Photo: Kelly Rossiter There were a couple of reasons I chose to add a tagine to my menu for my Thanksgiving dinner party . It cooked for a couple of hours on top of the stove so we got it started early and then ignored it. I had other things going into the oven, and the tagine didn’t take up any valuable oven time. There are lots of vegetables involved, so every mouthful is a little different from the last and I thought it would be a good companion to the other things on the plate. But really, I love my
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It’s hard to believe we’re already writing a review of the Nook Color , considering Barnes & Noble’s first foray into the e-reader world was revealed just over a year ago. In that time, the company has gone from no presence in e-books to owning 20 percent of the marketshare, and now has moved from a somewhat sluggish hybrid E-Ink / LCD device to a full color, tablet-like product. The Nook Color is definitely a major step forward, boasting a completely revamped, Android-based OS, and a big push into the children’s book and periodical market (particularly full color magazines). Both of these spaces have yet to be mined successfully by players like Apple and Amazon — and it’s clear Barnes & Noble is aware of the stakes. Beyond book reading, the Nook Color potentially offers a tablet alternative that can (or will be able to) do much of what is possible on an iPad or Galaxy Tab. In fact, the company plans to launch its own Android tablet app store in the first quarter of 2011, providing a consistent, compatible application experience that could get the jump on other Android tablet-makers’ plans (hello Samsung). Of course, this is a fierce market, and with a $249 price tag, Barnes & Noble has to play to win on every front. So, is the Nook Color the next logical step in e-readers? Is it a healthy alternative to more expensive tablets? And can it cement the prominent bookseller’s place in a hotly contested new space? Read on for all those answers in the full Engadget review! Gallery: Nook Color review Continue reading Nook Color review Nook Color review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste on less money, but with more design. He calls it “LifeEdited.” You can help: Enter the design competition and win up to $70,000 in prizes and possibly design the apartment! The Chool might fit in a LifeEdited; James Lucas of Slam designed it so that it sits like a stool, not taking up much room, until you sit on it. This action causes the mechanism ins… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Riots spread to several cities and towns as protesters, blaming a contingent of Nepalese peacekeepers for a deadly outbreak of cholera, barricaded roads and exchanged gunfire with UN soldiers. (Nov. 16)
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Brussels ceremony inaugurates new project combining Holocaust archives from 13 different countries. ‘In order to tell the entire story, all the material must be brought together,’ says director of Yad Vashem Archives
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Photo: Felizitas Gemetz for Fraunhofer IWM We’ve covered all sorts of cycling helmets in the past. The Lazer helmet with lubrication between two shells, the Hövding Helmet , which is really an airbag for your head, the multisport Helium helmet that is certified not only for cycling, but also canoeing, and climbing, and the armad… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Royal officials say Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton are engaged to be married. The palace says they got engaged last month during a vacation in Kenya. They are due to marry next spring or summer in London. (Nov. 16)
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Police detained unlicensed welders Tuesday on suspicion of accidentally starting a fire that engulfed a high-rise apartment building in Shanghai, killing at least 53 people. (Nov. 16)
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Officials are still counting and campaigns are still jockeying, but it looks like Sen. Lisa Murkowski has pulled off a minor political miracle by winning a write-in campaign after getting bounced from the GOP ticket by tea party upstart Joe Miller. To be clear, Murkowski has not been crowned and her rival has yet to concede, but her victory is assured unless a substantial number of challenged votes are thrown out. New York Times: On the sixth day after election workers in Juneau began manually counting write-in ballots in the race, elections officials had made their way through 94,674 write-in votes and determined that 92,164 or them were for Ms. Murkowski. That put Ms. Murkowski 1,716 votes ahead of her principal opponent, Joe Miller – and her lead will only grow as several thousand more write-in ballots are counted in the next few days. There is a catch, of course. The Miller campaign has been aggressively challenging write-in ballots that are misspelled or somehow imperfectly marked – as well as plenty of ballots that have no apparent error. Ms. Murkowski’s lead includes ballots that the Miller campaign has challenged but that the state had determined are valid. The Miller campaign is raising money for a lawsuit it hopes will throw out the challenged votes. Read more Related Entries November 15, 2010 Runaway Military: A Raw Deal at Half the Price November 14, 2010 A Lame and Spineless Duck?
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By Juan Cole The military’s major campaign in Kandahar has been largely ignored. The American public cannot have a debate on the war if it is not even mentioned in public. Related Entries November 15, 2010 Runaway Military: A Raw Deal at Half the Price November 14, 2010 A Lame and Spineless Duck?
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