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Sunday, August 4, 2013
HTC One Max for Chinese market pictured
A bigger screen and faster processor set the one Max apart from the current HTC One models
A Chinese variant of the HTC One Max has been spotted by the folks at ePrice. Looking very much like the HTC One the world already knows, the Max (also known as the T6) does have some key differences. Besides the removable back cover, dual-SIM variation, and SD card support we would expect in an Asian version, the processor and screen have both received a major bump compared to the current model. The HTC One Max is said to have a Snapdragon 800 running at 2.3GHz, and carry a 5.9-inch screen.
We're not sure how closely this will resemble any models that may be released in the west, but we know a lot of folks are interested in what HTC is doing with the bigger One. There's another picture after the break, and some pricing and availability speculation (spoiler: Asia) at the source link.
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
Fox sitcom 'Dads' blasted weeks before its debut
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ? It doesn't debut until next month, but the Fox sitcom "Dads" is already taking heat in early reviews for being crass, sexist and exploiting racial stereotypes.
Facing reporters Thursday, its stars and producers defended the show as focusing on human frailties for the sake of laughs and enlightenment. They vowed to refine it, as needed, as the season unfolds, and asked its audience not to rush to judgment.
"In the pilot (episode) we all noticed some things we'd like to change or tweak moving forward," co-creator Alec Sulkin said at the session of the Television Critics Association. He acknowledged they may have "missed the mark a few times" in the pilot.
"The first six episodes, you're improving your pilot," said Mike Scully, another executive producer whose credits include the once-excoriated "The Simpsons."
"I think you're going to notice a change in the tone and balance," Scully said.
Yet another executive producer of the series is Seth MacFarlane, who wasn't present at the session. His animated comedies, including "Family Guy," have won him popularity as well as criticism for their rawness.
"Dads" centers on two friends, played by Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi, whose politically incorrect fathers re-enter their lives and disrupt them. The raucous, loose-lipped dads are played by Martin Mull and Peter Riegert.
"Historically, television has been a provocative medium. It's a medium we look at to observe ourselves," said Green, before noting that the show has "some disparaging portraits of white men."
"Dads" premieres Sept. 17.
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U.S. says will give equal treatment to visas from gay spouses
(Reuters) - The United States will immediately begin considering visa applications of gay and lesbian spouses in the same manner as heterosexual couples, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Kerry made the announcement at the U.S. Embassy in London.
(Reporting by Lesley Wroughton; Editing by Vicki Allen)
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Feds, states want Apple to revamp e-book practices
NEW YORK (AP) ? The Justice Department and 33 state attorneys general on Friday said they want to force Apple to sign contracts with publishers that don't prevent Apple or other e-book stores from competing on price.
A federal judge ruled last month that Apple Inc. colluded with publishers to raise e-book prices. The Cupertino, Calif., company has denied wrongdoing and has said it will appeal the decision.
The Justice Department and the attorneys general told the court Friday that they want Apple to tear up its contracts with five e-book publishers and sign new ones that aren't likely to increase prices. In addition, they want Apple to allow rival e-book sellers like Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc. to provide links inside their iPhone and iPad apps to their own book stores.
Apple allows Amazon and Barnes & Noble's apps to load books that have already been purchased, but doesn't allow the apps to sell books or link to online bookstores.
Apple did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
The book publishers previously settled the price-fixing charges. They are Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Holtzbrinck Publishers, doing business as Macmillan, and The Penguin Publishing Co. Ltd., doing business as Penguin Group. The settlements were designed to encourage price competition and discounting, but that hasn't happened.
The government alleged that the publishers colluded with Apple to move the e-book industry away from the wholesale model employed by Amazon, which had unnerved publishers by selling e-book versions of popular hardcover titles for $9.99 before the April 2010 release of Apple's iPad. Under its contracts with publishers, Amazon was free to sell books at any price it wanted. Apple instead adopted the "agency" model, under which publishers set the retail price and the store takes a cut. Under that model, the store can't discount a book.
In her ruling, the judge said the conspiracy harmed consumers in numerous ways. Some had to pay more for e-books, she said. Others bought a cheaper e-book rather than the one they preferred to purchase and others deferred a purchase altogether rather than pay the higher price.
The settlements with the publishers removed the shackles that prevented Amazon from discounting, but the $9.99 price for e-books that publishers dreaded has become increasingly rare.
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Google's Science Fellows Challenge the Company's Fund-Raising For Senator Inhofe
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Lasrick writes "At the Dot Earth blog in the NY Times, 'Big companies have many, and sometimes conflicting, interests, as a spokesperson for Google tried to explain to the environmental blogger Brian Merchant this way: “[W]hile we disagree on climate change policy, we share an interest with Senator Inhofe in the employees and data center we have in Oklahoma.” Now the Web giant is facing fresh criticism, this time in an open letter from 17 scientists and policy researchers who were invited to Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters back in 2011 to explore ways to improve climate science communication....'"
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Guest Post: China?s Housing - Living In A Bubble
Rising home prices, especially in major cities, are prompting a growing chorus of discontent among ordinary Chinese. My Japanese friends would no doubt feel more than hint of nostalgia should they visit Beijing. For just like the famous Japanese ?bubble economy? of the late 1980s, Beijing has been virtually turned into one big construction site with constantly changing streetscapes.
Certainly, China?s housing market has been amazingly bullish for many years. Official figures for Beijing homes put the average price at $3,800 per square meter, up from around $500 per square meter in 1989 (incidentally, the peak of the Japanese real estate froth).
