Cell Phones and Airplanes. Posted by: admin on March 29th, 2010 at 7:16am Many people believe that cell phone use is prohibited on planes to force passengers to use the ultra-expensive option of making an in-flight call from the phones provided on the airplanes. However, the FCC, which does not have a stake in the phones installed on planes, banned cell phone use on planes because of concerns that their signals could cause disruptions and interfere with aircraft navigation systems. <a rel="nofollow" href=" src=" alt="Cellphones and environment" width="500" border="0" /></a><br />Via: <a href=" Phones</a>
Grannies vs Teens: Who’s Scarier on The Road | Share this infographic on your website , simply copy and paste the source code in the box below to your website. Grannies vs Teens: Who is Scarier on the Road? You’ve seen them . . . reckless teen drivers who are on their cell phones and shooting past other cars on the highway, having no respect for others on the road. You have also seen the grannie, hunched over her steering wheel, with the turn signal flashing for miles on end while going 20 miles under the speed limit. It has been said that both types of drivers are dangerous on the road.
In fact, there has been talk in some states of raising the minimum driving age to 18. There has also been talk about requiring those over a certain age to take a driving test every year. But who is scarier on the road? The Age of Citizens in the United States Some states allow those 15 years and older to hold a learner’s permit. A significant portion of these citizens hold driver’s licenses. That is when the trouble occurs. So, what do you think? 13 small things to simplify your workday | Zen Habits. “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
~Lao Tzu By Leo Babauta. One of the best things I did when I decided to simplify my life was to simplify my workday — first at my day job and later, by quitting my day job, in the work I do now as a writer and entrepreneur. I’ve eliminated most of the routine, boring, administrative tasks with a few simple principles. These days, I have eliminated the non-essentials, and can focus on what I truly love: creating.
Not everyone can make such drastic steps toward simplicity, but if you have some control over your workday, you can do a few small things that will simplify things greatly. If you don’t have control, or if you find yourself thinking, “I can’t do these things”, I’d start to ask why not? You don’t need to do all of these things — pick just one, and try it. And enjoy the simple work life. Start early. 2.5-foot Sea Bug Is Scariest Thing on Reddit Since Peaches Geldo. Electronic tablets can't possibly save magazines and newspapers. Apple shares soared to an all-time record on Monday as investors anticipated the release of the iPad this Saturday.
In the run-up to the Apple tablet's release, Time and Wired, among other publications, have secured hefty amounts for ad placements in those magazines' iPad editions. Publishers and advertisers should heed Jack Shafer's warning from last year, however: If you're looking for innovation in tablet computing, don't expect it to come from the traditional media.
The original article is reprinted below. Sports Illustrated dazzled the technorati and knuckle-draggers alike earlier this month with a demo of a digital tablet prototype of the magazine promised for 2010. Time Inc., which owns Sports Illustrated, isn't the only publisher making digital reader noise. Meanwhile, GQ and Esquire are releasing paid iPhone editions, the Kindle has new digital competition from Barnes & Noble's Nook, and folks can't stop talking about the much-rumored but unannounced revolutionary Apple tablet. Funny old-school vintage advertisements theCHIVE. bF4wa.jpg (JPEG Image, 720x478 pixels)