The IcePics iPhone app automatically sends photos and current coordinates to preselected individuals. This is supposed to keep you safe and alert friends if someone creepy approaches you in a dark alley, but there’s a more amusing use: Party photography. More »
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The bulls mounted an extremely impressive run in the final minutes of the US trading day, but momentum appears to be stalling out after hours.
After initially surging, the Nikkei has given up the lion’s share of its gains.
S&P futures had been higher, but are now basically flat since the 4:00 PM ET close.
The world’s hottest measure of risk, the Aussie dollar, is also giving up its recent gains.
So what’s going on?
ForexLive points out that Ben Bernanke is speaking in Tokyo and made a comment about now wanting dollar-swap lines to be permanent. But that’s pretty minor, and his speech as a whole, which is about central bank independence, is pretty mild. Read the whole thing here.
If that’s all it takes to spook the market, we’re still on very fragile ground.
Meanwhile, Korea’s KOSPI, which the world is watching due to war tensions, is off just modestly.
For a roundup of what happened during the US trading day, see here.
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In a press release put out today, Entourage systems, creator of the world’s first Android powered “dual book,” announced that they have partnered with The Douglas Stewart Company to bring the “dual book” to colleges and schools. It seems that both Entourage Systems and The Douglas Stewart Company want to integrate the “dualbook” with educational media when selling it to educational institutions. Seems like a good idea.
Besides running Android, the interesting thing about this device is that it is both a netbook and e-reader in one. On one side of the device you have an e-paper read out, capable of displaying electronic ink files, and on the other side, you have a fully functional Android tablet. How well it runs is yet to be seen.
Overall, the “dualbook” seems like an interesting concept, which has quite a bit of promise. I really hope it succeeds.. Take a look at the video and let us know what you think! Go Android!
best Vegetarian Vitamins
Vegetarian eating is a healthy alternative but only if you eat in a healthy and balanced way. Yes, there are many health benefits to eating this way. Eating vegetarian makes sense from a good health and nutritional point of view.
Vegetarians eat plant foods like vegetables, fruits, and grain although some do not include onions, garlic and chives. Generally there are three styles of Vegetarianism based on other foods allowed as listed below:
• Vegans are the strictest – they abstain from all animal foods, dairy products and eggs.
• Lacto vegetarians consume dairy products.
• Ovolacto vegetarians supplements with eggs and dairy products
Prudent vegetarianism is highly beneficial. Studies show that vegetarians live longer, have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and register lower incidents of obesity, heart diseases, certain cancers, stroke and diabetes. These are not surprising as vegetarian diet contain less saturated fat, fewer calories, less sugar and more fibers.
Now before anybody starts it is important to understand how to plan a well balanced vegetarian diet. Pregnant women, teenagers and young children should seek proper nutritional guidance before embarking on it.
The main concern in a vegetarian diet is protein. It is needed to build body tissues and consists of units called amino acids. Compared to animal protein like meat, plant foods generally lack certain amino acids. Hence, vegetarians, especially vegans, must eat a variety of plant proteins to get a complete set of amino acids. Soyabeans, a high quality protein, and its products like tofu and soya milk may feature frequently in vegetarian meals.
Vitamin B12 also needs monitoring for its deficiency causes anemia. As animal foods are the only reliable sources of vitamin B12 substitutes like vitamin B12 enriched breakfast cereals are ideal. Furthermore, these cereals are also fortified with iron absorption; one must ensure an adequate supply of vitamin C in diet. Other good sources of iron are spinach, raisins and pulses. For non-dairy product eaters, calcium intake may be obtained from alternatives like sawi, spinach and kalian. If seafood is omitted, zinc required for the immune system is obtainable from whole grains, nuts and soyabeans.
