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Drug firm Zydus Cadila today said the patent litigation relating to Allergan's Delzicol, used to treat ulcerative colitis, has been settled.
03 Dec 2016, 1.10 pm | Source: PTI
With the roll-out of the demonetisation scheme and global factors like Italy referendum, markets are choppy. But, this is the time to repose trust in good stocks and build a solid portfolio. CNBC-TV18's new show 'Get Rich' educate...
03 Dec 2016, 12.00 pm | Source: CNBC-TV18
Deutsche Bank AG has agreed to pay USD 60 million to settle private U.S. antitrust litigation by traders and other investors who accused the German bank of conspiring to manipulate gold prices at their expense.
03 Dec 2016, 10.26 am | Source: Reuters
The passing month saw a few consumer tech companies announce exits of their CXOs.
03 Dec 2016, 10.18 am | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today proposed a 2G Ethanol Plant in Bargarh district at an investment of Rs 900 crore and suggested the Odisha government to develop Paradip on the lines of Jurong island of Singapore.
02 Dec 2016, 10.16 pm | Source: PTI
While the demonetisation scheme is acting as a hurdle for many sectors, for BigBasket it is a blessing in disguise. The company has upped its revenue projection by 20 percent in the financial year 2017.
02 Dec 2016, 10.13 pm | Source: CNBC-TV18
A special anti-money laundering court here has confirmed an attachment of assets order worth Rs 1,411 crore issued by the ED against UBHL and others in connection with its money laundering probe against liquor baron Vijay Mall...
02 Dec 2016, 10.00 pm | Source: PTI
Core Diagnostics has received USD 12 million (around Rs 82 crore) funding from various investors including US-based F-Prime Capital Partners.
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
Digital payments facilitator ItzCash has signed up with 100 small- and large-sized companies to offer pre-loaded salary cards for their employees in the wake of cash withdrawal limits from banks post ban on Rs 500/1000 notes.
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
With food safety regulator FSSAI setting new standards for camel milk, dairy major GCMMF, which sells products under the Amul brand, today said it will launch camel milk in the next three months.
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
RuPay card usage jumped by over 118.6 per cent in the week following demonetisation that took effect from November 8 mid-night while the overall debit and credit card transactions recorded an increase of 70.5 per cent.
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
Public sector player Bank of Baroda has raised Rs 1,000 crore by issuing bonds that are compliant with global capital adequacy norms or Basel III.
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
Hopping on to the cashless drive, new generation private lender DCB Bank today launched Cippy Wallet app for digital payments.
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
Infrastructure major Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) today approved the issuance of equity shares as well as optionally convertible debentures (OCDs) worth about Rs 2,000 crore to the lenders, under the scheme for sustain...
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
Gross revenue of telecom service providers rose by 12.79 per cent to Rs 73,344 crore in April-June 2016 period compared to a year ago period.
02 Dec 2016, 9.24 pm | Source: PTI
In the recent years, there is an increasing number of passive investment products to capture the potential benefits of factor investing (also referred to as "Smart Beta") as well as the transparency and cost effectiveness of p...
02 Dec 2016, 8.49 pm | Source: Moneycontrol.com
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son recounts his childhood, his perception of wealth and why he is betting big on robots.
02 Dec 2016, 8.38 pm | Source: Moneycontrol.com
More than 50,000 jobs can be created by developing ancillary industries of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) plant at Angul in Odisha for which over Rs 35,000 crore has already been invested, company chairman Naveen Jindal...
02 Dec 2016, 8.14 pm | Source: PTI
In a report, the Economic Research Department of State Bank of India (SBI) said "around Rs 2.5 lakh crore on a conservative basis will not be coming back into the system".
02 Dec 2016, 8.14 pm | Source: PTI
Cash crunch due to demonetisation of high value notes notwithstanding, sowing area under wheat has risen 14 per cent to 174 lakh hectares while that of pulses is up 13 per cent to 113 lakh hectares so far in the current Rabi (...
02 Dec 2016, 7.24 pm | Source: PTI
Reuters reported on Wednesday that according to a presentation by senior government officials, a proposal has been mooted to break up of the country's Coal India monopoly into seven different companies.
02 Dec 2016, 7.17 pm | Source: Reuters
India's sugar production rose by 17 per cent at 27.41 lakh tonnes during the first two months of the current marketing year that started in October on the back of higher output in Uttar Pradesh, according to industry data.
02 Dec 2016, 7.04 pm | Source: PTI
There was an unusual excitement about monthly auto sales numbers this time around. Not just equity analysts and investors tracking auto stocks, but economists and corporate circles too were eagerly awaiting November sales data for...
02 Dec 2016, 6.52 pm | Source: Moneycontrol.com
In 2015-16, India imported APIs worth Rs 13,853.20 crore, 65.29 per cent of the total import, Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers KVP Ramachandra said in Rajya Sabha.
02 Dec 2016, 6.28 pm | Source: PTI
Milestone Capital Advisors today announced appointment of former chairman and managing director of Bank of Baroda M D Mallya as Independent Director on its board.
02 Dec 2016, 6.28 pm | Source: PTI
The government's demonetisation drive is a three-pronged attempt to target black money, stifle terror funding and pushing citizens to go digital, said Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Information Technology. "We are not stoppi...
02 Dec 2016, 6.13 pm | Source: CNBC-TV18
"Our focus is on multiple digital assets. In our bank, the digital banking adoption rate is 35 per cent, which is pretty high among the industry," chief digital officer of Kotak Mahindra Bank Deepak Sharma said.
02 Dec 2016, 6.12 pm | Source: PTI
There has been a "consistent improvement" in performance of telecom service providers in meeting the benchmark for call drop parameters, as per regulator Trai's quarterly reports between September 2015 and June 2016, teh Rajya...
02 Dec 2016, 6.12 pm | Source: PTI
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) today reported a marginal decline in total sales at 57,093 units in November compared to 57,659 units in the same month last year.
02 Dec 2016, 6.12 pm | Source: PTI
"We have already invested USD 2 billion in last few years... we will surpass my commitment of investing USD 10 billion," SoftBank Chairman and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said at the HT Leadership Summit here.
02 Dec 2016, 6.12 pm | Source: PTI


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The New York Giants will face a San Diego Chargers squad on Sunday afternoon that is fourth-best in the NFL in offensive yards gained. Conversely, they are fourth-worst in yards allowed defensively. Any daring prognostications should probably favor both offenses in this game in order to increase the chances of actually being right.
The following slides will cover how these offenses can surprise, even in a game that figures to feature plenty of possessions that move deep into the other team's territory.
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Back in 2000, I was a newly single mom. There weren't a ton of people to be fixed up with so, when I felt I was ready, I turned to the internet dating sites to find my match. Back in the day, there were only a few that I trusted. One was Match.com and the other was JDate. I ended up meeting my now-husband online and firmly believe that these sites work.
You just have to be really careful. There are a ton of crazy people out there and you don't want to be unprepared if you happen to be on a date with one of them.
