Arrive at Incheon International Airport, meet by our local representative and visit the Gyeongbokgung Palace which was the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). It is the most comphrensive and grandest palace among the Five Grand Palaces built by the Joseon Dynasty. Next, we make a stop at National Folk Musuem which presents over 4,000 historical artifacts that were used in the daily lives of ordinary Korean people. Thereafter, enjoy the shopping spree at the famous Myeongdong shopping area and the bustling Dongdaemun Market, Korea?s largest wholesale and retail shopping districts.?
This morning after breakfast, we will head to Sungwoo Resort. After check-in, ?enjoy some ski fun (inclusive of ski equipment & suit only)! A ski lesson will be provided by our professional tour guide. After ski, you can have some free time before the gala dinner with the KPop star. Get to enjoy music video and a LIVE concert showcase by your favourite Kpop star! Leave beautiful memories with your KPop star at the photo time after the end of the event!
Today after hotel check-out, we will move on the local products shop. Thereafter, we will proceed to Incheon International Airport for your departure flight back to Singapore. We hope you had an enjoyable and memorable vacation with S Travel.
*Tour sequence, hotels and meals are subject to change with/without prior notice. ** Terms and conditions are applicable, as stipulated on S Travel?s booking forms.
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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for five years. I recently discovered that she made between 10 and 20 porn videos when she was 19. We got married when she was 27. We have four kids from two previous marriages.I am devastated. When I confronted her about it, she cried harder than I had ever seen. She said she was lost, and it's the biggest regret of her entire life.I understand how hard it can be to tell someone you have done something like this. I haven't led a perfect life either, and I have my own skeletons and things that I would never mention. But still, I can't get over this. ...
I have always been a fan of Lidia Bastianich. Her recipes are easy to make Italian food that are good enough to serve to company. I have watched Lidia cook on her show and she really knows how to feed her family. I have been to some of her restaurants in New York City and all I can say is ?Wow?!
When I received her new book, Lidia?s Favorite Recipes, I didn?t know what to cook first. This wonderful collection of 100 recipes are Lidia?s ?go to recipes? adored by her family and friends. Some of Lidia?s favorite recipes have also become my favorite recipes.
Last week, I made? Straw and Hay, which is a colorful pasta dish with crispy peas, prosciutto and creamy sauce. As elegant as it sounds, it only took 30 minutes to make. It was the perfect weeknight meal and I will be making it again and again.
The holidays are coming and I can?t wait to try some of the appetizers. From Fried Mozzarella Skewers to Lobster Salad with Fresh Tomatoes, there is just one good recipe after another. These recipes are for the beginning cook to the most experienced home chef.
Besides all the great recipes in the cookbook, there is also a website where you can get cooking tips, recipes and videos. If you love Italian food, you will need to visit Lidia?s Italy.
Now for the great news. You can win this gorgeous cookbook.
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6 to 8 slices imported prosciutto, cut crosswise into ? inch ribbons
? cup low sodium chicken broth or stock
? cup heavy cream
1 pound fresh fettuccine pasta or ? pound dry egg fettuccine and ? pound dry spinach fettuccine
? cup freshly grated Grana Padano or Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
Trim the roots of the scallions and cut them in half length-wise, then into 3 inch pieces in thin strips.
Heat the oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add scallions and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add peas and cook for 3 minutes. Add prosciutto and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until it changes color. Pour in the chicken stock and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce sauce to a simmer and cook until liquid is reduced by half. Add the heavy cream and continue to simmer until lightly thickened.
Stir the pasta into the salted water and cook until al dente. Fish the pasta out of the boiling water with a skimmer and add directly to sauce. Cook on high heat until sauce is creamy.
Remove from the heat and toss with cheese. Serve in warm bowls.
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*****For full disclosure, I was given a copy of this cookbook to review and one to give away to a reader. As usual, all opinions are my own.
Scanadu, the 2-year-old San Francisco startup aiming to develop a handheld medical scanner for home use, similar to the Star Trek tricorder, has unveiled its first three products, set for release by the end of 2013.
The Scanadu SCOUT is the central scanner component. The NASA Ames Research Center-based company says that customers simply hold the small, lightweight device to the patient?s temple and it will return five vital sign results with 99 percent accuracy in less than 10 seconds.
?Consumers? attention deficit is increasing,? CEO Walter de Brouwer told MobiHealthNews in an interview last month. ?And if they have a device that can do diagnostics, they are not willing to spend more than 10 seconds waiting. They?d like to have real time, they?ll settle for 10 seconds, but a minute would be too long.?
The data from the scan will be uploaded to a Scanadu app via Bluetooth and will track pulse transit time, heart rate, electrical heart activity, body temperature, heart rate variability, and blood oxygenation. The company plans to sell the device for less than $150, and the firmware will be remotely upgradable, allowing Scanadu to add new scanning metrics in the future.
?We found in user testing that the consumer doesn?t want to go through the ritual of the doctor checkup,? de Brouwer told MobiHealthNews. ?The consumer wants one position on the body. And he wants to do the diagnostics all in that one position. And the consumer is price-specific. For the consumer, the price sensitivity will be very high.?
In addition to the SCOUT, the company announced two ?low-cost and disposable early detection tools,? which will be integrated with the Scanadu app.
Project ScanaFlo will be used to conduct urinalysis. Customers can buy an over-the-counter disposable cartridge, and the software will test urine for preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, kidney failure and urinary tract infections. Pregnant women will also be able to scan for pregnancy complications or to monitor their health throughout the pregnancy.
Project ScanaFlu, meanwhile, will analyze saliva in cases of cold-like symptoms. It will test for Strep A, Influenza A and B, adenovirus, and RSV.
Scanadu plans to submit the products to the FDA for review as soon as next week. De Brouwer said that as a medical device with a consumer-focused use case, it?s not clear whether the FDA will consider the device unique. The SCOUT goes into manufacturing next month, freeing up the company?s team to work on the software side, particularly the user interface.
Scanadu also stressed in the announcement that Scanadu can be used by healthy customers, too, to monitor personal average vitals, so that when a person does get sick doctors have more information about what?s normal for that individual.
Dr. Alan Greene, Chief Medical Officer at Scanadu, said in a statement, ?Health decisions shouldn?t be based on averages, they should be based on a real, accurate and personalized healthfeed of data ? which we now have the power to give to the consumer in the palm of their hand.?
Scanadu is one of the more visible companies competing in the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize, a competition to develop a device much like this one. The announced vitals the SCOUT can read line up fairly closely with the draft guidelines for the prize, with the exception of respiratory rate. De Brouwer said the device can read respiratory rate, but not within Scanadu?s self-imposed 10-second window. He said a marketable consumer product is a higher priority than the prize, which is still a year out from its first judging round.
De Brouwer believes Scanadu will be just one step in a personal health revolution.
?This is the beginning of a nascent industry of personal healthcare and consumer health. The first time in my life I?ve seen this excitement was with the personal computer, the second time was with the Internet and now it?s about health,? de Brouwer said.
He said he wants this product to change the relationship consumers of health care have with providers, making consumers the keepers of their own health information.
?Now we treat doctors as accountants who have to keep records for us,? he said. ?They were not trained to do this. What they were trained to be was an analyst of data, to give us their point of view, their therapy.?
Raileigh really enjoys playing board games.? We frequently have family game nights, and she will often request to play a game together before heading off to bed for the night.? Since Darren and I are board game lovers ourselves, we are usually happy to oblige her request.?
Recently, we have been playing Elefun Snackin' Safari.? This is a new addition to the Elefun and Friends line of games-- a collection that is made specifically with preschoolers in mind.
The game comes with 13 snack cards-- 6 orange, 6 green, and one golden tutti frutti snack cake card.? There are also 2 home base cards and 2 Snackin' Safari elephant heads, handles, and trunks {which you assemble together}.? The game is meant to be played by two players.
