Google has been working on the technology for several months. To use the recipe view do a regular search for a dish (try lasagna or whatever), and in a column on the left side of your screen, right under the shopping view, will appear recipes, says Goel. Click on it to use the feature.
The new feature will enable Google users to search for all recipes that have appeared on the Internet.
A product manager for the search engine, says that on average Google gets 10 million searches a day for recipes.
Although it’s only 1 percent of Google’s overall searches, the numbers were large enough to entice Goel and his crew to add a recipe view feature. Although users have always been able to find recipes using Google, under the new system they can narrow down their searches.
People can now search recipes based on everything from calorie count and ingredients to cook time and what publication the recipe came from. They can even plug in a search for a special occasion — say Cinco de Mayo — and come up with recipes for that holiday.
Inside Scoop SF » Google launches new recipe finder and search engine
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Gaming: PS3 Could Become a Harder Nut to Crack
Sony Manufacturer doesn't like it when gamers mess with its products.
The company's stance against PS3 hacking -- users altering the machine's programming to make it perform functions other than playing games -- continues to grow stronger, as Sony pulls out the legal guns and shows no signs of backing down.
When it comes to consumer electronics, unauthorized hacking and pirating seem like unavoidable hassles. Every product appears to get cracked eventually. According to a new rumor, though, Sony is working on a way to prevent it altogether.
Technology News: Gaming: PS3 Could Become a Harder Nut to Crack
The company's stance against PS3 hacking -- users altering the machine's programming to make it perform functions other than playing games -- continues to grow stronger, as Sony pulls out the legal guns and shows no signs of backing down.
When it comes to consumer electronics, unauthorized hacking and pirating seem like unavoidable hassles. Every product appears to get cracked eventually. According to a new rumor, though, Sony is working on a way to prevent it altogether.
Technology News: Gaming: PS3 Could Become a Harder Nut to Crack
Monday, February 21, 2011
Domino’s ends policy - INSIDE JoongAng Daily
Domino’s Pizza officially ended its “30 minutes or free” delivery pledge in Korea after a spike in road accidents involving fast food deliverymen.
Since 1990, Domino’s has offered a discount of 2,000 won ($1.88) on pizzas delivered after 30 minutes of placing an order, and the pizza is given for free if delivery takes longer than 45 minutes. The system has forced deliverymen, most in their early 20s, to speed and drive recklessly on their delivery motor bikes.
“Following recent concerns over the 30 minute delivery promise, we decided to abolish the system after careful consideration,” said Domino’s on its Web site yesterday. “
We will make efforts to educate employees thoroughly on road safety.”The Youth Community Union called for a nationwide boycott of Domino’s if the system wasn’t abolished by today.
The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency said there were 4,951 accidents involving food delivery bikes between 2005 and 2009.
Domino’s ends policy - INSIDE JoongAng Daily
Since 1990, Domino’s has offered a discount of 2,000 won ($1.88) on pizzas delivered after 30 minutes of placing an order, and the pizza is given for free if delivery takes longer than 45 minutes. The system has forced deliverymen, most in their early 20s, to speed and drive recklessly on their delivery motor bikes.
“Following recent concerns over the 30 minute delivery promise, we decided to abolish the system after careful consideration,” said Domino’s on its Web site yesterday. “
We will make efforts to educate employees thoroughly on road safety.”The Youth Community Union called for a nationwide boycott of Domino’s if the system wasn’t abolished by today.
The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency said there were 4,951 accidents involving food delivery bikes between 2005 and 2009.
Domino’s ends policy - INSIDE JoongAng Daily
Domino’s beefs up its chicken line
Domino’s Pizza has added two new permanent items to its menu – boneless chicken and wings. This is the first time Domino’s has run a national promotion highlighting its chicken products since 2002.
The menu launch is part of a continued reinvention effort by Domino’s, which began in late 2009.
The chicken wings are available in hot, BBQ and new sweet mango habanero, while the new boneless chicken come with a selection of dipping sauces. The new items are available for delivery and carryout.
"We want to continue innovating, and reinventing our menu and brand – and our new chicken is the next chapter of our story," said J. Patrick Doyle, Domino's Pizza president and chief executive officer.
