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BRIMCS Countries Outspend Rich Countries in Energy Research & Development

Date: Kempener & al. BRIMCS = Brazil, Russia, Mexico, China, and South Africa A lot of very smart people have been saying for a very long time that rich countries (see the IEA members here ), and especially the U.S., aren’t investing enough in energy R&D. That’s sad, because energy is so central to almost everything in modern society, including our environmental problems, that without some real acceleration … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Heartburn Drugs Linked to Pneumonia Risk

New research suggests that one out of every 200 inpatients being treated with gastric acid suppressive drugs may develop pneumonia.

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Does Peek’s future lay in low-powered feature phones, emerging markets?

The overriding philosophy at Peek is “keep it simple,” and we have to agree that as these things go, this is a pretty sound principle (even if we don’t necessarily have much use for dedicated Twitter hardware ). If the big payoff for the company isn’t in the gadget-addicted states, it’s been a good start: the company has sold some 50,000 units in two years while developing the back-end technology that CEO Amol Sarva believes can supply cheap, low-powered feature phones and other devices for emerging markets — devices that could retail for as little as $50. “This is a huge opportunity for us,” Sarva told GigaOm . “We’ve built technology that no one cared about but now we’re suddenly being approached by guys who have the hardware that want to make it smart.” And if that doesn’t pan out, we have a suggestion: FourPeek, the dedicated Foursquare device. Does Peek’s future lay in low-powered feature phones, emerging markets? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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UN urges recognition of Ouattara as Ivory Coast leader

Continue reading the main story Ivory Coast: Two presidents, one crisis Test case for Africa Q&A: Ivory Coast election crisis Head-to-head: Ivorian views In pictures: Deadly Abidjan clashes The UN Security Council has urged all parties in Ivory Coast to recognise opposition leader Alassane Ouattara as president and extended the mandate of the peacekeeping force for six months. Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo had ordered the 10,000-strong force to leave the country after the UN said he lost November’s disputed run-off vote. He and Mr Ouattara have both named a cabinet amid a stand-off in Abidjan. Meanwhile, officials said the EU would impose a travel ban on Mr Gbagbo. A spokeswoman for EU…

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New Car Sharing Service That Hooks Up Car Owners With Renters Is Sweet, But Is It Green?

photo via boston herald Among the car sharing services I use Zip Car. It’s cheap, it’s convenient, and it saves me from the burden of owning my own vehicle. But a new service coming to my neck of the woods, RelayRides , has piqued my interest. The service hooks up car renters with car owners, and the hourly costs are split between RelayRide and the car owners…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Yes, that’s a woman with a dog in a Baby Björn throwing prototype Nokias

So here’s how the story goes: employees at Nokia facilities in Oulu and Tampere, Finland, were fed up with negotiations being held between their representatives and the company over planned layoffs , and decided to do something about it. But really, why strike or organize a rally when you can just socialize, use a few prototype devices for target practice, and get your Cavalier King Charles spaniel some fresh air at the same time? If this keeps up long enough, these staffers might have second careers as competition-level phone tossers . Hit up the source link for the full video — but be warned, if you love Nokias, you might find the video graphic, violent, and objectionable. [Thanks, Juuso H.] Yes, that’s a woman with a dog in a Baby Björn throwing prototype Nokias originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Johnny Isakson Pretends He Doesn’t Hear Caller’s Question on First Responders Bill

Click here to view this media The Senate looks like they might finally take up the first responders bill and do what’s right during the lame duck session. It’s a damned shame it took the likes of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show possibly shaming some of these people into doing the right thing, instead of our sorry ass mainstream media giving them a pass on this. Now that it appears this bill is finally going to be passed, I thought I’d share this little tidbit that I caught and almost forgot about from this past Friday on C-SPAN’s morning call in show, Washington Journal. Georgia’s Republican Senator Johnny Isakson is asked by a caller why he was not going to vote for the first responders bill and rather than answer the question, Isakson pretends he didn’t hear the question and tries to punt. He does eventually answer the caller’s question only after host Susan Swain repeats the caller’s question for them. This is what it looks like when these Senators actually have to face questions from the public and they know what they’re doing is wrong and they’d prefer not to answer for it. They attempt to run from it. Pitiful. Maybe next time Isakson would have better luck just sticking his fingers in his ears and going “lalalalala… I can’t hear you!” He came pretty close in this segment. I just wish Senator Isakson was as concerned about the potential fraud in this first responders bill as he has been for military contractors ripping our government off to the tune of billions of tax dollars instead. Good thing he has his priorities in place.

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Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Desktops

Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide ! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today’s bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the holiday season. Desktops don’t get much love these days, what with newfangled “laptops” hogging all the spotlight, but it’s still an incredibly vibrant category, full of cutthroat competition, insanely powerful computers, and superfluous LED lighting. The result is tons of hot deals , particularly if you don’t mind bringing your own monitor, wrangling wires behind an entertainment center, or being chained to a desk. In return you’ll get performance that simply isn’t possible on a laptop, expandability should you choose take advantage of it, and so many hot deals . Follow along after the break as we show you some of our favorites. Continue reading Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Desktops Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Desktops originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Bat Yam rally: Death to Jewish women who date Arabs

200 people demonstrate in city center against ‘Arabs who are taking our daughters’; leftists wave signs reading ‘Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies’

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Las Vegas Dancer Mysteriously Disappears

A 31-year-old dancer in a Las Vegas show is missing, but the sister of Debbie Flores-Narvaez believes she is still alive. Police found her car but it was stripped of its license plates. (Dec. 20)

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