By E.J. Dionne, Jr. Being the party of “new and improved” surely beats getting trapped in a fight whose terms were set entirely by Republicans. Related Entries December 5, 2010 WikiLeaks: Not for Government Eyes December 2, 2010 Sweden’s Top Court Pushes for Assange’s Arrest
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A small group of recipients around the globe have undergone a “beating heart” transplant an experimental operation in which the donor heart is hooked up to a special portable machine during transport to keep it ticking outside the body. (Dec. 6)
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In aftermath of largest blaze in Israeli history, State Comptroller announces severe report will be published on neglect of firefighting authorities. Knesset set to debate formation of state committee to probe government failures
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Watch Desperate Housewives S7E9: Pleasant Little Kingdom Keith plans to give Bree a one of a kind special dinner, while Gabrielle is finding a
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Every night we go to bed thinking that we’ve finally seen the best Kinect hack done and every morning we wake up to see something even crazier concocted with Microsoft’s motion controller . Today, it’s been mounted atop a quadrocopter — yes, man’s future worst enemy — and utilized essentially as a 3D radar, facilitating the bot’s autonomous maneuvering around a predetermined track. The random introduction of obstacles is also handled in stride, leaving us equal parts impressed, apprehensive, and eager for more. See the video after the break. [Thanks, Glen ] Continue reading Kinect turned into a quadrocopter radar (video) Kinect turned into a quadrocopter radar (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Hundreds of people showed up Sunday for a memorial to a 15-year-old Wisconsin boy who held his social studies class hostage before shooting himself last week. (Dec. 5)
Continue reading …Federal Wi-Net bill proposes a femtocell and WiFi hotspot in every federal building
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Here’s one way to fix the spectrum crunch : set up wireless base stations and WiFi hotspots in every single one of the 9,000 buildings currently owned and operated by the US General Services Administration. That idea, along with the proposal that such installations be made mandatory in all future federal structures, was put before the US Senate this Friday. It’s argued that installing femtocells at those locations would improve reception indoors, lighten network loads in busy areas, and expand accessibility for more rural locales. Ubiquitous WiFi routers, on the other hand, hardly require any justification beyond “common sense,” but you should be aware that the Federal Wi-Net bill also asks for a $15 million budget for the performance of retrofitting and future installs. Federal Wi-Net bill proposes a femtocell and WiFi hotspot in every federal building originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Atlantic’s Sullivan: GOP ‘Trying to Keep This Economy Bad,’ Are ‘Most Irresponsible Political Party’
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Iran will hold talks on its controversial nuclear programme with global powers on Monday, a day after announcing an important advance in its capability to enrich uranium. In what seemed a clear attempt to send a message before the talks, Tehran announced on Sunday that it had mined and enriched its first domestic uranium yellowcake, the raw material
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – South Korea is conducting naval firing drills just a day after North Korea warned such exercises would aggravate already high tensions between the rival neighbors. South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff officers said Monday’s drills off the Korean peninsula are not near the tense western sea border where the North shelled a front-line island last month. Officials say the drill are to continue through Sunday. They spoke on condition of anonymity citing office rules. North Korea rained shells on Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23. Pyongyang said South Korea first fired artillery toward its territorial waters. The shelling killed four South Koreans. South Korea says it fired…
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