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Monday, April 29, 2013

WWE Champion John Cena injured during WWE European tour

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Feds delay policy to allow small knives on planes

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Federal officials say they're delaying a policy that would allow passengers to carry small knives, bats and other sports equipment onto airliners.

The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that the policy change has been delayed to accommodate feedback from an advisory committee made up of aviation industry, consumer and law enforcement officials.

John Pistole (PIH'-stohl), head of the Transportation Security Administration, proposed the policy change last month, saying it would free up the agency to concentrate on protecting against greater threats. TSA screeners confiscate about 2,000 small folding knives from passengers every day.

The policy was to go into effect Thursday. The TSA's statement said the delay was temporary, but no new date for implementation was provided.

The policy has been fiercely opposed by flight attendants' unions.

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AMD reveals G-Series X embedded chips, drops a little ARM-powered bombshell

We're no strangers to AMD's embedded processors, designed for specialist applications such as casino gaming and dashboard infotainment systems. But this latest announcement of an updated G-Series processor reveals something totally unexpected. It's not just that the chip contains four Jaguar cores of PlayStation 4 fame, or that it also includes a Radeon 8000 GPU and I/O module on a single piece of silicon -- although that's all interesting enough. The key thing is actually the "X" in the lower right corner of the logo, which signifies that this is an x86 chip of the type we'd normally expect from AMD. The question is this: Why bother even mentioning the "X" when everyone knows AMD is an x86 stalwart already? Read on and we'll explain its true significance.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Top legal adviser to Egypt's president resigns

CAIRO (AP) ? The legal adviser of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi resigned Tuesday, alleging that the Muslim Brotherhood has monopolized decision-making and encroached on the governing of the country.

The resignation letter by Mohammed Fouad Gadallah brought the harshest criticism yet from inside the presidency. Opponents of Morsi have long accused the Brotherhood of being the real power behind the president and say the group's attempts to dominate power have fueled the country's turmoil.

Morsi, who hails from the Brotherhood, denied in a TV interview earlier this week that the group intervenes in decision-making.

The resignation comes amid a mounting dispute between Morsi's Islamist supporters and the judiciary, which is the sole branch of government not dominated by Islamists.

Brotherhood officials and other Islamists accuse backers of the regime of ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in the courts of blocking the country's transition to democracy and are discussing a law they say will ensure the judicary's independence. But opponents fear they aim to take over the courts and purge secular-minded judges to consolidate Brotherhood power.

Two days earlier, Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, an Islamist supporter, submitted his resignation, complaining that Morsi supporters were "trampling" on the judiciary. He too criticized the president's handling of the dispute with the judiciary and failure to reach out to critics.

The opposition and judges threatened to escalate their fight against the new legislation, while Morsi said he doesn't accept any encroachment on the judiciary.

Gadallah, who is not a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, served as Morsi's legal adviser since July. Presidential spokesman Ihab Fahmy confirmed that the resignation was submitted and said it was under review. He offered no other details. An email to the presidency seeking further comment was not answered.

In his three-page resignation letter, Gadallah said he wanted to shed light "on the extent of the danger facing the country," at a time when "personal interests are overwhelming national interests."

He said there is "no clear vision" in running state affairs and that "a single (political) current" monopolizes decision-making, excluding experts and the opposition. He also pointed to the current dispute over the courts, complaining of attempts to "assassinate the judiciary."

He said he had long been concerned over "the slowness of decision-making and monopolization by the Brotherhood and its encroachment on the president and governing." But he said that he had previously held back from resigning or going public with his objections out of respect for Morsi.

Gadallah said he advised Morsi against some of a series of controversial decrees the president issued in November that sparked a heavy public backlash and galvanized the opposition.

Particularly, he said he opposed a decree that temporarily granted Morsi's decisions immunity from judicial review, but he said his opinion was ignored. After the public outcry, some Brotherhood members had blamed Gadallah for those decrees.

Brotherhood spokesman Yasser Mehrez dismissed Gadallah's claims of the group dominating rule, telling the online version of Al-Ahram newspaper, "it seems (he) has been influenced by what the opposition says about Brotherhoodization."

Mehrez also said the envisioned law on the judiciary was in line with demands many, including Gadallah, have made for reform, contending that judges who protected the Mubarak regime are leading the resistance to the new law.

Gamal Heshmat, a lawmaker from the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party, said the group appreciates Gadallah's opinion on legal matters the presidency consults him on. "But he should only stick to what he knows," Heshmat said.

Egypt has been deeply divided for months over Morsi's rule and the political dominance of his Islamist allies, leading to repeated violence even as the country's economy continues to deteriorate.

In a quick reaction to Gadallah's resignation, opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei said he held Morsi and his supporters responsible for the polarization that is tearing the country apart.

