It’s a gadget lover’s heaven as the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show opens in Las Vegas with the latest in TV’s, computers and cell phones. CES often heralds the next big thing, but 3D TV’s that were last year’s featured item didn’t sell as expected. This year, many computer makers will be touting new tablet models to compete with the Apple iPad. Source Link
Quitting smoking can help you win the battle over cholesterol. That according to a new study which shows those who stop smoking can see an improvement their cholesterol numbers. That’s despite the fact that non-smokers often gain weight after kicking the habit, and weight gain can be a factor in raising your cholesterol count. Source Link
If you’re hoping for an “epic” win with an idea that goes “viral,” that’s really a major “fail,” at least for the nation’s arbiters of overused words. Lake Superior State University in Michigan is out with its 2011 list of hackneyed terms that includes “viral”, epic” and “fail.” Two others on the please-stop-using list were “man-up”,“Mama Grizzlies” and the use of Facebook and Google as verbs. Source Link
