Here’s just a few items to keep you busy over the weekend. Best wishes for the holiday season from all of us at NCSE. The North Carolina Town That’s Scared of Solar Panels, Revisited, Vox, December 18, 2015 — Dave Roberts re-examines the town which blocked a solar farm–one worry was reportedly that the panels […]
Rafael Benitez says it was “an honour and privilege” to manage Real Madrid, a day after he was sacked by the La Liga club. read more >>> Source : BBC
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc is building a new feature that will allow users to post tweets as long as 10,000 characters, Re/code reported on Tuesday. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Ernie Manouse, seven-time Emmy winning PBS anchor and producer, and host of the Downton Abbey after show, Manor of Speaking. Photo: Houston Public Media. If you’re a Downton Abbey fan, you might already know that one of the most delightful personalities on PBS today is seven-time Emmy winning PBS Anchor/Producer Ernie Manouse of Houston Public […]
pikcha/Shutterstock.com What is a niche? According to Dictionary.com, a niche is, “a place or position suitable or appropriate for a person or thing, or a distinct segment of a market.” For many of us, everything about picking a niche evokes our deeply-held / innate sense of indecision, like what I experienced right now. I couldn’t […]
Sports apparel and accessories maker Under Armour revealed its new HealthBox — a 24/7 activity monitor that includes a wristband, scale and chest strap. read more >>> Source : CNN Money
The new high list on Tuesday stayed slim, but investors crowded into firearms stocks for a second straight session. Amid President Obama’s new policies unveiled Tuesday aimed to curb gun violence in the U.S., Sturm Ruger (RGR) stormed to a new high of 66.93. The stock gapped up at the open and rose 4.03 to […]
Twitter is reportedly thinking about taking the character limit on its tweets from 140 to 10,000. In effect, Twitter is thinking about effectively eliminating the cap on how long tweets can be. (This post, for example, is WAY less than 10,000 characters.) Some people couldn’t help themselves from showing how ridiculous a 10,000-character message would […]
Internet firm Yahoo has shut down its video hub Yahoo Screen after the website failed to attract viewers. read more >>> Source : BBC
JURGEN KLOPP has made three changes to the Liverpool side beaten by West Ham for their Capital One Cup semi-final against Stoke. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) – The National Rifle Association on Tuesday said U.S. President Barack Obama’s new gun proposals are “ripe for abuse” by the government, and the powerful gun lobby group vowed to continue to fight to protect Americans’ constitutional rights to bear arms. read more >>> Source : Reuters
BRASILIA, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff is analyzing changes to pension, tax and labor laws that would stimulate the country’s ailing economy without relaxing her government’s… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Lumosity claimed its brain games could improve mental performance and stave off age-related cognitive decline. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Yahoo pulled the plug on an online video hub that had once been envisioned as the beleaguered company’s answer to Netflix and YouTube. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
The total net debt of Canada’s federal and provincial governments, which now stands at almost $1.3 trillion, is a growing problem that hurts economic growth and makes less money available for other spending, according to a research paper by the Fraser Institute. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Exploit acquisition firm Zerodium is offering up to $100,000 for exploits that bypass Flash Player’s latest heap isolation protection. read more >>> Source : PCAdvisor.Co.Uk
“But the Colorado rocky mountain high I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky The shadow from the starlight is softer than a lullaby Rocky mountain high (Colorado)” –John Denver Ahhh Denver, Colorado. Sounds pretty enchanting, doesn’t it? Well, don’t let the Mile High City fool you. Here are 15 reasons why you definitely don’t […]
Administrators of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium have fired 75 percent of the staff ahead of the 2016 Olympics. The arena is to be used for up to nine months by Games organizers, who are bringing in their own workers for that period. Maracana administrators said in a statement late Monday that the layoffs […]
Britain’s biggest bank, HSBC, says its online banking services are steadily returning, after failing for a second day running. read more >>> Source : BBC
WITH just a few hours to go until the latest gaggle of famous faces enter the Celebrity Big Brother compound, we’ve found out all there is to know about David Gest. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
In a memorandum titled “Promoting Smart Gun Technology,” President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to promote further research into measures that would help prevent injury and death by firearms that are “stolen, misused, or discharged accidentally.” “Developing and promoting technology that would help prevent these tragedies is an urgent priority,” Obama wrote. So-called “smart guns” […]
