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Here's a quick peak into our 2012 photo shoot with this years Major League Soccer, Real Salt Lake team. This clip is primarily with RSL defender Chris Wingert as he was the lucky one to get a bit more time to shoot BTS with, but in the finished images you'll also see the usual suspects including: Kyle Beckerman, Nick Rimando, Nat Borchers, Will Johnson, Fabian Espindola, Javier Morales, and well as the rest of the team. So, first and foremost a huge shout out goes to all the athletes for being so cool to work with once again!
In terms of art direction for the shoot, we drew inspiration from a few ESPN cover stories over the last year or two and wanted to bring a bright (high key) feeling to the finished product as opposed to the moody/edgy RSL portraits we've shot in the past. Despite the very short amount of time we get with each player, I was stoked with the final results as was the creative team and I'm excited to see the finished product through this years marketing and advertising efforts. GO RSL 2012!!!
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Pakistan Panics at Phone Virus Prank
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Rumors,
Pakistani mobile service providers have been receiving a massive amount of complaints from subscribers that were told that they could die of a deadly virus being transmitted through their cell phones. The prank call was so effective that some of Karachi's mosques made announcements that 20 people had already been killed and that others should "be aware of God's wrath."
All of the mobile operators jointly issued this statement, "These rumors are completely baseless. They do not make any sense in technological terms."
We would like to think that most humans wouldn't fall for such a prank, but will not be surprised if in the future there will be other antics that follow suit.
Read More | Reuters
Gallery: Pakistan Panics at Phone Virus Prank
Colored Wii-motes and Nunchuks on the Way?
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Rumors, Video Games,
Nintendo Wii owners already have lots of things to look forward to, including online multiplayer gaming and a microphone-enabled Wii-mote. Now comes a rumor of Nintendo releasing colored Wii-motes and nunchucks, including silver, blue and pearl pink. Unfortunately, the new hues will debut in Europe first, on June 29th, and if successful, matching colored consoles will be released.
Read More | Geeksugar
Gallery: Colored Wii-motes and Nunchuks on the Way?
Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard Update Video
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Microsoft, Rumors, Software, Video Games,
If this one is a fake, it's a darn good one. The guys over at MyGamerCard.net are saying this was leaked on Gamespot, and subsequently pulled, but not before it was downloaded and placed on YouTube for our benefit. What you will find above is a video walkthrough of the Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard update. Claiming that it will be released on May 7, 2007, it boast quite a few new features, including:
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- Text chat with up to 6 Live Messenger contacts at once during games or movies.
- The Marketplace will be getting its own Dashboard Blade.
- The Marketplace will be skinned independently of the Dashboard, for special events.
- The Marketplace will be getting a new, easier-to-navigate remake.
- Achievement Pop-ups will now display how many points and which Achievement you have gained.
- Low-power downloading (fans off) and auto-off after finishing queued downloads.
- View partially downloaded video files.
What we like most? The fact that you can start watching movies files before they finish downloading, along with the fact that when you earn an acheivment, you get the details in the pop-up notification instead of having to hit the guide button for the full scoop. Everything else seems to be fluff for the most part, unles you have tons of Windows Live contacts. Our main question? Where the hell is Internet Explorer?
Let us know what you think of the video in the comments.
Read More | MyGamerCard.net
Gallery: Xbox 360 Spring 2007 Dashboard Update Video
Famous Duck Spotted on Mars!
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, Internet, Rumors,
We wanted to create something truly preposterous for April Fools' Day, but we know how much you take us seriously. Instead, we just thought we would let you know that Duck Dodgers and our favorite Martian were spotted on Mars. Really! Okay, you don't buy it, but we swear that a friend of ours saw them there today.
Alex Boese, curator of the online Museum of Hoaxes, claims that there is a decrease of genuine hoaxes that people will believe, such as a 1962 report by a Swedish TV Station that said you could color your black and white set if you just put a nylon stocking over it. We personally don't think anything could possibly be as scary or believable as Welles' "War of the Worlds" radio show from 1938. So happy Fools' Day, Gear Livers.
Read More | MSNBC
Gallery: Famous Duck Spotted on Mars!
Rumors of a Nintendo Wii Microphone
Posted by Lolita Beckwith Categories: Accessories, Rumors, Video Games,
Another day, another Nintendo Wii innovation. We recently reported on the Wii's upcoming online multiplayer capability starting in June. Now comes a practically-confirmed rumor that a "Wii-mic" will be arriving, in conjunction with the release of a
karaoke-style "High School Musical" game, as well as EA's upcoming "Harry Potter" game—in which you'll wave the Wii-mic like a wand and cast spells with the mic! Love it. Look for an official confirmation from Nintendo soon.
Read More | GoNintendo via Joystiq
Gallery: Rumors of a Nintendo Wii Microphone
CONFIRMED?: Xbox 360 Limited Edition Black Box Art, HDMI Built-in
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Microsoft, Rumors, Video Games,
We have been hearing about the possibility of a black Xbox 360 since before the console launched back in 2005. The early development kits were black, so it didn't seem too far-fetched an idea. Here we are, over a year later, and we now have had two internal sources send us the above image of the supposed Xbox 360 Limited Edition Black. The first one was confidential and featured the entire box art and folding instructions, the second was just the image above, which matches the first image we got. On the side, it lists that this model specs out with three USB 2.0 ports as well as an HDMI port. The hard drive size isn't listed on the box, so we can't confirm any hard drive size increases. Other than that, if our sources are to be believed, this looks to be the real deal.
EDIT: For all the people saying it's a Photoshop job…well, yeah. We are pretty sure that companies like Microsoft use programs like Photoshop to create their box art. The fact that such software is used isn't enough reason - on it's own - to discredit it the image.
