photo: CALM Action / Creative Commons Even for someone who follows sustainable agriculture and animal welfare issues, this is pretty astounding: New analysis by the Center for a Livable Future shows that 80% of all antibiotics sold in the United States go to farm animals (
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Someone must really like you — otherwise, how did you end up with an iPhone this holiday season? Yeah, we know, iPads don’t really fit into stockings. Besides, your parent or significant other got you an arguably better gift in the cheaper (with two-year contract, of course), more compact, and more recently updated iPhone 4. We’ve given you some app suggestions before when the device first launched, but that was six months ago, and in technology time, that’s like seven years. Want a run-down of the best apps, our favorite accessories, and the essential tips and tricks? Just follow along after the break! Hey Android friends, we got you covered , too! Did you get an iPad? Check out our guide here! Continue reading Just got an iPhone? The best apps, accessories, and tips Just got an iPhone? The best apps, accessories, and tips originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …How could anyone oppose big government activism when both Michelle Obama and Elmo the Muppet favor it? It was unfathomable to Washington Post Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt in his Dec. 26 ' How did obesity become a partisan fight ?' To a doctrinaire liberal like Hiatt, it's illegitimate to question whether government should be concerned with personal nutrition. Instead, he belittles opposing views with his snarky quips. 'Could anyone really object to White House assistant chef Sam Kass trying to interest Elmo in a vegetable-laden burrito? Well, yes, if Michelle Obama is for it, someone will be against it. Someone like Glenn Beck, for example, who was moved to rail against carrot sticks, or Sarah Palin, who warned that Obama wants to deprive us all of dessert.' What Hiatt failed to realize is the real debate over excessive federal intervention where it doesn't belong. After listing some of the first lady's 'Let's Move' initiative, he said 'All of this makes total sense, and historians will marvel (much as they will at climate-change deniers) that anyone could doubt it.' And since global warming is the real cause of the winter blizzard according to the Dec. 25 New York Times so it must be true, right? read more
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Click here to view this media Now that it has been immortalized, Sarah Palin wants to pretend on her TLC show that her coinage of ‘refudiate’ was just an accidental typo : While in the car, Sarah also talked to Todd about the time she tweeted the word “refudiate.” “I pressed an F instead of a P and people freaked out,” said Sarah, pointing out that her blunder was the second-most-searched word on Google trends. “Make lemonade out of lemons,” said Sarah. Um … right. Except, of course, that she made the tweet on July 18: But as you can see, she actually said ‘refudiate’ on national TV, on Sean Hannity’s Fox show, four days before that, on July 14. No doubt she will claim that this was just a typo too.
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Image credit Lloyd Alter One of the worst career moves I ever made was to write off shipping containers. I started my architectural education with them, winning the big prize in 1st year for this summer camp that folded out of a 40 footer. But in the real world I found them too small, too expensive, and too toxic, between the lead paint and the insecticides in the floors. But architects and designers keep proving that you can do interesting things with them. Preston at Jetson Green does a
Continue reading …Toshiba Folio 100 Android tablet gains responsiveness, dignity via new firmware update
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Hard to say if this injection of code will be enough to get Toshiba’s Folio 100 back on PC World shelves , but for those who already snatched one off of there, it’s bound to improve morale. Word on the street has it that Tosh has just issued a new firmware update (v2.2.5.0053) to the aforesaid device, and while it doesn’t include Adobe’s Flash Player 10.1, it does aim to improve the screen / touch responsiveness, issues with lag, pinch-to-zoom capabilities and audio / video processing. We’re also getting the impression that the genuine Android Market is staying far, far away from this build, but we’d love to hear if your slate is acting any nicer post-update. Hit us up in comments below, won’t you? Continue reading Toshiba Folio 100 Android tablet gains responsiveness, dignity via new firmware update Toshiba Folio 100 Android tablet gains responsiveness, dignity via new firmware update originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Image via CityVille Facebook App We had high hopes that a ridiculously popular game like FarmVille might get players to build real life gardens, or care more about where their food really comes from. However, it looks like most Facebook players are still interested in city life. What exactly is so compelling about CityVille over FarmVille?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …ASUS looks set to release five Sandy Bridge laptops, all with serious horsepower
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ASUS is already down with Sandy Bridge on the desktop side , but you had to know the company would be finding room for Intel’s latest in it’s mobile offerings, too. Notebook Italia has what looks to be solid confirmation of four separate models, starting with a big honkin’ gaming rig, the G73SW. It has an Intel Core i7-2630QM processor, 8GB of DDR3, Geforce GTX 460M graphics, USB 3.0, dual storage bays (enabling mixing and matching of SSD and platter), and a 17.3-inch LCD that manages the full 1920 x 1080 resolution. Price looks set to start around $2,500. Also unveiled are four somewhat less gamer-oriented but still might fast models, grouped in the N53SV and N73SV series. All feature the same 2GHz processor and all have the new GeForce GT 540M processor that was recently seen rocking Acer’s 5742G , which will drive either a 15.6-inch, 1366 x 768 display or the larger 17.3-inch, 1080p display depending on which model you go for. Prices on this series are said to start at just $1,200 and go way up from there when they ship in January. ASUS looks set to release five Sandy Bridge laptops, all with serious horsepower originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …In the Washington Post, Robert Samuelson insists that Social Security and Medicare benefits need to be cut for seniors in order to right America's fiscal ship: I received my Medicare card the other day, recognizing my 65th birthday and making me part of one of America's biggest problems. By this, I mean the burden that the massive baby-boom generation will impose on its children and the nation's future. There has been much brave talk recently, from Republicans and Democrats alike, about reducing budget deficits and controlling government spending. The trouble is that hardly anyone admits that accomplishing these goals must include making significant cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits for baby boomers. read more
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On December 17, Bolivia extended diplomatic recognition to the State of Palestine within its full pre-1967 borders (all of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem). Coming soon after the similar recognitions by Brazil and Argentina, Bolivia’s recognition brought to 106 the number of UN member states recognizing the State of Palestine, whose independence was proclaimed on November 15, 1988. While still under foreign belligerent occupation, the State of Palestine possesses all the customary international law criteria for sovereign statehood. No portion of its territory is recognized by any other country (other than Israel) as any other country’s sovereign territory, and,…
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