Brandon Lewis and Ashley Fansler are the proud parents of twins, Madisen and Aiden. They were born in Rockford, Illinois mere seconds apart, but in different years. (Jan. 3)
Continue reading …Meacham Calls Disastrous Limo Lib Lindsay ‘One Of Greatest Mayors In New York History’
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John Lindsay might have been the worst mayor in NYC history. Epitome of the limousine liberal, Lindsay nearly bankrupted the Big Apple. But that hasn't stopped Jon Meacham from lauding Lindsay as
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Photo credit: Kun_Tiqi We’ve covered a whole quiver of wooden surfboards in the past (links below), but the Kun_Tiqi boards somehow slipped under our radar, until showing up on the screen as one of the finalists for the international sports expo (ISPO) Brand New Award. Contrary to most foam-based surfboards the Kun_Tiqi are crafted from 90% renewable and natural materials, primarly balsa wood, sourced from a family farm in Ecuador. Avoiding the nasty epoxy resins normally used to protect foam boards, Kun_Tiqi opts instead for a resin mixture of 98% linseed oil…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Religious Zionism leader slams police investigation into rabbis’ letter, says ‘halachic rulings are not racism’
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Photo: Vere Sandal Company One of the persistent gripes we get from our USA readers is “Okay, so product x is greener, but why does it have to be made in China? Can’t we make it here?” John Eades, and business partner Michael Ferreri, will be hoping those readers vote with wallets and buy their new line of Vere Sandal made-in-the-USA thongs, flip-flops, jandals, or whatever you call them at your beach. Vere aim to keep their thongs reasonably priced by streamlining manufacturing, reducing material and energy waste. The thongs will feature locally sourced recycled nylon webbing, and leather tanned without the use of harmful, heavy… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …A.C. Ryan FLUXX media player capacitates full HD streaming with its Atom CE4150 processor
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It’s been about a year since A.C. Ryan Shrinky Dink’d its Playon!HD to make the Mini media player , and now another generation is upon us. Relying on the Intel Atom CE4150 processor, the same little beauty humming away in Google TV devices, along with 1GB of DDR3 memory, it’s capable of connecting via gigabit Ethernet or (optional) 802.11n wireless to stream 1080p media over the network, or pull it from an internal SATAII drive bay. Video output options include component, composite, and HDMI 1.3a, while there’s also an optical audio port if you’re still into that sort of thing. What it sadly doesn’t have is Google TV itself, nor an MSRP, nor a release date, but perhaps that info can be gleaned at a little media event happening this week. [Thanks, Nash] A.C. Ryan FLUXX media player capacitates full HD streaming with its Atom CE4150 processor originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Scarborough: Tea Party Congressmen Should Try Not to ‘Scare Little Kids and Pets’
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Parade magazine, the Sunday newspaper supplement, interviewed MSNBC host Joe Scarborough for its January 2 issue and praised him by reporting he has “happily confounded expectations. He's a die-hard conservative who has hosted the Morning Joe show on liberal-minded MSNBC for more than three years.
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State Prosecutor’s Office examining ways to alleviate confinement conditions of Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin; proposes half-hour bi-weekly meetings with another prisoner
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MELBOURNE, Australia — The death toll from severe flooding in northeastern Australia rose on Monday as authorities airlifted supplies to communities facing raging waters that were expected to rise for up to two more days. Daniel Munoz/Reuters A flooded street near Rockhampton, Australia. Nine people were confirmed dead on Monday from the flooding, and another was reported missing and presumed dead, according to a spokeswoman for the Queensland Police Services Department. Heavy rains began falling before Christmas, drenching Australia’s northeast state of Queensland. At least 200,000 people in an area the size of France and Germany combined have been affected by the flooding,…
Continue reading …Vizio details specs on VIA Tablet and VIA Phone, reveals VIA Plus is Google TV
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Vizio has unveiled more about its plans for the new year which seem to consist largely of a huge push on Android, from the 4-inch phone and 8-inch tablet running a (still unspecified) flavor on their 1 GHz processors, to new VIA Plus HDTVs and Blu-ray players with Google TV built in. The VIA Tablet and VIA Phone (not necessarily final names, judging from the PR) have a few other details mentioned — though we don’t know if the phone is GSM or CDMA, it does have a 4-inch screen, WiFi N, GPS, MicroSD slot, dual cameras and HDMI output, while the 8-inch tablet brings similar chops minus any sort of 3G connectivity. With the new Vizio Internet Apps Plus, it aims to provide a seamless experience from the handheld to the big screen, including the ability to pause and resume content across devices. Judging by the screenshot, it looks like the company may be wrapping its own Yahoo! Widgets -like skin around the Google TV experience in a way we haven’t seen from Sony or Logitech yet. Another pic and the full press releases await after the break, the rest will have to wait until we get our hands on the devices in Las Vegas. Continue reading Vizio details specs on VIA Tablet and VIA Phone, reveals VIA Plus is Google TV Vizio details specs on VIA Tablet and VIA Phone, reveals VIA Plus is Google TV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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