Google Dec. 15 said it is delaying its decision on who gets to sample its 1G-bps broadband network until early 2011, citing too many applicants. – Citing a glut of applications, Google delayed until 2011 choosing which
community or communities will test its ultra-high-speed broadband network.
Google Feb. 11 announced its plan to construct fiber networks to hurtle
Internet data at speeds of 1 gigabit per second. That’s more than 100 times
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Scientists are finally succeeding where so many men have failed: in understanding why women find some guys handsome and others hideous
WHEN it comes to partners, men often find women’s taste fickle and unfathomable. But ladies may not be entirely to blame. A growing body of research suggests that their preference for certain types of male physiognomy may be swayed by things beyond their conscious control—like prevalence of disease or crime—and in predictable ways.
Masculine features—a big jaw, say, or a prominent brow—tend to reflect physical and behavioural traits, such as strength and aggression. They are also closely linked to physiological ones, like virility and a sturdy immune system. …
Complete knowledge of all business process and why new system is needed. These two information help to select the right ERP software.
To be decided in the trial is exactly how much SAP will be fined for the illegal actions of TomorrowNow, a small, Texas-based software maintenance and support company that it acquired in 2005. – Selection of a jury in U.S. District Court in Oakland
was the first order of business Nov. 1 for Judge Shirley Hamilton as the
long-awaited financial restitution trial began in Oracle’s intellectual
property piracy case against German enterprise application maker SAP.
Oracle is seeking $2.15 b…
Google’s web-based apps are moving more and more users to the realm of cloud computing. Here are a couple of loosely related tips in dealing with reproducing text in Google Chrome. 1. Copy and Paste Plain Text If you wish to copy plain text, but not its formatting or associated graphics, use the ‘paste as [...]
The moves that make men attractive to women
THE need to identify a suitable mate is such a strong biological urge that the animal kingdom has spawned a bewildering array of courtship rituals. Hippo males fling their faeces; flatworms have penis-jousting contests; and humpback whales sing and leap above the ocean surface. Such competitive displays depend on the speed, strength and size of an animal, which is why they convey a measure of reproductive fitness.
Dancing is popular among animals for similar reasons. Scorpions and sandhill cranes, for instance, dance to impress. Humans also use dance as part of courtship, but it has been difficult for scientists to pin down exactly what it is about a dance that appeals to members of the opposite sex. This is because factors such as facial attractiveness, height and even social status tend to confound any attempt to judge the relative merits of a person’s gyrations. …
Males can take many routes to reproductive success
“BE FRUITFUL and multiply, and fill the Earth.” Taken as an evolutionary imperative, that seems straightforward enough. But in reality, identifying the best way of doing it can be difficult, whether for individuals seeking romance, or scientists studying reproductive behaviour.
The scientists, at least, have made demonstrable progress. Two studies published this week—one by Jonathan Evans, of the University of Western Australia, the other by Tom Tregenza of the University of Exeter, in England—show that in fish and insects there is more than one path to mating success, and that the biggest, flashiest males do not always do better than their less assuming brethren. …
As the release date for the Apple iPad draws near, information regarding e-book pricing from Apple’s iBookstore leaks online, suggesting the company may have reached an agreement with publishers that Amazon failed to do with its e-reader, the Kindle.
– Following a battle between publishers and Amazon over the price of digital books sold for the companys e-reader, the Kindle, a photo showing
the alleged pricing structure for Apples online iBookstore surfaced.
The screenshot, by way of Apple blog App Advice, shows four current
fiction bestsellers…
With a wide selection of wireless printers available to cost-conscious companies, it’s important to understand what features really matter to your business–and what it costs to have them. Here’s a list of capabilities to consider.
– With a range of wireless printers to choose from, not to mention
several vendors and price points, its important to consider what
business needs the appliance will serve. For many cost-conscious
businesses, cost might be paramount, but there are a multitude of
capabilities and features a company…
If females must compete, evolution will furnish them with weapons to do so
WHEN a species evolves traits that seem to have little to do with individual survival—bright colours, say, or oversize horns, it is typically the male alone who sports these excesses. Observing this, Charles Darwin proposed the idea of “selection in relation to sex” as a follow-up to his theory of natural selection. He defined it as the struggle between members of one sex, “generally male”, to possess the other. The plumage of peacocks attracts peahens. The stag’s antlers are there to fight off other stags. And so on.
But females, it turns out, have some tricks of their own. Nicola Watson and Leigh Simmons of the University of Western Australia have published a paper this week in the Proceedings of the Royal Society about Onthophagus sagittarius, a species of dung beetle in which not only do both sexes sport horns, but those of the females are larger than those of the males. They set out to discover whether female competition accounted for these impressive armaments, and whether there was a trade-off between horns and fecundity. …
Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill is not a huge fan of rotating players, but he is ready to make one key selection decision for the FA Cup fifth round trip to Crystal Palace on Sunday that could spell Wembley heartbreak for goalkeeper Brad Guzan. O’Neill has utilised Guzan in all Villa’s
There has been no political pressure during the recent reelection of judges, Chair of the Parliament Justice and Administration Committee Boško Ristić says. However, President of the Association of Judges of Serbia Dragana Boljević, who has not been reelected, mentioned several examples which in her opinion clearly show that judges were elected according to political bias.
For Czech holiday makers the “nightmare has become a reality.” A selection of Czech politicians have been photographed in swim trucks– prominently displayed on billboards in Croatia– in an attempt to gain political popularity before the upco…
