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  • Waterproof Your Phone Without A Case!

    Life On My Mobile
    Rachel Alvarez
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:37 pm
    How many times have you dropped your phone in water or spilled liquid on it? Those “oh sh!#” moments could be gone forever with Liquipel. Liquipel is a waterproof coating applied to your device using nano technology. The coating is not visible to the human eye and virtually untraceable. It keeps the same look and feel of your device without compromising the performance. Penetrating your entire device, Liquipel coats all vital components, inside and out, providing you with optimal protection against contact with liquid. My first thought was does it really work? Yes! We had the…

  • Ignoble

    Cool Hunting
    Josh Rubin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:20 am
    Minimalist black backpacks designed and made in LA Solid construction, clean lines and a no-frills approach to design drive LA-based bag brand, Ignoble. Centered on the assertion that the black backpack represents the true "essential carryall for the modern man," Ignoble makes their own with a focus on thoughtful design, style and personality. The current collection comprises five distinct versions, ranging from an oversized canister pack to a center-zip cocoon silhouette. We got our hands on the Lenore Capsule Backpack, a multipurpose top-loader built for everyday use. The mid-back handle…

  • How to Deploy Your Drogue from a DIY Space Capsule

    Wired: Wired Science
    Kristian von Bengtson
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:09 pm
    What a great week! Power - BANG - out. Image: Kristian von Bengtson I managed to finish the basic seating structure completely, now only awaiting ergonomic foam build up and coating. But, even better Claus Nørregaard and I managed to perform the first two tests of the drogue separation system for space capsule Tycho Deep Space. If you have no idea what the drogue separation system is, you better read this previous blog post before proceeding. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/top-dome-and-drogue-chute-jettison-system/ This system was designed one late night after work by myself and…

  • Will Hot Dogs Become Illegal? EPA to Announce New Dioxin Limits

    OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog
    Jill Ettinger
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The EPA is expected to publish an updated position by the end of January on what the agency determines to be acceptable levels of dioxins based on the Reanalysis that began last August. The report is expected to set upper limits on what is considered safe dioxin consumption levels.

  • Macworld Expo: Henge Docks Allow Apple Notebooks to be Grab-n-Go

    The Mac Observer
    Julie Kuehl
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:15 pm
    Apple notebooks often pull desktop duty, including being plugged into a variety of peripherals. It can be a chore to disconnect all the cables and cords to free the device for the roaming life it was made for. Docks are the solution to this problem, and Henge Docks solves this by including connections to ports as part of the dock, allowing you to take your notebook without unplugging anything.
 
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    CNN.com

  • Hope fades in Brazil buildings collapse

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:23 am
    The death toll in the collapse of three buildings in Rio de Janeiro rose to 15 Friday night as rescuers found two more bodies, state media reported.

  • Sandusky asks court for permission to visit grandkids

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:22 am
    Despite being accused of child sex abuse, former Penn State assistant head coach Jerry Sandusky is asking a judge to modify the terms of his bail so he can see his grandchildren.

  • Iran hopeful on eve of IAEA visit

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:27 am
    Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said Friday he is hopeful that this weekend's planned visit by representatives of the nuclear watchdog will "resolve any ambiguity and show (our) transparency and cooperation with the agency."

  • U.S. to send MIA team to North Korea

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:27 pm
    The United States will send a team to North Korea this year to search for the remains of missing U.S. veterans of the Korean War, the Defense Department announced Friday.

  • DOJ submits 'Fast and Furious' docs

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:26 pm
    The Justice Department on Friday night provided Congress with a new batch of Operation Fast and Furious documents from early 2011.
 
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    WSJ.com: What's News US

  • More Fined in Greenlight Case

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:43 am
    The FSA fined a former compliance officer at Greenlight Capital £130,000 for insufficient oversight in the sale of Punch Taverns shares ahead of a planned equity raising. A J.P. Morgan Cazenove employee was also fined.

  • As Economy Posts Growth, Worry Lingers

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:42 am
    The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in 18 months in the fourth quarter, but underlying weak demand pointed to slower growth in coming months.

  • Delta Weighs a US Air Deal

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:37 am
    Delta Air Lines is studying US Airways as a possible acquisition target as U.S. carriers prepare for a new round of consolidation.

  • Greece Edges Toward Debt Deal

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:13 am
    Greece and its private-sector creditors appeared to edge closer to a long-awaited agreement over a €100 billion debt write-down on government bonds.

  • Ford Motor Profit Lifted by U.S. Sales, Tax Gain

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:49 am
    Ford reported a record fourth-quarter profit on a one-time tax allowance, though slower sales in Europe, growing pains in Asia and heightened competition at home signaled greater turbulence ahead.
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    News

  • British Police: 4 Arrests In Tabloid Bribery Case

    28 Jan 2012 | 4:10 am
    One of those arrested on suspicion of corruption was a police officer. The investigation, which looks into police bribery by the News of the World tabloid, is running parallel to a police inquiry into phone hacking by the now-defunct paper.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Kevin White, Boston Mayor In Turbulent '70s, Dies

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:35 pm
    The former mayor was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity. White also saw the city through court-ordered busing to desegregate public schools, but he ended his four-term tenure in 1983 under a cloud of ethics suspicions. White died Friday in his home. He was 82.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • BP Emails Reveal Early Knowledge Disaster's Potential

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:44 pm
    The day the Deepwater Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico, officials warned in an internal email string that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer, crude oil could burst into the gulf at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a day — a higher rate than the government's final estimate.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Emails Show How 'Fast and Furious' Ambush News Unfolded At Justice Dept.

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:52 pm
    For the first time, the Justice Department has made public a series of sensitive messages that passed to the highest levels of the agency within hours of an ambush that killed a U.S. border patrol agent in 2010, igniting a national scandal over a gun trafficking investigation gone wrong.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • FDA Detains OJ Imports After Finding Fungicide

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:57 pm
    The Food and Drug Administration has detained several shipments of imported orange juice after finding traces of carbendazim, an illegal fungicide. The government says the juice is safe to drink. But carbendazim is not U.S.-approved and any juice that contains small amounts must be detained.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
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    The New Yorker

  • Sasha Frere-Jones: Lana Del Rey’s image on “Born to Die.”

    Sasha Frere-Jones
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    In 2008, Elizabeth Grant, a twenty-two-year-old woman from Lake Placid, recorded an album in Manhattan with the well-known producer David Kahne. It was released digitally in early 2010 as “Lana Del Rey aka Lizzy Grant,” but was pulled offline two months later. This week . . .

  • “Jack Holmes & His Friend” review.

    newyorker.com
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    This story of two young men—one gay, the other straight—who come of age in literary New York in the sixties examines two unrequited passions: Jack’s love for Will, and Will’s literary ambitions, which end abruptly after a review disparages his first novel . . . (Subscription required.)

  • Steve Futterman: Paul Motian’s “Further Explorations.”

    Steve Futterman
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    With the unexpected death of the drummer Paul Motian, last November, “Further Explorations” (Concord), an album intended to be an homage to the pianist Bill Evans, has become a double tribute. Motian, an integral member of Evans’s landmark trio of the early sixties, joined the pianist . . . (Subscription required.)

  • Ryan Lizza: The Obama memos: How Washington remade the President.

    Ryan Lizza
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    On a frigid January evening in 2009, a week before his Inauguration, Barack Obama had dinner at the home of George Will, the Washington Post columnist, who had assembled a number of right-leaning journalists to meet the President-elect. Accepting such an invitation was a gesture on Obama’ . . .

  • Goings on About Town: Art

    newyorker.com
    22 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    PageBreak -->MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Fifth Ave. at 82nd St. (212-535-7710)—“The Renaissance Portrait from Donatello to Bellini.” Through March 18. | “Chinese Art in an Age of Revolution: Fu Baoshi (1904-1965).” Through April 15. | “Photographic Treasures from the Collection . . .
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    Mashable!

  • 15 Killer Quotes From ‘Sh*t People Say’ Videos

    Brandon Smith
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:46 pm
    This meme is certainly making a strong case to be one of the biggest of 2012. Sure, the first episode of “Sh*t Girls Say” was uploaded at the end of last year, but who’s counting really? The results that Google yields when you start typing “Sh*t People Say” are as far-ranging in quality as they are in topic. SEE ALSO: 15 Best ‘Sh*t People Say’ Videos We’re sure you’ve got your own favorite quotes from the wide array of videos out there. These 15 favorites (and an honorable mention for each) should get the conversation started. 1. Sh*t Girls Say -…

  • Photo Startup Makes It Easy to Create Albums With Friends

    Lauren Indvik
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:02 pm
    The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: ZangZing Quick Pitch: Store and share your photos from multiple services in one place. Genius Idea: Makes it easy to create and share group albums using email. Some of my photos are stored on Instagram. Many more are saved across Facebook, iPhoto, Picasa, Flickr, Dropbox and in a stationary box on top of my dresser. Earlier this week, I used ZangZing, a photo storage and sharing app,…

  • Elaborate ‘It Gets Better’ Video Resembles ‘Glee’

    Brian Anthony Hernandez
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 pm
    Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. An extensively choreographed “It Gets Better” music video — set to Lady Gaga‘s “Hair” — gained steam Friday after the mega pop star gave it her seal of approval on Twitter. This is so AMAZING tinyurl.com/7jd638s #HairMusicVideo you guys did such an amazing job for #ItGetsBetter. The Choreo! I died! — Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) January 27, 2012 The clip hit YouTube on Thursday, but the making of the video has been well documented on Facebook since August…

  • Meet Beckinfield, a YouTube Show With 4,000 Actors [PICS]

    Kate Freeman
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:59 pm
    The make-believe town of Beckinfield is the setting for the Mad Libs-style show of the same name, which uses crowd-sourced amateur actors from all over the world who create the show’s story by posting videos. Writers outline the plot and email a “town happenings” newsletter to actors each week. Each actor tells a small piece of the story in their video, adding their own flair. Related segments are linked together to create a kind of webisode that will be unique to every viewer depending on which videos they watch. Beckinfield is a production of online network Theatrics.com.

  • Breaking Down Apple’s Billions [INFOGRAPHIC]

    Alissa Skelton
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:48 pm
    It’s no secret Apple, one of the most valuable public companies in the world, is making major cash off today’s tech gadgets — but how much? This week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion for its quarterly report lasting 14 weeks and ending Dec. 31, 2011. A rumored summer release of the iPhone 5 will help keep the money flowing in this year for the more than $400 billion company. “We’re thrilled with our outstanding results and record-breaking sales of iPhones, iPads and Macs,” Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, said in a statement. “Apple’s…
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    TechCrunch

  • Ron Paul, Mitt Romney Leading On Facebook Ahead Of Florida Primary

    Eric Eldon
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:49 pm
    The Republican presidential candidacy is still far from decided, based on the split primaries and mixed polls so far. So here’s another source for trying to figure who’s really pulling ahead — the number of new Facebook fans that each candidate is getting, according to the Inside Facebook Election Tracker. Mitt Romney is finally making some strong gains this month, in contrast to his Facebook performance over December. By “strong gains” I mean he’s been attracting a roughly similar number of fans to Ron Paul, the candidate who normally dominates on the web…

  • Harvard Gets Its First VC Firm: The Experiment Fund

    Greg Kumparak
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:05 pm
    As just about everyone should know by now, the seeds of what grew into Facebook were planted at Harvard. Might there be a bunch of mini-Zucks lurking in the dorms of Cambridge? If so, a new venture capital firm — the first housed right on the Harvard campus — wants to find them. Dubbed The Experiment Fund, the firm describes itself as “a bridge between America’s oldest universities and storied venture capital firms.” Backed by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), the firm is made up of Hugo Van Vurren, NEA co-head Patrick Chung, and NEA General Partner Harry Weller — all…

  • Secret Windows 8 Weapon: Kinect Built Into Your Laptop

    Devin Coldewey
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm
    The Windows release of Kinect is coming up in a couple days, but for most people that won’t be a major event: the Kinect they have is sitting on their TV or in a drawer, waiting to be taken out for an impromptu Dance Central 2 party. Of the 10 million Kinects out there, the only ones connected to computers are the ones being fiddled with by the various hackers and students making science projects out the things. But according to the Daily, Microsoft is hoping to remedy this particular situation by building Kinect sensors right into your laptops. TechCrunch alum Matt Hickey got to handle…

  • Twitter Puts Its DMCA Takedown Requests Up For All To See

    Devin Coldewey
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Yesterday’s announcement that Twitter would be selectively censoring tweets based on country was not well-received. But part of that announcement was the assurance that the process would at least be transparent. A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. They also mentioned that they were working with Chilling Effects to make notices and orders sent to Twitter publicly available. At the time of the post yesterday, the site wasn’t up yet, but you can now browse it at chillingeffects.org/twitter. It’s a good thing, certainly, though not quite a successful saving throw…

  • Y Combinator Names Seasoned Entrepreneur Geoff Ralston As Its Newest Partner

    Jason Kincaid
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:15 pm
    Y Combinator has just announced the newest partner to join the prestigious firm: Geoff Ralston. Ralston’s previous credentials include founding Four11, which was acquired by Yahoo back in 1997 for $96 million and served as the foundation for Yahoo Mail. Ralston spent eight years at Yahoo, eventually becoming Yahoo’s Chief Product Officer. Several years after leaving Yahoo he was named CEO of Lala, before it was acquired by Apple in 2009. Most recently he cofounded Imagine K12, a tech incubator for education-related startups, which presented at TechCrunch Disrupt SF (you can find…
 
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    Slate

  • Je ne sais plus écrire à la main

    Hugues Serraf
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:36 am
     Croyez-le ou non, le graphomane que je suis ne sait quasiment plus écrire. Enfin, plus écrire à la main. Qu'il me soit demandé de dégainer un stylo pour autoriser ma petite dernière à louper la gym parce qu'elle a le nez qui coule et c’est la panique. D'abord parce que je n'en ai généralement pas sur moi, de stylo, et qu'il faut donc que je mette toute la baraque sens dessus-dessous pour en dénicher un. Mais surtout parce qu'il me faut toujours un moment pour me souvenir de la manière dont on s'en sert… Il faut dire qu'en dehors de ces périodes où ma rejetonne a les…

  • Reddit le Terrible

    Farhad Manjoo
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:34 am
    De tous les sites qui ont fermé mercredi 18 anvier pour protester contre les absurdes lois «anti-piratage» du Congrès américain, Reddit a été celui qui m’a le plus manqué. Certes, il y a bien eu une paire de fois où Wikipédia aurait été d’une aide précieuse dans mes recherches débiles sur Internet (mais qui donc a bien pu inventer le bidet?) et je n’aime jamais trop passer une journée sans BoingBoing, mais Reddit tient une place à part dans mes séances de surf quotidiennes.Une véritable communauté très active Je le visite plusieurs fois par jour pour voir ce…

  • 2007 dans le rétro, épisode 15: La campagne de Nicolas Sarkozy plus «crédible» que celle de Ségolène Royal

    Cécile Dehesdin
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:26 am
    28 JANVIER 2007. ENTREE EN CAMPAGNE REUSSIE POUR NICOLAS SARKOZY d'après un sondage paru dans Le Parisien Dimanche/Aujourd'hui en France, où 57% des Français estiment que la campagne électorale du candidat de l'UMP est plus «solide» et 45% plus «crédible» que celle de Ségolène Royal.La candidate du PS, qui achève alors une tournée des Antilles aussi rapide que réussie, est en revanche jugée plus proche des préoccupations des Français (40%) et plus moderne. Alors que 75% des Français considèrent que François Bayrou est «courageux» et 43% qu'il a réussi son entrée en…

  • Ô finance! Ô visages ennemis

    Eric Le Boucher
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:21 am
    La finance représentait 2% du PIB des Etats-Unis à la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, aujourd'hui, le chiffre est monté à 8%. Au Royaume-Uni, la City pèse 9% du PIB, contre 5% dans les années 1970. Concernant les profits, la progression est encore plus vive: le secteur financier est passé de 1,5% de l'ensemble des profits des firmes américaines en 1945, à 15% dans les années récentes. Multiplication par dix. Est-ce justifié? La finance a-t-elle pris une place exagérée? Etouffe-t-elle l'économie réelle? François Hollande a fait une réponse brutalement politique en…

  • Nicolas Sarkozy: une photo de plus vers la candidature?