There are several ways to play Elefun Snackin' Safari.? ALL of them will get you up and moving.? This is one of my favorite aspects of the game, as there aren't many board games that require any real physical activity.
Our favorite way to play Elefun Snackin' Safari is really easy, actually.? You spread out all 13 of the snack cards randomly on the floor.? Put each of the home base cards on opposite sides of the room. ? Grab your elephant with his attached springy truck and go to home base, then start bouncing your elephant?s trunk on the snack cards to pick up a tasty snack! Once it?s caught, run back to home base and drop it off, then get back to the snackin? as quick as you can! Make a pile of snacks, and if your pile is the biggest at the end, you win!
In addition to this method of play, you can turn all the cards upside down and require players to look for cards of a certain color.? Or, you can go on a mission to find the special tutti frutti snack-- the first one to find it wins!
I really like that there are so many variations of game play.? It keeps the game interesting and exciting.? Though we tend to play our favorite version most often, it's also nice to mix things up a bit sometimes.
Now-- there is one thing that I don't love about the game.? I have a hard time with those Snackin' Safari elephant heads.? Meaning, no matter how hard or soft I spring them, it can be difficult to get them to stick onto the snack cards.? The suction is strong, so I think it's more of an issue with aim.? I just worry that if my aim isn't good enough, then most kids might have a problem with it as well.
Regardless, Raileigh LOVES this game.? She asks to play Elefun Snackin' Safari almost daily and enjoys collecting all the cute snack cards as we play.
Elefun Snackin' Safari is sure to be a hot item with preschoolers this year, so make sure to pick up your copy of this game for all the little ones in your life!
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Disclosure: I received no monetary compensation for this post. I received a complimentary product for the purposes of this review. All opinions are my own.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario ? Target will sponsor a tour across Canada that will visit more than 20 communities ahead of the planned opening of its stores in the country, the mass-merchandise retailer said Tuesday.
The tour will start in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and conclude in British Columbia in the middle of December. Target plans to open 124 stores in Canada starting in March and April 2013.
"We are excited to be celebrating the holidays with Canadians from coast to coast," Target Canada director of marketing Livia Zufferli said. "We've planned surprises in more than 20 communities across the country in the hopes of creating unforgettable memories and giving Canadians a taste of what they can expect when Target opens in 2013."
Target purchased the leases for the Zellers store chain from the Hudson's Bay Co. in January 2011. Since then, it has worked to convert the stores to Target stores and also boosted its presence in Canada. On Nov. 6, the company announced it would sponsor a competition for up-and-coming Canadian fashion designers, and last week, it announced it would donate up to $1 million to Canadian charities through its Give With Target program.
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It?s been a long while since William Caxton set up his first printing press in Westminster and provided a mechanism to help spread the written word that would eventually strike at the heart of Reformation England. Caxton?s invention in 1483 allowed for the mass production of printed matter which, in time challenged the authority of the established church, lead to the publication of?the King James Bible, and brought about the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
William Caxton, inventor of the printing press
Today, we are standing on the shoulders of this great giant.?As Caxton transformed important words into powerful messages through innovation in technology over 500 years ago, so we now must learn to do similar with big data ? that?collection of?data sets?so large and complex that it has become difficult to process using on-hand database management tools -?in the 21st century.
But, is the time right?
We?ve now had around 20 years of the commercial Internet with organisations embracing innovation to find new markets globally, provide a better service to their customers, simplify processes, and generally make life easier. The explosion of social media has made our personal and business relationships more interactive online, but we are faced with the enormity of information overkill that makes any informed decisions difficult.
How do we make sense of big data,?prioristise what?s important, value and secure it?
Start-ups are among those best placed to make the most of new technology, but they may be stopped in their tracks by more established players who will protect their own interests. Many small businesses will find it difficult to defend legal challenges to intellectual property rights or stop large corporate organisations from using IP laws to restrict consumer behaviour in particular markets.
Dealing with big data brings a whole plethora of legal problems such as intellectual property rights; interoperability; licensing; platforms and processing, and services out. Who is responsible for big data, is it accurate and will algorithms that drive the data be accessible or remain commercially sensitive? Can we anonymise data so that it doesn?t breach privacy and data protection rules?
A 2011?McKinsey?report?suggests suitable technologies include?A/B testing,?association rule learning,?classification, luster analysis,?crowd sourcing,data fusion?and?integration,?ensemble learning,?genetic algorithms,?machine learning, natural language processing,?neural networks,pattern recognition,?anomaly detection,?predictive modelling,?regression,?sentiment analysis,?signal processing,?supervised?and unsupervised learning,?simulation,?time series analysis?and?visualisation.
Additional technologies being applied to big data include massively parallel-processing (MPP) databases,?search-based applications, data-mining grids, distributed file systems, distributed databases, cloud computing platforms, the Internet, and scalable storage systems.
But whilst big data may be difficult to work with using relational databases and desktop statistics and visualization packages, requiring instead massively parallel software running on tens, hundreds, or even thousands of servers, let?s not forget the end game. Everything organisations do, irrespective of size or sector must be viable financially and serve the bottom line. Solutions therefore need to be scalable and reflect the value in the big data being collected.
Caxton?s simple printing press changed the world. We?ve just got to make it a smarter planet.
ROME (AP) -Police are investigating whether anti-Semitism was behind a brutal attack early Thursday on Tottenham fans out drinking ahead of their team's Europa League match against Lazio. At least one person was stabbed and seven were taken to the hospital, police and witnesses said.
In an apparently well-organized assault, some 50 masked hooligans wielding cobblestones, metal bars and knives attacked the British fans and trashed the "The Drunken Ship" pub in Rome's Campo de' Fiori square, a popular drinking spot where Tottenham fans had gathered on the eve of the game.
Lazio fans were widely suspected, but the club said Thursday there was no proof its supporters were involved and the ANSA news agency reported that one supporter from crosstown rival AS Roma had been arrested. In a statement, Lazio noted that the hooligans' faces were covered, insisted that its fans had been behaving recently and called for a full investigation.
Tottenham supporters are often called the "Yid Army" and the team is known to have a large Jewish fan base from north London. Lazio fans are traditionally right-wing and often use fascist salutes and slogans. Witnesses said the hooligans shouted "Jew" during the attack.
Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno called for tough justice for those responsible for what he called a "terrible and disgusting" attack. "The anti-Semitic hypothesis increases the seriousness of the aggression," he said in a statement.
Rome police say they detained some of the 50 or so attackers, but acknowledged many got away. Fifteen people were identified and searches were under way Thursday at their homes, police said in a statement.
Blood stained the cobblestones outside the bar, windows and mirrors were smashed and stools and tables were overturned.
"They penned them in the back and they threw everything at them: cobblestones, metal rods, metal bolts, pieces of belts," bar owner Marco Manzi told The Associated Press after returning to survey the damage Thursday morning.
He said the attack seemed well organized, with groups converging on the pub from two directions, their faces covered with motorcycle helmets and scarves, and armed with "every possible thing."
The brawl began sometime after 1 a.m. and was over within 20 minutes, Manzi said. Police said those hospitalized were British men, aged 20-60. One emerged from the hospital Thursday afternoon with a black eye and a bandaged head and foot.
Manzi claimed police were virtually absent from the brawl, though police disputed that and officials noted that pubs have their own private security. Often a police van or two is stationed just a few meters (yards) from "The Drunken Ship," since fights regularly break out in the piazza frequented at night by American exchange students, tourists and young Italians.
"There was a total absence of law enforcement," Manzi said.
He said after the brawl ended inside the pub, the attackers escaped and knifed another victim about 20 meters (yards) away, down a small cobblestone street.