"Egypt is a train wreck waiting to happen," ElBaradei wrote on his Twitter account. "Polarization (is) at dangerous level; Morsi's aides (are) jumping ship. National reconciliation (is) crucial."

Islamists have pointed to a number of recent cases in which Mubarak-era officials have been cleared of charges as evidence of the need to reform the judiciary.

On Tuesday, a court convicted a former finance minister, Yousef Boutros-Ghali, on charges of squandering around $3.6 million during his final years in his post. The court sentenced him to 25 years in prison. Boutros-Ghali, a nephew of former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, is believed to be in London.

Because he has been tried in absentia, he is allowed a retrial and all verdicts can be overturned upon his return.

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Amir Makar contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/top-legal-adviser-egypts-president-resigns-175758759.html

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Acer Iconia W3 reportedly leaks, mates an 8-inch tablet with Windows 8

Microsoft has repeatedly told us that we'll see smaller Windows 8 tablets, but all that talk has amounted to precious little walk. If the latest rumor is accurate, though, Acer might be the first to take action: French site Minimachines claims to have images and details of the Iconia W3, which could be the first 8-inch tablet on Microsoft's newer platform. The slate wouldn't be a barnstormer with a 1.8GHz Atom Z2760 and 2GB of RAM, but performance also wouldn't be its selling point -- the W3 would be small enough to fit in one hand while carrying the full software support of a PC. It will reportedly include front and rear cameras as well as a possible microSDHC slot, and the accessories we see in the purported leak involve both a tiny keyboard dock and a cover that doubles as a kickstand. We don't know if there's any truth to claims of a launch around the back to school season in September, although that would certainly be appropriate timing for what could be a welcome backpack companion.

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Antares Rocket Launch Is A Success, In Test Of Orbital Supply Vehicle

The Antares rocket sits ready, moments before launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

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The Antares rocket sits ready, moments before launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

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The Antares rocket launch is back on for 5 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon, as engineers and spectators look for the rocket to lift off from a launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. A check of all systems at 10 minutes before its launch was positive.

Update at 5:10 p.m. ET. Orbit Achieved, Payload Separated:

Antares moved smoothly through its stages and achieved orbit, drawing applause from engineers watching in the control room. Soon after, it delivered its practice payload into orbit around the Earth. The test mission has about eight more minutes remaining.

Update at 5:02 p.m. ET. Liftoff Is A Success:

The Antares rocket soared above Wallops Island Sunday afternoon. Just before the engines were throttled down in Stage 1, the vehicle was traveling at more than 7,000 miles per hour. Our original post continues:

The mission had been postponed twice this week, after a connecting cable came loose on Wednesday and unfavorable winds forced a one-day delay on Saturday. Officials believe the launch may be visible from sites all along the eastern U.S. coast.

Around 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, the rocket was approved for launch and fueling of the vehicle began, NASA reported.

The NASA facility is located just behind the beach on Wallops Island on Virginia's Eastern Shore. Antares is a product of a joint development project between NASA and Orbital Sciences Corp., based in Virginia.

As NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reported Wednesday, a successful test would eventually make Orbital "the second private company after California's SpaceX to dock with the space station."

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/21/178289293/antares-rocket-launch-is-a-go-in-test-of-space-station-supply-vehicle?ft=1&f=1007

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Stem cell transplant restores memory, learning in mice

Apr. 21, 2013 ? For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been transformed into nerve cells that helped mice regain the ability to learn and remember.

A study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is the first to show that human stem cells can successfully implant themselves in the brain and then heal neurological deficits, says senior author Su-Chun Zhang, a professor of neuroscience and neurology.

Once inside the mouse brain, the implanted stem cells formed two common, vital types of neurons, which communicate with the chemicals GABA or acetylcholine. "These two neuron types are involved in many kinds of human behavior, emotions, learning, memory, addiction and many other psychiatric issues," says Zhang.

The human embryonic stem cells were cultured in the lab, using chemicals that are known to promote development into nerve cells -- a field that Zhang has helped pioneer for 15 years. The mice were a special strain that do not reject transplants from other species.

After the transplant, the mice scored significantly better on common tests of learning and memory in mice. For example, they were more adept in the water maze test, which challenged them to remember the location of a hidden platform in a pool.

The study began with deliberate damage to a part of the brain that is involved in learning and memory.

Three measures were critical to success, says Zhang: location, timing and purity. "Developing brain cells get their signals from the tissue that they reside in, and the location in the brain we chose directed these cells to form both GABA and cholinergic neurons."

The initial destruction was in an area called the medial septum, which connects to the hippocampus by GABA and cholinergic neurons. "This circuitry is fundamental to our ability to learn and remember," says Zhang.

