Real Racing 3 finally arrives in the US App Store with fremium model and lots of in-app purchase options

Its been a long wait for whatever reason but from today, Real Racing 3 has finally shown up in the US App Store. Real Racing 3 was released to other countries over a week ago but for for some strange reason it never showed up in the US App Store. That has now changed and you can now get your hands on this amazing looking driving game.

Hyper-realistic. Pure fun. And FREE. Real Racing 3 sets a new standard for mobile racing games ? it really must be experienced to be believed. Trailblazing new features include officially licensed tracks, an expanded 22-car grid, and over 45 meticulously detailed cars from makers like Porsche, Lamborghini, Dodge, Bugatti, and Audi. Plus, racing with friends gets kicked into another dimension with the reality-bending Time Shifted Multiplayer (TSM) technology.

The game is free to download and play but has received a lot of criticsm for its fremium model. Once you have the game you are then faced with a plethora of in-app purchase options which if you are not careful can soon mount up and make Real Racing 3 a really expensive experience. Of course you don?t need to buy any in-app purchases but its hard to resist getting your car a spec bump to help you win more races.

Real Racing 3 is currently compatible with the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch 4th and 5th gen, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4 and iPad mini; you must be running at least iOS 4.3. The game has also been optimized for the iPhone 5?s larger screen as well as being a universal binary for iPhone and iPad full screen gaming.

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Real Racing 3 looks like an awesome racing game and the graphics really are outstanding. If you grab this one, make sure to let us know how you enjoy playing it! Also let us know what you think of the in-app purchases.

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And justice for all? Hardly.

It tells the story of a terrible crime compounded by a grave injustice that's been remedied, but only in part, so it's impossible to have a single or simple response to the movie.

What sets this film apart from previous efforts to document the story is that Jackson and Walsh financed a private investigative team with legal and forensic experts who re-examined old evidence, conducted new interviews and found new witnesses.

Happy, sad, inspiring, infuriating, right and terribly wrong, all at the same time.

Berg's film is as much an indictment of the state of Arkansas' legal system as it is the prosecution.

Berg's film helps illuminate a case that should certainly be the shame of the state of Arkansas, and perhaps the criminal justice system of the entire United States.

West Of Memphis isn't afraid to show us the graphic nature of the crime and more importantly, it isn't afraid to point fingers at those whose actions deserve to be questioned.

It's reasonable to question whether the time and resources poured into this project might have been better spent highlighting a miscarriage of American justice that nobody knows about rather than one that enjoys a celebrity profile.

The most intense, nail-bitingly suspenseful thriller franchise "from the dark side" these days is not the product of a screenwriter's imagination.

The most intriguing and worthy aspect of this accomplished documentary is that it never lets anyone forget the biggest tragedy of the many threaded through this story - the helpless children who never deserved the brutal fate handed to them.

Somewhere along this narrative's mammoth timeline, examining the construction of modern social heroes became more important than the memories of three little boys.

Together with the rich material comprising interviews with family and friends, the footage shot in the various court rooms and at the crime scene is riveting

A powerful, touching and very infuriating documentary, although Berlinger and Sinofsky got there first and did it best

Amy Berg's West of Memphis does bring new information to light, which is why this somewhat procedural feature is so important.

In all, the director has assembled a powerful film, but the celebrity component feels rather unnecessary.

A frankly extraordinary document about the three innocent children who were murdered in West Memphis, Arkansas and the three innocent teenagers who spent 18 years in prison for the crime.

(Director Amy) Berg's doc is gripping, often infuriating, but in the end hopeful about the ability of truth and innocence to prevail thanks to the efforts of those who strive against all obstacles to uphold them.

The new film is largely a recap of the older ones, with more celebrity testimonials and fewer Metallica songs but little fresh insight into the miscarriage of justice it chronicles.

Extols the efforts of celebrities to win the release of three innocent men [and is] suspenseful when it's straightforward-the best CSI investigation that money can buy.

Nearly overwhelms you with hopelessness, if not an adrenaline rush of rage - even if you're familiar with the case.

It's a beautifully done piece of work in its own right, yet viewed beside the trilogy which preceded it, it comes across a bit like "Paradise Lost 3b - the Celebrity Edition."

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Samsung to introduce 'the next Galaxy' on March 14

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"Ready 4 the show," an invitation sent to members of the press teases, blatantly hinting that we'll be seeing the Galaxy S 4 ? the highly anticipated follow-up to the Galaxy S III smartphone ? at the event being held by Samsung on March 14.

The event will take place in New York City at 7 p.m. ET. (We'll be there to cover it live, of course.)

The Galaxy S 4 ? we're assuming by the big "4" that the only change to Samsung's incredibly consistent naming approach will be to drop the Roman numerals ? will be the company's newest flagship device.

A poster spotted by AnandTech's Brian Klug during a visit to Samsung's demo room at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January suggests that the Galaxy S 4 could be rocking a 4.99-inch 1080p screen with a whopping 440 pixels per inch. While the iPhone 5 offers the significantly less dense 326 ppi, it's worth noting that it's practically impossible for human eyes to tell the difference. After a certain point, the individual pixels simply become indistinguishable.

That's about all we know (or think we know) about the Galaxy S 4 for now, so Samsung could have plenty of surprises waiting up its sleeves come March 14.

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Sorry 'Arrested Development' fans, Netflix series is probably a 'One-Off'

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Arrested Development" fans who want the show to come back for good had better start looking for someone to help them out. Netflix will release the fourth season of the show in May, but CEO Reed Hastings said that's all his company has signed up for.

Speaking at Morgan Stanley's Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in San Francisco on Monday, Hastings said he didn't anticipate being able to do season five, six or seven - just the forthcoming fourth season.

"It's a fantastic one-off," Hastings said, citing his company's lack of control over the Fox and Imagine-produced show. "Think about it as a non-repeatable amazing."

Despite its passionate audience, the critically beloved comedy was canceled by Fox in 2006 after three seasons due to low ratings. Years later, Netflix stepped in to distribute a new season.

Creator Mitchell Hurwitz said this month at AllThingsD's Dive Into Media conference that Netflix was one of the only places where the show could live. A movie, he said, would be too difficult because time has passed since the show last aired, but releasing the show all at once, as Netflix will do, enabled him to film around his actors' schedules.

