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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Report: Galaxy S 4 Explosion Burns Hong Kong Home
A Hong Kong couple have been displaced after an exploding Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone burst into flames, burning their house to a crisp.
The man, identified in the original Xianguo.com report only as Mr. Du, claims that his phone, battery, and charger were all legitimate Samsung products, but that's now difficult to confirm since his home and everything in it were destroyed.
According to the translated report, Du sat on the living room sofa playing the game "Love Machine" on his charging GS4 when it suddenly exploded. In the heat of the moment, he threw the device onto the couch, which caught fire. The flames then spread to the curtains and the rest of the house, "out of control," Xianguo said.
Du, his wife, and his dogs managed to escape the house unscathed; neighbors were temporarily evacuated as firefighters fought the flames. Almost all of the couple's furniture and appliances burned to ash, the news site said, adding that their Mercedes parked outside was also damaged.
Whether or not the true cause of an entire house fire was a singular 5-inch smartphone remains to be seen, though a fire department investigation initially resulted in a report of "no suspicious circumstances."
Samsung did not immediately respond to PCMag's request for comment, but told Xianguo that it will "carry out detailed investigations and tests to determine the cause of the incident."
Last year, a Galaxy S III owner in Dublin was driving in his car when the device caught fire.
Cell phone safety is increasingly becoming an issue in Asia, where two cases of iPhone shock occurred within a week of each other this month.
On July 11, a 23-year-old flight attendant with China Southern Airlines was allegedly electrocuted when she took a call on her Apple device while it was charging. She was reportedly using the original charger when she was killed.
A week later, a Beijing website reported that a man using a counterfeit or third-party charger to juice his iPhone 4 was intensely shocked and rushed to the hospital. While doctors managed to revive 30-year-old Wu Jiantong, he later slipped into a coma, and remains in the Intensive Care Unit.
In response, Apple last week posted a guide to the Chinese version of its website, urging users to use only official chargers for their iOS gadgets. The company promised that all of its products are "subject to stringent safety and reliability testing, and designed to meet government safety standards around the world."
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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PS4 RAM: Sony Didn't Lie, Let's All Just Hush-Up About It
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GaminRealm: "New rumors surrounding the PS4s RAM have surfaced this past week claiming that 2-3.5 gigs of RAM will be dedicated to the operating system. These reports have thrown gamers and tech-heads alike into a flux, with YouTube, articles, and message boards being lit up by this controversy. But why?" ...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
Internal GOP Battle over Defunding ObamaCare
by William Bigelow 28 Jul 2013, 3:56 AM PDT post a comment
Establishment GOP members are wary of taking that stand, because they worry that a government shutdown could be used by the Democrats to win control of the House in 2014, just as the government shutdown of 1995 crippled the GIP in 1996.
Some of the establishment GOP reacted like this:
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) to the Washington Examiner: ?The strategy that has been laid out is a good way for Republicans to lose the House.?
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) to Public Radio International: ??I think it's the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Some of these guys need to understand that if you shut down the federal government, you better have a specific reason to do it that's achievable.?
Former National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) to Fox News: ?(Defunding would be the) political equivalent of throwing a temper tantrum. It is the sort of thing that could create a backlash that could cost the Republicans the majority in the House ? and could materially undercut the ability of the Republicans in the Senate to capture the majority in 2014.?
The establishment view was echoed by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) McCain, Blunt, Burr and Coburn were in Congress in 1995 when the budget stalemate between former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) and President Clinton shut down the government for 28 days.
But those in favor of defunding were a powerhouse group, including Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and Justin Amash (R-Mich.), among more than 60 supporters in the House and 12 in the Senate.
Rubio said on the Senate floor, ?If this issue isn't important enough for us to draw a line in the sand on, what issue is??
The defunding crowd is supported by talk show host Mark Levin, who said Burr was a ?jerk? and a ?buffoon? for going weak-kneed, conservative site RedState, which encouraged its readers to pressure Burr, Blunt and other establishment GOP members to champion defunding, and the conservative advocacy group Heritage Action, which said it would target GOP members who won?t support defunding.
The two GOP leaders in Congress, Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have not committed to a decision. McConnell is being challenged by a Tea Party candidate in the GOP primary, and thus is being pushed toward a more conservative position. The conservative Club for Growth wants McConnell to filibuster any government-funding bill that would fund ObamaCare, and threatened to support McConnell?s Tea Party opponent if he does not filibuster.
Club for Growth President Chris Chocola said the defunding opportunity was a ?moment of leverage . . . It's the stated position of essentially every Republican that they want to defund ObamaCare ? so this is about them simply doing what they say they're for. It's important that McConnell understand it's a matter of accountability.?
