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Cavs End Losing Streak at 26 Games

The Cleveland Cavaliers posted their first victory since December 18th, ending their NBA-record 26-game losing streak with a 126-119 overtime win Friday over the LA Clippers. (Feb. 12)

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Learning from Germany’s De-Nazification, De-Nuclearization and De-Armament

Article by WN.com Dallas Darling. “The Nazi thing is just like a Democrat-Republican election fight.” -General George Patton, Occupied Germany “Who is Guilty?” and “This town is guilty! You are guilty!” were written on billboards throughout Germany after World War Two. Beneath these culpable words photographs showing human skeletons, charred bones, prisoners in uniform hanging from gibbets and children dead from starvation. Germans huddled in crowds, stared, shook their heads, and silently walked away. Others ether moaned and gasped or cried. It was part of the Allies de-nazification process to eliminate any sign of the Third Reich from Germany.(1) The Belsan Concentration Camp film was…

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Actress Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized

Elizabeth Taylor, the 78-year-old acting icon, has been hospitalized for treatment of congestive heart failure. Her spokeswoman says Taylor was admitted within the past couple of days. (Feb. 11)

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Johnny Chung Lee makes DIY telepresence bot out of an iRobot Create and a netbook

Most of us don’t have $15,000 to drop on an Anybot , even though having one around would be nice in the event we don’t feel like leaving the house to get some coffee . To help those of us with more humble means, our old friend Johnny Chung Lee (of Wiimote hacking and Kinect dev team fame) has utilized his prodigious DIY talents to create a video chat robot for the relatively paltry sum of $500. Using an iRobot Create ($250), a netbook with Skype ($250), a cable to connect the two, and some control software he wrote himself, Mr. Lee built a digital surrogate on the cheap. Johnny isn’t the first person to so leverage iRobot’s hacking platform , but he added a stand on top of the robot to get the PC closer to human height, attached a fish-eye lens to the webcam for better remote viewing, and even did some re-wiring to allow the netbook to charge via the Create’s base station. The code and how-to instructions are up on his blog, so hit the source link if you’re feeling up to making one yourself. Seems like Johnny Lee’s putting that Google 20 percent time to good use thus far — keep ‘em coming. Check the video of this latest creation after the break. Continue reading Johnny Chung Lee makes DIY telepresence bot out of an iRobot Create and a netbook Johnny Chung Lee makes DIY telepresence bot out of an iRobot Create and a netbook originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Algeria police deployed ahead of banned democracy rally

Continue reading the main story Related Stories Algeria police break up protest Anti-Mubarak protesters hit back Country profile: Algeria Riot police have been deployed in the centre of the Algerian capital, Algiers, ahead of a planned anti-government rally. The government has banned the protest, but opposition and rights groups say…

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It’s sounds like a set up for a joke: The NYC hotel hosting the CPAC convention is over-run with complaints of an insidious and pervasive infestation of blood-sucking pests… and they have bed bugs too . The three-legged stool of conservatism is strong and united at CPAC! Yes, as intelligent and alive as a small piece of furniture. However, the stool may not last long, as the hotel they chose, the Marriott Wardham Park, seems to currently be infested with bedbugs. Yes, we knew that, but are there blood-sucking insects there too? Har har har. “I woke up seeing the bed bugs on the bed, on my shirt and even on the bed that I am not using. Unbelievable!!! The hotel staff wasn’t surprised with what happened at all. I will never stay here again,” one visitor wrote recently. Hey, don’t worry about that. That sounds more like Teabaggers than bedbugs. wake up in the morning and I had all my leg cover with red spot. the bed was full of tiny little blood spot Seems like English may not be this poster’s first language. Perhaps some conservatives visited in the night and stabbed him or her in the legs, just to be safe that the hotel wouldn’t be bombed? I attended the AWP Conference from February 2-6 and found a bed bug in my suitcase upon returning home. Had to throw out my suitcase and am now dealing with cleaning everything else I took with me. Don’t stay here. I’d say that catching whatever is plaguing Andrew Breitbart, Ann Coulter, Dick Cheney and Michele Bachmann is far worse than a few bed bugs.

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How would you change Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color?

Now that you’ve had ample time to get through a few novellas, we’re keenly interested in finding out how you’d change Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color if given the opportunity. For an e-reader, it’s deliciously hackable , giving you a way to blow off steam after a hard day’s night… of soaking up information, that is. We found it to be amongst the top of its class when we reviewed it back in November, but this space is all about you. Would you overhaul the user interface? Ship it with a fancier build of Android? Boost the battery life? Go on and get opinionated in comments below — we promise we won’t judge. How would you change Barnes & Noble’s Nook Color? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Military’s Role Is Crucial for Egypt’s Path Ahead

By CHARLES LEVINSON in Cairo and JULIAN E. BARNES in Washington The Egyptian military that took control of Cairo Friday has emerged from two weeks of chaos with a bolstered reputation, hailed by protesters as a defender of democracy and praised by Washington for its professionalism. The question now is whether it is capable of carrying the most populous Arab state toward new territory: a functioning democratic political system. View Full Image The prospect of instability worries some U.S. officials. On Friday, some military intelligence officials expressed concerns President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster could leave the door open for the Muslim Brotherhood or another Islamic group to take control…

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Take Me Home Tonight Cast Reenacts Every ’80s Movie

(YouTube link) In the video for Atomic Tom’s cover of ”Don’t You Want Me?”, the cast of Take Me Home Tonight re-enacts scenes from tons of ’80s movies. Ghostbusters, Ghost, Rambo, Breakfast Club and easily a dozen more – all in under four minutes. Can you catch ‘em all? Topher Grace gets bonus points for a spot-on Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Neatorama Discovery Date : 12/02/2011 03:04 Number of articles : 3

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Take Me Home Tonight Cast Reenacts Every ’80s Movie

(YouTube link) In the video for Atomic Tom’s cover of ”Don’t You Want Me?”, the cast of Take Me Home Tonight re-enacts scenes from tons of ’80s movies. Ghostbusters, Ghost, Rambo, Breakfast Club and easily a dozen more – all in under four minutes. Can you catch ‘em all? Topher Grace gets bonus points for a spot-on Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Neatorama Discovery Date : 12/02/2011 03:04 Number of articles : 3

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