Gallery: CONFIRMED?: Xbox 360 Limited Edition Black Box Art, HDMI Built-in
Apple Makes Bold Statement Regarding 2007
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Rumors,
So, we have MacWorld starting in about a week, and we have Apple rumors flying all over the place. Of course, everyone is hoping there will be an Apple Phone (not iPhone). Others are hoping for a finalized version of the iTV product. Then there are some wishing for a refreshed line of Cinema Displays that have integrated iSight cameras and HDCP-compliant HDMI ports. Oh, and there is also that new Leopard operating system that is said to be pretty fancy. So, what does Apple go and do since they know that they have the attention of the masses? They put up an image like the one above on their homepage, declaring that everything they have done in the history of the company was just the beginning…it was all meant to lay the foundation for what is coming in 2007. Apple fanboys unite, this could be the best your of your lives.
Read More | Apple iTunes Store
Gallery: Apple Makes Bold Statement Regarding 2007
RED iMac and MacBook Coming Next?
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop, Rumors,
Okay, so a few days ago we had to give props to Apple for launching the RED iPod nano, because we can appreciate a company doing what it can to make the world a better place. Continuing in that trend, the rumor mill has been churning in regards to how Apple might follow up the RED nano. Word on the street is that they may possibly release RED Macbooks and iMacs as well. Our thoughts? Go for it. Seeing people carrying around RED Macbooks would rock our world, as Apple would be giving a portion of the purchase to the Global Fund to help HIV/AIDS afflicted women and children in Africa.
Read More | ThinkSecret
Gallery: RED iMac and MacBook Coming Next?
RFID Tagged Disks May Put a Halt to Piracy
Posted by Brian Viele Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies, Rumors,
Movie makers are planning to begin to use RFID tags embedded within media to prevent playing of pirated disks. The technology will be applicable to DVD's, HD-DVD's and Blu-Ray disks. Essentially, the system will read the ID tag to ensure the disk is authentic, which will require the unit 1) To be able to read RFID tags and 2) To be able to connect to some database to retrieve valid ID tags. All of this is going to be, of course, at the consumer's expense.
I have a few issues with this upcoming system. First of all, there will undoubtedly be ways to rip and re-burn the video into some generic form that will not require the player to scan the RFID. Otherwise, it will make recording home movies and such impossible, so it doesn't totally rid the potential of pirated media. Additionally, when these new security measures come into affect, people with older systems that do not have the RFID capability will be forced to upgrade in order to view the new releases. At $500 a pop for the low-end Blu-Ray and HD-DVD players today, I find it obscene to expect consumers to purchase a new device to incorporate new anti-piracy technology that likely will not be totally effective. Unless U-Tech, IPICO or the movie makers decide to upgrade consumers current equipment for free, I don't think many people will find this a great idea.
Read More | VNUNet
Gallery: RFID Tagged Disks May Put a Halt to Piracy
The iTunes Store Is Down: It's Showtime
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Rumors,
In case you hadn't noticed, the iTunes Music Store has been down for a few hours. Of course, Steve Jobs is set to hit the stage in roughly five minutes or so for his September 12 keynote, where we expect to see a couple of iTunes upgrades. Disney movie downloads anyone?
Gallery: The iTunes Store Is Down: It's Showtime
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Clarkson University Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 18-21
Next week, over 138 countries will host more than 4,000 events designed to strengthen the global entrepreneurship ecosystem during Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) 2013.
Each November, GEW inspires citizens "from all walks of life through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators."
The Reh Center for Entrepreneurship at Clarkson University has partnered with GEW to bring these events to the North Country for the first time. A series of events are planned and are open to all.
"Partnering with Global Entrepreneurship Week provides a global connection and inspiration for entrepreneurs across our community," says Erin Draper, director of operations at the Reh Center. "Excitement is building on campus and we have seen an increase in student ideas and start-ups as a result."
"The events during Global Entrepreneurship Week will serve as a platform to learn valuable lessons and develop relationships that could possibly change your life and I couldn't be more grateful to be a part of it," said Joseph Siracuse '15, an engineering and management major from Clarence, N.Y.
Events, including keynote speakers, luncheons, student pitches, and the Sigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society induction, are designed to drive partnerships, conversations and awareness of entrepreneurial activity.
Scheduled are:
Monday, November 18, 7 p.m.: Kick-off Celebration - Guest Speaker Tom Hall '83. Dessert will be served. (Snell Hall Atrium)
Tuesday, November 19, 7 p.m.: Idea Jam - Inspiration and Idea Creation presented by School of Business Dean Dayle Smith. Pizza will be served. (Student Center Multipurpose Rooms)
Wednesday, November 20, all day: Student Business Start-up Poster Voting. Stop by MoJoe to vote for your favorite student business. (Bertrand H. Snell Hall Atrium)
Thursday, November 21, noon-2 p.m.: Intellectual Property Panel Luncheon. Pizza will be served. Noon-1, Patents; 1-2, IP Protection. RSVP to 315-268-4350. (Student Center Multipurpose Rooms)
Thursday, November 21, 4 p.m.: Student Pitches. Join the EM456 Process Engineering and Design: Invention Development class for student pitches (Student Center Multipurpose Rooms)
See http://www.clarkson.edu/calendar for updated schedule information.
For more information about Clarkson's Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration, GEW/USA, visit: http://www.gewusa.org or contact the Reh Center for Entrepreneurship at 315-268-4350.
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Photo caption: The Reh Center for Entrepreneurship at Clarkson University will bring Global Entrepreneurship Week events to the North Country, November 18-21. Above, Bertrand H. Snell Hall, home of Clarkson's School of Business.
