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In praise of... rime frost Corrections and clarifications Country diary: Tamar Valley Nick Hardwick: The criticisms of the IPCC's investigations stem from the caseload we inherited Letter: Saviour of the left Letters: Cutting the odds on problem gambling Letters: Political abuses are part of the system Letters: Give us resources to cut prison numbers Letters: Local solution to global food crisis Letters: Divorce vows Obituary: Larry Norman Philip Whiteman Obituary: Sunny Lowry Obituary: Gen Dan Shomron Obituary: Robin Moore Madam, 12 Bar, London Eels, Royal Festival Hall, London LSO/Temirkanov, Barbican, London Theatre review: The Vortex / Apollo, London Stephanie Dosen, Bush Hall, London Guardian Weekly podcast: Turkish incursion into Iraq SportWebfeed Football: Thaksin's Thai return could bring City a crock of gold Football: Scudamore forced to climb down over Game 39 Football: Foster set for comeback as Capello seeks to solve goalkeeping riddle Rugby league: Bailey out of Bradford game for dangerous throw Digger: Absent fans' needs ignored Football: Hicks hits out at suggestions he will sell Liverpool David Hytner: Grant struggling to cope with Chelsea's surplus of riches Football: Troubled times at Stamford Bridge Football: Tottenham turn down cup parade Football: Speed in a slower lane but roaring towards his forties Football: O'Neill gives listless Petrov time off to rediscover form Louise Taylor: Middlesbrough wait to get money's worth from overweight and overhyped Alves Football: Anger at Aliadière ban Football: Litmanen back in training after heart scare Football: Smith sets sights beyond pursuit of a perfect 10 Football: Groin operation threatens early end to Given's season Championship: Preston North End 2-0 Stoke City Tennis: Robbery haunts Chakvetadze Tennis: French seeking court ban on online betting David Conn: Triesman gives backbone to FA after decade of subservience Six Nations: Lions can wait as Jones focuses on grand slam Boxing: Haye warned that long night will favour Maccarinelli Six Nations: Haskell should be fit to face Scots Athletics: Williamson joins Chambers in world indoor squad Rugby union: Justin Harrison fills gap in Bath's scrum Mike Selvey: Shah caught out in Strauss slipstream Cricket: Gloucestershire turn to Jack Russell as they await return of top dog Bracewell Cricket: Vaughan backs Sidebottom to be fit for Test Cycling: Millar calls for peace as rift threatens Tour Rugby league: Leeds seek win and respect from Australia Horse racing: Johnson hopes bad straw is last of his problems Horse racing: Ron Cox's tip of the day Horse racing: Good to soft on the cards for Cheltenham Simon Hattenstone: Spurs spring cultural revolution on the gang of four G2Webfeed Just because they swim, doesn't mean they're dim Eduardo's leg: the only story in Croatia The question: What happens when there are no first-time buyers? Marcel Berlins: One restaurant has given in to intimidation and changed its menu.
Ask AP: Product Recalls, Obama's Faith
If you have your own news-related question that you'd like to see answered by an AP reporter or editor, send it to newsquestions@ap.org, with "Ask AP" in the subject line. --- What becomes of all the recalled poisonous pet food, lead-tainted toys and antifreeze-flavored toothpaste? Are they incinerated? Buried? William Gazdagh Belleville, Ill. --- Recalled products that are taken back to stores are returned to manufacturers, which generally destroy them, through incineration or other measures, or send them to a landfill. Depending on the nature of the recall, though, food products are sometimes reprocessed. In the past, if a recall involved a bacterial pathogen that could be destroyed by cooking at a high temperature, recalled meat was further processed until it was deemed safe, and then sometimes reused in pet food.
YouTube, Not Zombies, Indicates the Downfall of Society
If the apocalypse were to happen today, would you think to quickly grab your video camera in order to capture footage for YouTube? George A. Romero thinks so, and believes this insensitivity makes you worse than the zombies that inhabit his films. Diary of the Dead is the fifth film in Romero's zombie series that began with 1968's classic Night of the Living Dead. His work is less about gore than it is about critiquing the society of the time. His 1979 film Dawn of the Dead focused on the consumerist market that drove society. Day of the Dead, 1985, can be seen as examining post-nuclear holocaust survival, and his 2005 effort, Land of the Dead, is a blatant critique of American business and poverty. Diary of the Dead is stylistically different—it is shot from a first-person perspective (à la The Blair Witch Project and Cloverfield), depicting a group of teens recording the beginning of a zombie invasion.
Jenice Armstrong: Rocawear picks Philly writer
PHILLY-BASED novelist Daaimah S. Poole deserves a shoutout, most recently for her recognition by Rocawear, the hip-hop-clothing giant. Poole, whose latest book is "All I Want Is Everything" (Kensington, $14.95), was selected after submitting a video on which she talks about her struggles as a teenage, single mother who landed a major publishing deal without even owning a computer. A graduate of Overbrook High, Poole used to type on the computers in Temple University's library until closing time. I got to know Poole (who was discovered by literary whiz Karen E. Quinones Miller) after editing her first book, "Yo Yo Love." A spokeswoman for Rocawear says Poole will be featured on the Web site www.Iwillnotlose.org. In addition to Poole, Jay-Z's I Will Not Lose Campaign is spotlighting singer Ciara and Nicole Paultre-Bell, fiancee of Sean Bell, who was killed in a hail of 50 bullets on the eve of his wedding after leaving a New York strip bar.
Inside QuickTime Pro's bag of tricks
At some point, most Mac users have probably whiled away a few company minutes watching Apple's QuickTime movie trailers. But QuickTime can do much more than just bring you the latest Spider-Man 3 teaser. Apple's QuickTime Player application is a surprisingly feature-packed utility capable of recording and editing movies, and even handling a few video effects. The key to realizing its power is to fork over $30 at the Apple Store and upgrade to QuickTime 7 Pro. Make your own videos After you do that, you'll notice that QuickTime Pro has made QuickTime Player better. You can play videos in full-screen mode and save movie trailers downloaded from the Web. And now you don't have to be relegated to the role of audience member. Combining QuickTime with Apple's iSight gives you an instant recording studio.
Moody's Cuts Thornburg Ratings
Thornburg had already paid off more than $300 million in margin calls before the latest round of margin calls were revealed Monday. Margin calls force borrowers to repay loans or put up more collateral to secure them. Thornburg said it will have to sell assets _ likely at a discount _ to raise enough cash to cover the margin calls. If it is unable to meet the calls, Thornburg said Monday it could hamper its ability to operate. Shares of Thornburg lost more than half their value Monday, falling $4.58, or 51.5 percent, to $4.32. Earlier in the session, shares hit an all-time low of $3.53. Thornburg's ratings remain on review for more downgrades.
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Awards Promote Beauty Contest
The moment Alissa Hsu Lynch spotted five Aveeno products among the winners unveiled at Allure magazine's Best of Beauty awards fete last fall, she emailed her team. "We needed to think about how we could get the news out right away," said Ms. Hsu Lynch, group product director for Aveeno, a Johnson & Johnson brand. Within weeks, the Aveeno team had designed coupons and in-store displays to feature Allure's "Best of Beauty" seal. Later this year, TV ads for Aveeno also will include the awards. The seal eventually will adorn the packaging of most of Aveeno's winning products, except for its new eczema cream, which already is decorated with an award from the National Eczema Association. .
Cellnet+Hunt Powers Highly Available Wireless Metering Communications ...
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