WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to chemicals at work causes many cases of asthma, especially for plumbers, spray painters and hair stylists, a new study finds.
Researchers in Sweden found many workers are exposed to toxic substances while doing their jobs despite public warnings that they use protective equipment.
The international study involved more than 13,000 adults in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia. Cases of asthma -- one of the most common adult diseases -- were tracked from 1980 to 2000. The total incidence of new cases was 1.3 asthma per 1,000 men, and 2.4 per 1,000 women, the study showed.
Seven percent of the asthma cases among women and up to 14 percent among men were linked to the workplace, the researchers recently reported online in the Annals of Occupational Hygiene.
"To be able to work proactively, it is essential to show which substances at work increase the risk of asthma and which occupations are high-risk," Linnea Lillienberg, a researcher at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, said in a university news release.
The study revealed the following workers are at greater risk for asthma because of toxic-chemical exposure on the job:
spray painters exposed to compounds called diisocyanates in paint
plumbers who handle adhesives and foam insulation
cleaners who come into contact with detergents
health care and social services personnel who use latex gloves and are exposed to detergents
food and tobacco industry workers exposed to certain proteins
hair stylists who handle chemicals in bleach
nail beauticians who use fast-acting glue
"Some people are more susceptible than others," added Lillienberg. "For example, people with hay fever have asthma more often if they're exposed to proteins from plants and animals. But if we look at individuals with no increased susceptibility, the risk was greater among those who were exposed to epoxy and diisocyanates, which are found in glue, varnish and foam plastic. Among women without hay fever, the risk was particularly elevated among those who handled detergents."
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more information on asthma.
Glen Coben, who created the Niketown look and feel, was tapped to design the CYC experience.
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During Christmas of 2011, Stephen Nitkin had a revelation when trying to book a fitness class.
?My buddies and I couldn?t get spots in any of our regular classes because the college kids were home on break and filling them up,? recalls the former owner of Marquis Jets (which he went on to sell to NetJets).
Fueled by this realization that college students craved city-quality boutique fitness, Nitkin went from selling $150,000 airplane rides to $18 rides on a spin bike. In 2012, he opened CYC Fitness studios in Madison, Wisconsin, and Austin, Texas, and at least four more are slated to open in 2013. The workout, created by Keoni Hudoba, has the party-vibe of SoulCycle and the athletic spirit of Flywheel.
CYC is the first boutique fitness experience created for the college market. Until now, staying fit in college usually meant either playing varsity or slinging sweat in a big, impersonal gym. So it?s a stroke of business genius, coupled with a karmic good deed, to bring fitness to a demographic more preoccupied with keggers and all-nighters. Imagine ?Animal House? with a spin studio.
?I lived in a studio all summer creating this workout,? says Hudoba, the New York trainer who also created the super popular workout Drenched.
Nitkin enlisted group fitness dynamo Keoni Hudoba to create a unique spin workout for CYC. ?Keoni is a tremendous success story in terms of his own personal weight loss, and he has an amazing personality,? says Nitkin.
THE WORKOUT
Instructors go by the title Cycologists and they?ll lead riders through a 45-minute class that torches up to 800 calories (or about 5 Coronas). ?Almost every song is weighted,? says Hudoba, who has an equity stake in the company and selects and trains all the instructors. You?ll hold weights for 70 percent of the class?and not the teeny tiny ones. ?What frat bro is going to want to do a bicep curl with a two-pound weight?? jokes Hudoba.
Moves from other sports like rowing, volleyball, and boxing are incorporated for a more sports-specific vibe. Oh, and did we mention the drum set where favored riders get to pound out the beat?
SHARING THE RIDE
CYC also plans to distinguish itself through its philanthropy and its social media approach. For every mile pedaled, a penny goes to CYC?s partner charities. And riders are encouraged to get involved with those charities off the bike, too.
Everything you do at CYC can be transmitted to your friends via social media. You can book your bike using Facebook, post your results, and invite your friends to ride with you. ?We?re changing the paradigm in the fitness industry,? says Nitkin about the company?s ride-and-share ethos. And by putting college-age riders on spin bikes, it may also be changing the face of fitness. ?Alexia Brue
Cyc Fitness is currently in Madison, WI, $16.50?$19.50 per ride, and Austin, TX, $18?$21.50,? www.cycfitness.com
Get the scoop: Keoni Hudoba stopped by Well+Good to tell us more about the Cyc workout and studios in this 90-Second Interval video.
Philips has decided that there just isn't any money in home entertainment, and as such is flogging off the remainder of its interests to Funai for $201 million. It had already sold its North American TV and DVD operations to the Japanese company back in 2008, but will now package off its whole Lifestyle Entertainment division, which includes global disc players and its Fidelio high-end audio outfit. Instead, Philips will concentrate on profitable sectors such as lighting and healthcare -- so the sooner it can develop a bulb that can kill the sniffles, the better.
