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Google Field Trip serves as a tour guide on your mobile phone

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Melanie Pinola , Lifehacker

Google's new Field Trip app is a virtual local tour guide that's always running in the background. It pops up interesting local information???from local history and architecture to the best restaurants and shopping???without you having to ask for it.

After you choose whether you want just occasional notifications or frequent ones, Field Trip runs quietly in the background, looking for anything notable around you. The app pulls in information from a ton of sources, including Zagat and Eater in the food and drinks category; Architizer for architecture; and The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations and Atlas Obscura for unique (and possibly bizarre) finds.

When it finds something, Field Trip notifies you with a ringtone and/or vibration. It can even read the title and description to you. View the event, place, or thing on a map and read more about it within the app. You can also choose to get more or fewer notifications from individual sources.

The Android?app has a really pleasant interface and definitely encourages you to step out and go explore (as the video above suggests). Google says the app is like having a local friend with you as you explore a city. You can download this virtual friend on Google Play now; an iOS version is coming soon.?

NOTE:?If Google Play?says?your phone is incompatible, it might not really be. I got the incompatibility warning too on my Galaxy S2, but was able to download it directly from the phone and it works!

Field Trip?| on?Google Play?via?The New York Times

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Seven Youth Baseball Leagues Awarded Baseball and Softball Grants

The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation today announced the seven recipients of its 2012 youth baseball and softball grants. The check presentation ceremony will take place prior to the Texas Rangers game against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, September 25. Grant recipients were selected based on submissions from organizations within the team?s five-state broadcasting region.

Throughout the more than 20 years that the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation has been in existence, it has constructed 12 baseball fields and supported thousands of children playing for RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) and Miracle League. 2012 marks the first year the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation will allocate financial grants through a formal process to support baseball and softball in the Texas Rangers broadcasting territories of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

The grant program is part of the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation?s commitment to supporting the growth of the sport and making sure that all children who want to play baseball or softball are offered that opportunity.
Organizations were asked to complete a proposal describing how funding from the grant would allow them to give youth in their area the opportunity to play either baseball or softball. The winners were selected based need and the ability of the proposed program to improve baseball programs in their local areas. Fox Sports Southwest helped to promote the grant program throughout the Rangers entire television territory.

This year?s awardees are: Paris Breakfast Optimist Club, Boys and Girls Clubs of Denison, East Wilco Challenger Sports, Battiest Baseball Team sponsored by Battiest Public School, RBI Austin, Arlington Girls Softball Association and Azle Little League.

Below is a full-listing of the 2012 recipients.

Paris Breakfast Optimist Club
Funds will be used to renovate dugout conditions to help improve the game experience for young players.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Denison
Funds will be used to start baseball and softball camps and leagues for area children who have not had the opportunity to play baseball before. For the program?s first year, the expectation is to have 200 children play in the league and 150 players to participate in camps.
East Wilco Challenger Sports
Funds will be used to help support a baseball field for players with special needs.
Battiest Baseball Team (Battiest Public School)
Funds will be used to support the baseball team in Battiest Oklahoma through the purchase of equipment and uniforms. Battiest is a rural school district located in McCurtain County. Nearly 60% of the students are Native American and 85% are considered at or below the poverty rate.
RBI Austin
Funds will be used to launch Jr. RBI on Campus, a mentoring and baseball/softball program for an underserved school. RBI Austin currently serves boys and girls ages 4-18 through free baseball clinics, low cost summer leagues and year-round mentoring. Jr. RBI on Campus will be the first formal on-campus mentoring program.
Arlington Girls Softball Association
The Arlington Girls Softball Association is the largest softball association in Arlington. Funds will be used to support the growth of the program and provide equipment for players.
Azle Little League
Funds will be used for field improvements. Nearly 700 area youth participate in the league each year.

About Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation: The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of children in need within our community and provides funding for youth in crisis, youth health initiatives, youth baseball programs, and youth education. Celebrating its 21st year, the Foundation has given back more than $12 million to help children in need.

Source: http://myarlingtontx.com/2012/09/28/seven-youth-baseball-leagues-awarded-baseball-and-softball-grants/

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Friday, September 28, 2012

RIM surprises with cash boost and resilient sales; shares surge

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd reported a narrower-than-expected loss on Thursday and the struggling BlackBerry maker bolstered its cash reserves, sparking optimism ahead of the launch of its make-or-break line of next-generation smartphones.

Shares of RIM surged 20 percent in after-hours trade on indications the company will have plenty of cash to ramp up production of its new BlackBerry 10 devices and mount a robust marketing campaign for the revamped line, due in early 2013.

It was the biggest jump for the stock since a 50 percent surge in December 2003, underlining the importance of the BB10 launch. The company, which has fallen far behind its rivals in a smartphone market it once dominated, has staked its future on the BB10 and its completely redesigned operating system.

RIM's second fiscal quarter brought shareholders additional glimmers of hope, a break from a succession of dreadful quarterly reports. The company not only generated more revenue than Wall Street had forecast but it topped expectations on the number of devices shipped in the period, which ended on September 1.

