The same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications.
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Brain Disease Is Found in Veterans Exposed to Bombs
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Syria is 'losing information war'
BBC News - Home16 May 2012 | 1:38 pmSyria is losing the information war against the West, President Bashar al-Assad has said, amid continuing violence across the country. -
Newlywed hero's 1970 sacrifice honored
CNN.com16 May 2012 | 12:50 pmRose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love. -
European Fears Erase Stocks' Gains
WSJ.com: What's News US16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmU.S. stocks bounced back after a three-day slide, though confusion over Greece's political future and the role of the European Central Bank kept a lid on the gains. -
Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
News16 May 2012 | 1:41 pmMany residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But scientists who've studied Dish say there's not enough evidence to link natural gas operations to any illness.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Brain Disease Is Found in Veterans Exposed to Bombs
16 May 2012 | 1:42 pmThe same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications. -
Greece Teeters Ahead of New Vote
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmAmid warnings of the possibility of bank runs, state television said June 17 would be the date for a new round of elections. -
Riot Police Break Up Antigovernment Encampment in Moscow
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pmThe crackdown occurred as an unpredictable political situation continued to unfurl in the early days of Vladimir V. Putin’s new term as president. -
TIMESCAST: TimesCast | May 16, 2012
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pmGreece sets a date for new election amid euro exit fears. | Latino networks take center stage at television upfronts. | President Obama meets with Congressional leaders over the legislative agenda. -
ArtsBeat: Gehry Changes Design for Eisenhower Memorial
16 May 2012 | 1:32 pmThe changes came in response to concerns that a youthful statue failed to represent the former president’s significant achievements.
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Syria is 'losing information war'
16 May 2012 | 1:38 pmSyria is losing the information war against the West, President Bashar al-Assad has said, amid continuing violence across the country. -
Dalglish sacked as Liverpool boss
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pmKenny Dalglish is sacked as Liverpool manager after finishing eighth in a disappointing Premier League campaign. -
French PM Ayrault names cabinet
16 May 2012 | 1:13 pmFrance's new Socialist Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault names his government but party leader Martine Aubry will not join the cabinet. -
Bangladeshi arrests spark anger
16 May 2012 | 1:07 pmDemonstrators and police clash in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka after 33 senior opposition figures are arrested in connection with anti-government protests last month. -
New Palestinian cabinet sworn in
16 May 2012 | 1:04 pmPalestinian Authority President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas swears in a new cabinet in the West Bank, a move Hamas describes as a "big error".
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Newlywed hero's 1970 sacrifice honored
16 May 2012 | 12:50 pmRose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love. -
Google search to become more human
16 May 2012 | 12:35 pmSo, let's say you're doing a Google search for "Kings." Did you mean the L.A. hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs. -
Defense rests in John Edwards trial
16 May 2012 | 11:03 amThe defense team for John Edwards rested its case Wednesday without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify at his corruption trial. -
Mobster's body exhumed from Vatican
16 May 2012 | 10:26 amThe body of a mobster buried among cardinals and bishops on a Vatican property has been exhumed in an investigation into a teenage girl's disappearance. -
Doctor: Zimmerman's nose was broken
16 May 2012 | 9:09 amThe report also said George Zimmerman had black eyes and cuts on his head a day after fatally shooting unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. An autopsy showed Martin's knuckles were injured, a CNN affiliate reports.
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European Fears Erase Stocks' Gains
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmU.S. stocks bounced back after a three-day slide, though confusion over Greece's political future and the role of the European Central Bank kept a lid on the gains. -
Fed Flags Fiscal Risks
16 May 2012 | 1:35 pmFed officials in April flagged concerns over U.S. fiscal policy and its impact on the economy, according to minutes of their last policy meeting. -
Deere Beefing Up Output on Farm Strength
16 May 2012 | 1:35 pmDeere is speeding its production expansion, brushing aside concerns that the market for its farm tractors and combines has peaked, and offered an improved outlook for the global farm economy. -
J.C. Penney Posts Loss; Stock Slumps
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pmJ.C. Penney swung to a loss in its latest quarter on restructuring costs and a 20% drop in sales. Its shares fell sharply, as the retailer also suspended its dividend. -
GE Capital Resumes Dividend
16 May 2012 | 12:27 pmGeneral Electric is again able to take cash out of its hulking finance arm in the form of a $475 million quarterly dividend.
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Town's Effort To Link Fracking And Illness Falls Short
16 May 2012 | 1:41 pmMany residents of Dish, Texas, blame the fracking operations that surround their tiny town for a host of health problems — from nosebleeds to cancer. The former mayor was so scared, he left town. But scientists who've studied Dish say there's not enough evidence to link natural gas operations to any illness.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Chipping In To Your Office Lottery Pool? Read This First
16 May 2012 | 1:25 pmA group of workers at a Chicago bakery recently won $118 million. But two employees say they should be getting a share. It's another example of why it's important to write things down beforehand.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Latino Voters: Seen, But Will They Be Heard, In 2012?
16 May 2012 | 12:57 pmNow the fastest growing voting group, Latinos have never been so heavily courted in a presidential race. They could play a key role in battleground states in the 2012 elections.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
EU Human Rights Court Could Be Last Stop For German Claiming CIA Kidnapping
16 May 2012 | 12:40 pmKhaled El-Masri is looking for redress, after he says he was mistakenly flown to a secret prison in Afghanistan, under the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us -
Four Decades After Dying In Cambodia, Soldier To Receive Medal Of Honor
16 May 2012 | 11:51 amMore than 40 years after his actions during the Vietnam war saved the lives of his fellow soldiers, Army Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor at a White House ceremony.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Books: Wenguang Huang’s “The Little Red Guard” review.
13 May 2012 | 11:00 pmHumor is not the first thing one expects from a memoir that occupies itself with burial rites, but this lively chronicle of a Maoist-era family and its contraband coffin inspires as many laughs as it does tears. Huang begins his story in 1973, when, at the age of nine . . . (Subscription required.) -
Goings on About Town: Dance
13 May 2012 | 11:00 pmgoatTitle-->NEW YORK CITY BALLET In addition to repeat performances of the season’s new ballets—Benjamin Millepied’s “Two Hearts” and Peter Martins’s “Mes Oiseaux”—this week brings the return of Balanchine’s rapturous “Liebeslieder Walzer . . . -
Tad Friend: Dustin Lance Black on making “Virginia.”
13 May 2012 | 11:00 pm8220;All Southern literature,” the mother of the writer Pat Conroy once told him, “can be summed up in these words: ‘On the night the hogs ate Willie, Mama died when she heard what Daddy did to Sister.’ ” This week, the writer-director Dustin Lance . . . (Subscription required.) -
Goings on About Town: Readings and Talks
13 May 2012 | 11:00 pmgoatTitle-->WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART The German filmmaker Werner Herzog talks about contemporary art, as well as his contribution to the Biennial, with the co-curators Elisabeth Sussman and Jay Sanders. (945 Madison Ave., at 75th St. 212-570-3600. May 17 at noon.) BOWERY POETRY CLUB Marion . . . -
T. R. Hummer: “Shackleton’s Biscuit.”
13 May 2012 | 11:00 pmOf ox and luncheon tongue, six hundred pounds; of Wiltshire bacon, seven-tenths of a ton. Seventeen hundred miles they walked, And it was pony meat that saved them. But one biscuit, this one of thousands, baked By Huntley & Palmers, a special formulation fortified with milk protein, survives— . . . (Subscription required.)
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The Facebook IPO Timeline
16 May 2012 | 2:32 pmIf the Facebook IPO were a real person, we certainly wouldn’t blame it for posting braggy status updates. This infographic, created by our friends at mbaonline.com, imagines the road leading up to the decade’s most-anticipated initial public offering, as if it were documented on its own Facebook Timeline. As a Facebook user, give yourself a pat on the back for helping the company make it this far. You are one of 900 million, and you spend an average of 20 minutes per day surfing the network. That means Facebook’s usership logs 16,000 years of combined time on the platform… -
Facebook Fans Get to Pick Bonus Levels in ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD’
16 May 2012 | 2:06 pmActivision is polling fans via Facebook on which levels will be included as additional downloadable content on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD is a rebuilt version of the classic games. It features seven levels from the original Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, released in 1999, and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, which came out in 2000. Players will be able to skate all over classic levels such as “Warehouse” and “Mall” that have been rebuilt using the old maps. Starting Wednesday afternoon, fans will be asked to pick which of their favorite Tony… -
Facebook IPO Gets a Boost: 84 Million More Shares For Sale
16 May 2012 | 1:15 pmJust days away from launch, Facebook is continuing to make last-minute changes in its IPO plans. On Wednesday, Facebook announced that an extra 84 million shares will be added to its stock pool for sale. The extra shares will come entirely from insiders and early investors, according to the Associated Press. Facebook and its current stockholders will offer more than 421 million shares in the IPO. The company has raised the price range of its stocks to $34 to $38, up from $28 to $35. If the shares trade on the higher end, Facebook could raise $16 billion when it goes public. Some of the early… -
18 Mashable Family Photos
16 May 2012 | 12:47 pmWhat does a family portrait look like when it represents a community of millions of people? For our photo challenge this week, Mashable readers sent us their photos, helping us to create a family portrait of our community. This past Sunday was Mother’s Day in the U.S. Sons and daughters found time to pick up the phone and call their moms, and many families enjoyed the day together. In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked you to show us a photo that represents family to you. At Mashable, we loved seeing your photos of family outings, newborn family members and canine best friends. -
Behind the Launch: A Promising, Yet Controversial Job Candidate
16 May 2012 | 12:31 pmDiscuss the show on Twitter: #BehindTheLaunch In Mashable‘s new video series, Behind the Launch, we’re taking cameras behind the scenes at Vungle, an in-app video advertising startup. Last week, we met the the founders and saw them bring on Colin Behr to head up business development. This week, they courted big-name startup investors, such as 500 Startups‘ Dave McClure, DFJ Esprit‘s Krishna Visvanathan and AOL Ventures‘ Adam Smith. But Vungle needs to focus more on the core — developing the product instead of fleshing out press releases and a website…
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Third Pivot’s The Charm? Events Site Ravn Becomes Flash Sales Site Touch Of Modern
16 May 2012 | 1:34 pmNo one ever called a limit on the number pivots a company can do, right? So here’s the latest at a company we’ve been watching for a while now. RAVN, an event planning and sharing app that itself was the product of a pivot from the developers behind “experiences marketplace” Skyara, has sent a letter out to its users telling them that the app is getting shut down at the end of this month. In RAVN’s place, the founders are starting up yet another business — their third — also loosely based around events but with a decidedly more commercial bent: a… -
This Won’t End Well: Toyota Connects With Nintendo DS For In-Car Navigation Interface
16 May 2012 | 1:31 pmFor some inexplicable reason, Nintendo and Toyota have teamed up to turn the Nintendo DS into a navigational remote control, thereby allowing drivers (although I hope passengers do most of the fiddling) to set their routes using their game consoles. The service, called Kuruma de DS lets you see map and destination info as well as tour information as you drive through town. The service slightly gamifies the experience by adding a POI saving option. The compatible Toyota Smart Navi system costs about $3,000 while the game itself costs $92 – quite a bit of cash to simulate the map screens… -
Forrester: 32.1 Million U.S. Households Now Access Online Video On Their TVs
16 May 2012 | 1:04 pmAlmost 115 million households in the U.S. currently own at least one TV set and 36 million own four or more. That’s a huge market and as Apple, Google and Microsoft try to wrestle more of this business away from the traditional content and hardware players, the old-school cable and satellite providers now suddenly have to content with this new group of challengers that, until now, barely registered on their radars. According to Forrester analyst James McQuivey, it’s Microsoft that’s winning this platform war so far. Why? Microsoft, MCquivey argues, currently has a massive… -
Verizon To Axe Unlimited Data Once Their New Data Share Plans Go Live
16 May 2012 | 1:01 pmVerizon Wireless has been working on bringing shared data plans to market for months now, but it turns out not everyone may enjoy making that transition. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said at an investor conference earlier today that users on those wonderful old grandfathered unlimited data plans will soon have to give them up if they want to move into a 4G device. “A lot of our 3G base is unlimited,” Shammo remarked. “As they start to migrate onto 4G, they will have to come off of unlimited and go onto the data share plan. That’s beneficial for us for many reasons.”… -
Funny Or Die Gets Strategic Investment From Turner, Looks To Accelerate Growth
16 May 2012 | 12:39 pmIndependent online video company Funny Or Die is about to get a lot of help from a traditional TV company, as it’s struck a strategic partnership with Turner Broadcasting to collaborate on multiplatform video content. As part of the deal, Turner is taking a small minority stake in Funny Or Die — terms of which have not been disclosed. “We’re at an inflection point with digitally distributed video,” Funny Or Die CEO Dick Glover told me by phone. He says that as a result, the timing of the deal is poised to coincide with that inflection point and catalyze further…
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La composition du gouvernement Ayrault annoncée
16 May 2012 | 1:15 pmLe suspens est enfin terminé. Le secrétaire général de l’Elysée Pierre-René Lemas a dévoilé ce mercredi 16 mai vers 19h30 les noms des membres du premier gouvernement de Jean-Marc Ayrault. Il compte 34 membres ( 18 ministres, ministres délégués et 16 secrétaires d'Etats) dont 17 femmes et 17 hommes. Le précédent gouvernement de François Fillon comprenait 32 membres dont 8 femmes et 24 hommes. Premier ministre: Jean-Marc Ayrault Ministre des Affaires étrangères: Laurent Fabius Ministre de l'Education nationale: Vincent PeillonGarde des Sceaux,… -
Que peuvent faire François Hollande et le gouvernement Ayrault sans Assemblée nationale?
16 May 2012 | 12:37 pmLe gouvernement Ayrault, premier du quinquennat Hollande, vient d'être nommé. Avant même son élection, le Président avait dévoilé le programme de ses 100 premiers jours, où il décrivait les mesures à prendre rapidement. Mais jusqu'au 3 juillet, lors de l'ouverture d'une session extraordinaire du Parlement, le nouveau locataire de l’Elysée devra gouverner sans Assemblée. Alors que peut-il faire en attendant? Pour faire plus simple, commençons par ce qu’il ne peut pas faire: des lois. Il y a des domaines qui relèvent du pouvoir législatif, définis par l’article 34 de… -
Législatives, UMP, Paris... Quel avenir pour François Fillon?
16 May 2012 | 12:10 pmQuel avenir pour François Fillon? Alors que l’ancien Premier ministre de Nicolas Sarkozy vient de passer les clefs de Matignon à son successeur socialiste Jean-Marc Ayrault, le député de la Sarthe va commencer à penser à son avenir. Très discret au début de la mandature, François Fillon a su s’installer dans le paysage politique français. Devenant au passage le Premier ministre, derrière Georges Pompidou, qui est resté le plus longtemps en poste (4 ans, 11 mois et 23 jours).L'élu de la Sarthe est moins impopulaire que Nicolas Sarkozy dans les sondages d'opinions, ce qui lui… -
Le sourire d'Antonio Ferrara
16 May 2012 | 11:53 amJugé en appel devant la cour d'assise de Paris pour le braquage du bureau de poste de Joinville-le-Pont (Val-de-Marne) le 28 juillet 1999, Antonio Ferrara a été acquitté le 16 mai. Retour sur cet accusé célèbre pour son sourire (article publié avant l'annonce de son acquittement).Chaque matin, depuis le début du procès en appel le 9 mai dernier, c’est le même rituel: sourire aux lèvres et menottes aux poignets, Antonio Ferrara fait son entrée dans le box des accusés escorté par un régiment de gendarmes. L’air joyeux, il salue ses avocats avant de se tourner vers les… -
Jean-Marc Ayrault, un homme connecté
16 May 2012 | 11:27 amLe fraîchement nommé Premier ministre de François Hollande, Jean-Marc Ayrault est un homme concerné par le numérique. C’est en tout cas ce qui ressort du portrait que fait de lui ZDNet. Avec son blog, qui sera suspendu durant toute la durée des élections législatives et son compte Twitter, où le maire de Nantes a gagné plus de 4.000 followers depuis les rumeurs de sa venue à Matignon (atteignant presque les 31.000 followers), on peut dire que le chef du gouvernement est, à 62 ans, un homme connecté. A l’instar de la ville qu’il a dirigée. Où d’anciens bâtiments ont…
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Create a Setting and Connect With Emotions
14 May 2012 | 12:26 amI recently moved the delivery time of my beloved newsletter to be Sunday morning (well, that’s when it launches here, though my New Zealander and Australian friends all get it on Monday). In the process, I talked to people about sharing this information over breakfast, and with a “second cup of coffee” sometimes. I basically set a scene in the reader’s head that we were having a personal chat over breakfast. Ask yourself this: in trying to reach others for whatever your goal may be, is it facts or emotions that will win them over? Which do you think plays the bigger… -
Nobody Reads Agency Blogs- Or Why You Need Skin in the Game
7 May 2012 | 8:57 amThanks to Jason Falls, I just read this post about how many marketing agencies are closing down their blogs and tweeting and Facebooking instead. “Nobody reads agency blogs, and there are so many out there it’s impossible for people to keep up anyway,” said Sam Weston, director of communications at digital agency Huge. Nobody Reads ANY Blogs- If They’re Boring I’ll tell you without even having to look why nobody reads a blog: because it’s boring. Because it’s poorly written. Because it’s utterly self-referential. Nobody has time to read junk. Why would you? -
Constraints
5 May 2012 | 11:43 amI was at a live performance the other night where Jacq sang and played with Girish, and I had a great conversation with Reggie, the drummer for the night. (I am SO sorry that I don’t know your last name, Reggie.) We talked about the fact that his typical drum kit for events is usually like 30 or so pieces, but that he decided to go minimal for the event. He had a kick drum, a snare, a tom, two cymbals, and a cowbell. What Reggie said was something like this, “I really enjoy this, because it means I really have to use what I have to get the expression I’m aiming for. I… -
Pattern Break
2 May 2012 | 11:17 pmWhen you wake up in the morning, you check your emails, probably from your phone. First thing. Yes? Why? There’s no good answer to why. Even brain surgeons can wait until they’ve done other things before checking in on the world outside of your immediate proximity. So why do you do it? Because it’s a habit, a pattern. Do you read the top tech and marketing blogs? Why? Why do you read this blog? Because you’re subscribed? Are you getting something from it? If no, then why are you still doing it? Twitter and Facebook are hugely pattern-driven. They thrive off the same… -
Where Should You Put Your Content?
