AGAIN! Storm brings tornadoes, dumps heavy rain on Oklahoma, MissouriRead more:http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/31/us/severe-weather/index.html?hpt=hp...
Friday, 31 May 2013
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Woolly mammoth found with blood in veins boosts chance of cloning beastTHE carcass of a 10,000-year-old woolly mammoth had been found with blood still in its veins - boosting the chances of a Jurassic Park style clone of the beast.The ancient beast was found in the Novosibirsk archipelago off the northern coast of Siberia. When stunned researchers from the top Yakutsk University poked the remains with an ice pick incredibly, blood flowed out....
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Can you land a job with 140 characters?(CNN) -- The hottest way to present your resume currently involves just 140 characters and a lot of hype. Twitter resumes -- or "twesumes" -- have been touted as the best way for social media-savvy types to snag a dream job.But before you post your own abbreviated CV, it is worth considering its limitations and what tweeting your employment history really says about you."I cannot imagine someone explaining...
Sunday, 26 May 2013
Do these 20 things and you'll always be poorStaying solvent is tough enough without throwing money away by making silly financial mistakes. If you do the following, you will always be poor.(This article implies for UK residents, but I feel that this should also apply to US residents as well............)1) Spend now, pay later2) Fail to save3) Only pay the minimum on your credit card4) Miss a monthly payment5) Fall for get-rich-quick schemesRead ...
2-child limit for Muslims in parts of MyanmarYANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.Local officials said Saturday that the new measure would be applied to two Rakhine townships that border Bangladesh and have the highest Muslim...
Friday, 24 May 2013
Why Everyone Is an Entrepreneur NowMillennials have disrupted the labor market, making it acceptable to job hop and complete "tours of duty" until a better offer comes along. In the process, company loyalty has become a thing of the past, and everyone needs to accept it, say Chris Yeh and Ben Casnocha in the Harvard Business Review. We can no longer believe in "this idea that people would go to college, study hard, get a degree, land...
Thursday, 23 May 2013
TIME Exclusive: President Obama’s 1979 Prom PhotosTucked away in someone else’s shoe box of adolescent artifacts, there might be a picture of you in garish clothes and with an outdated ‘do, your arm around a high school squeeze. The President of the United States is no different. These previously unpublished photos, obtained exclusively by TIME from Obama’s schoolmate Kelli Allman (née McCormack), show a 17-year-old Barack Obama on the...
London Attack: British Mother Confronted Hostile Hacking Suspects Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.US News | Weird News | More ABC News Videos Anyone looking for a sign of British bravery in the face of terror should look no further than Ingrid Loyau-Kennett.A British soldier had been hacked to death on the streets of southeast London Wednesday afternoon. His alleged killers carried butcher knives dripping with blood, stalking...
BOY SCOUTS APPROVE PLAN TO ACCEPT OPENLY GAY BOYSGRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.Gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders. Of the local Scout leaders voting at their annual meeting in Texas,...
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
1 dead, 2 injured in possible terrorist attack in LondonBritish Prime Minister David Cameron says there are indications that the attack in the London neighborhood of Woolwich is a terrorist incident.LONDON — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror related.Two...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
10 Strange Unexplained Events10 Strange Unexplained Events Disappearances, UFOs, premonitions...some mysteries will never be answered, feed your curiosity by watching 10 strange unexplained events. Music = Night Hunter by Terry Devine KingSee the video:http://news.msn.com/videos/?ap=false&videoid=bd81d5ce-8299-404b-b42a-0365b2d75...
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Chinese Bloggers Mourn Big Yellow Duck DemiseOn Wednesday morning, one passionate question united China’s microbloggers: What happened to the big yellow duck?This month, a 54-foot yellow inflated duck sailed into Victoria Harbor, triggering a jubilant response from tourists and locals and wall-to-wall media coverage, as well as a tidal wave of waterfowl-inspired products. On Wednesday, though, pictures showing the giant duck had evidently...
