Donnerstag, 31. März 2011
150 detained in Russian protests (AP)
Isaiah 'Triforce' Johnson First To Purchase Nintendo 3DS in U.S. (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - A potential disaster in video game land was averted this week and Isaiah "Triforce" Johnson became the first customer in the United States to get his hands on Nintendo's latest handheld, the 3DS.
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20110327/tc_zd/262386
"Mad Men" creator reaches new deal after impasse (Reuters)
Reuters - The creator of the ad agency drama "Mad Men" has signed a new contract with the show's producer, ending an impasse that had delayed the launch of its fifth season until 2012, the parties said on Thursday.
ROTC returns to Harvard: Does officer training program need Ivy League? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - When Harvard put out the welcome mat earlier this month to reestablish a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, it signaled a thawing of chilly relations between the military and elite universities that date back to the Vietnam War.
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/education/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20110330/ts_csm/372453
Middle East and Africa: Live report (AFP)
Betty White to host new NBC reality show (AP)
10 College Admissions Trends (The Daily Beast)
The Daily Beast - At 5 p.m. Wednesday, Ivy League schools notified their lucky applicants—the precious few admitted in the toughest admissions year ever. From soaring waitlists to a Southern boom, Kristina Dell on 10 trends.
Study: Gene therapy improves Parkinson's symptoms (AP)
AP - An experimental treatment improved symptoms of Parkinson's disease in a mid-stage test, echoing results of an earlier pilot study.
Gaga, Jacobs, Olsens among the top fashion talent (AP)
"Mad Men" air date pushed back to early 2012 (Reuters)
Reuters - The ad agency drama "Mad Men," which was due to begin its fifth season in the summer, will not return until early 2012 because of stalled contract talks with its creator, cable channel AMC said on Tuesday.
Guatemalans sue over 1940s US syphilis experiments (AP)
AP - Guatemalans subjected to U.S. syphilis experiments in the 1940s are suing federal health officials to compensate them for health problems they have suffered.
Obama to Tout U.N. 'R2P' Policy in Libya Speech (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On Monday night, President Obama is set to give the Libya speech that he failed to give before ordering the Tomahawk Cruise Missile bombing of Libya March 19 . The President seemed to have changed so abruptly his mind about the Libya bombing that telling America about it became a pesky afterthought.
Fresh Android Apps for Mar. 30: Amazon MP3, Fools Day Ghost Camera, Old Car Vs New Car (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Celebrate the launch of the Amazon Cloud Player and Store (Amazon MP3), fool your friends (Fools Day Ghost Camera) and choose wisely about buying a new car (Old Car Vs New Car Calculator).
"Wimpy Kid" rules weekend box offices (Reuters)
Reuters - Family comedy "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" outmuscled adventure "Sucker Punch" to claim the North American weekend box office title with $24.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Nintendo ready to take 3-D gaming to mass market (AP)
Sorry, Seniors: College Admission Rates Are Down This Year (Time.com)
Time.com - Student newspapers at various Ivy League schools are all reporting that as application rates have soared, admission rates have dropped
Tradition meets modernity at Nigeria fashion show (AP)
Envoy says high-rank Libyans trying to defect (AP)
AP - Most high-level Libyan officials are trying to defect but are under tight security and having difficulty leaving the country, a top Libyan diplomat now supporting the opposition said Thursday.
Tribune creditors propose revised bankruptcy plan (Reuters)
Reuters - Tribune Co bondholders led by hedge fund Aurelius Capital Management on Monday filed a revised bankruptcy reorganization plan for the media company, hoping to overcome objections by senior creditors.
Consumer morale ebbs, home prices near 2009 lows (Reuters)
Ouattara fighters seize I.Coast capital, UN sanctions Gbagbo (AFP)
Languid and Lustrous at Calvin Klein (Fashion Wire Daily)
SPOILER! Find Out Who Won Top Chef All-Stars (omg!)
omg! - Richard Blais and Mike Isabella battled for the title on Wednesday's finale
Honda, Mazda to restart limited car production (AP)
AP - Honda Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. said Thursday they will resume limited production at several Japanese factories in April, but full production depends on the availability of parts.
