Thousands of Egyptians gathered in central Cairo on Monday, joining many who had spent the night sprawled on the grass or in colourful tents. (Jan. 31)
Continue reading …Pakistan likely has more than 100 deployed nuclear weapons, or twice what it had just a few years ago, analysts tell the Washington Post . The country has sped up its uranium and plutonium production, and devised new delivery systems for it, pushing its nuclear capabilities ahead of India’s. That’s unlikely…
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When is a tablet sold not actually a tablet sold? When it’s a Galaxy Tab , apparently. As The Wall Street Journal reports, those two million Galaxy Tabs that Samsung reported it had “sold” in the fourth quarter of last year were apparently not actual sales to consumers, but simply sales to distributors (which is a different matter altogether). Even more surprisingly, Samsung’s Lee Young-hee further explained on an earnings call on Friday that so-called “sell-out” sales to customers were actually “quite small,” but she wouldn’t provide a specific number. Somewhat confusingly, however, she also later noted that while “sell-out wasn’t as fast as we expected,” Samsung still believes that sales to consumers were “quite OK,” and that it is “quite optimistic” about 2011. Samsung says Galaxy Tab sales to consumers actually ‘quite small’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Demonstrators outside Bangladesh’s capital clashed with police during a protest against a planned new airport, which locals say will take away their property and wetlands. (31 January 2011)
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The African Union has named a panel of six African presidents to mediate Ivory Coast’s political crisis. The list announced Monday at the AU summit includes two leaders who came to power through elections – the presidents of South Africa and Tanzania. But the panel also includes three men who headed coups in their countries – the leaders of Mauritania, Chad and Burkina Faso. Nigeria’s president and the current chairman of the African Union also will serve on the panel, which is being given a month to try to resolve the crisis in Ivory Coast. The country’s incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo has refused to leave office two months after the international community said he…
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There are few designers who I admire more than Patty Johnson; she travels the world to quietly work with local artisans, producing “goods that fuse quality with creativity beyond just low cost.” She very modestly has created “an unprecedented collaboration, weaving together elements of craft production, community development and modern design.” Her latest exhibition shows work produced in Guyana…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Images of the thousands of Egyptian protesters that defied a curfew in the capital Cairo and other cities taken throughout the day.
Continue reading …ABC News Publishes, Then Quickly Removes Lefty Mother Jones Article on GOP ‘Redefining Rape’
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ABCNews.com on Monday republished, then removed an article from Mother Jones magazine on Republicans “redefining rape.” The piece briefly appeared on the network's website with no explanation that it was by the editor of the liberal magazine. The article, by Nick Baumann, featured both the incendiary headline from Mother Jones, ” The House GOP's Plan to Redefine Rape ” and the nasty sub-headline: “Drugged, raped, and pregnant? Too bad. Republicans are pushing to limit rape and incest cases eligible for government abortion funding.” Unlike CBSNews.com, which has an opinion and analysis section, this article received no label. One could easily assume Baumann was simply an ABC News journalist. In the piece, Baumann, attacked the “anti-choice” Republicans: Rape is only really rape if it involves force. So says the new House Republican majority as it now moves to change abortion law. For years, federal laws restricting the use of government funds to pay for abortions have included exemptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. (Another exemption covers pregnancies that could endanger the life of the woman.) But the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,” a bill with 173 mostly Republican co-sponsors that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has dubbed a top priority in the new Congress, contains a provision that would rewrite the rules to limit drastically the definition of rape and incest in these cases. The only experts cited in the article are those attacking congressional Republicans, including Planned Parenthood and NARAL Pro-Choice America. That would be fine, of course, had the article not been featured on ABCNews.com (or had it been identified as commentary). National Review's Kathryn Jean Lopez created a screenshot of the (now gone) ABC News article and the Mother Jones original: — Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter .
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Moto hasn’t been shying away from the Apple jabs this year, and it’s got another one in store for the Super Bowl this week with a commercial that’ll poke fun at Cupertino’s 1984 Macintosh ad, perhaps the most famous Super Bowl spot of all time. In it, the company says that “2011 looks a lot like 1984″ with “one authority, one design, one way to work” while showing Planet Earth wearing a pair of shiny white iPod / iPhone buds. Boom , here comes a new planet — a red, gaseous one with an “M” logo on it — that pimps a bunch of wild features we’ll be seeing in the Xoom like a dual-core processor, upgradeable 4G, and Honeycomb out of the box. In closing, Moto says “it’s time to live a free life.” We would’ve liked to have seen Motorola follow a format closer to that 1984 commercial, but it’s a pretty well-played jab nonetheless — and it’s conceivable that this is just a teaser for the actual ad that’ll air next weekend. Follow the break to check it out. Continue reading Motorola teases Xoom Super Bowl ad: ’2011 looks a lot like 1984′ Motorola teases Xoom Super Bowl ad: ’2011 looks a lot like 1984′ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak swore in a new cabinet on Monday, replacing one dissolved as a concession to unprecedented anti-government protests, but retaining some ministers in their posts. (Jan. 31)
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