Russell Weiner, Domino's Pizza chief marketing officer said customer feedback outlined a demand for more choice and customization with the boneless chicken, and a better texture and flavor for the chicken wings.
"Over 80 percent of our menu consists of new, permanent menu items introduced since 2008, so the desire to continue getting better goes well beyond just our pizza," said Weiner.
Domino’s beefs up its chicken line PizzaMarketPlace.com
The menu launch is part of a continued reinvention effort by Domino’s, which began in late 2009.
The chicken wings are available in hot, BBQ and new sweet mango habanero, while the new boneless chicken come with a selection of dipping sauces. The new items are available for delivery and carryout.
"We want to continue innovating, and reinventing our menu and brand – and our new chicken is the next chapter of our story," said J. Patrick Doyle, Domino's Pizza president and chief executive officer.
Russell Weiner, Domino's Pizza chief marketing officer said customer feedback outlined a demand for more choice and customization with the boneless chicken, and a better texture and flavor for the chicken wings.
"Over 80 percent of our menu consists of new, permanent menu items introduced since 2008, so the desire to continue getting better goes well beyond just our pizza," said Weiner.
Domino’s beefs up its chicken line PizzaMarketPlace.com
Friday, February 18, 2011
A Red Siamese Fighting Fish
The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens), also known as the Betta and simply as the fighter, is a popular species of freshwater aquarium fish. The name is derived from Ikan Bettah, taken from a local dialect of Thailand (Siam).
Betta is pronounced /ˈbɛtə/. The wild ancestors of this fish are native to the rice paddies of Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Cambodia and are called pla-kad or trey krem ("fighting fish") in Thai.
Siamese fighting fish have upturned mouths and are primarily carnivorous surface feeders, although some vegetable matter may be eaten. In the wild, they feed on zooplankton including crustaceans and the larvae of mosquitoes and other insects, such as flies, crickets, or grasshoppers. Fish who feed on a wide range of foods live longer, have richer colors, and heal fin damage more quickly.
For reproduction the male betta will flare his gills, twist his body, and spread his fins, if interested in the female.
The female will darken in color, then curve her body back and forth. Males build bubble nests of various sizes and thicknesses at the surface of the water. The act of spawning itself is called a "nuptial embrace", for the male wraps his body around the female; around 10-41 eggs are released during each embrace, until the female is exhausted of eggs.
The male, in his turn, releases milt into the water, and fertilization takes place externally. During and after spawning, the male uses his mouth to retrieve sinking eggs and deposit them in the bubble nest (during mating the female sometimes assists her partner, but more often she will simply devour all the eggs that she manages to catch). Once the female has released all of her eggs, she is chased away from the male's territory, as it is likely that she'll eat the eggs due to hunger.
Henceforth, the eggs remain in the male's care. He carefully keeps them in his bubble nest, making sure none fall to the bottom, and repairing the bubble nest as needed. Incubation lasts for 24–36 hours, and the newly-hatched larvae remain in the nest for the next 2–3 days, until their yolk sacs are fully absorbed. Afterwards the fry leave the nest and the free-swimming stage begins.
A Red Siamese Fighting Fish in an Aquarium - Pictures
Betta is pronounced /ˈbɛtə/. The wild ancestors of this fish are native to the rice paddies of Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Cambodia and are called pla-kad or trey krem ("fighting fish") in Thai.
Siamese fighting fish have upturned mouths and are primarily carnivorous surface feeders, although some vegetable matter may be eaten. In the wild, they feed on zooplankton including crustaceans and the larvae of mosquitoes and other insects, such as flies, crickets, or grasshoppers. Fish who feed on a wide range of foods live longer, have richer colors, and heal fin damage more quickly.
For reproduction the male betta will flare his gills, twist his body, and spread his fins, if interested in the female.
The female will darken in color, then curve her body back and forth. Males build bubble nests of various sizes and thicknesses at the surface of the water. The act of spawning itself is called a "nuptial embrace", for the male wraps his body around the female; around 10-41 eggs are released during each embrace, until the female is exhausted of eggs.