The transplanted cells, however, were placed in the hippocampus -- a vital memory center -- at the other end of those memory circuits. After the transferred cells were implanted, in response to chemical directions from the brain, they started to specialize and connect to the appropriate cells in the hippocampus.

The process is akin to removing a section of telephone cable, Zhang says. If you can find the correct route, you could wire the replacement from either end.

For the study, published in the current issue of Nature Biotechnology, Zhang and first author Yan Liu, a postdoctoral associate at the Waisman Center on campus, chemically directed the human embryonic stem cells to begin differentiation into neural cells, and then injected those intermediate cells. Ushering the cells through partial specialization prevented the formation of unwanted cell types in the mice.

Ensuring that nearly all of the transplanted cells became neural cells was critical, Zhang says. "That means you are able to predict what the progeny will be, and for any future use in therapy, you reduce the chance of injecting stem cells that could form tumors. In many other transplant experiments, injecting early progenitor cells resulted in masses of cells -- tumors. This didn't happen in our case because the transplanted cells are pure and committed to a particular fate so that they do not generate anything else. We need to be sure we do not inject the seeds of cancer."

Brain repair through cell replacement is a Holy Grail of stem cell transplant, and the two cell types are both critical to brain function, Zhang says. "Cholinergic neurons are involved in Alzheimer's and Down syndrome, but GABA neurons are involved in many additional disorders, including schizophrenia, epilepsy, depression and addiction."

Though tantalizing, stem-cell therapy is unlikely to be the immediate benefit. Zhang notes that "for many psychiatric disorders, you don't know which part of the brain has gone wrong." The new study, he says, is more likely to see immediate application in creating models for drug screening and discovery.

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Zac Efron Tribeca Film Festival: Actor Talks 'At Any Price' And His Budding Indie Film Career

Zac Efron may be loved by teenage girls around the world, but he's trying his best to step away from his "High School Musical" days and focus on becoming a more well-rounded actor.

The 25-year-old has appeared in a handful of independent films over the last few years, including "Me and Orson Welles," "The Paperboy" and more recently "At Any Price," which he attended the premiere for at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19.

Efron briefly chatted with HuffPost Celebrity on the red carpet, admitting he doesn't know how he became an "indie darling."

"I don't know," he told reporters of what inspired him to make a commitment to films outside of mainstream production. "I?ve been doing a lot of interviews with Dennis [Quaid] and his words of wisdom are sort of just fresh in my mind. Dennis says the only role he sort of had for himself in this career is to do as many different types of movies as possible and never stop stretching or trying something new, particularly roles that challenge you. And working with great directors," he added, "That?s really all I want to do."

HuffPost caught up with Quaid at the screening as well, who coincidentally echoed Efron's sentiments: "The only strategy I've ever had is to play as many different types of roles as possible."

He also had some kind things to say about Efron, who stars as his son in "At Any Price."

"He?s such a great actor. He?s such a down-to-earth guy and he?s really got all the tools in the toolbox," Quaid said of his co-star. "He dedicated himself [to this film] and I think he made me better."

As for what Efron will do next, the Hollywood heartthrob says he's simply looking to take on characters he connects with.

"It kind of just falls into place and you know it. It?s what you want to do," he told HuffPost. "I?m doing a movie called 'Townies' right now where I play the president of a fraternity and that?s totally opposite of this character."

There's no doubt Efron will make it far in his career, considering he's already had a huge impact on all the directors, writers and actors he's worked with.

"Zac is just really together. I?m so amazed by how smart and hard working he is," co-star Heather Graham added of Efron. "And he has the craziest fans of any actor I?ve ever worked with ... like they?re screaming and waiting outside the set for hours. We ate at a restaurant and when we came out there were 30 teenage girls waiting outside screaming at the top of their lungs. It?s like the Beatles!"

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Nets crush Bulls in first playoff game in Brooklyn

Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez, right, reacts after scoring against the Chicago Bulls during the first quarter of Game 1 of a first-round series of the NBA basketball playoffs, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler, center, drives to the basket through Brooklyn Nets' Jerry Stackhouse, left, and Brook Lopez during the first quarter of Game 1 of a first-round series of the NBA basketball playoffs, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez, top, dunks against the Chicago Bulls during the first quarter of Game 1 of a first-round series of the NBA basketball playoffs, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez, right, blocks a shot by Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler during the second quarter of Game 1 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs at the Barclays Center, Saturday, April 20, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig

NEW YORK (AP) ? The Brooklyn blackout was a blowout.

Ripping apart the vaunted Chicago Bulls defense during an impressive second quarter, the Nets punctuated their return to the postseason with a 106-89 victory on Saturday night.