"It's very impressive," said Jefferies & Co analyst Peter Misek. "I didn't expect they could execute on the business given the models they have in the market, but they obviously did really well in emerging markets."

RIM was also able to bolster its cash pile by collecting on cash owed to the company, drawing down inventories and cutting costs.

ONE-TIME PIONEER

A one-time smartphone pioneer, RIM has failed to keep pace with rivals such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co, and its stock price has tumbled about 70 percent over the past year while its market share shriveled.

But the latest quarter showed that RIM is still able to lure buyers for its lower-end smartphones in the more price-conscious emerging markets. And that has helped make up for ground the BlackBerry has lost to cutting-edge devices such as Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S III in North America and Europe.

"RIM and its products, however obsolescent, are still relevant in the parts of the planet where most people live," said CCS Insight analyst John Jackson. "The bad news is that these results have little or no bearing on what remains true, and that is, RIM still needs to execute on BB10."

In an attempt to create a buzz, Chief Executive Thorsten Heins gave a preview of the new smartphone and its features to app developers at an event on Tuesday in San Jose, California.

Analysts said RIM struck the right chords at the event but cautioned that it is hard to evaluate how well the BB10 devices will work in real world conditions until they are on the market.

"We are now just a few months away from our launch and our teams are working night and day to meet the expectations we have of ourselves," said Heins on a conference call after the results were released on Thursday.

Heins said RIM executives have met with dozens of carriers in more than 16 countries in the last few weeks and the feedback on the new devices so far has been overwhelmingly positive.

QUARTERLY RESULTS

Shipments of BlackBerry smartphones were 7.4 million in the quarter, easily outpacing Wall Street's expectation of about 6.9 million.

The Waterloo, Ontario-based company reported a net loss of $235 million, or 45 cents a share, in its fiscal second quarter. That compared with a profit of $329 million, or 63 cents, in the same period a year earlier.

Excluding one-time restructuring-related items, the loss came in at $142 million, or 27 cents a share, in the quarter just ended.

Revenue rose to $2.9 billion, a gain of 2 percent from the fiscal first quarter, but the latest result was down about 30 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Analysts, on average, had expected RIM to report a loss of 46 cents a share, on revenues of $2.5 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

"You still have revenue declining 31 percent on a year-over-year basis but it's certainly not the train wreck that a lot of people feared," said BGC Partners analyst Colin Gillis. "They live to fight another day."

CASH PILE

RIM also increased its cash to about $2.3 billion from $2.2 billion in the fiscal first quarter.

"In the last two quarters RIM has done a really good job on collecting on receivables," said Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, but he cautioned that this was not sustainable over the long run and RIM would have to return to a profitable business model for it to thrive once again.

While RIM has warned that it faces another operating loss in its fiscal third quarter, it expects its cash position to remain stable unless it is hit by restructuring charges.

Wu believes that the company can achieve this by continuing to draw down on its receivables, which stood just shy of $2.2 billion as of Sept 1.

RIM's chief financial officer said the company had entered into a new secured credit facility of $500 million which expires in September 2013, and in the first half RIM realized some $350 million of the up to $1 billion in cost savings it hopes to achieve in fiscal 2013, which ends on March 2 of next year.

The company, which earlier this year said it would cut about 5,000 jobs to save money, said it has already laid off roughly 2,500 workers.

"It's still bad, but it's a much smaller disaster than expected," said Wu. "These stocks all trade on expectations. Expectations were really low, and they were able to beat that."

RIM's U.S.-listed shares surged 20 percent to $8.55 in trade after the closing bell on Thursday.

(Additional reporting by Alastair Sharp, Allison Martell and Cameron French; Editing by Frank McGurty and Edmund Klamann)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rim-surprises-cash-boost-resilient-sales-shares-surge-011743915--finance.html

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Major League Gaming is going to hold a pre-release Halo 4 tournament at its Fall Championship, coming up soon in Dallas, Texas. Halo 4 doesn't arrive until November 6, but if you're in the Dallas area you can challenge other players in a series of 4v4 matches, all for a prize pool of over $40,000.

The tournament will start up on November 2 at 5pm central time, and then be streamed live on MLG's website all weekend long, leading up to the final match on Sunday evening at 4:45. All the while, commentators Dave "Walshy" Walsh and Andy "Bravo" Dudynsky will provide insight on the game and its players, and even if you're at home you'll get to see a whole lot of Halo 4 multiplayer. It's just the thing to have your Battle Rifle, Magnum and Needler all primed and ready when the game comes out the following Tuesday.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

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What do you do with your hands during interviews, meetings or other important interactions you have with people who don't really know you, but could potentially play an important role in your future?

And where do you place those mitts to make you appear the most confident in what you're saying (Remember:?The more confident you look, the more likely you'll get the results you want)?

Caroline McMillan?at The Daily Muse?advises that first, you should refrain from "wringing your hands" or "using too many hand gestures" since this communicates that you are nervous or not confident in your environment. To prevent this from happening, McMillan suggests holding a pencil or pen to keep your hand rested on an object.?