Republican strategist Ford O'Connell saw McConnell?s plight in a different shade, saying, ?Conservatives are going to have to swallow a bitter pill. We've seen this play before ? the government gets shut down and the GOP is seen as the villain. That's not good with 2014 on the horizon. Just imagine you're Mitch McConnell. You're really going to have to walk a tightrope on this.?
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Taiwan names new fin regulator, defense minister in reshuffle
By Faith Hung and Michael Gold
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's top financial regulator and its defense minister have stepped down, the premier said on Monday, as part of a reshuffle that analysts say is aimed at boosting President Ma Ying-jeou's increasingly poor popularity ratings.
Ma's economic and China policies have triggered widespread criticism while Taiwan's less-than-stellar economic performance and stagnant wage growth have also been a drag on his ratings which have hovered around the 20-percent mark for months.
Chen Yuh-chang, outgoing chief of the Financial Supervisory Commission, is widely seen as close to Ma but had been criticized by industry executives for being too conservative on allowing Taiwan's financial services firms to expand into China.
Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu resigned amid a public outcry over the death of a soldier after punishment for minor violations of military conduct.
But one analyst said the resignations, confirmed during a news conference given by the premier, Jiang Yi-huah, were not expected to help Ma's standing.
"It's too late for the president to save his ratings," said a chief investment officer of a local asset management house.
"His poor ratings will not improve just because two top government officials were replaced," said the officer, who declined to be identified.
William Tseng, a deputy finance minister, will become the top financial regulator, while deputy defense minister Andrew Yang takes over as defense minister.
Five other government officials were replaced in the reshuffle, said the premier.
Lin Cheng-yi, a research fellow in national security at the Academia Sinica think-tank, said the outcry over the death of the soldier had unexpectedly blown up into a major controversy.
"President Ma maintained a mindset much like the Defense Ministry: at the outset, no one ever thought this would be a huge issue," Lin said.
"Now, however, it's turned into a major challenge for the establishment."
(Editing by Robert Birsel)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-names-fin-regulator-defense-minister-reshuffle-080217040.html
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Should I let my child have a Facebook account?
Q: How old does your panel think a child should be to have a Facebook page? My 11-year-old son is asking for an account because some of his friends have one, but I'm not sure.
A: Facebook clearly states in its rules that you have to be age 13 to create an account, the Help for Families panel says.
However, the site does not police this rule, and all a child needs to do to create an account is to have a valid email address and fill in a fake birth date. Many children under age 13 have accounts and there are Facebook accounts registered to pets.
Panelist Bill Vogler feels very strongly that letting a child this age have a Facebook account is a big mistake. He notes that if you let an underage child create an account, first you are condoning lying.
"I won't even lie about a child's age at a movie," Vogler says. "I don't want to send a message white lies are OK."
He also feels Facebook can be harmful for children.
"Facebook is a huge problem for many kids," he says. "It is a minefield for bullying and inappropriate communication among kids. If you do decide to do it, there is a huge responsibility for parents to monitor it."
One of the risks of forbidding a child to have a Facebook account is that they might create one behind your back and then you will have no control over it, the panel says.
"You need to know your own child's maturity level," Freedman says. "Not everyone is at the same place. It may not be appropriate even for children who are old enough."
Never give any child free rein on Facebook controls, says Denise Continenza. You need to educate yourself on Facebook.
"Kids are so sophisticated," Continenza says. "Let him do it within limits. Use it an educational lesson. Have a long discussion with him."
Keep talking to him about values, Freedman agrees.
"Access will be there, so there needs to be a parental role," she says. "There are sexual predators on Facebook. You need to teach kids how to use Facebook like you taught them to cross the street by holding their hand."
Make sure you have access to his page and approve all friend requests, says panelist Pam Wallace.
She adds that parents also must be aware the way young people communicate is changing.
"They text or Facebook each other," she says. "That's the way culture is going."
Children who are not plugged in miss out on another level of communication among their peers, agrees Freedman.
Wallace also suggest you do a family page in your name to which your son can contribute and which you monitor.
"Be aware if you go this route, it is very easy to lose control even when you're being careful," Vogler says.
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Ravens TE Pitta dislocates hip, out indefinitely
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) ? Baltimore Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta dislocated his hip in practice Saturday and will be sidelined indefinitely with what coach John Harbaugh called "a serious injury."
Pitta was carted off the field after colliding with safety James Ihedigbo in the back of the end zone vying for a pass from Joe Flacco. The receiver lay prone for several minutes before the cart arrived.
