By Mr. Fish Related Entries January 3, 2011 Emperor Has No Shame January 3, 2011 Welcome Home
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Motorists stuck for almost 24 hours by an icy storm north of Los Angeles resumed their travels Monday. Improving weather along Interstate 5 allowed California Highway Patrol units to escort the vehicles over a pass. (Jan. 3)
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We already got a peek at LG’s Smart TV Upgrader box , but now it’s revealing a bit more info about why it thinks anyone will be opting for their app-laden displays this year. Deriding the QWERTY remotes offered by competitors, LG’s big idea is a simple dashboard with four elements, controlled by its Magic Motion gesture control remote . We’ll still need to wait for some hands on time with its DLNA sharing and web browser to see if the simple life is the way, but if you were freaked out by all the buttons on Sony’s Google TV remote then your sometime is now. Continue reading LG’s 2011 Smart TVs focus on easy, instant access LG’s 2011 Smart TVs focus on easy, instant access originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …If the incoming Republican leadership in the House of Representatives is serious about trying to repeal health care reform, there’s only one appropriate Democratic response: “Make my day.” Related Entries January 1, 2011 Obama Resolves to Fix the Economy December 31, 2010 Help 2011
Continue reading …Disney commits to ‘at least 15′ Blu-ray 3D releases for 2011 including Tron: Legacy
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Even though Blu-ray 3D officially hit the streets in 2010, actually finding any discs available at retail was easier said than done, but that may be turning around this year starting with Disney announcing it plans “at least 15″ releases this year. Recent 3D hits like Tron: Legacy and Tangled will be available at retail in 3D day-and-date with the 2D DVD & Blu-ray releases, with conversions of classics like The Lion King and Beauty in the Beast also in the works. Like it or not, the consistent box office success means there is more 3D than ever on the way, and it won’t be any different at home. Check the press release after the break for a few more details about which movie will find their way out of the Disney vault in 2011. Continue reading Disney commits to ‘at least 15′ Blu-ray 3D releases for 2011 including Tron: Legacy Disney commits to ‘at least 15′ Blu-ray 3D releases for 2011 including Tron: Legacy originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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enlarge Bastogne – January 3rd 1945 -”pimply grocers and mama’s boys”. Click here to view this media News on this day in 1945 was split between the war and the Congress. On the war front; Allied armies were making progress beating back the German offensive in Belgium and the Battle Of The Bulge was coming to a swift end. In the Pacific, continued air attacks on Japan with continuous bombing runs from B-29′s flying out of Guam. At home, The 79th Congress went back to work and Sam Rayburn was once again Speaker of The House amidst a celebratory “first day” atmosphere. Legislation was about to be argued over drafting farm workers of eligible age and everyone wondered how long the honeymoon with the new Congress was going to last. I guess it’s just always been that way.
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The brother of a woman who vanished while out for a walk more than a year ago found her burned, skeletal remains this weekend in the north Georgia woods after one of his many efforts to find her, authorities said Monday. (Jan. 3)
Continue reading …Opera for tablets teased on video, bringing first public preview to CES (video)
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As if building a top notch browser wasn’t hard enough when having to develop for both desktop and mobile, here comes Opera with a third category: tablet-specific browsers. Opera for tablets has just been teased on video, exploiting a Galaxy Tab to show off slippery smooth pinch-to-zoom functionality plus a finger-friendly landing page for all your favorite websites when opening a new window. It’s really not much to go on, but the Norwegian company is trying to hold the details until its proper public preview, which will be happening right here at CES very soon. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Opera for tablets teased on video, bringing first public preview to CES (video) Opera for tablets teased on video, bringing first public preview to CES (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — In 2010, Daphne Joseph, a slim, shy teenager, took a pounding from life. Damon Winter/The New York Times Fabienne Jean, a dancer who lost a leg in the 2010 quake in Haiti, now has a prosthetic limb. Dance makes up part of her exercise routine. Multimedia Multimedia Feature Moving Forward in Haiti She watched with horror as her mother’s mangled body was carted off in a wheelbarrow after the Jan. 12 earthquake. She fell in with a ragtag group of orphans taken under the wing of a well-meaning but ill-equipped community group. She left them unwillingly when a self-proclaimed relative took her away to use her as a servant. And then last fall, not long before…
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