Defense Secretary Gates tells WSJ strike would only offer ‘short-term solution’ to Iranian nuclear program issue; says Khamenei ‘beginning to wonder if Ahmadinejad is lying to him about impact of sanctions on economy’
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Credit: P_Linehan / Creative Commons If you thought that massive creatures disappeared when dinosaurs became extinct, think again: From this super-sized frog to 1,000-pound snakes to 8-foot tall birds, the giants of the animal world are still all around us. But for many of them, size doesn’t protect them from poaching, habitat loss, and other threats — which means some of these animals could be our next big extinctions.
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Photo via video from WGN-TV Most of the time when a city has a rodent problem, they call in human exterminators. But Chicago seems to be testing out something slightly more… natural. After spotting a coyote running down State Street in Chicago, residents became aware of a project the city is testing out that includes allowing GPS-fitted coyotes to run free in the city specifically for them to gobble up problematic pests like rats, mice and rabbits. Video of the wily coyote after the jump. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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An apartment building collapse in a poor neighborhood of New Delhi has killed dozens of people and injured many more. The building collapsed after what residents say sounded like a rumble of thunder. (Nov. 16)
Continue reading …Mitsubishi MDT231WG monitor is 23-inches of 120hz gaming goodness and movie magic (video)
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Sometimes having a computer monitor and a separate HDTV are just too much for your feng shui to handle, and Mitsubishi is here to enhance your qi with its MDT231WG all-in-one monitor. No, not an all-in-one in that it has a PC built in there, but rather it’s intended to serve double-duty as a computer monitor and an HDTV. Its 120hz refresh rate and 5.5ms response time mean it’ll keep up with Call of Duty , while its 178-degree viewing angle, 5000:1 contrast ratio IPS panel, and integrated 2.1 channel sound system means it should do a decent job at movie playback. And, with a combined power output for all three speakers of 11 watts you won’t even have to worry about waking the neighbors. Right now this is looking like it’ll only be hitting the Japanese market and, while Mitsu hasn’t announced a price yet, we found one for pre-order at
Continue reading …Congressional Black Caucus Will Endorse the Black Guy But Not the Crazy San Francisco Woman
November 16, 2010 No CommentYou just have to love the Dem infighting : The Congressional Black Caucus has decided to withhold its approval for the House Democratic leadership team, denying Speaker Nancy Pelosi full support of the 42-member organization as she campaigns to remain leader. After a nearly two hour long meeting on Monday night, chairwoman Barbara Lee of California said the group only will endorse caucus member James Clyburn of South Carolina for a leadership position. The causus first wants to know what his role will be in the Democratic leadership before backing the full slate. “We fully support our current Whip, Mr. Clyburn, for the number three position and we are currently reserving judgment on the entire package until we see what the actual portfolio entails, in terms of responsibilities,” Lee said. Clyburn was basically given the job of “president of the back of the bus” with this fictional third leadership position . However, this is all kabuki theater on the part of the racist caucus because they’ll all vote for Pelosi no matter what their stated objections.
Continue reading …Toads with Big Noses, Fiery Eyes, and More Discovered in Colombia (Photos)
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A new species of beaked toad, discovered in Colombia. Photo credit: Robin Moore/iLCP For over a week, a team of researchers scoured the cloudforests of Chocó, Colombia, looking for amphibian species “lost” to science . Working through damp, cold, conditions, the team’s spirits waned as each day passed without any results. Then, an entirely unexpected discovery proved all the hard work was worthwhile. In a very short period of time, the team uncovered three
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Bolivia’s Capital City Faces Catastrophic Drought As Lake Titicaca Dries
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Photo via y2k_sflam The word “catastrophic” seems like it should be overkill, but when it comes to drought caused by an increase in global temperatures, that’s just what the residents of La Paz, Bolivia’s capital city, will experience as their city turns to desert. Researchers focused on the history of famous Lake Titicaca to surmise that if the globe heats up, the lake will shrink down to levels that not only can’t support agriculture, but will also effect the weather patterns and shrink rainfall levels. The grasslands will turn to de… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon announce Isis national mobile commerce network
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Just in time for the total economic collapse of Europe and the rise of the cyber-nomadic tribes, the kids at Discover, Barclaycard, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have a name for their mobile phone-based payment system : Isis. Essentially it remains what we heard from Bloomberg a few months back: a system for using an app on your phone to send payments to a POS system using NFC technology. The Isis team thinks it has “the scope and scale necessary to introduce mobile commerce on a broad basis,” and we wish them the best. But we know how it all ends anyways: with the lucky among us dead, and the rest of us living in caves, hiding from death-dealing robots , and bartering for what we can’t scrounge from the ruins of our once-great cities. PR after the break. Continue reading AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon announce Isis national mobile commerce network AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon announce Isis national mobile commerce network originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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