By E.J. Dionne, Jr. Alas for all of us and for American conservatism in particular, the new Republican majority that took control of the House on Wednesday is embarked on an experiment in government by abstractions. Related Entries January 5, 2011 Economic Suicide January 4, 2011 Darrell Issa, Step Away From the Corporations
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New thunderstorms brought more pounding rains to a waterlogged coastal community in northeastern Australia on Thursday, as the mayor of one city said it could take a year to fully recover from the worst flooding in decades. The good news for the nearly 200,000 exhausted flood victims is that the crisis finally appeared to be easing. Despite the fresh rains, an overflowing river in the inundated city of Rockhampton began slowly receding Thursday. The swollen Fitzroy River has spilled onto 3,000 properties throughout the city, leaving 200 homes with muddy water above the floorboards. Four thousand people across Queensland have been evacuated from their homes since pounding rains that began…
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Continue reading the main story Related stories Growing fears of Egypt’s Copts Copts fearful and angry in wake of attack Guide: Christians in the Middle East Coptic Christians are preparing to celebrate Christmas Eve amid tight security after a bomb attack on a church in Egypt in which 21 died. Armed Egyptian police have been ordered to protect churches where Copts…
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Cali.) said Wednesday that CNN doesn't understand the meaning of the word “corrupt.” Having gotten much attention for accusing the Obama administration on Sunday's “State of the Union” of being the most corrupt in history, the outspoken Congressman was forced to explain what he meant on “John King USA” (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
Continue reading …Sculpted Eers fills ears with silicon, molds custom-molded headphones in four minutes flat (ears-on)
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We’ve actually seen custom fit headphones before, but we figured something cheaper would rise up in the future. Here at CES, we stumbled upon what Sonomax is calling Sculpted Eers. Starting at $199, this one-time-use, do-it-yourself molding kit will create custom fit in-ear headphones — and the best part, it only takes four minutes. We actually got the chance to get a pair of our own molded for us. Head past the break for some hands, er, ears-on video action! Gallery: Sculpted Eers custom-molded headphones at CES 2011 Continue reading Sculpted Eers fills ears with silicon, molds custom-molded headphones in four minutes flat (ears-on) Sculpted Eers fills ears with silicon, molds custom-molded headphones in four minutes flat (ears-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Android 2.4 Gingerbread breaks loose on a prototype Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc?
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We’re still coming down from the euphoria of introduction, but Dutch site Tweakers.net claims that Google’s not entirely passing the torch to Honeycomb just yet — beforehand, there’s apparently another Gingerbread build in the cards. Having played with some sort of cobbled-together Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc with a 2.4 build, the site says that we can expect an incremental build that seems to feature miscellaneous stuff Google might not have had time to include in 2.3 — random things like a new animation when deleting icons off the home screen, to much bigger features like visible video calling hooks. Unfortunately, said hooks didn’t seem to be tied to any video calling-enabled Google Talk client, but considering how early this build seems to be, there’s reason to believe they’ll add it in by launch time. It’s an open question when this is coming — or to what devices — and when you think about Eclair’s progression from 2.0 to 2.1, it could happen sooner than you expect. Android 2.4 Gingerbread breaks loose on a prototype Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Six major studios to distribute UltraViolet titles by mid year, hardware to come later
January 6, 2011 No Comment
Some days our dream of being able to watch anything, anywhere, anytime, and on any screen seems like it’ll never happen, but other days are like today. Yes, today every major studio, except Disney, announced that it would start distributing movies that will work with any UltraViolet devices, software or services. We learned on the Engadget HD podcast that this means that if you buy a movie one way (DVD, VOD, hotel PPV, whatever) you can view it on just about any other without paying again. PC software and updates for existing devices are expected to start rolling out later this year — so much for launching in 2010 — but we’ll have to wait for CES next year to learn about all our gadgets that can’t, or won’t, be updated. Of course the dream will only come true if everyone and everything agrees to play, and while we’re a long way away from finding out if our media consumption fantasy will ever come true, the list of 60 companies that have already pledged their allegiance is a who’s who among media and electronics giants. Continue reading Six major studios to distribute UltraViolet titles by mid year, hardware to come later Six major studios to distribute UltraViolet titles by mid year, hardware to come later originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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January 6th: Joan of Arc is born; Samuel Morse demonstrates telegraph; First around-the-world commercial flight; Nancy Kerrigan attacked; Dizzie Gillespie dies at 75, Rudolf Nuryev dies at 54.
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Monday night, top-ranked Auburn, led by their Heisman Trophy quarterback Cam Newton, meet No. 2 Oregon in the BCS title game. Both teams have explosive offenses. (Jan. 5)
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Local authorities told residents to stay indoors Wednesday night as some 150 firefighters attempted to smother a huge blaze that had been raging for hours at a chemical storage and packing company. (Jan. 5)
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