Bicycling opens up a world of exhilaration and enjoyment

By Joel van der Veen

I coast over a mighty hill, somewhere in the depths of suburbia, feeling the breeze through my hair, gathering momentum as I speed rapidly past the endless houses.

I’m not wearing a helmet, and should a car suddenly pull out of a driveway on this sleepy Saturday morning, I could be in real danger. Yet, I haven’t a worry in the world. I am free to go wherever these two wheels can take me.

As a kid growing up on the edge of Peterborough, Ont., the bicycle was my key to freedom. I waited till I was 17 to try for my driver’s license, and even then I found it simpler to take my bike, rather than begging my parents to lend me the car, or working...

May 15, 2012

Android Community’s NVIDIA TegraZone Anniversary Tegra Pack Giveaway!

Were back with another awesome giveaway for all the gamers out there. Android Community has partnered with NVIDIA and ASUS to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of NVIDIAs Tegra Zone. Just like our previous giveaways this isnt just a free tablet. Well be offering the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 quad-core tablet, the TF300 keyboard dock, a Logitech Wireless game controller, and even a Jawbone Jambox portable speaker. Add all that up and you get a top quality mobile gaming system that could rival consoles. We will be giving away 3 of these Tegra Packs so you have multiple chances to win. Read on for all the details.

Over the next few weeks Android Community will be giving away 3 of these...

May 15, 2012

Kiwi romance readers set to get hooked online

A GREAT BOON: Readers of romances will be able to celebrate now that Mills and Boons back catalogue will be available on e-book.

May 14, 2012

Several authors form Rock*It Reads brand for self-pubbed romance

By Joyce Lamb, USA TODAY

Several romance authors have gotten together to launch a brand designed to help readers find high-quality self-published works. This brand is called Rock*It Reads, and youll be able to identify Rock*It Reads books by the logo on the cover. You can see it on Mia Marlowes cover at right, in the upper right corner. In addition, the authors are launching a column, Love Rocks, at the Bamp;N website (it starts Monday!) that will highlight great romances and initiate conversation about self-pubbed romances as well as traditionally published. I managed to corner some of the Rock*It Reads authors to find out more about their endeavor and what readers can expect. (And, hey,...

May 14, 2012

Eva Green: Relationships are hard

Eva Green finds relationships hard work.

The 31-year-old actress enjoys the early days of her romances but thinks she gives too much of herself when she falls in love.

May 13, 2012

Bigger and brighter Supermoon romances with night sky

New Delhi: Star gazers across the country were in for a celestial treat on Sunday night as it happened to be the only night in 2012 when the Moon shone at its brightest and biggest.

The phenomenon, called Supermoon, this year coincided with Buddha Purnima.

The spectacular view was possible because the full moon came closest to Earth and the distance between celestial bodies was only 357,000 km against a mean distance of 384,400 km.

At 9.05 pm IST, the distance between the Earth and the Moon was 3,56,955 km, the closest this year, while the angular size of the Moon was 0.5515 degrees.

Supermoon occurs because the Moons orbit is not perfectly circular, Arvind Paranjpye,...

May 12, 2012

Infocast’s Power Generation Asset Financing Summit

NEW YORK, NY, Apr 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Infocast is delighted to announce its upcoming Power Generation
Asset Financing Summit to be held at the Digital Sandbox in New York,
NY from May 21-23, 2012. The Summit, featuring two exceptional
events, will be kicked off by an Executive Briefing that offers an
excellent opportunity to gain high-level insight into the major
trends impacting the value of power assets. Key dealmakers and
financiers will gather to explore the latest trends and
opportunities,...

May 12, 2012

Argos Therapeutics Secures $25 million Series D Financing to Commence Phase 3 …

DURHAM, N.C., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
Argos Therapeutics Inc. today announced that it has secured a $25 million Series D financing to support the commencement of its Phase 3 ADAPT study in patients with newly diagnosed, metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) in mid-2012. The financing was led by Forbion Capital and included other existing investors, including TVM Capital, Lumira Capital, Intersouth Partners, Caisse...

May 11, 2012

BB&T Capital Markets closes $112 million debt financing for Longhorn Village

RICHMOND, Va., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
BB&T Capital Markets served as senior managing underwriter on behalf of Longhorn Village for its debt refinancing, valued at more than $112 million.

The transaction consisted of adjustable and fixed-rate tax-exempt and taxable fixed-rate bonds enabling Longhorn Village to refinance its outstanding debt and provide additional working capital. Brandon Powell and Rick Lohr led the BB&T team.

Longhorn Village, based in Austin, Texas, is a non-profit...

May 11, 2012

Twitter Payment and Commerce Platform Chirpify Lands Financing From Voyager …

PORTLAND, OR, Apr 24, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Chirpify, the Twitter Commerce Platform, today announced it has
secured $1.3 million in series A financing. Voyager Capital, angel
investor Geoff Entress, BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu, former Facebook
executive Rudy Gadre, HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes, and TiE Oregon
Angels all contributed to this first round of financing for the
company.

“Twitter is a tremendous platform...

May 10, 2012

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