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Ian > However, this is far from a resolved issue. What would be especially > useful is a study of use cases -- occurances where people mix inlines and > blocks, and why unmixed alternatives don't really address the needs of the > author. (Your blog would be a great start to look for such cases.) HTML has always stood out amongst marked up document formats in having a very restricted content model for paragraphs that doesn't allow block level markup. I always viewed div as "p with a fixed content model" (which isn't really the intention of div, but a very plausible way of using it.) docbook, TEI, the W3C's xmlspec markup all allow block level markup in paragraphs, as does (La)TeX. Consider the following two paragraphs: The subject of this paragraph is the equation E=mc^2 where c denotes the speed of light. I have a list of three things 1, the first thing, 2, the second thing and 3, the third thing. This list is not very interesting. In the first case the paragraph consists of a single sentence: the "where..." is not a new paragraph it doesn't want to be marked up as
.. It is just the end of the sentence and the end of the paragraph, so should be in the same block as the start of the sentence:
The subject... The second case with a list is similar, although there at least the text following the list is a different sentence. Apart from forcing the users to mark up the text in a way that is at variance with the intended meaning (you can't have a sentence that spans two paragraphs, even if that sentence contains a quotation that itself has block structure) this restricted content model causes many problems when mapping from other markup languages to HTML (If html p is used to model paragraphs. See for example a recent comment on coming from the w3c's xmlspec markup. http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/spec-prod/2007OctDec/0002.html I made a couple of other fixes to the standard XSLT but the one that probably needs doing the most that I haven't done is that a list inside a paragraph in xmlspec generates invalid XHTML. A lightning survey of other document types: DoocBook paragraphs http://www.docbook.org/tdg/en/html/para.html A Para is a paragraph. Paragraphs in DocBook may contain almost all inlines and most block elements. TEI pargraphs http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/ref-p.html [ a bit inscrutable but note that the content model contains (at least) lists as well as inline text] XHTML2 paragraphs http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/mod-structural.html#sec_8.6. In comparison with earlier versions of HTML, where a paragraph could only contain inline text, XHTML2's paragraphs represent the conceptual idea of a paragraph, and so may contain lists, blockquotes, pre's and tables as well as inline text. LaTeX paragraphs [couldn't find a good URI to cite, but trust me the LaTeX system goes to some lengths to support nested block structures such as displayed mathematics and lists within a paragraph] All of the above document types are commonly used for authoring and converted to HTML for display. the propsoal to restrict the content model for div but not follow XHTML2 in opening up the content model for p makes that conversion significantly harder, and makes the resulting HTML significantly less structurally useful as you need to introduce spurious paragraphs together with extra CSS styling to supress any typographic display that would normally be associated with a paragraph. David ________________________________________________________________________ The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 1249803. The registered office is: Wilkinson House, Jordan Hill Road, Oxford OX2 8DR, United Kingdom. This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star. The service is powered by MessageLabs. ________________________________________________________________________Received on Wednesday, 12 December 2007 15:25:15 UTC
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Regional Emergency Response Teams Arrive Quickly At Sunday's Gin Road Fire
On Sunday afternoon a little after 2 p.m., did you see a huge billowing cloud of smoke rising up from the trees behind Arista Apartments? My husband and I realized something was amiss when we saw several fire and emergency vehicles arrive on Gin Road shortly after the smoke started to rise into the sky.
According to fire officials, the source of the smoke was a grass fire which burned up to three acres of land encompassing at least six properties on Gin Road. A storage building and one vehicle were destroyed but no other injuries were reported.
Traffic was diverted from Gin Road to Arista Boulevard while crews worked to put out the fire. Eleven agencies and 49 emergency personnel responded to the call. As of this time, officials still do not know what caused the fire.
I'd like to send out a huge "Thank You" to all of the emergency personnel for a short response time, particularly since we all know how hot and dry it has been recently. This was one fire that could easily have gotten out of hand if it weren't for our local heroes.


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With just a little extra time and lots of help from the new CFA Club Media Kit & Publicity Guide, clubs can create their own working plan to obtain meaningful publicity about their show in local newspapers and magazines as well as on radio and TV.
The guide offers step-by-step advice on handling a publicity campaign for your club's show and even gives sample fill-in-the-blank press materials to work with. Also included is an Excel spreadsheet, formatted to keep track of your publicity campaign, and the associated costs.
Demographics and an overview of CFA and its programs make it easy for clubs to find "talking points" when doing pre-show publicity and at-the-show interviews.
This guide is based on "Cat-ching Attention," a publicity guide compiled by Michael W. Brim. Contributions and updates have been included from Kitty Angell and Karen Lawrence, as well as the Internet Cat Club's show guide chapter on Publicity.
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Yasmine's first picture book for children, I See Kitty, was published in September 2013 by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. You can find more of Yasmine's wonderful artwork on her blog, http://www.catversushuman.com, which humorously documents the life of a modern cat lover.
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Rise Against to Release B-Sides + Covers Disc
Earlier this year, Rise Against said they would take some time to recharge their batteries before recording a new album. In the meantime, they will release the compilation 'Long Forgotten Songs: B-Sides & Covers 2000 – 2013' Sept. 10 on Interscope Records.
The album will include songs from throughout Rise Against's career that have not appeared on any of their studio albums. You can watch a teaser for the album below and get more info on the disc here.
"In the last thirteen or so years Rise Against has put out six records, each one we are proud to put our name on," says frontman Tim McIlrath. "But we are just as proud of these 26 songs that slipped through the cracks and never ended up on any of our full lengths. In various ways, most of these songs saw the light of day at some point, but we thought we would spare you the digging and put them all on one record."
The band's last studio album was 2011's 'Endgame,' which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It also spawned three Top 10 singles: 'Help Is on the Way,' 'Make It Stop (September's Children)' and 'Satellite.'
When it comes to touring, the band has a light schedule for the rest of 2013. They have a couple dates in South Korea in August, and will play Warped London in November.
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Per a league source, Iloka was fined $15,000 for the hit applied to the head of Packers tight end Jermichael Finley when Finley was in a defenseless posture. Finley suffered a concussion on the play; no flag was thrown.
The fine, communicated to Iloka by letter dated September 24, already has been appealed through an online tool that allows the review process to be initiated, and that gives the player the ability to watch the play in question.
The amount of the fine is a bit confusing. From the 2013 fine schedule, the minimum amount for hits to defenseless players is $21,000. That's the amount Eagles linebacker DeMeco Ryans was fined last week for a hit to the head of Chargers receiver Malcom Floyd.
