Toyota is setting up a social networking service with the help of a U.S. Internet company and Microsoft so drivers can interact with their cars in ways similar to Twitter and Facebook.
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. and Salesforce.com, based in San Francisco, announced their alliance Monday to launch "Toyota Friend," a private social network for Toyota owners that works similar to tweets on Twitter.
More rain is on tap this week for Montana communities besieged with flooding that has isolated a town near the Wyoming border, claimed at least one life and left another person missing, state and local authorities said Monday.
Gov. Brian Schweitzer declared a statewide emergency as broad areas of southeastern Montana remained underwater.
More than 1,000 demonstrators in Georgia protested for a third consecutive day on Monday, calling for the ex-Soviet country's Western-backed President Mikheil Saakashvili to resign.
Accusing Saakashvili of authoritarianism and failing to tackle widespread poverty, they maintained their round-the-clock rally outside the Georgian public television studios in the capital.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that nearly 1,000 people had been killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Syria and called on President Bashar al-Assad to halt the violence.
"This cruelty must end and the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people must be honored," Clinton said during a news conference with British counterpart William Hague.
s member organizations and report on market trends pertinent to the advancement of parks and recreation in local communities.
Approximately 91 percent of Americans own a cell phone, and there are four billion mobile phones in use around the world.NRPA, which serves as the national representative for public park and recreation agencies throughout the U.S., formed the new partnership with Guide by Cell in response to the growing use of mobile devices, as well as members’ growing need for technology support to reach out to their local citizens and potential visitors.
page=1&zoomIdx=" title="Click here to view full-size image."> In Google Docs...I just have some endless list of random files. By default, when I go to Google Docs it shows me the files in the Home view, which seems to be everything that I have ever written, viewed or edited.
The viewed or edited aspect is unique because with Google Docs I also have files that have been shared with me--either just for viewing, or that I can actually modify and collaborate on. With Microsoft Office, I just have local files stored on my computer. Even files that I am collaborating on are emailed back and forth and saved locally. Granted, I could use Microsoft's SkyDrive to store those files online and provide similar sharing and editing capabilities, but I don't use that as a general rule.
Mark Twain will have to wait to get recognition in the state where he assumed his pen name nearly 150 years ago.
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names has rejected a bid by its Nevada counterpart to name a scenic Lake Tahoe cove for Samuel Clemens, which was Mark Twain's real name.
The euro advanced against the dollar on Tuesday as fresh efforts to tackle the eurozone's debt crisis helped to offset a drop in German investor confidence.
The European single currency rose to $1.4168 in London deals from $1.4153 late in New York on Monday.
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Ricky Romero pitched 8 2-3 innings, Jose Bautista homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the somber Minnesota Twins 2-0 on Friday night.
The Twins learned earlier in the day that former star Harmon Killebrew was preparing for the final days of his life and no longer planned to fight his esophageal cancer.
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Colony collapse disorder the phenomenon of disappearing bees, observed all around the world could be partially attributed to cellphone use.The disappearance of bees is a serious issue, since they pollinate many of world's agricultural crops. So far, scientists haven't been able to pinpoint the exact causes of the syndrome, leading to the theory that several issues are reducing the bee population.
China's central bank said on Thursday that it would raise lenders' required reserves by 50 basis points, the fifth time this year and the eighth since October.
The move increases the required reserve ratio for the country's biggest banks to a record 21 percent, another step in the government's campaign to control inflation.
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The three Club Penguin characters depicted in the Dane-Elec drives are: Gary the Gadget Guy: Club Penguin’s only inventor and scientist, he likes his white lab coat and special twisted spectacles. Captain Rockhopper (commonly known as Rockhopper): A friendly pirate penguin who regularly sails to Club Penguin in his ship The Migrator. He is always accompanied by his red puffle, Yarr. Cadence: A local Club Penguin DJ, who is also a fantastic dancer, she is known for her hip attire and signature linguistics.
A five-year-old girl shot by teenage gangsters in a shop has been left paralysed from the waist down, according to The Sun newspaper.
Doctors have told Thusha Kamaleswaran's parents that she is unlikely to walk again, the tabloid daily says.
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Thailand's prime minister announced Monday that he is dissolving the lower house of Parliament to hold early elections July 3, setting off a political battle that could inflame tensions in the divided nation.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva spoke on nationwide TV Monday night after King Bhumibol Adulyadej approved the dissolution decree.
Black members of Congress pressed President Barack Obama Thursday for a greater focus on creating jobs in urban areas where unemployment is often highest. Obama said he was trying to fix the economy as a whole, said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
The exchange happened at the first meeting between Obama and the full Black Caucus since Obama became president. It follows longstanding complaints from some in the African-American community that the nation's first black president hasn't done more to help minority communities on jobs and other issues.
The London Stock Exchange and Canada's TMX Group reported forecast-beating results on Friday as they applied for regulatory approval of their $3 billion deal to join forces.
Shares of the exchanges, both pressured by competition from alternative trading upstarts, rose after the results.