The male, in his turn, releases milt into the water, and fertilization takes place externally. During and after spawning, the male uses his mouth to retrieve sinking eggs and deposit them in the bubble nest (during mating the female sometimes assists her partner, but more often she will simply devour all the eggs that she manages to catch). Once the female has released all of her eggs, she is chased away from the male's territory, as it is likely that she'll eat the eggs due to hunger.
Henceforth, the eggs remain in the male's care. He carefully keeps them in his bubble nest, making sure none fall to the bottom, and repairing the bubble nest as needed. Incubation lasts for 24–36 hours, and the newly-hatched larvae remain in the nest for the next 2–3 days, until their yolk sacs are fully absorbed. Afterwards the fry leave the nest and the free-swimming stage begins.
A Red Siamese Fighting Fish in an Aquarium - Pictures
What are Coral Reefs
Often called “rainforests of the sea”, coral reefs form some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. They occupy very small percentage of the total sea surface on earth, yet they provide a home for twenty-five percent of all marine species.
Coral reefs flourish even though they are surrounded by ocean waters that provide few nutrients. They are most commonly found at shallow depths in tropical waters, but deep water and cold water corals also exist on smaller scales in other areas.
Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals.
Corals are colonies of tiny living animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, and are formed by polyps that live together in groups. The polyps secrete a hard carbonate exoskeleton which provides support and protection for the body of each polyp. Reefs grow best in warm, shallow, clear, sunny and agitated waters. Also coral reef is a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
How to Install Windows XP on Computers with SATA Hard Drive - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com
SATA is a new type of interface that connects hard drives to computers' main board (Motherboard) and replaces the older IDE standard. As of 2009, SATA has replaced IDE in most desktop and laptop computers. The difference between a SATA hard drive and the old IDE drives, among other things, is that SATA can provide for a faster data rate and speed.
How to Install Windows XP on Computers with SATA Hard Drive - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com
How to Install Windows XP on Computers with SATA Hard Drive - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Why Van Gogh Paintings Are Turning Brown?
The works of painter Vincent van Gogh are some of the world's most prized pieces of art, partly for their vibrant tones, but some of those colors have been fading in recent years. Art researchers and scientists have been using X-ray microscopes to examine Vincent van Gogh paintings that have been losing their color and determine why once brilliant yellows have been turning brown in several key works of van Gogh and other artists of the late 19th century.
The results of the study were published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. The problem comes down to the chromium in a yellow pigment called yellow chrome which undergoes a chemical reaction when exposed to ultraviolet lighting (including sunlight), turning the painting brown. The paint, which gave works including van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings, their sun-splashed beauty has been known to darken under sunlight since the early 19th century. What's new is that now scientists have uncovered why this happens and can work to gain potential clues as to how to prevent it.
Pigments were far from standardized in van Gogh's era and paints used varied both from painter to painter and time to time. Researchers had to track down historic tubes of chromium yellow in order to conduct their tests. Chromium yellow is toxic and no longer used. Artists switched from using the paint in the 1950s. The researchers were able to find three tubes of the yellow paint and hastened the aging process by exposing it to 500 hours under a UV lamp. They found that only one of the paint samples turned brown, one belonging to Flemish artist Rik Wouters. The color change was similar to that seen in the Van Gogh painting. During the course of the hurried-up aging process the color became darker and darker. Within three weeks, the bright yellow had become chocolate brown.
New Chemical Research Uncovers Why Van Gogh Paintings Turning Brown
Related Subjects:
Almond Blossom by van Gogh
The results of the study were published in the journal Analytical Chemistry. The problem comes down to the chromium in a yellow pigment called yellow chrome which undergoes a chemical reaction when exposed to ultraviolet lighting (including sunlight), turning the painting brown. The paint, which gave works including van Gogh's Sunflowers paintings, their sun-splashed beauty has been known to darken under sunlight since the early 19th century. What's new is that now scientists have uncovered why this happens and can work to gain potential clues as to how to prevent it.
