http://adayblog.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:04:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/27/inspections-force-flight-cancellations/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/27/inspections-force-flight-cancellations/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:04:36 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/27/inspections-force-flight-cancellations/ It is great to see how tight airlines are with inspections of the planes, and how closely they are watched by the FAA. For the safety of many people that fly on those planes every day, it makes them feel more secure, and shows why statistics say that it is safer to fly in a plane than drive on our streets.

To me, the recent news seems a little odd. After inspections with the FAA, Delta and American Airlines have started to cancel hundreds of flights to inspect and fix more planes. Like I said above, I love the inspections, but why so many all at once? I would feel that inspections would be able to be done in shifts, to help reduce the number of planes that are delayed or cancelled. Also, isn't there any extra planes in reserve that can be used in place of the planes being inspected? Every time there is a flight that has been delayed or canceled, it causes the people on the plane scheduling issues (personal or for work), and it costs the airport a hefty amount of money to reschedule those people. I would just think that this would have been thought out a little better by the Airline Carriers.

Today's news article: Inspections Force Flight Cancellations]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/27/inspections-force-flight-cancellations/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/06/the-richest-person-in-the-world-is/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/06/the-richest-person-in-the-world-is/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:59:44 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/06/the-richest-person-in-the-world-is/ For 13 years, only one man has sat on top of the Forbes Richest list. With the new release of the list (2008), Bill Gates has been knocked off of his pedestal by Warren Buffett. Buffett, an invester, increased his net value by 10 billion in the last year to become the Richest Person in the world. His net value is now 62 billion. Gates increased his value by 2 billion to settle himself in second with 58 billion. I wonder what it feels like to be making over 1 million dollars for every hour of the day (average to what Buffett made last year)!

Today's news article: The Richest Person in the World Is...]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2008/03/06/the-richest-person-in-the-world-is/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/19/fidel-castro-steps-down/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/19/fidel-castro-steps-down/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:05:53 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/19/fidel-castro-steps-down/ All through my life, I have known about the reign that Fidel Castro has over Cuba. It is hard for me (living in the US) to understand how it is to live under a dictatorship, but I always knew that as long as Castro lives, Cubans would have to live in this style of government.

Late last night, Castro announced that he is stepping down because of his ailing health. His brother will be taking charge.

I would like to see a better connection between US and Cuba, but I know that this will not happen until Castro and everyone with similar beliefs are no longer in power. It will be interesting to see what unfolds in the time to come.

Today's news article: Fidel Castro Steps Down]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/19/fidel-castro-steps-down/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/06/cnn-election-center-2008/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/06/cnn-election-center-2008/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:25:14 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/06/cnn-election-center-2008/ Usually after Super Tuesday, you have a good idea as to who is going to win each side of the Presidential Primaries. McCain has started to pull away on the Republican side, but the Democratic side is one of the tightest races we have had in awhile.

If you would like to keep a closer eye on the races, I suggest watching today's news site. CNN has setup an extremely nice site just for the primaries. Information that is included on this site is the amount of votes each candidate has (showing them in a graph depicting the race), voting results for each state, and a lot more! I will be keeping a close eye on this site until we know who will be our final candidates for the 2008 Presidential election!

Today's news site: CNN Election Center - 2008]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2008/02/06/cnn-election-center-2008/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/30/western-new-york-storm/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/30/western-new-york-storm/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:40:29 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/30/western-new-york-storm/ I am lucky to say that I still have power after the storm we had this morning! Starting at 3AM, winds started to pick up, temperatures drastically dropped, and rain/snow began to fall. When I woke up, it was impossible to see out of any of my windows, and every school district in the area was closed.

With wind gusting over 70mph, many homes/businesses are without power. Many trees have fallen down, and even trucks have turned over on the thruways and the local roads. I am going to stay at home for the rest of the day! How is the weather where you are?

Today's news article: Western New York Storm]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/30/western-new-york-storm/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/14/gizmodo-naughty-ces-2008-prank/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/14/gizmodo-naughty-ces-2008-prank/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:25:54 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/14/gizmodo-naughty-ces-2008-prank/ What do you get when you have a bunch of geeks together? Usually a few pranks! That was the biggest news topic that I have heard regarding the CES 2008 show. Gizmodo, a gadget-based blog brought with them this year a TV-B-Gone and tested it out on every television they could find. Everything from displays to product releases had problems with their televisions shutting off.

I think the idea behind TV-B-Gone is extremely funny, but this was not the right time to use it. Companies rely on events like CES to get the early adopters to accept their projects and help them become successful. If you cannot properly show your product, you might lose business...lots of it! I would not be surprised if a law suit does not come out of this...