The Ravens begin defense of their Super Bowl title on Sept. 5 in Denver. Pitta will at least miss that game, Harbaugh said, but the severity of the injury could keep the tight end out for much longer than that.
The Ravens re-tweeted a story by ESPN in which a league source said Pitta would miss the entire season.
Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome did not immediately answer a text message from The Associated Press seeking information on Pitta's status.
After practice, a somber Harbaugh said, "Dennis has a dislocated hip. We'll have to take a look at that and see exactly what it is. It's a serious injury. He is going to be out for a while. He will not be in the Denver game and we'll just have to play it from there to see how long it goes."
Late Saturday night, a Ravens official said the club had no update from doctors or Pitta. He said the team website regularly re-tweets stories and updates from various news agencies.
Pitta was preparing for his fourth season with Baltimore. The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder caught 61 passes for 669 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
In the playoffs, Pitta had 14 catches for 163 yards and three scores.
With Pitta gone, the Ravens are without their two of their most productive receivers last year. Pitta's 61 catches were tied for second with Ray Rice behind Anquan Boldin, who was traded to San Francisco during the offseason.
"Obviously, he was a very, very productive guy for us," Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell said of Pitta. "He made a lot of big plays last year. We'll see what happens. But somebody is going to have to step up. We do have some capable guys all across the flanks. We do have some weapons. We're just going to have to have some guys make some plays for us."
In his first three NFL seasons, Pitta has 102 receptions for 1,075 yards and 10 touchdowns over 43 regular-season games.
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Why Obama says Korean War vets 'deserve better'
President Obama urged Americans to pause today, the 60th anniversary of the war's armistice, and "listen closely and hear their story of a generation."
U.S. President Barack Obama stands onstage to deliver remarks on the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice, at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, July 27, 2013.
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"Unlike the Second World War, Korea did not galvanize our country. These veterans did not return to parades," Obama said in a speech at the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall, making the 60th anniversary of the war's armistice.
"Unlike Vietnam, Korea did not tear at our country. These veterans did not return to protests. For many Americans tired of war, there was it seemed a desire to forget, to move on," Obama said.
They "deserve better," the president said, adding that on this anniversary, "perhaps the highest tribute we can offer our veterans of Korea is to do what should have been done the day you came home."
Obama appealed to Americans to pause "in our hurried lives" and let these veterans "carry us back to the days of their youth and let us be awed by their shining deeds. Listen closely and hear their story of a generation."
The 1950-1953 war involved North Korean and Chinese troops against U.S.-led United Nations and South Korean forces. It ended on July 27, 1953 ? 60 years ago Saturday ? with the signing of an armistice.
But a formal peace treaty was never signed, leaving the Korean Peninsula in a technical state of war and divided at the 38th parallel between its communist north and democratic south.
At least 2.5 million people were killed in the fighting.
Obama told veteran in the crowd that it's "perhaps taken longer to see clearly and full the true legacy of your service."
"Here today, we can say with confidence, that war was no tie, Korea was a victory," with 50 million South Koreans living in freedom and "a vibrant democracy" in stark contrast to dire conditions in the North.
"That is a victory and that is your legacy," Obama said.
In a proclamation declaring Saturday as National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, Obama said the anniversary marks the end of the war and the beginning of a long and prosperous peace.
In the six decades since the end of hostilities, Obama said, South Korea has become a close U.S. ally and one of the world's largest economies.
He said the partnership remains "a bedrock of stability" throughout the Pacific region, and he gave credit to the U.S. service members who fought all those years ago and to the men and women currently stationed there.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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Catholics hear pope's call to shake up church
Pope Francis blows a kiss from his popemobile as he arrives for the Stations of the Cross event on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2013. Also known as the Via Crucis and Via Dolorosa, the Stations of the Cross are built around reflections on Jesus' last steps leading up to his crucifixion and death. Francis started off the day, his fifth in Rio, by hearing confessions from a half-dozen young pilgrims in a park and met privately with juvenile detainees. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Pope Francis blows a kiss from his popemobile as he arrives for the Stations of the Cross event on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2013. Also known as the Via Crucis and Via Dolorosa, the Stations of the Cross are built around reflections on Jesus' last steps leading up to his crucifixion and death. Francis started off the day, his fifth in Rio, by hearing confessions from a half-dozen young pilgrims in a park and met privately with juvenile detainees. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Anti-government protesters demonstrate just outside the media center for journalists covering events related to World Youth Day, on the Copacabana beachfront, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2013. The demonstration numbering a few hundred protesters took place after Pope Francis presided over the WYD event, Stations of the Cross. The sign held by a protester refers to Rio de Janeiro State Gov. Sergio Cabral and Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)
Pope Francis speaks during the Stations of the Cross event on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2013. Also known as the Via Crucis and Via Dolorosa, the Stations of the Cross are built around reflections on Jesus' last steps leading up to his crucifixion and death. Francis started off the day, his fifth in Rio, by hearing confessions from a half-dozen young pilgrims in a park and met privately with juvenile detainees. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
Pope Francis waves from his popemobile as he arrives for the Stations of the Cross event on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2013. Also known as the Via Crucis and Via Dolorosa, the Stations of the Cross are built around reflections on Jesus' last steps leading up to his crucifixion and death. Francis started off the day, his fifth in Rio, by hearing confessions from a half-dozen young pilgrims in a park and met privately with juvenile detainees.. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
A woman watches a Stations of the Cross performance, on the Copacabana beachfront in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, July 26, 2013. Pope Francis presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church on Friday, a procession re-enacting Christ's crucifixion, that received a Broadway-like treatment; staging a wildly theatrical telling of the Stations of the Cross, complete with huge stage sets, complex lighting, a full orchestra and a cast of hundreds acting out a modern version of the biblical story. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? In the thick of his historic visit to Brazil this week, Pope Francis urged young Catholics to make a "mess" in their dioceses and break out of their spiritual cages.
