The number of hungry people has passed a record one billion this year at the same time that food aid is at a 20-year low, the United Nations World Food Programme said Wednesday in London.
Fleury suiting up Thursday? Looks like it
Judging by Wednesday's second practice group, which featured a game-ready number of players (20), Theo Fleury will make his re-debut Thursday night against the visiting New York Islanders.
In fact, the Flames lineup looks to include tonnes of veterans — Bouwmeester, Conroy, Iginla, Jokinen, Langkow, Phaneuf, Regehr, Sarich, Kiprusoff. A start contrast to Tuesday's youthful collection of Flames.
Also set to play against the Isles — Mikael Backlund.
Dell to pay $4m over deceptive advertising
Computer manufacturer Dell is to pay out $4million in penalties, costs and damages over accusations of deceptive advertising, according to the Associated Press. A case was brought against the company in 2007 by the New York attorney generals office, when it emerged that the company was advertising zero interest credit deals for new computers before denying the application. Customers were then encouraged to buy the computer at a far higher rate. Other customers were also found to have paid for warranty services that they never received. The Texan based computer maker denied the allegations, but New York's Supreme Court ruled that Dell was guilty of fraud, leading to the financial settlement with the New York attorney general.
Opera Mini 5 Beta Out Now: Tabbed Browsing, Speed Dial Bookmarks [Mobile Browsers]
Unlike Opera Mobile, Opera Mini crunches pages on a server for viewing on your Java phone or BlackBerry. The beta has a snappier interface geared for touch or keypad control, and adds tabbed browsing, speed dial, and a password manager.
The idea is to mirror the desktop version as much as possible. Open a new tab and you’ll see the visual speed dial thumbnails, which you can also customize based on your browsing history. The new version can also be set to store login details on your phone.
As with Opera 4.2, YouTube videos will play via your phone’s native media player, and there’s still no Flash support. What also sucks: This beta won’t support Skins and Opera Link, though both should be reintroduced as development continues.
[Opera: Full Website | Mobile version]
Fast Food Chart Rounds Up the Unhealthiest Items at Popular Chains [Fast Food]
It’s a given that fast food isn’t the most nutritious way to sate your hunger, but as a helpful reminder, the gang over at web site Next Generation Food have charted the unhealthiest items from the most popular chains.
Sophie Clayton took to charting the high calorie menu items at Burger King, Dunkin’ Donuts, KFC, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Sonic, Starbucks, Subway, Taco Bell, and Wendy’s. Specifically, she did a side-by-side comparison of the fat, cholesterol, calorie, and sodium contents of some of their more greasy foods.
Some samplers? A 14 inch Supreme Stuffed Crust pizza at Pizza Hut, for example, will set you back 80 grams of fat and over 4,000mg of sodium, while a Blueberry Crumb Donut at Dunkin' Donuts is—at just under 500 calories—one of the more healthy options on the menu. Then again, it's just one donut.
Hit up the link to view the full chart, and if you want a closer look at the unhealthiest and healthiest items you’ll find on the menus at McDonald’s and Wendy’s, check out the best and worst fast food: McDonald’s edition and Wendy’s edition.
Dirty Dancing star Swayze dies at 57
Actor Patrick Swayze, best known for his roles in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost, has died after battling pancreatic cancer.
Apple tablet rumors strike back: 9.6-inch with HSDPA and P.A. Semi processor coming February 2010?
Now that all that iPod mess is over and done with, looks like it’s as good of time as any to return to the world of Apple tablet rumors. A report from Taiwan Economic News starts us off right, with “industry sources” telling the outlet it’ll have a 9.6-inch multitouch screen, built-in HSDPA (so much for Verizon), a P. A. Semi processor, a “long lasting battery pack,” and a $799 to $999 price tag. Most to all of that sounds fairly familiar, but coming along with it is a new timeline: shipments will reportedly be delivered to Apple this December in preparation for a launch in February 2010. As for component providers, Taiwanese company DynaPack will reportedly be the exclusive supplier of battery packs, as much as 300,000 per month, while iPhone screen-maker Wintek will be doing the display duties here, too. The author in question here does appear to have some manufacturing sources — it looks like he was right about the Acer Timeline — but at this point, we’re not ready to believe anything without some photographic evidence of Steve Jobs personally adding the magical unicorn tears.
[Via TabletAge; thanks, Philip]
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HP MS200 all-in-one barely putters past nettop status, saves face with Windows 7
An AMD Athlon X2 3250e Dual-Core Processor clocked at 1.5GHz isn’t going to be churning through the next Pixar masterpiece anytime soon, but it might just make for a passable (and certainly cheap) all-in-one PC in HP’s new MS200. HP has paired the chip with 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, DVD burner and ATI integrated graphics (which wasn’t running Aero when we spotted this thing) and a fairly low resolution 18.5-inch LCD. The upside is of course the $599 pricetag, but you’ll have to wait until October 22 to buy and behold the glorious visions of Windows 7. PR is after the break.
