In the rebuilding city of Port-au-Prince, residents can’t wait for sporting events to take their minds off the day-to-day struggles. On some nights residents turn to soccer teams, full of disabled players, to do just that. The AP’s Rich Matthews has the s
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Last we heard of the HTC 7 Pro, it was taking a casual stroll through O2 Germany’s website , throwing around boasts that it’ll be on sale come January 2011. Well, guess what? That promise has just been reiterated by O2′s German Twitter stream, which says that the 7 Pro will be on sale next week for an unsubsidized price of €569 ($735). That’s available via O2′s usual MyHandy payment plan, where you dish out €29 in advance and then pay off the phone in equal monthly payments over two years. We can’t imagine HTC leaving the rest of the world sitting idly by, twiddling their QWERTY keyboard-loving thumbs, so look out for this WP7 handset to filter through to your local market some time soon. [Thanks, Mario] Continue reading HTC 7 Pro arriving on O2 Germany ‘next week,’ priced at €569 HTC 7 Pro arriving on O2 Germany ‘next week,’ priced at €569 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 07:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ricky Gervais reveals how he will go out ‘guns blazing, like it’s the end of the world,’ when he comes back for a second turn as host of the Golden Globe Awards at this year’s ceremony. (Jan. 11)
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AP sports writers John Zenor and Anne M. Peterson discuss Auburn’s 22-19 win over Oregon Monday night in the BCS championship game in Glendale, Arizona. (Jan. 11)
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Auburn has finished No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, completing an unprecedented climb to its first national title in 53 years. Auburn won its only other title back in 1957. (Jan. 11)
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Etymotic , a company we’ve seen here at CES and in the past, has developed a pair of earplugs that protect your hearing against things like loud explosions and gunfire. The EB1 and EB15 Electronic Blast PLG Earplugs, retailing for $449 and $499, respectively, are aimed toward buyers such as hunters, musicians and soldiers — folks who are exposed to loud noises and need protection. The analog earpieces are powered by a 312 hearing-aid battery and will last three weeks. There’s no on/off switch — just a high and low gain control. High gain is used for environments that require an amplification and the opposite applies for low gain. In other words, if a soldier is out on the battlefield and needs to hear an enemy inside a house, he’d switch to high gain to generate a louder sound. The difference between the plugs is simple: the EB1 is for people who are going to be around one-off noises and the EB15 are for those who are going to be exposed to prolonged noises. We got a chance to test out the plugs on the loud show floor and we gotta say, the difference between high- and low-gain modes is easily recognizable and we feel like these earplugs will make superb head-hole protectors. Plenty of complicated graphs and numbers in the gallery below. Gallery: EB1 and EB15 earplugs hands-on Etymotic EB1 and EB15 earplugs hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:15:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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There’s no evidence political vitriol of any kind drove Jared Loughner’s murderous rampage, ABC, CBS and NBC all acknowledged, but that didn’t deter them on Monday night from taking up the left-wing line holding conservatives culpable as NBC, incredibly, managed to castigate Sarah Palin and go back more than five years to find an incendiary quote from Glenn Beck – but couldn’t find anything over the line from its own Keith Olbermann or Ed Schultz. “It was, by all accounts, a lone and very disturbed man who shot that gun on Saturday,” ABC’s Diane Sawyer noted, “but nonetheless, as we all know, a lot of people began asking questions for different reasons. Is this a moment we can talk about what is civility and respect in America?” From Tucson, on CBS Katie Couric set up a story: “We may never know for sure what drove Jared Loughner to open fire here last Saturday, but some, on both ends of the political spectrum, say the vitriolic rhetoric we hear every day was a factor.” NBC anchor Brian Williams intoned: “Has political speech in this country become too charged, too toxic, and did it play a role in this tragedy?” Reporter Andrea Mitchell contended any link to the shooting is irrelevant: “Whether or not there is any connection between Saturday's shooting and angry rhetoric, it has certainly reignited the debate over political speech between right and left.” read more
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A Haitian businessman and a US non-profit have joined hands to bring clean water to thousands of Haitians by equipping them an innovative water filtration device. John Mone has a closer look. (Jan. 11)
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We don’t want to jump to conclusions, but—oh what the hell. In this clip Fox News cuts to commercial the moment Sarah Palin’s name comes up at an Arizona vigil. Related Entries December 27, 2010 The Game-Changer List December 13, 2010 Obama’s Tax-Cut Plan for Dummies
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