Thursday, January 31, 2013

Card-Linked Offers Platform Edo Opens Up To Local Merchants

edo_logoEdo, the card-linked local offers platform which just closed its $15 million Series C round this past fall, is today introducing a new service for local merchants, which it's calling the "edo Marketplace." The company had previously announced its intention to go after the SMB market at the time of its recent raise, noting that it now?plans to scale through partnerships with merchant acquirers, mobile payment providers, and media publishers. Alongside today's marketplace launch, edo is also making good on those promises to partner by announcing a new agreement with?2Go Media, a Ft. Lauderdale-based company providing marketing tools for merchants and retailers. The agreement will see 2Go Media integrating edo into its iDeals Marketing Platform, which will allow its merchants to target offers to over 100 million consumers.

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Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez gets passport, will travel

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's best-known dissident, blogger Yoani Sanchez, received a passport on Wednesday under the island's new, freer travel law and said she would go abroad soon, after years of being denied that right.

Sanchez' case was viewed as a test of the Cuban government's commitment to free travel, but the news was not as good for Angel Moya, another dissident who, Sanchez said, was denied a passport.

"Incredible! They called to my house to tell me that my passport was ready. They just delivered it to me," Sanchez wrote on Twitter. "Now the only thing left is to be able to board that plane."

Hated by Cuba's communist government for constantly criticizing the system in her "Generation Y" blog, Sanchez, a 37-year-old Havana resident, has said she was denied the right to travel 20 times under Cuba's old travel law and doubted she would get a passport under the new ones.

Cuba's leaders consider dissidents traitorous "mercenaries" in the employ of the United States and other enemies.

But on January 14, when the reforms took effect, Sanchez went to an immigration office, was told she would get a passport and would be able to come and go as she pleased.

Other well-known dissidents also have been told they will get passports.

The old travel law was put in place in 1961 to slow the flight of Cubans after the island's 1959 revolution.

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The new law got rid of the much-hated need to obtain an exit visa and loosened other restrictions that had discouraged Cubans from leaving.

It was one of the wide-ranging reforms President Raul Castro has enacted since he succeeded his older brother, Fidel Castro, in 2008.

There are still travel restrictions for certain professions, reasons of national security and for those with pending legal cases, which may affect a number of dissidents like Moya.

He was one of 75 people arrested and imprisoned in a 2003 crackdown that provoked international condemnation of the Cuban government.

Moya was released in 2011, but remains on parole for the remainder of the 20-year sentence he received 10 years ago.

Sanchez tweeted that Moya had been denied a passport.

"I am happy and sad. On one side, I have my document for travel, but they will not permit it for several friends like Angel Moya," she wrote.

Neither Sanchez nor Moya could be reached for comment.

Sanchez, who has won a number of international prizes for her blog but has never been able to leave to collect them, said on January 14 she would travel as soon as she got the passport.

She told friends she might be gone for three months because she had so many pending commitments.

She did not say what her plans were, but she was clearly thinking about how much she would miss Havana.

"Havana of the lights and the shadows, of the dusk that smells of sweat and burned oil. I miss it and I'm not yet away," she tweeted.

(Reporting By Jeff Franks and Nelson Acosta; editing by Christopher Wilson)

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Apple Has Trademarked the Design of its Stores

Yes, you are looking at a technical drawing of an Apple store. And yes, it does form part of an approved trademark request which means nobody can imitate Apple's temples to tech. More »


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Swiss Scientists Discover Dung Beetles Use The Milky Way For GPS

A team of Swedish scientists has discovered that dung beetles climb on dung balls and dance around in circles before taking off. This dance is not one of joy, however ? the insects are checking out the sky to get their bearings. Melissa Block and Audie Cornish have more.

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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.

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And I'm Audie Cornish. And we have a story now about celestial navigation - that is, looking to the sky for guidance.

BLOCK: But before we get too lofty, this story also happens to be about dung beetles. And so we start with this lowly central unpleasant fact about dung beetles.

ERIC WARRANT: Dung beetles and their grubs eat dung and everything about dung beetles has to do with dung in some form.

BLOCK: That's professor Eric Warrant. He's an Australian professor of zoology teaching at the University of Lund in Sweden.

CORNISH: Five years ago, he and a group of other scientists began studying the remarkable navigational skills of dung beetles. These insects harvest material from a fresh pile of feces in the desert. They shape their bounty into a sphere and roll it away.

WARRANT: They have to get away from the pile of dung as fast as they can and as efficiently as they can because the dung pile is a very, very competitive place with lots and lots of beetles all competing for the same dung. And there's very many lazy beetles that are just waiting around to steal the balls of other industrious beetles and often there are big fights in the dung piles.

BLOCK: That's right - lazy dung beetles. Now, the dung beetles need to plot a direct course or they might accidentally circle back and thus lose a precious dung ball to another beetle.