Nancy R. Mitchell at The Etiquette Advocate?agrees that you should try not to "look like a nervous child" so "don't sit with both hands in your lap beneath the table." Instead, "rest an arm on the arm of your chair or on the table."

And the more you can spread out on that arm rest, the bigger you'll appear, hence, the more powerful you'll appear as well.?In the book "Nice Girls Don?t Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers," author?Lois P. Frankel says that you should take up more space to appear more confident, and "untuck your arms, put your hands on the table, and claim your space!"

Once you place your hands on the table, a?body language guide published by Westside Toastmaster, says you should try to keep your palm off the table, because if your palm is faced downwards, "you will project immediate authority. The other person will sense that you've given them an order...and may begin to feel antagonistic towards you."

On the other hand, if you have your palm facing up, it's a sign of submissiveness and being too accommodating. During a business interaction, this may communicate to others that you're unsure of yourself and of your future.?

Either way, you can't win so keep those palms off the table.?

To get a last opinion, we reached out to?Eddie Koller, managing director at the Howard-Sloan-Koller group, a media and technology recruitment firm, who tells us people shouldn't focus too much on the perfect place to put their hands. Instead, Koller says you should just rest your hands on whatever is most comfortable.

"Always keep things in check to a degree," he tells us.?

DON'T MISS: 12 facts about body language you should know before your next job interview >?

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Syrian refugees clash with Jordanian police

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Angry over harsh living conditions in their desert tent camp in Jordan, dozens of Syrian refugees clashed with Jordanian police, hurled stones and smashed charity offices and a hospital, officials and refugees said Tuesday.

The rioting late Monday in the Zaatari camp was the worst violence since the facility opened in July near the Jordan-Syria border. About 26 policemen were injured by stones thrown by the refugees, a police official said.

A Syrian refugee in the camp, Abu Nawras, said police fired tear gas to disperse the protesters who were demanding improved conditions, better food and education for their children.

The camp, which hosts about 32,000 Syrians who fled the civil war at home, has seen smaller protests in the past weeks as refugees mostly complained about snakes and scorpions, and demanded their tents be replaced with trailers so they can better protect themselves from the scorching sun, cold nights and ubiquitous dust.

Hundreds of thousands have fled the chaos in Syria as the uprising against President Bashar Assad turned increasingly violent, with activists saying nearly 30,000 people have died since the conflict began in March 2011. Jordan alone has taken in some 200,000 Syrians ? the largest number in the region ? while Turkey, Lebanon and Iraq have taken in the rest.

Jordan opened Zaatari only after long delaying a decision on whether to set up refugee camps, possibly to avoid angering Assad's autocratic regime by showing images at his doorstep of civilians fleeing his military onslaught.

The Jordanian police official said Monday's violence erupted when about 150 refugees started hurling stones at security officers, torched a tent and attacked the offices of a Jordanian charity responsible for the camp and a Moroccan field hospital. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, declined to say if any arrests were made.

Abu Nawras, the Syrian refugee, said many of the Zaatari residents, disillusioned with the conditions there, are now demanding to go back to Syria.

But a representative for the U.N. refugee agency in Jordan, Andrew Harper, said it would not be safe for them to return home now.

"People vented their frustration in a way that is unacceptable in any environment, by throwing stones at buildings, damaging buildings, injuring a number of staff," Harper said. "It was a particularly ugly situation, which is now under control."

In response to the refugee riot, scores of Jordanians took to the streets in the nearby town of Mafraq, demanding the Syrians be sent home, Information Minister Sameeh Maaytah said. The Jordanian protesters denounced what they described as "ingratitude" by the refugees to their host country.

The police official said the protesters in Mafraq burned tires and blocked a road leading to the camp before they too were dispersed by Jordanian police.

In Geneva, UNHCR spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said the agency was looking into the "complaints that have spurred this riot."

Associated Press writers Dale Gavlak in Amman, Jordan, and Jamey Keaten in Geneva contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-refugees-clash-jordanian-police-102506153.html

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Barron's slams Facebook, stock falls

This combination of Associated Press file photos, show advertising for the financial magazine Barron's on display in New York on July 23, 2007, and the Facebook logo on an iPad in Philadelphia on May 16, 2012. Facebook Inc.'s stock took a hit Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, after an article in Barron's said it is "still too pricey" despite a sharp decline since its initial public offering. (AP Photo/File)

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FILE - In this Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo, electronic screens show the price of Facebook shares after they began trading in New York. Facebook Inc.'s stock took a hit Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, after an article in Barron's said it is "still too pricey" despite a sharp decline since its initial public offering. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Facebook Inc.'s stock took a hit Monday after an article in the financial magazine Barron's said it is "still too pricey" despite a sharp decline since its initial public offering.

Though Facebook's stock has plunged since its May IPO, Andrew Bary at Barron's said the stock trades at "high multiples of both sales and earnings, even as uncertainty about the outlook for its business grows."