    Slate.fr
    27 Jan 2012 | 11:37 am
    SEPTEMBRE 2006. A l'université d’été de l’UMP, Nicolas Sarkozy, souriant et bronzé, plaisante, les mains jointes, au milieu d’une vingtaine de journalistes. Un an après la Baule et sa confrontation avec Dominique de Villepin, le président de l'UMP prend sa revanche. Il sera l'unique candidat de son parti pour la prochaine présidentielle. Dans le cadre d’une série prochainement publiée sur Slate.fr sur les photos qui ont marqué les campagnes présidentielles, nous nous sommes intéressés à ce cliché devenu célèbre. Confusion L’auteur, Olivier Laban-Mattei, raconte…
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  • Make Better Video

    ceb
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:52 am
    I’m learning about video because I believe, strongly, that 2012 is the year that companies and individuals who can create interesting video will be able to stand out better in the oversaturation of social media. My own practice, Shhh! The Secret Show, has me learning about lighting, sound, editing, interviewing, content planning, camera angles, titles, screen casting, how to make b-roll, and more. It’s quite a step up, technically, from what I used to do with a Flip camera and a bit of waggling it around in front of my face. And when I say this, it’s most definitely not…

  • 97 Ideas for Building a Valuable Platform

    ceb
    20 Jan 2012 | 11:25 am
    2012 is the year where social media oversaturation hits hard. We will scale back on our participation in social networks, and we will most certainly scale back who we choose to follow as sources. This won’t be because someone is bad or good. It will be based on whether the connection with that person adds value to the stream of information we’re cultivating or not. In determining how to deliver value and stay relevant and visible in this new landscape, I’ve written down 97 ideas to help you build a valuable platform. Note: some of this thinking comes from writing a new book…

  • A New Project for 2012

    ceb
    16 Jan 2012 | 3:30 am
    I’m pretty excited about my new video show, Shhh! The Secret Show, which has its first episode here. The premise is that it’s a show to help you be a better you, and to improve your business through the effort. It ties to what I’m working on with my company, and it’s going to be a lot of fun to build. Instead of starting off with something fully polished and perfect, I wanted to “build it in front of you,” which means that I’ll show you how I improve it each episode. I’m learning lots of new skills at the same time, including lighting, how to…

  • Doing the Work is Sexy

    ceb
    9 Jan 2012 | 7:21 am
    Dorothy Parker said, “I hate writing. I like having written.” I know many people who are like that about their business, their trade. I know many more people who love to fantasize about what life will be like when they make it, but they like to skip over the part with the hard work, or they give it a sentence or two. Here’s a hint: the work part is what brings the money part. How to Get Very Lucky In Life A few days ago, I came a lot closer to being able to cross something huge off my bucket list. I can’t talk about it just yet, but essentially, I was able to shoot…

  • Email List Building the Lazy Way

    ceb
    4 Jan 2012 | 9:17 am
    People seem to want to know about email list building, and how to get a big newsletter subscriber base. I have my ways. I’ll share what I know. I sell premium WordPress themes (affiliate link) from StudioPress, because I’m a fan of the company, but also because I use them and they have served me very well. At present, I’m using the Generate theme (scroll down a little), which features a prominent email subscription link at the top of the page (see the above graphic or just click through to [chrisbrogan.com]). This is perhaps the least customized version of a StudioPress…
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    TheBloggess.com

  • Advanced cooking lessons

    Jenny the bloggess
    28 Jan 2012 | 12:20 am
    Conversation I had after wandering into Victor’s office. me:  Hey.  How do you make hot water? Victor:  …Really?  “How do you make hot water?”  Are you fucking with me?   me:  No.  I want to make a tea but I don’t know how. Victor:  Go write this on your blog right now.  You just asked me how to heat up water.  You basically just confirmed everything I’ve ever said about your cooking skills in a single sentence. me:  I know how to get hot water.  I know how the tap works.  I just don’t know how to use the coffee maker and I thought maybe…

  • And then I became a grown-up. By eating a grown-up. Or hiring a grown-up. One of those.

    Jenny the bloggess
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:39 pm
    Six weeks ago I told twitter that I desperately needed an assistant to work a few hours a week, to help me weed through bad pitches and tell me to take my meds.  Many fabulous people offered and I promptly ran away because I’m not responsible enough to hire an assistant, and I ended up hiding under the table and wishing I had some sort of an assistant to do this stuff for me.  Then Victor yelled at me because I’m making myself sick from working 12 hour day, but it seems sort of self-indulgent and weird to have an assistant when you have a job where you write about porn and giant…

  • UPDATED: The post where I make it up to you. And then make things worse. And then apologize again.

    Jenny the bloggess
    23 Jan 2012 | 12:57 am
    Yesterday I went out to the nearby market because we live in rural Texas so we go to all the various country fairs and trade days because that’s what we have instead of a mall.  They are awesome and terrible and I never come home without part of an iron lung, or a 60 year old book about “why naked midgets are awesome”.  Yesterday at one stop I found 100′s of doll heads on spikes. It stretched on for a half-acre.  Also, the doll torsos and limbs were in various buckets around, so it was sort of like Build-a-Bear except that you end up with a misproportioned, evil…

  • Where I was this week…

    Jenny the bloggess
    20 Jan 2012 | 8:34 pm
    I don’t have a weekly-wrap-up for you today because all this week I was recording the audio version of my book. I gargled half of a honey-bear just to sooth my ravaged throat and sang show-tunes to the baffled producers in an effort to convince them that this book should be a musical.  They were unconvinced.  I also demanded more cow-bell and they brought me hot tea and a sandwich to sober me up.  A free sandwich. All in all? I’d call that a win. PS.  I get home this weekend so I’ll be back to posting real stuff soon.  Pinkie-swear. PPS.  The audio producers said that…

  • There is no process. There is no spoon. I had to eat my soup with a ladle.

    Jenny the bloggess
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:01 am
    Victor trying to talk me down from an impending panic attack about me not knowing what the hell I’m doing in my life: Victor:  Dude.  Just calm down and breathe.  Just…trust the process. me:  But I don’t have a process. Victor: Well, maybe not having a process is part of your process. me: YOU’RE JUST SAYING A BUNCH OF RANDOM BULLSHIT THAT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SENSE. Victor:  No, I’m trying to make you calm down and stop freaking out. me: No, you’re just trying to get me to shut up so you can watch TV. Victor: Well, both actually.  And that’s…
 
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  • How Glassblowing Works

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:15 am
    The practice of blowing glass may seem hip and modern if you've recently hit up an art exhibition by Dale Chihuly or Harvey Littleton. But the history of glassblowing is actually long and rich, dating back to the Roman Empire.

  • The Super-Backstory Quiz: How well do you know your irradiated orphans from outer space?

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:15 am
    You may have seen the latest versions of Batman, Spider-man, Captain America and their super-bretheren, but how much do you know about their backstories? Test your super-knowledge with this quiz about the origins of some of these larger-than-life good guys (and a few bad ones, too).

  • The Ultimate Mel Brooks Movies Quiz

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:15 am
    Mel Brooks is the master of satire and parody, mocking everything from wild westerns to wacky space flicks. All that comedy gold has won him Tonys, Emmys, Oscars, Grammys and the right to say "It is good to be the King."

  • Assignment Discovery: Creation of Crew Rescue Vehicle

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:15 am
    The creation of the Crew Return Vehicle (X-38) is an international effort. Learn more about contributions to the CRV on Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery."

  • How Molecular Gastronomy Works

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:15 am
    Are you hungry for some nitro-scrambled egg-and-bacon ice cream? Did you want a little fried mayo on that sandwich? Molecular gastronomy has cast cooking in a new light and created some seemingly bizarre, but shockingly delicious dishes.
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    SFGate: Page One Stories

  • CPUC fines PG&E millions for safety breaches

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s failure to conduct required gas leak surveys on nearly 14 miles of its distribution system in eastern Contra Costa County - including one Danville neighborhood ignored for two decades -...

  • Court rejects bid to hold up new voting districts

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    State Senate district lines drawn by a citizens' commission must be used in this year's elections, the California Supreme Court ruled Friday in rejecting a Republican group's request to put the new boundaries on hold...

  • Twitter's targeted blocking tool spurs uproar

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:00 am
    Twitter Inc. has played a central communications role in protests from Egypt to Wall Street, but the microblogging service became the target of an uprising this week after announcing a new way to censor individual...
 
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    Boing Boing » Gadgets

  • The human cost of technology

    Rob Beschizza
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:41 pm
    The New York Times on the human cost of industrial accidents at Apple's foreign suppliers: Troubling, the groups say, is some suppliers’ disregard for workers’ health. Two years ago, 137 workers at an Apple supplier in eastern China were injured after they were ordered to use a poisonous chemical to clean iPhone screens. Within seven months last year, two explosions at iPad factories, including in Chengdu, killed four people and injured 77. Before those blasts, Apple had been alerted to hazardous conditions inside the Chengdu plant, according to a Chinese group that published that…

  • Wi-Fi deadzones more effective at engaging student attention than pole-dancing to Toto's Take My Hand from Dune: the official soundtrack

    Rob Beschizza
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:50 am
    Yale professor Alexander Nemerov found a great way to get students to pay attention: lecturing in a Wi-Fi dead zone. Glenn Fleishman, writing for The Economist: The good professor is no Luddite. He realises that a request to turn off the hall's Wi-Fi routers during a class may meddle with other nearby needs. (And it would in any case be useless in blocking mobile 3G and 4G signals.) Some students, he concedes, clearly use the internet to enhance his lectures, looking up artwork he discusses to get a closer or different view, or taking notes. But some engage in less pertinent online…

  • Mutant game controllers

    Rob Beschizza
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:27 am
    Roger Ibars takes photographs of game controllers hooked up to inappropriate interfaces: "a research interest in how objects would be losing interest in interacting with the users ... where things take control of their functions and therefore use themselves." [via GamOvr]

  • HOWTO make a boombox out of a toolbox

    Cory Doctorow
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:03 pm
    Chicago's Floyd Davis demonstrates how to make a boombox out of any case, including a Craftsman toolbox. Boombox in a Toolbox

  • Violist improvs response to ringing Nokia phone

    Cory Doctorow
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:56 pm
    In this 2011 YouTube upload, violist Lukáš Kmiť shows what to do when your playing is interrupted by a ringing phone, as happened to him during a beautiful performance at an orthodox synagogue in Presov, Slovakia. Kmiť broke off playing for an instant, regrouped, and then improvised a lovely aria based on the Nokia ringtone. Nokia ringtone during concert of classical music (via Making Light)
 
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    Pogue's Posts

  • Look, Ma, No Hands! Operating a Laptop With Eyes Only

    By DAVID POGUE
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:43 pm
    Tobii, a Swedish company, is demonstrating eye-tracking software that really rocked my world. Imagine reading a Web page or Word document on the screen and the page scrolls automatically, gracefully and effortlessly as you proceed through the article. The system knows where your eyes are and how fast you're going.

  • A New G-Shock Watch Awaits a New Bluetooth

    By DAVID POGUE
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:57 am
    Casio's G-Shock GB6900 watch uses a new, low-power Bluetooth chip called Bluetooth Smart (or Bluetooth 4.0) to do amazing things with a PC or smartphone. Butt the watch doesn't work unless your phone also has Bluetooth 4.0 - and right now, only a couple of them do.

  • Put Down the Pitchforks on SOPA

    By DAVID POGUE
    19 Jan 2012 | 11:50 am
    Not enough people have acknowledged that the opposition was arguing two totally different different points - the "you're going about it the wrong way" group and the "we want our illegal movies!" group. In the new world of Internet versus government, the system worked; the people spoke, government listened, and that's good. But let's do it responsibly, people. Both sides have an obligation to do the right thing.

  • A Gadget Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts

    By DAVID POGUE
    5 Jan 2012 | 2:36 pm
    If you think Amazon's real cost to make that Kindle Fire is $201, then by all means go to China and cobble one together yourself. The components are only part of the cost of any gadget.

  • The New Improved Heckling of Movies

    By DAVID POGUE
    4 Jan 2012 | 9:54 am
    If you're willing to watch a movie DVD on your computer (instead of your TV), then you can use the new Rifftrax Player app to simultaneously play the DVD and the usually hilarious Rifftrax audio, which is like sitting in an audience of hecklers.
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    CJR

  • Audit Notes: Fukayama on the Crisis, WSJ on Exec Pay, Nonprofit News

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:14 pm
    The Browser has a great interview with Francis Fukayama on his five favorite financial-crisis books. Here he is on whether companies like Goldman Sachs were really capable of committing systematic fraud: It depends what you mean by systematic. Lloyd Blankfein doesn’t get up in the morning and say, “OK. How are we going to defraud people today?” but I...

  • Evangelicals, Mormons, and Mitt Romney

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:06 pm
    The New York Times runs an op-ed headlined "Why Evangelicals Don't Like Mormons," which takes on an important issue but glosses over the critical role fundamentalism plays in the phenomenon. David S. Reynolds is writing about the political woes of Mitt Romney in evangelical-heavy primaries in Iowa and South Carolina and trying to explain how evangelicals think in that...

