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(Reuters) - After heaping criticism on Nasdaq OMX Group's initial offer for compensating brokers for its botching of Facebook's initial public offering, trading firm Knight Capital Group Inc said it accepts the exchange's latest plan, which would pay out $62 million.

The plan, which Nasdaq has called its "definitive word" on the Facebook debacle, is under consideration by the SEC and brings into question the extent to which an exchange can be liable for technical slip-ups. U.S. exchanges match hundreds of billions of dollars of securities transactions every day.

Knight's support comes after Nasdaq increased the payback fund to $62 million in cash from an earlier $40 million, made up mostly of trading rebates, the market-making firm said in a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, dated August 29.

Nasdaq has around 300 member firms that trade on the exchange. Knight and other retail market-making firms and brokers together lost more than $500 million in the IPO.

Of the handful of comment letters on the compensation plan, two have voiced support: Knight's and hedge fund Citadel's. Seven -- from market makers, brokers, and lawyers for individual investors -- have called for it to be rejected.

"Although we would have preferred that the accommodation pool cover all losses sustained by Nasdaq members, we do support Nasdaq's proposal," Knight said in the letter.

Knight, which facilitates trades for other firms, had called Nasdaq's earlier plan "inadequate," and said it was considering legal action over the Facebook IPO.

Liabilities at exchanges, which have some regulatory duties, are capped in most instances. Nasdaq's cap is $3 million.

Much of the debate around the plan has focused on whether Nasdaq should be able to cloak itself in regulatory immunity in situations where it is operating as a for-profit entity.

LIABILITY

Facebook's eagerly anticipated IPO on May 18, which raised $16 billion, was initially delayed by 30 minutes due to a technical glitch at Nasdaq.

The exchange then made the decision to get the stock trading by using a secondary system that ended up leading to delays in many clients orders and confirmations, costing some investors and traders big losses as the stock price dropped after an initial gain.

UBS AG, which disclosed it lost more than $350 million, and Citigroup's Automated Trading Desk, which is said to have lost up to $35 million, have argued that Nasdaq should be responsible for all of the losses, because the decision to move forward with the IPO was a business decision made in haste.

Further, Citi said trading of Facebook should not have been allowed to continue during the confusion that followed.

But Knight, which said it lost more than $35 million in the IPO, urged the SEC to leave the discussion of liability limitations and regulatory immunity to another day. Citadel, which is said to have lost $20 million, made a similar request.

RELEASE WAIVER

Knight did urge the SEC to reject a portion of Nasdaq's plan requiring firms that sign on to waive their right to sue the exchange, likely before they know how much they will be reimbursed. Knight said that would set "a harmful precedent."

"Setting forth those types of requirements in the context of a rule filing inappropriately mixes commercial issues with regulatory requirements," Knight said in the three-page letter also addressed to SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro.

It said if the SEC disagrees and determines that some form of release is appropriate, it should only be sought after Nasdaq members are notified of the amount Nasdaq is willing to pay under the terms of the accommodation plan.

A Nasdaq spokesman had no comment on Knight's letter.

Nasdaq also faces regulatory investigations into its systems and actions during the IPO.

Knight had its own trading glitch on August 1, costing the firm $440 million and nearly forcing it into bankruptcy before a group of independent firms saved it with a $400 million investment.

(Editing by Walden Siew and Bernadette Baum; Editing by Gary Hill)

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Home Depot (NYS: HD) investors put out the welcome mat for the home-improvement retailers good quarterly tidings, but lets not forget the foundation remains a bit shaky.

The company reported a better-than-expected profit. Second-quarter net income increased 12% to $1.53 billion, or $1.01 per share. Analysts had expected a profit of $0.97 per share. Home Depot also updated its fiscal 2012 guidance to reflect a better earnings outlook for the year, anticipating a 19% profit jump to $2.95 per share.