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Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that it has signed an agreement regarding the transfer of its Lifestyle Entertainment business (Audio, Video, Multimedia and Accessories) to Funai Electric Co., Ltd (TSE/OSE 6839). Under the terms, Funai will pay a cash consideration of EUR 150 million and a brand license fee, relating to a license agreement for an initial period of five and a half years, with an optional renewal of five years. The deal for the Audio, Multimedia and Accessories businesses is expected to close in the second half of 2013. The Video business will transfer in 2017, related to existing intellectual property licensing arrangements. The gain on the transaction will be recorded at the closing date.
The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory filings and works council procedures. The Remote Control activities, which are predominantly business-to-business, are excluded.
"With this transaction we are taking another step in reshaping the Consumer Lifestyle portfolio and transforming Philips into the leading technology company in Health and Well-being," said Philips Chief Executive Officer Frans van Houten. "I am confident that today's agreement with Funai, our partner for over 25 years, will create a promising future for Philips Audio, Video and Entertainment, and continuity for our customers. It will leverage Philips' strong brand, strength in innovation, and leadership position in these businesses, with Funai's strong presence in North and Central America - and Japan, and its supply and manufacturing expertise."
"This is truly an exciting time for us at Funai," said Funai President and CEO, Tomonori Hayashi. "This transaction will allow us to continue moving forward and grow as a global company. We will benefit from Philips' legendary know-how and innovation, as well as the excellent talent they have in place around the world, allowing us to work as a team to leverage and grow the Philips brand in Audio, Video and Entertainment. Additionally, this will give Funai the opportunity to meet our goal of expanding our business into markets including Brazil, Russia, India and China."
"With this agreement and the joint venture for Philips Television, the Consumer Lifestyle sector will further focus on Health and Well-being. The portfolio, consisting of Personal Care, Health & Wellness, Domestic Appliances and Coffee, delivered high single-digit growth in 2012," said Philips Consumer Lifestyle Chief Executive Officer Pieter Nota. "Philips has a proud heritage in Audio, Video, Multimedia and Accessories, and today's agreement with Funai ensures that this business can continue to deliver great Philips-branded innovations to consumers around the world."
Philips Audio, Video, Multimedia and Accessories make up the Lifestyle Entertainment business group within Philips Consumer Lifestyle. This business group is headquartered in Hong Kong and employs approximately 2,000 people worldwide.
Today's agreement does not impact any of Funai's existing brand licensing agreements with Philips.
NASA launched a new communication satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Wednesday evening. This satellite is one of three expected to reach space between now and 2015, upgrading the agency's communication network.?
By Miriam Kramer,?SPACE.com / January 30, 2013
An Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA's TDRS-K next-generation satellite launches from a pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:48 p.m. ET on Jan. 30, 2013.
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A next-generation NASA relay satellite was launched into orbit Wednesday (Jan. 30) on a mission to upgrade a vital communications network linking the space agency to its spacecraft orbiting the Earth.
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The U.S. space agency's first launch of 2013, the new?Tracking and Data Relay Satellite K?(TDRS-K for short) soared spaceward atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:48 p.m. EST (0148 Jan. 31 GMT).
"We have a customer that's quite thrilled right now to have a healthy satellite on orbit," Tim Dunn the TDRS-K flight director said in a NASA TV interview after the launch.
The TDRS-K satellite is bound for an orbit 22,300 miles (35,888 kilometers) above Earth, where it will join a constellation of five other satellites currently in orbit to help NASA and other space agencies stay in touch with orbiting spacecraft.
NASA's TDRS communications network began in 1983 and has not received an upgrade since 2002, when the space agency launched its 10th TDRS satellite. Five satellites are currently in use today, with the TDRS-K launch adding one more that number, mission managers said. [Launch Photos: NASA's TDRS-K Satellite Blasts Off]
The TDRS-K satellite is expected to spend at least 15 years, but agency officials expect that the satellite will exceed its projected life-expectancy. Many of the network's satellites have?outlived their expected mission lifetimes, ?said Jeffrey Gramling, NASA's TDRS project manager.
But that does not mean that TDRS-K is unnecessary. One of the satellites currently in active service is slated be retired in the next few months, and other satellites in the aging network are getting older, said Badri Younes, a scientist in NASA's Space Communications and Navigation office.
The satellite launched today was the first of three new satellites expected to enter service between now and 2015 that should further bolster the network. The TDRS-K mission costs between $350 million and $400 million, not including the price of its rocket.
The TDRS-K satellite is 26 feet long (8 meters) and weighs about 7,615 pounds (3,454 kilograms). It was expected to separate from its Atlas 5 rocket one hour and 46 minutes after liftoff, with a Centaur upper stage rocket engine slated to carry it the rest of the way to its geosynchronous orbit.
