Technology, social media, internet, electronics - Technology. If you've been unsuccessful getting your hands on a pair of Google Glass, now's your chance.
Beginning Tuesday at 6 a.m. Pacific time, U.S. adults can purchase the Explorer version of Google's head-mounted, Internet-connected computer for $1,500 plus tax on the company's website. "Our Explorers are moms, bakers, surgeons, rockers, and each new Explorer has brought a new perspective that is making Glass better. But every day we get requests from those of you who haven’t found a way into the program yet, and we want your feedback too," the company said in a Google+ post on Thursday. "So in typical Explorer Program fashion, we’re trying something new. " The Mountain View, Calif., tech firm cautioned that "the number of spots available is limited, so mark your calendars if you want to get in.
" Don't live in the U.S.? "To everyone outside the U.S. ... we know," Google wrote. The Week Magazine: Political News and Cartoons, Current Events and Entertainment Online. CNN.com International - Breaking, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News.
News - Latest Canada, World, Entertainment and Business News. Home. Republican presidential contenders to debate. Television Shows & Programming. Breaking News Headlines: Business, Entertainment & World News. The Top 25. Which news providers make it in among the top 25 for total U.S. traffic?
While the raw figures for visitors vary from one metrics firm to the next (Nielsen’s unique visitors numbers are often much smaller than those of the ratings agency comScore, for example, and both rely mainly on home-based traffic rather than work-based, which may undercount total news consumption) the list and rank of top sites remains relatively consistent across measuring companies. In that mix, based on Nielsen’s data, legacy news organizations (those attached to a news operation that is in another platform such as television or print) account for about two-thirds of the top 25 sites (17 in all).
Online-only ventures, split between pure aggregators and those that produce some original content and engage also in aggregation, account for the remaining third (eight sites in all). Specifically: See the full list of most trafficked news sites. Business, financial, personal finance news - CNNMoney. Mississippi Nears Crest in Historic Vicksburg, Natchez. The Seattle Times. Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post.
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Pith in the Wind. Metro School's board members voted unanimously Tuesday night in favor of a $779 million spending plan to run its school system next school year.
"I think the priorities speak for themselves," said Director of Schools Jesse Register who pointed to teacher pay raises and a new set of pre-K centers as highlights to the district's $32.5 million in new funding he and the school board are asking from Metro officials this year. Mayor Karl Dean warned last December he would look closely at the district's budget, saying "no department gets a blank check and that includes schools. " The district's next step is to pitch this spending plan to mayor's office who will then decide how much of it he will offer to fund. That meeting is Apr. 16. Last year, the school district asked for $44 million new dollars, an amount Dean's administration cut down to about $26 million.
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