Thursday 31 May 2012

'Iron Man 3' villain: Is it the Mandarin?

'Iron Man 3' villain rumors swirl, with some saying actor Ben Kingsley is portraying the Mandarin.

By Sandy Schaefer,?Screen Rant / May 31, 2012

'Iron Man 3' may take place in Miami, Fla., according to some sources.

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Marvel?s Iron Man 3?is the first entry in phase 2 of The Avengers?movie universe, and after the success of The Avengers, it?s safe to say that Marvel movie mania is at an all-time high. Iron Man 3?casting announcements and plot rumors have been circulating like wildfire on the Blackwater, but as production on the film kicks off in Wilmington, North Carolina, details from the set are being leaked to the Internet.

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Read on for some unconfirmed rumors from various ?sources? who claim to have knowledge of the Iron Man 3?storyline.

Latino Review?is dropping a big exclusive, in which they claim to have some better sources than the ?crew members on the set? that other sites are sourcing. Here?s the deal with the Iron Man 3?villain situation, according to LR:

  • Ben Kingsley IS playing The Mandarin. However, Kingsley?s Mandarin is a background mastermind, while Guy Pearce?s scientist character, Aldrich Killian, is the more direct threat.
  • Pearce?s character will invent the Extremis nanotechnology, and use it to transform multiple people into (literal) killing machines.
  • Minor villains?Firepower (played by Ashley Hamilton) and Coldblood-7 (played by James Badge Dale) will not be the same as their obscure comic book counterparts, but will rather be generic cyborg types created by Killian?s Extremis technology.
  • Actor William Sadler (Die Hard 2) is in the cast of Iron Man 3?for some yet-to-be-revealed role.

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16 ways to sharpen d?cor instincts - Decor, Lifestyle

It takes know-how to create soulful interiors, but you can sharpen your instincts with advice from designer James Hawes.

Interior decorating requires patience. Impatience will only lead to mistakes.

1. Edit rooms carefully

When you edit a room, use furniture pieces that you love but they must be stylish and complement the rest of the room.

Empty out the room you?re redecorating and put each piece back, one by one, creatively moving the pieces around until you find the right fit.

2. If something doesn't look right

A lamp on a table, a chair by a sofa - try rotating it.

Sometimes a slightly different perspective changes the whole look and feel of a piece.

3. Think about how you want to use your rooms

Take family photos and use them to add a personal touch to your home's interior.

In my living ??room, I wanted one side to feel sleeker for evening?entertainment, so I kept the floor bare.

On the other side, a rug warms up the space for after-dinner coffee or an afternoon read.

You don't have to use rugs everywhere.

Bare wood floors are beautiful too.

4. Use lamps

Overhead lights help to brighten up a space.

Table lamps help light the people.

5. Connect with your past

Use something inherited or something that?s ?been with you for a long time.

Make the space yours by adding personal items like an antique, a family portrait, a find from a trip.

Putting a personal spin on things will make your home unique and unlike anyone else?s.

6. Use antiques

Use antique vases, chairs or light fixtures to ground a room.

Antiques ground a room.

New houses need lots of antiques, to move away from that newly bought feeling - use antique chairs, vases and lighting to create a homey atmosphere.

7. Avoid using inexpensive, mass-produced products in a new home

Mass produced products look cheap.

In an old house with bones, you can get away with it.

Unique, customised pieces will set your home apart, so make a few expensive purchases and pair them with tailored pieces to make your home feel special.

Shop for d?cor pieces on your travels.

8. Use things in unexpected ways

While ashtrays have gone unnoticed?in the past, why waste a beautiful Baccarat ashtray?

9. Something that's off is always good

Throw in an unexpected ?fabric into a room and watch it work wonders.

10. Invest in a few good pieces

It?s always a good idea to invest in a few good pieces.

Buy the best sofa you can afford. It will be worth it.

11. Don't be a slaveto trends

Trends tied to any one historical period will only limit you.

Incorporate classic, timeless pieces that will still look good 10 years from now.

12. Invest in the dining room last

A dining room needs to be practical while still maintaining its beauty.

Use a plywood table with a beautiful cloth to create a functional space for the family.

13. Don't be impatient

Impatience will only lead to mistakes.

Take your time in collecting the best pieces and in the end you?ll have your perfect home.

14. Buy d?cor pieces on your travels

It?s not all about the photos you take on your trips.

Buy keepsakes?that will remind you of your travels, but will also work well with the decor in your home.

15. If your house isn't working

Host a d?cor swap party and see what you can get your hands on.

16. Consider using screens

Screens are a growing trend and they add shadow, light, architecture, and art.

Article courtesy of ????www.home-dzine.co.za????

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Wednesday 30 May 2012

Powerful Tips To Make Online Money At Home Beginning Immediately

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Have you started a home business and are now struggling to earn money with it? Then you are not utilizing the powerful tips to make online money at home beginning immediately.