The satellite is expected to deploy its solar arrays and giant antennas about 11 days after launch, according to a mission description. ?
NASA's TDRS satellite network?is part of the larger "Space Network" used keep space agencies on the ground in constant communication with orbiting spacecraft. The International Space Station sends all of its data and messages through the network using the TDRS satellites. The rocket that sent TDRS-K into orbit even uses the space network to beam down data, Vernon Thorp, a program manager with NASA said.
TDRS-K is now entering into a three month period of testing and calibrations, but once those tests are complete the NASA research team will decide if the satellite is ready for service.?
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"Peak Mac ? Will Apple ever sell 5 million Macs in a quarter again?"?9 to 5 Mac?1:25 PM
"iWork Isn't Dead; Apple Hiring Engineer To Make Numbers App Better"?Apple Bitch?2:55 PM
"Is Jony Ive killing the Mac? Even as eye candy has been added to the Mac interface, basic functionality critical to data integrity and reliable operation have been subtracted. Is this Apple's design chief Jony Ive's fault?"?ZDNet?8:06 AM
"Peak Mac? Was 2012 a one-off year of treading water for Apple's Mac business? Or has the Mac peaked for good?"?SplatF?7:41 PM
"iPhone users take legal action against Google: Tech giant faces group privacy claim after it allegedly sidestepped Apple security settings."?Guardian News & Media?9:14 PM
"Microsoft Office 2013 Now Available, New Mac Version Still Missing in Action"?Mac|Life?9:29 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
"Fix incorrect document associations in OS X: If opening documents launches the wrong program, or if you have repeated entries in the OS X Open With menu, then there is a quick solution that can fix the issue."?CNET Reviews?5:10 PM
Reviews/How-To/Tips
"Mac Gems: Trickster tracks your recently used items"?Macworld?8:19 AM
"5 More Quick Fixes to Common Mac Problems"?Mactuts+?8:10 AM
"How to quickly change audio output in OS X: If you need to switch audio interfaces, you can do so quickly from the OS X menu bar."?MacFixIt?7:41 PM
"Client Security Part 2 ? FileVault 2"?Amsys?9:00 AM
"Master The Option Key In The OS X Menu Bar [OS X Tips]?Cult of Mac?8:29 AM
"Scrub through tracks in iTunes 11 with two-finger swipe"?Mac OS X Hints?9:52 AM
"Control Mac Screen Brightness with Shady"?ResExcellence?7:51 AM
"Accordance Quicktip - Amplifying from the Library"?Accordance?10:29 AM
"The Easier Way To Manage Your Mac's App Window Clutter Is An Absolute Snap Tool"?Mac 360?7:58 AM
"Are You Tired Of The Typical Todo Apps And Task Schedulers? Daily Routine Thinks Different"?Mac 360?7:58 AM
"This Mac App I Want To Like Does Something I Need To Do But I Don't Like How It Does It"?Mac 360?7:58 AM
Op/Ed
"Seven 'must have' apps for your new Mac"?ZDNet?9:41 AM
"Mac Gaming's Biggest Challenges: Price, upgrades, and compatibility still haunt Apple's rigs."?IGN?9:36 AM
"Use Your Mac as a WiFi Hotspot, Make a Mountain Lion Recovery Disk, and More Mac News"?Low End Mac?9:29 AM
Press Releases
"The Dark Reef is an underwater action/adventure game. It's also a new take on video games, with weekly updates continuing a fully immersive story. Deep in the Pacific Ocean, a secret military operation has uncovered something sinister. And the international research station 'Dark Reef' is in its path! It's up to you to protect the station and its inhabitants while they race to unravel the origin and secrets of this mysterious new foe. Each week, a new episode will be released to subscribers, continuing that month's chapter in the story."?The Dark Reef?5:04 PM
"Open Source Edition of LiveCode"?KickStarter?4:25 PM
"Audiozue Is a Menubar App That Controls Music, Shows Your Trending Songs, and More"?Lifehacker?8:07 AM
"Hexius Has Arrived on the Mac App Store!"?prMac?11:14 AM
"iWeb Replacement App To Be Unveiled at Macworld 2013"?prMac?7:48 AM
"Dolly Drive to launch Space Virtual Storage at Macworld/iWorld2013"?prMac?7:48 AM
"Pixeljam Releases Potatoman Seeks the Troof in the Mac App Store"?prMac?7:48 AM
"Apple to sell 128GB models of its fourth-generation iPad with Retina display from February 5"?The Next Web?8:06 AM
"Apple iPad jumps to 128GB, starting at $799"?CNET News?8:21 AM
