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2011 - The Daily Photo Project
Dia de Portugal
Toda a gente sabe (uns porque a sentem todos os dias há muito tempo, outros porque falam nela porque lhes convém para os seus objetivos) que estamos em crise e em época de austeridade. Esta da austeridade também é boa, porque, pelos vistos, só é para alguns.
Na nossa cidade, vai-se comemorar o 10 de Junho - chamado Dia de Portugal - e assistimos a um fenómeno que nega que estamos em crise. Alguns dos locais por onde vão passar os "visitantes" não vão ter prédios sujos e degradados. Levaram com uma pintura apressada e "fica tudo bem". O poder autárquico torna-se de um momento para o outro competentíssimo. Aos munícipes pede-se que colaborem com bandeirinhas nas varandas e janelas, proíbe-se o estacionamento de carros dificultando as deslocações,...
Há afirmações de que vai haver contenção de despesas, mas eu gostava de saber o que vai acontecer ao local onde vão ser realizadas as comemorações - o Campo da Feira?
Na nossa cidade, vai-se comemorar o 10 de Junho - chamado Dia de Portugal - e assistimos a um fenómeno que nega que estamos em crise. Alguns dos locais por onde vão passar os "visitantes" não vão ter prédios sujos e degradados. Levaram com uma pintura apressada e "fica tudo bem". O poder autárquico torna-se de um momento para o outro competentíssimo. Aos munícipes pede-se que colaborem com bandeirinhas nas varandas e janelas, proíbe-se o estacionamento de carros dificultando as deslocações,...
Há afirmações de que vai haver contenção de despesas, mas eu gostava de saber o que vai acontecer ao local onde vão ser realizadas as comemorações - o Campo da Feira?
Ο Sean Penn θα σκηνοθετήσει τον Robert De Niro;
Στην ταινία αυτή, ο Robert De Niro θα υποδυθεί έναν κωμικό, με ατού του την σάτιρα, ο οποίος γερνάει, ωστόσο δεν έχουν γίνει γνωστές περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες για τον ρόλο του.
Το σενάριο του “The Comedian” έχει γράψει ο Art Linson με τον Jeffrey Ross, ενώ, σύμφωνα με δημοσιεύματα, ακόμη δεν έχει οριστεί ημερομηνία έναρξης των γυρισμάτων του φιλμ.
Ο βραβευμένος με Όσκαρ Sean Penn έκανε το σκηνοθετικό του ντεμπούτο το 2007 με την ταινία “Into The Wild”, ενώ ο τελευταίος του ρόλος ήταν στο “The Tree of Life” του T. Malick, ταινία που διακρίθηκε στο φεστιβάλ των Καννών φέτος.
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Royal Ascot: η πιο chic βρετανική παράδοση
Παρέλαση καπέλων αλλά και προσωπικοτήτων ήταν η χθεσινή, εναρκτήρια ημέρα του πιο δημοφιλή και διάσημου ιππικού αγώνα στον κόσμο, το βρετανικό Royal Ascot, που εδώ και τριακόσια χρόνια αποτελεί μία από τις πιο σημαντικές κοινωνικές και αθλητικές εκδηλώσεις στη Μεγάλη Βρετανία. Η βασιλική οικογένεια έδωσε, φυσικά, το παρών με τη βασίλισσα Ελισάβετ να προτιμά ένα παστέλ βεραμάν σύνολο και τις κόρες του πρίγκιπα Andrew, Eugenia και Beatrice να διατηρούν πιο χαμηλούς τόνους με καπέλα συμμαζεμένα και διακριτικά...
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Συγχαρητήρια του Ομπάμα στους Μάβερικς (vid)
Τα συγχαρητήρια του για την κατάκτηση του πρωταθλήματος έδωσε οΜπάρακ Ομπάμα στον Ρικ Καρλάισλ.Ο πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ συνομίλησε με τον τεχνικό του Ντάλας για τους εκπληκτικούς τελικούς με το Μαϊάμι, κάνοντας μάλιστα ιδιαίτερη μνεία στην εμφάνιση των Ντιρκ Νοβίτσκι, Τζέισον Τέρι και Τζέι Τζέι Μπαρέα.
