Monday, December 31, 2012

TU's Search For Athletic Director On Hold During NCAA Probe

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Source: http://www.news9.com/story/20469506/tus-search-for-athletic-director-on-hold-during-ncaa-probe

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Smaato expands mobile advertising opportunities for app developers by supporting Windows Phone 8

Build Conference, Redmond, Washington, October 30th, 2012 - Smaato, the leading mobile ad monetization platform for fast-growing application developers, today announced the release of the Smaato?s advertising SDK for Windows Phone 8 to support Microsoft?s launch of its Windows Phone 8 Software Development Kit (SDK).

A single integration with Smaato?s SDK will allow app developers to monetize apps with mobile advertising in more than 230 countries and territories. It will provide access to over 90 ad networks, as well as access to Smaato?s state of the art global Mobile Real Time Bidding (RTB) Exchange, which has more than 25 Demand Side Platform partners.

Smaato CEO and founder, Ragnar Kruse commented: ?Microsoft?s Windows Phone offers an attractive OS platform, and we?re pleased to work with Microsoft to ensure that Windows Phone app developers will be able to more easily monetize apps through mobile advertising.?

"Microsoft cares a lot about how developers can monetize their applications and we strive to offer them choice?, said JC Cimetiere, Director, Windows Phone Partner & Developer programs, Microsoft Corp, ?Smaato?s broad worldwide network and its support for Windows Phone 8 on day 1 of the availability of our SDK is a great opportunity for Windows Phone? developers.?

?Smaato was one of the very first companies to provide a SDK supporting Windows Phone ? by developing our SDK for Windows Phone 8 it demonstrates Smaato?s ongoing commitment to providing choice and convenience to app developers all around the globe,? added Kruse.

About Smaato, Inc.
Smaato provides a one-stop shop to for mobile app developers to maximize mobile advertising revenues across the world. Smaato provides Ads for Apps ? operating the leading mobile advertising optimization platform. More than 60,000 app developers and premium publishers have signed up with Smaato to monetize their content in 230+ countries and territories.

? 2005-2012 Smaato Inc. Smaato? is a registered trademark of Smaato Inc. SOMA? is a? trademark of Smaato Inc.

Smaato?s unique feature is the aggregation of 90+ leading ad networks and DSPs globally to maximize mobile advertising revenues. Through an open API and the widest range of SDKs, OMA can be easily integrated with ad networks, ad inventory owners (publishers, app developers and operators) and 3rd party ad technology providers.

Smaato Inc. is a privately held company founded in 2005 by a highly experienced international management team. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA with offices in Hamburg, Germany and Singapore.

Contacts
240 Stockton St, 10th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
T: +1 (650) 286-1198
F: +1 (650) 240-0708
americas@smaato.com
www.smaato.com

Gerhofstrasse 2
20354 Hamburg, Germany
T: +49 40 3480 9490
F: +49 40 4921 9055
emea@smaato.com
Facebook.com/Smaato

333 North Bridge Rd.
Singapore 188721
T: +65 3157 1444
F: +65 6336 6642
apac@smaato.com
Twitter.com/Smaato

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Press Contacts
For PR inquiries, please contact Smaato?s PR team:
UK: Pippa Melamet / James Ash, +44 20 7751 4444
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Source: http://www.realwire.com/releases/Smaato-expands-mobile-advertising-opportunities-for-app-developers-by-supporting-Windows-Phone-8

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ITC judge recommends ban on Samsung devices infringing on Apple patents: Following an October preliminary finding, judge also approves design tweaks for Samsung.

