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DEBKa
| Crashed Israeli helicopter drilled perilous strikes on Iran-style mountain tunnels |
The six airmen who died in a Sikorsky "Yasour" CH-53 helicopter crash over the Romanian Carpathian Mountains Monday, July 26, were flown home Friday, July 30, for burial with full military honors. debkafile reports: The Israeli Air Force had been drilling high-risk attacks on precipitous cliff caves similar to the mountain tunnels in which Iran has hidden nuclear facilities.This maneuver requires exceptionally skilled pilots. |
| Obama Performed Secret Afghanistan Policy Switch Last Month |
Barack Obama performed a secret Afghanistan policy switch a month before the disclosure of confidential military documents. He has empowered the Saudi-Pakistani lineup to carry through peace talks with Taliban. |
| The Battle of Interests between the US and Britain – Digitalized |
Behind the WikiLeaks disclosures is a US-British battle for control of money, oil and intelligence interests, peaking with the struggle to control the BP oil giant. |
| The US-Saudi-Pakistani Lineup on Afghanistan Pushes India into Iran's Corner |
Saudi Abdullah undertakes to end the war by restoring Taliban to power in Kabul with the active assistance of Pakistan. |
| A Digest of DEBKAfile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in the Week Ending July 28, 2010 |
A Digest of debkafile Round-the-Clock Exclusives in the Week Ending July 28, 2010 |
| Assad Offered High Status in Beirut and Baghdad for Dumping Tehran and Hizballah |
Willing to entrust the Saudi king on Afghanistan, Obama also gives him a free hand to cut Iran down, mainly by making Assad irresistible offers for control in Beirut and influence in Baghdad. |
| Pirates or rogue Iranian Guards suspected in Hormuz tanker blast |
The Japanese supertanker M. STAR was damaged in an attack near the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, July 28. One lifeboat was blown off the ship and a large dent made in its hull. |
| Who leaked the confidential US documents? |
Who profited from dropping 91,000 confidential documents in the lap of Wikileaks.org website this week? |
| Ahmadinejad: US and Israel plot wars within three months |
debkafile's Iranian sources quote President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying: "We have precise information that the Americans have devised a plot, according to which they seek to launch a psychological war on Iran. They plan to attack at least two countries in the region within the next three months," he said, without specifying which countries were the subjects of the alleged conspiracy, only hinting that Israel was directly involved. |
| Bodies of six Israeli airmen and Romanian captain found at helicopter crash site |
Romanian and Israeli search and rescue teams Tuesday recovered seven bodies from the wreckage of the Israeli Air Force CH-53 Yasur transport which crashed Monday afternoon, July 26, in the high Carpathian Mountains of central Romania. The helicopter came down Monday afternoon during a joint Israeli-Romanian Blue Sky 2010 military drill. Six Israeli Air Force servicemen and one Romanian Air Force captain were aboard the craft. |
Reforma
| Muere Nacho Coronel al intentar huir |
La Sedena informó que el capo Nacho Coronel intentó evitar ser capturado en Jalisco y falleció al enfrentarse con soldados. |
| Protegen última cuenta pública de Marín |
La mayoría del PRI en el Congreso poblano reformó la Constitución local para que ellos mismos revisen la última cuenta pública de Mario Marín. |
| Matan a niño en tiroteo; hieren a bebé |
Un niño de 7 años murió por impactos de bala y un bebé de un año fue herido durante una balacera en Monterrey, NL. |
| Reportan 120 detenidos en Arizona |
De acuerdo con activistas, en total fueron 120 las personas detenidas en las diversas manifestaciones realizadas contra la ley SB1070. |
| Dejan 15 ejecutados en vía de Matamoros |
Un total de 15 ejecutados aparecieron en la Carretera Matamoros-San Fernando, la mayoría vestidos con camisetas blancas con la letra Z en el dorso. |
CNN
| Private suspected in WikiLeaks moved |
An Army private suspected of leaking classified material, including videos and other documents, has been transferred from Kuwait to a Marine Corps brig in Virginia. |
| Daughters on mom in baby case |
A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, two of her daughters say in a local newspaper report. |
| BA posts pre-tax loss of $256.5 million |
British Airways announces a pre-tax loss of 164 million pounds ($256.5 million) for the three months ending June 30. |
| New BP boss to discuss Gulf recovery |
Incoming BP CEO Bob Dudley is expected to discuss the oil giant's long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico during a news conference in Mississippi on Friday. |
| Officials: Major drug trafficker slain |
Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was killed during a military raid in Guadalajara, Mexico, sources tell CNN. |
| Pentagon blasts WikiLeaks founder |
The top U.S. military officer said that the founder of WikiLeaks was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan. |
| Gulf oil cleanup chief details plans |
The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed. |
| U.N., N. Korea back in ship sinking talks |
The U.S.-led United Nations Command will meet again Friday with North Korea to discuss the sinking of a South Korean warship, according to the U.S. Forces Korea website. |
| Deadly floods unleash chemical barrels |
Rising waters from flooding in northeastern China hit a chemical plant and washed thousands of containers filled with explosive chemicals into a river, state media said Thursday. |
| At least 90 dead in Pakistan flooding |
At least 90 people have been killed since Wednesday due to floods caused by monsoon rains in northwest Pakistan, a provincial minister told CNN. |
BBC News
| MoD 'to pay for Trident renewal' |
The chancellor says the MoD, not the Treasury, will have to pay the £20bn cost of renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent, putting further pressure on the defence budget. |
| Strikes and ash extend BA losses |
BA reveals a steep quarterly loss of £164m after being hit by cabin crew strikes and disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud. |