I followed a few safety precaution rules of my own that, in this day and age, still hold true.
1. Do a sort of background check on the person before you go out with them. My rule of thumb was, we had to have AT LEAST one mutual friend before I would even consider going out with him.
2. Tell a couple people where you are going, once you know. NEVER go on a blind date without someone knowing where you are! Also, give the person your dates contact info.
3. I never finished a drink that I had left unattended. You just never know.
4. Drive yourself. Meet them at the agreed upon location for the first few dates.
5. Talk to someone on the phone before meeting in person. It's just creepy if you don't.
6. Don't give out too much personal information until you know that the person is trustworthy.
7. Keep in mind that the picture you see online could be old and the real life version might be a little different. Or…a LOT different.
8. Stay sober. OK, somewhat sober.
9. Don't leave your personal items unattended.
11. If something doesn't seem right, it probably isn't. Trust your intuition!
Those are some of the VERY important factors to keep in mind when meeting someone from online sites. Chances are, nothing bad is going to happen. Most people join the online sites for the same reasons. But every once in awhile, there are horrible events that make the news. You don't want to be a negative headline.
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A supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez wears a mask depicting him during a rally in Caracas Feb. 27, 2013.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro suggested the chemotherapy was continuing in the government's first mention of it as among treatments that Venezuela's cancer-stricken president has received since his Dec. 11 cancer surgery in Cuba.
Maduro's offering of the most detailed rundown to date of Chavez's post-operative struggle came hours after an accusation by opposition leader Henrique Capriles that the government has repeatedly lied about Chavez's condition.
"We'll see how they explain to the country in the (coming) days all the lies they've been telling about the president's situation," Capriles, whom Chavez defeated in Oct. 7 elections, said in a tweet.
Chavez has not been seen nor heard from since going to Cuba for his fourth cancer surgery, except for a set of "proof of life" photos released Feb. 15 while he was still in Havana.
Chavez first revealed an unspecified cancer in the pelvic region in June 2011, and reported undergoing radiation treatment and chemotherapy after earlier operations.
More than two months after his latest cancer surgery, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appears to have taken a turn for the worse. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Maduro, Chavez's chosen successor, said his boss' condition was extremely delicate over New Year's as he battled a respiratory infection that required a tracheal tube.
"In mid-January he was improving, the infection could be controlled, but he continued with problems of respiratory insufficiency. Afterward, there was a general improvement, and the doctors along with President Chavez decided to initiate complementary treatments," Maduro said.
"You know what the complementary treatments are, right? They are chemotherapy that is applied to patients after operations."
Cancer specialists couldn't be reached immediately for comment on Maduro's announcement. But oncologists have said that chemotherapy is sometimes given to slow a cancer's progression, ease symptoms and extend a patient's life.
The opposition says Chavez should either be sworn in for the new term he won in the election or declare himself incapable and call a new election. The constitution says he should have been sworn in on Jan. 10, but Venezuela's Supreme Court said it was OK to wait.
Earlier Friday, Maduro accused the Spanish newspaper ABC and Colombia's Caracol network of spreading lies about Chavez's condition.
ABC said without specifying its source that Chavez's cancer had spread to a lung. It said he had been moved to an island compound in the Caribbean.
Chavez's son-in-law, Science Minister Jorge Arreaza, said on state TV that Chavez continues "to fight hard and is in the military hospital, as peaceful as he could be, with his doctors, with his family."
Former congressman Joseph Kennedy's nonprofit Citizens Energy has given Hugo Chavez credit for contributing oil, but Chavez's anti-American rhetoric has raised eyebrows. NBC's Ron Mott reports.


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with free breakfast and outdoor pool
Situated in Brentwood, this hotel is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Towne Centre Theatre and within 6 mi (10 km) of Radnor Lake State Park and Brentwood Library. Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum and Oscar Farris Agricultural Museum are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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All 121 rooms feature kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and dishwashers. Free WiFi and free wired Internet are standard, as are TVs with DVD players.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville-Brentwood features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning as well as a complimentary manager's reception on select days. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. Event facilities measuring 1180 square feet (106 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers gift shops/newsstands, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Hamptons Shuttle Offers Newfangled 'Selfie Machine'
Why didn't someone think of that before?
The Hamptons beach shuttle is claiming its place at the forefront of innovation with this new development: "a selfie machine." The co-founder of Hamptons Free Ride shuttle system spoke to the New York Post about the unexpected inspiration:
Everyone's very selfie crazy right now. We had a ton of people getting into cars and taking pictures of themselves with cellphones. We thought it might be fun to build [the machines]. There's a quick spot check. We try to make sure there's nobody flashing the cameras.
Well, well, don't keep me waiting any longer, you're crying out — how ever did they pull off this new selfie-machine innovation? Oh, it's an iPad mounted in the backseat. Keep progressing, American culture. And keep up that reputation where business owners don't trust you to keep your clothes on.


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TUESDAY, May 1 – 12-1pm
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Please join us for the May GPP membership meeting as we welcome award-winning Film and Television Director/Producer Rob Hardy as our guest speaker.
In 2007, Black Enterprise Magazine listed Hardy among the "Top 40 Entertainers under 40." Since completing Stomp the Yard: Homecoming for Sony Pictures, Hardy has executive produced Think Like A Man starring Kevin Hart, created The Sprite Step Off for MTV, produced the BET News documentary Alpha Man The Brotherhood of MLK, and directed a host of network television shows including: The Game, The Vampire Diaries, Criminal Minds, Bones, 90210, ER and Single Ladies.
A Florida A&M graduate, Hardy has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. With his business partner Will Packer, Harder is co-founder of Rainforest Films in Atlanta.
Hardy's company continues to make moves in Hollywood with films like Takers, This Christmas, Obsessed and The Gospel. Despite his numerous awards and accomplishments, Hardy is best known as a husband and father of two. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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#101737 - 04/26/03 06:50 PM Re: the usual irregularities
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p.p.s. - as somebody or else might say, proxy schmoxy..
Okay, Hogmaster®® (there's two trademarks because I owed ya one from before ), that's fine...I'll take the win by proxy schmoxy then, whatever you say!
#101738 - 04/26/03 07:41 PM Re: Maahey
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For the record, maahey:
I had no idea that lant was this urinated beverage. I was simply observing that the definition was disgusting and why I thought it was disgusting. Now that I have learned that definition was, in fact, the correct one, I am even more disgusted to consider that people drink urine in their ale!
But I offer here for the occasion of this lanted Hogwash round a poem that Keats recorded in a letter:
[Keats writes in explanation of the poem:]
"Horace Twiss dined the other day with Horace Smith--now Horace Twiss has an affectation of repeating extempore verses--which however he writes at home. After dinner Horace T. was to recite some verses, and before he did he went aside to pretend to make on the spot verses composed before hand. While H. T. was out of the Room H. S. wrote the following and handed it about, when H. Twiss had done his spouting."