Although some customers might have shelled out more to pretty up their homes, Home Depots sales growth wasnt exactly robust. Same-store sales increased 2.1%, and comps in the US jumped 2.6%. Total sales increased just 1.7% to $20.6 billion.

It should be interesting to see how rival Lowes (NYS: LOW) compares when it reports its results on Aug. 20, but the second quarter is a significant one for home-improvement retailers. Warmer weather early this year resulted in some home-improvement spending transacted in the first quarter, but still, theres good reason to believe things will become far less bullish for companies like Home Depot during the rest of the year.

The macroeconomic outlook is choppy, and the housing market continues to plant a big question mark on the competitive landscape. This quarters earnings season has been touch-and-go as many consumer-facing stocks have faced frugal spenders and fickle shopping habits.

On one hand, Whole Foods Market (NAS: WFM) delivered a stellar surprise, but then stocks like McDonalds (NYS: MCD) and Chipotle (NYS: CMG) have had more disappointing quarterly tidings to share, and their share prices have receded quite a bit. The latter two look like bargains for savvy investors who are in stocks for the long haul. The current environment is putting some buy opportunities into investors shopping carts.

On the other hand, shares of Home Depot have risen about 60% in the past year; much of that share appreciation is probably hinged on investors hopes for an improving housing market. However, thats hardly a given in the near term. Meanwhile, Home Depot trades at 16 times forward earnings. You could argue thats not too unreasonable when weighed against growth expectations for the next two years, but then again, if the foundation is as shaky as I think it is, its too dear a price to pay.

When companies cut spending, repurchase shares, and boost earnings, it can seem heartening, but the truly bullish sign would be far more robust sales figures than Home Depot delivered. Investors should leave home improvement alone and go for other high-quality stocks whose prices have gotten the wrecking ball recently. Home Depots bubbly stock price has a lot to lose for the rest of the year.

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On top of the NEX-5R announcement, Sony has unveiled new camera apps that will grace the rear screen of the aforementioned WiFi-enabled shooter first when it arrives in October. PlayMemories will feature downloadable software that can be installed on your Sony kit after purchase, offering new functionality for the device. The set of applications will feature the following options at launch: Picture Effect+, Bracket Pro, Multi Frame NR, Smart Remote Control and Direct Upload. The outfit plans add Photo Retouch alongside the Time-lapse and Cinematic Photo apps mentioned in today's presser sometime after the initial offerings roll out. When paired with PlayMemories Online, Mobile or Studio, you can view and transfer captured photos and videos on compatible TVs, smartphones, tablets and PS3 consoles. If more information is what you're after, consult the PR below to gather some more details.

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Dinosaur fossils found with the bones of birds and small dinosaurs in their stomachs reveal the beasts may have been adept hunters capable of downing prey more than a third their own size, researchers say.

Fossils are occasionally found with the remains of animals and plants inside what were once their guts. These tummy contents can shed light on what they once ate ? for instance, past research showed a mammal predator apparently had a tiny dinosaur as its last meal.

Scientists investigated two specimens of a carnivorous dinosaur from Liaoning, China, known as Sinocalliopteryx gigas. The predator was roughly the size of a wolf, about 6 feet (2 meters) long, and had feathers or hairlike fuzz covering its body to help keep it warm.

Back when this dinosaur was alive, about 120 million years ago, the area was a warm, wet forest, with a diverse fauna of dinosaurs, birds and crocodilians. "It was kind of a quintessential dinosaur environment, with lots of volcanic activity that periodically inundated the landscape and buried things within it with exquisite preservation," said researcher Phil Bell, a vertebrate paleontologist at the Pipestone Creek Dinosaur Initiative in Canada. "Today the area is pretty much farmland, although the farmers all understand the importance of fossils and the interest they create, and a lot have turned to farming for dinosaurs."

