In the director's commitment to The Giving Pledge, he announced he would be "dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
George Lucas' 2010 Philanthropy Pledge
In the director's commitment to The Giving Pledge, he announced he would be "dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education.
Archos adds the 80 Cobalt to its ICS tablet range: 8-inch screen, 1.6GHz CPU and 1GB of RAM
The FCC may have spoiled the surprise months ago, but Archos has taken to Facebook to officially reveal the new member of its Elements range -- the Archos 80 Cobalt. As you may have guessed from the familiar size codification, the WiFi-only slate sports an 8-inch capacitive screen filled with 1024 x 768 pixels, supporting 1080p video playback. The other specs you'll want to know include the dual-core processor running at 1.6GHz, 1GB of RAM and 8 gigs of on-board storage, expandable with a microSD card of up to 64GB. Modest 2-megapixel and 0.3-megapixel shooters occupy the back and front of the 0.48-inch (12mm) thick tablet, respectively, which weighs in at a solid one pound (470g). There's no word on a release date or pricing for this ICS device, but we'd imagine the answers are "soon" and "under $200." Any more than that, and we can't see people choosing it over, say, a Nexus 7, even if it does have an extra inch on the competition.
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The Reading Life: J.G. Ballard's stormy weather
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Apple Shakes Up Executive Ranks With Two Departures
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Ceglia To Face Facebook Fraud Charges
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Real-Money Gambling Platform, Betable, Signs Up Developers Slingo, Digital Chocolate, Murka; Private Beta ?Opening Up In Near Future?
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BRIEF-Ziggo owners Cinven, Warburg Pincus sell more shares
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* Cinven and warburg pincus announce the exercise of the
overallotment option 
* Cinven and warburg pincus announce the exercise of the
overallotment option
Subversive Sparkle
LRCers want the products that get the job done, and aren't influenced by eco-baloney. We're fed up with Algorean dishwasher detergents that leave dishes and glassware grimy. Here are the hottest products on Amazon in October, as decided by you: Bubble Bandit Dishwasher Detergent with Phosphate; TSP ? Trisodium Phosphate: Heavy Duty Cleaner; NB: One [...]
UPDATE 2-Hugo Boss says China sales pick up in Q3
FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - German fashion house Hugo Boss
said a pick-up in its Chinese luxury goods market in
the third quarter should gather pace by the end of the year on
the back of growing... 
said a pick-up in its Chinese luxury goods market in
the third quarter should gather pace by the end of the year on
the back of growing...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
A State-By-State Look at the East Coast Superstorm
The East Coast has been devastated by a huge storm. Here is a breakdown by state of the damage and current conditions.
Beachfront homes damaged by East Coast superstorm
Wreckage lies outsice damaged beach front homes after superstorm Sandy in Milford, Conn., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.
Photo AP/Jessica Hill
Push notifications, search come to Netbot for app.net
Both push notifications and search have come to Tapbots' popular app.net (ADN) client, Netbot, thanks to today's version 1.1. Update. While push notifications was likely the last big missing piece on many people's ADN puzzles -- our own Netbot review included -- both new features nicely round out what was already one of the best clients on any platform.
For any Tweetbot user, the push notification implementation will be immediately familiar. Simply tap the account button at the top left, tap Accounts & Settings, tap Settings at the bottom of the screen, tap your username under Account Settings, tap Notifications, and then you can toggle on or off Mentions, Reposts, Stars, and Follows, as well as test the system.
According to Netbot developer Paul Haddad, Tapbots didn't include the same Sleep Options found in Tweetbot because iOS 6's new Do Not Disturb mode handles that at the system level now. Also, there's no way to restrict Mentions to just those from people you follow, since ADN doesn't offer that option yet.
Search also functions exactly as any Tweetbot user would expect, with the ability to find posts with, users with, or go to a specific username.
Great additions to a great client. If you like Tweetbot, you'll like Netbot, so whether you're migrating to ADN or just doubling up on your micro-posts, there's no longer any reason not to check it out.
Netbot 1.1 is a free update for existing users.
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Strikeforce fighters compensated after fight cancellation
After Strikeforce canceled Saturday's events, fighters worried about their finances because they didn't have the fight pay day. The good news is that they still will receive some compensation from Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC and Strikeforce.
MMA Junkie confirmed that the fighters left without a bout will get their "show money," or the amount they would get for fighting regardless of the bout's outcome. As far as the sponsors who also add to their fight night payout, it's up to each individual sponsor on how they want to proceed.
[Kevin Iole: It's time for Showtime, Strikeforce to cut losses, move on]
Since finding out they didn't have a fight, a few fighters took advantage of not having to cut weight.
Aahh,I confess,2 1/2 ice cream pints,entire box of 12 donuts,2 footlong dark chocolate hershey bars w Almond milk.gotta go sweat! #sosick
? Jorge Gurgel (@JorgeGurgel) September 25, 2012
Gian Villante had to cut down from 240 to 205. He was in the 220 range when the fight was canceled. He headed to Taco Bell when he heard the news.
"If I'm going to be honest, the first thing I think is, alright, I'll just go to Taco Bell, but I don't want to go crazy," Villante said to MMA Fighting. "So I went with a cheesy gordita crunch with chicken, and they have this new thing, a Doritos taco shell, that just looked amazing. That was calling my name, I went for that one. I had about three of those. I went home and there was this veal parm hero that was in the fridge for about a week now that my brother left in the refrigerator. It's been looking at me for a week and it's just torture, so, I'm like you know what, I'm eating this thing. I ate half a veal parm hero that was a week old and didn't even taste good, and then I had about a half a gallon of ice cream, chocolate chip cookie dough."
That's downright astounding. Thank goodness he is being paid at least his show money, as he might need to stock up on some healthy food to make up for that binge.
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