Talk about disappointing sex. A rare semen allergy is being linked to a strange, flu-like illness some men experience after orgasm. Men who suffer from post orgasmic illness syndrome, or POIS, become feverishness, with a runny nose, extreme fatigue and burning eyes immediately after ejaculation, reports Reuters . Symptoms can last…
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Let’s get this out of the way right up front: Sandisk’s new UHS-I SDHC cards are fast but not that fast. So for all the talk of “extreme” and “pro” just remember that the claimed 45MB/s read and write performance pales in comparison to Toshiba’s own UHS-I cards announced back in September with staggering 95MB/s read and 80MB/s write speeds. Still, they’re fast enough to capture HD video from the latest DSLRs and certainly faster than anything touting a Class 10 SDXC rating. Now for the best part gadget masochists, they’ll range in 8GB to 32GB capacities with retail pricing set somewhere between $109.99 to $349.99. Just be sure your camera supports UHS-I before making the plunge, ok? Continue reading SanDisk SDHC UHS-I cards are so Extreme they went Pro SanDisk SDHC UHS-I cards are so Extreme they went Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 05:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Former dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier says he has “come to help” Haiti, but human rights groups say his only place in the nation is behind bars. Duvalier, who returned to Haiti over the weekend after almost 25 years in exile, is accused of massive corruption and extensive human rights abuses…
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By Juan Cole Every state and movement in the Middle East is reading into the events in Tunisia its own anxieties and aspirations. Related Entries January 16, 2011 With Friends Like These, Who Needs Democracy? January 13, 2011 Healer in Chief
Continue reading …Scientists have uncovered a toxic underside to weight loss: breaking down fat cells can release a flood of “pollutants” stored there. Fat stores certain toxins such as DDT and PCBs. When significant amounts of fat are broken down, these chemicals are released into the bloodstream, where they may trigger disease,…
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Who can forget the Plastic Logic Que proReader — a textbook study on the vaporous gadget. Start with an incredible (but truthful) claim to have developed plastic semiconductors that could be used to fabricate flexible e-reader displays . Then follow up the breakthrough with the all-important consumer tease : an amazing (for the time) 8.5 x 11-inch e-reader with a gesture-based UI that would launch in the first half of 2009. Unfortunately, the Que never shipped and was ultimately canceled , partly because of reliability issues associated with manufacturing those early Que displays and partly because of the launch of a rather disruptive Apple tablet you might have read about. Fast forward to today and we’ve got the state-owned Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( Rusnano ) announcing a $700 million investment in the US-based Plastic Logic Inc. Why? Are you listening? Plastics. Here’s how this “unprecedented” investment was described by Georgy Kolpachev, Rusnano’s managing director: “Flexible plastic electronic displays will provide another major milestone in how people process information. Entering this new disruptive segment at the stage of its inception gives Russia a chance to win a leading position in global market of future electronics.” The investment will be used to pay off Plastic Logic’s debt including a $50 million loan the company took out after approaching financial collapse. The rest will be used for a second plastic electronics factory in Russia (a sister to the Dresden Germany plant) which is expected to start production in 2013 or 2014. Plastic Logic receives massive $700 million Russian investment originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Jan 2011 04:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Amy Chau is shocked by the furious response to excerpts from her book Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother recently printed in the Wall Street Journal . The author—who, in the excerpts, hails the hardline method of Chinese parenting—has received thousands of angry emails and even death threats, reports…
Continue reading …By Eugene Robinson In the spirit of civil discourse, I’d like to humbly suggest that Sarah Palin please consider being quiet for a while. Perhaps a great while. Related Entries January 16, 2011 With Friends Like These, Who Needs Democracy? January 13, 2011 Healer in Chief
Continue reading …In an unusual burial ritual, relatives scattered the ashes of a castrated murder victim over a Manhattan sidewalk grate to the subway below. Two sisters of 65-year-old Portuguese journalist Carlos Castro sprinkled his remains over a Times Square station. They said they had permission to scatter the ashes there, but…
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Starbucks will begin a phased-in nationwide rollout Tuesday of its “Trenta” cup size. The 31-ounce cup will cost about 50 cents more than the 20-ounce “Venti”. (Jan. 18)
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