  • The Presidential Energy Narrative

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:30 pm
    In the last week, President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, focused his first campaign ad on clean energy, visited the Environmental Protection Agency for the first time, devoted seven minutes to energy in his State of the Union speech, and touted fossil fuels and renewables out west. It was an environmentally charged stretch for a president setting...

  • RIP: Jonathan “Jack” Idema, Media Con Man

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:32 pm
    In April 2004, a former U.S. Special Forces soldier named Jonathan Keith Idema started shopping a sizzling story to the media. He claimed terrorists in Afghanistan planned to use bomb-laden taxicabs to kill key U.S. and Afghan officials, and that he himself intended to thwart the attack. Shortly thereafter, he headed to Afghanistan, where he spent the next two months...

  • For Obama's Vegas Visit, Competing Press Angles

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:26 pm
    This post has been updated since it was first published to include discussion of the first Review-Journal story. NEVADA — President Obama came to Las Vegas Thursday to promote his energy agenda in a state with a wealth of alternative energy sources—solar, wind, and geothermal. And befitting a presidential visit, especially one just nine months before a general election, the...
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    TMZ.com

  • Halle Berry's Baby Daddy Gabriel Aubry Agrees to Anger Management

    TMZ Staff
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry met for hours Friday with representatives from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services ... and social workers concluded Gabriel needed to work on his anger issues ... law enforcement sources…

  • Are Celebrities More Screwed Up than Us?

    TMZ Staff
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:55 am
    With all the celebs in crisis -- the latest of course being Demi Moore and Heather Locklear -- we started to wonder how the life of a celebrity stacks up with yours.  Is it better?  Worse?So we gotta ask ...

  • 'X-Factor' 911 -- Stagehand 'Cracked Head Open' Before 50 Cent Performance

    TMZ Staff
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:50 am
    50 Cent's performance on "X-Factor" last month was a bloody mess behind the scenes -- with one stagehand smashing his head open after falling off the stage ... this according to the 911 call obtained by TMZ. The accident occurred just as Fiddy…

  • Celebrity Scramble -- Guess Who!

    TMZ Staff
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:45 am
    This scruffy celeb looks a bit stretched out. Can you figure out who the star is behind the warped image?

  • Cody Simpson -- Sonny With a Chance of a Small Payday

    TMZ Staff
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:40 am
    Cody Simpson was the big guest star on the very first episode of the "Sonny With a Chance" spin-off show "So Random!" -- but you wouldn't know it from his paycheck."So Random!" premiered last June as its own show once "SWAC" went off the air…
 
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    PerezHilton

  • Jonah Hill Is Ditching Comedy For More Dramatic Roles

    Perez Hilton
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:30 am
    Say it ain't so! Well, it's actually not a bad thing that Jonah Hill wants to do more drama considering how fantastic he was alongside Brad Pitt in Moneyball, but we hope he doesn't abandon the genre completely. The Superbad star is taking his Oscar nomination as a sign that the people want him to play more serious roles, telling sources: “I came out in comedies when I was first introduced to people, and very few people, like Tom Hanks and Robin Williams, have been able to transition. To have this kind of recognition -– it means I should do more dramas. I don’t know if there could be a…

  • Even Vintage Demi Moore Was A Cougar! Watch Her Make Out With This 15 Year Old!!

    Perez Hilton
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:00 am
    Wowza!! Gurl was havin' a GOOD time that night!! But we're pretty sure that 15 year old was having an even better one, LOL!! In this classic footage, we see a 19 year old Demi Moore pAArtyin' it up!!! And then she blatantly shows her admiration of her General Hospital co-star.. who happens to be the 15 year old. U gotta watch her practice for Ashton URself! PresSsSs PlaayYy!!

  • New AC/DC Album Delayed Due To Illness

    Perez Hilton
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:30 am
    We're very sorry to hear this, but at least it doesn't sound like anything TOO serious. During a recent interview, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson revealed that the band's next album has been delayed due to a band member's illness: "Hopefully this year we can get back together again. One of the boys is a little sick. I can't say anything, but he's getting better." And here's what Brian had to say when asked if the illness is terminal: "No, but just bad. He's doing wonderful. Full recovery fully expected." We're SO glad to hear that the ill band member is getting better! Our thoughts are with him!

  • Watch Oprah Visit Haiti For Her Next Chapter!

    Perez Hilton
    28 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    So incredible to see these people persevering after such tragedy! Check out this wonderful preview clip from Oprah's Next Chapter, during which she visits the devastated country of Haiti alongside Sean Penn to see how its people are still re-building their lives so they can find work and build homes (above)! Truly powerful stuff here. We can't imagine how difficult this all must be, but glad to know that people like Oprah and Sean are there to continue to provide them with relief!

  • If You Have 50K, You Can Party With Diddy After The Grammys!!!

    Perez Hilton
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:30 am
    Thankfully, the money is going to charity. So we feel like people are getting totally ripped off. Diddy's post-Grammy party at the Playboy Mansion is not for faint of heart -- or the lightest of wallets. Tickets for the big blowout are being sold at around $50,000 each, which buys you 2 cabanas, VIP admission for 20 people, buffet dinner, open bar, free bottle service ... and 15 "dedicated female promotional models." Models? Where are the bunnies at?! LOL! If you're a little strapped for cash, you can buy a less pricey ticket for $15,000 or $25,000, but if you want to get in, you better have…
 
 
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    Hawaiimagazine.com | HAWAII Today

  • Hawaiian Airlines-JetBlue partnership aims to ease travel from East Coast to Hawaii

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:29 am
    Hawaiian Airlines-JetBlue partnership aims to ease travel from East Coast to Hawaii Hawaiian Airlines and New-York based JetBlue Airways this week announced a partnership agreement that will aims to ease travel to the Islands from the East Coast. Starting this week, customers will be able to purchase single tickets combining travel on both Hawaiian and JetBlue, allowing for “seamless” travel between the carriers’ networks, according to a news release issued by Hawaiian Airlines. For example, a passenger could travel from Boston to Los Angeles on JetBlue and then connect with…

  • VIDEO: Vigorous lava spattering in crater vent at Kilauea volcano’s summit

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:37 am
    VIDEO: Vigorous lava spattering in crater vent at Kilauea volcano’s summit Scientists at the Big Island’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have released a video that depicts vigorous lava spattering this week at Kilauea volcano’s summit, Halemaumau crater.The spattering on the south side of the crater’s lava lake (pictured, right) has reportedly picked up since Tuesday when the lake’s level was gauged at about 260 feet (80 meters) below the crater’s floor. (Check out the video at the bottom of this page.)Since March 2008, the lakes levels have fluctuated…

  • Pro Bowl Week to kick off in Hawaii with roster of free football-related festivities

    25 Jan 2012 | 1:32 pm
    Pro Bowl Week to kick off in Hawaii with roster of free football-related festivities Some world's best pro football players are now touching down in Hawaii for this weekend’s 2012 NFL Pro Bowlat Oahu’s Aloha Stadium. The all-star game, in which the NFC (National Football Conference) squares off against the AFC (American Football Conference) will get under way at 2 p.m. (Hawaii time) on Sunday, and will be televised nationally on NBC. If you’re on Oahu, Pro Bowl Week offer a chance to meet some of the players and cheerleaders and take part ...

  • Hawaii-filmed “The Descendants” dramedy picks up five Oscar nominations

    24 Jan 2012 | 6:22 am
    Hawaii-filmed “The Descendants” dramedy picks up five Oscar nominations The Descendants, a dramedy filmed on Oahu and Kauai, and packed with a cast of compelling Hawaii characters, today picked up five Academy Awards nominations.They include: best picture, best lead actor (George Clooney), best director (Alexander Payne), best adapted screenplay and best film editing. According to the complete Oscar nominee list for the 84th Academ...

  • Win Oahu vacation to 2012 Honolulu Festival from HAWAII Magazine. Last week to enter!

    23 Jan 2012 | 6:48 am
    Win Oahu vacation to 2012 Honolulu Festival from HAWAII Magazine. Last week to enter! HAWAII Magazine is giving away a free round-trip for two to Oahu in March to attend to one of Hawaii’s premier annual cultural events, the Honolulu Festival.In addition to airfare, the winner of the Honolulu Festival Flyaway Sweepstakes will get a four-night stay at a Waikiki hotel and VIP tickets to the 2102 Honolulu Festival, March 1-5.The Honolulu Festival, now in its 18th year, is a celebration of music, art and culture that celebrates strong cultural ties between Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific…
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    MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

  • Macworld 2012: Autodesk Inventor Fusion for Mac Coming

    Arnold Kim
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:46 pm
    Autodesk was at Macworld showing off a new product for the Mac called Autodesk Inventor Fusion. Autodesk Inventor Fusion is an existing 3D mechanical design software on Windows, but will soon become available for the Mac for the first time. Autodesk made headlines back in 2010 when they returned to the Mac platform after a two decade hiatus. Due to the success they've seen with their existing Mac products, the company will be bringing Inventor Fusion to the Mac. In the next few weeks, Autodesk will be releasing a free Technology Preview for the program which will allow Mac users to download…

  • Civil Suit Against Google, Apple and Others Over Employee-Poaching Ban Can Continue

    Jordan Golson
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:30 pm
    A U.S. District Judge has ruled that an anti-trust case filed against a number of tech companies can continue, saying "they still have an antitrust claim" according to Bloomberg. [Judge] Koh didn’t take issue with the allegations about the agreements between individual companies, Joseph Saveri, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said in an interview after the hearing. Instead, Koh has questions about “how it ties together,” or claims of an over-arching conspiracy between all the companies, he said.The case goes back more than 5 years, according to the lawsuit, which alleges that "no…

  • Tim Cook Responds to Report on Working Conditions at Suppliers' Factories

    Eric Slivka
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:25 am
    In the wake of yesterday's report regarding treatment of workers at the facilities of Apple's suppliers, Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent an email to company employees addressing the situation. As published by 9to5Mac, the email highlights Apple's efforts to oversee compliance with company standards for workers' rights and the transparency with which it has shared that information. From Cook's opening statement:As a company and as individuals, we are defined by our values. Unfortunately some people are questioning Apple’s values today, and I’d like to address this with you directly. We care…

  • Apple Estimated to Retake Title of World's Largest Smartphone Vendor

    Eric Slivka
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:13 pm
    Research firm Strategy Analytics today announced its estimates of the global smartphone market for the fourth quarter of 2011, finding that Apple narrowly squeezed by Samsung to retake the title of world's largest smartphone vendor as measured by unit shipments. According to Strategy Analytics' numbers, Apple's 37 million iPhones narrowly eclipsed Samsung's quarterly smartphone shipments of 36.5 million units.Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “While Apple took the top spot in smartphones on a quarterly basis, Samsung became the market leader in annual terms for…

  • iWorld 2012: Bottle Opener Cases, Wave Cradle, Nomad Brush, Wallet Case

    Arnold Kim
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:51 pm
    Macworld | iWorld carries the usual collection of iPhone cases and accessories, not all of which are insanely great. But here are a few interesting ones that were on the show floor as I made my way through the masses. Opena Case and Intoxicase were both showing off iPhone cases with built in bottle openers. Intoxicase's even integrates with an app that counts the number of openings. Not sure the demand for such a thing, but here they are. WaveCradle is simple aluminum stand that amplifies the audio coming from your iPhone. The stand simple curves the audio towards the listener and they claim…
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    MacOSXHints.com

  • Control+T in Terminal shows time snapshot

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Not sure if this was available before 10.7, but hitting Control+T while running a command in the Terminal will show what process is executing, the load, the PID of the process and its user and kernel time. I was running a script and accidentally hit Control+T instead of Command+T to create a new tab. I was surprised at what I got. Here is an example of what gets printed: # buildOrder.py load: 2.51 cmd: p4 15179 running 0.00u 0.00s load: 2.23 cmd: p4 17962 waiting 0.01u 0.00s load: 2.53 cmd: Python 15167 running 94.68u 66.33s load: 2.60 cmd: Python 15167 running 150.71u 101.82s [crarko adds: I…

  • 10.7 : Enable Recovery HD after restore from Time Capsule/File Vault 2.

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    File Vault 2 and embedded 'Recovery HD' disk are new additions to OS X in Lion release.   A fresh OS X Lion installation creates 'Recovery HD' by live re-partitioning 'Macintosh HD'. The recovery disk is 650MB in size (as of 10.7.2), of partition type Apple_Boot, and therefore, will be hidden during normal usage by OS X user interface. It does not show up in Finder, and not even 'Disk Utility.' If the recovery disk 'Recovery HD' is proper, booting up a Mac without File Vault 2 while holding down the Option key will result in listing 'Recovery HD' as an alternative to 'Macintosh HD' for…

  • iOS 5: iPad show mailbox gesture

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Maybe everybody already knows this, but I missed it in all the new features of iOS 5. The iPad mail app adds a new gesture to show and hide the message list window when in portrait orientation. I always use my iPad's Mail app in landscape mode because I get to see my message list in addition to the message detail. And for some reason, I find it tedious to push the mailbox button at the top left of the screen to see the message list. iOS 5 added the ability to swipe right anywhere on the message window to pop up the message list and to swipe left to hide it again. Nice! Not having to move my…

  • A Spotlight Plugin for InDesign

    26 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    Every now and then I poke around the web to see if someone has found a way to search InDesign files with Spotlight. For many users of InDesign, this missing capability has been a point of frustration since Spotlight was introduced with Tiger back in April of 2005. Now there's a little something for anyone running InDesign CS5 or CS5.5. Over in the Adobe forums, John Hawkinson put together a plugin. He recommends installing it, then using Terminal to re-index specific files or folders using: mdimport /Users/UserName/Path/To/File/Or/Folder I installed the latest version of his plugin (version…

  • Sticky Widget from Selected Text

    25 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    There's a recent Macworld article for quickly making Stickies. I thought that some folks might want to make Sticky Widgets instead. This is derived from my hint posted a few years ago. Depending on your system version (and possibly other factors), you may need to launch Dashboard at least once if you haven't since system startup before trying the Service. Here are the simple steps: Open Automator and create an empty Mac OS X Service document. In the document window set the first popup to text and the second pop-up to any application. Drag a Run AppleScript action into the right side of the…
 
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    The Martha Stewart Blog

  • Have You Ever Been to a Spa Party?

    Martha Stewart
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Recently on my television show, we set the scene for a spa party.  Where most parties are about turning up the energy, a spa party is all about ...