"128 GB Tablets to Hit Market"?Forbes?3:56 PM
"128GB iPad: from myth to reality in 24 hours/Apple has announced it's expanding its existing line of fourth-generation iPads."?Ars Technica?8:25 AM
"So that 128GB iPad? It's real, and it's available from Apple on Feb. 5"?GigaOM?8:29 AM
"Apple announces 128GB iPad"?Macworld?8:50 AM
"Apple dishes out 128GB iPad; available early February"?ZDNet?9:40 AM
"Slightly Smaller Apple TV 3,2 (A1469) Contains A5X SoC, BCM4334 Combo"?AnandTech?6:53 PM
"FCC filing reveals Apple TV model A1469 with slightly smaller dimensions"?Engadget?5:09 PM
"Slightly smaller Apple TV revealed by FCC filing"?The Verge?5:07 PM
"New Apple TV 3,2 to be half centimeter smaller, can now fit in your mouth"?9 to 5 Mac?5:08 PM
"FCC Documents Reveal A Smaller, More Powerful Apple TV Is Coming Soon"?TechCrunch?6:55 PM
"Smaller Apple TV box hinted at in FCC filing"?CNET News?6:54 PM
"Nearly 300 million devices now running iOS 6: Apple's SVP of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller announces new figures as iOS 6.1 is released"?Macworld UK?7:57 AM
"Apple says iOS 6 is now on 300 million devices as it rolls out v6.1"?Digital Trends?8:18 AM
"Apple Reportedly Chops Q1 9.7-Inch Ipad Orders In Half As Consumers Clamor For Ipad Mini"?BGR?11:34 AM
"Leaked Rear Panel Images Suggest The iPad 5 Will Look A Lot Like The iPad mini"?App Advice?8:08 AM
"Purported 'iPad 5' Back Plate Surfaces With Looks Akin To iPad Mini, Could Launch This March ? [Photos]?RazorianFly?8:07 AM
"Apple's Next iPad Could Sport A Slimmer Shell, Take A Page From The iPad Mini Playbook"?TechCrunch?10:29 AM
"Rumor: Amazing iPad 5 Component Pictures Appear"?AppleBitch?7:59 AM
"First iPad 5 Spy Photos Appear"?Tapscape?7:59 AM
"Taiwan market: Apple iPad mini far outsells iPad 4"?DigiTimes?7:56 AM
"LG Display sees decreased capacity utilization due to Apple order cuts"?DigiTimes?7:57 AM
"Apple trademarks design of its retail stores"?Reuters?9:07 PM
"Apple granted U.S. trademark for its retail store design"?Los Angeles Times [Paid Membership Required]?6:54 PM
"iOS 6.1: New Lockscreen Music Controls"?MacTrast?8:02 AM
"About the new 'Reset Advertising Identifier' button in iOS 6.1"?ZDNet?9:41 AM
"Whats New in iOS 6.1: Some Features, Lots of Security"?FairerPlatform?7:59 AM
"Apple TV Update - 5.2 w/ Bluetooth Keyboard Support (Video)"?Insanely Great Mac?8:49 AM
Granted Apple Patents
"Apple Wins 48 Patents Covering the iPhone 5's Integrated Touch Display, Apple's Zoom Feature & Electromagnetic Induction"?Patently Apple?9:07 AM
"Apple Wins iWallet Patent for Motion based Payment System"?Patently Apple?7:50 AM
"Apple Granted a Patent for an Intriguing Smart Bike System"?Patently Apple?7:50 AM
"Apple Granted 4 Design Patents Covering the iPod Touch & More"?Patently Apple?7:50 AM
"Apple granted patent involving zooming on a touch-screen display"?AppleDailyReport?9:03 AM
"Apple's new integrated touch screen patent mentions phones, media players AND personal computers"?AppleDailyReport?8:49 AM
"Apple patent involves group formation using anonymous broadcast information"?AppleDailyReport?8:58 AM
Price Trackers/Deals
"AstroWings3 Plus : ICARUS For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:23 AM
"File Manager Pro App For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $4.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:23 AM
"Stickman Ski Racer For iPhone and iPad Is Free Today (Was $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?8:23 AM
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7:50 AM
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7:50 AM
"MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7:50 AM
"Apple refurbs: save up to $850 on Mac Pro"?MacNN?3:58 PM
"PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 8 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?8:09 AM
Deal Brothers Daily Deal: Get a Docking Station for your MacBook Air for $46
"Rant of the day: Android hate and Apple love"?Seattle Times?9:13 PM
"Remains of the Day: Trust fall"?Macworld?7:12 PM
"Cassandra -Wednesday Review: The Week in Full Swing"?eXtensions?6:45 PM
"Low Cost iPhone Rumors Simply Make No Sense"?Apple'n'Apps?4:01 PM
"Apple's Ups And Downs Are A Classic Study In Momentum Investing"?Forbes?3:58 PM
"Tim Cook Needs Eureka Moment To Get Apple Back Above $700"?Forbes?3:58 PM