Deron Williams scored 22 points, Brook Lopez had 21 and the Nets made 16 of 20 shots in the second period on their way to 60 percent in the first half.

"That's a hell of a performance," Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo said.

Joe Johnson finished with 16 for the Nets, who made their successful first season in Brooklyn even better with a victory in their first playoff appearance since 2007. They will host Game 2 on Monday night.

The Nets wore their road black uniforms and fans were encouraged to wear black as well to make it a "blackout" for the first major postseason game in Brooklyn since Oct. 10, 1956, when the Yankees beat the Dodgers in Game 7 of the World Series at Ebbets Field.

The Nets then came out white-hot, shooting nearly 56 percent and putting six players in double figures.

"Everybody was excited for this game," Williams said. "I think it has been a long time coming for this franchise, this organization with the move and everything. We expected to be here, so we came out playing like we wanted to be here ... we were locked in today."

Carlos Boozer had 25 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who had Joakim Noah in the starting lineup despite foot pain. But he was clearly limited, and there was no reason to play him more than the 14 minutes he got with the game never in doubt after halftime.

"It was the end of the first (quarter) and they hit us with a haymaker, got us back on our heels," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "So end of the first, second quarter, poor defense, poor intensity, poor energy on offense. You can't win like that."

The sellout crowd of 17,732 was roaring long before Nets reserve Jerry Stackhouse, who wears the No. 42 that Jackie Robinson once sported in Brooklyn, sang the national anthem.

Owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who committed hundreds of millions on player contracts last summer expecting a longtime loser in New Jersey to win big in Brooklyn, came on the court to thank fans for their passion and support, telling them that this playoff appearance was only the beginning.

And what a beginning it was.

Williams even had a reverse dunk in the third quarter, showing how much better he feels after ankle pain had him playing well below his usual level before the All-Star break, when he could barely jump.

Gerald Wallace and C.J. Watson each scored 14 for the Nets, while Andray Blatche had 12.

Noah has battled plantar fasciitis in his right foot and Thibodeau said he didn't want his All-Star center playing if he was injured. But Noah, who grew up in New York, wanted to give it a try. He finished with four points.

"The thing is he hasn't practiced so he's going to be rusty, but I'd rather have him out there. Whatever he can give us is a plus," Thibodeau said. "We didn't play well. It wasn't Jo, it was our team. So he's a big plus for our team, so we'd like to have him out there. We've got to play better. Everyone has to play better."

The Bulls are still without Derrick Rose, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in last year's playoff opener. Thibodeau hasn't ruled out the former MVP returning in this series, noting the end would be two weeks from Saturday if it went the distance.

That looked unlikely after Game 1.

Chicago won three of four during the regular season, holding the Nets to 87.5 points per game, but Brooklyn had 89 after the third quarter of this one.

"It was disappointing," Noah said. "We didn't play well. We didn't come out with the right mindset. They scored way too many points in the paint. We didn't execute well offensively. But you know what, we've got to bounce back. No time to feel sorry for ourselves. We've showed resiliency all year and I think we've got a lot of basketball left."

Fans chanted "Brooklyn! Brooklyn!" before the tip and chanted Wallace's name during it, recognizing his strong performance after a difficult regular season.

The Nets jumped out to an 11-point lead after one quarter, getting 12 points from Lopez. It was 38-26 midway through the second before the Nets blew it open. Lopez made two straight baskets, the latter a dunk after Williams juked Marco Belinelli so badly that Jay-Z practically jumped out of his nearby courtside seat.

Former Bulls backup Watson followed with a 3-pointer to make it a 20-point game for the first time, and it was 60-35 at halftime after the Nets scored the final six points.

"I thought we competed extremely well, I thought we defended extremely well and pushed the ball and shared the ball extremely well in the first half," Carlesimo said.

Noah started the second half, clearly not running well, but was back on the bench before long.

Nate Robinson scored 17 points for Chicago, while Jimmy Butler and Belinelli each had 13. Luol Deng had just six on 3-of-11 shooting.

NOTES: Carlesimo got his first playoff victory since April 30, 1997, when he coached Portland. ... The Bulls reached the conference semifinals the previous three times they were a No. 5 seed. ... Jay-Z was in his usual seat near the Nets' bench even though the rap mogul is selling his small portion of the team, as required, to focus on his player agency business.

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Malawi Muslim clerics press regulator to withdraw fine on Radio ...

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Reports reaching?Nyasa Times?indicate that prominent sheikhs in Malawi early last week stormed offices of Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) demanding an immediate withdraw of a fine it imposed on the country?s only Islamic radio station, Radio Islam for unprofessional conduct.

Macra had recently slapped Radio Islam with a $625 (about K260, 000) fine for denigrating the Christian religion, in the program aired in January, 2013 which stated that Jesus Christ is not the son of God and that all people who follow him shall perish in hell.

