Cam Newton ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more as No. 2 Auburn beat Georgia 49-31. The Tigers clinched a spot in the SEC title game. No. 6 Wisconsin crushed Indiana 83-20. No. 3 TCU edged San Diego State and No. 8 Ohio State also won. (Nov. 13)
Continue reading …We don’t blame you if you fail to recognize this good looking fella. Just a quick recap: this is Mark Papermaster, the ex-IBM chip designer who stirred up a storm while transitioning to Apple, only to quietly depart the company 16 months later for reasons that we’ll never truly know. Fear not though, folks, as word has it that the boy is back in town: Papermaster is now hanging out with Cisco’s Silicon Switching Technology Group as its new vice president. Ironically, our man here will be responsible for making chips that power Cisco’s switches, so it’ll probably be more or less like his good old days back at IBM. Oh, and without Steve Jobs breathing over his shoulders. Mark Papermaster returns to chip business courtesy of Cisco, Apple silently watches originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Roland Martin brought his full-blown Palin Derangement Syndrome to Friday's Anderson Cooper 360, labeling the former Alaska governor ” the Kim Kardashian of politics .” Martin continued that Palin is ” making a ton of money. We're trying to figure out why. It's the same as Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton …. She quit her job because she wanted to go out and be a celebrity .” The CNN contributor actually first tried out his questionable label of the Tea Party favorite on his Twitter account. At 5:12 pm on November 9 , Martin posted the following Tweet: ” Palin slammed then-Sen. Obama as a celebrity in 2008 campaign, and she's more of a celebrity because she doesn't hold office .” Mind you, at that time, Palin was Alaska's governor and the Republican vice presidential candidate, but the liberal continued by complaining in a second Tweet that “the media goes ga ga over whatever she says. Palin is often wrong. She's a former governor who quit her job rather than tough it out .” During his third Tweet , Martin added, ” She holds no position; wants no accountability; and wants to sling arrows and then gets angry when called on the carpet 4 her nonsense .” The CNN personality completed his rant by comparing the Republican to the curvy celebrity most infamous for making a pornographic video : ” At the end of the day, Sarah Palin is the Kim Kardashian of Politics. She's a celebrity with no real purpose other than picking up a check .” [ Video below the jump ]
Continue reading …Affirmative Action comes to the House of Representatives : House Democrats averted a messy leadership struggle, clearing the way for Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer to become second in command of their new minority without a challenge from South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn. Under an arrangement worked out in private, officials said late Friday that Clyburn would instead receive a new position, title unknown and duties undescribed, explicitly labeled the third-ranking post in leadership. Just sit over in the corner there, Rep. Clyburn. We’ll find something for you do.
Continue reading …(HT: Phil Lawler/C atholicCulture.org ) Major news outlets delivered a collective message about the Catholic Church this week. Here were the headlines: “Pope orders sex abuse summit” ( Boston Globe ) “Pope to Hold Sex-Abuse Summit” ( Wall Street Journal ) “Italy: Cardinals to Ponder Response by Church to Sexual Abuse Cases” ( New York Times ) “Pope summons cardinals over abuse: Vatican” ( AFP ) “Cardinals to address sex abuse” ( UPI ) “Pope calls meeting of cardinals on sex abuse” ( Washington Post ) From what is presented, one would guess that Pope Benedict XVI called Cardinals and said, “Hey, let's get together and discuss the sex abuse scandals.” The problem: It didn't happen. read more
Continue reading …Police say a fire at the Karlsruhe zoo in southwestern Germany has killed 26 animals including Shetland ponies, goats, sheep and a llama. (Nov. 13)
Continue reading …Looks like Japan’s not the only one that’ll have Froyo on a five-inch tabletphone this year — Dell’s official Facebook account confirms that Android 2.2 will be rolling out to the Dell Streak starting this very month. That date’s just for the UK, mind you, as other European territories (and likely the US) will have to wait an indeterminate amount of time to get their Stage UI on. That said, if you’re a particularly astute diner you may be able to get your sweet spoonful sooner than some, as just last evening Dell reportedly directed a number of Streak owners to the website pictured above. While that “Continue with Update” button reportedly doesn’t work at present and the website has since been pulled, it seems that Dell’s considering the idea of allowing users to directly download Android 2.2 themselves. See what the update might include in our gallery below. Gallery: Dell Streak Android 2.2 update teaser [Thanks, Naz] Dell Streak Android 2.2 update imminent in UK, other territories on the way originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …HBO's Bill Maher is clearly still reeling from the Democrat disaster in the midterm elections. On Friday's “Real Time,” the host compared America to a dog that “cannot understand actual words,” only “understands fear,” and can't have issues explained to it (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
Continue reading …An attorney who represents Myamar democracy leader Aung Ssan Suu Kyi says her release from detention today doesn’t mean the country has turned a corner, yet. (Nov. 13)
Continue reading …Perhaps this is how we need to handle airline safety:
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