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Slow motion video of the first taste of different food
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Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
FOXNews.com19 May 2013 | 2:53 pmAuthorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan says officials are "very grateful" about the few reports of damage from the tornado that touched down near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport shortly before 4 p.m. CDT Sunday. A tornado also reportedly grazed the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond before heading toward a sparsely populated area. There were reports of debris but no injuries or traffic crashes. The National… -
The Caucus: White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama ‘Offensive’
NYT > Home Page19 May 2013 | 2:09 pmDan Pfeiffer, a senior White House adviser, appeared on five network talk shows to mount a defense against Republican lawmakers who accused the president of mismanagement. -
Supercell of thunderstorms threaten Midwest
Breaking News: CBS News19 May 2013 | 3:22 pmAfter Texas slammed with tornados, people from Oklahoma City to Minneapolis under threat of large hail and severe storms -
To encourage sharing, make brand advocacy convenient
SmartBrief on Social Media17 May 2013 | 9:34 amOne of the key things businesses can do to gain brand advocates is to make advocacy convenient, says Rob Fuggetta, CEO of bra -More-
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Holy Kaw!
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Slow motion video of the first taste of different food
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Pets are good for you
19 May 2013 | 7:04 amDid you know that your brain releases oxytocin, “the feel-good” hormone in the brain when you pet your dog or cat? What is Oxytocin? “Oxytocin is a powerful hormone. When we hug or kiss a loved one, oxytocin levels drive up. It also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. In fact, the hormone plays a huge role in pair bonding.” This wonderful feeling can come from dogs, cats, and even goldfish! A study showed that having a fish tank at a nursing home improved appetites. “Watch a Lassie movie and spit into a cup. It doesn’t sound like it, but this is… -
The lighter side of Sweden spotlighted at Eurovision Song Contest [video]
19 May 2013 | 6:37 amSweden might be better known around the world for Abba, Ikea and dragon tattoos than comedy, but that was before comedienne Petra Mede took the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest with “Swedish Smorgasbord.” From Vikings to stay-at-home dads, Mede covers it all. Top that, Finland! Full story at YouTube via Kuriositas. The not-so-frosty side of Sweden. -
10 easy ways to write better blogs [infographic]
19 May 2013 | 6:27 amIs your blog lacking that sparkle that makes audiences come back for more? Feel overwhelmed by all the advice out there? Then try bookmarking this simple infographic by TopDogSocialMedia for future reference. Via TopDogSocialMedia. Tips for better blogging. -
Star Trek: Now a middle school musical! [video]
19 May 2013 | 6:18 amSure, we’ve heard great reviews for J.J. Abrams latest addition to the Star Trek film library, but for those fans whose tastes run to jazz hands and awkward belting, Rhett and Link have just the treatment you’ve been craving with Star Trek: The Middle School Musical! Sing it, Spock! Full story at YouTube. Singing your heart out for Star Trek.
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FOXNews.com
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Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
19 May 2013 | 2:53 pmAuthorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. Sedgwick County, Kan., emergency management director Randy Duncan says officials are "very grateful" about the few reports of damage from the tornado that touched down near Wichita Mid-Continent Airport shortly before 4 p.m. CDT Sunday. A tornado also reportedly grazed the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond before heading toward a sparsely populated area. There were reports of debris but no injuries or traffic crashes. The National… -
Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
19 May 2013 | 2:44 pmWith a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a showdown with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said Sunday he's determined to return to duty. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Officer Richard Donahue has been recovering alongside victims injured in the April 15 attack by the marathon's finish line since his transfer to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston on Friday. The 33-year-old uses crutches to get around now, and is coping with nerve damage that makes it painful to walk and difficult to sleep. But sitting alongside his wife Kim Donahue, the transit… -
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
19 May 2013 | 1:19 pmThe president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records "unconstitutional" and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action against the Justice Department. Gary Pruitt, in his first television interviews since it was revealed the Justice Department subpoenaed phone records of AP reporters and editors, said the move already has had a chilling effect on journalism. Pruitt said the seizure has made sources less willing to talk to AP journalists and, in the long term, could limit… -
Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder
19 May 2013 | 1:10 pmThe man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head has been charged with murder as a hate crime. Elliot Morales appeared Sunday in Manhattan Criminal Court. He also was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing. Authorities say Morales used a revolver to kill 32-year-old Mark Carson early Saturday as he walked with a companion in Greenwich (GREN'-ich) Village. Ben Petok, a spokesman for the Manhattan district attorney, says no plea was recorded for Morales. He's being held without bail. His next court… -
Two members of FBI's Hostage Rescue Team killed in training accident
19 May 2013 | 12:48 pmTwo members of the FBI's ultra-elite Hostage Rescue Team were killed Friday during a training accident involving a helicopter off the coast of Virginia Beach. A spokeswoman for the FBI's Norfolk office, Vanessa Torres, confirmed Sunday the accident occurred Friday afternoon off the Virginia Beach coast, but did not provide additional details. The FBI said in a statement that the two men killed were Special Agent Christopher Lorek, 41, and Special Agent Stephen Shaw, 40. "We mourn the loss of two brave and courageous men," FBI Director Robert S. Mueller said. "Like all who serve on the Hostage…
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NYT > Home Page
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The Caucus: White House Aide Calls Criticism of Obama ‘Offensive’
19 May 2013 | 2:09 pmDan Pfeiffer, a senior White House adviser, appeared on five network talk shows to mount a defense against Republican lawmakers who accused the president of mismanagement. -
Critic’s Notebook: Coen Brothers’ ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Is Popular at Cannes
19 May 2013 | 1:30 pmThe Coen brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis,” which follows a New York folk musician, injected some levity into the Cannes Film Festival. -
Syrian Army Moves Into Rebel-Held Qusayr
19 May 2013 | 1:01 pmThe battle for Qusayr, in the heavily contested Homs Province, has deepened the involvement of Hezbollah in the Syrian conflict, raising sectarian tensions and fears of a regional war. -
Syrian Troops Said to Strike Town Near Lebanon
19 May 2013 | 12:09 pmThe Syrian military on Sunday launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said. -
The Caucus: Obama Urges Morehouse Graduates to ‘Keep Setting an Example’
19 May 2013 | 11:40 amObama told Morehouse College graduates that “laws, hearts and minds have been changed to the point where someone who looks like you can serve as president.”
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Supercell of thunderstorms threaten Midwest
19 May 2013 | 3:22 pmAfter Texas slammed with tornados, people from Oklahoma City to Minneapolis under threat of large hail and severe storms -
Could cop have avoided accidentally killing NY student?
19 May 2013 | 2:47 pmL.I. officer made split-second decision when gunman had Hofstra student in a headlock; Andrea Rebello honored at commencement -
Small Fla. town wonders who won Powerball
19 May 2013 | 2:29 pmAnnual budget Zephyrhills is $49M; someone just bought a winning $590M Powerball ticket there -
Reports: Yahoo to acquire Tumblr for $1.1B
19 May 2013 | 1:32 pmNew CEO Melissa Meyer hopes to attract more traffic and advertisers with social media company -
Republicans continue beating Benghazi drum
19 May 2013 | 1:25 pmAs Democrats try to put the controversy over Benghazi attack to rest, the GOP hit the Sunday circuit, hammering home their concerns
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SmartBrief on Social Media
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To encourage sharing, make brand advocacy convenient
17 May 2013 | 9:34 amOne of the key things businesses can do to gain brand advocates is to make advocacy convenient, says Rob Fuggetta, CEO of bra -More- -
Facebook still faces doubts about mobile-ad prospects
17 May 2013 | 9:34 amOn the first anniversary of going public, Facebook still faces some analyst doubts about its ability to monetize its mobile b -More- -
Yahoo reportedly mulls Tumblr acquisition
17 May 2013 | 9:34 amSources say Yahoo is in talks to buy Tumblr. -More- -
#Follow Friday: BMA SmartBrief
17 May 2013 | 9:34 amBusiness-to-business marketers face some unique challenges, but so many marketing news and best practices articles are geared -More- -
Yahoo socializes its home page with Twitter deal
17 May 2013 | 9:34 amYahoo is folding curated Twitter tweets into the news stream on its home page, following its similar incorporation of Faceboo -More-
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IAB SmartBrief
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SMG, ZenithOptimedia pick comScore over Nielsen for online ratings
17 May 2013 | 10:16 amStarcom MediaVest Group and ZenithOptimedia -- representing about $32 billion in annual brand spending -- have signed up to u -More- Help us make IAB SmartBrief better! Got 3 minutes? Tell us a little about your preferences and professional opinions in our short reader survey. You'll improve this newsletter, and all responses are anonymous and confidential. Get started now. -
