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A group from Community Inclusive Recreation (CIR) of Battle Creek entered two sleds into the contest: "Nordic Sled," complete with two Viking riders; and "Bumble Bee," designed after the yellow robot hero in the Transformers movie. Nordic Sled, designed by Laura Demond, won first place in its category for both design and speed. "We're going to win," said Andrew Freemire, curator of CIR gallery in Battle Creek before the race. It took 40 hours for eight people to design, construct and paint the Nordic Sled. It featured colorful dragon designs on a compact white frame, big enough for two young riders, Chris Oldenburg, 16, and Steven William, 9. "It can hold up to 400 pounds," Freemire said. "The infrastructure is made completely of glue, tape, cardboard and paint, with (cardboard) runners underneath." CIR participant Dave Daker designed the bright yellow Bumble Bee sled.
YouTube library open to mobiles
Google, which dominates the market for Internet queries, bought YouTube in 2006 for US$1.65 billion to expand beyond searches and reach more people on the Web. The Mountain View, California-based company is bringing its services to mobile phones as wireless carriers bolster their networks to handle more data and bigger files. Google, along with rivals Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, sees mobile sites as a source of ad revenue. The market for mobile advertising will surge 10-fold to US$16.2 billion globally by 2011, New York-based research firm eMarketer Inc estimates. While Google started selling ads on Web sites designed for mobile phones last year, YouTube hasn't yet followed suit. "As it continues to mature, we'll look at it and evaluate ad opportunities," Walk said. Last year, YouTube started showing ads in Web videos.
December 2007 Archives
Thousands are handed out every day, but you only hear about it when celebrities get them. It is a big deal but it's not a big deal - just a slap on the wrist." -- Jack Osbourne This is NOT something to believe in EVER, much less on New Year's Eve. Don't drink and drive -- it is a big deal. Make the start of 2008 as fantastic as you want the rest of the year to be. Much love and best wishes for a happy and healthy! XOXO Tracy .
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