Hastings on Monday tried to downplay the importance of original shows to Netflix's bottom line while concurrently recognizing that they were essential to its future. Netflix, which just released the "House of Cards," has several new shows coming this year, including Eli Roth's "Hemlock Grove" and Jenji Kohan's "Orange is the New Black."

"It may be the center of the PR for a while and that's OK, but i don't want you guys to think that suddenly we're the original content company," Hastings said.

Companies like Hulu and Amazon are also investing in original programming, and Hastings compared them all to successful cable channels, such as HBO, Showtime, FX and Starz. Yet only one can be HBO.

"We want to be HBO," Hastings said. "And let others be the smaller ones."

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Crews looks for 4 in waters south of San Francisco

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) ? The Coast Guard was searching the rough waters south of San Francisco late Sunday for four people, including two children under 8, who went missing after they reported their sailboat was sinking.

The group was approximately 65 miles off Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay around 4:20 p.m. Sunday when they made a distress call, Lt. Heather Lampert said.

The group said their 29-foot sailboat was taking on water and their electronics were failing. The bay about 25 miles south of San Francisco.

An hour later, the group reported that it was forced to abandon their boat. They didn't have life rafts on board, Lampert said, and were trying to make one out of a cooler and life preserver ring.

Lampert said the Coast Guard then lost radio contact with the group.

The National Weather Service had issued an advisory throughout the weekend warning boaters of strong winds and rough seas around the Bay Area.

Mariners "operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions," the advisory said.

Lampert said Coast Guard crews have conducted several searches using a fleet of boats, helicopters and airplanes, but have not yet found signs of the group.

More searchers from the California Air National Guard, and Coast Guardsmen aboard a 210-foot cutter, were expected to join the search through the night.

Half Moon Bay is about 25 miles south of San Francisco.

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Lawmakers dispute records for private gun sales

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A dispute over whether to require record keeping for private gun sales is holding up a compromise between Republican and Democratic senators over expanding background checks for firearms transactions, one of President Barack Obama's top gun control priorities, people familiar with the private talks said Sunday.

Two GOP and two Democratic senators have been looking for a compromise on requiring more of the checks, currently required only for transactions by federally licensed dealers. Private transactions at gun shows, online and elsewhere are not covered by the system, which is designed to keep firearms from criminals, people with serious mental problems and others.

The senators have been bargaining quietly over ways to expand the checks to private sales. But Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a conservative who has taken a leading role in the talks, has opposed requiring record keeping for private transactions because of a concern it could lead to a national registry of gun owners, which is vehemently opposed by the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups.

Democrats say keeping records of private sales is the only way to ensure the checks are performed, and say fears of the creation of a federal gun registry are unfounded. They have offered to have gun manufacturers or other private entities, not the government, keep those records.

The talks were described by a Senate aide and a lobbyist who spoke on condition of anonymity because the senators' talks are private and considered extremely politically sensitive.

The other senators participating in the bargaining are liberal Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., moderate Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and moderate Mark Kirk, R-Ill.

An agreement involving the influential Coburn could be pivotal because it could pave the way for other Republicans to support a background check bill.

Coburn said Sunday that he opposed keeping records on "legitimate, law-abiding gun owners."

"All they have to do is create a record keeping and that will kill this bill," he said on "Fox News Sunday."

The bargainers are close to agreement on other parts of the background check compromise, including carving out exemptions for sales between close relatives and for people who have already been cleared to receive concealed carry permits. They are also working toward creating an appeals process for veterans initially denied guns because they have been treated for traumatic stress disorder.

Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., of the Senate Judiciary Committee is hoping his panel can begin writing gun control legislation this week, but that is considered likely to slip until the following week. His panel is expected to approve legislation on background checks and stiffer federal penalties against illegal gun trafficking.

It is unclear whether there will be enough votes to approve two other Obama priorities: bans on assault weapons and magazines carrying more than 10 rounds of ammunition.

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'Twilight' finale rakes in seven Razzie Awards

By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, TODAY

What will the Razzie Awards, given out the night before the Oscars each year, do next year with no ?Twilight? film in the offering? Saturday night, the annual bad-movie honors crowned the Cullen coven and their wolfpack friends with seven bad-film honors, including worst screen ensemble for ?Breaking Dawn Part 2,? worst director for Bill Condon, worst actress for Kristen Stewart and worst supporting actor for Taylor Lautner.

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You can agree with or argue with those as you like, but it?s hard to argue with Lautner?s other dishonor. He and young actress Mackenzie Foy, now 12, won for worst screen couple. If you saw the film, you know that late-teen Jacob falls in love with Foy?s character as an infant ? though the book and film try to make it clear that nothing will happen between them until she?s older, and calls it ?imprinting,? not creepy newborn-teenager love.

Stewart?s own ?Twilight? love interest, Robert Pattinson, was spared the worst actor award, which went to Adam Sandler for ?That?s My Boy,? which is creeptastic from plot to finish. It?s based on a Mary Kay Letourneau-like case where Sandler gets his teacher pregnant when he is just 13, then reconnects with the child he named Han Solo, who?s grown up to be Andy Samberg. Why all the creepy child-sex plotlines, Hollywood? If you want to stay off the Razzies list, this is not the theme to follow.

Why did ?Breaking Dawn Part 2,? such a huge box-office phenomenon, do so well at the bad-movie awards? The Associated Press quoted Razzies founder John Wilson as saying, ?I have a pet theory, which is that the box office on 'Twilight' films is very impressive, but my theory is that instead of 40 million individual girls going to see it, it's 8 million girls going to see it five times each.?

For worst picture, ?Breaking Dawn Part 2? beat out "Battleship," ''That's My Boy," Eddie Murphy?s ?A Thousand Words? and the little-seen and horribly titled kid movie "The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure.? And here?s where the ?Twilight? coven can take some comfort. They may have won the category, but ?The Oogieloves? is considered one of the worst financial box-office bombs of all time. It reportedly cost $20 million to make and another $40 million to market, but made only $1 million while playing 2100 theaters, averaging a sad $47 per theater.

