The old adage that “Children should be seen, but not heard,” definitely does NOT apply to kids riding in cars being driven by their phone-chatting and texting elders or peers, says the U.S. Department of Transportation, where they encourage kids to “sp…
Archive | April 26th, 2012
DOT Tells Kids to ‘Speak Up’ to Texting Drivers
Posted on 26 April 2012.
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Apple Is the New Sony? Not Likely, Many Argue
Posted on 26 April 2012.
Is Apple doomed to repeat the mistakes of technology giants like Sony in the aftermath of co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs’ passing? That’s the theory posited by IT research firm Forrester’s CEO George Colony, who wrote an April 25 blog post title…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Does Not See Tablets, Laptops Converging
Posted on 26 April 2012.
Apples Tim Cook once joked that if the Mac group and the iPad group were different companies, and the former was trying to build a device that could compete against the latter, what it would build is the MacBook Air. In other words: the opportunity …
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Wine of the Week: Beni di Batasiolo Barolo 2007 (Italy) $48
Posted on 26 April 2012.
The 2007 Beni di Batasiolo brings the reputation and expectation of Piedmont’s famed Barolo wines to the table in style, structure and enduring intensity. I love the nose on this wine, talk about sweet spice, ripe red fruit and a touch of tobacc…
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Recipe: Strawberry-Mint Parfaits
Posted on 26 April 2012.
It’s strawberry season, and I know so many friends who have spent an afternoon picking their own strawberries at one of the many you-pick farms in my area. But what to do with an abundance of fresh strawberries? I’m a big fan of delicious and easy St…
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Exploring Baby Food Makers
Posted on 26 April 2012.
Two of my favorite babies – my nephew and my good friend’s daughter – are both around 6 months old and just starting eating solid foods. It’s been so fun to get regular reports on what they like and don’t like, and to hear their mothers’ adventures i…
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Fox Renews Fringe One Last Time
Posted on 26 April 2012.
No matter what universe you’re living in, Fox’s fan favorite sci-fi series Fringe will keep us entertained for one more season, but there’s a twist…
Fox has announced that Fringe will indeed return next season, however, it will be the very last and …
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World’s Best Places to Eat, Says International Chef Pichet Ong
Posted on 26 April 2012.
When you’re a Thai-Chinese-Singaporan New Yorker who’s also an acclaimed chef, you know your global restaurants.
That’s the story with Pichet Ong, the kitchen god at Qi in Times Square and Greenwich Village. Pichet shared with Luxury Travel his Top 1…
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Apple’s Long Drive to Win Enterprise Acceptance: 10 Smart Moves
Posted on 26 April 2012.
Source: Eweek.com
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May new releases to watch
Posted on 26 April 2012.
On the new release calendar for May: lots of live action (vintage and recent concert performances,) a decent number of new studio releases and a heavier than usual dose of vinyl releases and reissues.
Top picks: May classic rock new releases
Source…
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