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Novel drug shuts down master protein key to lymphoma
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Researchers have discovered how an experimental drug is capable of completely eradicating human lymphoma in mice after just five doses. The study sets the stage for testing the drug in clinical trials of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, itself the seventh most frequently diagnosed cancer in the US.
Jennifer Aniston: A Dating History
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 31: Jennifer Aniston sighted on the set of 'Squirrels to the Nuts' on July 31, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/WireImage)
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Third Circuit Re-Affirms Unconstitutionality of Hazleton, PA Immigration Enforcement Laws, Join South Carolina and Farmer's Branch, Texas Laws in Dustbin of History
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Ford Engineer Designs Vibrating Shift Knob
Figuring out how to properly drive a manual requires finesses, but most of all patience, and one junior engineer at Ford is trying to make it a little easier.
Zach Nelson has designed a vibrating shift knob that provides feedback when it is time to shift. The knob is hooked up to an iPad, which puts Ford?s open source OpenXC software to use, feeding the device with all sorts of real time data. Using the RPMs, the knob can be programmed to vibrate at whatever point is optimal for shifting.
?The vibrating knob can be installed onto the stock shift lever, and I?ve tested it on several vehicles including Mustang and Focus ST,? Nelson said. ?I decided to have a little fun with it and installed an LED display on top that shows the gear position.?
This shows Ford?s open source software is being put to use in interesting ways, and has the potential for many more applications.
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Protests after Tunisian opposition leader killed
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People walk beside the ambulance carrying the body of assassinated Tunisian opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi in Tunis Thursday.
By Bouazza Ben Bouazza and Paul Schemm, Reuters
Angry anti-government demonstrations broke out Thursday across Tunisia after gunmen killed the leader of a leftist opposition party, raising fears of new chaos on the difficult road to democracy in the cradle of the Arab Spring.?
Just five months after a similar assassination plunged the country into crisis, two gunmen shot Mohammed Brahmi, leader of the Popular Current party, in his car outside his home.?
Tunisia is struggling after overthrowing dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. Many Tunisians are fed up with the government led by the moderate Islamist ruling party, Ennahda, which appears unable to handle a faltering economy, address popular unrest over unmet expectations and crack down on a rising extremist Islamist movement.?
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Tunisian opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi , seen in October 2012, was shot dead after he went outside following a phone call, his wife said.
Protesters immediately blamed the latest killing on the government. Soon after news broke, crowds gathered outside the Interior Ministry in the heart of Tunis calling for its downfall.?
There were also demonstrations around the country, including in Sidi Bouzid, Brahmi's impoverished home town and the birthplace of the country's revolution. Crowds in the nearby town of Meknassi burned down the local headquarters of Ennahda, which rules in a coalition with two secular parties.?
The Popular Front coalition of leftist parties that included Brahmi's called for "civil disobedience in all locations of the country until the fall of the governing coalition."?
The country's largest trade unions called for a general strike Friday that will shutter the government, public transportation and most shops freeing people up for what are expected to be large anti-government protests.?
There were no immediate claims of responsibility for Brahmi's killing. The two attackers sped off on a moped, according to a neighbor cited by the state news agency. Local media reported Brahmi was shot 11 times and his daughter witnessed his killing.?
The killing immediately brought to mind the assassination of Chokri Belaid, also a member of the Popular Front coalition, who was killed in his car outside his home in February.?
Many members of Belaid's party hold the government responsible for his assassination, believing it either turned a blind eye to Islamist extremists or actively used them to target their opponents. The government has blamed Belaid's assassination on Islamist militants and said that six suspects are still on the run and their names will soon be revealed.?
Belaid's death prompted nationwide demonstrations and the resignation of the prime minister. The latest killing is threatening to plunge Tunisia back into the same kind of crisis.?
"This day signifies the death of the democratic process in Tunisia," Nejib Chebbi of the liberal opposition Jomhouri (Republican) Party told local radio. "The government must leave."?
Crowds gathered outside the hospital in a suburb of Tunis where Brahmi's body was laid out after he was shot. They then swarmed the ambulance taking it away for the official autopsy.?