Όπως ανακοίνωσε ο Λευκός Οίκος, ο Μπάρακ Ομπάμα είπε στον Καρλάισλ ότι νιώθει περήφανος για τον τρόπο που αγωνίστηκαν οι Μάβερικς, ενώ εξέφρασε την ανυπομονησία του να συγχαρεί από κοντά τους θριαμβευτές του φετινού ΝΒΑ.
Προς το παρόν δεν έχει γνωστή η ημερομηνία που η ομάδα του Ντάλας θα επισκεφθεί τον πρόεδρο των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών, στον Λευκό Οίκο.
Οι καλύτερες στιγμές των φετινών τελικών...
Στον αστερισμό του Φέισα ο Ολυμπιακός
Ο Λιούμπομιρ Φέισα όπως όλα δείχνουν θα αποτελέσει την τέταρτη μεταγραφική κίνηση των "ερυθρολεύκων" στο φετινό παζάρι μετά τους Χαβίτο, Κοστάνσο και Μαρκάνο.Η ιστορία του έχει κάτι από... Εδουάρδο Μαθία. Και Ντάρκο Κοβάσεβιτς. Μαθητής της μεγάλης των πλάβι σχολής, και στα 23 του έπειτα από μια πραγματικά μεγάλη ατυχία και έναν τραυματισμό που τον κράτησε περισσότερο από έναν χρόνο εκτός δράσης, έτοιμος για το μεγάλο άλμα. Από την Σερβία στην Ελλάδα. Από την πρωταθλήτρια Παρτιζάν, στον πρωταθλητή Ολυμπιακό.
Στη Σερβία το θέμα θεωρείται τελειωμένο. Μιλούν για συμφωνία των δύο ομάδων στο ποσό των 3 εκατ. ευρώ (!). Και υποστηρίζουν ότι μέχρι τις...
2012 plug-in Prius to include selectable EV mode, full battery regeneration
By Zach Honig
We already know to expect Toyota's Entune infotainment system in the dash of the 2012 Prius, but the hybrid's monster EV batteries will be powering much more than a touchscreen and apps. According to ConsumerSearch, next year's plug-in vehicle will include two new features aimed at improving the car's electric-only range for local driving, especially when your commute also includes a trip down the freeway. The first improvement comes in the form of an EV mode button, allowing you to turn off EV for highway driving, which tends to drain those batts faster than a Thunderbolt in Hotspot mode. The Prius will also offer full battery regeneration, so power-off activities like braking and driving downhill will restore the hybrid's EV-only range -- especially helpful if you live in a hilly area or tend to make frequent stops. Both new features should have a fairly significant impact on efficiency, so you'll soon be able to drive further in the city without tapping a single drop of crude.
We already know to expect Toyota's Entune infotainment system in the dash of the 2012 Prius, but the hybrid's monster EV batteries will be powering much more than a touchscreen and apps. According to ConsumerSearch, next year's plug-in vehicle will include two new features aimed at improving the car's electric-only range for local driving, especially when your commute also includes a trip down the freeway. The first improvement comes in the form of an EV mode button, allowing you to turn off EV for highway driving, which tends to drain those batts faster than a Thunderbolt in Hotspot mode. The Prius will also offer full battery regeneration, so power-off activities like braking and driving downhill will restore the hybrid's EV-only range -- especially helpful if you live in a hilly area or tend to make frequent stops. Both new features should have a fairly significant impact on efficiency, so you'll soon be able to drive further in the city without tapping a single drop of crude.