"The Macalope Daily: Backlash"?Macworld?10:37 AM
"Conspiracy Theory: Did Apple And Google Agree To Split The Smart Phone Market?"?Mac 360?10:28 AM
"Leaving the iPhone: How Windows Phone 8 Stacks Up"?Tech.pinions?9:46 AM
"Apple vs. Amazon: Two Different Paths to Success" [Video Report]?Bloomberg?9:43 AM
"I fought the cord, and the cord won"?Macworld?9:03 AM
"Why on Earth would anyone want a $1,000 iPad? Is it overkill? Or just enough to get by? The answer depends on the user."?Ars Technica?5:02 PM
"Apple'S 128Gb Ipad Shows The World Exactly What Apple Does Best"?BGR?3:56 PM
"Why A 128GB iPad? Call It The iPad Pro [Opinion]?Cult of Mac?10:37 AM
"9 People Who Actually Need a 128GB iPad"?Gizmodo?9:43 AM
"For $200 less, the 128GB iPad is more appealing than Microsoft's Surface Pro"?ZDNet?9:39 AM
"Apple Produces A New iPad But No Excitement"?Forbes?9:02 AM
"The 128GB iPad Is Real, It's Here, and It's Almost Definitely Not For You"?Gizmodo?8:27 AM
"Low-cost iPhone will be like a plastic iPhone 5, claims story"?CNET News?8:21 AM
"Budget iPhone design to be a mix of iPhone 5, iPod Touch and iPod Classic, report claims"?Digital Trends?8:18 AM
"Steve Jobs biopic will be must-see for techies: Apple chief flick will fuel debate, nostalgia; despite inaccuracies"?MarketWatch?8:18 AM
"Jobs Movie Reviews Range from Good to Passable to Poor"?FairerPlatform?7:59 AM
Non-Apple
"Can you ever really delete yourself from the Internet?"?VentureBeat?5:03 PM
"And the 32 GB Surface Pro Will Have Just Enough Storage to Display the Start-Up Screen"?AllThingsD?5:02 PM
"Microsoft's Surface Pro to ship with as little as 36% of advertised storage available to users"?AppleInsider?5:02 PM
"On day Apple announces 128GB iPad, Microsoft admits that Surface Pro ships with 83GB free"?9 to 5 Mac?3:58 PM
"Report: 128GB Surface Pro Only Has 83GB Free for Users"?DailyTech?8:28 AM
"Why Microsoft's Office 2013 Subscription Model Will Flop"?PC Magazine?11:17 AM
"Microsoft Office 2013 review: Designed for tablets, but great for everyone" ["The bad: The $100-a-year subscription will be hard for many people to swallow. The upgraded apps are not available for Mac at this time, and won't be for 12 to 18 months."]?CNET Reviews?9:36 AM
"Office 2013 Is a Big Improvement, but Needs Polish"?Mashable?8:30 AM
"Review: Microsoft Office 365 Home Premium Edition hopes to be at your service"?Ars Technica?8:28 AM
"Microsoft Office 2013 is here: Hands-on impressions and buying advice"?PCWorld?8:28 AM
"Most Popular iPad Keyboard: Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover"?Lifehacker?4:57 PM
"Top Tweaks For iPhone And iPad That Don't Require A Jailbreak"?Redmond Pie?1:26 PM
"After Being Removed For Porn, Photo-Sharing App 500px Is Back In Apple's App Store"?Business Insider?11:16 AM
"The New Office Is Here; Those Pesky iOS Apps Aren't"?AllThingsD?11:15 AM
"Macworld Live returns"?Macworld?11:14 AM
"500px Returns to the iOS App Store, Now Rated 17+"?Daring Fireball?4:26 PM
"500px Returns To The iOS App Store, With Mature Content Warning And Photo Reporting Button"?TechCrunch?11:14 AM
"Going to Macworld/iWorld? Come see Jacqui talk?twice: Ars' Apple Editor is doing Tech Talk on January 31 and a panel on February 1."?Ars Technica?10:40 AM
"Little Snitch sale, Yelp, 9GAG, USPS Mobile, Notabli, price drops, and more"?9 to 5 Mac?9:36 AM
"PadGadget Photobooth ? Check Out These Great Photography Magazines"?PadGadget?9:29 AM
"The Best Apps for New Parents"?Mashable?9:29 AM
"Macworld/iWorld 2013: MMT to reveal 'the future of mobile monitors'"?AppleTell?9:29 AM
"We're *This Close* To An iPhone 5 Jailbreak ? And It May Arrive As Soon As Sunday"?TechCrunch?8:59 AM
"Google Drive iOS update adds support for multiple photo/video uploads and more"?Digital Trends?8:18 AM
"Google Drive For iOS Gets Multiple Photo/Video Upload And Other Enhancements"?App Advice?8:08 AM
"Google updates Google Drive app"?AppleTell?8:06 AM
"Visual Voicemail on iPhone 5 now available for 4G EE customers"?Macworld UK?7:57 AM
"Qihoo Gets Double Dose Of Bad News As Apple Cuts Its iOS Apps And It Receives Unfair Competition Warning"?TechCrunch?7:57 AM
"LexisNexis Releases New Research, Litigation and Practical Guidance Tools Expanding its Comprehensive Portfolio of Legal Solutions"?Business Wire?7:49 AM