But don?t try telling Chinese real estate developers it?s a bubble. In their eyes, the local real estate market is no such thing. Prices will only continue to rise, they argue.
Ren Zhiqiang and Pan Shiyi are general managers of two well-known real estate companies. They successfully "predicted" the housing bull market, making them opinion leaders on Sina Weibo (China's Twitter), where they each boast about 15 million fans. While young people in other countries might admire Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, or other famous entrepreneurs, Chinese netizens are starry eyed about two real estate developers. It is as good an indication as any of the tremendous influence that real estate has on Chinese society.
For their part, Ren and Pan have been harshly critical each time the Chinese government unveils measures in yet another bid to control the runaway market. And indeed, the government has not been hesitant about expressing its concerns, former Premier Wen Jiabao noting publicly that real estate prices were unreasonable, and tighter regulations were needed.
In 2006, a friend of mine bought a house in central Beijing. He paid about 10,000 yuan per square meter. Six years later, the price had risen to 60,000 yuan per square meter. That, of course, far outstrips any increase in the average wage over the same period. No wonder, then, that Chinese like to joke, ?When it comes to house prices, the premier has no say, as it depends on the general managers."
For young Chinese owning your home is part of the ?Chinese Dream.? The traditional view is that the house you live in ought to be your own. If you rent a house ? no matter how lovely it is ? it still belongs to someone else. In particular, goes the thinking, young couples planning to wed really should be having a new home. That explains the success a couple of years ago of the movie Dwelling, which has a plot based on that very same viewpoint.
It is this tradition that has always made rising home prices a social issue in China. Combine that with corruption, the increasingly tough time new graduates are having getting employment, forced relocations, and other issues, and the Chinese government unsurprisingly recognizes the political sensitivity of real estate.
A former railway minister, who lost his job over corruption, was found to be in the possession of no fewer than 374 houses. He?s not alone. Other officials have been found to own dozens or even hundreds of houses, not for sale or for rent, but for potential capital gains. That of course doesn?t sit well with ordinary Chinese who struggle to afford even one home. The explosiveness of stories of real estate corruption is a major reason why the Chinese government seeks to control real estate prices.
In China?s smaller cities, real estate price increases have been relatively mild. Consequently, residents are permitted to acquire multiple homes, assuming they have the money. Conditions are much stricter in Beijing, Shanghai, and other major cities with runaway housing prices. In these markets, the Chinese government has restricted home buying, as a key measure for controlling prices. In Beijing, for instance, you can buy your principal place of residence; buying a second home becomes much more difficult. In Guangzhou, you can buy a second home, but at a much higher lending rate.
This registered permanent residence is an important link for Chinese and their city. If you have no permanent residence but you want to buy a house, you must submit a local work certificate and a social insurance enrollment certificate for five years in a row, otherwise you're out of luck.
The government likes to think that these purchase restrictions are effective at controlling home prices, but what ordinary Chinese want is greater transparency. It is for instance almost impossible to get information on house purchases from the Internet, which means that nobody knows which officials own multiple properties. The suspicion is that the government dare not offer this kind of transparency, because it would reveal legions of civil servants with more than the allowed number of properties in their possession.
But although ordinary Chinese complain constantly about rising home prices, don?t expect them to take to the streets in protest, like some of their overseas counterparts. Ask young people why they don?t protest, and you?ll often hear the answer: ?What is the point of taking to the streets? you could just end up even worse off."
In the major cities, most young people are forced to use money from their parents to make a down payment on a mortgage loan, and then work hard and live frugally to repay the loan. The down payment is usually 30% of the total price, and the monthly installment payment usually represents 30-40% of their wages. It is quite common in China for this commitment to almost entirely take over one?s life. Most people resign themselves to their fates, criticize the government on the Internet, save a few harsh words for the likes of Ren Zhiqiang and Pan Shiyi, and then leave it at that. Still, each report of higher prices chips away at the government's credibility.
The real estate industry may have played a role in China?s economic development, but it appears to have been for the benefit of the few at the expense of the many. In the long term, the trade-off seems poor. For that, not just the general manager, but the premier too needs to take responsibility.
Source: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-31/guest-post-china%E2%80%99s-housing-living-n-bubble
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John Boehner Needs to Do More Than Stand In Front of a Wall with a Hashtag for Jobs
On Wednesday, Speaker Boehner (R-OH) accused President Obama of threatening to shut down the government. Yes, the Speaker said today at his presser, ?Instead of working together, the president yesterday threatened to shut down the government and recycled some of his old partisan proposals.?
Watch here and try not to laugh thinking about just who is recycling 40 votes to repeal ObamaCare (their own idea):
?Under the president?s leadership our economy continues to struggle with slow economic growth, high unemployment, stagnant wages. And frankly, I think we can do much better.
?Instead of working together, the president yesterday threatened to shut down the government and recycled some of his old partisan proposals. His scheme yesterday would actually require small businesses to pay higher tax rates than big companies. Now the only thing that?s new here is that he wants to take some of that revenue and use it for more of his ?stimulus? spending.
?Listen, Republicans are acting on economic growth & job creation. This week, we?ll work on a permanent, market-based rate for student loans. It?s very similar to a bill that we moved here in May. I want to congratulate the Senate for finally getting this bill over to us. We?ll pass bills to stop government abuse. And we?re going to continue to work on real tax reform, both on the personal side and the corporate side, not just to help big companies.
?We?re not just over here making noise, the House Republicans are continuing to take action.?
Boehner is still pretending the Keystone Pipeline (from which he stands to benefit financially) is a JOBS BILL. The Speaker seems to believe that if he stands in front of a press wall with the hashtag #4jobs, people won?t know any better. That explains why he claimed that Republicans aren?t just talking about jobs, they?re taking action.
