| Xacti HD1a HD camcorder adds wide display, more
Sanyo on Thursday introduced the Xacti HD1a, a compact digital media camera that records both still pictures and digital video. It does it all onto an SD flash memory card. The Xacti HD1a is coming in September for $699.99. The Xacti HD1a records video in 720p and grabs 5.1 megapixel still images. Because it uses SD cards instead of bulky tapes or optical media, it's much more compact than other camcorders. It uses a 10x optical zoom lens and 2.2-inch LCD display. New features in the HD1a include a 16:9 widescreen still picture mode, in-camera video editing, a 30 frames-per-second 320 x 240 MPEG-4 pixel video recording mode called “Web-SHQ," optimized for the video iPod. The 16:9 still image mode grabs 3.8 megapixel images in the same wide-screen format as the Xacti HD1's digital videos.
CAWS doors closed for now
During the closure, the shelter will focus on repairing the building and using grant money to finish the shelter's second building, which was supposed to serve as an animal control building and emergency evacuation shelter, Maroon said. The building that has served as the shelter was only supposed to serve as an adoption center, but all of the animals coming through the shelter have had to go through that building because the second building was not yet done. “We have a lot of holes in it from overcrowding from the time of Hurricane Katrina on," Maroon said. “We had to keep dogs and cats in rooms and not cages." At the time of the closure, the shelter adopted out 10 animals, and Director Lisa Smith took another 10 more to Madison with her, where she is serving as a consultant for a shelter that is starting up there, Maroon said.
the has-been
One of the early signs that the revolution was not on the level came in late March 1995, near the end of Newt's first 100 days, when the new House of Representatives failed to pass a constitutional amendment to put a 12-year limit on congressional service. Forty Republicans crossed over to help defeat the measure, which fell 60 votes short of the required two-thirds majority. Most of the class of 1994 voted for the term-limits amendment. Had it passed, they would be out of a job after this Congress, anyway. So, in truth, voters are just helping them honor their original parting wishes. At least a dozen Republican members who are in tough races this time voted for 12-year term limits in 1995. Half are members of the class of 1994: Steve Chabot of Ohio, Charlie Bass of New Hampshire, J.D.
Black Holes spinning near the Speed of Light
Einstein's theory of relativity, Supermassive Blackholes Black Holes spinning near the Speed of Light By Joshua Hill Wednesday, January 16, 2008 We've dedicated a lot of attention to black holes of late, with rogue holes roaming the universe and other holes shooting energy at harmless nearby galaxies. So it is not a surprise that the research keeps coming. Supermassive black holes, according to new research, are approaching the speed of light. Nine galaxies were examined by NASA using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and found each to contain black holes pumping out jets of gas in to the surrounding space. "We think these monster black holes are spinning close to the limit set by Einstein's theory of relativity, which means that they can drag material around them at close to the speed of light," said Rodrigo Nemmen, the study's lead author and a visiting graduate student at Penn State University.
City identifies nine red light camera intersections
The city of Austin has identified nine intersections for red light cameras. Cameras will be installed in April and are expected to be operational on May 1. The intersections are: Northbound MoPac Expressway at Howard Lane/Wells Branch Parkway Southbound MoPac Expressway at Howard Lane/Wells Branch Parkway East frontage of Lamar Boulevard at the south frontage of Ben White Boulevard (eastbound) MoPac southbound service road at eastbound U.S. Highway 290 •Northbound I-35 service road at 11th Street Southbound I-35 service road at 15th Street Riverside Drive at Pleasant Valley Road West frontage of Lamar Boulevard at Ben White Boulevard (or Capital of Texas Highway) westbound/northbound Southbound I-35 service road at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. As required by state law, the intersections were identified after the city's public works department conducted traffic engineering studies at 20 intersections with the most red light running collisions in 2006 and 2007.
'The Eye' delivers a few successful jolts
Jessica Alba stars in "The Eye," a remake of the Chinese film "Jian Gui." Considering Alba's less-than -stellar acting repertoire, the film seems at once destined to repeat the mistakes of its predecessors. Surprisingly, Alba's acting, though unsteady at times, is an improvement upon her past roles. Sydney Wells (Alba) is an attractive, accomplished violinist who lost her vision at age five in a firecracker incident. We first join Wells on the day before a double cornea transplant, a surgery she had previously attempted fruitlessly. With the constant (at times, incessant) moral support of her sister, Helen (Parker Posey), Sydney's surgery is a success. Along with the acquisition of her sight, Wells is awarded a conveniently attractive neural ophthalmologist, Dr. .
Wireless CCTV Ltd Launches New Covert Surveillance Solution
Summary: Wireless CCTV's new covert "one box" solution is an innovative, completely autonomous mobile surveillance device that can be instantly deployed, even in the harshest of operating conditions. Wireless CCTV launches its most autonomous mobile surveillance solution to date, which can be instantly deployed for covert operations. The military style case and connectors are fully waterproof which means the equipment can even be buried underground and still function at optimum levels. This new self-contained surveillance solution provides the user with unrivalled flexibility of deployment. Depending on the required distance between the cameras and the base unit, the user can choose between a wired or wireless camera setup in order to connect two cameras with Pan, Tilt and Zoom functionalities.
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