Kirby Dick’s important new documentary unravels the truth about the prevalence of sexual assault in today’s U.S. military — and the institutional cover-ups that further denigrate the victims.
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We are always amazed (and sometimes delighted) by the inability to recognize irony. In what appears to be an enthusiastic, if potentially misguided response to brand-messaging, conservative groups across America are throwing their support behind Denny’s for an ad for their “Tour of America” campaign. They seem to think the ad shows that Denny’s believes the right to bear arms is “what makes America the greatest country in the world.”
I’ve found that the proper diet, along with targeted vitamin supplementation, can work miracles in the lives of early recovering addicts and alcoholics.
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* Rain threat has diminished
* Storm dumped more than 2 feet (61 cm) of rain over some areas
* Widespread flooding, at least two deaths blamed on Debby
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 27 (Reuters) – The remnants of Tropical Storm Debby moved out into the open Atlantic on Wednesday and rains finally eased over Florida but the state was struggling to clean up the soggy mess it left behind.
In Debby’s wake were flooded homes and businesses, roads under water or cratered with sinkholes, and overflowing rivers that sent thousands fleeing for higher ground.
Emergency managers said it was too early to gauge the extent of the damage. About 11,000 customers were without electric power in 39 counties on Wednesday, down from 29,000 on Tuesday.
The storm deluged parts of central and northern Florida with more than 2 feet (61 cm) of rain as it hovered in the Gulf of Mexico and cut across the peninsula. It was downgraded to a tropical depression when its winds died down on Tuesday night.
By Wednesday it was a disorganized mass of thunderstorms out in the Atlantic, centered about 90 miles (145 km) east of St. Augustine, Florida. There was a small chance it could regroup into a tropical storm on Sunday but it was expected to curve northeast over open waters far from land.
“Rainfall associated with Debby will continue to diminish across the Florida peninsula today,” forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. “Additional isolated rainfall amounts of up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) will be possible in some of the lingering rain bands, mainly over southern Florida.”
At least two Florida deaths were blamed on the storm. A central Florida woman in Polk County was killed when her car hydro-planed on a flooded road and a woman in neighboring Highlands County was killed when a tornado wrecked her home, a spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management said.
A man died after his canoe capsized on Lake Dorr in the Ocala National forest a few hours after Debby made landfall on Tuesday, and medical examiners were still investigating whether his death was storm-related. (Writing by Jane Sutton; Editing by Vicki Allen)
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Google is on a roll today. In addition to introducing the latest version of Android, Jelly Bean, the company has updated some of its services to add new features. Maps is one example, with the Android version of the app seeing an update that will let users save maps offline to their devices. The update has gone live on the Play Store, with version 6.9 supporting a customizable map area that can be saved offline.
Users need only pan the map around or search for their required city to decide what they want to save offline, with Maps pulling down all the necessary information. We took it for a quick spin by downloading the entire city of London, squeezed into just 35MB. Having said that, it does seem to be a bit of a mixed bag right now: we’ve tested several offline attempts of London, with road names and landmarks sometimes being left out and then appearing on other downloads. Offline maps really isn’t all that much fun when half the road names are missing. We’ll chalk it up to technical issues for now; the feature did just go live, after all.
YouTube has also seen an update today which adds a couple of new options. The first is a new sidebar that gives you quick access to your account as well as trending topics. The second is a pre-caching feature. Any videos that you’ve saved to a Watch Later list or subscription can be downloaded over WiFi when the device is charging or plugged in via USB. The idea is that users will still be able watch the content over slow cellular networks, but it does require some management. Both the Maps and YouTube updates are live now on the Play Store.
Google offline Maps update now live: YouTube adds preloading is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Let’s get it out on the table, right up front. I am a guy, and not apologetic about this. I’m a person with a paunch, with bristly whiskers that my wife wants shaved (I won’t), and a tendency to talk about myself.
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Here’s a bit of a surprise that slipped under the radar during the Google I/O keynote: Google Earth for Android has been updated to 7.0 to take advantage of the new 3D map technology it unveiled at another special event just a few weeks ago. As a refresher, the visuals are automatically created from 45-degree aerial imagery and can pick up 3D elements as subtle as trees. Before you go racing to your hometown to see how it looks in 3D, be aware that just a handful of cities and regions exploit that dimension. Besides San Francisco Bay, the full coverage extends to Boulder, Boston, Charlotte, Lawrence, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Portland, San Antonio, San Diego, Santa Cruz and Tampa in the US, with Rome being the lone international hotspot. If that’s too few places to visit, there’s always the addition of guided tours. Android users can head over Google Play to get the update today; iOS users shouldn’t fret, as they’ll get the new maps soon.
Update: Google now has video, if you’d rather not (or can’t) install the app to try it yourself.
Google Earth 7.0 for Android brings new, super-detailed 3D maps for some cities (update: video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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In another NBA Draft segment with Noah Coslov of CineSport, I break down the injury concerns of former Ohio St. All-American Jared Sullinger and just how far he could slip Thursday night.
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We were originally expecting it to show up last week, but “overwhelming demand” prevented the Samsung Galaxy S III from arriving in Sprint stores for an unknown period of time. The Now Network has finally given us a firm launch date of July 1st, with the 16GB model hitting the brick-and-mortar shelves and both storage options (16 and 32GB) available online and through telesales. The 16GB version is going for $200, while the 32GB will be $250.
Sprint Galaxy S III making its way to stores July 1st originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sergey Brin briefly pulled out a light blue prototype of Google Glass whilst on stage at Google I/O, and as it turns out, those are evidently the latest and greatest models that the company is willing to wear around. We ran into social exec Vic Gundotra after this morning’s keynote, only to find him donning precisely the same set that was teased on stage. We asked if the blue was just part of Google’s experimentation with coloring Glass, and he chuckled while confessing that he wasn’t authorized to speak further about the project or its ambitions. Still, the man looks good in blue. And something tells us you would, too.
Photos of Google’s Vic Gundotra wearing the latest, blue-hued Glass prototype originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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