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  • BOOK REVIEW: Recalling progress of war in France Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:26PMNORMANDY CRUCIBLE: THE DECISIVE BATTLE THAT SHAPED WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE By John Prados NAL, $26.95, 269 pages One could probably build a substantial library of books on Normandy. Some were written even while the smoke still lingered among the hedgerows. Some were written amid the jubilation of liberated ...
  • S. Korea leads way for paperless classroom Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:24PMBy 2015, the nation's schools will abandon traditional textbooks in favor of digital learning. Over the next four years, the nation's government will spend more than $2 billion to provide every student with a tablet and, in the process, become the first country in the world to go paperless in ...
  • Microsoft offers $250,000 reward for Rustock botnet information Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:42PMMicrosoft Corp. is offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of those controlling Rustock, an infamous botnet once responsible for enslaving an estimated 1 million computers worldwide and forcing them to generate billions of...
  • Little-known shuttle benefits: better infant formula, cooling socks and more detailed maps Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:21PMWASHINGTON - Science from the space shuttle helped open Earth's eyes to the cosmos and sister planets. It created perhaps the most detailed topographical map of Earth. It even still is helping doctors understand, and sometimes fix, what is happening in people's aging and ailing bodies.
  • 4G Smartphones, Modems and Hotspots Arrive on the Verizon Wireless Network in Toledo on July 21 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:17PMTOLEDO, Ohio, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting Thursday, Verizon Wireless customers in Toledo will be able to surf the web, download files and share music and photos up to 10 times faster than before with Verizon Wireless' 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The network launches on July 21 and will be available to customers in the following areas: Toledo, within the Interstate 75/475 ...
  • Indiana students get history lessons Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:17AMVermillion County 4-H Junior Leaders traveled to our nation’s capital recently — and gained so much more than simply visiting.
  • Mountain View park transformed Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:12AMDozens of volunteers with rollers painted a circumpolar map of the world on the parking lot of William B. Lyons Park on Saturday morning. Other workers -- from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Exxon, the Alaska Native Justice Center and the community at large -- wielded shovels, limb loppers and sledge hammers to trim back shrubs and remove fencing.
  • Summer of Walking: Discover cool stuff on walk around your neighborhood Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:14AMI've always meant to take the kids for a walk every night after dinner. But we don't have a dog, so it's one of those things that never seems to happen.
  • The World Of Dishonored Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:50PMDishonored tells the story of one man's quest for revenge in an otherworldly industrialized city. While touch-points recall elements of our real world, Dishonored is actually set in a startling and dangerous land quite different from our own. Though the game is primarily set within the boundaries of a single city, the folks at Arkane Studios feel that there needs to be a depth and authenticity ...
  • Call of Duty Elite trailers might tempt you to sign up Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:42PMIt seems a number of people aren’t quite sure what they get with Call of Duty Elite (CODE), so Activision has taken the wraps off of a pair of new CODE trailers that will walk you through the features and some of the benefits of the service. The best part is that they’re hilariously narrated [...]
  • Peaches, plums, nectarines and more Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:36PMThe Blossom Trail Fruit Stand on Reed Avenue and Highway 180 caters to 100-plus customers each day its open from May to October. Its "99 cents per pound" deal is a major draw for many headed up to the national parks.
  • Two Worlds II Gets Velvet-Wrapped Special Edition This October Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:24AMTwo Worlds II is bringing a touch of luxury to its special edition, due out on October 18 of this year.
  • Book review Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:27AMA Festschrift in honour of Alec Campbell
  • How Business Is Adopting Design Thinking Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:59PMWhen the best and brightest managers from GE ( GE ) attend the company's Crotonville learning center in Ossining, N.Y., for the Technical Leadership Development Course, they start by reading a comic book.
  • Armor Up: Call of Duty® Elite Invite-Only Beta Starts Now Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:29PMCall of Duty® Elite beta is live. The pre-release of this innovative new digital community platform, built expressly for the 30-million strong Call of Duty® fanbase, begins its staged launch today on Xbox 360® and Xbox LIVE utilizing Call of Duty®: Black Ops.  The beta will be activated in phases for feature testing, with limited invitations rolling out in the coming weeks.