"THX Launches Its First Mobile iOS App to Help Consumers Properly Adjust and Get the Most from Their TV, Projector and Speakers"?Business Wire?7:49 AM
"Massive Dynamics Announces Completion of the First Production Run of the iPhone 5??Battery Pack"?Business Wire?7:49 AM
"ChordLab HD 3.0 Released"?prMac?7:49 AM
"Timeline: Minimalist Project Management v1.0 released for the iPad"?prMac?7:49 AM
"iPad Essay App Teaches How To Write Papers In Middle School"?prMac?7:48 AM
"Night Whisper Lane Scenario 2: Boss Rush Mode is Out Now"?prMac?7:48 AM
"New Microsoft Office: in the cloud or traditional software/Microsoft is expected to launch Tuesday its newest version of Office, which is available as a subscription ? another step in the company's evolution into a devices-and-services company."?Seattle Times?8:19 AM
"Microsoft's Cloud-Friendly Office 365 Launches"?Wired?8:43 AM
"Office 2013 goes on sale in Microsoft's UK store: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/1z5st)"?The Inquirer?8:13 AM
"Microsoft wants you to pay $100 a year for Office"?CNNMoney?8:16 AM
"Office 2013 available now: Microsoft ditches DVDs in push for cloud subscriptions"?The Verge?8:16 AM
"Microsoft won't deliver Office 365 updates for new business users until February"?ZDNet?11:04 AM
"Microsoft launches new Office for consumers"?Reuters?3:34 PM
"Microsoft pushes subscription model for Office 2013: Available for download beginning today, Office 2013 comes in a wide variety of versions. But Microsoft is hoping that you'll skip the one-time fee for a subscription model that delivers lots of updates to come."?CNET Reviews?8:15 AM
"Office boss: Within 10 years, every customer will subscribe/Kurt DelBene says that the software giant's push into services will lead to more and more customers opting for subscriptions to it its productivity application. But the transition from buying software to renting it will take as long as a decade."?CNET News?8:15 AM
"Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) Forming a Formidable Union"?The Point Daily?8:09 AM
"Popularity of Google Chrome-Based Laptops Impede Windows 8 Sales"?24/7 Wall St.?7:45 AM
"Google exposes HP printers to attack"?Fudzilla?7:37 AM
"HP is jumping on the Google Chromebook bandwagon"?Bangkok Post?2:25 PM
"HP lining up Pavilion Chromebook: New device, leaked temporarily on HP webiste, will Reportedly feature 14-inch display"?Techworld?7:37 AM
"Analysis: Dell LBO talks reveal other leverage options"?Reuters?2:18 PM
"Reports: Is HP Prepping a New Chromebook?"?The VAR Guy?7:36 AM
"Microsoft's Role a Sticking Point in Dell Buyout Talks"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?3:36 PM
"Microsoft wants influence over privatized Dell, Reports WSJ"?The Verge?3:34 PM
"Dell has four different mobile device management (MDM) products. What's their strategy here?"?Brian Madden?7:35 AM
"Dell XPS 13 ultrabook with high-res display due next week: Dell's XPS 13 ultrabook finally gets the high-resolution display the design deserves."?CNET News?4:00 PM
"Dell Inc Stock Upgraded (DELL)"?TheStreet?7:34 AM
"IBM Declares Quarterly DiVidend of $0.85 (IBM)"?JAGSReport?3:31 PM
"RIM works IBM conference"?Canada?3:32 PM
"IBM adds big data capabilities and Microsoft Office integration to Connections"?V3?7:59 AM
"IBM suggests how social business can work for healthcare, retail, gov't"?ZDNet?3:37 PM
"Q&A: IBM's GM of social business on C-level strategies, Microsoft, and Oracle"?ZDNet?7:59 AM
"Obama Cites Intel, Instagram As Examples Of Immigrant-Powered Companies"?Talking Points Memo?3:33 PM
"Intel promotes senior executives ahead of Otellini's exit"?The Inquirer?8:01 AM
"Intel Launches Celeron 927UE, 1020E and 1047UE Ivy Bridge CPUs"?Softpedia?7:53 AM
"Safaricom launches new smartphone in Africa with Intel Inside"?infoTECH?7:52 AM
"Nokia pours $250m into its VC business, grows China/Nokia Growth Partners has scored $250m in funding from Nokia and adds AMD China's president to its payroll, in order to grow business in the country."?ZDNet?7:47 AM
"Nokia invests $250m into venture capital business"?Mobile Magazine?7:47 AM
"Facebook, ARM, x86, and the data centre of tomorrow"?ITProPortal?7:46 AM
"Cisco Unified Access updates focus on addressing 'Internet of Things'"?ZDNet?7:51 AM
