 100 GFLOPS*2, shared memory is up to 1 TB, speed is 128GB/second.The SX-9 is less space and power consuming. These features increase the value of the new product. But the most distinguishable features of SX-9 are the features that might be used productively in fluid dynamics, environmental simulation, nanotechnology, and weather forecasting.NEC Corporation describes the features of the new product as follows:Enhanced groundbreaking performance from ultra high-speed CPUInheriting existing vector architecture, the new product improves on this with the addition of an arithmetic unit and an increased number of vector pipelines. This has resulted in the development of the world's fastest single-chip vector processor with a computing performance of 102.4 GFL... More About: Supercomputer
Advertisement and its influence on Children
2007-10-27 18:42:00 It is hardly imaginable to be a parent and have no concerns about the influences that environment has over youngster. In a highly competitive world of highly developed technology, is it difficult to control the information that one can get through the communication channels today. As everybody knows the variety of types of channels increased. In old times we only had “mouth” to send a massage as the source an advertisement, but later on print media continued accomplishment of the job done by “Mouth,” radio, television followed the path of development and took society to the world of Internet as its final stage. The term “Final stage” is used conventionally. Nobody knows what is going to happen with nowadays reality after stating that “Sex and marriage with robots can soon be possible.”World is full extraordinary events and technical, scientific developments. Nobody could imagine that one day a child could click the remote controller, turn on the PC, play games and ev... More About: Children , Advertisement , Influence , Vert
Sex and Marriage with Robots can Soon be Possible
2007-10-26 11:10:00 David Levy, the artificial intelligence researcher at the University of Maastricht believes that by the 2050, marriage with robots can already be legalized. Levy has just completed his PhD work on relationship of humans and robots, including many aspects of these relations, including the family ties.The idea of romantic relations between a human and a human-made creature dates back to ancient myth about the sculptor Pygmalion who fell in love with the statue named Galatea, which he had created himself, and to which the goddess of love had finally granted life."There's a trend of robots becoming more human-like in appearance and coming more in contact with humans," Levy said. "At first robots were used impersonally, in factories where they helped build automobiles, for instance. Then they were used in offices to deliver mail, or to show visitors around museums, or in homes as vacuum cleaners, such as with the Roomba. Now you have robot toys, like Sony's Aibo robot dog, or Tickle Me... More About: Marriage , Robots , Robo
A Serious Bug in Technorati
2007-10-25 16:58:00 Recently I have been claiming a new blog of mine at Technorati , when I suddenly discovered that a different blog, owned by a different person, got claimed instead of mine.I have no idea how this happened, but I know for sure that it should not have happened. I guess there is a bug in the blog claiming portion of the Technorati software.As you can see on the screen shot, a blog named Neeka's Backlog somehow appeared among my blogs, i.e. the blogs that I have claimed on Technorati.com. I'm not affiliated with the Neeka's Backlog in any ways, neither could I have claim that blog. I'm getting in touch with Technorati, maybe they explain how this happened. I will release the claim afterwards.
What Has Happened to Chinese Democracy?
2007-10-25 10:09:00 Former GNR guitarist SLASH is convinced the band's first new album in 14 years, Chinese Democracy , will be released despite being long overdue.When released, it will be the band's first album of original studio material since the simultaneous release of Use Your Illusion I and II in 1991.Ironically, the track listing for Chinese Democracy has not been officially confirmed. Nevertheless, there are many leaks and some versions have been in public circulation for a while. As a matter of fact, as of writing this I'm listening to I.R.S., which has been "living" in my player for quite a long.Better, Chinese Democracy, I.R.S, Madagascar, Sorry, The Blues, There Was a Time are the titles that are already confirmed.The release of the Chinese Democracy album has been put back indefinitely until Axl Rose finishes working on the new material. But as SLASH is convinced, the world will see the release of the long awaited album sooner or later :)
Are You OK?
2007-10-25 10:06:00 It is the question one is asked by friends, parents, relatives, boy or girlfriends, but when this questions is asked by http://www.ruok.com/ then it seems a bit extraordinary and sounds a bit helpful. It appeared that the system provides a unique service like police, fire and other emergency centers do, and gives the feeling of safety and security. The program is used not only on individual basis. It is purchased by municipalities in conjunction with donations from civic and fraternal groups, churches, synagogues, and other organizations working toward community betterment.As http://www.ruok.com/ announces: “The RUOK® system brings a sense of comfort into every subscriber’s home,” and “The success of the Are You OK?® Telephone Reassurance Program depends on informing as many potential subscribers as possible about the daily calling service. Targeted subscribers can include the elderly, latch key children, handicapped and homebound individuals. There is seldom and charge to...
