Lets Spend the Night watching the Stars – LYRID METEOR SHOWER tonight!

THUNDER BAY – If I asked you to come out and spend a night stargazing, tonight might be the night. Environment Canada is calling for clear skies in Thunder Bay tonight. The moon won’t be in the sky, and the 2012 Lyrid…

Jocktalk.com – New Social Net Targets Sports Fans, Amateur Athletes

THUNDER BAY – TECH TALK – Sports and social media is a natural fit, given the communal nature of fandom and the myriad fine points of strategy and stats. With that in mind, two new social networks dedicated to sports are…

Smart Device Growth Continues – In Thunder Bay it is Apple Devices Leading

THUNDER BAY – Are you a Smartphone consumer? The growth in both use of Smartphones and mobile devices across Thunder Bay continues to grow. A recent survey by Ipsos Reid shows that 34% of Canadians are using a wireless device. Increasingly young people continue to…

Sugar on a Stick Helps Kids Learn How to Learn

THUNDER BAY – Watching a young child determined to learn her ABCs using Youtube is to see that for young people, technology is something that fits their lives like a glove. The personal computer, the Ipod touch, and Ipad are tools that young people…

The Masters in 3D HD Broadcast for 2012 Coverage

THUNDER BAY – Tech Now – One of the sure signs of spring is the start of the golf season. The Masters Tournament is one of the strongest signs that the greens across Canada will soon be open. This year, technology…

Solar Storms Expected to Hit Earth Early on March 8 2012

THUNDER BAY – Tech Now – NASA models using data from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and the Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) have now provided more information about the two CMEs associated with the two March 6 flares. The first is traveling faster…

Keeping abreast of changes in technology

THUNDER BAY – Tech Talk – Keeping abreast of changes in technology is an important part of making sure that a website remains up and running at peak efficiency. Over the past week, NetNewsledger’s Chief Technology Officer has been quietly logging some long hours, the goal…

NASA videos show a continent ablaze with light

THUNDER BAY – Tech Talk – Images from the International Space Station offer some spectacular views of the Earth. The videos were taken between January 29th and February 3rd. The videos show a continent ablaze with light, from the electric glow of hundreds of cities…

Kenora Liberal Association Launches New Website

KENORA – The Kenora-Rainy River Provincial Liberal Association held their Annual General Meeting on January 17, 2012 in Dryden. Local members elected a new executive representing communities throughout the riding. The objectives of the Kenora-Rainy River Provincial Liberal Association include promoting Liberal principles and policies; providing…

Research finds way to use photosynthetic processes to produce efficient and inexpensive energy

THUNDER BAY – Research is producing opportunities that only a few years ago were unheard of. Medical research is creating new technologies which save lives. Scientific research is producing new ways of producing energy.

Barry D. Bruce, a professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at…