New Google Now card can tip you off to flight prices
Google Now excels in trying to deliver information that might be relevant to you at any given time. It uses your Google Search history to determine what you might be interested in and tries to serve up whatever it is you might need, whether that be directions to a local burger joint or movie times f ...
Suspected Bot List [2014-09-22]
detection period: 2014-09-22 00:00-23:59 UTC number of suspected bots' IPs listed here: 61 IP addresses listed here all exhibit strange network behavior. As I could not notify the victims for various reasons (no working abuse contact, mailbox over quota, etc.), I list them here instead. I have to em ...
Designing with Cement Tile: Shapes, Sizes, Formats
Exercise your creativity with handmade cement tile! Last month, we reviewed the time-tested quality manufacturing processes and techniques utilized in producing handmade cement tile. In this third installation, we’ll take a look at the various sizes, shapes and formats available with cement tiles. A ...
Getting Married and More
In 3 day's I'll be a married man. A couple day's later I'll be off to London and then Spain. When I get back I'll be 18 months clean. Things have all just sort of worked out smoothly - both due to me acting like a big boy and taking the lead, and just by shear luck or God or something. Right now I'm ...
Study Abroad Fair to present all options
Study Abroad Fair to present all options His first study abroad was in Costa Rica in the summer of 2013 with the department of Spanish and Portuguese. Later, he jetted straight from Heredia, Costa Rica, to Viña del Mar, Chile, for a semester-long program also with the same department. more info.. >< ...
Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015, Kicked Out of Sorority For Hazing Pledges!
Newly-crowned Miss America Kira Kazantsev is under ehavy scrutiny after being awarded the title earlier this month, but not for the reasons you might expect. The 23-year-old former Miss New York was kicked out of her sorority at Hofstra University on Long Island, reports, say, for abusively hazing n ...
How To Legally Apply To Live In Spain Or Italy
S.Borisov / ( Shutterstock.com) If you’ve decided to teach English and live la vita bella in Italy or la vida loca in Spain, you have to be ready for the onslaught of paperwork that will head your way, especially if you’re North American.
If you plan to stay in either of these countries for more th ...
How to Kick Off a Dinner Party Right: Cheese Balls, Spiced Nuts, and More
Yes, dinner is important. But it’s how you coat your cheese balls and ice your drinks that really sets the tone. Here, 15 ideas for kicking the night off right Snacks 1. Mix Up Your Nuts Satisfying nut medleys taste better when they’re not dumped straight from the “deluxe assortment” can. Get the re ...
Researchers Get More Out of Trees for Bioenergy
Researchers in Spain have found a way to manipulate the genes of trees to get more biomass to make more bioenergy. In a joint venture between the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and the National Institute for Agricultural Research and Experimentation (INIA), the scientists figured out how to ...
Stocks Are Dropping In Europe
A succession of gloomy news stories have European markets down this morning. France’s CAC 40 is leading the drop, down by 1.62% so far this morning, after yet another PMI drop for the struggling economy. The FTSE 100 is following, with a 1.26% decline. The pressure on Tesco still isn’t letting up, d ...
Sundance Channel arrives in Spain
AMC Networks International is rebranding its film channel CTK in Spain as Sundance Channel. The move, which will widely extend the distribution of Sundance Channel in the region, is effective October 1. Eduardo Zulueta, AMC Networks International’s MD ...
Spain's PM scraps hardline abortion reform
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday withdrew a change of an abortion law that would have made Spain one of the most difficult countries in Europe to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. The bill had proposed allowing abortion ...
Ibiza, Spain is No. 1 on list of world's best nightlife cities
(CNN) -- Not everyone gets it. But for some of us, travel is best expressed through celebration. We prefer to exchange culture over the clinking of glasses and between the flashes of strobe lights. Conversations punctuated by "Prost!" and "Salud!
Olive Oil Supplies Seen Tight by Oil World as Spain Output Falls
Olive oil supplies are “tight,” with prices rising on an outlook for falling production in Spain, the biggest producer and exporter of the edible oil, according to Oil World. World olive oil production is forecast to drop to 2.87 million metric tons in ...
Spain Drops Ban on Most Abortions
Spain has dropped plans to enact one of Europe's strictest abortion laws. Legislation passed in January would have made abortions in Spain illegal in all cases except when there was a medically certified threat to the mother's health or it was a rape that ...
Spain announce female Davis Cup captain
Spain have announced that Gala Leon Garcia will be their new Davis Cup Captain, following the decision by Carlos Moya to step down. The change comes after Spain were relegated from the World Group, having occupied a place amongst the Tennis elite for 18 years.
Nadal's uncle and coach criticizes appointment of woman as Spain's Davis Cup captain
Rafael Nadal's coach has criticized the appointment of a woman as the captain of Spain's Davis Cup team. Gala León García, a former women's pro, became the first woman to be appointed captain of the country's Davis Cup team on Sunday, replacing Carlos ...
Record Tourism Numbers in Spain in August
Spain has the highest ever figure in foreign visitors for a single month, just over nine million in August, said the government said Monday. The trend is setting the country up for its best-ever year for tourism and giving a boost to the economy.
King of Spain among dignitaries expected to visit St. Augustine for historic city's 450th celebration
It’s official. The U.S.–Spain Council International Summit will be held in St. Augustine in September 2015. The announcement was made by King Felipe VI in his remarks at this year’s summit held in Marabella, Spain. “In 2015, we will celebrate the ...