Today's news: Gizmodo Pulls a Mean Prank at CES 2008]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/14/gizmodo-naughty-ces-2008-prank/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/11/2008-tax-season-begins/ http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/11/2008-tax-season-begins/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:52:56 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/11/2008-tax-season-begins/ When you think of 80-hour work weeks, many clients, and a lot of stress, you probably think of Doctors. At this time of year, I think of Accountants and tax preparers! Thats, right Tax Season is among us, and starting today, you can start filing your taxes via e-file.

Individual tax returns are not due until April 15, 2008, but why not get them done ahead of time? There are a couple really great advantages to getting them sent in early. First, you will not have to stand in the dreaded post office lines the night of the deadline. Second, early filers usually get their refunds back earlier than others. I think those are reasons enough to get your taxes in early!

Today's news: Today's start of e-filing kicks off 2008 income tax season]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2008/01/11/2008-tax-season-begins/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2007/12/21/apple-best-of-2007/ http://adayblog.com/news/2007/12/21/apple-best-of-2007/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:08:55 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2007/12/21/apple-best-of-2007/ If you are looking for a great last minute gift for your audiophile family member or friend, it might be great to buy them an iTunes gift card! I have seen these sold in my stores around town, so it should not be too difficult to find one.

Speaking of iTunes...Apple announced the top selling Albums and Singles for the year. The top selling album was Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long, while the top selling single was Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry. The list did not represent the style of music I normally like or own. I own 2 of the top 10 albums, and only have 2 songs from the top singles list...does this mean I am getting old?

Apple also released a list of the editor's choice for Albums and Singles. I still did not own a lot from this selection, but at least this list was better spread out between genres.

If you are interested in seeing more "Best of 2007" charts, you can find links on the main page of the iTunes Store (in iTunes). Have a great holiday!!!

Today's news: Apple - Best of 2007]]> http://adayblog.com/news/2007/12/21/apple-best-of-2007/feed/ http://adayblog.com/news/2007/12/13/word-of-the-year-2007/ http://adayblog.com/news/2007/12/13/word-of-the-year-2007/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:20:32 +0000 admin http://adayblog.com/news/2007/12/13/word-of-the-year-2007/ Getting close to the end of the year, you start to hear about the "best of" for the year in many categories. This year is the first time I have heard of the "Word of the Year", but the dictionary company, Marriam-Webster, has decided to have people vote on what they thought the word of the year was! People that visited the dictionary's website were able to vote on a list of the 20 most popular words of the year.

The word that won -- Woot! I have used this word for awhile now. I usually use it for its correct definition -- hurray/joy, but I also use it to talk about the website Woot.com. It is a great word, and I am happy more people are starting to use it in their daily language!

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Point Richmond, California November 26, 2007 -- InterPlanetary Ventures has formed an international team to compete in the Google Lunar X Prize race to the moon, which includes $30,000,000 in prizes for competition winners. The InterPlanetary Ventures team includes working groups in Sweden, India, Sri Lanka and the United States, and individuals in several other countries, promoting international cooperation in space exploration and development.

The Google Lunar X Prize is bringing together teams from the private sector to finally do what no one has done before, move private enterprise into space beyond earth orbit. Speaking on the future of space exploration, Nicolas Peter, a research fellow at the European Space Policy Institute commented “It will involve industry, universities and other non-governmental organizations. This adventure will be driven primarily by a quest for knowledge, involving not only the hard sciences but arts and humanities as well.”

That describes the InterPlanetary Ventures team and their goals for this project. The team is lead by Kevin Myrick, founder and CEO of InterPlanetary Ventures. Myrick is currently a student in the Space Studies Masters program at the University of North Dakota. He directs the teams Consultants group, aerospace professionals working on the spacecraft and lunar lander systems. Myrick is also organizing related arts programs, including exterior spacecraft design contests and a special visual display project to be executed from the moon.

The group from Sri Lanka is lead by Rameesha De Silva, Mechanical Engineer and Researcher at the University of Moratuwa. His group is working on robotic hardware systems. The Swedish group is lead by Alessandro Saffiotti, professor of Computer Science at the University of Örebro, and Director of the AASS Mobile Robotics Lab. His group is working on robotic software systems.

The group from India is lead by Sayandeep Khan, Director of Student Activities for InterPlanetary Ventures. His group, which includes members from Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), the Space Generation Congress (SGC) and the Science Popularization Association of Communicators and Educators youth program (S.P.A.C.E. India) is developing research and development applications for the rovers and automated moon base.

The robotic players on the team include a Spherical Robotic Rover with High Definition Video cameras to capture video of its travels on the moon. The lunar lander will also play a key role on the team, expanding to become an automated lunar exploration and development base. A second rover, equipped with high definition cameras and prospecting gear will complete the robotic members of the team.

InterPlanetary Ventures is based in Point Richmond, California, USA. Their mission is to get more people supporting space exploration and development, and to do whatever it takes to assist in the development of the technological and financial infrastructure required to support humanities expansion into the solar system.

Article written by: Adam Hugo
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