Pigments were far from standardized in van Gogh's era and paints used varied both from painter to painter and time to time. Researchers had to track down historic tubes of chromium yellow in order to conduct their tests. Chromium yellow is toxic and no longer used. Artists switched from using the paint in the 1950s. The researchers were able to find three tubes of the yellow paint and hastened the aging process by exposing it to 500 hours under a UV lamp. They found that only one of the paint samples turned brown, one belonging to Flemish artist Rik Wouters. The color change was similar to that seen in the Van Gogh painting. During the course of the hurried-up aging process the color became darker and darker. Within three weeks, the bright yellow had become chocolate brown.
New Chemical Research Uncovers Why Van Gogh Paintings Turning Brown
Related Subjects:
Almond Blossom by van Gogh
Friday, February 11, 2011
Wael Ghonim: Proud To Be Egyptian
I'm proud to be Egyptian. I just want to say, you know, from the bottom of my heart congratulations to all egyptians and, you know, I want to say welcome back, Egypt. To me I've read about egypt in the history books and, you know, they convinced us for 30 days - for 30 years that egypt died and there's no more Egypt. We are just, you know, a generation that need to eat and sleep. You know, so many of the thousands decided to start a journey for Egypt and then they convinced hundreds of thousands then they convinced millions of people. We were all looking for Egypt and thank god that we found her today. I just want to say, welcome back Egypt.
I just want to say to Hosni Mubarak and to Omar Suleiman and to all those people who thought that being in power means you can oppress people, you know, hard-luck guys, you know, at the end of the day, we have a choice and we've made our choice, by the way very early enough and you should have respected that. You are responsible of the killings of 300 innocent Egyptians. You guys paid the price, are still going to pay the price. It's enough, it's enough for you guys that in history books they're going to talk to you - they'll say one word to describe you, a dictator.
Today is the day for celebration. It's very hard for me now to even think. We have been - we haven't been sleeping for a few days. We've been under a lot of war - among the media war. I'm also in the morning - a lot of people saying, wael, you have been logical and not emotional. What's going on with you, so I need to refer - restore my calm attitude. I'm not an angry person, and I became an angry person. I need to get some sleep so does my friends, there are a lot of grateful Egyptians. These guys - there are a lot of people who care about egypt and today I think the problem is solved.
At the moment you break the psychological barrier of fear, The moment you break the fear, the moment you convince people that if they die it's better for them to die for a good cause than to live without dignity which is something that we all worked on in our message at the very beginning. Then you should be sure that you are going to win because these guys are so corrupted, these dictators don't care about the people. They care about their lives and for them life is much, you know, life is much worth it and shame for us - I love my life. We all want to live. We don't want to die. We all want to make - survive free and open-minded. We all want this country to go where it should be. We should be among the countries in the world. We can do it and we will do it.
I want to go back to my company and work. I think it would be a big mistake for me to be involved. Also if you read history, you know, the people who helped the revolution should not be part of the revolution afterward. I think my mission has been accomplished. I just need to work for a few days to make sure that the country is in safe hands and then i need to disappear from the scene.
My mission is over. I want to go back to see my kids. I want to go back to start working. I want to be a normal person and this is about the Egyptians. Those guys - I'm not worried about this country seeing all these people in the street right now.
We are dreamers and we made it happen and it's time now to celebrate for a couple of days and then go back and start thinking about how can we develop the strategy and what's the best for us.
I was actually at my mom's house with a lot of, you know, in my mom's house a lot - like a lot of activists and having sort of like the center of my plan, my - so I was there and we were all of a sudden like I heard my mom screaming. I went out and, you know, it was amazing. She started hugging me and kissing me and started crying and it was, you know, the rest of the family came. It was really good.
Thanks to you and you folks on Tahrir Square. You guys have played a great role in saving the lives of hundreds if not thousands of people. This regime did not care about the people and they would have killed a lot of people if there was no international media. CNN did a great job. You guys deserve a great recognition from all the Egyptian people. We're not going to forget your role
Wael Ghonim: "I'm proud to be Egyptian" – Parker Spitzer - CNN.com Blogs
I just want to say to Hosni Mubarak and to Omar Suleiman and to all those people who thought that being in power means you can oppress people, you know, hard-luck guys, you know, at the end of the day, we have a choice and we've made our choice, by the way very early enough and you should have respected that. You are responsible of the killings of 300 innocent Egyptians. You guys paid the price, are still going to pay the price. It's enough, it's enough for you guys that in history books they're going to talk to you - they'll say one word to describe you, a dictator.