  • Get Organized With Martha Stewart Home Office Supplies!

    Martha Stewart
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    I am especially proud and happy to tell you about my new line of Martha Stewart Home Office, with Avery sold exclusively at Staples.  These exciting products ...

  • Saving Money Around the Home

    Martha Stewart
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Recently, on my television show, our friend, Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money, paid a visit and shared some money-management and investing tips for 2012.  After ...

  • A Snowy Day at the Farm

    Martha Stewart
    23 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    We finally had a winter snowfall last weekend here in the Northeast.  The last time it snowed was back at the end of October, when that freak, ...

  • Gael Towey's Guest Blog From Turkey

    Martha Stewart
    22 Jan 2012 | 10:01 pm
    Last summer, Gael Towey, the Chief Creative and Editorial Director of Living, traveled to Turkey for the first time with her husband, Stephen Doyle, her daughter, Maud Doyle, ...
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    Cool Hunting

  • Cool Hunting Rough Cut: Kitchen Tools

    Cool Hunting Video
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:00 pm
    The world's top chefs talk about their favorite kitchen tools We were recently invited down to check out the Cayman Cookout taking place at the Ritz-Carlton in Grand Cayman, and we jumped at the chance to talk to some of the world's top chefs. In our latest video we learn a little bit about what makes a good kitchen tool and why. We chatted with Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin, April Bloomfield of The Spotted Pig, José Andrés of Minibar and Anthony Bourdain of No Reservations. This eclectic, multi-national crew of elite food experts shared their favorite kitchen tools and offered…

  • Studio Visit: Ouattara Watts

    Karen Day
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:37 pm
    The acclaimed artist offers us a rare glimpse inside his Brooklyn studio ahead of his upcoming mini retrospective While we all like to tap into an artist's brain, find out exactly what goes on in their mind to make them create what they do, sometimes there isn't really more behind a work of art than simply a vision that a person is unable to explain through words. The different approaches to making art—from pragmatic to utterly emotional—is part of what keeps the field perpetually intriguing. A reticent painter originally from Côte d'Ivoire, Ouattara Watts recently opened up…

  • Cool Hunting's Hibernating Playlist

    CH Editors
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:48 pm
    Our latest favorite music for avoiding the outdoors As winter sputters along in New York, we're finding plenty of reasons to be homebodies —an activity that calls for the appropriate soundtrack. Like Atlas Sounds' opener "The Shakes," some of the best music for the season seems engineered for playing on vinyl, a choice that helps conjure warmth on even the coldest, darkest nights. We also included some cheerful songs, perfect for the intimacy of always being indoors, and a few rebellious shouts ("Yella Diamonds" by Ricky Rozay, Waka Flocka and Ludacris on "Rich and Flexin'") to get you…

  • Book Chargers

    Kelly O'Reilly
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:17 pm
    Secret phone charger for the literary aficionado The dummy book motif has appeared on accessories from handbags to desktop boxes, only partially satisfying true literary geeks because, after all, they're only just replicating the covers. Book Chargers by Rich Neeley Designs, on the other hand, are made from actual vintage books outfitted with an impressively subtle power source for an iPhone or iPod. The USB-compatible hook-up tucks neatly behind the book's binding, and the dock itself is discreet enough to go unnoticed at quick glance. Neeley and his wife, Brenna, travel around Southern…

  • Ignoble

    Josh Rubin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:20 am
    Minimalist black backpacks designed and made in LA Solid construction, clean lines and a no-frills approach to design drive LA-based bag brand, Ignoble. Centered on the assertion that the black backpack represents the true "essential carryall for the modern man," Ignoble makes their own with a focus on thoughtful design, style and personality. The current collection comprises five distinct versions, ranging from an oversized canister pack to a center-zip cocoon silhouette. We got our hands on the Lenore Capsule Backpack, a multipurpose top-loader built for everyday use. The mid-back handle…
 
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    Wallpaper* News Feed

  • Maison & Objet 2012, Paris

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Cutback culture may be dominating the pages of newspapers, but behind the doors of the exhibition halls of the Parc des Expositions in Paris Nord Villepinte, and the galleries flanking the Seine, fresh new product design from old and new sources was flourishing last weekend at Maison & Objet. Admittedly, economy and accessibility could be seen to be playing a role in some of the newer offerings. Established designers and design houses appear to be looking to small but perfectly formed product to shore up business. Tom Dixon previewed his new range Eclectic (due to launch in August), featuring…

  • Brands get creative with calendars

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    The pinup calendar is all grown up. A perennial escape from the workaday world of nuts and bolts, it has become more prestigious year on year for its increasingly upmarket photography and top-end models. Elevating the humble calendar by showcasing its latent creative side, the Pirelli calendar most notably - along with the annual offering from Lavazza, another homespun business - has been much emulated by brands wishing to flex their creative muscle. Even paper-stock merchants like Fedrigoni have got into the calendar-as-art act to exhibit the potential of its product. To celebrate 20 years…

  • Architecture update: Letter from China

    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    If buildings could talk, China

  • John Pawson's plans for new Design Museum unveiled

    25 Jan 2012 | 12:54 pm
    Terence Conran and John Pawson put in an appearance at what will be the new Design Museum in Kensington this week. Located in the former Commonwealth Institute, the 10,000 sq m building is set to open in 2014, placing the organisation within a stone's throw of 'Albertopolis' - SW7's museum district. Empty for more than a decade, the Grade II listed building, which features a dramatic tent-like roof, is an example of 1960s architecture at its best. 'The challenge is working inside the skin of an existing building which is more than 50 years old but it still seems very daring, says Pawson, who…

  • Prada 24 Hours Museum, Paris

    25 Jan 2012 | 11:19 am
    A little Dan Flavin, a little Studio 54, a little sculptural assemblage and lots of pink neon. That's more or less the flavour of the 24h Museum, an ephemeral,culturally kooky conceit that will already be halfway over by the time you read this. It's the type of idea that could only be born from a dream team of artist Francesco Vezzoli, Prada and AMO, Rem Koolhaas' think-tank. And to be sure, 24h Museum adheres less to the traditional definition of a museum than a pulsing remix of art for art's sake (contingent on what you consider art). Since 8.30 last night, the Palais d'Iéna in Paris has…
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    The FontShop FontFeed

  • Jean Jacques Peters 1941–2012

    Yves Peters
    23 Jan 2012 | 8:32 am
    After battling a very aggressive cancer for over a year, yesterday evening my father chose to not let his illness have the last word. I feel very fortunate that we live in a civilized, humane country, where a person at the end of his life can decide to leave with dignity, without any more needless suffering. Somewhat related – I would like to apologise to the people coming to tonight’s BNO Romeo Delta evening CUT! in Rotterdam for not showing up. The organisation is looking into rescheduling my presentation at a later date, most probably the next IMG LAB evening on February 20th.

  • Funky Experimental Typographic Poetry In Flickermood

    Yves Peters
    20 Jan 2012 | 6:50 am
    The weekend is upon us, and I am feeling in a strangely funky mood today – not that I have any reason to. I thought I’d throw an animated typography classic at you. Type designer and MA Typeface Design alumnus from the University of Reading Paul Hunt once suggested Flickermood for inclusion in the Typophile Film Fest. This video was directed and animated by Sebastian Lange, motion designer at Qu-Int. Text fragments from the poem Mutability by 19th century English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley were animated in Adobe AfterEffects, flawlessly synchronised to an edit of the contemporary…

  • FontFont Focus: FF Good, FF More, FF Best!

    Yves Peters
    19 Jan 2012 | 1:30 pm
    One of the things the FontFont library is known for are its extensive type families that cross type classifications. The jury is still out whether we should call them super families or type systems, but one thing is sure – these co-ordinated type families of serif and sans serif companions (and sometimes even more) are ideally suited for graphic identities, complex publications, editorial design and so on. While some like FF Nexus were specifically conceived as such, others start as humble typefaces with a couple of styles and gradually expand into sprawling typographic systems. The…

  • ScreenFonts: Shame; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

    Yves Peters
    13 Jan 2012 | 7:27 pm
    My busy half year is about to kick in high gear. The first of my six presentations – one a month – is at the BNO Romeo Delta evening CUT! on Monday, January 23, at De Unie in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The evening is entirely dedicated to the magic of the silver screen, but from a designer’s viewpoint. Move over film stars, it’s time for the creators of movie posters, title sequences, art direction and special effects to walk the red carpet. It promises to be a very entertaining evening. Invitation for the event designed by Villadinamica Four 20-minute presentations are…

  • Album Covers Recreated In Clip-Art And Comic Sans

    Yves Peters
    11 Jan 2012 | 4:20 pm
    Joni Mitchell sang in Big Yellow Taxi “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” This concept is illustrated with wit and humour on the Tumblr log Clipart Covers. Under the banner “Purists beware!” classic (and not so classic) album covers are recreated in clip-art and Comic Sans. I know I sometimes rail against poor imagery and inappropriate typography in my My Type of Music series, but those transgressions pale when compared to the hilarious mediocrity on display here. A good song can be successfully performed on a simple acoustic…
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    Social Media Mom

  • Win Free Tickets To ABC’s, The Revolution

    Kristina Carpenter
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:39 am
    Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes If you are a fan of Ty Pennington, or of daytime talk shows, or of living a better life – this is your chance to be front and center. ABC is offering free tickets to be a part of their new show’s live studio audience. This is a wonderful opportunity. I am very impressed with the entire premise of the show. Here on Social Media Mom, we often talk about living a better and more balanced life, which is the idea behind The Revolution. When it comes to style, adventure, health, and fitness – The Revolution is doing its part to make people happy…

  • A Guide To Travel Therapy Jobs

    socialmediamom
    18 Jan 2012 | 12:15 pm
    Reading time: < 1 minute Many of us spend our lives looking for that dream job, and in this economy, we are forced to take what we can get. This is part of the reason Onward Healthcare's new infographic resonated with me. It is always reassuring to see industries that help job creation. This particular career track is interesting because: you can live comfortably off of it, you have the resources to help others, and you get to travel the country. Check out the following infographic for more information on this career, and let us know if you know anyone in this field or are interested in…

  • Faces iMake App. Stimulates Creativity

    socialmediamom
    16 Jan 2012 | 9:36 am
    Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes The new app. for your iPhone and iPad, is an award winning activity for  your kids. Your child will take everyday objects and make faces out of them.  It helps your child to be more creative and stimulates right brain activity. The application was created by children’s book author, Hanoch Piven, and  is loved by parents just as much as kids. Many parents have called it  addicting, and say it even makes them feel they are being more creative. The game is easy and intuitive for your children, and has been said to be very helpful to children with…

  • Apple To Apples: Tech vs. Fruit

    Kristina Carpenter
    11 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    Reading time: < 1 minute I came across a great infographic, by MBA Online, that I thought was so clever. This was a very interesting way of getting cool stats on America's favorite technology, and Russia's favorite fruit. It should also be no surprise that most of our apples, and all of our Apples come from China. I hope this brings some joy to your wednesday! Created by: MBA Online

  • Hungry Kate: The Girl With A Belly Ache

    socialmediamom
    10 Jan 2012 | 3:47 pm
    Reading time: < 1 minute Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank's new video infographic is wonderful. I was very impressed as to how they told the story of little Kate to help show us the lives of those who have only recently become poverty stricken. We all know how unstable the economy has been, and so many of us are only mildly affected, but for others, it has completely changed their lives.
 
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  • How to Begin Again

    Practical Mommy
    17 Jan 2012 | 11:16 am
    I’ve been unapologetically absent here in 2011. Since November/December of 2010, when I was challenged to examine the way I work and live in the world, it’s been a process of letting go of old patterns of behavior. The way I was engaging here was clearly off — not in the outcome because I truly believe in the community we are creating and supporting — but my process. Let me tell you how it was… like many bloggers I know, I was burning the candle at both ends. We had way too many commitments for the number of hours in the day: TV appearances, guest columns/posts,…

  • How to Set Powerful Resolutions this New Year

    Zen Mommy
    8 Jan 2012 | 3:55 pm
    “Where love is, so is transformation. …because love is transformation, moment to moment.” -J. Krishnamurti We are now well into the second week of 2012. How’s your New Year’s resolution going? If you’ve all but given up on resolutions, you are not alone. Zen Mommy talks about why most resolutions leave us feeling guilty and looks at the difference between “change” and “transformation” with Carol on Great Day St. Louis. Maybe you set a New Year’s resolution and are still rocking it; eating better, exercising more, clearing out…

  • How to Find Support for Postpartum Depression

    Practical Mommy
    19 Dec 2011 | 12:14 pm
    My mom suffered from postpartum depression. And it altered the course of her life and mine forever. I’ve had dear friends whose relationships with their children and partners have similarly been affected in a deep and defining way by PPD. One of them is my friend, Katherine Stone. Babble included her blog, Postpartum Progress in the Top 10 Mom Blogs of 2011, naming it as a groundbreaking resource for moms and moms-to-be. I happen to agree. If you are a new mom and are struggling… please check it out. And if you or someone you love need some pre- postpartum support, I have another…

  • How to Add Meaning

    Practical Mommy
    20 Nov 2011 | 10:25 pm
    It’s Stuff-itis season… the season when we are bombarded with messages of all the STUFF we deserve ourselves or need to gift to other people to show them we love them. We experience it every year, this idea that pervades our consciousness – in the malls, in our media, and in our culture – that with all the giving of stuff comes joy, love and connectedness. And yet, every year after all the wrappings and bows are stuffed in the trash and we’ve collected our stuff in a pile, after they join all the rest of our stuff, we don’t feel any different than we did before. We go back to the…

  • How to Make Pumpkin Seeds

    Practical Mommy
    17 Oct 2011 | 1:51 am
    It’s a delicious and nutritious seasonal snack and it’s easy enough for kids to make almost entirely on their own! My daughter who is a HUGE fan of pumpkin seeds (especially if she made them…) teaches us how kids can whip up a batch in the kitchen. Recipe included in VIDEO (2:31). Do your kids have a go-to recipe that they love for Halloween or Thanksgiving? Share it with us in the comments below. And give Reilly some props! She’s a natural!
 
