My friend Bob spotted this campaign sign in Fullerton: Bob explained the sign this way: This sign is all around Fullerton. Roland Chi is running for City Council. He owns an Asian grocery that was cited for health code violations. Probably the only campaign sign you will ever see that has a picture of someone vomiting!
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President Barack Obama is calling on both political parties to put aside partisanship whatever the outcome of Tuesday’s election, but his appeal included a jab at the Republican House and Senate leaders for comments he said were troubling. (Oct. 30)
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Photo courtesy Jody Hoppis. Registered nurse Jody Hoppis wanted more time with her patients, and a schedule that would accomodate her life as a working mom of three. So she ditched her job at a family practice clinic and set up her own nursing practice called mymobilemedicine , of medical house calls made exclusively by electric bicycle. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …MSI intros 15.6-inch FR600 3D laptop, complete with embarrassing eyewear
October 30, 2010 No Comment
If there’s a party, MSI’s going. And if there’s a bandwagon, MSI ‘s onboard. It’s with this knowledge firmly entrenched in our brains that we present the FR600 3D. If you’ll recall, Intel actually tossed this name out awhile back when trumpeting its latest integrated graphics chipset, but now it’s the proud papa’s turn to make things official. This 15.6-incher is equipped with the expected 3D support, a Core i5 processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 memory, HDMI / VGA outputs, a 320/500/640GB hard drive, DVD SuperMulti drive, two USB 2.0 sockets, a 4-in-1 card reader and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. You’ll also get 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a gigabit Ethernet socket, inbuilt webcam and a six-cell Li-ion battery, not to mention a bundled set of 3D glasses to really get immersed in whatever it is you’re doing. Per usual, the company’s keeping quiet on the pricing and release front, but surely it’ll be out by Christmastime. Surely . MSI intros 15.6-inch FR600 3D laptop, complete with embarrassing eyewear originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: Less and More Is your unorganized cosmetic case slowing down you daily beauty routine? From a single piece of solid poplar–made entirely without glue–comes a simple way to organize your cosmetic case: Etsy’s Less & More offers the Scarlet Makeup Holder which holds lipsticks, mascaras, makeup brushes, and other makeup items–meaning your morning routine can be free of rummaging through rose-, carmine- an… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Two wildfires burning in Colorado prompted the evacuations of the homes of 1700 people as well as more in neighboring foothills where dozens of houses were burned in a blaze last month. (Oct. 30)
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was met by a rowdy crowd – some yelling “go home” – when she stopped to visit a popular pastry shop in Southern California. (Oct. 30)
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A man allegedly molested three decades ago by a Jesuit priest was arrested Friday on charges that he tracked down the retired cleric in his retirement home and severely beat him. (Oct. 29)
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KIM GAMEL and AHMED AL-HAJ The Associated Press SAN’A, Yemen – The discovery of two explosive-laden packages sent from Yemen and aimed at U.S. and Western interests represents a new escalation in the terror threat emanating from this violence-wracked, poverty-stricken Mideast country. President Barack Obama stopped short of linking the failed plot to al-Qaida in Yemen, but U.S. officials said privately they were increasingly confident that was the source. Obama’s counterterrorism adviser John Brennan called the Yemeni wing the most active al-Qaida franchise. Militants from the terror network have been building up their presence for several years in this nation of 23 million people, finding…
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Argentines pay tribute to former president Nestor Kirchner, who died Oct. 27 of a heart attack at the age of 60. (Submitted by Ashley Carrington) Former Argentine president Nestor Kirchner was buried Friday in the southern city where he was born, ending two days of mourning that saw tens of thousands of Argentines fill the streets to pay their respects to one of the nation’s dominant political…
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