The Ennahda Party, which dominated legislative elections in October 2011, could be severely weakened by the latest assassination, experts said.?
"This is really going to put Ennahda on the spot right now," said Laryssa Chomiak, director of the Tunis-based Institute for Maghreb Studies. "The Tunisian public was not happy with the way in which the Chokri Belaid assassination investigation was dealt with... if they mess this up, I think it's going to be extremely bad for them, for their domestic support."?
The leader of Ennahda, Rachid Ghannouchi, told The Associated Press he was "very shocked" by the latest assassination, which comes just as the country needs stability to complete the new constitution and political transition.?
"Tunisia was getting ready to crown its efforts to complete its transition, it was the last candle still lit," he said, referring to other Arab countries that revolted against dictatorship, but have since known political instability. "The enemies of democracy want to snuff it out to enmesh Tunisia in the troubles found in the other countries of the Arab Spring."?
On July 3, Egypt's elected Islamist government was overthrown by a military coup ? an event closely watched by other Islamist parties that came to power in post-Arab Spring elections.?
The killing comes as Tunisia was celebrating the 56th anniversary of becoming a republic after gaining independence from France. Mustapha Ben Jaafar, the speaker of the national assembly in which Brahmi was a legislator, announced Friday would be a day of mourning.?
The new assassination comes as Tunisia's drawn-out transition approaches a milestone. The new constitution has been written and will be voted on in the coming weeks. Prime Minister Ali Larayedh promised on Monday that elections for a new president would be held before the end of the year.?
The U.S. State Department, the United Nations and Amnesty International called for an impartial investigation into the killings and for Tunisians to avoid reacting with violence.?
"I urge all actors in Tunisia ? government, opposition, the general public and civil society ? to stand firm and united in the face of political violence, and defend everyone's freedom to hold and express diverse political views," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said.?
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Autistic boy gets favorite toy back after Facebook inspires help
Okay now that the news is out about the royal baby being born, for those who do not wish to get the 'per second' update about the new 8-pound, 6-ounce royal baby on Facebook and Twitter, they can implement some steps to ensure 'royal-free' existence on the social media. According to ABC News, users can install the Unbaby.Me Plug-In for Google Chrome browsers. Once installed, a user can set in ...
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Ford Surveillance Mode Warns Police if People Approach Cruisers
Ford is showing off a technology intended to alert police officers if someone tries to sneak up on their cruiser while they are sitting in their vehicles.
This "surveillance mode" uses a backup camera, cross-traffic alert, and reverse park assist, which continually monitor the back of police cars. A screen in the rear-view mirror displays the feed from the camera, and if someone approaches the vehicle from behind, an alert will sound, doors will lock, and the windows will roll up. It can be turned off in urban settings, where pedestrians would likely set off the system continually.
The system is the brainchild of Randy Freiburger, Ford police and ambulance fleet supervisor. "I can tell you from personal experience at night that officer security is a critical concern," Freiburger said in a statement. "Unfortunately, there are people with bad intentions who sneak up on police officers. This system builds upon the Ford Police Interceptor DNA that puts safety and security at the top of the list."
Ford's Police Interceptor program provides vehicles designed specifically for law enforcement.
In the demo video below, an officer explains how she's often in her car for seven out of eight hours per day on a slow day, and usually writes reports or monitors radar from her vehicle in less populated areas.
"Surveillance mode gives [police] an extra set of eyes to help guard against threats ? especially at night when visibility is compromised," Ford said.
California-based Intermotive developed the system, which can be installed at Ford's Crown facility in Chicago or at local upfitters by working directly with Intermotive. It will be available for the 2014 Ford Police Interceptor sedan and utility vehicle.
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Mandela's health showing "sustained improvement": government
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is showing "sustained improvement" in hospital although he remains in a critical condition, the government said on Monday.
The government statement said President Jacob Zuma had visited the 95-year-old Mandela in the Pretoria hospital where he has been for the last seven weeks receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection.
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54 reported dead in central China earthquake
Chinese state media are reporting this morning that at least 75 people were killed and nearly 300 injured after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake shook western China.