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News
  • "BlueStacks now lets you run every Android app on Mac as it moves to beta"?9 to 5 Mac?9:11 AM
AppleCare/Troubleshooting
  • "Q&A: MacFixIt Answers/This week, readers e-mailed in questions about RAM prices for MacBook systems, resetting admin passwords, and more."?CNET Reviews?12/28
Reviews/How-To/Tips
  • "Corel AfterShot Pro vs Adobe Lightroom 4: Noise Reduction"?Foliovision?12/28
  • "Audirvana Plus audiophile music player (review)"?IT.Enquirer?12/28
  • "Favorite Mac Gems of 2012"?Macworld?12/28
  • "How to quickly set calendar times in OS X: If needed, you can take advantage of the OS X Calendar's ability to identify time frames to enter events faster."?MacFixIt?12/28
  • "How to Create a Keyboard Shortcut for Menu Items Everywhere"?Mactuts+?12/28
  • "Get Emoji Definitions Quickly in iOS"?OS X Daily?12/28
  • "Let's Talk About One-Trick Pony Apps For Your Mac (the app that's always on top)"?NoodleMac?12/28
  • "How An App Makes Your Mac Faster And Makes Your Battery Last Longer"?BohemianBoomer?12/28
  • "A Simple, Inexpensive Way To Create Subtitles Or Captions On Your Movies"?McSolo?12/28
  • "Is There A Simple, Easy, Inexpensive Way To Hide Files And Folders On A Mac?"?Mac 360?12/28
  • "How This Clever, Free App Can Help You Become A Mac Power User"?TeraTalks?12/28
Op/Ed
  • "Stupidity That's Hereditary"?Rixstep?12/28
  • "Why Apple does cloud computing right."?PalmAddict?12/28
Press Releases
  • "GraphicConverter 8.5 Adds Retina, 16-bit Grayscale RAW Support, More"?FairerPlatform?12/28
  • "Bluestacks App Player brings 750,000 Android apps to OS X"?T3?12/28
  • "Zevrix Extends 50% Holiday Sale until January 5 for All Products"?prMac?12/28
  • "A learning strategy: Sheboygan Area Shool District plans to proVide an iPad to every 6th-grader"?Sheboygan Press?7:00 AM
  • "iPhone and iPad sales: Two Christmas Day data points/1) 17 million iOS and Android devices activated; 2) App Store downloads up 87%"?Fortune?12/28
  • "Apple's Christmas gift - an 87 percent rise in app downloads"?CNET News?12/28
  • "iPad continues to lead the tablet market in web traffic"?SlashGear?12/28
  • "Report: iPad Still Destroying Other Tablets in Web Usage"?Mashable?12/28
  • "Huge iOS and Android Activity on Christmas Day"?Forbes?12/28
  • "It's Getting More Costly for iPhone App Makers to Get Loyal Customers"?AllThingsD?12/28
  • "Apple sees big slide in customer satisfaction"?TG Daily?12/28
  • "Analyst: Apple may have to pay for 'iPhone' name in Brazil"?Electronista?12/28
  • "YouTube, Google Maps top list of most download apps on Christmas Day"?iDownload Blog?12/28
  • "Apple designer shows off early prototypes in new book"?Electronista?12/28
  • "Early Apple Computer And Tablet Designs Reveal The iMac And iPad That Might Have Been"?TechCrunch?12/28
  • "How Apple's holistic approach to design began back in 1982"?Ars Technica?12/28
  • "Upcoming book gives look at early Apple designs"?CNET News?12/28
  • "Apple Computer Designs That You've Never Seen [Video]?Mashable?12/28
  • "China's ZTE Targets iPhone"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?12/28
  • "Ihnatko: The best tech products of 2012"?Chicago Sun-Times [Free Registration Required]?12/28
  • "New York City Mayor Bloomberg blames iPhones & iPads for increase in crime"?9 to 5 Mac?12/28
  • "Mayor Bloomberg blames Apple thefts for rise in New York City crime rate"?The Verge?12/28
  • "NYC mayor blames theft of Apple devices for uptick in crime"?CNET News?12/28
Non-Apple News
  • "Microsoft Invents Smart Walls for Next-Gen Homes & Offices"?Patent Bolt?12/28
  • "Trend 2013: Desktop Computers with Tiltable Touch Displays"?Patent Bolt?12/28
  • "Google's new VP9 video technology reaches public view"?CNET News?12/28
  • "Here Comes the First Smartphone for Baby Boomers"?TheStreet?12/28
  • "LG Display bringing Retina Display-like resolution to 7-inch tablets, 12.9-inch laptop screen"?ZDNet?12/28
  • "Japanese mobile carriers beg users to limit New Year's texts, calls"?IDG News Service?12/28
  • "Ouya game consoles now on their way to developers"?CNET News?12/28
  • "OUYA Ships 1,200 Development Consoles, Shows Off Its Pre-Release Android Gaming Hardware On Video"?TechCrunch?12/28
