NASA launches latest Earth-observing satellite

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — After a years-long delay, an Earth-observing satellite blasted into space early Friday on a dual mission to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate change. A Delta 2...

Mexican ID Becomes Valid ID in California County

"In Sonoma County, California, a card issued by the Mexican consulate is now a legal form of identification. Mexican nationals will be able to give their country's state-issued identification cards to Santa Rosa police officers and Sonoma County sheriffs."

California home sales up 6.7% in September

California home sales picked up in September from the same month last year as prices came down.Sales were up 6.7% as bargain hunters paying cash snapped up foreclosures. Sales figures remained below the average...

Argument in favor of immigrants' dream

If illegal immigrants are going to reside in this country anyway, and if they are smart enough to go to college, why restrict the possibility. Why not help them like all other students? Here are some reasons why...

Steve Jobs the innovator

Steve Jobs the innovator, the husband, the father, the mastermind behind Apple and many other ideas, what's less talked about is his drive. What inspired Steve Jobs, what were his enthusiasms and beliefs. It's well known that the secret behind Apple's success was Steve...

Things you don't know about Steve Jobs

Beyond the Mac and the iphone the famed CEO kept a more subtler life, obscured away from his fight with pancreatic cancer and interior world. Yahoo News reports that their are least nine things that most people don't know about Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs was born in San...

Steve Jobs' Death Draws Reaction from President Obama, Bill Gates

News of Steve Jobs' death spread quickly yesterday, as people worldwide mourned the loss of the greatest visionary in recent memory. And even President Barack Obama felt the sting of loss as he issued a statement to share his feelings about the late...

Steve Jobs has died

Lower the flags This is a tremendous loss for the nation. Steve created inventions, an enterprise, and meaningful jobs for the nation. He created his own markets and generated an economy. We will miss him and he...

Appliance and Utility Strategy – Oracle

Before IDG was born, I was publisher of Infosystems Magazine, the Magazine for Information Systems Management. That was in the 1980’s and I think I was one of the industry pioneers. I witnessed a lot and...

CITY CORPORATION ELECTION IN BANGLADESH-INTRODUCING EVOTING by EC

The Election Commission (EC) plans to introduce electronic voting machine (EVM) experimentally in the Narayanganj City Corporation polls. The EC will hold the election within 180 days after formation of the corporation, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda...

Calamari, all you can eat

One thing leads to another They eat until there is no tomorrow, Humboldt squid that is. Pretty soon, they might just starve to death. Then again, they may have been struck by falling space debris. " “Dead...

Styrofoam – environmental killer

Therefore, Styrofoam is also a people killer. Why does it take so long for people to identify the bad things in life? I used to drink a lot of coffee. For years I devoured it from Styrofoam cups. Do you know how...

Strike anywhere in < 1 hour

Unmanned No manned pilots necessary, DARPA’s Falcon HTV-2 is unmanned and is in development to be able to attack anywhere in the world at Mach 17 to 22. Right now, the bullet like aircraft can fly fast and nose...

Google Self-Driving Car Gets into Accident

One of Google's Self-Driving has gotten into an accident. Having been on the road in California for more than a year this records the first time one of the self-driving cars has been the cause of an accident...

Drama Surrounding the Recent Listing of Anna Nicole’s Former Home

If you want celebrity real estate without drama, you might want to look elsewhere. The late Anna Nicole Smith’s house is now on the market. Anna Nicole Smith was first acknowledged in the celebrity...

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