Police said in their statement that their patrol units on duty in Campo de' Fiori alerted headquarters as soon as the fight broke out and that "all available patrols," an ambulance and police reinforcements were quickly sent.
Lazio said it hoped those responsible would be quickly identified so that its fans wouldn't be subject to "unjust" suspicions.
"Lazio fans have shown in recent times to have totally abandoned shows of cowardice and gratuitous physical violence," it said in a statement. "Episodes like what happened last night have nothing to do with football."
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Associated Press writer Pietro di Cristofaro contributed to this report.
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In the 2nd half of the 20th century, it was common practice to put in metal oil tanks underground at commercial and household properties. Although the short-sightedness of this approach should have been obvious, the practice was none-the-less extensive. The outcome is that many individuals and companies need to now content with leaking oil tanks and soil contamination. As the inheritors of these ecological issues, it is our regrettable obligation to clean up the mess. The good news is that brand-new structured cleanup procedures are easier to employ and more reliable than ever. Furthermore, taking action now will certainly be less expensive than waiting until the problem has actually increased. Right here are a few facts to be aware of as you start the process.
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Singhania University offers varied courses from which the students can choose from. They take immense pleasure and go to great lengths in shaping up the future and the career of their student. All information about the Singhania University, Rajasthan, India, can be found in their website.
Universities play an important role in creating an intellectual, just and vibrant young society. One such University is Singhania University, which does all the above mentioned and also shapes the future of the students studying there. This university also hones their students to be a law abiding and a tolerant citizen of India.
This University is the largestUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) recognized University in the state of Rajasthan in India. Singhania University offers innumerous courses to their students. The various departments present in this University are Science and Technology department, Business Management department, Biotech and Bioinformatics department, Legal Studies and Research Studies department, Research in Education department, Medical Sciences department, Humanities and Social Sciences department and Undergraduate studies and Faculty of Languages.
Other Universities that fight to be on par with this University are?cmj university?- Shillong,?sridhar university?? Jaipur and lot more. Students of these Universities attend the symposiums and knowledge transfers conducted by the Singhania University.
The Singhania University was established in the month of June in the year 2003 in Rajasthan. The founder of this University is Shri. D. C. Singhania who was a great philanthropist, visionary and a dreamer. He dreamt of education to everyone in Rajasthan and he wanted to bring this University with world class equivalents. His university has had the best standards and latest labs and efficient faculty members for each of its faculty. This University even had departments for research and science improvements.
The boast of the state of the art Library, filled with an amazing number of books, journals, and reference material. If compared with?manav bharti university?- Himachal Pradesh the University is built on a 30 acre land with new and well-furnished technical labs, classroom, hostels, gaming places ? both indoors and outdoors. The infrastructure and the maintenance of the University buildings will speak volumes about the campus. The campus provides their students with calm and such a serene environment that the only thing that they will do is study and only study. Not only importance is given only to the academics department but also to the co-curricular activities like sports, communications skills and personality development. As we all know that communicating skills of the students plays a vital role in their job opportunities and placement interviews.
All in all, the University strives hard to promote the all-rounder nature of their students by providing them with the necessary details, be it the help of experts or reference materials. All that has to be done by the students is that they have to just continue and work on their quest for knowledge, research and white papers. By honing their students? skills and imparting them the moral and ethical values for living the society, the?singhania university? plays a major role in their student?s life and also in giving quality products (students) to the Nation. As per experts, every person coming out of?bhagwant university?? Ajmer will feel proud of their upbringing. The whole of India needs Universities like this to brighten up the future of our nation ? India.
I spoke with Joe Weisenthal at Business Insider yesterday. He wrote a way too nice article and included some of our conversation: The Genius Who Invented Economics Blogging Reveals How He Got Everything Right And What's Coming Next
Genius? Hardly. I just paid attention and put 2 plus 2 together.
And I didn't get "everything right", but I did get most of the US macro trends correct over the last 8 years. I started blogging in January 2005, and most of my early posts were about housing, as an example: Housing: Speculation is the Key
And I definitely didn't invent economics blogging. Barry Ritholtz and others were ahead of me.
In the interview, I mentioned the "doomer" mentality. Many people now think of the '90s as a great decade for the economy - and it was. But there were doomsday predictions every year. As an example, in 1994 Larry Kudlow was arguing the Clinton tax increases would lead to a severe recession or even Depression. Wrong. By the end of the '90s, there were many people concerned about the stock bubble and I shared that concern, but there were doomers every year (mostly wrong).
In the Business Insider interview, I said: "I?m not a roaring bull, but looking forward, this is the best shape we?ve been in since ?97". Obviously the economy is still sluggish, and the unemployment rate is very high at 7.9%, but I was looking forward. I mentioned the downside risks from Europe and US policymakers (the fiscal slope), but I think the next few years could see a pickup in growth.
In the article I highlighted two of the reasons I expect a pickup in growth that I've mentioned before on the blog; a further increase in residential investment, and the end of the drag from state and local government cutbacks.
I also mentioned an excellent piece on autos from David Rosenberg back in early 2009. His piece made me think about auto sales - and I came to a different conclusion than Rosenberg, see: Vehicle Sales. I started expecting auto sales to bottom, and that led me to be more optimistic for the 2nd half of 2009.
I enjoyed talking with Joe - although he was way too nice - and, yes, that is a picture of me.
Was it submerged after the satellite made its sweep? Did those volcanic-black pixels crumble and drown under their own weight? Have military censors deliberately obscured the truth? Australian explorers who sailed the South Pacific for 25 days in search of the landmass known as Sandy Island, after spotting it on Google Earth, have returned none-the-wiser. And it's not just Google that is apparently inaccurate -- a Coral Sea island in the same position also appears on Yahoo, Bing and even iOS maps, as well as on the Times Atlas of the World under the eerily appropriate name of Sable Island, which could be interpreted as "Very Dark Black Island."
The depth of the ocean is around 1,400 meters at these coordinates (-19.225583, 159.938759), which is precisely why the the University of Sydney's maritime researchers went looking -- it would be an extremely unusual outcrop if it actually existed. One down-to-earth explanation is that the entity is the cartographic equivalent of a watermark, allowing the mapmaker to tell if his work has been pirated, but no doubt there are other possibilities. Dr Maria Seton, fresh from a fruitless month on the waves, insists she plans to "follow up and find out."
By Rick Nauert PhDSenior News Editor Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on November 20, 2012
Forget the vampire movies and the link between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. New research from France?s Universit? Laval debunks the popular notion that moon stages influence mental health.
Researchers directed by psychologist Dr. Genevi?ve Belleville examined the relationship between the moon?s phases and the number of patients who show up at hospital emergency rooms experiencing psychological problems.
The investigators evaluated patients who visited emergency rooms at Montreal?s Sacr?-Coeur Hospital and H?tel-Dieu de L?vis between March 2005 and April 2008.
They focused specifically on 771 individuals who showed up at the emergency room with chest pains for which no medical cause could be determined. Psychological evaluations revealed that a sizable number of these patients suffered from panic attacks, anxiety and mood disorders, or suicidal thoughts.
Using lunar calendars, the researchers determined the moon phase in which each of these visits occurred.
Analyses revealed no link between the incidence of psychological problems and the four lunar phases. There was one exception, however; anxiety disorders were 32 percent less frequent during the last lunar quarter.
?This may be coincidental or due to factors we did not take into account,? suggested Genevi?ve Belleville. ?But one thing is certain: we observed no full-moon or new-moon effect on psychological problems.?
This study?s conclusions run contrary to 80 percent of nurses and 64 percent of doctors who were convinced that the lunar cycle affects patients? mental health.
Previous research has also found no association with the lunar phase and suicide, psychiatric admissions to a hospital, calls to a crisis center, domestic violence, or violent crimes. In other words, the idea that a full moon is associated with greater abnormal behavior is simply an urban legend.
