A new video released by the Taliban shows Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, the only known US serviceman held captive in Afghanistan, with bags under his eyes and what appears to be an abrasion on his left cheek. (Dec. 8)
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You’ve already seen it on the Jolibook , but now anyone with a netbook or suitable computer can get their hands on the Jolicloud 1.1 operating system, which promises a number of improvements over version 1.0 . Chief among those is the brand new HTML5 desktop, along with a simplified login process using Facebook Connect, a generally spiffed up UI, and a slew of other tweaks that promise better performance and battery life compared to the previous version. Hit up the link below to try it out for yourself, or revisit our Jolibook review for an in-depth look at the upstart OS. Jolicloud 1.1 now available to download originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Prima Cinema plans to offer $500 first-run movie downloads, with a mere $20k setup fee
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To achieve balance in all things, a new startup called Prima Cinema apparently figures while the proletariat are rejoicing over Netflix all you can eat $7.99 streaming and Redbox $1 rentals, there’s room at the high end and will offer a $20,000 digital delivery system to bring home first-run movies as soon as they come to theaters in theaters for $500 a pop. Beyond simply achieving the goal of making proposed $20-30 movie VODs on cable seem downright reasonable, The Wall Street Journal reports the company figures it can work this system into as many as 250,000 homes in the next five years. The idea is to deliver these flicks beyond the lucky few who currently receive copies for private screening to people whose home theaters make our Engadget HD Flickr group look low-rent, although theater industry insiders have already pointed out the increased risk of piracy. We’re not sure exactly what hardware that initial $20k buys, but at those prices we’ll probably still be looking at TS and cam rips for most bootlegged flicks after this service launches next year. Prima Cinema plans to offer $500 first-run movie downloads, with a mere $20k setup fee originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A police chief in Virginia says he believes someone may be hiding a 12-year-old girl and a man she disappeared with after the child’s mother was found dead. (Dec. 8)
Continue reading …SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft successfully launches, returns from orbit (video)
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It may have hit a few snags earlier this week, but SpaceX’s slightly-delayed launch of its Dragon spacecraft looks to have gone off as well as anyone could have possibly hoped for. The craft blasted off from Cape Canaveral atop a Falcon 9 rocket earlier today, entered a “100 percent successful” low-earth orbit, and returned to Earth to make an on-target soft landing in the Pacific Ocean just a short while ago. Head on past the break for the launch video, and look for NASA to hold a complete post-flight press conference at 3:30pm EST at the link below (and on NASA TV). Continue reading SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft successfully launches, returns from orbit (video) SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft successfully launches, returns from orbit (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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And he should know. Bangladesh is one of the nation that stands to be most devastated by the impacts of climate change — and it’s already being hit. The low-lying nation is extremely vulnerable to flooding, and the rising sea levels, increasing rainfall, and inland desertification are making global warming something of a perpetual perfect storm for the nation. Climate… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Former Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg was among 150 at Jerusalem rally against ban on selling flats to non-Jews. ‘Don’t say these are weeds in the garden, they are rabbis who are not weeds, they are malicious, and they are the gardeners themselves,’ he says
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Bisphenol A or BPA, a common chemical found in plastics and other consumer products that’s been linked with reproductive harm and other ills, can also be transferred to the skin from cash register receipts and dollar bills, according to a new investigation by two environmental advocacy groups.
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Image: Clean Edge Who Has the Best Mix of Technology, Policy and Capital? Clean Edge , a research and advisory firm operating in the cleantech sector, has compiled a top 10 of the U.S. states showing the most “clean energy leadership” based on 80 different state-level indicators and more than 4,000 public and private data points across all 50 states. This isn’t just about which state has the biggest share of its energy produced by clean sources, or which state built the most clean energy capacity in the past year. They also take into account t… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: StuSeeger , Flickr, CC In a surprising turn, New Mexico may have just become the state with the leading clean energy plan — the state’s Environmental Improvement Board has just approved a plan that would bring its carbon emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2020. That’s even better than California’s target . This is what the plan looks like: … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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