Clint Eastwood, Natalie Portman, and Sharon Stone were just a few of the many guests who attended the 2nd annual event, that honored Jean-Luc Godard, Francis Ford Coppola, Eli Wallach and Kevin Brownlow. (Nov. 15)
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Head of police investigations unit Major-General Yoav Segalovich runs into Dubai Police Chief Dahi Khalfan during Interpol conference. ‘Meeting was pleasant despite tensions,’ says police official
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Click image to enlarge; credit Local First According to a study commissioned by Michigan’s Local First, “when West Michigan consumers choose a locally owned business over a non-local alternative, $73 of every $100 spent stays in the community. By contrast, only $43 of every $100 spent at a non-locally owned business remains in the community.” This year, a coalition of groups is promoting a holiday challenge to shop downtown and support lo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter When I sat down to think about a series of posts for a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner , I realized that just trying out the recipes over the course of a week wouldn’t do. I needed to know that the menu worked as a whole, that the progression of flavours was right, that the dishes tasted good together on the plate, and that I chose the right dessert. So two weeks before Thanksgiving, I gathered family and friends together and we feasted on a vegetarian dinner that was more delicious than I… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Haredi officials clarify 7,846 Ethiopians Jews slated to immigrate Israel will have trouble marrying if they fail to undergo strict conversion process
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Phusion Products, which makes the high-alcohol energy drink Four Loko has agreed to stop shipments to New York state. The drink has already been banned in four other states. (Nov. 15)
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Settler leaders, Likud MKs convene in Minister Yuli Edelstein’s office for emergency meeting ahead of cabinet’s approval of 90-day settlement construction moratorium. MK Danon sends letter to Shas spiritual leader, says ‘he has the power to stop the freeze’
Continue reading …Pulito, the Lego Mindstorms swiffer-bot that seeks out electricity (video)
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You could certainly buy a ready-made robot to sweep your hardwood floors, but doesn’t building your own out of Lego bricks sound like loads more fun? That’s what PlastiBots did with the Pulito pictured above, a Lego Mindstorms NXT sweeper with a host of sensors to navigate around furniture and a standard Swiffer pad to scrub. There’s no fancy NorthStar or Celestial navigation packages to keep the bot on track, so it meanders about much of the time, but there is an fancy infrared beacon on the robot’s charging dock to guide the creature home. When the Pulito’s running out of juice from a long, tiring session of painstakingly traversing your floors, it’s programmed to automatically seek out that invisible light and receive a loving 12 volt embrace from the station’s brass charging bars. See it in action after the break, and hit our source link for more. [Thanks, Dave] Continue reading Pulito, the Lego Mindstorms swiffer-bot that seeks out electricity (video) Pulito, the Lego Mindstorms swiffer-bot that seeks out electricity (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Muslims prepare for the “Feast of the Sacrifice” that they consider the most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, which commemorates God’s gift of a ram in substitute for Abraham’s impending sacrifice of his son. (15 November 2010)
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