WARRANT: It's a little bit like kicking the ball back into your own goal posts.

BLOCK: Which means no food to feed the next generation. As you can see, there's a lot riding on the beetles making a beeline to the place they hope to roll their ball.

CORNISH: Beeline it, wrong bug, I think.

BLOCK: Yeah, maybe a beetle line. Anyway, professor Eric Warrant and his colleague have just published conclusion about how the dung beetles keep to a straight path.

WARRANT: What we discovered was that dung beetles can roll their balls of dung in straight lines by using the Milky Way as a compass queue.

BLOCK: The Milky Way, billions of stars that form a white streak across the sky, serve as a guide for these little harvesters of waste. It was understood earlier that both the sun and the moon serve as guides, but no one knew how dung beetles could follow a straight path when the moon isn't out. So at the edge of the Kalahari, professor Warrant and the team built a small arena.

WARRANT: We tested them with and without a little cardboard hat, which we put on top of their head with a piece of tape. And this little cardboard hat effectively blocked out the view of the starry sky. And when we did this, they rolled around and around and around in circles. They couldn't keep a straight path.

BLOCK: The Swedish scientists also tested dung beetles at a planetarium. They altered the star pattern on the ceiling and watched what the beetles did. Without the Milky Way, the beetles could not walk the straight and narrow.

CORNISH: Professor Warrant suspects other creatures also navigate using the Milky Way, but currently only dung beetles are known to do so.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Dutch Queen abdicates, Willem-Alexander to succeed

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Queen Beatrix, who turns 75 on Thursday, announced she was abdicating in favor of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king on April 30.

Willem-Alexander, 45, is married to Princess Maxima Zorrigueta and has three young children. Decades of grooming for the throne involved shaking off his image as a beer-drinking fraternity boy whose blunt comments upset the press and politicians.

Beatrix said in a television broadcast to the nation that she was stepping down because she felt her son was ready to take her place on the throne.

A constitutional monarchy, the Netherlands had reduced the involvement of the Royal House in politics, a role long seen more as a formality than a position of power.

In the past, the Queen took part in forming government coalitions by appointing a political mediator, raising questions about behind-the-scenes influence on the democratic process.

That role was scrapped before the last election, which took place in September 2012.

It was widely rumored that Queen Beatrix was no fan of anti-immigrant, euroskeptic politician Geert Wilders. She alluded in speeches to the need for tolerance and multi-culturalism, comments that were seen as criticisms of Wilders' anti-Islamic views.

Wilders' poor showing at the last election and loss of influence in politics, could well have contributed to her decision to abdicate.

Queen Beatrix, who remains very popular with the Dutch, became the sixth monarch of the House of Orange in 1980 following the abdication of her mother, Queen Juliana, who reigned for 31 years.

Juliana was 73 years old and in deteriorating mental health when she abdicated but Beatrix has remained active and in good health despite some setbacks.

The queen was emotionally shaken when a man drove his car into a Queen's Day procession in 2009.

Her middle son, Prince Johan Friso, has been in a coma ever since he was buried in an avalanche while skiing last year.

(Reporting by Sara Webb and Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Robin Pomeroy and Giles Elgood)

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

FixTracking Shows You How to Browse Securely and Privately on Any Browser

FixTracking Shows You How to Browse Securely and Privately on Any BrowserIn honor of Data Privacy Day, alternative search engine DuckDuckGo put together a stellar guide on browsing securely and anonymously with any popular web browser.

We've mentioned plenty of helpful tools for keeping your browsing anonymous and secure, but it's hard to remember every single one and figure out what's right for your needs. DuckDuckGo's FixTracking site explains all your options and shows you how to set everything up so you can browse without worry who may be tracking your activity. The guide automatically detects what browser you're using, but if you want instructions for a different one you can just scroll down to the bottom of the page and select it. FixTracker really offers a stellar guide for managing your online data privacy. Be sure to check it out if you're concerned about being tracked on the web.

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Real Estate Listings in Canada - Homes for Sale

1 ? 20 of 49576 Homes for Sale in Canada

Listings last updated 01/27/2013

$574,900 CAD

5 Bed(s), 4 Bath(s), 3,200 Sqft, 52,272

Residential

Ravenstone is a Crowe Riverfront Estate located in the subdivision of Riverside Pines, south of Marmora between Ottawa and Toronto. The main house is a custom-designed 3,200 sq ft log home built in 1985 by master builder Gordon Wannamaker who estimated replacement value for both the log home and the Chalet together somewhere between 1,500,000 and 1,700,000 dollars (plus waterfront land value). Features include polished granite kitchen counters, built-in appliances, custom-designed pantry with folding oak doors, sunken great-room with oak floors and walnut dowlings, vaulted post & beam ceilings, dble-sided stone fireplace, family room with custom-built wet-bar, master ensuite with heated Italian porcelain floors & jet tub, main floor master BR with vanity & sink, mirrored door walk-in closets, walkouts from bedrooms to riverside decking. Additional 2-BR 960 sq ft, 4 yr old, Chalet-style garden suite contains a loft and ensuite with claw-foot soaker tub, ideal as a guest house, nanny's quarters or potential bed and breakfast establishment. The estate is surrounded by landscaped gardens, gazebos, patios, decking & hot tub, tall pines, overlooking 280 ft of Crowe River shoreline with a dock for approx. 5 km of boating and fishing. ... more