[And now the poem:]
'What precious extempore verses are Twiss's
Which he makes ere he waters, and vows as he pisses,
'Twould puzzle the Sages of greece to unriddle
Which flows out the fastest his verse or his piddle,
And 'twould pose them as much to know whether or not
His Piss or his Poems go quickest to Pot![
#101739 - 04/27/03 09:24 AM Re: Maahey
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WW, ; I must send this off to my dad, who is a BIG Keats fan. First, I struggle with believing in lant and now, I have to digest this Keats! I love it!
So then, who knows what about lanting wrt beer? Thank the Lords, I am a beer hater. Tastes like cardboard mixed with water, to me! [scurrying away before trumpets sound!)
#101740 - 04/27/03 11:46 AM Re: Maahey
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In reply to:
Thank the Lords, I am a beer hater.
I'm a beer hater, too, except for some recent ale Faldage showed me and that wasn't bad. But I don't expect I'll try anything along those lines ever again for fear that the ale's (or beer's) been lanted.
Keats: Keats quotes the poem in a letter. I'm not sure whether he was actually the author of the poem. Will have to go back and check my notes, maahey, but the letter, at least, is authentic Keats.
#101741 - 04/27/03 12:09 PM Re: Keat's letter
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#101742 - 04/27/03 01:02 PM My apologies Mr. Keats
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So excited was I, by the thought of my father's discomfort on reading those lines, and so eager was I to wave them under his nose, that I dared to assume the great Keats was not above such humour. I cut and paste WW's post and dashed off a mail with maximum speed. Will now have to eat very humble crow. Serves me right, I suppose! [sigh]
tsuwm and WW, where do you find all these loverly things! I thoroughly enjoyed both posts. Thanks much. What struck me most about the letter was the quiet unassuming way in which he moved from H.Smith's lines to his own verse, with not so much as the smallest of critical comment to pass about the former.
#101743 - 04/27/03 01:23 PM Re: My apologies Mr. Keats
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I claim no special google talent (this time :) -- I merely plugged one line of the poem into the search box and was duly rewarded with one (1) hit.
#101744 - 04/27/03 06:53 PM Re: My apologies Mr. Keats
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Interesting that google gave you that hit, tsuwm, since I found the letter on another site. Wonder why google didn't pick up the other site, too?Never mind. I just checked out my research route and ended up at the same place you posted tsuwm. Guess I went around my cyber elbow to get to my cyber thumb.In reply to:
The Keats letter contains six lines by Keats's acquaintance Horace Smith, which Madden declared "very clever"
So, Horace Smith is the poet in question here.
#101745 - 04/28/03 10:53 AM Re: the quiz
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I thought some of y'all would be interested in reading a reply to the "lant quiz" that I received today from caradea, so here it is in its entirety:
ewww~wwww! =)
#101746 - 04/28/03 09:27 PM Re: the quiz
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Posts: 2636
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Thanks for sharing that, tsuwm. Glad to hear she's still ewwwwwwwww-ing. =)
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Shape Services releases WebCamera for iPhone
Shape Services has released Mobiola WebCamera, a new application that allows iPhone and fourth-generation iPod touch owners to use their devices as high-quality wireless webcams for a Windows PC. Mobiola WebCamera uses a free Windows companion application to establish a connection between the iOS device and the Windows PC via Wi-Fi, at which point the iOS device camera simply appears as a webcam on the computer that can be used with services such as Skype, Yahoo and Windows Live Messenger. Mobiola WebCamera requires a camera-equipped iOS device with iOS 4.0 or later and a PC running Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 and is available from the App Store for $5.
IK Multimedia unveils iKlip mic stand adapter for iPad
IK Multimedia has unveiled its new iKlip microphone stand adapter for iPad. The iKlip is a thermoplastic universal stand clip that attaches to nearly any microphone stand, and features a six-point secure mounting system for the iPad, allowing the user to position the device at a variety of angles and in vertical or horizontal orientation while retaining access to all ports and controls. IK Multimedia's iKlip microphone stand adapter for iPad is expected to ship in December and will sell for $40.
IMDb adds iOS 4 support, International showtimes
IMDb has released an update to its universal iOS application adding support for multi-tasking and Retina Display capabilities and expanding its theatre showtimes feature to 13 additional countries. IMDb Movies & TV 2.0 also now allows users to rate movies and TV shows by signing in with either their IMDb or Facebook accounts and provides links to the latest entertainment news from hundreds of media outlets, organized by category and linked to titles and names in the database. Movie theatre showtimes have now been expanded to include Canada, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. IMDb Pro subscribers can also now find representation listings and contact details from directly within the application. The new version also provides a redesigned home screen highlighting the latest trailers and entertainment news and supports Chinese localization. IMDb Movies & TV 2.0 is available from the App Store as a free download.
Griffin debuts new docks for iPhone, iPad
Griffin Technology has debuted two new docking accessories for the iPhone and iPad. The AirCurve Play is an update to the company's prior AirCurve passive amplification dock, and features a rubber dock gasket to securely hold an iPhone 4, a metal bar on the back that allows the AirCurve to function as a vertical or horizontal stand, a coiled wavegude passive amplification system for a volume boost of up to 10 decibels, and a pass-through slot for connecting a 30-pin charge/sync cable. It sells for $20.
Also new is the PowerDock Dual, a dual-dock charging station. it features a dedicated iPad dock with 10 watt fast charging, and a separate dock with 5 watts of fast charging power for an iPhone; the second dock can also charge iPods. Other features include a side-by-side design for unobstructed views of both connected devices, an included AC adapter, and an integrated valet dish for car keys, change, and other loose, small items. The Griffin PowerDock Dual sells for $60; both products are available now.
Space Invaders Infinity Gene goes universal
Taito Corporation has released a universal update to Space Invaders Infinity Gene adding Game Center integration and a new Survival game mode. An evolution of the classic Space Invaders arcade game, Space Invaders Infinity Gene 4.0 adds native iPad support and support for the iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod touch Retina Display with an improved frame rate that provides better performance. The update also adds a new Survival mode that allows multiple Extra and Chimera stages to be played in sequences with branching stages and multiple endings. Version 4.0 also adds integration with Apple's Game Center and OpenFeint allowing users to share top scores on leaderboards from either service as well as unlocking achievements. Space Invaders Infinity gene is available from the App Store for $5.
Incase intros Origami Sleeve for iPad
Incase has introduced its new Origami Sleeve for iPad. Made from black neoprene with a plush faux fur interior for scratch protection, the Origami Sleeve features a slip entry closure, form-fitting construction, and a unique design that folds into a stand offering both horizontal and vertical viewing positions. Incase's Origami Sleeve for iPad is available now in black or pink and sells for $35.
