Author: James Martin
Google has made it quite clear that they want to reward sites with high rankings for a long time. This is really not surprising as the vast majority of the search engine’s revenue comes from advertising. Advertisers want to get their ads seen by as many people as possible, and if your ad appears in the first few places in Google search results, then you will probably make some money. The way they do this is by giving these high-ranking sites a little boost (as much as 2-5%) in their page ranking. However, these are only a few percentage points,…
Story highlights Virtual reality headsets range from inexpensive Cardboard to pricey PlayStation Here are your options if you want to dip your toe in or really swim with the VR big fish Thinking about treating your family to a little virtual reality this holiday? Have no idea where to start? Don’t worry. From Google’s inexpensive Cardboard VR viewer to Sony’s new PlayStation VR, this guide will help you figure out what makes sense for your family’s interests, needs, and budget. Here are your options if you want to dip your toe in the water, wade knee-deep, or really swim with…
The winners of this year’s “Oscars of watchmaking” have been chosen, with a wide range of time pieces recognized for their engineering perfection and eye-catching design. An industry jury chose the world’s best watches in fifteen different categories including sports, jewellery and travel time watch, with the awards presented by the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) in Geneva earlier this month. The grand prize for the world’s best watch, the Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix, was awarded to the Chronomètre Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1 from Ferdinand Berthoud. This limited-edition white gold and titanium time piece, which retails for more than…
Tampa, Florida (CNN) — When it comes to piloting a plane, I have zero experience.In fact, I’ve never even considered attempting it. Nevertheless, as we swoop over Florida’s Tampa Bay on a gorgeous November morning, I enthusiastically take over the controls of the ICON A5, a two-seater amphibious plane that looks like a sports car, maneuvers like a jet ski and is so intuitive, the company says that even a novice can learn to fly it in less than 30 hours.At 23 feet long and weighing in a 1,510 pounds, it’s known as a sea light-sport aircraft.Designed to help you…
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.(CNN) — Canada is easing Covid-19 testing regulations for travelers, the country’s health minister announced on Tuesday.Starting February 28, the country will no longer require PCR tests for fully vaccinated travelers and will accept rapid tests, according to Federal Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos’ announcement. Rapid tests may be taken the day before arriving in the country, and PCR tests can be…
Yana Shevchenko is freezing, her phone is dying and she doubts she has the strength to push her way on to the next train out of Lviv. But nothing will deter her from her dash for Poland — and safety. “I just want to get out of here,” the computer programmer from the city of Kharkiv said. “And away from this bloody war.” It might sound like a simple aspiration, but thousands of others have the same idea. Lviv railway station swarms with people displaced by Russia’s offensive against Ukraine, many desperate to make the 100km journey to the Polish…
It began at Rye Junior High School, located about 50 miles east of Concord, through a not-for-profit program to spread ocean and environmental literacy called Educational Passage.The miniboat program sends kits to students to help them learn things like science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills as well as building connections, Educational Passage’s executive director, Cassie Stymiest, told CNN on Tuesday.Students build the GPS-tracked boat, fill it with items, decorate it and send it on its way. “It’s like a 21st century message in a bottle,” Stymiest said.The boat kit was originally purchased in 2018 by a now-retired teacher and…
Volodymyr Zelensky’s response was unequivocal. Offered evacuation by the US from Kyiv on Friday, he replied: “I need ammunition, not a ride.”That evening at a crisis summit of Nato leaders, dozens of western countries declared they would give the Ukrainian president what he had asked for to support his country’s resistance against Russia’s invasion.The US pledged $350mn of military aid, in addition to the $650mn it has committed over the past year. By Saturday evening, even Germany had reversed its historic position of never sending weapons to conflict zones.But promising aid is one thing, western defence sources and analysts caution.…
Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments.(CNN) — Asked to choose an icon of beauty, most people might think of a landscape, a city skyline or a work of art. Laird Kay, on the other hand, would say an airplane. The avgeek — who fell in love with planes as a child on vacation — has always seen aircraft as objects of beauty, as well as of convenience.…
Russian forces have entered Ukraine’s second-largest city hours after the west announced some of its most severe sanctions against Vladmir Putin’s regime for starting Europe’s biggest war in more than 50 years.Ukrainian officials said government troops were fighting a Russian column early on Sunday that had broken into Kharkiv, marking the first time Moscow’s soldiers had entered the city since invading the country four days ago. The advance into Kharkiv came after the US and western allies agreed to impose sanctions on the Russian central bank and remove some of the country’s lenders from the Swift global payments system, representing some…