BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Police in Northern Ireland say that nearly 50 families have been evacuated from homes in north Belfast following a dissident republican threat. Chief Superintendent Mark Hamilton said Wednesday that police had received several calls overnight warning of a bomb, including one call suggesting that the bomb had become unstable. Police say army experts were checking out a possible improvised device near a police station. The republican dissidents are opposed to the Irish Republican Army’s backing for Northern Ireland’s peace process, and have kept up a campaign of violence….
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All photos: Fjällräven’s FaceBook page Fjällräven, the Swedish outdoor gear and clothing company, has been celebrating its 50 year birthday of late, with a few prizes picked up for a new eco products. Most recently they scored a Sustainability Award from the Scandinavian Outdoor Group (SOG), for their Eco-Trail jacket which is due to go on sale for the upcoming Summer season of 2011. The EcoTrail features a fabric they are calling Eco-Shell, whic… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Samsung takes aim at Apple’s notebook crown, projects 60 percent increase in laptop sales in 2011
January 26, 2011 No Comment
Samsung has sought to take market share from all manner of iProducts over the years , and it seems the company is now shooting to steal Apple’s MacBook thunder in 2011. Sammy sold ten million laptops in 2010 — only 150,000 less than Jobs & Co. through the first nine months of the year — and purportedly plans to move between sixteen and seventeen million portable machines in 2011. That is a massive increase in sales, but if the Korean company’s 9 Series is an indication of what’s to come, we can’t say it’s a completely unrealistic goal. Whether they move more product than Apple is still to be determined, but given its record Q4 earnings , there’s no indication that the Cupertino crowd will be slowing down any time soon. Game on, fellas. Samsung takes aim at Apple’s notebook crown, projects 60 percent increase in laptop sales in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police used water cannon and tear gas to break up a demonstration in Egypt’s capital overnight. Three protesters and a policeman were killed in protests across the country, but heavy police presence kept Cairo streets clear Wednesday. (Jan. 26)
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KABUL, Afghanistan — In a victory for lawmakers, President Hamid Karzai inaugurated the National Assembly on Wednesday, ending months of delays but only partially settling the controversy and recriminations over the September parliamentary elections which were troubled by charges of widespread fraud. With the swearing in of the 249 members of the lower house, Afghanistan once again has three working branches of government. It also ensures that for the first time since the elections, the president has a check on his power — albeit a limited one since Afghanistan’s Constitution and political system favors the executive branch. The president had ruled by decree since the…
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By JOHN JAMES And OUSMANE ATTAI ABIDJAN—Laurent Gbagbo’s government in Ivory Coast has seized the Ivorian offices and staff of the Central Bank of West African states, also known as BCEAO, it said late Tuesday. “The national leadership and the officials of the BCEAO…
Continue reading …Toyota Recalls 19,000 UK Cars – The car manufacturer, Toyota, is recalling nearly 19,000 cars in the United Kingdom over concerns about possible problems with fuel systems. The company said that hundreds of Toyota Avensis and Lexus IS 250 models could be at risk of fuel leaks and will need to be modified by mechanics. Toyota Recalls 19,000 UK Cars is a post from: Daily World Buzz
Continue reading …Wild Tiger Found in Hotel Becomes First Translocated in Nepal (Slideshow)
January 26, 2011 No Comment
Photo credit: WWF Nepal/Min Bajracharya Last September, this male tiger wandered into a hotel in the tourist town of Sauraha, Nepal, and was subsequently injured as it tried to get away. Conservation authorities brought the tiger to a secure enclosure within Chitwan National Park for rehabilitation. As the tiger regained strength, conservationists including the World Wildlife Fund — the organization behind the photos displayed here — realized that they had a unique opportunity: to translocate the tiger to a more suitable habitat and to ta… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …First-Ever Global Map to Delve Deep Into Earth Surface Helps Reveal Water Supply
January 26, 2011 No Comment
Image credit: Geophysical Research Letters Questions such as how much fresh water we have left on Earth, where it is located, and how we can access it are all nearly impossible to answer. However, scientists working on understanding and revealing the planet’s surface structure are helping to hone in on an answer. University of British Columbia researchers have created a world’s-first with their new map that outlines how fluid flows through Earth’s various porous surfaces. Information gleaned from the map can help us discover more about water supplies worldwide. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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