WSJ. profile: The power of Anna Wintour (AP)
First Person: High Gas Prices Sting Small Vermont Business (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - LYNDONVILLE, Vt. -- Fox News has reported that high gas prices are having a negative impact on small businesses. Businesses that are mobile are the most affected by the rising numbers at the pump. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says gasoline prices may average $3.70 per gallon during the peak driving seasons. This could change because of the uncertainty in the oil markets. There is a real possibility that the national average for regular gas could exceed $4 per gallon this summer.
Carrie Ann Inaba's Boyfriend Proposes On 'Live! With Regis & Kelly' (omg!)
omg! -
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Carrie Ann Inaba got more than she bargained for while filling in for the vacationing Kelly Ripa on Thursday's "Live! with Regis and Kelly," thanks to her now-fianc, Jesse Sloan.
Stem Cell Transplant May Help Aggressive MS: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Stem cell transplants may
hold some hope for patients with rapidly progressing multiple sclerosis,
the authors of a long-term study report.
hold some hope for patients with rapidly progressing multiple sclerosis,
the authors of a long-term study report.
"Wimpy Kid" rules weekend box offices (Reuters)
Reuters - Family comedy "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" outmuscled adventure "Sucker Punch" to claim the North American weekend box office title with $24.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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Scant hope for change in Myanmar 'civilian' rule (AFP)
Galliano complainant doubts he's anti-Semitic (AFP)
Guatemalans sue US for deliberately spreading illness in 1940s experiment (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - An apology is not enough for Guatemalans deliberately infected with syphilis by a US medical team in the 1940s. Five months after the American taxpayer-funded medical experiment came to light, victims have brought a class-action lawsuit against the US government seeking compensation for resulting health problems.
Amazon may be pursuing music streaming licenses for Cloud Player, despite earlier reports (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - You may have read yesterday that Sony Music isn’t a big fan of Amazon’s newly launched Cloud Player. The beef is that the online retailer’s new cloud service offers music streaming to users even though it never actually went about the process of negotiating for licenses to do so. Amazon contended that streaming licenses are not necessary, since the content is coming from each user’s personal storage space in the cloud-based network, making it analogous to a remote external hard drive.
Bomber kills 12 in attack on convoy in Pakistan (AP)
Up up and away (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - In a strictly "don't try this at home" stunt, scientists and balloon pilots built a house, attached 300 helium-filled balloons and set it aloft, inspired by the animated movie, "Up," minus the grouchy old dude and the talking dog. National ?
Progress Seen in Creating Eye Cells From Stem Cells (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- To push the theoretical promise
of stem cell research into the world of viable treatments, scientists have
successfully fashioned adult stem cells into the kind of eye cells that
fall victim to the onset of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD.
of stem cell research into the world of viable treatments, scientists have
successfully fashioned adult stem cells into the kind of eye cells that
fall victim to the onset of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD.
How to Use a Roth IRA to Build an Inheritance (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - If current income restrictions associated with Roth investment retirement accounts (IRAs) prevent you from using one for your own planning purposes, chances are you are in the asset bracket that needs to think hard about not just investment management, but future estate planning as well.
LIFE slideshow: Elizabeth Taylor, unpublished photos (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Simply put, Elizabeth Taylor was the biggest star of the LIFE era.
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Showtime and Netflix rework streaming content deal (Reuters)
Reuters - CBS Corp.'s Showtime will keep current, original series off Netflix's streaming video service when a current deal expires this summer.
The Era of Sound-Bite Warfare (The Daily Beast)
Fresh Android Apps for Mar. 31: InterRupt, SPB Shell 3D, Mighty Magic Mulletizer (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Remember when it was cool to be business in the front, party in the back? No? Then maybe you?re too young for the Mighty Magical Mulletizer. You can also listen to music over your phone without fear of being run over with InterRupt or go 3D with SPB Shell 3D.
