IBM Reveals Five Innovations that Will Change Our Lives Over the Next Five Years

PhysOrg.com, Dec. 18, 2007 The second annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations with the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years: 1. It will be easy for you to be green and save money doing it. 2. The way you drive will be completely different. 3. You are what you eat, so you will know what you eat. 4. Your cell phone will be your wallet, your ticket broker, your concierge, your bank, your shopping buddy, and more. 5. Doctors will get enhanced "super senses" to better diagnose and treat you. Read Original Article>>

Hitting the Road for the Holidays

By Bonnie Caton

Websites and blogs are filled with advice on how to travel by air. Rarely, though, do you read anything about road travel. Yet, according to the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, at least 91 percent of holiday long-distance travel in the U.S. this year will be by car.

Before you pack up and hit the road, keep a few things in mind:

• You can easily steer clear of traffic and accidents with up-to-date traffic reports for anywhere in the U.S., free, on traffic.com. You can also call the website’s toll-free number, 1-866-MY-TRAFC. I tried it yesterday. A computer voice prompted me to answer questions, and then computed the traffic for the road I asked for.
• Scope out your potty breaks before you leave the house. thebathroomdiaries.com is a fun site that reviews public bathrooms in the U.S. and in over 120 countries. (Some of them look a little scary.) It will help you find bathrooms on your route that meet your standards.
• A good way to stay awake and keep everyone in the car entertained is to listen to audio books. You can download them for free at librivox.org - and there are about 1,000 titles to choose from. Download them to your computer and then burn them to CD or copy to an MP3 player that you can hook up to your car stereo.

[Ed. Note: Bonnie Caton is AWAI Travel’s Member Liaison. For 93 more time-saving, money-making travel tips, click here. Find deals, ensure a smoother trip, and even find out how to get paid for your travels.]

This article appears courtesy of Early To Rise, the Internet’s most popular health, wealth, and success e-zine. For a complimentary subscription, visit http://www.earlytorise.com.

I'll Fly Away

Alison Kraus sings a beautiful rendition of "I'll Fly Away" along with some appropriate video footage.

Time after Time

Eva Cassidy sings Time after Time, which reminds of Cyndi Lauper singing it on MTV when I was in college ...

RechargeIT.org

Google is at it again. Their philanthropic wing, google.org, is offering $10 million to anyone who can produce a car that gets 100 miles per gallon. This is part of a larger campaign that is described in this video.