Once you know these tips, you will easily begin making money starting right away, depending on when you take the steps to use these tips. The following are the tips that all successful business owners utilize to build a very successful business from home.

1. Carefully select on the perfect business idea for you ? The one thing that too many people do when they get online to start a business is to select the first business idea they can and start their business with it. Majority don?t even like the business they have started, they just wanted to begin making money.

The one thing that you are quickly going to learn online is that if you don?t like the business you opt to begin, you will never make a dime with it. You need to love the business you begin because that is what will keep you working hard each day to build it to be a huge success.

Otherwise, you will wind up like the people that select the wrong business and will shut down your business when you continuously fail to earn money and give up your dream of making an income from home. Don?t become like them, do the opposite and carefully select your perfect business idea.

2. Learn everything there is to know about your business and building it online ? The one thing that many people do not know is that after you start a business on the internet, you have just put yourself back into school for the whole time you have a business on the web.

You first have to start learning what your business is all about so that you sound knowledgeable about it when you speak to people about it. It is also going to help you with marketing your business more effectively.

After you know your business you now have to start learning how to build an online business. That means learning about business tools to help you build it, building trust online, internet marketing methods and so many other things.

You have to start your education from day one and continue it until the very last day of business because the more knowledge you learn the more money you will make. Plus, the internet is always changing and so is the way business online is done.

3. Market ? The most important thing you can do is to market whatever business you start right away. You have to build traffic to it in order to begin making money from it so getting started on this from day one is imperative.

Get your business out in front of as many people as you can so you can start earning an income and then watch it increase every month.

These are the most powerful tips to utilize to help you make online money at home. You just have to really start using these tips immediately if you are serious about earning money online so you don?t continue to struggle to earn even a dime.

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Pep Boys shares tumble after deal called off

By Roland Jones

Shares of Pep Boys (PBY) were down more than 20 percent after private equity firm Gores Group walked away from a $791 million deal to buy the auto parts retailer.

Gores had offered $15 per share for Pep Boys (you know, Manny, Moe & Jack) in January, but earlier this month sought to delay the shareholder meeting to vote on the deal, citing serious deterioration in Pep Boys' business.

Pep Boys on Tuesday cancelled the shareholder meeting scheduled for Wendesday, after agreeing to terminate the Gores deal, and said it would receive $50 million from the private equity firm.

Pep Boys, which barely made a profit in the first quarter, said results were below expectations due to a variety of factors that occur in the ordinary course of business.

Pep Boys has tried to sell itself many times in the past without any success.

Its smaller rival Midas was recently bought by a unit of Sumitomo for $173 million. Another competitor Monro Muffler last week said it would accelerate the pace of acquisitions amid weak demand.

Sophis Investments LLC, an investment advisory firm, on Tuesday said it sent a letter to the Pep Boys board asking them not to adjourn the shareholder meeting.

A voluntary adjournment gives credence and the appearance of validity to Gores' claims, Sophis' president Tassos Recashinas said in the letter.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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Corruption and Greed in the Medical Field in India Exposed by Aamir Khan

Will Aamir Khans become a change maker? His Sunday morning programme is closely watched by many in India. The country is passing through the worst phase of its history where corruption has become the accepted norm of our society. The medical field in this respect is no different as it is on a slippery slope of moral and ethical degradation.

In todays episode he exposed our private medical colleges charging huge capitation for admission, Medical Council of India not taking any punitive action against erring doctors, medical practitioners charging kick-backs from the diagnostic services and pharmaceuticals making mega-profits selling their medication. All this was a very poor commentary on the nobility of medical profession. Worst of all was the unnecessary hysterectomies conducted on women that he showed from a small hamlet in Andhra where most women were sans their uterus, thanks to some greedy gynaecologists.

The small ray of hope was shown among all this gloom the state sponsored health insurance schemes and the generic drugs sale by certain organizations to make healthcare affordable to the poor.

Medical profession in India has been in turmoil for the last decade or more. The education system needs a complete overhaul to say the least. The problem has been a lack of direction, leadership and a lack of vision by Medical Council of India. The organisation holds too many responsibilities and this needs to be decentralized and some division is required. The undergraduate and post-graduate education in the country in medical sciences should be divided between two separate bodies. Another body should be set up for ethical and legal affairs. Most of the current laws related to healthcare in India needs to be revisited and this will need constant interaction with home and law ministry. The government also needs to come up with another cadre like IAS for healthcare maybe it can be called Indian Health Services (IHS), that will take up administrative responsibilities to run our healthcare. The current lot of bearcats sometimes fail to understand the complex dynamics of healthcare industry and some decisions that are taken are nothing short of disasters. The doctors are left alienated and are at times too scared to express their opinions in front of these bearcats as there is an intrinsic fear of getting transferred if they raise objection or criticise the opinion.

