Heat Regulation is Key In most places around North-America and Europe, winter biking isn’t too complicated if you have the right approach ( no need to pull a MacGyver… ). This short video primer produced by our friend Elizabeth at StreetFilms gives you the basics on how to dress (overheating can be as big a problem as feeling cold). You can also find more info about winter biking at
Continue reading …An Abraham Lincoln researcher has confessed to changing the date on a Lincoln document, effectively altering history for his own gain, AOL News reports. Thomas Lowry changed the date from April 14, 1864, to 1865—the date of Lincoln’s assassination—so that it would seem he’d discovered one of Lincoln’s…
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Score 12 for “The King’s Speech.” Even with the recently retooled Academy Awards format, which includes 10 contenders for Best Picture, the quirky story of a verbally challenged King George VI nailed a dozen nominations in this year’s Oscar lineup . Related Entries October 25, 2010 Not Appearing at the Oscars: Jean-Luc Godard March 9, 2010 ‘Logorama’ Is Proof That the Academy Awards Aren’t Completely Out of Touch
Continue reading …Ahmed Ghailani—the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried by a civilian court—was sentenced to life in prison today without parole, the AP reports. Ghailani, 36, had been acquitted of more than 200 counts of murder stemming from the attack on US embassies in Africa in 1998, but the…
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There are tons of great books out there on the history of hip hop. And while we encourage you to read those, you can certainly get a sense of the genre’s evolution in the video below. Watch in wonder as an incredibly talented human beatbox seamlessly recreates 30 years of hip hop, including everyone from Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Flavorwire Discovery Date : 25/01/2011 21:12 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …Verizon ramps up trade-in, upgrade programs in advance of iPhone 4 launch
January 25, 2011 No Comment
Not exactly a huge surprise here, but it looks like Verizon will be doing everything it can to pair folks with a new iPhone 4 when it launches on the carrier next month, even if they’ve just purchased a new phone on Verizon or another carrier. During an investor meeting this week, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo revealed that the carrier will be using its existing trade-in program (which launched in October) to lure would-be customers, with a Verizon rep further detailing that it will be “more actively” promoting the plan in the lead up to the iPhone 4 launch — under that program, a 16GB iPhone 4 from AT&T will net you a $212 credit. In addition to that, Verizon is also rolling out a new “Special Upgrade Offer” that will let existing customers trade in a phone they’ve recently purchased for a Visa debit card ($200 for a smartphone trade-in, or $75 for a feature phone). Only those that have purchased a phone between November 26th, 2010 and January 10th, 2011 will be eligible, though, and you won’t exactly get that cash right away — you’ll first have to first buy and activate your iPhone 4 at the full retail price, send in your trade-in phone within 30 days of activation, and then wait four to six weeks to receive the debit card. Verizon ramps up trade-in, upgrade programs in advance of iPhone 4 launch originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Does 261 MPG Sound Good to You? VW is Introducing the XL1 Prototype in Qatar
January 25, 2011 No Comment
Photo: VW 1-Liter Car V.3 Volkswagen’s 1-Liter Car started out as a slippery 660 pounds diesel , evolved into a more futuristic-looking 840 pounds diesel-hybrid , and is now – in its third generation – a plug-in diesel hybrid that looks a lot like the second generation but now has a plug. VW rates it at 0.9 L/100 km (261 mpg US) and 24 grams of CO2 per kilometer. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Broken Heart Syndrome (Stress Cardiomyopathy) Symptoms, Causes, Treatments
January 25, 2011 No Comment
WebMD discusses broken heart syndrome, a condition that occurs when stress and a troubled mind affect the heart causing symptoms that can mimic a heart attack.
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It’s not just Big Red taking issue with the FCC’s final stance on net neutrality, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise — landline and wireless operators tend to do a pretty good job harmonizing their opinions on regulatory issues, and net neutrality is about as big of a regulatory issue as you’re going to get. Next up to drop the legal hammer is MetroPCS, filing this week with the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and saying that it wants to make sure “the concerns of competitive wireless carriers, like MetroPCS, are addressed.” Interestingly, the company specifically calls out net neutrality complaints against its new 4G plans — which stratify non-browser data usage as a separate category with its own bucket — as one of the reasons it’s filing the appeal; separately, the carrier says that it’s going to formally respond to those complaints next month, so it’s clearly not ready to back down and rethink its LTE strategy. It’ll be interesting to see how this all plays out. MetroPCS takes a cue from Verizon, appeals FCC’s net neutrality code originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Joan Rivers’ new reality show on WE, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? , follows the 77-year-old comedian as she moves in with her daughter in Los Angeles. It’s as artificial as the botox Rivers extols: The show is “upsetting,” writes a pained Linda Stasi in the New York Post . From…
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