?We hope our results will encourage health professionals to put that idea to rest,? said?Belleville. ?Otherwise, this misperception could, on the one hand, color their judgment during the full moon phase; or, on the other hand, make them less attentive to psychological problems that surface during the remainder of the month.?
Details on the study can be found on the website of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry.
Source: Universit? Laval
Four phases of the moon photo by shutterstock.
APA Reference Nauert PhD, R. (2012). Psychological Complaints Not Tied to a Full Moon. Psych Central. Retrieved on November 21, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/11/20/psychological-complaints-not-tied-to-a-full-moon/47947.html
Senator-elect Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appeared on "On the Record," and had a conversation with the show's host, Greta Van Susteren, on a variety of subjects, including immigration, the economy, and the Republican Party's difficulty getting Hispanic votes.
Cruz reiterates his views on fixing the economy
During his appearance, Cruz restated his views on how the moribund American economy might be fixed. His prescription including cutting spending and the debt, reforming taxes and regulations, all of which he says will help foster economic growth and thus get people back to work.
Cruz: Senate Democrats are being irresponsible
Cruz went on to accuse Senate Democrats, especially Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, of being irresponsible. The Senate, under Democratic control, has not passed an actual budget in years. This, in Cruz's view, has led to profligate spending.
Cruz on immigration and Hispanic outreach
Cruz expressed the belief that Republican problems attracting more Hispanic voters is a matter of communication and tone. He believes that American Hispanics are a natural conservative voting bloc, but have been turned off of the GOP due to its rhetoric on the immigration issue. He notes that the economy and jobs are polled as being more important to Hispanics than immigration and that one in 10 Hispanic households own small businesses. He also noted that while Democrats have been able to elect Hispanics as mayors or members of the House, they have a difficulty electing them to statewide offices. Susanna Martinez and Brian Sandoval, both governors, and Marco Rubio and Cruz himself, both Senators, are examples of Republican Hispanics who have been elected to statewide offices, thus exhibiting a broad appeal.
Cruz seen as an example of tea party strength
Policymic suggests that Cruz's victory over an establishment Republican, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in the Republican primaries in Texas represents the continuing strength of the tea party. The piece suggests that Cruz's victory could serve as a model for Republican, tea party-supported Hispanics running in other races.
Hispanic vote went to Barack Obama
Fox News Latino suggests that the Hispanic vote went overwhelmingly to Barack Obama because the Democrats succeeded in painting the Republicans and Mitt Romney as being hostile to immigrants and Hispanics. Romney had taken a hard line on immigration as a means to appeal to the conservative base. His attempt to woo Hispanics on economic issues seem to have fallen on deaf ears. Obama won the Hispanic vote 72 percent to 23 percent, which may have also contributed to the Democrats retaining control of the Senate.
Texas resident Mark Whittington writes about state issues for the Yahoo! Contributor Network.
Ground won?t be broken on a new stadium in L.A. until a team is lined up to play there.? And once it?s known that a team will be playing there, it means that the team will have a hard time continuing to play in the ?there? that they?ll be abandoning.
So a temporary home in Los Angeles will be needed.? And it?s looking like that place will be the Rose Bowl.
According to the Pasadena Sun (via SportsBusiness Daily), the powers-that-be in that Southern California city voted on Tuesday to allow an expansion of the permissible number of annual events at the Rose Bowl from 12 to 25.? After a five-hour meeting that included plenty of citizens who complained about the traffic, noise, and other drawbacks to hosting NFL games, Pasadena City Council voted 7-1 to approve the increase for up to five years.
?We have a fiduciary responsibility to the whole city to take the next step,? Councilwoman Margaret McAustin said.?? I?m not excited about the NFL, and clearly [the Rose Bowl?s neighbors] are not excited, but it?s the responsible thing to do.?
Six years ago, a divided council blocked by one vote the possibility of the Rose Bowl providing a permanent home for an NFL team.? ?[T]his is different,? Councilman Steve Madison said. ?This is a temporary matter when we have dire financial needs.?
Currently, the Rose Bowl hosts UCLA home games and, yes, the Rose Bowl.
The addition of 13 events and not 12 adds a little potential intrigue to the move.? With the NFL?s current scheduling formula putting the maximum number of home games in any given season at 12, the expansion to 13 hints at either a Super Bowl or an extra home game that would come from expanding the regular season to 18 games and keeping the preseason at four.
The more likely (but far less interesting) explanation is that some NFL regular seasons finish in early January, which could result in a maximum of 13 regular-season games played in a given stadium in a full calendar year, if the next regular season finishes in December.
Either way, the foundation has been put in place for L.A. to house a team temporarily, while it?s permanent house is being built.
The biggest problem for the NFL could be coming up with a way to relax the blackout rule, given that it will be a tall order to fill the continuous bowl to its 92,000-seat capacity on a consistent basis.
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2008 file photo shows Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons leaning on the batting cage during a spring training workout in Dunedin, Fla. The Blue Jays have hired John Gibbons as manager. The 50-year-old Gibbons returns to the club where he served as manager from 2004-2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz, File)
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2008 file photo shows Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons leaning on the batting cage during a spring training workout in Dunedin, Fla. The Blue Jays have hired John Gibbons as manager. The 50-year-old Gibbons returns to the club where he served as manager from 2004-2008. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz, File)
FILE - This March 30, 2008, file photo shows Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons sitting in the dugout at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Blue Jays have hired John Gibbons as manager. The 50-year-old Gibbons returns to the club where he served as manager from 2004-2008. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
TORONTO (AP) ? John Gibbons was hired as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays for the second time Tuesday, returning to a team that just invigorated its roster after a blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins.
"I never would have guessed this could happen," he said at a news conference.
Gibbons managed Toronto 2004-2008 and had a 305-305 record, making him the third winningest manager in franchise history.
He succeeds John Farrell, who spurned Toronto for his dream managing job in Boston. Gibbons, however, takes over a very different team from the one Farrell managed.
The surprise announcement came a day after the Blue Jays completed a mega deal in which they acquired All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes and pitchers Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle from Miami. Toronto agreed to the trade last week and Commissioner Bud Selig approved it Monday. The Blue Jays, extraordinarily busy in this offseason, also announced the signing of free agent outfielder Melky Cabrera.
"Who wouldn't want to be here?" Gibbons said. "The front office has put together a legitimate contending type team."
Toronto general manager Alex Anthopoulos had said he wanted someone who was familiar with the organization and city. Anthopolous was an assistant GM when Gibbons managed Toronto. Gibbons joins Cito Gaston as managers serving two stints with the Blue Jays.
His best season was in 2006, when Toronto went 87-75 to finish second in the division ? the same season he had a well-publicized blowup with players Shea Hillenbrand Ted Lilly.
Gibbons most recently managed the San Antonio Missions of the Texas League (AA) in the San Diego Padres' organization last season. He also had three seasons as the Kansas City Royals' bench coach.
Gibbons joined the Blue Jays' coaching staff in 2002 as a bullpen catcher and was promoted midseason to first base coach. He served in that capacity until replacing Carlos Tosca in 2004. Before joining the Blue Jays the first time, Gibbons spent 11 seasons working with the New York Mets.
