| iMac G5s solid, despite Front Row quirks
It's meant to be used with Front Row, Apple's new software for transforming the iMac from a device you control from a few inches away into one that you command from ten feet away, likely while reclining on a sofa or chair. This six-button remote attaches to the iMac's right side via a small magnet embedded into the iMac's case. (Accordingly, Apple warns against brushing magnetic media, such as an iPod, against the magnet.) When you press the remote's menu button, your Mac interface fades into the background and is replaced by a large, simple interface (reminiscent of the iPod or a TiVo digital video recorder) that you navigate via the remote's directional buttons. Although the remote is tiny—about the width of an iPod shuffle—it felt quite comfortable in my hand. But getting used to the different button layout, which is similar to that of the iPod shuffle, took this iPod user some time.
Buried streams pose risk to bay
No one was breaking the law," said Darin Crew, restoration manager for the Herring Run Watershed Association, which has discovered buried streams around the city's northeastern neighborhoods. "It was just the old engineering - get it as quickly as possible off the street and as quickly as possible into the storm drain."
Kaushal estimates that Baltimore city and county have covered over more than 900 miles of streams. The water, however, never got the message. When it rains, the water continues to follow centuries-old flow patterns. It wants to go into the stream, whether buried or not, because that's where it always went.
Far more difficult than locating the streams has been restoring them, a process known as "daylighting." Many flow under roads or houses that realistically can't be torn down.
Researchers solve decade-old mystery of hydrogen storage material
Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the countrys dependence on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles exist on the market today, there is still much room for improvement in the way that hydrogen is stored on-board the vehicle. With current technologies, hydrogen gas storage tanks have to be as large as or larger than the trunk of a car to carry enough gas to travel only one to two hundred miles. .
Taupo: Sunday Quotes
It means a lot to me and the pressure's been on all weekend. It's been all go since I got back from the Christmas break and it's really, really satisfying to get one on the board for everyone. "The pole position was nice but now we've got the points and that's what matters in the championship. It's great to have all the home support and I'm just stoked to be number one in the Sprint." Previous Series leader Switzerland was involved in a nasty turn one collision with Malaysia that ended their morning and left them struggling to maintain first place in the Series. A drive-through penalty for jumping the start ended their Feature Race hopes, but they did snare a point for setting the fastest lap of the day. A1GP officials were thrilled with the weekend, which saw 70,000 attendees over the three days.
Gold Coast surfing icon dies
Callinan, 53, passed away yesterday from a heart condition, which his best friend and Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) president Wayne "Rabbit'' Bartholomew said came as a total shock. "This is a complete surprise,'' Bartholomew said."He lived a super-healthy lifestyle.'' Callinan, a family lawyer based in Burleigh, was known as the "surfing solicitor'' on the Queensland tourist strip. He had over 40 years of surfing experience and travelled the world instructing surfers of all levels. As well as playing a leading role in the establishment of the Wayne Rabbit Bartholomew Academy of Surfing and Surfers Against Nature's Destruction (SAND), Callinan worked tirelessly to raise almost $1 million for charities assisting disadvantaged youth. "Icon is the right word,'' Bartholomew said. "Denis is a huge part of surfing on the Gold Coast.
Has the year of change dissolved into Beltway politics?
It was to be the year of change, of new ideas, a new politics. Yet, as of today, it appears the Republican Party will be led into the future by a Beltway favorite of the media and Washington insider who has spent the last quarter of a century on Capitol Hill. And the Democratic Party appears about to build a bridge to the past by nominating the spouse of the last Democratic president who has herself been a Washington insider for almost 20 years. With two-thirds of the nation saying the country is on the wrong course, the two parties are offering candidates both of whom played major roles in setting that course. And neither probable nominee has advanced ideas to deal with the crises America faces, nor even shown any great awareness that the country is in crisis.
Does class size make a difference?
See a complete list of Seattle elementary school class sizes from January 2008. Note: Some of the smaller classes on the list may include bilingual or special-education students, or a "blended" classroom. Those classes are typically smaller than regular education classes. .
Corzine slashes $500M from state budget
Gov. Jon Corzine today renewed his call to aggressively reduce state debt as he unveiled a $33 billion state budget that is $500 million less than the one he signed last June. "This proposal asks for the second-largest spending cut of any budget in New Jersey history," Corzine said. He called it "a turning point in the fiscal management of our state" that rejects "the patterns of overspending and tortured borrowing that burden our taxpayers." "New Jersey has a government its people cannot afford," Corzine said. Correcting that, he said, "requires many unpleasant choices" and "will inevitably mean reducing spending in areas that we all support." Listen to Corzine's opening remarks: .
Coeur d'Alene Soldier Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
The days will start getting shorter again three weeks from now. The summer solstice (June 21) will give us a good 16 hours of daylight, then we begin the gradual tilt back to darkness. On the other hand, we can look forward to six weeks of days "longer" than today, and that's plenty for me. Here's your Thursday wild card.... .
Tax goes up, tax goes down
Clearly this disclosure strengthens the accusations, which raised a question of whether this disclosure could or should be taken further. The sources in this story, as well as the accusers in our Jim West coverage, have given their names to us so that we can substantiate their stories. They have also agreed to go on the record in court should it come up. The former was mentioned in the story, why not the latter? There are several issues to consider, including the degree to which we want to insert ourselves into the story, and the possibility that making it widely known that sources could be outed in the event of litigation could prevent other people from coming forward. There's a lot of debate in journalism circles as to whether and when it is appropriate to use anonymous sources - we've set a pretty high bar, but readers will always make their own judgments as to whether those sources can be trusted.
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