At issue is the shift of Facebook's massive user base to mobile devices. The company is still figuring out how to advertise to people who use their mobile phones and tablet computers to access the social network. Bary said success in the mobile space is "no sure thing" for the company. Mobile ads must fit into much smaller screens, which doesn't give Facebook "much room to configure ads without alienating users," Bary said.

Facebook also has what Bary called "significant" stock-based compensation expenses. Last year, the company issued $1.4 billion worth of restricted stock and $1 billion so far this year, he noted. Yet technology companies such as Facebook "routinely encourage analysts to ignore stock-based compensation expense ? and most comply. This dubious approach to calculating profits is based on the idea that only cash expenses matter," Bary wrote. "That's a fiction, pure and simple."

Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook's stock fell $2.03, or 8.9 percent, to close at $20.83 on Monday. The company went public on May 18 at a share price of $38, which it has not matched since.

Bary said he thinks Facebook's stock is worth $15, well below its current price even with Monday's drop.

"That would be roughly 24 times projected 2013 profit and six times estimated 2013 revenue of $6 billion, still no bargain price," he wrote.

Facebook declined to comment.

Last week, research firm eMarketer said it expects Google Inc. to surpass Facebook in U.S. display advertising revenue this year. In February, eMarketer predicted Facebook would stay ahead of Google. The social networking company had surpassed Google in 2011. But Facebook's ad revenue has fallen short of the expectations eMarketer set in February.

That said, some analysts are still bullish on Facebook. Last week an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage of its stock with a "Buy" rating and a target price of $26. The analyst, Youssef Squali, said he's "positive on the stock long-term" despite its botched IPO and the worry that Facebook's stock will be held down as employees become eligible to sell their stock in the coming months.

"We see significant opportunities ahead of Facebook, largely from brands moving online seeking mass reach and user engagement and from the explosion of mobile advertising in the next 2-5 years," Squali said in a note to investors.

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People want to earn a stable source of income. However, each business venture requires some form of capital whether in form of skills or money to start. This makes it quite hard for many people to start their own businesses because they cannot raise the necessary amounts of money to establish businesses in certain sectors. These are some of the barriers to entry into certain industries such as transportation industry because the machines are quite expensive. Even for an existing firm, funding a growth strategy can be an uphill task since there are stringent measures that have been put by lending institutions. Despite all these, businesses and individuals must find ways of funding their operations and growth oriented strategies. For instance, there are various sources of commercial truck financing.

Commercial banks are some of the greatest lenders for such business activities. Lending is one of the core businesses of commercial banks thus businesses and individuals apply for loans from these institutions. The credit departments in banks then analyze the ability of an applicant to repay the loan and also the viability of a proposed business or the financial performance of existing business.

Some businesses and individuals can save enough money for purchase of such vehicles. This requires the individual to have a vision considering that Lorries are quite expensive to purchase. Therefore, the savings must have been made for a considerable length of time for them to be enough for such purpose.

In some places, people come together to form associations which they use to buy various assets. This makes purchase of assets quite easier since different people contribute towards the project. The members can then share the proceeds from such businesses which an in turn be used to buy additional trucks.

SACCOs and other co-operative societies often advance loans to their members for various projects especially ones aimed at increasing output from members. This makes it easy for people to purchase heavy machinery since the interest rates are fairly low. In addition, the duration of loans is quite long thus spreading the loan over a long period making repayment easy.

Companies issue shares to new shareholders or existing shareholders to finance various growth strategies. Among these include the purchase of assets that enhance efficiency and output of these institutions. Proceeds from issuance of stocks or sell of bonds can be used to finance buying of trucks.

It is also common for entrepreneurs to seek funds from friends and family members. These are likely to support an idea especially for those who have financially stable friends or family members. The advantage of such loans is that it has fair terms such as low interest and long repayment period. In addition, some family labor may be obtained on the same thus reducing operating expenditures.

People can also acquire such assets on credit just like it is possible to obtain other assets such as inventory in a manufacturing or merchandising firm. There must however be good credit history for someone to be advanced credit on such machines. Commercial truck financing is thus made easy when a firm has been in operation for a long time thus building confidence in the suppliers.

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Presidential race in Florida remains tight contest, poll finds

MIAMI -- President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a virtual tie in Florida, according to a Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times poll that indicates the Democrats' convention buzz and the Republican's recent troubles haven't altered the race in this biggest of battleground states.

Obama is drawing 48 percent support to Romney's 47 percent among likely voters - a lead well within the poll's 3.5 percent margin of error. Only 4 percent are undecided.

"Despite what some people have tried to claim, this race is still close in Florida," said Brad Coker, who conducted the Mason-Dixon Polling & Research survey. "It's very much a toss-up."

Obama has fought Romney to a standstill over who is more trustworthy when it comes to the economy. But 51 percent say they're not better off than they were four years ago, while 41 percent say they are.

The president is also up by 6 percentage points when it comes to foreign policy - even after the attacks on a Middle East embassy and consulate that left four Americans dead.

But Romney has basically pulled even with Obama over managing Medicare, a traditional Democratic strength.