| Lockerbie inquiry 'may visit UK' |
The US senator who will chair a congressional inquiry into the Lockerbie bomber release says he may send investigators to the UK. |
| Welfare reform options outlined |
Ministers are to set out options for reforming the benefits system and moving people from welfare into work. |
| FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe |
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates calls in the FBI to help investigate the leaking of 90,000 classified papers related to the Afghan war. |
| Public to veto council tax rises |
The public will be able to veto their council tax bills in England if charges are above an agreed limit, ministers will announce. |
| Calcium pills 'raise' heart risk |
Calcium supplements taken by many older people could be increasing their risk of a heart attack, research shows. |
| Lord Prescott faces Iraq inquiry |
Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott is due to give evidence to the Iraq inquiry later. |
| Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail |
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial. |
| London saddles up for bike scheme |
A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London begins. |
| Life on Mars? Rocks may contain remains of life |
Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars. |
| Rare million pound car clamped outside Harrods |
A luxury car worth £1.2m is clamped outside Harrods in central London after being illegally parked. |
| Live - Hungarian GP practice |
The first session of Friday's practice is about to get under way for the Hungarian Grand Prix. |
| Idowu wins Euro triple jump gold |
Triple jumper Phillips Idowu wins Great Britain's second gold of the European Championships as Martyn Bernard takes high jump bronze. |
| Proud Morgan revels in maiden ton |
Eoin Morgan says he feels deeply proud after scoring a first Test century against Pakistan and pays tribute to team-mate Paul Collingwood. |
| Rabotnicki 0-2 Liverpool |
David Ngog's double strike eases an inexperienced Liverpool side to victory over Rabotnicki in their Europa League third qualifying round first leg. |
| Hughes confirmed as Fulham boss |
Fulham confirm the appointment of Mark Hughes as their new manager, replacing Roy Hodgson. |
| Man held over 'motiveless' murder |
Police make an arrest in connection with the murder of a man who was shot in an apparently random attack in west London. |
| Police officer in murder arrest |
A 26-year-old quizzed over the death of a man at a Merseyside pub was an off-duty police officer, it has emerged. |
| Ministers ordered to release data |
The Scottish government is told to release more details on the staging of meetings of its Council of Economic Advisers. |
| Review warns of 60,000 job cuts |
Up to 60,000 people working in the public sector in Scotland could lose their jobs, according to an independent review commissioned by ministers. |
| Victim's remains taken to Dublin |
Human remains found during a search for one of the disappeared in County Monaghan are taken to Dublin for post mortem examination. |
| PSNI to show riot suspect images |
The police are due to release images of 14 people they want to speak to in connection with rioting in north Belfast. |
| Family funeral tribute to soldier |
The family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan pay tribute ahead of his funeral, calling him "brave, courageous and loyal". |
| Boys and teenager saved from sea |
Two 12-year-old boys who were swept out to sea and an 18-year-old who tried to rescue them are pulled to safety. |
| DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140' |
About 140 people are feared dead as a boat capsizes on a river in the western Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| Bashir's party doubts Sudan vote |
President Bashir's NCP says the referendum on south Sudan's secession cannot happen until the internal border is decided. |
| Sale of EDF's UK networks agreed |
A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn). |
| UN-North Korea meeting goes ahead |
North Korea enters third round of talks with the US-led United Nations Command, days after a US military exercise. |
| Frenchwoman 'smothered newborns' |
Prosecutors say a Frenchwoman has admitted killing eight newborn babies after remains are found in a northern village but says her husband knew nothing. |
| Serbia pushes for UN Kosovo text |
Serbia seeks support for UN resolution opposing unilateral secession in territorial disputes such as that involving Kosovo. |
| Cuban hunger striker returns home |
Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who was on hunger strike for more than 130 days, is released from hospital. |
| Military 'kills' Mexico drug lord |
The Mexican government says security forces have killed leading drug trafficker Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel. |
| Syria and Saudi leaders in Beirut |
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia are to travel together to Lebanon, following a striking reconciliation between regional rivals. |
| Arab League endorses direct talks |
The Arab League backs direct Palestinian peace talks with the Israelis, but leaves the timing to the Palestinians, officials say. |
| Violence in Dhaka over wage rise |
Violence erupts in the Bangladeshi capital as thousands of garment workers protest over a government-backed wage increase that fell short of their demands. |
| Scores die in Pakistan monsoons |
Floods triggered by monsoon rains kill at least 100 people in north-west Pakistan, and further downpours are forecast. |
| US closes its consulate in Juarez |
The US consulate in the border city of Ciudad Juarez has been closed indefinitely while a security review is carried out. |
| Arizona takes law fight to appeal |
Arizona lodges an appeal against a federal court's decision to block parts of an anti-immigration law hours before it came into effect. |
| Industry toasts beer sales rise |
Good weather and football's World Cup is thought to have given a boost to beer sales in the UK, industry figures suggest. |
| Chip sales boost Samsung profits |
Samsung Electronics reports record quarterly profits thanks to higher sales of smartphones and components such as memory chips. |