One of the Sinocalliopteryx specimens, a complete and remarkably well-preserved skeleton, apparently dined on a birdlike, cat-size feathered dinosaur known as Sinornithosaurus, judging by the partial leg found in its gut. [See Images of the Dinosaur Guts]

The other Sinocalliopteryx specimen, an incomplete skeleton, held the remains of at least two primitive crow-size birds known as Confuciusornis, as well as acid-etched bones from a dinosaur. (Confuciusornis was probably limited to slow takeoffs and short flights.)

"Stomach remains are evidence of actual interactions between animals, which is extremely rare in the fossil record," Bell told LiveScience. "We're lucky to find one or two bones of anything; to get a specimen with the remains of its last meal or meals is pretty cool."

It remains uncertain whether the dinosaurs actively hunted or scavenged these meals. Still, the fact that Sinocalliopteryx gobbled at least two birds of the same species at about the same time "says chances are very good it was actively selecting its prey; that makes it a predator," Bell said.

And capturing flying prey points to a stealthy, capable hunter, the researchers added.

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"What I think is coolest about these findings is that it starts to bring these animals to life," Bell said. "A lot of people look at fossils as just dead things ? it's hard for them to imagine them as living, breathing animals. When you get something like this, it really brings them to life."

The scientists detailed their findings online Wednesday in the journal PLoS ONE.

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Apple's $1 billion patent court victory over Android smartphone and tablet maker Samsung moved the markets this week, with the iPhone maker's shares up 2 per cent, while Samsung's plummeted 7.5 per cent and Android author Google was down 1.4 per cent. The Korea Times says the Korean technology giant is "staggering" from this "stomach punch" to its prospects.
If Apple's win holds up to appeal, there are going to be a lot more legal battles like these. Several of the patents at the heart of the Apple/Samsung case are not about novel engineering per se, but are an emerging techno-battleground: user gestures and effects.
Samsung was found to have infringed three Apple patents in this arena (as well as three design patents), that cover (a) the ability to zoom into a picture or web page by double tapping?a touchscreen; (b) the ability to sense multiple simultaneous touches on the screen, for instance using a pinching motion to zoom into a picture; and (c) the bounce-back effect, produced when scrolling a webpage, picture, or document beyond the edge of the page. Such features were introduced in Apple's iPhone in June 2007. Screen taps, swipes, and even nods and shrugs figure heavily amongst patents now being filed by tech firms. Microsoft has just applied for a patent on a gesture-based search function, for example - the gestures listed vary from sensed full body movements to customised touches on the screen.All this activity should mean gestural infringements needn't be showstoppers: there are many ways to zoom into a picture without infringing patents. Some commentators have suggested Apple's victory is bad for consumer choice, as if theft of ideas is necessary to guarantee that. But that is nonsense: if the judgement stands, Android phone makers will have to delay their future launches to ensure they ship innovative, not copied, technology.One chink in Apple's armour in an appeal might be the design patents at issue here. Samsung was judged to have infringed one that covers the use of rounded edges on the onscreen app icons. In its post-trial statement?Samsung was scathing about the alleged novelty of rounded icon corners, and with good reason. In Walter Isaacson's illuminating biography of Steve Jobs, the sheer preponderance of rounded corners on rectangular or square objects in daily life was touched upon.

When Jobs wanted rounded corners on Macintosh menus, he took a Mac developer out into his Cupertino neighbourhood and showed him how many straight-edged items in our environment - from roads signs to caf? tables - actually had rounded corners. If that's the case, can rounding corners really be patented?

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New tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- To control the three-dimensional shape of engineered tissue, researchers grow cells on tiny, sponge-like scaffolds. These devices can be implanted into patients or used in the lab to study tissue responses to potential drugs.

A team of researchers from MIT, Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital has now added a new element to tissue scaffolds electronic sensors. These sensors, made of silicon nanowires, could be used to monitor electrical activity in the tissue surrounding the scaffold, control drug release or screen drug candidates for their effects on the beating of heart tissue.

The research, published online Aug. 26 in Nature Materials, could also pave the way for development of tissue-engineered hearts, says Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT and a senior author of the paper.

"We are very excited about this study," Langer says. "It brings us one step closer to someday creating a tissue-engineered heart, and it shows how novel nanomaterials can play a role in this field."

Lead authors of the paper are Bozhi Tian, a former postdoc at MIT and Children's Hospital; Jia Liu, a Harvard graduate student; and Tal Dvir, a former MIT postdoc. Other senior authors are Daniel Kohane, director of the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery at Children's Hospital, and Charles Lieber, a Harvard professor of chemistry.

A 3-D system

Until now, the only cellular platforms that incorporated electronic sensors consisted of flat layers of cells grown on planar metal electrodes or transistors. Those two-dimensional systems do not accurately replicate natural tissue, so the research team set out to design a 3-D scaffold that could monitor electrical activity, allowing them to see how cells inside the structure would respond to specific drugs.

The researchers built their new scaffold out of epoxy, a nontoxic material that can take on a porous, 3-D structure. Silicon nanowires embedded in the scaffold carry electrical signals to and from cells grown within the structure.

"The scaffold is not just a mechanical support for cells, it contains multiple sensors. We seed cells into the scaffold and eventually it becomes a 3-D engineered tissue," Tian says.

The team chose silicon nanowires as its electronic sensors because they are small, stable, can be safely implanted into living tissue, and are more electrically sensitive than metal electrodes. The nanowires, which range in diameter from 30 to 80 nanometers (about 1,000 times smaller than that of a human hair), can detect voltages less than one-thousandth of a watt, which is the level of electricity that might be seen in a cell.

Monitoring cell behavior

In the Nature Materials study, the researchers used their scaffolds to grow cardiac, neural and muscle tissue. Using the engineered cardiac tissue, the researchers were able to monitor cells' response to noradrenalin, a stimulant that typically increases heart rate.

The team also grew blood vessels with embedded electronic sensors and showed they could be used to measure pH changes within and outside the vessels. Such implantable devices could allow doctors to monitor inflammation or other biochemical events in patients who receive the implants. Ultimately, the researchers would like to engineer tissues that can not only sense an electrical or chemical event, but also respond to it appropriately for example, by releasing a drug.

"It could be a closed feedback loop, much as our autonomic nervous system is," Kohane says. "The nervous system senses changes in some part of the body and sends a message to the central nervous system, which then sends a message back to take corrective action."

The team is now further studying the mechanical properties of the scaffolds and making plans to test them in animals.

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New tissue scaffold could be used for drug development and implantable therapeutic devices

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- To control the three-dimensional shape of engineered tissue, researchers grow cells on tiny, sponge-like scaffolds. These devices can be implanted into patients or used in the lab to study tissue responses to potential drugs.

A team of researchers from MIT, Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital has now added a new element to tissue scaffolds electronic sensors. These sensors, made of silicon nanowires, could be used to monitor electrical activity in the tissue surrounding the scaffold, control drug release or screen drug candidates for their effects on the beating of heart tissue.

The research, published online Aug. 26 in Nature Materials, could also pave the way for development of tissue-engineered hearts, says Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT and a senior author of the paper.

"We are very excited about this study," Langer says. "It brings us one step closer to someday creating a tissue-engineered heart, and it shows how novel nanomaterials can play a role in this field."

Lead authors of the paper are Bozhi Tian, a former postdoc at MIT and Children's Hospital; Jia Liu, a Harvard graduate student; and Tal Dvir, a former MIT postdoc. Other senior authors are Daniel Kohane, director of the Laboratory for Biomaterials and Drug Delivery at Children's Hospital, and Charles Lieber, a Harvard professor of chemistry.

A 3-D system

Until now, the only cellular platforms that incorporated electronic sensors consisted of flat layers of cells grown on planar metal electrodes or transistors. Those two-dimensional systems do not accurately replicate natural tissue, so the research team set out to design a 3-D scaffold that could monitor electrical activity, allowing them to see how cells inside the structure would respond to specific drugs.

