- Syria troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Around 2,000 Syrian troops backed by tanks launched an assault to retake Damascus suburbs from rebels on Sunday, activists said, a day after the Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of worsening violence.
- Iran says to stop some oil sales, inspectors visit TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions on Sunday, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to such sales to the European Union.
- Putin critics take to cars to demand fair elections MOSCOW (Reuters) - Critics of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drove in their hundreds around central Moscow on Sunday in cars trailing white ribbons, a symbol of Russia's protest movement, staging a mobile demonstration to demand fair elections.
- Gunmen attack police station in Nigeria's Kano KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen bombed a police station on Sunday outside Nigeria's second city Kano, the police and witnesses said, leading to an hour of gunbattles in a region plagued by attacks from Islamist sect Boko Haram.
- Wrecked Italian liner will not be moved for months GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Italian island of Giglio until the end of the year or longer before it can be broken up or salvaged, the official in charge of the recovery operation said on Sunday.
- South Sudan demands border deal before restarting oil JUBA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan has totally shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after the two reach a deal covering border security and the disputed Abyei region, its oil minister said on Sunday.
- Gunmen attack Yemen election committee office ADEN (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked an office of Yemen's electoral committee in a southern province, a local official said on Sunday, in the latest sign of opposition to a presidential election next month.
- Clashes erupt in Cairo during anti-army protest CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Egyptian protesters demanding an immediate end to military rule clashed on Sunday with rivals in civilian clothes outside central Cairo's state media building, the same place where 25 people were killed in a demonstration in October.
- Three Canadians jailed for life for "honor killings" (Reuters) - Three members of an Afghan Canadian family were found guilty of the "honor killing" of three siblings and a fourth relative on Sunday after a high-profile trial that has fascinated Canadians.
- Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls for changes to constitution DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on Sunday for changes to the military-drafted constitution, on her first political trip since ending a boycott of the country's political system last year and announcing plans to run for parliament.
- Scalfaro, Italian president in 1990s, dies at age 93 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, a long-time Italian politician who served as the European nation's president for much of the 1990s, has died, the Italian government and Vatican announced Sunday.
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- Arsenal hit back to win all-Premiership FA Cup tie Arsenal recovered from two goals down at halftime to beat Aston Villa 3-2 in their English FA Cup fourth round tie at the Emirates Sunday.
- Arab League suspends Syria mission amid violence At least 64 people were killed in Syria on Sunday, according to an opposition activist group, as the Arab League suspended a monitoring mission designed to protect Syrian civilians from government-sponsored violence.
- Family convicted in Canada 'honor murders' A Canadian jury Sunday convicted three members of a family of Afghan immigrants of the "honor" murders of four female relatives whose bodies were found in an Ontario canal.
- Key Iraqi bloc ends boycott of parliament A powerful political bloc in Iraq ended its boycott of the country's parliament on Sunday, describing the move as a "gesture of goodwill."
- Libya go out of Africa Cup of Nations despite beating Sen... Libya went out of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations despite a 2-1 win over Senegal in their final Group A match at Estadio de Bata Sunday.
- Florida interstate crashes 'horrendous,' victim says; 10 ... After the crashes stopped, Steven Camps said all he could hear was the sound of crying as the air, heavy with smoke, shone red from vehicle fires.
- Hamas leader meets Jordan's king; first official visit si... The exiled leader of the Palestinian Islamic faction Hamas met with Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday in his first official trip to Jordan since his expulsion in 1999.
- SAG Awards to bestow honors to film, TV actors Hollywood's awards season nears mid-point Sunday night with the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards -- the only industry honors that solely recognize performers.
- Hamas leader meets Jordanian king for first time since 1999 Jordan's King Abdullah II has received the leader of Hamas. It was the first visit by Khaled Mashaal in Jordan since his expulsion 13 years ago. The meeting was mediated by Qatar. Despite the meeting, Jordan will not allow Hamas to open a representative office in Amman.
After his expulsion from Jordan in 1999, the leadership of Hamas moved to Damascus, but the current situation in Syria has forced Hamas to move most of its leaders and their families to other locations.
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- Care to buy a Facebook share? Facebook Inc, the social networking giant that launched in 2004, could be aiming for its IPO (Initial public offering) as close as sometime this week. This confirmation has not yet gone public and the dates may vary; but it sounds like Facebook will need many friends to raise the funds that they are hoping for.
When the company finally makes its public debut; it will without a doubt rank itself next to the largest public companies in the world; including McDonalds and Amazon.
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- Cloud is the railway of the 21st century Logica has described cloud computing as “the railway of the 21st century”, claiming that the community clouds it is building with Microsoft will help to promote sharing and collaboration among like-minded companies.
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- Builders cheer Abu Dhabi's development plan Construction companies are reacting with cautious optimism at news the Abu Dhabi Government is ready to restart billions of dollars worth of projects.
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- Hilton Worldwide becomes fastest growing major hotel company Hilton Worldwide has become the fastest growing major hotel company, expanding its portfolio by 29 percent since June 2007 and surpassing its competitors in total rate of room growth 1. During this time, Hilton Worldwide has also added more than 950 hotels to its total global footprint and created a pipeline of over 860 hotels, among several other successes.