  • A breathtaking spin around Galway Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:55PMThere’s plenty to get excited about at the Galway Arts Festival this year, as theatre triumphs and audience participation is taken to new levels around the city
  • T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Review Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:42PMCan the camera on the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide beat a point-and-shoot compact? Read our full review to find out.
  • Spare Times for Children July 15 -21 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:42PMA listing of events.
  • Nature Studies by Michael McCarthy: Precious estuaries we must protect Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:37PMIn the ugly litany of environmental crimes, perhaps the worst is the destruction of a whole ecosystem. In its sweeping finality it's like the sacking of a city. Troy resonates with us still, as does Hiroshima; so, one day, may lost forests.
  • Sligo students display their imagination in the Big Apple Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:36PMNET RESULTS:A road safety project drove Team Hermes from IT Sligo to a memorable Microsoft Imagine Cup final
  • 3 Nashvillians involved in lawsuit against Google Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:30PMGoogle is accused of breaking federal and state laws from 2007 to 2010 when the Internet giant used a vehicle equipped with a camera on top to collect images for Google maps street views.
  • Eyes on the spies: The murky world of the private investigators Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:23PMWhether any self-respecting private detective would be proud to proclaim holding the rather naff-sounding Edexcel Btec in advanced private investigation level-3 diploma – taught by the Academy of Professional Investigation in West Sussex – is debatable.
  • Google's Knockout Quarter: Not Just More, But Better Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:21PMGoogle didn?t just earn more today. It earned better. Way better. Here is the release. Google
  • Duck research pier unveils the CLARIS Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:22AMThe newest breakthrough developed at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Field Research Facility in Duck - colloquially known as the Duck Research Pier - is the Coastal LIDAR and Radar Imaging System (CLARIS).
  • Intergraph® 2011 Southeast Asia Commences Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:16AMHUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Intergraph®, the leading global provider of engineering software, will open Intergraph 2011 Southeast Asia on July 13 in Pattaya, Thailand, bringing together Southeast Asia's top businesses, governments and organisations for two days of information sessions and networking among industry leaders. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com ...
  • Apply now for Greenway grant program Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:46AMCOLUMBIA COUNTY — The Hudson River Valley Greenway recently announcea that applications are now available for the 2011 Greenway Conservancy Small Grant Program. A total of $50,000 is available for matching grants in this year’s program.
  • Hawaii's top 5 outdoor adventures Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:04AMHIGHLIGHTING the wonderful outdoor and adventure activities on the Islands of Hawaii, here are the top five outdoor adventure activities.
  • Stay The Night: Godolphin Arms, Marazion, Cornwall Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 6:21PMGiven its location it's frankly staggering that until recently no one had really made a go of turning this hotel into an attractive destination. In the heart of the small town of Marazion, three miles east of Penzance, the Godolphin Arms looks out over the vast, sweeping and dramatic grandeur of Mount's Bay.
  • 'The Devil Colony' explores early U.S. mystery Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:16PMJames Rollins' "The Devil Colony" takes the Sigma team on an action-packed adventure that involves early Native American...
  • A new, uninteractive Uno Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:36PMRemember the card game Uno? Now, Uno remembers you. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the game, Mattel developed Uno Roboto, an interactive, computerized version that records the names of the players and their house rule.
  • The Leafs’ James Reimer: The man behind the mask Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:07AMThis is the story of a kid from Manitoba who made it big with the Maple Leafs. From a distant consideration on the Leafs' depth chart to the No. 1 guy in a matter of months, it may seem Reimer came out of nowhere. Close. He came from Morweena, Manitoba.
  • Pontiff Given 6th Edition of Atlas Hierarchicus Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:30AMVATICAN CITY, JULY 8, 2011 ( Zenit.org ).- A book of maps and information on the statistics of the Church was presented to Benedict XVI, now in its sixth edition, with a 100-year history.
  • LinkedIn passes up Myspace Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:26PMSOCIAL NETWORKS LinkedIn replaces Myspace at No. 2 spot LinkedIn Corp. surpassed Myspace to become the No. 2 social-networking service in the country last month, boosted by its initial public offering in May. The... Presented By: Helping the first responders respond 25% faster in the City of Madrid. Helping the first responders respond 25% faster in the City of Madrid. To put emergency ...