Like any other profession not all doctors are corrupt. The problem has stemmed from the rapid privatization of medical field and degradation of public hospitals. There is not one hospital in public sector you could name that has been run with any efficiency including hospitals such as AIIMS. The frustration among many doctors from public hospitals is apparent when you speak to them. The hospital fails to perform any advanced diagnostic or surgical procedure as either the equipment is not available or is not repaired. Most senior staff leaves by 1PM to start their private work and leave the hospital to be run by trainees or their juniors. Accountability is absent and this has become the acceptable way of life.

The rot has set in many years back, the challenge is going to be almost herculean to clean up the mess. Corruption, inefficiency, greed and to top it all the lack of a regulatory body makes it a free for all at the cost of the ailing patients. Satyamev Jayate can only expose these evils, only time will tell if the programme will make any difference. We wonder if next year Aamir will revisit these issues that he has taken up and see if any action was taken or like so many programme this too will just pass and we will remain where we are. rhaul to say the least. The problem has been a lack of direction, leadership and a lack of vision by Medical Council of India. The organisation holds too many responsibilities and this needs to be decentralized and some division is required. The undergraduate and post-graduate education in the country in medical sciences should be divided between two separate bodies. Another body should be set up for ethical and legal affairs. Most of the current laws related to healthcare in India needs to be revisited and this will need constant interaction with home and law ministry. The government also needs to come up with another cadre like IAS for healthcare maybe it can be called Indian Health Services (IHS), that will take up administrative responsibilities to run our healthcare. The current lot of bearcats sometimes fail to understand the complex dynamics of healthcare industry and some decisions that are taken are nothing short of disasters. The doctors are left alienated and are at times too scared to express their opinions in front of these bearcats as there is an intrinsic fear of getting transferred if they raise objection or criticise the opinion.

Like any other profession not all doctors are corrupt. The problem has stemmed from the rapid privatization of medical field and degradation of public hospitals. There is not one hospital in public sector you could name that has been run with any efficiency including hospitals such as AIIMS. The frustration among many doctors from public hospitals is apparent when you speak to them. The hospital fails to perform any advanced diagnostic or surgical procedure as either the equipment is not available or is not repaired. Most senior staff leaves by 1PM to start their private work and leave the hospital to be run by trainees or their juniors. Accountability is absent and this has become the acceptable way of life.

The rot has set in many years back, the challenge is going to be almost herculean to clean up the mess. Corruption, inefficiency, greed and to top it all the lack of a regulatory body makes it a free for all at the cost of the ailing patients. Satyamev Jayate can only expose these evils, only time will tell if the programme will make any difference. We wonder if next year Aamir will revisit these issues that he has taken up and see if any action was taken or like so many programme this too will just pass and we will remain where we are.

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Tuesday 29 May 2012

Malaysia Olympics boss fears for medal chances

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Monday 28 May 2012

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Interior Design With an Orangery | Home Improvement | Furniture

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An orangery is constructed of less than 70% glass along with the rest made up of a low wall and quite often a level, covered roof with perhaps a ?roof lantern? to feature additional light from above. Obviously these reviews will vary based on what is required, but it is an outstanding general guideline. Whether the building is considered a conservatory or an orangery under building regulations and planning rules for you will depend on the volume of glass it contains. Below 70% glass and you have an orangery, above and it is a conservatory. This can be important since a conservatory will not require planning permission (except if you are adding them a listed building), whereas an orangery does. However, I would always advisable that you consult with the relevant authorities before deciding to go ahead with construction, to get cautious.

Adding an orangery could be more expensive than a conservatory in relation to building costs, but in the longer term, it very well could be the better investment. Just because a conservatory has additional glass, it?s more susceptible to variations within the weather. In spite of additional heating for winter and suitable blinds to guard you out of your summer sun, they could continue to stay colder inside the winter and hotter during summer than an orangery, which, with less glass, may possibly be more insulated, cheaper to heat and far more likely to be used all year round.

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Sunday 27 May 2012

Into The Sony Xperia S: Views Of A Sony Lover

The first cell phone gifted to me was a Sony Ericsson. So there is a special connection between us and I have always admired sony?s range of electronic products, be it the stunning looks of a Bravia or the sound systems or anything else. Recently the decade old marriage between Sony and Ericsson ended and they went their own separate ways.
Time passed on and the newly invigorated Sony is back with a bang- the Xperia S. With dashing good looks and a fiercely competitive specs it battles for supremacy in the heat of the booming smartphone market.

There is no two ways regarding the aesthetics and looks. It?s stunning and gorgeous. Carefully crafted into a monolithic design it seems like a fantastic next generation toy that is born to impress. It?s sturdy and clean. And then there?s the much talked about illuminated transparent strip that sits pretty well on the body. It adds to the classy looks.

