Sarah Palin has posted the full text of her address on her Facebook page : Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent victims. No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent, but we do mourn for the victims’ families as we express our sympathy. I agree with the sentiments shared yesterday at the beautiful Catholic… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Weekly Standard Blog Discovery Date : 12/01/2011 15:00 Number of articles : 8
Continue reading …Ford takes us on the world’s shortest test drive in the Focus Electric (video)
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When offered a chance to take a Ford Focus Electric for a spin we jumped at it, though were admittedly a bit perplexed when told it would be on the show floor. As it turns out the company set up a loop upon which a Transit Van and Focus Electric were driving, one after the next, up a steep incline and over the heads of fellow journalists, stopping at a little dyno to see just what this thing was putting down, and then back around to where it all started. No shocking information was gleaned, and we still can’t get anyone to confirm or deny the ability for a 480v quick-charge, but it sure beat walking. Continue reading Ford takes us on the world’s shortest test drive in the Focus Electric (video) Ford takes us on the world’s shortest test drive in the Focus Electric (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 09:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Judge orders Michael Jackson doctor to stand trial; Steven Tyler says he’ll be ‘Idol’ judge and Aerosmith member; Justin Bieber returning to guest star on ‘CSI.’ (Jan. 12)
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Former Harvard University classmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg want to throw out a $65 million settlement of their lawsuit that alleged the social network was their idea. (Jan. 12)
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The former governor releases a video statement about Tucson: Here’s the text: Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent victims. No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent, but we do mourn for the victims’ families as we express our sympathy. I agree with the sentiments shared yesterday at the beautiful Catholic… Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : The Corner Discovery Date : 12/01/2011 13:07 Number of articles : 41
Continue reading …Haiti earthquake anniversary: power struggle destroying recovery efforts
January 12, 2011 No Comment
Haiti marks the first anniversary of its disastrous earthquake on Wednesday with voodoo ceremonies and open air masses amid a barrage of warnings that its corrupt political power struggle was destroying recovery efforts. < Video Haiti still in rubble one year after earthquake Pictures Haiti earthquake anniversary The OAS demanded that Jude Celestin (C), the ruling party candidate, be removed from a run-off for president Photo: AP Rene Preval, the outgoing president, was last night under mounting pressure to reverse an apparent attempt to rig the election of his successor….
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“Golden Voiced Homeless Man” Ted Williams is going through all the familiar steps of a celebrity in crisis, only breezing through them at a much quicker pace than usual. Just last week he was discovered and showered with media adulation, then earlier this week he was involved in a domestic disturbance with his estranged daughter that required police intervention, and now he’s hitting the tabloid entertainment… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Mediaite Discovery Date : 12/01/2011 06:06 Number of articles : 8
Continue reading …Jealous Liberal Radio Hosts Join Chris Matthews in Blaming Conservative Talk Radio for Giffords Shooting
January 11, 2011 No CommentChris Matthews, joined by two liberal talk radio hosts on Tuesday's Hardball, essentially blamed the likes of conservative hosts like Mark Levin for creating the climate of hate that led to the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords with the envious MSNBC host proclaiming: “People like Mark Levin, Michael Savage…every time you listen to them are furious, furious at the left with anger that's just builds and builds in their voice and by the time they go to commercial, they're just in some rage, every night, with ugly talk…. They must have an audience. I looked at the numbers today. They have big audiences! And I guess that's the question. Why and is it ever going to stop if it keeps working?” Before that Matthews rant, Philadelphia area radio host Michael Smerconish coined a word in his attack on conservative radio as he claimed to see “A direct causal connection between all…the hatriolic comments and the shooting incident” and later, referring to a scene he saw at town hall
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If any instrument deserves to be geeked over, it is the pipe organ . Over the course of its almost 2,000 years of development, it has evolved from the rudimentary Greek water organ to the extremely complex device featured in cathedrals and concert halls all over the world. And this is all well and good, but what is an aspiring (or accomplished) organist to do when he wants to practice yet doesn’t have access to Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois in Paris? Well, he might go ahead and build your own — at least that’s what an Engadget reader named Rob Stefanussen did. The heart of the thing is a Mac Pro running Hauptwerk’s Virtual Organ, and while the software is pretty impressive itself, what caught our attention was the baroque MIDI controller he built to play the thing. Featuring four keyboards, a pedalboard, pistons, and expression shoes, this thing plays like the real deal. And not to be undone in the sound department, he threw in six speakers and A sub-woofer, routing different sets of pipes to the different speakers to let the sound mix in the air for that authentic pipe organ sound. Wild, no? How would you like to hear it in action? Check out the video after the break to see (and hear) it for yourself. Continue reading Virtual pipe organist is the Phantom of his own living room Virtual pipe organist is the Phantom of his own living room originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Remember Bug Labs , the guys building open-source hardware modules that make it easy (and relatively inexpensive) to prototype new gadgets of your own creation? The last time we visited with these guys at the spring CTIA show last year, the company’s upgraded BUGbase 2.0 was still in mockup form — and carrier deals were little more than a gleam in CEO Peter Semmelhack’s eye. Nearly a year has passed since then, and Bug’s ecosystem has grown considerably to encompass a bunch of third-party modules, prototyped products, and carrier-specific packs for Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon that let your meticulously hacked-together hardware communicate over the network of your choice. Of course, this all necessitated a follow-up meeting, which we were delighted to have at CES a couple days ago. Read on! Gallery: Bug Labs’ BUGswarm and Verizon BUGbundle hands-on Continue reading Bug Labs’ BUGswarm and Verizon BUGbundle hands-on Bug Labs’ BUGswarm and Verizon BUGbundle hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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