30 Apr 2012 | 9:44 amI’ve been asked by subscribers of my personal newsletter how I decide what goes on my blog and what goes into my newsletter. I think the answer differs depending on your strategy, but I’m more than happy to tell you how I view it. I put information that sells on my blog, and information that nurtures in my newsletter. Information that Sells My job, because people seem confused these days as to what exactly it is I do or am selling, is to help mid-sized to larger companies build business (revenue and growth) by improving their use of the human digital channel (social media, email…
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If it’s Wednesday, this must be Atlanta
16 May 2012 | 7:00 amOnce again, I’m on tour so and today I’m in Atlanta. Please come see me? Pretty please? And while I’m gone I am completely phoning it in by reliving some of my favorite old posts. In other words…reruns. But good reruns. So for today a little something from 5 years ago: You know what I did last night when I couldn’t sleep? I came up with 28 ideas for sequels to The Little Engine that Could and this morning I’m looking at them thinking, “How high was I?” and the answer is “Pretty high” because I don’t even remember writing some of these. I… -
When I’m dead
14 May 2012 | 10:05 amme: When I die I want you to put me in a Wonder Woman outfit and toss me out of a moving plane. That way when I hit the ground people will assume that Wonder Woman’s invisible plane crashed. And that Wonder Woman really let herself go. Victor: But where would her plane be? me: Duh. Her invisible plane was invisible. Victor: Invisible. Not non-existent. me: Yes, well then whenever people tripped over nothing they could blame it on debris from my plane crash. And there’s my little slice of immortality. Victor: I don’t even know where to begin. me: Begin by… -
Not all guesses are equal
13 May 2012 | 8:56 amVictor: Why didn’t Ash come to our house when she was in town? me: Your guess is as good as mine. Victor: Because she hates you? me: Why are your guesses always so insulting? Victor: You said my guess was as good as yours. me: Well, I was wrong. Victor: Maybe she was on her way over when she ran over a bunch of violent dwarves and had to find some hungry bears to help her dispose of the bodies. me: Okay…that guess was a little better than mine. And now, time for the weekly wrap-up… What you missed in my shop (tentatively called “Eight pounds of uncut… -
Thank you. Seriously.
10 May 2012 | 1:34 pmThis isn’t a real post. It’s a thank you. Thank you because for the third week in a row Let’s Pretend This Never Happened is on the NYT list. Thank you because today is the premiere of my book in the UK. Thank you for making the tour so successful that they’ve added another leg (or two) of the tour. I still don’t know how this happened, but I do know who to thank. Thank you. Click on the links for all the gory details: May 16th ~ 7pm : Atlanta, Georgia May 17th ~ 7pm : Concord, North Carolina May 19th ~ 4:40pm : Gaithersburg Book Festival May 20th ~ 2pm :… -
Ron Weasel-y
8 May 2012 | 12:34 pmRemember last month when I added Ermione Granger to my collection of ethically taxidermied creatures who look great in clothes? And then I said the next step would be to find Ron Weasel-y and then Victor threatened to divorce me if I didn’t stop buying dead animals? Well, my marriage is still intact because this morning I woke up to find a very special surprise package from my friend, Lindsay. IT’S RON WEASEL-Y, YOU GUYS: Honestly, it’s like they were made for each other. Next step…Draco Mousefoy. PPS. As requested, more book tour dates coming soon! Boston,…
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How Rummikub Works
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmEndlessly mispronounced but universally beloved, this game is a mix of rummy and older, tile-based games like mahjong and dominoes. Think you can be the first to yell out "Rummikub"? -
The Ultimate Bicycle Quiz
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmLearning to ride a bicycle seems to be a universal experience for children around the world. Whether you've been riding bicycles since you were a child or just recently started pedaling, how much do you know about this elegant and simple vehicle? -
5 Ways TV Has Influenced Presidential Elections
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmThe introduction of television all but changed the way we elect our presidents. So just how exactly has this powerful medium influenced our elections? Read on to find out. -
Videos: Stephen Hawking's Visions of the Universe
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmAstrophysicist, cosmologist, lecturer, cartoon voice actor, author, parent, grandparent -- Stephen Hawking wears many hats, and he also has a few ideas about black holes, time, aliens and wormholes. -
How long should building a house take?
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmIs your new home proceeding on schedule or is your contractor just blowing smoke at you? Here's how to tell.
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SFGate: Page One Stories
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Judge turns video in Mirkarimi case over to mayor
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amOne of the most emotional pieces of evidence in the domestic violence case against suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi, a video of his tearful wife that she fought strenuously to keep from public view, may now be used to... -
$195 million bond seeks to improve SF's parks
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amPlaygrounds pocked with toxic equipment would be replaced, rutted basketball courts would be resurfaced, and overgrown trails, worn swimming pools and funky public bathrooms would all be made functional under a plan... -
Family with Alzheimer's gene to test Genentech drug
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amA drug designed by South San Francisco's Genentech Inc. to stop Alzheimer's before it has a chance to take hold will be tested on people with a genetic mutation that guarantees they will eventually develop the deadly... -
Rivals for House blast tech exec Lawson's claims
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amStacey Lawson has never run for elective office before and has a spotty voting record for much of the past decade. But on Tuesday, the wealthy tech executive running for an open U.S. House seat on California's North...
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Lolcats - Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
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Daily Squee: I’ll Protect the Buns
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmHaving a big, nice friend to take care of you is a real blessing. Life’s too short to avoid the *SPLORT*! Visit Daily Squee for your daily cuteness! -
Animal Capshunz: Run Free
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmI don’t wanna be a nugget. I don’t wanna!!! It’s not just kittehs that love captions! ALL THE ANIMALS DO! Check out Animal Capshunz for MOAR! LoL by: flyguy1.14159Picture by: Unknown -
Animal Gifs: Talent.
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amGif your butt (!) over to Animal Gifs for MOAR cyoot and funneh on loop! -
Animal Memes: Captain Kitteh – I Thought It Was Just a Humorous Bumper Sticker
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amMy apologies for flying in circles. The copilot is a dog and he’s trying to catch the tail assembly. Don’t be mean; BE MEME! Animal Memes is just a click away! LoL by: SylviagPicture by: Unknown -
Lolcats: Did u think me
16 May 2012 | 9:00 amDid u think me was a ‘mallow?! Sorree! Ai can’t taek ennee risks aftur lasst tiem! Love LOLcats? Who doesn’t?! There are so many more over here! LoL by: Unknown
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The Onion
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[video] After Weeks Of Media Pressure, Shia LaBeouf Still Refusing To Have Public Meltdown
16 May 2012 | 1:00 pmIn this Star Fix Quick Hit, Angelique Clark looks at the media's ongoing efforts to push Shia LaBeouf over the edge into a Charlie Sheen-style breakdown. -
American Voices: Lady Gaga Barred From Indonesia
16 May 2012 | 12:35 pmFollowing numerous religious protests, Indonesian officials have refused to issue a permit for Lady Gaga to perform in Jakarta next month. -
TV Listings: Swedish Rules Football
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmFox Sports 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST Stockholm takes on Gothenburg in a sport that is a lot more like baseball. -
Area Man Pretty Shaken Up After Running Into Casual Acquaintance At CVS
16 May 2012 | 11:20 amNEW YORK—A full 20 minutes after running into casual acquaintance Dan Ehrlemeyer at a CVS drugstore Wednesday and exchanging pleasant small talk with him, area man Jason Ditmas, 32, told reporters he was still really shaken up by the experience. -
[video] Alabama Hosts First Desegregated Mass Suicide
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amThe Onion looks back at Alabama's first desegregated mass suicide, the historic V.E. Day Speech from FDR's rotting corpse, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad with the gold-plated femur of a Chinaman.
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The Playstation Vita as a cellphone
16 May 2012 | 9:53 amSony's tiny but powerful pocket game console has 3G, but no phone app. Skype to the rescue. [Ars] -
Comparing gender in Lego minifig heads
16 May 2012 | 9:02 amFrom the Boing Boing Flickr pool, Maia Weinstock's chart of gender in Lego minifig heads. There's an accompanying blog post, where Weinstock explains: So many of LEGO’s sets today are made in conjunction with a movie or other Hollywood media brand. It’s a win-win for Hollywood producers and LEGO alike. But how many of those brands star girls or women in the lead role? Star Wars? Toy Story? Pirates of the Caribbean? The Lord of the Rings (available in LEGO this summer)? Hermione Grainger is a major character from the Harry Potter series, and there were a fair number of female minifigs… -
History of gendering in Lego
15 May 2012 | 10:50 pmOn Sociological Images, David Pickett is tracing the history of gendering in Lego toys, from the early efforts to produce girl-sets and boy-sets before 1988, to the full-blown gendering watershed attending the release of the Pirates minifigs, which had definite "girl" and "boy" characters. It all went downhill from there, too. He's got two parts posted, with more to come. It's engrossing stuff. This pioneering pirate was the first in a long line of token females in otherwise male-dominated action-centric themes. The imbalanced ratio of masculine to feminine minifigs persists today, though it… -
"Ghosts With Shit Jobs" econopocalypse mockumentary raising money for tour with USB bracelets
15 May 2012 | 10:40 amFilmmaker (and comics creator and novelist and games developer) Jim Munroe is raising money to take his outstanding science fiction feature Ghosts With Shit Jobs on tour. Here's Jim's summary: "In the future, jobs still suck -- but in whole new ways. The economic collapse of the west is complete and North Americans are a cheap labour pool for wealthy Asian and Indian markets. A Chinese documentary show focuses on these unlucky enough to have been born in the slums of Toronto in a special report that translates as 'Ghosts With Shit Jobs'. The lo-fi sci-fi mockumentary feature offers both a… -
Pneumatic ping-pong ball delivery system playfully fires balls into "art environment"
15 May 2012 | 10:00 amr0r0 sez, "Ping Pong Ball Suction Construction is a pneumatic delivery system for ping pong balls as part of an art environment that's actually on display in Lille, France." In Spring/Summer 2012 both guys were invited to create an installation version of Ping Pong Country in Lille’s Gare St. Sauveur. They were a bit tired of doing the same thing for such a long time over and over again, so they asked me to contribute some machinery to the environment in order to make it a bit different in its actual version. I came up with the devilish plan to offer the audience an opportunity for…
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Wired Top Stories
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China Flies New Stealth Fighter as Problems Plague U.S. Jets
16 May 2012 | 1:27 pmThe second copy of China's stealth fighter prototype has just flown at a research facility in the city of Chengdu. The first flight of the J-20 Mighty Dragon with the nose number 2002 doubles Beijing's stealth test fleet at a time when America's latest jet fighters are hobbled by cost overruns, labor disputes and lethal design flaws. But it's far from certain how much, and how fast, the new Chinese jet will alter the military balance. -
Dell Targets SMBs With Boomi-based Cloud Packs
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmFresh on the heels of rolling out its virtual desktop Simplified DaaS , Dell is bolstering its cloud services offerings again with Integration Packs, "... a point-to-point integration solution ... that enables automatic synchronization of critical data between popular software applications." -
Found Contest: Imagine the Future of School Science Fairs
16 May 2012 | 12:55 pmWired magazine's Found page represents our best guess at what lies over the horizon, from touchscreen windshields to organ farming. Now, we're inviting readers to help create Found pages: What do you think our world will look like in 10, 20, or 100 years? -
Make amazing neuroscience discoveries without even thinking about the brain.
16 May 2012 | 12:26 pm*Wait a minute... There's something vaguely familiar about this new science paper, "Automated Cognome Construction and Semi-automated Hypothesis Generation"... http://blog.ketyov.com/2012/05/journal-of-neuroscience-methods-paper.html http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/10-in-the-future-doing-science-is-like-blogging -
Step 1 in U.S. Plan to Rule Sea and Sky: Actually Share Data
16 May 2012 | 12:24 pmNo one really understands the Navy and Air Force's new blueprint for dominating Earth's seas and skies. But what's increasingly clear, even to the heads of both the Navy and Air Force, is that there's a big challenge ahead for it, one that doesn't have anything to do with an adversary like China: getting U.S. ships, subs, planes and drones to actually talk to one another.
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Pogue's Posts
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How Compatible Are Rival E-Readers?
10 May 2012 | 12:31 pmCan you move one kind of e-reader e-book to another kind of e-reader? Readers respond to David Pogue's recent review of the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight and he gives his replies. -
The Prius V and Its Entune System
3 May 2012 | 2:19 pmThe Prius V is the first Toyota to incorporate a new electronics system, which a new owner found to be a boon. -
Zipping Through Airport Security
27 Apr 2012 | 7:20 amDavid Pogue reviews the TSA PreCheck program, a streamlined security system that is being tested with three airlines (American, Delta and Alaska) at 12 airports. -
Tone-Deaf Lawyers Jeopardize the Draw Something Game
26 Apr 2012 | 1:46 pmO.K., software industry, you've been put on notice: Nowadays, there's more to it than design, features and marketing. Sometimes, the success of your app can ride on the wording and placement of a single dialog box. -
There Is a Lot of Big Tech News
12 Apr 2012 | 1:06 pmDavid Pogue expresses his thoughts on the flurry of tech news of the past week.
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What's the right price for ebooks? (updated)
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amAuthor Chuck Windig, GigaOm's Mathew Ingram, and TechDirt's Mike Masnick all took on the question of ebook pricing recently, arguing that production costs (you know, minor details like advances, editors, etc.) don't or shouldn't factor into the end price. Ingram writes that "It doesn't matter what e-books cost to make," and Masnick follows with "Nobody Cares About the... -
How I got that story
16 May 2012 | 6:50 amIn March 2011, Lisa M. Hamilton, a writer and photographer, began a series of road trips around rural California. She had a grant from the Creative Work Fund—a San Francisco-based foundation that supports collaboration between artists and nonprofits—to tell stories that would help bridge the cultural divide between the rural and urban parts of the state. Initially she... -
Logue jam
16 May 2012 | 6:50 am“Catalogue” can also be spelled “catalog.” “Dialogue” can also be spelled “dialog.” But “monologue” is rarely spelled “monolog.” The Americans are at it again. The combining form “logue” is French, descended from Latin, and it indicates an engagement of some sort, a discourse, if you will, between people or things. People browse “catalog(ue)s” to “discuss” what items to buy; a... -
Audit notes: Commercialization, GM and Facebook, Saverin's taxes
15 May 2012 | 11:15 pmConor Friedersdorf makes a nice catch on Tom Friedman's Sunday column bemoaning the commercialization of seemingly all aspects of American life: For example, his column is bizarrely titled, "This Column Is Not Sponsored by Anyone," despite the fact that right above it on NYTimes.com there is a banner ad for a Citi/American Airlines credit card. But Friedersdorf... -
Health costs: Is Mass. the only model?
15 May 2012 | 3:19 pmWe all know Obamacare is Romneycare and Romneycare is Obamacare and that the Bay State has set the standard for everything health reform—from the individual mandate right down to ways to cut its gigantic medical bill. Or at least the media have passed along that narrative. The Wall Street Journal’s recent piece, “Same State, New Stab at Health...