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President's personal life hits French stage

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, French actors Daniel-Jean Colloredo, center, Marie Piton, left, and Dominique Merot perform in a scene of "Mr. Normal, His Women and Me," directed by Bernard Uzan, at the Tristan Bernard theater in Paris, France. A vow to keep his private life out of the public eye helped sweep Francois Hollande to power last year as France?s president, attracting voters tired of his flashy predecessor?s amorous exploits. Now, the words of the one-time dull Socialist are back to bite him in a new play. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, French actors Daniel-Jean Colloredo, center, Marie Piton, left, and Dominique Merot perform in a scene of "Mr. Normal, His Women and Me," directed by Bernard Uzan, at the Tristan Bernard theater in Paris, France. A vow to keep his private life out of the public eye helped sweep Francois Hollande to power last year as France?s president, attracting voters tired of his flashy predecessor?s amorous exploits. Now, the words of the one-time dull Socialist are back to bite him in a new play. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, French actors Daniel-Jean Colloredo, center, Marie Piton, left, and Dominique Merot perform in a scene of "Mr. Normal, His Women and Me," directed by Bernard Uzan, at the Tristan Bernard theater in Paris, France. A vow to keep his private life out of the public eye helped sweep Francois Hollande to power last year as France?s president, attracting voters tired of his flashy predecessor?s amorous exploits. Now, the words of the one-time dull Socialist are back to bite him in a new play. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

PARIS (AP) ? A vow to keep his private life out of the public eye helped sweep Francois Hollande to power last year as France's president, attracting voters tired of his flashy predecessor's amorous exploits. Now, the words of the one-time dull Socialist are back to bite him in a new play.

"Mr. Normal, His Women and Me," a comedy of errors set in the Elysee Palace, is inspired by a real-life Twitter scandal involving his glamorous live-in girlfriend, journalist Valerie Trierweiler, and the elegant and influential mother of Hollande's four children, politician Segolene Royal.The affair last year shook up Hollande's carefully cultivated dull image and hurt his popularity. And immediately caught the attention of director and writer Bernard Uzan.

"When I first saw the tweet... it was a vaudeville before my eyes," said Uzan, referring to a message sent by Trierweiler during last June's legislative elections expressing support for Royal's political opponent.

Days later, Royal lost her bid for a parliamentary seat. Widely criticized as a vindictive move, the tweet went viral and dominated French media for days.

When writing the play, Uzan says he interviewed real politicians and used genuine quotes and anecdotes.

Indeed, the characters are very thinly disguised. The play features a portly, bespectacled protagonist called Francois Gouda ? named for a cheese from Holland ? who's chased around the Elysee by an obsessive ex-partner, Marjolaine Loyal, and bossy First Lady Nathalie Valtriere, who likes designer dresses.

Though it is fictional, the play ? which opened on Jan. 24 ? points out some uncomfortable truths about the last nine months, which have seen Hollande's popularity plunge at the same speed as the country's economic fortunes.

"I, as President, won't expose my private life to the eyes of the French," says Gouda, evoking Hollande's pledge a month before his election victory in May to not mix up his public and private lives.

Hollande's words were calculated to distance himself from his conservative predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy. He was criticized for letting his private life get too public during his presidency, divorcing his second wife Cecilia and marrying his third, former supermodel and singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy while in office.

Two months after winning the election, it was Hollande in the seat answering an uncomfortable question on Bastille Day about his own love triangle. His 27-year-old son, Thomas, was dragged into to the affair, dubbed "tweetgate," to defend his mother, Royal.

Mirroring the image political satirists paint of Hollande, the play then shows the presidential character as incapable of controlling the two warring women who throw insults at each other

To chuckles, an exasperated Gouda says, "I never asked to be here... Why can't I just resign, like the pope?"

Actor Daniel Jean Colloredo, who plays the president, shows him to be a weak, ridiculous leader ? controlled by the characters around him including his aide who tries to teach him the confidence to say "I am a winner" to a mirror. He eventually manages with a weak "we-we-winner."

"He really doesn't have the strength of character to choose either woman," said Colleredo.

Hollande's ex-partner Royal was back in the news this week causing controversy, with an announcement of her appointment as vice president of the new government-funded Public Investment Bank.

Top business leader Laurence Parisot questioned Royal's experience for the job, while journalists have called it a political appointment from the Elysee to keep Royal happy ? a charge she vehemently denies.

The play also tries to address the key question on everyone's lips: What is the irresistible appeal of Hollande, who had been nicknamed "flanby" after a bland custard dessert?

"We asked ourselves this, too. How can this (love triangle) have come about?" says Dominique Merot, the actress who plays Loyal. "He must have a lot of charm behind closed doors.

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TIP! New windows will reduce both heating and cooling costs and upgrade the look of any home. These windows offer quite the reward, so consider them.

A lot of people want to do home improvement projects, yet they find it too hard to do, and give up. Most home improvement projects are not as hard as they seem if you take the time to do some research and to educate yourself first. Utilize the advice provided here when you try your hand at home improvement.

TIP! Apply a glaze to your bathroom to improve its looks. It can really make it look brand new! Plus it?s a much cheaper choice than replacing all of those older fixtures and flooring; a bathroom can be glazed for just a couple of hundred dollars.

One home improvement project that can increase the home?s value is finishing the basement. Finished basements add livable square footage for higher property values and greater enjoyment. Shop around for the best values to keep costs down. Actually finishing your basement can up the value of your home by 30 percent or more.

TIP! Avoid allowing contractors to work on your house without signing a contract. If possible, get a lawyer to look at the contract before work begins.

Watch for offers from flooring stores and home improvement stores that will save you money on installation fees. To encourage people to buy carpet, they will quote low installation costs. When you see this type of sale, it?s time to move as often full-priced installation can cost more than the carpet itself.

TIP! When considering a bathroom upgrade, think about making the room handicap-accessible. Although it is not necessary to completely convert the bathroom now, preparing it for future adaptations as you grow older will be very convenient.

It?s a good idea to have a professional take a look at your existing floors before you commit yourself to the expensive proposition of installing all-new hardwood. Sometimes you may have beautiful, natural hardwood hiding underneath layers of carpet or linoleum that is just waiting to be refinished. If this is the case, you?ll just need to strip the old carpet or flooring and refinish the natural floor underneath.

