Coastal residents from North Carolina to Maine are being warned to watch the forecasts for Hurricane Earl as it moves in the Atlantic Ocean. Earl has raked the northeastern Caribbean and could approach the Mid-Atlantic coast in few days, before curving back out to sea and landing a glancing blow to coastal areas of New England. Source Link
Could your cell phone take the place of that credit card in your wallet? The Reuters news service says a pilot project kicking off this week in New York City has Bank of America and Visa teaming up to let customers skip the plastic swipe. The testers will use smartphones equipped with a special chip to make transactions by waving their phone over a credit card reader. Source Link
If spinning, kickboxing drills and the such don’t appeal to you, why not try the latest exercise variation on an established sport. Cardio tennis has you chasing that fuzzy ball to a music beat, with the focus on raising your heart rate rather than accomplishing a successful return over the net. Proponents of cardio tennis say it can burn from 500 to 1000 calories an hour. Source Link
Could your cell phone take the place of that credit card in your wallet? The Reuters news service says a pilot project kicking off this week in New York City has Bank of America and Visa teaming up to let customers skip the plastic swipe. The testers will use smartphones equipped with a special chip to make transactions by waving their phone over a credit card reader. Source Link
If spinning, kickboxing drills and the such don’t appeal to you, why not try the latest exercise variation on an established sport. Cardio tennis has you chasing that fuzzy ball to a music beat, with the focus on raising your heart rate rather than accomplishing a successful return over the net. Proponents of cardio tennis say it can burn from 500 to 1000 calories an hour. Source Link
