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Tracking Study Using Cell Phones Raises Ethics Questions

TechnologyExpert — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:55:46 EDT

A study detailed in Nature exposes the local nature of humans: we like to hang around our homes. But that's not what caught my eye. It's the way the study was conducted.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: GPS Tracking Cell Phone Science Ethics

100 Job Resources for Librarians

bizexpert — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:35:32 EDT

Whether you just graduated or are an experienced professional looking for a change, the Internet offers much in the way of job resources. Below you will find over 100 resources to help you along your journey.

Channel: Careers & Jobs Tags: Job Career Librarians Employment Guidance

Greece Traveling Tips

GiorgosK — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:59:36 EDT

Choose alternative Greece destinations, travel off high season

Channel: Travel Tags: recommendations traveling greece alternative destinations

Cheap Flights to Greece

mikecool34 — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:22:55 EDT

Book online any flight to and from Greece.

Channel: Travel Tags: Travel Greece flights vacation

Transformers shirt gets jet ban

expursuit — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:45:18 EDT

AIRPORT guards stopped a man boarding a plane Ã¢â;¬" for wearing a Transformers T-shirt showing a cartoon gun. Brad Jayakody, 30, was shocked when he was told to change his top if he wanted to catch his flight from Heathrow's Terminal 5.

Channel: Travel Tags: security plane airport

"I Bless The Rains Down In Africa"

RickyDawkins — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:58:09 EDT

A soothing 80's hit. They hadn't quite mastered the art of the music video yet, but it sounds wonderful.

Channel: Music Tags: toto africa rains youtube mellow thursdays

Eating Insects Is Good For Us And For The Environment, Scientists Claim

digitalfever — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:56:22 EDT

Crunching into crickets or snacking on grilled caterpillar is apparently a means to a nutrient-rich diet that also helps reduce pests and puts less strain on the planet than eating conventional meat.

Channel: Science Tags: eating insects environment scientists science

The 10 Funniest Apple-Ad Parodies

digitalfever — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:00:50 EDT

From 1984 to the famous manila folder, Apple's TV ads have been ripe targets for satirists and rival companies. Here are 10 of the best take-offs.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: apple ad parodies funny technology

Leaders at UN food summit tone down menu over fears of hypocrisy

daducha — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:02:50 EDT

Six years ago, at another Food and Agriculture Organisation summit in Rome, The Times got hold of the menu for the sumptuous opening day lunch. Its publication caused a scandal.

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Discovery Cruise Line Announces Summer Contest for Kids

Varadinum — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:49:27 EDT

Discovery Cruise Line, which offers ferry service with cruise line amenities between South Florida and Grand Bahama Island every day of the week except Wednesdays, announced that it will award free family vacations each week from July through August 8 to a winning child under the age of 13 who has performed exceptional community service.

Channel: Travel Tags: summer vacation vacation travel Discovery Cruise Line Travel Locator

Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Malone Expected to Play in Game Six

Varadinum — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:11:28 EDT

Last night's Game Five of the Stanley Cup Finals put everything on display that fans have come to expect from playoff hockey. Big goals, big saves, lots and lots of overtime, and players playing hurt.

Channel: Sports Tags: NHL

Doc Emrick, the Pirate Parrot and You

Varadinum — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:11:42 EDT

Sometimes familiar faces turn up in the most peculiar places.

Channel: Sports Tags: NHL

What They're Saying: Wednesday Morning

Varadinum — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:12:07 EDT

Each day throughout the Stanley Cup Finals, I'll be taking a look around the blogosphere at what various bloggers are saying about the series. Today, this is that post.

Channel: Sports Tags: NHL

The Ice Sheet: Is America Waking Up to the Stanley Cup?

Varadinum — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:12:23 EDT

Every day from Monday to Saturday, The Ice Sheet will take a look at the biggest stories in the league that happened on the ice and elsewhere the night before.

Channel: Sports Tags: NHL

Two thirds of office staff suffer from repetitive strain injury

Varadinum — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:18:47 EDT

More than two thirds of workers now suffer from repetitive strain injury, costing Ã;â;;Ã;Â£300million in lost working hours, a new study has found.

Channel: Science Tags: Health