Photo: Alex Davies Attracting car enthusiasts from all over the world October 2-17, the 2010 Paris Motor Show , had a lot of highlights — every major automaker, and many more smaller ones, had their best work on display. But walking through the show’s seven exhibition halls, one got the sense of an unofficial theme: The future is electric. All sorts of electric vehicles, charging systems, and battery innovations were on display. These 10, 100% electric rides clearly demonstrate that the future of transportation is a very exciting one.
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Image credit: East Bay Pictures On Friday I posted about Edible City the Movie , a documentary that explores the concepts of food security, justice and sustainability through the lens of the urban farming movement. Perusing the film makers’ website, I came across some extended footage of a nutrition class in a Berkeley Elementary school, exploring the insane amounts of sugar to be found in the processed foods many of us eat every day. The class certainly made… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The strongest typhoon in years was pounding the northern Philippines Monday. And Super Typhoon Megi was forecast to slam the southern Chinese coast within days. (Oct. 18)
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Super Typhoon Megi became the strongest cyclone in years to lash the northern Philippines on Monday, knocking out communications and power lines, while in China, authorities braced themselves for the approaching storm. (October 18)
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Floods triggered by heavy rains have forced 140-thousand people to evacuate in southern China, while the region braces for more heavy rain as Typhoon Megi moves closer. (Oct. 18)
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Super Typhoon Megi became the strongest cyclone in years to buffet the Philippines on Monday, while flooding in Vietnam swept away a bus and left 20 people missing, including a girl pulled from her mother’s grasp by the raging waters. The huge storm striking…
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While we’ve already seen it get official in Japan , Europe is first from the gate with an official launch date for the new Wii Remote Plus: November 5th. Unfortunately, we’ve not been given a price. What we do know is that it will launch in the four colors shown above and integrate into a single Wiimote what used to required a separate Wii Remote and Wii MotionPlus add-on . Too bad Nintendo’s pricing and availability announcement strategy isn’t as simple. Wii Remote Plus hits Europe on 5 November originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …This has been going on for awhile and the stampede is not slowing : President Barack Obama’s winning coalition from 2008 has crumbled and his core backers are dispirited. It’s now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that’s again craving change. Nearly two years after putting Obama in the White House, one-quarter of those who voted for the Democrat are defecting to the GOP or considering voting against the party in power this fall. Just half of them say they definitely will show up Nov. 2, according to an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks poll released two weeks before Obama’s first midterm elections. Obama’s not on the ballot and there’s little reason for the people he turned out in 2008 to get motivated to show up Nov. 2nd.
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Woman sues Tyra Banks for $3M after teenage daughter appears on TV show as sex addict; ‘Jackass’ gang explodes at the box office; Hathaway says ex’s arrest taught her to be wary. (Oct. 18)
Continue reading …Netflix on Wii drops the clunky disc requirement, starts streaming through Wii Menu
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It’s not just the PS3 that will be doing its Netflix streaming disc-free from today : the Wii is joining in the fun as well! Americans and Canadians alike will be able to download and install Netflix from the Wii Shop Channel, provided they’ve signed up for a subscription of $8.99 (C$7.99 in Canada) or above. Continue reading Netflix on Wii drops the clunky disc requirement, starts streaming through Wii Menu Netflix on Wii drops the clunky disc requirement, starts streaming through Wii Menu originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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