Apple sued over iPhone 3G performance under iOS 4
A California woman has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the company committed false advertising and unfair business practices by encouraging iPhone 3G users to download iOS 4. Wired reports that Bianca Wofford of San Diego is seeking class action status for the suit, and claims that the software upgrade made her iPhone unusable. "The true fact of the matter … is that the iOS 4 is a substantial 'downgrade' for earlier iPhone devices and renders many of them virtually useless iBricks," the complaint reads. Apple admitted to less-than-optimal performance of iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G, calling it a "bug" to be fixed with the release of iOS 4.1.
The complaint also argues that Apple knew installation of iOS 4 on iPhone 3G units would degrade performance, and accuses Apple of releasing it for those handsets purposely to create an incentive for customers to upgrade to the iPhone 4. "Apple has falsely, intentionally and repeatedly represented to owners and consumers of the iPhone 3G that its new operating system for the device, iOS4, was of a nature, quality, and a significant upgrade for the functionality of all iPhone devices, when in fact, the installation and use of the iOS4 on iPhone 3G resulted in the opposite — a device with little more use than that of a paperweight," the complaint argues. Wofford's suit seeks damages and will require approval from a judge before class action status is granted.
Skyfire 'sold out' - temporarily pulled from App Store
Skyfire Labs reports that it has been forced to suspend sales of its new Skyfire app after only a few hours of sales due to extremely high demand. Released yesterday afternoon, Skyfire allows users to view online Flash video from the web by using intermediate proxy servers to transcode Flash video to an iOS-friendly format. Skyfire Labs reports that the application was received with "unbelievable enthusiasm" and became the top grossing app on the App Store within five hours, however the popularity of the app quickly overwhelmed the company's proxy servers and bandwidth causing the video experience to degrade. As a result, the developer has suspended sales of the application, declaring the app effectively 'sold out.' Skyfire reports that it is "working really hard to increase capacity" and hopes to be able to resume sales of the application soon.
Apple's dead pixel policy revealed in leaked doc?
A supposed Apple internal document outlining the company's procedures for replacement of devices with dead or abnormal pixels has appeared online. According to the document, a screenshot of which was posted by the Boy Genius Report, it is Apple's policy to replace any iPod or iPhone with one or more bad pixels—referred to in the document as "pixel anomalies"—and any iPad with three or more problematic pixels. The document also lists procedures for other screen sizes ranging from 11.6 inches to 30 inches, and notes that while employees may offer a replacement unit to customers whose devices have what is considered to be an "acceptable" number of anomalies, the replacement product may have just as many if not more while still remaining within Apple's acceptable range; the customer will not receive a second replacement device under those circumstances.
Apple adds new release titles to iBookstore in Australia
Five months after the iPad's launch in the country, Apple has finally begun offering new release titles on the Australian iBookstore. The Age reports that the store offers titles from a variety of publishers, including Macmillan, Hachette, HarperCollins, Hardie Grant, Murdoch Publishers and Wiley. Previously, Australian iBooks users only had access to out-of-copyright titles from the store; an Apple spokesperson said that new release titles on offer now number in the "thousands." The report also notes that like in other countries, the iBookstore will compete the Amazon Kindle and Kobo apps already available for iOS. [via Macsimum News]
Skyfire will display Flash video on iOS devices
CNNMoney reports that Skyfire, a web browser app that can be used to view Flash video, had been approved by Apple and is expected to be available for download on Thursday. Skyfire will allow users to view Flash videos from the web by using intermediate proxy servers to transcode them to an iOS-friendly HTML5 and MPEG-4/H.264 standard before streaming them to the user's device. When using Skyfire to browse to a web site containing Flash video, a thumbnail will be displayed that the user can tap on to stream the video content to their device from Skyfire's servers. The report notes that Skyfire will be designed to translate only video content and can't be used to translate games or other non-video Flash content. Adobe estimates that nearly 75% of online video is encoded in Flash, however other studies have noted that many of these sites encode videos in other formats in addition to Flash to provide compatibility with a broader range of devices. However, Skyfire's CEO estimates that Skyfire will provide access to millions of web sites that were previously unavailable to iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users. CNNMoney also notes however that one major Flash-based service, Hulu, will not be available as the company has blocked the Skyfire service from being able to download its videos. It is unclear whether other similar streaming services may also follow suit.
Update (11/03/2010): Skyfire is now available from the App Store—a day earlier than expected.
Update (11/04/2010): Skyfire has been temporarily removed from the App Store by the developer due to excessive demand and server performance problems.
Apple hires music lawyer away from Warner
Apple has hired away a senior legal executive from Warner Music Group to join its iTunes team in Europe. Citing an internal WMG memo, Billboard reports that Elliott Peters, senior Vice President and head of digital legal affairs with Warner Music Group, is leaving the company next month to become Apple's new corporate attorney director for iTunes Europe and Internet services. According to the report, Peters will be based in Luxembourg and will manage the European legal team for iTunes and MobileMe services. While at Warner, Peters worked on a number of corporate transactions before becoming the company's first digital lawyer, and later helped build Warner's Digital Legal Affairs team.
Zuckerberg: No Facebook iPad app news, "iPad is not mobile"
During a Q&A session following today's Facebook event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked whether the company had any plans for a Facebook application for the iPad. Zuckerberg's response was simply "iPad is not mobile." Eric Tseng, the head of Facebook's mobile platform, clarified this statement indicating that Facebook considers the iPad to be part of a whole new class of devices, and not a mobile platform in the same way that a phone is. Tseng went on to state that Facebook is currently looking for a way to address tablet devices in general in terms of how to scale for it. Zuckerberg went on to state that "We all love Apple products" but that he considers the iPad to be a computer and not a mobile device, emphasizing that today's event is focusing on Facebook in the mobile device space. While Zuckerberg did not rule out the eventual release of an iPad application, he did not indicate that Facebook has anything specific in the works at this point beyond simply looking at how to approach the iPad as a new computing platform; this runs contrary to recent reports from an unofficial Facebook application developer that an official Facebook app for the iPad was imminent.
Facebook app update will add Groups, improve Places
At a special event today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a coming update to its Facebook app for the iPhone and iPod touch. The update will include support for the new Facebook Groups feature rolled out last month as well as enhancing support for Facebook Places first introduced to the iPhone app earlier this year. The new application will expand support for Facebook Places with a focus on improving tagging features when checking in to Places. Users will now be able to tag their Facebook friends in a Place both during and after they've checked-in, and can now tag friends in places from the newsfeed. A new feature in Facebook Places will also allow users to upload photos to share during the Places check-in process. The new version will also add support for Facebook's new Deals feature, allowing users to discover deals at nearby Places.
Facebook also announced improvements to Facebook Places integration with third-party applications allowing apps to not only read Places information but now also check-in and search for Places through the Facebook APIs. Loopt and Gowalla have already been offering these features since the initial rollout of Places as part of a private beta program; this functionality will now be available to any third-party applications that wish to implement it. The updated Facebook for iPhone app is expected to appear on the App Store soon along with updates to other location-based social applications such as Yelp that will tie in tighter Facebook Places integration. There was conspicuously no mention made of an iPad Facebook application.
