Daily Archives: 5 March 2013

Minneapolis-based ad agency Campbell Mithun will hire its ‘Lucky 13‘ summer interns by asking for their ideas on how to best re-engage the Twinkies brand with consumers. The agency, which created the brand’s ‘Where’s the cream filling?’ ads, is asking for these applications as the brand is going to be auctioned due to bankruptcy on March 13th. The online internship application process opened at the beginning of this month and the deadline is March 29th. Interns will be hired in three discipline areas: account leadership…



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AFP United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has condemned the killing and mutilation of people with albinism in Tanzania. Geneva – Albinos whose body parts are prized by witch doctors are being attacked in rising numbers in Tanzania, with children who are still alive having their limbs chopped off, the top United Nations human rights official said on Tuesday. “I strongly condemn these vicious killings and attacks, which were committed in particularly horrifying circumstances, and which have involved dismembering people, including children, while they are …



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A ‘capsule hotel’ designed by the furniture group Ikea on a French motorway. Ikea will not provide furnishings for the new chain. Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty It has given homes around the world the Billy bookcase, the Poang chair and the Lack floating shelf. Now the Ikea furniture chain is aiming to create a home from home with a chain of budget hotels across austerity-gripped Europe. The hotels, being developed in collaboration with the US group Marriott and to be …



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FILE – Getty Images A bridge crosses the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. A naked man was arrested in Pennsylvania Sunday after driving a stolen vehicle into the Susquehanna River, bringing an end to a high-speed car chase. At 10:15 a.m, Springettsbury Township Police received reports of an erratic driver in a green van with a missing tire. Five squad cars were sent on the chase while Raymond David Kallenberger…



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Rapper Lil Wayne has cancelled his upcoming European tour just days before his first show. The Lollipop hitmaker was due to kick off the dates in Dublin, Ireland on Friday, but he has now scrapped the trek over scheduling difficulties. However, Lil Wayne has promised fans the concerts will be rescheduled…



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Why not choose an Ikea hotel for your honeymoon? Romantic Australian flat-packers Chad Martin and Lynne Klanbida were married at this Ikea store in Sydney. Photograph: James D Morgan/Rex Window blinds The operation of the window blinds is as follows: 1. Locate the oblong cardboard box marked LINDMON Venetian blind. 2. Follow enclosed assembly instructions. Television The TV remote will be found on the top shelf of your MALM bedside table. Do not touch the TV, because some of the UPPLEVA TV wall brackets …



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The armistice between North and South Korea has been in place for nearly 60 years. The government of Kim Jong-un is upset over upcoming military manuevers by the US and South Korea. In this undated file photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed by the Korea News Service, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a consultative meeting with officials in the fields of state security and foreign affairs at undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via Korea News Service/AP/File) …



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Making real sanctions bite would threaten the North Korean regime’s stability, and an imploding North Korea could mean refugees flooding across the border, say Chinese scholars. Communist Party chief Xi Jinping, left, walks behind Chinese President Hu Jintao at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Tuesday. (Ng Han Guan/AP) By Peter Ford,  Staff Writer / March 5, 2013 at 10:55 am…



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Global News Blog Speculation over the possibility of North Korea’s first couple having a child hit a high point in January, when South Korean media closely analyzed photos of Ri. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accompanied by his wife Ri Sol-ju, waves to the crowd as they inspect the Rungna People’s Pleasure Ground in Pyongyang, North Korea, in July 2012. After months of speculation over whether Ri was pregnant, there are now reports that the couple’s first baby was born in secret. (Korean Central News Agency via…



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Global News Blog Before last month’s meteor strike, Chelyabinsk was best known for a 1957 nuclear waste disaster.  Now officials there are trying to turn the meteor into a tourist attraction. A local resident shows a fragment thought to be part of a meteorite collected in a snow covered field…



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Stubbornness over conflicting claims to the Diaoyu/Senkaku islands in the East China Sea holds out the prospect of competing maritime patrols and continued tensions, raising the risk of an incident. A Chinese ship and a Japanese Coast Guard vessel sail near disputed islands in the East China Sea. (Kyodo News/AP/File) By Peter Ford,  Staff Writer / March 5, 2013 at 12:06 pm EST Beijing After …

 

 

