Using thousands of heavily armed men, Brazil claims to have successfully wrested control of a notorious slum area in Rio de Janeiro from drug gangs in an operation that lasted five days and killed more than two dozen people. —JCL Al-Jazeera English: The government sent armoured military vehicles with high-calibre machine guns into Vila Cruzeiro, a major shantytown in northern Rio de Janeiro, in a concerted crackdown on drug gangs on Sunday. Police said armoured vehicles backed by helicopters, snipers and thousands of heavily armed men from the military police and navy, with another 17,500 reinforcements were “on alert” for the operation. At least 30 suspected drug traffickers were reportedly killed since the operation began on Sunday. “At this moment, Vila Cruzeiro belongs to the state,” Rodrigo Oliveira, a police spokesman, said late on Thursday, adding that forces remained on alert. Read more Related Entries November 24, 2010 Fail and Grow Rich on Wall Street November 21, 2010 Soccer Star Boots the Banks
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In the first worldwide study of the effects of “passive smoking,” researchers at the World Health Organization have discovered that 600,000 people—a third of them children—die each year from second-hand smoke. —JCL The BBC: The first global study into the effects of passive smoking has found it causes 600,000 deaths every year. One-third of those killed are children, often exposed to smoke at home, the World Health Organization (WHO) found. The study, in 192 countries, found that passive smoking is particularly dangerous for children, said to be at higher risk of sudden infant death syndrome, pneumonia and asthma. Read more Related Entries November 24, 2010 Fail and Grow Rich on Wall Street November 21, 2010 Soccer Star Boots the Banks
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The pico projector may have peaked a year or so ago, but AAXA Technologies is hoping to ride the coattails of success with the L1 v2. Predictably, this is the second generation L1 , and it’s being hailed as the world’s smallest 20 lumen pico projector at 4.2- x 2.1- x 1.2-inches. Other specs include a native 800 x 600 resolution, on-board gamma correction, an inbuilt media player capable of decoding a slew of file formats, an LCoS imager, a USB socket and an internal battery good for 1.5 hours of use. We’re told that it can blast images up to 50-inches in size, and while the $449 MSRP still stings, those who pre-order now can get in for $399. Not exactly a Black Friday special, but hey… Continue reading AAXA debuts L1 v2: world’s smallest 20 lumen pico projector Filed under: Displays AAXA debuts L1 v2: world’s smallest 20 lumen pico projector originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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U.S. officials are warning foreign governments that the WikiLeaks website is about to let fly with another batch of sensitive diplomatic documents that will be “harmful to the U.S. and our interests.”
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One day after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade filled the streets of New York, bell-ringing Santas took part in Volunteers of America-Greater New York’s 108th Annual Sidewalk Santa Parade. (Nov. 26)
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Reports of a melee sent Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies to the Los Cerritos Center mall in Cerritos around 2:30 am Authorities say half-dozen men got into a fight in the food court, running and knocking chairs to the ground. (Nov. 26)
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Singer-songwriter Josh Groban talks about the inspiration for the songs on his fifth studio album, ‘Illuminations.’ (Nov. 26)
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New rumors are swirling about the iPad 2, and they’re a bit of a grab bag. The source is the same Economic Daily News paper that made one of the early calls on the first iPad, but also the one that reported in August that there was a 7-inch display being sourced for the iPad’s sequel (which Steve Jobs seems to differ with ). The new report says that the next iPad will be out in Q1 2011, will have dual cameras, a new display with new touch tech, and a USB port for working with third party devices. From our own information we know there were actually some last minute revisions on the first iPad that ended up killing the camera and nixing an extra dock connector , so the camera(s) seem a particularly natural “addition” for the iPad 2. We’ve also heard that a revised screen is happening, though it’s unclear if this will be a “Retina Display” or something more minor. On the USB plug front, which could mark a sort of adolescent transition of the iPad into “computer,” our source says it’s, sadly, very unlikely. We’re particularly interested in this mention of a new touchscreen technology from the EDN rumor (perhaps stylus support or pressure sensitivity?) but we don’t have anything else to go on there. Overall, it’s still hard to tell if the next iPad will be a small update or something more splashy, but it’s certainly going to be something. Next iPad likely to get a new screen, front-facing camera; USB port… not so likely originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Nearly 20 years after Garth Brooks struck gold with his No. 1 hit “Unanswered Prayers,” he has turned it into a TV movie. The film premieres Monday, Nov. 29 on Lifetime Television. (Nov. 26)
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