Though progress has been made in recent years in making playthings for children safer, far too many toys remain on store shelves that pose serious risks to America’s kids, a consumer watchdog group says in a new report.
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Image: handmade-in-germany Made with Class, Not in Mass Made in Germany. The label initially required for protectionist ends has become recognized worldwide as a hallmark of quality. Now, an initiative started by German manufacturers plans to extend the concept to high quality products that are made by hand. Think Burmester Audio Systems, custom fit carpentry, handmade shoes, fine fountain pens. Could this be a return to high quality products that last and induce happiness by their quality rather tha… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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8:30 AM Thursday Nov 25, 2010 Share Email Print NEW YORK – The trustee labouring to recover money for victims of Bernard Madoff announced a lawsuit yesterday against UBS, alleging the Swiss bank lined up clients for the disgraced financier and “looked the other way” as he fleeced them. UBS called the allegation “completely unfounded.” The suit filed in US Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan alleges 23 counts of financial fraud and misconduct against the bank and other entities and individuals. It seeks to recover $US2 billion for Madoff’s victims. In a statement, trustee Irving Picard accused UBS – an administrator of a feeder fund for Madoff’s operation – of obstructing his efforts to unravel…
Continue reading …Spectrolab is Starting Mass-Production of 39.2% Efficient Concentrating Solar Cell
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Image: Spectrolab Evolutionary, Not Revolutionary Spectrolab , a subsidiary of Boeing, has announced that it is starting mass-production of a very efficient concentrating solar cell, the C3MJ+ (the datasheet above is for the C3MJ, the “plus” version is a newer, slightly more efficient model). With an efficiency at converting sunlight into electricity of 39.2%, this cell would be the most efficient on the market. “Last year we set a new world record for efficiency with a test cell that peaked at 41.6 percent. We now have entered production with ess… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Click here to view this media During today’s Glenn Beck radio show Sarah had to be corrected by the host on the current hostilities between the two Koreas. CO-HOST: How would you handle a situation like the one that just developed in North Korea? PALIN: But obviously, we’ve got to stand with our North Korean allies. We’re bound to by treaty – CO-HOST: South Korean. PALIN: Eh, Yeah. And we’re also bound by prudence to stand with our South Korean allies, yes. A slip of the tongue? Maybe, maybe not. But in John Heilemann & Mark Halperin’s Game Change there was this telling point which suggests otherwise. She knew nothing. She had to be taken through World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and Palin was not aware there was a difference between North and South Korea. She continued to insist that Iraq was behind 9/11; and when her son was being sent off to Iraq, she couldn’t describe who we were fighting.
Continue reading …Game Gripper continues its evolution with a new Epic 4G model, Genesis button layout (video)
November 24, 2010 No Comment
Sweet, sweet Game Gripper . You make smartphone gaming a rather less cramping experience, and now you’re spreading joy to the fourth generation. Owners of Sprint Epic 4G can now get their Gripper on, and can do so with a lovely new Genesis -inspired layout that offers two rows of three buttons plus a D-pad — and then another four buttons for good measure. It’s rather excitedly demonstrated after the break and, like the earlier models, will set you back $14.99. Now, if only we could get handset makers to start adding shoulder buttons on their cellies. Continue reading Game Gripper continues its evolution with a new Epic 4G model, Genesis button layout (video) Game Gripper continues its evolution with a new Epic 4G model, Genesis button layout (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard return this year as hosts of the Soul Train Music Awards. The special marks its second year back since taking a five-year hiatus and airs on Centric and BET on Nov. 28. (Nov. 24)
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The Friday after Thanksgiving, shoppers will—as they do every year—line up in front of stores, poised to descend en masse on the goods housed within. Some do it for the deals, others for the excitement, and some avoid it all together. The
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Rescuers found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, the first civilian deaths from a skirmish that marked a dramatic escalation of tensions between the rival Koreas. (Nov. 24)
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It’s been more than 35 years since ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ took to the airways, becoming an iconic TV show. Star Lee Majors has details on the newly released complete DVD set, available at www.6MDM.com. (Nov. 24)
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