Update: The new version of Facebook for iPhone is now available from the App Store. In addition to adding Groups, Places and Deals support, the updated version also provides a new composer view to make it easier to upload photos, status and check-ins right from the news feed. Facebook 3.3 also adds single-sign-on integration with other Facebook-enabled iPhone applications on iOS 4, allowing users to enable Facebook Connect in other applications without having to re-enter their Facebook user ID and password, although users will still need to view and consent to the standard Facebook permissions screen in third-party apps before Facebook Connect will be enabled.
Best Buy to sell iPad in its Best Buy Mobile shops
Best Buy has announced that it will offer the iPad in its stand-alone Best Buy Mobile stores starting November 7. Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that Best Buy, which began selling the iPad in its regular stores in April, is expanding distribution in hopes of capitalizing on the iPad's popularity this holiday season. The report also states that Best Buy plans to open 23 additional stand-alone Best Buy Mobile stores before Thanksgiving, giving it a total of 158. Best Buy Mobile stores are smaller, specialty stores focused on selling mobile devices and accessories.
ITC argues in favor of Nokia in Apple patent trial
The U.S. International Trade Commission staff has issued a memo to ITC Judge Charles Bullock stating that Nokia shouldn't be found liable of infringing upon Apple's patents. "The evidence will not establish a violation" of Apple patent rights, the staff said in a pre-trial memo which was released yesterday. Apple is seeking to block imports of Nokia phones into the U.S. on the basis of patent infringement. Bloomberg reports that the memo also states that if Judge Bullock does find that there was a violation of Apple's patents by Nokia, that he should recommend an order to block specific models of Nokia phones, as opposed to the company's entire product line. Bullock is not required to follow the staff's position, and is expected to release his findings on the matter in February; his ruling will be subject to review by a six-member commission.
Nokia first filed suit against Apple in October 2009, claiming that the iPhone infringes on several Nokia patents; Apple filed a countersuit claiming patent infringement in December. The lawsuits were followed by an ITC complaint from Nokia near the end of the year, alleging that Apple infringes on the Finnish company's patents "in virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers."
The ITC launched an investigation into Nokia's claims against Apple in late January; it announced a similar investigation into Apple's claims against Nokia in February. In March, a federal judge in Delaware signed an order halting litigation between Nokia and Apple pending resolution of the companies' respective claims with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Nokia then sued Apple again in May, alleging that the iPhone and iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G infringe on five of its patents.
Yelp adds Facebook Places integration, German support
Yelp has released an update to its social city guide application adding German localization and integration with Facebook Places. Yelp for the iPhone and iPod touch is a companion app for the popular online service of the same name, allowing users to search for nearby businesses such as bars, restaurants, gas stations and more based on factors such as location, hours, distance and price. Users can add photos and reviews to any business location and read the reviews and posts left by others when browsing and searching for venues. The latest update adds German language support and now allows users to view their friends' Facebook check-ins directly within the Yelp app. Yelp is available from the App Store as a free download.
Epic Games' 'Project Sword' becomes 'Infinity Blade'
Epic Games has revealed some additional information on its upcoming RPG for iOS devices first demonstrated at Apple's September iPod event. Originally codenamed 'Project Sword' the game has now been dubbed 'Infinity Blade' and will deliver graphically intense sword battles and epic boss fights set in the realm of a 3D castle. The initial release is expected to include a single-player mode with an intuitive combat interface where players will gain experience, build stats and earn more powerful equipment by engaging in battles to prepare for a final encounter with the God-King. Further updates will be released for free, with an early update providing Game Center based multiplayer support. Pricing and official release date have yet been announced. [via Touch Arcade]
Rush releases Time Machine app for iPad
Legendary Canadian rock band Rush has released a new iPad application for hard-core Rush fans providing news and info on the band's recent Time Machine Tour and exclusive behind-the-scenes content. The application includes a cross-section of 30 of the band's songs throughout it's 40-year history presented in a GeFilter Time Machine interface where users can warp back in time and play songs from different eras. Other features include a Gear section where fans can discover the gadgets and artifacts that the band members use while on tour, news on Rush activities, a "Moving Pictures" wallpaper section, set lists from the band's R30, Snakes & Arrows and Time Machine tours and an interactive bobbleheads game with Geddy, Alex and Neil that includes rare audio clips. The application also includes extended itinerary, ticket and venue information for the recently-concluded Time Machine tour, suggesting that it was intended for an earlier release. Rush Time Machine is available from the App Store for $5. [via Geeklish]
Mayan Puzzle adds new levels, Game Center support
Mind Crew has released a free update to Mayan Puzzle adding fourteen new levels and integration with Apple's Game Center. Mayan Puzzle is a variant of a match-three puzzle game that provides both action and classic strategy play and includes impressive special effects, an original Mayan soundtrack and high-quality animated backgrounds unique to each level. The latest update adds fourteen new levels in classic strategy mode, bringing the total number of levels up to fifty. Two new achievements have also been added as well as free hints for two of the classic levels. The new version also provides full iOS 4 compatibility, integration with Apple's Game Center for leaderboards and achievements and Facebook and Twitter integration. Mayan Puzzle is available from the App Store for $1.


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Cinnamon Mocha Whoopie Pies
Total Time
Prep 25 mins
Cook 6 mins
WW points are 2 per whoopie pie I use Betty Crocker supermoist chocolate fudge cake mix for this.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box fudge cake mix
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
- 3⁄4 cup nonfat milk
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 cup egg substitute
- 23 tablespoons approx. 150 oz. jet puffed marshmallow creme
- Preheat oven to 400. Spray a cookie sheet with butter flavored non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Place the cake mix into a mixing bowl. Dissolve the coffee granules in the fat free milk and add to the mixture. Add the cinnamon and egg substitute. Mix with a hand blender on med. speed until ingredients are combined.
- Measure out level tablespoons full of mixture and drop onto the baking sheet. You should end up with 46 cookies total. Bake for 5-6 minute.
- Cool completely.
- Just before serving, place 1 cookie face up and add 1 tbsp marshmallow creme and then top with another cookie to make the whoopie pie.
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An Italian priest who says Sophia Loren is his ideal woman is launching a beauty contest for nuns to prove that there are pretty nuns.
The Times Online reports Fr Antonio Rungi, from Mondragone in the province of Caserta, near Naples, said he expected at least a thousand nuns to enter the "Sister Italia" contest. It would at first run online, but he hoped it would then become a "real pageant" on the lines of the annual Miss Italy contest, complete with a parade and interviews.
Fr Rungi, a moral theologian, said the nuns would not wear swimsuits or revealing outfits. He said what he valued most in a woman was "inner beauty".
Asked for his feminine ideal however, he replied "Well, I would say Sophia Loren". MORE
Via CathNews. H/T to Esther.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
A Beauty Contest for Nuns?
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He has since backed off from this bizarre idea...