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- Clashes reported 8 kms from Damascus Deserters from the Syrian army on Sunday took control on some areas of the province of Homs, according to opposition sources. This came as Syrian human rights activists reported about heavy fighting between government troops and deserters in the town of al-Rastan.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the free Syrian army said that clashes between the elements of this army and the government forces approached in the past few hours to the capital. According to him, government forces launched a "fierce and unprecedented attack" on a number of areas in the Damascus countryside.
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- Oman: Banks mulling to raise capital via rights issue Omani banks are planning to raise their capital base to meet an anticipated asset growth on the back of better demand for credit. Two leading banks - BankMuscat and Bank Sohar - have already announced their plans, while others are expected to follow suit. BankMuscat said it is going to raise RO100 million through a rights offer sometime in the second quarter of this year.
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- Why gold may be a better investment than a pension for re... The word pension never seems to be far from the headlines at the minute. Pensions were obviously the cause of the recent industrial action at the end of 2011 whilst pensions were also at the heart of George Osborne autumn statement last year as the news that the rise in the state pension age to 67 was to be brought forward to 2026 from 2034.
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- Non-stop violence continues in Syria Syrian security forces killed in recent days at least 33 people in the town of Rankous, about 30 miles from the Syrian capital of Damascus, reports said Sunday. Opposition sources, cited by Reuters, claimed that government forces launched a massive raid against insurgents and army deserters in the 25,000 inhabitant town.
They pointed out that the operation is carried by several thousand soldiers from the 4th Division under the command of the brother of President Bashar Al Assad, Maher.
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- Michael Fauntroy: The Real Problem With Romney's Wealth Romney's brand of capitalism has helped to create a chasm between people and the country and is more responsible for the job loss, growing inequality, and societal anger.
- Franklin Schargel: President Obama's Plan to Raise the Sc... Simply mandating that young people remain in school without addressing the causes for their leaving will accomplish little.
- Sidney Crosby Neck Injury: Penguins Reveal Star Not Only ...
PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby isn't just dealing with the lingering effects of a concussion. A California doctor says the Pittsburgh Penguins' star also is recovering from a neck injury.And Crosby's agent, Pat Brisson, said he can't rule out the possibility that the injury could be to his vertebrae.Read More...
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- Paul Loeb: Two Ounces of Kafka: How a Little Oil Caused a... For years, Seattle salmon fisherman Pete Knutson has developed pioneering environmental alliances between commercial fishermen, Native American tribes, conservation groups, and even highly conservative Pentecostal...
- Vassar College Applicants Given False Acceptance Letters
NEW YORK -- Dozens of applicants to Vassar College were mistakenly told they had gotten into the school when they checked a website that had been set up for students applying for early decisions.The Poughkeepsie, N.Y., school says 76 students logged onto the site after 4 p.m. Friday and saw letters saying they had been accepted when in fact they had not been.Read More...
- Megan Snedden: Dream Like New York Or Die Trying I couldn't bring myself to deliver the lines I was coached to say. So, I did what any reasonable, starving New Yorker would do. I lied.
- Kim Kardashian, Snoop Dogg Get Paid HOW Much To Tweet?
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- Rick Horowitz: Nasty Newt! He pushes the hot buttons. He plays to the crowd. He's been doing it forever.
- Stephen Schlesinger: The Republican Nightmare: A Third & ... As one assesses the Republican primary race, it seems increasingly evident that Mitt Romney will win the party's presidential nomination. But he will be...
- Peter Blair: A Fragile State of the Union I've got to say I came away thinking 2012 might be there for the taking for a Republican candidate promising voters a very different type of change.
- With pipeline to US on hold, Canada eyes China The latest chapter in Canada's quest to become a full-blown oil superpower unfolded this month in a village gym on the British Columbia coast.
- Soldiers, rebels killed in battle for Damascus suburbs At least 11 people were killed early on Sunday in separate attacks as Syria's government forces battle rebels for control of areas around the capital, Damascus.
- Chinese workers held by Sudan rebels Rebels in Sudan's oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Sunday they were holding Chinese workers for their own safety after a battle with the Sudanese army.
- Iran upbeat on nuclear visit, delays EU oil ban Iran has declared itself optimistic about a U.N. experts' visit aimed at probing suspected military aspects of its nuclear work.
- Rough seas shut down cruise ship search, salvage efforts Inclement weather on Sunday has shut down search and salvage efforts at the site of the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck off the island of Giglio near the Tuscan coast.
- US, Taliban talks on prisoner swap falter Talks between the Afghan Taliban and the United States in Qatar almost failed as the Taliban leadership reportedly refused to accept the U.S.
- Suu Kyi galvanizes once-repressed Myanmar politics Euphoric seas of supporters waved opposition party flags and offered yellow garlands. They lined crumbling roads for miles and climbed atop trees, cars and roofs as Aung San Suu Kyi spoke at impromptu rallies. Some cried as her convoy passed.
- Firing of TV host a victory for Pakistani liberals In a rare victory for Pakistani liberals, a private TV station decided to fire a popular morning show host after she sparked outrage by running around a public park trying to expose young, unmarried couples hanging out, a taboo in this conservative Muslim country.
