Indian tour more important than Ashes: Katich

"Australian batsman Simon Katich reckons his team’s rivalry against India has become “bigger” than the Ashes in recent times and predicts the upcoming Test series in October will be tough for his side. Katich, who is currently in India leading the Australia ‘A’...

Green Parenting: Raising Environmentally Aware Kids

"Green Parenting: Raising Environmentally Aware Kids passing on the Earth to future generationsSo, what is Green Parenting? Teaching our children to conserve our planets energy and resources has been around for many of us for years now. However, with increased global...

Bowling Alone? Not if you do it in MySpace first...

One of the ideas driving my citizen-community news web site is that in this day and age, you can approach the building and use of social capital (think of the issues raised in now oft-mentioned Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam) by beginning online with the reserve of shared...

Hostile Intent Technology

The Department of Homeland Security is developing new biophysical sensors and detectors designed to detect "hostile intent" on the part of people crossing borders."The novel program, named “Hostile Intent,” is geared towards detecting and gauging physiological and...

Work away from work gets easier with technology

"Trying to match the convenience and efficiency of the office while on the road is an ongoing battle for business travelers. The explosion in wireless Internet connectivity in recent years has been a huge boost to productivity. Wi-Fi hot spots are just about everywhere. Now,...

Want to buy a Ferrari, part time? (The Charlotte Observer)

" Charlotte-area entrepreneurs invest in car-club startups, an idea geared toward fast-growing wealthy population STELLA M. HOPKINS shopkins@charlotteobserver.com BRANDON SMITH - bsmith@charlotteobserver.com Tom Pollan is owner of Privatus. Video | A taste of these luxury...