A tow truck operator in South Carolina faces manslaughter and weapons charges after investigators say he shot a man during a Christmas Eve dispute over a parking violation. (Dec. 27)
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President Barack Obama made the first public appearance of his vacation Monday, stopping by one of his favorite local shops for a Hawaiian snow cone known as “shave ice.” (Dec. 28)
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By Frederick Deligne, Cagle Cartoons, Nice-Matin, France Related Entries December 23, 2010 Sustainable Tree December 22, 2010 A Holiday Message From Truthdig
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By Dario Castillejos, Cagle Cartoons, Dario La Crisis Related Entries December 23, 2010 Sustainable Tree December 22, 2010 A Holiday Message From Truthdig
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KABUL (AFP) – The US strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda and the Taliban tripled American troops fighting in Afghanistan and doubled missile strikes in Pakistan, but hangs in the balance after a year of record violence. Since taking office, President Barack Obama has ordered more than 50,000 extra troops into battle to reverse Taliban momentum and build up Afghan government forces so that combat troops could start leaving in 2011. There are more than 140,000 US-led NATO troops on the ground — two-thirds of them American — and 2010 has proved to be the deadliest year on record with the deaths of at least 683 foreign soldiers. Eclipsing the toll of 521 soldiers last year, on average two NATO…
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Ali Akbar Siadat found guilty of links with Mossad for six years, passing info on Revolutionary Guard missiles. Second man also sentenced
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Diplomatic cable revealed by WikiLeaks show Dubai police asked US to check transactions made with three credit cards allegedly used by Mossad operatives who killed senior Hamas figure; information relayed to FBI
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By John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Related Entries December 23, 2010 Sustainable Tree December 22, 2010 A Holiday Message From Truthdig
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President Woodrow Wilson is born; John C. Calhoun becomes the first vice president of the United States to resign; Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “Gulag Archipelago” is published; Actor Denzel Washington and comic book creator Stan Lee are born. (Dec. 28)
Continue reading …Arduino, iPod touch turns an LCD into a browser-based sketch pad (video)
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Of all the Arduino projects we’ve seen ’round here, this is certainly one of them! Using nothing but a Graphics LCD, an Arduino, and a WebSocket server he wrote using Python / Tornado, this young engineer created a system that allows him to connect to the server with his iPod touch (or any browser, we suppose — although he’s apparently only tested this with Chrome on his desktop PC) and draw a design on the web browser. In turn, his movements are recreated on the LCD. Pretty mean feat, if you ask us. If you’d like to marvel at his code — or even try it out for yourself — hit up the source link. If not, be sure to at least check out the thing in action. Video after the break. Continue reading Arduino, iPod touch turns an LCD into a browser-based sketch pad (video) Arduino, iPod touch turns an LCD into a browser-based sketch pad (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:48:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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