A bus smashed into a Pasadena, California apartment building Tuesday morning. It plowed through some sidewalk trees and perched at a precarious angle. (Nov. 16)
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Many adults and children with nut allergies are unable to identify different types of tree nuts and peanuts, which could increase the risk of exposure and life-threatening allergic reactions
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Flickr user m_e_mccarron call phone books ‘the height of 1980s technology’ Let your fingers do the walking … to the courthouse. As promised , Yellow Page publishers have sued to overturn a law in Seattle that lets people opt out of receiving paper phone books. The publishers say the law, the first of its kind in the U.S., is unconstitutional. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …A very thin looking Dick Cheney took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center and had a few things to say about the former and current presidents: At groundbreaking ceremony in Dallas for the George W. Bush Presidential Center today, former Vice President Dick Cheney said “history is beginning to come around” to a more positive view of former President George W. Bush. Cheney said that Mr. Bush, whose approval rating upon leaving office was just 22 percent, always understood that “judgments are a little more measured” with the passage of time. He added that Americans “can tell a decent, goodhearted stand up guy when they see him.” Cheney, who (unlike Mr. Bush) has been a vocal critic of President Obama, also took a shot at the current administration. Speaking of his expectation that construction would move quickly on the presidential center following the groundbreaking, Cheney quipped that “this may be the only shovel ready project in America.” The reference was to the Obama-supported stimulus package that Republicans have criticized as ineffective. There’s video at the link .
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Some of the biggest names in entertainment descended on New York City Monday for the annual ’24 Hour Plays” on Broadway. Performers included “Dexter” star Julia Stiles, Anthony Mackie, Nia Vardalos, and Gloria Estefan. (Nov. 16)
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Photo: Samuel Mann , Flickr, CC It’s likely to be the largest plastic bag ban to hit the US yet — enacted in parts of the sprawling LA county, disposable, single-use bags will now be off limits to 1.1 million people. In addition, paper bags will now cost 10 cents a pop for shoppers — providing yet another incentive for southern Californians to start adopting reusable bags. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Stem cells taken from belly fat may be able to boost cardiac function after a heart attack, preliminary research suggests.
Continue reading …Victorious Foe of Government Health Care Demands Government Health Care
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And the hypocrite-of-the-day award goes to Andy Harris of Maryland. The incoming Republican congressman who campaigned against “Obamacare” caused a stir Monday when he complained that his government-subsidized congressional health care coverage would be delayed a month. Politico via Political Wire : A conservative Maryland physician elected to Congress on an anti-Obamacare platform surprised fellow freshmen at a Monday orientation session by demanding to know why his government-subsidized health care plan takes a month to kick in. Republican Andy Harris, an anesthesiologist who defeated freshman Democrat Frank Kratovil on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, reacted incredulously when informed that federal law mandated that his government-subsidized health care policy would take effect on Feb. 1—28 days after his January 3rd swearing-in. Read more Related Entries November 16, 2010 A Cry From Argentina: ‘Close Guantanamo’ November 16, 2010 Obama’s New Book Is for a Younger Audience
Continue reading …NPR Game Show Aired Fake Interview With Bush Audio Book, Smeared Bush as White House Drunk
November 16, 2010 No CommentSince National Public Radio somehow missed out on an author interview with George W. Bush — they did portray his presidency as a horror film — NPR's Chicago-based weekend game show Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me!
Continue reading …SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad gets a walkthrough, reminds of all the daytime TV we’re missing out on
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We heard the iPad version of SlingPlayer Mobile was coming hot on the heels of SlingPlayer for Windows Phone 7 , and now we’ve got some video of the app in action. According to Mr. Video Narrator, the app has video quality “better than any mobile app we’ve ever done,” thanks to Apple’s fancy H.264 Live Streaming capabilities. The UI looks nicely responsive and unobtrusive, and the video does indeed look pretty great in the middle of a 360p YouTube video. It’s also clear that the iPad is really becoming a TV-consumption powerhouse, between Hulu Plus, Netflix, ABC, etc., so SlingPlayer looks like a natural fit. How well it will perform when it’s out in the wild is another matter, but we look forward to plunking down our $30 soon and finding out for ourselves. [Thanks, James] SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad gets a walkthrough, reminds of all the daytime TV we’re missing out on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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