$269,900 CAD

3 Bed(s), 2 Bath(s), 1,520 Sqft, 10,890

Residential

Large rancher with beautiful modern colors, floor, trim, crown molding and A large amount of cupboards. Large walk-in closet in the master bedroom with an ensuite. The lower level is gyprocked, wired, large daylight windows and plumbed for A washroom, backs onto park land,large 2 car garage, new home warranty. Pcds provided before closing. ... more

$399,900 CAD

4 Bed(s), 4 Bath(s), 2,800 Sqft

Residential

CUSTOM NEW HOME WITH 2800 Sq. Ft Of FINISHED SPACE RESTS IN A GREAT FAMILY NEIGHBOURHOOD WITH QUICK ACCESS TO DOWNTOWN SHOPS. TREES REMAIN BEHIND & KIDS PLAYGROUND IS JUST STEPS AWAY. Enter Through The Double Garage Into A Large Mud Entry With Double Closet and Separate Powder ? Laundry Rooms. Modern Kitchen Offers Granite Counters, Pantry & Breakfast Bar Open To Elegant Dining With Wainscoting and Patio Door Out To The Spacious Sun Deck. Living Room Has Chic Fireplace, Column & Crown Molding. 2nd Level Boasts A King Size Master Retreat With Box Panel Ceilings, 12 x 7 Walk-in Closet, Double Sinks, Linen, and Separate Designer Tub and Custom Glass Shower. 2nd and 3rd Bedrooms Fit Queen Bed Sets and Have Double Closets. Reading or Media Nook In Hall, Huge Hall Closet and Main Bath With Double Sinks and Linen. Finished Basement Includes Large Family Room, Full Bath & 4th Bedroom Ideal For Guests, Office or Exercise. HEAT PUMP & WATERPROOFED BASEMENT. Purchaser to verify all dimensions ... more

$399,900 CAD

4 Bed(s), 3 Bath(s), 2,383 Sqft

Residential

TREES REMAIN BEHIND & KIDS PLAYGROUND IS JUST STEPS AWAY. DISTINGUISHED HIGH QUALITY NEW HOME INCLUDES HEAT PUMP & WATERPROOF BASEMENT, EXECUTIVE FINISH AND A GREAT LAYOUT. Main Floor Includes A 2-Storey Entry Accented By Decorative Chandelier, Office with Pocket French Doors, and Formal Dining With Posh Finish. Open Plan Across the Back Is Perfect for Entertaining. Enjoy The Chic Fireplace While In Your Designer Kitchen With Cabinets To Ceiling and Executive Island All With Granite Counters. Completing The 1st Floor are Front and Back Coat Closets and Separate Laundry ? Powder Room. Upper Floor Offers A King Size Master Suite With Impressive Ceiling, Spacious Walk-in Closet, Double Jacuzzi, Double Sinks, Linen and Custom Glass Shower. 2nd and 3rd Bedrooms Fit Queen Bed Sets and Have Proper Closets. 4th Bedroom Can Be Used As Playroom/Flex Space. Other Key Features Include, Useable Veranda, Huge Sun Deck, Double Garage, and Framed Basement. Purchaser to verify all measurements. ... more

$460,000 CAD

3 Bed(s), 3 Bath(s), 1,934 Sqft, 6,475

Residential

This two storey offers 1,934 square feet of development living space, a 285 square foot attached garage, and still has 967 square feet in the undeveloped basement for future development. Home is at painting stage - ready in 7 weeks. Come and see this quality built home which has a spacious foyer area, 3 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, a separate Laundry Room on the way to the attached built-in Garage. You can complete your new home to your own finishes and style with the generous allowances for Flooring, Kitchen Cabinets, and Lighting totalling 31,000 (HST Included). Other features include 30 year shingles, 9 foot ceilings on the Main Floor, energy star rated Low E Argon windows, front landscaping (paving and 2 trees). HST Rebate to be assigned back to the Builder.. Be sure to request the floor plan and survey by clicking on one of the attachements available. It will ask for your email and it will be sent to you immediately. ... more

