Golden Gate Bridge opens to the public; UN Tribunal indicts Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic; the British Navy sinks Nazi Germany’s battleship Bismarck; Actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed. (May 27)
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At 88, Frances Meyers wasn’t sure she’d get to bury her little brother, Arthur “Artie” Hodapp. He died as a prisoner of war in North Korea in 1951. Sixty years later, his remains were finally sent home. (May 27)
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged Libya’s Col Muammar Gaddafi to step down as “all options are open”. “We are not saying that Gaddafi needs to be exiled. He must leave power and the quicker he does it, the greater…
Continue reading …Mark Zuckerberg says he’s almost a vegetarian these days—but he’ll eat meat if the animal died at his own hands, Fortune reports. It’s just his latest challenge: Every year, the Facebook boss takes on some new hurdle in his time away from the website. Last year, it was learning…
Continue reading …With Dominique Strauss-Kahn otherwise engaged , the IMF needs a new boss—and France’s finance minister is planning a world tour to prove she’s best for the job. Christine Lagarde will stop in China, India, and Brazil to offer her platform, which focuses on giving emerging countries more say at the…
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As Daily Intel’s Chris Rovzar writes, “Some pictures say a thousand words. This one just says two: No Touching.”
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We love teasers, but the wait can be unbearable sometimes. Luckily, all it takes is a tweak in the URL to uncover ASUS’ upcoming Computex teaser pics ahead of time, as discovered by our eagle-eyed reader Anas. As you might have already figured out, the image on the left — which just went live — seems to be just a reminder of the Eee Pad MeMO’s June launch, though the words “A Tablet That Jumps Out at You” could also imply a device bearing 3D functionality of some sort. Maybe ASUS managed to upgrade said 7-inch Honeycomb tablet just in time? We shall see. But the real meat here lies in the remaining image, which is scheduled to close the loop on the “Pad or Phone” teaser campaign this coming Sunday. What’s new is merely the intriguing line “How about Both?” below the old text, accompanying the silhouette of what appear to be a large tablet and a smaller phone-like device. Could this mean ASUS is toying with the idea of an Atrix -like docking combo, except the lapdock is instead just a tablet? We could well be stretching here, but hey, ASUS does say it wants to “break the rules,” right? Stay tuned as we’ll find out more at Computex 2011 next week. [Thanks, Anas A.] Continue reading ASUS to unveil a phone-docking tablet at Computex? ASUS to unveil a phone-docking tablet at Computex? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 23:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Buster Posey Injury Giants Catcher Injured In Brutal Collision Watch Full Video Buster Posey Injury video. Buster Posey Injury Giants Catcher Injured In Brutal Collision. navsports says: Giants' Posey has broken left leg; likely out for season http://t.co/5UhFtfT http://fb.me/Jpt5ouBk
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Type: Book Title: The Dead Saint (Bishop Lynn Peterson) See all customer reviews Product Description: It begins with a single gunshot, and Bishop Lynn Peterson watches in horror as a good friend, who is a member of the New Orleans Saints, collapses on the street. When a medal the player wore—a medal Lynn had promised to return to the man’s family—disappears, Lynn is thrust into a suspenseful and fast-moving journey through four assassinations, an attempt on her life, conflicts with a mysterious and ancient society, and a behind-the-scenes conspiracy that reaches all the way to the White House. The turbulent, unstoppable intrigue challenges Lynn mentally, physically, and spiritually as she engages in a desperate battle with an opponent who is just as determined to kill as Lynn is to stop him even though she has no idea where—or who—he will strike next. See the details
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Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, is regarded as the early Republican front-runner to challenge Barack Obama in the 2012 US presidential race Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will formally announce his campaign for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination next week in New Hampshire, a Romney aide said on Thursday. Romney, who unsuccessfully sought the party’s nomination in 2008, is regarded as the early Republican front-runner to challenge President Barack Obama in the November 2012 election. The 64-year-old Romney tops many opinion polls against his possible Republican rivals, but he lags behind Obama, a Democrat, who is seeking a second term in office. Romney planned to launch his campaign at a midday barbecue in Stratham, New Hampshire on 2 June, according to the aide. The state holds an important early contest on the road to the Republican nomination next year. Romney criticised Obama’s handling of the economy during a visit to Chicago on Thursday. “I know we are only a couple blocks away from President Obama’s re-election headquarters,” Romney said. “The president is a fine fellow but he just doesn’t have the experience in the private sector to know what it takes to get America creating jobs again,” he said. Romney has promoted his business experience, but critics complain about his record as a corporate raider for a private equity firm in the 1980s. They also say his performance on employment was mixed at best as Massachusetts governor. Romney, the best financed of the confirmed candidates, raised more than $10 million in just one day last week. A key vulnerability for Romney could be the healthcare plan that he helped develop for Massachusetts. The state plan resembles Obama’s sweeping 2010 healthcare overhaul that was opposed by Republicans, who have vowed to repeal it. A Gallup poll released on Thursday showed Romney at 17% with former Alaska governor Sarah Palin close behind at at 15%. Palin this week ignited a storm of speculation about her 2012 plans. Michele Bachmann, a US congresswoman from Minnesota and favourite of the conservative Tea Party movement, also is considering entering the race. Many Republicans have been unhappy about the current crop of presidential contenders. Other Republican White House hopefuls include former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House of Representatives. Romney stepped in to rescue the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He was tapped as president and CEO of the organising committee in 1999 after the Games were tarred by bribery allegations by top officials and were far behind revenue benchmarks. He brought in a new management team, cut budgets and boosted fund-raising. By most measures those Olympics were regarded as a success. United States Mitt Romney US politics US elections 2012 Republicans guardian.co.uk
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