The researchers built their new scaffold out of epoxy, a nontoxic material that can take on a porous, 3-D structure. Silicon nanowires embedded in the scaffold carry electrical signals to and from cells grown within the structure.

"The scaffold is not just a mechanical support for cells, it contains multiple sensors. We seed cells into the scaffold and eventually it becomes a 3-D engineered tissue," Tian says.

The team chose silicon nanowires as its electronic sensors because they are small, stable, can be safely implanted into living tissue, and are more electrically sensitive than metal electrodes. The nanowires, which range in diameter from 30 to 80 nanometers (about 1,000 times smaller than that of a human hair), can detect voltages less than one-thousandth of a watt, which is the level of electricity that might be seen in a cell.

Monitoring cell behavior

In the Nature Materials study, the researchers used their scaffolds to grow cardiac, neural and muscle tissue. Using the engineered cardiac tissue, the researchers were able to monitor cells' response to noradrenalin, a stimulant that typically increases heart rate.

The team also grew blood vessels with embedded electronic sensors and showed they could be used to measure pH changes within and outside the vessels. Such implantable devices could allow doctors to monitor inflammation or other biochemical events in patients who receive the implants. Ultimately, the researchers would like to engineer tissues that can not only sense an electrical or chemical event, but also respond to it appropriately for example, by releasing a drug.

"It could be a closed feedback loop, much as our autonomic nervous system is," Kohane says. "The nervous system senses changes in some part of the body and sends a message to the central nervous system, which then sends a message back to take corrective action."

The team is now further studying the mechanical properties of the scaffolds and making plans to test them in animals.

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The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the McKnight Foundation and Boston Children's Hospital.

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Srinagar, Aug 26: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Sunday accused New Delhi of making attempts to rule J&K with its military might.
?Asserting that he was not against Amarnath Yatra, the veteran separatist leader said it is written in the holy Quran that all other religions should be respected. Hindus and Sikhs are like organs of our body. But New Delhi wants to rule the state with its military might.
?Geelani alleged that the influx of lakhs of yatris to Kashmir annually is the state policy of New Delhi to show its people that Kashmir belongs to India and raise the moral of army stationed in the state. He warned the government of serious consequences if it made any attempt to change the demography of J&K by settling non-local laborers in the Valley in a planned manner.
?India as a policy matter is allowing lakhs of Yatris to come to Kashmir. This has not happened in the past. It is actually done to show its people that Kashmir belongs to India. Coming of six lakh yatris should be read well. Supreme Court is pushing for construction of road. BJP wants to construct road up to the cave shrine. Congress plans are no different. They want to raise the moral of army. They want to tell us that we are here and are not going to leave us, Geelani said at the launch of Misaak Akuuta documentat his Hyderpora residence here
?Four lakh migrant workers are residing in Kashmir. If the trend of influx of non local laborers will continue, we will turn into minorities in our own land in few years. Later Government will give them certificates which will eventually render us as minority community in the state, Geelani alleged.
?Geelani called for keeping an eye on the non local workers during their stay and work in Kashmir. Citing an example, he said a trend has started in Kashmir in which Mehandi artists from outside are allowed to create designs on the hands and arms of our daughters on the marriage ceremonies. What has happened to our dignity? It is high time that we introspect and see where we are heading.
?He also asked the people to stay away from army-organized tours, cultural programmes at educational institutions.
?Taking a dig at people who dub him as communal, Geelani said, Whenever I talk about Yatra, many people call on those people who have slaughtered Muslims in Gujrat, Assam. They are openly propagating Hindutva.
?Geelani had called a meet of religious leaders and civil society members at his Hyderpora residence to release the document Misaak Akoot signed by? 24 heads of religious organization across Kashmir saying unity will be maintained at any cost and forces who try to harm the struggle of Kashmiris and unity will not be tolerated.