| Citigroup agrees $75m fraud fine |
Banking giant Citigroup agrees to pay $75m to settle civil charges that it misled investors over potential losses from subprime mortgages. |
| Cameron defends Pakistan comments |
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism. |
| UKIP wins £367,000 donation case |
The UK Independence Party wins its court battle against having to pay back all of a £367,697 "impermissible donation". |
| Fixed retirement age to be axed |
People reaching the age of 65 will no longer be forced to retire from October next year, under plans announced by the government. |
| Pregnant women rights questioned |
The right of women to choose whether they have home births is being questioned by a leading medical journal. |
| Addiction drugs 'aid weight loss' |
A combination pill of two drugs used to treat addiction may help people lose weight, say US researchers. |
| Child heart op ban 'should stay' |
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says. |
| Maths fears over A-level reforms |
Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns. |
| 150 schools ask to be academies |
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show. |
| Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion |
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show. |
| Facebook data hoarder speaks out |
Security researcher Ron Bowes tells BBC News why he collected and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users. |
| Google cleared of wi-fi snooping |
No "significant" personal data was grabbed by Google when it snooped on wi-fi networks, says the UK data protection office. |
| Amazon offers new look UK Kindle |
Online retailer Amazon launches its popular Kindle e-reader into the UK market for the first time, with a new look and more books. |
| Galapagos off Unesco danger list |
A Unesco panel votes to remove the Galapagos Islands from a "red list" of endangered heritage sites, drawing protests from a leading conservation group. |
| X Prize for oil spill solutions |
The X Prize foundation, best known for launching the private spaceflight industry, launches a $1.4 million oil clean-up challenge. |
| Plankton declining across oceans |
The amount of plankton in the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, with warming identified as a cause. |
| Awards double for Valentine band |
Welsh rock band Bullet For My Valentine scoop two prizes at this year's Kerrang! Awards, including best British group for the third year running. |
| Festivals give anti-rape advice |
The UK's leading music festival promoter is to give extra safety information after two alleged rapes at this month's Latitude Festival. |
| No charges for Jackson's doctors |
Seven doctors who treated Michael Jackson in the years before his death will not face charges, US investigators say. |
| The big cheese |
With thousands expected to flock to a major cheese fair, why are Britons taking this once-humble foodstuff so seriously? |
| Creative block: The torment of artists |
Professor Robert Winston on how creative block has tormented great artists and even those in the sciences. |
| Is this actress the ideal shape? |
Mad Men's sassy secretary has been given government sanction for her body shape - but how realistic is it for women? |
| Pakistan fighting Taliban on two fronts |
The BBC's John Simpson visits the city of Peshawar in Pakistan to see how the country is dealing with fighting two Talibans. |
| Greek dolphin park welfare row |
Animal welfare groups in Greece are calling for the closure of the country's first dolphinarium and urging schools not to visit the attraction. |
| Symphony to celebrate Yorkshire |
Hundreds of amateur musicians have set the sights and sounds of Yorkshire to music. |
| A walk-in cow wash - it's Odd Box |
The world of doggy ice cream, a huge waterfight in Russia and a walk-in cow wash. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne. |
| Bollywood version of Austen's Emma |
A modern Bollywood adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma is set to hit the big screen. Anna Holligan went to meet its stars. |
| Fire engulfs tour boat off Turkey |
A Spanish tourist remains missing after a Turkish tour boat was engulfed by flames while sailing in the Mediterranean. |
| London's cycle-hire scheme explained |
Transport correspondent Richard Scott investigates how London's new cycle-hire scheme works. |
| Finding a job in Puerto Rico |
With nearly one in five people unemployed, the economic future looks bleak in Puerto Rico. Maria Hinojosa has this special report. |
| Speaking part |
Delhi polishes up British accent in time for Games |
| Pick up a Penguin |
Colourful 75-year history of the famous book publisher |
| Scrubbing Up |
Why the NHS should pay for saviour siblings |
| Newspaper review |
Public spending cuts fill many papers |
| Childless stigma |
Happily married, don't want kids - why is it seen as odd? |
| Body of evidence |
Was Dr Crippen innocent of his wife's murder? |
Universal
| El refugio de #39;Nacho#39; Coronel, en zona VIP |
Como muchos otros capos, el líder del cártel de Sinaloa vivía rodeado de la crema y nata de la sociedad, en una de las zonas residenciales más caras de Guadalajara |
| Los corridos de Nacho Coronel |
El capo caído contaba con al menos dos canciones que lo colocan como un hombre valiente, sencillo y muy poderoso |
| Con muerte de Coronel se fortalece Calderón: Chabat |
La muerte de Ignacio Coronel da un espaldarazo al Presidente y debilita las críticas que lo acusaban de proteger al cártel de Sinaloa |
| Los grandes capos que faltan por caer |
Nombres como el de Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada y Juan José Esparragoza "El Azul" siguen siendo el Talón de Aquiles de las autoridades mexicanas en materia de combate al narcotráfico |
| Maerker suspende emisión de programa por secuestros |
La conductora de "Punto de Partida" y columnista de EL UNIVERSAL señala que no puede quedarse callada ante el secuestro de varios periodistas que cubrían el motín en el penal de Gómez Palacio, Durango |
Reuters
| Arizona appeals immigrant law ruling amid protests |
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants and police in Phoenix arrested scores of activists protesting the remaining measures in the law.
