West Bank village of Naalin petitions High Court to demolish emergency services building in Modiin Illit, built on what they claim is a local resident’s property. ‘Police stopped chasing thieves and started acting like them,’ says petitioner’s attorney
Continue reading …
The latest in a series of powerful storm systems is pelting mountain areas of California with heavy rain, snow and high winds, prompting evacuations and leaving thousands without power. (Dec. 21)
Continue reading …Hulu Plus not happening on cable-provided TiVo Premiere DVRs, Scrooge wins again
December 21, 2010 No Comment
It’s a little hard to know exactly who to blame here, but one thing is for sure: consumers lose. Last week Suddenlink started deploying TiVo Premiere DVRs to its customers minus Netflix , saying that it was the agreements Netflix has with studios that prevents its streaming service from being deployed on a cable company DVR. At the time it was hopeful that Hulu Plus could still work, but now it’s confirmed that its customers won’t get that either, blaming the same sort of agreements between Hulu and its content providers. Frustrating? Absolutely — but there is one obvious work-around: buy your own darned TiVo Premiere, get access to Netflix and Hulu Plus, and stop paying your cable provider that monthly rental fee. Hulu Plus not happening on cable-provided TiVo Premiere DVRs, Scrooge wins again originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
By Juan Cole As the decade draws to a close, it is clear that the bright hopes inspired by Obama’s 2009 Cairo speech have markedly faded, and the disappointments have outweighed achievements in the most important arena for contemporary American foreign policy. Related Entries December 21, 2010 Obama Scores a Victory, Along With Some Vindication December 20, 2010 Bitter Memories of War on the Way to Jail
Continue reading …
Satellite-borne lasers tracking woodland happenings, who knows what else
December 21, 2010 No Comment
It may shock your senses, but this actually isn’t the first time we’ve heard of lasers being used to track birds and their habitats. But this go ’round, an Idaho University team is using a satellite-borne laser in an effort to “predict in which part of a State Forest the birds might be living.” In particular, the crew is developing methods that’ll help them track the North American pileated woodpecker, namely because these creatures are pegged as being great indicators of overall bird diversity. Currently, the laser is only capable of analyzing vital characteristics of a woodland, but scientists are using this information to take a stab as to where the aforementioned birds would be. Essentially, this laser spotting approach enables gurus to spot highly dense sections of forest — plots where the pileated woodpecker loves to hang — from above, dramatically cutting down the hide-and-seek that would previously take place on foot in much larger areas. Now, if only they could get lasers onto the birds , we’d have an all new brand of rave to consider. Satellite-borne lasers tracking woodland happenings, who knows what else originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …
Lieutenant-General Ashkenazi tells Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that army has increased its activity in Strip to prevent rocket fire. IDF had initiated 112 operations against terrorists in recent months, killing 60, he adds
Continue reading …
MINSK (AFP) – Belarus on Tuesday jailed 600 demonstrators detained during a mass rally against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, defying strong Western condemnation of the bloody crackdown. Police officials said the protesters would be held for up to 15 days while prosecutors probed their potential involvement in “organising mass disturbances” — a crime that carries a sentence of up to 15 years. “It is not a fact that all of them will be released after 15 days,” Minsk police spokesman Alexander Lastovsky told AFP. “All of them will be checked for playing a role in the organisation of mass…
Continue reading …
Meet yoga for the unemployed: an Ohio studio is offering free classes designed to curb some of the stress of being out of work with relaxing poses. (Dec. 21)
Continue reading …
We know how it is, you want to be a hotshot developer, but all that coding sounds like daunting work. Never mind, Apple’s got your back with its new iAds producer, which automates all the HTML5 and CSS3 stuff into the background and leaves you to focus on the crucial task of picking out templates and components for your perfect iAd . To be fair to this new dev tool, it does more than merely dumb down the design process. It also includes “sophisticated” JavaScript editing and debugging, a built-in simulator for testing your creation, and a project validator that checks your code for common errors. Hit the source link to give it a try. Apple iAds Producer produces iAds for iOS devices originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 06:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …