Say what you want about Google, this cash bonus + 10% raise is pretty cool. With the economy forcing most companies to cut back during the holidays, it is nice to see Google spreading their mountain of cash.
Google has given all of its employees $1,000 cash “holiday bonuses” and 2011 salary increases of at least 10%, a loyal reader tells us. The 10% company-wide raise will take effect on January 1, 2011.
Ideal for pillow fort point defense, this is the double-barreled crossbow that harmlessly shoots marshmallows up to 30′. Equally suited as an offensive weapon for assaulting treehouses or a sibling’s doll house, when the string is pulled back and released, an attached plunger compresses air in the firing chamber, launching a mini-marshmallow from one barrel at a time. Up to 25 mini-marshmallows fit in each magazine, enabling rapid fire.
These are the only ski goggles with a “Heads Up” performance display. The goggles use GPS and state-of-the-art sensors to track maximum, average, and current speed, current temperature, latitude and longitude, total vertical distance traversed, number of runs completed, and total ground covered. The unobtrusive 2″ display is similar to those found in jet pilots’ helmets–the LCD “dashboard” continuously displays performance data inside the goggles’ right lens frame (does not block view) and alerts when altitude or speed milestones are achieved.
A built-in stopwatch lets you time and “flag” runs for posterity. The goggles store up to 24 hours of data in internal memory that can be uploaded to a computer via the included USB cable, and with free downloadable software, organized, analyzed, and shared with family and friends. The goggles themselves feature permanent anti-fog, polarized lenses that block 99% of glare and automatically transition between yellow and deep amber as light conditions change.
Yes, according to researchers at the consumer product manufacturer Unilever and the University of Manchester. They say the annoyingly loud background noise from the airplane’s engines disturb our senses and make us enjoy our food that much less.
You can’t rule out the low cost of the food and environmental factors such as air pressure and the dryness of the air, researcher Andy Woods told ABC News. But even so, noise levels still have an impact on our enjoyment or dislike of food.
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