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| Economic growth seen slower in Q2 on imports |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as a capital investment drive by businesses was sated by imports and consumer spending tapered off, a government report is expected to show on Friday.
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| House to take up offshore drilling reform bill |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry's offshore drilling practices.
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| BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage |
BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - More than 2,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, a panel of U.S. judges heard arguments from lawyers on Thursday on how piles of oil spill-related lawsuits against BP Plc should be merged.
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| WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, U.S. says |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, the Pentagon said on Thursday, warning its unprecedented leak of secret U.S. military files could cost lives and damage trust of allies.
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| Mexican army kills kingpin in drug war coup |
GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers killed drug boss Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel on Thursday, the first major triumph this year for President Felipe Calderon's war against drug cartels but one that is unlikely to end spiraling violence.
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| Four killed in Air Force plane crash in Alaska |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - All four crew members were killed in a U.S. Air Force cargo plane that crashed in flames while practicing for an aviation show at Elmendorf Air Force Base, the Air Force said Thursday.
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| Fed officials clash on need for more stimulus |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials clashed on Thursday over whether the central bank should be more aggressive in supporting the stumbling economy and one said the Fed's current policy may be contributing to worryingly low levels of inflation.
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| U.S. closes consulate in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez |
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has shut indefinitely its consulate in Mexico's most violent drug war city Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, to evaluate security conditions.
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| Neighbors fail to end Venezuela-Colombia rift |
QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers failed to mend broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia at a meeting on Thursday but the countries agreed that irregular armed groups were hurting peace in the region.
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Politico
| Rangel's tainted legacy |
Rangel Center fundraising brings ethics rebuke. 
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| Ethics unveils 13 Rangel charges |
Report charges that he broke the chamber's rules.
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| Brewer 'not quite sure' on bill |
But she swears she will be "relentless" in pursuing an appeal.
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| EPA rejects challenge to climate rules |
"Climategate" controversy doesn't persuade agency to change course.
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| Brewer files immigration appeal |
She files after federal judge blocks portion of law.
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| Ill. special could be same as general |
There are financial benefits for the senate candidates to run in both elections.
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| Ariz. sens.' new border cash plan |
McCain-Kyl bill proposes boosting security with unused stimulus and frozen "virtual fence" funds.
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| Senate move lets Ensign aides testify |
The quietly approved resolution lets staff to testify in grand jury probe of Nevada Republican's affair.
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| Graham eyes 'birthright citizenship' |
The South Carolina senator wants to end automatic citizenship for kids of immigrants.
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| Sherrod to sue Breitbart |
"I will definitely do it," she says.
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| Book resurrects Rossi's '04 loss |
A new book details Dino Rossi's bloody 2004 recount against now-Gov. Christine Gregoire.
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| McMahon fires 'Jewish money' aide |
He doesn't say if aide acted without his knowledge.
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| The cash-for-speaker program |
The GOP House leader's committee aims to aggresively boost the party's lagging fundraising.
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| GOP blocks small-businesses bill |
Stalled efforts prompt finger-pointing.
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| The Obama-Pelosi event... |
The president's summer of fundraising heats up with the addtion of a big-money August event.
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| ...The Obama-Pelosi divide |
Rep. Gerry Connolly: 'There has been no coordination to stick with the message."
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| New business plan: crushing Dems |
Some liberal candidates will have to fight deep-pocketed companies in addition to the GOP.
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| Decision near on Waters ethics case |
The committee investigating her ties to a local bank could announce its next steps before recess.
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| New FCC team aims for accessibility |
The media team is using the Internet to help turn the commission into a consumer-friendly agency.
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| Obama defends Race to Top |
His school improvement initiative encourages states to make changes for a chance to win $4.35 billion.
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| Google steps up race on fed front |
The company is first to meet FISMA requirements to provide federal agencies with online apps.
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| Shelby steers cash to ex-aides |
He's targeted $250M in earmarks to groups whose lobbyists are former staffers.
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| Dem wants HUD secretary grounded |
California Rep. Dennis Cardoza wants to cut Shaun Donovan's travel budget.
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MSNBC
| Taliban hinder NATO push to build government |
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| New fire threatens California homes |
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| Gates: Leak probe may go beyond military |
A criminal probe into the leak of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Pentagon officials said.