- Huge Israeli drone that can reach Iran crashes The Israeli military says a drone that can fly as far as Iran has crashed in central Israel on a routine experimental flight. The military says there were no injuries in Sunday's crash, and it was investigating the incident.
- Jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings A jury on Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honor."
- The Founders’ True Foresight Exclusive: The Tea Party’s revisionist history of the nation’s founding document may play well with the ill-informed, but the truth is the framers of the Constitution were fed up with state “sovereignty” and decided on a strong central government, a judgment that has served the United States well, writes Robert Parry. By Robert Parry After the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Benjamin Franklin, its oldest and possibly most renowned delegate, recommended that the new American political...
- Sundering the Social Contract In political philosophy, the idea of a social contract is that the individual surrenders some rights for the benefits of living in a civilized society that has reasonable rules for all. However, in recent decades, the greedy rich have torn up that contract, as Danny Schechter explains. By Danny Schechter The conflict between property rights and human rights has entered a new chapter. It is a debate that goes back to the challenge by landowners and merchants behind the American Revolution’s war...
- Selling the ‘Supply-Side’ Myth Exclusive: Any rational assessment of America’s economic troubles would identify Ronald Reagan’s reckless “supply-side” economics as a chief culprit, but that hasn’t stopped Republican presidential hopefuls, led by Newt Gingrich, from selling this discredited theory to a gullible GOP base, reports Robert Parry. By Robert Parry Despite Newt Gingrich’s claim that “supply-side” economic theories have “worked,” the truth is that America’s three-decade experiment with low tax rates...
- Whitewashing History in Arizona The dispute over Arizona’s shutting down of ethnic studies programs that cite white exploitation of Chicano and Indian communities has focused on the impact on Mexican-American children, but the new policy also affects students from Native American communities, as Bill Means explains to Dennis J. Bernstein. By Dennis J. Bernstein Arizona is closing public school ethnic studies programs that accuse whites of oppressing Chicanos and Native Americans on the grounds that these historical lessons...
- Arizona Shuts Mexican Studies Classes Amid Arizona’s crackdown on people of Mexican descent, state officials are closing down Mexican-American studies programs and banning history books that tell of white oppression against Native Americans and Chicanos, a topic that Dennis J. Bernstein discussed with author Rodolfo Acuña. By Dennis J. Bernstein Dr. Rodolfo Acuña — author, educator, historian and social activist — has been on the front lines in the battle over Arizona’s banning of books on Chicano history and the...
- What Kind of Christianity Is This? Though founded by a pacifist, Christianity has justified some of the most brutal slaughters in human history, from the wars of the late Roman Empire to the Crusades to the Inquisition to world wars to genocides against “heathens,” Muslims and Jews. Yet, Gary G. Kohls says the essence of Christianity can still be reclaimed. By Gary G. Kohls From time to time, I read about condemnations of religion coming from non-religious groups, especially concerning the all-too-common violence perpetrated in...
- US/Israel: Iran NOT Building Nukes Exclusive: Recent comments by U.S and Israeli military leaders indicate that the intelligence services of the two countries agree that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear bomb, a crack in the Western narrative that the U.S. press corps won’t accept, as ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern explains. By Ray McGovern Has Iran decided to build a nuclear bomb? That would seem to be the central question in the current bellicose debate over whether the world should simply cripple Iran’s economy and...
- The Ever-Revolving Revolving Door The Wall Street banks may have crawled back from the cliff of 2008 – and may have trimmed their bonuses a bit as they adjust to a more austere America – but they still get to place ex-employees in key government jobs, close to the ear of power, as Bill Moyers and Michael Winship note. By Bill Moyers and Michael Winship We’ve already made our choice for the best headline of the year, so far: “Citigroup Replaces JPMorgan as White House Chief of Staff.” When we saw it on the website...
- The Fiscally Reckless Mitch Daniels Exclusive: Delivering the GOP rebuttal to President Obama’s State of the Union, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is hailed as a “fiscal conservative,” but his actual record as George W. Bush’s budget director was one of fiscal recklessness, taking America from surpluses to massive deficits, as Robert Parry reports. By Robert Parry The Republican Party has tapped Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to deliver the response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address – and the hearts of Official...
- Reagan’s Hand in Guatemala’s Genocide Exclusive: Guatemala has begun a politically difficult process to make human rights violators of the 1980s accountable for their crimes, including genocide inflicted on Indian villages, but the United States still heaps praise on the killers’ chief American accomplice, Ronald Reagan, writes Robert Parry. By Robert Parry Guatemala is taking steps to hold an ex-dictator accountable for genocide committed against Maya-Ixil Indians in the 1980s, even as the United States continues to honor...
- Defending Your Cellphone Against Malware
Hugh Pickens writes "Kate Murphy writes that as cellphones have gotten smarter, they have become less like phones and more like computers, and that with more than a million phones worldwide already hacked, technology experts expect breached, infiltrated or otherwise compromised cellphones to be the scourge of 2012. Cellphones are often loaded with even more personal information than PCs, so an undefended or carelessly operated phone can result in a breathtaking invasion of individual privacy as well as the potential for data corruption and outright theft. But there are a few common sense ways to protect yourself: Avoid free, unofficial versions of popular apps that often have malware hidden in the code, avoid using Wi-Fi in a Starbucks or airport which leaves you open to hackers, and be wary of apps that want permission to make phone calls, connect to the Internet or reveal your identity and location."