Oil prices rise despite consumer worries (AP)
AP - Economists say it's unclear how much higher gasoline prices are affecting energy demand.
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Guatemalans sue over 1940s US syphilis experiments (AP)
AP - Guatemalans subjected to U.S. syphilis experiments in the 1940s are suing federal health officials to compensate them for health problems they have suffered.
Amoebas: Sexier Than Anyone Knew (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - After taking a second look at the tree of life, researchers are rethinking the asexuality of amoebas, considered the epitome of chastity. They now have evidence of amoeboid sex lives, suggesting the act didn't evolve, it has always been there.
Natural gas supplies within 5-year average (AP)
AP - Natural gas supplies are about average for this time of year, though they've been falling below 2010 levels. Here's the latest storage data from the Energy Department.
MacArthur Foundation awards go to 11 nonprofits (AP)
AP - A group that promotes sexual health in India, a Chicago-based center that fights to end poverty and an environmental group in the small Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan are among the 11 winners of the 2010 MacArthur Foundation grants for nonprofit organizations.
The Fast Fix: Farewell Clintons? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Is Hillary hanging it up? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix newsletter. Follow The ?
Software update fixes MacBook Air-iTunes issue (Macworld)
Macworld - Owners of last year’s MacBook Air models who’ve been running into problems with iTunes got some relief Wednesday in the form of an Apple software update. The catchily-named Mac OS X v10.6.7 Supplemental Update for 13” MacBook Air (Late 2010)—or “update” for short—tackles an issue where Apple’s ultra-thin laptop became unresponsive when using iTunes.
Mittwoch, 30. März 2011
How AU's boycott of London Libya meeting may hurt Africa's interests (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The United Nations-backed no-fly zone imposed on Libya is easily the most important new intervention on the African continent today. So why did the African Union refuse to send a representative to participate in today's international conference in London about the way forward for the air campaign against Mr. Qaddafi's forces?
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20110329/wl_csm/373084
"Wimpy Kid" rules weekend box offices (Reuters)
Reuters - Family comedy "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" outmuscled adventure "Sucker Punch" to claim the North American weekend box office title with $24.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Lawyer asks int'l court to free Rwandan rebel (AP)
AP - The lawyer of a Rwandan rebel accused of involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Congo asked the International Criminal Court Wednesday to release him from detention and allow him to return to his family in France.
Rice: U.S. has not ruled out arming Libyan rebels (Reuters)
Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110329/pl_nm/us_libya_usa_rice
Amazon's New Cloud Music Player Is Great, But Is It Legal? (The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire - This morning Amazon beat Google and Apple to the punch, launching a new cloud-based music service that gives every user free storage space for music, video and image files. The new product allows you to upload your music on Amazon's servers and listen to it anywhere with an Internet connection (including your smartphone). Users start off with 5 GB of free space and can add more for $1 per GB. It's compatible with Macs, PCs, and Android phones via Amazon's MP3 App (notably, no iPhone availability yet). Also, if you buy an MP3 album from Amazon, not only will the MP3s not count against your storage, but you'll be automatically upgraded to 20 GB of storage, as well.
U.S. says sanctions possible in China copyright spat (Reuters)
Reuters - China said on Friday it complied with "most measures at issue" in an international trade ruling made against its restrictions on copyright-intensive goods such as films, books and music.
Test gets almost 1 in 5 syphilis cases wrong (AP)
AP - Hundreds of people may have been told they tested positive for syphilis when they didn't actually have the disease, health officials say.
Quinnipiac Poll: Obama Sports Lowest Approval, Reelect Numbers Ever (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The Quinnipiac Poll, which gives President Barack Obama a 42 percent approval rating and a 48 percent disapproval rating, demonstrates that the president's post-Tucson Massacre bump is over and he is in serious trouble.