$97,900 CAD

3 Bed(s), 2 Bath(s), 1,152 Sqft

Residential

Welcome to relaxing; trouble free living in this 10 year old, 3 bedrooms & 2 bath Mini Home located in the Lahave Heights Mini Home Development. This home is one of the largest available offering 1152 sq. Ft. Of living space of one level living. When you arrive at the home, there is a paved driveway & paved walkway leading to a spacious Deck with an aluminum awning. As you enter the home you notice the carpeting has been replaced by laminate flooring. The master bedroom which is located at the front of the home boasts a large ensuite bath and also a walk in closet. The kitchen offers a wall oven & counter top cook stove with lots of cupboard space. This property is ideal for either a start up or retirement option & with a mortgage payment of 510.00 (OAC, 5% down, 25 year term) theres most certainly not any reason to rent today when you can own your home. Call today for your viewing appointment. ... more

$229,000 CAD

4 Bed(s), 1 Bath(s), 1,985 Sqft, 1,306,800

Residential

This property is very unique! This property runs from St Peters Highway to the water. There are 30 acres, partially cleared, with sandy beach. Property is located between the fiddle festival and Rollo Bay Inn and just down the road from Rollo Bay Greens local golf course. The home is an older 2 Storey 4 Bedroom which is in good condition but in need of updating. Potential! Potential! Potential! ... more

$289,000 CAD

3 Bed(s), 2 Bath(s), 2,926 Sqft, 14,810

Residential

With 2900 finished square feet and wonderful lake and valley views, this incredible log home bordering the golf course has seen many updates and shows pride of ownership. Spacious rooms, private setting and includes 2 bedroom in-law suite. With lots of deck space for entertaining, you can sit and enjoy the view overlooking the golf course and the lake. Great work live space with large office that is bright and open. Home hase 2 new certified pellet stoves and a hot tub on private deck to enjoy the cool nights. New flooring, fresh paint, new decks, and renovated bathrooms all add to the value of this amazing home. Very private .34 acres. Located in Anglemont Estates on golf course and a short drive to Shuswap Lake access. ... more

$199,000 CAD

2 Bed(s), 1 Bath(s), 600 Sqft, 54,450

Comm/Ind

Profitable Cottage Business located just outside of Charlottetown. Business consists of 3 - 20x30 winterized cottages and a 10x16 office. These cottages are all done in Pine, look beautiful, and included fridge, stove, washer, dryer, Microwave and dishwasher. Thet are well built, modern and all winterized for year round rentals. Perfectly located for easy rentals, close to Charlottetown and just minutes from the North Shore. This is a real Opportunity! Call today - they won't last long! ... more

$55,000 CAD

2 Bed(s), 1 Bath(s), 684 Sqft, 19,550

Residential

This home could be a summer getaway or a great starter home for a young family. Not only does it come almost fully furnished, but it boasts a beautiful yard and is only minutes from the beach and Burntcoat Head Park. It's close to local amenities and the elementary school. If you're looking for a well maintained home at an affordable price, look no further! Call for your personal viewing today! ... more

$124,900 CAD

5 Bed(s), 1 Bath(s), 1,749 Sqft, 1,742,400

Residential

This large 5 bedroom farm house in the country has had extensive upgrades including plumbing, pine kitchen and tile counter, new bathroom with ceramic tile and in-floor heat, new electrical panel and wiring, new drilled well, new septic, all new windows, laundry, wood stove, new gyproc on main level and more. The older style features of the home are in place such as moudlings, trim and beautiful plank flooring. There is also a large barn next to the home with wiring. All this on 40 acres with frontage on Raynards Lake, which is a great place for boating, fishing and swimming! Call today! Includes PIDS: 90128190, 90313495 and 90313503. ... more

$219,000 CAD

1 Bed(s), 2 Bath(s), 1,390 Sqft

Residential

This new condo is level entry and located near 36 hole osoyoos golf and country club. Features 1360 sq. Ft. With attached single garage, laundry room, 2 full baths, master bedroom and den. Central gas heat and air conidtioning, patio with gas connection for bbq. Enjoy mountain views and the okanagan climate! This new complex is covered by 10 year new home warranty insurance. 40 plus age restriction makes it perfect for quiet retirement lifestyle. Very well priced at only 219000! Act soon on this lovely condo! ... more

$309,900 CAD

3 Bed(s), 4 Bath(s), 1,800 Sqft, 161,172

Residential

YOU COULD NOT REPLACE THIS HOME ON THIS PROPTY FOR THIS PRICE !!! How Low Can It GO ? MAKE AN OFFER ! Country Estate on 3.70 acres offering Custom built Royal Home in 2008. 1800 sq.Ft of living space, double attached garage, 3 bedrooms and 4 baths. Nicely appointed open concept kitchen with granite countertops and large island. Cozy fireplace in living room to enjoy and partially finished family room in basement. There is a large 36'x42' drive shed suitable for a mulitude of uses. Just minutes to Bruce Power. ... more