By M. Alex Johnson, Staff Writer, NBC News
A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck central China on Monday, reportedly killing at least 75 people and collapsing many homes.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake hit in Gansu province about eight miles east of Chabu at 7:45 a.m. Beijing time (7:45 p.m. ET Sunday). The USGS recorded it at 6 miles deep and said it caused shaking in a rural region where the infrastructure isn't seismically resistant.
State news agency Xinhua said the death toll had risen to 75. It put the number of people injured at 600.?
China Daily via Reuters
A man gives water to an injured woman after an earthquake hit Minxian county in China's Gansu province on Monday.
Photos posted on Chinese social media showed roads on the sides of riverbanks that had subsided and farmhouses reduced to piles of red bricks, Reuters reported.
"Many have been injured by collapsed houses," a doctor surnamed Du told Reuters.
The official China Meteorological Administration warned that heavy rain was possible in southeastern Gansu province Monday night and into Tuesday. It said the rain could hamper rescue efforts and urged residents to be alert to flash flooding in areas damaged by the earthquake.
About 5,600 residential buildings were damaged, the Beijing-based China Daily newspaper reported Monday afternoon. Some train service was suspended, and hundreds of armed police were mobilized to repair a damaged part of the main highway linking Lanzhou, the provincial capital, to Minxian county, it reported.
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Xinhua said the quake was felt in the neighboring cities of Dingxi, Longnan and Tianshui, as well as Lanzhou, more than 100 miles away. About 19,000 people live in the area that was subject to the strongest shaking, it said.
The quake was followed an hour and a half later by a 5.6-magnitude quake at about the same depth,?the USGS reported.
Based on the history of earthquakes of this size in rural China, there could be "significant casualties," the USGS said.
Gansu abuts Sichuan province, where a 6.6 quake in April killed 164 people and injured more than 6,700, China's worst quake in three years.
NBC News' Li Le, Sarah Burke and Alastair Jamieson contributed to this report.
This story was originally published on Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:02 AM EDT
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
Don't Let Your Home Become A Money Pit: Home Improvement Tips
Whether you have a lot of experience or not, doing repairs to a home can make your life improved. Home is where the heart is. The tips that follow will help you realize your home improvement goals.
When you have to have your roof redone, use light colored substances or white tile. By using a lighter color you can reduce the amount of heat absorbed into your attic. This can save you quite a bit on your power bill.
Buying a microwave built for over-the-range installation can free up a little valuable counter-top real estate in your kitchen. Microwaves that replace the range hood come in different prices, and some of them have special features, like convection cooking. These models use a recirculating filter, making them ideal for use at home or in settings outside professional kitchens.
If expense is a factor, consider vinyl tiles instead of ceramic or stone. Vinyl is durable, water resistant and strong. It is also easy to install because it contains adhesive on its back. Vinyl floor can be bought as a set or sheet that covers the whole floor.
Purchasing a full set of metal fixtures is one way to quickly uplift a bathroom?s look. It is possible to find a wide range of shower curtain rods, cabinetry pulls and towel racks to suit almost any taste. These items can be purchased in coordinating sets as well as individually.
If you should happen to spot a water leaking from below the sink or under the tap, it is best that you do not try to patch up the leak yourself. Put a large container under the leak to catch the water and call a plumber.
If you are thinking about buying a home, be sure to look at the ceilings, the decks and the paint job for signs of water damage. Things like roof defects, bad ventilation, or other hidden problems can be located by professional inspectors. Therefore, whenever you are purchasing a new home, you should spend money on home inspection to ensure there is nothing wrong with it. Doing this might save you a bunch of money down the road.
Bold prints will certainly liven up any space. Look for accessories or furniture with zebra or leopard prints to create an interesting motive.
If you?re a homeowner, never hire an unlicensed contractor for work around your house. There are laws and regulations in every state for building contractors. Of course, this doesn?t mean your contractor is competent, but is does show that he has the proper credentials. Contractors without the right licenses probably don?t have professional insurance, which means that working with them is risky.
