Oprah Winfrey tells Harvard graduates to learn from mistakes

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) ­- Talk show host, entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey used the struggles of her television network on Thursday to try to inspire Harvard graduates, saying they were armed with more tools of empowerment than any generation in history. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var... 

Affleck gets honorary doctorate from Brown

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Academy Award-winning actor and director Ben Affleck has received one of six honorary doctorate degrees from Brown University. Affleck was among artists, writers, scientists, and educators to receive the degrees from the Ivy League school at commencement exercises Sunday. He received a doctor of fine arts degree. The Massachusetts native directed, produced... 

Steroid shots for tennis elbow may hurt, not help – study

Getting a cortisone injection won’t help tennis elbow any more than a drug-free saline shot – and it may actually slow recovery, according to an Australian study. Researchers writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that a few weeks after receiving the steroid shots, people reported less pain and disability than those who’d been given placebo... 

Today’s satellites

Manila, Philippines – A satellite is a human-made object orbiting the Earth and other planets in the Solar System. These are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the moon. The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1 launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.  Read More »

Google’s first female engineer jumps to Yahoo! helm

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Insights to Marissa Mayer can be found in her approach to cupcakes. Google’s first female engineer and the new Yahoo! chief executive carefully matched ideal ingredients, temperatures and other factors to create a sublime baked treat, according to a tale told by those who know her.  Read More »

Paderanga quits

Manila, Philippines – Socio-economic Planning Secretary and National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Director General Cayetano Paderanga Jr. has resigned from his post for health reasons, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte announced yesterday.  Read More »

Lessons for 2 former friends

SYDNEY (AP) – Tiger Woods and Steve Williams could learn a lot from each other. They no longer are the best of friends, not even close. Their indiscretions were nothing alike. But a timeless lesson applies to both of them over the last two years: Treat people well on the way up, or there won’t be anyone to catch you on the way down. Woods set an incomparable standard with numbers... 

Philippine solar car joins race

Manila, Philippines – A Philippine-made car is competing in one of the most revolutionary racing events in the world… and also among the quietest. The Sikat II solar car developed by De La Salle University engineering students and faculty will be racing in the 3,000-kilometer 11th World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia starting Sunday. The biannual race draws innovators...