From News: Syria Accepts U.N. Plan For Peace

Finally!  It’s about time!!  But it’s still too early to tell…

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The plan by U.N. envoy Kofi Annan includes a cease-fire by Syrian forces, a daily two-hour halt to fighting to evacuate injured people and provide humanitarian aid and inclusive talks about a political solution. But there was no immediate end to fighting.

 

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From Engadget: BlueStacks App Player hits beta, supports ARM-written Android apps on x86-based Windows (video)

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We’ve been eagerly anticipating the full-on release of BlueStacks’ App Player, so imagine our excitement, now that the software has officially made the leap from its brief alpha stage to “beta-1” status. If you’ll recall, the App Player can virtually run over 450k Android apps on Windows XP, Vista and 7, all without developers needing to tweak their respective coding. Notably, this latest build has a host of updates including LayerCake, allowing x86-based machines run apps written for ARM — and with hardware graphics acceleration, no less. Other notable goodies from the beta build include official localization in 10 countries, mock accelerometer support (arrow keys), an updated UI and Direct AppStore Access. If the mere thought of running Android Angry Birds on Windows has your interests piqued, you’ll find further details about BlueStacks in the full press release and video overview past the break.

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From The UberReview: Use a Cup of Coffee as a Crude Barometer


Did you know bubbles in a hot cup of coffee, tea or cocoa can give you an idea of what the weather is going to be like for the day? Instructables user stickmop shared this trick from Backpacker magazine: pour a cup and watch what happens to the bubbles: if they move to the edge quickly, then there should be clear skies for the next 12 hours; if they stay in the middle it means rain; if they move slowly then you might have some rain but things should clear up soon.

How does it work? Basically, your cup of coffee becomes a very inexpensive barometer – and the movement of the bubbles gives you a rough indication of the air pressure.

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From Geeks are Sexy Technology News: 100T Non-Destructive Magnetic Field Achieved

Human achievement point!

Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory campus of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have successfully produced the world’s first 100 Tesla non-destructive magnetic field. The achievement was decades in the making, involving a diverse team of scientists and engineers. The 100 Tesla mark was reached at approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 22, 2012.

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