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- Romney Invokes Fair Use In Dispute With NBC Over Campaign Ad
An anonymous reader writes "Mitt Romney's campaign is airing an ad that is basically 30 seconds lifted from an NBC News broadcast and NBC is trying to stop them from using the ad. I found it interesting that the Romney campaign is invoking fair use to defend the ad. Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said 'we believe it falls within fair use. We didn't take the entire broadcast; we just took the first 30 seconds.'"
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- Thousands Take To the Streets To Protest ACTA
An anonymous reader writes "The protests
against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement continue
to spread in cities across Europe. The protests began in Poland, where thousands
have taken to the streets and opposition politicians have worn Guy
Fawkes masks in protest against the country signing the agreement last
week. The scenes
from Poland and France
are remarkable, demonstrating the widespread anger over
the decision to join ACTA. A full rundown of protest plans
can be found
here."
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- DARPA Targets Computing's Achilles Heel: Power
coondoggie writes "The power required to increase computing performance, especially in embedded or sensor systems has become a serious constraint and is restricting the potential of future systems. Technologists from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency are looking for an ambitious answer to the problem and will next month detail a new program it expects will develop power technologies that could bolster system power output from today's 1 GFLOPS/watt to 75 GFLOPS/watt."
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- Indian Site Offers Reward For Googler Vandal
An anonymous reader writes "Indian website Techgoss, which offered a reward of Rs. 10,000 to get photos of Facebook founder in India, did manage to get photos of Zuckerberg attired in Indian clothes at an Indian wedding. They have followed up the success of the reward for photos of the Facebook founder with a bounty of Rs. 15,000 for the identity / details of the Google India employee who vandalized open source OpenStreetMaps in Jan, 2012. (Rs. 15,000 is one week's wages for a programmer at a top IT company in India)."
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- How Will You React To Twitter's Regional Censorship Plan?
Despite (and probably partly because of) its much-touted role as a communications link in the Arab Spring protest movements of the last year, Twitter announced a few days ago that it could be (which I take to mean "will be, and probably are") selectively blocking tweets based on local governments' requests. This AP story (as carried by stuff.co.nz) gives an overview of the negative reaction this move has drawn; unsurprisingly, there's talk of a boycott. The EFF has what seems to be a fair look at the reality of Twitter take-downs, noting that for various reasons they remove certain content already, but not as much as some parties would like; VentureBeat looks at the thousands of take-down notices the company received last year. If you use Twitter, does the recently announced region-specific blocking change what you'll use it for?
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- Gates Paying Murdoch For System To Track U.S. Kids' Schoo...
theodp writes "Discussing U.S. education in his 2012 Annual Letter, Bill Gates notes the importance of 'tools and services [that] have the added benefit of providing amazing visibility into how each individual student is progressing, and generating lots of useful data that teachers can use to improve their own effectiveness.' Well, Bill is certainly putting his millions where his mouth is. The Gates Foundation has ponied up $76.5 million for a controversial student data tracking initiative that's engaged Rupert Murdoch's Wireless Generation to 'build the open software that will allow states to access a shared, performance-driven marketplace of free and premium tools and content.' If you live in CO, IL, NC, NY, MA, LA, GA, or DE, it's coming soon to a public school near you."
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- New Spark Tablet To Come Loaded With KDE's Active Plasma ...
mpol writes "KDE's Plasma Active introduced last Saturday its own 7" tablet. According to Aaron J. Seigo, 'It's the first tablet computer that comes with Plasma Active pre-installed.' The Spark, with its 7" screen, is built around a Cortex A9 with a Mali-400-gpu, 512MB RAM and an SD-card slot. It will have a 800x480 screen resolution and will cost around 200 Euro. It is actually a rebrand of the Zenithink ZT-180 C71, which comes with Android by default. On a personal note, Aaron J. Seigo will no longer be sponsored by Qt Development Frameworks to work on Qt and KDE. He will, however, stay involved with KDE and Free Software, he says."
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- Facebook Expected To Go Public Next Week
First time accepted submitter foozie writes "Many credible sources, including Forbes and CBS, say that Facebook will finally IPO next week, raising about $10 billion and valuating at $75 billion, almost three times the valuation of Google at the point of their IPO in 2004. This shift raises questions about how the new ownership will affect the company's ability to innovate and remain on the forefront of social media."
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- Copyright Industry Calls For Broad Search Engine Controls
The copyright battles going on right now are not all about SOPA, PIPA, or even the wider-reaching ACTA: suraj.sun snips thus from TorrentFreak: "At a behind-closed-doors meeting facilitated by the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, copyright holders have handed out a list of demands to Google, Bing and Yahoo. To curb the growing piracy problem, Hollywood and the major music labels want the search engines to de-list popular filesharing sites such as The Pirate Bay, and give higher ranking to authorized sites. ... If the copyright industry had their way, Google and other search engines would no longer link to sites such as The Pirate Bay and isoHunt. In a detailed proposal handed out during a meeting with Google, Yahoo and Bing, various copyright holders made their demands clear. The document, which describes a government-overlooked 'Voluntary Code of Practice' for search engines, was not intended for public consumption but the Open Rights Group obtained it through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request."
