Combine Bill Clinton’s network and influence with Michael Bloomberg’s billions of dollars and what do you get? A potent combination for dealing with climate change, the two men hope. The former president and New York mayor recently merged their climate-change initiatives, and will share the stage for the first time…
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North Korea has nearly finished building a sprawling naval base for “attack hovercraft” near the tense sea border with South Korea, according to a government source close to leader Kim Jong-il. Image 1 of 2 Huge plumes of smoke rise from Yeonpyeong island in the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea after it was shelled by North Korea Photo: AFP/GETTY Image 1 of 2 A South Korean Marine base housing its K-9 self-propelled guns burns after it was hit by North Korean artillery shells on Yeonpyeong island Photo: REUTERS The base will be capable of housing 60 “air-cushioned craft for infiltration attacks and landing”. South Korea has “spotted air-cushioned vessels and hangar-shaped buildings,” at the…
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FIFA suspended vice president Jack Warner and executive committee member and ex-presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam on Sunday due to their alleged roles in a bribery scandal. President Sepp Blatter was also…
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BULLIT MARQUEZ Associated Press= TALISAY, Philippines (AP) — More than 800 tons of fish have died and rotted on fish farms in a lake near Taal volcano south of Manila, with authorities blaming it on a sudden temperature drop. The massive fish deaths started late last week but have eased. Officials have banned the sale of the rotting fish, which are being buried by the truckload in Talisay and four other towns in Batangas province, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources official Rose del Mundo said Sunday. The deaths are unrelated to recent signs of restiveness in Taal volcano, which is surrounded by the lake where many villagers have grown milkfish and tilapia — staple food for many…
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Germany’s ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the shutdown of all of its nuclear power plants. Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen made the announcement after a meeting of the ruling coalition that lasted into the early hours of Monday. Chancellor Angela Merkel had set up an ethics panel to look into…
Continue reading …Linaro and Samsung roll out Exynos 4210-based Origen development board for $199
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You may recall a little group of Linux-loving chums called Linaro, which was formed almost a year ago in the hopes of speeding up Linux development. Today at Computex, the company’s taking one step further with the announcement of the Origen development board. Based on Samsung’s beefy Exynos 4210 dual core chipset, the kit packs all the essential ports — including HDMI, USB 2.0 host, SD slot, etc. — for keen developers to get their hands dirty on, and its base board is also removable to accommodate future chipsets. Potential buyers are told to keep an eye on Insignal, which will soon be offering the basic Origen package for $199, along with optional parts at an extra cost. Continue reading Linaro and Samsung roll out Exynos 4210-based Origen development board for $199 Linaro and Samsung roll out Exynos 4210-based Origen development board for $199 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 29 May 2011 23:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …A French minister resigned today after two women, one of whom was spurred to action by the sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, accused him of sexual assault, the AP reports. The two alleged victims, 34 and 36, claim former junior civil service minister George Tron, 53, attacked them between…
Continue reading …Hollywood’s hangover is a lot bigger the second time around. The Hangover Part II hauled in $86.5 million in its first weekend, putting Hollywood on course to set a new revenue record for the long Memorial Day weekend, according to studio estimates today. The Hangover sequel did nearly twice…
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President Barack Obama traveled to Joplin, Missiouri Sunday, where he toured the apocalyptic landscape left by Missouri’s killer tornado. He also consoled the community and committed the government to helping rebuild shattered lives. (May 29)
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Click here to view this media Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty said Sunday that Social Security and Medicare needed to be sharply cut but defense spending was off the table. “I believe strongly that the first responsibility of the United States federal government is to protect this nation and our citizens, so I’m not calling for absolute or real cuts in defense,” he told ABC’s Christiane Amanpour. “I think the growth can be slowed down. I think efficiencies can be found within defense. But I think those monies should be plowed back into defense to support it.” The former Minnesota governor added that he doesn’t support raising the nation’s debt limit. “I don’t think we should raise the debt ceiling. And if the Congress moves in that direction, the president, they better get something really good for it. It better be permanent, and it better be structural, like a balanced budget amendment and like permanent caps and limits on spending that are specific, not just aspirational,” he said. “Is your position that it would not affect the economy of the United States or the credibility of the United States or the creditworthiness of the United States?” Amanpour asked. “President Obama was setting up this false choice between default and raising the debt ceiling. And at least for a while, you can take away that false choice by ordering the Treasury to pay the obligations to outside creditors first, and there’s enough cash flow to do that for quite some time,” Pawlenty replied.
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