US withholding aid to some Pakistani military units over rights abuse allegations
October 22, 2010 No Comment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is withholding assistance to some Pakistani military units over concerns they may have been involved in human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. The official said aid to a handful of Pakistani units believed to have committed, encouraged or tolerated abuses had been suspended under 1997 legislation…
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Pick your poison: Vodafone Netherlands? T-Mobile UK? A shop associated with Orange? Or heck, how about RIM itself? All of the above have started teasing the BlackBerry Bold 9780 recently, RIM’s oft-leaked upcoming replacement for the Bold 9700 — so it seems like this will be a pretty wide-scale deployment around the globe (as most of RIM’s launches tend to be). We’ve yet to see any leaks via American carriers, but we’d say it’s safe to argue that AT&T (and perhaps T-Mobile, too) will be signed up to take delivery of these things before too long. As a refresher, the 9780 is basically a 9700 with a better camera, more RAM, and BlackBerry 6 preloaded… so if you love your 9700, you’re probably going to love the 9780 even more. Timing is unclear, but one carrier — Vodafone Netherlands — has proclaimed that it’ll have ‘em in early November. [Thanks to everyone who sent these in] BlackBerry Bold 9780 starts leaking all over the place originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A California businessman who spent more than two years in an Iranian prison after being accused of passing money to a rebel group returned home Thursday. Reza Taghavi smiled as he hugged friends and relatives, many of whom burst into tears. (Oct. 22)
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(CNN) — A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says in a new book that while Bill Clinton was in the White House, a key component of the president’s nuclear launch protocol went missing. “The codes were actually missing for months. This is a big deal,” says General Hugh Shelton. “We dodged a silver bullet.” In his book “Without Hesitation,” the retired Army general writes, “Even though movies may show the President wearing these codes around…
Continue reading …Official Kinect TV ads feature smiling actors, very large rooms, little else (video)
October 22, 2010 No Comment
If you’re a fan of videos featuring commercial actors mugging for the camera and jumping around in a semi-comical manner, you are seriously in luck. That’s right, it looks like Ballmer and Co.’s $500 million marketing blitz has resulted in some totally spasmodic TV spots for the Kinect . As befits a technology that emphasizes movement over the controller itself, there is very little actual hardware shown — but boy, do those kids look like they’re having fun! See for yourself after the break. [Thanks, David] Continue reading Official Kinect TV ads feature smiling actors, very large rooms, little else (video) Official Kinect TV ads feature smiling actors, very large rooms, little else (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police in Roseville, Calif. have arrested a suspect in the burning of a high-end mall. They say the man barricaded himself inside and started a small fire that later erupted and spread to the roof, damaging an entire arm of the mall. (Oct 21)
Continue reading …By David Sirota The only way to objectively define the tea party is to find a test case. And thanks to Wisconsin’s Senate race, we have exactly that. Related Entries October 21, 2010 A National Election, Like It or Not October 21, 2010 Stevens v. Scalia
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An anonymous benefactor in New York stuffed $10000 in cash into a 9/11 donation box at the World Trade Center. The president of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum says officials found 99 $100 bills and five 20s. (Oct. 21)
Continue reading …Watch The Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 5 – The Desperation Emanation
October 22, 2010 No CommentWatch The Big Bang Theory S4E5: The Desperation Emanation Upon discovering that everyone else now have a girlfriend, Leonard has now gone into deep depression. Meanwhile, with whats going on with their relationship, Amy now wants to make an introduction to her mother about Sheldon. The latest installment of our favorite physicists
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New York’s transition from mechanical voting machines to paper ballots read by optical scanners just got a little more difficult. A legal scholar at New York Univ. says he’s spotted an error in the instructions sent out with the sample ballot. (Oct. 21)
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