Francis' exhortation during a special meeting with Argentine faithful on Thursday, won him acclaim as a renegade leader of the world's biggest church. But it also left many of his followers with their own interpretations of the pontiff's words about the need to shake up the church.
Some said they thought Francis wanted them to object more forcefully when taught ideas that clash with church doctrine. Others said it meant hitting the streets and pushing for social change.
"If in my biology class they speak about abortion, I should raise my hand and say I don't believe in that," said Maria Alejandrina de Dicindio, a 54-year-old Argentine catechism teacher who had traveled to Rio to see her pope, a fellow Argentine. "The youth should open their mouths when it's their turn."
For Mexican pilgrim Gilberto Amado Hernandez, the pope's message meant he should start showing the world Jesus Christ's message of love.
"It's difficult to meet young people who want to get close to Christ," Amado said. "We have to show them that faith is something beautiful."
Francis himself didn't specify what to do, but he has displayed his own mold-breaking ways throughout this week's visit to Rio de Janeiro and rural Sao Paulo state, his first overseas trip as pope.
The first pontiff from the Americas worried security officials by riding through massive crowds atop an open-sided popemobile rather than the fully enclosed, bulletproof vehicle his last two predecessors used. He's also ventured straight up to well-wishers to kiss babies and bless children and met privately Friday with juvenile offenders.
While speaking to his fellow Argentines Thursday, Francis said Catholics should make a concerted effort to get outside their own worlds.
"I want to see the church get closer to the people," he told them. "I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our parishes, schools or structures, because these need to get out."
His final message: "Don't forget: make trouble."
In his own way, he lived those words as the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, before being selected as pope in March.
Then known as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future pope largely abandoned the kinds of luxuries favored by other high-ranking church officials. He rented out the archbishop's luxurious suburban mansion, living instead in a spartan room in a downtown church office building. He also rode subways and buses around town rather than keep a chauffeur.
Francis' visit to a Rio slum on Thursday wasn't his first such venture. He made regular unescorted trips to dangerous slums as archbishop and saw to it that every major "misery village" in Buenos Aires had a chapel and a priest to spread the Lord's word.
He also encouraged young people and the laity to take on leadership roles in parishes that were previously held by priests, so that church members would have much more say in what happens in their communities. Though the Catholic Church openly supported Argentina's 1976-1983 dictatorship, Francis later approved sainthood investigations for priests who were killed by the military government.
Yet biographer Sergio Rubin said Francis the archbishop also had a very keen sense of politics and took care to act prudently, choosing his battles and avoiding challenging superiors in ways that would backfire.
He wasn't so gleeful and devoted to the crowd, seemingly mindful that he didn't yet have the power to make a big splash in the church, according to an Argentine Catholic official who asked not to be identified because he wasn't authorized to talk publicly about church politics.
Instead, Francis molded the church in Argentina in quieter ways by recruiting and promoting a new generation of outgoing priests in his own model, and not only fellow Jesuits used to living among lay people.
His replacement as archbishop, Mario Poli, had impressed Bergoglio by earning a degree in social work from the public University of Buenos Aires. In a book of dialogues with a friendly rabbi, Francis said, "This is a much better situation, because in the (university) you become acquainted with real life, the different points of view there are about it, the different scientific aspects, cosmopolitanism. . It's a way of having your feet well planted in the earth."
