The Week in Animal News: Chimp Mourns Child, Sled Dogs Slaughtered, and More (Slideshow)
February 4, 2011 No Comment
Screenshot: The Telegraph For what is believed to be the very first time, researchers have captured the behavior of a female chimp mourning her recently deceased 16-month-old child, detailing how non-human primates respond to death. We also have the sobering story of sled dogs slaughtered, the world according to a cockroach, bald eagles in love, people living with animals, and more in The Week in Animal News.
Continue reading …Riz Khan – Tariq Ramadan and Slavoj Zizek on the future of Egyptian politics
February 4, 2011 No Comment
The revolutionary chants on the streets of Egypt have resonated around the world, but with a popular uprising without a clear direction and an unpopular leader refusing to concede, Egypt’s future hangs in the balance. Riz Khan talks to Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek about the power of popular dissent, the limits of peaceful protest and the future of Egyptian politics.
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Compost tea and seedlings. Image credit: sleepynecko , used under Creative Commons license. When I posted a video on how to make compost extractions , and later on how to make compost tea it awakened my interest in this lesser-known subset of composting and organic gardening. I already knew that
Continue reading …Mitsubishi creates giant curved OLED, probably won’t fit in your living room (video)
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Display companies like Mitsubishi still don’t make a big-screen OLED we can buy, yet look at this, a curved display created by the company that looks to be about four feet tall and maybe 10 feet around. Okay, so a 3mm pixel pitch wouldn’t look too great standing anywhere within about 20 feet of the thing, but that’s why it’s designed for malls and big stores, places where its 1,200 nit brightness can shrug off ambient light. It was unveiled at ISE 2011 and there’s a video of it doing its thing after the break, but surely it won’t be long before they’re all over Las Vegas. Continue reading Mitsubishi creates giant curved OLED, probably won’t fit in your living room (video) Mitsubishi creates giant curved OLED, probably won’t fit in your living room (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Bubbles is different kind of lock screen for Nokia phones that is free and will help you do things a bit faster. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Digital Inspiration Discovery Date : 04/02/2011 14:55 Number of articles : 4
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EA Games and DICE Studios have challenged Activision’s Call of Duty juggernaut by making a long-awaited announcement: Battlefield 3 is coming, marking the first true sequel in the series since 2005′s Battlefield 2. DICE’s next-generation game engine, dubbed “Frostbite 2,” is powering the new first-person-shooter, and the developer is promising cutting-edge visuals with “earth-shattering destruction”… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Forever Geek Discovery Date : 04/02/2011 14:11 Number of articles : 5
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Guess the post-Tucson kumbayah period is officially over. So much for “civility.”
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Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy protesters, from all walks of life protesting regardless of age, gender or religion, gathered at the Tahrir Square in Cairo, to demand the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. After offering the Friday prayer at the Square, the crowd shouted in unison: ‘Leave Mubarak’. Friday sermon demanded regime change, prisoner release and constitutional change.
Continue reading …PSP-playing boy falls onto train tracks, saved by a real life hero (video)
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Not the best news for Sony execs to be waking up to this morning, as the company’s PSP has played a starring role in an unfortunate, though thankfully innocuous, incident. A 10-year old Milanese boy was recently so absorbed by his portable’s make.believe world that he forgot the real one around him had boundaries with bright lines painted around them. A moment later the young gamer found himself next to the train tracks a few feet below the platform designed for human occupation, though he wasn’t there long as an off-duty policeman by the name of Alessandro Micalizzi quickly leapt down and lifted him to safety. See it on video below and feel free to draw your own conclusions about your gaming habits. Continue reading PSP-playing boy falls onto train tracks, saved by a real life hero (video) PSP-playing boy falls onto train tracks, saved by a real life hero (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Feb 2011 02:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Watch: 19-Year Old Zach Wahls And Family Speak On Marriage With Lawrence O’Donnell
February 4, 2011 No Comment
Zach Wahls, a University of Iowa student, and son of a same-sex couple addressed the Iowa legislature this week in defense of same-sex marriage. Related posts: “The Sexual Orientation Of My Parents Has Had Zero Effect On My Character” NY Mom, Lawyer, Lesbian, To Daughter: “We are and always will be, a real family.” Watch: New GOP Chair Priebus Talks About Gay Marriage. Sort Of. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The New Civil Rights Movement Discovery Date : 04/02/2011 06:05 Number of articles : 4
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