$259,800 CAD

2 Bed(s), 2 Bath(s), 1,531 Sqft

Residential

Location Location!! Have a peek and fall in love with this wonderful end unit town home located on a quiet no thru street. Welcome your guests with a spacious front lawn, plenty of large trees and greenery, a peaceful serene setting. The spacious living room has a gas fireplace and balcony, a good size kitchen welcomes any family, 2 spacious bedrooms, the master boast a 3 piece ensuite and large walk in closet plus another private balcony. The basement hosts a family area, laundry and access to a single garage, there is also an extra parking space plus plenty of visitor parking too. Backing onto a green space for a real country feel. Walk to town, Discovery Trail and Horn Creek. 2 cats or 1 cat and 1 dog (max. 16' @ the shoulder ok. This complex has only 8 units and is self managed, the strata fee is 203.32 Main Floor: Living room 16.10 x 15.2 Kitchen 8.7 x 10 Eating area 8 x 10 Upstairs: Master Bedroom 12.6 x 15.2 Walk in closet 5.5 x 5.10 Bedroom 13.4 x 9.3 Basement: Family room 14.6 x 12.7 ... more

$482,000 CAD

5 Bed(s), 3 Bath(s), 1,483 Sqft, 4,467

Residential

Rare and outstanding bilevel home was custom built for present owners. Backs new school park with beautiful view of forest beyond from raised deck in landscaped yard. Great room offers vaulted ceilings, hardwood floor & impressive gas fireplace with media centre above for your flat screen & components. Delightful dining area is bright with plenty of space to expand for family feasts. Grand kitchen boasts island breakfast bar, walk-in pantry, deluxe appliances, oodles of maple cabinets & drawers too. Magnificient master bedroom, 4 piece ensuite & walk-in closet are altogether over 500 sq ft! There are two more bedrooms on the main & two in lower level for a total of five! Fantastic family room has a stunning fireplace/media centre with exercise/den area beside for awesome workouts. Four piece bathrooms on main & lower. Big 23' x 23' oversize insulated garage. High efficiency direct vent furnace, big water heater, double glaze Low E windows & 'Smart Wiring' saves energy while making life comfortable. Wow! ... more

$174,900 CAD

1 Bed(s), 1 Bath(s), 530 Sqft

Residential

Yaletown living at Surrey Prices..5 minutes walk to sky train. This complex allow pets and rentals for the perfect investor, easy access and quick possession possible. Call today to book a private viewing!! REA Full Realtor 14-Aug-12 10:33 PM The enclosed information while deemed to be correct, is not guaranteed. PREC* indicates Personal Real Estate Corporation. North Surrey, Whalley Residential Attached ... more

$522,500 CAD

3 Bed(s), 3 Bath(s), 3,575 Sqft

Residential

There is nothing quite like this truly remarkable Custom Built 9th Green home in Sun Rivers. Extensive use of tile, hardwood & marble. Large kitchen with huge granite island, formal dining room, large master bdrm. And large den on main floor with Crown mouldings. Finished basement with rec room, Games or Hobby room, Media Room, 2 bdrms., & full bath. Geo Thermal heating. Fantastic view and all your landscaping is taken care of. Viewing by appt. Only. ... more

$339,000 CAD

4 Bed(s), 3 Bath(s), 3,600 Sqft, 52,272

Farm And Agriculture

Beautiful 3600 sqft rancher with fully finished basement located on private 1.2 acre lot. This 4 bedroom home boasts many updates including new paint throughout, light fixtures, berber carpet, tile in the ensuite, as well as new toilet & sink, tiled jaccuzzi soaker tub, & the list goes on. Easy access to full deck through french doors in living room or master bedroom. Lot is fenced for horses or animals with new paddocks, round pen & shelter. Large 27x24 heated shop with 12ft ceilings & sliding dbl doors for all of your toys. This property is one of a kind for the area, only walking distance to school. Contact Melissa today for more details! ... more

$339,900 CAD

3 Bed(s), 3 Bath(s), 1,209 Sqft, 6,598

Residential

West of edmonton in belmead area. Very close to west edmonton mall. 18616 - 91 ave. On A quiet st. Approx. 1209 ft2 (size from city site) bungalow. Upgrades included paint, light fixtures, baseboards, doors, main floor windows, flooring (laminated, ceramic, carpet & lino), toilets & garage opener W remote, etc. Main flr has entry, living room with bay window & wood burning fireplace, dining room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath (master bedroom has 1/2 bath ensuite). Basement has large family room, a den, full bath, laundry room with furnace & hot water tank. Fenced backyard. Double detached garage with front concrete driveway. Property tax is 2385 for 2011. Currently rented at 1,750/M + all utilities. ... more

