Word: techs
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...mountaineer Miura, every day brings a fresh challenge. In between planning trips to the top of Everest, he operates a high-tech alpine training center in Tokyo and works out daily, walking nearly everywhere with more than 20 kg of weight strapped to his back and ankles?even if he's coming home from a drinking party in Ginza. "It's good exercise, and I get sober," he says. Miura's enthusiasm for vigorous activity isn't rare among Japanese, who have the longest life spans in the world. Seniors there regularly break records. In 2002, Tamae Watanabe became...
...Research page puts a high-tech user interface on top of Harvard’s vast array of online subscriptions, making resources more readily accessible—whether users know the exact journal they are looking for or are just poking around for sources. But the best thing about the new e-research page is the plethora of features it provides that take full advantage of computers to make research easier...
...Schmidt has deep roots in the tech industry. He was Sun?s chief technology officer but left to join Novell as CEO in 1997. If you don?t remember Novell, you?re forgiven. They?re the guys who owned WordPerfect and, like Sun, were eventually stomped by Bill Gates?s big boots. Since joining Google as its CEO in 2001, Schmidt has presided over huge growth, and all that cash has fueled forays into Microsoft territory, with applications like desktop search and Gmail...
...Every epic needs a dramatic confrontation as its climax. Can Schmidt finally capsize his old rival? Steve Allen, an analyst with Sierra Tech Research, put Schmidt in Silicon Valley perspective: ?This is a story of redemption,? Allen says. ?Everyone loves a story of redemption. Here's a chance to come back the third time and see if he can do it. That's part of what's driving him. Google isn't going off to do that just because he has a personal vendetta. But that does play into the mix.?-With reporting by Amanda Bower/San Francisco
...guide to Scientology. Instead, members read over 200 books by Hubbard, listen to thousands of hours of audiotape, and watch many DVDs and videos. (Scientologists believe in the infallible truth of Hubbard’s teachings, which are called “technology” or “tech...