Boehner?s pressers have become highly uncomfortable to watch as he tries to avoid falling headfirst into the tea quicksand of fail.
The House didn?t manage to do much else other than 40 fake show votes to repeal ObamaCare (aka, free campaign ads for Republicans) during this year?s session. They even failed to live up to their own budget. To avoid discussing these realities, Speaker Boehner has taken to pretending like he?s not in charge.
As cover, Boehner never appears without a prop that has the word JOBS on it, even though his House has not actually tried to do one thing about jobs except block President Obama?s jobs bills. The propaganda efforts are getting desperate for this one; Speaker Boehner #4Jobs is as fictional as the scandals his House invents.
As House Republicans exit stage Right for their ?recess?, Americans are wondering where are the jobs, why is sequestration still in place, why can?t Republicans even sit down at the table for budget reconciliation, why did they only manage to pass 4 appropriations bills out of 12, and most of all, why are they even coming back?
Republicans are coming back so that they can hold our economy hostage in order to take healthcare away from the rest of America. They got theirs. What?s your problem? #4Jobs!
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Mayor Eric Garcetti backs new ride-share apps, taxi modernization
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has endorsed a move by state regulators to consider permitting new app-driven ride-sharing services, and also will work with city taxi companies to modernize their operations.
Garcetti said he supported an action Tuesday by state officials that could allow customers to summon a ride using a smartphone, if the businesses comply with safety rules.
"This decision allows new, cost-effective solutions while protecting public safety through common-sense regulations," Garcetti said in a statement. "I also look forward to working closely with L.A.'s taxi companies to revisit our existing franchise agreements to adopt similar innovations."
The proposal follows an outcry from L.A.'s 2,300 traditional taxis. The city's taxi companies claim the growing, app-based ride services have had an unfair business advantage because they operate outside the city's inspection and regulatory process.
Use of the apps, often marketed as a cheaper, more casual alternative to taxis, is expanding rapidly in Los Angeles, even as city regulators say the services are illegal.
Under this week's California Public Utilities Commission proposal, a new category of businesses would be created, called "transportation network companies." The agency, which regulates cars for hire, would issue licenses to the services. The policy could be approved as early as Sept. 5.
Los Angeles' taxicab administrator, Thomas Drischler, sent ride-share companies cease-and-desist letters in June. The letters, sent to San Francisco-based companies Lyft, Sidecar and Uber, warned the companies that if they did not stop operating as "high-tech bandit cabs," drivers could be arrested on misdemeanor offenses and cars could be impounded.?
The app companies said at the time that they did not plan to stop operating in Los Angeles. All three said they conducted background checks on their drivers and bought insurance policies.
The clash between city regulators and the ride-share firms is part of a larger debate over how to classify start-ups whose business models don't fit neatly under existing laws. Other major cities, including New York, Boston and Washington, have taken similar actions against one or all of the companies.
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Printing silver onto fibers could pave the way for flexible, wearable electronics
[unable to retrieve full-text content]A new technique for depositing silver onto clothing fibers could open up huge opportunities in wearable electronics.
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A Low Roller Guide to Poker in London - (PTP News Feed)
A Low Roller Guide to Poker in London
This series will bring you paired guides to the world?s true poker capitals, a high roller and low roller guide, providing the full spread of low-downs on how to ball it poker-style, be it high or lowball. We?ll start the series with a low roller guide to London.
LONDON LOW ROLLER GUIDE
London, freaking expensive European capital of stinking wealth. You really have to watch your wallet here if you?re not rolling in cash ?cause this city will eat your money without pausing for breath. It?s a beautiful, rich, dirty capital of capital and it?s up to you to survive in it and enjoy it. Even the locals complain about the prices, in a city where cheap drinks will cost you twice what they do an hour?s ride out of town. It gets away with it all by being a hell of a lot of fun.
The games
A great selection of games exist for the small to midstakes player. Cash games a-plenty can be found from ?1 ? ?1 at?The Vic?, the Victoria Grosvenor Casino. The Empire in Leicester Square, reputedly host to the softest cash games in the capital, also runs cash games through the night starting at ?1 ? ?2 with a ?50 minimum.
Many casinos and poker rooms exist across London, and sites such as The London Poker Guide can be of help in sifting through your options, or indeed in picking a tournament to take part in last minute.
I say last minute, while in fact you must be careful in London to pre-register with ID at many poker venues some time before attending, often 24 hours before. Just phone up before fixing your plans, to find out whether a particular casino or poker room requires this.
If you fancy trying to satellite into a live event running in the capital, London is host to its own leg of the EPT, to the GUKPT, the WPT and the UKIPT (United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour) Grand Final each year.
To eat
There are some amazing options in London that won?t kill your roll. I?ll give you the lowdown on a few of them here.
If you?re after cuisine with a kick, and want something authentic, try Mestizo for a great Mexican experience. Just a little north of the centre, three minutes walk from the nearest underground station and it?s the real deal.
Dishoom will provide you with some premium Indian cuisine in the heart of central London, Covent Garden. As spicy as its Mexican counterpart but from the other side of the world, both these cuisines are immensely popular across the UK.
Forget those chain fast food outlets, Patty and Bun in Bond Street is where it?s at for burgers in London. You?ll mind the queues less once you bite into one.
If you?re on a serious budget, you can move it a big notch down and focus on the food for a fiver approach. Some pubs offer very decent offers on certain days of the week, and Chinatown, right next to Leicester Square, is beautifully cheap and full of buffets (some of which are all you can eat!).