  • "Mobile gift cards increase in popularity"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?12/28
  • "Schools use smart devices to help make kids smarter"?USA Today?12/28
  • "All is well after Zuckerberg photo flap"?CNN?12/28
  • "Bug reveals 'deleted' Snapchat videos"?BBC?12/28
  • "Kim Dotcom To Host Mega's Launch Event At His New Mega Zealand Mansion Next Month"?TechCrunch?12/28
  • "DotCom promises splashy launch for Mega"?CNET News?12/28
  • "Report: Fujitsu President Says Windows 8 Demand Weak, Intros New Smartphone"?PC Magazine?12/28
  • "Weak Windows 8 Demand Saps PC Sales, Fujitsu President Says"?Bloomberg?12/28
  • "Cisco, HP, Walmart, others support Judge Posner, propose methodologies for patent damages"?Foss Patents?12/28
  • "Android-Android war raging in Korea as LG seeks injunction against Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1"?Foss Patents?12/28
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Hartmut Esslinger's Upcoming Book Reveals Early Apple Designs"?Design Trend?12/29
  • "Gene Steinberg meets Peter Cohen, from The Loop and the Angry Mac Bastards radio show, and Kirk McElhearn, Macworld's 'iTunes Guy,' this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?12/28
  • "New iPads In March And Our iOS 7 Hopes And Dreams On Our All-New CultCast"?Cult of Mac?12/28
  • "Podcast: End of Year Review - 2012 Apple products plus Holiday wrap up"?Insanely Great Mac?12/28
  • "Steve Wozniak praises panorama app that spins iPhone: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has become the latest fan of a new iPhone app that uses the phone's vibrate function to create Video panoramas."?Telegraph?7:01 AM
  • "Apple iWatch: latest rumours suggest a wearable revolution/Chinese news sites claim Apple's iWatch would use Intel chips and proVide a new interface for the best-selling iPhone."?Telegraph?6:43 AM
  • "Apple to Update MacBook Pro and MacBook Air in June 2013 with New Processors, All Retina?"?MacRumors?12/28
  • "Here Come New, More Powerful Versions Of Apple's Best Computer, The MacBook Air"?Business Insider?12/28
  • "Suppliers hint at changes to MacBook Air -- Digitimes"?CNET News?12/28
  • "Rumor: New MacBook Pro and MacBook Air Due In June 2013"?Apple Bitch?12/28
  • "Apple Suppliers To Continue Work During Chinese New Year To Meet High Market Demand"?App Advice?12/28
  • "Strong demand prompts Apple suppliers to work during Chinese New Year"?AppleInsider?12/28
  • "'Insatiable demand' for iPad mini drives stock-outs in China"?AppleInsider?12/28
  • "iPad mini in hot demand in China -- analyst"?CNET News?12/28
AppleCare/Helps
  • "I have a little later (mid-year vintage) model of that machine and so far am having no issues. However, there are some things to try and sleuthing to do. I would first try two things: Try resetting the PRAM and the SMC. There are instructions for both procedures all over the place. Also, determine if this happens only when the 9400 is involved, or does it happen with the 9600 (or with both). Are there any console messages that occur just prior to the panic? What software is running at the time of the crash? Do you recall installing any particular software or attaching any special hardware just prior to this syndrome beginning?"?MacInTouch?12/28
Price Trackers/Deals
  • "Fruitopia For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?12/29
  • "World of Blocks For iPhone Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?12/29
  • "ORBITAL HD For iPad Is Free Today (Was $2.99), The iPhone Version Is Also Free"?Apple Sliced?12/29
  • "Apple drops prices on refurbished Mac Minis by $50, now start at $469"?9 to 5 Mac?12/29
  • "Defender II For iPhone and iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?12/28
  • "LensFlare For iPhone and iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?12/28
  • "Puzz For iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?12/28
  • "15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?12/28
  • "13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?12/28
  • "MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?12/28
  • "PadGadget Daily App Deal ? 80 iPad Apps on Sale"?PadGadget?12/28
  • "2012 iPod touch Deals: New from $185, Refurbished from $129"?FairerPlatform?12/28