TIP! Enlist the help of a professional for electrical improvements. They?ll know what they?re doing and suggest the best plan of action.

An easy, inexpensive way to keep your house (and your feet) toasty warm is to add a heat source beneath your tiled floors. If you are already planning to install tile floors, talk to a flooring person about using radiant heat. The sales person will be able to guide you on which type of flooring should be used as well as the options available for radiant heating. When you are ready to sell your home, this will be an attractive feature for potential buyers.

TIP! Dormer windows can make use of extra attic space that would otherwise go unused. This will improve the look of your house from the outside and give you much more attic space inside.

As stated before in the beginning of this article, many people are interested in home improvement, but give up after finding it too difficult to do. It is not hard if you are armed with the right know-how. It can be simple if you use this article?s advice.

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Video: Sideshow: Louie?s new conspiracy theory

>>> the "sideshow." earlier this week we found out why some republicans were asking whether chuck hagel had ties to a secretive group called friends of hamas. what started as a sarcastic joke by a daily news reporter snowballed into a serious feature on a right wing website and caught on from there. here is steve colbert .

>> friends of hamas is even worse than it sounds because this organization is so sinister that it doesn't even exist. the fact that these organizations don't exist only make it is more suspicious that chalk hagel has been tied to them. what else is he hiding that hasn't happened? is he a member of the al qaeda kids club ? what about the muslim brotherhood or the muslim sisterhood of the traveling pants ? what are his ties to the dead poet's society and why are they dead? did they know too much about benghazi? president obama , you must withdraw hagel 's nomination or you will lose the support of every moderate republican , another group that doesn't exist.

>> after all that brouhaha it looks like hagel now has enough votes in the senate to actually get confirmed next week.

>>> next we welcome back texas republican louis gohmert . the congressman is yet again sounding the conspiracy alarm bell . so take a guess, is it about the government coming to take your guns away or another warning that sharia law is taking over right here in the u.s. of a? no need to pick. here is gohmert on the second amendment and sharia.

>> it is for our protection and the funders' quotes make that very, very clear and including against a government that would run amuck , you know. we've got some people that think sharia law ought to be the law of the land , forget the constitution. but the guns are there, that second amendment is there to mick sure all of the rest of the amendments are followed.

>> okay. let's parse that. who have you ever heard of on any medium or in person thinks sharia law ought to be the law of the land . what is he talking about? nobody. secondly, is it really true that the second amendment, the right to bear arms, ensures our freedom of speech and religion and all the rest? i don't think so. i think the american people ensure those rights. anyway.

>>> neck, full fication with a twist. a montana gun lobbyist is proposing a new sheriff's first bill which would allow county sheriffs to pick and choose which federal laws they wanted to enforce in their state. if a federal agent arrests someone without stopping in at the sheriff's office first, that agent would be arrested and charged with kidnapping the person they arrested. as gary mar bid told mother jones , the alcohol and tobacco federation might say that we have probable cause to believe that we have this person in the our county who is making firearms who ut a license and the sheriff might say, well, gosh, under the montana firearms freedom act , that's protected activity in montana , so you don't have my permission for this bust. well, this nullification type proposal was cleared by a vote by the state's republican-led house judiciary committee just this week.

>>> finally, who do you think really has got the short end of the stick when it comes to the looming spending cuts that are set to hit on march 1st ? well, consider the guy who is coordinating 800,000 defense department layoffs that will happen as a result. and that would be pentagon comptroller robert hale taking it in strit he told "the washington post ." look when i walk doul the hall, people still wave but with fewer fingers. isn't he nice.

>>> up next, republican governors are reversing course and em braying the barack obama maek plan. the latest to do was one of obama care's latest critics, that sweetheart down in florida, governor rick scott who know likes. and the man scott replaced as governor joins us here, charlie chris crist. you've watching "hardball" the place

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Chrome browser gains Web Speech API support in latest stable build

Good news, everyone: a safer and more robust version of Google Chrome has just been tipped for the masses. Like we've previously seen in the beta release, the stable version of Chrome 25 brings support for the Web Speech API. With this update, you'll find the ability to create dictations and issue voice commands within any web app that taps into the feature. Also of significance, silent extension installs are now a thing of the past for Windows users in Chrome 25. While you'll now need to consent to each add-on before it's installed, we're sure you'll agree that the added security is worth the extra trouble. As you've come to expect, the update to Google Chrome will be rolled out to users via the browser's auto-update feature, which means it won't be long before you have a shiny new version number.

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Greenpeace, anti-fur protest confront Milan fashion shows

MILAN (Reuters) - Environmental groups staged colorful demonstrations during the first two days of the Milan fashion week to protest against the use of toxic chemicals and furs in designer garments.

Catwalk shows traditionally have offered a stage for activists campaigning in defense of wildlife and the environment, but growing demand for colored furs and washed denim jeans has fuelled more vigorous protests.

On Thursday, a woman activist tried to interrupt the show of Just Cavalli, the youth-oriented line by Roberto Cavalli, approaching the catwalk with a banner reading "Your fashion, their death".

The woman, whose banner was signed "visoniliberi.org" and was intended as a protest against Cavalli's use of fur in clothes other than those at the show, was photographed by news media before she was pulled away by staff.

Greenpeace on Wednesday rolled down a 12-m (yard-)-long green banner in the shape of a glove along the Sforzesco Castle, a Milan's landmark site, as part of its "fashion duel" campaign.

The environmental group is asking luxury goods makers to divulge details about their manufacturing policies and make commitments to preserving Amazon forests and water resources.

"We hope to create an open dialogue with Greenpeace, aimed at an enduring, shared commitment for the sustainability of the planet," Italy's National Fashion Chamber said in a statement.

Fifteen brands including Valentino, Dior, Gucci, Giorgio Armani and Versace have been asked by Greenpeace to say whether they buy leather from cattle that are linked to destruction of the Amazon, or use chemicals that can damage waterways.

Greenpeace deems the responses so far received by the brands unsatisfactory, with only Valentino getting their full approval.

Sales of fur reached record highs last year, according to the International Fur Trade Federation (IFTF), as China's growing appetite for luxury goods put the once-taboo material back on the catwalks.

Visoniliberi.org calls for the abolition of fur farming.