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TMZ.com
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'American Idol' -- We Really, Really Want Jennifer Lopez Back
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmJennifer Lopez isn't sure if she'll come back for a third season of "American Idol," but the big cheese on the show says he wants her back in the worst way."A.I." EP Nigel Lythgoe tells TMZ, "We want her back. I want her back." Nigel is… -
'Workaholics' Billboard -- Fully Erected in Hollywood
16 May 2012 | 1:10 pmThe new season of "Workaholics" is already facing hard times ... and it hasn't even aired yet.The good people over at Comedy Central just put the above billboard up on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood -- and if it wasn't glaringly obvious ... it… -
Kim Kardashian -- Skechers Got My Ass In Order
16 May 2012 | 12:20 pmKim Kardashian doesn't care WHAT the Federal Trade Commission says ... she says Skechers worked for her, and THAT'S why she became the company's pitch person.Kim made a 1-year deal with the company, which touted Shape-Ups as a shoe that promotes… -
Joey Lawrence -- Whoa, I'm a Stripper!
16 May 2012 | 11:12 amJoey Lawrence is taking it all off ... or most of it at least ... because the 90s heartthrob just inked a deal with the man-stripper crew at Chippendales in Vegas.A rep for the beefcake brigade tells TMZ, the 36-year-old former "Blossom" star will… -
Feds: Kim Kardashian Hocked BOGUS Shoes
16 May 2012 | 10:43 amThe Skechers fitness shoes Kim Kardashian tried to convince you to buy don't actually work ... not even a little bit ... so says the federal government. The Federal Trade Commission has determined Skechers made unfounded claims about its Shape-Ups…
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Jennifer Lopez Dances Again Her Way To Power!
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmMz. Jennifer Lopez is bringing in the cash and cashing in on this year's Forbes World's Most Powerful Celebrities list! But don't be fooled (by the rocks that she's got, got) -- she's still Jenny from the block! From On The 6 to America's hit TV show, J.Lo tops this year's list at numero uno, for her "career reincarnation" and for earning $52 million over the last 12 months!! The annual list is based on money AND fame, with fame being defined as media visibility and social media presence! While Oprah stays snuggled in at second place like last year, Justin Bieber follows right after the talk… -
ANOTHER Man Accuses John Travolta Of Sexual Misconduct
16 May 2012 | 1:20 pmAnother one!? Are we in the double digits yet? Either John Travolta needs to learn to keep his hands to himself or he's walking, talking bullseye for made up sexual harassment allegations! A new anonymous man has stepped forward to accuse the married actor of sexual misconduct, more specifically, fondling and groping. The personal trainer says he opened the gym he worked at during hours it was normally closed just so Travolta could get a workout without being disturbed. The Hollywood star apparently repaid him by reaching for his groin, as a source explains: "The gym was opened as a courtesy… -
Bring It On: The Musical Hits The Big Apple!
16 May 2012 | 1:20 pmEveryone’s favorite cheerleading flick is getting ready to Bring It On...to Broadway! While we saw it in El Lay back in November and thought it was fun and surprisingly very good, Bring It On: The Musical will hit the stage in NYC for a 12-week run this July! Previews for the musical, inspired by the film Bring It On, will start up on July 12, with it officially opening on August 1 and running through October 7 at the St. James Theatre! The show will begin on Broadway hot off the heels of its 13 city tour, which wraps June 3, with the cast continuing their touring roles on the big stage!! -
Bobby Brown: Whitney Houston Looked Great A Week Before Her Death!
16 May 2012 | 1:10 pmIt's so surreal knowing one day things can (seemingly) be going perfectly fine, and the next - a loved one is dead. Bobby Brown went on Ellen to talk about just that. A week before Whitney Houston's death, the two met each other for dinner. Bobby says she looked fantastic, like she was in great spirits. Bobby also explains why he made the decision to stay and perform in Mississippi the night he got the unfortunate news of her passing. Press PLAY to watch the somber interview (above)! Sometimes it's still mind-boggling that she's really no longer with us. And sometimes Bobby is just… -
Get Your Fifty Shades Of Grey On In THE Seattle S&M Condo!
16 May 2012 | 12:50 pmOMG!! OOOOMG!!! It's the place where Christian and Ana have sex!! Sex on the piano! Sex on the pool table! Sex in the elevator! The foyer!! EVERYWHERE!!! If you've read Fifty Shades of Grey, then you are WELL AWARE of every nook and cranny in that stylish Seattle Condo... because they've had sex in nearly every one, LOL!! And now that seXXXy Escala building can be YOURS!! For $4-6 million, the Belltown neighborhood pad boasts a private spa, yoga studio, theater room, dog run, full catering kitchen, and LOTS of room for S&M!!! Please! Feel free to peruse the photos (below). Just don't let UR…
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A Little Late This Time, Gloria Allred Enters the John Travolta Sexual-Assault Arena
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Moviegoers Will Have to Choose Between Equally as Appealing Aaron Sorkin and Ashton Kutcher Steve Jobs Biopics
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Buying Shares of Facebook: More Difficult Than Figuring Out How to Unlike Things on Facebook
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MTV Movie Awards Scheduled for Same Time as Obama Convention Speech!
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McCain adviser defends Palin pick
16 May 2012 | 1:36 pmThe lawyer who ran John McCain's vice presidential selection team sticks by Sarah Palin and gives some insight into vetting running mates. -
Healthy food no more costly than junk food, government finds
16 May 2012 | 1:32 pmCarrots, onions, pinto beans, lettuce, mashed potatoes, bananas and orange juice are bargains compared to, say, soft drinks, ice cream and f ... -
Senators seek expansion of GSA investigation
16 May 2012 | 1:15 pmTwo senators have asked GSA's inspector general to expand his probe into possible waste at the agency. -
Lead poisoning guidelines revised; more considered at risk
16 May 2012 | 1:07 pmAbout 200,000 more children will be considered at risk of lead poisoning under new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. -
Crews working to contain fire near Ariz. mining town
16 May 2012 | 12:16 pmFirefighters in Arizona worked through the night to prevent a wildfire from spreading.
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Salon.com
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SPIN METER: Rivals airbrush anti-Romney words
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmWASHINGTON (AP) — Remember Newt Gingrich calling Mitt Romney a liar? Michele Bachmann saying Romney's unelectable? Rick Santorum calling Romney "the worst Republican in the country" to run against President Barack Obama?They're hoping you don't. And acting like it never happened (even though most of their words are just clicks away online.)One by one — with the exception of holdout Ron Paul — the GOP also-rans have coughed up endorsements of their onetime rival. And as they do, they're pulling rhetorical backflips to distance themselves from their former harsh assessments of… -
Ron Paul sets up Rand for 2016
16 May 2012 | 11:50 amSo Ron Paul says he is going to stop actively campaigning, but his supporters will continue to rack up delegates by storming state conventions. What will he do with these delegates? That is still unclear. (Barter them for gold?) What is the point of this strategy, exactly? Also unclear, but the Daily Beast's Ben Jacobs today says it's part of a "sneaky maneuver" to help his son Rand out. Ron will continue to consolidate power but will not appear to be actively sabotaging the party's nominee. Dave Weigel says the maneuver is less sneaky and barely a maneuver: He doesn't want it to be a huge… -
Next Tea Party targets
16 May 2012 | 11:36 amWhat may be most notable about the surprise triumph yesterday of a Sarah Palin-backed insurgent in Nebraska’s Republican Senate primary is how routine these sorts of things are becoming.Deb Fischer’s late charge to victory wasn’t really rooted in ideology. As Hotline’s Reid Wilson points out, she’s actually racked up a (somewhat) moderate record in the Nebraska legislature, and has some personal connections to the state’s leading GOP establishment figures.But most GOP primary voters probably didn’t know this. Fischer came to the race with little money or name recognition and… -
Susana Martinez’s veep suicide
16 May 2012 | 11:04 amWhile Newsweek touted New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez as a possible running mate for Mitt Romney, the erstwhile beneficiary of the hype all but killed her chances of getting the job by opening her mouth.“I absolutely advocate for comprehensive immigration reform,” Martinez told reporter Andrew Romano. “Republicans want to be tough and say, ‘Illegals, you’re gone.’ But the answer is a lot more complex than that.”With those words, Martinez inflicted multiple wounds on whatever slender chance she had to join the national ticket. First, she indicated support for the immigration… -
Romney’s human shield
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amThe only honest line in "Inside the Circus," the recent Politico e-book in which millions of nauseating Republican operatives lacerate each other anonymously during primary season, should be mounted on the computers of all "political news readers": "It is sometimes unclear whether political campaigns are run for the benefit of the voters and office seekers or for the professional consultants who earn their living from politics." Every other line in the book mostly goes like, and then the RNC flack whispered that the campaign flack didn't know what he was doing, but that one sentence about…
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NYT > Global Home
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Brain Disease Is Found in Veterans Exposed to Bombs
16 May 2012 | 1:45 pmThe same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications. -
Greece Teeters Ahead of New Vote
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmAmid warnings of the possibility of bank runs, state television said June 17 would be the date for a new round of elections. -
Mexicans Unflinching in Face of Drug War’s Carnage
16 May 2012 | 1:40 pmMany Mexicans are increasingly disturbed by their disaffection as drug violence has taken a turn for the worse. -
Riot Police Break Up Antigovernment Encampment in Moscow
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pmThe crackdown occurred as an unpredictable political situation continued to unfurl in the early days of Vladimir V. Putin’s new term as president. -
TIMESCAST: TimesCast | May 16, 2012
16 May 2012 | 1:39 pmGreece sets a date for new election amid euro exit fears. | Latino networks take center stage at television upfronts. | President Obama meets with Congressional leaders over the legislative agenda.
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Hawaiimagazine.com | HAWAII Today
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Allegiant expanding air service to Hawaii with one-way fares as low as $159
15 May 2012 | 6:58 amAllegiant expanding air service to Hawaii with one-way fares as low as $159 Allegiant Air, a Nevada-based airline owned by Allegiant Travel Company, announced today that in November it will start providing nonstop air service from the mainland to Maui. Also, it will add four cities in Western states to its mainland-Oahu air service lineup.The carrier is now offering introductory fares as low as $199 one-way, including taxes and fees, from Maui’s Kahului Airport to Bellingham, Wash., beginning on Nov. 14. Introductory fares, including taxes and fees, are avai... -
VIDEO: Fleeting view of spattering lava at edge of Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater
14 May 2012 | 8:16 amVIDEO: Fleeting view of spattering lava at edge of Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater The Big Island’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released a video last week that spotlights lava spatter at the margins of the lava lake in Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater. Scientists note that the video shows typical flow activity that's usually obscured from view by a thick gas plume shifting with the winds over the lava lake. (To check out the 58-second video, click on image below.) Since March 2008, the lake’s levels have fluctuated between 230 feet to 490 feet… -
International Waikiki Hula Conference staging free sunset "hoike" shows this weekend
11 May 2012 | 9:33 amInternational Waikiki Hula Conference staging free sunset "hoike" shows this weekend If you happen to be in the Waikiki area at sunset this weekend, you’re cordially invited to swing by the fifth annual International Waikiki Hula Conference’s hoike (exhibition) hula shows.During the free shows, set for 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tonight and tomorrow night, on stages scattered around Oahu’s world-famous oceanfront stretch, dancers will perform to a mele (song) learned during the conference’s workshops and seminars led by mor... -
Top 5 favorite filmed-in-Hawaii TV series ever: HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results
9 May 2012 | 7:54 amTop 5 favorite filmed-in-Hawaii TV series ever: HAWAII Magazine Facebook poll results We’ve counted the votes from our latest HAWAII Magazine Facebook Ohana poll question: What’s your favorite filmed-in-Hawaii TV show or made-for-the-small-screen mini-series or movie? The top five vote-getters are on the pages ahead. As it turns out, Hawaii-filmed television shows took all five top spots in the poll. So, made-for-TV mini-series, such as The Thorn Birds (1983), with Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward, did not make the cut. Same for TV movies, such as Tempted, Lifetime Channel… -
Rare peppermint angelfish on display only at Waikiki Aquarium in Hawaii
8 May 2012 | 11:07 amRare peppermint angelfish on display only at Waikiki Aquarium in Hawaii A peppermint angelfish, which is among the ocean’s rarest creatures, is now on public display at Waikiki Aquarium on Oahu. And that’s the only place you’ll be able to see it, as the candy-striped fish is the only one of its kind to be included in an aquatic exhibit at a public aquarium. Anywhere.The peppermint angelfish, also known as Centyropyge boylei, is native to the tropical waters of the South Pacific and is on permanent loan to the Waikiki Aquarium by the Smithsonian Institution. The fish, which…
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MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page
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Retina-Resolution Displays to Add Up to $100 to Apple's MacBook Pro Costs
16 May 2012 | 1:05 pmWith Apple's MacBook Pro line now widely rumored to be gaining ultra high-resolution "Retina" or "HiDPI" displays at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference, CNET reports that such panels are already available in the supply chain and that they carry price premiums of up to $100 over their non-Retina counterparts. But what remains to be seen is whether that price difference will be passed along to consumers or if Apple will find ways to cut costs in other areas in order to maintain its existing price points.DisplaySearch Senior Analyst Richard Shim says that super high-resolution… -
Verizon Planning to End Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans With LTE Switch
16 May 2012 | 12:45 pmU.S. cellular carrier Verizon is planning to move its customers who still have unlimited data plans for their smartphones to its new family data-share plans as customers switch to LTE data plans. The iPhone was initially offered with unlimited data plans when it launched on Verizon early last year, but the carrier soon dropped the unlimited option in favor of data plans with allocations of data. Fierce Wireless has the details, quoting Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo at a JP Morgan conference: As these 3G unlimited data plan customers migrate to 4G LTE, they will have to purchase the… -
Samsung's Market Cap Takes $10 Billion Hit Amid Rumors of Apple DRAM Deal with Elpida
16 May 2012 | 11:16 amDigitimes' poor track record has been thrust into the spotlight in recent days, but that hasn't stopped one of the Taiwanese news site's reports from having a major effect on stock prices for Samsung and Hynix. The report from earlier this week claims that Apple has placed "huge" orders for DRAM chips with Elpida, soaking up half of the capacity at the firm's main plant in Hiroshima, Japan. 1 GB of Elpida DRAM in third-generation iPad (Source: iFixit) As noted by Reuters, the rumor has had a significant effect on fellow DRAM manufacturers Samsung and Hynix, with Samsung losing $10 billion… -
HTC Delays Evo 4G LTE Launch as U.S. Customs Investigates Shipments for Breach of Apple Patent
16 May 2012 | 8:46 amLast December, Apple won a U.S. International Trade Commission case against HTC, with the agency ruling that several of HTC's handsets infringed upon a pair of Apple-held patents. The agency's ruling included a ban on the import of infringing devices beginning in April, although HTC quickly responded to say that it had already designed a workaround for the issue in question. But as reported by The Verge late yesterday, U.S. Customs officials have delayed shipments of HTC's new One X and Evo 4G LTE handsets into the United States as it investigates whether those handsets also infringe upon… -
Apple Ordering Screens of 'At Least 4 Inches' for Next-Generation iPhone
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amThe Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has placed orders for screens measuring "at least 4 inches diagonally" for the next-generation iPhone, marking a significant increase in size over the displays used in every iPhone model released to date.Apple Inc., which is expected to launch its next-generation iPhone later this year, has ordered screens from its Asian suppliers that are bigger than the ones used in iPhones since they debuted in 2007, people familiar with the situation said. Production is set to begin next month for the screens, which measure at least 4 inches diagonally compared…
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MacOSXHints.com
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Permanently Unhide Library
16 May 2012 | 9:30 amWhen Apple shipped Mac OS X Lion 10.7, the “Library” folder located within every user’s home folder, which had previously been visible to users in the Finder, was made invisible. This hint shows how to make the folder visible and keep it that way forever. As you may know, and as mentioned in this hint, the Library folder can be made visible again by running the following command in Terminal: /usr/bin/chflags nohidden ~/Library Apple keeps making the folder invisible again with every System update, so it gets tedious re-running the above script. You can automate this by adding a Login… -
New poll: Does your main Mac have an SSD?
