A US federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia, today convicted five Somali men of attacking a US Naval ship – in what is believed to be the first…
Continue reading …Nintendo won’t be exhibiting at CES 2011 after all, will conduct meetings behind closed doors
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Wait, put the cork back in the champagne, Nintendo isn’t making its triumphant return to CES after all. The Consumer Electronics Association has just blasted out a new press release, presumably with a face red with embarrassment, to correct its erroneous note that Nintendo will be an exhibitor at the 2011 tech showcase. As it turns out, Satoru Iwata ‘s crew have booked some meeting rooms during the show — to discuss what, we don’t know — which somewhere along the line was misinterpreted to mean that the company will be exhibiting its wares. It won’t. We’ll be there anyway, this just means we’ll have to be a little craftier about extracting our information. [Thanks, Curtis] Continue reading Nintendo won’t be exhibiting at CES 2011 after all, will conduct meetings behind closed doors Nintendo won’t be exhibiting at CES 2011 after all, will conduct meetings behind closed doors originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of demonstrators protesting in central London against a rise in university fees began to disperse on Wednesday, after earlier scuffles with police and vandalism to some public buildings and a police van. A demonstrator sprays graffiti on a wall of the Foreign Office during a protest, in central London November 24, 2010. (REUTERS/Luke MacGregor) The largely peaceful protest was part of nationwide action that saw walkouts at universities, schools and colleges against the Conservative-led coalition…
Continue reading …HTC HD7 greets Black Friday with a Buy One Get One Free offer from T-Mobile
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Been feeling blue this holiday season? Finding all the special offer WP7 phones a little too little ? Fear not, T-Mobile and Microsoft are ready to give you a pair of HD7s for the price of one next time you drop into one of the Magenta stores asking about Windows Phone 7 devices. You’ll need to commit to the usual two-year contract and whatnot, but it’s a straight up BOGO on what’s probably the most desirable handset sporting Microsoft’s new OS on the American market. Then again, even with this discount, you still might be able to find the HD7 cheaper at online retailers, so as per usual on Black Fridays , we’d advise doing your due diligence before letting your dead presidents out for a walk. And please, try not to think of how sweet a day this could have been if Dell’s Venue Pro had actually been released on schedule . [Thanks, David] HTC HD7 greets Black Friday with a Buy One Get One Free offer from T-Mobile originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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California’s rejection of the Republican tidal wave is complete . After three weeks of counting, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has emerged the victor in the state’s attorney general race. She is the first woman to have the job, and her ascension, along with former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown and current San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, gives the state government a decidedly Bay Area flavor. Can SoCal get a little love, please? Billionaire Republican Meg Whitman failed to take over the governor’s mansion and former HP CEO Carly Fiorina couldn’t dislodge Sen. Barbara Boxer from office. Therefore in major contests Californians just said no to the GOP, who, as you might have heard, did pretty well everywhere else. Harris was running against Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, who, though he ran as a Republican, considers himself a nonpartisan and was endorsed as such by the L.A. Times, lest we get too carried away.
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Click here to view this media According to the Minnesota Star Tribune , this dumbass has now had his leadership post taken away by the state GOP. Via Pat Kessler, WCCO-TV : ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A Minnesota lawmaker is trying to explain why he showed up at a Planned Parenthood with a loaded gun. He says he just happened to pick that parking lot. Surveillance cameras at the Planned Parenthood in St. Paul spotted Representative Tom Hackbarth of Cedar, Minn., parking his pickup and getting out with a .38 Smith and Wesson on his right hip. Hackbarth, who is a new chairman of the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee, told WCCO-TV by telephone he had “no clue” he’d parked next to a security-conscious abortion facility. Hackbarth has been suspended from any current and pending leadership roles within the House GOP Caucus, according to a released statement from the Minnesota House of Representatives. The statement goes on to say his suspension will remain in effect until the issue is fully resolved. The Republican representative said a romance that started online put him in the wrong place. “I have a permit to carry legally. I carry my gun all the time. I have never had an incident and everything is perfectly legal and above board,” said Hackbarth. Cameras caught him walking away down a dark alley. “We have to air our dirty laundry? My wife and I are going through a divorce we are separated. We’ve been separated for about a year and a half now,” said Hackbarth. Hackbarth was apparently on the hunt for his girlfriend whom he’d recently met online. “She gave me some line of baloney, and I thought, ‘well, she’s fibbing to me.’ You could tell, and I thought, ‘well, I’m going to check it out.’ and I went there to see if she was around and her vehicle was not there. And I was just checking on her,” he said. The police report says he may have been jealous about another man, which is something Hackbarth denies. Police say Hackbarth exhibited the behavior of a stalker: angry, looking for a woman, with a fully loaded gun. They stopped his truck, handcuffed him and took his weapon that night, but he was never charged with a crime. He picked up his gun Tuesday.
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Green roofs growing in New York City. Photos: Eve Mosher Putting a green roof on a landmark building — the city hall in Toronto or Chicago, a convention center in Vancouver , San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences — has long bee… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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After being removed from agenda, developer’s controversial request for rezoning land for residential use to be debated by planning committee
Continue reading …CBS’ Smith Conducts Soft Interview of TSA Chief, Begs Him to ‘De-mythify’ Controversies of Screenings
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Labeling the uproar over new TSA screening procedures as a “tempest-in-a-teapot,” Harry Smith avoided pressing TSA chief John Pistole on CBS' “Early Show” Wednesday about the controversies of the new methods. Rather, Smith deferred to asking Pistole to explain the process further and “de-mythify” false rumors. “There are so many myths about this, not the least of which is 'Well you know, the TSA guy, he's standing there, he can see your – you know what',” Smith told Pistole Wednesday on CBS' “The Early Show.” Smith asked Pistole to “De-mythify this process a moment” and clarify that “somebody is in another room looking at this stuff. They never see your face.” “That is misinformation,” Pistole responded to the “myths” Smith referred to.
Continue reading …It’s D-Day for pat-down protests and so far it looks like most people just want to get where they’re going. AP reports that waits at major airports Wednesday morning were surprisingly short—the TSA estimates 20 minutes or less. Right now the outrage over body scans and pat-downs is looking like just another media exaggeration. Unless, of course, the outraged just stayed away.
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