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That Handicapping Show: The Jerome Stakes
Tom LaMarra and Ellis Starr preview the Jerome Stakes (gr. III) and also take a look at the Hutcheson Stakes (gr. III). Sponsored by Equibase Watch Video
Tom LaMarra and Ellis Starr preview the Jerome Stakes (gr. III) and also take a look at the Hutcheson Stakes (gr. III). Sponsored by Equibase Watch Video
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jerome Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct. read blog
Tom LaMarra and Ellis Starr preview the Jerome Stakes (gr. III) and also take a look at the Hutcheson Stakes (gr. III). Sponsored by Equibase Download Equibase Past Performances for the Jerome.
Dr. Kendall Hansen, whose homebred colt Hansen was champion 2-year-old male of 2011, is hoping his new purchase Let Me Go First, a son of Paddy O' Prado, makes some noise in the early-season 3-year-old races.
Flexibility, second in a pair of grade II tests at Aqueduct, returns to the Big A hoping the third time is the charm as he contests the Jerome Stakes Jan. 2.
Adios Charlie, a grade II-winning son of Indian Charlie who stands at Ocala Stud in central Florida, got his first winner Sept. 3 when R Sweet Exchange won the sixth race at Gulfstream Park.
Classic winner Palace Malice is scheduled to make his first start since May in the $100,000 Alydar Stakes Aug. 9 at Saratoga Race Course.
Mrs. Fitriani Hay's The Corsican scratched from the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Eng-I) at Ascot Racecourse July 25 and will now take aim at the Arlington Million (gr. IT) Aug. 15.
Despite bobbling at the start and racing wide on the first turn, favored El Kabeir posted an impressive 4 3/4-length victory in the $200,000 Jerome Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 3 from rainy Aqueduct Racetrack.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the Jerome Stakes (gr. III), the first Kentucky Derby prep race of 2015. read blog
El Kabeir has earned 11 points toward a berth in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), but is looking for more as he heads the field in the $200,000 Jerome Stakes (gr. III) Jan. 3 from Aqueduct Racetrack.
A solid field will line up Nov. 29 for the $500,000 Cigar Mile (gr. I) at Aqueduct Racetrack, as grade I winners Secret Circle and Itsmyluckyday face off amongst a cast that includes Private Zone, Vyjack, and Bourbon Courage.
Noble Moon and Protonico hold a class edge over their five rivals in the Nov. 1 Discovery Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack. The 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds is worth $200,000.
Nominally a Grade 2, the $1,000,000 Pennsylvania Derby has a Grade 1 feel this year, as well as a Grade 1 purse, and that, of course, is due to the presence of 2014 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome. read blog
California Chrome, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands and Preakness Stakes (both gr. I), will break from the rail in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) Sept. 20 at Parx Racing.
Todd Pletcher recorded his 1,000th career stakes winner when Protonico surged late under Joe Bravo to take the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes (gr. III) at Parx Racing on the Labor Day Pennsylvania card Sept. 1.
Ten 3-year-olds, some of which may have their sights on the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby (gr. II) in three weeks, will battle in the $300,000 Smarty Jones Stakes (gr. III) Sept. 1 at Parx Racing.
The $500,000 Kettle One King's Bishop Stakes (gr. I) pits front-running speedster Wildcat Red against proven closer Coup de Grace, both sharing highweight assignments of 121 pounds Aug. 23 at Saratoga.
The $200,000 Amsterdam Stakes (gr. II) for 3-year-olds at Saratoga Race Course July 26 looks to have several intriguing contenders, some stretching out in distance and others dropping back.
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Orlando Bloom Excited To Be A Dad
Father-to-be Orlando Bloom won't slow down his career after he welcomes his first child - he's making plans to balance filming schedules with parenthood.
The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star is preparing to welcome a baby with Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr after exchanging vows in a secret ceremony last month.
Bloom is currently in Munich, Germany, to begin filming "The Three Musketeers" - and he insists he'll be busy juggling his movie schedule with family life.
He says, "I'll go home as often as possible. I'm really excited about it, it's great. She'll come here too."
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Julie Gin Guillen, 53, of Amarillo died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003.
Prayer services will be at 6 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Leroy Saavedra, associate pastor of The Door Christian Center, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
Mrs. Guillen was born Sept. 22, 1950, to Frank and Patricia Rodriguez Gin in Amarillo. She had worked as a transporter for Northwest Texas Hospital.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Esperanza Cruz.
Survivors include a daughter, Jamie Gin of Amarillo; her mother of Amarillo; two sisters, Teresa Carlton and Patricia Ruiz, both of Amarillo; two brothers, Frank Gin of Dallas and Armando Gin of Amarillo; and five grandchildren, Matthew, Johnathan, Oliver, Serena and Alfonso Jr.
The family will be at 4805 E. 29th Ave.
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Summer Ornithology: Birds in the Hand
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Summer Ornithology is a three week bird-banding course taught entirely in the field. We leave campus on the first day, travel through some of the best birding country in Oregon, then over the next few days find and set up camp in a place where we can net, process, and band a sufficient number of birds to provide all students with appropriate experience. We spend the next two weeks netting, processing, banding, and releasing several hundred birds of about 25 species. We focus on aspects of banding protocol, including net placement, removing birds from nets, identification, sexing, ageing, and record-keeping. We balance the in-hand work with field identification and behavioral observations, and during the last week we tour Steens Mountain and the Malheur area. This course has been taught for over 30 years, and more than 24,000 birds have been banded during that time. Lower or upper-division credit is awarded depending of the level of academic achievement demonstrated. A photo essay on this program is available through Inside Evergreen and a slide show is available through flickr .
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Scottish Rugby recognises the need for effective disciplinary rules, together with equitable procedures to ensure that those rules are applied fairly. Scottish Rugby reminds all those involved in the game of its core principles of Leadership, Engagement, Achievement, Enjoyment and Respect. Discipline is an integral part of the game, both on and off the field, and this is reflected through adherence to the Laws, the Regulations and Rugby's core values.
World Rugby has issued two Regulations covering the disciplinary processes associated with the game. A copy of the World Rugby Regulations can be found at:
Regulation 17: Illegal and/or foul play
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Trouble with the Peregrine Falcons
BANG! Hunter, with rotting teeth, shot a bullet straight at Sideburns mother and knocked her over on her back. "She's not moving!" said Buckbeak. Buckbeak was Sideburns best friend at the time, so she comforted him because of his loss. Sideburn told her that he wanted revenge on the hideous hunter who had purposely shot his mother. Then he ran away without a word. They were out stalking their food when it all happened. So Buckbeak tried to lighten things up with a game of chicken. Buckbeak reached the pigeon before Sideburn, because Buckbeak reached the speed of almost 200 mph!
They would see their prey from above and would swoop down and hurt the prey with their talons. They both knew the other was not going to move so they crashed into each other and ever since they have rarely talked about their loss.
The next day they spotted some hunters and thought it was weird that they had no guns. So they started to swoop down on them, to get them away from their territory. But then they saw they were armed, with a NET! WHOOSH! The hunters threw the net over the falcons the second they saw them. They were going crazy under that net so the hunters had to knock them out. The hunters took them to New York City and let them loose to stop the pigeon problem. When they woke up it seemed they were in another world.