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Diego Simeone: Has an impressive record at Atletico Sky Bet Football Betting Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds Football Betting £10 Free Bet Diego Simeone has agreed a new four-year deal to remain with Atletico Madrid. The former Argentina international has become one of Europe’s most respected coaches since taking over Atletico in December 2011 and had been linked with a high-profile summer move. The Rojiblancos won the Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in the first six months of his tenure and have enjoyed a superb…



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Wesley Sneijder: Inter’s asking price forced Manchester United to abandon their efforts to bring him on board Sky Bet Football Betting Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds Football Betting £10 Free Bet Wesley Sneijder claims Inter Milan’s demands prevented him from joining Manchester United in the summer of 2010. The Holland international was among the most sought-after talents in world football at that time, having inspired Inter to an historic Treble – which included a UEFA …



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HitBliss is a new streaming service that allows its members to view entertainment content for free online. However, unlike similar streaming websites like Hulu, HitBliss allows users to accumulate a cash balance and then use it towards TV shows and movies To earn these cash points, users will need to engage with personalized brand messages, which includes…



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Connor Wickham: Has linked up with Sheffield Wednesday to get regular games Sky Bet Football Betting Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds Football Betting £10 Free Bet Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones is hoping to convince Sunderland to extend Connor Wickham’s loan deal. The England U21 international was initially lured away from the Stadium of Light on a month…



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Amanda Raus, Chris Podosek When a man tried to rob a Dunkin’ Donuts in West Haven, an employee acted quickly and stopped him with the closest weapon available hot coffee. A quick-thinking worker at a Connecticut Dunkin’ Donuts threw hot coffee at a man who tried to climb through the drive-through window to rob the store, telling him “go run on Dunkin’” as he fled. The would-be robber pulled up to the window in West Haven at about 11 p.m…



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The Pacific Northwestern ambient-music enigma, who’s been recording as Eluvium for long enough to earn veteran status, is getting set to release Nightmare Ending , the massive new double-disc album that returns him to instrumental music after experimenting with vocals on 2010′s Similes . We’ve already posted the album opener “Don’t Get Any Closer,” and now we’ve got “Envenom Mettle,” the majestically pretty and gentle drone piece that ends the first disc. Listen to it below. Nightmare Ending is out 5/14 on Temporary Residence.



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5 Mar 2013 18:09 The Echinades are among hundreds of parcels of prime land being sold off privately or by the government amid Greece’s debt crisis Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Getty The Emir of Qatar has bought six Greek islands for £7.35million – and is thought to be planning a string of palaces to house his three…



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What is a book without words? When Christoph Niemann is the creator, it is whimsy, fun and pure entertainment. Niemann, the renowned illustrator known for his New York Times Magazine blog Abstract Sunday, has released an app, Petting Zoo, which he calls an interactive picture book: there are no words because words aren’t necessary. Petting Zoo is a collection of 21 animals that when tapped, swiped or touched, react…



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5 Mar 2013 18:00 The shark conservationist travels the globe swimming with many species of sharks hoping to prove they are nothing like their Jaws film reputation   Fearless swimmer Ocean Ramsey hitches a lift on the back of a GREAT WHITE SHARK. The brave beauty swam with the 17-foot beast in the waters off Baja in Mexico last year. Shark conservationist Ocean, who is also a scuba instructor, model and freediver, travels the globe swimming with many …



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U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks during a news conference about the effects of the ‘sequester’ on military operations, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, March 1, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON | Tue Mar 5, 2013 12:58pm EST (Reuters) – New U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with his Israeli counterpart on Tuesday, expressing strong support for Israeli missile and rocket defense systems despite fiscal uncertainty caused by…



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Top officials from the U.S., France, Germany, Britain, China, Russia and Iran take part in talks on Iran’s nuclear programme in Almaty February 27, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA | Tue Mar 5, 2013 12:57pm EST (Reuters) – Six world powers called on Tuesday for quick and concrete results in nuclear…



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Ivan Strinic: The subject of interest from Sunderland in the past, but no deal was struck Sky Bet Football Betting Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds Football Betting £10 Free Bet Dnipro defender Ivan Strinic is unlikely to make a move to Sunderland over the summer, claims the player’s agent. The Black Cats were strongly linked with the Croatia international prior to the 2012/13 campaign getting underway. …