A World Where Grades Will Be Left Behind In celebration of its 30th anniversary, USA TODAY interviewed some of the USA's greatest visionaries to talk about the world of tomorrow. Mary Beth Marklein published the article "A World Where Grades Will Be Left Behind" to discuss just what the title implies: what would the world be like if there were no grades? In the article, USA TODAY interviewed Sebastian Thrun, a Google Vice President and Stanford research professor best known for his role in building Google's driverless car. Thrun's idea of an educational reform is described in his version of learning, which he says can be made free and available to anyone who wants it. Thrun is the owner of Udacity, which is an education company based in California that provides a higher education for free. Udacity's goal is to offer a university-level education of high quality and low cost. Using the economics of the Internet, they claim to have connected some of the greatest teachers to hundreds of thousands of students all over the world. In Thrun's version of education, he explains a few key concepts: no one will be late for class, failure is not an option, and lessons are made to look like games, such as the popular physics-based puzzle game "Angry Birds." The whole vision of Udacity came to Thrun after he had the opportunity to teach a free online artificial-intelligence course that drew more than 160,000 students. This experience was so profound to him that he announced he no longer could teach in a traditional Stanford classroom. Thus, Udacity was born, and Thrun began his mission to revolutionize education. He made reference to the concept of "flipping the classroom," which occurs when students watch a video at home and come to class ready with questions to be answered by the teacher. Thrun explains how both online learning and flipping the classroom are made possible through technology, and because of these two concepts, classes will involve a sequence of increasingly more challenging exercises and quizzes aimed at helping students master a particular concept or skill. Thrun calls grades "the failure of the education system," so therefore, he intends to eliminate them completely. Instead, students will take as much or as little time as they need to demonstrate mastery of a particular skill or concept. This type of online education will be free, but related services may involve a fee. All in all, Thrun hopes to democratize education through technology. As I was reading this article, the message Mr. Thrun described seemed really cool and much more innovative than the education we see in many classrooms today. As I thought about it and looked at it more closely though, this type of educational reform raises a sense of skepticism. Yes, a free education where you get to play games on the Internet and learn at your own pace sounds great, but in reality, is this concept of education truly possible to the magnitude in which Mr. Thrun described? I have my doubts. The first item on his list that seems out of reach is the free part. If the top, most sought-out professors from all around the world are being called upon to teach these online classes, how does the Udacity team plan on paying them a salary? As a future teacher, I'm all about teaching my students because I truly want them to learn and grow, but in reality, I will be seeking a paycheck as well. I'm sure many of the professors Udacity has confronted feel the same way. I understand the students would be charged fees every once and a while, but simple fees would not be enough to pay for the numerous things this operation would call for: the high-tech computers and software that would be needed, the team working on these computers and programs, and as I mentioned earlier, the professors teaching the courses. "Free" sounds great (especially to myself, a poor college kid), but when it comes down to crunching the numbers, money speaks rather loudly. The next item on the list that raises concerns for me is the fact that "a single class might enroll tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of students." I guess this sounds so bizarre to me because I personally like one-on-one contact and time with my teacher. If there are this many people in a single class, how is an instructor suppose to keep up with everything the students are doing? I understand Mr. Thrun's goal is to create an education that will respond to each individual student, but with that many students, I have my doubts. The third item I'd like to talk about is the "no more grades" idea. As a college student myself, this sounds wonderful. As long as I'm understanding the material and learning at my own pace, what do grades matter anyway? Well, as much as I hate to admit it, I think grades, or rather some kind of assessment, is needed. I'm all for students being able to take the time necessary to master concepts and skills, but without some form of assessment, I think students lose some of the responsibility needed to become successful. I don't necessarily think the "A, B, C, D, F" system is the only or best solution for assessment out there, but I do believe teachers should provide students with feedback on how they are progressing in a given class. Normally, that feedback comes through assessment.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading Mary Beth Marklein's article in USA TODAY because it brought up some really neat ideas for the future of education. Though I don't totally agree with everything Mr. Sebastian Thrun is advocating with the online learning society created by Udacity, I still think he offered up interesting and innovative ideas. I just believe a few things need to be tweaked to make them more realistic and doable. One thing Mr. Thrun and I most certainly agree on is how important technology is for the future and progression of education and for the way we teach our students.
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Our phones are fast becoming the ATM of health. That?s the upshot from the Pew Mobile Health 2012 report.
Some 85?percent of American adults own a cell phone today, and 31 percent of them turn to their phones for health or medical information, up from 17 percent since this study was last conducted in 2010.
The figures are even rosier with smartphone owners. The survey found that 45 percent of all Americans own a smartphone, with 52 percent of them using it for health reasons ? no doubt because accessing, viewing and sharing are all easier with a smartphone.
Texting about health care not popular
The numbers aren?t universally ticking upward, though. Despite text messages improving health in emerging countries, texting isn?t seeing broad use among American cell phone owners.
Among the 80 percent of us who text, only 9 percent of smartphone users and 6 percent of all cell phone owners receive texts about medical or health issues. there?s a similar pattern with app downloads and use. Among the 84 percent of smartphone owners who?ve downloaded an app, only 19 percent have downloaded an app to manage or improve their health. The most popular health apps continue to be exercise, diet and weight apps.
Something interesting happens, however, when you look only at those who are sick, making a big health change or caring for someone who is.
Caregivers, people with chronic conditions, and people facing a medical crisis or a significant medical change, such as weight loss or quitting cigarettes, are more likely to use their phones to look for health information, receive health information via text message and download health apps.
Target areas to communication about
Many employers are aware that mobile technology offers them a new channel for health promotion. In the 2012 Technology + Employee Wellness survey,?my company, Context, administered with Shapeup, we asked employers about their use of mobile solutions such as text, apps and even mobile-optimized content. Only 17 percent of respondents currently use any, but 56 percent are considering doing so.
Those who are using mobile solutions or plan to do so identify these target areas:
General health communication ? 66 percent;
Physical activity ? 59 percent;
Weight management ? 45 percent;
Health coaching ? 39 percent;
Tobacco cessation support ? 30 percent; and,
Condition management ? 29 percent.
Employers may wish to reevaluate their targeted areas of use, considering Pew?s findings that people engage more with mobile technologies during health crises and major changes. The 26 percent of our survey respondents who currently have no plans to integrate mobile solutions into their health promotion strategies may wish to reevaluate their position too.
As the Pew findings show, employees are ready and waiting.
This was originally published on Fran Melmed?s?free-range communication blog.
Fran Melmed is an award-winning HR communications consultant specializing in workplace wellness and health care consumerism. Prior to founding context communication consulting llc context communication, Fran worked at Hewitt Associates in their Talent and Organizational Change and Communication practices in the U.S. and U.K. Contact her at fran@contextcommunication.com, and follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/femelmed.
One of the biggest challenges every entrepreneur will face is building a brand.
Your goal is to set your company and brand apart from the crowd. If you form a branding strategy without conducting research, your brand will barely make a blip on your consumer?s radar. Given the fast pace that industries move at today, brands are easily forgotten and most brands are hard to remember in the first place.
Branding is a challenge that inevitably you?ll spend years perfecting. Don?t be scared to try new things, but remember to shape your brand based on the vision of your company and initial successes that have defined your brand.
When HootSuite was first branded as a premier social media management tool for small businesses and multi-national enterprises, our focus was on four specific high-level areas ? pillars that, over the past several years, have helped us build HootSuite from a startup to a successful international company:
1. Product
A solid product offering is vital to the success of your brand.
If your product amazes customers, and is revolutionary and bulletproof, customers will evangelize for you. If your product offering is still in its early stages, customers will be the ones to help you innovate and grow by offering essential feedback.
Social media is a great way to gather unbiased feedback. Use tools to monitor brand mentions, messages, blog posts, and even misspellings of your brand name.
Not all customer feedback will be positive. But take the negative feedback and use it to your advantage. You?ll learn more from what people don?t like about your product than from what they do like about it. Develop an online support system that gives your consumers a place to vent and use it as an incubation center for ideas and future product developments.
2. Community
Your small business is a part of a community, whether you realize it or not.
It?s important to embrace your community and thoughtfully engage within it as a community leader. By creating insightful content people want to read or share and speaking at industry engagements, you can shape your personal brand within your community.
3. Team
In the early stages of business development, your team is often your biggest source for recruiting top talent. New hires represent your brand within your community. They can become the foundation your company is built upon.
