The president of FINA said Sunday that ‘overexertion’ led to the death of US national team swimmer Fran Crippen at a race in the United Arab Emirates and that swimming’s governing body has launched an investigation into the tragedy. (Oct. 25)
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How do you give out an Oscar to someone who doesn’t want to come and get it? That’s the quandary the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is facing, as Jean-Luc Godard, French New Wave auteur and one of this year’s honorary Academy Award recipients … (continued) Related Entries October 24, 2010 Strikes Trash Sarkozy’s Popularity October 21, 2010 The French Sure Know How to Strike
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The death rate appeared to be slowing, but fears of a cholera epidemic still gripped Haiti yesterday as health officials stressed that it was far too early to establish whether the recent outbreak of the disease had been properly contained. Only a handful of new cases were reported as a massive aid effort swung into action to provide extra supplies of clean water to the refugee camps where roughly 1.5 million people are still living after being left homeless by January’s earthquake. In Port-au-Prince, hospitals stayed open round the clock to new patients suspected of having contracted the disease, which causes severe diarrhoea and rapid dehydration, and if undiagnosed can kill victims within…
Continue reading …German foreign ministry helped Nazis flee country after the war had ended
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It had always been regarded as Nazi Germany’s only “decent” government ministry and one which shunned the persecution of the Jews, but a new and shocking study to be published this week exposes the Third Reich’s foreign office as a “criminal organisation” which backed the Holocaust to the hilt. The disturbing report, which is the result of five years of research by a group of German and independent foreign historians, explodes the myth that has largely prevailed since the end of the Second World War that under Adolf Hitler, Germany’s foreign ministry somehow survived as an isolated nest of anti-Nazi resistance. The extent of German foreign diplomats’ active involvement in the Holocaust is…
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We knew that Hulu Plus was making a beeline for Roku’s stable of media streaming boxes, but now owners have yet another avenue to grab online content: PlayOn . For those unaware, PlayOn delivers online material from Hulu, PBS, TBS, ESPN, CNN, MLB.tv and YouTube (among other places), but the catch is that there’s an annual fee for having access ($34.99 for the first year; $19.99 each year thereafter). Furthermore, you’ll need a PC on the same network as the Roku in order to fetch the content and send it over, but if you’re already setup, you can hit the source link for download and pricing details. PlayOn now available on Roku: more content for a price originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Whatever happened to Ed Schultz's solidarity with the working man? Isn't that supposed to be the essence of Schultz's shtick?
Continue reading …Joe Scarborough: Senate GOP’s Top Goal to Unseat Obama in 2012 ‘Pathetic’
October 26, 2010 No Comment
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell claimed the GOP's top goal was to ensure Barack Obama is a one term president – and Joe Scarborough thinks that is “pathetic.” Apparently, Scarborough was hoping that the Republicans would work with President Obama on bipartisan legislation, and put the political battles on the backburner. Ron Brownstein, columnist for the National Journal and President of Atlantic Media, reported that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has, as the GOP's top goal, to unseat President Obama in 2012. “That is embarrassing!” Scarborough exclaimed. “I want to take control of the Senate so I can worry about an election two years away,” he mockingly imitated the Republicans. Brownstein cast it as a sign of the times. “In a Juan Williams-fired world, everybody is looking to sharpen the divisions, clarify the differences, and fire up the base, and that may be more of what we see over the next two years than in '95-'97,” he remarked. Scarborough, however, was still up in arms. “Can I just say it for the record?” he remarked of the GOP's goal. “That is pathetic.”
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The US has voiced concern about Iran’s “negative influence” on Afghanistan, after Afghan President Hamid Karzai…
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That didn’t take long, did it? The promised beta of Windows Phone 7′s Mac-friendly companion app is now available, bringing basic media sync capability — notably with iTunes and iPhoto integration — to that shiny new Microsoft-powered phone of yours. In fact, Microsoft delivered the client so fast that it beat every single American WP7 device to market — so AT&T and T-Mobile folks, you can rest easy knowing that you’ll be Mac-compatible from day one. Notably, the so-called Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac lacks any Zune functionality; Microsoft has never written a true Zune client for Mac, unfortunately, but at least this is a critical first step that makes these things usable for Mac owners that aren’t tied to the iPhone. Let us know how the app treats you in comments, alright? Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac moves to public beta originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Sure, you might have to be at Adobe’s MAX conference to actually hold a PlayBook in your hand… but RIM’s offering us all the next best thing by turning a beta version of its PlayBook simulator loose on devs way, way in advance of the tablet’s release — ostensibly in the hopes of drumming up a beefy third-party app catalog in time for retail. On that note, we’ve spent a few minutes playing with the simulator today, which is delivered in the form of an ISO that can be loaded as an operating system installer for a VMWare virtual machine on either Windows or Mac. There’s seriously very little to see here so far, but you can play with the on-screen landscape keyboard, confirm the presence of inertial scrolling in text areas, and get a quick look at how the status and app bars work. Speaking of apps, there aren’t any — not a single one — but it’s way early, and that’s obviously where RIM hopes you come into play with that million-dollar software idea of yours. Follow the break for a video walkthrough! Gallery: BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator Beta hands-on Continue reading BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator Beta hands-on BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator Beta hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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