Two people who died of cholera were buried in Haiti on Sunday. The outbreak has claimed at least 250 lives and is in danger of spreading to the capital, Port-au-Prince. (Oct. 25)
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Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. With recent reports that the capital of Afghanistan has been hit hard by a disfiguring disease, it reminded me of a common strain that runs through the history of humankind and of the world. It consists of two parasitic creatures, one being natural and biological and the other one synthetic and ideological. The two infectious strains are pre-emptive wars and post-emptive diseases. From the earliest times, diseases and plagues have followed warring peoples and nations. The recent pre-emptive wars and brutal occupations by U.S. forces and the post-emptive diseases that have followed are no exception. Patently speaking from a militarily…
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The Jonas Brothers talk about the cancellation of their concert in the Mexican city of Monterrey because of security concerns. (Oct. 25)
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It’s not every day that you hear about an autostereoscopic 3D cellphone launching let alone for less than $100 (Rs. 4,299)… off contract. But that’s exactly what Spice Mobility just announced in India. The M-67 3D phone features a 2.36-inch 240×320 pixel display with dedicated 3D shortcut key letting users switch between 2D and 3D viewing modes for the UI, images, and video. Unfortunately, this dual-SIM phone is only equipped with a 2D camera, not one of those 3D jobbies being cooked up by Sharp. We’re guessing that at this price the viewing experience doesn’t approach the Nintendo 3DS , but it’s certainly a harbinger of things to come. [Thanks, Jay] The 3D cellphone lands in India for $97, no glasses required originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: nhm : Bence Mate The winner of this year’s Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year is Bence Mate with his photo of leaf-cutter ants in action. Last year’s winner was withdrawn because of a major scandal: the picture of a wolf jumping over a gate was staged. Presumably it would be hard to fake ants… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Did you hear the one about the trapped Chilean miners? Turns out they were a little bit under the weather . But, seriously folks, living in a cave for a couple of months is no fun, and thankfully those guys had a crew of support people sending down all sorts of toys. One of those toys, we’re now learning, was a Samsung Galaxy Beam Android projector phone, loaded with a “message of encouragement” from Chile’s Mining Minister along with a recording of an exhibition soccer match between Chile and Ukraine (which we were previously told was beamed down via fiber optics ). We have to admit feeling the smallest pang of jealousy, as down there is one of the few places where a six lumen pico projector is more than bright enough. Samsung Galaxy Beam projector smartphone helped to light up the lives of the Chilean miners originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Despite a record number of women running for office this year, the number of females in Congress is expected to decline after the 2010 midterms for the first time in more than 30 years. The AP’s Kelly Daschle takes a look. (Oct. 25)
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It is not an open house for the squeamish. Hundreds of people show up at Wayne State University in Detroit for a look inside the school’s mortuary science program, with highlights like an enlarged heart. (Oct. 25)
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You might already hawk your valuable old gadgets on eBay, but the auction house wants to broker your smaller transactions too — that’s why it launched eBay Instant Sale this last week. If you’ve got a (moderately recent) gizmo you want to get rid of right away, it looks as easy as can be — answer the two questions above and get an instant offer, plus a free shipping label to mail it out. From the looks of a few sample queries, you won’t get much for older items like the Dell Inspiron 8200 above, but we found a used Palm Pixi in good condition was worth a respectable $57, and even if your old featurephones aren’t worth a cent, eBay’s partners will recycle them for you and pay your shipping fees. Sure, you could donate the lot and write them off your taxes, but this sounds like it might be a worthy alternative to us. Recycle old gadgets (and make a buck or two) with eBay Instant Sale originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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