WSJ. profile: The power of Anna Wintour (AP)
ABC News: 'GMA's Juju Chang headed to 'Nightline' (AP)
Chinese refiner's 2010 profit grows 13 percent (AP)
AP - Sinopec, Asia's largest refiner by capacity, says its profit increased more than 13 percent last year as China's expanding economy increased demand for oil.
Lawyer asks int'l court to free Rwandan rebel (AP)
AP - The lawyer of a Rwandan rebel accused of involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Congo asked the International Criminal Court Wednesday to release him from detention and allow him to return to his family in France.
New Credit Rules Could Hurt Stay-at-Home Moms (U.S. News & World Report)
U.S. News & World Report - Continuing a post-CARD Act trend of proactive regulation, the Federal Reserve recently proposed rules that, if adopted, would significantly improve the credit card application process. These rules would require banks to judge applicants for credit card offers based on their personal income rather than that of their household, as is currently the case, thereby making it far easier for issuers to judge who merits credit approval and, in turn, significantly decrease the likelihood of overleveraging.
Developing economies' lead over rivals poses risks (AP)
Three reasons why MySpace is doomed (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Last month, Myspace Music president Courtney Holt resigned from what was purportedly the only stable feature left of the former social titan. It was just one more punch to MySpace, which has been in a slow demise for the better part of a year. After the site slashed jobs worldwide and reportedly lost millions of users over the course of a few weeks, we might finally be hearing the death toll of MySpace.
"Wimpy Kid" rules weekend box offices (Reuters)
Reuters - Family comedy "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" outmuscled adventure "Sucker Punch" to claim the North American weekend box office title with $24.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Obama Tries, Without Success, to Explain an Undeclared War (The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- President Obama finally got around to speaking to the American people about the fact that he has led the country into a third war.
Cyberplex shares fall on weak ad business, debt worries (Reuters)
Reuters - Shares of Cyberplex Inc fell as much as 11 percent on Wednesday, a day after it posted a quarterly loss that sparked fears about the profitability of its advertising business and its ability to meet its debt obligations.
Gene therapy shows promise for Parkinson's (Reuters)
Reuters - A small trial has shown that a type of gene therapy for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease can reduce symptoms of the devastating brain condition.
Libya: A morass of justifications, objectives, and scope (The Week)
The Week - President Obama's speech on Monday did nothing to explain why the United States has launched its war in the Middle East
British arts groups feel the sting of funding cuts (AP)
AP - Hundreds of British arts organizations had their public funding slashed or eliminated Wednesday, the result of government spending cuts aimed at tackling the country's deficit.
Amazon faces backlash over "music locker" service (Reuters)
Reuters - A new Amazon.com Inc service that lets customers store songs and play them on a variety of phones and computers is facing a backlash from the music industry that could ignite a legal battle.
Libya: A morass of justifications, objectives, and scope (The Week)
The Week - President Obama's speech on Monday did nothing to explain why the United States has launched its war in the Middle East
Meet the McMarathon Man (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - 740: The number of calories in a McDonald's Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese. 42: The number grams of juicy, delicious fat in said Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese. 26.2: The number of miles in a marathon. Wait ... what? That's ?
MTV 'Teen Mom' star arrested in North Carolina (AP)
AP - A North Carolina teenager who stars on MTV's reality show "Teen Mom 2" has been charged with assault after a fight recorded on video.
European stocks win ground before US data (AFP)
Gap widening between poorest countries and others (Reuters)
Reuters - The wealth gap between the least developed and other countries has widened in recent decades and will go on doing so unless their basic weaknesses are tackled, a report for the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Global majors shun India oil, gas block auction (Reuters)
Elizabeth Taylor: classic beauty in every sense (AP)
Today's Kids Face 'Facebook Depression' (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - From sexting to "Facebook depression," the online world brings up a host of issues for children and teens, according to a report released today (March 28) by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Obama's Libya speech: 6 takeaways (The Week)
The Week - In a primetime television address, the president lays out his rationale for intervening in Libya. Here, a concise summary of the ways his speech succeeded — and failed
Genocide court sentences Rwandan mayor to life (AP)
AP - A United Nations court for Rwanda's 1994 genocide has sentenced a former mayor to life imprisonment for the mass killings of Tutsis, some of whom were refugees seeking sanctuary in churches to escape violence.