According to Macra the radio breached Clause 2(a) of the Third Schedule to the Communications Act and Clause 10.1.3 of its Licences by denigrating other religion beliefs.

During the hearing with Macra officials, Radio Islam representatives admitted having breached both the Communications Act and the Licence terms and condition by airing the program and later signed that it will pay the fine.

Sheik Idruss: ?Says Chabulika and Nembo were part of delegation

But this did not go down well with some prominent Muslim leader who felt that Radio Islam representatives erred by admitting that they were wrong in airing the program arguing this is the true teachings of Islam.

Highly placed sources at Macra confided in?Nyasa Times?that Muslim officials comprising Sheikh Dinala Chabulika board member Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, Al hajj Yusuf Kanyamula and Al hajj Rashid Nembo former board chairperson for the Malawi National Sports Councils ?stormed Macra offices and asked Macra boss Charles Nsaliwa to immediately withdraw the fine in writing, arguing that what Radio Islam did by stating that Jesus Christ is not the Son of God is in line with the teachings of Islam.

The sources said the sheiks argued in Islam who ever believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God is automatically out of the religion therefore what Radio Islam did by admitting that it made a mistake in airing that program meant that the radio was supporting the belief that Christ is the Son of God.

The sheiks according to the sources also ?accused Macra of double standards for not punishing Christian Radio stations which say that Christ is the Son of God; a statement which they said is offensive to Muslims who share the contrary view.?

?The Muslim clerks also asked why Macra do not punish the state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation which has been featuring an official from the Association of Secular Humanists George Thindwa who has been on the public broadcaster arguing that there is no God a statement which is an insult to both Christians and Muslims.?

According to the sources, Nsaliwa admitted to the demands to withdraw the fine and asked for more time to do it in writing.

?It seems that Macra officials were terrified with the approach by the Muslims clerks and to ease the tension which would ensue, our boss bowed down to the demand but the fact is that the withdraw can happen overnight because it needs the board to sit at look at the counter arguments of the sheiks and their relevance to the issue concerning Radio Islam.?

However, general secretary for the Muslim Association of Malawi Sheikh Salmin Omar Idruss told?Nyasa Times?that he could not be in a better position to comment on the issue, saying he was not part of delegation which met Nsaliwa.

He instead referred?Nyasa Times?to sheikh Chabulika or Rashid Nembo who he said were part of the delegation which met Nsaliwa on the matter, whose phones could not be reached.

Source: http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/04/22/malawi-muslim-clerics-press-regulator-to-withdraw-fine-on-radio-islam/

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Mangalorean Delight : Postnoon

If you?re in the mood to explore the vast Mangalorean cuisine this summer, a visit to Seasonal Tastes at the Westin hotel is a great way to quiet your cravings.

In spite of being hidden away in the vast buffet at Seasonal Tastes, the authentic Mangalorean dishes on the menu have what it takes to pull you toward them. The two-week festival from April 15 to 30, which has already covered more than 30 authentic dishes from the coast is the best way to explore the cuisine almost to its entirety.

Coconut, spicy and curry are the three key words the hotel uses to lure its customers and the basic ingredients of most Mangalorean dishes. Apart from the starters and the main course, the Mangalorean food ?feastival? at the Westin also includes some refreshing drinks from the coastal land. I began my Mangalorean tryst with the very popular and flavourful Kokam Sherbat ? a must-have. However, if Kokam, ideal for the summer, isn?t your thing, you can always choose the good ol? butter milk or shikanji from the menu.

Coming back to the food spread, rich with the regular buffet at the hotel, is set up tastefully with a touch of Mangalorean culture. The brown rice that is stored in a basket for years in typical Mangalorean style to the rock salt famous in the region, the food spread gives the customers a true picture on how the cuisine is relished.

Among the variety of chutneys on display, the spicy tomato and the sweet tamarind chutneys are must-haves. Plus, they blend well with curd rice, another not-to-miss dish in the spread. Even the pickles ? the Mangalorean Kochala Lonche and the Mangalorean Lime pickle are a treat for those who don?t mind it spicy.

From the starters and main course section, Pork Bafat (pork cooked with fresh chilli, ginger and Mangalorean spices), Mutton Masala (lamb cooked with onion and tomato), Banana Fry, Kempu Gojju (lentil tempered with curry leaves and mustard), Sorekai gassi (Mangalorean style bottle gourd curry) with Kori Roti are essential to complete your flavourful indulgence. And, you can always end the treat on a sweet note with desserts like Semiya payasam.

You have time till April 30 to be treated in true Mangalorean style, we say ?Go for it!

