November 3, 2015

Tectonic, CoreOS's Kubernetes-Based Container Platform, Hits General Availability

Container A few months ago, CoreOS launched the preview of Tectonic, a container platform based on the Google-incubated Kubernetes container management and orchestration tool. Starting today, CoreOS considers Tectonic to be out of beta. As CoreOS CEO and co-founder Alex Polvi told me, the team worked with hundreds of customers during the beta and found (and fixed) all kinds of issues. Now, however, the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

The Climate Iceman Cometh

(Steven Hayward) We hear a lot about melting glaciers and ice loss in Greenland and the Arctic (which may also be "pausing" at the moment), but less about Antarctica, perhaps because the news is less convenient to The Narrative. This from NASA three days ago: NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses A new NASA study says that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years

Source: Power Line

Pro-Cruz super PAC radio ads playing up Boehner beef

A pro-Ted Cruz super PAC is running a radio ad touting how the Texas Republican routinely got under the skin of former House Speaker John Boehner.

The radio spot is part of a $1 million ad buy from the Keep the Promise I political action committee, which is backing Mr. ...

Source: www.washingtontimes.com stories: Politics

TransCanada Wants To Pull Keystone XL's Permit Application

Keystone XL No More?

Via: The Daily Caller

Women and Men Paraded Around Syrian Town in Cages as Human Shields Against Bombing

"If you want to kill my mother, you will kill them too."

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'How Do You Feel About White People?': Megyn Kelly's Tense Exchange With Woman in Viral 'Open Season on Crackers' Video

"When I use the word cracker, now I become a terrorist?"

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Livefyre Launches New Platform To Help Marketers Harness User Content

livefyre engagement cloud There's been a big push from startups promising to help marketers and publishers take advantage of all the user-generated content that's posted to social media, but Livefyre CEO Jordan Kretchmer suggested that one area has been relatively neglected — pushing UGC to a brand's own website. Kretchmer is announcing a new product today called the Livefyre Engagement… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

TransCanada Pause Means GOP Win in 2016 Needed for Keystone: BI

TransCanada's request to pause State Department review of Keystone XL oil pipeline may help it sidestep President Barack Obama's likely rejection of project, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Rob Barnett writes. "If a Democrat takes the White House in 2016, the oil pipeline will almost certainly be rejected. A Republican victory is probably the best hope for approving the transport project that is critical to Canada's oil-sands development," he writes Related news: TransCanada Keystone Pause Seen G

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Texas Man Solves Burglary Problem By Shooting Robber In The Groin

He'll survive, but the wound is 'serious'

Via: The Daily Caller

Confrontation Turns Deadly After Rancher Shows Up to Accident Scene With a Rifle Just as Officers Were Preparing to Put Down His Bull

"It's just a sad deal for everybody involved." 

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350 of 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher's Personal Effects Will Be Sold at Auction

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Omni Is Cloud Storage For Your Physical Stuff

Omni-iPhone-App_Main-View_inhand--about-to-tap-checkin-button Omni is trying to find a solution for the problem of shrinking apartments and rising rent in urban areas. The company launched their iOS app in the Apple App Store today, the first full release of a product that has been in the works for a while. Omni has been operating in the San Francisco area for several months now, working with a limited user base and distributing its mobile product on a… Read More

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Clinton Releases Ad Focusing on Gun Control

Democratic presidential candidiate Hillary Clinton in new 30-second ad calls for action against "epidimic' of gun violence. ''How many people have to die before we actually act?" Commerical to air in N.H., Iowa as part of prevously announced ad-buy, campaign says NOTE: Clinton's Democratic rival Bernie Sanders performed poorly on gun issues in Bloomberg Politics poll; 60 pct of those surveyed said they'd be less likely to support him because of his past votes on gun issues

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Quirky new book covers science, history of standing in line

NEW YORK (AP) - To queue or not to queue? And why is the queue you're not standing in always the best?

David Andrews went in search of answers and unearthed a world of science, history and cultural norms about the often stressful, sometimes nonexistent and usually time-consuming act of ...