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  • Symantec may have identified a botnet string of Android apps

    Meghan Kelly
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:12 pm
    Symantec claims to have found a string of “malicious” applications in the Android app store that resemble botnets. According to a blog post by the company, these applications are pushing out a type of malware called Android.Counterclank, which is said to be related to a botnet-like virus called Android.Tonclank. Botnets generally extend from a commanding device, which then takes control of other devices via spam messages. On mobile, this control can be achieved through malicious applications. Symantec says that Android.Counterclank has already affected 1000′s and considers…

  • Amazon’s Kindle Fire driving accelerated growth of Android tablet category

    Jennifer Van Grove
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:40 pm
    Good sales of Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet led to significant gains for Google’s Android operating system in tablet market share during the fourth quarter of 2011, according to new data from mobile analytics firm Flurry. Flurry, which purports to measure application sessions on more than 90 percent of all Android devices, found that Android tablets gained 10 percent share from Q4 2010 to Q4 2011 and now represent 39 percent of the overall tablet market. The Kindle Fire, which only just debuted this past November, has managed to best Samsung’s Galaxy Tab in terms of…

  • Macworld finds its footing as a “hardcore consumer lifestyle event”

    Heather Kelly
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:25 pm
    Macworld Expo, a once powerful Mac tradeshow, is getting new life as smaller event for Apple consumers and fans. The revamped three-day event, now called Macworld | iWorld, is taking place this week in San Francisco. “We took a little Comic Con, we took a little South by Southwest, and then added our own kind of special flavors,” said general manager Paul Kent. “It’s product discovery on the show floor, learning in our tech talks, and then there’s this concept of inspiration. People come here to see what cool stuff people are doing with this technology.”…

  • Why we need to put the “run” back into Java

    Scott Sellers
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:58 pm
    Let’s say you’re an NFL running back. When the quarterback hands you the ball, what do you do? You run. You run hard, and you run fast. If you hesitate for just a second, you immediately get demolished by a bunch of defenders. In football or business, the last thing you want to do is freeze up in a critical situation. Yet every holiday season, the e-commerce systems of retailers across America are failing companies and end-users alike, leading to mass frustration and millions of dollars of lost revenue. What’s the problem? Well, as user loads increase, their Java-based…

  • Nintendo Network will replace Nintendo’s current online infrastructure

    Jacob Siegal
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:34 pm
    Nintendo has officially unveiled its new Nintendo Network, a collection of services that will include personal user accounts on the Wii U, downloadable content on both the Wii U and the 3DS, and digital distribution of retail products. Although we have known about Nintendo Network ever since the logo appeared on Theatrhythm Final Fantasy’s box art, there was no clear indication of exactly what the service would offer. During Nintendo’s third quarter financial results briefing, it was specifically outlined how Nintendo Network is going to be integrated into the two big Nintendo…
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  • Raising Money: What Not to Say and What Not to Believe #OfficeandGuyK

    GuyKawasaki
    20 Jan 2012 | 12:46 pm
    Over the past two weeks via my partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps, I’ve provided templates of models for you to create enchanting PowerPoint pitches, Word business plans, and Excel financial models. They are all available for you to download from my SkyDrive account. I hope these documents and blog posts help you save a boatload of time and increase the quality of your efforts.I leave you with two sets of top ten lies: one of entrepreneurs and one of investors so that you know what not to say and what not to believe. Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs “Our projections are…

  • Design a Sam Adams beer

    GuyKawasaki
    20 Jan 2012 | 10:24 am
    Now this is a fun project. I’m helping Sam Adams “tap” the knowledge of beer drinkers and crowd source its next brew. Join the party by getting the app and designing your beer: The final brew will be released in Austin in the first week of March. #sponsored

  • How to Create an Enchanting Financial Forecast #OfficeandGuyK

    GuyKawasaki
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:52 pm
    This is the third post in my Microsoft partnership, and it’s all about numbers. The topic is crafting your financial forecast to include in your pitch. Bill Reichert, my partner at Garage Technology Ventures, created an Excel model and wrote this blog post. There’s a lesson in this too: Get the best person for the job. His grasp of financial models and how to present them exceeds mine by two orders of magnitude. The Purpose of Financial Projections When it comes to financial projections, there are two types of entrepreneurs: first, the “visionary entrepreneur” who…

  • How to Create an Enchanting Business Plan #OfficeandGuyK

    GuyKawasaki
    12 Jan 2012 | 10:16 am
    Here is the second post in my series about planning, pitching, and launching a new business venture. In partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps, I’ve created a Word document that outlines a good business plan. It’s saved to my SkyDrive folder here. Feel free to download it and use it as inspiration. And if you’re working with a partner, you can use the free Word Web App to stay in sync. I provided the PowerPoint document before the Word document because a good business plan is an elaboration of a good pitch as opposed to a good pitch being a distillation of good business plan.

  • How to Create an Enchanting Pitch #OfficeandGuyK

    GuyKawasaki
    9 Jan 2012 | 10:01 am
    Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts I’ll be doing as part of a partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps. Over the next two weeks, I’ll cover everything a budding entrepreneur needs to turn an idea into an enchanting investment opportunity—from the perfect pitch to a killer business plan to financial forecasts. I’m going to start with a little dissertation on creating effective PowerPoint pitches for your company. I embedded the sample deck for you to click through by using the PowerPoint Web App. When you’re ready to get started, you can download the…
 
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  • Why You Should Smile in Your Facebook Profile Photo

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    If you're not smiling in your Facebook photo, your life is probably going to suck in four years time. Reseachers J. Patrick Seder and Shigehiro Oishi at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville discovered that smile intensity from a single Facebook profile photo in the first semester of college predicted self-reported life satisfaction three and a half years later, at the time of college graduation. This type of study isn't actually unique to Facebook, however. A 2011 study by Harker and Keltner showed that female students smiling in their college graduation yearbook photos from 1958 and…

  • Third Critical Rambus Patent Invalidated, Nvidia Vindicated

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:37 pm
    U.S. Patent # 6,591,353, "Protocol for Communication with Dynamic Memory," tends to refer to a "memory device." The innovation with respect to this device appeared to be the introduction of a synchronous clock. That way, time-multiplexed transfers could take place in a regulated fashion. But as USPTO documents published today show, the appeals judges found that two existing patents cited by Nvidia qualify as prior art, and moreover, that the teachings demonstrated by those older patents would be inspiration enough for a skilled artisan to apply the teachings to improving synchronous memory…

  • Thought SOPA Was Bad? 10 Reasons to Oppose ACTA

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:30 pm
    So, we've shot down SOPA and PIPA. Congratulations Internets for a job well done. Mission accomplished, right? Not so much. While that's two bad pieces of legislation pushed back, there's much more where that came from. Leaving aside existing nastiness like the DMCA, we also have the even nastier Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (PDF). How bad is it? Bad enough that the European Parliament's rapporteur for ACTA (Kader Arif) resigned over it today (January 27, 2012). Unfortunately for those of us in the United States, President Obama has already ratified ACTA on behalf of the United…

  • Top Tech Video of the Day: [Stuff] Entrepreneurs Say

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:10 pm
    "Connect it to Facebook, viral spread, boom, boom." I have no idea what that means but I do know that for some reason, I'm still not tired of the Sh*t [fill in the blank] Says meme. This video is for anyone who's spent more than five minutes reading Techcrunch, knows what Y Combinator is and has faced the (sometimes) irrational exuberance of a tech entrepreneur. "Overheard: Time to pivot." Sponsor Discuss

  • Google Maps vs. Do-It-Yourself: Which Is Better for Business?

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    As mobile becomes normal for the Web, location becomes key. The next phase of location apps are live, right there with the user as she goes about her business. When it comes to mapping the outside world, the space is pretty crowded. It's hard to argue with Google Maps, whose free consumer service powers the maps on both dominant smartphone platforms. For businesses, it's crucial to be on the map, and Google Places can't be overlooked. But there's another frontier of mobile mapping that matters, and the exploration has just begun. Indoor mapping of big buildings - like airports, convention…
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  • US: Number of Aging Prisoners Soaring

    Human Rights Watch
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:45 pm
    Aging men and women are the most rapidly growing group in US prisons, and prison officials are hard-pressed to provide them appropriate housing and medical care. Because of their higher rates of illness and impairments, older prisoners incur medical costs that are three to nine times as high as those for younger prisoners. (New York) – Aging men and women are the most rapidly growing group in US prisons, and prison officials are hard-pressed to provide them appropriate housing and medical care, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.read more

  • China: Refrain From Using Excessive Force Against Protesters

    Human Rights Watch
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:33 pm
    The Chinese government should immediately investigate shootings of Tibetan protesters by security forces, open Tibetan areas to international observers, and engage with representatives of the Tibetan community to address grievances and growing violence. (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately investigate shootings of Tibetan protesters by security forces, open Tibetan areas to international observers, and engage with representatives of the Tibetan community to address grievances and growing violence, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

  • US/New York: Discipline Police Showing Anti-Muslim Film

    Human Rights Watch
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:46 pm
    New York City officials should order a full investigation into the showing of an anti-Muslim film during police training and take appropriate action against all those responsible. (New York) – New York City officials should order a full investigation into the showing of an anti-Muslim film during police training and take appropriate action against all those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

  • AU: African States Should Increase Support for Justice

    Human Rights Watch
    26 Jan 2012 | 12:57 pm
    Over 30 civil society organizations from close to 20 African countries wrote today to African member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging their renewed support for the court’s efforts to combat grave international crimes. The letter was sent on prior to the 18th summit of the African Union (AU), which will take place on January 29 and 30 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.   (Johannesburg) – Over 30 civil society organizations from close to 20 African countries wrote today to African member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging their renewed…

  • France: Abusive Identity Checks of Minority Youth

    Human Rights Watch
    25 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    French police are using overly broad powers to conduct unwarranted and abusive identity checks on black and Arab young men and boys. (Paris) – French police are using overly broad powers to conduct unwarranted and abusive identity checks on black and Arab young men and boys, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. read more
 
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  • IKEA Recalls High Chairs for Repair

    Dan
    6 Jan 2012 | 11:50 am
    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: ANTILOP High Chairs Units: About 169,000 (133,000 in the U.S. and 36,000 in Canada) Importer: IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa. Fall Hazard The high chair’s restraint buckle can open unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard…

  • Does Your Baby Have a Big Head?

    Guest-Blogger
    17 Nov 2011 | 10:50 am
    Some children are just born with big heads. Sonograms revealing the size of a baby’s head are often startling to new mothers, but having a large head in proportion to the body is typical and healthy. Many infants, especially boys, are born with very large heads. Sonograms that reveal early head growth can be disconcerting, but oftentimes a fetus’ head will grow in spurts, gaining a lot one week and hardly anything the next. The same is true of body size. Often a child will seem to be larger than normal early in the pregnancy but the growth evens out later on. Conversely, a small…

  • Delayed Development or Time for Concern?

    Jessdel27
    27 Oct 2011 | 12:36 pm
    Babies develop at different rates, but there are still some milestones that they are expected to reach within a certain timeframe. This is part of what doctors use to determine whether a child is developing ‘normally’ or whether there may be problems. Determining developmental delays is not always easy as children just do things at their own pace. Knowing When to Seek Professional Help While there is no right or wrong way to deal with what may be a developmental delay, there are some telltale signs. Firstly, as a parent there are times when you need to go with your gut feeling. If you…

  • Jogging Strollers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

    Dan
    12 Oct 2011 | 9:26 am
    The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. B.O.B.® single and double strollers Units: About 411,700 in the United States and 27,000 in Canada (357,000 units were recalled in February 2011 due to strangulation hazard posed by canopy drawstring) Importer: B.O.B. Trailers Inc., of Boise, Idaho Hazard The…

  • Musical Table Toys Recalled

    Dan
    30 Sep 2011 | 7:52 am
    Recalled by Battat Due to Choking Hazard The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Musical Wooden Table Toys Units: About 14,000 Importer: Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y. Hazard Small pegs on the xylophone toy can loosen and detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and…
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  • Weekend Project: DIY Chalkboard Frame

    Simple Tip
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:18 pm
    Valentine’s day is closer than you think, and if you’re looking for a great handmade gift to make with your kids, why not try this chalkboard frame idea. Simply paint a plain wooden frame [...]

  • Oven-Roasted Meatballs

    Dawn Perry
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:16 pm
    Meet my new (to me) method for meatballs: oven roasting. I almost always sear my meatballs in a skillet before finishing them in marinara. However, our windowless kitchen and aging exhaust fan mean that [...]

  • Do You Occasionally Eat Frozen Dinners?

    Simply Stated Contributor
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    Even though I’m sure my colleagues in the Real Simple food department would cringe, I stocked up on frozen meals at the grocery store yesterday. As Heather writes in Bread is the Devil, frozen [...]

  • The Drum Teacher Says I Remind Him of the Mother on “Modern Family.” Is This an Insult?

    Kristin van Ogtrop
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    My middle son has a wonderful drum teacher. His name is Josh and he is a musician and seems to have boundless energy. He is also a lot of fun, and really appreciates Middle’s [...]

  • Hair Tutorial: The Messy Top Knot

    Kristin Appenbrink
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:46 am
    Last week I was lucky enough to attend the Altitude Design Summit in Salt Lake City. I spent 3 1/2 days hanging out with some of the most talented design bloggers out there (and I [...]
 
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  • 15 things successful CEOs want you to know

    Peter Corbett, iStrategyLabs
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:01 am
    As a young CEO of a growing company, I find that the most valuable insight I’m gaining these days has been from other CEOs. Certainly this realization isn’t revolutionary – YPO, EO, Mindshare and a host of other organizations are set up just for this kind of knowledge exchange. But who has time for that? This is a social media world. We’re live in 140-character sound bites. So I decided to ping my favorite CEOs via Twitter to see what kind of wisdom they could drop on me. Here’s the great advice they shared. Daniel Ek, CEO, Spotify Figure out what the top five most important…

  • 7 stories to read this weekend

    Om Malik
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    There is a lot of talk about data, 3D printing, innovation, design and user interaction and curation. So this week’s theme is a collection of writing that questions conventional wisdom about these aforementioned themes. Most of them are long — so better get a cup of tea now. Data trumps opinion, especially when it comes to design, argues Adapative Path’s Brandon Schauer. He outlines four examples in his post. The myth of the new brand new innovation myth: Is that headline giving you a headache? If you look beyond it, the article is a great treatise on innovation, the…

  • Causecast takes corporate philanthropy beyond the Fortune 500

    Colleen Taylor
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:16 pm
    For big companies like Google, Salesforce and Microsoft, being active in charitable causes is practically a must-do. Companies of this size often have entire teams of employees focused on philanthropic initiatives and organizing company-wide volunteering events. But at smaller companies that don’t have the same infrastructure in place, employees often don’t have the same opportunities to give back, on-the-job. Screenshot of Causecast for Employees (click to enlarge) That’s where a new software platform built by Los Angeles-based startup Causecastcomes in. This week Causecast…

  • Gaiman: SOPA and PIPA are on the wrong side of history

    Mathew Ingram
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Author Neil Gaiman The twin anti-piracy threats that were being considered by Congress — the SOPA bill in the House and the PIPA legislation in the Senate — have been put aside due to the storm of controversy and criticism they sparked. But the media and entertainment industries are unlikely to give up their battle so easily, author Neil Gaiman said in an interview this week, even though what they’re trying to do amounts to “trying to put genies back in bottles.” Gaiman, who recently signed an open letter protesting SOPA with over a dozen other prominent artists,…

  • Would you cut Facebook a privacy pass if it paid you?