Sprouts contain reproductive power that is of vital importance to human lives and their health. Germinated seeds enormously increase the nutritional value and digestibility. There is an amazing increase the nutritional value and digestibility. There is an amazing increase in nutrients in sprouted pulses as compared to their dried form. In the process of germination the vitamins, minerals and protein increase substantially with corresponding decrease in carbohydrate content. Cooked sprouts (steamed) are best to digest and avail maximum proteins.
Sprouts help in the growth of muscles and tissue of the body. They increase the resistance to diseases and play an important role in rejuvenation of cells.
Benefits of Vegetarian Eating
• Overweight people who have tried a vegetarian diet have lost weight and kept is off.
• Diabetes achieves normal blood sugar levels, reducing insulin requirements.
• People with high BP, diminished or eliminated their BP medications because BP was normalized.
• People with high cholesterol showed lowered cholesterol levels.
• In a majority of people with elevated homocyteine, levels were reduced, which is an improvement without the use of medication.
• Overall endurance, strength, stamina, energy and sense of well-being achieved.
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Good sports diet for a vegetarian?
Soccer starts in less than two months and I want to feel my best for tryouts. Any ideas of what to eat to get enough vitamins and minerals leading up to soccer? Thanks!
By the way, I still eat eggs and milk however I have very little so I’m closer to a vegan but not quite.
Awesome…another veggie soccer player! Glad to see that. First of all, regarding Dirtyleg’s answer: I don’t think she’s gonna EAT the ball. Sorry, I couldn’t resist that one. Anyway…
FRUIT is the ultimate food for the athlete. For one thing, it is the best source for vitamins(since you asked about that), and nearly good enough on minerals. I would include tender greens such as lettuce and celery for that.
Don’t believe the nonsense about protein. It is pretty much impossible not to have enough protein. To anyone who thinks that people like you and I lack protein, I would love to get on the soccer field with them myself, and have a little fun, if you know what I mean.
Listen, I know an athlete/trainer/doctor/ researcher/author/superb nutritional mind in his 50’s (who has recently written a book you should get) who trained professional athletes(including record-holders) for most of his life, and controlled and monitored their diets as well. I have attended many of his lectures, and even one of his fitness camps. He found overwhelmingly that a low-fat diet of raw fruits and veggies was best for athletes(and anyone else).
The man’s name is Douglas N. Graham, and his new book is The 80/10/10 Diet. You can get it from livingnutrition.com. I have been way into nutrition for a long time, and I think he is definitely the best, with the possible exception of his wife, Roz Gruben-Graham. I have read a lot about nutrition, and I think this book can take the place of all my other books. And I don’t make a claim like that lightly.
Anyway, I am a soccer player myself. It is easily my favorite sport. I am 33 now. I played all thru high school, including competitive, then life got in the way. But last fall I took up coaching my nephew’s U-8 boys team. Well, I like to be an active coach, working on the field with them. And doing this really lit the fire under me again to play. I even found some days to go down to the field and just workout by myself. I loved it!
I have been veggie for 11 years, and doing the fruit thing for about the last 4-5 years. Let me tell you, I am athletically better than ever. I am planning on getting back into college again soon to get a teaching credential, and while there, I now fully plan on trying out for the men’s soccer team!
My strength and stamina are better than ever, and my mind is sharper as well. I also don’t require as much sleep, and don’t get sick. I have to say, I like my chances. This diet has really helped. I make whole meals out of fruit every day, and consume about 2600 cals/day. There is plenty of everything you need(to go into all the specifics of that would require a whole book). And you were smart to ask about vits and mins, instead of going directly to protein and fat, like so many others.
Most Americans have a deficiency of vits, mins, and water, and an excess of protein, and fat. A fresh fruit and veg diet is perfect for that.
Listen, I really think you should get that book. His science is very solid, and he has a very logical, down-to-earth approach. And his emphasis is not just to be vegan, but to be athletic, too. I think it is just what you are looking for. If nothing else, you will get some great nutrition facts.