The display is a cool 4.3 inch, 1280?720 pixel. It sports a TFT-LCD and also brags an amazing 342 pixels per inch. When combined with the Sony Bravia engine and an image/video enhancing software what we get is an extremely sharp, crisp and retina like display. The contrast, sharpness and colour reproduction is very good but the viewing angles off-centre are a not as good. The camera is equipped with an amazing 12 megapixel lens which gives the feeling as to how advanced cell phone cams have become. It also sports a famed Exmor R sensor that enhances shooting outdoors.

A strange absence of micro sd card slot stings. The battery is no longer removable. With quad core processors already creating ripples in the market you may feel a bit less as it has a dual core CPU. Also with the launch of android 4.0 the inclusion of gingerbread might seem harsh for those who are on the lookout for the latest versions.
Nevertheless, a few of these drawbacks cannot stop this gem of a phone from delivering.

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Allergy.: Google Alert - allergies in children

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?Dr. Kip Wenger: Take measures to address allergies
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The sight of a bee diving toward a glass of lemonade is a reminder that it's time to be aware of children who may suffer from insect allergies ? and that some young children may have never been diagnosed as allergic and suffered a severe reaction.
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Chemicals in PVC Flooring Can Be Absorbed Into Children's Bodies: Study
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FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Phthalates in PVC flooring materials can be absorbed by children's bodies, a new study shows. These chemicals -- which are suspected to cause asthma, allergies and other chronic diseases in children -- can be ingested ...
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OPINION: As best I can remember I never had any allergies as a kid, I didn't like cauliflower or broccoli but they weren't going to send me into anaphylactic shock if Mum insisted I eat them before I could get my dessert. Many kids these days aren't so ...
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Maryland Requires Schools to Stock Epinephrine for Emergency Use
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Mount Hope woman aims to help youths live better lives
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Tots will trot in Wheeling
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Mercury News editorial: California childhood immunization bill deserves ...
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C-sections may increase the risk of childhood obesity
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After following 1255 mother-and-baby pairs from pregnancy through the child's third birthday, Harvard researchers found that by age 3, 16 percent of children born by C-section were obese, about twice as many as those delivered vaginally.
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Proteins a Treat for the Body and Soul
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Lactoferrin safe in foods and supplements: EFSA
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Fukushima, Washington Hides 'Black Swan' of Economic Collapse
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Xperia Play notably missing on Sony?s ICS upgrade list

Sony Xperia S owners weren?t all too pleased when they found out that the ICS upgrade for the flagship phone has been slightly delayed, but at least they will still be getting the Ice Cream Sandwich treat on their plate errm? phone. The same thing can?t be said about Sony Xperia Play at the moment; it has disappeared?inexplicably from the company?s list of eligible phones expected to receive Android 4.0.

Sony had promised that all Xperia devices released in 2011 will be getting ICS this year, therefore it?s quite odd to see the Xperia Play being singled out and removed from the list. The new list only covers the following phones now:?

  • Xperia Arc
  • Xperia Arc S
  • Xperia Neo and Neo V
  • Xperia Mini and Mini Pro
  • Xperia Pro
  • Xperia Active
  • Xperia Ray
  • Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

Is this a typo or has Sony changed its mind about upgrading the Xperia Play to ICS? Sony has released an ICS beta ROM for the Xperia Play, ?so for now we?re leaning toward the former as the reason for the disappearance. Unfortunately, the usually informative support staff at Sony?s website?hasn?t?gotten back to us yet with a definitive answer; something that has never before been an issue for the dedicated team. Here?s hoping that the curious case of disappearing Xperia Play can be solved soon.

We?ll update this piece once we get more information. Our fingers are crossed that Sony Xperia Play won?t be left out from the ICS upgrade.


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Lemon water acne - Health and Fitness

lemon water acneWith that distinction made, let me state unequivocally that achieving permanent clear skin is never really ? easy-. Even though not technically an lemon water acne alternative acne treatment, as a first step it is advisable to analyze your diet as this can often bring about significantly to the condition. This helps in killing the bacteria in the pores and scale off the dead skin. Who knows, this might be the acne cure that you have been looking for all your life? Your diet should include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. For moisturizing, ? EltaMD? not only provides hydration but also works well on minor burns and sells for $ 10 or to buy several items at once ( acne bundle kits) include 3 creams that treat acne and repair damage caused by acne. Many people know it is pretty hard to get rid of blemishes quickly even when so many over the counter drugs, lotions and potions make so pretty far out claims. While washing your face, start from beneath the jaw up to the hairline, making sure that you rinse the skin thoroughly. Hot wet lemon compress followed by cold compress kills pimple causing bacteria, and thereby solves localized infection. The acidity acne and vitamin- A in the tomato will help to soften & lighten the skin and make acne scars considerably less visible. You acne diet should not have additional than maximum two glasses of milk per day. The cysts are very painful lesions, as they are inflamed. Should all these simple steps fail, Accutane remains as the ultimate cure. Usually it occurs during adolescence, but some times it reappears after the age of 30. Apple Cider Vinegar A good natural substance that can be used for acne is apple cider vinegar. It also moisturizes your skin, so it? s a three- in- one remedy for your acne. If you lemon water acne don? t treat your acne pimples, you run the risk of letting the acne worsen, and in the long run, this can lead to more scarring. The vinegar acts as a skin balancer. Accutane is a form of drug that works by drying up of oily secretion. Contrary to common advice acne has little to do with bacteria and sebum. Hindsight is always the most acute. Pimples are caused when there is a build- up of oil and sweat inside your water scars skin. mild in. Although the majority of people that have problems with acne are teenagers a significant amount of adults suffer from acne as well. Both psychological and physical causes play equally vital roles in the development of acne. Vitamins A, C, E, K and vitamin B complex as well as minerals such as zinc, mild acne scars chromium and selenium are all necessary. We need to be really informed and if we learn about all of them we can easily choose the one that would better suit our personal needs. Buy skin products that are noncomedogenic or nonacnegenic. 4. Patients with chronic acne can apply overnight a clove based face mask. Zinc should be taken separate from copper as they interfere with each other? s absorption.

