The lead character always gets the limelight. In video games the star of the show will appear on the box art and in all the promotional material, while everyone else stands around in the background. Seeing as Mass Effect 2 hits stores this week, bringing with it a whole host of memorable characters who join [...]
Virginia Tech was ranked eighth “best value” public university for 2010, according to “The Princeton Review,” who teamed with USA Today, to present its list, “‘The Princeton Review’ Best Value Colleges for 2010.”
The Princeton Review selected the institutions as its “best value” choices for 2010 based on its surveys of administrators and students at more [...]
If you hate to go to the gym, you are not alone. The good news is – you can get results in the comfort of your own home with some simple home exercises.
Bodyweight training CAN be effective. It CAN be a substitute for weights, if necessary. Training using your own body weight as a source [...]
The days when high-tech rooms for hotels meant adding a kettle and alarm clock are long gone, with hotels realizing guests want far more wizardry in their rooms.
Web site AskMen.com has come up with a list of the top 10 high-tech hotels.
“Worried about an IRS audit? Avoid what’s called a red flag. That’s something the IRS always looks for. For example, say you have some money left in your bank account after paying taxes. That’s a red flag.”
– Jay Leno
While Leno might not have it exactly right, he is on to something: The IRS does look [...]
Viewpoint: Nation Is Not Like America in the ’50s, and Seven Other Common Beliefs That Aren’t True Either.
As a public service, here’s a thoroughly idiosyncratic, non-comprehensive list of the eight most common misunderstandings about China.
It’s like a upcoming blockbuster Hollywood movie schedule than video games in 2010. Many gaming industries & experts are predicting that this year will be the year of video game. It’s a good news for the gamers. The coming year promises to be a much richer one for diehard enthusiasts.
It’s never too early to start [...]
Movies and television have embraced and dramatized cloning since the 1960’s, and they’ve almost always gotten it wrong. The basic principle that movies and television tend to ignore is that a true clone of another human being is nothing more than a twin created artificially rather than the usual method. Instead, the media turns the [...]
There’s nothing better than a good browser based app. Browser based apps require no downloading and no installation, so you can start using them whenever and wherever you like. What’s more, each one of these apps is accessible from any computer in the world, provided that it’s connected to the internet, so there’s no [...]
Getting the deposit back after moving is something we always look forward to. To us, it’s kinda like “found money” and can be quite useful to balance out moving costs. Here are 7 things we do before moving out which helps ensure our deposit check is in the mail.
Being bald as a result of chemo is a shock, I cannot lie. But along the way I’ve discovered a few things that rock about being hairless. Here we go…
Last week I taught Module II of Leadership Strategies for Information Technology in Healthcare at the Harvard School of Public Health.
My students included administrators, clinicians, CIOs, CMOs, and policymakers.
On the first day, I gave them a homework assignment – read my overview of the BIDMC/BIDPO EHR implementation project and then develop a list of barriers [...]
Toyota has said it will recall more than 9 million cars to fix faulty gas pedals and floor mats that can cause unintended acceleration. TIME recaps 10 of the largest — and most disquieting — recalls to date
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘Sherlock Holmes’ tops the chart this week followed by ‘Daybreakers’. ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ completes the top three.
This week there are only two newcomers in the top 10. Sherlock Holmes is the most downloaded movie on BitTorrent for the second week in a row.
The data [...]
There have been a lot of so-called artists over the years that have won Grammys that truly didn’t deserve them in the first place. For an award that is held in such high regard, it’s a bit perplexing how the Grammy voters just hand out the coveted gilded gramophone statuettes like they were freakin’ Dum [...]
More than how much you eat, what you eat determines the satisfaction level of a meal. Nutritionist Sneha Jain lists 10 foods that make you feel full, without making you fat.
I have heard a lot of karaoke. The times I have gone to karaoke definitely number in the hundreds. Possibly thousands. I have gone to karaoke at dive bars, Thai food restaurants, fancy piano bars, my significant other’s work party, smoke-filled Chinese restaurants and hotel lobbies.
I have noticed, regardless of whether karaoke is going on [...]
