What To Do With Discarded Christmas Trees? A Habitat For Fish And For People
January 10, 2011 No Comment
Photo: US Forest Service While many cities have programs that turn leftover Christmas Trees into mulch and wood chips, (in NYC they call it Mulchfest , and you can go home with a bag of mulch). But in recent years, other uses such as structural aquatic habitat for fish have become more popular in many lake areas across the United States…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The US government on Sunday charged a 22-year-old man with attempted assassination in the Arizona shooting rampage and doctors expressed optimism that wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords would recover. The shooting of Giffords and 19 other people – six of whom were killed – in Tucson on Saturday fueled debate about extreme political rhetoric in the United States after an acrimonious campaign for congressional elections in November. The US government charged Jared Lee Loughner with two counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted assassination of a member of Congress and two other counts of attempted murder. He was due to appear in court in Phoenix on Monday afternoon, the…
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TEHRAN, Iran-An IranAir passenger jet carrying 106 people crashed as it was making an emergency landing Sunday in a snowstorm in the country’s northwest and broke into several pieces, killing 71 of those on board, Iranian media reported. The others survived with light injuries. The pilots of the Boeing-727, operated by Iran’s national airline, attempted the emergency landing in the city of Orumiyeh after reporting a technical failure to the…
Continue reading …Audiovox shows off the industry’s first in-car Blu-ray player, the AVDBR1
January 10, 2011 No Comment
We’ve been seeing demo units of in-car Blu-ray players at CES for years , but Audiovox is apparently finally ready to offer one for sale with its AVDBR1, seen here skulking about the halls of CES. Due in the spring with an MSRP of $349.99, it can be installed under the seat or in a storage compartment and is even BD-Live compatible with optional WiFi upgrade, available after a firmware update arrives later this year. Of course, even if you like video in the car — usually for the kids in the backseat — there’s plenty of other ways to get it including digital copies that can be activated on your phone, tablet or laptop, or DVDs included in the combo packs most major releases have. Add to this the fact that mobile screens are generally too small to make a big difference with HD and there’s plenty of reasons to be skeptical, but if you are on a long road trip with only the Blu-ray copy of Black Dynamite to keep you company, you’ll be glad you opted for the AVDBR1. Want more details? Check the press release after the break. Gallery: Audiovox AVDBR1 in-car Blu-ray player Continue reading Audiovox shows off the industry’s first in-car Blu-ray player, the AVDBR1 Audiovox shows off the industry’s first in-car Blu-ray player, the AVDBR1 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Democrats Will Introduce Legislation Outlawing Inflammatory Language (Video)
January 10, 2011 No Comment
Democrats will introduce a bill this week to rip apart the US Constitution. Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA) will introduce legislation this week that will criminalize inflammatory language. Democrats are still blaming Sarah Palin and conservatives for the shooting in Tucson … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Gateway Pundit Discovery Date : 10/01/2011 05:04 Number of articles : 6
Continue reading …Ford announces C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid cars for 2012 release
January 10, 2011 No Comment
Ford indicated that CES was simply the right place to debut the Ford Focus Electric , and we’d tend to agree given the company’s history of showing off cool stuff at the show. But, perhaps part of that reason is because the company wasn’t done with the new car announcements. In Detroit Ford has announced two new flavors of its C-MAX, both coming to the US: hybrid and plug-in hybrid. The C-MAX is a European market compact MPV, basically a tall station wagon that’ll comfortably seat five and still leave room for luggage, dogs, or ’70s era mainframe systems in the back. More details on both versions, plus the full PR, after the break. Gallery: Ford C-MAX models Continue reading Ford announces C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid cars for 2012 release Ford announces C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid cars for 2012 release originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Genre: Arvo Part Title: Spiegel Im Spiegel Thoughts and prayers to the victims and families of yesterday’s tragedy in Arizona.
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Authorities on Sunday charged 22-year-old Jared Loughner with trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing 6 others at a political event in Tucson, Arizona Saturday. Haven Daley has the story. (Jan. 9)
Continue reading …Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video)
January 10, 2011 No Comment
Looking down at gauges? Officially passe. Check out Pioneer ‘s vision of the future, a prototype that uses an embedded laser projector (a Microvision , as it were). They showed it a little earlier in Japan but this is the first time we’ve seen it in the US, and we got a chance to try it out. Right now it’s just running a static demo, but the idea is that a virtual concierge (represented by our favorite mascot pops up to give you information, and you could also get streaming video from traffic cameras, all without you having to look down. The information is supposed to come via a smartphone, we learned later an Android one at that, though things are a little vague. A release date is a little vague too, sometime in 2012, though we’re told the company is working with car companies. But could we get this by next year? We’ll see. Gallery: Pioneer laser HUD hands-on Continue reading Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video) Pioneer prototype laser-based heads-up display with Android hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Will Sticks To The Village Narrative: It Was Only An ‘Unhinged’ Gunman. Gee, I Wonder What Unhinged Him?
January 10, 2011 No Comment
George Will pushes the Village conventional wisdom, the “unhinged” gunmen narrative (funny, how they always seem to “unhinge” in the direction of Democrats) and George Stephanopoulos seconds it. Dick Armey, of course, the corporate lobbyist behind the Tea Party, says, “We’ve always wanted a great degree of civility.” Donna Brazile says we can have civil debates, and points out that’s what Congresswoman Giffords was doing. “Using metaphors of violence has no place in our dialogue,” Brazile says. “Words have consequences.” Dick Armey responds that the “answer will come from psychology, not sociology.” Of course. Admitting what they do would mean they’d have to stop doing it — and they won’t. All I can think about is Christina-Taylor Green, a nine-year-old ballerina, student council member and second baseman from a family of MLB players who will never again know the joy of turning an elegant double play.
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