Or…..if all this sounds like too much, then I would just say INCREASE the PERCENTAGE of fresh fruit in your diet as much as you can stand. That’s all. Don’t be afraid to think of fruit as a main course, or even an entire meal. I know it is counter to American programming to think of it that way. It was a jolt for me, too. But it really works! I now do it all the time. The more you do it, the more it will help you.
Feel free to read some more of my answers on here. This kind of thing has come up a lot with fruit. That’s what most of my answers are about.
Good luck!
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Best Vegetarian Vitamins is a post from the Vegetarian Vitamins Guide blog where you can find suggestions and advice from vegetarians and vegans on vegetarian diets, supplements, vitamins and overall nutrition.
As if there isn’t enough social networking spam already, the True Blood Season 2 Blu-Ray discs come with a feature that allows people to automatically share their vampire obsession on Twitter and Facebook—complete with “transformed” photos. More »
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We’ve heard that Google was planning on axing its online phone store, and now some are worried that since the AT&T Nexus One is “temporarily not available,” they are actually starting to close down the store. While browsing earlier, I went to Google’s site to check out the Nexus One for AT&T since I’d been considering purchasing one for a while now. When I got to Google’s phone store, instead of being presented with the option to purchase the device I was met with a message that said “Sorry, this item is temporarily not available.” Feeling disappointed, I opened up a tab and began to scour eBay for a used Nexus. After searching the Google support forums, however, I found a message from a Google employee named Ry Guy stating that they “should have more in stock within the next few days.” So don’t worry, you won’t have buy an unlocked T-Mobile version and be stuck on EDGE with AT&T.
AT&T made it known several months ago that they would be launching an Android-exclusive from HTC, but few details have been revealed since then. We saw the HTC PC70110 (pictured above) pass through the FCC with AT&T 3G bands and it sounds like that device could become the HTC Aria.
A trusted tipster has informed PhoneDog that AT&T will unveil the Aria at an event on June 7th. Look for this device to feature Android 2.1 with HTC’s Sense UI and a full QWERTY keyboard.
The Motorola Backflip is AT&T’s only Android phone and many customers have been waiting for a more high-end device. I’m having a hard time getting excited about any Android phone on AT&T, but hopefully the Aria improves upon the unique experience offered by the Backflip.
Tina Fey will receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Fey, at the age of 40, will be the youngest and the third female recipient of the award. Mark Krantz, co-executive producer of the Twain salute, states “It does change the paradigm a bit. A lot of people felt it was a lifetime achievement award for an old person. It never has been. It is a prize, really, about somebody’s depth and talent.” Fey’s response to the award was, “I assume Betty White was disqualified for steroid use.”
Tina Fey graduated in the University of Virginia and further improved her skills with the Second City improv troupe in Chicago. She had been a part of the “Saturday Night Live” skit laboratory and became the first female head writer for the show. She had been the executive producer and cast member of “30 Rock” which brought her five Emmys, two Golden Globes and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. She had also in the movies “Mean Girls”, “Baby Mama” and “Date Night”. Her popularity soared in 2008 when she made her impersonations of the Republican vice-presidential hopeful Sarah Palin.
“Like Mark Twain, Tina Fey offers her brilliance unconditionally,” said David M. Rubenstein, chairman of Kennedy Center. “Throughout her career, she’s earned legions of fans for her quick, unapologetic wit and social commentary.” Fey will receive the award on November 9.
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Like most of the motoring world, our automotive lives really got off the ground at age 13. We suddenly realized that in just three short years, we would be legally allowed to drive our very own cars, and that revelation started a chain reaction of magazines, posters and models that eventually led to our first set of keys. We may have even been known to sketch a barely recognizable dream car or two. We weren’t, however, cranking out professional-grade renderings of a Le Mans version of the Porsche 918 Spyder Concept.