When thinking of replacing your cabinets, try using wood cabinets. They wear well and are quite strong. The most common wood types for cabinets are oak, cherry and maple. These can also be painted or stained, it is simple to re-stain them as well.
Making your home a better place will help you have pride in it and yourself. No one wishes for a house that desperately needs to be fixed. The advice given above should assist you in improving your home?s condition so that you?ll enjoy residing in it.
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Five staff jailed over Costa Concordia shipwreck
GROSSETO, Italy --?An Italian court has accepted plea bargains for five cruise ship company staff involved in the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 crew and passengers, convicting all of multiple manslaughter and negligence.?
The court in Grosseto on Saturday handed down the highest sentence to the crisis coordinator for Costa Crociere, Roberto Ferranini, who was sentenced to two years and 10 months.
The ship's hotel director was sentenced to two years and six months while two bridge officers and a helmsman got sentences ranging from one year and eight months to one year and 11 months.?
The plea bargains were handled separately from the trial of Costa Concordia captain, who is charged with manslaughter for causing the January 2012 shipwreck off the Tuscan island of Giglio and abandoning the vessel with thousands aboard.
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MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: Lisa Pliner walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 Official Coverage - Best Of Runway Day 3
MIAMI BEACH, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: A model walks the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Nicolita At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 - Runway
MIAMI, FL - JULY 20: Models walk the runway at the Nicolita show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Oasis at the Raleigh on July 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014)
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/21/nicolita-2014-collection_n_3632023.html
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Japan's Aso welcomes Chinese move on bank rates
China's relaxing of controls on bank lending rates is a step in the right direction, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday.
The move gives commercial banks the freedom to compete for borrowers, which the People's Bank of China said will help lower financial costs for companies and marks a long-awaited step along the road of market-oriented reform.
Group of 20 nations are pressing China to encourage domestic demand-driven growth and allow greater exchange-rate flexibility as part of wider efforts to rebalance the global economy
"(China) is taking a step in the right direction," Aso told reporters after a working dinner of G20 finance ministers and central bankers in Moscow.
Aso told his fellow policymakers that Tokyo was determined to implement debt consolidation measures over time and that its massive fiscal and monetary stimulus, aimed to galvanise growth and end years of deflation, would have benefits for the entire world economy.
"I told G20 that we will firmly implement growth strategy and we are determined to steadily tackle fiscal consolidation including our international pledge made at G20 of halving the primary budget deficit by fiscal year 2015," Aso said.
(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto, Editing by Mike Peacock)
Source: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/492592/20130720/japans-aso-welcomes-chinese-move-on-bank-rates.htm
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Saturday, July 20, 2013
Yawn?and this coffee maker is on
This coffee machine brews a fresh cup of joe whenever it senses that you are yawning. Sure, it's a marketing stunt by Douwe Egberts, the international coffee giant; but it's a really smart marketing stunt, which cleverly capitalizes on readily-available Kinect technology. The vending machine uses facial recognition and, when it captures someone in front of the machine yawning, it dispenses free coffee.
Of course, if you really wanted coffee, you could just pretend to yawn and trick the machine into doling out a free cup. Such are the benefits of humans being smarter than machines (for now!).
Watch the auto-brewing, caffeine-dispensing machine below.
Via Incredible Things.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/coffee-machine-yawn-151643809.html
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Irate fans throw Chips at Rihanna in London - HipHollywood.com
Published on Jul 18, 2013
After starting her Diamonds World Tour show late on Wednesday night in Manchester,UK a few fans showed Rihanna their appreciation by throwing chips at her on stage.
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Senators call on Obama to act over Cuban arms shipment to North Korea
Arnulfo Franco / AP
Investigators look inside a recently opened container holding military equipment aboard the North Korean-flagged freighter Chong Chon Gang in Colon City, Panama, Wednesday.
By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC News
Leading Republican and Democrat senators called on President Barack Obama to act over a Cuban shipment of weapons and equipment to North Korea, as talks got under way about migration between the U.S. and Cuba.