"Cisco Catalyst marries wired, wireless and SDN in one switch: Catalyst 3850 and 5760 WLAN controller offer consistent wireless and wired management, services through new programmable ASIC"?Network World?7:50 AM
"Unified Access is Cisco's Next-Gen Strategy"?Channelnomics?7:50 AM
"Cisco Finalizes Unified Access Strategy Lineup"?The VAR Guy?7:51 AM
"Cisco unveils hybrid wireless-wired network access kit"?V3?7:51 AM
"Oracle Wants Cloud Cake And Hardware Wins"?TechWeb News?8:53 AM
"Java Security Work Remains, Bug Hunter Says"?TechWeb News?8:54 AM
"Oracle Cloud Success Triggers Oracle-Derangement Syndrome"?Forbes?8:20 AM
"Three years later, has Oracle's Sun buy paid off? Cash flow has far exceeded purchase price, according to Oracle President Mark Hurd, but an investment researcher remains doubtful"?InfoWorld?3:35 PM
"Internet, social media least trusted industries for privacy: Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and AOL were just four of the tech companies missing from Ponemon's Top 20 list of the most trusted companies."?CNET News?1:22 PM
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"Apple regains 'el numero uno' market-value crown: iPad reveal steals Microsoftian thunder on Office 365 day"?The Register?4:46 PM
"Facebook Gains on Apple in Wall Street Rating Race"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?4:47 PM
"From Apple to Where?" [Video Report]?CNBC?3:56 PM
"At Worst, Apple Is A $400 Stock"?Forbes?3:54 PM
"Who Sold Off Apple? One Fund Company's Multi-billion Dollar Dump"?Barron's?1:25 PM
"How Apple Gave Wall Street The Middle Finger"?Seeking Alpha?9:44 AM
"Apple dragging down hedge funds"?CNNMoney?8:19 AM
"Apple 'could be sued' for sitting on $137.1 billion cash, expert"?Macworld UK?7:57 AM
"Apple Supplier AMS Drops as Net Misses Estimates: Zurich Mover"?Bloomberg?8:18 AM
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"Stocks Close Mixed as Dow Hits 2007 High"?TheStreet?4:06 PM
"Yahoo, VMware, EMC drive down techs: Shares tumble on earnings results; Apple gains on new iPad news"?MarketWatch?4:08 PM
"Futures Slip as Traders Digest Data, Earnings"?FOXBusiness?8:58 AM
"Asia Markets: Asia stocks end mostly higher; Hong Kong lags/Asia markets rose Tuesday, with Japan stocks boosted by a solid rally in banks, although Hong Kong shares lagged behind, weighed by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. pared its stake in the lender."?MarketWatch?8:57 AM
"Europe Markets: Europe stocks key off Wall Street gains/Oil firms led European stocks higher on Tuesday, as oil prices topped $97 a barrel for the first time since mid-September, while encouraging German consumer-confidence data and solid U.S. earnings reports also lifted sentiment."?MarketWatch?3:38 PM
A lot of jobs in the music industry are self-explanatory?and most people think they know about every single opportunity within the business. However, their may be some jobs that are extremely important that many people never know they existed. One career that many people may not be familiar with is talent buying. Talent buyers work for concert halls, bars, and clubs and buy artists and book them for venues.
In order to become a talent buyer you need to have three extremely important personality traits. First, a talent buyer should be a high achiever. This is because they need to have a drive to book artists that they think the venue would not otherwise be able to get. Second, talent buyers need to be organized because of all of the schedules and events that they are putting together for the venue. It would be a disaster to accidentally book two artists on the same day. Third, they need to have great communication skills and be able to represent the venue they work for in the best light.
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The road to becoming a successful talent buyer could potentially be a long one. Most people in this career field major in Arts, Entertainment, or Media Management. The average salary for a talent buyer is roughly 63,000 dollars, however, because talent buyers tend to earn about 10 percent of the estimated talent budget, the salary definitely changes from time to time. In an interview for absolutepunk.net, Matt Dunn, a successful talent buyer/promoter states ??Sure, it SUCKS to lose money and all, but EVERY show has happy kids stoked to see their favorite bands, so it brings back the rewarding side of it all? (Giaramita 1).