Are Beats by Dr. Dre headphones worth the price tag?Do you care whether your headphones look as good as they sound? If so, you might be considering a model in the Beats by Dr. Dre line. Developed in conjunction with Monster Cable, Beats helped usher in the era of higher-priced, logo-embossed headphones bearing a celebrity endorsement. Certainly, based on the number of people you now see wearing Beats models (with the distinctive lower-case...
ABC to Test Expanding Nielsen Ratings to MobileABC will begin measuring advertising in videos viewed with mobile and tablet apps during a trial run with Nielsen, the network said at its upfront presentation to ad buyers Tuesday afternoon.It will be the first test expanding Nielsen's Online Campaign Ratings to mobile, allowing ABC to measure audience demographics and understand the reach and frequency of online campaigns within apps, according...
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Low costs lure U.S. college students abroadPatrick Finger, a high school senior from Southern California, did just that. He applied to a dozen or so colleges this year, including several state schools. In the end, he chose a less conventional path, opting to perfect his German language skills over the next year and then enroll at the University of Cologne. Tuition at German universities proved irresistible - it's free."State campuses here can cost as much as $35,000 per year and private colleges more," Finger says. Even with the extra year...
Monday, 13 May 2013
Geography of Hate The Geography of Hate is part of a larger project by Dr. Monica Stephens of Humboldt State University (HSU) identifying the geographic origins of online hate speech. Undergraduate students Amelia Egle, Matthew Eiben and Miles Ross, worked to produce the data and this map as part of Dr. Stephens' Advanced Cartography course at Humboldt State University.The data behind this map is based on every geocoded tweet in the United...
29 Rules for College Graduates1. Relax. Nobody expects anything from you for the first 80 to 90 years.2. Good news: It totally doesn't matter that you barely cracked "The Grapes of Wrath" or "Light in August" sophomore year. It's never going to come up. Ever. You're safe now.3. You're going to buy a bad bed. You can't help it. You just graduated college. You don't know anything about beds. You're going to sleep on the worst bed...
Sunday, 12 May 2013
Ah, Millennials.Are we politically engaged and civic-minded Twitter addicts? Or narcissists with a penchant for Instagramming our food? We’re either the most socially-connected generation thus far with hundreds of Facebook friends, or we’re an anti-social bunch who would rather tap away at our smartphones than strike up a conversation.Read more:http://ideas.time.com/2013/05/09/the-top-10-things-my-generation-lik...
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Brain, InterruptedTechnology has given us many gifts, among them dozens of new ways to grab our attention. It’s hard to talk to a friend without your phone buzzing at least once. Odds are high you will check your Twitter feed or Facebook wall while reading this article. Just try to type a memo at work without having an e-mail pop up that ruins your train of thought.But what constitutes distraction? Does the mere possibility that a phone call...
April budget surplus is U.S.’s biggest in 5 yearsFederal deficit is down 32% so far this fiscal yearWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. government ran a budget surplus of $113 billion in April, the Treasury Department reported Friday, $54 billion more than in the same month a year ago.It was the first monthly surplus since January and the biggest monthly surplus since the $159 billion budget surplus of April 2008.Tax receipts were $407 billion, up 28% versus April 2012, while spending was $294 billion, 13% more than in the year-earlier month.April...
Friday, 10 May 2013
NKorea calls US-SKorea summit prelude to warSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ahead of a nuclear-powered U.S. carrier's visit to South Korea, North Korea on Friday called this week's summit between the U.S. and South Korean presidents a prelude to war against Pyongyang. Yet it also said it was waiting "with patience" to see if Seoul changes its policies.The North described South Korean President Park Geun-hye's visit to Washington as a "despicable sycophantic...
Boomers, retirees keep restaurants aliveThe crash and recession and their aftermath have been tough for the restaurant business, as cash-strapped customers cut back on discretionary expenses wherever they can. Overall, Americans still eat out less often than they did in 2007. But according to a recent, broad analysis of the industry that’s getting some coverage this week from the New York Times’s Eric Nagourney, there’s a bigger demographic shift...
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