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Welcome hope party for RI marathon bombing victim
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island woman who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is preparing to attend a welcome home party at Rosecliff, a fabulous mansion in Newport featured in a film version of "The Great Gatsby."
boston.com (2 hours ago)
Welcome hope party for RI marathon bombing victim
NEWPORT, R.I. - A Rhode Island woman who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings is preparing to attend a welcome home party at Rosecliff, a fabulous mansion in Newport featured in a film version of "The Great Gatsby." Heather Abbott of Newport had gone to Boston on April 15 to watch the Red Sox play on...
bostonherald.com (2 hours ago)
How Much the Starship Enterprise Costs, Google I/O Goodies, And More
It's been a big, big week. Google I/O hit this week, bringing along a whole bunch of Android updates, if not a new version or any actual hardware. And aside from all that jazz, we've got an ode to Chris Hadfield, (a wild guess at) how much it would cost to build the starship Enterprise, why 3D-printing is overrated,...
gizmodo.com (3 hours ago)
Microsoft Xbox: New console expected to offer a lot more than games
Microsoft is set to make a splash Tuesday with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry.
mercurynews.com (3 hours ago)
Mass. lawmaker: Recoup benefits from terrorists
BOSTON - A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction. Gloucester state Sen. Bruce Tarr is offering the proposal as an amendment to the Senate version of the state budget. It would allow the...
bostonherald.com (4 hours ago)
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active spotted in benchmark scores
We have heard before of the ruggedized version of the Galaxy S4 - the Galaxy S4 Active - that Samsung is reportedly working on. Now, some more details about the hardware of the device have surfaced, in the form of benchmark results. The Galaxy S4 Active, or the SGH-I537 for AT&T, was found in the GFXBench...
gsmarena.com (4 hours ago)
Kallol Mustafa: Fear, Force and Fabrication: RAB, Human Rights Activists and Media
Allow me to ask some questions: Is it necessary to severe one's genitals to turn him a beggar? Is it the breaking of hands, legs, or severing sexual organ that enables a criminal gang to force children into begging? No, we did not raise these questions when Rapid Action Battalion [a special police force of...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
The Best Song In Europe
MALMO, Sweden — An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath. Yes, it's that time of the year...
huffingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry.
reuters.com (6 hours ago)
Sheila Bair: Dodd-Frank really did end taxpayer bailouts
Sheila Bair, the hard-charging former director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, stands at the center of three of the biggest debates in Dodd-Frank implementation. As someone who knows the FDIC - which is actually the agency that takes down failing banks - she's in an unusually good position to know...
washingtonpost.com (6 hours ago)
New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
By Malathi Nayak and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a larger share of the $65 billion a year global computer gaming industry. But the small...
yahoo.com (6 hours ago)
Cannes 2013: Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian) - first look review
"I could talk about my dreams all day," says Benicio Del Toro's wounded-soul soldier near the end of the Cannes competition's wackiest, crappiest contender yet. It's a line that's meant to show just how far our Jimmy has come from the chronic migraine-sufferer of the first reel. In fact, after an hour and a half's...
guardian.co.uk (7 hours ago)
The Man Who Turned Blues Into Rock & Roll
Muddy Waters got it right with his anthemic song, “The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll.” And few figures ever personified that evolutionary link as clearly as Big Joe Turner, the blues shouter–turned–early rock and roll hero, who celebrates a birthday - it would have been his 102nd - on May 18....
time.com (10 hours ago)
Plainfield group offers DREAMers' free counsel for Deferred Action applications
Plainfield-based Angels for Action has organized several attorneys to provide free counsel on June 1 to undocumented residents who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, President Obama's version of the DREAM Act.
mycentraljersey.com (11 hours ago)
The MD of Net-A-Porter offers her tips for your summer wardrobe
What do women want? Alison Loehnis, the woman at the helm of Net-A-Porter, knows the answer straight away. "Newness – that's what drives sales. More than ever, they want the next season now." With this in mind, smart customers are snapping up Isabel Marant's studded summer boots. "Summer boots are so practical in...
guardian.co.uk (12 hours ago)
The Outnet's MD offers her tips for your summer wardrobe
You might expect the party line from The Outnet, the discounted previous-season little sister of Net‑A-Porter, to be that women want classic, timeless pieces. Quite the contrary: what Stephanie Phair has learned from the site's success is that "trends stick around longer than you'd think. When a good idea comes...