Here’s the deal: Team Speed forum user PorscheCarreraGTMay6 has been so kind as to share his vision of what a genuine Porsche hybrid racer might look like. That’s all fine and good. After all, the internet is awash with plenty of Photoshopped what-ifs, but what makes these really special is that A) the person claims to be 13 years-old and B) the renders are drop-dead gorgeous and C) there’s a good chance we’re going to see a 918 Spyder racer within the next few years. The user even cranked out a YouTube video and a solid description of the reasoning behind the model.
You can check out the full forum thread here, and be sure to hop the jump to see the video for yourself. Keep your eyes out. If this kid is actually 13 years-old, they’re going to set the auto world on fire.
Gallery: 2013 Porsche 918 RSR Renderings
[Source: Team Speed]
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Thirteen-year-old renders Porsche 918 RSR racer originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 25 May 2010 20:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
… everyone out there still dealing with a rough economic situation.
From the link:
Led by increases in prices for meat and dairy products, the overall cost of items in the FOX Business shopping cart rose sharply in April — the sixth time food basket prices have increased in the last seven months.
The April increase — 56 cents, or 0.8% — was the largest month-month jump since August 2008.
As an avid user and supporter of Boxee for my HTPC needs, the announcement of Google TV left me wondering how I was going to be able to combine both the best interface for an HTPC hands down with my beloved Android platform. The guys over at Boxee are WAY ahead of me it turns out!
A blogger over at the Candler Blog had an email conversation with Andrew Kippen of Boxee, asking him what he thought about the announcement of Google TV, and the implications it might have for Boxee. The following is Andrew’s response taken from said article:
We obviously followed the [GoogleTV] announcement and the demo. We think that it would be great to see an open OS such as Android gain market share in the living room. It would enable users to download Boxee on their TV (we will be building an Android-based App) and start using it without the hassle of connecting their computer to the TV.
We have somewhat of a different view of browsing the web on TV. While it was a big part of the Google Demo we believe browsing the web as-is makes more sense on laptops and mobile devices (due to their personal nature, the screen size and the input device) than it does on TV. We look forward to playing with the TV and working with them to bringing Boxee to Android devices.
You read correctly. if there’s a TV platform running on TVs that can deliver a great Boxee experience then we want to be there. That means we’re looking at developing an Android App version of Boxee for the upcoming Google TV. [emphasis added]
I wanted to make sure I read that correctly. I’ve heard they are working on an Android remote app similar to the one they have on the iPhone, but this sounds like something different:
You read correctly. if there’s a TV platform running on TVs that can deliver a great Boxee experience then we want to be there. That means we’re looking at developing an Android App version of Boxee for the upcoming Google TV. [emphasis added]
It will be interesting to see what this Boxee app is going to look like. It sounds like Boxee is going to leverage the Sony TV’s that are going to have Android built into them so people can run thier Boxee app without any computer necessary. This would be a major step forward for Boxee, and sounds like an incredible idea to capitalize on all the risk that Google is taking with Google TV, at no risk to themselves.
I am getting more and more excited about Google TV, especially as I see useful, practical applications being thought about. Stay tuned for more details as they come out.
My parents told me to never talk politics with people you don’t know…or people you do know for that matter. As such, I’m not going to reveal my political tendencies, who my favorite candidate is, or whether I agree or disagree with the current health care reform legislation. What I will do, however, is suggest that no matter whether or not you agree with President Obama’s beliefs or objectives, one of the better things he has brought to the American people is a growing interest in social activism. Love him or hate him, more and more people are becoming more active in making the world a better place (as defined by themselves of course).
Sunlight Labs, an open-source community of developers and designers aimed at opening up government to make it more transparent, accountable, and responsible, released an Android application entitled Congress, which is aimed at getting Android users more involved in government. Currently in version 2.2, Congress allows users to find and call their elected officials using their location and read the latest bills and laws that have gone through or are currently going through the U.S. Congress.
Unlike the real congress, the Congress Android app is intuitive and user-friendly. Everything seems to just work. Sunlight Labs has a team of open-source developers who are constantly evaluating user feedback and are rapidly introducing bugfixes and new features.