Obama is winning the Hispanic vote. But Democrats fret his margin might not be enough to counterbalance the white voters who favor Romney by double digits.

Obama, however, could have a crucial edge: the support of independent voters, who often decide elections in swing-state Florida. Independents back the president by 11 percentage points more than Romney. That's a six-point shift since the last Mason-Dixon poll in July.

"Obama seemed to pick up some independent voters. That's where Romney slipped a little bit," Coker said.

Each candidate has strong support from his respective party, although Romney has slightly more Republican backing compared to the percentage of Democrats favoring Obama.

The relatively stronger internal party support could prove pivotal for Romney. If the same proportion of Republicans, Democrats and independents cast ballots in 2012 compared to 2008 - a high watermark for Democrats - Romney could have the edge on Election Day, the poll indicates.

"It's a turnout game," Coker said.

Florida Democrats and the Obama campaign have registered about 200,000 new voters this election. Many are likely to vote for Obama. Registered active Florida Democratic voters now outnumber Republicans 44 percent to 39 percent, a 5-point margin mirrored exactly by this latest poll.

In interviews with poll respondents, neither candidate is really loved by his own supporters.

"I don't think Obama has any backbone," said Andrew Ianniello, 76, a Democrat from Punta Gorda. "Obama is a wimp. But Romney's an even bigger wimp when it comes to him trying to pacify the tea party and conservatives."

A third-party candidate, Libertarian Gary Johnson, isn't drawing much support at all. Johnson, outgunned by the major political parties, has 1 percent.

The neck-and-neck race and the dwindling pool of undecided voters heighten the importance of the presidential debates next month.

The Mason-Dixon poll of 800 likely Florida voters was conducted for The Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, the Tampa Bay Times, Bay News 9 and Central Florida News 13 from Sept. 17 to 19.

The survey was taken just as Romney suffered the fallout of a leaked hidden video of the candidate making disparaging remarks about the 47 percent of taxpayers who pay no federal income tax.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/23/3017422/presidential-race-in-florida-remains.html

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On Pro Football: Replacement Officials Tarnish the N.F.L. Product on the Field

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China surveillance ships enter waters near disputed islands

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Chinese marine surveillance ships entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, the Japanese Coast Guard said, a move bound to raise tension between Asia's two largest economies.

China's Xinhua news agency confirmed that two civilian surveillance ships were undertaking a "rights defense" patrol near the islands, citing the State Oceanic Administration, which controls the ships.

Sino-Japanese relations deteriorated sharply after Japan bought the islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, sparking anti-Japan protests in cities across China.

"In recent days, Japan has constantly provoked incidents concerning the Diaoyu islands issue, gravely violating China's territorial sovereignty," China's Xinhua news agency said.

The ship patrols were intended to exercise China's "administrative jurisdiction" over the islands, it said.

"Following the relevant laws of the People's Republic of China, (the ships) again carried out a regular rights defense patrol in our territorial waters around the Diaoyu islands."

The Japanese Coast Guard ordered the Chinese ships to move out of the area, but received no response, an official said.

Besides the two marine surveillance ships, there were nine Chinese fishery patrol ships near the islands as of 7:00 a.m. (2200 GMT on Sunday), but they were outside what Japan calls its territorial waters, the Coast Guard said.

Sino-Japanese ties have long been plagued by China's memories of Japan's military aggression in the 1930s and 1940s and present rivalry over regional influence and resources.

The islets are located near rich fishing grounds and potentially huge gas reserves.

The latest flare-up in tensions comes when both countries focus on domestic political pressures. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government faces an election in months, adding pressure on him not to look weak on China.

China's Communist Party is preoccupied with a leadership turnover, with President Hu Jintao due to step down as party leader at a congress that could open as soon as next month.

Despite the long-running territorial disputes, their economic ties have grown closer over the years. China is Japan's largest trading partner. In 2011, their bilateral trade grew 14.3 percent in value to a record $345 billion.

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka and Antoni Slodkowski in Tokyo and Chris Buckley in Beijing; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim and Nick Macfie)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/china-surveillance-ships-enter-waters-near-disputed-islands-003547640.html

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Jones successfully defends title at UFC 152

Jon Jones, top, chokes Vitor Belfort during the light heavyweight championship title bout at UFC 152 in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

Jon Jones, right, kicks Vitor Belfort in the face during the light heavyweight championship title bout at UFC 152 in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Nathan Denette, The Canadian Press)

Demetrious Johnson holds the winning belt after defeating Joseph Benavidez during the flyweight championship title bout at UFC 152 in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

Joseph Benavidez, right, battles against Demetrious Johnson during the flyweight championship title bout at UFC 152 in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

Cub Swanson, left, battles against Charles Oliveira during the featherweight bout at UFC 152 in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)

TORONTO (AP) ? Jon Jones successfully defended his light heavyweight title, surviving an early scare to submit former champion Vitor Belfort in the fourth round at UFC 152 on Saturday night.

Belfort came close with an armbar in the first round, but Jones' reach, varied attack and ground and pound took a toll on the veteran challenger.

