Stage Three of the Redlands Bicycle Classic is notoriously tough, challenging even for the greatest athletes. A fast downtown start opens into a 6.2-mile loop on twisting hills with 500 feet of climb per lap for a total of 142 kilometers for the men and 99.5 kilometers for the women.

In January we heard Steve Jobs proclaim that the new iPad would be a magical device. It turns out he was right. I am actually blogging this post on my iPad using the updated Wordpress for iPad application. The most amazing thing about the iPad, in addition to its stunning image quality, is its weight. Wow. I would love to travel and work with a device this light.

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, first held in 1829, will be contested this weekend. Yes, this is a classic sporting event that speaks to heritage and legacy, but in the year 2010, the lack of official Social Media engagement around The Boat Race is somewhat baffling, especially when one considers that there must be alumni from both those universities literally all around the globe who would be interested in following the event.

This week marked the beginning of the English cricket season, which traditionally features a match between the previous season's champion and the Marylebone Cricket Club played at Lord's. This year, in an effort to re-invigorate the game the match was moved to Abu Dhabi.

I've been working on sample code for js-ctypes lately. My demo isn't done yet, but I thought I'd talk about the experience a little. As you've probably seen, js-ctypes is a new JavaScript code module that makes it possible to describe a C API and access it from JavaScript.

It's interesting that those in the social media industry believe everything that's occurring with respect to social media is new. As I look back to direct marketing, database marketing, networking and advertising -- I don't believe our goals for businesses were different at all.

Me and my buddies at school take every opportunity we can get to play poker. With us it's all about the game. We are all seriously competitive. If we weren't we probably wouldn't be at Harvard.

Not content with just three trim levels for its 2011 Sorento, Kia has unveiled a new topline SX model for its bestselling vehicle. The SX slots in above the Base, LX, and EX trims with a plethora of unique refinements and features.

Kia's first compact sold in North America looked like a 15-year old Ford Escort. Even as the value-conscious automaker started to improve its quality reputation early in the last decade, Kia's designs were tepid and slightly out-of-date, at best.

How can we recruit even more people to make Wikipedia a richer, deeper learning resource? For one thing, by making it easier to contribute (see our previous announcement). But, we also have to make our readers aware that their help is welcome, and ease them into taking the first steps to improving or creating an article.

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