ATLIT NAVAL BASE, Israel (Reuters) – Saying “I salute you,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the headquarters on Tuesday of Israeli naval commandos who killed nine pro-Palestinian Turks aboard a Gaza-bound aid ship in May. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with naval commandos during his visit to the Atlit naval base near the northern city of Haifa October 26, 2010. (REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool) Netanyahu’s tour of the top-security Flotilla 13 base on the coast near Haifa was a show of defiance against…
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SARAJEVO (Reuters) – The remains of around 100 people believed to have been Muslims killed early in the Bosnian 1992-95 war have been unearthed from a lake bed on the border between Bosnia and Serbia, forensic experts said on Tuesday. “We have unearthed a total of 396 skeletal remains which belong to at least 97 bodies,” said Amor Masovic, the head of Bosnia’s Missing Persons Institute. The victims, believed to be some of the 1,000 Bosnian Muslims who went…
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Been holding off on an iPad until you could put just the right two-line message on the back of it? Well, today’s your day, as Apple is now finally offering free engraving for both the 3G and WiFi models just as it does with iPods — and conveniently just in time for the holidays. That will change the shipping time from 24 hours to one to three business days, however, so make that message count. Apple now offering free iPad engraving originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Can Green Walls Beside Highways Actually Reduce Temperature and Pollution?
October 26, 2010 No Comment
A new project to turn a highway structure into a living wall in Buenos Aires. Photos: Paula Alvarado. The Buenos Aires government is doing a six month tryout of how green walls perform in the city’s highways as noise, temperature and pollution mitigators. Installed inside horizontal tubes filled with water and nutrients, the first seedlings were planted in the exit of a route that connects the southern part of the city with the suburbs. But, do green walls next to motorways do any good at all?… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The billionaire investor/activist has written a well-reasoned essay in the Wall Street Journal arguing for an end to marijuana prohibition. The L.A. Times reports that in California, Soros is backing the cause with more than words. California’s Prop 19, as Soros explains, “would legalize the recreational use and small-scale cultivation of marijuana.” The billionaire is reportedly helping to fund the initiative, as is the guy from the Men’s Wearhouse commercials. At least one law enforcement official, Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca, says he’ll ignore the proposition if it passes. Baca, who told reporters he has “hell no” never smoked marijuana, just wants to live in a world where teenagers and glaucoma patients don’t blow smoke in his face: “If you want to do a joint in your house, do it. Leave the rest of us alone.”
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A reunited Take That talk about their newly announced summer tour plans and reveal how they coped having Robbie Williams back in the group. (Oct. 26)
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Sony is sending its cassette tape Walkman into retirement in Japan as demand for a music player that was ground-breaking in its day dwindles to a tiny niche in the era of digital technology. (Oct. 26)
Continue reading …China’s Shanghai-Hangzhou rail line opens, hits record breaking speed of 262mph
October 26, 2010 No Comment
High speed railways, particularly in Asia, have been soaring at around 200 miles per hour for quite some time now, but given just how much pride the Chinese have in their own rail system , it’s no shock to hear the entire nation gloating about a new speed record. Of course, we’re pretty partial to records ourselves, so we’ll happily open up a round of applause when a bullet train hits 262 miles per hour without imploding. The newfangled Shanghai-Hangzhou connection (which connects Hongqiao and Hangzhou) has gone into service today, with most riders treated to a top speed of only 220 miles per hour. Officials have already stated that they’re hoping to improve speeds to over 312 miles per hour, with other nations reportedly anxious to get ahold of their technology. Oh, and if you’re curious about details, the CRH380 train covers 126 miles in just 45 minutes, with seats starting as low as $12. China’s Shanghai-Hangzhou rail line opens, hits record breaking speed of 262mph originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Police say a Jeep missing from the Bethesda, Maryland home of a slain American University professor crashed during a chase in northwest Washington. Police say the man will face charges in the District including unauthorized use of a vehicle. (Oct. 26)
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