Supporters and opponents of President Hugo Chavez were scuffling amid heated debate in Venezuela’s Assembly chamber Thursday. (Feb. 11)
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Seattle-area prosecutors have filed a first-degree robbery charge against a 65-year-old man accused of politely holding up a convenience store at gunpoint. (Feb. 11)
Continue reading …There’s nothing relative about it: Albert Einstein’s granddaughter is sick and tired of being cut out of the profits from postcards, Halloween masks and crazy-haired bobblehead dolls of the famous genius. Einstein left the literary rights to more than 75,000 papers and other items to the Hebrew University of…
Continue reading …Stephen Elop: There will be ‘substantial reductions in employment’ inside Nokia
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Stephen Elop and Steve Ballmer are in the middle of a Q&A now. When Elop was asked by a concerned Finnish reporter, “What happens to Finland,” Stephen responded that a successful Nokia is good for Finland but there will be “substantial reductions in employment” in Finland and around the world. We can’t even imagine what it’s like to be working inside of Nokia at the moment but the stress, frustration, and concern must be extraordinarily high. Stephen Elop: There will be ‘substantial reductions in employment’ inside Nokia originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 05:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …A Bronx vigilante ordered a man on the street to stop beating his girlfriend—then shot him dead in the face when the attacker refused to comply. “What are you hitting her for?” the vigilante asked David Williams as he punched the 19-year-old mother of his toddler son. “Why don’t…
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Damian Grammaticas: “For five months the blind activist says he has lived under this 24 hour surveillance” Continue reading the main story Related Stories China trials show danger of dissent China block on wife of activist A prominent Chinese activist and his wife are reported to have been beaten following the release of a video showing their house arrest. Chen Guangcheng and his wife, Yuan Weijin, were…
Continue reading …Bangkok authorities have busted a man who attempted to board a plane carrying enough creatures to start a small zoo. The Indonesian smuggler’s three suitcases contained dozens of snakes—including two boa constrictors and 34 ball pythons—26 lizards of assorted kinds, six Argentine horned frogs, 18 baboon spiders, 22…
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The time for leaked memos , rampant speculation and obscure references was brought to an abrupt end this morning when Stephen Elop and Steve Ballmer delivered the announcement of Nokia and Microsoft’s future strategic alliance. It all revolves around Windows Phone 7 becoming the smartphone strategy around Espoo, but there are still plenty of details to be explicated, highlighted and mulled over. Stephen Elop is about ready to take the stage here in central London to officially kick off Nokia’s annual Capital Markets Day, where we expect him to give us a clearer picture of what to expect from this tie-up of industry giants. Our liveblog, after the break you shall find. Live from Nokia’s Capital Markets Day! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Concept cars always promise the car of tomorrow , but they only get us hot and bothered for fantastical design elements that rarely make it to production due to trivial concerns like “cost” and “the laws of physics.” Undaunted by these limitations, Nissan has rolled out a new futuristic EV called ESFLOW — with a roofline inspired by modern Z cars and an elongated bonnet reminiscent of the original 240Z — to titillate our inner gearhead. Scheduled for a Geneva Motor Show debut in early March, the coupe is powered by children’s dreams and whimsy dual electric motors driving the rear wheels and can take residents of imagination land from 0-100kph (0-62mph for us Yanks) in less than five seconds. If the ESFLOW is where Nissan’s going with its EV designs — the Leaf isn’t exactly a looker — we’re all for it, but don’t expect to see it on the road anytime soon as it’s only a concept after all. Vid’s after the break. Continue reading Nissan unveils sexy ESFLOW concept EV sports car Nissan unveils sexy ESFLOW concept EV sports car originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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