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| Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel |
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| Disney sells Miramax for over $660 million to Filmyard |
Walt Disney Co has sold film studio Miramax for more than $660 million to Filmyard Holdings LLC, ending months of talks between the media group and various bidders.
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| Jennifer Lopez reportedly close to joining 'Idol' |
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| Feds, farmers create habitats for migrating birds |
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| Chelsea Clinton: Let them eat gluten-free cake |
At Chelsea Clinton’s super-secret wedding to Marc Mezvinsky, the pair are expected to serve guests a vegan menu and a gluten-free cake. Could their decision have a trickle-down effect, inspiring increased appetites for the all-alternative wedding banquet?
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| US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez closes for security |
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| Ethics panel outlines 13 charges against Rangel |
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| Army's suicide rate tied to rise in risky behaviors |
An Army report on the record number of soldier suicides says the trend is part of a rise in risky behavior, including drunk driving and drug abuse.
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| Google: China blockage report likely just a glitch |
Google says its search engine and several other services are working normally in mainland China after previously reporting the service had been completely blocked.
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| Another ugly reminder to check your Facebook settings — NOW! |
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| Summer hotel rates inch lower, Travelocity says |
Travel services company Travelocity says its latest pricing report shows that while summer airfare rates have increased slightly, hotel rates have actually declined.
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| With a 3rd heart, Compton shares Greenbrier lead |
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| BlackBerry may be berry good with new OS |
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| Prosecutor: Military secrets sold to fund Maui home |
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| T.O. finally arrives at Bengals’ camp, practices |
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| Raging Russian fires destroy homes, people flee |
| Ex-USDA official to sue blogger over video |
Ousted USDA employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday that she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video that appeared to show her making racially offensive remarks.
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| More 'Runway' doesn't mean a better 'Runway' |
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| Grizzly, 2 cubs caught after Montana mauling |
Wildlife officials on Thursday were testing the DNA of a captured grizzly bear to confirm if it was the animal that killed a Michigan man and injured two other campers in a rampage near Yellowstone National Park.
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| Prostate cancer 'cell of origin' identified |
For researchers, a key to studying any cancer is finding its "cell of origin." Now scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles say they've found just that -- a specific type of cell that gives rise to prostate cancer.
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| Court keeps English muffin secrets from rival |
A food-industry executive armed with the secret to the "nooks and crannies" in Thomas' English muffins can't work for a rival amid a trade-secret lawsuit.
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| Winning One For Elin: Babe Boxes Tiger Woods Former Mistress |
Holly LeHair intends to strike a blow and then another and then another for wronged women everywhere.On Aug. 6, LeHair will square off against Former Mistress of Tiger Woods, Devon James in a “celebrity boxing” match at the Holiday Inn off Interstate 91. Maybe Tiger will be the special guest referee...
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| How To Deal With Financial Infidelity |
It’s no secret that money is something of a taboo topic in many social settings. So what should you do if you have a spendaholic significant other? And what if you’re the one with the hidden shopping problem? Here are three suggestions from the experts.
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| Alabama teen fires 57! Just misses birdie on final hole |
Alabama commitment Bobby Wyatt fired a Country Club of Mobile record 14-under 57 on Wednesday in the second round of the AGA State Boys Junior Championship.
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| Best New Features and Improvements in Starcraft II |
Here are the best changes and improvements made to the Starcraft series with this new title.
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| 20 Tips and Tricks to Become the Ultimate iPhoto Power User |
20 helpful tips and tricks to totally utilize iPhoto's features and become the ultimate power user. Your friends will never look at your photo albums the same way.
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| VW self-censors to appease pressure groups |
Each day, the legal system in America becomes progressively more invasive, more absurd and more dangerous, both to companies and to private citizens. Through the fear of liability, pressure groups are able to curtail free speech in a way that no U.S. administration could ever dream of doing - yet.
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| Save Paul Rudd |
Hollywood is squandering one of its greatest comedic resources…Paul Rudd.
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| Ballmer: Killing the iPad is a "job one urgency" |
Developing a Windows-based alternative to the iPad is a "job one urgency" at Microsoft, company chief Steve Ballmer said today during the annual Financial Analysts Meeting. He admitted that Microsoft was uncomfortable with how well iPads were selling and was tuning both its software and hardware partnerships to provide a competitive option.
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| Top 10 Foods to Help Get You in the Mood |
Ever been on a first date, thrown a suggestive look to the person across the table, and sensuously ordered a dozen or so raw oysters? If so, you are a douche bag. But you're also aware of the critical connection between food and fornication.
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| Mexico celebrates ruling on Arizona law |
When news was announced that Judge Susan Bolton had blocked the Arizona law’s most controversial provisions, a crowd of 100 activists burst into applause.
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| Brilliant Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tutorials From 2010 |
Adobe Photoshop CS5 is a new, but experienced kid on the block. With its new powerful features, it provides designers with a flexible tool for printing, making a video or designing for the Web. Some of the features added in Photoshop CS5 are Puppet Warp, 3D extrusions with Adobe Repoussé, smart radius feature, Content-Aware Fill to name a few.