guardian.co.uk (12 hours ago)
The womenswear buyer of Asos offers her tips for your summer wardrobe
Take a good look at the jeans Emma Fox is wearing. What you see before you is the shape of things to come: the boyfriend jean. "The skinny jean is still the best performer, but our Asos boyfriend style, the Brady, is doing really well. Especially the ripped version," says Fox. Much as she loves fashion, it isn't the...
guardian.co.uk (12 hours ago)
Voting change lacks support
COLUMBUS - A provision that House Republicans tacked onto the state budget bill that critics argue would discourage the student vote in Ohio is expected to be stripped from the Senate version of the spending plan.
toledoblade.com (14 hours ago)
The Great Gatsby, Beware Of Mr Baker, Fast And Furious 6: this week's new films
No one's disputing that Luhrmann can put on a show, but can he tell a story? In a way, F Scott Fitzgerald's 1920s parable is a perfect fit: a study of surfaces and seduction and the hollowness of the wealthy. The hedonism and vulgarity are ravishing to behold and the hand-tinted-photo aesthetic is gorgeous. When the...
guardian.co.uk (15 hours ago)
4A boys’ soccer: East advances to state semis despite slow start
Rudy Schenk looked at his players and offered one final message before he sent them out for what he hoped would not be their last game. “Remember,” he said, “the pain of last year.” Even for this year’s version of the East Leopards, who replaced 16 seniors after the 2012 team lost in a shootout to Springville in the...
sltrib.com (16 hours ago)
Sky's the limit
Space: It’s so hot right now! And not just because an overly polished version of the final frontier is here in the latest “Star Trek.” Our earthly interest in the cosmos is having a huge moment -from Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking jump from the edge of space...
nypost.com (18 hours ago)
The 2013 Terrorism & Political Violence Map
The following map (via AON) measures the risk of political violence to international business in 200 countries and territories, based on three icons indicating the forms of political violence which are likely to be encountered: Terrorism and sabotage; Strikes, riots, civil commotion and malicious damage; and...
zerohedge.com (19 hours ago)
Photoshop Express rolled out in the Windows Store
Tablets can be handy little photo-editing devices, particularly for photographers or media workers who need to tweak an image on-the-go without pulling out a laptop. For that reason, Adobe launched an app version of Photoshop for Android and iOS users called Photoshop Express, which offers some of the editing...
slashgear.com (19 hours ago)
Prep soccer: East advances to 4A semis despite slow start
Rudy Schenk looked at his players and offered one final message before he sent them out for what he hoped would not be their last game. “Remember,” he said, “the pain of last year.” Even for this year’s version of the East Leopards, who replaced 16 seniors after the 2012 team lost in a shootout to Springville in the...
sltrib.com (19 hours ago)
American The Office clocks out
How US version of The Office reflected on America - and UK
bbci.co.uk (20 hours ago)
Surface Pro finally available in the UK next week for £719
Microsoft has confirmed that Surface Pro will be released in the UK next week - you'll be able to order one from May 23. We previously knew only that the Intel Core i5-toting tablet would launch in the UK - as well as 19 other countries - by the end of the month. Recommended pricing is £719 for the 64GB version,...
techradar.com (21 hours ago)
Tim Cook throws hints as to what Mac model will be made in the US
Apple is preparing to bring Mac production back to the US this year, but it's still a mystery as to which family of its computer hardware will be made in its home land. Today, however, Apple CEO Tim Cook did hint that it will begin manufacturing a new version a current Mac product in 2013, according to a Politico...
techradar.com (21 hours ago)
NPSD eyeing a tax increase in proposed final budget
The North Penn School Board on Thursday night approved the district's proposed final budget of $214.8 million for the next school year, which includes a 1.7 percent tax increase. This means that those living within the North Penn School District would see their annual property taxes rise by about $55, according to...
thereporteronline.com (22 hours ago)
Psychiatric Manual's Role to Narrow
The widely criticized new version of the U.S. psychiatric diagnostic manual due out faces a potentially diminished role in research, which would mark a shift for what has been considered the bible of American psychiatry for 30 years.
wsj.com (22 hours ago)
Drinks-On With the World's Biggest, Baddest Bartending Robot
At the Google I/O after party the other night, there was one bartender in particular that stood out. It wasn't the drink he made, or the friendly chatter. It was more than he weighed several tons and could break you with the flick of the wrist. Meet the Makr Shakr. It's Friday afternoon, you've made it through the...
gizmodo.com (23 hours ago)