15 May 2012 | 9:31 amAs SSDs become more common, and prices drop, more and more people are either buying Macs with SSDs, or installing them in their Macs. Personally, I started using an SSD with the first MacBook Air in 2008, and bought my current Mac - a Mac mini, purchased in 2011 - with an SSD. The gains in performance are huge, though the price still makes them a choice that is not for everyone. So, what about you? Does your main Mac - the one you use most - have an SSD? Feel free to post in the comments to the poll which model, whether you bought it with the Mac or installed it yourself, or any other… -
Two AppleScripts for unmounting, mounting local disk volumes
15 May 2012 | 9:30 amThese AppleScripts are related to this hint. Both can already be found in the replies to the hint topic post, but I'm resubmitting them so that they will appear together. The first is an improved version of the original AppleScript which presents a dialog box from which a selection of local volumes to be ejected can be made. An example of its usefulness might be that it provides a reliable method for quickly ejecting a MacBook's mounted local volumes for users on the go. I've configured it as a "Run AppleScript" step for an Automator-based Mac OS X Service called "Unmounter" and assigned it… -
Copy partially played Audiobooks to a playlist
15 May 2012 | 9:30 amiTunes Smart Playlists don't offer a criteria to find tracks which have been partially played. While "Last Skipped" is an option, this track property may not be set if the track wasn't actually skipped and was merely stopped. However, if a track's "Remember playback position" option is set (and most audiobooks have this set by default) the track's AppleScript bookmark property will contain the number of seconds that a track has advanced before being stopped. Thus, any track with a bookmark value greater than zero would have been partially played. Here is an AppleScript that will copy all the… -
Drag files from Safari 5 Downloads popup
14 May 2012 | 9:30 amI recently tried to drag from Safari's Downloads popup and found that if you drag from the icon of the downloaded file, you can move it where you want. Click on an icon in the Downloads popup and drag it to any folder, or even onto a Dock icon to launch a file you've just downloaded with a specific application. [kirkmc adds: This seems obvious, but there's no hint here for it. There have been hints about double-clicking an icon in the Downloads window to open it, copying and pasting URLs from the Downloads window, and the keyboard shortcut to show the Downloads popup (Command-Option-L).]
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The Martha Stewart Blog
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Amazing Tree Peonies At Rockefeller State Park Preserve
15 May 2012 | 11:01 pmI love growing peonies and I especially love growing tree peonies. The plants in my collection are many years old and when I moved from Turkey Hill to ... -
Honoring Maurice Sendak
14 May 2012 | 11:01 pmAs you may have heard, Maurice Sendak, the writer and illustrator of children’s literature, passed away last week. He is, of course, the best-selling author of one of ... -
Attending the Costume Institute Gala at the Met
13 May 2012 | 11:01 pmLast week, I attended the annual Costume Institute Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The gala celebrated the new exhibition, “Schiaparelli and ... -
Our Television Wrap Party at EN Japanese Brasserie
10 May 2012 | 11:01 pmYesterday’s blog was all about the final taping of my television show. Today’s blog is all about the wonderful wrap party we threw to celebrate the close of ... -
The Last Taping of my Show - The Mother's Day Show!
9 May 2012 | 11:01 pmOn April 24th, we taped the very last episode of my television show, our Mother’s Day show, which airs today on Hallmark. Mother’s Day is celebrated on the ...
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Cool Hunting
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Sonos Soundalier
16 May 2012 | 11:43 amWe asked Lindsey Adelman to create a custom speaker for a unique audio experience during NYC Design Week Advertorial content: Best known for her hand-blown glass and sculptural brass lighting fixtures, Lindsey Adelman is no stranger to exploring the limits of industrial design. Driven by this pionering spirit, Adelman's studio, in collaboration with Kiel Mead of the AmDC, teamed up with Sonos to create the "Soundalier", a centerpiece for the Sonos Listening Library being held at The Standard East Village during the upcoming NYC Design Week. This gorgeously inventive speaker structure embodies… -
Bill Hunt
16 May 2012 | 10:31 amOur conversation with the consummate collector on the thrill of the hunt For anyone working in the area of fine art photography, Bill Hunt is a familiar name. The self-described "champion of photography" has demonstrated an unrivaled passion for the medium as a curator, dealer and collector for almost 40 years. Hunt's photography collection is nearly as infamous within the field as the man himself. Ranging from anonymous images from the 19th century to modern masterpieces by the likes of Lee Friedlander, Diane Arbus and Richard Avedon, the pictures all share one thing in common–as Hunt… -
TEDxMogadishu: Rebirth
16 May 2012 | 8:35 amAn impromptu conference aimed at reforming a war-torn nation For many Somali refugees, the film Black Hawk Down serves as one of their only memories of the civil war that has ravaged their country for the last two decades. This Thursday, 17 May 2012, thousands of expats—along with the rest of the world—will see their nation again in a live broadcast of TEDxMogadishu, an impromptu conference bravely taking place in Somalia's capital city. Documenting the event are filmmakers Sebastian Lindstrom and Alicia Sully, a progressive duo who recently shot a feature film highlighting the… -
Christian Witkin
15 May 2012 | 3:52 pmPeeling back the layers for a portrait of human truth by Katharina Galla The portrait photographer Christian Witkin is best known for his advertising and editorial work for major publications like New York Times Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and many more. Entering what he calls "the second half of this life", he is now shifting his professional career to return to his roots in fine art, the foundation of his personal photographic work. "I've been very fortunate that most of the advertising work I do is what I love doing," says Witkin. "But the commercial world is only important to me in… -
K-10+
15 May 2012 | 1:23 pmPep up your pup's health with a daily dose of powdered vitamins Though new to the market as a clever way of thinking about canine supplements, K-10+ seems like a product that should already exist. The line of dog-friendly vitamins is the brainchild of NYC-based photographer Ryan Singer, who developed the range after realizing how difficult it is to get a dog to eat a pill. The single-serving powder formulas are "basically like Emergen-C for dogs", he tells us. Depending on the dog's weight, you simply drop the contents of one packet into its water bowl or mix it into its food for a quick and…
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Humble Humor Comics - Doghouse Diaries Debuts Some Hilariously Modest Cartoons (TrendHunter.com)
16 May 2012 | 9:27 am(TrendHunter.com) The Doghouse Diaries comics that feature guys on the lower end of the self-confidence scale are pretty hilarious. A nice change from the ever-macho dudes that dominate the Web, these lackluster guys... -
Product-Insured Phone Protectors - The Cellhelmet by Cellpig Promises to Safeguard your iPhone (TrendHunter.com)
16 May 2012 | 9:16 am(TrendHunter.com) The Cellhelmet by Cellpig is a durable cellphone case that promises to safeguard your phone from physical damage. The company guarantees that if it doesn’t, they will replace the phone at no... -
Upcycled Renaissance Art - Suzanne Jongmans Makes Art From Insulation and Packing Materials (TrendHunter.com)
16 May 2012 | 9:06 am(TrendHunter.com) Many artists can become quite particular about the materials they work with, but with Suzanne Jongmans, the materials she uses are inseparable from her art.  She has been creating ‘Foam... -
War Paint Editorials - The Schon 'Le Sport a Toute Allure' Photoshoot Mixes Sports with Masked Looks (TrendHunter.com)
16 May 2012 | 8:56 am(TrendHunter.com) The Schon magazine ‘Le Sport a Toute Allure' editorial is now being featured in the 17th edition of the publication. Art director Akmal Shaukat intensified the production's war... -
Bird-Friendly Urban Structures - FABRIKAAT Brick Biotopes Reconstruct Architecture Possibilities (TrendHunter.com)
16 May 2012 | 8:45 am(TrendHunter.com) FABRIKAAT Brick Biotopes creates a sustainable habitat for birds in an urban environment. The project was designed by Italian-born Micaela Nardella and Romanian-born Oana Tudose for the FABRIKAAT...
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Fiona Rae exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery
16 May 2012 | 11:12 amFiona Rae remembers acquiring a PowerBook in 1999 at about the same time that she met her husband and fellow artist Dan Perfect. Something of a tech boff, Perfect introduced Rae to the joys of Photoshop and the rest, you could say, is history. Already well established as one of the 'Freeze' generation of British artists (she took part in Damien Hirst's game-changing group show in Docklands in 1988), Rae’s creative outpouring over the past decade - a powerhouse of distinctive works juxtaposing her painterly skills with startling digital age iconography - is the subject of her… -
A new wave of galleries arrives in Hong Kong
15 May 2012 | 12:45 pmAs Hong Kong presents ART HK 12, its fifth international art fair - now under the Art Basel franchise and expected to draw even more visitors than the 63,500 last year - it is also celebrating its transformation into the de facto art capital of Asia. Thanks to an unprecedented boom in China’s art market and a growing demand for Western art (Christie’s Hong Kong sold £225 million in a week last autumn), several influential international galleries have opened permanent spaces timed to coincide with this year’s fair. ‘There is palpable excitement about how the art scene… -
'Liquid Glacial' tables by Zaha Hadid at David Gill Galleries, London
14 May 2012 | 3:14 pmDavid Gill is a man who requires little introduction. A firm fixture on the contemporary design scene, the distinguished Spaniard can be credited with spearheading the shifting perception that design can be labelled as art, having commissioned pieces by Fredrikson Stallard, Barnaby Barford and Tom Dixon. This month sees Gill re-opening the doors of his eponymous gallery, 25 years since his first foray, right in the heart of Mayfair. Located on a quiet corner of King Street, and a stone’s throw away from Christie’s, the mammoth two-floor space is a minimalist vision to behold. In… -
Manifold Editions pop-up store, London
14 May 2012 | 12:52 pmYou know your way around contemporary art. You can walk into a gallery and talk that art theory discourse with the best of them. You attend auctions and know a good price for a small Peter Doig canoe painting or some of Lisa Milroy’s shoes. Even so, even for experts like you, contemporary art can be an opaque world that seems to poorly serve the individual collector of more modest means. Which makes new contemporary art website Manifold Editions something of a godsend. Launched in November 2011, it sells limited-edition, high-quality signed prints that you can browse at your leisure. It… -
May beauty news: editor's picks
14 May 2012 | 10:00 am
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The FontShop FontFeed
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Mota Italic Gallery Celebrates First Anniversary With Pre-TYPO Berlin Party
15 May 2012 | 6:37 pmLast year after landing in Berlin Schönefeld the Wednesday evening before TYPO Berlin “Shift” I immediately made my way to the Schliemannstraße 34 in Prenzlauer Berg for the opening of the Mota Italic Gallery. The gallery exists to showcase type, letters, and typography in both art and design, and is owned and operated by type designer and University of Reading alumnus Rob Keller and type technician Sonja Keller. The husband-and-wife duo run the type design studio Mota Italic, specialising in unique, extensive type families. In a mere twelve months the gallery has carved out a name for… -
Three TYPO San Francisco Talks Online
11 May 2012 | 5:54 pmI have something to whet your appetite for next week’s TYPO Berlin “Sustain”. Three of the four presentations that were livestreamed during TYPO San Francisco “Connect” can now be viewed in their entirety on The TYPO Video Portal. Enjoy your weekend viewing. Tina Roth Eisenberg | The Power of Side Projects and Eccentric Aunts -
Looking For Images Of Letterpress Script Faces
7 May 2012 | 6:50 amI will be speaking at TYPO Berlin “Sustain” next week and am currently hard at work on my entirely new presentation From Metal Scripts to Digital Writing. I trace back the reproduction of handwriting from the earliest scripts for letterpress to feature-rich OpenType fonts with artificial intelligence that mimic the decisions made by letterers and calligraphers. While I have most of my material down I feel like I could use some close-ups of letterpress type, illustrating the specific difficulties inherent to producing slanted glyphs on a rectangular body. I am particularly interested in… -
Last Tickets For TYPO Berlin “Sustain”
7 May 2012 | 3:02 amFrom Berlin to London to San Francisco and to Berlin again – after visits to the UK and USA the mother of all European design conferences returns to the Haus der Kulturen der Welt in its native city next week for its 17th edition. This year’s theme for TYPO Berlin will be “Sustain”. For decades, design has been looking for something new, for something different – often at the expense of resources and global justice. Many companies already had to learn things the hard way for ignoring contemporary social values. Others have learned from the crisis and take social and ecological… -
First TYPO SF Resounding Success
6 May 2012 | 4:47 pmAfter London in October last year, San Francisco was the second “foreign” city to host the TYPO conference (rebranded last year as TYPO Talks) outside Berlin. In the same way that London was a logical choice – it was the location of the original FUSE conference in 1994 which was the precursor of the TYPO conferences – San Francisco is the home of the North-American office of FontShop. On April 5 & 6, the design and typographic community of San Francisco convened in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts for two days of information, inspiration, networking and mind-blowing…
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Social Media Mom
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Top Online Masters Programs for Women’s Studies Explain What Women Want
11 May 2012 | 2:28 pmReading time: 4 – 6 minutes Credit In colleges and universities across the nation, women’s studies programs allow students to investigate issues of gender and sexuality through scholarly research and debate. These programs first began to emerge in the late 1960s and early 1970s with the rise of the women’s liberation movement, and many feel this relatively new field of study is well suited toward new types of degrees, like distance learning programs. Women’s studies programs have flourished in American institutions of higher learning, taking root almost everywhere. The… -
A Mother’s Day Infographic
10 May 2012 | 1:05 pmReading time: < 1 minute It is that time of year, for those of you who don't know: Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13. In honor of this special day, we are featuring a new infographic from Internet Exposure. Here you will see just how tech savvy moms have become, as well as what they really want for Mother's Day. Not Yo Mama’s Mama – a Digital Mom Infographic by Internet Exposure -
Online Graduate Certificate Programs That Will Teach You To Be A Leader
8 May 2012 | 9:34 amReading time: 3 – 5 minutes Credit There are few things more valuable in life than being a good leader. With this skill, you can rise to the top of your profession, take charge in difficult situations and be admired by friends and peers alike. Many people feel that leadership is an innate quality – in other words, something that you are born with. This is true in some ways. Extroverted, gregarious people are somewhat more likely to become leaders. But it is also true that you can learn to be a leader. Like anything else, leadership is a skill that can be improved, often times with… -
The Internet’s Role in Your Personal Privacy
27 Apr 2012 | 10:33 amReading time: 4 – 6 minutes As people use the Internet more frequently and provide more personal information via social media sites such as: Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter, there is an increasing tension between a United States citizen’s right to privacy and freedom of speech, and the government’s desire to monitor its citizenry to protect against unlawful actions. With this tension only growing, those in the legal field must be aware of these concerns and prepared for future instances where public sentiments and proposed government legislation could potentially clash. With… -
A Quick Guide to Pinterest for Families
2 Apr 2012 | 10:38 amReading time: 4 – 6 minutes If you haven’t heard, Pinterest is the latest internet hit. Part social media, part photo swapping – the new social sharing site has the potential to go strong for quite some time. But what should parents know about Pinterest? Is it harmless for children? Teens? What does Pinterest really do? What is it for? I will attempt to give you some understanding into the new and exhilarating world of pinning. To begin with, you can’t just sign up for Pinterest. You have to either be invited or request an invite. At this early stage, neither one is…
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Parenting Course | Parent Classes | My Mommy Manual
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Babywearing
14 May 2012 | 10:03 pmWanting to hold your baby is natural and has benefits for both parents AND baby. Babywearing. This is literally the ONLY way I was able to grocery shop with my twins (six months old in this picture.) I wore them in different ways at different ages and I hope this review of the hows and whys encourages you to look into the many different babywearing options there are out there for parents these days. They are two now and our sling is still getting a work out, mostly around the house when I’m cleaning up and with light food prep for dinner these days. Babywearing makes life easier and… -
Go Tell Them All I Did Not Die…
8 May 2012 | 2:52 pmTears. Puddles. Choking feeling in my throat as I just clicked on this song, written for another mother with an angel baby. Baby Jack. Taken early in his life at just nine days old. The song moves through me. Around me. Lifts me up even as it tears me down. The pain is still there (when I allow it.) This song brings me there. My breath carries me through it. Thank you Spirit for this beautiful reminder today of my babies in heaven. I love you my little angels. Thank you for the gift you are in my life. For watching down on me from the other side. As I prepare to remember you each uniquely on… -
On How I Manipulate My Kids and Wonder Woman
7 May 2012 | 6:55 amma-nip-u-late [muh-nip-yuh-leyt] verb (used with object) 1. to manage or influence skillfully. 2. to adapt or change to suit one’s purpose or advantage. ————- I manipulate my kids, especially my youngest two. Why do I do this evil thing? Most likely it’s because, like the definition says, it suits my purpose. I get it sounds selfish, but truly, when I consciously attempt to manipulate my kids, it’s out of love. The unconscious manipulations? That’s a different post entirely. When I act from a conscious place though, I do it to suit my needs… -
Is Attachment Parenting a Feminist Crutch? (My Response)
30 Apr 2012 | 2:49 pmHow we parent. It’s a hot topic, full of judgment as evident in the recent TIME Magazine cover article “Are You Mom Enough“. It would seem the media likes this thing called the mommy wars. The controversy sells magazines and books I suppose. But what does it do for us moms? Below is my response to TIME and other’s in the media that wish to judge. How we are mom and WHAT is enough. Nobody gets to answer these questions for us. We, each of us, get to write our own mommy manual. And we don’t have to pick a camp when writing it. (updated 05/10/2012) Is attachment… -
Hopeful Miscarriage: First Pregnancy Miscarriage
15 Apr 2012 | 9:28 pmThis is a place for us to share our stories. Stories of miscarriage, stillbirth and early infant loss. Together we can loosen the grip of pain on our hearts. Together we can be hopeful. The topic of miscarriage and infant loss is close to my heart. I’ve long wanted to make a place for us to share our stories. Because our stories are powerful. Our lives are not our own, they are for us to share. Every few weeks I’ll share a new video message with you from a mother who has experienced pregnancy loss. These stories are real and they are full of wisdom… and hope. This…
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WebMD Health
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Amanda de Cadenet Starts ‘The Conversation’
16 May 2012 | 1:24 pmThe LA-based photographer’s new show dishes body image, motherhood, healthy aging, and more with top women celebrities. -
Infant Head Lag May Signal Autism
16 May 2012 | 11:06 amInfants who show developmental delays in head and neck muscle control may be at increased risk for autism, a new study suggests. -
Americans Living Longer but Obesity Rising
16 May 2012 | 12:01 amThe CDC today released its annual state of the union’s health, and there’s good news and bad. We’re living longer, for example. But we’re also gaining more weight. -
First At-Home HIV Test Nears Approval
15 May 2012 | 6:11 pmAn FDA advisory panel says the agency should approve over-the-counter sale of the OraQuick home HIV test. Results take only 20 minutes. One problem: About 1 in 14 people with HIV will get a negative result. -
New Sunscreen Guide: 1 in 4 Products Deemed Safe
15 May 2012 | 5:55 pmWith warmer weather on the way, the Environmental Working Group has just released a new edition of their popular sunscreen guide.
