Guardian to launch new platform to streamline access to web content
The Guardian is to launch a new global web presence, theguardian.com, in recognition of the newspaper’s increasingly international digital appeal.
The move will streamline access to Guardian content – amalgamating the main entry point Guardian.co.uk, mobile site m.guardian.co.uk, US homepage guardiannews.com and the soon-to-launch Australian digital edition – into one core web destination.
In the last five years, the number of monthly Guardian digital browsers has grown from 20 million to more than 80 million, with much of that grow [...]
Man finds first Superman comic stuffed in wall
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In these energy-efficient times, most of us understand the value of properly insulating our homes. But one remodeler in Minnesota is learning that even old-school forms of insulation can be worth a mint.
As he was gutting a house in Elbow Lake, Minn., David Gonzalez, 34, made a startling discovery: In among the old newspapers insulating a wall was an original Action Comics No. 1 book from June 1938. On the cover, a brand new character wore a flowing red cape and lifted a car over his head: Superman.
“I knew it w [...]
Sex education ‘must counter porn’
23 May 2013
Last updated at 20:53 ET
By Judith Burns
BBC News education reporter
In an age when “extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away”, school sex education is struggling to keep pace, a study suggests.
Relationship and sex education should be compulsory in all schools and include time for pupils to discuss the impact of pornography say the authors.
Lessons on relationships should start in primary school, said deputy children’s [...]
Japan stocks close up after big plunge
Many market analysts had been saying that the Japanese market was due for a correction after running up more than 70% in less than 12 months.
After a bumpy ride, stocks in Japan closed with a small gain on Friday, recovering from a deep plunge the day before.
The Nikkei popped up by over 3% in morning trading, fell by over 3% in the afternoon, but then recovered at the end of the day to close with a 0.9% gain.
In China, the major indexes were mixed. The Hang Seng was flat while the Shanghai composite index closed up by 0.6%.
The s [...]
Member rules: Ryan Palmer shoots 8-under 62 at Colonial to take 1st-round lead
FORT WORTH, Texas – Ryan Palmer has a definite home-course advantage at the Colonial.
Palmer and his longtime caddie James Edmondson are both full-fledged members of the club, and play there quite often. Edmondson is even the reigning Colonial club champion, having won his third such title just last year.
Making good use of all that local knowledge, Palmer shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday that matched the lowest PGA Tour first round at Hogan’s Alley. That put him a stroke ahead of John Rollins, who had his best round this season.
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Hemp debate hits farm bill
The Republican leader wants to legalize industrial hemp. The Democratic leader would allow states to impose their own food labeling rules requiring the disclosure of genetically modified ingredients.
Who’d have guessed the Senate farm bill debate would bring out so much of what’s wild and free inside the sober men at the top.
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Running for reelection, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has embraced the legalization of hemp production, a favorite new cause for Kentucky farmers at home.
Toward this en [...]
Nokia files new suits in patent fight with HTC, says reports
Nokia filed additional patent infringement claims against HTC on Thursday, according to reports.
All Things D reports that Nokia has filed a second complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as a federal suit in Southern California, against the Taiwanese handset maker.
The federal suit involves three patents related to “terminal, method and computer program product for interacting with a signaling tag,” according to the court filing. It asks the court for a halt of the alleged infringement and unspecifi [...]
Local lawyer named to corruption fighting Chicago prosecutor job
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO |
Thu May 23, 2013 5:39pm EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has nominated Chicago attorney Zachary Fardon to be the U.S. prosecutor in Chicago, which has seen the indictments of many top local politicians and mob figures, the two U.S. senators from Illinois announced on Thursday.
If approved by the Senate, Fardon would fill the job formerly held by Patrick Fitzgerald, who was brought in from New York in 2001 to get tough on local politicians.
Fitzgerald stepped d [...]
New jewel theft hits Cannes festival
23 May 2013
Last updated at 15:41 ET
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The expensive piece by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono vanished after a celebrity party
A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) has been stolen during the Cannes film festival, in the second such theft to hit this year’s event.
The expensive piece by Swiss jeweller De Grisogono vanished after a celebrity party at a five-star hotel in the res [...]
Linfield sign Clarke from Rangers
Linfield have signed Northern Ireland Under-19 full-back Matthew Clarke following his release by Rangers.
The Castlederg teenager had been on the Blues’ books before moving to Scotland in 2010 and he has now signed a two-year deal with the Windsor Park club.
“Matthew was a target of other clubs and I am delighted he chose to sign for us,” said Blues boss David Jeffrey.
Linfield have also agreed one-year contract extensions with defender Jim Ervin and striker Peter Thompson.
Young reserve goalkeepe [...]
Obama wades into drones, Gitmo
President Barack Obama on Thursday declared that America is “at a crossroads,” as he urged the nation to wind down the war on terror, pledged to rein in controversial tactics like drone strikes and announced renewed efforts to close the prison for terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay.
“This war, like all wars, must end. That’s what history advises. That’s what our democracy demands,” Obama said in an address at the National Defense University in Washington. “In America, we’ve faced down angers far greater than Al Qaeda by staying true to [...]
New iPhone 5 ad celebrates Generation Me-Me-Me, La-La-La
Love is in the air? No, it’s in the ears.
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Apple/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)
If you don’t have (white) headphones in your ears, what kind of human being are you?
How can you possibly even classify yourself as human if you don’t have a thousand playlists and ensure that every step you take, someone is playing to you?
The modern world is about creating your own soundtrack, in order to navigate its troubling paths and irritate fellow travelers.
Yes, you might be hugging your lover, but you have t [...]