Every job has its ups and downs and a talent buyer is not exception. One of many exciting tasks that talent buyers jobs is actually booking the artists, especially since the concert would have never happened without them in the first place. Matt Dunn states ?Just imagine if YOU booked a Fall Out Boy show at the Ritacco, thousands of kids STOKED on life to see these bands, bands STOKED on life to play for this many kids, and it all happened because YOU answered the phone and YOU did the work to make it swing? (Giaramita 1). The down of the job is the inconsistency of??the salary. Just like in any business, markets and tastes of the public are always changing, and because the job depends on peoples? preferences, it is important for the talent buyer to see these changes in order to make money.
Overall, becoming a talent buyer is a great way to stay involved in the music industry without being an artist. Being the person who puts the entire event together and sees the customers and artist enjoy themselves is a very rewarding job, and I am thankful for anyone that does it.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A former social activist convicted of defrauding a California charity backed by celebrities Danny Glover and Harry Belafonte has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison.
Hari Dillon was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco after being convicted last year of embezzling from the Vanguard Public Foundation and defrauding its donors.
Vanguard collapsed in 2011 after losing millions of dollars in two separate scams.
Dillon could have faced more than eight years behind bars, but U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer ordered the lighter sentence because Dillon helped investigators uncover an even bigger scam operated by Samual "Mouli" Cohen.
Cohen was sentenced in April to 22 years in prison for operating a $30 million Ponzi scheme that victimized the foundation.
Authorities say Dillon siphoned $2.5 million from the foundation at the same time Cohen was operating his fraud.
2012 was a great year for video games, but one game stood out from all of the rest. NBCNews.com's Todd Kenreck reports. Play video
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Normand Corbeil, the award-winning composer who created the music for critically?acclaimed?games such as "Indigo Prophecy" and "Heavy Rain," as well as the stunning short film "Kara," died Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.?
Corbeil had been working on the music for the forthcoming game/interactive movie "Beyond: Two Souls" starring Ellen Page. His son, Laurent Corbeil, announced the news on a cancer discussion forum, writing: "My father, Normand Corbeil, 56, passed away today at 2:56 PM. He was a great composer and an amazing dad ... I am in shock."
Corbeil, who won a BAFTA award for the emotional and provocative music he wrote for "Heavy Rain" (see InGame editor Todd Kenreck's review below), had worked extensively with the game developers at Quantic Dream.
On Monday, Quantic Dream issued the following statement:
Over the past eight years, Normand had grown to become an integral part of our team. He had co-composed the original music of 'Fahrenheit' FAHRENHEIT (Indigo Prophecy) and was the composer of HEAVY RAIN. He had started working on Beyond.
Normand was not only one of the most talented composers of his generation; he was a formidable person, kind and humble.
Corbeil had also scored television shows and films such as "Human Trafficking," "Double?Jeopardy" and "The High Cost of Living," and was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for his work.
You can see the extensive?list of Corbeil's?achievements on his official site. And you can download the music he created for "Heavy Rain" via iTunes here.
Winda Benedetti?writes about video?games for NBC?News. You can follow her tweets about games and other things?on Twitter?here?@WindaBenedetti??and you can?follow her?on?Google+.?Meanwhile, be sure to check?out the?IN-GAME?FACEBOOK PAGE?to discuss the day's?gaming news and reviews.
CertainTeed, North America?s leading brand of exterior and interior building products, has recognized Mike Sikora?s Dayton Home Improvement Center (DHI) with the two highest certifications for roofing contractors for all of its shingle products.? The Master Shingle Applicator? (MSA) and SELECT ShingleMaster?credentials are awarded to top-notch roofing professionals like the Sikora workforce who have been properly trained in every aspect of shingle installation techniques using the approved procedures for installing all CertainTeed roofing systems.
The Master Shingle Applicator? status is a requirement for all roofers to achieve the higher level SELECT ShingleMaster? qualification.? It signifies that Sikora?s roofers are held to the highest workforce standards in delivering a high-quality job using CertainTeed?s shingle roof systems that are guaranteed to meet stringent warranty compliance.? The elite training program utilizes CertainTeed?s proprietary manual and educates roofers in topics such as good workmanship practices, roof systems, estimating, flashing, ventilation, and installation instructions for all of CertainTeed?s shingle products.
As a CertainTeed ShingleMaster? Sikora must employ a MSA qualified workforce including one job supervisor and at least two installers who have passed CertainTeed?s ShingleMaster? credentialed course.?? The course allows Sikora?s DHI to offer the SureStart?, PLUS 3-STAR and 4-STAR coverage warranty extensions for CertainTeed roofing systems.
Both certifications require advanced training and testing every two years to renew certification and maintain credentialed status in good standing.
About CertainTeed?
A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world?s largest building products company, CertainTeed has helped shape the building products industry for more than 100 years through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products.
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