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Ford, Microsoft Tout Focus Electric Technologies as the Future of More Affordable, Efficient Transportation

Ford and Microsoft appearing this week at the Future in Review Conference (FiRe) ? a forum for leading technology experts ? to demonstrate how the new 2012 Focus Electric?s technologies can help address future global transportation challenges

Customers can charge the Focus Electric in half the time of Nissan Leaf due to the car?s higher-capacity on-board charger and at a reduced cost thanks to Microsoft?s value charging technology ? a key benefit of the MyFord? Mobile app

MyFord Mobile users can monitor charging, receive alerts, find charge stations, plan trips and more from their smartphones or computers, making the transition to a battery electric vehicle lifestyle effortless

Focus Electric is rated America?s most fuel-efficient five-passenger vehicle with an EPA-estimated 110 MPGe city while offering more motor power, passenger room and standard features than Nissan Leaf

As the first Focus Electric gas-free models arrive at dealerships, Ford and Microsoft executives are highlighting the car?s connectivity and recharging technologies as the kind of innovations required to help address global transportation challenges such as congestion and oil dependency.

The executives are joining other technology leaders through Friday at the Future in Review Conference (FiRe), a forum to discuss ways to solve even bigger looming issues such as global gridlock that could happen in major cities if urbanization and vehicle ownership growth continue unchecked.

?Ford and Microsoft continue to demonstrate the importance of marrying automobiles with creative technologies such as the features built into SYNC? and MyFord? Mobile that help people stay connected to their digital lives,? says Sheryl Connelly, Ford Global Trends manager. ?These innovations will be even more important in a future where urbanization and growing vehicle ownership could literally grind major cities to a halt around the world.?

?Microsoft technology is opening up new possibilities for the connected car in areas that both augment and transcend today?s systems,? says Ben Smith, director of program management for Windows Embedded at Microsoft. ?From using simple voice commands to navigate to the nearest coffee shop or manage the interior temperature, to using the vehicle?s on-board technology to find the most economical place to charge up, Microsoft and Ford are changing the way people interact with their vehicle.?

Ford and Microsoft jointly released the first generation of SYNC in 2007 as part of a shared commitment to creating a better-connected car experience through the Ford SYNC software platform. SYNC has been a hit with customers since the initial version was launched in late 2007, with more than 4 million Ford vehicles now equipped with SYNC.

Combining forces on EVs

SYNC is one of many technology features available on the gasoline-free 2012 Ford Focus Electric and is shared across Ford?s electrified vehicle lineup. SYNC with MyFord Touch? offers multiple ways ? including voice commands ? for customers to manage and control their phone, navigation, entertainment and climate functions. Plug-in hybrids and all-electric models have additional options for monitoring information like battery state of charge.

Additionally, Ford Focus Electric customers have access to MyFord Mobile, which is accessible via smartphone or Web-based interface to perform key tasks. This mobile application can monitor a vehicle?s state of charge or its current range, locate charge stations and plan routes.

Off-peak charging

The MyFord Mobile app harnesses the power of cloud computing through another unique capability developed with Microsoft called value charging.

With value charging, the app keeps track of when participating local utilities switch to lower off-peak charging rates, helping to minimize costs by helping owners in the U.S. charge their vehicles at the cheapest utility rates.

Drivers can enable a single setting in the app and then plug in their cars without ever worrying about what time the rates change in their area. The network monitors utility rate schedules and automatically transmits a signal to the vehicle through embedded cellular connectivity to start charging at the lowest cost.

?The MyFord Mobile Microsoft value charging technology can help save customers money now and, in the future, lessen the pressure on our infrastructure as more electrified vehicles hit the streets,? says Bill Frykman, Product & Business Development, Ford Connected Services.