Talking of budget food, be sure to try out some of the numerous all day breakfasts available in London on literally every corner. Some are divine, some hideous. It all depends on the quality of meat used, and other ingredients.
In case you?re unfamiliar, the standard fare in a full English breakfast includes sausages, bacon, mushrooms, beans, toast, tomatoes and frequently chips, black pudding (basically dried blood ? avoid if not hugely carnivorous!) and hash browns. You won?t need lunch after one of these!
Going out
If clubbing?s your thing, you?re going to like London. One club which gets a lot of press in London is Fabric, a large venue running three rooms of beats throughout the night. Trips to Fabric tend to be marathon affairs so be prepared for an all-nighter.
The Ministry of Sound, a legendary institution, also runs its own club in London. You can get a taste of this club without even attending, as they run a ?live from the club? radio on the website.
Shamelessly stealing its name from an enlightened being, funkybuddha is a very hip venue doing well in central London and worth a look.
If you?d rather navigate your own way through the capital, TimeOut London, probably the most popular information hub on the capital, can provide excellent guidance.
To stay
For some serious value for money, check out some of these options.
With a very central location, great ratings and rooms from ?50 a night, the Ridgemount hotel is a fine option. Her Majesty Hotel prides itself on providing top notch accommodation, in particular to business travellers, and is priced in the same range.
For something a little extravagant without the price tag, lastminute.com offers an interesting service. They will provide you with a room in a five star hotel, but the hotel itself and location (within London) will remain a mystery until the day of your check in. Known as the ?secret hotel? service, this proves a real winner with those who don?t mind too much about which part of the city they bed down in, and you pay amazingly low rates for five star accommodation.
To relax
I?m not talking about sight-seeing. Sight-seeing is not relaxing, whether it?s crammed into a tour bus or rushing around the bridges of central London with a million other malcontents. I?m talking about peace, however contradictory that might sound in London.
?**** Take a walk in one of the massive parks of the capital, totally free of charge. I recommend Hyde Park, Regent?s Park and Green Park as fine options.
?**** If you want to go further into nature in the city, take a visit to Kew Royal Botanical Gardens. Host to thousands of species of plant, this is really a very special place. It?s not free, but it?s well worth the entry fee of ?14.50.
?**** Go relax in one of London?s many spas.
This series is written by Luke Haward. Luke is a writer, editor, MTT grinder and poker coach based in Oxford, UK and Guadalajara, Mexico. His interests include game design, charity, ecology and philosophy. You can follow him on Twitter @LukeHaward.
Bellator on Wednesday puts wrestling center-stage
In September, the International Olympic Committee will decide if wrestling should remain one of the sports that are a part of the 2020 Olympics. The sport was left off a list of core sports in February, and is competing against squash and softball/baseball for the final spot. Considering wrestling's importance to MMA, the two sports' leaders have teamed up to save the sport's Olympic spot.
It started with the UFC teaming up with the Committee to Preserve Wrestling. Now, Bellator is airing this PSA during Wednesday night's card which is filled with wrestlers.
Two-time NCAA Division I champion Ben Askren wrestled for the U.S. for the 2008 Olympics, and will fight Andrey Koreshkov. Mo Lawal was on the U.S. world team in 2005 and was a Division I All-American. He has a fight with Jacob Noe in the Bellator light heavyweight tournament. The card is headlined by Michael Chandler's championship fight with David Rickels. Chandler was an All-American at Missouri.
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Social Tables Seating Arrangement Software Lands $1.6M Equity Round Led By Militello Capital
For every event space, there is a poor soul (or two) who work tirelessly to create seating arrangements and diagrams for each and every event that comes through that space. This ranges from hotels to conference centers and everything in between. But Social Tables has been trying to change that, with software that lets any event space create 2D and 3D diagrams and models of any layout or seating arrangement on the fly. According to founder and CEO Dan Berger, companies not only use SocialTables to create diagrams but to sell the space to potential clients by creating quick and easy diagrams.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/sPHRe4vyFaU/
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
iTunes 11.1 beta seeded to devs with radio feature
When iOS 7 finally becomes official later this year, it'll be accompanied by a brand new iTunes, complete with a much anticipated streaming radio feature. iTunes Radio, the oft-rumored, and finally announced Pandora competitor will launch as part of an updated music management app and will have deep hooks in the major mobile OS revamp currently under way at Cupertino. If you're one of the many that maintain a developer account with Apple, you can download the beta at the source link. If, in your travels, you dig up any more dirt on the updated music app let us know in the comments.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
'How I Met Your Mother' Season 9 Spoilers: Mysterious Tweet Hints at Bad Omen for Barney and Robin's Wedding
By Peter Lesser | First Posted: Jul 29, 2013 11:49 AM EDT
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Love is in the air. It's time to rekindle old relationships, strum up new ones and tie the knot when the moment's right. The excitement from the crazed summer months begins to dwindle and the colder months creep in. It's time to settle down and prepare for the snuggly winter months. What better way to brave the cold than burrowing under the blankets with a loved one and watching television? And on top of that, what better than to watch shows with romance old and new to set the mood?
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In September, "How I Met Your Mother" will return for it's ninth and final season. As the series comes to a close, there will be plenty of drama and complicated love triangles that will make for an interesting season, as it takes place entirely over the course of Barney and Robin's wedding weekend. In preparation for the thrilling season, the titles for the first six episodes have been revealed, thanks to Spoiler TV. The episodes are titled as follows:
Episode 1 - "The Locket"
Episode 2 - "Coming Back"
Episode 3 - "The Broken Code"
Episode 4 - "Last Time in New York"
Episode 5 - "The Poker Game"
Episode 6 - "No Questions Asked"
Recent tweets have also provided fans with a handful of subtle details that hint at what's to come in the new season.