(Reporting by Antonella Ciancio; Editing by Michael Roddy)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/greenpeace-anti-fur-protest-confront-milan-fashion-shows-184117727.html

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Egypt's Military, Morsi at Increasing Odds

Tension is rising between Egypt's powerful military and the country's Islamist president.

Since President Mohammed Morsi took office last spring, the military has made it clear it will step in if Egypt descends into another political crisis.

Military leaders have openly defied orders from the president several times.

The latest friction comes after rumors that Morsi plans to replace Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, his defense minister and army chief, who does not want to bring the military under the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government.

El-Sissi has been quoted as saying he would not allow the Brotherhood, or any other group, to dominate the military's national identity.

According to some analysts, the "rumor" about Morsi firing his defense minister was meant to gauge the military's reaction.

Attempts by both sides to quell the tension are falling short.

"The two sides may be publicly dismissing reports of tension, but the army is making it very clear to the presidency that any attempt to dismiss el-Sissi would backfire," Ret. Gen. Mohammed Qadri said. "They claim mutual love and respect, but what is happening is not indicative of this."

Source: http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/February/Egypts-Military-Morsi-at-Increasing-Odds/

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2014 Porsche Cayman Test Drive

On-Sale Date: April 27, 2013

Base Price: $53,550 to $64,750

Competitors: Jaguar F-Type, Mercedes-Benz SLK, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, BMW 1-Series M Coupe, BMW Z4, Chevrolet Corvette

Powertrains: 2.7-liter H-6, 275 hp, 213 lb-ft; 3.4-liter H-6, 325 hp, 272 lb-ft; 6-speed manual, 7-speed dual-clutch automatic, RWD

EPA Fuel Economy (city/hwy): 21?22/30?32 (Cayman), 20?21/28?30 (Cayman S)

What's New: It's hard to believe that the Cayman is just 8 years old, having been sold in the U.S. since 2006. This new version brings the midengine hardtop in line with the new lightweight architecture and electrical systems introduced on last year's 911 and Boxster models. It means the new Cayman has electronically assisted steering and a wide range of options including adaptive cruise control (which maintains the distance from the vehicle in front), a Bose or Burmester sound system, and a factory-installed keyless entry system.

The third generation of Porsche's baby coupe will be built at the VW Karmann plant in Osnabr?ck, Germany, following Volkswagen's purchase of Porsche. It gets an all-new chassis, which has grown to 172.4 inches in length, an increase of 1.3 inches over the outgoing model with a corresponding 2.4-inch wheelbase stretch. A wider front track?1.4 inches for the Cayman and 1.6 inches for the S?along with small increases to the rear track reinforces the Cayman's wheel-at-each-corner impression. The roof is lower and the aluminum-and-steel construction gives a 14 percent weight reduction, trimming about 66 pounds, depending on configuration.

Both flat-six quad-cam engines are largely unchanged. As before, both the Cayman and Cayman S have a 10 hp advantage over the corresponding Boxster model. The base engine is downsized but performance gets a small hike, with the downsized 2.7-liter capable of a 5.1-second 0 to 60 time with the PDK Sport Chrono package (which includes launch control), or 5.4 seconds with the manual transmission.

Tech Tidbit: About 44 percent of the new Cayman's body is aluminum, including the doors, tailgate, hood, and floors. The rest is a mix of high-strength and mild steels. Torsional stiffness of the body shell increases from the outgoing model's 30,110 to 40,500 Nm/deg. For comparison, the equivalent Boxster boasts just 17,000 Nm/deg.

Driving Character: The Cayman looks and drives a lot like the Boxster; that's always been the case, and that's a good thing. The longer wheelbase has allowed a bit more room in the cabin and the driving position is lower and more laid-back as a result. The cabin is beautifully put together, although there are unsightly stretch marks from where Porsche wraps the leather upholstery around precision-fit cutouts for racing belts in the seats. We'd also question whether an electronic handbrake is suitable for a sport coupe.

The driver gets a traditional three-dial instrument cluster with engine rpm in the large center dial and a digital speedo within, an analog speedometer to the left, and a multifunction digital display on the right. The center console has buttons for sport settings on the gearbox and the optional active damping, sport exhaust, and traction control. The Cayman is comfortable and classy, and while there's not a lot of storage room, the front and rear trunks have a combined capacity of 15 cubic feet?more than enough for a long weekend for two.

Fire up the flat six and the unmistakable guttural roar comes to life. The 2.7-liter is more rev-happy than the 3.4-liter in the Cayman S, which has a more measured but more powerful throttle response. As the revs climb, the exhausts beat sonorously together, merging as the needle approaches and passes 7000 rpm. Full-throttle acceleration, of course, is pretty darn fast, but the beauty of the Cayman is that you don't need to drive like a maniac to go fast or to enjoy its excellent responses.

The six-speed manual transmission, with perfectly spaced gear ratios, is pure joy. But most buyers (up to 75 percent) choose the clever dual-clutch, seven-speed PDK gearbox. It adds 66 pounds and costs an extra $3200, but it allows faster and more accurate shifts without a hint of slop or the trouble of using a clutch. But it's far too easy to leave the PDK gearbox in Drive. Changing gears in a manual-transmission Cayman is one of life's great treats.

So is turning a Cayman's steering wheel. The new electronically assisted helm is one of the best in the business, even if we're second-guessing whether the feedback is real or what the electronics think you want to feel. That said, the Cayman responds to the well-weighted steering inputs with a telepathic ease; the car will carve through a series of turns faster than you can say doppelkupplungsgetriebe. When it finally relinquishes grip, it does it in a balanced drift, though you need to be quick and accurate with the steering corrections if the tail does fly out.

The ride is firm but comfortable in standard trim. The adaptive damping hardens things up uncomfortably on bumpy roads, but gives better body control on the track. The optional Sport Chrono package includes adaptive transmission mounts, which make the connection between the drivetrain and the body shell more rigid. It's an effective system, but too crude and uncomfortable for use on the road.

Favorite Detail: Where the first Cayman had a my-first-Porsche appearance, this third incarnation is almost perfect, with balanced lines, a lower and flatter roof, and smaller body overhangs. While Porsche claims the Cayman is a distinct model, we think it looks like a mini 911 and is none the worse for it.

