Thursday, November 17, 2011

How it works

How it works


EURO 2012 DRAW: HOW IT WORKS

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 03:18 AM PST

Our Andy Schooler takes a detailed look at how the Euro 2012 finals draw works. England could face the Republic of Ireland when the draw is made for the Euro 2012 finals.

How Brazilian cotton made it to the top league

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 07:30 AM PST

For a country that was languishing in cotton production, Brazil has come a long way to become the fifth largest producer in the world. Since 1994, its production has quadrupled, while exports have touched 800,000 tonnes from zero.

Researchers Show How Easy It Is To Infiltrate Facebook

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:01 AM PST

A new paper being presented next month at the Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC) shows easy it is to infiltrate Facebook and harvest valuable user data.

Researchers Create Brain on a Chip

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST

Although computers have been called "thinking machines," their internal operations have very little to do with how the original thinking machine -- the human brain -- actually works. That's changing, however, as some researchers at MIT and the University of Texas Medical School have demonstrated in a new computer chip that mimics how the brain learns as it receives new information.

Commute to work - it works

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 04:14 PM PST

Greater Wellington's summer programme, encouraging workers to make the most of their commute to work, has won a national leadership award.

Video: Windsor's new beach, retention basin

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 04:22 AM PST

Jake Renaud, manager of the $67-million retention basin project on Windsor's waterfront, explains how it works.

Don't like how we elect a president? Americans Elect offers alternative

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 06:16 AM PST

Is it time for an extreme make-over of how America arrives at its presidential nominees?

How Google's Money-Making Machine, AdWords, Actually Works

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 10:42 AM PST

Google makes 97% of its revenue from advertising. The majority of that comes from search advertising, which Google sells in a product called AdWords. The basics of AdWords are pretty easy to understand. Advertisers bid on search keywords (like "insurance").

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