Where: Seasonal Tastes, Westin
What: Mangalorean Food Festival

Tags: Mangalorean Food Festival, Mutton Masala, Seasonal Tastes, Westin

Category: Food & Drink

Source: http://postnoon.com/2013/04/21/mangalorean-delight/121079

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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Facebook's New Logo Takes Flat and Simple to the Extreme

The latest subtle redesign to Facebook's logo was just noticed by developer Tom Waddington. It's hard to imagine a simpler symbol than new little favicon cube that'll live next to the Graph Search bar on Facebook's revamped site. More »

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HTC One developer edition and unlocked editions delayed

HTC One

E-mail notification says 'slight delay' in shipping; cases won't hit until mid-may

Uh oh. If you ordered the 32GB unlocked or 64GB developer version of the HTC One directly from HTC (via Let's Talk), you might have just received the same e-mail we did, indicating some sort of delay.

Hello Phil

We have an important update about your order. Due to shipping issues with the 32G unlocked and 64G Developers Editions of the New HTC One®, there will be a slight delay in shipping your HTC One® to you. We expect to have your phone delivered to you, via overnight shipping, before the end of April. We’ll do everything we can to get it shipped to you as soon as possible.

Also, due to overwhelming demand, there will be a delay in shipping your free case. We expect to begin receiving the Double Dip cases in mid-May, and will ship them as soon as they’re available.

We understand the excitement and anticipation that comes with a new phone, and we are confident that the HTC One® will exceed that anticipation

Thanks for the support,

HTC ShopAmerica

That's no bueno, especially since HTC has had a couple dates -- April 18 and April 23 -- listed thus far, and no new shipping date is listed here. We're gonna rattle some bushes and see what we can find out. Stay tuned.

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Tech-savvy public plays unprecedented role in crowdsourced terrorist hunt

Boston Police Department via Reuters

Images of a suspect wanted for questioning in relation to the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing were collected from a surveillance camera, and shared through the Boston Police Department Twitter page on April 19.

By Nidhi Subbaraman, Suzanne Choney and Rosa Golijan, NBC News

Since the bombs went off in Boston's?Copley Square?on Monday, the FBI and Boston Police Department have sought the public's help in an unprecedented way, amassing gigabytes of digital evidence ? photos and videos from the tragic event ? in what may be the world's most crowdsourced terrorist hunt.

"It's not the first use of private video from stores or other places to help solve a crime. That is a common investigative technique," Jim Bueermann, president of the Police Foundation and former police chief of Redlands, Calif., told NBC News. "But it is without a doubt the largest-scale use of crowd-sleuthing that I've seen."

On Thursday, the requests proved their worth. Authorities revealed surveillance video with closeups of the two key suspects, the baseball-cap-wearing?brothers. In an instant, the images shot across the Web, and soon, better images, with different angles and sharper focus, were making their way back to investigators, along with a bevy of personal?information about the suspected terrorists.

With over 130 million smartphone owners in America ? not to mention over 300 million photos added to Facebook every day, and over 72 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every single minute ? it's no surprise that investigators are interested in what the crowds around Copley Square can contribute. There are cameras everywhere, and what a fixed surveillance camera doesn't pick up, someone with a cellphone may.

"The technology is out there, it's inexpensive, teenagers have it, and it documents the world. And that becomes evidence,"?Nancy Savage,?retired FBI supervisor and?executive director at the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, told NBC News.

"In this particular event, there were a lot of people at the finish line taking photos of loved ones, of the race," Savage said. "It's become normal to ask the public to provide evidence they may have."

In the past, it could take weeks to get images from an incident such as a bank robbery. Even video security tapes could be delayed for days. "Now we haven't finished interviewing the bank tellers and they're emailing us the photo," she said.

This is the smartphone-era version of "see something, say something," said?Clay Shirky, media expert and author of two books on mass online collaborations. "What good can come out of it is the surfacing of enormous numbers of new points of evidence."

The Boston Globe reported that surveillance camera footage from the Lord & Taylor department store was used in the investigation. Another key image shared with the public is likely to have come from someone's cellphone, says the Globe.

Following the FBI's photo release, someone on Facebook picked out one of the suspects ? Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, wearing?a white hat ? from a Facebook photo a Boston resident had uploaded after the bombings, and?uploaded it to a running forum, according to the New York Times.

Meanwhile,?eyewitnesses took to the Internet to provide early news on everything from Monday's bomb blasts to the Thursday night manhunt that shifted from Cambridge, Mass., to nearby Watertown.

When gunshots were reported on MIT's campus, Seth Mnookin, an assistant professor in the university's?comparative media studies department,?was among the first to?begin live-tweeting developments?as police cordoned off the section of campus. He followed the investigation all the way to Watertown.

