While many wineries wouldn’t think of leaving grapes on the vine until they are frozen, that’s what Wollersheim Winery in Wisconsin waits for every December to make a rare but expensive kind of dessert wine called ice wine. (Dec. 14)
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WikiLeaks documents reveal American diplomats were puzzled by request for Tunisian citizenship made by former Palestinian Authority chairman’s widow in 2006. One of benefits owning agricultural land did not seem very attractive as ‘Mrs. Arafat is not known to be an aspiring farmer’
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A man charged with capital murder in the drowning of his new bride on a honeymoon scuba dive in Australia seven years ago was released from jail Tuesday on $100000 bond. (Dec. 14)
Continue reading …By Ruth Marcus The speaker got weepy. No, not her—him. The incoming House speaker, Ohio Republican John Boehner, turns out to be a veritable waterworks of emotion. Related Entries December 14, 2010 Holbrooke’s Last Words December 14, 2010 Obama Puts Lakers to Work in D.C.
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Opposition chairwoman accuses prime minister of forcing MKs to vote against state commission of inquiry into Carmel fire disaster. ‘His alliance with Eli Yishai prevents a shared burden, encourages racist statements by rabbis and harms the chances for peace,’ she tells Ynet
Continue reading …Gmail can now restore deleted contacts, still can’t mend broken friendships
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So what if Google knows and remembers all our data, at least it’s turning that stuff into something useful. The latest enhancement to its Gmail client is a neat Contacts restoration option, which can rewind you back to a maximum of 30 days ago, offering a chance to recover rashly deleted email addresses or to remedy an ill-advised sync with any of your other contact-keeping services. As is par for the course with Gmail, it’s a neat and seemingly minor improvement that’ll probably keep users from leaving it for greener pastures over the long term as they grow accustomed to its security. Just how Google likes it. Gmail can now restore deleted contacts, still can’t mend broken friendships originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann sentenced to death; Bandleader Glenn Miller disappears over the English Channel; The Bill of Rights takes effect; Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull killed; Walt Disney dies at age 65. (Dec. 15)
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Eager to be freaked right on out? If so, head past the break and mash play. There, you’ll see a recent demonstration by Tohto C-Tech, where a 3D camera setup was used to capture a person’s face and then reproduce it on a monitor (in 3D, no less) in real-time. We’re told that an undisclosed GPGPU setup was used to pull it off, as typical CPUs just weren’t quick enough to render the final product on their own. The camera setup actually captures the face from two different viewpoints, enabling the sides of the face to be shown in addition to the front. We warned you that copious amounts of freaky were involved. Continue reading Real-time 3D face reproduction demonstrated on video Real-time 3D face reproduction demonstrated on video originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …By Amy Goodman Despite being granted bail, WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange remains imprisoned in London. Politicians and commentators, meanwhile, have been repeatedly calling for Assange to be killed. Related Entries December 14, 2010 Holbrooke’s Last Words December 14, 2010 Obama Puts Lakers to Work in D.C.
Continue reading …By William Pfaff What do you call it when a country’s elites exploit its people and resources for profit abroad? Related Entries December 14, 2010 The Hot New Tourist Destination: Chernobyl December 13, 2010 It’s Morning in China
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