The shake-up message is also one he's applying as pope to the Vatican's staid and dysfunctional bureaucracy. Francis has made clear that big change is on the way, naming commissions of inquiry to investigate the scandals at the Vatican bank and propose an overarching reform of the entire central governance of the Catholic Church.
The pontiff has dived into the crowds that have greeted him at the Vatican and in Brazil.
During two raucous rides down Copacabana beach, he's waved, smiled and stopped repeatedly to accept gifts thrown at him from the crowd. At one point, Francis gave away his own white skullcap and put on another one tossed in from the street.
For Argentine student Ana Paula Garrote, Francis was showing Catholics they needed to live that type of spirit.
"For me, the pope wanted to say that we should go out into the streets, not stay in the parishes, and not be ashamed of talking about God," Garrote said.
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Michael Warren reported from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Associated Press writer Marco Sibaja contributed to this report from Rio de Janeiro.
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Spanish High-Speed Train Crash Offers Safety-System Lessons
The tragic incident has brought a decades-old Spanish success story crashing to a halt
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The driver of the high-speed train that derailed July 25 at a sharp curve in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, killing at least 80 passengers and?injuring 130 more, told controllers he took the curve at around 190 kilometers per hour, despite an 80 kph speed limit. He survived the crash and is now under investigation by local authorities. Even if the driver turns out to have been responsible for speeding, rail passengers might wonder what else had to fail in the safety system to allow one man?s error to harm so many people.
The crash is the first fatal accident of a high-speed train in Spain, which launched its high-speed network in 1992 and now serves around 100,000 passengers a day. Authorities have not yet assigned it a cause, but it may turn out to be an anomaly. "The most common [reasons for a derailment are] problems with the track or rail and equipment," says mechanical engineer George Bibel at the University of North Dakota, author of Train Wreck: The Forensic of Rail Disasters. Whereas train accidents from Connecticut to France have made news lately, derailments are a declining threat, at least in the U.S., where they dropped about 90 percent from 1976 to 2011.
The decline has resulted in part from improved monitoring of aging infrastructure such as rails, wheels and bearings, Bibel says. Spanish media reported that the tracks on which this train was running were not designed for the fastest class of high-speed trains. The implication is that the tracks may somehow have contributed to the accident. Lower-grade tracks do vibrate more and wear down faster. And using the same tracks for multiple types of trains, such as high-speed, longer local passenger trains, or even freight, may also promote uneven metal fatigue. Changing temperatures or wet tracks can combine with worn-down train wheels or uneven loading of a train to promote a derailment. Yet things as basic as regular inspections of hot spots with an infrared sensor or of metal fatigue with an ultrasound sensor can alert rail operators to aging infrastructure.
Higher-tech control systems are also emerging. Both the U.S. and Europe are adopting semi-automated braking systems designed to take over from speeding drivers. The track at the accident site, which was very close to the station, used older-generation signaling technology called ASFA, which alerts the driver to upcoming speed restrictions but cannot override his or her control. The Madrid-Barcelona high-speed train line, in contrast, uses the Level 2 European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), which can override the driver. The train drivers union announced that the tragedy "could have been avoided" if ERTMS had been installed on that stretch of track. Even if that is true, Spain already has one of the highest? ERTMS deployments in Europe. In the U.S., rail authorities have warned that they are unlikely to complete a legislated upgrade to similar technology in time for the 2015 deadline.
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UPDATE: Bank of America Upgrades Rogers Communications to ...
In a report published Friday, Bank of America analyst Glen Campbell upgraded the rating on Rogers Communications (NYSE: RCI) from Neutral to Buy, but lowered the price target from $48.00 to $44.25.
In the report, Bank of America noted, ?We are upgrading RCI to Buy after 1) a steep share price decline (-10% since the June 26 story about a likely Verizon entry to Canada and 21% since its April peak) 2) rate hikes by all three incumbent wireless operators (signaling improved market discipline, discussed in our July 23 note); and 3) our valuations under different competitive scenarios. If Verizon pursues a broad and aggressive entry, we see Rogers as uniquely positioned to strike a Verizon network-sharing or roaming deal (worth perhaps $4/share, a potential value hedge). 2Q13 results were in line. We do expect above-consensus-EBITDA in 2013/14 (on reduced handset subsidy expense).?
Rogers Communications closed on Thursday at $40.33.
(c) 2013 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Sony confirms Gran Turismo movie, provides no details
Yes, Sony is, in fact, working on a film version of its long-running simulation racing video game series Gran Turismo. A Sony Computer Entertainment UK rep told our sister site Joystiq that said film is "being made," but provided no other information.