However, establishing a team that represents both you and your brand doesn?t happen overnight. You want to create a company culture where everyone can work toward a common goal. It helps to cultivate a connected company culture that attracts like-minded talent. From an industry perspective it also shows that your company is capable of developing its own social system and recruiting strategies.
NEW YORK (AP) ? Stocks are sharply higher at midday on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones industrial average is up 154 points at 12,743. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is up 20 at 1,380. And the Nasdaq composite index is up 44 points at 2,897.
Some investors are expressing optimism about a deal in Washington to avoid the tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1. Investors are also encouraged by earnings reports from Lowe's and Tyson Foods.
Energy stocks are among the best performers in the market. The price of crude oil is up more than $2 a barrel, partly because of the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas.
PIX11 Morning News to Broadcast from Long Beach, Lindenhurst and Seaford Tuesday, November 20 from 6am to 9am
On Tuesday, November 20th PIX11 Morning News continues its live coverage of the region post Hurricane Sandy with ?PIX11 CARES? segments. On Tuesday, PIX11 Morning News will be live on Long Island?with Sukanya Krishnan anchoring portions of the Morning News from Long Beach, Dan Mannarino reporting live from Lindenhurst and Lisa Mateo reporting from Seaford from 6-9am.
Sukanya will be joined by:
Jack Schnirman, Long Beach City Manager
Tom Kraeutler, host of the syndicated radio program ?The Money Pit Home Improvement Show? (will offer advice to homeowners who are repairing their storm damaged homes)
Chris Musto, founder of the Long Reach Foundation
Michael Barry, Insurance Information Institute
Sean Sullivan, Swingbellys Beachside BBQ (Swingbellys Beachside BBQ is hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner in Long Beach with the help of many generous donors)
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Dan Mannarino will be live in Lindenhurst with Michael Dowling the CEO of North Shore LIJ Health System. Lisa Mateo will be reporting from Seaford where she will speak with a representative from FEMA at its Disaster Recovery Center at Cedar Creek Park.
In Lindenhurst, London Fog will be generously donating coats, suitcases and duffel bags to families affected by Sandy.
In recent weeks, PIX11 Cares has broadcast live from Queens, NY (Broad Channel, Breezy Point and the Rockaways) Staten Island, NY (New Dorp Beach) and New Jersey (Union Beach, Sea Bright and Norwood) to help bring attention to areas severely affected by Hurricane Sandy.
PIX11 has partnered with the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation in the Tunnel to Towers: Hurricane Relief Fund. PIX11 viewers wishing to contribute to the Tunnel to Towers: Hurricane Relief Fund can do so to via: https://tunneltotowersfoundation.org/donate_now.aspx
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Welcome to DailyTekk?s first annual Visual Gift Guide where we show you the top 100 hottest tech gifts for the holiday season. While other tech sites are reviewing products one by one, we?re giving you the good stuff all at once. So here?s your chance to virtual window shop your way to Christmas bliss. How convenient that we just published 100 awesome shopping tools to help you save time and money this year (just before Black Friday and Cyber Monday). Aren?t we useful?!
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Merry Christmas! This is your first present: a list of potential gift options that can be purchased for that special geek in your life (even if that is you)! Seriously, it can be hard to keep up with the latest and greatest tech gear throughout the year so we?ve done all the heavy lifting for you. From smartphones and tablets to fun and games to the coolest cameras and speakers to the latest necessaries (necessary accessories) you?ll find it all here. Oh ya, there?s something for every price range so nobody will be left out. Prepare to drool. Make sure to leave a comment and tell us what tech items YOU want for Christmas.
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JBL SoundFly -?AirPlay-enabled Wi-Fi speaker for iOS devices which plugs into your wall outlets. $199
GoPro Hero3 Black Edition?-?The Wi-Fi enabled HERO3: Black Edition is the most advanced GoPro, ever. No expense was spared during its development, resulting in a GoPro that is 30% smaller, 25% lighter and 2x more powerful than previous models. $200-400
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Boxee TV?-?Give people one device to watch all the major TV channels in terrific HD, add Internet video from places like Netflix, YouTube and Vudu, and music from Pandora and Spotify. Then, let people add unlimited recording of as many TV shows as they want? and watch them anywhere! $100
Nebula Macbook Keyboard Stickers?-?Stickers for a Mac keyboard. The letters and symbols are visible but they are not transparent so they will not utilize any back lighting. The stickers have a glossy finish, not matte. Even though the stickers have a strong adhesive, they can come off easily if desired, but will not come off during every day use. $10
Nike+ FuelBand?-?Through a sports-tested accelerometer, Nike+ FuelBand tracks your daily activity including running, walking, basketball, dancing ? and dozens of everyday activity. It tracks each step taken and calorie burned. It also tells the time of day. $150
Hue Wireless Lightbulbs?-?Set your lights to gradually brighten over time, waking you up in a rather more civilized fashion. Better still, why not create a scene from the image of a dawn sun and turn hue into your own personal sunrise using the accompanying app? $200
Crux360 iPad Keyboard Case?- Compatible with iPad 4 (newest iPad) and previous models.?Features an all new ?snap in? from the front design ? which makes it very quick and easy to insert and remove your iPad. Compatible with various types of screen protectors. $99
Eton Boost Turbine?-?Durable back-up battery with a hand turbine power generator that provides power when you need it most. For everyday or emergency use, BoostTurbine2000 enables you to charge your mobile device anytime, anywhere. $60
LaCie CloudBox -?Keeps you connected to your world. All your music, movies, photos, and more, accessible on all your devices, and easily shareable with your family and friends. $120
Cookoo Smart Watch -?Stay connected anytime, anywhere with the cookoo watch?the wearable extension of your smartphone that helps manage your connected life. $130
TYLT Band Car Charger -?The Band Car Charger boasts a sleek new ribbon style look and features that won?t disappoint. $40
Dropcam?-?Plug it in. Select your Wi-Fi network. Name your camera. And that?s it. Dropcam HD is online in three fast, pain-free steps.?With the free Dropcam apps, you can watch from anywhere. Just download the app, login, and start watching on your iPad, iPhone, or Android. $150
Quirky Converge Docking Station?-?Show your gadgets some love! Converge is a docking station that shows off your electronics while they charge. Wires slip in easily, stay in place with the help of soft TPE grips, and stay out of sight. $40
iPhone Boom Mic?- A compact mic for iPhone video recording that sounds as good as it looks. $40
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Photo & Video
Nikon 1 V2 Camera?-?Turn life?s fast-moving adventures into amazing visual stories. Slow down reality and freeze exactly the right moment; preview end-result photos before you even shoot them; blend motion, stills and sound in a new way. $800
Digital Time-Lapse Camera?-?Making a time-lapse video always seems like a good idea ? but then it starts raining. And a pigeon turns your camera into a preening station. Meet the Digital Time-Lapse Camera: here to solve all of your time-controlling, video-making, weather-fearing troubles! $199 (case is $45)
Contour Roam2?-?The ContourROAM2 is the easiest ? and most stylish ? way to shoot action video. Packed with useful features like 4 HD video modes, an Instant-On Record switch, a 270? rotating lens, and Contour?s signature laser alignment, you?ll have everything you need in a compact, easy-to-use camera. $199
Autographer?- The world?s first intelligent, wearable camera?snaps pics while your on the go so you don?t have to. $650
Kogeto Dot 360 Video Cam?-?More than a lens for your iPhone. It?s a fast and fun way to shoot fully-interactive 360 degree video which you can then share instantly with your friends online. $50
FUJUFILM XF1?-?Lightweight, durable aluminum body parts and synthetic leather covering enhance the feel of the camera in the hand, with texture that resembles genuine leather. $500
Sony Action Cam?-?Go bigger, faster, higher, harder. Action Cam will get the shot?you?ll get the glory. With a ruggedized housing waterproof2 to 197 ft., you can take this fearless little camera to the surf, slopes or streets to capture your favorite action-packed activities.
