Category Archives: Internet

New Drug Attacks Cancer Stem Cells

A chemical compound that targets the parent cells which help breast cancers to develop and spread has been discovered by US scientists.

During tests conducted on mice, Salinomycin eliminated breast cancer stem cells far more effectively than some existing drugs, and slowed tumor growth. The drug, a farm antibiotic, has not yet been tested on humans.

NFL, ESPN & US Marine Corps Ban Facebook and Twitter

Facebook is facing a large spread of ban action this month. Just like the NFL and U.S. Marines, television sports network ESPAN is banning their employees from using services like Twitter to discuss sports.

Palin Resigns As Governor of Alaska

Only one and a half years from the end of her term, Sarah Palin announced her resignation from the office of Governor of the State of Alaska earlier today. During a speech given just before she relinquished her post, Governor Palin covered a list of tasks she accomplished during her time in the Governor’s chair — which includedwinning legislative approval for a massive natural gas pipeline.

Education Stimulus To Be Announced Shortly

As one round of stimulus money reaches school districts, President Obama is planning to announce the next step in education reform — in the form of a $4.35 billion dollar stimulus package. This will be the largest federal investment in school reform in the United States, according to the Department of Education.

Google Chrome OS - A Convenient Alternative?

Is there anything Google can’t do these days? Perhaps I should rephrase that - Is there anything Google isn’t attempting to do these days? In the second half of 2010 Google plans on coming out with the Google Chrome OS which is a Linux-based operating system focusing on speeding up the process of web applications. [...]

Twitter vs. Myspace vs. Facebook

It’s my opinion that Myspace will prove to be the longer lasting website, as there are limitless possibilities for its implementation. Small businesses such as independant record labels and the like can

U.S. Treasury To Own GM?

So what about the union workers? They are currently voting on an agreement that would give them a stake in GM in return for concessions. The United Auto Workers would get one member on the board and a 17.5% stake in the reformed company. ONE MEMBER ON THE BOARD. It makes me wonder how many board members the US Treasury and the bondholders get.

Kumo: A Better Search Engine?

On a more serious note though: Kumo does have one unique quality that separates it from other search engines. When you search a term like ‘Taylor Swift’, the engine returns different categories of results neatly arranged on the left navigational bar.

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