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Plane Crash In Buffalo Leaves 49 People Dead

A plane crash late last night has left 49 people dead.
The commuter plane, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 was making its approach for landing in Buffalo when it suddenly fell out of contact with air traffic control, leading to controlers scrambling to figure out what went wrong.
“Colgan 3407. Buffalo Tower. How do you hear?” the [...]

Baby Gestures Increase Understanding of English Vocabulary

Baby gestures have been linked with an increased learning of the English vocabulary.
Researchers of a new small study say that gesturing to your baby while you talk to him/her can actually speed up their learning process when it comes to the English language.
They say that this is the case due to children learning to communicate [...]

Queen Elizabeth the Second Launches Family Web Site

Queen Elizabeth the geek, has revamped her royal web site updating it with job information and other family info.
The site was first launched back in 1997 and has not been made over in its 12 year history.
The new site is actually kinda eye catching, and also features a link to the royal YouTube channel.
If you [...]

Google’s Power Meter Tracks Electricity In Real Time

(Ottawa) Google have unvailed plans to launch Power Meter, a tool which will allow consumers to track their household electricity usage in real time.
Currently, people get a monthly bill detailing the cost of the electricity they have used for the month.
With the Google Power Meter, one can track their electricity usage hourly, by accessing the [...]