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The Field makes metronomic minimal techno, and Tame Impala make choogling fuzz-pedal rock. But both the Swedish producer and the Australian band bring a certain starry-eyed, warm-hearted psychedelic sweep to their work, so they aren’t as counterintuitive a pairing as you might expect. And now the Field has reworked Tame Impala’s heavy-riffing Lonerism jam “Mind Mischief,” turning it into a



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Hearts fans haven’t had much to shout about this season Sky Bet Football Betting Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds Football Betting £10 Free Bet SPL club Hearts have angrily rejected claims that their staff have been warned the club could enter administration. A story on Scottish Television website STV stated that it understood employees of Hearts “were informed of the prospect at a meeting on Tuesday morning”. Uncertainty arose over the finances of the team …



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William Cashion plays bass in the great Baltimore art-pop band Future Islands, and Bruce Willen used to play bass in the great Baltimore graphic design-addled punk band Double Dagger. The two of them have now joined forces to form Peals, a new duo that isn’t too heavy on bass and that doesn’t sound anything like either of their other …



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I wrote a lot about Biffy Clyro last week, when we premiered “Modern Magic Forumla,” from their new album Opposites . Since then, that album has gone to No. 1 in the UK and Biffy has won the NME Award for Best British Band. I can’t think of too many bands I like a whole lot more than Biffy Clyro — and none more deserving of massive, wide-scale success — so these victories give to me a real sense of pride. It’s only a matter of time till …



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5 Mar 2013 17:10 Bone fragments belonging to a camel almost a third larger than any now living have been recovered from a remote site in the far north of Canada Not a mirage: An artist’s impression of the giant camel which lived in Arctic Circle PA Camels have giant ancestors that once roamed the ARCTIC rather than the desert. Bone fragments belonging to a camel almost a third larger …



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The excellent Louisville trio Coliseum were responsible for one of 2010′s most exciting releases, House With A Curse — a raging inferno of massive hardcore anthems with enough energy to power a small revolution, but with a mineshaft depth (and slew of guests) that marked the album very much as a document of its birthplace. They’re following up House this year with Sister Faith — produced by J. Robbins of Jawbox/…



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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani at the Wajbah Palace in Doha March 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (QATAR – Tags: POLITICS) By Arshad Mohammed DOHA | Tue Mar 5, 2013 11:59am EST (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Washington was increasingly confident that weapons being sent by others to the Syrian opposition were going…



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Terrence Howard Oprah Sex Scene Was a Dream Come True … ‘Those Tig Ol’ Bitties’ Breaking News Making love to Oprah Winfrey is a life-changing experience … so says Terrence Howard , who claims the best part about doing a sex scene with the Big O in their upcoming movie was her “tig ol’ bitties.” Seriously, Terrence said that in a recent interview with Movie Fanatic , in which he talks about his and Oprah’s love…



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Justin Bieber hit Twitter Tuesday to apologize for making concert-goers wait for more than an hour past the scheduled start time in London on Monday night. Ever since the pop singer turned 19 on Friday, his life has been something of a s*it show.  After tweeting “worst birthday ever” a few days ago, he disappointed an arena full of fans last night and later blamed it on “technical issues.” The British press slammed the singer for taking the stage at London’s O2 well past 10 p….



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Heidi Klum shared some behind-the-scenes and set photos on Twitter to bring attention to her new judging gig on ‘America’s Got Talent’ on NBC. The supermodel and her fellow judge Mel Brown posed in the cockpit of the private jet before heading to their next audition destination. Klum tweeted, “Team @nbcagt taking…



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Brody Jenner will be joining his family on the reality show ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ for season 8. This isn’t Brody’s first time doing reality TV, he gained a fan following while appearing on ‘The Hills’ and ‘Bromance.’ ‘KUWTK’ will return to the E! network in July and according to Brody’s…



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Global News Blog The aggregate wealth of the world’s billionaires is at an all-time high, and 210 new names, including 34 women, have joined the list. Lifetime Honorary Chairman of Telefonos de Mexico Carlos Slim Helu participates in the Wall St. Journal CEO Council on ‘Rebuilding Global Prosperity’ in Washington in this November…



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