  • The Future of Battlefield Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:29PMSure, we're getting a new Battlefield this year, and it looks phenomenal. DICE is making a concerted effort to take on Modern Warfare 3 while trying to retain its identity to longtime fans with the massive, well, battlefields that they've come to expect. But we're not content to look forward to thi...
  • Scientifically Speaking, 7/10 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:25PMNature notes club The Larimer County Natural Resources Nature Notes Club is accepting new members.
  • Insurance cheaters call their luxury cars farm vehicles Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:42PMImproper application of the farm-use discount results in about $150 million of unpaid premiums a year, says an executive at a firm that checks policyholder data for auto insurers. Meet the newest crop of farm vehicles: Porsche Carrera, Mercedes SL550 and BMW Z4.
  • Red Orchestra 2: Don't Blink Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:44PMStaying alive in Red Orchestra 2 isn't meant to be easy. You can't cower behind cover and wait a few seconds to magically regenerate health after absorbing a few bullets. You can't run recklessly across open spaces and hope for anything other than a quick death. The guns have weight, the screen shak...
  • Webber quickest at a wet Silverstone Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 7:18PMRain put a dampener on practice for the British Grand Prix with Red Bull's Mark Webber the quickest driver on largely meaningless timesheets as fellow Australian Daniel Ricciardo had some fun in the wet.
  • Privacy experts praise Google+ rollout so far Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:31PMIDG News Service - After major privacy failures in its Buzz and Street View services, Google has hit the right notes with its deliberate, measured roll out of its new Google+ social networking site, according to privacy experts.
  • 50th anniversary celebration at Haines: Just like old times Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:53PMMEDFORD—Just like old times — 50 years later.
  • Webber on top at a wet Silverstone Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:38PMSILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Rain put a dampener on practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday with Red Bull's Mark Webber the quickest driver on largely meaningless timesheets.
  • Phone hack scandal: who are Rebekah Brooks' friends? Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:15PMRiding in Oxfordshire or crisis in Wapping? Channel 4 News maps the circles of power around News International CEO Rebekah Brooks, as the News of the World prepares to go to print for the last time.
  • Webber leads wet Silverstone practice Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:38AMSILVERSTONE, England -- Australians were first and last in a wet first practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday with Red Bull's Mark Webber quickest and debutant Daniel Ricciardo slowest for stragglers HRT.
  • Open government data to fuel Kenya's app economy - The launch of Open Kenya suggests government as a platform is ... Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:28AMThe government of Kenya has launched Open Kenya, an open data platform, and it's looking to the country's dynamic development community to make useful applications for its citizens.
  • Webber, Massa set pace in the rain Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:20AMSILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Rain put a dampener on practice for the British Grand Prix on Friday with Red Bull's Mark Webber fastest in the morning and Ferrari's Felipe Massa on top of largely meaningless timesheets after lunch.
  • UPDATE 1-Motor racing-Webber, Massa set pace in the rain Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:16AM* Webber fastest in first session, Massa later
  • 'Research Explorer' and 'Higher Education Compass' -- comprehensive online information Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:53AM( Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft ) The HRK, DAAD and the DFG have linked up to offer new search options for studying and researching in Germany. The two online systems, "Research Explorer" and "Higher Education Compass" (Hochschulkompass), are now connected to one another, offering even more comprehensive information on researching and studying in Germany.
  • 30th Annual Tupper Lake Woodsmen’s Days Kicks Off Busy Summer Events Calendar Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:34AMAdirondack Village of Tupper Lake Offers Family Fun all Summer LongTupper Lake, NY (PRWEB) July 06, 2011 The Adirondacks' traditional summer event season kicks off in Tupper Lake this weekend with the 30th Annual Tupper Lake Woodsmen’s Days Weekend, Friday-Sunday July 8th, 9th and 10th at the Tupper Lake Municipal Park. Tupper Lake Woodsmen’s Days kicks off July 8th with a barbecue and live ...
  • Pinocchio's Real Roots Mapped Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:28AMNew research reveals the real-life places behind the fictional Pinocchio in Carlo Collodi's classic tale.
  • Heart disease and stroke worldwide tied to national income Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 8:15AM( University of California - San Francisco ) An analysis of heart disease and stroke statistics collected in 192 countries by the World Health Organization shows that the relative burden of the two diseases varies widely from country to country and is closely linked to national income, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.