A co-defendant in the murder trial of a Florida couple testified against the accused ringleader of the botched robbery. Rakeem Florence told prosecutors Patrick Gonzalez Jr. planned to steal a safe which he believed contained $13 million. (Oct. 27)
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AL-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has warned France in a recording aired by Al-Jazeera television last night that its security would be compromised if it does not pull its troops out of Afghanistan. Bin Laden urged the French government to treat as a warning the kidnapping of five of its nationals and two other foreigners in the arid north of Niger last month. He said a ban on the wearing of the Islamic veil in public places in France justified violence against its citizens. “As…
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Screenshot via ONN Could a species be hunted to the brink of extinction simply because it’s so obnoxious? What if it was, say, a bird whose call that sounded like a vulgar taunt, had an extremely offensive odor, and boasted plumage that reminded everyone of a certain fascist emblem? The Onion News Network reports that this is precisely the fate that’s befallen the Montana Merkle — see one of thes… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New York prosecutors dropped charges against three people accused of taking part in anti-gay attacks on four people, citing a lack of evidence. Eight other people remain accused in the case. (Oct. 27)
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Beer Store, Ontario, Canada When Pablo answered the question Do New Six-Pack Rings Offer A More Sustainable Solution? I wondered how a six-pack ring of any kind had any relationship to sustainability. Then I read: The number of craft brewers packaging in cans continues to increase as the stigma of cans being associated with mass-produced beer fades and the environmental benefits become more clear. But in what world do cans have “environmental benefits”? In the USA, where the big brewers and bottlers
Continue reading …Oh the humanity ! The Baltimore City Health Department issued its first environmental citation for repeat violations of the city’s trans fat ban. The Health Department issued Healthy Choice, a food facility in the 400 block of Lexington Street, a $100 fine on Thursday. “It was the second time they were found with a high trans fat level in their ingredients,” said Health Department agent Juan Gutierrez. Officials said that during inspections in July and this month, the facility was found to be using a margarine product with trans fat levels in excess of what the law allows. Keep allowing liberals to run things and you can count on more nonsense like this.
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photo: Nicholas / Creative Commons Another twist in the Marcellus Shale natural gas fracking saga: Scientists from SUNY Buffalo have found that the hydraulic fracturing process can release uranium naturally occurring in the shale and that it may pollute groundwater. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Sennheiser expands gaming headset line, brings the top-shelf PC 360 Stateside
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Sennheiser is well known in the slightly more budget-conscious wing of the audiophile community for selling great headsets at prices that won’t drop your credit rating by more than a few points. Of late the company has been making waves in the gaming community as well by throwing microphones onto those cans, and now four new models are shaking the pool even more. First and biggest is the $299 PC 360, available overseas for a few months but finally hitting the US and building upon the success of the PC 350 . It looks to borrow the open design of the company’s well regarded HD555 headset, adding a mic on the left that mutes itself when you pivot it up and a volume dial on the right. The $239 PC 333D model offers a similar design but with more isolating closed cups, mixing in pseudo 7.1 Dolby Headphone, while the $169 PC 330 looks much the same minus the faux surround. Finally, and smallest of the bunch, is the $209 PC 163D, which again offers pretends at 7.1 but in a design that might be a little more… flattering for gamers with smallish heads. None is exactly affordable , but all should rock your world, and all are available now. Gallery: Sennheiser gaming headsets Continue reading Sennheiser expands gaming headset line, brings the top-shelf PC 360 Stateside Sennheiser expands gaming headset line, brings the top-shelf PC 360 Stateside originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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If you’ve been kept awake at night wondering when the HP Envy 17 3D laptop would finally be available for purchase, well you’ll have sweet dreams tonight. HP’s officially thrown this bad boy up on its website for all those out there whose laptops are just too… two dimensional. If you’ve forgotten, the Envy 17 3D boasts a 17.3-inch 3D Ultra BrightView display, packs AMD’s 3D tech, and it comes with active shutter glasses. Specwise, you get a choice of Intel Core i7 processors, ATI Mobility Radeon graphics, a wide range of hard drive options and Windows 7 operating systems. The base configuration comes with a $1,599 price tag. In other HP availability news, the Wireless TV Connect device, which will stream 1080p video from your laptop to your HDTV, is also up for order for $199.99. Hit up the source link if you’re ready to start shopping. HP Envy 17 3D laptop now available starting at $1599 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Ecouterre asked its readers to wow us with their most dazzling recycled-denim masterpieces, and boy did they come through in droves! We waded through hundreds of submissions to whittle down the selection to 45 of our absolute favorites, from a snazzy vest for a pooch to crisply constructed haute couture . Roll on over to the
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