Not too long ago, I wrote about a new way to go off road and people seemed to like the idea of finding alternate machines to travel on through the terrain. Snowmobiling, skiing and biking are all pretty widespread, so to introduce new gadgets to play with is really a good idea. If you’re used Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Bit Rebels Discovery Date : 22/01/2011 15:00 Number of articles : 3
Continue reading …Dana White’s Fight for the Troops Video Blog – Talks GSP vs. Anderson Silva
January 22, 2011 No Comment
At the 1:52 min mark: “After Anderson Silva wins that fight on the 5th and then Georges St. Pierre needs to beat Jake Shields in Toronto; if that happens then we’re probably going to do that fight. Alright? So if they both win then that fight makes all the sense in the world. And Georges St.Pierre said he’d move up to 185 and stay there.” Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Bloody Elbow Discovery Date : 22/01/2011 14:55 Number of articles : 2
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photo via flickr President Obama has a new economic advisor, GE CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt, who will run Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, succeeding Paul A. Volcker. Immelt has been an outspoken advocate for clean energy, which he views as a boon both to his company, which produces wind turbines and other energy infrastructure products, and for the economy. Obama wants the council to “focus its work on finding new ways to encourage the private sector to hire and invest in American competitiveness.” That could mea… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …AirPlay video support comes to Linux courtesy of Totem media player plug-in
January 22, 2011 No Comment
This one’s about as unnofficial as it gets, but Linux users do now have a relatively easy way to receive and play video streamed to their PC via Apple’s AirPlay . To get things going, all you have to do is download a plug-in for the Totem media player (which ships with most popular Linux distributions), install it in the usual Linux fashion, and then start streaming video to your Linux PC with AirPlay just as if it were an Apple TV. That’s it. Hit up the link below to find the plug-in, along with some more detailed installation instructions if you need them. AirPlay video support comes to Linux courtesy of Totem media player plug-in originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Eating green improves your looks. Photo by 4Nitsirk via Flickr You look as good as you eat. Researchers at the University of Nottingham revealed in a recent study that eating vegetables makes you appear better looking to others. Despite the many advantages to eating fruits and vegetables, including living longer, being smarter , avoiding chemical exposure (with organic foods), and
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Keith Olbermann, one of the best known cable news personalities on either side of the political spectrum, was abruptly fired yesterday by MSNBC. Olbermann, in the middle of a four-year $30 million deal set to last until 2012, announced on last night’s edition of Countdown that it was his last. The dismissal is said to be at least indirectly related to Comcast’s acquiring of NBC and the parent company’s… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Hollywood Gossip Discovery Date : 22/01/2011 14:19 Number of articles : 2
Continue reading …Forget about hangover remedies like raw eggs, hair of the dog, or yoga —simple caffeine and a painkiller are best for easing an alcohol-induced sore head, according to a new study. Neurologist Michael Oshinsky and colleagues used ethanol to induce hangover-like headaches in rats. They found that the caffeine in…
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. While the UN Committee to Eliminate Terrorism remains deadlocked over defining the very meaning of “terrorism,” and as it tries to draw a distinction between “freedom fighters” and “state-sponsored terrorism,” it would be wise to recall what Noam Chomsky wrote immediately after the attacks on Sept 11, 2001: “When we estimate the human toll of a crime, we count not only those who were literally or instantly murdered on the spot, but those who died as a result, as a consequence of the crime.” Still, why only stop with counting those who were initially killed by an individual or group that commits acts of terrorism, and then those killed…
Continue reading …Fed Ex Makes Major Move Towards Sustainability: All New Buildings Will Be LEED Certified
January 22, 2011 No Comment
Photo: TravelEden under a Creative Commons license . Over the last few years, Fed Ex has been on something of a sustainability warpath: from converting 92 delivery trucks to diesel hybrids in 2009 to building a solar-powered facility in Cologne, Germany, the international company has made some great strides… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Michele Bachmann, passed over by the GOP for both House leadership roles and its response to President Obama’s State of the Union address, is, well, going to go ahead and give her own response to the SOTU anyway, reports Ben Smith on Politico. The move, announced by the Tea Party…
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