Hi-tech boots of the 2010 World Cup.
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By comparison, Nike's new Mercurial Vapor Superfly II is the most expensive boot on the modern retail market, coming in at around $400.
Henry VIII's boots would have been sturdy models made from tough leather to cope with the violent, no-rules, all-in-brawl approach to the game of the 16th century, a far cry from the streamlined and lightweight shoes designed for today's game.
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"We have a revolutionary technology which has a stud that adapts to different pitch conditions," Nike design director Andy Caine told CNN.
"This will make the fastest player even faster whatever the pitch conditions might be. For a modern footballer who's really fast, this is really going to change his game."
Most of us Google ourselves, survey finds.
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About 57 percent of adult internet users in the United States said they have entered their name into a search engine to assess their digital reputation, according to a new Pew Research Center study "Reputation Management and Social Media."
That's a significant increase since 2006, when only 47 percent of adult internet users said they had looked their name up on a search engine. The findings show "reputation management has now become a defining feature of online life," the study says.
That's a significant increase since 2006, when only 47 percent of adult internet users said they had looked their name up on a search engine. The findings show "reputation management has now become a defining feature of online life," the study says.
Violent video games touted as learning tool.
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Playing a video game - and you may be improving your vision and other brain functions, according to research presented Thursday at a New York University conference on games as a learning tool.
"People that play these fast-paced games have better vision, better attention and better cognition," said Daphne Bavelier, an assistant professor in the department of brain and cognitive science at the University of Rochester.
Bavelier was a presenter at Games for Learning, a daylong symposium on the educational uses of video games and computer games.
The event, the first of its kind, was an indication that electronic games are gaining legitimacy in the classroom.
Panelists discussed how people learn and how games can be engineered to be even more educational.
"People do learn from games," said J. Dexter Fletcher of the Institute for Defense Analyses.
"People that play these fast-paced games have better vision, better attention and better cognition," said Daphne Bavelier, an assistant professor in the department of brain and cognitive science at the University of Rochester.
Bavelier was a presenter at Games for Learning, a daylong symposium on the educational uses of video games and computer games.
The event, the first of its kind, was an indication that electronic games are gaining legitimacy in the classroom.
Panelists discussed how people learn and how games can be engineered to be even more educational.
"People do learn from games," said J. Dexter Fletcher of the Institute for Defense Analyses.
How Much Electricity Does Your Computer Use?
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Courtesy of labnol.org
If you are curious to know the exact electricity cost of running your laptop or desktop computer all day long, here’s a quick guide.
Step 1: You first need to calculate the total power (in kilowatt) that’s consumed by your monitor, CPU, graphic card and other components of the computer.
Don’t worry – you don’t have to do these calculations manually. Joulemeter is a free software from Microsoft that can quickly estimate the power consumption of your computer based on the screen’s brightness, the microprocessor, etc.
Step 2: Now find the retail cost of electricity (commonly known as price per unit or price per kWh) in your part of the world. You can know the electricity cost per unit either from your last month’s electricity bill or check the official website of your power distribution company (search for electricity tariffs).
Once you have the two numbers, just multiply them to get an approximate idea of your computer’s electricity bill. I say approximate here because we are ignoring the power consumed by the modem, router and so on.
The Total Electricity Cost of Running a Computer.
If you are curious to know the exact electricity cost of running your laptop or desktop computer all day long, here’s a quick guide.
Step 1: You first need to calculate the total power (in kilowatt) that’s consumed by your monitor, CPU, graphic card and other components of the computer.
Don’t worry – you don’t have to do these calculations manually. Joulemeter is a free software from Microsoft that can quickly estimate the power consumption of your computer based on the screen’s brightness, the microprocessor, etc.
Step 2: Now find the retail cost of electricity (commonly known as price per unit or price per kWh) in your part of the world. You can know the electricity cost per unit either from your last month’s electricity bill or check the official website of your power distribution company (search for electricity tariffs).
Once you have the two numbers, just multiply them to get an approximate idea of your computer’s electricity bill. I say approximate here because we are ignoring the power consumed by the modem, router and so on.
The Total Electricity Cost of Running a Computer.
World's first: Brit scientist infects himself with computer virus.
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(ANI): Dr Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, has become the first human to be infected with a computer virus.
Gasson has had a computer chip implanted in his hand which is programmed to open security doors to his lab. The chip also ensures that only he is able to switch on and use his mobile phone.
But the British boffin deliberately infected the chip with a computer virus. It was then automatically transmitted to affect to the lab security system.
"Once the system is infected, anybody accessing the building with their passcard would be infected too," he told Sky News.
