Jeff Bridges reveals he picks up where he left off with the Coen Brothers in new Western movie ‘True Grit,’ which was previously a classic John Wayne film. (Dec. 21)
Continue reading …Tough And Stylish: Road Testing the New Freitag Reference Collection Handbag (Photos)
December 21, 2010 No Comment
All images by Leonora Oppenheim – Freitag Reference Handbag in the customised screenprinted cardboard box it arrived in. Sure makes you want to keep and reuse the box. Cool new green design is our thing at TreeHugger so we were delighted when those tarp loving Freitag boys offered to let us road test a bag from their brand new Reference Collection. The Swiss Freitag brand has been leading the field in funky, durable, recycled accessories for a good while now. Best known for their b… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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All photo credits: Led by Lite Continuing our ungoing peek at new bike lights we turn our attention to the LBL (or Led by Lite). Unlike the recently mentioned Fibre Flare Fibre Flare and Bike Glow , the LBL, whilst also strip lighting, does not use a tube through which light is directed. Instead it comprises four straps of silicone encased light emitting diodes (LEDs) for each of the bicycle’s forks. The fledging company, who plan to … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Authorities have launched an investigation into an oil pipeline blast that burned swaths of a Mexican town. Families were burying their dead Monday. (Dec. 21)
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It took awhile for Fujitsu’s Lifebook T580 to hit the US market, but at last, the 10.1-inch, three-pound Tablet PC has landed on this side of the Atlantic. The netvertible, if we can even call it that, is about double the price of the usual convertible netbook, and for good reason — the system eschews Atom for Core i3 / i5 processor options and also has an capacitive display with an N-trig digitizer , which can support both pen and finger input. The $1,149 “Express Buy” model packs a Core i3-380UM processor, 2GB of RAM, 160GB of storage, and a 5,800mAh six-cell battery, while going on up to the Core i5-560UM CPU adds an extra $250. The T580 sure does seem to fill a pretty niche market these days, which is why we’re guessing Fujitsu dropped the early “slate-beating” descriptor, but there’s got to be some out there that still want the power of a mainstream system in a shrunken Tablet PC form factor, right? Fujitsu Lifebook T580 Tablet PC now on sale in North America originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo credit: Wicked Hemp Oops. Somehow we missed these and they’ve been around for a couple of years too. Hiking boots for women made with uppers of 75% to 85% hemp , natural rubber soles, with toe caps and heel stabilisers fashioned from recycled PVC. There are two styles, the lower cut, approach shoe style, of the Trail Master ($65 USD) and the higher Pathfinder boot ($75 USD). … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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It’s eight months after the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, spilling millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf. But, even though time has past and the oil has been stopped, businesses along the Gulf are still being hit hard. (Dec. 21)
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The latest in a series of powerful storm systems is pelting mountain areas of California with heavy rain, snow and high winds, prompting evacuations and leaving thousands without power. (Dec. 21)
Continue reading …Hulu Plus not happening on cable-provided TiVo Premiere DVRs, Scrooge wins again
December 21, 2010 No Comment
It’s a little hard to know exactly who to blame here, but one thing is for sure: consumers lose. Last week Suddenlink started deploying TiVo Premiere DVRs to its customers minus Netflix , saying that it was the agreements Netflix has with studios that prevents its streaming service from being deployed on a cable company DVR. At the time it was hopeful that Hulu Plus could still work, but now it’s confirmed that its customers won’t get that either, blaming the same sort of agreements between Hulu and its content providers. Frustrating? Absolutely — but there is one obvious work-around: buy your own darned TiVo Premiere, get access to Netflix and Hulu Plus, and stop paying your cable provider that monthly rental fee. Hulu Plus not happening on cable-provided TiVo Premiere DVRs, Scrooge wins again originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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By Juan Cole As the decade draws to a close, it is clear that the bright hopes inspired by Obama’s 2009 Cairo speech have markedly faded, and the disappointments have outweighed achievements in the most important arena for contemporary American foreign policy. Related Entries December 21, 2010 Obama Scores a Victory, Along With Some Vindication December 20, 2010 Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail
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