“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is about to get a major makeover in the form of a significant edit to be made in NewSouth Books’ edition of Mark Twain’s iconic novel. Specifically, the notorious “n” word will be swapped out for “slave,” along with one other race-related alteration. Related Entries December 27, 2010 White Christmas December 26, 2010 Let’s Not Spin the Civil War
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IDF officers blame army of rushing to conclude Jawaher Abu Rahma didnt die of tear gas inhalation, never attended Bilin anti-fence protest. ‘One must base claims on facts rather than assessments,’ one officer says
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Republican candidates were asked to pick their favorite books. Some did. One woman misunderstood the question “what’s your favorite book,” and thought she was being asked, “what’s your favorite bar.” Interesting answer, plus she gets her books confused. Read More… More on George Bush Book Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Huffington Post Discovery Date : 04/01/2011 21:51 Number of articles : 10
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It’s the first presser of CES 2011, and we’ve done our doctor recommended pre-liveblog stretches. ASUS is obviously going to show off some tablets and new laptops, but who knows what other wild stuff they have in store for us. Perhaps the second coming of Waveface ? Follow along after the break to find out! Continue reading Live from ASUS’s CES 2011 press event Live from ASUS’s CES 2011 press event originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The Navy has permanently removed a senior Navy officer from command of an aircraft carrier over raunchy comedy videos he made and showed to the crew. (Jan. 4)
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Remember last year at CES 2010 when Lenovo made a huge scene with the tablet / netbook U1 Hybrid, which ran Windows when docked and Lenovo’s Skylight Linux in tablet mode? And then Lenovo killed Skylight in favor of Android and put everything on hold? Well, it’s back — and we just got some serious hands-on time with production-ready Chinese versions of what’s now being called the IdeaPad U1 Hybrid with LePad tablet. Things have substantially changed for the better in the past year — in addition to Lenovo’s skinned version of Android 2.2 (called LeOS, sigh), there’s now a newer 1.3GHz Snapdragon in the LePad and an 1.2GHz Intel Core i5-540UM in the U1 base. Switching from Windows to Android just requires disengaging the latch on the base — the flip to Android is basically instantaneous, while getting back to Windows takes a few seconds. The U1 base is much nicer than the unit we played with last year — it’s been restyled and features a chiclet-style keyboard and dimpled trackpad. Best of all, the LePad now features a 10.1 1280 x 800 capacitive multitouch display, instead of the floppy resistive unit we saw last year. Both pieces are pretty thin individually, but docked up it makes for a pretty chunky laptop — but you are getting two machines for the price of one. Now for the bad news — the LePad will run for about $520 when it arrives in China this quarter, but the full U1 kit will run $1300. There’s also no US availability or pricing right now — and Lenovo told us the U1 won’t hit the States until it runs Android 3.0, so we could be waiting months while the company reskins the OS. And we might have to wait even longer for Lenny to retool the LePad to meet that supposed dual-core CPU requirement — but then, it’s already been a year. We’re ready to love the U1 Hybrid — we can wait a little longer, we suppose. Video and PR after the break. Gallery: Lenovo IdeaPad U1 Hybrid / Le Pad Gallery: Lenovo U1 Hybrid with LePad hands-on Continue reading Lenovo LePad tablet and IdeaPad U1 Hybrid return with Android 2.2 in tow Lenovo LePad tablet and IdeaPad U1 Hybrid return with Android 2.2 in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Samsung and Sharp couldn’t help but tip their hands regarding CES announcements with some of the posters wrapped around the Las Vegas Convention Center. While Sharp is advertising its largest Quattron LCD ever at 70-inches (up from a mere 68-inch version before ) Samsung is taking the opportunity to invite everyone to “join in” its Smart TV platform. No word on whether that encompasses its expected Google TV efforts or just existing Samsung Apps, but icons listed included the already available Google Maps, Facebook, Twitter and more, check out a few more pictures after the break. Continue reading Sharp and Samsung’s CES posters preview Smart TV apps, 70-inch Quattron LCD Sharp and Samsung’s CES posters preview Smart TV apps, 70-inch Quattron LCD originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Important nutritional facts aimed at helping consumers know more about what they’re eating will be required on labels of 40 of the most popular cuts of meat and poultry under a new rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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The brand we know and love for staying on the cutting edge can go dedicated high end HiFi the old fashioned way too — Onkyo announced a new lineup of elite HiFi separate components is for those who know that you only need two speakers for great sound. The trio is made up of the $1,499 C-7000R CD player, the $1,699 P-3000R pre-amplifier, and the $2,499 M-5000R power amplifier — which only leaves the speakers for you to source elsewhere. You have to be a true audiophile to appreciate the specs in the attached press release, but it’ll be very easy to fall in love with the retro styling when these show up at select dealers later this month. Continue reading Onkyo’s latest HiFi stereo separates go retro Onkyo’s latest HiFi stereo separates go retro originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The number of hospitalized children infected by a potentially dangerous bacteria is on the rise, according to a new study.
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