The main screen allows you to search for new laws, legislation that has newly been introduced to congress, and even view the results from the latest congressional votes. The legislation pages gives a brief overview of the legislation, significant dates in the bill’s journey to becoming law, who the congressional sponsor was, and a summary of what the bill will actually do.
It also allows you to search for legislators by location, state, zip code, or legislator name. The legislator page features a profile image of the congressperson, one-click access to calling their office, visiting their website, viewing bills that they have sponsored, and what committees they are currently serving on. It also allows you to view recent news stories and YouTube videos involving the legislator.
Final Verdict: Yes, I’m skipping over the pros and cons mostly because I think this app is absolutely fantastic. If you’re an activist or are simply interested in political issues, you owe it to yourself and, dare I say it, your country, to download this app.
Congress can be found for free on the Android market.
The nation’s top environmental regulator says she’s as anxious as everyone else to see if Wednesday’s planned operation by BP to plug its damaged Gulf of Mexico pipeline will stop the flow of oil into the sea.
“Like so many people down there, I am praying that it is successful,” EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told Fox News late Tuesday. “Because we cannot get in front of this thing until BP stops that leak.”
Jackson spoke shortly after her return to the Washington-area following her third trip to the Gulf region since last month’s explosion of a BP oil rig that led to the calamitous spill. Jackson said she was unaware of a controversy about the video transmission of the oil company’s “top kill” plan. BP has since decided to broadcast that live feed.
The EPA’s involvement in the oil spill is just one part of the overall federal response and is the agency that may ultimately have the imprimatur to punish BP. A recent report by ProPublica says the EPA is reconsidering its position on BP over other outstanding environmental disputes. The article highlights the EPA’s authority to enact sanctions–known as debarment–against BP including the suspension of all federal contracts and leases.
Debarment is an administrative measure that in its most severe application would essentially declare BP institutionally incapable of complying with federal environmental laws. An EPA official didn’t immediately respond to a request from Fox News about the agency’s current position on BP and the debarment process.
Jackson was asked if she felt BP was on the whole, a responsible economic steward. “I don’t see how I can make that judgment about a company that’s having what could well be the biggest environmental disaster this country has ever seen. I mean it is too soon to write what it was but certainly as it unfolds, I don’t think anybody could call them a steward that’s responsible when oil is leaking into the Gulf the way it is right now.”
Several days ago, Jackson issued a directive calling on BP to reduce the amount of chemical dispersants it was using to contain oil that had already leaked into the water. Jackson said the company has complied with her order and reduced its use of chemicals from nearly 70 thousand gallons each day to less than 15 thousand.
“I think that is entirely a result of us making it clear that the time for using dispersants freely was over,” Jackson said.
The Wii! Known for three things: being insanely popular, having almost no great third-party games and being the justification for hundreds of useless, cheap accessories. And speaking of that third thing, look at this garbage! More »
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Please excuse us while we take a little trip down TMZ lane. Word on the web is we now know who will be replacing Megan Fox in the next scintillating Transformers flick. Shia Labeouf will be locking lips with none other than Rosie Huntington-Whitley. Who is that, exactly? Good question. Huntington-Whiteley has spent the majority of her days prancing down a runway in her unmentionables as a Victoria Secret model. The best part? The 23 year-old model-turned actress doesn’t have a drop of acting experience. The jokes write themselves.
Fox was reportedly kicked out of the story line to give the main character a new love interest, though rumor was that the actress had also spent her off time berating director Michael Bay for any number of perceived character flaws. Our guess is Bay got tired of hearing the insults and told Fox to take a hike. Now back to your regularly scheduled content.
Gallery: Rosie Huntington-Whitley
[Source: The Sun | Images: Getty]
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It was reported last week that Megan Fox, has been dropped from Transformers 3. While it was widely reported that Fox was being dropped in order to take Sam Witwicky’s character into a new direction, Fox’s reps said that it was her decision to leave.