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Matt Jones collected 21 kills in a 3-2 win over Princeton Saturday (Gil Talbot).
Head coach Brian Baise Postgame Comments
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's volleyball team jumped out to a two-set lead over Princeton and despite a valiant effort from the Tigers which saw them square the match at two sets apiece, the Crimson pulled it out in the fifth set for a 3-2 win Saturday afternoon at the Malkin Athletic Center. Harvard snaps a four-game skid with the win, moving to 7-5 on the year, while the Tigers dropped their ninth straight contest.
Harvard found its groove early in the match and worked its way out to a commanding 18-12 lead in the opening set. Chris Gibbons ripped five-straight serves to vault the Crimson to a 23-14 edge and kills from Paul Glootz and Matt Jones closed out the first, 25-16, in favor of the Crimson.
The teams stayed tight throughout the second frame with Princeton holding the set's biggest lead at 17-13. The Crimson closed in but was unable to take the lead, and stared a 24-23 deficit in the face with Princeton looking to serve out the set. Gibbons came up with a timely kill to push the score to 24-24, and the teams traded points until the score stood knotted at 27 apiece. A Jones kill gave Harvard a 28-27 lead and a huge block by Michael Owen and Nick Madden powered Harvard to a two-set lead.
Princeton cleared its throat in the third, getting out to a quick 10-5 lead and never letting the Crimson get close. The Tigers hit .349 in the frame, their best performance of the match, and claimed the third by a 25-22 score. Harvard was able to tie the score at 8-8 and again at 9-9 in the fourth set, but Princeton took off on a 7-2 run from there and never looked back. The Tigers collected a match-best 16 kills in the game, claiming a 25-21 set win and pushing the match to a deciding fifth set.
With the momentum on its side, Princeton came out firing and worked its way to a 7-3 lead, forcing a Harvard timeout. From that point on it was all Crimson, as the hosts collected eight-straight points in the midst of a 12-3 run to claim the fifth set, 15-10, and the match, 3-2.
Jones led all hitters with 21 kills in the match and added eight digs and three block assists. Gibbons totaled 17 kills on the afternoon and also posted eight digs, eight blocks assists and a service ace. Kyle Rehkemper also had double-digit kills with 12 and had a match-high 13 block assists. Jeff Stapleton and Michael Dye were Princeton's top hitters, collecting 19 and 17 kills, respectively, in the match.
Harvard wings westward for its next three matches as it will take on Cal State Northridge March 12, Pepperdine March 15 and USC March 16 on the road.


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Kate Winslet Rescues Richard Branson's 90-Year-Old Mother from House Fire [VIDEO]
Kate Winslet was among the guests who were unharmed when a fire caused by tropical storm Irene destroyed part of tycoon Richard Branson's vacation complex in the British Virgin Islands — and became a hero when she rescued Branson's elderly mother from the blaze.
"Kate Winslet, her boyfriend and her family were there," said Branson, who was staying in another house about 100 yards away. "Holly [Branson's daughter] and some of her friends were also staying. My mother was there and they managed to get her out and she is fine."
Branson credited the actress with rescuing his mother, noting, "My mum is 90 and can walk, but it was more just to speed the process up than anything else. But anyway, she was great. She swept her up into her arms and got them out of the house as fast as possible,
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Each speaker is challenged by TED to give "the talk of their lives." To give that talk of their lives, each speaker is only given just 18 minutes to do so. If you can't say it within a short period of time, either you don't know what you are talking about or it's not worth talking about.
Before the speakers do their talk, the TED conference organizers provide them with ten guidelines. They refer to these as "The TED Commandments." - pretty catchy.
These are helpful to any presenter in any situation:
- Thou shalt not simply trot out thy usual shtick.
- Thou shalt dream a great dream, or show forth a wondrous new thing, or share something thou hast never shared before.
- Thou shalt reveal thy curiosity and thy passion.
- Thou shalt tell a story.
- Thou shalt freely comment on the utterances of other speakers for the sake of blessed connection and exquisite controversy.
- Thou shalt not flaunt thine ego. Be thou vulnerable. Speak of thy failure as well as thy success.
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In 1912, at the start of this organization, the principal goal was "to establish and advance the quality of education and the standards of excellence at private career schools and colleges." Today, we are proud to say those words remain the goal and the focus of ACICS.
In December 1912, Benjamin Franklin Williams, president of the Capital City Commercial College of Des Moines, requested the presence of 22 private career school administrators at a hotel in Chicago. Benjamin had the idea of forming an organization for private career schools. On the evening of December 12, the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools (NAACS) was formed. The original mission of the NAACS was "to develop and maintain higher educational, business, and ethical standards in commercial education and insofar as may be legal, proper, and desirable to protect the interest and enlarge the usefulness of member schools." Ben Williams was elected President, a post he would hold with grace and strength for the next 25 years.
The first 25 years were relatively successful for the NAACS. W.N. Watson, chairman of the Membership Committee, helped develop an application that the proprietor of each member school was required to submit, along with recommendations from other businesses and schools in their community. An Educational Committee created models of typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping programs. This committee also served as the liaison for the North Central Association and the U.S. Bureau of Education. Another important committee, the Vigilance Committee ensured that member schools complied with ethics codes, as well as business practices and educational policies. For many years, the officers and member schools worked in harmony, with physical headquarters or full-time staff.
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PhysTEC at Cornell: A Progress Report
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This article reports on Cornell's role as a primary PhysTEC institution in addressing the national shortage of high school physics teachers. Many Cornell faculty engage in K-12 outreach activities, but the training of undergraduates to become educators is closer to Cornell's core mission and competency, and few activities can match the impact of placing a highly qualified teacher in the classroom. By embracing high school physics teaching as a career option for Cornell students, by bringing in talented high school teachers to serve as mentors and role models, and by partnering with colleagues in Education, Cornell can strengthen its undergraduate programs and help produce the teachers and educational leaders of tomorrow.