UK mobile companies take aim at Google Wallet, want in on the NFC action
By Terrence O'Brien
Oh Google, you didn't think you were going to have all the mobile payment fun did you? While you're beta testing in New York and San Francisco some big names across the pond are looking to dominate the entire UK. Vodafone, Telefonica, and Everything Everywhere (a joint venture between Orange and T-Mobile) are combining forces to create a mobile payment and marketing system that will take on Google Wallet and Offers before they even get off the ground in the British isles. The platform will be open to all comers, including Google, (you know, in case it decides to make Wallet a US only affair) and the companies have pledged to keep customer data out of the hands of third parties. The project is still in the very early stages of development, but the mobile providers aren't dilly dallying -- they expect their efforts to bear NFC fruit before the end of the year.
Sony Ericsson signs deal with NFC chip maker, gets ready to do the Xperia pay
By Brian Heater
If Google ever hopes to lead the mass exodus away from credit card transactions with Google Wallet, a lot more NFC-packinghandsets will need to hit the market. Thus far Sony Ericsson hasn't exactly led the near-field charge, aside Japan's Xperia Acro, but it looks like that may soon change, thanks to a deal struck between the phone maker and semiconductor producer, NXP, which will bring the company's PN65 to future Android-based Xperia models. Wave your phone after the break to check out the official announcement.
If Google ever hopes to lead the mass exodus away from credit card transactions with Google Wallet, a lot more NFC-packinghandsets will need to hit the market. Thus far Sony Ericsson hasn't exactly led the near-field charge, aside Japan's Xperia Acro, but it looks like that may soon change, thanks to a deal struck between the phone maker and semiconductor producer, NXP, which will bring the company's PN65 to future Android-based Xperia models. Wave your phone after the break to check out the official announcement.LG's Optimus 3D officially launched, debuting in Europe with dual lens and dual core CPU
By Richard Lai
The long wait is finally over! Joining the likes of HTC EVO 3D and Sharp SH-12C is LG's very own Optimus 3D aka Thrill 4G for AT&T, which we first got our hands on back in February and again in March. The specs for this Android 2.2 device (yeah, we know) have remained untouched since we last checked: here we have a 4.3-inch glassessless 3D LCD with 800 x 480 resolution, a 1GHz dual core TI OMAP4430 processor, 512MB of speedy dual channel RAM, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and a couple of 5 megapixel cameras on the back that can capture 3D 1080p video at 24fps, or 3D 720p at 30fps. Other tidbits include 14.4Mbps HSPA+ connection, an HDMI-out port, and a removable 1500mAh battery, all inside a 5.93 ounce package. Alas, no date's been mentioned for the phone's US launch, but the lucky Europeans will get to pick up this phone first, followed by the rest of the world "over the next several weeks." Stay tuned while we keep our eyes peeled open for further news.
Comcast Cable Show 2011 demo features 1Gbps cable modem speeds, new Xfinity TV UI
By Richard Lawler
As promised, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts treated Cable Show 2011 attendees to a quick demo of the company's latest and greatest tech earlier today. The presentation consisted of the new Xfinity TV platform with all its cloud processing and internet content from Facebook and others, as well as a speed test running on a Comcast cable modem that broke through the 1Gbps speed barrier on the production network. There's no word on when home users might see such speeds but the company promised to "keep up the pace as the internet continues to evolve" -- let's hope that extends to the increasingly restrictive 250GB bandwidth cap. The demo of new DVR software also went off without a hitch, appearing to run smoothly and showing off a vision of "cloud processing" that speeds up search, personalization and recommendations in the program guide by handling them at the head end instead of on the box itself. We're still waiting to get our hands on the RF remote and see if the experience is just as smooth ourselves, but for now you can get a taste in the 17 minute video embedded above.
Motorola's WiFi Xoom gains access to Google Movies, just in time for the weekend
By Darren Murph
Hard to say why Google chose to roll its Movies app out first to 3G-packed tablets sporting Android 3.1 (a smaller testbed, perhaps?), but it looks as if it won't matter for much longer. We've received a number of tips this evening suggesting that Google Movies can now be downloaded from the Android Market by WiFi-only Xoom tablets, though some are seeing a litany of server errors when trying to actually use the service. That said, we didn't see any issues here at Engadget HQ, so it's possible that a few kinks are still being worked out on select servers. Give it a whirl and let us know how it turns out in comments below, and if you're a proud owner of a Galaxy Tab 10.1... well, we guess you're also the proud owner of a trait called "patience."
