The FDA says Align Technology Inc., maker of the popular Invisalign “invisible braces,” didn’t tell the agency about several allergic reactions to the product.
Continue reading …MRC’s Bozell Discusses Media’s Pro-Tax Hike Bias on December 3 ‘Fox & Friends’
December 3, 2010 No CommentWhile the media have been hyping rich liberals like Ted Turner and Warren Buffett calling on Congress to raise taxes on Americans earning over $250,000 per year, they've failed to inform the public that the nation's top earners already pay a disproportionately large share of the nation's tax burden, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told Fox News's Steve Doocy on this morning's “Fox & Friends” [video follows page break] : read more
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Okay, so there’s no actual way to phone up Sad Keanu Reeves and confirm that the Mercedes-Benz BIOME is indeed on sale in the “real world,” but it should be. Revealed in The Matrix’s own LA Auto Show, this here vehicle has a theoretical weight of just 875.5 pounds, but it’s likely far too wide to cruise on this planet’s existing roadway system. The vehicle was imagined by designers from the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Carlsbad, California, and it’s said to be “fully integrated into the ecosystem, from the moment of its creation right through to the end of its service life.” How so? It’s grown “in a completely organic environment from seeds sown in a nursery,” and just being totally frank here, we’ve no idea what that means. But hey, if M-B can figure out how to grow cars in Morpheus’ backyard, who are we to question the reality of it? Continue reading Mercedes-Benz BIOME concept car grows in a nursery, on sale now in Zion Mercedes-Benz BIOME concept car grows in a nursery, on sale now in Zion originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo Credit: Adam E. Moreira Is high-speed rail a good investment for Americans? That is what most leaders, political figures and advocates try to answer the majority of the time. Yet, that may be the wrong question. A better question is: would people use super fast public transit if it were built? According to A… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …An Insider’s Look at the Formation of the NRDC and Birth of the Environmental Movement (Book Review)
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Photo credit: NRDC You’d be hard pressed to think of anyone or anything that has done more to protect the American environment over the last 40 years than John Adams and the organization he founded, the NRDC . The National Resource Defense Council may not boast a name that rolls off the tongue, but they do boast perhaps the most impressive legacy for using the law to stand up for the environment. Adams’ new memoir, A Force for Nature tells the story of that legacy. I… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter Most of the cookbooks that promise dinner in 30 minutes or less are filled with recipes that involve opening a lot of cans, so when I saw this scratch recipe from the cookbook Time for Dinner I thought I’d give it a try. It certainly was quick and easy and it was quite tasty, although I didn’t have a lot of the suggested toppings on hand, which I think would add more interest. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The top uniformed officers of the Army and the Marines told a Senate panel that letting gays serve openly in the military at a time of war would be divisive and difficult, sharply challenging a new Pentagon study that calculates the risk as low. (Dec. 3)
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Thousands attend funerals of Prison Service cadets who died in Carmel fire disaster en route to evacuating Damon Prison
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President Barack Obama made an unannounced trip to dangerous Afghanistan on Friday, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict. (Dec. 3)
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Oh, noble Wii Speak , you promised to make taunting newbs and chiding teammates so much more of a social affair. Now you’re being relegated to the cemetery of console accessories that simply never caught on. Nintendo has confirmed Wii Speak is only available now at “limited retail locations” ahead of an apparent discontinuation, and that while “additional shipments can be made if consumer demand increases,” that doesn’t sound particularly likely to us. If you’d like to pay your respects, visiting hours will be all weekend ahead of the final ceremony taking place on Monday between the Power Glove and Zapper plots. Nintendo pulling the plug on the Wii Speak, gently originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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