Recruiting a New Generation of Physics Teachers at Western Michigan University
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The Physics Department at Western Michigan University (WMU) has been focusing heavily on the recruitment and retention of future physics teachers since the 2000-2001 academic year. This article highlights the efforts of Western Michigan to recruit and retain science teachers.
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An institution classified by the Carnegie Foundation as "RU/VH" (research university, very high research activity) rarely considers the preparation of high school teachers to be a central part of its mission. Its faculty members tend to concentrate instead on producing new knowledge and preparing the future professoriate. The University of North Carolina's mission statement highlights undergraduate and doctoral education and discovering knowledge, but only at the very end (almost as an afterthought) are they charged to "address, as appropriate, regional, national and international needs." Laurie McNeil, physics department chair at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, discusses their successful effort to implement a teacher preparation program.
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Over the past several years, the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder) has dramatically expanded its efforts to recruit and nurture the highest caliber future high school physics teachers. This collaboration has provided a rich venue for research, support for local communities and classrooms, and a coordinated recruitment, preparation and induction program for future K-12 teachers.
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The '2019 NAACP Image Awards' Issues And Winners
The 2019 NAACP Image Awards has made Hollywood celebrities jam-packed in a star-studded night held at the Dolby Theater for the first time in history as the organization celebrates its 50th anniversary.
This year's event focuses on celebrating 'the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature, and film, as well as, honoring groups or individuals who promote social justice through creative endeavors.'
The NAACP Image Award is an annual awards' ceremony presented by the US-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, music, and literature.
Similar to other awards like the Oscars and the Grammys, more than 40 categories of the Image Awards are voted on and agreed upon by the organization's members while Honorary Awards are added which include President's Award, Chairman's Award, Entertainment of the Year and the Hall of Fame Award.
Below are the lists of awards and nominations that were given to outstanding Hollywood actors and actresses who show significant roles in the field of entertainment.
Anthony Anderson hosted the said event who won Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in black-ish. Netflix and HBO had the highest number of nominations garnering 22 and 20 nominees respectively. While ABC followed closely behind with 18, and Black Panther tailed on as it gathered 14 nominations including Best Motion Picture.
Donald Glover's hit show Atlanta is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series alongside black-ish, Dear White People, Grown-ish and Insecure.
The most coveted and prominent award is given to 'Jay-Z' known as 'President's Award' which centers on dedication to public service. The rapper, during his speech, acknowledged the roles of strong black women who dedicated their full acting prowess in the entertainment world and helped shape future generations through its influential parts in TV shows.
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series goes to Tracee Ellis Ross in her role in black-ish (ABC.
Empire Star 'Jussie Smollett' who has been at the center of investigation which shocked the world by faking an attack on January 29 is nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category. However, he refused to attend the awards night and therefore lost his chance to receive the said reward. On Tuesday, Chicago prosecutors announced that all charges against him were dropped.
Marcus Scribner won an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from black-ish (ABC) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, went to Marsai Martin also from black-ish.
The hit series 'Power' (Starz) won the Outstanding Drama Series with Omari Hardwick as the Best Actor for Drama Series, also the lead star of Power. The Best Actress for Drama Series revealed to be Taraji P. Henson for her role in Empire from Fox.
Jesse Williams bagged the Supporting Actor in a Drama Series from the all-time hit TV series, Grey's Anatomy from ABC. Its counterpart is claimed by Lynn Whitfield from Greenleaf which faced several criticisms from its competitor Thandie Newton in Westworld who believed that the award should be given to someone who has a critical role in TV series.
The long list of the award also gave importance to television movie, and the Outstanding Television Movies, Limited Series or Dramatic Special is awarded to The Bobby Brown Story, and the Outstanding Actor for the same category went to Michael B.Jordan for his award-winning role in Fahrenheit 451, while Regina King from Seven Seconds (Netflix) received the award in the female category.
The Real, won the award for Outstanding Talk Series, and Black Girls Rock for the Outstanding Variety Show. The long-running Doc Mcstuffins from Disney Junior took the Outstanding Children's Program, while the Outstanding Performance by A Youth Series went to Marsai Martin of black-ish.
Several hosts are also given honor for their outstanding performances for Talk/Variety and Game show. Steve Harvey won Outstanding Host in the Game show from Family Feud, Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris and Willow Smith for Red Table Talk under the Outstanding Host in News/Information Category.
In the music category, major awards were bagged by Bruno Mars for Outstanding Male Artist and H.E.R under RCA Records for the female group.
The said event is an avenue for black people to be recognized for portraying significant roles in different TV programs, but NAACP is being criticized for its flawed standards of choosing the nominees. Critics are pointing out factors such as criminal charges inconsequential in this regard, just like the case of Jussie Smollet who was nominated for a significant award despite his criminal offense.
The nomination of Smollet is similar to the case of Tupac Shakur in 1994. The artist was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture in a film 'Poetic Justice' despite the filing of sexual assault charges against him. R Kelly is no exception to the controversy, where his album Chocolate Factory was nominated for Outstanding Album while he was under indictment for costs related to child pornography.
Although significant issues currently surround NAACP, the organization is still determined to continue its effort on acknowledging the contribution of black people to the entertainment world and field of art as a whole. Other individual and minor awards can be viewed through the organization's website at www.naacpimageawards.net
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Will KylieSkin Be Kylie Jenner's Next Billion-Dollar Business?
Kylie Jenner is releasing 6 new products under a new skincare company, KylieSkin and sells out moments after release despite the online backlash. Click To Tweet
The world's youngest self-made billionaire, Kylie Jenner, launched her new company, KylieSkin, which features a range of skin care products made and tested by the makeup mogul herself.
It's a Barbie wonderland as Kylie Jenner threw her launch party the other night for KylieSkin and everything was adorned with pink (even the food and drinks were pink!) To top it all off, Kylie asked all her guests, which majority are Instagram and YouTube influencers, to wear pink.