Yesterday, reports surfaced of the film being tied to Mike de Luca and Dana Brunetti (of The Social Network and 50 Shades of Grey production fame), with support from a trio of Sony Pictures execs. Of course, none of this sounds too far-fetched given the presence of Sony Pictures president Michael Lynton at the PlayStation E3 press conference. He promised Sony Pictures' support to the PlayStation 4 in the form of original programming, and a movie based on a massive PlayStation franchise sounds like a good start. For now, however, few details are confirmed beyond the project's existence.
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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The poverty of boycotting Israel
Egypt army gives Brotherhood 48 hours for political reconciliation, official says (Reuters)
Gunmen kill two Egyptian soldiers in northern Sinai, say sources (Reuters)
Hamas shuts Al-Arabiya, other media offices in Gaza (Reuters)
Petah Tikva fire extinguished; man found stabbed on scene (Haaretz)
One critically wounded in Petah Tikva fire; some feared trapped (Haaretz)
Death toll at Spain train disaster rises to 80, official says (Reuters)
IMF says still not talking to Egypt's interim government (Reuters)
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Syria lashes out at U.S. decision to arm rebels (AP)
Tunisia: Opposition leader shot dead (AP)
Bulgaria distributes images of Burgas bombing terror suspects (AP)
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Canes reel in another 2014 commitment from their own backyard ...
[unable to retrieve full-text content]... to building relationships with coaches and players in the Hurricanes' backyard, it's the current guy in charge -- Al Golden -- whom Hafley said has figured out the best way to build real connections, one that netted UM another commitment ...
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FSU football: Aiming for another crown
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Getting a Head: How Worms Regenerate Lost Tissue
The mystery of why some animals can regenerate body parts while others cannot has long puzzled scientists, but three new studies have brought the issue to a head.
Three different research groups studied why some species of flatworms can regenerate entire heads and tails after being cut into pieces, while other species of worm only partially regenerate their body parts. By activating a single gene in the cascade of signals involved in regeneration, the researchers restored the worms' ability to grow new heads.
"In flatworms, you can cut out a single piece from any part of the worm, and somehow, magically, it turns itself into a worm," said molecular biologist Jochen Rink, who led one of the studies. The question is, "Why can some animals regenerate while others can't?" said Rink, of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell?Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany.
Undead head
To find out the answer to this question, the three groups studied several closely related species of flatworm, or planarian. Some species, such as Schmidtea mediterranea, have superb regeneration abilities. If you cut these worms anywhere along their length, the head portion will grow a new tail, and the tail portion will grow a new head. [Image Gallery: Remarkable Bionic Animals]
In contrast, species such as Dendrocoelum lacteum have less capacity for regeneration. If you cut these worms within the quarter of their body closest to their head, they will form two complete worms, but if you cut them farther down, the intact tail portion will not regrow a head.
The process of growing a new head, complete with a brain and eyes, is complex, to say the least. Previous research has shown that severing a body part sets off a chain of signals in stem cells, the biological putty that can develop into any tissue type. Together, these signals act as a molecular switch: Activating the signals leads to the creation of a new tail, whereas blocking them enables a new head to develop.? ?
Now, using cutting-edge genetic-sequencing technologies, the researchers determined which genes were active, turning on regeneration signals, in the flatworms that could generate new noggins compared with those that couldn't.
None of the genes associated with head regeneration was active in the tail halves of those worms that only partially regenerated, the studies found. "It was as if the [tail] piece never made the decision to initiate head regeneration," Rink told LiveScience.
Next, the researchers artificially blocked the molecular signals that cause tail regeneration. As a result, the worms that previously lacked the ability to regenerate heads were able to grow new ones.
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The idea that interfering with a single gene could overcome the blockage of head regeneration was a big surprise, said Phillip Newmark, a developmental biologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and leader of one of the other studies.
Rink agreed. "In order to induce this process artificially, you might think you would have to twiddle a hundred knobs at the same time ? but you may have to only twiddle a few knobs," he said.
Flatworms can even be made to grow a second head in place of a tail, and each head controls half of the body. Or, you can make a worm with no head and two tails, which makes you wonder why they need a brain at all, Rink said.
Powers of regeneration
The teams can only speculate as to why some flatworm species can regenerate heads naturally but other worm species cannot. There could be trade-offs to complete regeneration ability, the researchers said. Rink speculated that some flatworms use regeneration as a method of asexual reproduction. "The animal attaches to the surface, and the head 'walks off'," he said. Other flatworms may concentrate on producing eggs for sexual reproduction, at the expense of their ability to regenerate.