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Sexuality and Other Female (Film) Troubles
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Faramerz Dabhoiwala, of ‘Origins of Sex,’ at Museum of Sex
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Randy Walker’s Carletta Sue Kay Releases Her First Album
26 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pmCarletta Sue Kay, the singing alter ego of Randy Walker, has been generating lots of buzz lately, doing backup vocals, touring in Europe and now releasing his debut album. -
Brain Scans Forecast Eating and Sexual Behavior in Women
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College Students Opening Up Conversations About Sex
16 Apr 2012 | 11:00 pmHarvard is one of the latest colleges where students are holding Sex Weeks, seeking to bridge the gap between classroom and bedroom.
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VentureBeat
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Whoops! VeriFone’s Sail user agreement ripped off Square’s
16 May 2012 | 12:37 pmVeriFone’s Sail mobile payments platform was clearly a Square wannabe from the beginning — now it seems that’s more true than we initially thought. VeriFone apparently lifted significant chunks of its user agreement from Square, GigaOm’s Ryan Kim has discovered. While there are other competitors similar to Square, like PayPal’s Here and Intuit’s GoPayment, VeriFone is a latecomer to the mobile credit card swiping game. I gave Sail flack for not bringing anything new to the market, but today’s revelation makes it even clearer that VeriFone is more… -
A Windows racket: Microsoft will clean crapware off your PC for $99
16 May 2012 | 12:10 pmThe PC crapware problem has finally gotten bad enough that Microsoft is now charging users to fix it. For $99 Microsoft is now offering to strip consumers’ Windows PCs of all unnecessary software pre-installed by PC makers, AllThingsD reports. Affectionally dubbed “crapware”, the software is installed by PC makers in exchange for cash from vendors and is almost universally hated by owners of new Windows PCs. This makes the removal program an arrangement bordering on a racket: PC makers get paid to put the software on computers, and Microsoft gets paid to remove it. -
Web typography: create “art from code”
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmThis sponsored post is produced by CASCADE SF. Thanks to CSS3 web design techniques and font-foundries, the ability to create gorgeous typography and beautiful design for browsers, is more accessible than ever. The Web is about content–finding it, delivering it, exploring it, and experiencing growth and possibility within it. What’s the fun of using a site that takes forever to load and is difficult to read? A poorly designed product can be the single deciding factor for whether a user stays on your page or makes a dishearteningly rapid exit. Fortunately, with the use of new code,… -
Today, Google web search is getting a new, bigger, better brain
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmFinally, Google’s search algorithm is getting a huge boost from a source we can actually trust. No, it’s not your dimwit friends and their Facebook shares. It’s Knowledge Base, a semantically structured body of data 500 million items strong and growing. With Knowledge Base plugged into Google Search, Google is going to get a heck of a lot better at knowing what things (not just what words) you’re searching for and delivering better results — more useful, more visual results. How Google’s new brain works Briefly, Knowledge Base is Google’s attempt to… -
Electric Imp unveils cloud-based home automation: now you can burn your toast from Tokyo
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmHome automation is a hot category that just got even hotter. And possibly, just a bit easier. Today Electric Imp is announcing the Imp, a cloud-based approach to monitoring and managing everything you own. The venture-backed startup in Los Altos, California, is taking a manufacturer-centric approach to the automation market — so don’t expect to be able to buy an Imp to retrofit existing devices tomorrow. Electic Imp is releasing a developer preview bundle in June, giving manufacturers the tools to make their devices Imp-compatible. The Imp chip Think pre-warming your house when…
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ReadWriteWeb
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Startup Swingers: Swapping Founders to Generate Fresh Ideas
16 May 2012 | 2:00 pmRemember "swinging"? Two people in a committed relationship go to a party with a bunch of other people in committed relationships. They all separate, find new partners for the evening and get jiggy. It may sound lurid and gross, but it’s the cool new thing for startup founders. Swapping Ideas, Not Spouses First, let’s be clear. We’re not talking about sex. We’re talking about Founder Swap, a June 1 event in New York where teams from six different startups will get together, trade partners for a day and go home with an injection of fresh ideas. The tagline? “Like Wife Swap but for… -
Google Goes Back to What It Does Well: Finding Things
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmSurprise! Google has completely transformed the way search works again. But this time, it's a kind of search that would have made the old Google proud. Today, starting with U.S., English-language users, Google unveils the Knowledge Graph. Search now looks at the words of your query and identifies the things in it. You're not just searching the Web anymore. You're searching the world. From Words to Things Most of Google users' queries are ambiguous. In the old Google, when you searched for "kings," Google didn't know whether you meant actual monarchs, the hockey team,… -
Read/Write Daily: Bionic Eyes That Can See Clearly
16 May 2012 | 11:45 amToday's theme is improving on life. Nature did a pretty good job of engineering some hardy life forms. But now we're able to tinker with life ourselves. We're further along than you might think. Researchers have lifted the lid on turtle evolution, a perfect demonstration that technology is natural. But now we have our own genetic ideas. We're able to triple the physical endurance of mice in the lab. This paper shows that high-resolution prosthetic human eyes are possible! Here are slightly and greatly more accessible articles about these bionic eyes. We've also developed low-cost artificial… -
Why the iPad Works for Writing
16 May 2012 | 10:02 amWhen the first iPad launched in 2010, critics were quick to lampoon the device for being geared too heavily toward content consumption. The criticisms weren't entirely without merit, especially considering that the first-generation iPad didn't even have a camera, and external media slots are still nowhere to be found. Over time, the iPad has evolved into something that's much more creation-friendly. It still doesn't compare to a desktop or laptop computer for many things, but it's great for quite a few others. Writing is one of them. I happen to write things for a living, but the… -
The Truth About Why Yahoo's CEO Got Fired
16 May 2012 | 9:02 amWhat's the takeaway from Yahoo's recent CEO fiasco? Don't lie on your corporate bio, for one, and make sure no one else has lied on your behalf. But the real lesson has nothing to do with falsified credentials. Sure, the world will remember Scott Thompson as the Yahoo CEO who got fired over a fake computer science degree, but the context is crucial: A battle with Yahoo shareholder Dan Loeb for control of the company. If not for Loeb, we may never have found out about Thompson's juiced resume, and he might still be CEO. The real lesson is: Beware the activist investor. Four months…
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Twitterrati
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Frrole: What’s Happening on Twitter in Your City?
6 May 2012 | 6:21 amIdea: Looking to see what’s happening on Twitter in your city? Frrole delivers a “social newspaper” of 20 cities. My take: An interesting and easy way to get a snapshot of the local TwitterSphere. Utility Grade: 6/10 -
A Whois for Twitter Users
27 Dec 2011 | 9:00 amOne of Twitter’s shortcoming is how little information it provides about users, other than a short bio and a URL. So how do you quickly get more insight about particular users? The answer could be Twho is This, which offers up an extensive list of a person’s social/digital presence, along with their Twitter bio and a link to follow them. It’s not the prettiest service and it could benefit from offering more information but it’s better than what Twitter offers. An example below is Mathew Ingram (aka @mathewi). By doing a query on his username, it shows 14 different… -
$300 Million of Twitter, Please
19 Dec 2011 | 2:40 pmTwitter may not have a vibrant business model but it sure has no problem attracting heavyweight investors. The latest person to step up in a major way is Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, who bought a $300 million stake from an early Twitter investor as part a strategy “to invest in promising, high-growth businesses with a global impact.” (More details on the New York Times) You figure with so much interest, Twitter could do an IPO. Of course, an IPO means you have to disclose your financials, which Twitter may not want to do given it’s probably spend a lot more money than its… -
Postpost Streamlines Twitter
15 Dec 2011 | 11:00 pmA fact of life about Twitter is the more people you follow, the noisier your live stream becomes. As much as the live stream is a parade in which a new “float” comes along on a regular basis, there can be times when you want a way to have a more focused or narrow slice of what’s happening with our live stream. An interesting tool to take control of your live stream is Postpost, which drills down into it so that people can do searches for particular keywords. For example, if I was interested in tweets about “startups”, Postpost would generate the following results… -
So How is Twitter Making Money?
14 Dec 2011 | 12:05 pmCurious about how Twitter makes money? Henry Blodget did an interview recently at the Insight conference with Adam Bain, Twitter’s chief revenue officer, which I suppose is the guy responsible for helping turn Twitter into a business big enough to support its sky-high valuation and growing workforce (800 and counting!)
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hrw.org
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Russia: A Sunday Stroll for Freedom
16 May 2012 | 4:27 pmTweet Widget Facebook Like Police arrested hundreds of people following clashes with demonstrators at a major protest rally in Moscow on May 6, 2012, the day before Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as president of Russia. (Moscow) – Police arrested hundreds of people following clashes with demonstrators at a major protest rally in Moscow on May 6, 2012, the day before Vladimir Putin’s inauguration as presiread more -
UN Security Council: Press Libya on Impunity
16 May 2012 | 9:23 amTweet Widget Facebook Like Members of the United Nations Security Council should condemn attempts by the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to prevent accountability for serious and ongoing crimes committed in Libya. The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, will brief the Security Council on his Libya investigation on May 16, 2012. (New York) – Members of the United Nations Security Council should condemn attempts by the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) to prevent accountability for serious and ongoing crimes committed in… -
US: Sexual Violence, Harassment of Immigrant Farmworkers
15 May 2012 | 10:45 pmTweet Widget Facebook Like Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their workplaces because US authorities and employers fail to protect them adequately, Human Rights Watch said in its 95-page report, “Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the US to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.” (New York) – Hundreds of thousands of immigrant farmworker women and girls in the United States face a high risk of sexual violence and sexual harassment in their… -
DR Congo: Bosco Ntaganda Recruits Children by Force
15 May 2012 | 7:01 pmTweet Widget Facebook Like Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who mutinied against the Democratic Republic of Congo in early April 2012, has forcibly recruited at least 149 boys and young men into his forces since April 19. Ntaganda, a former rebel leader turned army general, is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes for previous recruitment and use of child soldiers. (Goma) – Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who mutinied against the Democratic Republic of Congo in early April 2012, has forcibly recruited at least 149 boys and young men into his forces since April 19, Human… -
US/Burma: Don’t Lift Sanctions Too Soon
15 May 2012 | 4:47 pmTweet Widget Facebook Like The US government should not ease sanctions on business activities in Burma until adequate safeguards are in place to prevent new investment from fueling human rights abuses. (Washington, DC) – The US government should not ease sanctions on business activities in Burma until adequate safeguards are in place to prevent new investment from fueling human rights abuses. A US presidential order imposing a ban on investment and financial services in Burma is scheduled to expire on May 20, 2012, unless it is renewed or revised.read more
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UNICEF News
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Partnership helps restore public services in rural Sri Lanka
14 May 2012 | 7:00 pmTRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka, 15 May 2012 – It’s the morning rounds of the village mothers’ support group. Today, they’re visiting one of the poorest families in this remote village in eastern Sri Lanka. -
Ghana Health Service and UNICEF encourage mothers to deliver with help from skilled birth attendants
13 May 2012 | 7:00 pmTAMALE, Ghana, 14 May 2012 – Midwife Doris Azuma Bugri was sitting on the veranda of the Moglaa clinic, in northern Ghana, when she saw a pregnant woman walk into a compound across the street. -
In Madagascar, urban children highlight their needs through video
13 May 2012 | 7:00 pmANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, 14 May 2012 - Fanomezanjanahary Lantoniaina sits in the training room of the Antananarivo-based French Institute of Madagascar. Born and raised at the outskirts of Madagascar’s capital city, she eagerly awaits the start of UNICEF’s OneMinutesJr. video workshop. -
FC Barcelona and UNICEF strengthen their shared commitment to children's sports and education
10 May 2012 | 7:00 pmBARCELONA, Spain, 11 May 2012 – In an event held yesterday at Camp Nou, the stadium of legendary football team FC Barcelona (FCB), the FC Barcelona Foundation and UNICEF reaffirmed their promise to work together to improve the lives of millions of children through sports and education. -
In Nepal, a collaboration between UNICEF and the Nepal Press Institute draws attention to the lives of women and children
10 May 2012 | 7:00 pmKATHMANDU, Nepal, 11 May 2012 – Fifty journalists in Nepal have been awarded for highlighting the harsh realities facing the country’s children and women.
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WineSpectator.com: News & Features
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Bordeaux Futures Hit the Market, But Is Anyone Buying? (Wine Spectator)
15 May 2012 | 4:00 pmRecent days have brought top wines like Margaux and Haut-Brion; wineries struggle with pricing -
Study Finds Hope in Treating Alzheimer's With Wine Polyphenol (Wine Spectator)
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Three Things They Don't Want You to Know (Wine Spectator)
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Pairing Wine and Music (Wine Spectator)
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Fergalicious Syrah (Wine Spectator)
10 May 2012 | 2:00 pmPlus, star chefs support Citymeals-on-Wheels and cancer research at Dînner des Grands Chefs and Taste of Hope, and a Mother's Day treat: cookies created specifically for wine pairing
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Simply Stated By RealSimple.com
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Today’s Thought
16 May 2012 | 6:30 amPhoto credit: Monica Buck/Paper construction: Matthew Sporzynski Get the daily thought in your inbox. See more inspiring quotes on our Pinterest board. What’s Hot on RealSimple.com How to Be More Confident How to Choose [...] -
How to Freeze Cookie Dough for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!
15 May 2012 | 12:30 pmDid you know that it’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day? Sounds like a good holiday to celebrate, but if you don’t want the temptation of having a whole batch of freshly baked cookies in [...] -
Sitting Pretty: A Hot New Workout That’s Deceptively Hard
15 May 2012 | 8:35 amYou wouldn’t think that a workout involving a chair could be that hard. Think again. Two weeks ago, I tried out a “Cardio Chair” class at the new studio, Chaise 23, in Manhattan. The [...] -
Today’s Thought
15 May 2012 | 6:30 amPhoto credit: Monica Buck/Paper construction: Matthew Sporzynski Get the daily thought in your inbox. See more inspiring quotes on our Pinterest board. What’s Hot on RealSimple.com Easy Outdoor Decorating Ideas Five-Minute Beauty Tips How [...] -
Join Real Simple’s Reader Book Review Panel
14 May 2012 | 7:00 pmHello, Bookies! I have a lot to share with you, starting with this big news: Our friends over on the print side of Real Simple are looking for readers to review books for them. [...]
