A database called ReferenceUSA is an online resource available at all PVLD branch locations, and from home or work to anyone with an Internet connection and a Palos Verdes Library District borrower’s card. To call ReferenceUSA a telephone directory doesn’t do justice to this versatile database. You can find millions of residential, business, and health care listings, with [...]
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The Swiss company SIGG recently announced it has known for three years that its aluminum water bottles made before August 2008 contain trace amounts of BPA (bisphenol-A). In high enough concentrations, BPA can be harmful to children and infants. SIGG has marketed its bottles as “eco-friendly,” benefitting from the negative press about BPA in some [...]
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Because of rising fuel prices, the Erie Canal, originally completed in 1825, is making a comeback. Commercial shippers have found that the Canal offers the most fuel-efficient means of transport between the East Coast and the upper Midwest. So far this year, 42 shipments have passed along the Canal, up from 15 during last year’s [...]
Monday, July 28, 2008
The Palos Verdes Library District, co-sponsored by the PVP Welcome Basket present a seminar with well known public speaker and consultant, Mike Rounds on ‘How to Build Your Own Business Website and Save $$’ at 1pm on Saturday, August 2 in the Peninsula Center Library Community Room. You can have your own website for as little [...]
Monday, July 14, 2008
The Harley-Davidson motorcycle, an icon of American pop culture, now has its own museum. Last Saturday in Milwaukee, the brand’s parent company opened a $75 million facility, with exhibits spanning its 105-year history. Built on a 20-acre site on the Menomonee River, the museum features vintage bikes, including Harleys owned by Elvis Presley and Evel Knievel. The [...]
Monday, February 18, 2008
A robotic arm called Luke, the same size, shape, and weight as a human arm, has been developed by the inventor of the Segway, the self-balancing personal transportation device. Using a two-year federal grant, Dean Kamen created a prosthesis with 18 degrees of freedom, only four less than the human arm. FDA approval of the [...]
Monday, September 21, 2009
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