The virus on his chip is benign. But malicious computer code could give criminals access to a building. (ANI)
Gasson has had a computer chip implanted in his hand which is programmed to open security doors to his lab. The chip also ensures that only he is able to switch on and use his mobile phone.
But the British boffin deliberately infected the chip with a computer virus. It was then automatically transmitted to affect to the lab security system.
"Once the system is infected, anybody accessing the building with their passcard would be infected too," he told Sky News.
The virus on his chip is benign. But malicious computer code could give criminals access to a building. (ANI)
Eisenhower was invited to meet aliens.
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(IANS): Former US president Dwight Eisenhower was invited to meet aliens visiting the earth.
Eisenhower was briefed about the presence of extra-terrestrial intelligent beings on earth and was given an opportunity to meet them, Henry W. McElroy Jr., retired state representative to New Hampshire, was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph.
McElroy said he saw a document at the state legislature that made reference to the presence of aliens.
This new revelation comes at a time when legislators are trying to gather support for the creation of an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission after the August 2010 elections in Denver.
Eisenhower was briefed about the presence of extra-terrestrial intelligent beings on earth and was given an opportunity to meet them, Henry W. McElroy Jr., retired state representative to New Hampshire, was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph.
McElroy said he saw a document at the state legislature that made reference to the presence of aliens.
This new revelation comes at a time when legislators are trying to gather support for the creation of an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission after the August 2010 elections in Denver.
UFO experts fear full-scale alien invasion Down Under
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(ANI): Experts in Australia have expressed their fears that a full-scale alien invasion of the Northern Territory is about to take place.
Though astronomers and police say the flares seen across a 360km-long stretch of the Top End coast were probably caused by a meteor shower.
But highly qualified UFO-ologists said they believed the bright lights were space ships on a pre-attack scouting mission, and Darwin-based UFO expert Alan Ferguson said the flares were obviously aliens.
"This all sounds like UFO activity," the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.
Though astronomers and police say the flares seen across a 360km-long stretch of the Top End coast were probably caused by a meteor shower.
But highly qualified UFO-ologists said they believed the bright lights were space ships on a pre-attack scouting mission, and Darwin-based UFO expert Alan Ferguson said the flares were obviously aliens.
"This all sounds like UFO activity," the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.
Brush your teeth twice daily 'to avoid heart disease'
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Here's another reason to brush your teeth at least twice everyday — poor dental hygiene can significantly raise your risk of developing heart disease, say researchers.
A new study, published in the British Medical Journal, found that those who don't brush their teeth regularly are 70 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who'reconscientious about cleaning their teeth morning and night.
"Our results confirmed and further strengthened the suggested association between oral hygiene and the risk of (heart) disease," Professor Richard Watt of University College London, who led the study, said.
The study looked at data on more than 11,000 adults. All the subjects were asked about their lifestyle behaviours, including how often they brushed their teeth. Nurses also took information on medical history and family history of heart disease as well as blood pressure levels and blood samples.
A new study, published in the British Medical Journal, found that those who don't brush their teeth regularly are 70 percent more likely to develop heart disease than those who'reconscientious about cleaning their teeth morning and night.
"Our results confirmed and further strengthened the suggested association between oral hygiene and the risk of (heart) disease," Professor Richard Watt of University College London, who led the study, said.
The study looked at data on more than 11,000 adults. All the subjects were asked about their lifestyle behaviours, including how often they brushed their teeth. Nurses also took information on medical history and family history of heart disease as well as blood pressure levels and blood samples.
Locations of student's made mini satellites unknown in space.
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The location of three out of four mini satellites developed by Japanese students and launched by a rocket carrying a planetary probe last week, are unknown, officials at Science ministry has said.
Aerospace Development Committee officials on Wednesday said only Soka University students are able to receive radio signals from their satellite 'Negai' which was delivered into space on Friday along with Venus probe Akatsuki and three other satellites developed by universities and technical college students.
Kagoshima University received radio signals shortly after the launch its KSAT satellite but was unable to confirm whether it came from same satellite. The university has had no contact with the satellite since then.
Aerospace Development Committee officials on Wednesday said only Soka University students are able to receive radio signals from their satellite 'Negai' which was delivered into space on Friday along with Venus probe Akatsuki and three other satellites developed by universities and technical college students.
Kagoshima University received radio signals shortly after the launch its KSAT satellite but was unable to confirm whether it came from same satellite. The university has had no contact with the satellite since then.
Big B now learns Video Editing.
