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Coming Up in Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills for Oct. 20 and beyond GLMV Women's Networking Group, 11:30 am-1 pm, second Tuesday of the month at White Deer Run, 250 Greggs Landing, Vernon Hills. Registration is now open for the 2011-2012 Sunday School year at Chabad Jewish Center of Vernon Hills. |
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Bellaire/West U roundup: Redskins eye another title Phan said the Redskins have the potential to defend their District 20-5A crown and win a round or two at the Class 5A-Region III Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, at Deer Park. "It depends on the draw we get, if we don't face a team like |
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Jim Cramer's Latest Stock Picks (Sept. 23rd) Under Armor (UA): While Cramer's charitable trust owns Under Armor rival Nike (NKE), he couldn't help but recommend buying the stock because it has come down 10 straight points; not to mention declining costs and rising sales. |
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Memorial/West Houston roundup: Two tennis squads in contention After the district tournament, the region tournament is Oct. 28-29 at Deer Park. At Stratford, team tennis has seen its state ranking rise to No. 11 and will advance to the playoffs for the 24th time in 26 years after defeating Magnolia West last week. |
Prius Project concept bike lets you shift by thinking
Brain-computer interfaces have been popping up in laboratories around the world in recent years. They were used to allow quadriplegics to control computers, monkeys control robotic arms, and amputees control high-tech prostheses.
Telepathy, it is not, however. The technology is fairly coarse, usually only allow people to distinguish between up, down, left, right, front and back. But it seems like a good candidate for a phase shifter bike, because you only need to think "up" and "low".
I'd love to see how it works in the real world.I do not know about you, but my mind is somewhat blurred by the end of a long journey. And how long before the technology finds its way into the bike race big-time? I can just see the headlines: 2018 Tour de France marred by a doping scandal brain.
South Africa Trip- Friday, June 10
Taylor B. suggested months ago that we take plain TOMS shoes with us to South Africa, let the children decorate them, and sell them back in the States. I offered to help Michael organize the order, and we pre-sold 48 pairs to our friends. Today, we took the shoes to Ithemba and let the kids paint them. Gavin helped us logistically with the kids. He and Lindsay have the kids paint on canvas every year and bring the paintings to the States to sell for $250. This is one of their best ways of raising support for these kids for the year. A child...