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GigaOM
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ISwifter’s TheWorx iPad app recreates Facebook, but with games
16 May 2012 | 1:33 pmJust days before Facebook’s big IPO, the company is getting a lesson from another Silicon Valley startup on how to improve its iPad app. ISwifter is showing how it can create a full-fledged Facebook app that also includes Flash gaming. TheWorx iPad app, a Facebook application that is set to go live next month, will provide users with access to status updates, their news feed and photos. But the kicker is that it will also give iPad users access to Facebook’s Flash-based games through an App Hub. Currently, iSwifter’s iPad app allows people to play thousands of Facebook… -
Calvin: A fast, cheap database that isn’t a database at all
16 May 2012 | 1:12 pmYale researchers Daniel Abadi and Alexander Thomson think they have developed the cure for Oracle and IBM dominance in the world of database performance, and it isn’t even technically a database. In a blog post Wednesday morning (and in a related research paper), the two researchers detail Calvin, a “transaction scheduling and replication coordination service” that they think can level the playing field between high-cost distributed relational databases and less-expensive, but limited NoSQL and NewSQL databases. Abadi and Thomson aren’t dismissing either NoSQL or… -
Bloglovin, a design-conscious RSS-meets-Tumblr, gets Betaworks investment
16 May 2012 | 12:59 pmWhen Mattias Swenson, Patrik Ring and their three co-founders first decided to launch a startup out of high school, the plan was to work on it for a year and then move on with their lives. Growing up in Stockholm, they said, they didn’t know of anyone else who gave up university for entrepreneurship. But more than five years later, they’re still at it. And their startup Bloglovin, which is something like a visual RSS reader meets Tumblr for the entire blogosphere, is poised for a new level of growth. New York-based Internet company Betaworks is announcing today that it, along with… -
Verizon phasing out unlimited data as customers switch to 4G
16 May 2012 | 12:20 pmUpdated. Verizon Wireless plans to close down the mobile broadband buffet for good, phasing out unlimited plans as customers upgrade from 3G phones to 4G. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo revealed the policy plan change on Wednesday while speaking at a J.P. Morgan conference, saying it must turn off the unlimited spigot as a prerequisite for moving to shared family data plans, FierceWireless reported. Verizon ended unlimited data last summer, but it also grandfathered its old all-you-can-eat customers into their $30 plans in perpetuity. That practice now seems to be ending. Shammo said that Verizon… -
Google shakes up search with new Wikipedia-like feature
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmJust months after rolling out a controversial personalized search feature, Google is shaking up its search pages once again. This time, the search giant is carving out a chunk of the site for “Knowledge Graph,” a tool that offers an encyclopedia-like package in response to a user’s query. The idea is to get users to spend more time on Google and also to make the search engine offer a more human-like understanding of questions and context. “This is a critical first step towards building the next generation of search, which taps into the collective intelligence of the…
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Ferrari surprises the favourites with Giro stage win
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Austin Pets Alive joins Humane Society and city shelter in waiving fees
16 May 2012 | 12:16 pmAdoption fees for dogs and cats over 1 year old who are ready to leave the shelter will be waived through Sunday, Austin Pets Alive announced today. The rescue group joins the Austin Humane Society and the Austin Animal -
Legislator joining UT-Pan Am staff
16 May 2012 | 11:21 amThe University of Texas-Pan American has hired Veronica Gonzales, a Democratic state representative from McAllen, as vice president for university advancement. Gonzales, right, will join the university’s staff July 1. “She is committed to -
Hays County sheriff's office seeks residents' gate codes for emergencies
16 May 2012 | 9:57 amThe Hays County sheriff’s office is asking residents that have a coded gate granting access to their property to provide the code so that dispatchers have it on file for emergencies. Gated communities, private residences, apartment complexes and -
Man indicted in 2011 slaying of store clerk
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Perry: A '10' for Romney, Powers on wrong side
16 May 2012 | 9:11 amGov. Rick Perry said Wednesday he cast his ballot for the GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney, whom he once bitterly attacked as too liberal when he was running against him, and said he thinks the former Massachusetts governor will
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Boss Bacon Burger - Epic Meal Time
15 May 2012 | 2:04 amBoss Bacon Burger - Epic Meal Time LIKE/FAV!!! (The Return of Muscles Glasses part 2) After beating down a zombie vegan horde, EpicMealTime prepares a Boss Bacon Burger in honour of Muscles Glasses' return. With over 400 bacon strips, a custom bacon bun and a massive triple meat patty, this bacon cheese burger takes being a genius to the next level. BUY AWESOME TSHIRTS!!! http://shop.epicmealtime.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/epicmealtime Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/epicmealtime BACON LUBE: http://www.whiskeydicklube.com From: EpicMealTime Views: 844373 36959 ratings Time:… -
Singapore tragic accident video - warning, graphic (Ferrari / Taxi)
14 May 2012 | 10:58 pmSingapore tragic accident video - warning, graphic (Ferrari / Taxi) Rest in peace to all the innocent parties involved and all the best to their families. No sympathies to the one who caused the accident... What a wanker.. Source: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/eat-drink-man-woman-16/%5Bgvgt%5D-video-ferrari-involved-horrific-crash-not-snap-shot-gif-3728551.html From: TheMockymocky Views: 769004 835 ratings Time: 00:29 More in People & Blogs -
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (3D) - 4 MINUTE SUPER PREVIEW
14 May 2012 | 6:53 pmTHE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (3D) - 4 MINUTE SUPER PREVIEW Like Us https://www.facebook.com/theamazingspiderman Follow Us: https://twitter.com/#!/spidermanmovie Visit the Official Site: http://theamazingspiderman.com/ From: spidermanmovie Views: 890505 6392 ratings Time: 04:03 More in Film & Animation -
"GATEWAY SEXUAL ACTIVITY" BANNED IN TENNESSEE
14 May 2012 | 5:25 pm"GATEWAY SEXUAL ACTIVITY" BANNED IN TENNESSEE Check out today's SourceFed!! http://bit.ly/JSM8xm Get some PhillyD Merch: http://forhumanpeoples.com FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/mqpRW7 TWITTER: http://Twitter.com/PhillyD Philly D OFFICIAL APP: http://bit.ly/aIyY0w ---------------------------- ALL of today's Stories: BAMF because he Cares: http://bit.ly/KhYJKP Ban on Texting & Walking: http://gizmo.do/JBuIGS No "Gateway Sexual Activity" http://gaw.kr/KhYRdf New Apple Macbook? http://bit.ly/JgfGb8 Megan Good Gallery: http://bit.ly/Jcw9Q3 Steven Staley's… -
Minecraft - Rapidfire Bow & Time Control Mods!
14 May 2012 | 2:39 pmMinecraft - Rapidfire Bow & Time Control Mods! Simon and Lewis take a look at the amazing Rapidfire Bow and Time Control Mods! Rapid Fire Bow Mod: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1179672-125-rapid-fire-bow-150-downloads/ Time Control Mod: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/1180611-125-time-control-remote-fight-mobs-in-slow-motion-now-with-matrix-remote-4080-downloads Texture Pack: http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/26727-johnsmith-texture-pack-v93-32x-124-with-customizer-0324/ ♪ Outro music by Area11 http://www.youtube.com/user/area11band ● Yogscast Gear:…
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Students, teachers from McArthur High treated for itching, rashes
16 May 2012 | 1:33 pmFifteen students and two teachers at McArthur High School were being treated by emergency workers after experiencing itching and rashes inside the school on Wednesday. -
Pet therapy ponies lift spirits for a day at nursing home
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Surveillance shows gunman robbing Plantation La Quinta
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After 73 days of rowing, novice fights fatigue, raccoons
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Jury weighs killer's self-defense claim
16 May 2012 | 10:42 amEdwin Maldonado says he stabbed naked man 15 timesEdwin Maldonado is waiting to learn whether a jury believes he acted in self-defense when he stabbed a naked man 15 times after finding him about to have sex with Maldonado's ex-girlfriend.
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Ratko Mladic on trial for Bosnia genocide
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Facebook likes the world to share
16 May 2012 | 4:22 amMay 16 - With growth slowing in the U.S., the world's leading social network Facebook will be increasingly reliant on international markets to drive revenues after it goes public later this week. Matt Cowan reports. -
Reuters Today: Greek vote fears spark market rout
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amMay 16 - Equities tumble as Greece faces new elections that could push it closer to exiting the euro. The euro falls below $1.27, Spanish bond yields soar. -
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Hollande's plane struck by lightning
15 May 2012 | 7:29 pmMay 15 - French president Francois Hollande was delayed but undeterred for his first meeting with German chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the euro zone crisis. Deborah Gembara reports.
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Apple Moves to Larger iPhone Screens
16 May 2012 | 1:33 pmApple is likely to increase the screen size on its coming iPhone. The company is asking Asian suppliers to make screens measuring at least 4 inches diagonally. The current iPhone has a 3.5-inch display. -
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Deadly Meetings in the Workplace
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GM Says Facebook Ads Don't Pay Off
16 May 2012 | 7:43 amGM plans to stop advertising on Facebook after the auto maker decided that paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car buying. -
Michael Oren: What Happened to Israel's Reputation?
15 May 2012 | 5:53 pmHow in 40 years the Jewish state went from inspiring underdog to supposed oppressor.
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SECRETS OF THE BANKING PROFESSION
16 May 2012 | 7:10 amarchive - contact - sexy exciting merchandise - cute - search - aboutnew dinosaur comics book out! plus the best shirt ever for a human!!← previousMay 16th, 2012nextMay 16th, 2012: Oh I forgot to mention with the new book, there are now COMBO PACKS available! You save some money because you are buying more things. Perhaps you are... fascinated by the possibilities?– Ryan -
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15 May 2012 | 7:02 amarchive - contact - sexy exciting merchandise - cute - search - aboutnew dinosaur comics book out! plus the best shirt ever for a human!!← previousMay 15th, 2012nextMay 15th, 2012: Oh I forgot to mention with the new book, there are now COMBO PACKS available! You save some money because you are buying more things. Perhaps you are... fascinated by the possibilities?– Ryan -
medusa fan comix
14 May 2012 | 7:05 amarchive - contact - sexy exciting merchandise - cute - search - aboutnew dinosaur comics book out! plus the best shirt ever for a human!!← previousMay 14th, 2012nextMay 14th, 2012: So I've gotten a lot of emails about this here comic saying "make the dictionary dude, I want in!" I AM considering it, but I've got some other projects I need to put to bed first. So give me a while and I may end up doing writing my own dictionary (life-long dream) that you can contribute too! And it'll be a funny dictionary because each definition will be a joke. BUT FIRST: OTHER STUFF! THE OTHER STUFF YOU… -
alternate ending: t-rex calls up nasa, but it's not the space organization it's the National Apple Sharers Association, and t-rex wants some apples too, that's the exact moment where i started writing a different ending
11 May 2012 | 7:05 amarchive - contact - sexy exciting merchandise - cute - search - aboutnew dinosaur comics book out! plus the best shirt ever for a human!!← previousMay 11th, 2012nextMay 11th, 2012: NEW DINOSAUR COMICS BOOK, AND IT FEATURES AN INTRODUCTION BY MY HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHER, MS. JANET COVER Plus, plus! CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING SHIRT: You're amazing. But how precisely amazing are you? This shirt lets everyone know. Written in consultation with my Actual Doctor friend, this shirt has fully-accurate information how how amazing you really are. We really did do all the research and calculate all… -
this comic has made me seriously consider the prospect of writing my own dictionary. i may have a problem / several concurrent problems
10 May 2012 | 1:33 pmarchive - contact - sexy exciting merchandise - cute - search - aboutnew dinosaur comics book out! plus the best shirt ever for a human!!← previousMay 10th, 2012nextMay 10th, 2012: This year is the 30th anniversary of Dig Dug! To celebrate, Namco is putting out 30 comics by 30 comic teams, all about Dig Dug! They just announced the project yesterday but I'm happy to say that I'm one of those guys writing a Dig Dug comic and it's really going to be something awesome. Hooray! FOR COMICS – Ryan
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Daily Writing Tips
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Does Everyone Know Every One?
15 May 2012 | 10:19 pmWriters are sometimes confused about when to attach any, every, and no to one or body as a closed compound and when to treat one of these word pairs as just that: a two-word phrase. Here are guidelines and sample sentences for each combination: Any Body/Anybody The two-word alternative, which refers to people’s physical form rather than the complete body-mind package, might be used as an advertising-copy play on anybody, as in “We can get any body into shape,” but that’s rare; it might also appear as a modifier-noun pair that itself modifies another noun: “People with any body type… -
All About Ellipses
14 May 2012 | 11:01 pmThree dots. Dot, dot, dot. What could be simpler? Then why do those dots make so many writers dotty? The rules for use of ellipses are not as simple as they seem. But they are manageable. First, a definition: An ellipsis (from the Greek word elleipsis — also the source of ellipse, meaning “an oval” — is an elision of words that can be implied to mentally complete a statement; it can also mean “a sudden change of subject.” But the meaning we seek is another one, the grammatically mechanical one: Ellipsis and its plural form, ellipses, also refer to the punctuation marks… -
7 Terms with the Root “-Vore”
13 May 2012 | 11:30 pmAre you a locavore? Probably not — it’s still a fringe movement — but you should know what it means, even if you do not consider yourself a member of the class. A discussion of locavore and six related words follows: 1. Locavore The term was coined in 2005 by a group of San Franciscans who launched the website Locavore.com to spread the word about the conservationist concept of striving to restrict one’s diet to foods and ingredients produced locally. (Some locavores quantify the range as anywhere within a one-hundred-mile radius, but most are not exact in their limits.)… -
The Rules of Engagement in English
11 May 2012 | 10:19 pmIn the same day, this site received, among readers’ responses to my recent post Courtesy Titles and Honorifics, two diverse email messages: One was a reasonable, well-written support of the writer’s opinion that, as she was taught, because the courtesy title Ms. is an artificial designation that doesn’t abbreviate anything, it should not include a period. The other correspondent wrote, “hey watch out your website looks like a rule book, and we all know rule books are fascist.” Whether one’s convictions are adept or absurd, however, one must accept the incontrovertible fact that… -
Book Review: “Spunk and Bite”
10 May 2012 | 10:56 pmThe Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White, has been widely celebrated as one of the masterworks of English usage. Time magazine listed it as one of the one hundred most influential books written in English since 1923. More than ten million copies of the slim little volume that elucidates good usage, proper composition, and correct form have been sold over the course of the last half-century. Shred it. Shred it, that is, after you’ve read it once so that you know what not to do in your writing. Then, buy a copy of Arthur Plotnik’s Spunk and Bite: A Writer’s Guide to…
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5 Effective Tricks to Create a Killer Call to Action
16 May 2012 | 9:04 amThis guest post is by Greg Digneo of Sales Leads in Thirty Days. Here’s the dirty little secret: there are actually two steps to building an extremely popular blog. The first and most popular step is to drive traffic by guest posting, social media, and SEO. The far less sexy step is to convert that traffic into loyal readers who will become the backbone of your community. Who will share every piece of content you produce with their friends. And who will ensure that every post sparks an engaging discussion. But most of all, they will be the first to buy your products and services. The… -
Get Obsessed with Your Message
15 May 2012 | 3:01 pmThis guest post is by Danielle LaPorte of DanielleLaPorte.com. Blog = up? Posts = rolling? It’s time to get obsessed with your message. A quick dictionary moment, to differentiate between your voice, your topics and your message. Your voice is what makes your writing distinctive, compelling, unmistakably you. You’ll carry your voice from your blog, right into your book. Seamless, identifiable. Individual. Your topics are the categories or subjects you write about (Eco-luxe weddings on a shoestring budget! Savvy corporate management, with heart and soul! Thrifty vegan recipes!) Your… -
On the Elusive “Next Level” of Blogging
15 May 2012 | 9:04 amWe’ve all heard of it—the elusive “next level” that so many bloggers talk about online. But what is the next level? How many levels are there? Is there an end point in leveling up? These are all worthwhile questions—especially for more experienced bloggers who have spent a lot of time and energy in reaching the level they’re already at. For these bloggers, trying to reach the next level can involve a degree of risk, so the steps that get us toward the next level might be taken slowly and with care. On the other hand, the web isn’t exactly undersupplied with… -
Grab Your BWE Virtual Ticket for $100 Off—24 Hours Left
14 May 2012 | 7:09 pmWish you could get to Blog World Expo this year, but can’t make it to New York? Me too. I’ll be in Queensland with the winners of my blogging competition, but I know there are plenty of bloggers from other countries, as well as within the States, who won’t be able to attend Blog World this year. Fortunately, you and I don’t need to miss out on the information and fun of the Expo (and if the speaker list for this year is anything to go by, the conference is going to be really impressive). We “remote” bloggers can still “attend” on a BWE virtual… -
Install Your First WordPress Theme
14 May 2012 | 9:09 amThis guest post is by Karol K of ThemeFuse. Seeing a headline like “How to Install a WordPress Theme” on ProBlogger might seem strange at first. This doesn’t sound like a “pro”-thing at all, right? If you’ve been dealing with WordPress for a while then this is probably even more than obvious to you. However, everyone starts somewhere, and there are plenty of experienced bloggers who haven’t ever installed a WordPress theme—but would like to give it a try. Maybe you’re installing your first theme right now, and you’re searching for a…
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Edible Wedding Bouquets
16 May 2012 | 7:00 amAs wedding season begins to pick up, it's no surprise that more and more epicurean brides are choosing to walk down the aisle with bouquets featuring edibles, namely fruits, vegetables, herbs, and even grains. Incorporating these elements takes some time and consideration, so we've asked seasoned florists for advice on how best to plan for a food lover's wedding bouquet. Check out what they have to say on the subject. -
Dinner on the Grill
15 May 2012 | 7:00 amBBQ Queens Karen Adler and Judith Fertig create an all-grill menu for effortless summer entertainingrecipes, drink ideas, and a step-by-step timeline included. -
How to Host a Big Graduation Party Like a Pro
14 May 2012 | 10:40 amGraduation is one of the best reasons to host a big celebration: School is out, summer is in, and friends, neighbors, family, and beloved teachers and coaches are happy to gather in support of the grad. Read on for a surefire party planfrom the budget and prep, to the food and drink, to the setup and decorplus a timeline that will help you host a great graduation party (or any summer gathering for a large group) that only looks as though you called in a professional. -
Fancy Mothers Day Cakes
11 May 2012 | 7:00 amInstead of making Mom a basic yellow cake with frosting, why not try a new and unique cake recipe? Weve got sixteen of them. -
Culinary Intelligence
10 May 2012 | 7:00 amFood critic and cookbook author Peter Kaminsky talks to us about how mindful eating and seasonal ingredients can help you lose weight. By giving up "white foods," maximizing the "flavor per calorie," and focusing on foods at their seasonal peak, you too can lose weight and keep it off.