$177,500 CAD

1 Bed(s), 1 Bath(s), 694 Sqft, 487

Apartment

Fantastic Top Floor Condo in a Great Location! It's close to shopping, restaurants, grocery stores, clothing stores, transit and soo soo much more. Appointed in modern neutral tones, this lovely 1 Bedroom Condo has plenty of space. A living room with an open kitchen is great for entertaining. The bedroom comes with a walk-in closet and a large storage/laundry room. The deck is large enough for a table, chairs and a barbecue. All appliances are included. 1 heated underground parking stall. The complex has elevators, is secure and has an exercise room with many equipment options. This is a fantastic unit, great for someone that wants a carefree lifestyle within walking distance of many amenities. ... more

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"Fruitvale," "Blood Brothers" win top awards at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - Drama film "Fruitvale" and documentary "Blood Brothers" won the top awards at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, giving them a big boost to reach independent movie audiences this year.

"Fruitvale," starring Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan and directed by 26-year-old, first-time filmmaker Ryan Coogler," picked up the U.S. drama jury and audience awards for its "moral and social urgency."

The film is based on the true story of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was killed by police in Oakland, California, on New Year's Eve in 2008 and whose death sparked riots against police brutality. Movie studio The Weinstein Company purchased distribution rights for the film.

"This film had a profound impact on the audience that saw it ... this award goes out to my home in the Bay Area where Oscar Grant breathed, slept, loved, had fun and survived for 22 years," Coogler said in his acceptance speech.

Oscar-winning documentarian Davis Guggenheim awarded the U.S. documentary jury prize to "Blood Brothers," saying it shook the voting panel to their core.

The documentary follows an American man who moves to Africa and works with children suffering from HIV at an orphanage, and through his work, the children gain a voice.

"It is so encouraging for the kids ... their lives are so encouraging, and they die and no one remembers their name ... To take their story so that everyone sees it, it's so awesome," director Steve Hoover said."

Young actress Shailene Woodley, praised for her performance in "The Descendants" last year, and her co-star Miles Teller won the Special Jury acting prize in "The Spectacular Now."

Actress Lake Bell, who made her directorial debut in the U.S. drama category with quirky comedy "In A World," picked up the drama screenwriting award.

Hosted by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who premiered his raunchy directorial debut "Don Jon's Addiction" this year, the Sundance Film Festival Awards pick winners at the top gathering for independent movies made outside of Hollywood's major studios.

"Sundance is a community of people of filmmakers and film lovers who all believe together that there's more to movies than glitz and glamour and money and the box office. In Hollywood, you can feel like a freak if you talk about movies as art, and here, you don't have that," Gordon-Levitt said.

WORLD CINEMA WINNERS

The Sundance Film Festival, now in its 35th year, is backed by Robert Redford's Sundance Institute. The 10-day gathering of the independent film industry is held in snowy Park City, Utah.

In previous years, films that win the top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival often go on to achieve Hollywood awards success as well.

Last year, mythological drama "Beasts of the Southern Wild" won the top prize at Sundance and is now nominated for four Oscars in major categories.

The award winners are voted for by special juries of industry professionals and by the audience for the audience favorite awards.

In the world cinema categories, South Korean drama "Jiseul" picked up the grand jury drama prize. The film, directed by Muel O, follows the residents of a small town who were forced to hide in a cave for 60 days after the military attacked their village.

Cambodian documentary "A River Changes Course," about three young Cambodians struggling with adversity in a country ravaged by war and debt, picked up the world cinema grand jury award.

"Events like these really bring our communities together to share in the beauty of the world and the beauty of our future," director Kalyanee Mam said.

"Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer," which follows the story of three members of a Russian feminist punk band jailed for performing a "punk prayer" in a Russian Orthodox church, picked up special jury prize in the world documentary category.

Co-director Mike Lerner said the three members of the band had "started a feminist revolution that we hope will continue around the world."

(Editing by Philip Barbara)

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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Canadian natives vow to battle on as chief ends fast

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian native leaders vowed on Thursday to carry on the fight for better living conditions as a chief at the center of a simmering aboriginal protest movement ended her six-week hunger strike.

Chief Theresa Spence, from a remote northern Ontario reserve, called off the strike after holding negotiations with other aboriginal leaders and opposition lawmakers in Canadian Parliament.

"There was an awakening here," Danny Metatawabin, a spokesman for Spence, told a news conference in Ottawa. "Now we have to move forward."

"The fight does not end because the hunger strike ends."

Spence, who survived on a liquid diet while living in a tepee, was taken to a hospital for observation on Thursday and released.

"Always remember that we're here together and here for our people ... especially our youth," Spence told a crowd after leaving the hospital, according to CTV News.