    Derrick Harris
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:40 pm
    Rightly or wrongly, Facebook catches a lot of flak for impeding on privacy by selling user information to advertisers and generally enabling too much sharing. But would users care so much if Facebook gave them a cut of the profits it generates by selling their data? Think about it like Plink’s new loyalty program that rewards consumers with Facebook Credits for eating at certain restaurants, only in reverse. I suggested this Thursday as a possibility for empowering users across the web, generally, but Facebook (and maybe Google) actually seems like the perfect company to pull it off.
 
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  • Street Fighter X Tekken: PS3 and Vita exclusive characters

    26 Jan 2012 | 6:49 pm
    Street Fighter X Tekken: PS3 and Vita exclusive characters Pac-Man, Mega Man, Cole, Kuro and Toro join the fray as PS3 exclusive characters From: CapcomUnityVideos Views: 905109 2613 ratings Time: 01:06 More in Gaming

  • Sex, Marriage, & Fairytales || Spoken Word

    26 Jan 2012 | 3:32 pm
    Sex, Marriage, & Fairytales || Spoken Word Marriage today is struggling. Divorces, adultery, misconceptions, etc are plaguing not only the marriage itself but products of those marriages (my generation and the next). My hope in this poem is to highlight the most frequent and problematic issues marriages face today while also pointing to Jesus as the ultimate healer, redeemer, and restorer of every marriage. Whether single or married, my intention would be that this poem would allow you to look more deeply to Jesus to either better your current marriage, or prepare for your future…

  • GLEE - Full Performance of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" airing TUE 1/31

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:57 pm
    GLEE - Full Performance of "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" airing TUE 1/31 Catch an all-new episode of GLEE on TUE 1/31 at 8/7c on FOX! Join the conversation on Twitter with #GleeHee http://bit.ly/Glee_FB ('Like' on Facebook) http://bit.ly/Glee_Twitter (Follow on Twitter) http://bit.ly/Glee_Plus (+1 on Google+) From: GleeOnFox Views: 721295 7731 ratings Time: 02:30 More in Entertainment

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Look Around [Official Music Video]

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:35 am
    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Look Around [Official Music Video] © 2012 WMG "Look Around" by Red Hot Chili Peppers from 'I'm With You.' The Red Hot Chili Pepper's new album, 'I'm With You,' is available everywhere now. Download 'I'm With You' on iTunes: http://glnk.it/8w Links: Website: http://redhotchilipeppers.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ChiliPeppers Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/chilipeppers From: RHCPtv Views: 556892 12393 ratings Time: 03:37 More in Music

  • Coming Soon

    26 Jan 2012 | 10:14 am
    Coming Soon We hate to be such a tease, but on a day like today, we just have to. Stick it out until the Super Bowl, or take a "day off" on Monday and catch the big reveal. From: chuckachucka2012 Views: 2266233 8805 ratings Time: 00:10 More in People & Blogs
 
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  • Poll ruling sparks protest in Senegal

    27 Jan 2012 | 11:16 pm
    Jan 28 - Security forces clash with protesters in Dakar who are angry at a poll ruling allowing President Wade to seek a third term. Michaela Cabrera reports.

  • Daunting salvage work for Costa Concordia

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:27 pm
    Jan 28 - Salvage work for Costa Concordia involves removing fuel and either refloating the ship or chopping it into pieces with costs that could reach 50 million US dollars. Michaela Cabrera reports.

  • Facebook set for $10b IPO - WSJ

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:32 pm
    Jan 27 - Facebook, the leading social network, is expected to file for an initial public offering as early as Wednesday, February 1, the Wall Street Journal reported. Conway G. Gittens reports.

  • Students launch Lego man into space

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Jan. 27 - Two Canadian high school students send a Lego man up into space with a weather balloon. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

  • Demi Moore 911 call released, Winslet to get Cesar award

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:59 pm
    Jan 27 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Demi Moore 911 call released, Kate Winslet to get honorary Cesar award, and Claire Danes crowned Woman of the Year at Harvard. Bob Mezan reports.
 
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  • 100 Words for Facial Expressions

    Mark Nichol
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:19 pm
    Face it — sometimes you must give your readers a countenance-based clue about what a character or a subject is feeling. First try conveying emotions indirectly or through dialogue, but if you must fall back on a descriptive term, try for precision: 1. Absent: preoccupied 2. Agonized: as if in pain or tormented 3. Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire 4. Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest 5. Beatific: see blissful 6. Bilious: ill-natured 7. Black: angry or sad, or see hostile 8. Bleak: see grim and hopeless 9. Blinking: surprise,…

  • 4 Books That Show You How to Write

    Mark Nichol
    26 Jan 2012 | 10:41 pm
    No, that headline doesn’t read “Four Books That Tell You How to Write.” The verb is show, and that’s exactly what I mean. This post does not list writing guides, but if you want to learn how to create a memorable reading experience, follow the excellent examples below. Note that this is not a definitive list of the most exemplary books; it’s just four I’ve read recently that have fascinated me — and made me think, “Gee, I wish I had written that” (and I can think of no better testimonial than that). 1. How to Distract People from the Fact That Your Book Is Educational by…

  • A Quiz About Clarity

    Mark Nichol
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:56 pm
    Writers usually don’t mean to be duplicitous when they write one thing when they mean another; it’s just that what they intended to communicate is not what they communicated. The following sentences demonstrate some of the types of misunderstandings that result from careless composition. Try your hand at repairing the damage, and then take a look at my solutions at the bottom of the page: 1. “The postwar suburban ideal was a Cadillac and a fur coat like a movie star.” 2. “His legacy was also one of social revolutionary, humanitarian, and artist.” 3. “A letter can be mailed via…

  • Four Powerful Ways to Bring Your Writing Goals Closer

    Ali Hale
    25 Jan 2012 | 12:52 pm
    Do you wish you could get further with your writing? Perhaps you want to: Finally finish that novel that you started ten years ago Improve your spelling and grammar Make money from your writing Have a popular blog with lots of readers Publish a non-fiction book to support your business …or something else entirely. Whatever your writing goal is, follow these four steps and you’ll find yourself making much faster progress. #1: Write More Frequently You don’t have to write every day, but you do need to write regularly. Be honest: how often do you write? If it’s less than twice a…

  • How Do You Teach Someone to Write Well?

    Mark Nichol
    24 Jan 2012 | 10:36 pm
    Why is the craft of writing in such a dire state? The best writers of our time create magnificent prose, and additional tiers of talents do a fine job of communicating. But the vast majority of people seem competent at best, and many of those who are paid to write — or for whom writing is at least part of their job description (and, these days, that’s just about everybody) — frequently demonstrate a lack of understanding of, or concern about, the most basic rules of grammar and usage. How can this be? High school graduates spend part of virtually every day of school for thirteen…
 
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  • 25 Reasons Why Google Hates Your Blog

    Guest Blogger
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:02 am
    This guest post is by Belinda of The Copy Detective. Your blog is a good read. Everyone says so. Although “everyone” is really just people you already know. Like your Mum. So why isn’t your blog being found by other people? The millions and millions of people hungrily consuming blog content out there in the global online space we call the Internet? The cold, hard truth is that Google hates your blog. And it’s nothing personal. You just don’t have anything that Google wants. Creating high-quality, relevant content is a must if you want your blog to be noticed by search engines but…

  • 2 Different Tales of Blog Growth

    Darren Rowse
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:01 pm
    “What was ‘the tipping point’ for your blog?” This question is one that I’m regularly asked in interviews, and it is one that is challenging to answer. The assumption behind the question is that there is often some kind of event that pushes a blog into the limelight. The reality is that it’s not always this way. Let me illustrate this by telling the stories of my two main blogs—ProBlogger and Digital Photography School. ProBlogger’s tipping point: dramatic growth Here on ProBlogger, the only real tipping point-type event that I can identify is when…

  • 6 Fatal Symptoms You’re in the Wrong Niche

    Guest Blogger
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am
    This guest post is by Martyn Chamberlin of Two Hour Blogger. “What should I write about?” It seems such a silly question. Of course you know what to write about! In fact, you could argue it’s even impossible to write about the wrong thing. That’s like ordering the wrong iPod! Whoever heard of such a thing? As you know, if you write long and hard enough, someone will listen. An audience of five is great if you’re just blogging for fun. But what if you’re trying to build a profitable business? Can you get enough people listening to make a business? The answer…

  • 10 Ways Multi-blog Authors Can Stay Creative and Generate Great Posts

    Guest Blogger
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm
    This guest post is by Jo Gifford of Cherry Sorbet Creative. Keeping fresh and creative is key to keeping on top of the game when writing different blogs across various sectors, and for various clients. Working with efficient workflows, time management and organization all help to keep that valuable information harnessed to be used when you need it, but how about making sure you can produce great content on time and on demand? Keeping creative and informed means you are working efficiently to produce content that’s engaging, informative, and, of course, profitable for you. After all,…

  • Ramit Sethi Exposed: How He Earns Millions Blogging

    Guest Blogger
    25 Jan 2012 | 8:07 am
    This guest post is by Michael Alexis of WriterViews. In this post, I’m going to show you the exact steps one blogger used to earn over $1 million. Not long ago, I interviewed Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. If you’re serious about making money blogging, then you need to read this interview. But a heads-up: this post is long and extremely detailed. It took me over 20 hours to write. It will take you about 15 minutes to read. If you like, you can download a PDF of the entire article here. I know you may be skeptical about the $1 million, so let’s start by looking at…
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    Epicurious.com: Latest Features

  • Mardi Gras in Cajun Country

    epicurious.com
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Mention Mardi Gras and one's mind immediately turns to New Orleans, with its elaborate balls, sparkling beads, and Zulu coconuts. But ask Donald Link, the chef behind the city's celebrated restaurants Herbsaint and Cochon, and he'll tell you that Mardi Gras coincides with crawfish seasonand that means it's time for a boil.

  • The Quickest Way to a Chefs Heart

    epicurious.com
    26 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    When you devote your life to cooking for others, nothing says "romance" quite like being dismissed from the kitchen and having a meal prepared just for you. We asked single chefs from across the country what their perfect Valentine's Day meal would be (made with care by someone special, of course). Their answers not only sound enticing but also reveal where these pros' hearts truly lie.

  • What to Cook Now: Potatoes

    epicurious.com
    25 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Do you find yourself cooking potatoes more often during the winter months? Get helpful tips and lots of recipe ideas on how to change it up.

  • eCookbooks on Epicurious

    epicurious.com
    24 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    With eCookbooks, now you can cook just like your favorite chef! When you purchase an eCookbook, the books recipes are automatically downloaded to your Epicurious Recipe Box. You can organize them, create digital Shopping Lists, or cook right from the book in our eReader format. Check out our full list now!

  • The Best Hot Chocolate

    epicurious.com
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Is there anything more restorative in the winter, or more evocative of snowy evenings around the fire, than a steaming cup of hot chocolate? Transform a chilly night into something extraordinary with our hot chocolate and cocoa primer. Bonus: Learn to make homemade marshmallows.
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  • Answers to the 3 Biggest Email Marketing Questions We Get

    Robert Bruce
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    We’re back and we’re ready to talk email marketing. I asked two pros to come on and spill their best advice on the three biggest email marketing questions we get here at Copyblogger. DJ Waldow joins me and Sonia Simone to discuss: The best way to build an email list The 2 reasons why people open an email The most important element of an email that sells How to write emails that get opened How to stay out of your reader’s spam filters Sonia’s secret weapon of email marketing that works This one’s fast and useful, so keep your ears on … Hit the flash player…

  • The Glee Guide to Attracting a Raving Horde of Social Media Fans

    Beth Hayden
    26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    If your memories of high school involve wedgies, broken hearts, and getting stuffed into your locker, you probably love Glee. The musical comedy TV show — Ryan Murphy’s smash hit about the nerds, misfits, and social outcasts of McKinley High School’s glee club — is equal parts quirky, cheesy, heartbreaking, and surprisingly delightful. Over its first two seasons, the show has also attracted millions of obsessive fans from all over the world. Glee fans, or “Gleeks,” follow the moves of their favorite show with a passion once reserved for Cabbage Patch Kids…

  • 4 Simple Steps to a Facebook Timeline that Tells Your Marketing Story

    Andrea Vahl
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    So how about that new Facebook Timeline? Love it? Hate it? Either way it’s here to stay (until it isn’t). As always, Facebook loves to change things up and people love to kvetch about it. You can always use new Facebook Features to improve your marketing, so how can you use the Facebook Timeline to your advantage? Read on. First, a few facts about the Facebook Timeline. The Timeline only affects personal profiles at the moment. Facebook has not announced when (or even if) they will roll the new Timeline look out to Facebook Pages. Second, not everyone has the Timeline yet. If you…

  • How to Instantly Transform Your Landing Page Images from Good to Great

    Sean D'Souza
    24 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
    Reading this post made us smarter, richer, more fascinating, and an average of 3 inches taller. Let’s say you place a photo of a client on your landing page. Just the photo. No client name. No title, or business name. No clue as to what industry that client is in, or where they come from. Now, photos are a great addition to landing pages. Photos of happy clients help to build trust with your readers, showing the type of people who do business with you. But would anyone even know that person was a client? The moment you add in a few important details — the client name, the…

  • 12 Tips for Selling to a Global Audience

    Uttoran Sen
    23 Jan 2012 | 7:00 am
    Time for a quick pop quiz … What percentage of online shoppers are from the United States? Better yet, what percentage of online shoppers speak English? 90%? 80%? Surely at least 75%, right? Nope. This might shock you, but according to J.P. Morgan — reporting for the Department of Commerce — only 27% of online shoppers speak English. By neglecting to communicate with the rest of the non English-speaking world, you’re costing yourself a mountain of money. In South Korea, 99 percent of individuals with internet access shop online. 97 percent of British, Germans, and…
 
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    Cute Overload

  • Dizzy Blonde

    pyrit
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:38 pm
    Woooooo! Bleach fumes!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [thud] Hedwig, the albino hedgehog, is very cutting hedge, Heather H. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Hedgehogs

  • What the Heck is That?! Part II

    pyrit
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:13 pm
    That is a dog. What kind? A really big kind. Aw, like one of those puppies that got a little bigger than its owners expected? Might as well milk it for all we can, Miriam. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Farm Animals, Matchingks, Pups

  • We’ve SOLD OUT!