The latest software which has caught his fancy is video-editing. The actor edited a small snippet of him driving into his house in a car and posted it on his blog.
"After an entire morning of learning how to edit a DVD on my own, have finally managed a little snippet," wrote Bachchan on his blog.
Describing the video,the actor wrote, "This is me in the red SUV coming into my house Jalsa on a Sunday evening. And this is a recurring scenario every Sunday, every evening.
"After an entire morning of learning how to edit a DVD on my own, have finally managed a little snippet," wrote Bachchan on his blog.
Describing the video,the actor wrote, "This is me in the red SUV coming into my house Jalsa on a Sunday evening. And this is a recurring scenario every Sunday, every evening.
Dicaprio launches tiger protection Charity.
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In a bid to protect endangered tigers, Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has headed to Asia and launched an organisation with the World Wildlife Fund.
The 'Titanic' star has joined forces with the WFF to create Save Tigers Now, with the aim of raising $20 million for the cause,reported Access Hollywood online.
His trip to Asia, to seek out remote tiger habitats and document their natural environments, is in progress now.
The 35-year-old actor is learning about the declining number of the species and hopes to double the population of the big cats by 2022. "Tigers are endangered and critical to some of the world's most important ecosystems.
The 'Titanic' star has joined forces with the WFF to create Save Tigers Now, with the aim of raising $20 million for the cause,reported Access Hollywood online.
His trip to Asia, to seek out remote tiger habitats and document their natural environments, is in progress now.
The 35-year-old actor is learning about the declining number of the species and hopes to double the population of the big cats by 2022. "Tigers are endangered and critical to some of the world's most important ecosystems.
Universal unveils rebuilt studios.
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Universal Studios in Los Angeles has unveiled its $200m (£137m) rebuilt outdoor sets - with imitation New York streets - destroyed by fire in 2008.
The four acre site, which features 13 city blocks, will be used in films and in the behind-the-scenes studio tour.
Film director Steven Spielberg, who helped with the rebuild, said it was "a fertile basis for everyone's use, everyone's imagination".
The June 2008 fire destroyed film sets and damaged a library of film reels. Fire investigators said it was started accidentally by workers using a blowtorch.
The four acre site, which features 13 city blocks, will be used in films and in the behind-the-scenes studio tour.
Film director Steven Spielberg, who helped with the rebuild, said it was "a fertile basis for everyone's use, everyone's imagination".
The June 2008 fire destroyed film sets and damaged a library of film reels. Fire investigators said it was started accidentally by workers using a blowtorch.
CCTV with intelligence revealed by UK's Defence.
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The latest defence surveillance can "pick out" potential insurgents in an image
UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) says will be used by soldiers within five years - a package of surveillance systems that can recognise insurgents or terrorists.
This high resolution imaging with in-built software to detect and follow the fake insurgents as they planned their covert meeting, was one of the technologies tested by DSTL during what it described as a "cops and robbers" style trial.
Two more suicide bids at iPad plant hours after media tour.
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The suicide crisis engulfing the Chinese electronics firm Foxconn showed no signs of abating yesterday after two more employees made attempts on their own lives, one of them successful.
A 25-year-old worker, surnamed Chen, cut his wrists yesterday in the 13th suicide attempt since January at the firm's southern Chinese plant. Mr Chen, from Hunan, who had been working at the Taiwanese company since March, was treated in time to save his life. Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, another employee, a 23-year-old migrant worker from Gansu province, had jumped to his death from the seventh-floor balcony of his dormitory building at the sprawling industrial complex in Shenzhen.
The factory, renowned for its efficiency, makes mobile phones, laptops and other digital equipment for a string of well-known clients, including Nokia, Hewlett Packard and Apple, whose new iPad device is produced there. Hewlett Packard and its fellow computer manufacturer Dell have joined Apple in registering their concern at the working practices at the factory, while Sony was also said to be assessing the company's practices yesterday.
A 25-year-old worker, surnamed Chen, cut his wrists yesterday in the 13th suicide attempt since January at the firm's southern Chinese plant. Mr Chen, from Hunan, who had been working at the Taiwanese company since March, was treated in time to save his life. Shortly before midnight on Wednesday, another employee, a 23-year-old migrant worker from Gansu province, had jumped to his death from the seventh-floor balcony of his dormitory building at the sprawling industrial complex in Shenzhen.
The factory, renowned for its efficiency, makes mobile phones, laptops and other digital equipment for a string of well-known clients, including Nokia, Hewlett Packard and Apple, whose new iPad device is produced there. Hewlett Packard and its fellow computer manufacturer Dell have joined Apple in registering their concern at the working practices at the factory, while Sony was also said to be assessing the company's practices yesterday.