She traveled to Ottawa from her remote northern Canadian reserve in December and set up camp on an island in the Ottawa River in view of Parliament to raise awareness about poor living conditions for natives across Canada.

She was a flashpoint in a boisterous Canadian aboriginal protest movement called "Idle No More." It began with four women in the province of Saskatchewan turning to Twitter and other social networks in a bid to rally North American natives.

They were protesting legislation by Canada's Conservative government that they say promotes industry while reducing environmental protection for lakes and rivers on their lands.

"These acts, these bills, they will kill us," said Raymond Robinson, an aboriginal elder from Manitoba who also ended a six-week hunger strike on Thursday. "We just need our equal opportunities."

Ottawa spends about C$11 billion ($11.1 billion) a year on its aboriginal population of 1.2 million. But living conditions for many are poor, and some reserves have high rates of poverty, addiction, joblessness and suicide.

Canadian native groups staged a day of action this month with protests that included blocking a rail line and slowing traffic across an Ontario-to-Michigan bridge crucial to U.S.-Canadian trade.

(Reporting By Russ Blinch; Editing by Xavier Briand)

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Helpful Tips On Using A Broker To Market Your House

Selling a house could be a difficult job in today?s current market and you will need someone to help you with the procedure to make it less stressful. Because this may be the greatest transaction of one?s life, you need to employ an expert realtor who has a verified track record. Nevertheless, there are many realtors in the real estate marketplace today of course, if you aren?t cautious, you may end up hiring the wrong one. You need to do an extensive search so that you don?t fall for the inexperienced and unqualified real estate agents who pose as legitimate and qualified ones. Here is a guide on employing a realtor to sell your home.

Requesting beneficial recommendation from buddies, family members and neighbors is a great method to begin your search. This may familiarize you with real estate professionals in your area, especially if this really is your first time to conduct this sort of transaction. The recommendations from these people will inform you of the real estate agents in your area who can be reliable and those to stay away from also. The internet can also be a good place from where you can get a good agent.

Right after getting names of several top rated real estate professionals in your area, schedule meetings with each. Hold these meetings in your home for sale so that the agent can have a glimpse at it and discuss with you how he will market it and represent you to possible purchasers. Ask the realtor for references of the previous clients he has assisted in such transactions. Also inquire concerning the kind of neighborhoods the agent usually works in and the number of homes he has successfully sold in the last year.

Once you have held meetings with several real estate professionals, select someone to represent you as well as your property. Here, consider things like the realtor?s experience and their price generally. You need also follow your gut instincts when creating this choice.Avoid any realtor you feel is not good enough and go for someone you are convinced will get the job carried out.

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Night-Sensitive Satellite Spots Elusive Clouds

The nighttime viewing capabilities of the Suomi NPP satellite are giving earth scientists new views of the planet's surface once the sun goes down.

An image taken on Sept. 27, 2012, and released recently by NASA's Earth Observatory, shows off the satellite's penetrating gaze with a view of low-level, marine layer clouds off the coast of California. These clouds are invisible to technologies previously used to view nighttime scenes.

Suomi NPP, run jointly by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, took the image with its Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) "day-night band," which detects wavelengths of light from green to near-infrared. This means the satellite can spot gas flares, auroras, wildfires, city lights and reflected moonlight, according to the Earth Observatory. And add to that, low-lying clouds.

In the Suomi image, the marine layer clouds shroud the ocean along the California coast, from San Francisco to Los Angeles. You can also see the shadow of some higher-level clouds cast by moonlight onto the low clouds. Marine layer clouds are so called because they form in a sheet over the ocean as low stratus clouds. [Album: Reading the Clouds]

Here's how it works: Winds push moist surface-level air upward, causing it to expand and cool, while at the same time a coastal California feature called the Pacific High causes higher-level air to sink towards the surface, where it warms; these opposing forces create what is called an inversion layer between the surface and upper-air masses, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

While temperatures in the atmosphere typically get cooler the further up you go, the opposite happens in the inversion layer: Air is cooler toward the bottom, where the surface air is rising, and warmer toward the top of the layer, where the upper-level air is sinking.

If the air rising from the surface cools to a point at which the moisture in it condenses out below the inversion layer, marine layer clouds are formed, bounded on the top by the bottom of the inversion layer. This explains the typically uniform height of the cloud tops. The clouds are bounded on the bottom by the point at which they reach saturation and water condenses out.

These clouds can pose a hazard to ship and air travel, according to the Earth Observatory, but detecting them has been tricky in the past because of the limits of other Earth-observing satellites. Another image of the same scene taken in thermal infrared wavelengths ? the band of the light spectrum typically used by meteorologists to observe Earth's surface at night ? illustrates this.

In this image, you can only see the higher-level clouds that were casting shadows in the previous image. The marine layer clouds are too close in temperature to the ground to show up as distinct feature in these wavelengths.