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  • "AirPort Express Setup Failure: Is 2012 the Year of the Lemon?"?Kirkville?6:57 AM
  • "Dammit, I'm a doctor, not an iPhone! Medical breakthrough of 2013? Tricorders"?New York Post?6:44 AM
  • "Steve Jobs Isn't The Only Kind Of Artist Leader"?Forbes?12/29
  • "Google's big push to make better iOS apps than Apple"?GigaOM?12/29
  • "What Is an iPhone? My dumbphone experiment takes an unexpected twist."?Technology Review?12/29
  • "Type 'sell' into Google Finance and take a bite out of Apple: It's not clear why, exactly, this is happening, but as of this writing, if you type 'sell' into Google Finance, you get Apple's rather sullen stock chart. Algorithmic slip-up? Or gremlinesque Android?"?CNET News?12/29
  • "Top Comments: The Problems with Facebook, Windows and Apple"?Mashable?12/29
  • "Apple And Google Race For Black Gold"?Forbes?12/29
  • "ITC judge recommends ban on Samsung devices infringing on Apple patents: Following an October preliminary finding, judge also approves design tweaks for Samsung."?Ars Technica?12/29
  • "Loss Of Apple'S Processor Business Unlikely To Affect Samsung"?BGR?12/28
  • "Attempts to ban Apple devices could see Samsung fined $15 billion"?TUAW?12/28
  • "The Sad Tale of Two Apple Audio Players"?512 Pixels?12/28
  • "Apple's iPad Generates 87% of Pre-Xmas Tablet Web Traffic"?The Mac Observer?12/28
  • "Man Bites Dog: China Fines Apple for Copyright Infringement"?TechNewsWorld?12/28
  • "China iPad mini Demand Called 'Insatiable"?Tapscape?12/28
  • "Sorry folks, book publishers don't know Apple's plans"?TUAW?12/28
  • "Rethinking The Mobile App 'Walkthrough'"?TechCrunch?12/28
  • "The Year of Doom For Microsoft, Google and Apple"?Forbes?12/28
  • "Why I Might Drop the iPhone 5 for the Galaxy Note II, and you should too." ["All in all, Apple has fallen behind the curve. After trying the Galaxy Note II for two weeks, it's clear that Android Jellybean (4.1) has managed to pull ahead. And the second iteration of the Note ? a device I've made fun of since before it even made it to the shelves ? is a far better phone, semantically and as a competitive computer."]?Forbes?12/28
  • "Tim Cook's $4.2M Compensation; Foxconn's Improving Conditions; EA Scrubs Gun Links"?PC Magazine?12/28
  • "Are tablets now disposable computing devices? Summary: With the price of 7" tablets now reaching the sub-$200 level, should they be considered disposable computing devices?"?ZDNet?12/28
  • "Can the N.Y. Times ride Apple all the way to a Pulitzer? Part 9 in its iEconomy series, published Thursday, is the hammer that tries to nail it"?Fortune?12/28
  • "Social networks, Apple, Microsoft and Linux in 2013"?The Inquirer?12/28
  • "Looking back at my Apple-related predictions for 2012"?AppleDailyReport?12/28
  • "Shut Up, You're Not Apple"?Forbes?12/28
  • "Is AppleCare extended warranty coverage worth the money?"?AppleTell?12/28
  • "[Wayne] The tech I used most in 2012"?BetaNews?12/28
  • "The Most Disturbing New Trend For Apple Customers In 2012"?PixoBebo?12/28
Non-Apple
  • "Silicon Valley conquers Hollywood 2013 ? Setting the scene"?I, Cringely?6:55 AM
  • "Tech's biggest misfires of 2012"?Engadget?6:54 AM
  • "The Wii U Is The Nintendo'S Last Console"?BGR?12/28
  • "5 common computer problems you can fix yourself"?USA Today?12/28
  • "Raspberry Pi Hack Turns The Ultra-Affordable Computer Into An AirPlay Receiver"?TechCrunch?12/28
  • "ASUS Matrix Radeon HD 7970 Platinum Review"?HotHardware?12/28
  • "16 of the most useful cloud management tools"?Network World?12/28
  • "Digitimes Research: Loss of Apple processor orders unlikely to affect Samsung"?DigiTimes?12/28
  • "Zuckerberg Photo Flap: 4 Lessons/What Randi Zuckerberg's 'private' Facebook photo -- and subsequent Twitter fuming -- can teach the rest of us about social business."?InformationWeek?12/28
  • "Tips to help your smartphone work better" [Video Report]?CNET News?12/28
  • "Can New BlackBerries Help Save Research in Motion?" [Video Report]?TheStreet?12/28
  • "Google Music Scan and Match swaps explicit songs for clean tracks"?TG Daily?12/28
  • "2 Tech Moments of 2012 That Made You Say 'WTF?'"?Wired Magazine?12/28
  • "2012: The tech year in cartoons/From SOPA to the Petraeus affair, here's a look at some of the year's biggest IT stories from the pen of Computerworld's editorial cartoonist, John Klossner."?Computerworld?12/28
