'Designated driver' campaign model for distracted driving
Source: United Press International
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:54:54 -0700 | technology-news
Designated driver' campaign model for distracted driving Man behind 'designated driver' plans distracted driving campaign. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood speaks during a Distracted Driving summit hosted by the Transportation Department at a hotel in Washington.
N.H. woman gets 40 years for using teen girl in child porn
Source: United Press International
Concord :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:30:30 -0700 | technology-news
A former New Hampshire lawyer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for using a teenage girl in pornographic videos. Lisa Biron, 43, was convicted in January of eight counts -- including taking the girl, who was 14 at...
CDC: U.S. influenza season almost over
Source: United Press International
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:54:54 -0700 | technology-news
Health officials said Friday 146 influenza-associated pediatric deaths were reported during the U.S. flu season, which is nearly over. The weekly flu report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said for the week that ended last...
Fast-food menu labeling results in fewer calories purchased
Source: United Press International
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:54:53 -0700 | technology-news
U.S. adults and teens who used calorie information posted on menus purchased up to 143 fewer calories than those who did not see the calories, researchers say...Krieger of the Public Health -- Seattle & King County and colleagues evaluated the...
Speaking loudly, clearly may help other concentrate
Source: United Press International
Newcastle upon Tyne :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 17:02:14 -0700 | technology-news
British researchers say people can help others focus or concentrate by speaking more loudly or more clearly. Lead author Alex Thiele, professor of Visual Neuroscience at Newcastle University in England, said by changing the way neurons respond to external stimuli...
Why did our ancestors start walking upright? Ancient terrain may hold clue.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2013-05-24 16:26:32 -0700 | technology-news
A study suggests that rocky landscapes in East and South Africa could have pushed our apelike ancestors toward bipedalism. Being four-legged has its perks. As a quadruped, your center of gravity is lower, there's less wind resistance when you're...
High tech meets high fashion
Source: Los Angeles Times
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 16:17:16 -0700 | technology-news
Special to the Los Angeles Times May 26, 2013 From digitally printed textiles to stylish tech gadgets and even wearable computing, the ever-growing partnership of fashion and technology is catapulting the design world into a whole new dimension. Evidence was...
1967 Toyota 2000 GT most...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 16:14:33 -0700 | technology-news
Arab News Saturday 25 May 2013 Last Update 25 May 2013 1:48 am A 1967 Toyota 2000 GT was auctioned for an incredible $ 1.15 million, which makes it the most expensive Toyota ever sold and most expensive Asian car...
2013 Camaro SS combines power, comfort and...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 16:14:31 -0700 | technology-news
Arab News Saturday 25 May 2013 Last Update 25 May 2013 1:49 am The 2013 Camaro SS combines power, comfort and technology. All Camaro SS models feature variable-effort electric power steering and an available dual-mode exhaust system on manual transmission-equipped...
Apple Devices Dominate Mobile Video Traffic
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-24 16:14:10 -0700 | technology-news
OS Dominates Mobile Video Traffic (FreeWheel) The iPhone , iPad , and iPod combine for 75% of mobile video traffic, despite a smaller installed base than Android. Tablets tend to drive ad views on longer videos: nearly 60% of ad...
Chapter 11 reorganization for Pa. youth mental health facility
Source: United Press International
Allentown :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:55:01 -0700 | technology-news
A Pennsylvania facility treating troubled and autistic children in several states filed for Chapter 11 reorganization due to a $240 million debt, officials say. William Isemann, chief executive officer of KidsPeace, blamed the move on the non-profit's $101 million in...
For a more nutritious Memorial Day grill watermelon
Source: United Press International
Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 15:54:46 -0700 | technology-news
For a more nutritious Memorial Day barbecue add both color and nutrients by grilling watermelon, a U.S. nutritionist suggests. Judy Caplan, a registered dietitian nutritionist and spokeswoman for Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in Chicago, said grilling a variety of...
Israeli researchers develop advanced biological computer
Posted by: Avaline
Haifa :: Israel | updated 2013-05-24 15:46:39 -0700 | technology-news
Scientists at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have developed a computing machine by the help of merely biomolecules (such as DNA and enzymes). This device, advanced biological transducer - a device that converts a signal in one form...
2 Ore. women accused in fake check scheme
Source: Associated Press
Hermiston :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:49:56 -0700 | technology-news
Police in Hermiston, Ore., say two local women accused of making and passing fake payroll checks from several businesses have been arrested for investigation of forgery. The Tri-City Herald reports that ( http://is.gd/xiDqwP ) that Hermiston Police Chief Jason Edmiston...
AP Newsbreak: Deal reached on Oregon wolves
Source: Associated Press
Grants Pass :: OR :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:49:54 -0700 | technology-news
Conservation groups and cattle ranchers have agreed to a landmark settlement in a lawsuit that has kept the state of Oregon from killing wolves that prey on livestock. The agreement announced Friday by the governor's office creates a new rulebook...
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