Unable to get his striking game going, Belfort tried to take the fight to the ground where he could use his jiu-jitsu. But he paid a price and finally fell victim to an Americana submission 54 seconds into the round. Jones improved to 17-1, and Belfort dropped to 21-10.

In the co-main event at the Air Canada Centre, Demetrious Johnson won a split decision ? 48-47, 47-48, 49-46 ? over Joseph Benavidez to become the UFC's first flyweight champion.

Jones took down Belfort down 30 seconds after the opening bell, and the Brazilian responded with an armbar attempt that looked dangerous. Jones slammed Belfort down to the canvas and eventually wriggled free as the crowd began to chant "Vitor! Vitor!"

"I've never had my arm pop like that before," said Jones, who said he would have let his arm break rather than tap out.

Jones remained on top and began to throw elbows, cutting Belfort. The doctor had a look at the battered challenger between rounds.

Belfort, who does his best work traditionally in the first round, came out punching in the second. But he had a hard time penetrating Jones' reach. The champion began to pick away at Belfort, who pulled guard later in the round to bring the fight back to the ground.

Belfort took some more elbows as he tried to get into position for another submission attempt.

Jones put him down with a kick to the rib in the third. This time, Jones let him get back up only to have Belfort pull guard again.

"Go with your punches if you want to win this fight," Belfort's cornerman yelled between rounds.

He did but pulled guard again and Jones went to work with some elbows before cranking Belfort's arm back and forcing the tapout.

"That's why he's a champion," said Belfort, who said he had hurt his rib in training.

Johnson (16-2-1) beat Benavidez (16-3) in the battle of the little men ? Johnson is 5-foot-3 and Benavidez 5-4. Benavidez looked to press, but the faster Johnson simply wore him down. He had a cut on his left eye in the third round, as well as redness on his legs from Johnson kicks.

Benavidez did get Johnson down in the fourth round, but failed to take advantage. He tried for a choke and ended up having to fight off a leg lock. Johnson opened the fifth with a pair of quick takedowns.

Both fighters raised their hands in victory after the fight, but Johnson did it faster and with more conviction.

"I was a little shocked," Johnson said about the split decision. "I've still got to prove a lot of things."

Featherweight Cub Swanson had one of the night's highlights, an eye-popping KO over highly touted Charles Oliveira thanks to a clubbing right to the temple of the American-based Brazilian.

Oliveira (16-3 with one no contest) stood still for several seconds and then toppled, prompting referee Yves Lavigne to step in at 2:40 of the first round. Oliveira left the cage with the support of a cornerman.

Swanson (18-5) had hurt him with a shot to the liver seconds before.

English middleweight Michael Bisping showed his all-around game in winning unanimously 29-28 over Brian Stann. Bisping improved to 24-4, and Stann fell to 12-5.

The card was UFC's 10th show in Canada and third in Toronto.

Associated Press

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Friday, September 21, 2012

UK Newsx.com ? Debt Management Plan Instills to Stick on Budget ...

Debt management plan is an efficient way to manage your unmanageable debts. New repayment terms, financial ideas, budget and other financial measures make your payments affordable for you and also make a way to get out of debt in full. If you have unmanageable debts then you should enroll in DMP to manage these debts. This repayment option not only helps to get out of debt early but also instills financial discipline to individuals. Find below some things that debt management plan instills you to manage financial stability in future.

? In debt management plan, individuals are not allowed to use credit cards for emergency expenses. Those who want to use this can only use prepaid credit cards so that their expenses do not exceed over budget. People learn how to manage expenses without using a credit card. It runs for several months and during this period, you are not allowed to use credit card.

? Enrolled debtors can make expenses according to budget and thus they learn to live in pretty close to budget.

? You can say no to your family and friends on extra expenses and they also help to support you.

? You need to track your expenses either it is big or small. This way you can find where you are expending more than required.

? It also provides new ideas to save money from unnecessary expenses and using alternative options.

? You can learn how to spend life within limited income and manage expenses.

? DMP plan provide benefits at the end but for this you will need to sacrifice some wants that are not necessary.

? You will be out of debt in full from three to five years with DMP plan but for the success of the plan you need to make small financial goals and success of that goals will ultimately takes you to your final goal.

? You can also learn to take control of your finance by making cash payments instead of using debit cards.

? You will also learn how to spend vacations in a budget.

These are some important things that you will learn during Debt management period. These small things with become your habit because of following these for long period (3 to 5 years). You will also learn to manage your finance in future to avoid any critical financial situation during this long term. This way you can avoid any financial difficulties in entire life.

Robin Smith is an expert and specialist debt advisor. He offers his intelligence on debt consolidation and iva related debt problems and solutions. This article is based on debt management plan.

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Apple fans around world turn out for iPhone 5 launch

In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone.

Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc. stores in Asia, Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the latest version of the smartphone.

In New York, several hundred people lined up outside Apple's 5th Avenue store. Jimmy Peralta, a 30-year-old business management student, waited three hours before getting the chance to buy his new gadget. Was it worth the wait?