Neurobiologist Alejandro S?nchez Alvarado, who was not involved in any of the studies, said the findings are important to scientists' understanding of regeneration in flatworms and the phenomenon's evolution. "The question remains whether this type of modulation may or may not explain loss or gains of regenerative capacities in animals other than [flatworms],"?said S?nchez Alvarado, a neurobiologist at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Mo.
Other animals, such as certain types of salamanders and fish, can also regenerate limbs. But it's not yet clear whether they use the same "blueprint" for regeneration or whether they evolved their abilities independently, Rink said.
It's tempting to ask whether humans might benefit from these studies of tissue regeneration. But humans are very different from flatworms and don't have the ability to partially regenerate as the worms do.
"Exploring how we can translate principles derived from these studies to those of mammalian regeneration would be interesting and may eventually be beneficial for development of regenerative medicine [in humans]," said Mayumi Ito, a professor of dermatology at NYU School of Medicine who was not involved with the studies.?
All three groups' findings were detailed online today (July 24) in the journal Nature.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Google quietly hit a major milestone for North American Internet traffic
Google reported a mixed second quarter earnings report last week, but here's one figure about which the Internet giant possibly should have bragged more.
Cloud intelligence and analytics company DeepField has just published a report highlighting that the Mountain View, Calif.-based corporation "quietly broke an Internet record" last month.
Specifically, Google now accounts for nearly a quarter of all Internet traffic in North America. Furthermore, a little more than 60 percent of all Internet users on this continent traffic Google servers at least once daily, whether it be from smartphones, gaming consoles, laptops or virtually any other connected device.
To put it another (more dramatic) way, DeepField researchers described that as "bigger than Facebook, Netflix and Twitter combined."
DeepField's Craig Labovitz admitted in a blog post on Monday that
it is "old news" that Google is such a behemoth of an Internet and technology company. Nevertheless, he stressed how remarkable this traffic milestone is while at the same time it is virtually ignored in the face of more shiny product news.
One only needs to look at the hype around a mysterious Android (possibly new Nexus tablet) event in San Francisco later this week, or even the Moto X from Google-owned Motorola Mobility.
Google Fiber, for example, is starting to gain more attraction each time it deploys in a new (albeit, small) metropolitan area around the United States. But arguably it hasn't picked up much notice from the average North American consumer just yet.
Here's more from Labovitz:
By far the most striking change in Google?s Internet presence has come with the deployment of thousands of Google servers in Internet providers around the world. With little press coverage or fanfare, Google has deployed (Google Global Cache) servers in the majority of US Internet providers.
Chart via DeepField
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Marlborough mayor sends capital bond request to council
Mayor Arthur Vigeant submitted his fiscal 2014 capital bond request to the City Council?on Monday, a nearly $13 million package that would pay for street repairs, vehicles and new equipment for city departments.?
The council did not discuss the package?on Monday?and voted to send it to the Finance Committee for consideration.?
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More than half of the $12.9 million package - about $7.5 million - would go toward paying for street maintenance and construction projects. The most expensive road improvement project listed is a $3.4 million reconstruction project on Simarano Drive. Other work would be done on Bolton Street, Brimsmead Street, Church Street, Girard Street, Greenwood Street, Howland Street, Richard Road, Tremont Street and Houde Street.?
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Equipment requests included a new bombardier, paving machine, front-end loader and fire engine, as well as cars and trucks for the Department of Public Works, police department and facilities department. The request also includes $45,000 for "less lethal" equipment for the police department, including tasers and "less lethal shotguns."
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Also included are bond requests for water and sewer projects, environmental site upgrades, cemetery and field projects and computers for various departments.
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Monday, July 22, 2013
Big 12 football: Kliff Kingsbury talks SEC
Kliff Kingsbury made his Big 12 Media Days debut ? well, he might have been here as a Tech quarterback back in the day ? and many of the questions the new Tech coach were about the Big 12/SEC waltz. A few examples:
* On if he?s happy to be playing against Big 12 defenses, instead of SEC defenses: ?Yeah, there?s differences in the league. But there?s so many great teams. The parity in this league, it?s exciting. Week in, week out, everyone feels like they have a chance to win. May not be like that in the other league.?
* On the mobility of expected starting quarterback Michael Brewer, who is different from past Tech QBs, considering Kingsbury coached 2012 Heisman winner Johnny Manziel last season at A&M: ?We?re big on having a QB who can extend plays. Doesn?t have to mean a lot of rushing yards. Case Keenum at Houston had great feet. We definitely want a guy who can move? and extend things.?
* On how the Big 12 can make up the difference on the SEC dominance: ?Any time you?ve won seven national championship in a row, it?s hard to dispute that. But it?s great defenses, great coaches in that league. I think it?s cyclical, in a way. The Big 12 may be making the same sort of run.?