In attendance were all of the youngest Jenner's sisters and momager, Kris Jenner, except Kendall who wasn't able to make it to the event. Also, Nikita Dragun, James Charles, Patrick Starrr, and other YouTube beauty influencers were present at the event along with many others. They spent the night roller skating and probably some drinking.
Kylie Cosmetics, who set waves in the beauty industry, made a mouth dropping success after all of her first 300,00 lip kits were sold out in minutes. Four years and a billion dollars later, Kylie Cosmetics is a brand to be reckoned with.
KylieSkin, which is entirely dedicated to skincare, includes two different types of face washes: a foaming cleanser and a walnut scrub, a vanilla-scented toner, an eye cream, a vitamin-C serum, and a moisturizer which individually doesn't cost more than $30. Or, you can get the bundle for $125.
KylieSkin brand follows the minimalist theme of KKW (Kim Kardashian's makeup brand) and is all wrapped up in baby pink packaging.
Though, as they say, with great clout comes opinions coming from left and right. Is that a thing or are we the only ones saying that? But anyways, KylieSkin has received major social media marketing from the Kardashian-Jenner clan and most of YouTube and Instagram's top influencers, which most brands could only wish for. However, it also brought in a lot of mixed opinions regarding Jenner's new products.
First of which, based on the ingredients and price point of KylieSkin, there's nothing special to it other than it has Kylie plastered all over it. But she does nail the basics down. By purchasing the bundle, any novice (when it comes to the world of skin care) would find this useful as it contains all the essentials and a few skincare hacks from Kylie Jenner herself.
Second, the Walnut Face Scrub included in the line received heavy criticism online, accusing Kylie of not doing enough research and is only just pushing products in the name of making money.
Nut scrubs have been related to resulting more acne and irritation, but the worst part, it's also associated with overtime skin damage as the scrub becomes too abrasive for the face and causes micro-scars that would eventually do permanent damage. For a company that's intended to take care of your skin, this isn't the kind of news you would want to hear.
And third, some people are pointing out that Kylie might not be the perfect face to represent the brand. With her flawless, glowing, and acne-free face, people were quick to point out that her face wasn't a result of her skincare line. Moreover, it was more of an outcome of having tons of money since she was born where she could afford facials on a daily and a team of dermatologists at her disposal.
Through it all, Kylie didn't bat an eye and proceeded with her launch. Watching her Instagram stories and several others, she seemed to have enjoyed the whole event as she was seen laughing, being quirky with others, all the while roller skating.
No matter how much hate people are throwing at her, diehard fans are bound to drop the dollar and might even purchase the whole bundle the moment it goes live on the website.
To make it clearer, here is Kylie's Instagram story hours after the products went live. Obviously, a restock means she's sold out. We're not really surprised, though.
Based on the success of her first line of products and how it still performed the way it did despite the early backlash, KylieSkin is heading towards a very bright future. On the question, if will it be another billion-dollar business, it still depends on how her products play out with consumers and how many times a year Kylie will be launching products considering this is a whole lot different from makeup.
#CancelMyDebt Trends On Twitter As Debtors Urge Student Loan Default
Twitter erupts with #CancelMyDebt sentiments after Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked netizens to share their student loan stories. Click To Tweet
#CancelMyDebt trends on Twitter as emotional student loan debtors took to the popular micro-blogging website their frustrations on the debts they are still paying and urged the government to pay off their student loans.
Twitter erupts with poignant posts of Americans paying off their student loans and how their debts affected their lives following their graduation. The angered netizens expressed their opinions on the tax plan that granted America's 1% with a $1.5 trillion tax cuts while the government turns blind eyes over the student loan problem that the youth has been facing.
The apparent hashtag came after U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren encouraged students and graduates to share their stories using the #CancelMyVote hashtag to support her plan to cancel student loan debts of 95% of Americans currently paying for it. Warren's policy to cover the student loan repayment from an additional tax on top of the top 0.1%.
"I paid off my student loans after 10 years, but it took me getting a six-figure book deal to do it. Folks shouldn't have to hope for the equivalent of winning the lottery to have a future. #CancelMyDebt" wrote @nkjemisin on Twitter.
President Donald Trump signed the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" into law on December 2017 and have brought significant tax reforms. "For the wealthy, banks and other corporations, the tax reform package can be considered a lopsided victory given its significant and permanent tax cuts to corporate profits, investment income, estate tax, and more. Financial services companies stand to see huge gains based on the new, lower corporate rate (21%) as well as preferential tax treatment of pass-through companies. Some banks have said that their effective tax rate will drop under 21%.," Investopedia explained.
As the current tax plan consistently accommodates the rich, student loan debtors remain in limbo as the increasing interest rates and the piling debt are crippling their financial presents and even their futures. Student loans are a form of financial aid used to help students access higher education. Student loan debt in the United States has been snowballing since 2006, rising to nearly $1.56 trillion by 2019. Shockingly, the entire total loan debt of American equals 7.5% of the country's GDP.
There are approximately 45 million Americans who have an outstanding student loan of $37,172 on average at the time of graduation. On top of that, student loan also appears not to be evenly distributed and is disproportionately concentrated on the for-profit college sector.
Now, student loan debtors are calling for the government to default their debts. They argue that as the outstanding student loan debt totals 1.5 trillion and the tax cut equals the same, the government can afford to pay off all of student loan debts.
People tweeting #CancelMyDebt clarifies, however, that they are not asking for a loan default because they did not owe anything. They said that call was intended for the government to take actions to destroy the systems that allow student loan companies to exploit people with dreams.
"My reality is paying $1200 a month for my student debt ALONE and working 7 days a week over 4 different jobs. I'm not asking for a "hand out," I'm asking that we as a country address the insane cost those who are not wealthy have to pay to get higher education #CancelMyDebt," said @steeltoejilly on a Twitter post.
Another Twitter user also chimed in saying that interest hikes have ballooned her student loan debt even if she's paying them religiously. "I have four jobs in the education field right now. I graduated in 2005 with $100,000 in student loans. After a decade of payments, undergrad debt is over $200,000 bc of interest rates. I can't lease a car to get to work, so I walk. I don't own a bed. #cancelmydebt."