Gallery: HP Pavilion MS200 press shots
Gallery: HP MS200 hands-on
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Lenovo introduces multitouch ThinkPad X200 Tablet and T400s laptop
Lenovo’s getting a little jump on the wave of Windows 7 machines due to hit next month with a multitouch update to the X200 convertible and a new multitouch version of the T400s. The new X200 Tablet is pretty much what you’d expect, bringing some newer, faster Core 2 Duo processors into the mix along with a two-finger capacitive multitouch screen, but we’re a little more intrigued by the multitouch T400s update, since the screen is actually a little nicer and can register up to four fingers. To take advantage of all this new functionality, Lenovo’s bundling in a new app called SimpleTap, which brings up an icon-based control panel for settings like volume, screen brightness, and other system functions, as well as quick app and web bookmark launchers. It’s pretty cool stuff, but it’ll cost you: the multitouch T400s will start at $1,999, while the multitouch X200 will open at $1,729. (There’s also a new X200 outdoor screen option for $1,779.) Check a video of SimpleTap after the break, as well as the full press release.
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Spiderman 4 – No Marriage No Morbius
While one poorly created Spiderman movie seems to be enough to ward people off of the anticipation of a fourth film, I haven’t forgotten how much I loved the first two.
So when I heard this news, I was actually more encouraged that they may learn from the mistakes of part 3 and move on in a positive way for part four. Dunst will be Mary Jane, but they will not focus on a wedding for the two yet. And Morbius, a rumoured villain for the next chapter will NOT be considered.
Kirsten Dunst has been confirmed to return as Peter Parker’s sweetheart in the upcoming Spider-Man 4. However, rumours of wedding bliss for the couple in movie, slated for release on May 6, 2011, have been denied – or at least producer Todd Black maintains that he is unaware of such a plot event.
The film’s producer have also shot down the possibility of Morbius, the Living Vampire as one of the villains in the upcoming film, but have hinted that the main villain “[has] a significant connection to the Big Apple.”
Considering that Spiderman makes New York City his home, pretty much most of his significant rogues have some connection to the Big Apple. There is some speculation in the article that the Kingpin would make sense, but he was always a Daredevil villain first and foremost, and considering Fox still has the Daredevil rights (which include supporting cast like Electra, Bullseye and Kingpin) it is very unlikely that they would be steering toward such a faceoff.
I also like the confirmation that Morbius is not in the film. With so much Vampire-mania going on right now, it would make sense that they would consider him for a front row seat on the bandwagon, but I never cared for Morbius and I think he would make a poor addition to the film cannon.
Spiderman’s villians in the movies thus far have been biological or scientifically enhanced and that paralells his own origins. Even the alien symbiote was scientific in theory and not supernatural. I would prefer they continue with this trend and not cross over into mystical or paranormal characters.
So that being said, who would fit the bill? Connors (The Lizard) was already introduced so that is only a matter of time, and I wouldn’t mind seeing an updated movie version of Vulture. I would also love to see Bruce Campbell take on Mysterio and upgrade himself from cameo whore to actual star, and get some massive actor (not wrestler) to play Scorpion or Rhino.
Just not all in the same film.
Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive, Filmed at Delicious 5K Super High Resolution [Digital Cameras]
Last year, Esquire shot Megan Fox in 3K resolution using the Red One. This year, they’re going to 5K (yes, 5K, meaning you can see her pores) for the Sexiest Woman Alive, using Red’s Epic. Here’s a (low res) taste:
We’ll have to wait another month for another teaser as they pull the slow reveal. Still, not a bad way to show off the Epic’s Mysterium-X sensor. [Esquire]
Intuit (Quicken) Buys Financial Site Mint [Personal Finance]
We just showed you how to use Mint to get a handle on your spending, but on the business end of the spectrum, it looks like the personal finance web site has been acquired by Intuit—a company that's made its name with personal finance software like Quicken and TurboTax. On one hand, it's kind of a shame seeing Mint go into the hands of Intuit (we always like a little healthy competition), but on the other hand, people may be much more likely to drop their paranoia and start using Mint now that it’s backed by such a big name in personal finance. [TechCrunch]
Bike courier finds and returns almost $20,000
A Winnipeg bike courier found nearly $20,000 on top of an automated teller machine in a downtown Winnipeg office building and got a $50 gift certificate for his honesty.
Riders play a happy tune after humbling Bombers
Banjo Bowl 6 was simply embarrasing all around for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Sunday as the Saskatchewan Roughriders strafed them for 55 points.
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Day 1: Training Camp
Miikka Kiprusoff is already a fan of Brent Sutter.
On Day 1 of training camp, the Calgary Flames goaltender
peered through his mask and watched his new boss direct traffic in the
defensive zone.
A stickler for detail, Sutter stopped the play at the smallest mistake. Everyone, and
he means everyone, must be on the same page.
“I think it’s good to start doing that kind of stuff right
from the start,” said Kiprusoff, who is wearing new pads this year. “Training
camp is not that long, anyway. We have to be ready right when the season
starts.”
This is a new season with a new coach, and Sutter set the
tone in the first very first session by blowing the whistle and correcting
captain Jarome Iginla, of all people.
Superstar or rookie, multi-millionaire or career minor
leaguer — status or reputation means nothing to the new head coach of the
Calgary Flames.
“Before practice, he talked to a group of us and let us know
what to expect,” Iginla said. “We are going over things and if he does stop
(practice) don’t take it personal. We’re all trying to get better here.
“It’s not to embarrass any of us.”
Iginla played on a line with Olli Jokinen and prospect
Mikael Backlund.
Notes: Forwards Rene Bourque (ankle) and Brian McGrattan
(shoulder) wore yellow jerseys to denote no physical contact as they continue
to recover from their respective surgeries. John Armstrong sat out entirely due to what Brent Sutter dubbed as "soreness." The rookie centre underwent shoulder surgery at the end of last season with the Quad City Flames