Fox News Special ‘The Right, All Along’ Shows Us That All That’s Old is New Again
November 30, 2010 No Comment
Click here to view this media I’m sure most people who read this blog have missed this, but Fox News’ Brit Hume has been doing a six-part series “documenting” the history of the conservative movement in America. The segments featured here include the tale of the first Laffer Curve being drawn on an expensive dinner napkin, Phyllis Schlafly’s effort to help conservatives get elected by taking woman’s movement backwards and how Ronnie Ray-gun inspired Rush Limbaugh as one of our first right-wing hate talkers. The segments featured here are from Part 3, but if you’re a real glutton for punishment you can go watch the rest on Fox’s web site . The series illustrates one thing pretty clearly and that is there isn’t an ounce of difference between the conservatives featured in their “documentary” and these supposed “Tea Partiers” of today. They’re all just the far right wing of the Republican Party. Click here to view this media
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Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons In medieval England, a beaver pelt was worth three years of wages to a peasant laborer . So important, in fact, was the beaver, that the Church of England classified it as a fish so it could be eaten on Fridays. After a few hundred years of such popularity, however, the European beaver became extinct in the UK. Now, after four centuries, conservationists have decided it is time to reintroduce the beaver to Scotland—a decision many residents strongly oppose…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Venue Pro makes brief appearance on Dell’s website: $150 on-contract, December 14th launch?
November 30, 2010 No Comment
There’s no sign left of it now, but it looks like none other than the Venue Pro made a brief appearance on Dell’s website earlier today, complete with a few key details about the device. Namely, that it will apparently run $150 on a two-year contract or $500 off-contract (which is a bit different than the asking price was at Microsoft stores), and that it will start shipping on December 14th. Of course, it’s entirely possible that Dell pulled the page in order to make some changes to those details — and considering the Venue Pro launch so far , that might even be likely. Venue Pro makes brief appearance on Dell’s website: $150 on-contract, December 14th launch? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photos: Wikipedia, Public domain. Investing Now for a Better Future In a speech at the National Press Club, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu made the case for more R&D in the U.S., especially in the energy sector (“the 2010 federal budget is $3.6 trillion, of which 0.14 percent went for research and development related to energy”). Dr. Chu explains why this is essential for both economic development and to meet environmental challenges, and he compares China’s progress in clean technologies and energy to the wake up call that was the launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Just in time for CES , eh? We knew it was happening at some point in January , and Motorola has just announced that it’ll formally be split into two companies as of January 4th, 2011. Actually, that’s not technically accurate: Motorola Mobility — the phone and set-top box guys — will be spun off into their own entity, while the parent company will change its name from Motorola to Motorola Solutions, responsible for the company’s infrastructure businesses. Shareholders of the current company as of December 21st will receive one share of Mobility for every eight shares they’ve got in their possession right now, while the remainder of the company will enact a 1-for-7 reverse split; as of the 4th, you’ll be looking at two stock symbols: MMI for Mobility and MSI for Solutions. So… who’s buying? Follow the break for the official press release. Continue reading Motorola split wraps up on January 4th Motorola split wraps up on January 4th originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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WikiLeaks documents reveal mounting tension between two Muslim countries. ‘If they interfere in Egypt, we will interfere in Iran,’ warns General Intelligence Service chief
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In dramatic move following disclosure of sensitive cables, State Department disconnects access to government’s classified computer network. Defense Secretary Gates: Leaks embarrassing but will have little impact on US relations with other countries
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A monthly reading of consumer confidence was stronger-than-expected. But the AP’s Mark Hamrick reports, it still has a long way to go. (Nov. 30)
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New research linking impaired mitochondrial function to autism appears to support the notion that the cellular irregularity plays a role in the disorder in at least a subset of patients.
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