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The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze is ready to take on the compact sedan segment in the third-quarter of 2010, however, General Motors also has some other things up its sleeve for the Delta compact platform that the Cruze is based on.

According to a report by Motor Trend, Chevrolet is looking to add a radical four-door-coupe on the same platform as the Cruze. The model would retain the Cruze’s wheelbase but would sacrifice some back seat head-room for a more expressive design. The idea behind the model is to get a higher-profit margin from a relatively inexpensive platform. Pricing wise, the Cruze-based four-door-coupe could cost you somewhere near the price tag of the Chevrolet Camaro.

Also under consideration is an SS version of the Cruze. The model is likely to use the same 2.0L Ecotec turbocharged 4-cylinder engine making 260-hp and 260 lb-ft of torque.

Yeah, we’ll file this under rumor for now.

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– By: Kap Shah

Source Motor Trend

Complimenting a woman in a sincere way is one of the hardest things for many guys to master. Luckily there are ladies like Simcha Whitehill over at TheFrisky.com to give us some pointers.

Here are six ways to compliment a woman:

1. Say Thank You: Tell her you couldn’t have done it without her. Whether it’s the birthday party she planned or just a supermarket run, let her know she’s important to you, and you’re grateful.
2. Here’s Lookin’ At You: One ex-boyfriend, right before we had our first nakey times, told me I was his ideal-looking woman. I didn’t really believe him, but it was still sexy to hear and it definitely made me feel less inhibited. He did wind up proving he was a man of his word, but it would be indecent of me to tell you how.
3. You-nique: When there’s no one else around, and it’s just the two of you talking, tell her you never met a girl like her before. If she thinks you mean it, she’ll turn to mush. Then follow it up with a kiss.
4. Ask Her For Opinion/Advice: Whether it’s trouble at the office or a T-shirt purchase, if you ask her opinion she’ll think you care about what she thinks. We ladies love it when you want us for not just the body, but our brains too.
5. All In The Family: If you tell a girl you think your family would adore her, you are guaranteed a big smile.
6. Arm Candy: Tell her she’s gorgeous on the regular. There’s not a girl who doesn’t want to feel beautiful. If she feels stunning in your eyes, she’ll let you gaze away, even at the parts she’d normally hide.

Need more help? TheFrisky has seven more ways to compliment a woman so read on.

photo credit: KraetzschePhotography

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If you happened to stick around last night during the Super Bowl XLIV post game show, you probably came across Toyota’s “Commitment” TV commercial that apologizes for the recent recall of 8.1 million vehicles.

Your thoughts on the commercial? Let us know in the comments section after the jump.

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There’s a lot of focus on mobility and the cloud when it comes to the Internet lately and for good reason, both devices and wireless connection speeds and availability, make the Internet on the go a real possibility. This mobility, though, means that people are expecting their data to be available regardless where they access it, at work, at home or on mob… (read more)

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A radical overhaul of the adult social care system is being called for by Birmingham University researchers following an independent analysis of the social and financial gains that could be reaped.

The case for social care reform – the wider economic and social benefits, which was produced by the University of Birmingham’s Health Services Management Centre, concludes that without a radical rethink of current priorities the real cost of providing social care will double in the next twenty years.

The report’s authors argue that spending on adult social care should not be seen as ‘dead money’.  Instead, it is a form of social and economic investment that has the potential to deliver a better service for people who use social care services, while also generating significant savings in other parts of the welfare state.

An improved social care system could generate significant savings by reducing the number of hospital admissions and the pressure on emergency hospital beds. The report also argues that helping social care users into paid employment could reduce social security spending whilst also providing a significant boost to the economy.

Professor Jon Glasby, the report’s lead author, comments: “In recent years, there has been a growing awareness that aspects of the adult social care system are fundamentally broken.  This stems from the fact that we have a 1940s system that is now no longer fit for purpose. Social care spending is not a necessary evil. A more effective system would deliver benefits for those who use services and their families.

The next decade will see increasing pressure on social care services as our population ages. Instituting reform now has the potential to generate significant savings in other parts of the welfare state, whilst also stopping the social care budget spiralling out of control.”

As part of a more detailed analysis, the report reviews five key mechanisms for reforming social care, setting out the likely cost implications of no action, some action and significant action under each heading:

• Strategic commissioning – rather than delivering all services in-house, there is increasing focus on delivering the best value for money by securing services from a much more mixed economy of care.

• Greater collaboration between health and social care – local agencies working together could potentially meet needs more effectively and may be able to reduce the costs of operating independently of each other.

• Personalisation – emerging evidence suggests that direct payments and personal budgets may be able to achieve better outcomes for either the same or potentially slightly less money for some user groups.

• Greater use of IT – to provide better support to people through a system of telecare as well as to improve the efficiency of current working practices.

• Workforce reform – at present, there are a series of costs associated with unfilled vacancies, use of agency staff and absenteeism which might be reduced by successful workforce reform.