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| YouTube Increases Video Upload Length to 15 Minutes |
Those of you looking for your 15 minutes of fame are in luck. YouTube announced Thursday that it has increased the maximum length of uploaded videos from 10 minutes to 15 minutes for all users.
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| Robber Cuts Ahead of Cops In Line at Starbucks |
He rushed the cashier and demanded money, not noticing the two uniformed cops waiting for their morning coffee.
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| NHTSA releases new crash test details |
In an effort to continually improve - and confuse - the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a new crash test for 2011 vehicles.
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| Skin Creams: Indian men seek whiter shade of pale |
Skin-whitening products aren't just for the ladies anymore. In new India, where the market for skin-lightening creams is more than $500 million a year, men are being spoon-fed the message that having fairer skin is the fastest way to fame and fortune. And they are eating it up.
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| The Luggage Question: Carry On or Check? |
There are definitely instances when checking your bags is the most convenient way to go, keeping your hands free and your mind clear, but despite the clear advantages of checking bags, sending luggage to the depths of cargo does not come without a price.
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| Is Tesla The Next DeLorean? |
Ever since Tesla Motors was founded in 2003, skeptics have questioned the long-term viability of the cars they sought to create...
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| Top Five Delicious Foods (With Disgusting Ingredients) |
The terms "delicious" and "disgusting" are subjective, and one man's "Best Burger Ever!" is another man's "Craptastic Beefy Abortion." Here are a few foods with fairly gross ingredients you might want to try... or not.
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| Israeli settlers evict Palestinian family from their home |
Israeli settlers took over a Palestinian home in the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City today, evicting about 45 members of an extended family which has occupied the building for more than 70 years.
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| Vietnam Restricts Online Games After Murder Cases |
Vietnam has banned the advertisement of online games and restricted access after several cases in which young people committed murder or robbery to get money to pay to play, an official said Thursday.
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| With global climate pact dead China gets hungry for US pork |
China's growing appetite for meat -- and its rapid conversion to U.S.-style industrial meat production -- may prove just as damaging to the climate as its growing proliferation of cars. The only winners will be U.S. exporters of cheap corn and cheap pork.
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| A Quick Look Into Wikileaks & Its Founder |
There's a blurb at the top of the current Wikileaks homepage stating that the site, "could become as important a journalistic tool as the Freedom of Information Act." This isn't just a piece of hyperbolic self-aggrandizement. It's a quote from a January Time Magazine article titled, "A Wiki for Whistle-Blowers."
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| 10 Cute Movie Critters Who Want You Dead (Videos) |
A look at some of the cutest movie critters that could also completely wreck you.
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| Beyond the Leaks: Our Pakistan Problem |
Forget the secret documents and even Afghanistan. What counts is how we deal with Pakistan,
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| Cooking Fries? Cleaning Hospitals? CEOs And Their First Jobs |
Executives of some of the biggest companies in the world look back at their first jobs.
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| Up Yer Pole Dance Studio: Pole-dancing for 6-year-olds? |
Once you've learned the alphabet, you're ready for the ABC's of stripping. At least that seems to be the thinking at Scotland's Up Yer Pole dance studio. The studio is offering to teach kids just out of kindergarten how to work the pole.
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| Blizzard Confirms StarCraft II Overheating Bug |
The game is so hot since release that it'll melt your sweet PC. Blizzard has officially announced that the overheating issue is a problem, but not to worry a fix has been offered.
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| Bad Minneapolis parents leave baby in car in 110 degrees |
A six-week old baby is lucky to be alive after his parents left him alone in their car on Tuesday, the hottest day of the year. Outside, the thermometer was a mere 94, but in the car temperatures soared to 110 degrees. Parenting classes, anyone?
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| Seven Key Masters Have the Power to Restart the Internet |
When that fateful day comes where you find yourself suddenly unable to harp on your fantasy league because the Internet has been hijacked, fear not. There's a plan for that.
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| Google Plans To Make $10 Billion A Year From Mobile |
In the second quarter of 2010, Google posted revenues $5.1 billion with advertising accounting for 96% of its revenues, 66% of its total revenue. Not intending to rely on traditional search advertising, Google is said to be readying a huge push into mobile with the aim of securing revenues of $10 billion a year with the help of its Android OS
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| BBC News - California 'fiscal emergency' declared |
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal state of emergency, putting pressure on lawmakers to pass a budget.
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| Australian PM Says Her Atheism No Threat to Church Schools, |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — New Prime Minister Julia Gillard assured Australia's Christian majority on Thursday that her atheism would not affect government funding to church-run schools if she is re-elected. Gillard, who was sworn in last month and promptly called elections, was the first prime minister in the federation's 109-year history to...
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| The Laugh Factory: Funny Or Die |
The site that launched with a 2-year-old Landlord has become a celebrity magnet.
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| Best Safari 5 Extensions |
Check out 10 of the best Safari 5 extensions, and how to enable them in Apple’s latest release of Safari.
