Olbermann to Strike Back at Koppel for Saying He Represents ‘The Death of Real News’
November 15, 2010 No Comment
Ted Koppel on Sunday published an op-ed at the Washington Post wherein he claimed that opinionated television personalities like MSNBC's Keith Olbermann represent the death of real news. The “Countdown” host apparently isn't taking this lying down for he tweeted the following Sunday evening: read more
Continue reading …InstantAction dies in an instant, future of embedded gaming looks questionable
November 15, 2010 No Comment
Well, that was brief. Just a few short months after InstantAction went public with its embedded browser-based gaming platform at GDC 2010, the Oregon-based startup has gone belly-up. If you missed out on what this here outfit was offering, you clearly aren’t alone — but for the historians in attendance, we’d invite you to revisit our hands-on for an overview of what was planned. Unfortunately, the company has yanked all of its Vimeo clips detailing the system’s features, and its website now affirms that the service as a whole is “no longer available.” We’re hearing that it’ll be selling the underlying Torque Game Engine (and presumably that fancy “chunking” tech that enabled games to be played in a browser with just a broadband connection), but based on the tepid response so far, we’re guessing it won’t fetch much. We definitely saw a bit of promise in the concept — after all, browser-based games like Solipskier are all the rage in some circles — but bona fide console / PC games simply don’t fit that mold, or so it seems. InstantAction dies in an instant, future of embedded gaming looks questionable originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Nov 2010 22:04:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Mix of gases from nearby swamp believed to be cause of blast that killed five Canadian tourists and two Mexican employees Members of the Red Cross at the hotel on Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Photograph: Reuters A suspected gas explosion at a large hotel on Mexico’s Caribbean coast yesterday killed seven people and injured 12 others, authorities said last night….
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Yangon – Myanmar’s democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi is vowing to press ahead in her decades-long fight for political liberty while also calling for compromise with other political parties and the ruling junta after taking her own first steps back to freedom. Suu Kyi, who was freed from house arrest on Saturday amid a divided political landscape and days after widely criticised elections, made clear she faces a precarious…
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Would you rather ride here or the Dutch countryside? I’m fortunate enough to call the Bay Area home. Along with its innumerable farmer’s markets, Mission-style burritos, and hoppy beer, the Bay enjoys the mantle of the best area in the country for cycling . Yes, I know Portland, you think you’ve got the title, and maybe you do, but in my view, the Bay Area has it all–wicked single track, copious amounts of bike lane… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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By Mark Doyle BBC International Development Correspondent Fairtrade says that cutting subsidies would help West African farmers Continue reading the main story Related stories Food crisis hits developing world farms Misery in Mali’s cotton-picking fields Timeline: World Trade Organization Campaigners working with West African farmers are calling on Europe and the United States to cut the subsidies they pay to their cotton farmers. They say the money that rich countries use to back their farmers – more than $1bn a year – is artificially boosting world supply, and reducing the prices that poorer West African producers can earn. Trade negotiators for the…
Continue reading …Bob Schieffer: For Obama ‘When it Rains it Just Seems to Pour and Keep on Pouring’
November 15, 2010 No Comment
Bob Schieffer concluded Sunday's “Face the Nation” with a weather metaphor-filled comment about today's politics. With his final observation, the viewer was left with the impression the long-time host feels everything that's happened to President Obama is just bad luck (video follows with transcript and commentary): read more
Continue reading …Inhabitat’s Week in Green: of electric tractor unicycles, garbage-powered garbage trucks, and luminous nanoparticle trees
November 15, 2010 No Comment
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week’s most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us — it’s the Week in Green. This week we were blinded by the light as researchers unveiled a way to transform city trees into luminous streetlights using gold nanoparticles. We also showcased a mesmerizing paper LED structure shaped like a tree at Tokyo Designers Week, and speaking of stellar architecture, check out this stunning star-shaped Taiwanese tower topped with a built-in wind turbine. In other news, strap on your rollerblades and hang tight – from the Department of Questionable Transportation comes the FlyRad , an insane electric unicycle that pulls you down the street at 25 miles per hour. Meanwhile, the city of Toronto is doing their part to preserve the environment by rolling out a fleet of garbage trucks that can be powered by the very waste they collect . Finally, the University of Rhode Island signaled a bright future for efficient transportation as they unveiled four designs that could tap the United States’ 2.7 million miles of roadways for solar energy . This week we also looked at several new applications for futuristic manufacturing technologies – a dutch designer has pioneered a way to create 3D printed shoes that fit feet perfectly, and researchers have found that activated carbon cloth is a quicker picker-upper for toxic waste . Finally, with the holidays on their way, this week we rounded up our top ten green gadget gifts for 2010 ! Inhabitat’s Week in Green: of electric tractor unicycles, garbage-powered garbage trucks, and luminous nanoparticle trees originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A gas explosion at a hotel in the Mexican resort city of Playa del Carmen has killed six people and injured 15. Four of the dead have been tentatively identified as Canadian tourists, including a nine-year boy. (Nov. 14)
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RUADH�N Mac CORMAIC in Paris FRENCH PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed Fran�ois Fillon as prime minister yesterday but reshuffled his cabinet in an attempt to position himself for re-election in 2012. After months of speculation and open lobbying between rivals for the prime minister’s office, the president opted to retain the popular and increasingly indispensable Mr Fillon, signalling that the focus would remain on economic reform in the run-up to the presidential election in 2012. Finance minister Christine Lagarde and interior minister Brice Hortefeux, a close ally of the president, retained their key portfolios, while the former prime minister and current mayor of Bordeaux, Alain…
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