USDA asked to approve GMO apple that won't brown

 

 CASHMERE, Wash. – A Canadian biotechnology company has asked the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after its sliced, saying the improvement could boost sales of apples for snacks, salads and other uses.

U.S. apple growers say it's too soon to know whether they'd be interested in the apple: They need to resolve questions about the apple's quality, the cost of planting and, most importantly, whether people would buy it.  ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration Now List People As Domestic Extremist

Government responds to the backlash against the unconstitutional fourth amendment violating TSA screening measures by blacklisting air travelers who object to the over reaching intrusive searches at the airports. They are trying to send a chilling effect not to protest the TSA groping and body scanners that has the public in an uproar. Will they add them to a list were you can not buy a new car .apply for employment or do business.Will people be put on this list that will make life hard to function because the government has blackballed people who objected to the abusive TSA.These secretive list shows the abusive executive branch bypassing the courts and due process blacklisting their political enemies and opposition.
We must not allow this to chill us from standing up for our rights. Power Your Mind MadOne

New Batteries Smaller than Salt Grains

The next generation of lithium-ion batteries could be small enough to pour out of a saltshaker.

Lithium-ion batteries have become ubiquitous in today's consumer electronics, powering laptops, cell phones, and portable music players. Now research funded by the Department of Defense's research wing, DARPA, is pushing the limits of this technology in trying to create some of the tiniest batteries on Earth, the largest of which would be no bigger than a grain of sand.

These tiny energy storage devices could one day be used to power the electronics and mechanical components of tiny micro- to nanoscale devices. TECHNEWS DAILY

Dell Inspiron Duo Price, Release Date Revealed

The Dell Inspiron Duo, a tablet/netbook hybrid with a dual-hinged display will begin shipping the first week of December. Preorders will begin in the coming days for the 10.1 inch Windows 7 tablet PC, starting at $549.

The Duo sports an innovative form factor that resembles a typical netbook. However, the capacitive touch-enabled 10.1-inch display (1366 x 768) swivels on two hinges and closes over the keyboard to transform into a tablet.

Netbook SpecsThe Duo features standard netbook specs, including an Atom N550 processor, 2GB of RAM and 250GB of storage. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium, features a Broadcom Crystal HD accelerator, and Wi-Fi and WiMAX support. The Inspiron Duo has two USB ports, an audio jack and chiclet keyboard.

When in tablet mode, the Duo displays a touch-friendly user interface skin over Windows 7 for quick access to media and the web browser.
Dell is also offering a Duo bundle featuring a JBL speaker dock for an extra $100.
The Duo will be available in red, blue and black. 

 

Leslie Nielsen Passes Away

Actor and frequent comedic lead star Leslie Nielsen has passed away from complications with pneumonia. The actor best known for starring in such comedies as Airplane! and the Naked Gun film franchise died Sunday at a hospital near his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. He was surrounded by family including his wife, Barbaree and friends.

Born Feb. 11, 1926, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Nielsen came to Hollywood in the mid-1950s after performing in 150 live TV dramas in New York. His acting career spanned several decades, starting with episodes of series including The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse and Tales of Tomorrow and encompassing several genres. Moving into film, Nielsen first performed as the king of France in the Paramount operetta The Vagabond King with Kathryn Grayson. The film -- he called it The Vagabond Turkey -- flopped, but MGM signed him to a seven-year contract and he starred in 1956's Forbidden Planet for that studio.

But he became known in later years for his deadpan delivery in comedies featuring absurd situations, including 1980s's Airplane!, a parody of Zero Hour!, Airport and other movies about flying. MADONE

BOX OFFICE REPORT: Nov 26th - 28th Weekend

For the second consecutive weekend, the first half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows returned to the 1^st place spot by taking home another $50.3 million. While the performance represents a 60% drop among moviegoers from its first performance, it’s hard to see Warner Bros. Pictures being too worried about the large drop-off.  After all, the studio has hauled in $220.4 million in its first 10 days of release (ranked 10^th all time for that period of time) against a budget of just $130 million. It has likewise won the international race for the second weekend in a row by conjuring up another $113.2 million from 19,000 theaters in 62 foreign markets. With its $220.4 million domestic tally and the $389.2 million that Warner Bros. has received overseas, the studio has tallied up an amazing $609.5 mil in worldwide coin.

 For their part, Disney made the holiday race close by introducing Tangled into 3,603 theaters and taking down the 2^nd place spot with $49.1 million. Despite recent reports that Disney has planned to fade away from the fairy-tale brand that made them popular---attributed to the modern youth considering it too old fashioned---the studio still has an audience willing to shell out the cash. While they fell just one million shy of the top spot, Disney did end up with the highest average ($13,628). Adding on its early Wednesday numbers, the release has earned $69.0 million domestically and another $13.8 million from early foreign markets. 