A North Korean ship was stopped by Panama as it headed home with a cargo of rockets, missile parts and two Cold War-era fighter jets hidden among sacks of brown sugar.
United Nations sanctions ban the export of most military equipment to North Korea, though Havana said it was sending ?obsolete? hardware to be repaired and then returned to Cuba.
Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement that the shipment was ?a grave violation of international treaties.?
?Weapons transfers from one communist regime to another hidden under sacks of sugar are not accidental occurrences, and reinforces the necessity that Cuba remain on the State Department?s list of countries that sponsor state terrorism,? he said.
A ship stocked with weapons and missiles was intercepted near the Panama Canal traveling from Cuba to North Korea.
?In addition to possible violations of Panamanian law, the shipment almost certainly violated United Nations Security Council sanctions on shipments of weapons to North Korea and as such, I call on the Obama administration to submit this case to the U.N. Security Council for review,? he added.
Sen. Marco Rubio, who gave the Republican response to Obama?s State of the Union address this year and is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry that the discovery of the shipment should ?finally prompt the administration to re-calibrate its misguided and na?ve Cuba policy.?
He said the U.S. should ?immediately reverse its January 2011 decision easing restrictions on people-to-people travel and remittances sent to Cuba; as well as immediately halt granting visas to Cuban government officials.?
Rubio said Cuba?s actions were a ?flagrant violation? of U.N. sanctions and ?the latest reminder of the true nature of the Cuban regime.?
?I urge the Administration to take meaningful action to send a clear message that Cuban collusion with North Korea to undermine the international nonproliferation system carries heavy consequences,? he said.
Like Menendez, he also said the U.S. should raise the matter at the U.N. Security Council.
Both Rubio and Menendez are Cuban-Americans known as tough critics of Cuba's communist government.
Their comments, on Wednesday, came as Cuba?s delegation to Washington issued a statement saying talks with their U.S. counterparts took place in a ?climate of respect.?
?A review was made of the evolution of the migration accords in force between the two countries and the main results of the individual and joint actions undertaken by the Parties to cope with illegal migration and alien smuggling,? the Cuban statement said.
It said also Cuba had ratified protocols to prevent people trafficking and smuggling of migrants.
U.S. officials said that they had used the meeting to again press Cuba to release jailed American contractor Alan Gross.
Gross is serving a 15-year sentence for installing Internet networks for Cuban Jews as part of a U.S. program that Cuba considers subversive.
Gross' arrest in late 2009 and sentencing in March 2011 halted a brief thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations after Obama took office in January 2009.
U.S. officials have said they plan to raise the issue of the weapons shipment to Cuba soon.
Meanwhile, international vessel tracking monitor IHS Fairplay said that it had established that five North Korean cargo ships had made similar journeys since 2010, including the O Un Chong Nyon Ho, which docked in Havana, Cuba, in May last year.
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This story was originally published on Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:21 AM EDT
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Human Rights and Communications Surveillance | Electronic ...
Electronic Frontiers Australia this week signed onto the International Principles of the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance, a set of international due process principles designed to protect privacy in the face of government surveillance. The 13 point statement of principles is intended to explain how existing human rights standards, international law and jurisprudence should apply to the new capabilities and risks of digital surveillance.
The principles express the need for greater transparency in the use of surveillance by states, and call for users to be notified of a decision to access their communications and given the opportunity for appeal. They propose criminalising illegal communications surveillance by public and private parties, and state that service providers should not be compelled to build surveillance or monitoring capabilities into their systems.
To be launched in September, the document hopes to give ?governments, activists and legislators the language and references to re-think and reform how they defend privacy?. It comes at a time when state surveillance of citizens has come under increased scrutiny following revelations of the US? PRISM mass surveillance program.
More than at any time in history, citizens around the world are being exposed to intrusive surveillance and data collection, often without their knowledge or consent. EFA is proud to join the Electronic Frontier Foundation and 28 other civil society groups in supporting these principles.
The full document can be found here: https://necessaryandproportionate.org/
Help EFA continue to fight for digital freedom, access and privacy by donating or joining today.