"Have we ever done an episode of #himym where someone ate a whole cake? Can't remeber," posted creator Carter Bays. Does this perhaps mean that Robin and Ted's wedding cake suffers a tragic fate? Could this be a bad omen for an already shaky wedlock? Fans know that Robin and Ted's long running 'romance' struck a chord at the end of last season when the two were seen holding hands. Although Ted will meet his supposed wife, the Mother, that doesn't mean that he'll immediate forget about his love for Robin.
"How I Met Your Mother" returns to CBS on September 23 with a special hour-long premiere episode.
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Robin Thicke: 'Blurred Lines' like 'great art'
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You can run, but you can't hide from "Blurred Lines," the song that has turned out to be the surprise hit of Summer 2013. The song spent 7 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, while also generating a certain amount of controversy for its lyrics.
Thicke took the plaza's stage (holding a shiny gold microphone) to sing the tune, along with "Take It Easy On Me" and to chat with TODAY's Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie on Tuesday. Oh, and they also addressed the debate over the song's lyrics.
"When we made the song we had nothing but the most respect for women," said the 36-year-old singer, who releases his sixth album, also called "Blurred Lines," on Tuesday.
"I've been with the same woman since I was a teenager," he added. "Sometimes the lyrics can get misconstrued when you're just trying to put people on the dance floor and have a good time. But we had no idea it would stir this much controversy.... We only had the best intentions."
Anyway, he says, controversy is good: "That's what great art does, it's supposed to stir conversation, it's supposed to make us talk about what's important."
Well, whether you think "Blurred Lines" is "great art" or not, it sure is a catchy tune. Be sure to check out the videos of Thicke's performances from TODAY and the great tweets, Vines and Instagrams from our fans and TODAY anchors.
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Monday, July 29, 2013
'Wolverine' cuts loose with $53.1M at box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? "The Wolverine" clawed his way to the top of the weekend box office.
The Fox film starring Hugh Jackman as the clawed mutant superhero debuted in first place with $53.1 million in ticket sales at North American theaters.
Last week's top movie, the Warner Bros. horror "The Conjuring," dropped to second place with $22.2 million, followed by two animated pictures.
Universal's "Despicable Me 2" hung onto third place, adding $16.4 million to its domestic take, which is now at $306.8 million. Fox's animated snail-racing adventure "Turbo" was in fourth with $13.7 million.
Adam Sandler's "Grown Ups 2" claimed the fifth spot, earning $11.6 million over the weekend.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com, are:
1. "The Wolverine," Fox, $53,113,752, 3,924 locations, $13,536 average, $53,113,752, one week.
2. "The Conjuring," Warner Bros., $22,208,389, 3,022 locations, $7,349 average, $83,945,017, two weeks.
3. "Despicable Me 2," Universal, $16,424,135, 3,476 locations, $4,725 average, $306,812,720, four weeks.
4. "Turbo," Fox, $13,740,247, 3,809 locations, $3,607 average, $56,183,245, two weeks.
5. "Grown Ups 2," Sony/Columbia, $11,600,811, 3,258 locations, $3,561 average, $101,764,582, three weeks.
6. "Red 2," Lionsgate/Summit Entertainment, $9,337,197, 3,016 locations, $3,096 average, $35,011,553, two weeks.
7. "Pacific Rim," Warner Bros., $7,703,461, 2,602 locations, $2,961 average, $84,189,565, three weeks.
8. "The Heat," Fox, $6,914,664, 2,384 locations, $2,900 average, $141,309,408, five weeks.
9. "R.I.P.D.," Universal, $6,070,525, 2,850 locations, $2,130 average, $24,565,505, two weeks.
10. "Fruitvale Station," Weinstein Co., $4,590,219, 1,064 locations, $4,314 average, $6,272,535, three weeks.
11. "The Way, Way Back," Fox Searchlight, $3,445,814, 886 locations, $3,889 average, $9,077,255, four weeks.
12. "Monsters University," Disney, $2,854,838, 1,470 locations, $1,942 average, $255,467,026, six weeks.
13. "World War Z," Paramount, $2,800,685, 1,440 locations, $1,945 average, $192,660,231, six weeks.
14. "The Lone Ranger," Disney, $1,684,417, 1,267 locations, $1,329 average, $85,321,430, four weeks.
15. "The To-Do List," CBS Films, $1,579,402, 591 locations, $2,672 average, $1,579,402, one week.
16. "White House Down," Sony/Columbia, $913,848, 676 locations, $1,352 average, $70,638,617, five weeks.
17. "Man of Steel," Warner Bros., $749,233, 501 locations, $1,495 average, $286,807,505, seven weeks.
18. "Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain," Summit Entertainment/Codeblack Entertainment, $728,502, 498 locations, $1,463 average, $31,481,432, four weeks.
19. "Blue Jasmine," Sony Pictures Classics, $612,064, 6 locations, $102,011 average, $612,064, one week.
20. "This Is the End," Sony/Columbia, $503,525, 270 locations, $1,865 average, $95,617,810, seven weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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Obama, Clinton meet for lunch, sparking 2016 buzz
WASHINGTON (AP) ? When is a lunch more than just a midday meal? When the two diners are President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and inquiring minds want to know who, if anyone, the president will endorse in 2016.
A summertime meal shared by Obama and his rival-turned-ally threw the political speculation machine into overdrive Monday, highlighting how closely both are being watched for signs of their intentions in the next presidential race.
