Photo: via Freefoto Guest blogger Caroline Chisholm, head of marketing and communications globally for Earthwatch Institute , a non-profit organization dedicated to a sustainable environment, is swimming the English Channel in August to raise funds for Earthwatch initiatives. I was there at the first training session in Dover May day, getting the cold shock of my life with a hundred other swimmers in nine degree depths. And I was there at the last. Just me and the ‘Channel General’, the indomitable
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Hurricane Richard battered the tiny Central American country of Belize with heavy rain and winds before weakening to a tropical storm and heading to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. (Oct. 25)
Continue reading …Barnes & Noble launching Nook Kids this week, set to be the Nook Color’s killer app?
October 25, 2010 No Comment
Say what you want about the current spate of e-books, few will do anything to hold the interest of your three-year-old nephew. To those who like to keep peanut butter and jelly out of the keys if their Kindles that’s a good thing, but for Barnes & Noble that’s a business opportunity waiting to be tapped. According to The Wall Street Journal , the company will soon launch Nook Kids, a dedicated collection for young readers expected to start with an impressive selection of 12,000 titles. Many of those will be “enhanced,” like the book Jamberry , having one page with falling blueberries that kids can pop with a tap. That seems to be further proof of a full touchscreen on the rumored Color Nook , expected to be unveiled this Tuesday. Later in the year look for a Nook Kids app on the iPad and other devices, so now might be a good time to start teaching little Joey about regular hand cleaning. [Thanks, Carson R.] Barnes & Noble launching Nook Kids this week, set to be the Nook Color’s killer app? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch The Ki centers around the stylish, whether that’s in home decor, or transportation, but the main draw seemed to be fashion. Clothing lines were highlighted at The Ki, from surfer boardshorts made from recycled fabrics to sarcastic t-shirts, from organic lingerie to soft knitted sweaters for kiddos. Cruising around the floor of The Ki, it’s easy to see that green fashion has come into its own. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …VLC downsized to fit on the iPhone and iPod touch, now playing in the App Store
October 25, 2010 No Comment
If you like your players orange and portable but don’t have a tablet, you may be in luck. The VLC Media Player app, which recently made the iPad a little more codec-friendly, is now available in the App Store for the iPhone (4 and 3GS) and iPod touch . This new version is also said to support even more file types, offer better performance, and allows for the deletion of files right through its own interface. It’s available now, so get downloading — your classic cartoons await. VLC downsized to fit on the iPhone and iPod touch, now playing in the App Store originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Pick your poison: Democratic poll analysis: GOP lacks momentum Republican poll analysis: GOP poised to make historic gains in 2010 The verdict: Independents side with GOP
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Photo: Kelly Rossiter Each week when I go to the farmers’ market the first table is visit is Forbes Wild Foods . They aren’t farmers, they are foragers, and often they have really delightful things for sale. Seth, who mans the table, cheerfully tells you everything you need to know about what he has. He’ll tell you where those chanterelles came from, how fiddleheads are harvested, an… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photos via Jaymi Heimbuch I’ve already raved a bit about a new hair-care product found at The Ki , so now I have to go back to the items that usually draw me to a booth at an event — gadgets! I made a beeline for the Sun-Plugged booth when I saw the bags displayed. They have a great looking line of backpacks and messenger bags with embedded solar panels. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Katy Perry and Russell Brand marry; Celine Dion gives birth to twin boys and Matt Damon and wife welcome baby girl; ‘Paranormal Activity 2′ scares its way to the top of the box office. (Oct. 25)
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PAKPATTAN, Pakistan – A bomb planted on a motorcycle exploded at the gate of a famous Sufi shrine in central Pakistan during morning prayers Monday, killing at least five people, officials said. The blast at the Farid Shakar Ganj shrine in Punjab province was the latest in a string of attacks targeting Sufi sites in Pakistan….
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