Update: Airports Reopen After Huge Blizzard Hit North-east US – Airports have reopened in the north-eastern United States after snowstorms caused some 7,000 flights to be cancelled over the busy post-Christmas travel period. Services have now resumed into and out of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. Although everything seems to go back to normal, officials Update: Airports Reopen After Huge Blizzard Hit North-east US is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Elton John and husband David Furnish have become parents to a 7-pound, 15-ounce baby boy born on Christmas Day. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born in California via an unidentified surrogate. (Dec. 28)
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0 Get Quote Symbol Lookup Bankers’ pay should be more transparent to investors to prevent lenders from hiding policies that encourage irresponsible risk taking, global regulators said in draft proposals. International rules on the disclosure of pay “will allow market participants to assess the quality of a bank’s compensation practices and the incentives towards risk taking they support,” Fernando Vargas, chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s task force on remuneration, said in a statement published on the group’s website Monday. The proposals will “support effective market discipline,” said the committee, which is seeking views on its…
Continue reading …LG Xnote P210 claims ‘world’s thinnest bezel’ title, our undying appreciation
December 28, 2010 No Comment
If there’s one thing we appreciate more than pixel density , it’s slim bezels . LG, a traditional enemy of unsightly frames , is today staking its claim for having the world’s thinnest bezel on a laptop with the new Xnote P210. This 12.5-inch machine is said to fit within the footprint of an 11.6-incher, but before you start throwing insults like “netbook” around the place, do take note it has a dual-core Core i5-470UM processor inside — capable of running between 1.33GHz and 1.86GHz — 4GB of RAM, and a 320GB HDD. The LED-backlit display’s resolution isn’t specified beyond a note saying it’s “HD,” while Windows 7 Home Premium is the predictable OS of choice. Look for the P210 to hit Korea in February for around 1.3 million won (about $1,135), but don’t hold your breath on it coming Stateside for anything other than a flying trade show visit. Continue reading LG Xnote P210 claims ‘world’s thinnest bezel’ title, our undying appreciation LG Xnote P210 claims ‘world’s thinnest bezel’ title, our undying appreciation originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Drenching rains pounded communities across northeastern Australia on Tuesday, flooding major highways and prompting hundreds of evacuations. (Dec. 28)
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Continue reading the main story Related stories Indian poverty fuels Maoist insurgency Dr Binayak Sen: Tribal doctor Jailed rights activist wins award Civil rights groups and academics in India and the US have called on India’s government to free a leading public health specialist and human rights activist, Dr Binayak Sen. He was sentenced to life in prison last Friday for helping Maoist rebels. Dr Sen was found guilty of carrying messages and setting up bank accounts for the…
Continue reading …Sprint adheres to its roadmap, turns on WiMAX in San Francisco Bay Area
December 28, 2010 No Comment
Technically speaking, it’s not actually the 28th of December in the Bay Area yet, but Sprint’s already out in front with its announcement that WiMAX connectivity has been activated in and around the city of San Francisco. We were promised this development exactly three weeks ago, back when Los Angeles and Washington DC were first familiarizing themselves with the glorious new speed, and today the Bay Area, which also includes San Jose, Palo Alto and Oakland, adds to a total of 71 metropolitan markets that have been lit up with Sprint’s finest wireless offering. Guess Verizon had better start fast and keep running if it wants to keep up, eh? Continue reading Sprint adheres to its roadmap, turns on WiMAX in San Francisco Bay Area Sprint adheres to its roadmap, turns on WiMAX in San Francisco Bay Area originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 02:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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‘Meet the Israeli author’, a first-of-its-kind project in North American Jewish high schools, exposes students to Israeli culture and helps develops Hebrew-language writing skills
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A tow truck operator in South Carolina faces manslaughter and weapons charges after investigators say he shot a man during a Christmas Eve dispute over a parking violation. (Dec. 27)
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