A surfer’s life was apparently hanging by a thread after a monster wave wiped out several surf competitors who had gathered for a contest at California’s infamous Mavericks beach. Some 30 surfers waiting in the ocean close to shore at the Half Moon Bay site seeking the largest waves when…
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‘The Last Airbender,’ ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,’ ‘The Bounty Hunter,’ ‘Sex and the City 2′ and ‘Vampires Suck’ earn worst-picture nominations for this year’s Razzie Awards. (Jan. 24)
Continue reading …The future of hundreds of backed up US executions was in jeopardy today after the last US company manufacturing a lethal drug used on death row stopped production. Manufacturer Hospira ceased making sodium thiopental after Italian officials refused to allow a company operation to proceed unless the plant could ensure…
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Consider this little slice of photography uncorroborated for now, but we just couldn’t ignore a device that’s ostensibly running MeeGo software while sporting a bold Nokia logo front and center on its shell. This mysterious slate has cropped up over at the mobile-review forums, where amateur sleuthing has already noted that the landscape centering of the Nokia logo is atypical — both the N97 and N900 have it off-center — which may well suggest this is a landscape-centric tablet first and a phone second (if at all!). Assuming the brand name imprint is the same size as on the N8 (Nokia loves to standardize those), we could be looking at a 4.5-inch screen on what is either an internal test device, or, more optimistically, a prototype for actual hardware. It’s worth noting that the MeeGo seen on board is of the stock variety, whereas Nokia intends to ship its new flagship device(s) with an as-yet-unseen set of UI customizations collectively known as Harmattan. So we’re certainly not looking at anything close to a final hardware / software pairing, but we are looking at something. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Is this Nokia’s tablet-shaped MeeGo device? Is this Nokia’s tablet-shaped MeeGo device? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …A surprising peace offer from Palestinian negotiators allowing Israel to keep disputed areas has been leaked to the public and is sparking an uproar. The documents suggest the Palestinians agreed to allow Israel to keep large parts of East Jerusalem—an offer Israel apparently rejected, reports the BBC . The information…
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January 24th: Gold found at Sutter’s Mill; Winston Churchill dies; Ted Bundy executed; Thurgood Marshall dies; John Belushi born.
Continue reading …Phase One straps 80 megapixels to your camera, USB 3.0 for ginormous image transfers
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We’re still trying to wrap our brains around the idea that a 80 megapixel camera sensor exists at all, but there’s already a second light-devouring silicon rectangle on the way — the Phase One IQ180, which technically hails from the very same company as the Leaf Aptus-II 12 . That doesn’t mean the company simply rebranded its subsidiary’s giant CCD, as this unit’s got an extra half-stop of dynamic range, captures a tenth of a second quicker at full resolution, and supplements the standard FireWire 800 connector with USB 3.0. There’s also a 3.2-inch, 1.15 megapixel touchscreen with a pseudo-Live View for easy framing and 1GB of RAM to buffer the gigantic images you’ll be pumping out. Improvements don’t come cheap, though, as you’ll drop $43,990 in April at launch. If you can settle for a slightly lower resolution, though, there’s no need to sell your Lexus quite yet — the summer months will bring lesser models with 60.5 megapixels and 40 megapixels respectively. Phase One straps 80 megapixels to your camera, USB 3.0 for ginormous image transfers originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ian Black: Papers give “overwhelming impression” of “weakness” of Palestinian side Continue reading the main story Israel and the Palestinians Palestinians pursue ‘Plan B’ after failed talks Going nowhere fast? ‘Off the record’ views from officials Q&A: Resuming direct talks Top Palestinian officials have questioned the veracity of leaked documents purporting to show offers of major concessions to Israel. The documents, obtained by Al-Jazeera, suggest the Palestinians agreed to Israel keeping large parts of illegally occupied East Jerusalem – an offer Israel apparently rejected. But chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said the leaks were “a pack of lies”. The BBC has been unable to verify the…
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Students often cry when they first arrive at the Beaver Island Lighthouse School, an alternative high school for dropouts on an isolated island in northern Lake Michigan. That’s what Taylor Fisher did. But those tears turned to triumph. (Jan. 24)
Continue reading …"Park Here" Offers A Verdant Escape From Winter Doldrums Inside A Nolita Gallery
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Park Ranger Mike Photo: openhouse nyc Weekend temperatures in the twenties and an article in the New York Times drove many New Yorkers seeking a patch of green and a break from the bitter cold to a pop-up park on Mulberry Street in Nolita. The indoor pop-up park is located in Openhouse Gallery’s 4,500 square foot art and exhibition space, and is simply called “ParkHere”. Despite my doubts that… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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