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What Does it Take to Write a Billion-Dollar Marketing Story?
16 May 2012 | 6:00 amIn 1984, two artists used a simple process to create a story that captivated an audience for years and generated billions of dollars in revenue. That same process is being used today by a master copywriter to attract hundreds of thousands of paying subscribers. With companies creating millions of web pages of content marketing, finding an untold story or a new angle can feel like an impossible task. Especially when you want to avoid creating a story so unique nobody understands it … or wants to pay for it. So how do you create a story that cuts through the noise and strikes at the heart… -
How to be a World-Changing Writer
15 May 2012 | 6:00 amAs a copywriter, you know that words have power. You know words can influence, inform, and inspire. They can persuade your fellow humans to do some amazing things (or to do the wrong things, but we won’t go there today). What you may not realize is that your words can change the world. Here’s something else that’s really cool that you might not have realized … The keys to world-changing writing are also the keys to damn good copywriting. But as you know, good writing doesn’t happen all by itself. So let’s talk about what it takes to be damned good …… -
WordPress Hosting That Means Business
14 May 2012 | 10:00 amDid you know Copyblogger Media has a WordPress hosting division? Many people don’t, because it’s been a bit under-the-radar. The whole thing started with our frustration with web hosting in general. Specifically, the fact that a lot of “WordPress hosting” amounts to generic one-click installation of the CMS on a standardly-configured box — which simply doesn’t cut it for optimal performance and security. So, last year we decided to manage our high-traffic network of content and product sites ourselves. We did this by bringing into the family a team of people who themselves… -
The Truth About Making Money While You Sleep
14 May 2012 | 6:00 amWant to hear about the day in the life of a so-called “successful entrepreneur?” Yesterday, I stayed in bed until about 2 PM. I watched the last few episodes of Mad Men. Around sunset, I took a leisurely stroll down the beach. When I got back, I hung out with a friend for a couple of hours, ate dinner, and went to bed. In other words … I goofed off. And while I was goofing off, my business generated a pretty decent chunk of revenue. You want to know the coolest part? I did absolutely nothing to “earn” it. I didn’t check my email. I didn’t talk to… -
7 Instructive Content Marketing Links
12 May 2012 | 8:00 amThis week on The Lede … Are Content Publishers Waking Up from Their App Dreams Nightmares? An Email Marketing Autoresponder Schedule that Sells 3 Quick Tips To Conquering Your Fear of Public Speaking Does Your Domain Say “Trust Me?” Why “Freemium” Fails for Startups: 3 Business Lessons from the Band New Order 5 Basic SEO Truths We Can Learn from Star Wars Peter Shankman on the Value of an Audience If you want to grab more useful links (than the seven we highlight here) every week, follow @copyblogger on Twitter. Are Content Publishers Waking Up from Their App Dreams…
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Bigfoot Sighting
16 May 2012 | 12:29 pmFrom the Moors of Scotland to the Chattawoogawassee Swamps of Arkansas, history is full of tales of strange beasts lurking at the edges of our perception. CO believes the time has come to welcome them, befriend them, and then most importantly, scream and run away! It wuz all hairy with big feet and clarws! We ain’t never seen nuthin’ like it before, Josh N.! Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Kittens -
The Fast and the Furriest
16 May 2012 | 7:26 amFollow that car! Step on it! Faster, faster! Go, go, go! It’s getting away! Gus is a gas, gas, gas, Matthew C. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Kittens, Matchingks -
When Good Dogs Go Bad
16 May 2012 | 7:20 amIt is a very sad thing when your sweet puppy turns into a beast. No one thinks it will happen to them, but the truth is, it can happen to anyone. This is Tiny. He started as a charming and gregarious little Akita. Tiny loved running and playing and licking folks. Now he insists on being called Beelzepup and is getting all possessive-y. His poor owner, Paul P., is hoping it’s just a phase. Here’s another example. Bentley was a fine little fellow who stayed right with you on walks. Now he’s running around with a bad crowd, calling the ladies the “B” word and… -
Word to your Mama
15 May 2012 | 4:45 pmI’m such a happy llama; don’t need none of your drama I’ve got the cutest smile from here to Yokohama If you’ve got major trauma, like a rip in your pajama, Just gaze into my happy face until you’re feeling warma. For a photo with such class, we give thanks to tintedglass. Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Hoofers -
I Hear You
15 May 2012 | 12:10 pmLOUD AND CLEAR! Found by Johanna S. Photo by Seth Casteel, who does all those great underwater dog portraits. Filed under: Uncategorized
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Passengers On Virgin Atlantic Will Soon Be Able To Use Cell Phones In-Flight
16 May 2012 | 2:41 pmA Virgin Atlantic plane on the runway in Manchester (Courtesy eisenbahner/Flickr) How many times have you been forced cut off a phone call practically mid–sentence, or send a frantic "CallyouwhenIland!!" text, seconds before the airplane door closes? Thanks to Virgin Atlantic, that may be a thing of the past—in the not–too–distant future. Passengers traveling between New York and London on the airline's Airbus A330 will soon be able to use their cell phones to talk, text, and surf the web in–flight. It's a bit of news that's sure to delight business travelers and… -
TSA Misstep Causes Teen to Lose Pricey Medical Equipment
16 May 2012 | 11:02 amA familiar sight at the airport (Courtesy niiicedave/Flickr) There are a lot of jokes at the expense of the TSA, thanks to some ridiculous mistakes and policy misunderstandings on the part of agents. But it's no laughing matter when an agent's ignorance causes a teen traveler's life–saving medical equipment to malfunction. When 16–year–old Savannah Barry—who is a Type 1 diabetic and wears an insulin pump—was flying out of the Salt Lake City airport last Monday, she followed the guidelines for diabetic travelers listed on the TSA website and asked for a… -
Why Flight+ Is Apple's App of the Week
15 May 2012 | 12:33 pmThe app Flight+ launched only a couple of weeks ago, but it's already a bestselling app in the iTunes App Store. The reason is simple: This week, Apple named Flight+ its App of the Week, singling it out as exceptional among the 725,000 apps in the store. Flight+ deserves its popularity. It can do complex things in a very streamlined way. That matters most when you need help handling a snafu with your itinerary, such as a delayed or canceled flight. Say your flight is delayed. Flight+ earns its $3 price tag because it lets you track any flight in the sky on a map in real time—at least as… -
Why You Don't Want to Have an Accident When Driving a Rental Car in Mexico
11 May 2012 | 10:45 amRental car in Mexico (Courtesy adam_d_/Flickr) Last year, Wade Bruleson of Enid, Oklahoma, learned the hard way what could go wrong when you rent a car in Mexico. During a vacation stop in Cozumel, Bruleson went on a quick trip in his family's rental car to pick up a map from a local shop. During the drive, he accidentally broadsided a motorcycle, which led to a few broken bones for its two riders. At the police station, Bruleson discovered that the premium insurance policy he bought from his rental car company wouldn't cover everything. In Mexico, the guilty party in a car accident that… -
Will You be Flying or Driving This Summer?
11 May 2012 | 10:25 amAre you a fan of flying vs. driving this summer? (Courtesy Ceo1O17/Flickr) A couple months ago we theorized that no one would be taking road trips this summer due to high gas prices. Turns out, we might have been wrong. According to the Royal Bank of Canada, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, their U.S consumers are feeling better about the economy—and they want to travel. Thanks in part to a recent dip in gas prices, 67 percent of the respondents said they were planning on driving to their summer vacation spot—up 8 percent over 2010—while 34 percent plan to fly…
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Anthony Bourdain
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RAW
4 May 2012 | 11:15 amby Anthony Bourdain Generally speaking, there are two distinct audiences for this show: people who like to look at images of food and are interested in where it comes from and how it got to the plate—and people who like to travel—or like the idea of travel—and enjoy watching images of faraway places and cultures. Oh—and there’s also a smaller group who apparently enjoy watching me get falling down drunk and stupid. But that’s another matter. This week’s episode is about food. More specifically, it’s about the creative process that leads up to the food that will eventually be… -
BBQ APOCALYPSE
15 Apr 2012 | 1:23 pmby Anthony Bourdain I’ve referred only half jokingly over the years to the early days of my television career when, after two seasons of making shows around the world for A COOK’S TOUR, I was advised that audiences just didn’t respond to all those foreign locations where people talked funny and sometimes (horror of horrors) even had to be subtitled. My cruel masters sat back in their chairs and with dreamy, wistful looks suggested how wonderful it would be if I could just confine my interests to shows about tailgate parties, pony rides and….barbecue. “Exotic” locations… -
Hard 8
9 Apr 2012 | 7:49 pmby Anthony Bourdain Eight seasons of NO RESERVATIONS. Who would have guessed? I sure as Hell wouldn’t have. How long could we get away with it? Not very long was the prevailing wisdom. And yet here we are. Nearly 700,000 air miles later, about two thirds of the way through shooting—and it’s looking pretty good. Mozambique—airing tonight—looks SO good, in fact, that our Emmy Award winning cinematographer Zach Zamboni says it’s the finest work he’s ever done. (Personally, I think the upcoming Penang episode is a close contender). In following weeks, we attempt to take… -
DARK PASSAGE
7 Dec 2011 | 2:57 pmby Anthony Bourdain What do Norah Jones, Christopher Walken, the band “ ****edUp”, Vegan Black Metal Chef, Sam Brown, nightmare of Eastern European folklore Krampus, the Catalonian Pooping Log, Dave Arnold, chefs Lidia Bastianich, April Bloomfield, Kurt Gutenbrunner, Eder Montero, Alexandra Raij, Carlos Llaguno Morales and the voices of Adam Richman and Andrew Zimmern have in common? They all foolishly agreed to appear in our scandalous, dark, action-packed fever dream of a Holiday Show which airs this Monday, December 12th at 10PM—when, presumably, the kiddies will be asleep. -
SOUTHERN COMFORT
28 Aug 2011 | 10:36 amI just got back from family vacation, where, for ten days, I violated all my rules and everything I’ve ever preached about how to travel. I stayed put. I rarely left the hotel grounds. I ate in the same two restaurants for most of my trip—rarely deviating from pasta, pizza and gelato. Though there was a lake a few hundred yards walk down, I never put so much as a toe in it—spending the bulk of my days instead, splashing around in the shallow end of the pool with a Barbie pail , an inflatable porpoise, and a relentlessly energetic 4 year old girl. It was marvelous. I missed—or was…
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China Mobile Again Confirms iPhone Talks with Apple
16 May 2012 | 8:26 amReuters reports that China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua has once again publicly stated that the world's largest mobile phone carrier is engaged in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone to its customers."We've been actively talking to Apple on how we can cooperate," China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua, who assumed the post in March, told a shareholders meeting. "I can't give you too many details, but I'd like to repeat that both sides do hope to boost our cooperation," Xi added after the meeting.China Unicom was Apple's launch partner for the iPhone in China, and availability expanded to China… -
In Lawsuit Over Siri, Apple Says the Technology is "Cutting Edge"
15 May 2012 | 1:29 pmApple has filed a motion to dismiss in a case filed by customers over alleged misleading advertising depicting the Siri technology in the iPhone 4S. The lawsuit, filed in March, alleges that Apple's advertising of Siri doesn't reflect real-world usage. When asked for directions or to locate a store, "Siri either did not understand what Plaintiff was asking, or, after a very long wait time, responded with the wrong answer." In a motion to dismiss (via Scribd), Apple attempts to shoot down the Plaintiff's arguments, reports the Wall Street Journal: They offer only general descriptions of… -
iPhone a 'Game Changer' for Customer Satisfaction
15 May 2012 | 12:44 pmThe American Customer Satisfaction Index (ASCI) today released its latest rankings of customer satisfaction in the United States for mobile phones and a number of products and services, with the new mobile phone rankings being expanded to include Apple, Research in Motion, LG, and HTC for the first time. In its first appearance in the rankings, Apple easily topped the list with a score of 83, outdistancing Nokia, LG, and HTC in a tie for second place at 75. Apple's performance marks the first time a mobile phone company scored above 77 in any of the group's surveys dating back to 2004.For… -
Google Chrome Browser Coming to iOS?
15 May 2012 | 10:57 amBusiness Insider reports on a new research note from Macquarie analyst Ben Schacter, who claims that Google is working to bring a version of its Chrome browser to iOS devices. According to the report, Apple "may already be reviewing" the app, which could debut before the end of the quarter. Google Chrome browser for Android Google currently splits ad revenue share with Apple for Google searches performed through Safari, a deal that currently sees Google paying Apple roughly $1 billion per year. With a potential Chrome browser for iOS leading to Google keeping all revenue for searches… -
Book Pricing Lawsuit Reveals More Details of Apple's Negotiations, Including Steve Jobs Email
14 May 2012 | 4:04 pmSeventeen more states have joined the antitrust lawsuit against Apple and several book publishing houses over the pricing of ebooks. Perhaps more interesting are certain details released in the latest filing that were previously redacted, including one from Steve Jobs. Portions of this email have been seen before, but this is the first chance the public has had to see a major negotiation written by the former CEO. As reported by PaidContent, Steve Jobs became directly involved in the pricing negotiations after Apple executive "Eddy Cue could not secure one of the Conspiring Publisher’s…
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Macworld
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HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE imports blocked by patent dispute
16 May 2012 | 1:30 pmU.S. Customs is holding up imports of HTC's One X and Evo 4G LTE Android phones because of HTC's ongoing legal battle with Apple. -
Google to incorporate 'knowledge graph' into search results
16 May 2012 | 12:45 pmGoogle will begin in the next few days to incorporate the "knowledge graph" it has been building for two years into its search results. -
Mozilla readies app marketplace for public beta
16 May 2012 | 10:30 amMozilla Marketplace will be online in a few weeks to take on Apple App Store and Google Play Store -
Google releases Chrome 19 with tab sync and bug fixes
16 May 2012 | 10:00 amGoogle released Chrome 19, patched 20 vulnerabilities in the browser, and doled out $16,500 in bug bounties and rewards to independent researchers. -
(Insider) The Macalope Daily: Survey says
16 May 2012 | 9:30 amSmartphone survey confirms what we already knew! (This story is viewable exclusively by Macworld Insider members.)
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The Mac Observer
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Analysis: Rumor Roundup: Apple’s New Products
16 May 2012 | 1:30 pmRumors are flying fast and furious about almost every major Apple product. Here’s a roundup of all the rumors and how good we think the rumors are. -
Video Review: Spyder PowerShadow i4 Battery Case for iPhone 4/4S
16 May 2012 | 1:22 pmDave Hamilton takes a moment to review the Spyder PowerShadow i4 Battery Case and charging stand for iPhone 4/4S. -
Deal Brothers: Mac Pro 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon: $2119
16 May 2012 | 12:29 pmThe Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering a deal on the refurbished Mac Pro 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon for $2,119—we don’t often see Mac Pro towers at this price point. This system was originally released in August of 2010, and it ships for free. -
News: Apple Asks Court to Drop Siri Lawsuits
16 May 2012 | 10:14 amApple has filed a lawsuit asking a California court to dismiss a group of lawsuits seeking class action status over claims that the Siri voice recognition in the iPhone 4S doesn’t perform as advertised. According to the lawsuits, Apple intentionally misstated Siri’s capabilities in its advertising — an accusation that Apple denies. -
News: Judge: Apple at Heart of Ebook Price Fixing Conspiracy
16 May 2012 | 9:31 amU.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote denied a request from Apple and ebook publishers to dismiss a class action lawsuit accusing them of price fixing, and at the same time said that Apple and Steve Jobs were in the middle of the conspiracy.