Real-estate mogul Donald Trump took a shot at Samuel Jackson on Tuesday, after the actor suggested that he cheats at golf. Trump wrote on Twitter that Jackson “does too many commercials” and that he’s “not a fan” of Jackson. This was apparently in response to Jackson’s recent interview in United Airlines’ Rhapsody Magazine, in which […]
* Buhari has promised to clamp down on corruption (Adds comments from Buhari’s spokesman) read more >>> Source : Reuters
January 2016 is expected to bring five AC hotels, AC Guadalajara Mexico; AC Cincinnati North/West Chester, OH; AC Boston North, MA; AC Marseille, France; and AC Queretaro, Mexico. read more >>> Source : HotelNewsresource.Com
I have a tendency to pose my opinions as questions: “Was that essay a little underreported?” “What do you think about tacos for dinner?” I don’t do this with issues I’ve thought through thoroughly or feel passionately about — social justice and most other political topics, who should win the Academy Award for Best Actress, […]
Air Canada has asked the Supreme Court to intervene to overturn a court ruling that requires the carrier to keep maintenance operations in the country. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Prime Finance is Business Insider’s midday summary of the top stories of the past 24 hours. To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click ‘Get updates in your inbox.’ President Barack Obama just gave his long-awaited speech on gun control at the White House. “Every time I think about those kids, […]
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Automakers, not technology companies, are in the driver’s seat in developing self-driving, “autonomous” cars, and Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp is best positioned to lead the way, according to a new report on patents for the fast-evolving technology. read more >>> Source : Reuters
The holidays have come and gone; the ball has dropped in Times Square; the New Year has begun. It’s a time when many of us have made resolutions to live lives that are healthier, better, fuller, closer to our values – resolutions that are often aided, and sometimes obstructed, by new gadgets and technology. We […]
If you had told me last summer that I’d be spending a weekend in December attending one of the biggest electronic events of the year, I’d have laughed in your face. But here I am — a couple of weeks later — reliving the unforgettable weekend in my head over and over again. It all […]
West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster could be involved in Saturday’s FA Cup match after recovering from a knee injury. read more >>> Source : BBC
One thing that I often hear from executives is that they want to improve their corporate communications, marketing and public relations, but they don’t know where to start. Perhaps the conversation begins with an executive saying they want a presence on social media, or they want to blog, or they just want to “get their […]
AC MILAN have had an approach for Marouane Fellaini turned down by Manchester United, according to reports. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Jan 5 (Reuters) – Three of the largest U.S. airlines have inched up fares in what could mark the first industry-wide hike since June. read more >>> Source : Reuters
If it’s cheaper, they will come. That thinking has been behind a major real estate boom in Oregon. But how long can it last? read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
The stock market kicked off 2016 with a stubbed toe, but Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) got an upgrade to “overweight” by Morgan Stanley as the maker of the da Vinci Surgical System tries to buck the downturn and break out of a first-stage base. Intuitive Surgical is the clear leader in robotic surgery platforms that enable […]
WITH just a few hours to go until the latest gaggle of famous faces enter the Celebrity Big Brother compound, we’ve found out all there is to know about Nancy Dell’Olio. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
A look at some of the more notable devices shown off at CES Unveiled, the preview ahead of the main Consumer Electronics Show that officially kicks off in Las Vegas on Wednesday. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
An apparent confession by someone claiming to be a student who threatened to carry out a school shooting is being investigated by police. read more >>> Source : BBC
According to a statement released by his daughter, the legendary and iconoclastic Montreal-born jazz pianist and free thinker died Sunday. read more >>> Source : Canada.com
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 152 – By Stanley Turkel, CMHS read more >>> Source : HotelNewsresource.Com
Public colleges are significantly cheaper than private colleges: For state residents at public colleges, average tuition and fees added up to just $9,410, according to CollegeBoard ($23,893 for those out-of-state), while private schools cost an average of $32,405 for the 2015-16 school year. How are public school graduates faring in the long term? We looked […]
Known for his brash, no-excuses style, Baldanza had said that if people didn’t like the fees, they could fly another airline. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
* European stocks close higher (Adds U.S. market open, byline, dateline; previous LONDON) read more >>> Source : Reuters
With the new year in mind, here are some ways to think ahead about airfares, places to go and how to get the best deals. read more >>> Source : The New York Times