Television - a popular mode of communication

The television is a piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which we can watch programmess with moving pictures and sounds. The television was invented by a Scottish scientist called John Loggy Beyard in 1926.

National forecasts are clear for OSU

By MATT MARKEY BLADE SPORTS WRITER CHICAGO - There will be little shock and awe involved when the Big Ten coaches and media get together Sunday evening for an informal start to their annual preseason football meetings. Every coach will be optimistic and upbeat, every player will relate what a great summer of workouts the team had, and Ohio State will be picked to win the conference championship ...

Owner Wayne Weaver bullish on Jaguars' future

With training camp for the Jaguars' 16th season under way, Vito Stellino and Tania Ganguli of the Times-Union conducted an interview with team owner Wayne Weaver covering a wide range of issues, including the new stadium naming rights deal, ticket sales and the team's future. Excerpts from that interview: What does the naming rights deal do for the future of the team? I think it's a huge deal ...

The IoS Pink List 2010

Pink List judges including former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw, broadcaster Clare Balding, Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill, and John Amaechi, the psychologist and author fought long and hard to decide on the 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain today.

Low clouds still cant dampen Killarney high

AS intermittent drizzle and low clouds enveloped Killarney yesterday, the television commentators at the 3 Irish Open Golf Championship eased off a little on the superlatives.

JetBlue CEO sees silver lining in big airline mergers

JetBlue Airways is the kind of well-run niche airline that is supposed to get wiped out by the deal-making frenzy sweeping large network carriers like United and Continental airlines.