For Clinton, it's a question of whether the former first lady will take the plunge, launching another campaign eight years after she lost to Obama in a hard-fought primary. For Obama, it's about dueling loyalties to two of his closest advisers who would both covet his endorsement: Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden, who is also said to be eyeing the Oval Office.
Such questions set the table for a midday powwow over salad, grilled chicken and pasta jambalaya whipped up by the White House chef and served al fresco on the patio just outside the Oval Office.
Will Clinton tip her hand? Will Obama offer his support? Or will the two dive deep into current events ? bloodshed in Egypt, for instance, or a budding new round of Mideast peace that eluded Clinton as secretary of state?
In all likelihood, none of the above.
"The purpose of the lunch was chiefly social," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest, calling it a "chance to catch up" and adding that Obama had initiated the invitation. "Secretary Clinton and the president have developed not just a strong working relationship, but also a genuine friendship."
It's not the first time the two have powwowed since Clinton stepped down in February after four years as Obama's top diplomat. They saw each other briefly in Dallas at the opening of former President George W. Bush's presidential library in April. And in March, the Clintons shared a private dinner with Obama that wasn't announced publicly until after the fact.
In the meantime, Clinton has kept up a hectic schedule of speeches and public appearances that has provided further fodder to those urging her to run again. And a super PAC seeking to create a campaign-in-waiting in case she runs, Ready for Hillary, recently picked up support from some of Obama's most prominent former campaign organizers.
So it's no wonder that each Obama-Clinton rendezvous is closely analyzed, elating some and prompting eye rolls from others who lament that barely six months in to Obama's second term, talk about his replacement is already reaching a fever pitch.
"In Democratic circles, it makes people fantasize and engage in all kinds of speculation, when it fact it may just be a tete-a-tete between the leader of the free world and the most important person in the Democratic Party," said Hank Sheinkopf, a New York-based Democratic strategist who worked on President Bill Clinton's 1996 re-election.
So what are the chances that Biden pops in for coffee and desert, a casual reminder that he's still the one with the office closest to Obama's?
"I think the table was set for two," Earnest said.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-clinton-meet-lunch-sparking-2016-buzz-192418960.html
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Kuwait holds parliamentary election
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AP) ? Kuwaiti voters braved searing heat in the middle of the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast to cast ballots Saturday in parliamentary elections that leaders in the oil-rich Gulf nation hope can restore some stability after years of escalating confrontations between its Western-backed rulers and an Islamist-led opposition.
The outcome is likely to be strongly in favor of candidates allied with the ruling dynasty as opposition factions have pledged to boycott the voting ? Kuwait's third parliamentary election in 17 months.
But that is no guarantee of calming the political upheavals, which have touched off street clashes and widening crackdowns by authorities on social media. The ruling Al Sabah family ? a close Washington ally ? is facing criticism of overreaching and imposing heavy-handed tactics against a diverse array of foes that includes liberals seeking greater political openness and groups ideologically tied to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.
Kuwait's 50-seat parliament has by far the strongest powers of any elected body among the Gulf Arab states. In the past, opposition lawmakers have directly challenged the government of alleged corruption and claims of muzzling dissent. Kuwait's 84-year-old emir controls all key government positions and policies, yet nowhere else in the Gulf can elected lawmakers block initiatives or publicly officials top officials.
The vote, which unusually falls in the middle of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, was called after a court invalidated the parliament picked in December elections. The court found technical flaws in the election, but let stand new voting rules ordered by Kuwait's ruler that brought one-vote per person.
The former system allowed four votes per person, which could be spread among various candidates. Critics say it encouraged vote buying and pressures by tribal leaders to keep the votes within their clan.
Opposition factions, led by Islamist groups, strongly objected to the change and vowed to boycott the election ? as they did in December. Many Islamists in Kuwait also are dismayed over the country's active support for the military-led leadership in Egypt that took power after toppling Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood-led administration earlier this month. Kuwait has pledged $4 billion to Egypt in loans, grants and fuel.
Other Gulf Arab countries are closely watching the moves by Kuwait's Islamists, considered by the United Arab Emirates and others as part of a wider network seeking to bring down their pro-Western fraternity. Washington, too, is deeply vested in Kuwait's stability as a critical link in the Pentagon's military array against nearby Iran. Kuwait hosts thousands of U.S. soldiers in the largest deployment of American ground forces in the region.
Other groups, such as liberals and online activists, appear willing to join the voting this time. But there is still deep-rooted anger on all sides over Kuwait's social media clampdowns, part of wider Gulf efforts to punish Twitter users and others for posts considered insulting to rulers. Dozens of people in Kuwait have faced charges over online posts since last year.
The rare Ramadan election was held during daylight hours despite temperatures expected to peak near 50 degrees (122 F). There has been no official declaration from Kuwait's religious authorities on whether it was acceptable to break the fasting in the withering heat.
But at least two prominent Islamic scholars were quoted in Kuwaiti newspapers as suggesting that circumstances could open room for eating or drinking during the day, which is permitted under Islamic law for instances such as health or long travel.
Mohammad Tabtabai, a Sunni professor of Islamic law at Kuwait University, said long voting lines in the heat could be considered an "extraordinary" event that would allow breaking the Ramadan fast. A Shiite cleric, Mohammad al-Mohri, that breaking the fast could be allowed for voters forced to travel to distant voting stations.