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Report Reveals What Is Now the Largest Single Religious Group Among Democrats and Democratic-Leaning Americans — and It's Stunning

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Taurid Meteor 'Swarm' Delivers a Mesmerizing Blue-Green Fireball

"More active than usual."

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Raspberry Pi Foundation And U.K.'s Code Club Merge For Global Push To Get Kids Coding

Code Club The not-for-profit Raspberry Pi Foundation, makers of the wildly popular $35 Raspberry Pi microprocessor, and the U.K.-based volunteer-led charitable organization Code Club, which runs after school programs to get kids coding, are merging — with the grand aim of getting a coding club in every community in the world. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

For-Profit College Owner Hired PRIVATE EYE To Tail Reporter

The sleuthing didn't work. Miami Dade College closed down Friday

Via: The Daily Caller

Obama: If GOP Candidates Can't Handle CNBC, How Will They Deal With Russia, China?

obPresident Obama mocked Republican presidential candidates on Monday night for complaining about the moderators in last week's CNBC debate. "Have you noticed that every one of these candidates say, 'Obama's weak. You know, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's kicking sand in his face. When I talk to Putin he's going to straighten out,'and then it turns ...More

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Environmental Activists Crash Monday Night Football Game by Rappelling Over Stadium Balcony

"Stop financing dirty energy projects."

Source: TheBlaze.com - Stories

Lumo Raises $10 Million Series B, Starts Building Wearables Partnerships

XbIzBZxXzTi8CPzB060y7w2VJLeddY2hlfN9uip-eAQ Right off the launch of Lumo Run, Lumo Bodytech, a smart sensors and software platform, has raised $10 million in Series B financing. Lumo came onto the scene a few years back with Lumo Lift, a wearable device that buzzed users when they slouched to help them improve posture. It since branched out with Lumo Back, for lower back posture improvement. The startup launched its first fitness… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Marco Rubio's Past Immigration Efforts Haunt His Presidential Ambitions

The surging Republican presidential candidate is facing fresh skepticism from the right on the explosive issue.

Source: Bloomberg.com news

Vermont Gas working to secure land rights for pipeline

ST. GEORGE, Vt. (AP) - Vermont Gas Systems Inc. is working to securing the land rights necessary to complete the first phase of its natural gas pipeline.

The Burlington Free Press reports (http://bfpne.ws/1k6YD1b ) CEO Don Rendall says the company secured land rights from all but a few of about ...

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ByeBuy Raises €1M To Make It Easier To Switch Gadgets

middle2 German startup ByeBuy, which offers a pay-as-you-go and on-demand alternative to gadget ownership, has raised a €1 million seed round. Read More

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Cleveland law requiring gun offender registry takes effect

CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland residents newly convicted of gun offenses are now required to register with the police department or face being charged with a first-degree misdemeanor.

The gun registry law took effect Sunday. It says residents charged with gun offenses must register within five days of being convicted or ...

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New York voters to pick 5 new lawmakers in special election

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Voters in communities around New York state get to pick new state lawmakers in five special elections - including three legislative seats left empty following corruption convictions.

While the outcomes of Tuesday's races are unlikely to shift the balance of power in Albany, the special elections ...

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2 ousted Michigan lawmakers seek old seats in GOP primaries

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Two Michigan lawmakers who were booted from office over an extramarital affair and a convoluted cover-up scheme are running Tuesday in crowded primary fields to win back their seats.

Tea party leaders Todd Courser, who resigned in September while facing expulsion, and Cindy Gamrat, who was ...

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One Republican Candidate Just More Than Tripled His Support in New Hampshire, According to New Poll

The director of the poll observed that "the last debate seems to have paid dividends."

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See How NYC Protesters Respond When Asked if They Think Israel Should Free Palestinian Terrorists

"There is only one solution."

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Vivaldi Browser Hits Beta After More Than 2M Downloads

vivaldi_browser_teaser_page Earlier this year, Opera's former CEO Jon von Tetzchner launched Vivaldi, a new desktop browser for power users (and those who were unhappy with Opera's direction after that company's switch to Google's rendering engine after von Tetzchner left). Vivaldi has now been downloaded more than 2 million times during its technical preview and the team believes it's now… Read More

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