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 27, 2012) ? Renal denervation improves blood pressure and arterial stiffness in patients with therapy resistant hypertension, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2012 by Mr Klaas Franzen from the University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein. The findings suggest that renal denervation regenerates blood vessels and could reduce cardiovascular events.

Malignant arterial hypertension was historically treated with surgical thoracolumbar splanchnicectomy, a type of sympathectomy treatment that was introduced in 1938. "A significant reduction in blood pressure response was observed in at least half of the patients who underwent splanchnicectomy," said Mr Franzen. "But the treatment led to severe adverse events such as orthostatic hypotension, anhidrosis and intestinal disturbances. After the discovery of effective antihypertensive drugs, splanchnicectomy became neglected and disregarded over time."

In 2009 the concept of sympathectomy was reintroduced with intravasal catheter-based percutaneous renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) used in patients suffering from resistant arterial hypertension. Recent publications have shown that RDN significantly lowers systolic and diastolic peripheral brachial blood pressure by 32/12 mmHg after 6 months.

Mr Franzen said: "RDN with radiofrequency energy has several important advantages over surgical splanchnicectomy: it is a minimally invasive procedure without significant systematic side effects, it is well tolerated, and recovery times are short."

Arterial hypertension can irrevocably harm blood vessels in the short and long term, subsequently leading to increased aortic/arterial stiffness and arteriosclerosis. "Since central aortic pressures and arterial stiffness are much better predictors for future cardiovascular events than peripheral pressures we focused the present study on the effects of RDN on central hemodynamics and arterial stiffness," said Mr Franzen.

The researchers studied 21 patients with therapy resistant hypertension (61.9% men; mean age 64 years; 5.0?1.3 antihypertensive drugs) and 6 controls (83.3% men; mean age 57 years; 4.3?2.3 antihypertensive drugs). The inclusion criteria were: (i) use of >3 antihypertensive drugs, (ii) peripheral blood pressure at baseline ?150 mmHg, and (iii) exclusion of secondary hypertension and anatomical abnormalities of the renal arteries.

RDN was performed with an RDN radiofrequency ablation catheter system (1). Central hemodynamics and arterial stiffness, i.e. pulse wave velocity (PWV), were recorded with an Arteriograph device (2). Measurements were performed at baseline, and 3 and 6 months after the intervention.

RDN led to an improvement in all parameters compared to baseline. Peripheral systolic blood pressure improved by 7.6% (145 mmHg versus 156 mmHg, p<0.05) after 3 months and by 5.4% (148 mmHg versus 156 mmHg, p<0.05) after 6 months. Central systolic blood pressure improved by 9.5% (147 mmHg versus 161 mmHg, p<0.01) after 3 months and by 6.6% (151 mmHg versus 161 mmHg, p<0.05) after 6 months. Most importantly, PWV improved significantly, both at 3 months (9.4?1.2 m/s versus 10.9?1.8 m/s, p<0.01) and 6 months (9.7?1.8 m/s versus 10.9?1.8 m/s, p<0.01). Univariate analysis of variance (f-test) showed that the improvement of PWV was, at least in part, blood pressure independent.

In controls no significant changes in blood pressure values or PWV were observed.

"Besides peripheral blood pressures, RDN improved central blood pressures and arterial stiffness, i.e. PWV," said Mr Franzen. "According to age adjusted reference values, the improvement of approximately 1m/s PWV observed in our study could be interpreted as a blood vessel rejuvenation of almost 10 years. This suggests that RDN might be a fountain of youth for blood vessels in patients with therapy resistant hypertension."

He added: "Further studies are needed to determine whether the benefits of RDN translate into a reduced risk of cardiovascular events."

