Actors Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis and Jenna Fischer talk about new Farrelly brothers comedy ‘Hall Pass’ – the story of two men granted a week off their marriages by their wives. (Feb. 21)
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Hundreds of people have been evacuated from a remote Aboriginal community in Northern Territory following extensive flooding after a river broke its banks. (Feb. 21)
Continue reading …BMW launches new ‘i’ brand focused on electrification, lower-case letters
February 21, 2011 No Comment
BMW has unveiled its new sub-brand, ditching the propeller-inspired logo and going for something a little fresher, a little more modern. It’s the new “i” brand, a sub-marque much like the company’s M cars but, rather than focusing on performance, highlighting new technology to create cars that are “good for us” while also being “good for our planet.” It’s what the company calls “premium mobility,” cars for daily commuting that will let you “enjoy the finer things in life” without killing the planet in the process. The first two cars are the i3 (formerly known as the Megacity ) and the i8 (the auto formerly known as Vision EfficientDynamics ). The company is pledging we’ll be seeing these cars in production by 2013 and coyly specifies that three is not the smallest number nor eight the larger, meaning we should expect other models to fill that gap — just like the company’s current alphanumeric lineup. We’ll surely be learning more about these cars at Geneva in a few weeks, and if you think BMW is just being trendy using the lower-case i moniker, it did launch its iDrive controller back in September of 2001 — a month before the iPod was unveiled. BMW launches new ‘i’ brand focused on electrification, lower-case letters originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Some sharp video via the Heritage Foundation and Freethink Media (a project by Reason vet videographer Dan Hayes), who were on the scene during the recent hullabaloo in the Badger State. Includes lots of interviews with protesters, counter-protesters, politicos (inlcuding Gov. Scott Walker). Well worth watching, whatever side you’re rooting for. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Reason Magazine – Hit & Run Discovery Date : 21/02/2011 14:31 Number of articles : 5
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Mika Brzezinski learned a life lesson this morning: look before you leap to defend liberals . . . At the top of Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough referenced the hateful emails he and Mika had received from the left and the similarly ugly signs held by Wisconsin union protesters.
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Shopped for a rugged laptop of late? If so, you’ve probably become overwhelmed with grief, likely due to the fact that 99.95 percent of them are both a) huge and b) unsightly . GammaTech’s got a better idea: craft a rugged, shock-proof lappie that actually looks like every other 15.6-inch laptop on the market. Fancy that! The outfit’s new Durabook S15C is its latest in a long line of field-tested machines, with this guy using a magnesium alloy case that’s 20 times stronger than ABS plastic. We’re told that it’s tested to Mil-Standard 810G for drop and shock resistance, and there’s a flexible HDD cable that’ll absorb shock from drops. Moreover, an anti-shock mounting technology around the LCD helps to protect the screen from accidental damage, and if you’re curious about the innards, here goes: there’s the option for Core i5 / i7, a pair of dual-channel DDR3 RAM slots, an internal optical drive, a 15.6-inch Full HD display, three USB sockets, a serial port, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi. Mum’s the word on pricing, but considering that you’ll need to dial ‘em up to place an order, we highly doubt all that ruggedness will come cheap. Continue reading GammaTech’s Durabook S15C is deceitfully rugged, unashamedly mobile GammaTech’s Durabook S15C is deceitfully rugged, unashamedly mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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[1] Our friends the Fine Brothers have filed the latest episode of their popular “Spoiler” series — 50 Movie Spoilers of 2010 in 3 Minutes, in one take. You might remember that we’ve featured their videos 50 Christmas Movie Spoilers in 3 Minutes [2], 100 Movie Spoilers in 4 minutes [3], Spoiling Every Best Picture Winner in Oscar History [4], 50 spoilers of 2009 in 4 minutes [5], 100 Horror Movie… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 21/02/2011 14:08 Number of articles : 4
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The government building known as People’s Hall is one site reported ablaze. The violence comes hours after Kadafi’s son airs a statement that security forces will fight ‘to the last bullet’ to put down the protesters. Rallies are held in Morocco, Yemen and Bahrain as a wave of unrest builds. 1 |
Continue reading …Harsh new details of Lara Logan’s attack in Cairo: The CBS reporter was stripped and battered with fists and makeshift flagpoles, reports the Times of London, via the Daily Mail . She was pinched so hard by her attackers that the red marks that covered her body were initially thought to…
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Hundreds of villagers fled to safety today after a restive volcano in the Philppines belched ash and smoke after a month-long lull. (Feb. 21)
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