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- HOWTO mix a grody-looking Alien Brain Hemorrhage cocktail This revolting thing is a cocktail called an "Alien Brain Hemorrhage": "To make an alien brain hemorrhage cocktail, fill a shot glass halfway with peach schnapps. Gently pour Bailey's Irish Cream on top. After the shot is almost full, carefully add a small amount of blue curacao. After it settles, add a few drops of [...]
- Jeff Meadows' funny painted shoes Artist Jeff Meadows did a great custom paint job on his shoes! From an interview with him on Illustration Mundo.
- Infographic: Hollywood's long war on technology You know, when I was sitting down with entertainment execs on a regular basis to debate applied, practical technology choices in DRM standards bodies, their constant refrain was, "We love technology! We use it all the time!" The implication being that if they instigated a law prohibiting a technology it would not represent ignorance or [...]
- Papercraft Viewmaster and Etch-a-Sketch Marshall Alexander made these free downloadable papercraft Etch-a-Sketch and Viewmaster models. He notes, "Instead of creating exact paper replica's I chose to do very simple interpretations that fit on a single page and are very easy to construct." Bright Red 1 and 2
- Little Brother play, extended The San Francisco Chronicle loves the stage adaptation of my novel Little Brother, and brings the welcome news that its run has been extended by two weeks!
- Space-age Lestoil ad From the Boing Boing Flickr Pool, this contribution by V.Valenti, showing a superb space-age Lestoil ad. Lestoil Woman of the Future, 1968.
- Mini collapsing traffic cone from 3D printer [Video Link] I was up at the MAKE offices earlier this week and saw this little traffic cone that the interns made on a MakerBot Cupcake 3D printer.
- MPAA's number two admits industry "not comfortable" with ... A great Mike Masnick Techdirt editorial deals with MPAA second-in-command Michael O'Leary's statement that, "[the Internet is] a platform we're not at this point comfortable with." The MPAA's O'Leary concedes that the industry was out-manned and outgunned in cyberspace. He says the MPAA "is [undergoing] a process of education, a process of getting a much, [...]
- More cracks in YouTube's takedown process reveal how medi... An unsigned rap group called After the Smoke couldn't post their song "One in a Million" to YouTube because every time they tried, it generated a YouTube content-match error saying that Universal Music owned their song. It turned out that UMG had laid claim to a leaked video that had a UMG artist performing the [...]
- Approximating the Hilbert curve with 3D printers Thingiverse's Tony Buser has an amazing approach to approximating the Hilbert curve, as Make's Sean Ragan explains: Veteran Thingiverse user Tony Buser has printed a model (intended to be an approximation of the fractal Hilbert curve) using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as a support material. Once everything is printed and cooled, the PVA is dissolved away [...]
- Bones Brigade Exposes Skateboarding's Golden Age
- A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Jan. 29 Google's daily brainteaser helps hone your search skills.
- How Amazon Could Split Netflix and iTunes to Win Streamin... Everyone knows that Amazon wants to extend its digital media offerings. Its executives know the long-term trends for sales of DVDs, Blu-Rays and their players. The company that dominates e-book and e-reader sales was already ?beaten first to digital music by Apple. Jeff Bezos never wants that to happen again.
- Theophilus London Brings His Unique Style to Sundance
- A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Jan. 28
- Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Documents Artist's Social...
- SEC Goes After Online Trading Firms That Unwittingly Help... In an effort to crack down on hacker/stock traders who hijack brokerage accounts and exploit the stock market for gain, the Securities and Exchange Commission has, in a novel move, gone after four online trading companies and eight executives who they say helped a Latvian hacker make more than $850,000 from fraudulent trades.
- Apple's New iBooks Won't School College Bookstores Any Ti... On its face, matching iPad textbooks with college students seems almost perfect. But Apple's plans for its new iBookstore, from the way it's structured book purchases to its development strategy for multimedia e-books, doesn't seem like it's well suited for the college textbook market at all ? if it even has that target in mind.
- Solar-Storm-Fueled Auroras Make for Awesome Backyard Phot... The sun is waking up. After several quiet years, it bombarded the Earth with a one-two punch of solar storms this week, which generated consecutive nights of spectacular auroras.
- Twitter Censorship Move Sparks Backlash: Is It Justified? Internet scorn for Twitter's announcement that it would censor tweets was swift and unforgiving. But even free-speech and other experts were divided on the service's move that it might censor tweets if required by law in "countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression."
- Retirement and the sandwich generation It's time for a new take on retirement: It’s important to contemplate not just your own prolonged life expectancy but that of your parents
- The cautionary tale of the bankrupt billionaire How does Ireland's richest man, worth $6-billion, go bust in a few short years. Investors can learn from his mistakes
- RRSPs or TFSAs: Which is better to use when buying your f... Some almost have no choice but to take advantage of the federal government’s Home Buyers’ Plan. Should you withdraw from your RRSP or TFSA?