"Definitely," he said, noting that the new phone's larger screen and lighter weight compelled him to upgrade from the iPhone 4. "A little treat for me on a Friday morning, why not. Why not be part of something fantastic? It's just such a smart phone it does all the thinking for you, you can't get any easier than that."

Catheryne Caveed, 23, was in line at a Verizon store in the Queens borough of New York. An iPhone 4 user, she had no regrets about skipping last year's model, the iPhone 4S. The only real upgrade in the 4S, she said, was Siri, the voice-controlled "personal assistant."

"The 4S looked the same as the 4," Caveed said. With the 5, "everything is different ? even the headphones."

In London, some shoppers had camped out for a week in a queue that snaked around the block. In Hong Kong, the first customers were greeted by staff cheering, clapping, chanting "iPhone 5! iPhone 5!" and high-fiving them as they were escorted one-by-one through the front door.

The smartphone will be on sale in the U.S. and Canada hours after its launch in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Britain, France and Germany. It will launch in 22 more countries a week later. The iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter, has a taller screen, faster processor, updated software and can work on faster "fourth generation" mobile networks.

The handset has become a hot seller despite a new map app that early users have deemed inferior to Google Maps, the software it replaces. Apple received 2 million orders in the first 24 hours of announcing its release date, more than twice the number for the iPhone 4S in the same period when that phone launched a year ago.

In a sign of the intense demand, police in Osaka, Japan, were investigating the theft of nearly 200 iPhones 5s, including 116 from one shop alone, Kyodo News reported. In London, police sought help finding a man wanted in connection with the theft of 252 iPhone 5s from a shop in Wimbledon early Friday morning.

Analysts have estimated Apple will ship as many as 10 million of the new iPhones by the end of September.

Some fans went to extremes to be among the first buyers by arriving at Apple's flagship stores day ahead of the release.

In downtown Sydney, Todd Foot, 24, showed up three days early to nab the coveted first spot. He spent about 18 hours a day in a folding chair, catching a few hours' sleep each night in a tent on the sidewalk.

Foot's dedication was largely a marketing stunt, however. He writes product reviews for a technology website that will give away the phone after Foot reviews it.

"I just want to get the phone so I can feel it, compare it and put it on our website," he said while slumped in his chair.

In Paris, the phone launch was accompanied by a workers' protest ? a couple dozen former and current Apple employees demonstrated peacefully to demand better work benefits. Some decried what they called Apple's transformation from an offbeat company into a multinational powerhouse.

But the protesters ? urged by a small labor union to demonstrate at Apple stores around France ? were far outnumbered by lines of would-be buyers on the sidewalk outside the store near the city's gilded opera house.

Not everyone lining up at the various Apple stores was an enthusiast, though. In Hong Kong, university student Kevin Wong, waiting to buy a black 16 gigabyte model for 5,588 Hong Kong dollars ($720), said he was getting one "for the cash." He planned to immediately resell it to one of the numerous grey market retailers catering to mainland Chinese buyers. China is one of Apple's fastest growing markets but a release date for the iPhone 5 there has not yet been set.

Wong was required to give his local identity card number when he signed up for his iPhone on Apple's website. The requirement prevents purchases by tourists including mainland Chinese, who have a reputation for scooping up high-end goods on trips to Hong Kong because there's no sales tax and because of the strength of China's currency. Even so, the mainlanders will probably buy it from the resellers "at a higher price ? a way higher price," said Wong, who hoped to make a profit of HK$1,000 ($129).

A similar money-making strategy was being pursued in London, where many in the crowds ? largely from the city's extensive Asian community ? planned to either send the phones to family and friends back home as gifts or sell them in countries where they are much more expensive.

"It makes a really nice gift to family back home," said Muhammad Alum, 30, a minicab driver from Bangladesh. "It will be two or three weeks before there is a SIM card there that can work it, but it's coming soon."

Others who had waited overnight said the iPhones cost roughly twice as much in India as in Britain, making them very welcome as gifts.

Tokyo's glitzy downtown Ginza district not only had a long line in front of the Apple store, but another across the main intersection at Softbank, the first carrier in Japan to offer iPhones.

Hidetoshi Nakamura, a 25-year-old auto engineer, said he's an Apple fan because it's an innovator.

"I love Apple," he said, standing near the end of a two-block-long line, reading a book and listening to music on his iPod.

"It's only the iPhone for me."

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Chan reported from Hong Kong.

Ted Shaffrey and Peter Svensson in New York, Kristen Gelineau in Sydney, Yuri Kageyama in Tokyo, Faris Mokhtar in Singapore, Tom Rayner and Gregory Katz in London and Oleg Cetinic in Paris contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/iphone-5-launch-draws-apple-fans-worldwide-093617161--finance.html

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Video: U.K. watchdog warns painkillers can lead to more headaches

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Research uncovers path to defect-free thin films

ScienceDaily (Sep. 20, 2012) ? A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ho Nyung Lee has discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, magnetic sensors and a host of energy-related materials.