Driver's Grievance: Did this car really need a sport exhaust, especially one that costs $2825? In standard trim the exhaust note is sporting but nicely muted. Press the sport-exhaust button and the rasping note fills the cabin, which is fun for about 5 minutes. Save your money.

Bottom Line: Truly, the bottom line here is the bottom line. At a starting price of $53,550, the Cayman is something of a bargain, but if you want bells and whistles, you'd better know where to stop. Ceramic brakes are $7400, adaptive dampers $1790, torque vectoring $1320, the Sport Chrono package $1850, and sport exhaust $2825. Add in $4690 for the infotainment/Bose surround sound, $710 for metallic paint, and $3200 for the PDK gearbox, and you've blown almost $76,500 on a base-model 2.7-liter Cayman. In no sense is that a poor-man's Porsche.

But if you take the standard car, add a couple of thoughtful additions, and then throw it up the road with some big brave turns, you'll be the king of the hill in a car that will out-handle most cars that cost twice as much, all while putting a big smile on your face. The old Cayman was close to perfect. Somehow, the new car is whole lot better.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/reviews/drives/2014-porsche-cayman-test-drive-15123044?src=rss

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Slacker Radio (for Android)

The free Slacker Radio for Android, much like its browser-based counterpart, has undergone a massive redesign that that gives the interface a more under-friendly interface. The soft blue and white, panel-driven user interface doesn't look as slick as the old black design, but it highlights important areas?Genre Stations, My Music, Specialty Stations, and News/Talk/Sports?via large, easily accessible squares. Slacker for Android lacks a few features found in the desktop counterpart, but it's our new Editors' Choice award-winning mobile streaming music app easily surpassing former favorite Spotify for Android.

Magical Sound Shower
"Genre Stations" is where you'll find Slacker's 20+ genre categories. Tapping "Jazz," for example, reveals multiple sub-genres such as "Classic Jazz," "Modern Jazz," and "Big Band/Swing." The category king is "Holidays" which boasts 29 stations at the time of this writing. "Specialty Stations" is where you'll find the highlighted music collections such as "Music Festivals," a channel that boasts Bonnaroo, Coachella, Lollapalooza, and other concert-themed content. "Themes" has quirky collections such as "TV Commercials" and "Dive Bar Jukebox." Slacker Radio has something for nearly every musical taste. Spotify for Android, one of Slacker's main mobile competitors, doesn't offer such varied station selection; for example, it only offers one Hip Hop channel, whereas Slacker Radio offers 11.

"My Music" is where personalized content lives. There you can create a station or playlist, and see bookmarked, recently played, custom, and cached stations. Cached stations let you tune in when a wireless signal isn't available (Note: you can only refresh cached stations over Wi-Fi). "Favorite Songs" is easily my, well, favorite section as it creates a station around songs you've favorited. It's like having a personalized greatest hits station and it's a joy.

Radio Days
News/Talk/Sports is exactly what it sounds like?a collection of stations that cater to the news, talk, and sports. Comedy, ABC News, American Public Media, and ESPN programming fall under this category. The most intriguing of these stations is "Live," where you can tune into one of many live, streaming ESPN radio shows. Unfortunately, ESPN is the only channel to serve up live programming, but it's a Slacker stand out feature that sports nuts will appreciate. Men's and Women's lifestyle stations round out the talk options.

Spotify offers no live streaming options, but it counters Slacker with unique features of its own. Spotify has Facebook integration that lets you download and subscribe to the playlists that your buddies created. It's an excellent way to discover new music. Plus, it has gapless playback and crossfade capabilities that Slacker Radio lacks.

Tapping a Slacker Radio channel launches an information page that provides a brief station overview. From there, you can bring a finger to the Play button or tap "Artists" to see a list of featured artists. "Songs" highlights the station's tracks, and grays out the ones that aren't available for on-demand streaming.

Album art is displayed as a song plays with Ban and Favorite icons flanking it. Tapping song titles open lyrics pages, but lyrics aren't available for every song. A single tap of the album art itself opens options that let you ban and favorite tracks, view lyrics, add songs to playlists, and view album info. "Fine Tune" has toggles for turning on/off the Slacker DJ, and ESPN and News updates. The fine tuning is limited to that, however; the Slacker Radio Android app lacks the browser version's customization sliders.

Pricing and Sound Quality
Slacker for Android is free, but listeners can also subscribe to Slacker Radio Plus for a commercial-free experience with offline listening and unlimited song skips for $3.99 a month. The Slacker Premium service delivers the ultimate experience with on-demand listening, the ability to create custom playlists, and more for $9.99 a month.

Slacker streamed crisp, hiccup-free audio over my home and office network connections. Unless you're an audiophile, Slacker's sound quality will satisfy even when the audio is pumped through iPad's speakers, a pair of Sony MDR headphones, or streamed to a pair of speakers using AirPlay. The bass lines were full and bouncy, and there was a good separation of high and low sounds. It doesn't have Spotify for Android's "Extreme" mode, but the audio quality won't offend.

The Final Countdown
If you fancy taking internet radio on the go, you'll be well served by Slacker Radio for Android. The redesigned app makes navigation a breeze and the music and talk catalog is top-notch, easily surpassing Spotify for Android's efforts. In short, if you're an Android user who likes radio, download Slacker Radio for Android.

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Pakistan targets militants, Shiites end protest

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) ? Thousands of Shiite Muslims ended three days of protests in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday after the government launched a paramilitary operation against militants responsible for a weekend bombing targeting the minority sect that killed 89 people.

The protesters in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, began preparations to bury the bombing victims after Shiite leaders announced an end to the demonstration. Relatives had refused to bury their loved ones until the army took control of Quetta and launched a targeted operation against Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, the group that claimed responsibility for Saturday's bombing.

Shiites have criticized police and paramilitary forces under control of the Interior Ministry in Quetta for failing to protect the minority sect, which comprises up to 20 percent of the country's population of 180 million.

There was no indication the army would take control of the city. But the government announced that paramilitary forces began an operation against Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and other militant groups Monday night.

Four members of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, including a senior commander, were killed in a shootout Tuesday, and over 170 other suspected militants were arrested, said Baluchistan's home secretary, Akbar Hussain Durrani.