- Reality show puts spotlight on fiscally fragile families Chevreau: The show "Million Dollar Neighbourhood" is a reminder that most denizens of Main Street need a crash course in basic financial literacy
- New RIM CEO vows ‘dramatically different’ BlackBerry ... Research In Motion Ltd.’s Thorsten Heins, only days into his job, pledged to regain lost ground in the U.S. smartphone market and said he held talks with rivals eager to license its software
- Natural gas fuels race to China Supplying Pacific Rim markets with LNG would be a lifeline for Canada's beleaguered natural gas industry, but suppliers will have to move fast
- Will being a bear pay off in 2012? INVESTING THIS WEEKEND: Is it time for market bears to hiberate? Plus, the ETF investor and a cautionary tale about a bankrupt billionaire
- If Mitt Romney were Canadian, he would pay even less tax If Mitt Romney were filing Canadian taxes, he would have paid less, though Canada’s tax rates are considered to be substantially higher than the U.S.
- RIM's America problem could go international Analysis: Are the U.S. failings the canary in the coalmine for RIM, a harbinger of impending international doom?
- Wiki joins rating game Wikirating aims to be the opposite of a conventional rating agency. The organization, which is still in its infancy, claims to be completely transparent and untainted by the realities of capitalism
- Few banks to follow UniCredit share sale example LONDON (Reuters) - Markets will breathe a sigh of relief as beleaguered Italian bank UniCredit completes its 7.5 billion euro ($9.7 billion) rights issue on Friday, but few expect it to prompt a...
- Elpida shares tumble on $1.2 billion April-December loss ... TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares in Elpida Memory Inc shed 6.6 percent in early trade on Friday after the Nikkei business daily said the memory chip maker is likely to book an operating loss of around 90...
- Wal-Mart plans to sell new drink machine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to start selling a new single-serve beverage maker, a move that could threaten the U.S. dominance of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc's Keurig...
- Mead Johnson profit beats Street; shares rise (Reuters) - Mead Johnson Nutrition Co , the maker of Enfamil baby formula, posted a slightly higher-than-expected quarterly profit but said a contamination scare could mean lower market share at...
- Caterpillar profit jumps 58 percent (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc reported a 58 percent rise in quarterly earnings that blew away Wall Street expectations on record sales of construction and mining equipment, and projected strong growth...
- E*Trade shares tumble 11 percent after soft results (Reuters) - Shares of E*Trade Financial tumbled 10.7 percent after the company reported a surprising loss late on Wednesday, due to higher-than-expected loan provisions in its troubled banking unit...
- 3M profit tops Wall Street estimates (Reuters) - 3M Co reported higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as demand from industrial and transport markets offset weak sales to makers of consumer electronics.
- Carnival sued by crew member over cruise ship disaster (Reuters) - Carnival Corp, whose luxury cruise liner Costa Concordia capsized off the coast of Italy, was sued by a crew member in a first of what may be multiple U.S. lawsuits seeking class-action...
- Time Warner Cable to buy back more stock, shares up (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc raised its quarterly dividend and surprised Wall Street by announcing plans to buy back $4 billion of its stock, sending shares up more than 8 percent on Thursday.
- RIM shares bounce back after shuffle-related drop TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares of Research In Motion rose 8.6 percent on Wednesday, rebounding after two days of declines on disappointment over the choice of an company insider as the BlackBerry maker's...
- Signs point to strong Jan. finsh for stocks January has turned out strong for equities with just two trading days to go. If you're afraid to miss the ride, there's still time to jump in. You just might want to wear a neck brace.
- U.S.A.! We're No. 1! Er ... rather, we used to be No. 1 Americans are used to the U.S. being the leader, or a top-ranked nation, in many areas. But in a number of industries and businesses, the U.S. has lost that first place, usually to China.
- Wild homes of the future that are on the market now The sleekest, most avant-garde, in some cases zaniest, homes on the market conjure images of science-fiction lore.
- Expert who foresaw '08 crash warns of tough decade Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his gloomy predictions ahead of the 2008 financial meltdown, says a conflict with Iran could cause a global recession.
- Full US warehouses don't bode well for future The economy perked up late last year as factories ramped up production. Unfortunately, a lot of what those factories made is still in warehouses and on store shelves.
- Private investors near deal on Greek debt A disorderly and potentially devastating Greek debt default is looking much less likely.
- Economy picked up pace as 2011 ended U.S. economic growth picked up speed in the final three months of 2011, expanding at the fastest pace in 1-1/2 years, according to new data released Friday.
- CEOs make huge sums when companies go bankrupt CEOs and other top executives of companies that go through Chapter 11 receive robust compensation in the form of salary, stock grants and other benefits.
- Facebook poised to file for IPO next week Facebook looks set to file papers for its public stock offering by as soon next Wednesday, CNBC reported Friday.
- Too little, too late? Factory jobs making comeback President Barack Obama is on the road this week touting a plan to bring jobs back to the United States, in part by bolstering manufacturing here. It’s no secret that’s a tough challenge.
