Feb
22
Comcast is in the final phase of switching all of its customers to a fully digital service, and that means some of you are going to have to pick up some extra equipment. There’s no need to panic, the switch will not be completed until April 10. Ever since the local channels converted from analog …
Feb
22
February will have 29 days this year because it’s leap year. The extra day will be added because the time it takes for our earth to make one revolution around the sun is not exactly the same as our 365 day calendar year. Even an extra day every four years doesn’t make up for the …
Feb
22
JIUHUANG FIRST VILLAGE, China — Police don’t travel far to monitor the goings-on at the Gami Temple at the edge of the Tibetan plateau. The police station sits inside the monastery, just outside the gates to the main prayer hall. Smothering security has become a fact of life in China’s Tibetan areas, from police stationed …
Feb
22
AP IMPACT: USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed WASHINGTON (AP) — Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and networking equipment were secreted into Cuba. The most sensitive item, according to official trip reports, was the last one: a specialized mobile phone chip …
Feb
22
In the interview with Sci-News.com, Dr. Leonid Ksanfomality comments on his recent claims that the Soviet landing probe Venera-13 imaged several objects resembling living beings. Dr. Ksanfomality is a senior researcher and a head of the Laboratory on Photometry and Thermal Radiometry at the Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, and a contributor to …
Feb
21
The Dead stars Rob Freeman and Prince David Osei; Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford co-direct. The Setup: Nothing says “I love you” like watching zombies tear helpless humans from limb to limb, so this Valentine’s Day forget the flowers, forget the chocolate — give your significant other The Dead. Not your typical zombie flick, …
Feb
21
OUTSIDE KEMMERER — Pedro Castillon loaded his tiny DVD playerwith a highlight reel of soccer goals from the 2012 World Cup. He told us to watch. He’d seen it countless times, and hisfavorite goal was coming. He rattled off a player’s stats. Pedro’spartial to Spanish players unless Peruvians from his native countryare playing. “I wish …
Feb
21
February 20, 2012by: Ed MayberryThe National Weather Service recruits and trains spotters to report on hazardous weather conditions. Meteorologists use data from Doppler radar, satellite and surface weather stations, but these volunteers help fill in the gaps.listen now: Skywarn is a National Weather Service program developed in the 1960s to provide eyes and ears on …
Feb
21
Reader J.B.G. sent this: 18 Cities Whose Suburbs Are Rapidly Turning Into Slums Frequent content contributor C.D.V. sent this: We Are Witnessing the Collapse of the Middle East. "If Egypt should fall, it will mark the beginning of the end for what little remaining stability there is in the Middle East." Can you imagine an …
Feb
21
We find the most interesting Radio Collectibles For Sale. Here are the best deals we found for Vintage Panasonic RF-2200 8-Band Shortwave Radio Receiver Excellent for sale on the Internet. This auction is now closed. $79.00 If you want to see its description or find similar items currently for sale please click here. What are …