WASHINGTON — A new arms control treaty that will pare back the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia appeared to secure enough support for Senate approval on Tuesday, as more Republicans endorsed it in advance of an afternoon vote to close off debate. Multimedia Related Times Topic: New Start Treaty Senate Support Builds for Pact on Arms Control (December 21, 2010) The Caucus: Arms Treaty Appears to Have Votes to Pass Senate (December 21, 2010) The Caucus: Isakson Adds Another Republican Vote for Arms Treaty (December 21, 2010) Three more Republican senators — Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, Johnny Isakson of Georgia, and Bob Corker of Tennessee — announced on…
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Video Link. Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield star in a sketch from The One Ronnie. (Thanks, Simon!)… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Boing Boing Discovery Date : 21/12/2010 19:43 Number of articles : 62
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THE EU lashed out at airports overnight for the “unacceptable” disruption caused by freezing weather across Europe as fresh snowfall added to the woes of thousands of stranded Christmas travellers. Britain said it could use troops to end the disruption at London Heathrow, where passengers have been sleeping in terminals throughout four days of chaos, while Frankfurt and Dublin airports closed for several hours. The cold snap chaos also hit Europe’s rail network with long queues snaking outside the London terminal for the Eurostar train link between Britain, France and Belgium. In Brussels, the European Commission warned snowbound airports they could face regulation unless they…
Continue reading …Acer Aspire 5742G laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics reviewed, es ist schnell
December 21, 2010 No Comment
When first announced , we had fears that the new NVIDIA GeForce GT 500M-series graphics would be little more than a tweak of a clock speed here and a new sticker there, as the specs of the 540M (96 CUDA cores, 128-bit memory interface) match the 435M series bit-for-bit. But, a Notebook Journal review of the first laptop to bear NVIDIA’s latest, the Acer Aspire 5742G, finds that the performance boost is tangible. “Much stronger,” even, scoring 8315 points in 3DMark 06 — a good bit higher than the 435M scores we’ve seen. The laptop otherwise is said to be quite a powerhouse, with a massive 8GB of DDR3 memory onboard, but it’s a gentle machine too, Optimus letting the thing run cool and long (up to five hours on a charge) when you’re not getting your frag on. Indeed it’s deemed the most powerful notebook you can buy for €700, and while that translates to roughly $920, we’ll have to see what Acer decides to charge when it comes Stateside. [Thanks, Markus] Acer Aspire 5742G laptop with NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M graphics reviewed, es ist schnell originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Holder Holds Forth on Terror With ABC, and Somehow Avoids Virtually All Properly Descriptive Terms
December 21, 2010 No CommentEric Holder recently had what he wants to be perceived as a really important interview about the domestic terror threat with Pierre Thomas of ABC News. In the video at the ABC link, George Stephanopoulos's intro at Good Morning America describes Holder as “a pretty circumspect man,” but that on the subject of domestic terror threats, “he doesn't seem to be pulling any punches.” Really? If that's the case, Holder must have said a lot of things which got left on ABC's cutting-room floor. That's because in the entire three-page story at ABC (it's easiest to prove the following by looking at the print version, which can only be obtained at the link), the following words never appear: read more
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Hundreds rally in south Tel Aviv against African infiltrators, hold signs reading ‘Lieberman, where are you when we need you.’ Protesters clash with opposing group, exchange blows; no injuries reported
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CDC: Data for 2009 show the U.S. teen birth rate is the lowest ever, while deliveries by C-section hit a record high 33% of births.
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Travel chaos was still reigning across Europe, days after a major snowfall and only days ahead of the Christmas holiday. (Dec. 21)
Continue reading …Lookin’ to straddle the fence with your next laptop purchase? Or maybe you’re just lookin’ to conserve battery life when not picking off enemies in Counter-Strike . Either way, Digital Storm’s new xm15 (not to be confused with Alienware’s M15x ) can satisfy the yearning, as the $999 base configuration comes equipped with a 2.4GHz Core i5-520M, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 320GB HDD and NVIDIA’s GT 425M (1GB). Naturally, Intel’s integrated graphics chipset is also included for less demanding times, and if you’re in need of a little more oomph, a $1,086 build jumps to a 2.53GHz Core i5-540M and a $1,367 model steps up to a 2.8GHz Core i7-640M. ‘Course, far nicer editions are available if you’re got the cash to customize, but we’ll leave all that between you and your wallet. And whoever fills your wallet. Continue reading Digital Storm’s xm15 gaming laptop rolls with NVIDIA’s Optimus Digital Storm’s xm15 gaming laptop rolls with NVIDIA’s Optimus originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Buckingham Palace have announced that Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest granddaughter, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, England rugby player Mike Tindall. (Dec. 21)
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