Buckbeak and Sideburn flew around the New York City to find a nest to mate in. They found a perfect spot to nest on the top of a tall building so they could get prey without having to fly up to fly down.
That night the city was sprayed with DDT to kill mosquitoes. The falcons did not get affected from the actual food. It killed some mosquitoes but some mosquitoes only got sick. The small birds ate the mosquitoes that were sick and the birds got sick. Then the family of newborn falcons ate the small birds that ate the bugs. So after a while the baby falcons grew up and mated with others. The eggshells were thin from the DDT so the eggs were in pieces.
If falcons live to 50 years, they can't be sick all their life or theyll die The number of falcons got smaller and smaller until the Falcon was put on the endangered list.
Now the falcon numbers are coming back because some scientists took the eggshells to a laboratory where scientists bread them. Then they let them let them back into Arizona.
A couple days after one of Sideburn's grand-children was let into the wild, it was flying over a forest. The hunter who had shot Sideburn's mother was in the forest, hunting again with a park ranger hidden nearby.
The hunter aimed and fired at the grandchild but missed and at the same time the park ranger came out from hiding and arrested the outlaw. He was taken to jail for shooting at an endangered animal, and was fined for $1,500.00's! After that he never hunted again.


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At the Sheepbridge Family Entertainment Centre we cater for all types of fun and sociable experiences within the Newry and Mourne area. We have a state of the art children's indoor play area, called Cheeky Monkeys.
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Former junior lightweight world champion Jorge Rodrigo "La Hiena" Barrios (47-4-1, 34 KOs) returns in his native Argentina on August 8th to face Moises Castro (27-11-4, 13 KOs) in a 12 round WBO Latino lightweight title bout at the Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti Stadium in Cordoba. It will be Barrios' first fight since a nasty cut forced a TKO loss in his bout against Rocky Juarez in September 2008. An April return was scrapped when "La Hiena" was forced to withdraw from a bout against Carlos "Famous" Hernandez due to a right temporal bone fracture above the temple which he suffered while training. In the co-featured bout, Israel "Cachito" Perez (22-2, 13 KOs) will look to extend his 13-fight winning streak in a 10 round lightweight bout against Jhonny Antequera (11-5, 9 KOs). The card is presented by Golden Boy Promotions in association with Arano Box and will air on HBO Plus in Latin America.
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Robin Givhan: Skinny Male Models Aren't As Controversial As Skinny Female Models
Men don't try to look like models, women do.
NPR recently aired a segment with Robin Givhan and Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive about whether the fashion industry should embrace fantasy or reality, which was really an excuse to talk about skinny models some more. Givhan noted, "I don't think the average man looks at a male model who has the body type of a 12-year-old and thinks I need to stay at the gym and cut back on my meals to achieve that." Which is exactly where the controversy stems from for women. [BlackBook]


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IHA Begins Giveaways on Social Media
December 9, 2011,
CHICAGO-The International Housewares Association has begun a giveaway program on its Facebook and Twitter pages, where consumers will be able to register to win products from International Home + Housewares Show exhibitors every week through the start of the Housewares Show in March.
Consumers can enter by either commenting on the status announcing the giveaway on the IHA Facebook page or mentioning @HousewaresShow and a specific hashtag -- for the first giveaway with Hutzler Mfg., for example, the hashtag is #IHAHutzler -- on Twitter. Each contest will begin on a Wednesday and end the following Monday (with the exception of the week of Dec. 19, which will run from Monday, Dec. 19 through Thursday, Dec.22, because of the holiday).
Each prize package will be at least $25 in value. The first giveaway, from long-time Housewares Show exhibitor Hutzler Mfg., which has the Hutzler, Gourmac, Lopol and Progressus brands, includes an onion saver, tomato saver, berry box, egg scrambler and a set of six melamine mini utensils in persimmon orange. After Hutzler, giveaways with Emjoi and California Clock Co. were planned for this month. The giveaways would then resume in the new year. There will be a new giveaway contest every week up through the start of the show.
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Zynga's latest browser game, CityVille, recruited 290,000 residents in the game's first 24 hours, making it Zynga's most successful game launch. FrontierVille only had 116 thousand players in its first 24 hours; how embarrassing.
CityVille can be described as FarmVille meets Sim City. The nearly 300,00 people playing have built 2.7 million residences, 500,00 bakeries, 5 million sections of road, and 25% have set up franchises in their friends' boards. At this rate, CityVille could pass FrontierVille's current 6.5 million monthly players. If you're one of the people playing let us know, we promise we won't tell anyone.
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Me vs. My husband's family
I just had a big blow up with my husband's "mother" and while he's taken my side, the more I think about it, the more it seems his story doesn't hold up, and I feel he kind of provoked the argument, but maybe not on purpose. Looking back, this seems to be a pattern. [more inside]
How should I address my soon to be in-laws?
I have no idea how to address my in-laws. Please help. [more inside]
Aunt In-Law Once Removed?
What do you call your brother-in-law's mom? [more inside]
Is it ever okay to go behind your wife's back?
My wife doesn't get along with my sister. My sister is graduating. My wife discovers that I am buying her a graduation gift without her knowledge. She is upset I went behind her back. Where do I go from here? [more inside]
Why can't I win even if I win?
When you "win" an argument with your spouse, it's not really winning, or is it? [more inside]
You don't have to come to the shindig, ya know
We know where we want to get married, but the bride to be's parents don't like our preferred location [more inside]
When announcing a wedding is more like "breaking the news"
I am getting married on May 12th. How do I break the news to my family? [more inside]
Possibly the longest post on askmefi ever
D...d...dowryfilter? Maybe? I'm getting married to a Chinese woman, very soon, and her rather wealthy parents are asking (hinting, in this face-sensitive culture, so I think that's what it is, but it could mean something else?) where my divorced, broke parents' contribution to the marriage is, or, in lieu of theirs, mine. They've tossed a $140,000 duplex our way, a prime rental property, and a ton of financial support for their daughter. I have about $400 in the bank and an okay freelance career. Barring 10 years to save up and match that...what, exactly, can I do to prevent this from getting really, really, really awkward? A long, rambling explanation follows. [more inside]
Newlyweds and InLaws
I am getting married this November. My SO and I have a great relationship with her parents and siblings, who live in the same town as we do (actually, she's living with her parents until our wedding). My family is 3,000 miles away from us. Now, I have a job offer that would require us to move about three hours away from her family. We can also stay where we are. Is it a good idea to be in close proximity to family as newlyweds? Is it more important to break away and start out on our own?