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| 'Unhackable' Android can be hacked |
Once thought to be unhackable, the Android phone is anything but, according to researchers presenting at Black Hat 2010.
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| A Novel Way to Cut Your Grocery Bill |
Buying food in bulk can save you a lot of money — unless the food goes to waste. After all, how many families are going to eat five pounds of strawberries in one week?
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| CBS Exec Hints that "Sh*t My Dad Says" Pilot Was...Sh*t |
The network has already recast the lead (Jonathan Sadowski will replace Ryan Devlin), a move that means that “most scenes” of the pilot will need to be reshot, Tassler explained — probably a good thing, after the lukewarm impression it made on the network and critics alike.
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| NY’s Solar Thermal Plan Will Save $175 Million Annually |
Sixty percent of the energy used in buildings in New York State goes to heat and hot water. This power heavy fact has been the the driving force behind a newly devised solar thermal energy plan that could eventually save New York State residents $175 million a year.
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| Breaking News: Ellen DeGeneres leaving 'American Idol' |
DeGeneres' exit is part of the massive Idol overhaul currently underway, as Fox and producers FremantleMedia and 19 Ent. look to reboot the popular brand..TV News, news from the entertainment source: Variety.Ellen DeGeneres leaving 'American Idol'.
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| Unemployment High - People Keep Blowing Their Job Interviews |
With unemployment at its highest level in decades, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a report Tuesday suggesting the crisis is primarily the result of millions of Americans just completely blowing their job interviews.
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| 1-in-1,000 Chance of Asteroid Impact In |
astroengine writes "Sure, we're looking 172 years into the future, but an international collaboration of scientists have developed two mathematical models to help predict when a potentially hazardous asteroid (or PHA) may hit us, not in this century, but the next. The rationale is that to stand any hope in deflecting a civilization-ending or extinction-level impact, we need as much time as possible to deal with the threatening space rock. (Asteroid deflection can be a time-consuming venture, after all.) Enter '(101955) 1999 RQ36' — an Apollo class, Earth-crossing, 500 meter-wide space rock. The prediction is that 1999 RQ36 has a 1-in-1,000 chance of hitting us in the future, and according to one of the study's scientists, María Eugenia Sansaturio, half of those odds fall squarely on the year 2182."
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| 2 Chinese ISPs Serve 20% of World Broadband Users |
suraj.sun writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica: "If you need a reminder of just how big China is—and just how important the Internet has become there—consider this stat: between them, two Chinese ISPs serve 20 percent of all broadband subscribers in the entire world and both companies continue to grow, even as growth slows significantly in more developed markets. Every other ISP trails dramatically. Japan's NTT comes in third with 17 million subscribers, and all US providers are smaller still. 'The gap between the top two operators and the world's remaining broadband service providers will continue to grow rapidly,' said TeleGeography Research Director Tania Harvey. 'Aside from the two Chinese companies, all of the top ten broadband ISPs operate in mature markets, with high levels of broadband penetration and rapidly slowing subscriber growth.'"
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| World's Fastest Hybrid OK'd For Production |
thecarchik writes "The Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid supercar, first shown as a concept at this spring's Geneva Motor Show, got official approval as a production model today from the company's board of directors. Just consider the specs: a 500-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-8 engine with a 9200-rpm redline, 0-to-62-mph acceleration of 3.2 seconds, and top speed of 198 miles per hour. Oh, and did we mention it gets 78 miles per gallon on the European cycle? The astounding fuel efficiency comes courtesy of an E-Drive mode that lets the 918 Spyder drive up to 16 miles on pure electric power, though [ahem] not at 198 mph."
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| Sometimes It's OK To Steal My Games |
spidweb writes "One Indie developer has written a nuanced article on a how software piracy affects him, approaching the issue from the opposite direction. He lists the ways in which the widespread piracy of PC games helps him. From the article: 'You don't get everything you want in this world. You can get piles of cool stuff for free. Or you can be an honorable, ethical being. You don't get both. Most of the time. Because, when I'm being honest with myself, which happens sometimes, I have to admit that piracy is not an absolute evil. That I do get things out of it, even when I'm the one being ripped off.' The article also tries to find a middle ground between the Piracy-Is-Always-Bad and Piracy-Is-Just-Fine sides of the argument that might enable single-player PC games to continue to exist."
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| Thermoelectrics Could Let You Feel the Heat In Games |
myshadows writes "Tech Review has an interesting article on how Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have been able to give a sensory addition to gaming peripherals — namely, temperature. 'As the range of interactions with digital environments expands, it's logical to ask what's next: Smell-o-vision has been on the horizon for something like 50 years, but there's a dark horse stalking this race: thermoelectrics. Based on the Peltier effect, these solid-state devices are easy to incorporate into objects of reasonable size, i.e. video game controllers. In this configuration, just announced at the 2010 SIGGRAPH conference, a pair of thermoelectric surfaces on either side of a controller rapidly heat up or cool down in order to simulate appropriate conditions in a virtual environment.'"
