Texas’ Mike Napoli hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning as the Rangers came from two runs down to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Monday night and take a 3-2 lead in the World Series. (Oct. 25)
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Sydney’s Taronga Zoo displayed three Sumatran tiger cubs for the first time Tuesday. (Oct. 25)
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Sydney’s Taronga Zoo displayed three Sumatran tiger cubs for the first time Tuesday. (Oct. 25)
Continue reading …Canon posts higher profits in Q3 earnings report, lowers outlook over Thai flood concerns
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Things are looking pretty rosy for Canon these days, though there may be some difficulty on the horizon. Today, the camera maker published a rather strong Q3 earnings report, just a few months after posting relatively ho-hum Q2 results . According to the company, operating profit grew by 17.4 percent to
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Happy Birthday to me, Jonathan Lipnicki. Please Give Me Over 30000 Dollars 3 Please Give Me Over 30000 Dollars Scrumptious_xo says: RT @ BettyFckinWhite : The kid from ‘Jerry Maguire,’ Jonathan Lipnicki , is 21 years old today! Boy, do I feel old. Actually, I felt old 21 years ago too.
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TUNIS (Reuters) – Moderate Islamists claimed victory in Tunisia’s first democratic election, sending a message to other states in the region that long-sidelined Islamists are challenging for power after the “Arab Spring.” Official results will be announced on Tuesday, but the Ennahda party said it had already tallied results posted at polling stations after Sunday’s vote, the first since the uprisings which began in Tunisia and spread through the region. “The first confirmed results show that Ennahda has obtained first place,” campaign manager Abdelhamid Jlazzi said outside party headquarters in the center of the Tunisian capital. As he spoke, a crowd of more than 300 in the street shouted…
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Still unconvinced we’re headed towards a post-PC future? We can at least conclusively say we’ve entered a post-netbook present, as Q2 2011 marks the first time their numbers have been eclipsed by tablets, according to ABI Research . 13.6 million slates were shipped in the quarter, besting the 7.3 million the diminutive laptops were able to clock in. When compared to the prior quarter, that works out to 112 percent or 7.2 million increase (!) for the former, and a 1.1 million decline for the latter. Cost apparently isn’t a driving factor, as the firm notes that tablets pack an average price of $600 — nearly double that of their trackpad-toting brethren. Oh, and in case you were wondering, 68 percent of tablets shipped were of Cupertino’s flavor. More cold hard facts await you in the PR after the break. Continue reading Netbooks slip under tablet shipments, achieve has-bEeen status Netbooks slip under tablet shipments, achieve has-bEeen status originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …A kid hit by a car while coming home from school last week was being chalked up to the student running out ahead of the crossing guard at the crest of the hill at 18th and Cason streets. The child escaped serious injuries, police said, but it’s a good reminder to slow down in school zones – especially during the black mornings between now and the end of daylight-saving time on Nov. 6.
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Continue reading …Michele Bachmann’s former staffers in New Hampshire fired off a scathing letter today saying why they walked out last week , The Hill reports. “The manner in which some in the national team conducted themselves towards Team-N.H. was rude, unprofessional, dishonest, and at times cruel,” the joint letter says. “Team…
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