Source: https://www.efa.org.au/2013/07/18/ipahrcs/
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Compromise would restore lower college loan rates
WASHINGTON (AP) ? A compromise deal on student loans that could hold down loan rates in the short term was expected to come to a vote next week, well before students returning to campus this fall have to sign their loan agreements.
While the deal could lower rates for students and parents over the next few years, it could spell higher rates as the economy improves.
The Senate deal pegs the interest rates on new loans to the financial markets. Under the deal, undergraduates this fall could borrow at a 3.9 percent interest rate. Graduate students would have access to loans at 5.4 percent, and parents would be able to borrow at 6.4 percent. Those rates would climb as the economy improves and it becomes more expensive for the government to borrow money.
The compromise undoes the doubling of rates on some student loans that took hold on July 1, and one analysis of the Senate deal suggests incoming freshmen would save more than $3,300 in interest.
"We have gone through weeks of negotiations and we have an agreement," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
At the White House, spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama was "glad to see that a compromise seems to be coming together."
And Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said students benefited: "For every one of them, the interest rates on their loans will be lower."
At least for now. The compromise could be a good deal for students through the 2015 academic year, but then interest rates are expected to climb above where they were when students left campus in the spring.
Even in announcing the compromise, it was clear the negotiations were dicey.
"While this is not the agreement any of us would have written, and many of us would like to have seen something quite different, I believe that we have come a very long way on reaching common ground," Durbin told reporters.
Moments later, Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said he would revisit the whole agreement this fall, when his panel takes up a rewrite of the Higher Education Act. Harkin did little to hide his unhappiness with the compromise, but said there were few options to avoid a costly hike on students returning to campus this fall.
As part of the compromise, Democrats won a protection for students that capped rates at a maximum 8.25 percent for undergraduates. Graduate students would not pay rates higher than 9.5 percent, and parents' rates would top out at 10.5 percent.
Using Congressional Budget Office estimates, rates would not reach those limits in the next 10 years.
Lawmakers engaged in near-constant work to undo a rate hike that took hold for subsidized Stafford loans on July 1. Rates for new subsidized Stafford loans doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
On Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimated outstanding student debt at $1.2 trillion ? up 20 percent in just two years. Student loans are now the largest form of consumer debt behind mortgages.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates 21 million loans would be issued in 2013. Students often take a combination of subsidized and unsubsidized loans to pay for their education.
The rapid growth in debt is raising alarm among experts, and there is growing evidence student debt is weighing down the economy ? for instance, by delaying the ability of young graduates to buy homes.
The increase follows the jump in the cost of higher education.
The tuition sticker price at public four-year colleges is up 27 percent beyond overall inflation over the last five years, according to the latest figures from the College Board. This past year it rose nearly 5 percent to an annual average of $8,655 nationwide.
Only about one-third of full-time students pay that published price, and the average net price ? what the average student does pay after grants, scholarships, loans and federal tax credits and deductions ? is just $2,910 for a year of studies. But net prices have been rising, too, and tuition is just part of the cost of college. Including room and board, the average annual sticker price at public colleges is now $17,860, and students pay on average $12,110.
At private four-year colleges, the annual average full tuition price is now just under $40,000, with the average student paying $23,840.
The bipartisan student loan compromise closely hews to what House Republicans passed earlier this year. Both Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican House Speaker John Boehner suggested the outlines of the proposal were acceptable to the GOP rank-and-file members who have pushed for a link between interest rates and the financial markets.
Even House Democrats who opposed the GOP-led deal there appeared ready to go along.
"I'm encouraged that bipartisan efforts continue in the Senate to reverse the student loan interest rate hike," said Rep. George Miller, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Few students had borrowed for fall classes. Students typically do not sign loans until just before they return to campus, and lawmakers have until the August recess to restore the lower rates. The students who had borrowed for summer programs since July 1 would have their rates retroactively reduced.
The deal was estimated to reduce the deficit by $715 million over the next decade.
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Associated Press Higher Education Writer Justin Pope in Ann Arbor, Mich., contributed to this report.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/compromise-restore-lower-college-loan-rates-081618281.html
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