Photo: DVIDSHUB , Flickr, Creative Commons And yet another chapter emerges in the seemingly never-ending saga of corporate malfeasance and complete disregard for human and operational safety that’s fast-rising as the legacy of the BP spill. In this latest revelation, we find out that none other than BP and Halliburton — a corporation just begging to be helmed by a Bond villain if there ever was… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sony got itself back in black with a $293m profit last quarter courtesy of improved PS3 and Bravia sales, and the good times continue: the company just posted a second-quarter profit of
Continue reading …Media Research Center’s President Brent Bozell appeared on “Fox & Friends” Oct. 29, to discuss the broadcast networks’ spin on unemployment. “Well, it confirms what many conservatives have said for years. It absolutely confirms it, but when you look at the numbers it really does rattle you because it is so obvious when the same reporters are taking two completely different positions because of their political proclivities,” Bozell told Steve Doocy. After showing this video of network coverage of unemployment leading up the mid-term elections under Bush in 2005-2006 and Obama in 2009-2010, Doocy said, “OK Brent, so there they are trying to put on the happy face. I’m still struck by the comment during the Bush administration where they were talking about ‘Oh, unemployment’s at 4.8 percent. The sky is falling’.” read more
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Tehran, Iran (CNN) — An Iranian envoy is willing to meet starting next month with the six major global powers to hold talks on its nuclear program, a top European diplomat said Friday. European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton called the development “very significant.” “This morning I have had a letter delivered through the ambassador from Iran, from Dr. [Saeed] Jalili, to say that he welcomes…
Continue reading …58-inch Table Connect for iPhone multitouch surface easily dwarfs your iPad
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Think Hyundai’s 70-inch multitouch table concept is hot stuff? Have a gander at this. The Table Connect for iPhone is dangerously close to completion, with a full-on mockup shown above. Put simply, this 58-inch multitouch surface accepts iPhone 4 connections via a 30-pin Dock Connector, and with a bit of magic, the table becomes your iPhone. The crew is currently wrapping up an alpha software release, and while a jailbroken iPhone is obviously necessary to get things going, the end result is bound to be impressive. Or at least hilarious. Here’s hoping these eventually go on sale, but for now, feel free to hit the source link for one more shot and a slew of diagrams. 58-inch Table Connect for iPhone multitouch surface easily dwarfs your iPad originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Looking for some earphones below a $999 reference set of buds but above the mid-range fare filling the shelves at your local department store? Then you can now at Future Sonics’ new Atrio Special Edition “professional” earphones to your list of options. Coming at $229, the earphones pack the company’s MG7 transducer and so called TrueTimbre technology to provide what’s described as “rich, dynamic and full sound” — in terms of specs, you’ll get a frequency response of 8Hz – 20,000Hz, along with a sensitivity level of 112dB at 30Hz, and ambient noise rejection of +/- 26 dB. As a bonus, you’ll also also get a carrying case made from reclaimed tires, which is not only environmentally-friendly but one of a kind in appearance. Head on past the break for the complete press release, and hit up the link below for a hands-on look courtesy of Gadling . Continue reading Future Sonics debuts Atrio Special Edition professional earphones Future Sonics debuts Atrio Special Edition professional earphones originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A Georgia firefighter who sent around personal cell phone video of a horrific crash has been dismissed. The father of the crash victim eventually received the video via text message from a friend. (Oct. 29)
Continue reading …The Justice Department, which dropped a case against the New Black Panthers for intimidating voters with weapons in Philadelphia in 2008, has been asked to stop Tea Partiers from hanging out at polling places in Texas : Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is asking the Department of Justice to investigate whether tea party groups are intimidating black and Hispanic voters in her district. Jackson Lee has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to send poll monitors to her district on Nov. 2 to make sure the King Street Patriots, a local conservative voter turnout and tea party group, aren’t stopping people from voting. “Many of these incidents of voter intimidation have been occurring in predominately minority neighborhoods and have been directed at African-Americans and Latinos,” she said in the letter. “It is unconscionable to think that anyone would deliberately employ the use of such forceful and intimidating tactics in 2010 to undermine the fundamental, constitutional right to vote.” “I urge you to order an immediate investigation into these incidents and call for the Department of Justice to send poll monitors to Harris County immediately to ensure a safe and neutral voting environment during the Nov. 2 election,” Jackson Lee wrote. Yeah, those white folks can get pretty scary.
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Screenshot via YouTube Last night, the cast of ” The Sound of Music” reunited on “Oprah ” for the episode billed as the first time in 45 years that all the actors — including Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and the seven actors who played the Von Trapp children — appear together. But as we reminisced about our favorite scenes, songs, and moments from the film, a few unexpected lessons about eco-friendly living stood out. The Von Trapp family was actually pretty green, and we can l… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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$599 is a bit pricey for a seven-inch tablet, and while you can get $200 off that at some places by signing your life away to a data contract, that really isn’t any fun either. Thankfully Samsung appears to have another option with what looks to be the $499, WiFi-only model that showed up in a Best Buy flier earlier this week . That version has now been cleared by the FCC, indeed with only tests for 802.11 and Bluetooth wireless. The absence of 3G looks like it will save you $100 and obviously make the device a little less flexible than its bar-bearing brethren, but whether that modified cost:inconvenience ratio works out in your favor depends largely on the value of your income:restlessness factor. WiFi-only Galaxy Tab stops by the FCC for tea originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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