The government also replaced the top police officer in Baluchistan on Tuesday, said Fayaz Sumbal, deputy police chief in Quetta. Sumbal has also been ordered to replace the chief of police operations in Quetta, he said.

"Our demands have been accepted," a top Shiite leader in Quetta, Amin Shaheedi, told reporters after holding talks with a government delegation sent from Islamabad. "We appeal to our people to go to their homes in a peaceful manner."

It remains to be seen what impact the government's actions will have on the problem of sectarian violence in Quetta. Suspected militants are notoriously difficult to prosecute in Pakistan, and it's unclear if the operation against Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and others will be sustained.

Radical Sunni militants have stepped up attacks against Shiites over the past year because they do not consider them to be real Muslims. Violence has been especially bad in Baluchistan province, which has the highest concentration of Shiites in the country. A double bombing at a billiards hall in January in Quetta killed 86 people.

Pakistan has launched numerous military operations against militants in recent years, but the focus has been on the Pakistani Taliban, who have been waging a bloody insurgency against the state that has killed thousands of people.

Rights organizations have criticized the government for not doing enough to target militant groups attacking Shiites. They explain this apathy by pointing to past connections between the country's military and anti-Shiite militants, and also allege the sectarian groups are seen as less of a threat than the Taliban because they are not targeting the state. Political parties have also relied on banned sectarian groups to deliver votes in elections.

The four Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants killed Tuesday in a suburb of Quetta included Shah Wali, a senior commander involved in attacking Shiites and police officials, said Durrani, the home secretary. Others included Abdul Wahab, a key planner and recruiter; Naeem Khan, a logistics expert who provided explosives; and Anwar Khan, a rank and file militant, said Durrani.

Seven other Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants were arrested in the operation Tuesday, said Durrani. The more than 170 suspected militants arrested earlier included Haji Mohammed Rafiq, a prominent member of another Sunni extremist organization, Ahle Sunnat Waljamaat, said the home secretary.

Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf first announced the operation in a statement issued by his office Tuesday that said it "aimed at eliminating those responsible for playing with lives of innocent civilians and restoring peace and security in Quetta."

Last year was the bloodiest in history for Pakistan's Shiites, according to Human Rights Watch. Over 400 were killed in targeted attacks across the country, at least 125 of whom were died in Baluchistan.

With two massive bombings targeting Shiites in as many months this year already, 2013 looks like it could be even worse.

The government promised to take action against sectarian militants following protests in January against the billiards hall bombing. Shiites brought the bodies of the victims into the street at the time and refused to bury them unless the government took steps to protect them.

After four days, Islamabad decided to dissolve the provincial government and put a federally-appointed governor in charge. The government said paramilitary forces would receive police powers and launch an operation against the militants behind the billiards hall attack. But officials refused to put the army in control of the city, as they have done this time around.

Around 15,000 Shiites took to the streets to protest near the site of the recent attack Tuesday, before their leaders called an end to the demonstration. Others stayed beside the bodies of the bombing victims inside a nearby mosque. Some chanted "God is great." Others held placards that said "Stop killing Shiites."

Shiite leaders made speeches to the crowd saying their demands had been accepted and urged them to disperse peacefully after the talks with the government delegation. They also urged Shiites in other parts of the country, such as Karachi and Islamabad, to end smaller protests held over the past few days.

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Associated Press writers Munir Ahmed, Zarar Khan, Asif Shahzad and Sebastian Abbot contributed to this report from Islamabad.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-targets-militants-shiites-end-protest-135429176.html

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Quote of the day: Food & Drink | coffee.paper.trend

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Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens

By Jim Fisher

The Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens ($799.99 direct) is a telephoto prime that is capable of focusing on objects that are as little as 14.4 inches from its front element. It can be used with both full-frame and APS-C Sony D-SLR cameras, providing a 150mm-equivalent field of view on the latter. The lens weighs in at 1 pound, 2 ounces and uses 55mm front filters. It ships with a circular lens hood.

The 100mm f/2.8 Macro is capable of 1:1 magnification and offers a number of features that come in handy when working up close. A focus limiter makes it possible to limit the ranges over which the lens hunts for focus during autofocus, giving you the option of focusing on close objects, distant objects, or hunting for focus over the lens's entire range. A dedicated button makes it possible to lock focus at a specific point, and when used in autofocus mode the lens's focusing ring does not move?making it possible to get a better grip on the lens for hand-held work.

The lens uses a screw drive system to adjust focus, which is a bit noisy. Because its design requires it to extend a relatively far distance when focusing close, using the lens in autofocus mode can be a slow process. If you're in need of a faster-focusing macro lens, consider the Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro?it's more expensive, but has an internal focus motor and a longer focal length so that you can work a bit further away from your subject and still achieve 1:1 magnficiation.

Macro lenses are optimized for close focus work, and renowned for sharpness and a lack of distortion. This 100mm is no different, as it scored quite well on image quality in Imatest. When attached to the full-frame Sony Alpha 99 the lens was able to record 1,913 lines per picture height at f/2.8, 2,060 lines at f/4, and 2,207 lines at f/5.6. A score of 1,800 lines is used to denote a very sharp image, which the lens exceeds at all tested apertures. As you would expect from a macro lens, there is virtually no distortion.

The?Sony 100mm f/2.8 Macro Lens is a perfectly fine macro lens. Its price is not out of line for its optical quality, and it produces sharp images throughout its aperture range. The only real complaint is the focus speed and noise. If you're shooting a subject that may be disturbed by the sound, like an insect, it's best to switch to manual focus. If you are in a situation where you're using it to shoot objects at a standard distance, the focus limiter will help speed performance, but you shouldn't expect the lens to lock on as quickly as one with an internal focus motor.

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Jazz assistant coach arrested in NC

SALT LAKE CITY ? Utah Jazz assistant coach Sidney Lowe was arrested Monday on charges of failing to file state tax returns for three years.

Lowe faces three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file a North Carolina income tax return for 2009, 2010 and 2011, and was placed under a $10,000 bond, according to WRAL. A court appearance has been scheduled for March 19.

Lowe began his coaching career in 1991 with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He has also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers, Memphis Grizzlies and Detroit Pistons. He was the head men's basketball coach at North Carolina State University from 2006?2011 and has been with the Jazz since 2011.