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Woot! - One Day, One Deal
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Get Ready To Groan: Woot Weads The Wire
16 May 2012 | 11:00 amEvery week in this space, we’ll take a look at the news and offer our own incisive blend of commentary, analysis, and poop jokes. The news you need, from a voice you can trust, in the 90 seconds you have to spare: that’s Woot Weads the Wire. SANDWICH, England (UPI) -- Residents of Sandwich, England, are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the invention of the sandwich, first ordered by the fourth earl of Sandwich. 1762 marked the year John Montagu first ordered the dish that would be named after his peerage, which thankfully saved the world from having to fill their mouths with the far… -
The Trivial Eye: Extinct Animals
16 May 2012 | 12:06 amIt's fair to say people are more enlightened about species conservation today than back when we intentionally hunted "nuisance" animals into extinction. And there have been some restoration success stories. But in some places, things are actually getting worse. Climate change, habitat destruction, and poaching continue to threaten species around the world, from whales to polar bears. Just last year, the Eastern Lynx and Western Black Rhinoceros were declared extinct. Can you name these eight species that today we can only see through paintings, photos, and stuffed specimens? Answers are here. -
Centon 64GB DataStick Sport - $29.99
16 May 2012 | 12:00 amBack On The Pull ListSome time later, at the long table within the Penthouse of Evil, members of the Chaos Conglomerate await a very special arrival…The Yellow Detonator: All I’m saying is that, as the mirror version of The Ogre, one would assume you’d talk, you know, normally. Nega-Ogre: RRWWWARRGMONNMO! The Drunk Heckler: Hey. HEY! That didn’t make any schence! Whadda coupla of LOSCHERS! You both sch… sch… oh no… Doctor Eclipse: Ugh, for Evil’s sake, will someone get Heckler some coffee or something? Huge Dictator, what is the meaning of all this? I could be plotting the… -
Completely Unfair Comparisons: On Paper, Bees, and Inhibitions
15 May 2012 | 12:00 pmThere are plenty of places on Woot where you can find helpful information. This is not one of those places. Every week we will be comparing 3 pairs of things that shouldn’t be compared using this formula: Unrelated Thing X vs. Unrelated Thing Y in terms of Function Z. Facts will be misunderstood, overlooked, or changed for the sake of the argument. Enjoy. 1. A Blank Sheet of Loose Leaf Paper vs. Pyrotechnics in terms of What You Want in Your Mini Fridge Pyrotechnics in a mini fridge? What a contrast, right? Something built out of heat and light inside of a cold, dark box. How poetic,… -
BeanPad for iPad 2 & Gen 3: Real Actual Field Tests #16
15 May 2012 | 12:02 amWhat more perfect luxury exists than collapsing on a beanbag chair? Haven't you always wished your iPad 2 or "new" iPad could enjoy the same pleasure? No? Well, now it can anyway. Woot's Real Actual Field Test team tries out the BeanPad iPod accessory, and discovers it works pretty much like you'd expect.
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OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog
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Salmon Hatcheries Causing Wild Salmon Decline
16 May 2012 | 2:00 amWith nearly half of all fish consumed in the U.S. originating on fish farms, concerns have heightened over the environmental issues associated with the practice. And a new report released by the Wild Salmon Center implicates salmon hatcheries in connection with damage to wild salmon populations. -
Remember to Drink Your Wine: Resveratrol May Reverse Alzheimer’s
15 May 2012 | 2:00 amResveratrol, the potent antioxidant found in red grapes and wine—along with chocolate, nuts and tomatoes—may hold a key in treating Alzheimer's disease, the fatal illness with no known cure and few effective treatments in easing the symptoms that currently affect more than 5 million Americans. -
Georgia Debuts Aggressive Anti-Obesity Ad Campaign
14 May 2012 | 2:00 amNews that the nation's obesity problem could balloon to more than 40 percent of the population in the next two decades has brought doubt to many of the recent efforts to impart healthier eating and exercise habits, particularly on children, and has led to some harsher tactics, like a recent ad campaign launched in Georgia. -
Human Babies Being Eaten for ‘Endurance’
13 May 2012 | 2:00 amUnbelievable news has surfaced out of South Korea as customs officials made the recent discovery of thousands of capsules filled with powdered human flesh imported from China, believed to be a "cure-all." -
Would You Eat Fast Food Everyday… for $3,500?
12 May 2012 | 2:00 amNo, it's not Morgan Spurlock's latest movie stunt. But if you feel like you can't live without getting a daily dose (or several) of fast food meals from McDonald's, Taco Bell, KFC, Burger King or Pizza Hut, then there is some potentially good news for you coming out of Washington University. Researchers at the St. Louis, MO-based university are looking for individuals who are willing to eat nothing but fast food for three whole months.
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Drudge Retort
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Zimmerman Medical Report Leaked
16 May 2012 | 11:32 amA medical report compiled by the family physician of George Zimmerman, the man on trial for murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, has been leaked to ABC News. In the report, Zimmerman was diagnosed with a "closed fracture" of his nose, a pair of black eyes, two lacerations to the back of his head and a minor back injury the day after he fatally shot Martin. The report also shows that prior to the shooting, Zimmerman had been prescribed Adderall and Temazepam, medications that can cause side effects such as agitation and mood swings. -
What Did Ron Paul Accomplish?
16 May 2012 | 10:30 amNot much, according to Jonathan Tobin, editor of the conservative magazine Commentary. "Though many on the left wrongly assume his extremist approach resonated with the party's base, the truth was, he had little to offer average Republican voters," Tobin writes. "Nor can it be credibly asserted that he moved the conservative discussion in his direction on any issue where it had not already moved. Every time he opened his mouth, he demonstrated the strong distinction between his own extremist approach and that of even most Tea Party hardliners." -
Hawaii's Beaches Are in Retreat
16 May 2012 | 8:50 amMost beaches on Hawaii's three largest islands are eroding, and the erosion is likely to accelerate as sea levels rise, the United States Geological Survey warns. Over the last century, about 9 percent of the sandy coast on Hawaii, Oahu and Maui has vanished. Building seawalls just worsens the problem. "If we want beaches we have to retreat from the ocean," said USGS researcher Charles H. Fletcher. "It's easy to say retreat; it's much harder to implement it." -
Pelosi Raises $43 Million for Dems
16 May 2012 | 8:32 amRep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), became the most powerful woman in American history when she was sworn in as Speaker of the House in 2007. She lost that power four years later and is now hell-bent on winning it back. "They have endless money, secret, undisclosed, special interest money that they pour into elections," Pelosi said of Republicans. "But I think we can offset it. We have out-raised them, out-redistricted them, out-recruited them." Pelosi has raised more than $43 million for Democrats in this election cycle and attended nearly 500 fundraisers. The Democratic leader said she is… -
Feds Deny Elderly Pain Meds
16 May 2012 | 7:30 amReason.Com reports that under Administrator Michele Leonhart, the Drug Enforcement Administration has been engaged in a three-year battle against longterm care facilities that allow nursing staff to submit pain prescriptions for patients. The reasoning for this practice that a doctor isn't always around when a patient needs more painkiller medicine. So, historically, when a doctor hasn't been able to call in a prescription personally, nursing home staff have done so on the doctor's behalf. On the grounds that prescriptions may be called in, collected, and resold by nurses, the DEA has been…
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National Alliance to End Homelessness
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Housing Barriers Assessment Module
16 May 2012 | 8:00 amThis is the first of five 10-15 minute modules the Center for Capacity Building has developed on rapid re-housing. It discusses how to define rapid re-housing and how to develop a permanent housing barriers assessment process. -
Alliance Online News: New HHS Grant Applications Available
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State Captains’ Toolkit: Organizing Your State’s Capitol Hill Day Advocacy Activities
11 May 2012 | 7:30 amCapitol Hill Day is always held on the last afternoon of the Alliance's annual <i>National Conference on Ending Homelessness</i> in July in Washington, DC. This toolkit provides step-by-step information to help you maximize your effectiveness in organizing Capitol Hill Day. -
IAEH Quarterly Newsletter: Spring 2012
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Advocacy Update: May Congressional Briefings
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ESPN.com
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Suggs, Peters could forfeit millions for injuries
16 May 2012 | 1:21 pmEagles tackle Jason Peters and Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, two All-Pro players who have suffered offseason Achilles injuries, may lose millions because both fall under the "Nonfootball injury" provision of the collective bargaining agreement. -
Pacers' Bird named NBA Executive of the Year
16 May 2012 | 1:16 pmIndiana Pacers president Larry Bird has been voted the NBA's Executive of the Year, becoming the first person to win that award, plus the league's MVP and Coach of the Year honors. -
LeBron: Playing PF for injured Bosh 'taxing'
16 May 2012 | 12:52 pmLeBron James said it's tougher playing inside now that Chris Bosh is hurt. -
Champion Giants unveil Super Bowl XLVI ring
16 May 2012 | 12:42 pmThe New York Giants unveiled their Super Bowl XLVI ring Wednesday, which also pays homage to all four of the franchise's championship teams. -
Ex-Syracuse coach's wife to sue ESPN for libel
16 May 2012 | 12:31 pmThe wife of a fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach claims ESPN trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious and false stories about molestation claims against her husband.
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Heat struggle late as Pacers even series
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pmThis time, LeBron and D-Wade fell short. Despite 52 points from Miami's two stars, the Pacers held on for a gutsy 78-75 road victory to square their Eastern semifinal series at 1-1. -
More Than Meets The Eye
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pmThe LeBron critics are back, but it's not that easy this time. A few issues are behind Miami's late offensive woes, Zach Lowe writes, and they could mean trouble against the Pacers. -
Kings lead West finals 2-0
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pmGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Los Angeles Kings took the hard hits, some of them questionable, and kept rolling. -
Spurs roll past Clips in West semi opener
16 May 2012 | 1:29 pmSAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs had just taken Game 1, and Manu Ginobili didn't want to hear another word about winning 15 in a row or not losing in more than a month. -
Michael Farber: Three Kings a winning hand for Los Angeles
16 May 2012 | 12:54 pmAfter his Game 2 hat trick, it's easy to look at the Kings' trade for Jeff Carter as a pivotal moment. But it's a deal the team didn't make that has them surging, Michael Farber writes.
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Wired: Wired Science
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Paralyzed Woman Controls Robotic Arm With Her Mind
16 May 2012 | 12:15 pmTwo stroke victims unable to move or speak can now control a robotic arm with their minds. By thinking about moving her own paralyzed arm, one woman in the experiment used an artificial limb to serve herself coffee for the first time in 15 years. It’s the most complex task yet achieved with a brain-computer interface. “When the woman with the brain stem stroke reached out for that thermos of coffee and put it to her mouth and then she put it back down, the smile on her face was remarkable,” said Brown University neurologist and engineer Leigh Hochberg, who led the study published… -
Tracking Ocean Sulfur Could Help Test Gaia Hypothesis
16 May 2012 | 9:50 amBy Duncan Geere, Wired UK Geologists at the University of Maryland have published research that could help prove or disprove Gaia theory — the notion that the Earth is one single self-regulating system. The concept dates from the 70s and was initially formulated by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis. It proposes that all organisms and their inorganic surroundings comprise a single system that maintains the conditions for life on Earth. It was initially met with skepticism from the scientific community, and remains somewhat controversial, but is now an important area of research in Earth… -
World’s Subways Converging on Ideal Form
15 May 2012 | 6:09 pmSample of subway network structures from (clockwise, top left) Shanghai, Madrid, Moscow, Tokyo, Seoul and Barcelona. Image: Roth et al./JRSI After decades of urban evolution, the world’s major subway systems appear to be converging on an ideal form. On the surface, these core-and-branch systems — evident in New York City, Tokyo, London or most any large metropolitan subway — may seem intuitively optimal. But in the absence of top-down central planning, their movement over decades toward a common mathematical space may hint at universal principles of human self-organization. -
Power Postures Can Make You Feel More Powerful
15 May 2012 | 12:30 pmAmy Cuddy (here in the Baker Library at Harvard) discovered that the way you sit can actually change your cortisol levels. Photo: Guido Vitti Also in this issue The Man Who Makes the Future How to Spot the Future The Rise of the Robot Reporter Sit up straight and listen: Amy Cuddy has a plan to help you change your life. And it’s easy. The Harvard psychologist recently completed a study demonstrating that positioning our bodies a certain way doesn’t just tell people we’re powerful, it actually makes us more powerful. And she has the data to prove it: Standing tall directly… -
Startup Company Raffles a Ticket to Space
15 May 2012 | 11:00 amA new startup company’s $10 space posters come with a chance to win a ride on a suborbital space vehicle. Called ”I Dream of Space,” the company is selling 25,000 posters at $10 apiece, the proceeds of which should cover a $200,000 ride on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo or a $95,000 seat on XCOR Aerospace’s Lynx, plus some profit for the company’s founders. No spaceflight company has yet made a commercial flight, and it could be years before they do, but that day is approaching. “Given the kind of progress we’re seeing with these companies, and…
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ScienceDaily: Latest Science News
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Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual
16 May 2012 | 11:03 amToday's mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests an unprecedented study that examined 1,500 years of ancient tree ring and fire data from two distinct climate periods. Researchers constructed and analyzed a statistical model and found that today's dry, hot climate combined with the past century of human fire suppression is causing megafires. -
Baby galaxies grew up quickly
16 May 2012 | 11:02 amBaby galaxies from the young universe more than 12 billion years ago evolved faster than previously thought, shows new research. This means that already in the early history of the universe, there was potential for planet formation and life. -
Common fungicide wreaks havoc on freshwater ecosystems
16 May 2012 | 11:01 amA new study on chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides, shows it was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms. -
Let's get moving: Unraveling how locomotion starts
16 May 2012 | 10:59 amScientists have shed new light on one of the great unanswered questions of neuroscience: How the brain initiates rhythmic movements like walking, running and swimming. -
Microscope looks into cells of living fish
16 May 2012 | 10:59 amMicroscopes provide valuable insights in the structure and dynamics of cells, in particular when the latter remain in their natural environment. However, this is very difficult especially for higher organisms. Researchers have now developed a new method to visualize cell structures of an eighth of a micrometer in size in living fish larvae.
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Life On My Mobile
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Apple Releases iOS 5.1.1 Update
7 May 2012 | 12:53 pmApple has released an update for iOS 5.1.1. If you are jailbroken you will want to avoid this update. This is a fairly minor update to address some bug and does not include any new functionality. Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut. Addresses bugs that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks. Fixes bugs that affected AirPlay video playback in some circumstances. Improved reliability for syncing Safari bookmarks and Reading List. Fixes an issue where Unable to purchase alert could be displayed after successful… -
T-Mobile Introduces The Affortable Prism Android Smartphone
6 May 2012 | 3:08 pmThe T-Mobile Prism is available starting today at Best Buy stores, followed by availability May 9th through Wal-Mart and finally being available May 23rd at T-Mobile stores. The Prism comes equipped with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 3.5″ HVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera with digital zoom and video recorder. The Prism is priced at $19.99 after $50 mail-in rebate and qualifying two-year agreement and data plan or by it outright for $149.99. T-Mobile Introduces Its Latest Budget-Friendly Smartphone: T-Mobile Prism Built for first-time smartphone customers, the new Android… -
BlackBerry 10 Developer Debut
1 May 2012 | 12:52 pmBlackBerry World 2012 and BlackBerry 10 Jam have taken off today in Orlando, Florida. RIM wasted no time showing off what they have in store for us as the company unveiled its vision for the BlackBerry 10 platform and released the initial developer toolkit for the native QNX based operating system and HTML5 software development. Focusing on RIM’s vision of the BlackBerry 10 platform the company showed off the BlackBerry 10 developer alpha device, which will be RIM’s first handset to run the same OS as the BlackBerry PlayBook. The device has a 4.2-inch display with 1280 x 768… -
BlackBerry 10 Sneak Peek – Video
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BlackBerry 10 Alpha Device Photos Leak
30 Apr 2012 | 2:40 pmCrackBerry got their hands on some nice photos of a BlackBerry 10 device being used by developers to test their apps on RIM’s next to be released device. As CrackBerry has stated and we will reiterate this is an alpha device meaning it is not of the build quality or potentially even the design to be released. If you take a close look at the photos you can see a very rough, rubberized material. This could be in place to hide the actual BlackBerry design from prying cameras. As it stands now this looks like a standard issue 2012 full touch screen device. Lets hope RIM has made huge…
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