Are Interest Rate Hikes Imminent? (The Motley Fool)
The Motley Fool - Higher interest rates could finally be on their way. Last week, Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, gave a speech outlining a plan for tightening and selling off some Federal Reserve assets.
Guatemala STD study was 'wrong': US panel (AFP)
Beatles songs sales cost music website $950,000 (AFP)
Snapshot: Japan's nuclear crisis (Reuters)
Russia: Libyans need to form new regime themselves (AP)
AP - Russia's foreign minister says Libya needs a new, democratic regime but the Libyans must form it themselves.
News Corp in talks with Vevo on Myspace: source (Reuters)
Reuters - News Corp has held talks to give control of Myspace to the music label-owned video site Vevo.com, but the likelihood of a deal being reached was slim, a person with knowledge of the talks said.
The Fast Fix: Jon Huntsman, Obama?s biggest rival? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Who is Jon Huntsman, and why does he make Obama nervous? Five facts about the former Utah governor and Ambassador to China, who may be preparing a bid for 2012. To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. ?
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Gannett sees newspaper revenue still falling in 1Q (AP)
AP - The owner of USA Today is starting the year with a familiar story: yet another drop in newspaper advertising revenue.
As Myspace Fades, News Corp. Mulls a Sale to Vevo.com (The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire - News Corp. may have found a suitor on which to unload its ailing social network. Bloomberg reports that the company is in talks with Vevo.com to exchange Myspace for a "stake in a new venture." Vevo is the fifth biggest video site in the U.S. with 45.9 million visitors and is controlled by some of the biggest record labels, including Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. The match makes sense given Myspace's new focus on entertainment, music and celebrity fan pages following its redesign last October. Vevo, which relies on advertising-supported music videos, could leverage Myspace's popular musician fan pages.
No Good Evidence That Folk Remedies Ease Colic (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Fennel extract, herbal tea
and sugar water relieved colic in some infants better than a placebo,
according to a new study that reviewed clinical trials of alternative
remedies for colic.
and sugar water relieved colic in some infants better than a placebo,
according to a new study that reviewed clinical trials of alternative
remedies for colic.
Obama Tries, Without Success, to Explain an Undeclared War (The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- President Obama finally got around to speaking to the American people about the fact that he has led the country into a third war.
The Kardashians: "We Work 25 Hours a Day" (omg!)
omg! - "It's annoying when I hear, 'What do your girls do?'" mom Kris Jenner complains
Review: `Insidious' mixes shocks and laughs (AP)
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China's Baidu removes millions of pirated works (AP)
AP - Baidu Inc., which operates China's leading search engine, said Wednesday it has removed 2.8 million items from an online library after authors complained it was distributing their work without permission.
Russia: Libyans need to form new regime themselves (AP)
AP - Russia's foreign minister says Libya needs a new, democratic regime but the Libyans must form it themselves.
Oil prices dip, Brent stays above $115 (AFP)
Stem cell researchers awarded $500K prize in NY (AP)
AP - Three stem cell researchers have been awarded the annual Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research for their pioneering work in human stem cells.
AstraZeneca settles US tax dispute, raises earnings (AFP)
Dienstag, 29. März 2011
The Fast Fix: Farewell Clintons? (The Newsroom)
The Newsroom - Is Hillary hanging it up? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up for the Morning Fix newsletter. Click here for the Afternoon Fix newsletter. Follow The ?
Amazon launches online media storage service (AP)
AP - Amazon.com Inc. wants to be more than a destination for shopping online: It also dreams of being a place where you can store your music, photos and videos and access them any time, from any computer.
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