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I'm supposed to take this more personally, I've been told. I'm supposed to hate Apple and what it's litigious self with every fiber of my being. I'm supposed to cry in my beer for Samsung, for HTC, for anyone who's ever had an injunction handed down. I'm suppose to hate the player, as well as the game.

That's just not me. I don't set my hair on fire, especially about things over which I have no control.

Here's what I do hate, in no particular order:

I hate that patent litigation has become the focus of the past several months. (It almost makes me long for the bad old, sky-is-falling days of Carrier IQ.)
I hate that instead of writing and talking about phones and tablets, we have to concentrate on lawsuits about phones and tablets.
I hate that it takes the focus away from the developers, without whom none of this would matter anyway.
Most of all, I hate that it's come this far.

That patents should be granted for software certainly should be debated. That patents are granted far too easily hardly is up for debate. Let's hope by this time next year we'll be talking about new and innovative products, and not this mess. I'm sick and tired of patents.

If you've yet to do so, check out the podcast I did with Rene Ritchie from iMore.com on Saturday.

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Is it Time for a Windows Update?

If you are considering having new windows installed in your home then it is most likely due to one of the reasons listed below. It can be quite expensive to refit windows, especially if you have quite a large volume of windows or are having windows of a different size or shape replace your current ones. Here we look at the top reasons to have new windows installed and the benefits of each.

Damage

This is one of the foremost reasons to have your windows replaced. Aside from physical damage from impacts such as accidents or attempted break ins, windows can naturally deteriorate over time if not effectively treated. Warping of the frame or cracks can start to appear which can make the window unsightly or non-secure.

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It may be the case that your windows have weakened over time or are simply not built very resiliently. You may have decided to get new windows fitted to ensure against break in or perhaps as the result of one.

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With most burglaries being opportunist, these security features will dramatically reduce the chance of a break in.

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You might find that your house gets very hot during the day or cold at night. This can significantly affect your bills through over-use of air conditioning or central heating.

The vast majority of heat loss through your home is a result of poor window insulation and modern windows are built with this in mind. The materials used for the frame are heat resistant and do not allow the loss of heat from your home. Additionally the windows that are the major culprit can be fitted with up to triple glazing and Argon gas insulation. Each of these prevent the loss of heat, meaning that you won?t have to waste so much money on central heating.

Conversely, during hot days metallic window treatments can reflect a greater amount of UV rays, ensuring that your house is kept cooler during the hottest days.

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One very simple reason to install new windows is to improve the appearance of your home. This could be purely a personal choice or perhaps as part of an attempt to sell your home. Either way it is important to keep the style of your house in mind as contrasting window designs can be visually unattractive and can even bring down the value of your home.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras attend a welcome ceremony before talks in Berlin on August 24, 2012.

The Associated Press reports from?Berlin?? The new Greek prime minister's hopes of winning more time from creditors to implement reforms and spending cuts faced a tough test in deeply skeptical Germany on Friday as he met Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Merkel greeted Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at the chancellery with a businesslike handshake and military honors.

In a charm offensive in German and French media this week, Samaras has been arguing that his nation should have more time beyond the mid-2014 deadline to complete reforms that are a condition of it continuing to receive bailout loans. Without the help, Greece would be forced into a chaotic default on its debts and could be forced out of the eurozone. Read the full story.

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Nearly 500 freshmen and transfer students converged at?Evangel University's campus Friday.

Classes begin Wednesday, August 29, but Friday was move-in day at the private, Christian university.

New students came from 45 states and numerous foreign countries including Bolivia, Spain, Hungary, Congo, Kenya, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines, China and Sri Lanka, as well as our neighbors Mexico, Canada and Bahamas.

New residents arrived for residence hall check-in at 8 a.m. That was followed by a Welcome Extravaganza and faculty meet-and-greet.

