Photo: Russell A. Mittermeier / Conservation International According to researchers exploring in the forests of Madagascar , they’ve stumbled upon a species of lemur previously unknown to the world of science — though its future may already be in jeopardy. Researchers suspect this new lemur, which has even yet been named, will eventually be classified among the island’s growing l… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: langalex , Flickr, CC … Though Not as Crazy as Doing Nothing As the controversial deal for extending the tax cuts to middle class and wealthy Americans drew closer to become reality, some feared that the true loser would be the clean energy sector , which relies on tax breaks that must be annually renewed by Congress. Those tax breaks were initially absent from the deal, leading to speculation that their absence would cause the industry… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died. On Friday, Holbrooke was rushed to the hospital with a torn aorta. He went through more than 20 hours of surgery, but passed away Monday. (Dec. 13)
Continue reading …Time for remedial “Schoolhouse Rock” at MSNBC. The network's Rachel Maddow engaged in one of the least illuminating discussions on legislation I can recall during her show Friday. Here she is talking with NBC News “Senate producer” Ken Strickland on machinations involving possible repeal of the military's don't ask, don't tell policy (video after page break) — read more
Continue reading …Kingston’s DataTraveler Mini Fun USB flash drives: they’re small and thrilling
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Tired of lugging around that boring flash drive? Kingston feels your pain, and it’s hoping to add a fair amount of “pizazz” and “spice” to your mobile storage needs. One look at the new DataTraveler Mini Fun G2 all but confirms that there’s oodles of joviality brimming beneath the colorful plastic, with a trio of hues to choose from (based on model). These guys can also be connected together for kicks and giggles, with 2B, 4GB and 8GB models available to bring smiles to the faces of those you know and love. Pricing is set for
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Brett Favre’s record consecutive starts streak ended at 297 on Monday when he did not suit up for the Minnesota Vikings’ game against the New York Giants. (Dec. 13)
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President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul was thrown into uncertainty Monday by a federal judge’s decision to declare its central provision unconstitutional. (Dec. 13)
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Look, we don’t normally get too stoked over workstations , they remind us too much of “work.” Also, “stations.” Still, a chance to see some unreleased workstations from Dell? That actually look pretty sweet? Sure, we’ll go in on that. A tipster found these “Fractal design language” renders just floating helplessly around the internet and forwarded them over. They presumably relate to the upcoming Precision T7600, T5600, and T3600 lines (refreshes for the T7500, T5500, and T3600 , respectively). One of Dell’s favorite design houses is responsible for the images, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the final products will look like this. We also don’t know anything about internals, but it seems like a brand new look would fit with those brand new Sandy Bridge chips Intel is about to push out. Oh man, CAD is gonna be so much fun next year. [Thanks, Stephen F.] Gallery: Dell ‘Fractal’ Precision T7600 designs Gallery: Dell ‘Fractal’ Precision T5600 and T3600 designs Dell ‘Fractal’ workstation designs revealed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Children who live in apartments have blood levels of cotinine, a byproduct of tobacco smoke, that are 45% higher than children who live in detached homes, according to a new study.
Continue reading …Comcast ‘Xcalibur’ test program brings web video, unified search to cable boxes
December 14, 2010 No Comment
There’s not a lot of details available yet, but according to the Wall Street Journal , Comcast has begun testing features that rival what Google TV and TiVo are doing in the living room by letting cable set-top boxes access streaming video from the internet. Known to participants in Augusta, Georgia as Spectrum and within the company as Xcalibur it combines a DVR with unified search across cable VOD and the internet, plus social media tie-ins, but does not include a full web browser. So far the available content is described only as “limited,” so we’re going to guess that Netflix isn’t on the menu but with rumors indicating it could launch to other areas in 2011 it could very soon be taking its place as the next Xfinity branded tie-in next to current efforts bringing TV content to iOS , Android and other platforms. Comcast ‘Xcalibur’ test program brings web video, unified search to cable boxes originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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