Either way, sources now say that Fox’s replacement will be Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
We’re not complaining at all.
– By: Omar Rana
Source: LA Times
As Rupert Murdoch and News Corp. get ready to begin their latest paywall experiments with the Times of London and the Sunday Times, the company has revealed a few more details, and it looks like this particular paywall will be fairly complete. Unlike the WSJ, this won’t be a “leaky” paywall. The content will be opted out of Google, and there will be no way to get to it, unless you subscribe at the rather hefty price of £1 per day. What’s amazing is that the folks behind this experiment still think it’s going to be a huge success — even as nearly all of the papers’ competitors are remaining steadfastly free.
In looking over the details, it seems pretty clear that it was set up by people with a very old school “print” mindset, even though they’re trying to add some digital elements to it. Basically, they set it up to look just like a print newspaper. It’s very much about “here’s the news, now take it.” There’s little effort to allow the community to actually be a part of things. They do allow comments, but on a limited basis, and then there will be “video and slide shows.” This is all about delivering information. It’s not about engaging or discussing things. It’s entirely “we’re the experts, take the news as we see it.” I’m sure there are some people who still want that kind of thing, but much of the world seems to be moving towards a much more participatory, community-based model.
Amusingly, the “comment editor” for the Times insists that he’ll still Twitter links to stories — it’s just that no one will be able to read them. That seems pretty obnoxious. I know that even when I point to stories here on Techdirt that have a registration or paywall (even if there are easy ways around them, the readers complain). Pointing people to stories they can’t read isn’t particularly nice. On top of that, the comment editor, Danny Finkelstein, seems to have a bit of hubris about this whole paywall thing. He claims that his competitors, who will offer similar news stories for free “won’t go viral, they will go out of business.” I guess we’ll find out.
Finkelstein, by the way, also seems a bit confused about the business of newspapers:
“We are unashamed about this,” said Mr Finkelstein. “We are trying to make people pay for the journalism…. I want my employer to be paid for the intellectual property they are paying me for.”
Except, in almost every case, that’s never been the case. For pretty much all of the modern history of newspapers, the newspapers were not paid for their “intellectual property.” Subscriber fees paid for less than printing and delivery costs. The money was made from selling ads, and the ads were sold because (at the time) the newspapers were the only ones who could bring together a community of local eyeballs that advertisers wanted to buy. But, by blocking that off (in the face of free competition) and limiting how useful the content is (by making it a lot less shareable or worth discussing), basically takes away that value, gives fewer reasons for people to gather, and fewer reasons for advertisers to pay. Perhaps I’m missing something about this plan, but it seems designed to destroy all the reasons why a news publication makes money in the first place, on the confused and wrong belief that newspapers have supported themselves via “journalism” at any time in the past. The journalism brought in the people, and the people brought in the ads. Skipping over those details seems like a pretty big risk.
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Our favorite voluptuous redhead, Christina Hendricks is the cover gal for Esquire Russia’s June 2010 issue. The Mad Men actress has been busy with upcoming films such as Leonie, The Family Tree, and Life as We Know It, all currently in production. Regardless, I’m sure we all can’t wait to see her once again as Joan Holloway when Mad Men returns to AMC in July.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Toyota vehicles involved in unintended acceleration accidents may be linked to up to 89 deaths since 2000, up from the previously reported figure of 52.
NHTSA said that the deaths occurred in 71 crashes caused by the unintended acceleration defect. More than 43 were reported in March. The department has received 6,200 complaints from drivers that reported unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles from 2,000 to mid-May.
NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said that regulators haven’t been able to find any new defects after speaking to 100 car owners who complained about sudden acceleration following repairs that Toyota dealers made to their vehicles.
At a second House hearing on May 20, Jim Lentz, president of Toyota Motor Sales USA, said that the company is confident that faulty electronics are not to blame for the recent unintended acceleration in its vehicles.
– By: Omar Rana
Source: Bloomberg