Sony’s Screen Gems found some success over the weekend as well by unleashing their musical Burlesque into over 3,000 theaters and tuning up $11.8 million as a result. If you’re including its 5-day tally, the film which featured Cher and Christina Aguilera found $17.2 million over the holiday.

Fox’s action adventure Unstoppable rolled down two places for the 5^th spot by eating another $11.7 million in receipts. Its third frame has increased the domestic count to $60.7 million, still a sizeable distance from its $100 mil budget. 

Rank	Movie	Weekend	Theaters	Average	Total	Budget
1	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I	$50.3 mil	4,125	$12,205	$220.3 mil	$130
2	Tangled	$49.1 mil	3,603	$13,628	$69.0 mil	----
3	Megamind	$12.8 mil	3,411	$3,767	$130.4 mil	$130
4	Burlesque	$11.8 mil	3,037	$3,885	$17.1 mil	----
5	Unstoppable	$11.7 mil	3,183	$3,691	$60.7 mil	$100
6	Love and Other Drugs	$9.8 mil	2,455	$4,012	$14.0 mil	----
7	Faster	$8.7 mil	2,454	$3,548	$12.2 mil	$24
8	Due Date	$7.3 mil	2,555	$2,857	$85.0 mil	$65
9	The Next Three Days	$4.8 mil	2,564	$1,888	$14.5 mil	$30
10	Morning Glory	$4.0 mil	2,441	$1,651	$26.4 mil	$40

 MANIA.COM

NFL Recap: Week 12

Olsen catches one of Cutler's 4 TD passes to lead Bears over Eagles 31-26

San Diego intercepted Peyton Manning four times, returning two for scores, and handed Indianapolis its worst home loss of the Manning era, 36-14, on Sunday.

                      The Falcons stayed atop the NFC when Matt Bryant kicked a 47-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining Sunday for a 20-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers 

 

Sunday November 28, 2010
1 2 3 4 Total Green Bay 3 0 7 7 17  Final  Atlanta 3 7 0 10 20    GB: A. Rodgers 26-35, 344 yds, 1 TD ATL: M. Turner 23 Rush, 110 yds, 1 TD		1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0  Final  Houston 0 14 3 3 20    TEN: J. Gage 4 Rec, 50 yds HOU: M. Schaub 25-35, 178 yds, 2 TDs
1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 7 0 10 0 17  Final  Washington 7 0 0 6 13    MIN: T. Gerhart 22 Rush, 76 yds, 1 TD WAS: D. McNabb 21-35, 211 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT		1 2 3 4 Total Jacksonville 7 10 0 3 20  Final  NY Giants 3 3 3 15 24    JAC: R. Jennings 7 Rush, 53 yds, 1 TD NYG: E. Manning 14-24, 226 yds, 2 TDs
1 2 3 4 OT Total Pittsburgh 7 6 0 3 3 19  Final  Buffalo 0 0 7 9 0 16  OT  PIT: R. Mendenhall 36 Rush, 151 yds, 1 TD BUF: F. Jackson 5 Rec, 104 yds, 1 TD		1 2 3 4 Total Carolina 7 6 7 3 23  Final  Cleveland 14 7 0 3 24    CAR: M. Goodson 14 Rush, 55 yds, 1 TD CLE: P. Hillis 26 Rush, 131 yds, 3 TDs
1 2 3 4 Total Kansas City 7 14 0 21 42  Final  Seattle 7 3 7 7 24    KC: M. Cassel 22-32, 233 yds, 4 TDs SEA: B. Obomanu 5 Rec, 159 yds, 1 TD		1 2 3 4 Total Miami 10 3 10 10 33  Final  Oakland 7 7 0 3 17    MIA: C. Henne 17-30, 307 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT OAK: J. Ford 4 Rec, 108 yds, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia 3 10 0 13 26  Final  Chicago 14 7 10 0 31    PHI: M. Vick 29-44, 333 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT CHI: J. Cutler 14-21, 247 yds, 4 TDs		1 2 3 4 Total Tampa Bay 0 3 0 7 10  Final  Baltimore 0 17 0 0 17    TB: J. Freeman 17-37, 162 yds, 1 TD BAL: J. Flacco 25-35, 289 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
1 2 3 4 Total St. Louis 7 19 7 3 36  Final  Denver 10 3 0 20 33    STL: S. Bradford 22-37, 308 yds, 3 TDs DEN: K. Orton 24-41, 347 yds, 3 TDs		1 2 3 4 Total San Diego 10 6 10 10 36  Final  Indianapolis 7 7 0 0 14    SD: M. Tolbert 26 Rush, 103 yds, 1 TD IND: P. Manning 31-48, 285 yds, 2 TDs, 4 INTs