Magnetic Suspension Device,
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Toddler smokes 40 cigarettes a day!
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Rizal, who lives in a fishing village Musi Banyuasin in Indonesia, smokes at least 40 cigarettes in a day. He got addicted to smoking after his father gave him a cigarette when he was just 18 months, a report in thesun.co.uk, said.
Rizal, who weighs more than 25 kilograms, finds it almost impossible to run with other kids.
"He's totally addicted. If he doesn't get cigarettes, he gets angry and screams and batters his head against the wall. He tells me he feels dizzy and sick," his mother Daina, said.
facebook acts, simplifies privacy controls.
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Faced with a backlash that wouldn't go away, Facebook announced changes Wednesday that will make it easier for users to change privacy settings and block outside parties from seeing personal information.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that feedback from users over recent privacy changes, which made some user information public by default, was crucial in the decision to tighten controls.
"We think that they're the right thing to do," he said. "We listened to the feedback, and we agree with it."
Facebook will begin rolling out the new privacy controls Wednesday, he said, and they should be in place for most users within the next few weeks.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that feedback from users over recent privacy changes, which made some user information public by default, was crucial in the decision to tighten controls.
"We think that they're the right thing to do," he said. "We listened to the feedback, and we agree with it."
Facebook will begin rolling out the new privacy controls Wednesday, he said, and they should be in place for most users within the next few weeks.
Third grader wins Doodle 4 Google.
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Makenzie Melton now has a $15,000 college scholarship, a netbook computer and a $25,000 technology grant for a new computer lab at her school.
Melton’s doodle, titled “Rainforest Habitat," will appear on the Google homepage Thursday.
The doodle, which expresses Melton’s “concern that the rainforest is in danger,” was chosen over more than 33,000 submissions by students - ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, according to a post on the Official Google Blog.
FarmVille and Mafia Wars coming to Yahoo.
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(Mashable) -- Fresh off a deal that will keep 'FarmVille," "Mafia Wars" and other popular Zynga titles on Facebook for at least the next five years, the company has inked a partnership with Yahoo to bring its social games to the Internet giant's massive userbase.
Yahoo users will be able to access Zynga's games from the Yahoo Homepage, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Games, among other properties.
The deal makes a lot of sense for both companies. Games remain one of Yahoo's major strengths, with its Yahoo Games property seeing more than 19 million unique visitors each month according to comScore data.
With Zynga's titles already racking up insane amounts of usage on Facebook, we expect their addition to Yahoo will only help increase those metrics and the amount of time users are spending on the portal.
Yahoo users will be able to access Zynga's games from the Yahoo Homepage, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Games, among other properties.
The deal makes a lot of sense for both companies. Games remain one of Yahoo's major strengths, with its Yahoo Games property seeing more than 19 million unique visitors each month according to comScore data.
With Zynga's titles already racking up insane amounts of usage on Facebook, we expect their addition to Yahoo will only help increase those metrics and the amount of time users are spending on the portal.
Forbes ranks top 'Idol' earners.
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According to a Forbes ranking of the top earning “Idol” contestants, the music market is pretty well saturated with almost 100 "Idol" alumni and the odds are against this season’s winner raking in the dough.
Last year’s winner, Kris Allen, sold only 300,000 copies of his album, and if ratings and vote tallies are any indication, fans may have moved beyond voting for their favorites with their wallets.
Neither Bowersox nor DeWyze is expected to do as well as No. 1 on the Forbes list, Carrie Underwood.
The publication, which ranked "Idol" stars according to earnings made from June 2009 to May 2010, says the country singer raked in $13 million, making her the most financially successful artist launched from the show.
Coming in a close second was season one champ Kelly Clarkson, whose millions of records sold plus a successful tour helped her garner $11.7 million over the past year. Third place finisher on the list is Chris Daughtry, who earned $10.2 million.
Last year’s winner, Kris Allen, sold only 300,000 copies of his album, and if ratings and vote tallies are any indication, fans may have moved beyond voting for their favorites with their wallets.
Neither Bowersox nor DeWyze is expected to do as well as No. 1 on the Forbes list, Carrie Underwood.
The publication, which ranked "Idol" stars according to earnings made from June 2009 to May 2010, says the country singer raked in $13 million, making her the most financially successful artist launched from the show.
Coming in a close second was season one champ Kelly Clarkson, whose millions of records sold plus a successful tour helped her garner $11.7 million over the past year. Third place finisher on the list is Chris Daughtry, who earned $10.2 million.
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