Be Honored for Digital Advertising Excellence: IAB MIXX Awards
17 May 2013 | 10:16 amThe IAB MIXX Awards elevates interactive advertising by celebrating the world’s most creative and high-impact digital e -More- Account Executive WildTangent, Inc. -
PointRoll: Mobile ads match rich media by some measures
17 May 2013 | 10:16 amIn-stream video ads served to desktop computers outperform mobile ads by most measures, according to a PointRoll study. -More- -
Brian Atwood's Instagram contest awards best shoe postings
17 May 2013 | 10:16 amThe Brian Atwood footwear brand is running a #ShoeLover contest on Instagram that aims to boost customer loyalty. -More- -
Millennial: Android accounts for 52% of mobile ad impressions
17 May 2013 | 10:16 amThe Android platform accounted for more than half of all mobile ad impressions in the first quarter as measured by Millennial -More-
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CompTIA SmartBrief
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New Intel CEO promises to catch up in mobile electronics
17 May 2013 | 7:10 amBrian Krzanich, the newly installed CEO of Intel, acknowledged Thursday that the company was slow to adapt to demand for mobi -More- -
Qualcomm's tech chief talks cloud and enterprise demand
17 May 2013 | 7:10 amQualcomm believes it is time for enterprises to truly embrace the cloud and software-as-a-service technology, and the company -More- -
Four CompTIA leaders place on the 2013 SMB 150
17 May 2013 | 7:10 amWe're proud to announce that four of the 2013 SMB 150 -- an annual list of the top 150 small- and midsized-business professio -More- -
Online-software growth propels Microsoft stock upward
17 May 2013 | 7:10 amGrowth in Microsoft's online-software business helped push the company's shares to a five-year high on Thursday. -More- -
GAO: Government's data-center consolidation oversight is weak
17 May 2013 | 7:10 amThe U.S. -More-
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CTIA SmartBrief
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Samsung looks to Apple's suppliers for mobile components
17 May 2013 | 7:02 amThe substantial in-house supply chain at Samsung Electronics is straining to meet the rising demand for Samsung mobile device -More- -
CTIA 2013 next week in Las Vegas
17 May 2013 | 7:02 amThe CTIA team will be in Las Vegas next week for CTIA 2013. -More- Cell Tower Crews with FULL Health Insurance!!!! Recruiting Technology International, Inc. -
New Intel CEO promises to catch up in mobile electronics
17 May 2013 | 7:02 amBrian Krzanich, the newly installed CEO of Intel, acknowledged Thursday that the company was slow to adapt to demand for mobi -More- -
Devicescape offers Wi-Fi heads up to in-home phone owners
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AT&T CEO talks up European market potential as "fascinating"
17 May 2013 | 7:02 amAT&T CEO Randall Stephenson offered an upbeat assessment of the European mobile market, saying there are many similarities to -More-
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Wired Top Stories
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Wired Space Photo of the Day: Dunes of Titan
19 May 2013 | 3:30 amData from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show that the sizes and patterns of dunes on Saturn's moon Titan vary as a function of altitude and latitude. The dunes in areas that are more elevated or are higher in latitude, such as in the Fensal region pictured at bottom left, tend to be thinner and more widely separated, with gaps that have a thinner covering of sand. Dunes in the Belet region, pictured at top left, are at a lower altitude and latitude. The dunes in Belet are wider, with thicker blankets of sand between them. The Kalahari dunes in South Africa and Namibia, located in a region with… -
Autodesk Purchases, Revives 3-D Design App Tinkercad
18 May 2013 | 1:00 pmOn Saturday, Autodesk announced it is purchasing Tinkercad and reinstating the service. The move comes in time to prevent the previously announced shutdown of any accounts or services, and users can start creating new accounts immediately. -
Penguin Bets Big That The 5th Wave Will Be the Next Hunger Games
18 May 2013 | 3:30 amIn the latest Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast author Rick Yancey talks about his new young adult survival novel The 5th Wave. -
The Schticky Is the Dark Knight Rises of Infomercials
18 May 2013 | 3:30 amWhen you?re an insomniac freelance writer who works from home, you end up seeing a lot of infomercials, and eventually, those things will wear you down. No matter how skeptical you might start off, you will eventually get to a point where you?ll start to wonder if there actually is somebody out there with a better way to fry eggs, chop tomatoes and make milkshakes in the comfort of your own home. I mean, television?s never lied to us before, has it? That?s why I wanted to actually check out a few of these things to see if they really were the life-changing innovations they purported to be. -
Dropping Jaws (And Slowpokes) on Cervelo's $10,000 Racing Bike
18 May 2013 | 3:30 amAs one of just a few hundred limited-edition bikes produced by Cerv?lo's Project California division, the RCA is a neatly packaged compendium of its creator's two-decades-deep body of engineering knowledge.