Andrew Kitzenberg?tweeted pictures and firsthand?details?of the early-Friday?shootout in Watertown, and?other?Watertown residents?soon followed suit.

"The explosion of smartphones has aided (the Boston bombing investigation) probably more than any other single, technological advancement," Bueermann told NBC News. "Smartphones aren't phones, they're digital Swiss Army knives that have Internet access, GPS, cameras ? all these things that allow for people to capture information in ways we never saw 20 years ago. It adds to the witness potential of people in communities."

Mario Tama / Getty Images

Onlookers take pictures as they watch from windows while SWAT team members search for one remaining suspect at a neighboring apartment building on April 19, in Watertown, Mass.

While there's clear value in the crowd's ability to gather data, over-reliance on these unseen Internet Sherlocks can potentially to do harm. When vigilantes on Reddit and 4chan began lending a hand with the investigation, plenty of inaccurate information hit the Internet as well, and fingers were pointed at least two people who police did not name as suspects.

Before investigators could dispel the allegations, some media outlets picked up the discussion and linked their names with the investigation. Sunil Tripathi, a student at Brown University in Providence, R.I., had disappeared on March 16. Soon, he was?identified on Reddit as a suspect. He remains missing.

Sulahaddin Barhoum, a 17-year-old runner who moved to the U.S. from Morocco, and was planning to run the New York Marathon in November,?had to go to state police with his identification?in order to clear his name.

When faced with needle-in-haystack situations, scientists have turned to crowdsourcing their searches with steady success. Participating in an Internet hunt for the bombers is nothing like pitching in on research programs to help push science forward. These crowds can get ugly fast.

"This is about: 'Someone has to get those bastards,'" Shirky told NBC News.?"Here, if you get it wrong, the cost of failure is very high."

Shirky and others, such as Whitney Phillips, an Internet scholar and lecturer at NYU who has studied the trolling behavior of 4chan, think caution is necessary at times like this.?While there's tremendous value in eyewitnesses offering up video and photos, their inexpert interpretations of the data are less welcome.

"Strong moderation is just what you need to keep this kind of ridiculous gossip at bay," said Phillips,?but strong moderation is not the kind of thing usually seen on Reddit.?

"I think crowdsourcing is a terrible idea during criminal investigations," Phillips told NBC News.

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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Google?s future: Doing the impossible

Google

Google?s first-quarter earnings beat Wall Street expectations, aided by a lower tax rate and a research credit. Even though the stock moved on the numbers, it was what was said on the call that was most important.?CEO Larry Page said on the conference call that it is his job to make sure that Google and its engineers are working on big, bold bets to not only advance the company and its earnings, but society as well. ?A big part of my job is to get people to focus on things that are not just incremental,? Page said during the earnings call. Google is working on ambitious projects, such as Google Fiber, self-driving cars and other projects like Google Glass ?because no one else is crazy enough to try.?

[More from BGR: HTC One: The best Android smartphone on the planet launches today]

Page seemed to take a shot at Apple with the remark that Google can?t just be content to do incremental improvements on its existing products; it needs to expand its horizons. Google has spent countless billions of dollars in research and development, something that has always concerned Wall Street. The spending issue was brought up again on the call, but Google has earned the right to spend as it sees fit. Products like Glass, Fiber and Android have whet Wall Street?s appetite for their potential. They have only come through years of spending, as well as timely acquisitions, especially in the case of Android.

[More from BGR: HTC One review: The smartphone that changes everything]

There are still?concerns about Android fragmentation, with the operating system available on so many different handsets, and all of them running a different version with various tweaks. While Page acknowledged the experiences vary by device, he called it ?a pretty great overall experience.? He noted smartphone manufacturers are doing a lot with Android, which is leading to innovation and flexibility, giving customers what they want. This could only be achieved by spending and experimentation, and Google has shown that spending levels are more than adequate to satisfy customers? needs and to expand into other areas to change the world.

On the call, Page revealed that Android will power Google Glass. The power and reach of Android is expanding and transportable across devices, and I?d expect that to continue.

Google Fiber may be the most important aspect of Google?s business when it comes to changing the world. While laying down a network is a capital-intensive business (currently it?s only in Kansas City, with plans to expand to Austin, TX and Provo, UT), Fiber offers benefits that can solve not only tomorrow?s problems, but today?s as well. Google Fiber is 100 times faster than the average Internet connection in the U.S., and Page noted it?s ?about writing next chapter of the Internet. Products like Fiber, we look at things where we can impact a lot of people?s lives.?

Google has earned the right to spend as aggressively as it wants, as it continues to move into nascent areas outside of its core search business. Google may always be focused on delivering ads and information to users as its primary cash cow, but the company continues to find new ways to do so, in ways we never thought possible.

