Daily Archives: May 18, 2011

Spain launches mini-bus service for kids

May 18, 2011 – 9:59 am

by Sairica Rose WHAT’S HAPPENING Spanish bus company ALSA has launched Pequebus (Li’l Bus), Spain’s first kid-friendly minibus service, meaning Spain’s smallest travellers can ride the bus in style and safety while their parents rest easy. The minibuses feature car seats, audiovisual entertainment and specially adapted luggage racks to cater to travellers aged five and […]

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HeyTell’s not-quite-a-phone-call communication is a hit

May 18, 2011 – 9:55 am

by Anna Otieno WHAT’S HAPPENING Consumers seeking succinct voice messaging are all agog over cross-platform mobile application HeyTell. The free iOS and Android app allows users to send and receive recorded voice messages faster than SMS. And just like regular text messages, conversations can be saved or deleted on the spot. HeyTell functions like a […]

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USA: More conservatives than liberals, and growing

May 18, 2011 – 9:47 am

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING In a February 2011 survey, Gallup found that there are more conservatives than liberals in every state of the union — even in supposed bastions of liberalism like Massachusetts, New York and California (TheAtlantic.com, 29 March 2011). And for the first time on record, at least one state polls as […]

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READY, SET, GET OUTSIDE

May 18, 2011 – 9:40 am

by Nissa Hanna In Minneapolis, the smell of outdoor opportunity is finally breaking the grip of the tenacious winter air. After a few false spring starts, the race to fit a year’s worth of warm weather activities into a few short months is on. We may be the poster children of cold-climate cities, but we’re […]

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