The MyFord Mobile app will be available for use on most major smartphone platforms including Android, BlackBerry and iPhone. The same capabilities can also be accessed through a mobile Web app for other platforms as well as a secure Ford website.

Retail production of Focus Electric began in May at Ford?s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. After first being available in California, New York and New Jersey, Focus Electric will be available in 19 markets across the U.S. by summer?s end, nationwide by the end of the year. More information about Ford?s electrified vehicle lineup can be found online here.

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'Leo Nunez' returns to US, will rejoin Marlins

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updated 5:24 p.m. ET May 25, 2012

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Dominican relief pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo says he has his U.S. visa, and will able to rejoin the Miami Marlins in August after serving a suspension from Major League Baseball.

Oviedo was caught playing under the fake name of Leo Nunez and spent the offseason in the Dominican Republic clearing up his immigration status. He said Friday that he had received a visa from the U.S. government and would be in South Florida on Monday.

His suspension will be for eight weeks, a person familiar with the case said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the suspension hasn't been announced.

Marlins reliever Edward Mujica, who spoke by phone with Oviedo, said his teammate is excited about rejoining the Marlins.

"He's happy, and I'm happy for him," Mujica said. "He had a bad secret and didn't say anything to anybody, and he's sad about that. Now it's good because everybody knows his real name. But it's going to be hard to call him J.C., you know?"

Oviedo, who turned professional in 2000, has said he used a fake name since he was young so he could say he was old enough to sign his first contract.

He played under the name Leo Nunez for seven major league seasons and had 36 saves and a 4.06 ERA in 68 games for the Marlins in 2011.

They acquired All-Star closer Heath Bell in the offseason, and Oviedo is expected to be given a setup role.

? 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Tips On Taking Paid Online Surveys | Online Success Articles

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Paid online surveys business has been around for a long time and many people have tried and failed to make money with it. Although many people have pursued this discipline unsuccessfully, that does not necessarily mean that money cannot be made with it. In fact, there are plenty of people who make quite a bit of money with paid surveys. Here are a few tips to help maximize the amount of money that can be made through surveys.

Get Form Software

When it comes to completing online surveys, a lot of forms will have to be filled out. Typically, the marketing companies that offer these survey opportunities require people to provide personal information like their name, address, age, income level and other things. When it comes to making money with paid surveys, speed is everything. If the survey participants cannot get through the forms and survey quickly, they will not be able to make much money. By using some kind of form completion software, a participant can get things done a lot quicker. Using this type of software makes it possible to have the answers to common questions filled in automatically. It can also help keep track of login information and passwords for all the various survey sites that are used.

Don?t Waste Time on Bad Opportunities

There are literally hundreds of different sites online that offer compensation in exchange for taking a survey. Some of them offer much better rewards than others. As a general rule, it is usually a good idea to narrow down the list of companies to work with. Find the companies that offer the best rewards and stick with them. Some companies make users jump through multiple hoops before they can collect on their rewards. They may only offer points that can be redeemed on merchandise instead of offering access to cash. If the merchandise is attractive, there is nothing necessarily wrong with this approach. However, some marketing companies offer merchandise that nobody really wants.

Keep Records

When a company wants someone to participate in a survey, they will send out an email invitation. In most cases, it is in the best interests of the participant to hang onto this email invitation for record-keeping purposes. This way, if the survey company doesn?t pay up on the amount that is owed, the participant can prove that he participated in the survey. This will help make sure that the surveys pay as much as they should.

Check Email Often

In order to maximize the number of chances to take surveys, participants need to check their email frequently. If a person wants to participate in a survey, he has to sign up through an email invitation that is sent out from the survey company. If the participant does not respond to the invitation fast enough, he can miss out on the opportunity to get involved. Typically, the survey company will only take up to a certain number of participants before the survey is closed to others. This means that the individual needs to check his email account regularly in order to maximize survey opportunities. It is also a good idea to set up a dedicated email account for paid survey taking purposes. This way, participants can easily scan through the available offers instead of having to sift through other emails as well.

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It makes sense to grow your business through network marketing, especially if you conduct business online. To create success requires a dedication of time and effort. This can cause you to ponder where you should begin in your journey to more profit.

You can try designing your site in a how-to format. Users who find the instructions helpful will spend more time on your site and word of mouth will increase traffic. Your income from advertising will likely increase and you increase the potential for new network members.

Make yourself a leader when it comes to network marketing. Be creative in what kinds of approach you choose. Offering something unique can cause your competitors to copy you, in hopes that they can generate the same kind of booming business you?re getting. It is easy to copy someone?s ideas, but being original can really pay off big for you.

Sample the product for yourself. As opposed to being uninformed in the products you are marketing, try to use the products yourself. Individuals will notice that you are using the products yourself, and will begin to approach you about them. Having your own experience with the product will also enable you to understand all of its idiosyncrasies.