Is it the 24th of October?
2007-10-24 11:04:00 No, it is not my birthday today. But is it yours? Seems you are a Scorpio.Interested who was born today? Here they are:Moss Hart Ben Gillies Sonny Terry Kevin KlineCaprice BourretDavid NelsonCatherine Sutherland And those who are interested in the events that happened this day in history can visit The History Channel, and find out more about this day. Have a nice journey on the history path of the world. More About: October
13 future mobile technologies that will change your life
2007-10-24 10:44:00 What will be the new mobile technologies emerged in the next few years? This was the question set by the group of industry analysts, futurists and executives for key vendors. They determined the 13 technologies which will change our relations to mobile once and for all. Step 1. Mobile WiMax. Sprint Nextel Corp. is going to launch its mobile Xohm WiMax network in several cities next spring "If you're looking to 2009 or 2010, WiMax will be somewhat revolutionary in terms of wireless broadband," said Brian Clark, a partner with M/C Venture Partners in Boston. "It starts to offer a DSL-level of [wireless] service." The company says Xohm's typical speeds will be in the 2Mbit/sec. to 4Mbit/sec. range. By 2011, WiMax claims its second-generation mobile service will offer speeds as high as 1Gbit/sec. Step 2. multihop relay networks. These networks are believed to converge WiMax, LTE and other technologies, making it possible the wireless signals to be transmitted though a series of access... More About: Life , Future , Change , Technologies
Is It Your Birthday Today?
2007-10-23 12:33:00 I know that you know it is Tuesday, October 23, 2007, I know that you know it is the Sun that is shining through the clouds, I know that you know it is a bit cold today, at least in Georgia. I know that you know it is still autumn . Well its interesting whether the weather was like this in previous years, too?! mmm... I am not sure. There is no day, and not even a second resembling the other, no man resembles the other man, too, and each day in history is of specific importance.Are you born on 23 of October, and asking who else is?Well, there are over 45,900,000 results on Birthday s. Just impossible to name all of them.But did you know that your lucky colour is green, your lucky gems: Emerald, Aquamarine or Jade, your lucky days of the week Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, your lucky numbers and years of important change are 5, 14, 23, 32, 41, 50, 59, 68, 77?May be you did.And who were born on this day? Quite possible you know this too.Here they are. A short list but still:Gummo Mar... More About: Today
Monkeys Can Be Dangerous To Your Life
2007-10-23 11:23:00 Monkeys are a lot of fun, but sometimes they may go real wild. There is an acquaintance of mine whose finger was tore away by a monkey in a zoo. But things may get worse than that.Last Sunday wild monkeys attacked New Delhi's deputy mayor. The poor man then fell from a balcony. The senior governor was rushed to a hospital after the attack but unfortunately it was far beyond the doctors power to save the victim's life.Really weird news. Watch out monkeys if India's on your travel plan. More About: Life , Monkeys , Dangerous
Most Weird Sites
2007-10-22 09:27:00 There are millions of sites in the world. However, did you ever think which are the most strange sites ever existed? Well, there are some of them introduced to you through this article.First of all, we should mention the “something” website. It has absolutely nothing except a word “Something” written against the plain white background. Well, we remind you that the “something” site, alongside with millions of other websites is paying to reserve a domain, so why the webmasters are spending so much money to have just one word written is beyond understanding.Well if lovers are angry on each other, one of them most probably will use the well-known “I am sorry” site, and send a postcard to his/her lover. However, there also exists the “I am very very sorry” site. Although it doesn’t have the postcards to send, it has the words “I am sorry” written against a black background. Its very interesting what the webmaster did with his lover, so that he was compelled to c... More About: Weird , Sites
Mobile Service - News
More articles from this author:2007-10-20 18:42:00 According to the Journalism.co.uk from October 22, Times launches a mobile service. The service provides access to the following features: Breaking news, business, sports, arts, and entertainment coverage.The high quality and fast browsing experience is provided by mobile media and Buongiorno.Zach Leonard, digital publishing director of Times Media says that “It is yet another example of our strategy to deliver content in the most convenient way possible for our audiences.”This article has originally been posted on MediaPathBlog.com More About: News , Mobile , Service 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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