None of the Kuwaiti parliaments elected from 2003 onward has completed its full four-year term. The first elections in Kuwait were held in 1963, two years after the country's independence.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kuwait-holds-parliamentary-election-051510638.html
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Fox says Parkinson's won't be focus of NBC comedy
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ? Michael J. Fox says Parkinson's disease will not be a major storyline of his upcoming NBC comedy.
On "The Michael J. Fox Show," the actor plays Mike Henry, a former local NBC newscaster with Parkinson's, who left the business to spend more time with his family. The series begins when he decides to return to work now that his kids are older.
At Saturday's Television Critics Association summer press tour, Fox said he didn't think about how others with Parkinson's would react to the show because he doesn't "vet creative instinct."
"I just go with it," he said. "I feel that this is the reflection of my experience and certainly in the pilot it was more prevalent than it is in subsequent scripts. The way I look at life and the reality of Parkinson's, sometimes it's frustrating and sometimes it's funny. I need to look at it that way and other people need to look at it that way. Beyond that we all got our own bag of hammers...I think people will look at that and say, 'Yeah, I need to laugh at my own stuff, too.'"
The premise of the show does have similarities to Fox's real-life story. The actor left "Spin City" in 2000 as he tried different treatments and medications to treat Parkinson's. He also used the opportunity to spend quality time with his four kids during their formative years.
"There's kind of a scrutiny of their stuff that won't exist if I'm being occupied by something else," joked Fox of the distraction of a full-time job.
Fox believes the viewers, however, will not be distracted by his character having Parkinson's on his new series.
"Parkinson's itself there's nothing horrifying to me. It's not horrible. I don't think it's gothic nastiness. There's nothing on the surface horrible about someone with shaking hands."
Since leaving "Spin City," Fox has had recurring roles on shows like "Rescue Me" and "The Good Wife." Those guest spots gave him the itch to do more.
"It really brought me to a place of, 'This is what I do,'" he said. "This is what I was built and programmed to do, and so I wanted to do it. It's what I've loved to do...I thought, 'Why can't I? There's no reason not to do it.'"
Because Fox plays a local NBC newscaster, the show will tap real people to do guest appearances that make the story more believable. Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie are in the pilot. New Jersey governor Chris Christie will appear in an episode as himself.
"A fictional television network didn't give us 22 episodes," Will Gluck, executive producer, said jokingly on why they decided to make Fox's Mike Henry work for NBC.
The Michael J. Fox Show" premieres Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. EST/PST.
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A nod to Abenomics: Japan inflation speeds up
Japanese consumer prices rose in June at their highest annual pace since November 2008, a sign perhaps that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is slowly winning its fight to end two decades of deflation and boost prices in the world`s third largest economy.
Japan`s core consumer price index, which excludes volatile food prices, rose 0.4 percent year-on-year, turning positive after a flat reading in May.
It was the first time in 14 months that consumer prices have risen. The figure came in just above the expectations of analysts polled by Reuters for a 0.3 percent increase.
(Read more: Weak yen not enough for Japan exporters as China slows)
"The inflation numbers are going in the right direction, so the BOJ is probably going to be pleased," said Bank of Singapore`s Chief Economist Richard Jerram.
The BOJ unveiled an aggressive monetary stimulus program in April to meet a 2 percent inflation target over a two-year horizon.
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Its plan to pump $1.4 trillion into the economy by the end of 2014 has helped weaken the yen , which is in turn helping push up inflation. Japan`s currency has weakened about 15 percent against the dollar so far this year.
The Tokyo core CPI, seen as a good indicator of what will happen to prices across the country, rose 0.3 percent in July after a 0.2 percent increase in June, in line with market expectations.
Not so Fast
Still, analysts said investors should exercise a degree of caution and broader signs of an increase in prices in the Japanese economy are still needed for the BOJ to successfully meet its 2 percent inflation target in two years.
(Read more: Japan consumers haven't been this confident in 7 years)
They pointed out that when food and energy prices are stripped out, Japan`s CPI fell 0.2 percent in June from a year earlier.
"We can safely say that the CPI numbers were better-than-expected, so that`s the modest good news," said Vishnu Varathan, market economist at Mizuho Corporate Bank. "But if you exclude oil and food prices, the CPI was still negative - so the takeaway here is that underlying inflation is still not picking up on a broad basis."
Most economists expect prices to inch higher in Japan as an economic recovery picks up steam and the yen weakens, although there is some skepticism about whether inflation can hit BOJ`s 2 percent goal.
"It [inflation] is trending up, but whether that`s enough to get to 2 percent is debatable," said Bank of Singapore`s Jerram.
"The currency needs to go down another 8-10 percent to help boost inflation," he added.
(Read more: Japan PM Abe's mandate is much smaller than it looks)
The yen was trading at about 99.23 per dollar on Friday, below the key 100-level. Most currency strategists expect the yen to weaken towards the 105-110 area against the dollar by the end of the year.
"By and large what is good news for the economy should be negative for the currency and I would be surprised if it [recent yen strength] was a consistent trend," Michael Woolfolk, senior currency strategist at BNY Mellon, told CNBC Asia`s " Squawk Box ."
-By CNBC`s Dhara Ranasinghe; Follow her on Twitter @DharaCNBC .
Copyright 2011 cnbc.com
Source: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/a-nod-to-abenomics-japan-inflation-speeds-up_925843.html
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Katy Perry overtakes Lady GaGa as most followed woman on Twitter
Katy Perry has overtaken Lady GaGa to become the most followed female on Twitter.
The 'Firework' singer currently has almost 39.9 million followers, compared with GaGa's follower count of almost 39.3 million.
The pair both trail behind Justin Bieber, who recently became the first person to reach over 40 million followers and currently has around 42.3 million.
