Photo: Bruce Munro The cloisters of Salisbury Cathedral have been transformed into a maze of 69 towers. Two sides of them are now filled with 15,000 water bottles that change colour in synch with choral music. Created by artist and light designer Bruce Munro , they have transformed the historic church, dating from the 13th century, into a new eco-form of stained glass windows. What a place to visit over the next month. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …A video showing a Russian woman bending and swinging a baby in such a disturbing way that it’s been banned from YouTube turns out to be real—and the baby has apparently suffered no life-threatening or permanent injuries. Lena Fokina, who twists and turns a two-week-old infant like a blob…
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According to Hugh Hefner , Playboy magazine, “both old & new” is coming to the iPad, and it “will be uncensored.” That’s somewhat surprising, considering that Apple CEO Steve Jobs once claimed the iPad was designed to offer “freedom from porn.” Related Entries January 17, 2011 Apple’s Personality in Chief Takes Medical Leave January 13, 2011 From the Publisher Who Brought You the New Huck Finn
Continue reading …A pair of ingenious hackers have been arrested for busting into AT&T servers to steal information on 120,000 iPad users, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and Defense Department staffers. Daniel Spitler, 26, of San Francisco and Andrew Auernheimer, 25,…
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Continue reading …Starbucks lets you pay for that Trenta with the iPhone in your shaking, overcaffeinated hands
January 19, 2011 No Comment
Expanding a trial that had already been underway in a few markets, Starbucks is now rolling out its Starbucks Card mobile app nationally with payment capability built-in, meaning you needn’t reach into your wallet, pocketbook, or purse just because you’re jonesing for that midday caffeine fix. Instead, you can fire up the app — which supports the iPhone, iPod touch, and a number of BlackBerry models — and hold up a barcode on the screen to a scanner in the store, at which point monies will be automagically deducted from your Starbucks Card account and transferred back to the mothership in exchange for high-octane brew. The circle of life, as it were. Follow the break for the full press release. Continue reading Starbucks lets you pay for that Trenta with the iPhone in your shaking, overcaffeinated hands Starbucks lets you pay for that Trenta with the iPhone in your shaking, overcaffeinated hands originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The FBI offered a reward for information about a potentially lethal bomb found in a backpack along the route of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Spokane, Wash. (Jan. 19)
Continue reading …Rep. Gabrielle Giffords spoke several times about her fears of being shot in the overheated Arizona political climate, reveals her husband, who believed for several agonizing minutes that he had lost her. In his first TV interview about the attack, astronaut Mark Kelly reveals the pain of hearing the erroneous…
Continue reading …Critics won’t have Ricky Gervais to kick around anymore. The caustic comedian says he’s had it with the Golden Globes in the wake of days of bashing for his harsh celebrity zingers at the awards presentation. “Twice is enough,” Gervais told TMZ . Even if he’s invited back next year to…
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