FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Protesters in Ferguson pressed pause Thursday as the city welcomed Thanksgiving, decorating boarded-up storefronts with some Dr. Seuss inspiration and gathering for church services — a stark contrast to previous days of outrage over the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case. No police officers... Continue reading

By all accounts, Twitter's doing what it's supposed to: coaxing more people into using its high-speed social snark service... just maybe not as fast as some would like. According to Twitter's third quarter financials -- in which the company met or... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/d18M83vuMr4/ Related Topics: Real Madrid vs Barcelona Uzi Continue reading

We knew the Sharp AQUOS Crystal was coming, but we weren't exactly sure when. That's all changed thanks to news from Sprint. The handset, packing a nigh edge-to-edge display, has just reached Sprint Prepaid and Boost Mobile (either at Best Buy or a... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/-bEND4x2e6Q/ Category: orioles Kendrick Lamar nbc... Continue reading

Often billed as the "YouTube of music," SoundCloud has become the number one choice for up and coming artists looking to share their tracks with the world. However, despite boasting a userbase that's four times bigger than Spotify's, the startup has... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/s6TR3TSVTds/ Tags: paul george Yoenis Cespedes abc Mortal... Continue reading

The only downside to that giant web of plastic Hot Wheels tracks criss-crossing your child's playroom is that they're essentially a permanent installation. So if you find yourself visiting family and need some place for die-cast cars to cruise, this 164-foot roll of instant drag strip should fit the bill.... Continue reading

The Retina iPad Mini is a fantastic , if somewhat expensive, tablet, but today you can get refurbished models from Apple at great discounts. This is the first time Apple has offered the new Mini through their refurb store, and all Apple refurbs get a hand inspection, new battery, and... Continue reading

Gardening and technology couldn't, perhaps, seem more different, but don't you believe it: a new initiative out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will soon see your veg patch become an open source project. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/Q2yEPW_Wcbw/gardening-meets-geekdom-the-open-source-seed-pledge-1564598572 Related Topics: palm sunday Game Of Thrones Season 4 Episode 2 once... Continue reading

If you had $40 million to spend on a ultra-lux vehicle, you might opt for a (pre-owned) Gulfstream V. VIPs on a tighter budget could instead pick up this decked-out Ford van, which comes complete with incredibly comfy leather seats, a Crestron home... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Aj7GB4jxmLU/ Similar Articles: zac efron RondoNumbaNine... Continue reading

Amazon and Netflix are doing it in style, Yahoo's clamouring to join in , and now Bloomberg reports that Microsoft has at least six original series in production, too. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/jmrAQqsaS7k/bloomberg-microsoft-has-six-original-tv-series-in-prod-1559696390 Similar Articles: kurt cobain Missing Plane Found Aqib Talib 2018 Winter Olympics derek jeter Continue reading

You can play a pinball machine forever and not have a pinball hit at a more perfect angle than this. Look at it bounce back and forth and back and forth and back and forth forever between a bumper and kicker. If only every pinball game was so easy. According... Continue reading

New advances in 3D printing are making it not only possible but also viable to manufacture cheap, print-on-demand, disposable drones designed simply to soar off over the horizon and never come back. Some British engineers did just that, and this is only the beginning. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/S-Ul3L6kIuA/how-3d-printing-will-create-on-demand-swarms-of-disposa-1553933989 Similar Articles:... Continue reading

If you're eagerly awaiting the arrival of a shiny new Xbox One on November 22, you'll no doubt be wanting the all new Smartglass app for your iPhone or iPad. Released today, Smartglass for Xbox One is a completely new and separate application to the existing Xbox 360 app. Xbox... Continue reading

A quick heads up that T-Mobile is now officially selling the Nexus 5 online. You can pay $449 outright — that's an extra $50 over (OK, OK, $100 over the comparable 16GB version) what you'll pay at Google Play, mind you — or $17 a month over two years with... Continue reading

In this July, 24, 2013 photo released by the U.S. Navy Football team, Midshipman Josh Tate is shown. A U.S. Naval Academy midshipman accused of abusive sexual contact against a classmate appears for an arraignment at the Washington Navy Yard. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy Football) In this July, 24, 2013 photo... Continue reading

Guilherme Cruz, MMA Fighting GOIANIA, Brazil -- Omari Akhmedov didn't disappoint in his first UFC appearance. In a first-round war against Thiago Perpetuo at UFC Fight Night 32 in Goiania, Brazil, on Nov. 9, Akhmedov showed a huge heart to overcome a pair of knockdowns and score a knockout victory... Continue reading

Programmed nanoparticles organize themselves into highly complex nanostructures PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 7-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Dr. Axel H. E. Müller [email protected] 49-613-139-22372 Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz New principle for the self-assembly of patterned nanoparticles published in NATURE may have important implications for nanotechnology and future technologies Animal... Continue reading

Assessing noise impact of offshore wind farm construction may help protect marine mammals PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 4-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Amy Pelsinsky [email protected] 410-330-1389 University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science SOLOMONS, MD (November 4, 2013) Growth in offshore wind generation is expected to play a major... Continue reading

New study: Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City's water supply PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 1-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Tim Bardsley [email protected] 801-557-3783 University of Colorado at Boulder In an example of the challenges water-strapped Western cities will face in a warming world, new research shows that every degree... Continue reading

NSF, US Antarctic Program partners, working to restore Antarctic research season to the maximum extent possible PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 29-Oct-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Peter West [email protected] 703-292-7530 National Science Foundation Efforts continue to mitigate effects of October's partial government shutdown Officials at the National Science Foundation (NSF)--working... Continue reading

The yin and yang in the life of proteins PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Oct-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Dr. Harald W. Platta [email protected] 49-234-322-4968 Ruhr-University Bochum 2 opposing mechanisms regulate the transport of proteins in peroxisomes Recycling or "scrap press": physicians at the Ruhr-Universitt have found out which molecular... Continue reading

Happy to share her baby boy's life with her fans, Ivanka Trump posted a photo on the day of newborn Joseph's bris on Wednesday (October 23). Traditionally done eight days after the child is born, the entrepreneur is seen dressed in all black and planting a kiss on her little... Continue reading

It's not just you. Facebook's having issues this morning, returning any number of errors on mobile as well as the old-fashioned World Wide Web. Our suggestion? Hit us up on Google+. Or, alternatively, go outside, or read a book. Have a real conversation with an actual person. Ahhhhh, those were... Continue reading

Lots of oxygen does not necessarily lead to the evolution of advanced life PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 18-Oct-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Birgitte Svennevig [email protected] University of Southern Denmark Any textbook will tell you that oxygen is essential for advanced life to evolve. For example, ancient dinosaurs and... Continue reading

In the course of any given month, the government collects billions of dollars in taxes, spends billions more, and borrows money to cover the difference between what it collects and what it spends. If Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling soon, the government won't be able to borrow money to... Continue reading

[Warning: Spoilers ahead from Sunday's episode, "Wedding in Red."] Wedding bells are upon us on The Mentalist. It was six years in the making, but Wayne Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) and Grace Van Pelt (Amanda Righetti) finally tied the knot. But their wedding wasn't exactly on the books. With the CBI... Continue reading