There is something in us - inscribed in our hearts - that says, "Honour your father and mother." That is how it is written in the Bible, but you can find it in all religions.
The To-hoku earthquake and tsunami, the twin disasters that struck our neighbouring country two months ago left the world justifiably horrified and deeply saddened. So much devastation in such a short time!
Samsung has recently rolled out a new, larger and better tablet computer, an update to its Galaxy S smartphone and the latest barrage in their battle with Apple for supremacy of the high-end mobile devices market.
Yesteryear's smartphones never die A global consumer survey found that 44 percent of the world's phones are lying unused in drawers and boxes, just trapped, collecting dust, subsequently to be succeeded simply by something more shiny and spectacular.
As we move into the Information Age each of us becomes a part of this new high-tech utopia. We master different areas of computing in order to succeed at our job, but to climb that ladder to success we need to make sure our computer is operating without any hiccups.
Eighty-five percent of global coal reserves are concentrated in six countries (in descending order of reserves): USA, Russia, India, China, Australia and South Africa and coal fuels over 40 percent of electricity worldwide.
Have you ever thought about how much fun it would be to invent a bogus disorder? Then when said disorder is coined and enough people have been labeled with your new disorder, you can reap in the riches from the prescription costs.
For most people, when we imagine 'GodMode' we think of playing a video game. As the name suggests, the player's character becomes immortal or akin to a 'god' in the game world, who is invulnerable to most sources of damage.
CeBIT ("Centrum der Büro - und Informationstechnik"; German for "Centre of Office and Information technology") is the only trade show on the planet that showcases the complete spectrum of ICT technology.
It seems as if every year our peninsula is attacked by "distributed denial of service" (DDoS) or something equivalent and March found us showered again with Internet disobedience.
For the young couple, the long-term couple or newlyweds, showing that special someone how much you love them can sometimes be overwhelming to get creative if you've been together for a long time, or intimidating if it's early in the courtship. Nevertheless, not recognizing significant occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays or Valentine's Day can put you in the doghouse or 'dig your relationship into an early grave'.
Today, it seems it is getting harder to escape the subject of sex. It's on every channel on television, in magazines, in movies, on billboards, on the radio, the Internet and everywhere else imaginable. Sex is used as a way to sell music, artists, products, services, and people.
It seems every year we see some kind of new breakthrough in the world of technology. Products are better than we thought they could be and companies are competing in the race of their life in an attempt to captivate the attention of the consumer.
Park Chan-wook, a flexible stylist with an esthetic that straddles the line between the bizarre and the mainstream has masterminded such hit films as "Joint Security Area", "The Vengeance Trilogy", "Oldboy" and "Thirst". Now, Park's latest adoption is a 30 minute short film that is exclusively shot with Apple's iPhone 4.
What came first for you, riding a bicycle or playing video games? For me, I fondly recall my fifth birthday and me racing into the kitchen where my parents were already waiting. When my mom told me to look outside for my present, it gave me reason to believe that I would be getting a bike, which was at least a zillion times better than getting clothes.
Alice, a bright blue-eyed eight year old, was born into a poor family with many brothers and sisters. The cost of raising them became too much for her parents so they chose to sell Alice. Alice was told she was going on a trip to the big city to buy clothes and to work for a loving family.
In a special report, analysts stated, "Under Obama's budget plan, the U.S. debt in 2020 could be nearly the size of the entire economy. And on top of that interest costs would be US$900 billion, five times level of today." Thus, one solution in order to fight against a recession is to increase government spending while decreasing taxes. This stimulates the economy, but leads to budget deficits.
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