Geez, I hope so, but it’s only one poll so far : Carly Fiorina currently leads by three points against Barbara Boxer in the race for United States Senate from California. U.S. Senate Ballot Total Fiorina 46% Total Boxer 43% Total Other Candidates 5% Undecided 6% Meg Whitman leads by one point in the race for Governor of California. Governor’s Ballot Total Whitman 45% Total Brown 44% Total Other Candidates 4% Undecided 7% Conclusions Republicans currently hold narrow leads in California’s top two statewide races this fall, though both remain very competitive. I still have hope that a majority of my fellow Californians will not be dumb enough to return Boxer to the Senate and Brown to the governor’s mansion.
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Republican senate candidate Christine O’Donnell challenged her Democratic rival Chris Coons to show where the Constitution requires separation of church and state, drawing swift criticism from her opponent and gasps from the audience. (Oct. 20)
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Photo: bdonline Cambridge University in England, home to some of the most exquisite and ancient buildings in the world…and now this. These “solar trees” have just been installed to help power the Cambridge University Library’s archive storage and will provide 10% of its energy needs. Surely the architects could have come up with something better? … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Ah, it’s good to see Apple can leak its announcements ahead of time just like the rest of the world . Overzealous forum mods on Apple’s own site have been setting up Discussions sections for products to be announced at today’s Back to the Mac event a little early, which has inevitably been picked up by some sleuthing souls over in Poland. A little bit of URL manipulation has revealed separate forums for a new iMovie ’11, iPhoto ’11, and GarageBand ’11, all three of which are core components of the iLife suite, leading us to go ahead and presume that Steve Jobs will be discussing an iLife ’11 later today. There’s also confirmation of the new MacBook Air with an “MBA (Need official name)” forum emerging, alongside a mysterious “Reserved 20 10″ destination. [Thanks, MM] Continue reading Apple.com reveals iLife upgrade, reaffirms MacBook Air refresh Apple.com reveals iLife upgrade, reaffirms MacBook Air refresh originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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PARIS – French authorities forced strike-shuttered fuel depots to reopen to ensure gasoline supplies, and the interior minister threatened Wednesday to send in paramilitary police to stop rioting on the fringes of protests against raising the retirement age to 62. Youths wearing hoods and scarves on their faces rampaged through the Paris suburb of Nanterre, breaking shop windows and hurling stones at riot police. The town has seen clashes in recent days centered on a high school that joined the protests. Months of largely peaceful demonstrations against the pension reform have taken a violent turn in recent days. The plan is slated for a vote in the…
Continue reading …Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period
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If you happen to be enthusiastic about Lenovo, tablets, and your American residency, look away now. Lenovo still plans to ship the Android-based LePad in China some time soonish , but its US roadmap can pretty much be summed up as “wait and see.” The company’s COO Rory Read has been cited as saying there are no plans to release a slate for the US market until at least Android’s Honeycomb version comes out, agreeing with Google on the point that Froyo is not “the right base to have a fully functioning pad.” Lest you think Windows 7 will fill the void until whenever in 2011 that Android tablet does arrive, Lenovo’s director of new technology, Howard Locker, sets you straight: “Windows 7 is based on the same paradigm as 1985 — it’s really an interface that’s optimized for a mouse and keyboard,” and the Thinking machine team doesn’t intend to build a slate around it. And if you were thinking of maybe picking up a LePhone as a consolation prize, tough luck, that won’t be arriving in the US for at least another two years (which in smartphone terms is basically “never”), although it’s good to know that it’s now got 13 percent of the smartphone market in China. You know, in case you own stock in LeCompany. Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The father of a missing 10-year-old NC girl told a 911 dispatcher he thought a fire set in his backyard may have been meant to distract him while kidnappers abducted his disabled daughter. The girl’s
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A new iPhone application can check a patient’s heartbeat, and it’s claimed to be better than a traditional stethoscope. Its inventor says the app could lead to instant diagnoses – anywhere. (Oct 20)
Continue reading …So, we’ve just been discussing the rumored, and long overdue, MacBook Air refresh with a trusted source. This person recently had a working model in their possession for a few minutes and managed to glean quite a bit of detail that would seemingly confirm Apple’s plan to announce an 11-inch MacBook Air at the ” Back to the Mac ” event later today. Here’s what we’ve been told to expect: Smaller 11.6-inch display. 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (with a 2.33GHz option possible). 2GB of memory in the base configuration. No optical drive, naturally. Mini DisplayPort, USB, and SD card reader along the left-hand side and USB and power on the right (that’s 2x USB). The trackpad has been updated to match that of the new MacBook Pros. Although smaller due to the 11.6-inch display, it’s still about the same thickness as the current MacBook Air. A black power key now sits immediately to the right of a smaller eject key on the MBA’s keyboard — the round aluminum power button is gone. A design decision that might support the MBA’s rumored instant-on capabilities though our source didn’t see this functionality exhibited (possibly because it was running OS X 10.6.4). Unfortunately, our source couldn’t identify the graphics or the storage related to the rumored “SSD Card.” So where does that leave us? Well, it looks like a smaller (and presumably, cheaper) MacBook Air originally rumored by AppleInsider is in the bag for a Steve Jobs announcement later today as is a refresh to the 13.3-inch model we broke last week (pictured nekkid above). So check back in a few hours and watch the reveal live , won’t you? [Thanks, Anonymous] 11.6-inch MacBook Air detailed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Authorities in South Korea arrested a suspected North Korean agent for allegedly plotting to assassinate a high-profile defector who died of heart failure earlier this month, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The alleged agent, Ri Dong Sam, was formally detained Tuesday on…
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