Nothing quite says “the holidays” like warming up to an artificial fire in a spacious, well-appointed apartment while watching a DVD of generic snow-filled landscapes. Unless you’re in our family, in which case “the holidays” is more about drunken egg nog brawls and recrimination. Either way, it looks like the kids at Safretti have improved their hanging, portable fireplaces the only way, really, that it could be improved upon: by adding an HD LCD TV to the mix. We’re not sure what the Netherlands-based company is charging for this, but seeing as how this purveyor of ultra-expensive home furnishings doesn’t even have an office in the states (the closest is in Mexico, and the one in Liechtenstein refuses to answer our emails) we’re pretty sure you can’t afford it anyways. It comes in two sizes, featuring either a 37-inch or 47-inch TV. Get a closer look after the break. Continue reading Safretti’s back with Double Vision hanging HDTV / fireplace combo Safretti’s back with Double Vision hanging HDTV / fireplace combo originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Stephen Del Percio, Lloyd Alter, Shari Shapiro, Chris Cheatham I follow the three leading bloggers on green building law closely; they make complicated and important issues affecting green building comprehensible. When I saw that they were all on a panel together at Greenbuild, I had to attend and meet them in person, and hear their responses to the question “What’s the Next Big Challenge in Green Building Law?” Although all three are great at making complex issues understandable to non-legal types, I still could not understand my notes well enough to do a post, so I asked them all to look into their crystal ball and send me their… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: CSIRO It’s been tagged the ‘kitchen table conversation’ approach. And if a recent trial is anything to go by it works. “Participants … cut power use by 37 per cent and their carbon footprint by 27 per cent,” says Paul Graham, one of the projects proponents. Now the search is on to find 500 folk who’ll act as convenors of these kitchen conversations with family, friends, neighbours or workmates on the topics of energy, climate change, water and waste. It is well known that we humans are herd animals and much of our changes in behaviour result from observing our peers. The Energymark pr… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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There is something mesmerizing about this clip of a squid worm, also named teuthidodrilus samae by researchers after it was ‘discovered’ recently in the depths of the Celebes Sea between Indonesian and the Philippines. “This illustrates how much we have to learn about even the large, common inhabitants of deep pelagic communities,” said W… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Jerusalem Local Planning and Building Committee approves rezoning land for resedential use, construciton of 130 housing units. Decision stirs controversy in municipality; ‘Plan is direct continuation of Holyland,’ says Councilman Alalo
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Woah, it was only last week that we finalized the naming scheme for ASUS’s LCD-equipped note taker , yet today the company’s announcing that it’ll be available to buy this week in its native Taiwan. Even better news is the $230 price tag (NT$6,999), which makes the Eee Note quite the affordable little device. It’s versatile too, thanks to a built-in camera and microphone for recording of notes and a 3.5mm headphone jack for playback. Running on Linux, the 8-inch tablet (1024 x 768 res) is said to be capable of 13.5 hours of uninterrupted use, which doesn’t match the similarly monochromatic e-readers out there but is a decent compromise for the functionality on offer. Hong Kong should be the next market on its global tour, to be followed by Germany, Italy and Russia around the turn of the year and China and the US in Q1 of 2011. ASUS Eee Note EA-800 priced at $230, launching in Taiwan this week originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Sweatshop-Free? New Report Grades Levi’s, Gap, and Wal-Mart’s Supply Chain
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Photo: As You Sow When it comes to sweatshop-free supply chains, does your favorite fashion brand make the grade? More than a decade ago, in response to controversy sparked by sweatshop conditions in the U.S. companies’ global supply chains, apparel brands adopted vendor codes of conduct to avoid risks. To date, it’s been unclear which brands have actually adopted effective policies and programs to address the issue. A new report, released by corporate responsibility group As You Sow re… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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As-Safir newpaper reports Turkish prime minister defends Hezbollah which is likely to be charged with former Lebanese PM’s murder. Meanwhile, Iranian supreme leader hosts Saad Hariri, says ‘Any division in Lebanon serves Israeli interests’
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Investigators will resume their search Monday for three Michigan boys who were last seen the day before their father tried to commit suicide. (Nov. 29)
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Even in their prime, USB hubs were never the sexiest part of a tech geek’s shopping trip — people would typically grab the most functional (or crazy ) looking option and move on to picking out their next set of “future-proof” RAM sticks. We’re not convinced LaCie ‘s really going to change all that with its Hub4, but it sure is trying hard by giving it a curvaceous exterior and those oh-so-desirable blue USB jacks. Yes, the USB 3.0 color coding is large and in charge here, highlighting a full quartet of ports for all that SuperSpeed gear you’ve been stashing. Of course, you’ll still need at least one 3.0 connector on your computer to make the most of this USB peripheral (otherwise you’ll have a very curvy and very standard USB 2.0 hub), but if that’s already accounted for, you’ll just need $59.99 and the source link to get yourself connected to the future. LaCie’s Hub4 quadruples your USB 3.0 pleasure originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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