Continue reading the main story Related Stories Vietnam death ‘devastated’ family Tourists die in Vietnam sinking Country profile: Vietnam Human error was to blame for the sinking of a tourist boat in Vietnam which killed 12 people, including one Briton, Vietnamese police have said. Quang Ninh police spokesman Le Thanh Binh said a valve that allowed water to come into the boat to cool the engine had been left open overnight. Stuart McCormick, 30,…
Continue reading …The Amanda Knox movie just got a last-second edit: The scene in which a screaming, half-dressed Meredith Kercher is stabbed to death has been cut from the controversial TV movie, reports the Telegraph . The movie does, however, still feature one of Kercher’s assailants watching the killing. The Lifetime movie Amanda…
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Photo: Alex Davies At TreeHugger, we’ve got a bit of a thing for good wood furniture: tables, chairs, shelves and other pieces that are beautiful and built to last. A few weeks back, I wrote about Olivier Dollé, whose furniture evokes the trees that are the source of the wood he uses. Now I give you the work of Edy Boucher , another French lover of wood, whose work emphasizes even more the connection of nature and design…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Why Food Is ‘The New Indie Rock’ — And Why That’s Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
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An indie-music festival in Austin, Texas. Photo: Jennifer Hattam. With foodies getting flack for being elitist, fad-focused, and out of touch with how and what people really eat, The Guardian ‘s “Ask the indie professor” columnist comes along with a piece comparing them to indie-rock fans — an analogy that, somewhat surprisingly, brings out some of the best qualities in both groups…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Are Fox Watchers Too Paranoid About Radical Islam in America…or Are PBS Viewers Too ‘Tolerant’?
February 20, 2011 No Comment
Liberal blogger Greg Sargent of the Washington Post
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MADISON, Wisconsin — An estimated 70,000 protesters converged on the Wisconsin Capitol, with supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers facing off against pro-union activists. Supporters of Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to ease Wisconsin’s budget woes by reducing the power of public employee unions gathered on the east side of the Capitol, where they were surrounded by a much larger group of pro-labor demonstrators….
Continue reading …Don’t call the Wisconsin public employees greedy—despite generous benefits, they actually earn 4.8% less than comparable private sector workers, reports the Wisconsin State Journal . Public sector workers have higher salaries than average because their jobs require more education than average, too: in fact, a typical Wisconsin public employee…
Continue reading …Best Buy adding new Apple laptop SKUs to its systems, foreshadows MacBook Pro refresh
February 20, 2011 No Comment
Best Buy’s laptop discovery tool is doing a slightly overzealous job this morning by listing a set of “new SKU” laptops from Apple Computer before said company has had a chance to announce them. This aligns perfectly with recent rumors of a MacBook Pro refresh coming next week , as do the $1,199, $1,499, $1,799, and $2,199 price points, all of which are already presently by current-gen 13- and 15-inch MBP variants. There is an additional $2,499 sticker for a laptop identified only as “New SKU I,” which presumably points to an upgrade to Apple’s 17-incher. Regrettably, there’s nothing more than the pricing for us to go on, but feel free to fill your time until Best Buy populates its listings with speculation about the hot new processing , storage, and interconnect options Apple might have in store for us. [Thanks, Michael] Best Buy adding new Apple laptop SKUs to its systems, foreshadows MacBook Pro refresh originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Celebrated Bears safety Dave Duerson killed himself this week at age 50, and his family is donating his brain to science to see whether his suicide may have been related to concussions and brain injuries received as a player. “He had informed (his family) at some point that he wanted…
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There’s not a scrap of evidence to back this rumor, but everything seems to line up: CNET reports that Apple will announce “a new high-speed connection technology” soon — and Intel’s Light Peak seems to be a shoe-in for the job. We’ve long known that Apple’s been secretly backing the 10Gbps interconnect, but with a likely MacBook Pro refresh right around the corner and Light Peak allegedly due for a 1H 2011 launch , it seems the time for action could be right around now. It also doesn’t hurt that this latest rumor comes from CNET , actually, as we’re pretty sure the publication has an inside source. The very same reporter wrote that Light Peak would be downgraded to copper , a full month before Intel would admit anything of the sort. Apple announcing new high-speed interconnect, Light Peak here we come? originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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