Vice President Joe Biden says the Obama administration plans to invest $53 billion on a high-speed rail network in the US He says that, even in tough economic times, the nation must continue investing in its infrastructure. (Feb. 8)
Continue reading …Chechen Leader-Umarov claims Russia Bomb Attack – Chechen leader Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for bombing at the Moscow international airport last January 24 that left 36 people dead, after an early warning to make 2011 a year of “blood and tears”. “The special operation was done in accordance with my order. Similar special operations Chechen Leader-Umarov claims Russia Bomb Attack is a post from: Daily World Buzz
Continue reading …Chechen Leader-Umarov claims Russia Bomb Attack – Chechen leader Doku Umarov has claimed responsibility for bombing at the Moscow international airport last January 24 that left 36 people dead, after an early warning to make 2011 a year of “blood and tears”. “The special operation was done in accordance with my order. Similar special operations Chechen Leader-Umarov claims Russia Bomb Attack is a post from: Daily World Buzz
Continue reading …George Stephanopoulos Demands Rumsfeld Apologize for Not Supporting Troop Surge, Skips Media Hostility
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Good Morning America's George Stephanopoulos on Tuesday repeatedly hectored Donald Rumsfeld, goading the former Defense Secretary to apologize for not supporting a troop surge in Iraq. At no point did the former Democratic operative admit that
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In Turkey, a bus and truck collide, the moment of impact caught on a surveillance camera inside the bus. The collision injured 18 passengers on the bus. (Feb. 8)
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If you’re into high-end audio gear and especially custom solutions, you’ve probably heard of a company called Westone. In operation since 1959, the firm has decades of experience crafting in-ear headphones and audio gear, and it doesn’t look like they’re stopping any time soon. We had a chance to get our ears molded back at CES so we could check out the company’s top-of-the-line model, the ES5, and now we’ve had some proper time to put them through the paces and see whether they live up to the hype — head past the break for the nitty gritty. Gallery: Westone ES5 custom in-ear monitors Continue reading Westone ES5 custom in-ear monitors review Westone ES5 custom in-ear monitors review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The eating-disorder blame game has a new player: Facebook. A study has found that the more time teen girls spend on the social network, the greater their risk of developing anorexia or bulimia. The researchers asked 248 girls, ages 12 to 19, about their Internet and TV habits, and eating…
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Verizon (like most operators) has thus far been coy about its plans for rolling out voice calling services on its LTE network , in part because voice isn’t a core service of LTE — everything is simply treated as data, which means carriers have needed to mull their options and decide how (and when) to add voice into the mix. We’d gotten the vague impression from Verizon’s LTE launch event late last year that 4G voice wasn’t in the company’s 2011 plans, but it turns out that’s not true: they’ve now come out to say that the LG Revolution — announced at CES last month — will be Verizon’s first VoLTE device when it launches mid-year. Naturally, it’ll fall back to CDMA voice when you’re out of LTE range, but the move will represent the carrier’s first baby step into the 4G voice realm; it’ll offer higher sound quality than you’re used to with traditional cellular and landline calls (akin to HD Voice , we imagine) which will be one of its selling points when it launches. Every indication is that this will be a glacially slow transition — it’ll take years for handsets to support the standard on a wide scale and LTE footprints to expand nationally, never mind inter-carrier call compatibility — but it’s a big move nonetheless. Look for more news on this at MWC next week. [Thanks, Ravi] Verizon’s LG Revolution to support voice over LTE mid-year originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 13:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The story of the 23-year-old who found her birth parents after being kidnapped as a baby may not have such a happy ending. Carlina White, who was raised as Nejdra Nance, has distanced herself from her biological family, her mother said this morning on Today . When they were first reunited,…
Continue reading …This is cross-posted from the official YouTube blog This Sunday marks what would have been the 100th birthday of Ronald Reagan, America’s 40th President. Although his Presidency ended 20 years ago, his legacy as a transformational politician has lived on, with Democrats and Republicans alike trying to adopt his mantle of change and openness. President Reagan, widely referred to as “The Great Communicator,” is also a particularly interesting study of the President as Orator-in-Chief. It would have been interesting to witness President Reagan, a former actor and spokesman, campaign and govern during the YouTube-era. Many of his iconic speeches, such as his message to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (below), can be found on YouTube today. To celebrate President Reagan’s 100th birthday the Ronald Reagan Foundation has created a host of retrospective videos paying tribute to the former President which will be featured on the YouTube homepage today. The first video, a tribute narrated by former Senator Fred Thompson, shows speech clips that showcase Reagan’s wit, storytelling abilities and impeccable timing. For more information on the series of events surrounding Reagan’s 100th birthday celebrations, please visit the Reagan Centennial website .
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