The last time I was involved in an SAT test I was 18 years old.
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MORE than 30 flights to and from Jakarta's main international airport were cancelled yesterdat because of…
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It was the halcyon summer of 2009. The Hubble Space Telescope was fixed, Helio Castroneves won the Indy 500, Somali pirates were really doing their thing, and Linksys decided it was time to pull the plug on its DMA2100 and DMA2200 Media Center Extenders . Production was ceased and that was that… or so we thought. Now we’re hearing dozens of reports that those extenders mysteriously stopped working over the past few days, and indeed a thread over at The Green Button is full of hundreds rightfully disgruntled users. Thanks to a lot of investigations by members it’s been determined that the boxes are trying to dial home to an address that no longer exists. Naturally this is causing wild speculation about DRM checks and the boxes being remotely disabled, but for now there are some manual work-arounds, including configuring your router to explicitly block any traffic from the Extender or simply assign an invalid gateway. This seems to work for many, but not for all. We’ve reached out to get an official word from Cisco on what’s up here, but until we hear back feel free to post your most alluring conspiracy theories in comments below. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Linksys Media Extenders suddenly stop working, did Cisco pull the plug? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Mark Shields: Palin Quitting As Governor Is Like Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick
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PBS's Mark Shields on Friday said Sarah Palin's decision to resign as the governor of Alaska is “like Ted Kennedy's Chappaquiddick.” This astonishingly came moments after he called Nancy Pelosi
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Photo: Foxtongue Rickets is a disease that had for the most part vanished in most parts of the world, but now doctors are warning that it may be seeing a resurgence within some ethnic groups. The culprit is a lack of Vitamin D, which doctors warn is caused by kids not spending enough time outside. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Cozy Up with Cute Owls and Soft Scarves Made From Recycled Cashmere (Photos)
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Photo: Haute Goat There’s nothing better than long-lasting, warm and cozy cashmere –than, of course, reclaimed or recycled cashmere–to keep you warm during winter months. Enter Haute Goat Cashmere . Thanks to their tweet tip we found out about their too-cute-for-school owls, comfy scarves and arm-warmers, and other winter accessories made with
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. With al-Qaeda declaring Christians are “legitimate targets” in Iraq and with George Bush trying to justify America’s preemptive wars and killings in his new book, one can observe how individuals often convert to peaceful faiths imposing their own war-like ideologies and values. Obviously, an al-Qaeda group had captured Christians in a Baghdad church demanding the release of several women. They alleged Egypt’s Coptic church of holding the women in a monastery after converting to Islam. When a deadline expired, Iraqi-U.S. forces tried to free the Christians. At least 46 worshippers were killed in a shooting melee and horrible bloodbath. It…
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KABUL (AFP) – NATO said Saturday it was investigating reports that an Afghan soldier had shot and killed foreign troops, while a NATO official said on condition of anonymity that two US Marines had died. The alliance's media office said it was aware of “the incident in Helmand province,” which was reported by Pakistan-based Afghan news agency Afghan Islamic Press (AIP). A team from ISAF and the Afghan government “is investigating the incident” but…
Continue reading …iControl and uControl engage in home automation merger, domestic disputes seem inevitable
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Come one, come all — we’re guessing you won’t want to miss the most comical business arrangement since the latter part of 2007, when ROK acquired a majority share of Rock . Believe it or not, iControl and uControl have somehow put their selfish ways aside to come together as one, but it’s pretty clear who’s really in control. The merged company will forge ahead as i Control Networks, leaving u with nothing but fading memories and half a bottle of Jack. In all seriousness, this melding of minds could definitely give the home automation world a boost it’s badly in need of; fragmentation and a lack of universal compatibility (not to mention stratospheric pricing) has severely hindered adoption in the consumer universe, and we’re hoping that these guys can somehow make ZigBee, Z-Wave and your ZR1 talk to each other sans any hoop jumping. ‘Course, we wouldn’t expect any sort of quick collaboration — these two have to get on speaking terms before any magic happens, you know? Continue reading iControl and uControl engage in home automation merger, domestic disputes seem inevitable iControl and uControl engage in home automation merger, domestic disputes seem inevitable originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 05:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …AT&T clarifies Windows Phone 7 launch parameters: no pre-orders, online sales are a go
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November 8th is creeping ever closer, and aside from it marking the beginning of yet another long, drawn-out week in the working world, it’s also the first day you can get your paws around a Windows Phone 7 device from AT&T. Much in the same way that it did before subsequent iPhone launches , the carrier has come forward with a few vital pieces of information to chew on before making any incorrect assumptions. Company representative Warner May confirmed to Phone Scoop that online sales for Windows Phone 7 devices (the Samsung Focus and HTC Surround ) would indeed go live on launch day, debunking rumors that the phones would only be available for the grabbing in retail locations. Furthermore, we’re told that no pre-orders are being accepted via B&M / online — a logical move given the chaos that ensued from the iPhone 4 pre-order rush. More on the launch as we get it. AT&T clarifies Windows Phone 7 launch parameters: no pre-orders, online sales are a go originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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