| Six powers to meet on Iran next week-diplomat
The diplomat was speaking on Friday after the release of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's new report on Iran's atomic program. On Thursday, France and Britain formally submitted a third sanctions resolution against Iran to the U.N. Security Council, which they hope will be voted on next week. (Reporting by Louis Charbonneau, editing by Patricia Zengerle) .
Ten Tips For Super Tuesday
Remember what the expectations were going into today's voting. Super Tuesday was supposed to "seal the deal" for Democrat Clinton. Barely a week ago, she was still far ahead in the polls nationally and in most of the key Super Tuesday states except Obama's Illinois. If Clinton does not finish the day at least marginally ahead of Obama in key states won and delegates totals, it'll be a setback for the former First Lady. Similarly, McCain has been pegged as the Republican to beat. If his chief rival, Romney, wins more key states - especially California, where he has been surging in late polling - and more delegates, McCain's standing will suffer. Conservative commentator Pat Buchanan is right when he says that, "If Romney wins California, it's the comeback story of the night."
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Live From Macworld: Slick Podcasting, Tricked-Out Tablet, Awesome ...
Just stick a microphone in your computer, start up a recording program, and put the sound file online. There, now you're a podcaster. However, iTunes makes it easy to find and organize podcasts for listeners and creators alike. This summer, Belkin will release Podcaststudio, a two-channel recording unit with an iPod dock that fits classic and nano models. It features a lot of different input options: combo jacks, 3.5 mm or its built-in set of stereo mics. One possible disadvantage, though, is an odd shape that makes it look like it would be a little awkward to stuff into a pocket, so those looking for a simple and easily portable voice recorder may want to look elsewhere. That same shape, though, makes it look like a good option for meetings or any other sort of desktop use.
The Haunting
An electrician snapped a picture of Miss Kate's room before the crew was to begin working on it. He noticed a small wisp in the digital image and showed it to others on the crew. They laughed at him and told him he was paranoid. The next day they brought their own cameras and took pictures in her room. Their images had wisps too."When it came time to work on Miss Kate's room they wouldn't go in there," Herbst said. The crew's foreman had to work on her room by himself.A year ago, Miss Kate appeared in a photograph of work crews raising a corner of the building that had sunk. The snapshot shows the perfect silhouette of a woman in a large piece of plastic sheeting. There she is, plain as day, watching over the workers as they lift her hotel.Over the years workers have told of feeling mysterious cold spots and experiencing other unexplained phenomena, such as wine glasses that break on their own, doors that suddenly lock and lights that come on.The power of suggestion may be responsible for some, if not all, encounters people have had with Miss Kate.
Hot chocolate rapist in court
In the first set of charges he faces, Barkas is accused of drugging women to "date rape" them. In the second brief of evidence, which has led to his notorious nickname, he is alleged to have bought the women a hot chocolate spiked with a disabling drug. His lawyer, Theo Magazis, told Melbourne Magistrates Court this morning that the case should be adjourned until next month so that both sets of police briefs can be dealt with at the same time. Magistrate Felicity Broughton remanded Barkas in custody until January 25 and noted that he did not apply for bail. Barkas, of South Yarra, was arrested in August and charged with attacking 24 women between 1990 and 2005. In October, he was charged with attacking a further six women after police applied to take DNA from him to check against that found on a dress and bed sheets provided by two new alleged victims.
JVC introduces high-resolution fixed IP network camera
JVC Professional Europe has extended its IP camera product line up with the introduction of a new high-resolution fixed IP network camera, model VN-V25U. The VN-V25U comes in a 23% smaller enclosure than its predecessor the VN-C20U and incorporates advanced electronics for IP surveillance.
The VN-V25U produces superior image quality and the camera provides full motion dual stream VGA resolution for both Motion JPEG and MPEG-4 images at 30 frames per second (fps). Here, operators are able to view images in real-time and at a low bandwidth MPEG-4. When an alarm is triggered, the camera can stream real-time Motion JPEG images for continuous and high quality recording.
The Wide-D function incorporated inside the camera is the equivalent to the conventional wide dynamic range function found inside traditional analogue CCTV cameras and allows pictures to be adjusted to identify details of the subject even in backlit conditions.
Hollywood Still Plagued by Prejudice
Otis Boykin invented the electronic device for guided missles, IBM computers and the pacemaker. Garrett Morgan invented the gas mask and the traffic signal. And what would we have done as kids in the cafeteria without George Washington Carver? He invented peanut butter and 400 other plant products. .
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