Lowe had an overall record of 86?78 at N.C. State, including a 25?55 record in conference play. He resigned as head coach at the end of the 2011 season.

A Utah Jazz spokesman said the team was aware of Lowe's arrest, but had no comment.

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Obama, golf buddies hit links in Florida - Sun, 17 Feb 2013 PST

Faced with a long weekend in an empty White House, President Barack Obama figured he needed a getaway, too, so he put together a golf outing with some?buddies.

He went to Florida to spend the long Presidents Day weekend staying and playing at the Floridian, an exclusive and secluded yacht and golf club on the state?s Treasure Coast. He arrived Friday night after a speech in Chicago and wasn?t expected to be seen again in public ? including by the members of the news media traveling with him ? until he returns to Washington on?Monday.

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Faced with a long weekend in an empty White House, President Barack Obama figured he needed a getaway, too, so he put together a golf outing with some?buddies.

He went to Florida to spend the long Presidents Day weekend staying and playing at the Floridian, an exclusive and secluded yacht and golf club on the state?s Treasure Coast. He arrived Friday night after a speech in Chicago and wasn?t expected to be seen again in public ? including by the members of the news media traveling with him ? until he returns to Washington on?Monday.

?At this time, there are no public events scheduled or plans for the president to leave the grounds of the golf club,? White House spokesman Josh Earnest said?Saturday.

First lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha are on an annual ski vacation out?West.

Obama?s longtime friend from Chicago, Eric Whitaker, joined him on the flight from Chicago to Florida. The two have played golf together in the past. Another regular member of Obama?s golf foursomes is White House trip director Marvin Nicholson, who also traveled with the president on?Friday.

Earnest said Obama got some instruction and played a few holes with Butch Harmon, Tiger Woods? former swing?coach.

Barker opposes possum?drop

Former game show host Bob Barker is telling North Carolina lawmakers that caging a live possum for a New Year?s Eve event in the mountains isn?t good show?business.

Barker wrote last week to a state Senate committee?s members asking them to oppose a bill that would let the organizer of the Brasstown ?Possum Drop? keep suspending a possum in a box every Dec. 31 and lowering it gently to the ground. Barker says the event is?inhumane.

PETA released the letter. The 89-year-old Barker is a longtime animal rights?activist.

Grant a baby-daddy once?again

Hugh Grant says he has become a father for the second?time.

The ?Four Weddings and a Funeral? star used his Twitter account to announce Saturday: ?Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother. Adore them both to an uncool?degree.?

He said both children ?have a fab mum? and: ?To be crystal clear, I am the?Daddy.?

The birth was confirmed by Grant?s publicist, Carrie Gordon.

Grant?s sometime girlfriend Tinglan Hong gave birth to the couple?s daughter in?2011.

The birthday?bunch

Actor Hal Holbrook is 88. Singer Bobby Lewis is 80. Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan is 50. Comedian Larry the Cable Guy is 50. Actress Denise Richards is 42. Singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) is 41. Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is?32.

Source: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/feb/17/obama-golf-buddies-hit-links-in-florida/

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'Massive' fraud: Europe's horse meat scandal widens

When officials in Ireland made a routine check on a few hamburgers, what they found made them nervous: One burger was actually nearly one-third horse. It was a discovery that has sent shock waves reverberating across Europe.

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Aldi to sell new dual-core, 3G Android tablet for $249

The new 3G-capable Android tablet selling through Aldi is Bauhn-branded.

German supermarket chain Aldi will sell a 3G-capable, dual-core Android tablet running Google's Jelly Bean software in Australia for $249, but has once again warned consumers that stocks are likely to be limited.

Set to go on sale this Saturday 23 February as a limited run special, the new Bauhn-branded Android tablet is the third device of its kind Aldi has sold in Australia.

The new tablet has a 9.7in IPS display with a resolution of 1024x768, comes with 16GB of internal memory and has a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera. The Bauhn product will be powered by 1GB of RAM, comes with a microSD card slot that allows users to expand the memory and also includes a built-in GPS chip. It has a non-removable 6100mAh lithium polymer battery.

The Bauhn device, which doesn't appear to have a model name listed on the company's Website, is powered by a 1.2GHz ARM Cortex A9 MTK8377 dual core processor and will run the 4.1 Jelly Bean version of Google's Android platform. The device also comes with a front-facing VGA camera and will support 3G on the 850MHz and 2100MHz network bands in Australia.

The new Bauhn tablet as it appears on the company's Website.

"Stay connected with the Bauhn 3G Tablet, this product includes a 16GB hard drive and 5MP Camera, all in a beautiful slim line design," the product page states.

In addition to the Bauhn 3G tablet, Aldi is also advertising two accessories. It will sell a keyboard case ($29.99) and a 16GB microSD card ($14.99).

Aldi has previously sold two Bauhn-branded tablet devices in Australia. It stocked the AMID-972XS dual-core Android tablet last September and also sold the Bauhn AMID-971R tablet last June. Both models ran the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Google's Android OS and were sold for the same price as the new model, $249.

The original Bauhn AMID-971R tablet was incorrectly advertised by Aldi as having a dual-core processor. At the time, PC World Australia discovered that the device was actually powered by a single core chip with a separate graphics processor.

Like other Bauhn tablets, Aldi has advertised the new Bauhn device as a "limited special buy" and says stocks will vary between stores. The supermarket chain also says the product may sell out on the first day due to "unexpected high demand."

The back of the new Bauhn Android tablet.

"While stocks last - please note stocks are limited and will vary between stores," reads a statement on Aldi's Web site. "Despite our careful planning, we apologise if selected items may sell out on the first day due to unexpected high demand. In the event of unexpected high demand, ALDI Stores reserves the right to limit purchases to reasonable quantities."

Aldi refuses to reveal exact sales figures, but it is believed the supermarket completely exhausted Australian stocks of the original Bauhn tablet in days. PC World Australia understands that many stores in suburban Sydney sold out stocks within minutes.

Bauhn provides a one year warranty with the new Android tablet, while Aldi says it will refund or replace any Bauhn product within 60 days, provided it obtains a proof of purchase.

Have you previously bought a Bauhn Aldi tablet? If you missed out, are you going to try again? Let us know your thoughts about the Aldi tablet in the comments below!

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