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Product Reviews
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The Cure for the Common Ultrabook
14 May 2013 | 3:20 amWith the IdeaPad Y500, Lenovo says to hell with the modern laptop diet plan and pumps out a high-performance machine primed for gaming. -
Bright Type
11 May 2013 | 3:30 amThe PROplus iPad Keyboard from Zagg is perfect for traveling typists, as long as they can handle a little extra weight. -
Super-Lightweight iPad Keyboard Is All Thumbs
10 May 2013 | 3:25 amThe Archos Bluetooth Keyboard is a nearly weightless addition to your iPad, but you'll have to put your fingers through boot camp to use it. -
Baby Sitter
9 May 2013 | 3:18 amThe Clek Foonf child car seat is expensive, but it addresses numerous safety issues and legal requirements, and has the design flourishes to please your inner retro sci-fi geek. -
Game Piece
8 May 2013 | 3:24 amThe Razer Edge makes a lousy tablet, but it's a great gaming machine -- as long as you have an outlet nearby.
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Webmonkey
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The Two Flavors of a ‘One Web’ Approach: Responsive vs. Adaptive
6 May 2013 | 6:28 amA handful of the many screens your website must handle. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired.com[Editor's note: The following is a guest post from Igor Faletski, CEO of Mobify, which provides tools for adapting web sites for smartphones and tablets.] You’ve probably heard people say we’re living in a “post-PC world.” What does that mean for web developers? It means that 30% to 50% of your website’s traffic now comes from mobile devices. It means that soon, desktop and laptop users will be in a minority on the web. How do we deal with this tectonic shift in user behavior? -
Internet Explorer 10 Doubles Its Desktop Market Share
1 May 2013 | 9:05 amNetMarketShare’s browser stats for April 2013. Image: Screenshot/Webmonkey Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 10 saw a meteoric rise in market share last month, jumping from 2.93 percent in March to 6.22 percent in April, according to NetMarketShare. Some of IE 10′s growth might be attributable to more Windows 8 machines coming online, but it also comes close on the heels of the release of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. As we noted in our review, IE 10 is a huge step forward for Microsoft’s oft-maligned browser, bringing much better web standards support and considerable… -
WebRTC, Online Code Editor Team Up for Real-Time Coding
1 May 2013 | 7:20 amCollaborating with Codassium Image: codassium.com.It’s still going to be some time before WebRTC technology starts to deliver cool apps, but even today developers are quickly moving from the realm of cool WebRTC experiments, like the Mozilla/Google phone call demo, to useful apps like Codassium. WebRTC is a proposed standard — currently being refined by the W3C — with the goal of providing a web-based set of tools that any device can use to share audio, video and data in real time. It’s still in the early stages, but WebRTC has the potential to supplant Skype, Flash… -
Video: What Does 10 Petabytes of Data Look Like?
30 Apr 2013 | 9:01 amThe Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine is deceptively simple — plug in a website and you can see copies of it over time. What you don’t see is the massive amount of effort, data and storage necessary to capture and maintain those archives. Filmmaker Jonathan Minard’s documentary Internet Archive takes a behind the scenes look at how (and why) the Internet Archive’s efforts are preserving the web as we know it. The interview with Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive, especially offers a look at not just the idea behind the archive, but the actual… -
The Very First Website Returns to the Web
30 Apr 2013 | 6:09 amRobert Cailliau’s original WWW logo. Image: CERN. Twenty years ago today CERN published a statement that made the World Wide Web freely available to everyone. To celebrate that moment in history, CERN is bringing the very first website back to life at its original URL. If you’d like to see the very first webpage Tim Berners-Lee and the WWW team ever put online, point your browser to http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html. For years now that URL has simply redirected to the root info.cern.ch site. But, because we all know cool URIs don’t change, CERN has brought it…
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Gadget Lab
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Welcome to Google Island
17 May 2013 | 3:30 amI awoke aboard a boat, just before daybreak, which was weird. The last thing I remembered was being in San Francisco’s Moscone Center, wrapping up a four-hour Google I/O keynote liveblogging session. My last recollection was of Google CEO Larry ... -
A Look at Apple’s Latest iTunes Update With Redesigned Mini Player and More
16 May 2013 | 12:52 pmAs bloated as it might be, Apple isn't forgetting about iTunes. Cupertino released the latest update to its music/video/movies/app manager and player today. -
First Wave of Google Glass Apps Revealed
16 May 2013 | 11:32 amAt Google's annual I/O developer conference Thursday, the company announced the first big wave of third-party Glass apps, dubbed Glassware. -
Apple Hits 50 Billion Apps Served
15 May 2013 | 2:42 pmSomeone out there just won a $10,000 iTunes gift card, Apple's way of saying "Thanks" for downloading its 50 billionth iOS app. -
The 5 Coolest Things From the Google I/O Keynote
15 May 2013 | 2:17 pmAs expected, there was nothing revolutionary about the boatload of upgrades introduced at today’s Google I/O conference, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a whole lot of very cool stuff announced.