However, sentiments are polarized. A huge chunk of posts bearing the hashtag talks about their disagreement to Warren's plans. Most of them argued that student loans are student's decisions, and the government should not be burdened to pay for their obligations.
"#CancelMyDebt? Uh, no. Nobody forced you to take out student loans. Nobody forced you to major in something that won't land you a good job. Nobody else is responsible for your debt. It's your debt; it's your responsibility." Joe Walsh tweeted Wednesday.
Kurt Schlichter, a veteran, chimed in saying that Americans can serve in the military and reap the benefits of GI Bill as he did. "Well, you could have served your country and earned GI Bill benefits like I did. But you didn't. So I'm kind of unclear why you think I owe you anything.#CancelMyDebt? Nah. How about you #PayYourOwnDebt?" /apr
Nissan-Renault's Ghosn: From Hero To Zero
The once-famed Nissan leader has fallen with allegations relating to financial misconduct and dragging the company along with him. Click To Tweet
In a time when Nissan was on the brink of declaring bankruptcy, Carlos Ghosn stepped in not only to save the company but help it to rise back as one of the world's top car manufacturers. Today, Nissan is facing a similar financial crisis, but this time around, the Japanese carmaker had Ghosn removed from the company.
Through Ghosn's efforts of restructuring and eventually, reintroducing innovations to Nissan, the company rose significantly within the last two decades under Ghosn's lead. He also made the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi agreement possible that made them one of the leading car companies in the world.
The company had a good track record. But, CNN reported last Tuesday, May 14, that Nissan posted a significant drop in profits where operating profits plunged to 45% at 318 billion yen ($2.9 billion) in the fiscal year that ended in March and revenue fell 3% to about 11.6 trillion yen ($105 billion), while vehicle sales were down 4.4% to 5.5 million.
This is "rock bottom," Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa said during the earnings presentation.
Moreover, analysts also expect Nissan to plunge at decade-low numbers in the coming year. Nissan forecasts operating profit for the fiscal year to March 2020 would fall to 230 billion ($2.1 billion). Also, Nissan shares closed down at 3% in Tokyo.
On Friday, May 17, the Japanese carmaker proposed plans to make changes within its executive board as a reaction to Ghosn's fallout from the company.
The firm told shareholders that they would start implementing a new board structure composed of 11 members, which 6 of whom would be external.
"With the lessons from the recent executive misconduct still fresh, Nissan resolves to rigorously pursue the separation of supervisory and executive functions," said the firm.
Thierry Bollore, Renault's chief executive and chairman Jean-Dominique Senard will both be included in the proposed board.
Nissan conceded to allowing Senard into the board though Bollore's urges. The Japanese firm isn't too happy about Senard siding with Ghosn during his arrest.
On the other hand, Nissan's current CEO Hiroto Saikawa has also been reported to be pressured from vacating his position in the company for doubts that he is capable of turning things around for the company and his close relations with Ghosn.
Saikawa responded that he wishes to stay on the company until he sees it return to profitability and will consider the idea of stepping down "at the appropriate time."
Additionally, Saikawa told reporters that Renault chairman Senard "has one idea in mind, which is integration or merger." He also added that "what we've told Mr. Senard is this is not the right timing to discuss this matter."
Regarding the topic of a possible merger between Renault and Nissan, the Japanese company seems to be against the idea since Nissan brings in a lot more profitable compared to the two. But, ironically, Renault holds more stake in the company.
Obviously, the Japanese brand has been struggling to manage internal structures with Ghosn leaving its ranks for multiple cases alleging financial misconduct.
Allegedly, Ghosn is accused of abusing and taking advantage of his power and position in the company to meet personal gains. Specifically, Ghosn allegedly used a Nissan subsidiary to send millions of dollars of payments to a business partner of the company abroad, which then sent money to a third company that he controlled. The actions were taken for the purpose of obtaining a "personal profit," The New York Times reports.
Prosecutors accused Ghosn of using the method on three occasions from December 2015 to July 2018, resulting in a total of $5 million in losses to Nissan.
As of date, Ghosn has been arrested on four separate occasions including the first arrest in November on charges of underreporting his compensation. The second when he was rearrested on related charges and then a third time on suspicion that he had shifted his personal financial losses onto Nissan's books.
However, Ghosn and his team of lawyers have consistently denied all allegations about him. In a video Ghosn posted before his fourth arrest, he told that the allegations made against him "is about a plot, this is about conspiracy, this is about backstabbing."
Meanwhile, the French carmaker, Renault also made new allegations against Ghosn, claiming that there were "questionable and concealed practices" regarding the expenses made under Ghosn. Moreover, Renault also announced Ghosn's resignation from its board.
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By NICK McQUEEN
Jeff Chesnut had his deepest start of the season. He threw seven innings, struck out three with one walk and scattered six hits in the win, as Hays defeated Dodge City 7-1 on Tuesday at Larks Park.
The win moves Hays to 17-3 overall and 13-3 atop the league standings. Dodge City fell to 9-12, 4-10 in the league.
Chesnut (2-1) extended his longest start by 1.1 innings in his fifth start of the summer. He allowed Dodge City's lone run in the sixth inning after giving up a double and back-to-back singles, but earned his third strikeout to end the threat. He came back in the seventh and earned a 1-2-3 inning. Dalton Viner and David Owen each pitched an inning of scoreless relief. Owen struck out two in the ninth.
Jake Placzek broke a scoreless tie in the fourth inning after Desmond Roberts had a two-out single. Placzek then singled in the go-ahead run.
In the fifth, the Larks scored three runs on two walks and a Dodge City error and a two-RBI double for Brett Lang, who had two hits on the night.
Hays is at home for six more consecutive games, starting with back-to-back nights Wednesday and Thursday in non-league action against the Boulder Collegians.