- Thompson: Jay Paterno finds comfort
Joe Paterno's son soaks in the surroundings of grief and finds comfort
- Djokovic outlasts Nadal in longest Slam final
Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would after a desperate, last-round knockout.
- Tiger falters at Abu Dhabi, finishing 2 shots shy
The steady, solid play that marked Tiger Woods' golf through his first three rounds of the year in the Middle East suddenly and surprisingly left him Sunday.
- Patriots head to Indy after send-off at Gillette
The New England Patriots held a send-off rally, attended by an estimated 25,000 fans, Sunday at Gillette Stadium before heading to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl.
- Irsay says decision on Manning still not made
Colts owner Jim Irsay insists Peyton Manning's future with the team has not been determined, saying in a post to Twitter late Saturday night that the quarterback "hasn't been released nor was a decision reached weeks ago."
- Boatrights' attorney: NCAA erred in disclosure
A lawyer representing the mother of Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright says the family is considering legal options after the NCAA detailed its investigation into the freshman's eligibility.
- Steelers LBs coach to run Colts' D, sources say
Not only do the Colts plan to add former Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians to their staff, but Indianapolis also plans to hire Keith Butler, Pittsburgh's linebackers coach, as its defensive coordinator, according to league sources.
- Shaun White qualifies first in SNB SuperPipe
ASPEN, Colo. -- After dropping out of the Men's Snowboard Slopestyle elimination round Friday with an ankle injury, Shaun White had many action sports fans wondering if he'd be able to defend his gold medal four-peat in the SuperPipe on Sunday at Winter X Games 2012.Whether he can win his fifth consecutive gold medal in the event remains to be seen until Sunday night's finals, but one thing is certain: White still rules in the pipe, ankle injury or no."It was just brutal to sit one out,"...
- Agent says Penguins' Crosby has injured neck
Sidney Crosby's agent, Pat Brisson, confirmed to ESPN.com Saturday night that Crosby has a neck injury and that third-party doctors will be reviewing MRIs within the next 24 to 48 hours to determine the severity of the injury.
- Arsenal erases 2-0 deficit to win FA Cup match
Arsenal kept its bid to end a seven-year trophy drought on track Sunday, scoring three times in eight second-half minutes to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
- Rapper Machine Gun Kelly -- Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Rapper Machine Gun Kelly's tour took an unexpected stop early this morning -- to jail ... after he was busted by police in Florida for misdemeanor disorderly conduct. According to the website for the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, MGK…
- LeBron James -- HE JUST JUMPED OVER A GUY!!!!
There is really no other way to say it ... LeBron James just jumped over another to player to dunk a basketball. IT WAS INSANE!!!!It went down during today's Bulls/Heat game. LeBron got a back screen, went up to catch the alley-oop pass, and just…
- Lindsay Lohan -- I Don't Owe That Betty Ford Worker a Dime!
It took her six months, but Lindsay Lohan has finally fired back a response to the Betty Ford worker who claims LiLo assaulted her -- and to no one's surprise ... Lindsay is pinning all the blame on her. Lindsay allegedly got into it with Dawn…
- Flavor Flav -- Daughter Arrested After Family Fracas
Cops were called to the Las Vegas home of Flavor Flav early this morning after a family spat turned violent -- and when cops sorted it out, one of his daughters was arrested. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Flav's 19-year-old daughter…
- 'Terminator 3' Star Nick Stahl -- Arrested for Stiffing C...
Nick Stahl found himself a little short on cash Friday night when his cab driver told him his bill was $84 ... so then Nick Stahl found himself arrested, TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... when Stahl arrived at his…
- Demi Moore 911 Tape -- Whip-It References Redacted
The L.A. City Attorney recommended that all references to whip-its be redacted from the Demi Moore 911 tape -- and the recommendation was followed ... TMZ has learned.Sources tell us ... the Deputy City Attorney assigned to the case heard references…
- Bow Wow -- Once, Twice, Three Times a Tax Lien
Bow Wow needs to hire himself a new accountant -- because not only does he have a tax lien against him for unpaid taxes from 2006 ... but now it turns out he owes back taxes from 2008 and 2010 as well!As TMZ first reported, a tax lien in Florida for…
- Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez Getting Along Post Split
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have found the secret to getting along -- splitting up.Sources very close to the former couple tell TMZ ... months before the breakup, there was virtual radio silence between the two. We're told when they did…
- Lyssa Chapman -- I Was Drugged the Night I Got Arrested!
Baby Lyssa Chapman says she has a good reason for highly-publicized arrest last year -- and she plans on revealing that and more in a new memoir about the family ... TMZ has learned.Baby Lyssa's arrest was a big deal when it happened last March --…
- 'American Idol' Hopeful Angie Zeiderman -- I'm No Gaga Ri...