Today is the day for celebration. It's very hard for me now to even think. We have been - we haven't been sleeping for a few days. We've been under a lot of war - among the media war. I'm also in the morning - a lot of people saying, wael, you have been logical and not emotional. What's going on with you, so I need to refer - restore my calm attitude. I'm not an angry person, and I became an angry person. I need to get some sleep so does my friends, there are a lot of grateful Egyptians. These guys - there are a lot of people who care about egypt and today I think the problem is solved.
At the moment you break the psychological barrier of fear, The moment you break the fear, the moment you convince people that if they die it's better for them to die for a good cause than to live without dignity which is something that we all worked on in our message at the very beginning. Then you should be sure that you are going to win because these guys are so corrupted, these dictators don't care about the people. They care about their lives and for them life is much, you know, life is much worth it and shame for us - I love my life. We all want to live. We don't want to die. We all want to make - survive free and open-minded. We all want this country to go where it should be. We should be among the countries in the world. We can do it and we will do it.
I want to go back to my company and work. I think it would be a big mistake for me to be involved. Also if you read history, you know, the people who helped the revolution should not be part of the revolution afterward. I think my mission has been accomplished. I just need to work for a few days to make sure that the country is in safe hands and then i need to disappear from the scene.
My mission is over. I want to go back to see my kids. I want to go back to start working. I want to be a normal person and this is about the Egyptians. Those guys - I'm not worried about this country seeing all these people in the street right now.
We are dreamers and we made it happen and it's time now to celebrate for a couple of days and then go back and start thinking about how can we develop the strategy and what's the best for us.
I was actually at my mom's house with a lot of, you know, in my mom's house a lot - like a lot of activists and having sort of like the center of my plan, my - so I was there and we were all of a sudden like I heard my mom screaming. I went out and, you know, it was amazing. She started hugging me and kissing me and started crying and it was, you know, the rest of the family came. It was really good.
Thanks to you and you folks on Tahrir Square. You guys have played a great role in saving the lives of hundreds if not thousands of people. This regime did not care about the people and they would have killed a lot of people if there was no international media. CNN did a great job. You guys deserve a great recognition from all the Egyptian people. We're not going to forget your role
Wael Ghonim: "I'm proud to be Egyptian" – Parker Spitzer - CNN.com Blogs
Google’s Wael Ghonim Thanks Facebook For Revolution
Google’s Middle East and North Africa Marketing Manager Wael Ghonim, credited with organizing the demonstrations in Cairo, thanked Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg for the social network’s role in helping achieve freedom in Egypt.
Ghonim told CNN:
We think that Ghonim’s desire to thank Mark Zuckerberg in person seems like a great marketing opportunity for both companies, and would also help promote any book that the activist might actually write based on recent events in Egypt. The former would certainly jibe with Ghonim’s intention of returning his focus to his day job.
Readers, what do you think about this set of developments?
Google’s Wael Ghonim Thanks Facebook For Revolution
Ghonim told CNN:
I want to meet Mark Zuckerberg one day and thank him…. I’m talking on behalf of
Egypt. This revolution started online. This revolution started on Facebook. This revolution started in June 2010 when hundreds of thousands of Egyptians started collaborating content. We would post a video on Facebook that would be shared by 60,000 people on their walls within a few hours. I always said that if you want to liberate a society just give them the Internet…. The reason why is the Internet will help you fight a media war, which is something the Egyptian government regime played very well in 1970, 1980, 1990, and when the Internet
came along they couldn’t play it. I plan to write a book called Revolution 2.0… that will highlight the role of social media.
We think that Ghonim’s desire to thank Mark Zuckerberg in person seems like a great marketing opportunity for both companies, and would also help promote any book that the activist might actually write based on recent events in Egypt. The former would certainly jibe with Ghonim’s intention of returning his focus to his day job.
Readers, what do you think about this set of developments?
Google’s Wael Ghonim Thanks Facebook For Revolution
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