Sony Cyber-Shot RX1?- 35mm full-frame 24.3MP Exmor? CMOS sensor, ISO 100-25600, 14-bit RAW image capture, f/2.0 Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* lens with 9 aperture blades, P/A/S/M modes, Full HD 24p/60i/60p video with manual control.?$2,799
Panasonic Lumix GH3?-?Meet the DMC-GH3, a new and highly evolved model from LUMIX, creator of the world?s first digital single lens mirrorless (DSLM) camera. $1,299
Impossible Instant Lab?-?Transform your digital iPhone images into real instant photographs that you can touch, caress and share with friends. $230
Memoto Lifelogging Camera?-?A tiny, automatic camera and app that gives you a searchable?and shareable photographic memory.$250
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Sound & Audio
Sonos Sub?-?Fills an entire room with thick layers of deep, bottomless sound that let you hear and feel every chord, kick, splash and roll. You won?t just hear the difference our wireless subwoofer makes?you?ll feel it in your bones. $600-700
Denon AH-NCW500 Globe Cruiser?-?If you?ve ever owned multiple sets of headphones and struggled over which ones to pack for your next trip, Denon?s ultra-versatile AH-NCW500 will solve your problem. Get Bluetooth and noise-canceling functions in a great-sounding, comfortable headphone built for the busy traveler. $500
BeoPlay A9 Speaker?-?Superior sound big enough to fill even the most spacious loft ? wirelessly from your favorite devices. $2,600
Klipsch Image X7i In-Ear Headphones?-?With a ceramic design that?s as sleek as it is strong, the Image X7i headphones offer legendary sound that?s built to last. Full-range armature drivers deliver deep bass, clear mids and crisp highs straight to your head. $199
McIntosh McAire?-?Integrated audio system delivers the legendary McIntosh look and sound quality in a compact size. Built in AirPlay allows you to wirelessly stream music via your Wi-Fi network from your Mac or PC based iTunes library, as well as music stored on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. $3,000
Joey Roth Ceramic Subwoofer?-?The Ceramic Subwoofer extends your system?s frequency response down to 40 Hz. While you will physically feel bass-heavy music, you?ll also notice new richness in vocals and acoustic instruments. $700
TDK Wireless Charging Speaker?-?Taking the cords out of the equation, the TDK Life on Record Wireless Charging Speaker delivers a new sonic experience that is truly unfettered. $400
Beats Pill?-?Built to act not only as a powerful, compact speaker for listening to music but also as a portable system for taking calls, the Pill does it all with the freedom of wireless. $200
Necessaries (Necessary Accessories)
Apolis Transit Issue iPhone Wallet?-?A case that provides optimal protection for your iPhone as well as providing a sleek, professional look for both business and personal use with the ability to hold cash or cards. $48
DSLR Pro Pack?-?Designed for equipment-intensive photography, our DSLR Pro Pack camera bag offers a generous carrying capacity. The large volume main compartment has an array of fully customizable dividers to safely house all kinds of camera bodies, lenses and flashes. $150
Mophie OUTRIDE?-?OUTRIDE is a hardware and application solution that puts the power to record and share tricks, tracks, rides and epic moments in the hands of action land and water sports enthusiasts, using only their iPhone. $130-150
Retro iPhone Handset?-?Your futuristic phone now has the ultimate old school accessory. With volume control, noise reduction and a high quality speaker, the Retro Handset will put your Bluetooth device on ice. $20
Capture Camera Clip?-?The handy aluminum clip allows you to rigidly hold your camera to any backpack strap or belt. This eliminates the need for a neck strap, sling, holster or bulky camera bag, and keeps your camera quickly accessible allowing you to be physically active without it swinging and swaying. $79.99
BookBook for MacBook Air?-?To keep your Air safe, BookBook has two rigid, hardback covers for impact protection. A tough spine and reinforced corners add another layer of defense. Inside the slim case, your Mac rests between two super soft, chocolate brown, padded cushions, which look amazing against the silver finish on MacBook. $80
Little Pocket Book?- Thin iPhone 5 case and wallet. $60
MacBook Sleeve by Travelteq?-?Handmade top quality vegetable tanned Italian leather.?Can be used for Macbook, iPhone and business cards
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Tablets & Smartphones
iPhone 5?- The thinnest, lightest and fastest iPhone ever. $200+
Nokia Lumia 920?-?PureView technology with Carl Zeiss lens captures blur-free videos even if the camera?s shaking or in low light. Thanks to its Optical Image Stabilisation.$149
Samsung Galaxy Note II?- GALAXY Note II?s 5.5? HD Super AMOLED screen offers better clarity and a 16:9 screen ratio ? perfecting all viewing experiences. The innovative design of the GALAXY Note II includes a bigger screen while maintaining a slim body to fit just right in your hand.?$299
HTC Windows Phone 8X?-?A new, iconic design that keeps you connected while also reflecting you. Unique color options, a seamless look, a screen to personalize?all serving up people and passions that matter most. $TBD
DROID RAZR MAXX HD?- Features a?4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display, LTE networking, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1 GB of RAM, an 8 megapixel rear camera, a front-facing camera, Android 4.0, a Kevlar back, water-repellent nanocoating, and a microSD card slot. $200
Google Nexus 10 (10 Inch) Tablet?-?With the world?s highest resolution tablet display, all new multi-user features, immersive HD content and the best Google apps?Nexus 10 has something for everyone. $400
Surface by Microsoft?-?From touch to type, office to living room, from your screen to the big screen, you can see more, share more, and do more with Surface. $500+
Kindle Fire HD?-?Unlike other 7? tablets, Kindle Fire HD delivers rich color and deep contrast from every angle, with an advanced polarizing filter and custom anti-glare technology. $199-249
Nook HD+?-?Packed with pixels, NOOK HD?s brilliant display delivers text, graphics, and video with stunning HD clarity. Which means every book, movie and app looks better than ever before. $269
iPad Mini?- Every inch an iPad. There?s less of it but no less to it. $330-660
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Fun & Games
GameDock -?GameDock turns your iPhone 4+, iPad 2+, or iPod Touch 4+ into a retro videogame console. Supports two player games and HD TV output. $125
Duo Pinball iPad Controller?-?Experience some pinball wizardry and relive your favorite arcade moments with Duo Pinball, the app-supported pinball controller for iPad. Flipper buttons and a spring-loaded plunger make pinball gameplay unbelievably real. $60
Spy Hawk RC Place?-?The Spy Hawk is a 3 channel mini glider that comes with a built in FPV (first person view) video system that sends a high quality, 5 megapixel live feed back to the 3.5? LCD screen on the transmitter. It features a state of the art stabilisation system that makes it super easy to fly, with a little practice. $400
HEX3 AppTag Laser Blaster?-?As with any blaster toy, the object is to shoot your friends, but AppTag adds a whole new dimension! The free AppTag Apps keep score via WiFi and players can pick up Augmented Reality Weapons, ammo packs, health Kits, and body armour in a similar way to a console game like Halo, but this is real life, inside or outdoors! $60
Romo iPhone Robot?- Turn your iPhone into a fast, roving iPhone robot. $138
OUYA?- Android-powered game console where all the games are free to play. $99
NEOGEO X -?In 1992, the NEOGEO AES (Advanced Entertainment System) console was released, an amazing, groundbreaking new home system that literally brought the arcade to the home for the very first time. Now, on the 20th Anniversary of this Retro Gaming Classsic, The Limited Edition NEOGEO X Gold has a worldwide release date of the 6th December 2012. $200
Moto TC RC Cars?-?Wreak Havok With Your Remote Touch-Controlled Monster Truck. Drive from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch via Bluetooth. $30-60
ICADE 8-Bitty -?This wireless game controller sports classic a D-Pad and button layout reminiscent of retro 8-bit game consoles from the 80?s and 90?s. The 8-Bitty works with your iPad and iPhone to play apps using a game controller with real tactile input. $25
MaKey MaKey Invention Kit?-?Let?s say you load up a piano. Then, instead of using the computer keyboard buttons to play the piano, you can hook up the MaKey MaKey to something fun, like bananas, and the bananas become your piano keys. $50
SUPABOY Portable Pocket SNES Console?-?At home or on the go, the SupaBoy plays your favorite Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridges anywhere you are. $79.99
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Deck the House (Home Electronics)
iMac ? The desktop in it?s most advanced form ever. Performance taken right to the edge. $1,300-2,000
3M Streaming Projector Powered by Roku -?Experience your favorite online entertainment on the big screen with instant cinema. Let the magic of projection bring your friends and family together like never before. Enjoy your favorite movies and shows 120? across.