  • "Mobile's Biggest Losers In 2012: The last twelve months have been turbulent for smartphone makers and wireless network providers. Here's who took it on the chin hardest."?InformationWeek?12/28
  • "Drones, phones and other 2012 privacy threats"?Computerworld?12/28
  • "The top 10 trends in enterprise cloud for 2013"?VentureBeat [Free Registration Required]?12/28
  • "Security in 2013: The rise of mobile malware and fall of hacktivism"?PCWorld?12/28
  • "2012''s worst security exploits, fails and blunders"?PCWorld?12/28
  • "10 Biggest Information Security Stories Of 2012: From John McAfee's escape from Belize to the privacy debacle that compromised CIA director Petraeus' career, 2012 had no shortage of security shockers."?InformationWeek?12/28
  • "Video games in 2012: A year of high-octane sequels"?Washington Post [Free Registration Required]?12/28
  • "How Amazon ruined my Christmas: Netflix's Christmas outage is yet another reminder that downtime happens at the worst possible time and the cloud is not inherently resilient."?ZDNet?12/28
  • "Could These 6 Pending Regulations Destroy The Internet In 2013?"?ReadWrite?12/28
  • "After initial flop, does Google+ have a secret weapon for a comeback?"?Beatweek Magazine?12/28
  • "Seriously, Google? Really? How Google's Math Kills The Web As You Know It"?Mac 360?12/28
  • "AUTONOMY UPDATE: Lynch Junks Accounting Fraud Allegations as US Investigation Underway"?FxPips.com?12/29
  • "HP Confirms Subsidiary Autonomy Being Probed By Justice Department"?redOrbit?12/29
  • "Autonomy's Lynch rejects fraud claims as US probe is launched: Firm's founder hits back at HP"?Irish Independent?12/29
  • "US Justice Department looks into HP's Autonomy acquisition"?PCWorld?12/29
  • "Fujitsu president blames poor sales on 'weak' Windows 8 demand: Windows 8 becoming a scapegoat?"?TechRadar UK?12/29
  • "Windows 8 wrestles with PC's legacy: opinion On a traditional PC, Windows 8 Metro is a solution looking for a problem."?CNET Reviews?12/29
  • "Can Microsoft Go Pro in Tablets in 2013?"?DailyFinance?12/29
  • "Short Microsoft? No, Just Buy The Dips Of This Solid DiVidend Stock"?Seeking Alpha?12/29
  • "Kabini to be 10 percent faster than 28nm Bobcat"?Fudzilla?12/29
  • "Intel's Cable TV Service And Set Top Box Will Soon Roll Out City By City"?TechCrunch?12/29
  • "Intel Reportedly plans to launch its internet TV service in a limited number of cities"?The Verge?12/29
  • "Intel's 'Redhookbay' Spotted in Benchmarks with Android 4.2.1, Dual-Core CPU"?Softpedia?12/29
  • "Intel Redhookbay benchmarks surface, show dual-core Merrifield processor"?SlashGear?12/29
  • "Intel postpones Haswell launch until Computex"?Hardware.info?12/29
  • "Intel Haswell possibly delayed till June 2013"?Tech2?12/29
  • "Intel Haswell CPUs delayed until June 2013"?CPU World?12/29
  • "US judge SLAMS both IBM and the SEC over bribery settlement"?The Register?12/29
  • "4 Reasons Cisco Will Be The #1 IT Company"?Seeking Alpha?12/29
  • "HP Goes Radio Silent Into 2013 on Autonomy Debacle"?TheStreet?12/28
  • "HP confirms DOJ investigation into Autonomy acquisition: HP said in a regulatory filing with the SEC that it has provided information to U.S. and U.K. authorities"?IDG News Service?12/28
  • "Hewlett-Packard Says Justice Department Probing Autonomy"?Bloomberg?12/28
  • "HP discloses US probe into Autonomy"?Financial Times [Paid Membership Required]?12/28
  • "H-P Confirms DOJ Probe Over Autonomy Mess"?FOXBusiness?12/28
  • "HP-Autonomy acquisition under US govt investigation"?ZDNet?12/28
  • "Autonomy's Lynch defends record as HP confirms Federal probe"?Reuters?12/28
  • "HP Has Been Slammed With 10 Lawsuits Over The Autonomy Debacle"?Business Insider?12/28
  • "Year in Review: Windows 8, roadmaps, Office Next top the reader charts"?ZDNet?12/28
  • "You need a touchscreen for Windows 8: Windows 8's best feature isn't being used by most Windows 8 PC owners."?CNNMoney?12/28
  • "Intel to cooperate with HP, Lenovo, Quanta, Compal to launch smart TVs in 2013"?DigiTimes?12/28
  • "This Dumb Year: The 57 Lamest Moments in Tech 2012"?Techland?12/28
  • "2012: The year in application development/Native vs. Web, the rise of GitHub, hard truths for HTML5 -- here's a look back at the year in programming trends" [Slideshow]?InfoWorld?12/28
  • "Top 10 Tech News Stories of 2012: From Apple vs. Samsung to Facebook's IPO, here's what had the tech world talking in 2012."?PC Magazine?12/28
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Kate Upton Bikini Photos: THG Hot Bodies Countdown #1!