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Do state renewable portfolio standards promote in-state renewable generation[glottal stop]
Several US states have passed renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policies in order to encourage investment in renewable energy technologies. Existing research on their effectiveness has either employed a cross-sectional approach or has ignored heterogeneity among RPS policies. In this paper, we introduce a new measure for the stringency of an RPS that explicitly accounts for some RPS design features that may have a significant impact on the strength of an RPS. We also investigate the impacts of renewable portfolio standards on in-state renewable electricity development using panel data and our new measure of RPS stringency, and compare the results with those when alternative measures are used. Using our new measure, the results suggest that RPS policies have had a significant and positive effect on in-state renewable energy development, a finding which is masked when design differences among RPS policies are ignored. We also find that another important design feature - allowing "free trade" of REC's - can significantly weaken the impact of an RPS. These results should prove instructive to policy makers, whether considering the development of a federal-level RPS or the development or redesign of a state-level RPS.
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October 14, 2005
Teenager treated for text addiction
Here goes. Another text messaging addiction story, this time by the BBC who reports on Scotland's first recorded text addict.
"A teenager is being treated for text messaging and e-mail addiction in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in Scotland. The 19-year-old from Paisley, who did not want to be identified, said texting was like "a game of ping-pong".
In the space of a year, 'Steven' spent £4,500 on text messaging. He was sending about 700 texts a week and resigned from his job after bosses found out he had sent 8,000 e-mails in one month."
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-- New Zealand Teen sends 8,000 texts a month
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Central government legislators from Jakarta visiting Bali on Friday, March 3, 2006, to gauge local reaction to a wide-ranging pornography and morality bill now being deliberated in the Capital, received what must have been both a "rude" surprise and a "rude" awakening when over one thousand angry protestors gathered to demonstrate their fervent opposition to the proposed law. Seen by many as a bill driven by minority fundamentalist religious sentiments, the law currently under discussion aspires to strictly control a wide range of public and private behaviors, set standards for permissible dress standards, restrict the free movement and activities of women, curb all artistic expression deemed to be sexually arousing, and even outlaws public kissing.Unity in Diversity?Meanwhile, various religious and cultural groups across Indonesia have reacted angrily to the proposed legislation, citing the Nation's numerous and diverse cultural traditions together with modes of dress that apparently will become criminal offenses punishable by fines and jail time if the law is passed in its present form.Perhaps no where has the resistance to the proposed legislation been stronger than the island of Bali where the regulations are widely viewed as cultural hegemony of the worst sort and a potentially final, fatal blow to the island's main industry of tourism.A topic of extensive press coverage in Bali over past weeks, angry rejection of the proposed new law appears almost universal in Bali with even high-ranking Government officials, including the Island's Governor, local Parliament members and the Chief the of Provincial Tourism office boldly breaking rank and stating their fervent opposition to the law.The ProtestThe day-long protest held at Bali's Puputan Margarana Square on Friday saw both traditional and contemporary artists from musical groups, dance troupes, and exercise groups come together to demonstrate and perform on behalf of Bali's innate "cultural sensuality," with the songs and dances punctuated by oftentimes firey orations by local community leaders and politicians.The irony that Friday's protest was held at the commemorative site of a ritual Puputan in which an estimated 1,000 Balinese died on the swords and bullets of an invading Dutch expeditionary force almost exactly 100 years before was not lost on many of the protestors. As reported in the Jakarta Post and on detik.com, a prominent local youth leader, I Putu Gede Indriawan Karna's seditious call for Bali to secede from the Republic if the law went ahead was greeted with loud applause from the audience.The protestors and spectators attending the rally represented a broad cross section of Balinese society. Punk rock musicians, transsexuals, and contemporary performers attending the event stood shoulder-to-shoulder with traditional kecak groups, farmers, painters, wood carvers and some of Bali's most revered traditional artists in jointly stating their opposition to any official interference in Bali's rich cultural and artistic milieu.Not for the Faint of ArtAmong others, Bali's premier punk rock group Superman is Dead sang for freedom of expression followed by a troupe performing the spirited Joged Bumbung Bali. Not for the "Faint-of-Art" at the best of times, Friday's sensual Joged included an appearance by a senior female dancer who underlined her protest and earned rapturous applause when she decided to perform the dance bare-breasted. Another performance by a local poet saw him deliver lines in defense of nudity, removing articles of clothing with each successive stanza.Quoted in the Jakarta Post, one of the rally organizers, Cok Sawitri said: "Balinese arts and religious beliefs have never considered sensuality and sexuality as an impure, morally reprehensible thing. Instead, sensuality and sexuality are treated as natural, integral parts of our lives as human beings." Harking back to a more relaxed era, he added, "in the past, Balinese women never wore a bra, yet the custom did not turn the society into a sex-craving, pornographically demented community."Also quoted in the Jakarta Post, I Gusti Putu Artha warned the National Legislators meeting just across the street from the rally at the Governor's office: "The bill has blatantly ignored the fact that Indonesia comprises hundreds of ethnic groups with different cultural values and religious beliefs. The bill, which represents the moral values and belief of one single group, has the potential to cause the disintegration of the state." By late afternoon the cultural rally dispersed while the Jakarta lawmakers headed back to the Capital with something to think about.Photo's provided with the kind permission of Wayan Juniartha at [http://jiwamerdeka.blogspot.com/]


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Most people have problems believing assembly isn't a dead language. Anti-assembly types like most of the people posting here don't get the fact that, if you write bad code, then your teaching others and yourself to write bad code.
If assembly was a dead language, then I wouldn't be programming in it, places like www.masmforum.com wouldn't be around, bogdanontanu would be writing Hostile Encounter in C, ect.
I wish I could understand why you people don't like assembly language. It doesn't make any sense. Assembly is not dead.
Besides, this book isn't about teaching assembly. It's about learning about the machine. Optimizing compilers can only do so much. They have a limit.
Prepackaged routines are only useful to a degree. If you need something not provided for by the routines, then you have to write it yourself.
You anti-assembly people had best hope you never work for me, because if you do, you will be learning assembly language. I will demand that the best possible code be written, but still following good programming practices, of course.
I won't sacrifice most Sortware Engineering standards for preformance. I'm not dumb.
Stop the "blah, blah" and wakeup for the coffee. Assembly is still alive. Let the bells ring out.
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GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (CBS) — Last month, the parents of an eighth-grader at Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn School District 41 complained about the content in "Perks of Being a Wallflower." The book includes topics such as sexuality, drugs and suicide.
The school board voted 4-2 in favor of removing the book from the school but an online petition has received more than 600 votes asking the board to reconsider the ban.
Superintendent Ann Riebock says the board decided to give the book another look.
"The board wanted to talk about this further. One of the recommendations is aimed at independent reading selections."
The revised plan also focuses on getting parents involved in what their child is reading.
"There's a little more explicitness about a parent letter going home at the beginning of the year that the parents would sign indicating that they are aware that it's a partnership between the classroom teacher and the home in the selection of independent reading materials," said Riebock.
In eighth grade, students are expected to read 25 books during the school year.
Riebock says the board will be talking about whether to bring the book back as part of the independent reading list.
The board is expected to vote on the recommendations on June 10.
The book had been available in some classrooms for about six years.