Al Sharpton on Monday said that he's going to be meeting with representatives of the FCC next week about revoking conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh's license. On a special 9PM edition of the “Ed Show,” the Reverend didn't mince words (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
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With demonstrators and activists in the streets, and officials discussing European budget issues in different capitals, the continent’s financial crisis remained a focus and a talking point Tuesday. (Dec. 7)
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For the last four years, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has been fighting off the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and other certification programs in their attempts to have their programs recognized by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and get that single LEED point for sustainably harvested lumber. The proposed changes that would have opened up the certification were put to a vote and the results are in: The status quo remains.
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Defense establishment fears that day after publication of report on Hariri murder investigation, Hezbollah will drag Lebanon into bloodbath that will reach Israel
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Actor-producer Mark Wahlberg and co-star Amy Adams talk about his pet project finally coming to the big screen at ‘The Fighter’ Los Angeles premiere. (Dec.7)
Continue reading …Visa clears DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones
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No iPhone? No problem. If you’ll recall, we heard back in May that Visa was in cahoots with DeviceFidelity , with the two trumpeting a not-exactly-svelte In2Pay case that would add contactless payment support to Apple’s darling. Today, the rest of the world is finally being taken into consideration. The aforementioned firms have just cleared a new In2Pay microSD solution for use in the real world, with the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the Samsung Vibrant in particular named as compatible. In theory, it seems that nearly any smartphone with a microSD slot could be ushered into the arena, and Visa itself expects to add additional phone models for use with this technology, “including phones based on the Symbian and Windows operating systems.” This unveiling is happening after a solid 18 months of testing around the globe, but there’s no definitive word on which banks will be offering this to customers. Between this and the sudden interest in NFC , America seems more poised than ever before to slip ever further into an endless pool of debt, and with way less friction than before! We kid, we kid… kind of. Continue reading Visa clears DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones Visa clears DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There are many hugely efficient ways to get around Tokyo, but for visitors taxis usually come at the bottom of that list. Drivers rarely speak English and, compared to the rest of the world, they’re quite expensive (about $8 to start, going way up from there). But, should you find yourself in one they’re naturally hugely clean and sophisticated, that sophistication getting a boost now by DoCoMo . 820 black sedans for hire in Tokyo will be outfitted with WiFi, freely available to customers who dishonor the back seats with their backsides. 100 of the cars will even have Sony PSP s back there too, which is odd because we were pretty sure everyone in Tokyo already had one — or a DS , at least. These specially equipped taxis can be identified by the red DoCoMo WiFi stickers on the doors, so don’t accept anything less, no matter how late you are for that KneuKlid Romance concert in Shinjuku. Docomo grants Japanese taxis with WiFi, PSPs, little red stickers originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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photo: Wakx / Creative Commons Initially estimated at about 20% of total CO2 emissions, then revised downwards to about 15% last year, new research claims that the carbon emissions from deforestation may be just half of that lower estimate. There’s a whole array of good, bad, and muddled news here…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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