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'Dairy cliff' may be avoided, for a year at least

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Farm-state lawmakers have agreed to a one-year extension of the expiring U.S. farm bill that, if enacted, would head off a possible doubling of retail milk prices to $7.00 or more a gallon in 2013.?

The compromise measure resulted from bipartisan discussions in the House of Representatives' Agriculture Committee and talks with colleagues in the U.S. Senate, Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, the House panel's chairman, said in a statement Sunday.?

"It is not perfect - no compromise ever is - but it is my sincere hope that it will pass the House and Senate and be signed by the President by January 1," Lucas, a Republican, said.?

It was not immediately clear whether House and Senate leaders would bring the measure to a vote soon enough to avoid putting the so-called "dairy cliff" milk price spike into action.?

Separately, lawmakers are working on a last-ditch effort to avert the similarly timed "fiscal cliff," when the biggest tax increases ever to hit Americans are set to start, paired with significant federal spending cuts?

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in an interview with CNN taped Friday and aired on Sunday, urged Congress to come up with such a solution, if only an extension of the old law that expired nearly three months ago, lest milk prices start rising after Jan. 1, 2013.?

Absent a new bill or an extension of current law, milk prices would revert to rules set in 1949, the last "permanent" farm legislation in the United States. Government price supports would kick in, based on production costs 64 years ago, plus inflation. The potential retail milk price has been estimated at $6.00 to $8.00 a gallon versus current levels near $3.50.?

Lucas said in the statement that time had run out in Congress' current session to enact a new five-year farm bill, as farm-state lawmakers and the dairy lobby had hoped.?

Vilsack told CNN that soaring milk prices - if it comes to that - would ripple throughout all commodities "if this thing goes on for an extended period of time."?

The price of milk will not double on Jan. 1, if Congress fails to act. Instead, prices would rise gradually as supplies are removed from normal markets and land instead in U.S. Department of Agriculture storage facilities.?

With supplies more scarce in normal marketing channels, some milk distributors and dairy product manufacturers could have turned to imported supplies.?

The Department of Agriculture is reviewing a range of options for administering programs should a permanent law become legally effective on Jan. 1, a spokesman said on Friday.?

The Senate passed its new five-year farm bill in June, and the House Agriculture Committee followed with a version in July.?

But the House bill, with large cuts in food-stamp funding for lower-income Americans, has never been brought to a vote by the full House. The Senate and House have for months remained far apart on the issues of food stamps and crop subsidies.?

Lucas said the year-long extension "provides certainty to our producers and critical disaster assistance to those affected by record drought conditions."?

It would also mean another round of the direct subsidies to farmers that cost about $5 billion a year, and that both sides of debate had agreed earlier to eliminate.?

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/business/dairy-cliff-may-be-avoided-year-least-1C7753064

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  • Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano acknowledges the fans after walking onto the field before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. Pagano is back as coach after nearly three months of treatments for leukemia. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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    Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano signs autographs for fans before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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    Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano watches as the Colts prepare for an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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  • Chris Crocker, Jacoby Jones

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  • Danieal Manning, Dwayne Allen

    Indianapolis Colts' Dwayne Allen (83) is tackled by Houston Texans' Danieal Manning (38) during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

  • Mark Sanchez, Kyle Williams

    New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez (6) is pressured by Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams (95) during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert)

  • Andrew Luck, Whitney Mercilus

    Indianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck (12) throws while pressured by Houston Texans' Whitney Mercilus (59) during the first half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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  • Deji Karim

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    OBAMA WILL SEEK THIRD TERM | Weekly World News

    President Obama is beginning the process to amend the Constitution to allow him to run for a third term.

    President Obama is beginning the process to amend the Constitution to allow him to run for a third term.