Logitech Harmony Touch Remote -?There was a time when your standard remote was enough. Today, home entertainment is anything but standard. There are more devices, more channels and more options than you could ever have imagined. That?s why Logitech is rethinking the remote with the Harmony Touch. $250
Slingbox 500?-?Extend your living room TV experience in sparkling 1080p high definition. Tune in to your favorite programs on your PC, Mac, tablet, smartphone or connected TV. Wirelessly archive your videos and photos and enjoy them on the big screen. $300
Kenwood Cooking Chef -?Incorporates induction cooking with all the standard features of a food mixer making it the first food mixer to cook your meal. $2,000
Wireless Smartphone Photo Printer?-?This is the printer that connects wirelessly to an iPhone or Android-powered phone and prints vibrant color photographs. An iPhone running a free app transmits pictures over a home Wi-Fi network to the printer, allowing you to print from anywhere in the home. $220
SmartThings?-?SmartThings makes it easy to connect the things in your physical world to the Internet. You can monitor, control, automate, and have fun with them from anywhere ? at home, office, or on the go. $150+
Nest Learning Thermostat -?Most people leave the house at one temperature and forget to change it. So Nest learns your schedule, programs itself and can be controlled from your phone. Teach it well and Nest can lower your heating and cooling bills up to 20%.
Z3 Telescopic iPad Stand?-?The Z3 is versatile, lightweight, convenient and folds flat in just 3 moves. Its telescopic stem combined with a joint allowing for the alteration of the iPad?s angle means the device can be held without compromise in any scenario. $170
Logitech Harmony Link?-?Turns signals from the Harmony Link app into infrared commands that can control your TV, set-top boxes, music systems and many other home entertainment devices. It even has an IR mini blaster that allows it to send signals through closed cabinet doors. $100
Belkin WeMo -?WeMo makes your home a more convenient, easier place to be. When you return home, your lights are on. Leave the room, and The TV turns off. Turn off a light downstairs after you?ve already turned in. $50-100
MakerBot Replicator 2?-?With a resolution capability of 100 microns and a massive 410 cubic inch build volume, the MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer is the easiest, fastest, and most affordable tool for making professional quality models. $2,199
Samsung Apps Refrigerator -?Now available with a Wi-Fi enabled LCD screen loaded with apps. It?s never been easier to organize your food and your family. $3,699
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Stocking Stuffers
iPod Nano 7th Gen?-?About the size of a credit card ? and just 5.4 mm thin ? the new iPod nano is the thinnest iPod ever made. The 2.5-inch Multi-Touch display is nearly twice as big as the display on the previous iPod nano, so you can see more of the music, photos, and videos you love. $150
Whooz?-?Vinyl identification labels for your iPhone, iPod, and iPad cords. $10
Eye-fi Wireless SD Card -?The first memory card to automatically upload photos & videos using WiFi. $100
USB Bracelet?-?Unique 2GB Scandinavian USB drive bracelet with real braided leather cord. $40
Makr iPhone Sleeves -?Natural Shell Cordovan? Horween? leather. Skived and rolled edges. Hand sewn, painted and polished. $95-200
Sensu iPad Brush -?The Sensu portable artist brush & stylus works great for capacitive touchscreens like iPad, iPhone, Kindle Fire, Google Nexus S, and other devices. This 2-in-one tool truly shines when used with your favorite drawing and painting apps, such as ArtRage, Sketchbook Pro, Paper by Studio 53, Procreate, Auryn Ink, and SketchTime. $30
AviiQ Ready Clip -?Tangled cables anyone? No more worries with the AViiQ? Ready Clips. They easlily clip onto your bag or pocket for easy transport and their small size make tangled cables a thing of the past. $20-30
SpareOne Emergency Phone -?Freed from the need of power outlets, you can use the amazing AA battery-powered SpareOne anywhere within range of a GSM cell tower.?Even without a SIM card, SpareOne has one-button emergency dialing (911, etc.), and can be geo-located in an emergency.
Master Lock Dialspeed Padlock -?Electronic directional interface offers speed, ease of use, & multiple personalized codes.?Organize and protect personal and valuable information with secure, convenient, digital storage at the Master Lock Vault.
Minty Geek?-?A fusion of compact components with easy-to-use instructions for every level of understanding that slot into a neat little mint tin. A minty fresh idea that makes learning electronics and building circuits so fun and easy! $40
Samsung ?3 Proof? SD Cards?-?Sporting a stylish brushed metal design, this card has a capacity of 16 GB and is designed to be used with a digital camera, DSLR camera, camcorder, or PC. Samsung?s ?3 Proof? technology makes the card waterproof, shockproof, and magnet-proof to protect your important data. $18-30
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Miscellaneous
Drobo Mini?- ?Made of a cutting-edge metallic carbon fiber with a soft-touch rubberized finish, Drobo Mini is small, rugged, and feels as cool as it looks. From the modern materials to the wraparound light indicators to the drive bay design, Mini is truly big storage in a small box. $650
Logitech Washable Keyabord -?Designed to look and function like new ? even over time. From a light dusting to a soak*, this washable keyboard with drainage holes is easy to clean and easy to dry. $40
FridgePad -?Use the FridgePad to store and display your iPad so that it?s ready to be used at a moments notice. $48
iRig MIX ? The first mobile mixer for iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. iRig MIX offers the same controls you would expect from a professional DJ mixer (crossfader, cues, EQ and volume controls, etc.) in an ultra-compact mobile mixer that can be used with a huge variety of iOS DJ mixing and other apps. It is a complete DJ system for rehearsing, performing and recording. $100
Intelligent Design Titanium Mouse?-?The eccentric design made of plastic resin, high quality titanium and a scroll of stone surpasses all expectations about a computer mouse. Instead of being a practical object, this mouse was designed to be an expression of identity, luxury and elegance. $520
I have always been a fan of Lidia Bastianich. Her recipes are easy to make Italian food that are good enough to serve to company. I have watched Lidia cook on her show and she really knows how to feed her family. I have been to some of her restaurants in New York City and all I can say is ?Wow?!
Scanadu, the 2-year-old San Francisco startup aiming to develop a handheld medical scanner for home use, similar to the Star Trek tricorder, has unveiled its first three products, set for release by the end of 2013.
Forget the vampire movies and the link between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems. New research from France?s Universit? Laval debunks the popular notion that moon stages influence mental health.
Welcome to DailyTekk?s first annual Visual Gift Guide where we show you the top 100 hottest tech gifts for the holiday season. While other tech sites are reviewing products one by one, we?re giving you the good stuff all at once. So here?s your chance to virtual window shop your way to Christmas bliss. How convenient that we just published 100 awesome shopping tools to help you save time and money this year (just before Black Friday and Cyber Monday). Aren?t we useful?! 