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iLife ‘09: Faces and Places

The new version if iLife will include a new version of iPhoto with facial recognition called Faces, allowing you to select images based on the faces of the subjects. Another system, called Places, uses embedded GPS data to place your subjects on a map. …

7 hours ago by crunchgear in CrunchGear · Authority: 3,888

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Bush establishes 3 marine monuments in Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the largest marine conservation effort in history, President George W. Bush on Tuesday designated what he called "three beautiful and biologically diverse areas of the Pacific Ocean" as national marine monuments....…

22 hours ago in hosted.ap

1970s Cracked Magazine accurately predicted 2009

This post is slightly OT, as I am discussing print cartoons, not animated cartoons. I received several old issues of Cracked Magazine over the holidays and I couldn’t help noticing how one humor piece, predicting life in the 21st Century, was surprisingly accurate. …

1 day ago by brewdude in Cartoon Brew: Leading the Animation Conversation · Authority: 783
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Mama’s Quilts in a Museum: Take an Online Tour

Mama’s Quilts in a Museum: Take an Online Tour Written by Julie Finn Published on January 6th, 2009 Posted in Vintage It wasn’t always that handmade quilts, the work of women who had a lot of other work to do, as well, were considered artwork in their own right. …

5 hours ago in Crafting a Green World - DIY for Environmentalists · Authority: 149
Ichiran Ramen Will Pre-Open As Members-Only Noodle Shop

Ichiran Ramen’s opening date has proven just as slippery as its noodles. The Japanese chain’s first U.S. outpost, in Greenpoint, was featured in the magazine’s Fall 2007 preview, and though it was eagerly anticipated by Chowhounders, it never opened. …

4 hours ago by nymag in Grub Street: New York Magazine's Food and Restaurant Blog · Authority: 650
On the Racked: Khim's Takes Over the Burg, Jefferson Market Maybe Going Gristede's, 17-Inch MacBooks

And now the latest from Racked, covering shopping and retail from the sidewalks up. 1) Williamsburg: Khim's Millennium Market has expanded in a major way with the opening of a huge grocery at the corner of Driggs & N. 11 where many people have been moving into new luxe condos. …

5 hours ago in Curbed : The New York City neighborhoods and real estate blog · Authority: 1,469
Could ‘Tentacle’ UFO Have Destroyed UK Wind Turbine?

Could ‘Tentacle’ UFO Have Destroyed UK Wind Turbine? Written by Andrew Williams Published on January 6th, 2009 6 Comments Posted in wind energy Several residents of a remote English village have reported sightings of a bizarre tentacle-shaped UFO above a local wind farm, on the night before a wind turbine was mysteriously destroyed. …

7 hours ago by jmcstras in CleanTechnica - Technology Inspired By Nature · Authority: 770
TSA, JetBlue Pay $240,000 to Settle Discrimination Suit

Transportation Security Administration officials and JetBlue Airways are paying $240,000 to settle(.pdf) a discrimination lawsuit against a District of Columbia man who, as a condition of boarding a domestic flight, was forced to cover his shirt that displayed Arabic writing. …

1 day ago by kevinpoulsen in Threat Level · Authority: 5,902
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China Urges Real-Estate Developers to Cut Prices

China plans to expand public housing and urged developers to cut home prices in an effort to stem job losses.…

10 hours ago in http://online.wsj.com
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German tycoon Adolf Merckle commits suicide

BLAUBEUREN, Germany (Reuters) - German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide, in despair over the huge losses suffered by his business empire during the financial crisis, his family said on Tuesday.…

4 hours ago in Reuters
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Russian Natural Gas Supply to Europe Dwindles

MOSCOW, Jan. 6 -- The flow of natural gas from Russia to Europe plummeted Tuesday, with several countries reporting a complete halt in shipments and others experiencing major reductions as Russia deepened its gas embargo against neighboring Ukraine in…

9 hours ago in The Washington Post
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Russia, Ukraine Dispute Cuts Gas to European Nations

At least two Bulgarian cities were totally without gas Tuesday, and nations like Turkey were turning to Iran to bolster their supplies, as a natural gas crisis looms over Europe after a contract dispute between Russia and Ukraine.…

8 hours ago in FOX News
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SIGHTINGS

ANN Taylor president Christine Beauchamp talking shop with Derek Lam at the Turks & Caicos airport . . . Derek Jeter and flame Minka Kelly gorging on fresh seafood at Nikki Beach Resort in Turks & Caicos . . . KATE Winslet at the BAM Harvey Theater...…

13 hours ago in http://nypost.com
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US stockmarket returns since 1825

In 2008 America's stockmarkets suffered their second-worst year since 1825INVESTORS are told that the value of their shares may go down as well as up. Rarely, however, do they plummet as far as they did in 2008. The total return of the S&P 500 index…

9 hours ago in The Economist
Ziggo Places Large Initial DOCSIS 3.0 CPE Order with ARRIS

Communication technology company, ARRIS, announced that it has just gained a major order from Ziggo, B.V., a cable MSO in the Netherlands comprised of the former operators @HOME, Casema and Multikabel. The order was for the ARRIS Touchstone TM702 series…

10 hours ago in http://tmcnet.com