    WWN learned that the White House and President Obama?s campaign machine have a ?foolproof? plan for the President to successfully achieve a third (and perhaps a fourth) term in office.

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    ?President Obama only faces opposition in the House,? ?a White House insider told WWN. ??Barack plans to divide the Republicans in the House and so weaken them that in 2014, the Democrats will once again be the majority. ?After that he will introduce an amendment to repeal the 22nd amendment, which limits the President?s term in office.?

    Chris Matthews of CNBC is already pushing the idea and said on the air that he thinks Obama will successfully pass an amendment doing away with the 22nd Amendment.

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    Many in Washington feel that if President Obama can get the amendment on the docket, he can successfully get two-thirds of the states to ratify it. ??The President is extremely confident that he can get the necessary states to ratify the amendment and then he can run for office in 2016 and 20120.?

    Sources say that President Obama believes that his plan is already working. ?The Republicans in Congress are having a Civil War over the Fiscal Cliff. ? ?President Obama?s master plan is working,? reportedly said top adviser, David Axelrod.

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    President Obama has long felt that the 22nd Amendment was put in place in a hasty manner and only in response to FDR?s death. ??The amendment is ridiculous. ?There are no Congressional term limits, why should there be a Presidential term limit?? said Axelrod.

    Republicans are furious that the President would even contemplate this idea. ? A number of groups are already pulling out the old buttons:

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    Overturning the amendment would require a two-thirds vote by both chambers of Congress, followed by ratification of the proposal by 38 states. ? The White House predicts this will happen in 2015.

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    Sunday, December 30, 2012

    Microsoft Patents Internet Hugs

    Sending hugs long distances sounds like the sort of thing wished for in soppy songs, but Microsoft has just taken out a patent for an Internet-enabled pillow that will give you a hug sent across the Web.

    US patent application number 8,332,755 filed by Zhengyon Zhang and six other inventors on behalf of Microsoft Corporation is for ?Force-feedback within telepresence?, which doesn?t sound quite so cuddly, but the idea is that two people can use devices connected to the Internet to add a physical interaction such as a hug or a handshake to long-distance communications.

    Who says Steve Ballmer hasn?t got a romantic side?

    The patent isn?t just about hugs, though. The application discusses ways you could shake hands over the Web, and the feedback goes further than vibrations. The feedback could include ?friction, haptic, tactile, electric feedback, electrical stimulation, three-dimensional feedback, vibration, shaking, physical resistance, temperature change, motion, noise, pressure, texture, a motion, a replication of touching, any combination thereof, and/or any other suitable feedback communicated via a device.?

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    That seems to leave quite a lot of long-distance money-making options open, but we leave the details of quite what app you might develop open.

    In practical terms, Microsoft might well look to its recent acquisition Skype, and add elements of physical presence to that. The patent also talks about whiteboards and handing over documents, which suggests SharePoint might be another candidate for the technology. On the whole, internet hugs sounds a lot more fun.

    The idea is an interesting one with lots of practical potential but is it unique? It reminded us of the Like-A-Hug vest invented by researchers at MIT earlier this year that delivers a hug when its wearers gets a like on Facebook.

    However it seems to be yet another software/system patent that aims to grab some obvious ideas just because they can be grabbed. Does anyone really think that this patent is going to stand if another company takes it on? The problem is that it is going to put a lot of smaller companies off trying out similar ideas.? This is clearly another nonsense patent in more ways than one.

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    Source: http://www.i-programmer.info/news/81-web-general/5260-microsoft-patents-internet-hugs.html

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    Ruth Hughes' Inspirational, Plant-Based Weight Loss Story | Will ...

    Every now and then I meet someone during my travels that moves me beyond words. Shortly after publishing my one-year road trip update, naming the 10 14 most memorable people from the journey, I landed in San Diego and met Ruth Hughes. Ruth and I had been in touch about meeting up when I made my way to San Diego, so we set aside a dinner date at Cafe Gratitude. During our chat I learned about Ruth?s incredible journey to veganism and her life-changing weight loss story. I rarely invite guest bloggers to WTFVF but I?immediately?knew that Ruths? story was one worth sharing. Ruth is our very first guest writer, related to a personal vegan-transition story.