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Muffet lets loose on UConn, 'hate' not too strong a word
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- They both have ties to the Philadelphia area. Their relationship was warm. They spoke about one another fondly. They had some playful exchanges on the sidelines before games.
This was before UConn and Notre Dame became the hottest rivalry in women's college basketball. Much has changed. And on the eve of a historic battle of unbeatens in the NCAA tournament final tonight at Bridgestone Arena (8:30; ESPN), Irish coach Muffet McGraw made it clear that her relationship with UConn coach Geno Auriemma is nonexistent.
"We don't have a relationship,'' McGraw said. "I think that (the civility) got lost. When we were in the same conference I think there was a modicum of it, but I think after beating them and not feeling any respect from that we lost something.''
McGraw said that it would be difficult at this point for any civility to return to the rivalry. And she went as far as saying that it would be a fair assumption that "hate" can be used to describe the overriding feeling between the two teams.
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"It's a little bit like how you feel about a bully,'' McGraw said. "You have to go in there and be confident and attack. I don't think you can sit back and listen to everything that's being said.''
UConn (39-0) and Notre Dame (37-0) met four times in each of the last three seasons before the Irish moved to the ACC this season. They met in the national semifinals every year during this span, with Notre Dame winning in 2011 and 2012 and seven of the last nine meetings in the series overall.
Auriemma showed restraint Monday by not exchanging in all-out war of words with McGraw.
"I think when you play as often as we have in a short period of time, I think a lot of things happen that wouldn't happen if you didn't play that often,'' Auriemma said. "Nobody knows what it's like being us. Nobody knows what we go through every day, what our players go through every time they win an award, everybody gets (ticked) off.
"Worst off, they act (ticked) off because our guys won an award because it's Connecticut all the time. All Connecticut all the time. People are sick of it. It's just natural. We live with it 365 days a year. So if you're going to come in and try to live in that air, then you need to deal with it.''
Tonight, the Huskies and Notre Dame will meet in the biggest game in the history of the sport. Never before have two unbeaten teams -- men's or women's -- met in the final. Not to mention, UConn is seeking to win an NCAA-record ninth national championship, which would break a current tie with Tennessee.
Notre Dame is looking to win its second national championship.
"We're going to take a shot at them,'' Irish senior Ariel Braker said. "Why not? We're both undefeated teams. We're both really good teams. I don't think anyone's going to go in scared.''
While McGraw let loose with her pregame comments, the players echoed her sentiment regarding the rivalry but in a more subdued manner.
"I think there is an intensity factor,'' Notre Dame senior All-American Kayla McBride said. "I think a lot of people go in playing UConn and they see their jerseys and they've already lost the game. I don't think we're like that. I think we have a certain swag to us. I think we already don't like each other, so that adds to it, too.''
Seven of the 11 losses, including three in overtime, suffered by UConn seniors Stefanie Dolson and Bria Hartley and three of the four losses sophomore Breanna Stewart has endured have come at the hands of Notre Dame. The three losses last season were by a total of 12 points.
A win tonight would help soothe the lingering memories the Huskies have of those defeats.
"I don't know if it would erase it because we play Notre Dame again next year,'' Stewart said. "I'm still not going to like them. But I think that it'll definitely help cover it up a little bit.''
The historical significance of the game was enough to make for great theater. Add in feuding coaches and two teams that have a genuine dislike for one another, the quest for perfection has been further amped up.
"It's going to be a dogfight out there,'' UConn junior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis said. "Both of us want to win this national championship so bad. With us beating them last year and just our history that goes so far back with Notre Dame, it's going to be brewing up in the game (tonight). I think all the players on each team are going to come out trying to smell the blood in the water and see who takes advantage of it first.''
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The much-anticipated Xbox 360 dashboard update has hit around the world today, and while Kinect compatibility is one of its stand-out features, the whole experience has been given a bit of a polish.
For starters, the entire graphical user interface is now cleaner. As hinted at in July, the design of the menu system has changed to flat-on squares, similar to Microsoft's recently launched Windows Phone 7 tiles. It is similar in structure as before, but is, perhaps, more refined.
Take the opening screen, for example: where it used to have a green animated ellipse behind the Xbox logo, now it is plain and white. More pure, if you like.
As are the tiles on the My Xbox bar.
Obviously, this is the same as the International versions also rolled out. However, as Netflix has little or no presence in the UK, that's one US addition that is missing. But, instead, the Sky Player app has been completely overhauled.
To be honest, we thought it had vanished altogether, and were starting to worry about our account. Thankfully, though, it popped up on the dashboard at around 10.30am GMT, or, at least, a link to download it again did.
As the Sky Player software has been completely re-jigged, subscribers will need to download and install it again. It does, however, remember log in details, so it's a very quick and painless experience, and worth it too. The whole menu system within has been expanded on, offering more options and, seemingly, better integration with community TV watching.
Also, the party room has been given a make-over, seating you in a penthouse apartment overlooking a city. We're not sure, at present, whether the originally touted themed rooms will become available, but this is a nice change.
Another thing we noticed in the new Sky Player is that the streamed video quality is now automatically optimised depending on your broadband speed. Hopefully, that will result in better bit rates, and therefore better pictures, in future.
As for the main Xbox 360 dashboard, its major new addition is the Zune Marketplace. Although the video streaming functionality was branded Zune before, the new portal offers a larger range of music and video content to buy or stream using a Zune Pass (Microsoft's answer to Spotify).
The music section even allows you to queue songs in order to create your own playlists, and offers the Smart DJ function where the Xbox 360 will intelligently mix tracks.
And because the Zune Marketplace has been running for a while, there's a huge selection to choose from.
Essentially, the majority of this update (which takes no more than 3 minutes to set-up) is little more than a welcome lick of paint, certainly for those without a Kinect (which is all of us until 10 November), but the Zune Marketplace and Sky Player updates are well thought out and more than just aesthetically improved.
Downloaded it yet? Like the new look and changes? Or have you found any bugs? Let us know in the comments below...


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