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Microsoft decides to pass on WebGL over security concerns
By Terrence O'Brien
Well, it looks like Microsoft is taking those warnings about WebGL pretty seriously. The company has decided not to support the web-based 3D standard because it wouldn't be able to pass security muster. Highest on the list of concerns is that WebGL opens up a direct line from the internet to a system's GPU. To make matters worse, holes and bugs may crop up that are platform or video card specific, turning attempts to plug holes in its defense into a game of whack-a-mole -- with many players of varying reliability. Lastly Microsoft, like security firm Context, has found current solutions for protecting against DoS attacks rather unsatisfying. Lack of support in Internet Explorer won't necessarily kill WebGL and, as it matures, Microsoft may change its tune -- but it's still a pretty big blow for all us of hoping the next edition of Crysis would be browser-based.
Sony tablet teaser video is breathtaking, not overly informative
By Vlad Savov
Woosh. Plonk. Snap. Like a highly atmospheric scene from your favorite film noir, Sony's teaser video for the S1 and S2 tablets starts off with isolated sounds and a bit of quick motion before settling into a sumptuous, deliberately paced feast for your eyeballs. You might say it's high art posing as a consumer electronics promo, particularly if you compare it to ASUS or Huawei's efforts in the field. There's sadly little in the way of new information, all we really get to witness are the reassuring Android Honeycomb software keys on the larger S1, but this "first impression" clip is the start of a series of ads revolving around a pair of alabaster figurines and their tablet-assisted love affair. Give the play button a bash for your recommended daily dose of awesome.
PowerSkin battery case pumps juice to HTC Inspire 4G, Desire HD
By Christopher Trout
When it comes to battery-boosting power sleeves, we'd say the iPhone's covered, but what of the little green monster? Well, at least two Androids can now get juiced by way of a new charging case from PowerSkin. HTC's Inspire 4G and Desire HD are getting a little extra power with the release of this black silicone skin, which promises 1500mAh and up to eight hours of added battery life. The PowerSkin will set you back $60, and is now available at Amazon and the source link below.
Pulled Verizon video shows an unannounced tablet, could it be the Xoom 2?
By Vlad Savov
Oh Verizon, did you just spill confidential information all over your YouTube channel? The guys over atDroid-Life spotted a VZW ad starring a mysterious new Honeycomb tablet, which to our ninja-trained eyes looks to exhibit many of the design elements of Motorola's Xoom. It could, of course, be just about anything, given that Verizon yanked the video almost as soon as the above screengrab was lifted, but the rear of this 10(ish)-inch tablet looks very much like a Xoom designed to be used in portrait orientation. We know Moto has a Xoom 2 cooking in the oven and it's not unreasonable to surmise that Verizon is putting together the finishing touches on a promo campaign for it. Now if only we could get a look at that video with our own eyes...
Redbox starts renting out video games nationwide, charges $2 for your Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii pleasure
By Vlad Savov
Exactly as promised, Redbox is today inaugurating a new branch to its media-renting venture with the introduction of video game rentals at $2 a day. There's a pretty rich and fresh selection on offer, including the likes of Duke Nukem Forever, Dirt 3, and Brink, and you can reserve your copy online before moseying down to your nearest Redbox kiosk to execute the transaction. About 5,000 of those crimson encasements have already been partaking in the testing of this service, but now Redbox is flipping the switch on the other 21,000 across the US and making things officially official.