    Welcome, Ruth Hughes:

    Since a young age weight has been a struggle in my life. I definitely experienced challenges growing up, from peer acceptance to trying to keep up with healthier and fit kids, but never really realized until my late 20?s, how carrying the extra weight would lead me to a reality that I never thought I would face- ongoing health issues. At the end of 2009, I was prompted to see a doctor after experiencing nausea, muscle aches, dizziness and extreme exhaustion for several weeks. During this appointment I was given a routine exam. It had been several years since I had been in a doctor?s office let alone stepped on a scale. After weighing in, the nurse told me the actual number; I was in shock?290 pounds! Immediate shame, remorse, among other feelings took over as I sat in the examination room waiting for the doctor. After these initial feelings though, I thought ?what if I could finally beat the weight issue for good and live a healthier life?? This wasn?t the life I had imagined. All of the food choices I had been making for 29 years were literally shortening my life expectancy and I knew I had to make immediate changes. With a history of high blood pressure and diabetes in my family it wasn?t a shock when the doctor told me that I had both, but I thought that I had more time, before having to succumb to taking medications and managing a disease on a daily basis. I told the doctor that I had no desire to be dependent on medication and that I would do the work necessary to lose the weight. I left that appointment, feeling for the first time in my life, that I could truly attain my weight loss goals with fortitude and perseverance.

    Immediately after leaving the doctor?s office I started researching healthy eating, weight loss programs, fitness routines, among other topics in an effort to jump start my weight loss. Several stepping stones in my weight loss journey included Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig. Due to the high costs of membership and food though, I only participated in each of these programs for a short time. These programs provided me with a wealth of information on making better food choices, but were only a jump start in my weight loss journey; because in order for me to achieve long term weight loss my approach to health and fitness would need to become a permanent lifestyle change. While I did see results from these programs I still wanted to eat less processed foods and felt that in order to maintain long term weight loss I needed to continue my research towards finding the right balance of healthy eating and fitness.

    During my research and recommendations from numerous friends I watched the documentary Food, Inc. This documentary changed my perspective towards eating meat and was extremely informative. A little under a year and half into my weight loss journey I reached a plateau and was not able to lose weight as consistently as I had been. While continuously adjusting my exercise routine, counting calories, etc., proved to be helpful it still did not yield the results I was hoping for. Earlier this year I was talking to a good friend of mine, who adopted a whole-food plant-based diet nine months prior, about my weight loss journey and she encouraged me to watch Forks Over Knives. Literally, a few days after that conversation the documentary was available to view for free on an internet video streaming website and after watching this documentary, I knew I needed to adopt a whole-food plant-based diet. This was a whole new world to me though, and I am the type of person that always researches something in order to have a plan in place or at least an idea of how I would implement this new lifestyle change before diving in. I knew in order to be successful the first six months of my transition from?carnivore to herbivore, while finishing my Master?s degree (which by the way I graduated a couple weeks ago), would require me to find resources that clearly explained this type of diet and provided quick and easy recipes. So I started my research on the Forks Over Knives website, which introduced me to the world of plant-based eating and through the amazing list of resources provided I purchased several books including: Plant-Based Nutrition, Engine 2 Diet, Happy Herbivore Cookbooks, and The China Study. This website truly opened my eyes in ways that I will be forever grateful.

    After my initial research, reading several books, and finding additional resources through the world of Facebook, (where I found another great resource ? Will Travel For Vegan Food) I decided to make the switch to a whole-food plant-based diet immediately and not gradually ? I went all in from day one. Personally, that approach is much easier for me than still keeping one foot in a lifestyle that I wanted to move away from. I have been vegan strong since June of this year and within that time I have lost 70 pounds, making my total weight loss 155 pounds since my journey began. Since adopting a whole-food plant-based diet I have reversed and eliminated all of my medical issues (Type 2 Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, etc) no longer experience feelings of exhaustion, have so much more energy than I know what to do with?LOL, as well as many more positive health results that my list literally could go on forever. Bottom line ? I feel absolutely amazing!

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    I?m truly blessed to have the opportunity to live a healthier lifestyle and will maintain a low-fat, whole-food plant-based diet the rest of my life. I?m so thankful for amazing resources like Will Travel For Vegan Food that provide excellent product and restaurant reviews as well as a community of support and encouragement! Now that I have graduated and have my free time back I am looking forward to spending more time with my family and friends, traveling around the world, mountain biking, and volunteering at various organizations.

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    Ruth, thank you so much for taking the time to share your story with us. It was an honor to meet you and I look forward to staying in touch! :)

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    Eat well and travel often, friends!

    Source: http://wtfveganfood.com/weight-loss-ruth-hughes/

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