Source: http://blog.newsok.com/berrytramel/2013/07/22/big-12-football-kliff-kingsbury-talks-sec/
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Twitter users hate on Zimmerman for pulling family from wreck
Angry Twitter users took to the social media site on Monday to respond to news that George Zimmerman allegedly pulled a family of four from a wrecked car.
Warning: The following tweets contain explicit language.
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The ticked-of tweeters even lashed out at the media for daring to cover the story.
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Even the ultimate act of heroism wouldn?t change people?s views of Zimmerman.
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Source: http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/22/twitter-users-hate-on-zimmerman-for-pulling-family-from-wreck/
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Ohio gas prices down to start week
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio motorists are seeing lower gas prices this week and are paying less than the national average.
The state average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.56 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and Wright Express. That's 9 cents lower than last week.
The Ohio price is 11 cents below the national average of $3.67, which is 6 cents higher than the national average a week ago.
Analysts expect further increases in pump prices this summer as greater demand, unrest in Egypt and production disruptions in the U.S. and other countries push up the price of crude oil and gasoline.
The cheapest average gas price in Ohio Monday was $3.47 in the Toledo area.
Online:
AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report: http://fuelgaugereport.aaa.com
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-gas-prices-down-start-154805461.html
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
Master P On Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports Competition: "They're Terrified, Scared" [Video]
News: Master P On Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports Competition: "They're Terrified, Scared" [Video]
Saturday, Jul 20, 2013 3:35PM
Rap mogul Master P recently gave his take on Jay-Z launching Roc Nation Sports earlier this year and said the unexpected power move has other agencies shook.
The No Limit Records founder said Jay's decision to partner Roc Nation with CAA (Creative Artists Agency) Sports has turned into a major wake-up call to his competition.
"I think they are terrified. I think they are scared -- but you got to look at what he is doing with CAA. It's a great move because now he has expertise. He has the professionals who have been doing that business before he got into it," Master P said in an interview. "But I think with his celebrity status and his brand, what he has built, he has this generation that wants to be a part of it...I would want to be with him, right now." (ESPN First Take)
A few days ago, Jigga promised the creation of Roc Nation Sports would break old habits and lazy traditions set by sports agencies for years.
"Within two months we had Robinson Cano and Kevin Durant," Jay said in an interview referring to the New York Yankees and Oklahoma City Thunder superstars. "[The other companies,] they're fighting it. They're fighting it because it means you have to work now. You have to work now and they're not comfortable with that. They've been spending 15, 20 years just sitting back and collecting the check and now they have to get out, get up and they have to work and they have to care about these clients because they're going to see the work we're doing and say, 'Hold on, wait a second. Why am I not getting this sort of service? What are you doing? What have you been doing this week?' Those questions are going to start coming so they're intimidated by that. The fact that they have to work and they're intimidated by the fact their clients are going to want to come to us. But if they're doing a great job, there's no reason for any client to switch." (BBC Radio 1)
Jigga also said he believed Roc Nation Sports will ultimately make agents reconsider how much time and effort they put into their clients' careers.
"This is people's lives. They think they're going to hang around me because I'm famous but they can do that anyway. They don't have to sign to Roc Nation," Jay added. "Those two reasons. They think their clients are going to leave them. Their conscience is telling them, 'I'm not really earning a check. I'm not really earning,' because if you're confident and I know that I've done a great job, I have no fear of that because, I'm doing a great job. But their conscience is telling them, 'I'm not doing what I'm supposed to be doing and this is not cool that someone's around that is threatening to really do the job. So I really have to get up now.' ... Some guys sign and they never see the agent. They see them on the signing day and just never them [again]. And hoping to get fired because they have this tale that they still get paid. They're almost hoping to get fired." (BBC Radio 1)
Recently, Jay's client Robinson Cano landed his first multi-million dollar deal with Pepsi.
Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports has landed New York Yankee Robinson Cano his first multimillion dollar sponsorship deal. The Yankee second baseman has signed a national deal with Pepsi to be the face of Major League Baseball for the beverage company. Cano's first Pepsi ad will break at Citi Field during the All-Star game tomorrow. The Yankee slugger will also join Pepsi's passion-driven "Live for Now" campaign, of which Beyonc? and Blake Shelton are also participants. Cano signed with Roc Nation in April as the newly formed agency's first client, severing ties with his former agent Scott Boras. Cano said at the time he was signing with Roc Nation because he was "ready to take a more active role in my endeavors on and off the field." (New York Post)
Check out Master P's interview:
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