Perhaps Google?s motto shouldn?t be ?Don?t be evil,? but rather ?Don?t doubt us.?

This article was originally published on BGR.com

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/google-future-doing-impossible-134509636.html

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Conservatives gear up for immigration fight

By Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a bipartisan Senate group worked over the past few months to assemble broad legislation to overhaul the U.S. immigration system, conservative critics of the effort kept a fairly low profile. That's about to change.

Critics of the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" immigration bill are gearing up for an intense fight to defeat the bill and they plan to put the economy at the center of their strategy.

The debate on Capitol Hill over the bill will kick off Friday with a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Conservatives held back until details of the legislation emerged and now intend to stir grassroots opposition through social media and talk radio among other lobbying efforts.

"Everything in this bill says we have a labor shortage. It's proposing adding millions more foreign workers over the next decade alone," said Roy Beck, head of NumbersUSA, a group that favors low immigration levels. "We have 20 million Americans who can't find a full-time job. It's as if the Gang of Eight lives in alternate universe."

Beck took aim at a provision that would allow many of the roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants to obtain provisional visas, giving them the right to live and work in the country for 13 years before becoming eligible for citizenship.

Many foes of the immigration bill view their most effective line of attack to be warnings about the costs of the legislation and its impact on an already weak U.S. labor market.

Some activists and lawmakers have derided the bill as an amnesty for lawbreakers but by emphasizing the law enforcement argument, conservatives risk fueling a perception that they are anti-immigrant.

Republicans are also mindful of their party's low standing with Hispanic Americans and wary of stirring backlash with these voters.

The bill would establish new guest worker programs of low-skilled workers in farming, construction and other trades and increase the number of skilled workers who can obtain visas.

Former South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, who now heads the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, attacked the bill as "amnesty," adding that it would incur "significant costs" to taxpayers.

"At a time of trillion-dollar deficits and $17 trillion in debt, the cost of implementing amnesty and the strain it will add to already fragile entitlement and welfare programs should be of serious concern for everyone," DeMint said in a blog post on the Heritage Foundation web site.

The four Democrats and four Republicans who sponsored the bill formally began their effort to sell it at a news conference Thursday.

Under the Gang of Eight proposal, those who obtain provisional visas would not be eligible for most federal benefit programs, including welfare and assistance purchasing health insurance under the 2010 health reform law, until they receive green cards or citizenship.

But those given provisional legal status would eventually be allowed to draw benefits once they receive green cards or citizenship.

FISCAL IMPACT DEBATED

Heritage, which helped defeat the last major effort at comprehensive immigration reform in 2007, plans to issue a study in coming weeks analyzing the fiscal impact of the Gang of Eight's proposal in a report likely to become fodder for the debate on Capitol Hill.

Within conservative circles, the politics of the immigration issue are complicated. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American and a favorite of the conservative Tea Party movement, is one of the lead sponsors of the Senate immigration bill.

Rubio, a Florida Republican and potential presidential candidate in 2016, and some other Republicans are embracing immigration reform in the aftermath of a presidential election in which Republican Mitt Romney lost to Democratic President Barack Obama, hurt in part by Obama's huge advantage with Latino voters.

Romney's stance on immigration during the campaign, including suggesting that illegal immigrants "self-deport," helped to cost him votes with Hispanic Americans.

Some prominent economic conservatives, including anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, support the immigration reform bill, arguing that it will boost growth by making labor markets more fluid and giving technology companies and other business greater leeway to hire the skilled workers they need to stay competitive.

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former aide to President George W. Bush who also advised McCain's failed 2008 presidential bid, has estimated that immigration reform could boost U.S. gross domestic product by a nearly a percentage point.

Holtz-Eakin, head of the American Action Forum, a conservative policy institute, also said overhauling immigration laws could reduce cumulative federal budget deficits by $2.5 billion when taking into account the fact that faster economic growth leads to higher tax collections and reduces costs for unemployment insurance and other safety net programs.

But there are plenty of Republican skeptics of the immigration bill on Capitol Hill and it faces a particularly tough road in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

In the Senate, which is narrowly controlled by Democrats, Republican Jeff Sessions is expected to lead the effort to defeat the immigration bill. Like DeMint, Sessions said the bill would put a huge strain on federal entitlement programs. He also warned it would exacerbate a scarcity of jobs for Americans already grappling with a 7.6 percent unemployment rate.

"This proposal would economically devastate low-income American citizens and current legal immigrants," the Alabama Republican senator said. "It will pull down their wages and reduce their job prospects. Including those legalized, this bill would result in at least 30 million new foreign workers over a 10-year period ? more than the entire population of the state of Texas."

(Reporting by Caren Bohan; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/conservatives-aim-defeat-immigration-bill-stressing-economy-160432309.html

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