Tunisian leaders plan to announce a new unity government today following the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the Daily Telegraph reports. It will include ministers from the former leadership and opposition as well as independents, said an opposition leader. Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi will remain, with presidential…
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Last year Mike wrote: Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. To celebrate the legacy of this great man, TreeHugger would like to encourage all of you to watch or read his famous “I have a Dream” speech (there’s more to it than the title, which seems to be the only thing that pop culture references…) and be inspired by this inclusive and forward-lo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced plans today for an emergency operation to fight hunger in Yemen. Over 7 million people in Yemen lack access to basic foods and the country has an alarmingly high rate of malnutrition. The emergency plan will consist of rations for impoverished families suffering from high food prices, foods such as plumpy’nut to stop malnutrition in small children. Food for Work projects are also planned in order to build capacity in areas such as agriculture. The cost of the two-year program is 77 million dollars, but WFP has not even received 10 million in funding from the international community. Last…
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BlackBerry maker RIM says it will make a Jan. 21 deadline to filter pornographic content from its smart phones in Indonesia. Company executives met with Indonesian officials and mobile phone operators Monday. (Jan. 17)
Continue reading …Fujifilm FinePix X100 pre-orders begin, retro beauty is yours for $1,200
January 17, 2011 No Comment
We’ve yet to snap a single photograph with Fujifilm’s FinePix X100 , but we don’t let little things like substantive testing get in the way of love — it’s destiny that we and this gorgeous camera be together, no matter the cost. Of course, considering that cost is presently $1,200 at Adorama, where the 12.3 megapixel APS-C shooter just appeared for pre-sales, you may not feel the same way. That’s just fine. You’ll probably have until March to longingly gaze upon that F2 Fujinon lens, hybrid viewfinder and gorgeous magnesium curves before you make up your troubled mind. Fujifilm FinePix X100 pre-orders begin, retro beauty is yours for $1,200 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …After Princess Diana’s death, Buckingham Palace feared Prince Charles might also be in danger—at Di’s funeral. In his newly published diaries, former Tony Blair aide Alastair Campbell writes that an attack on the prince as he walked behind the coffin was considered a risk—unless his sons walked with…
Continue reading …A young Martin Luther King Jr. might have gone on to any number of careers, but for one inspiring summer in Connecticut. He was there as a teenager, earning money for college by working on a tobacco farm, and he was shocked by the lack of segregation he found. “After…
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Samantha gives a demonstration of boiling water evaporating as it is thrown into the air during -30C weather in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. via Viral Viral Videos Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Laughing Squid Discovery Date : 17/01/2011 15:21 Number of articles : 7
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We’ve seen fancy augmented reality projection before, but we’ve rarely been able to take it home — now, it seems Microsoft’s hack-friendly Kinect can bring the same trick to the consumer realm. Elliot Woods took the idea that Kinect can map a three-dimensional space and twisted it to his own devious ends — that is, throwing traditional Street Fighter fireball blasts, complete with the sound effect. What’s impressive here, though, isn’t the size of his hadouken , but rather the light it’s made of — each is a virtual dynamic light source casting light on the room’s real objects to create virtual shadows on the surfaces that stick out. Sounds lovely, but if you can’t wrap your head around all that, you’ll find all the hot fireball action you need in the video after the break at roughly the five minute mark. Continue reading Kinect + projector = augmented reality fireballs (video) Kinect + projector = augmented reality fireballs (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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