Saints quarterback Drew Brees intercepted four times in a loss to Cleveland. Steelers top Dolphins. Raiders set team record for points in 59-14 rout of Broncos. DeAngelo Hall’s four picks lead Redskins over Bears. Ravens edge Bills in overtime. (Oct. 24)
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BELIZE CITY — Hurricane Richard slammed into Belize’s Caribbean coast just south of its largest city late Sunday, as authorities evacuated tourists from outlying islands and an estimated 10,000 people took refuge at shelters in the tiny Central American nation. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Richard’s top winds were 90 mph (150 kph) – making it a Category 1 hurricane – when it made landfall about 20 miles (35 kms) south-southwest of Belize City, whose neighborhoods are full of wooden, tin-roof homes that are very vulnerable to winds. “The winds are very strong … it’s getting stronger,” said Fanny Llanos, a clerk at…
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“If you’re asking, are there al-Qaeda in Iraq, the answer is yes, there are. It’s a fact, yes.” Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence, August 2002 It was one of the key American justifications for the Iraq war. But the theory that al-Qaeda was present in Saddam-era Iraq, much cited by the Bush adminsitration in the
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) – Haiti cholera deaths rose above 250 but the number of new infections and fatalities began to taper off, offering hope the epidemic might have been contained. The new toll of 253 dead and 3,115 infections, provided by the director general of Haiti's health department Gabriel Thimote, represented an increase of only 33 fatalities over a 24-hour period. The disease “is limited to a well-defined perimeter” in the northern region of Artibonite and part of the central plateau, Foreign Minister Marie-Michele Rey told reporters. Speaking in Switzerland where she was attending a summit of French-speaking nations, Rey said that for the time being “those…
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Attorneys for a Canadian held by US authorities since he was 15 said Sunday that a last-minute plea deal could still halt the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama. (Oct. 24)
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Google’s run into quite a number of privacy concerns in the past, and things hit something of a tipping point earlier this year when it was revealed that the company was snooping on WiFi data while it was collecting Street View images. Now Google has finally come back with some answers to some privacy questions it says it’s been studying for the past several months. First and foremost is the appointment of Alma Whitten as the company’s new directory of privacy, who will manage Google’s privacy efforts across both engineering and product management, and ensure that the company builds “effective privacy controls” into its products and internal practices. Backing that up is some expanded privacy training, including a new program that all employees will be required to take beginning in December, and some new internal compliance procedures, which includes a requirement that every engineering project leader maintain a privacy design document for each project they’re working on. Hit up the source link below for the company’s complete statement on the matter. Google revises internal privacy practices, appoints director of privacy originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. Green power lit up the world this week as ZenithSolar smashed the record for solar efficiency with its massive parabolic mirrors and Denmark unveiled plans to construct a towering “cathedral” that will transform waste into energy . We were also all abuzz about these batteries made from used coffee capsules and MIT rolled out a new type of foldable paper-thin solar cells . Speaking of super-thin foldable tech, this week we showcased the world’s first biodegradable paper watch and we spotted an ingenious folding beer box that can transform a six-pack into a pitch-perfect xylophone . And while you’re working on that one, you can keep your rowdy kids busy with our Top 5 smart smartphone apps for kids that educate and entertain . High-tech lighting was another hot topic this week as GE launched a new super-bright LED bulb that harnesses jet engine cooling techniques to cut its energy use. GE also flipped the switch on its funky new hybrid halogen-CFL light bulbs , and we saw San Diego blaze a trail for energy-efficient lighting as they unveiled plans to construct the nation’s largest interactive LED light show – on a bridge! Finally, we wrapped up this week’s Apple news with a look at a chic new laptop bag courtesy of vegan handbag company Matt & Nat. Inhabitat’s Week in Green: solar paper planes, Denmark’s flaming tower, and used coffee power originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Torrential rains drenched China’s southeastern coast as once-powerful Typhoon Megi weakened to a tropical depression Sunday. The storm has killed dozens of people, but no deaths have been reported yet in China. (Oct. 24)
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Developed by Swedish firm Pixelbite and released just a few days ago by EA and Polarbit, Reckless Racing is a game we’ve been following since it was known as “Deliverace” early this year — and honestly, there was a spell where we’d gone so long without having heard anything about it that we’d kind of assumed the awesome-looking project had been canceled. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case — it’s now available on iPhone , iPad , and Android — so we decided to take it for a quick spin. After all, top-down racers haven’t really made much noise since the heady days of R.C. Pro-Am and perennial arcade favorite Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off Road … and after playing Reckless Racing for just a few minutes, we’re not sure why that is. Gallery: Reckless Racing review (iPhone) Continue reading Reckless Racing review (iPhone) Reckless Racing review (iPhone) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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