| P.E. goes high-tech at San Marcos Middle School
SAN MARCOS - San Marcos Middle School is taking a high-tech approach to fighting childhood obesity.Roughly 17 percent of 2- to 19-year-olds nationwide are overweight, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In an attempt to combat obesity, the school is preparing to open a new fitness facility with 24 training bikes, 20 stationary elliptical machines - used to simulate walking or running - and other cutting-edge, workout-tracking technology. The facility is slated for a grand opening at 8 a.m. Jan. 30."We've kept it top secret," said Principal Brian Randall, noting that housing such a technology-stacked fitness facility on campus is rare, especially for a middle school. "Hopefully, it'll be a pilot program for other schools in the district."Work on the facility started at the beginning of the school year after the school received extra funding from an After School Education and Safety state grant.
US says it has right to kidnap British citizens
AMERICA has told Britain that it can "kidnap" British citizens if they are wanted for crimes in the United States. A senior lawyer for the American government has told the Court of Appeal in London that kidnapping foreign citizens is permissible under American law because the US Supreme Court has sanctioned it. The admission will alarm the British business community after the case of the so-called NatWest Three, bankers who were extradited to America on fraud charges. More than a dozen other British executives, including senior managers at British Airways and BAE Systems, are under investigation by the US authorities and could face criminal charges in America. Until now it was commonly assumed that US law permitted kidnapping only in the "extraordinary rendition" of terrorist suspects.
Emotional tributes sign off beloved newsreader
Dragun's funeral was held on the same day as that of West Australian sports broadcasting legend George Grljusich, who died of lung cancer last week. At Dragun's memorial, about six big screens played a video eulogy, prepared by her colleagues at Ten, that contained tributes from her parents, Michael and Estelle Dragun, partner Simon Struthers and co-anchor Tim Webster. "You probably asked every angel how they are already and found out little bits and pieces," Ms Dragun said. Her parents spoke of watching the news every night, allowing them to check on their daughter's welfare. Webster, who read the Perth news with Dragun from Sydney nightly, spoke of his colleague's beauty and intelligence. "As one of the veterans of television, it was great for me to sit and watch the budding career of this beautiful girl unfold," said Webster, speaking from the Ten news desk.
Mix: Cover Stream, iZap, Avaya, Think Secret
Snarb.tk has released the inaugural version of its Cover Stream software for Mac, which lets users put iTunes' Cover Flow interface in a floating window on their Desktop. Features include the ability to "flip-browse" through the albums in an iPhone-like style and global hotkeys. Cover Stream requires a consolidated iTunes library and Mac OS X 10.5 or later. ZAP has revealed that it will debut its new iZAP line of iPod mobile rechargers at Macworld Expo in January. "The iZAP line is the off-shoot of ZAP's research into a better electric car battery," said ZAP CEO, Steve Schneider. The line will include the RO8-IV, a specially designed battery pack for the fifth-generation iPod that will feature aluminum housing, lightweight lithium polymer cells and a silicon protective cover.
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