When choosing an opportunity in network marketing, review it and understand their compensation plan. You should show a preference for higher paying plans, that involve multiple income streams with residual payoffs. Most times you will refer your beginning sales to whomever is sponsoring you. This is great because it will engage them in your activities as they?ll have a stake in how well you do, giving them a reason to help you as much as possible.

A fantastic mind frame to put yourself in when dealing with network marketing is that you are doing it to assist people, not sell them a product. Don?t focus just on what is good about a product, instead, focus on how the product can help them. This will cause your product to be highly desirable to the customers.

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Criminal Minds' Joe Mantegna: Our Returning Troops Need Jobs

Criminal Minds star Joe Mantegna has a message for Americans this Memorial Day: Our veterans need jobs.

Mantegna, who will return as co-host of Monday's National Memorial Day Concert on PBS with fellow CBS star Gary Sinise, is also actively working with America Wants You!, a new initiative that encourages corporate America to hire men and women returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Mantegna and Criminal Minds co-star Thomas Gibson have also filmed PSAs to spread the word.

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"When you meet people who've had a lot of military training, they're America's finest," Mantegna tells TVGuide.com. "They're just dedicated, respectful, hard-working. They have all those qualities that you would hope they would have. So, to me, it was a no-brainer."

Mantegna says hiring vets is an easy way to give back to those who have dedicated themselves to protecting our country. "They've fought and served so we can have a free country, so we can have the choices to do the things we want to do, whether its choice of religion or freedom of speech. Or even hiring a person to do a job," Mantegna says. "It's an ironic situation. They're fighting for freedoms that allow you to not hire them too if you want. But I think we can help them along."

America Wants You! estimates that there are 800,000 veterans out of work. Mantegna knows that the PSAs won't solve the problem by themselves, but he remains committed. "At least by increasing the awareness, [we're] letting people know to be sensitive to it," He says. "[Employers] should give them a consideration, knowing that their lives have been disrupted for, sometimes, years. I grew up through Vietnam, and I thought that took a long time. And the Vietnam Era was actually shorter than [Iraq]. So, it's been quite a hardship for many of them. I think they can use a little boost up."

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Mantegna, who says he has lots of military connections in his family, says his support of the troops grew stronger once he became involved with PBS' National Memorial Day Concert 11 years ago. "I was so taken by the whole event," he says. "What I was actually most taken by was by the non-politicalness of it. I've been an independent my whole life, so I distrust organizations to tell you the truth. You get more than three people together and I get nervous. But I came away from that whole experience with the feeling that our military really needs our help [and] our support. When the stuff hits the fan, those are the guys that are called upon to do the dirty work."

Pieces of this issue may even make it onto Criminal Minds. Because of his character Rossi's military background on the show, Mantegna had pitched a story idea even before he became involved with America Wants You! "We already have the bones of the story line, and I am fairly assured it will be happening this coming season," he says. "It will encompass partly just what we're talking about. The character is a vet that falls on hard times."

Mantegna says he hopes the initiative grows and that he can continue to be a part of it. "If it does what it's supposed to do, if it's successful in any way, that'd be great," he says. "And if there's anything that can be done to improve it, I'm certainly game. But there are people who are working 365 days out of the year to make this stuff happen. They deserve the thanks. I mean, I'm just putting a face on it. I don't really need any thanks for that. I hit the jackpot in being able to do what I do."

And Mantegna says it's not just corporate America that owes veterans a debt. "When you see somebody in uniform, it's a great gesture to just kind of give them a smile and reach out your hand and say thanks for your service," Mantegna says. "I think it goes a long way."

Click here for more information on America Wants You! The National Memorial Day Concert airs Monday at 8/7c on PBS (check your local listings). Watch Mantegna's America Wants You! PSA below:

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Friday 25 May 2012

Apple CEO gives up $75 million in dividend income

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook will not be earning dividend income on the more than 1 million shares to which he is entitled, which will cost him about $75 million.

Apple said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday that Cook had asked to be excluded from a recently instituted company program through which employees can accumulate dividends on their restricted stock units that are still vesting.

Asked why Cook was doing this, Apple declined to comment beyond the filing.

Cook, who took over as chief executive from late co-founder Steve Jobs in August, has 1.125 million outstanding restricted Apple shares that are vesting over the next 10 years.

In January, Apple's board granted Cook 1 million restricted stock units (RSUs) for running the company during Jobs' medical leaves and as a retention tool. Half of those units are due to vest in 2016 and the remainder are due to vest in 2021.

Apple said in March that it would pay a cash dividend of $2.65 per share to its shareholders.

(Reporting By Poornima Gupta)

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Like curry? New biological role identified for compound used in ancient medicine

Like curry? New biological role identified for compound used in ancient medicine [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 25-May-2012
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Contact: Adrian Gombart
Adrian.gombart@oregonstate.edu
541-737-8018
Oregon State University

CORVALLIS, Ore. Scientists have just identified a new reason why some curry dishes, made with spices humans have used for thousands of years, might be good for you.