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| KDE SC 4.7 May Use OpenGL 3 For Compositing |
An anonymous reader writes "KDE SC 4.5 is about to be released and KDE SC 4.6 is being discussed. However, Martin Graesslin has revealed some details about what they are planning for KDE 4.7. According to Martin's blog post, they are looking at OpenGL 3.0 to provide the compositing effects in KDE SC 4.7. OpenGL 3.0 provides support for frame buffer objects, hardware instancing, vertex array objects, and sRGB framebuffers."
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| Perl 6, Early, With Rakudo Star |
Perl 6 may have been "finally coming within reach" in 2004, but now it's even closer. Reader rnddim writes "The Perl 6 implementation Rakudo Star has been released today for 'early adopters.' This release of Rakudo is different from the normal monthly compiler releases in that is it bundled with a draft of a Perl 6 book, and several modules. It's not complete, and it's not as fast as it should be, but Rakudo in its current state is proving to be usable and useful. Rakudo Star releases will come monthly or as major features or bugfixes are made. It is available for download at github.com."
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| Internal Costs Per Gigabyte — What Do You Pay? |
CodePwned writes "I recently took over a position at a rather large company where I discovered my group was paying $30 per gigabyte per month! That's $360 per year per gigabyte to our own IT department. While I understand costs are different depending on the scale, redundancy, backup and support methods, there doesn't seem to be any good papers on what range you should expect your costs to be. So far, my research shows an average of $1 per gigabyte or less for internally hosted space. What do you pay?"
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| Stieg Larsson Is First Author To Sell 1M E-Books |
Hugh Pickens writes "The Guardian reports that the late Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, has become the first author to sell more than one million e-books on Amazon. The Swedish noir thrillers features Lisbeth Salander, an asocial and extremely intelligent hacker and researcher, specialized in investigations of persons, and investigative journalist Mikael Blomqvist. Quercus has sold 3.3M copies of Larsson's books in the UK, and estimates that worldwide sales of the three novels are somewhere between 35-40M copies."
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| A $20 8-Bit Wikipedia Reader For Your TV |
An anonymous reader writes with this excerpt from Wired about another entry in the ongoing quest for low-tech-high-tech educational tools to take advantage of distributed knowledge: "The Humane Reader, a device designed by computer consultant Braddock Gaskill, takes two 8-bit microcontrollers and packages them in a 'classic style console' that connects to a TV. The device includes an optional keyboard, a micro-SD Card reader and a composite video output. It uses a standard micro-USB cellphone charger for power. In all, it can hold the equivalent of 5,000 books, including an offline version of Wikipedia, and requires no internet connection. The Reader will cost $20 when 10,000 or more of it are manufactured. Without that kind of volume, each Reader will cost about $35."
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| HDMI Labeling Requirements Promise a Stew of Confusion |
An anonymous reader writes "In many ways HDMI has revolutionized the way we connect devices. By unifying video and audio into a single cable manufacturers have been able to make their products easier to set up than ever before. Until recently there hasn't actually been much difference in HDMI cables. But things are about to get confusing with the introduction of HDMI 1.4. By the 1st of January 2012 manufacturers of products with HDMI ports won't actually be able to call HDMI 1.4 by its real name. In fact, come November 18 this year those selling cables won't be able to use HDMI 1.4 or HDMI 1.3 to delineate between different products. Instead cables that support version 1.4 of the HDMI standard will have to use one of five different labels. The new labels? Well, as this story explains, they're going to cause a new level of confusion for anyone hooking up a home cinema. Add to this the fact that the HDMI organisation keeps the details of its specifications secret, and translation between version numbering and marketing-speak will be well nigh impossible."
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| LCD 'Engine' For Spacecraft Attitude Control |
Bruce Perens writes "Japan's IKAROS satellite, which earlier performed the first successful demonstration of a solar sail, has broken more new ground. Liquid-crystal displays — yes, like in your video monitor — were fabricated into strips on the edges of the solar sail. By energizing some of the LCDs and changing the reflective characteristics of parts of the sail from specular to diffuse, JAXA scientists successfully generated attitude control torque in the sail, changing the spacecraft's orientation."
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| Global Warming 'Undeniable,' Report Says |
BergZ writes "Scientists from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming. 'A comprehensive review of key climate indicators confirms the world is warming and the past decade was the warmest on record,' the annual State of the Climate report declares. Compiled by more than 300 scientists from 48 countries, including Canada, the report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said its analysis of 10 indicators that are 'clearly and directly related to surface temperatures, all tell the same story: Global warming is undeniable.'"
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| Android Data Stealing App Downloaded By Millions |
wisebabo writes "A wallpaper utility (that presents purloined copyrighted material) 'quietly collects personal information such as SIM card numbers, text messages, subscriber identification, and voicemail passwords. The data is then sent to www.imnet.us, a site that hails from Shenzen, China.'"
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| Man Wants to Donate His Heart Before He Dies |
Gary Phebus wants to donate his heart, lungs, and liver. The problem is he wants to donate them before he dies. Gary was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in 2008. Phebus says he'd like to be able to donate his organs before they deteriorate, and doesn't consider his request suicide because he's "dead anyway."
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