    Not That Mike The Other Mike
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:11 pm
    Thanks to everyone who bought a Cute Overload 2012 Page-a-Day Calendar, we’ve sold out our stock at Amazon.com (but they can still sell you one from a third party)! Looking for ideas for those torn-out pages? Get stylish like Carolyn G., who says “I have been taping up all the calendar pages on my wall. Here’s what it looks like so far. Sometimes I get so excited about putting up the next one that I tear it off before the day is even over.” Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Calendar

  • So, Tell Me About Yourself…

    Not That Mike The Other Mike
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:37 am
    Really? You don’t say? Well, I’ll be, isn’t that interesting! How many penguins, did you say? Goodness, that’s a lot! And on a unicycle, no less! Mercy! But isn’t that illegal? Ah, I see… so is there a lot of money in that sort of thing? Gracious, I had no idea! Image courtesy of our favorite partner National Geographic. Photo from The Great American Zoo Trip, in which photographer Joel Sartore and his 18-year-old son take portraits of as many endangered animals as possible. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Unusual animals

  • Ding Dong!

    pyrit
    26 Jan 2012 | 8:35 pm
    Anybody home? I know you’re iiiiiin there! (sing song) Alloo?! This is your wake up call! Are you playing dead? (listens for heartbeat, checks pulse and breathing) Obviously Dudley is ded from the Fergie-cute, Janet B. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Kittens, sleppy
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    This Just In

  • Are Electric Car-Charging Stations the New Must-Have Hotel Amenity?

    Valerie Rains
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:58 pm
    An EV Car Charging Station at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront. (Courtesy Marriott) It's been a rough half–decade for the travel industry, and to compete for ever–scarcer tourism dollars, service providers have been forced to come up with new ways to attract customers—or in some cases (we're looking at you, airlines), to make more money off the ones they have through added fees and higher prices. Customers have fared somewhat better in the hotel realm, as reduced rates, buy–two–nights–get–one–free promos, and added amenities have…

  • Why Don’t Americans Take More Vacation?

    Michelle Baran
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:55 pm
    Phuket, Thailand (Courtesy Michelle Baran)It's a known fact that Americans just aren't as good at taking time off as, say, their European or Aussie counterparts. According to a recent study by Expedia, the U.S. ranks among the most vacation deprived nations in the world along with countries such as Canada, Japan and South Korea. First off, we are only given on average 14 vacation days. The only countries with fewer vacation days are Japan, with an average of 11, and South Korea with an average of 10. Furthermore, we leave an average of 14.3 percent of our vacation days, or two days, unused.

  • Chinese New Year: A surprisingly Affordable Time to Visit Hong Kong

    Nicholas DeRenzo
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:56 pm
    Hong Kong lights up at night. (Courtesy Globotours) Who knew?! Hong Kong’s biggest festival is also one of the cheapest times of the year to visit. Romance can easily get trampled in frenetic Hong Kong, but February brings out the giddy schoolgirl in this all–business city. It turns out that while the 15–day Chinese New Year festivities start with a firecracker–induced bang, they end on a surprisingly sweet note: the Spring Lantern Festival (February 6, 2012). The festival started as a celebration of the year’s first full moon, featuring multicolored silk or paper…

  • 3 New Ways to Locate Hotels Based On Travel Time To Major Attractions

    Sean O'Neill
    26 Jan 2012 | 6:15 am
    Locate hotels based on travel time to major attractions by using one of three new websites. (Courtesy Fr Antunes/Flickr) Sometimes it matters a lot how close your hotel is to a landmark, such as a famous building, a wedding chapel, or a conference center. Maybe you have limited time and worry about getting lost or delayed. Thankfully, picking a well-located hotel, based on its distance from an attraction that's important to you, has gotten easier with the help of three new Internet tools. Google's Hotel Finder This week, Google upgraded its six-month old Hotel Finder tool, enabling…

  • Where To Go For Snow

    Michelle Baran
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:34 pm
    Jackson Hole on Jan. 24, 2012 (Courtesy Julie Weinberger/Jackson Hole Mountain Resort)It may have been a slow start to the ski season with lower than average snowfall on many of the country's slopes, but things are starting to look up for avid skiers and snowboarders. The big winter storm in the Western states and Canada last week dumped a good deal of snow on the area's ski resorts. Aspen, Colo.-based Ski.com has compiled a list of the resorts that received the biggest snowfall in the past 72 hours. · Mammoth Mountain, Calif.: 55 inches · Northstar, Lake Tahoe, Calif.: 53 inches · Squaw…
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    MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - iOS Blog

  • T-Mobile to Offer Additional Support for iPhone Users on Its Network

    Jordan Golson
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:39 pm
    U.S. carrier T-Mobile has decided to offer "additional support" to customers using the iPhone on its network, reports TmoNews. While T-Mobile doesn't sell the iPhone, it reports that more than 1 million unlocked iPhones are used on its network and the additional support will be useful to T-Mobile's less tech-savvy iPhone users. T-Mobile will support users who have questions about "common procedures, information about feature and specifications and other basic device questions." Most T-Mobile iPhone users are limited to T-Mobile's slower EDGE network due to the iPhone's incompatibility with…

  • Valve Releases Steam Companion App for iPhone

    Jordan Golson
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm
    Valve, the company behind the popular gaming platform Steam, has released a new companion app for iPhone called Steam Mobile as a closed beta. The app allows Steam users to view their Steam friends list, see what games their friends are playing, and chat with players in-game. Gamers can also browse -- and apparently purchase, though the app descriptions are a little fuzzy on that point -- the Steam library of titles from the iPhone. However, there is no purchasing of iOS games through the app, something that, aside from the fact that Steam doesn't support any iOS games, Apple would surely…

  • When iPhone Apps Are Reduced In Price, Sales Go Up 22%

    Jordan Golson
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:36 am
    In what seems like a logical result of economic pricing strategies, iPhone app developers who put their apps on sale see an average increase in revenue of 41% on the first day, and total increases of 22% after 15 days. App store analytics provider Distimo shared the findings in a new research report. TechCrunch writes: When a developer decides to put an application on sale, there’s a delicate balance that has to be achieved. The sale price has to be low enough to encourage more downloads, obviously, but it also needs to be low enough that it encourages enough download volume to make up for…

  • Google Signs Off on Motorola Lawsuit Seeking Injunction Against iPhone 4S and iCloud

    Jordan Golson
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:47 pm
    Motorola Mobility has filed a new lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida against Apple, asserting six patents against the iPhone 4S and iCloud. As noted by FOSS Patents, the merger agreement between Google and Motorola Mobility requires the company to get Google's permission before asserting "any Intellectual Property Right in any new Action". As a result, this lawsuit is the closest Apple and Google have come to direct litigation. All six patents are asserted against the iPhone 4S, with four ('119, '006, '531, and '161) asserted against iCloud. The patents Apple is charged with…

  • Stephen Fry Narrates The World of Dinosaurs

    Jordan Golson
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:43 pm
    British actor and Apple enthusiast Stephen Fry has narrated this in-depth and iPad-only virtual encyclopedia called Inside the World of Dinosaurs. In the works for more than a year, 30 dinosaur specialists collaborated on the $13.99 app, with 60 dinosaurs detailed, 200 pages of original text, 84 videos, and, perhaps most enjoyably for many, 5 hours of narration by Stephen Fry. The art team painstakingly recreated everything in all 360 degrees. With a simple flick or drag of the finger, every dinosaur and object can be freely examined from any angle. With a simple double-tap or pinch, each…
 
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    The Mac Observer

  • Macworld Expo: TMO’s Editors Choice Awards for Macworld|iWorld 2012

    TMO Staff
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:06 pm
    The Mac Observer’s Editors Choice Awards from Macworld|iWorld Expo 2012 are out, and just like previous years, there were plenty of great products for us to check out. We chose seven products that we feel represent the best of what was shown at the conference and expo for the Mac, iPhone and iPad.

  • Macworld Expo: Hub Innovations Shows Stylish Anvil Stand for iPad

    Bryan Chaffin
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:02 pm
    SAN FRANCISCO - Hub Innovationsw was showing several new products at this year’s Macworld|iWorld show, but the one that caught out eye the most is Anvil, a very cool stand for the iPad. The device holds your iPad in either portrait or landscape mode, and it includes a stabilizer bar if you want to lean your iPad back and type on it.

  • Macworld Expo: PadDock 10 Turns an iPad Into a Mini iMac

    Julie Kuehl
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:27 pm
    SAN FRANCISCO - iPad stands are nearly as numerous as iPhone cases, but the PadDock 10 is more than just a stand. In addition to making your iPad look like a smaller version of an iMac, it adds speaker and connector features too.

  • Macworld Expo: Watershed & Dry Case Offerings Keep Your iDevices High & Dry

    Chuck La Tournous
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Two Macworld|iWorld exhibitors offer cases that keep your iDevices dry and usable in the Great Outdoors. And if you’re at the show, you can get discounts that keep your budget from getting all wet too.

  • Macworld Expo: Henge Docks Allow Apple Notebooks to be Grab-n-Go

    Julie Kuehl
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:15 pm
    Apple notebooks often pull desktop duty, including being plugged into a variety of peripherals. It can be a chore to disconnect all the cables and cords to free the device for the roaming life it was made for. Docks are the solution to this problem, and Henge Docks solves this by including connections to ports as part of the dock, allowing you to take your notebook without unplugging anything.
 
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    Woot! - One Day, One Deal

  • Razer TRON Gaming Mouse - $25.99

    28 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    Na na na na, NA na na naaaaaa…SCIENCE COPS!Tonight, SCIENCE COPS use TECHNOLOGY to SOLVE the CASE!OPENING CREDITS: a flashy MONTAGE of CITY STREETS, flyovers of SKYSCRAPERS, and gratuitous scenes of SCANTILY CLAD WOMEN. A focus-grouped ‘70S ROCK ANTHEM blares. We see CLOSE-UPS of each star in descending order of fame with their names underneath. CUT TO BLACK and overlay PRODUCER CREDITS. INTERIOR: SCIENCE COPS CRIME LAB. Pan across various SCIENCE EQUIPMENT and COMPUTERS, stopping on a JAW-DROPPINGLY BEAUTIFUL FORENSIC SCIENTIST. Rack focus until she goes all BLURRY in the background and…

  • The United States of Songs: North Dakota

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:00 pm
    And we're back! The United States of Songs continues barreling through the alphabet of states to find the perfect song to describe each. I know I go through it pretty much every time I write one of these, but people seem to forget that the rules specify the song title has to have the state name, and the song must be about the entire state. Which means songs like the great country march "Let 'Er Go," while great recommendations, just don't apply to today's state: The state: North Dakota The song: "North Dakota" by Chris Knight    Hoo boy, it's tough to find a good tune about North…

  • Flash In The Brain Pan: Musaic Box

    27 Jan 2012 | 9:00 am
    Your grandfather, a well-known collector of antiquities, has passed away. You're here to explore his study. That's what you know going into Musaic Box, sort of a puzzle-based version of Name That Tune.     In your grandfather's mansion are a series of rooms, each cluttered with all sorts of crap you'll have to move around in order to find bits of sheet music. That sheet music will assemble to create a puzzle and solving all the puzzles will... yeah, it DOES sound like Myst. Additionally, fans of old Roberta Williams games will "fondly" remember the experience of the pixel hunt,…

  • HP TouchPad 9.7” 32GB Wi-Fi Tablet

    27 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
    The Weighting Is The Hardest PartThe Henderson file? Just stick it under the tablet with all the others.Huh? Yeah, that’s a HP TouchPad 9.7” 32GB Tablet with Wi-Fi. It also happens to be the biggest, most expensive and useful paperweight I own. Why do you ask? I know we’ve got boxes of company-branded trinkets we can use to decorate our desks, but I find the size of the HP TouchPad holds down a standard-sized piece of paper pretty well. The 9.7-inch diagonal, LED-backlit, glossy multitouch display is a lot prettier to look at, too, don’t you think? I can even put my to-do list…

  • Sean University: Your mission statement, if you choose to accept it

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pm
    People think that only spies get to have missions, but that's not true! Anyone can have a mission; it’s just that the ones that spies do are kept secret. That’s why, if you’re not a spy and you want a mission, you just need to announce it. For example, if I want to fill up this mug on my desk with coffee, I can go on a coffee-filling mission, as long as I say, “Hey guys! My mission is to get coffee!” If I don’t tell anyone, that means the mission is now secret, which then makes me a spy, and so I’m likely to get shot or strangled by an enemy spy on my way to the break room.
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    OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog

  • We Throw Away, 1 Billion Starve: UN Takes On Food Waste

    Jill Ettinger
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Earlier this month, countries including Germany, France, Japan and the U.K. signed a joint declaration as part of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture efforts to reduce food waste.

  • Alas, Major New Regulations for America’s School Lunches Announced

    Jill Ettinger
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    First lady Michelle Obama and the USDA's Tom Vilsack announced a list of new nutrition standards for public school meals earlier this week with major health upgrades for the nation's children, earning applause from consumer health organizations and advocacy groups.

  • More Miracles from the Rainforest: Yerba Maté Kills Cancer

    Jill Ettinger
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    Yerba maté, the national drink of South American countries Argentina and Paraguay, has been shown to kill colon cancer cells in a recent University of Illinois study published in the journal Molecular Nutrition; Food Research.

  • Will Hot Dogs Become Illegal? EPA to Announce New Dioxin Limits

    Jill Ettinger
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    The EPA is expected to publish an updated position by the end of January on what the agency determines to be acceptable levels of dioxins based on the Reanalysis that began last August. The report is expected to set upper limits on what is considered safe dioxin consumption levels.

  • McDonald’s Twitter Campaign: Fans Not Loving It

    Jill Ettinger
    24 Jan 2012 | 2:00 am
    "Liquid chicken nuggets. Who's hungry for @McDonalds? " That's a tweet released by the animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) directing anyone following the McDonald's #McDStories hashtag short-lived campaign that went live last week to learn more about the chain's ingredients, and just one of the many examples of how McDonald's recent Twitter marketing campaign backfired on the fast food giant.
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    Drudge Retort

  • Study: Racists are Dumb

    monstman
    27 Jan 2012 | 8:32 pm
    People who exhibit racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study published in the Journal of Psychological Science. Children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson of Brock University. Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, which stress hierarchy and resistance to change, the study found, and those attitudes can contribute to prejudice. "This finding is consistent with recent research demonstrating that intergroup contact is mentally challenging and…

  • Egypt Bars 6 Americans from Leaving

    ExpsRedemption
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:33 pm
    Six Americans working for pro-democracy U.S.-funded organizations in Egypt have been barred from leaving the country -- including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "I call on the Egyptian government and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to cease the harassment and unwarranted investigations of American NGOs operating in Egypt," said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who chairs one of the groups.