Suomi's capabilities therefore give meteorologists another tool to better observe and predict Earth's weather.

Reach Andrea Thompson atathompson@techmedianetwork.com and follow her on twitter @AndreaTOAP.Follow OurAmazingPlanet on Twitter?@OAPlanet. We're also on?Facebook?and Google+.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Todo app Carrot keeps you on task with personality and attitude

Todo app Carrot keeps you on task with personality and attitude

We've seen many todo apps for iPhone but Carrot is the first one that has a personality of its own. The idea behind Carrot is that it should motivate you to do things. As you complete things, Carrot becomes happy with you and may even give you a reward. But if you go too long without getting anything accomplished, Carrot becomes angry.

If you're the type of person who has to be told more than once to get something done, you may have met your perfect mate in Carrot. It's the first todo list app that not only motivates you get things done, but makes a game out of it. If you accomplish things you're supposed to, Carrot will reward you. If you don't get things done, you may get scolded.

Carrot boasts over 300 unique rewards that you can accumulate for getting things done. You'll also move up levels as you accomplish different tasks. We'd also imagine that over time the types of rewards and ways in which you can interact with Carrot will only grow larger. As it sits right now, she's already got lots of witty responses.

If you're the type that needs to be reminded to do something, maybe even with some attitude, Carrot may just be for you.



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S&P up for sixth day, Apple slip could halt rally

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 rose for a sixth day on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected profits from IBM and Google but the rally could be halted as Apple's after-hours miss sent its shares lower.

The S&P was just 4.7 percent from its all-time closing high as IBM's and Google's earnings, released after Tuesday's close, followed on the heels of stronger U.S. economic data.

"People were kind of nervous about earnings coming into this quarter but numbers have shown so far strength in earnings," said King Lip, chief investment officer at Baker Avenue Asset Management in San Francisco.

But Apple, still the largest U.S. publicly traded company, fell 8 percent in extended trading after sales of its flagship iPhone came in below analyst targets and quarterly revenue slightly missed Wall Street expectations.

"One thing that stands out is the company's ballooning balance sheet, where they now have $137 billion dollars in cash and investments," said Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist at RDM Financial in Westport, Connecticut. "You've got to wonder when they're going to put some more of that to work."

Declining issues beat advancers in both the NYSE and Nasdaq during regular market hours, in a sign the market's rally may be overstretched. The broad Russell 2000 index closed the day down 0.3 percent after earlier hitting and intraday historic high just below 900 points.

Shares in IBM Corp, the world's largest technology services company, climbed 4.4 percent during regular market hours to $204.72, providing just about all of the Dow's 67-point gain.

Also helping the tech sector was a 5.5 percent jump in Google Inc to $741.50. The Internet search company reported its core business outpaced expectations and revenue was higher than expected.

The S&P technology sector rose 1.2 percent.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 67.12 points or 0.49 percent, to 13,779.33, the S&P 500 gained 2.25 points or 0.15 percent, to 1,494.81, and the Nasdaq Composite added 10.49 points or 0.33 percent, to 3,153.67.

The benchmark S&P 500 is a mere 0.35 percent away from hitting 1,500, a level not seen since December 12, 2007.

S&P 500 futures fell 4.1 points, or 0.3 percent, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 20 points or 0.7 percent.

Netflix shares soared 32 percent, above $136, after the video subscription service said it added subscribers in the United States and abroad and posted a quarterly profit.

LED maker Cree Inc jumped 22 percent to $40.85 after it forecast a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit, and reported results above analysts' estimates.

Upscale leather goods maker Coach Inc plunged 16.4 percent to $50.75 after reporting sales that missed expectations.

Clearing a market hurdle, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican-led plan to extend the country's borrowing authority until mid May. This delays a confrontation in Congress similar to one in 2011, which generated a stalemate that triggered the first-ever U.S. debt rating downgrade.

Thomson Reuters data through Wednesday showed that of the 99 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far, 67.7 percent have topped expectations, above the 65 percent average beat over the past four quarters.

Overall, S&P 500 fourth-quarter earnings rose 2.8 percent, according to Thomson Reuters data. That estimate is above the 1.9 percent forecast at the start of earnings season.

Top U.S. manufacturers sounded a confident note about their expectations for 2013 on Wednesday as fears of the year-end "fiscal cliff" faded into memory.

In the regular session, about 6.1 billion shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq and NYSE MKT, below the 2012 daily average of about 6.45 billion.

On the NYSE, roughly 15 issues fell for every 14 that rose and on Nasdaq seven declined for every five gainers.

(Reporting by Rodrigo Campos, additional reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Nick Zieminski and Diane Craft)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/p-knocks-1-500-barrier-tech-earnings-extend-212557871--finance.html

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