"American Idol" wannabe Angie Zeiderman loves Lady Gaga (as she proclaimed during her audition) but she's not trying to be like her ... she's just being herself.Zeiderman tells TMZ she's theatrical by nature, and took it as a great compliment when…
- Harper’s pension-reform speech missing key details John Ivison: The Harper government scuttled into damage limitation mode Friday, after the PM promised changes to Canada’s retirement system
- Mexican man has confessed to brutal assault on Canadian t... Hours after a Calgary woman found bloody and beaten in her swank resort hotel last week arrived back home for treatment, Mexican authorities announced Friday they had nabbed a Mazatlan man in the high-profile case
- A snapshot of Canada's aboriginal population “In terms of participation, standard of living and quality of life the time has come for First Nations to fully share with other Canadians from all walks of life,” Stephen Harper said Tuesday. If current statistics are any indication, it could be a long road
- Canada to France: keep your election to yourself For the first time, about 200,000 French citizens who live in Canada and the U.S. will elect a legislator to the French National Assembly later this year
- U.S. defence cuts may jeopardize Canada’s purchase of F... Pentagon cuts will affect U.S. plans to purchase the troubled F-35s, likely threatening Canada’s timeline for acquiring the stealth fighters as well
- Alberta donations scandal is wake-up call Jesse Kline: A scandal over improper political donations in Alberta has been brewing for months, and new details dug up by the opposition Wildrose Party are further evidence of a systemic problem
- Ottawa’s energy policy, as ghost-written by Beijing Terry Glavin: Just how Sinopec became co-author of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new foreign policy and energy strategy isn’t a question any of us are supposed to be asking
- Shafia victims’ trivial ‘sins’ behind killings, pro... Christie Blatchford: Prosecutor Laurie Lacelle was giving her closing address to jurors managed to imbue the dead with some of the dignity they were denied in life
- Pickton inquiry evidence points to failure of individual ... Brian Hutchinson: Vastly experienced officers were apparently deaf to warnings, sounded by underlings, that one man could be responsible for so many missing women
- Canada pushing to remove Syria from UN board Canada is working with key allies behind closed doors to have Syria expelled from a UN committee charged with investigating human-rights abuses
- Nick Stahl arrested for ripping off cabbie Actor Nick Stahl tried to stiff the wrong cab driver this weekend. After arriving at his Hollywood destination on Friday morning, the Afghan Luke actor was told to pay up for the $84 cab ride. When he told the cabbie that he didn’t have the cash or credit to pay the fare, the driver flagged [...]
- Charlie Sheen still hating on Two and a Half Men Charlie Sheen has said to have moved on since getting booted off Two and a Half Men but there still seems to be a little resentment on his part, claiming the show shouldn’t continue past this year. “I just think that people are there because there’s nowhere else to go. Yet,” he told journalists at [...]
- Pat Sajak admits to boozing on game show What did Pat Sajak and Vanna White do on their two hour lunch break in between tapings of Wheel of Fortune? Drink! It was bottoms up for the game show host who confessed in a recent interview with reporter Dan Le Batard that he would drink “two, three, or six” margaritas at a Mexican restaurant [...]
- Celebrity stylist Susana Hong gives hair the star treatment Hair stylist and makeup artist Susana Hong often works with celebrities. Some she’s worked with include Juliette Lewis, Kim Cattrall, supermodel Coco Rocha, Grey’s Anatomy‘s Sandra Oh, Nicole Richie and music giants Kid Rock, Katy Perry, Mel C. and Girlicious. She has teamed with TRESemmé for their new product line and came to Tribute to show their amazing new [...]
- Tribute talks to Daniel Radcliffe at the Woman in Black T... Daniel Radcliffe has taken on his first post-Harry Potter film role with The Woman in Black, in which the 22-year-old plays the father of a little boy. To promote the scary new thriller, whose tag line is “Do You Believe in Ghosts?”, Daniel came to Toronto to Scotiabank Theatre to walk the red — or in this [...]
- Tyrannosaur worthy of wider audience Paddy Considine, who started out as an actor in films such as 24 Hour Party People, In America, Cinderella Man and Hot Fuzz, has stepped behind the camera for his first full length feature as a director. Tyrannosaur is the story of Joseph, an angry man who lives a life filled with violence. One day he meets Hannah, a [...]
- Oprah the godmother? Not yet If Oprah is the godmother of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s baby girl Blue Ivy, as online rumors were suggesting, it’s news to her. Winfrey’s best friend, Gayle King, cleared up the confusion on CBS’s The Early Show this morning. “It’s absolutely not true that she’s the godmother,” King explained. “She’s friends with them, of course, and [...]
- Ashton Kutcher shows sympathy for Demi Moore Ashton Kutcher may have appeared unconcerned about Demi Moore’s condition according to recent posts on his Twitter account, however he has since shown sympathy since her release. According to celebrity gossip guru Perez Hilton, Kutcher is very concerned and wishes all the best in her recovery despite their recent divorce. Moore was rushed to the [...]
- How George Clooney will sabotage Brad Pitt For the past couple years, George Clooney has been plotting against his Burn After Reading co-star and off-screen buddy Brad Pitt. Clooney has gained quite the reputation of being a prankster on set and Pitt seems to be next on his hit list with a prank so big, Clooney says it could affect his career. [...]
- Miley Cyrus licks x-rated birthday cake Look out Liam! Miley’s got her eye on something sweet. Inhibitions out the door, pop star Miley Cyrus, 19, celebrated her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth’s 22nd birthday at Club Icon downtown Los Angeles last Saturday. We all know through past experience that Miley is a free spirit, especially when she’s repeatedly been caught doing things such as [...]