  • Retort: Inside a Debate Spin Room

    rcade
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:38 pm
    Rogers Cadenhead: I was granted media credentials by CNN to report on the GOP presidential debate last night in Jacksonville for the Drudge Retort, the first time I've had the opportunity to cover a debate. My debate experience included asking Tim Pawlenty a question, chasing off Fred Thompson and spending quality time with Bay Buchanan. Who is way hotter than her brother Pat.

  • Unknown Object Found in Baltic Sea

    boaz
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:33 pm
    A team of salvage divers has discovered a large unexplained object resting at the bottom of the Baltic Sea near Sweden. "My first reaction was to tell the guys that we have a UFO here on the bottom," said diver Peter Lindberg. Sonar readings show that the object is about 60 meters across -- the size of a jumbo jet.

  • 'A Thousand Dildos for Military Wives'

    pirate
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:33 pm
    The makers of the RealTouch teledildonic sex toy are working on giving "a thousand dildos for military wives" in Afghanistan, said company manager Scott Rinaldo. Sascha Segan of PC Magazine describes the device this way: "RealTouch is a slightly terrifying, synthetic orifice that lives in a plastic tube and connects to a computer. Based on data from an Internet connection, the unit warms up, lubes up, pulses and grips any item stuck into it."
 
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    National Alliance to End Homelessness

  • Advocacy Update: President's Budget Proposal Delayed; Webinar Rescheduled

    National Alliance to End Homelessness
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    President's Budget Proposal Briefing Webinar

  • Counting and Surveying Homeless Youth

    National Alliance to End Homelessness
    26 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    Having an accurate count of homeless youth helps a community to understand the scope of the problem and to design solutions. The District of Columbia Alliance of Youth Advocates (DCAYA) is leading the effort to deepen understanding about the prevalence and needs of homeless youth in Washington, DC.

  • Younger people making up larger share of Sioux City homeless (Sioux City Journal, January 24, 2012)

    National Alliance to End Homelessness
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    SIOUX CITY -- Alan Graves may be the new face of homelessness: He's 29, out of work and has been living in a shelter since losing his job in September. "One bad decision or one lay-off," he said. "When the money runs out, you have nothing." Young, unemployed people like Graves are making up a growing part of the homeless population in the region. It's a group that will likely come into more focus as volunteers tonight fan out across the country to tally the nation's homeless. The point-in-time count is part an annual effort to determine how many people don't have permanent…

  • How to curb chronic homelessness? First, a home! (Christian Science Monitor, January 25, 2012)

    National Alliance to End Homelessness
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    The simple though revolutionary concept that the most lasting cure for homelessness is, in fact, a home has helped the federal government and private groups make significant headway against homelessness during the past decade. For years, the battle against homelessness was fought against symptoms. The answer to getting people off the streets, it was believed, was treating the underlying problems that faced the homeless, such as mental illness or drug and alcohol addiction. But last year, the number of so-called permanent supportive housing units in the United States exceeded the number of…

  • Officials trying to save program that keeps people in homes and off streets (Ventura County Star, January 23, 2012)

    National Alliance to End Homelessness
    25 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    As the annual count of the homeless population in Ventura County gets under way today, officials are trying to save a program they say has prevented many more people from landing on the streets. The Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program has aided a little over 1,700 Ventura County residents since its launch in late 2009, but the federal stimulus dollars that paid for it are about to run out. The program provided $1.2 million in assistance payments for rent, move-in deposits, utilities and moving costs. Applicants must be homeless or on the verge and able to pay for their housing…
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  • Azarenka rolls to Aussie title, ascends to No. 1

    Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 4:40 am
    Victoria Azarenka beat Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 Saturday night to win the Australian Open and take over the women's No. 1 ranking.

  • Hornets actively trying to trade center Kaman

    Marc Stein
    28 Jan 2012 | 2:36 am
    The New Orleans Hornets are actively trying to trade center Chris Kaman, according to sources close to the process.

  • Olympian Clark wins 4th career Winter X gold

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:26 am
    ASPEN, Colo. -- Ten years removed from her first Winter X Games gold medal, Kelly Clark reminded everyone Friday night why she will go down as the greatest snowboard halfpipe rider in history. Clark, wearing a "Celebrate Sarah" sticker on her helmet in memory of late halfpipe skier Sarah Burke, posted both of the night's highest scores (90.00 and 93.66) to defend her Snowboard SuperPipe gold medal by another wide margin. She finished 10 points ahead of silver medalist Elena Hight and 17.66 points...

  • U.S. blanks Costa Rica; qualifies for Olympics

    Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:54 am
    The U.S. women's soccer team qualified for the London Olympics on Friday night with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica.

  • Selig expects extra wild cards to start this year

    Associated Press
    28 Jan 2012 | 1:50 am
    Commissioner Bud Selig expects baseball to expand its playoffs this season.
 
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  • The Olive Oil Industry is Full of Fraud — you may not be eating the real thing

    Vic Shayne PhD
    24 Jan 2012 | 11:04 am
    by Vic Shayne, PhD If you don’t know what goes on in the olive oil industry, chances are you maybe eating olive oil that’s not really olive oil. Massive fraud The olive oil industry is riddled with fraudulent practices. Most olive oil is a low-grade mixture of olive oil and canola oil that has been deodorized and artificially colored — even if the label states “extra virgin, cold pressed.” Even if (and most likely) the label states that it was made in Italy. Restaurant “olive oil” isn’t Restaurants the world over are offering their patrons a brand…

  • Beans, beans…they’re good for your health?

    Vic Shayne PhD
    20 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am
    Creative Commons License photo credit: bradleypjohnson by Vic Shayne, PhD Professor Maurice Bennink, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, says eating beans can reduce malnutrition and chronic diseases. Bennink says, “Chronic diseases (certain types of cancer, Type II diabetes, heart disease, and other diseases of the blood system) typically take many years (10 to 30 years) to develop. Chronic diseases are the most common causes of death in industrialized countries and they significantly lower the quality of life for millions.” But hold on a minute!

  • Eating more fruits, vegetables and grains results in fewer strokes for women

    Vic Shayne PhD
    15 Dec 2011 | 3:00 am
    Swedish women studied for antioxidant-rich diet Swedish women who ate an antioxidant-rich diet had fewer strokes regardless of whether they had a previous history of cardiovascular disease, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.Antioxidant foods inhibit oxidative stress and inflammation “Eating antioxidant-rich foods may reduce your risk of stroke by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation,” said Susanne Rautiainen, M.Sc., the study’s first author and Ph.D. student at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. “This means people should eat more foods…

  • Diverticulitis: trouble brewing in the bowels

    Vic Shayne PhD
    14 Nov 2011 | 4:16 pm
    Diverticulitis is a condition wherein there is inflammation in the bowel. Doctors frequently tell patients not to eat nuts and other “rough” foods, but this admonition has recently been shown to be of little value. Michael Picco, MD, writing for Mayo Clinic, states: “In the past, many doctors recommended that people with diverticulosis avoid seeds and nuts, including foods with small seeds, such as tomatoes, cucumbers and strawberries. It was thought that these tiny particles could lodge in the diverticula and cause inflammation (diverticulitis). But there is no scientific…

  • Does eating mustard help build muscles?

    Vic Shayne PhD
    11 Oct 2011 | 3:47 am
    Creative Commons License photo credit: J M F Photography New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that rats fed homobrassinolide, found in the mustard plant, produced an anabolic effect, and increased appetite and muscle mass, as well as the number and size of muscle fibers. If you are looking to lean out, add muscle mass, and get ripped, a new research report published in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) suggests that you might want to look to your garden for a little help. That’s because scientists have found that when a specific plant steroid was given orally to rats,…
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  • Solar-Storm-Fueled Auroras Make for Awesome Backyard Photography

    Adam Mann
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pm
    << Previous | Next >> The sun is waking up. After several quiet years, it bombarded the Earth with two consecutive solar storms this week, which generated many nights of spectacular auroras seen from backyards around the Northern Hemisphere. A relatively powerful flare burst from the sun’s surface on Jan. 19, throwing off charged particles that reached our planet on Jan. 22. But this was nothing compared to the enormous flare that erupted the next day. The biggest solar flare in six years, this impressive event propelled a gigantic, fast-moving storm that reached Earth on Jan.

  • How to Deploy Your Drogue from a DIY Space Capsule

    Kristian von Bengtson
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:09 pm
    What a great week! Power - BANG - out. Image: Kristian von Bengtson I managed to finish the basic seating structure completely, now only awaiting ergonomic foam build up and coating. But, even better Claus Nørregaard and I managed to perform the first two tests of the drogue separation system for space capsule Tycho Deep Space. If you have no idea what the drogue separation system is, you better read this previous blog post before proceeding. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/top-dome-and-drogue-chute-jettison-system/ This system was designed one late night after work by myself and…

  • Galaxy Formation on a Benchtop

    Ars Technica
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:00 pm
    By Matthew Francis, Ars Technica For a variety of obvious reasons, it’s impossible to reproduce the exact environment in which galaxies form. The lack of direct experimental tests for the models astrophysicists use creates a disconnect between what astronomers observe and theoretical work. However, that barrier is being broken down by a combination of high-powered lasers and a new understanding of how lab-scale experiments can be related to vastly larger systems such as galaxies. Researchers at the Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation de Lasers Intenses (LULI), along with colleagues at…

  • Stone Age Social Networks May Have Resembled Ours

    Ars Technica
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 am
    By Kate Shaw, Ars Technica If you ever sit back and wonder what it might have been like to live in the late Pleistocene, you’re not alone. That’s right about when humans emerged from a severe population bottleneck and began to expand globally. But, apparently, life back then might not have been too different than how we live today (that is, without the cars, the written language, and of course, the smartphone). In this week’s Nature, a group of researchers suggest that we share many social characteristics with humans that lived in the late Pleistocene, and that these ancient…

  • Spiders Hunt With 3-D Vision

    ScienceNow
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:45 pm
    By Elsa Youngsteadt, ScienceNOW With their keen vision and deadly-accurate pounce, jumping spiders are the cats of the invertebrate world. For decades, scientists have puzzled over how the spiders’ miniature nervous systems manage such sophisticated perception and hunting behavior. A new study of Adanson’s jumping spider (Hasarius adansoni) fills in one key ingredient: an unusual form of depth perception. Like all jumping spiders, the Adanson’s spider has eight eyes. The two big ones, front and center on the spider’s “face,” have the sharpest vision. They…
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  • NASA sees a weakening Cyclone Funso's 'closed eye'

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Powerful Cyclone Funso's eye has been clear in NASA satellite imagery over the last several days until NASA's Aqua satellite noticed it had "closed" and become filled with high clouds on January 27.

  • NASA eyes cyclone Iggy's threat to western Australia

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    NASA satellites are providing valuable data to forecasters as Tropical Cyclone Iggy nears Western Australia. NASA's Aqua satellite provided visible and infrared data on Iggy, observing colder cloud tops and strengthening storm. Iggy has already triggered warnings and watches along coastal areas.

  • Possible new treatment for Rett Syndrome

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:48 pm
    Researchers have discovered that a molecule critical to the development and plasticity of nerve cells – brain-derived neurotrophic factor -- is severely lacking in brainstem neurons in mutations leading to Rett syndrome, a neurological developmental disorder. The finding has implications for the treatment of neurological disorders, including Rett syndrome that affects one in 10,000 baby girls.

  • Space weather center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:39 pm
    Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.

  • New ideas sharpen focus for greener aircraft

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.
 
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  • RIM’s New CEO Thorsten Heins Not A Favorite Of Investors

    Paul Barraza
    23 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down as co-CEOs of Research In Motion and Thorsten Heins has been named the new CEO. While we are happy to see a potential change in attitude at the top RIM’s corporate ladder, myself and obviously investors think this is too small of a change. As of writing, RIM shares are down by about nine percent in North America at $15.52. Not the best way to start off as a new CEO, but only time will tell if this is the right choice. Hopefully Heins makes a very bold move soon and states major changes coming and shows us all a very solid and firm…

  • Waterproof Your Phone Without A Case!

    Rachel Alvarez
    23 Jan 2012 | 1:37 pm
    How many times have you dropped your phone in water or spilled liquid on it? Those “oh sh!#” moments could be gone forever with Liquipel. Liquipel is a waterproof coating applied to your device using nano technology. The coating is not visible to the human eye and virtually untraceable. It keeps the same look and feel of your device without compromising the performance. Penetrating your entire device, Liquipel coats all vital components, inside and out, providing you with optimal protection against contact with liquid. My first thought was does it really work? Yes! We had the…

  • AT&T Attempts To Appease Data Users With New Data Plans

    Troy D. Brown
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    AT&T is launching a new data plan structure this Sunday, January 22. People on unlimited plans may actually decide to bail to these news plans as AT&T crippled users devices on unlimited plans once they crossed the 2GB mark. If you want to move to one of these new plans you must make the change yourself, they are not automatic. While these plans still offer too little data for the price, AT&T has dropped the price per Gigabyte to $10 from the current Rate $12.50 per Gigabyte. We also find it fishy that AT&T claims 97% of their users use under 2GB a month but are taking…

  • Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy Note

    David Brown
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:30 pm
    Without a doubt, the most advertised product at CES this year was the Samsung Galaxy Note. It seemed like every other bus on the strip or at the convention center was skinned with Note advertisement, and everywhere you turned you saw Note booths doing caricatures. It seemed a little overkill at first; advertising a 5 inch phone/tablet hybrid so heavily, especially after the poor adoption of the Dell Streak 5. However, once I made my way to the Samsung booth, which happened to be the largest in the entire show, I finally got my hands on one. Yes, it’s huge. And yes, it is also a phone.

  • PowerTrekk Fuel Cell Charger Earns Our Title of “Most Disappointing CES Product That Should Have Been Amazing”

    David Brown
    17 Jan 2012 | 5:25 pm
    When I received a press email before CES titled “CES Debut: New gadget charges your phone with water”, I was ecstatic. I imagined running away from society to live in the hills, armed with nothing but a Bear Grylls knife and my water charger. I imagined all the times I had gone through the day to end up with a dead battery, and how that would never happen again as long as I had my water charger. It immediately became the thing I was most interested in seeing in the entire show of more than 3000 companies. Who cares about new phones or cases or accessories when your phone is dead? Your…
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