New research at Oregon State University has discovered that curcumin, a compound found in the cooking spice turmeric, can cause a modest but measurable increase in levels of a protein that's known to be important in the "innate" immune system, helping to prevent infection in humans and other animals.

This cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, or CAMP, is part of what helps our immune system fight off various bacteria, viruses or fungi even though they hadn't been encountered before.

Prior to this, it was known that CAMP levels were increased by vitamin D. Discovery of an alternative mechanism to influence or raise CAMP levels is of scientific interest and could open new research avenues in nutrition and pharmacology, scientists said.

Turmeric is a flavorful, orange-yellow spice and an important ingredient in many curries, commonly found in Indian, South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. It has also been used for 2,500 years as a medicinal compound in the Ayurvedic system of medicine in India not to mention being part of some religious and wedding ceremonies. In India, turmeric is treated with reverence.

The newest findings were made by researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at OSU and published today in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

"This research points to a new avenue for regulating CAMP gene expression," said Adrian Gombart, an associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics in the Linus Pauling Institute. "It's interesting and somewhat surprising that curcumin can do that, and could provide another tool to develop medical therapies."

The impact of curcumin in this role is not nearly as potent as that of vitamin D, Gombart said, but could nonetheless have physiologic value. Curcumin has also been studied for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

"Curcumin, as part of turmeric, is generally consumed in the diet at fairly low levels," Gombart said. "However, it's possible that sustained consumption over time may be healthy and help protect against infection, especially in the stomach and intestinal tract."

In this study, Chunxiao Guo, a graduate student, and Gombart looked at the potential of both curcumin and omega-3 fatty acids to increase expression of the CAMP gene. They found no particular value with the omega-3 fatty acids for this purpose, but curcumin did have a clear effect. It caused levels of CAMP to almost triple.

There has been intense scientific interest in the vitamin D receptor in recent years because of potential therapeutic benefits in treating infection, cancer, psoriasis and other diseases, the researchers noted in their report. An alternative way to elicit a related biological response could be significant and merits additional research, they said.

The CAMP peptide is the only known antimicrobial peptide of its type in humans, researchers said. It appears to have the ability to kill a broad range of bacteria, including those that cause tuberculosis and protect against the development of sepsis.

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Like curry? New biological role identified for compound used in ancient medicine [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 25-May-2012
[ | E-mail | Share Share ]

Contact: Adrian Gombart
Adrian.gombart@oregonstate.edu
541-737-8018
Oregon State University

CORVALLIS, Ore. Scientists have just identified a new reason why some curry dishes, made with spices humans have used for thousands of years, might be good for you.

New research at Oregon State University has discovered that curcumin, a compound found in the cooking spice turmeric, can cause a modest but measurable increase in levels of a protein that's known to be important in the "innate" immune system, helping to prevent infection in humans and other animals.

This cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, or CAMP, is part of what helps our immune system fight off various bacteria, viruses or fungi even though they hadn't been encountered before.

Prior to this, it was known that CAMP levels were increased by vitamin D. Discovery of an alternative mechanism to influence or raise CAMP levels is of scientific interest and could open new research avenues in nutrition and pharmacology, scientists said.

Turmeric is a flavorful, orange-yellow spice and an important ingredient in many curries, commonly found in Indian, South Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. It has also been used for 2,500 years as a medicinal compound in the Ayurvedic system of medicine in India not to mention being part of some religious and wedding ceremonies. In India, turmeric is treated with reverence.

The newest findings were made by researchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at OSU and published today in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

"This research points to a new avenue for regulating CAMP gene expression," said Adrian Gombart, an associate professor of biochemistry and biophysics in the Linus Pauling Institute. "It's interesting and somewhat surprising that curcumin can do that, and could provide another tool to develop medical therapies."

The impact of curcumin in this role is not nearly as potent as that of vitamin D, Gombart said, but could nonetheless have physiologic value. Curcumin has also been studied for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

"Curcumin, as part of turmeric, is generally consumed in the diet at fairly low levels," Gombart said. "However, it's possible that sustained consumption over time may be healthy and help protect against infection, especially in the stomach and intestinal tract."

In this study, Chunxiao Guo, a graduate student, and Gombart looked at the potential of both curcumin and omega-3 fatty acids to increase expression of the CAMP gene. They found no particular value with the omega-3 fatty acids for this purpose, but curcumin did have a clear effect. It caused levels of CAMP to almost triple.

There has been intense scientific interest in the vitamin D receptor in recent years because of potential therapeutic benefits in treating infection, cancer, psoriasis and other diseases, the researchers noted in their report. An alternative way to elicit a related biological response could be significant and merits additional research, they said.

The CAMP peptide is the only known antimicrobial peptide of its type in humans, researchers said. It appears to have the ability to kill a broad range of bacteria, including those that cause tuberculosis and protect against the development of sepsis.

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