GaGa has been inactive on Twitter for some months, with her last tweet sent in February and her profile picture changing to the default egg image.
Her silence is thought to be in anticipation of her upcoming album ARTPOP, which will be released as a record and app on November 11.
A report into fake Twitter followers earlier this year suggested that half of Justin Bieber's followers are fake, meaning they are following less than 50 accounts, have less than one follower and have never tweeted themselves.
Both GaGa and Perry were deemed to have more real followers than fake.
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
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New Seymour High School boys basketball coach Kyle Clough is all about energy and enthusiasm, and he has brought that out in local youth with the first Little Owls Youth Boys Basketball Outdoor League.
Games have been played in the parking lot at Seymour Middle School on two recent Thursday nights, and there will be at least one more session.
?It is something we started back in Michigan at the school I used to be at, and it?s kind of a different atmosphere and a little bit of a unique situation,? Clough said. ?It gets the kids outside and back to old-school basketball. It also gives the parents a chance to sit courtside and bring some lawn chairs out. It is something to spark the interest that allows them to have a little bit of fun out in the sun.?
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Biden seeks to assure India on Afghanistan, presses on trade
By Prashant Mehra
MUMBAI (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden sought on Wednesday to ease Indian concern about a possible political settlement with the Afghan Taliban, saying the insurgents would have to give up ties to al Qaeda and accept the Afghan constitution that guarantees equal treatment to women.
Biden, seeking to shore up Indo-U.S. ties that have cooled in recent months over trade disputes and intellectual property rights also urged India to shun protectionism, calling for bold decisions to strengthen its economy.
India, which has invested billions of dollars in Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted from power in 2001, is worried that reconciliation with the Taliban would embolden militant groups, some of which are backed by rival Pakistan, and threaten its interests.
The United States, on the other hand, preparing to withdraw most of its combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, has backed the talks as part of a broader process to end three decades of bloodshed.
"I know there are questions about the U.S. position on reconciliation with the Taliban," Biden said in a wide-ranging speech at BSE, one of Mumbai's two main stock exchange.
"I want to make clear, we have always been committed to an Afghan-led, Afghan-owned process that needs three outcomes: that the Taliban must break with the al Qaeda permanently, stop the violence, accept the Afghan constitution and guarantee equal treatment for women," said Biden, who is on a four-day trip to India.
Talks with the Taliban are meant to find a way of bringing the insurgents back into the Afghan political process.
A plan to open a Taliban office in Qatar, as part of efforts to promote talks, erupted in a row after Afghan President Hamid Karzai objected to representatives of the Taliban raising their flag and giving the office a nameplate that suggested they wanted to set up a government-in-exile.
"Biden will need to assure the Indians that the U.S. is not pursuing some secret deal with the Taliban that would put Indian regional security interests at risk," Lisa Curtis, a South Asia specialist at The Heritage Foundation, told Reuters.
Curtis said India-U.S. relations had got bogged down in recent months over Afghanistan and Washington's frustration with what it sees as India's protectionist trade policies.
U.S. COMPLAINTS GET LOUDER
U.S. business groups this year have escalated their complaints about India's trade practices, complaining its policies discriminate against American firms or undermine U.S. intellectual property rights, especially for pharmaceuticals.
Biden said the business environment had to improve to open the way for greater bilateral trade, which stands at about $100 billion a year.
"Protection of intellectual property, limits on FDI, inconsistent tax dues, barriers to market access, these are tough problems," he said, referring to foreign direct investment.
"But we all know they have to be negotiated and worked through in order to meet the potential of this relationship."
U.S. drug manufacturers say some Indian decisions have denied patent protections for certain drugs made by Pfizer, Novartis and Bayer to benefit local generic drug companies.
After his speech, Biden held talks with some of India's most prominent business leaders. "There was an honest discussion about how both sides should be productive in reducing some of the barriers that impact trade and commerce," he said later.
For its part, India has opposed provisions in immigration legislation passed by the U.S. Senate that would make it harder for India's information technology workers to get temporary visas to work in the United States.
"How does temporary relocation of workers amount to immigration?" asked an Indian official.
(Additional reporting and writing by Sanjeev Miglani; Editing by Robert Birsel)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/biden-seeks-assure-india-afghanistan-presses-trade-122153269.html
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Black college students less likely to ?hook-up?
Black students are less likely to participate in hooking-up in the four years they are in college than white students.
The majority of students participating in the college ?hook-up culture? are white and wealthy, states a study of hook-up behavior.
Definitions of hooking up range from kissing to having sex, and only 20 percent of college students report 10 or more hookups by their senior year in college.
Many studies have focused on the gender of the student, but more recent studies look at students? race and social status.
Lisa Wade cites her own research in an article for Slate, in which she states that students who hook-up 10 or more times while in college ?are more likely than others to be white, wealthy, heterosexual, able-bodied and conventionally attractive.?
African-American students are less likely to partake in hooking-up because they do not want to affirm racist stereotypes and because fraternity houses, which play a major role in the hook-up scene, are less common among black fraternities, according to Slate.
Research done by?sociologists Laura Hamilton and Elizabeth Armstrong found that upper-middle and upper-class students are the most likely to hook-up, noting that they are more career and self-oriented, leaving little time to devote to a relationship.
One subject of the study commented: ??College is the only time that you don?t have obligations to anyone but?yourself. . . . I want to get settled down and figure out what I?m doing?with my life before [I] dedicate myself to something or someone else.?
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Source: http://thegrio.com/2013/07/24/black-college-students-less-likely-to-hook-up/
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