The finding, published in Nano Letters, could change the conventional wisdom that accommodating the strain inherent during the formation of epitaxial thin films necessarily involves structural defects, said Lee, a member of the Department of Energy lab's Materials Science and Technology Division. Instead, the researchers found that some materials, in this case cobaltite, form structurally well ordered atomic patterns that can change their magnetic properties and effectively minimize the size mismatch with the crystalline substrate.

Epitaxial thin films, used in nanotechnology and semiconductor fabrication, are created by growing a crystal layer of one material on another in such a way that the crystalline structures align. The challenge is to grow the film coherently with minimal defects, which can have a catastrophic effect on a material's performance.

"We discovered properties that were not readily apparent in crystal, or bulk, form, but in thin-film form we were able to clearly see the atomically ordered lattice structure of lanthanum cobaltite," Lee said. "With this knowledge, we hope to be able to tailor the physical properties of a material for many information and energy technologies."

The researchers studied the material in different strain states using scanning transmission electron microscopy complemented by X-ray and optical spectroscopy. Using these instruments, the scientists could see unconventional strain relaxation behavior that produced stripe-like lattice patterns. The result is a material with useful magnetic properties and highly suitable for sensors and ionic conductors used in, for example, batteries.

This discovery and the ability to engineer the structure of materials could lead to advanced cathode materials in solid oxide fuel cells and batteries that can be charged much faster.

"Since cobaltites are promising candidates for magnetic sensors, ionic conductors and surface catalysts, this discovery provides a new understanding that can be used for artificial tuning of magnetism and ionic activities," Lee said.

Contributing to the paper were ORNL's Woo Seok Choi and Hyoungjeen Jeen and authors from Seoul National University, the University of British Columbia, IFW Dresden's Leibniz Institute for Solid Sate and Materials Research, Max Planck-UBC Centre for Quantum Materials, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and the University of Saskatchewan.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Consulting business based on green techniques | Graphic Design ...

Project ID:
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Project Type:
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Project Description:

Someone who can design an interactive basic website that contains a business description, a blog, and can also include SEO.

Job Description:
Your responsibilities:

- Translate business and user requirements into highly engaging and compelling design concepts
- Conceptualize, design, and develop the User Interface/User Experience as well as the overall look and feel of web pages
- Communicate design strategy and rationale to our team, including product managers and other key stakeholders
- Collaborate with the marketing and product team in the production of captivating brand messages
- Create designs including sketches, visual design mockups, visual assets and documentation required for proper implementation
- Incorporate user interface design standards across the website, as needed
- Ability to handle multiple projects and work quickly without sacrificing quality

Your qualifications:

- Strong grasp of web design principles, information design, typography, color, iconography and layout
- Compelling portfolio that demonstrates beautiful interactive experiences and innovative design
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
- Experience/Understanding of HTML, CSS, ActionScript, and jQuery is a plus
- Ability to work with constructive criticism as well as adhere to deadlines
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Out-of-this-world nanoscience: A computer chip that can assemble itself?

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) ? Imagine a computer chip that can assemble itself. According to Eric M. Furst, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, engineers and scientists are closer to making this and other scalable forms of nanotechnology a reality as a result of new milestones in using nanoparticles as building blocks in functional materials.

Furst and his postdoctoral researchers, James Swan and Paula Vasquez, along with colleagues at NASA, the European Space Agency, Zin Technologies and Lehigh University, reported the finding Sept. 17 in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) online edition.

The article details how the research team's exploration of colloids, microscopic particles that are mere hundredths the diameter of a human hair, to better understand how nano-"building blocks" can be directed to "self-assemble" into specific structures.

The research team studied paramagnetic colloids while periodically applying an external magnetic field at different intervals. With just the right frequency and field strength, the team was able to watch the particles transition from a random, solid like material into highly organized crystalline structures or lattices.

According to Furst, a professor in UD's Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, no one before has ever witnessed this guided "phase separation" of particles.

"This development is exciting because it provides insight into how researchers can build organized structures, crystals of particles, using directing fields and it may prompt new discoveries into how we can get materials to organize themselves," Furst said.

Because gravity plays a role in how the particles assemble or disassemble, the research team studied the suspensions aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through collaborative efforts with NASA scientists and astronauts. One interesting observation, Furst reported, was how the structure formed by the particles slowly coarsened, then rapidly grew and separated -- similar to the way oil and water separate when combined -- before realigning into a crystalline structure.

Already, Furst's lab has created novel nanomaterials for use in optical communications materials and thermal barrier coatings. This new detail, along with other recorded data about the process, will now enable scientists to discover other paths to manipulate and create new nanomaterials from nanoparticle building blocks.

"Now, when we have a particle that responds to an electric field, we can use these principles to guide that assembly into structures with useful properties, such as in photonics," Furst added.

The work could potentially prove important in manufacturing, where the ability to pre-program and direct the self-assembly of functional materials is highly desired.

"This is the first time we've presented the relationship between an initially disordered structure and a highly organized one and at least one of the paths between the two. We're excited because we believe the concept of directed self-assembly will enable a scalable form of nanotechnology," he said.