Scent generator threatens to waft Odorama into the 21st century
By Christopher Trout
Finally, an invention John Waters can get behind. When the harbinger of filth brought the odiferous experience to screenings of Polyester, he took the scratch-and-sniff route -- including scents like glue and feces -- now a team of researchers at the University of California in San Diego are expanding on thesmell-what-you-see concept, albeit in a much more high-tech fashion. In collaboration with the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, the team has developed a method for generating odors that could pack the appropriate hardware into a device "small enough to fit on the back of your TV." Basically, scents are produced by an aqueous solution, like ammonia, which is heated by a thin metal wire, and eventually expelled, as an odorous gas, from a small hole in its silicone elastomer housing -- and, bam! You've got Smell-O-Vision. The team has tested its method using perfumes by Jennifer Lopez and Elizabeth Taylor, but have yet to create a working prototype. For the sake of innocent noses everywhere, let's hope Mr. Waters doesn't get a whiff of this.
Galaxy S II coming to SaskTel next month, we embark on northward migration
By Amar Toor
The Samsung Galaxy S II has yet to make its US debut, but it looks like our neighbors to the north will be getting it as early as next month. Yesterday, Canada's SaskTel announced via Twitter that it would launch the phone "within the next month," making it the first North American carrier to confirm the S II. Earlier this month, it looked as if Verizon would be the first to bring the device to the New World, but our hopes were crushed when the carrier debunked rumors of a July launch. It remains to be seen whether Sasktel's announcement will pave the way for a wider North American release, but we'll let you know as soon as we hear more.
Nokia Windows Phones will launch in six European nations first, Finland not among them
By Vlad Savov
Nokia VP Victor Saeijs has this week disclosed the six launch markets for the vanguard devices born out of the Microsoft-Nokia partnership. France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UK will all count themselves as hosts to Nokia's Windows Phone debut, but the company's mother nation of Finland has strangely been left out in the cold. Knowing Nokia, there's no doubt that once the WP7 handsets are ready they'll find themselves swiftly available worldwide, but if you care to be among the very first to own one, you'll be wanting to visit Europe's western shores -- preferably some time before the year's through, as Mr. Saeijs also reaffirmed that there will indeed be a Nokia Windows Phone coming out in 2011.
Η καλή διατροφή απο τα μαλλιά φαίνεται
Κανείς δεν θα σου πει ότι αν τρως κάθε μέρα… μπρόκολο, τα μαλλιά σου θα μείνουν στη θέση τους μέχρι τα βαθιά σου γεράματα. Ούτε ότι αν προσέχεις τη διατροφή σου, θα αποφύγουν το γκριζάρισμα και θα μείνουν πιο σκούρα και από του Καρατζαφέρη, που τα βάφει! Ασφαλώς και κληρονομικοί λόγοι παίζουν καθοριστικό ρόλο για την καραφλίτσα που σχηματίζεται στους άνδρες. Εννοείται ότι κανείς δεν «ποινικοποιεί» τη φαλάκρα. Αντίθετα, υπάρχουν άνδρες που τους βλέπεις καθημερινά, με «μεγάλη χωρίστρα», που όμως είναι τόσο προσεγμένη η, έστω και περιορισμένη, κόμη τους, που δείχνουν και είναι κομψοί και στιλάτοι.
Όμως άλλο αυτό και άλλο να πηγαίνεις γυρεύοντας. Γιατί να μην χαρείς ένα υγιές και πλούσιο μαλλί, που θα σου δώσει πόντους αυτοπεποίθησης και να κινδυνεύεις να το χάσεις, επειδή δεν έμαθες ότι υπάρχει μεγάλος συσχετισμός ανάμεσα στην καλή διατροφή και στις…
Όμως άλλο αυτό και άλλο να πηγαίνεις γυρεύοντας. Γιατί να μην χαρείς ένα υγιές και πλούσιο μαλλί, που θα σου δώσει πόντους αυτοπεποίθησης και να κινδυνεύεις να το χάσεις, επειδή δεν έμαθες ότι υπάρχει μεγάλος συσχετισμός ανάμεσα στην καλή διατροφή και στις…
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