Professor Glasby adds:

“Radical reform of social care ought to focus on creating a system that is not only more efficient but that also provides better care and support. 

“In practice, there is wide and arguably unacceptable variation in levels of spending on adult social care across the country and the types of services that are supported. Whilst maintaining local flexibility in services is important, government should be clear about the desired outcomes of care and hold local services accountable for delivering these outcomes.

“What is clear, is that doing nothing is not a viable option.”

The report was commissioned by the Department of Health.

Health Secretary Andy Burnham said:

“We commissioned this report to look into the potential social and economic benefits of reforming social care, and the report has concluded that there is a compelling case for change. Their findings show that by investing in social care and giving help to the most vulnerable, we can also help to build strong communities and help the economy. It can cut unnecessary hospital admissions and help social care users into work and off benefits.

“People shouldn’t have to run down their life savings to pay for care or lack choice on where and how they are cared for. That’s why we are looking at reforming the whole care and support system.

“With an ageing population, action is needed now. We will shortly set out a blueprint for a National Care Service that will offer a, simpler, fairer and more affordable system.”

View Executive Summary (pdf; 93KB, opens in new window)

View Full Report (pdf; 777KB, opens in new window)

Italy has been putting a lot of effort lately in becoming the clear leader in backwards thinking Internet rules and legislation in Europe, a title strongly disputed with France, though up-and-comer UK may be a serious contender soon if the proposed ‘three strikes’ law gets through. The latest move has been a long time in the making, but anti-piracy groups … (read more)

Mix retro video games with alcohol and you get these Atari-themed shot glasses. The set of 6 glasses feature six classic arcade games: Asteroids, Centipede, Pong, Breakout, Missile Command, and Battle Zone.

On the back of each glass there’s a color-coordinated Atari logo.

Here’s the perfect opportunity to combine the passion of your youth with the addiction of your adulthood. You can find these at Amazon for $16.99. It’s a great gift for that grown-up gamer in your life.

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In a lengthy academic paper, President Obama’s regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein, argued the U.S. government should ban “conspiracy theorizing.”

Among the beliefs Sunstein would ban is advocating that the theory of global warming is a deliberate fraud.

Sunstein also recommended the government send agents to infiltrate “extremists who supply conspiracy theories” to disrupt the efforts of the “extremists” to propagate their theories.

In a 2008 Harvard law paper, “Conspiracy Theories,” Sunstein and co-author Adrian Vermeule, a Harvard law professor, ask, “What can government do about conspiracy theories?”

“We can readily imagine a series of possible responses. (1) Government might ban conspiracy theorizing. (2) Government might impose some kind of tax, financial or otherwise, on those who disseminate such theories.”

Source: wnd.com

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Well, here we go again. A year and a half ago, an Italian court ordered ISPs to start blocking access to The Pirate Bay. Oddly (and inexplicably) many ISPs redirected all such traffic to a website owned by the IFPI, which seemed highly questionable. Why should a private entity receive that traffic? Either way, it didn’t do much good, as the block only drew more attention to The Pirate Bay, leading more visitors to reach the site from Italy than before the block! Not long after that, a court struck down the ban as being unreasonable.

But, of course, this is the entertainment industry we’re talking about, and if the courts save it from shooting itself in the foot, it will just keep shooting. So, once again, it is going to get The Pirate Bay a lot more attention by getting a court to require the site be blocked again. Basically, the original ruling saying that Italy couldn’t ban foreign sites was overturned by the Italian Supreme Court, and thus, the lower court went back and decided, again, that the site should be blocked.

What I really wonder is if anyone actually thinks this will make a difference?

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Google’s cloud office suite, Docs, is slowly picking up adopters. Targeted at those who don’t need all the bells and whistles of Microsoft Office, the tools have been getting more and more attention especially with the growing use of Google Apps which comes with Docs bundled. Now, Docs has scored a major victory by becoming the … (read more)

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I saw this at the Finds and Features blog and it really made me laugh. Take note!

Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes

Not everyone’s keen on getting in on the fray of the console wars, so it turns out. 2K Marin creative director for BioShock 2 Jordan Thomas claims he’s not a fan of this war and thinks that

There’s money to be made in wikis, at least that’s what Wikia is now claiming. Wikia is a wiki platform service offering anyone the possibility to start a new wiki centering on almost any topic, from Star Wars, to Twilight, to gardening. Even if you’re not familiar with the site, you’ve probably landed on one of the wikis hosted by it on more than one … (read more)

All the journalists really are talking to him

Yesterday, during lulls in Puppy Bowl VI I caught some of the pre-Super Bowl festivities on CBS. And for the second straight straight year President Obama was interviewed by a television anchor, this time Katie Couric.

And, oh, how Katie managed to concern troll like a true Villager — via the same source used so long and reliably by Tom Friedman (paraphrase, but close):

Mr. President, I just talked to a cab driver who says he’s scared to death of the Deficit

Amazing how many cab drivers end up sounding like David Broder.

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