Remaining Highlights for "EU Launch"

Saturday, August 25
8 a.m. - Returning students arrive and check into residence halls
9-10 a.m. - Student Panel: "What I Wish I'd Known as a Newbie"
12-5 p.m. - Service Learning Experience: Convoy of Hope

Sunday, August 26 highlights
10:30 a.m. - All-Evangel Worship Service in Chapel; President Robert H. Spence, speaker
11:30 a.m. - Goodbye Celebration Barbecue in Crusader Dining Hall - farewell to family members

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View Post thealexweb, on 23 August 2012 - 20:19, said:

Now that the iOS app has been overhauled, iPad messenger app support and a fresh from scratch Android app should be top priority.

Haven't tried the Messenger app on my iPad yet, but given they refreshed the Facebook app with the same code as the Messenger app, wouldn't an iPad messenger app be kind of redundant?

On topic, good policy (Y) but if they're Android developers, I'd wager they were Android users to begin with. Unless of course, they're similar to the Mac vs. PC thing, where Mac users generally use Windows at work and come home to their Macs.

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Copyright laws is a pertinent part of our everyday life yet, regardless of it?s affect our lives, people have not enough expertise in precisely what copyright will be. According to copyright enforcement group Pursuing are usually concerns I am usually inquired by customers building the website, searching for photos/artwork to use on their own materials, or individuals interested in protecting their logo.

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Hezbollah supporters wave Hezbollah flags, Syrian flags with a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad (R) and pictures of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking the sixth anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war on July 18.

By Shane Kevin Farrell, NBC News contributor

MLEETA, Lebanon ? On a hill a short drive from Lebanon?s border with Israel, bright yellow and green flags lead to a museum whose theater shows footage of troops training or in combat against the backdrop of rousing music and speeches.

Visitors explore a bunker cut into the side of the mountain and once used as a war room, examine some of the weapons picked up over three decades of conflict, and survey a map of its southern neighbor Israel complete with coordinates -- all potential targets in a next war.

This museum, which guides say has already welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors, is a monument to Lebanon?s Hezbollah, the powerful Iran and Syria-backed Shiite militia classified as a terrorist group by the United States.

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As the stream of museum-goers shows, local support for Hezbollah holding firm, and by extension, the group?s followers remain loyal to the government of President Bashar Assad. This support remains despite Damascus? bloody 18-month crackdown, which has sparked accusations of war crimes, on a rebellion sparked by Arab Spring movements sweeping the region

The reason for this steadfastness is simple ? Syria?s continued support of Hezbollah in its struggle against ?arch-enemy Israel.

?In 2006, we saw our homes destroyed and relatives killed,? Hezbollah supporter Ali Fayed said, referring to the month-long war with Israel that claimed an estimated 1,300 Lebanese lives. Around 160 Israelis were also killed during the conflict.?

NBC's Stephanie Gosk takes a look at an open-air theme park in southern Lebanon that has been designed to celebrate Hezbollah's military campaign against Israel. Visitors can even buy souvenirs.

Over a cup of strong Turkish coffee in the nearby village of Tibnin, Fayed said his support for the militia ? and Syria ? was the result of the mistreatment of his fellow Lebanese by Israeli soldiers during the 22-year occupation of Lebanese territory before withdrawing in 2000.

Then war broke out in 2006. Despite the devastation wrought throughout Lebanon during the conflict, Hezbollah, with Syrian arms and support, managed to halt the advances of the most powerful army in the region.?

The war garnered Hezbollah?s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, widespread respect across the Arab World. Flags adorned with Hezbollah?s logo -- an arm holding an assault rifle, extending from the party?s name in green Arabic letters against a yellow background -- flies across the region and Nasrallah is now a household name.

NBC's Richard Engel answers your questions about Syria

The war solidified Hezbollah loyalists? support for Syria and, when asked for his views on the uprising there,?Fayed took a firm position.

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Men raise their fists as they listen to a speech via videolink by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah marking Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday. Nasrallah warned that the militia would make lives of Israelis

?Assad helped us in our fight against the Israelis. Those who are fighting against him want to destroy the resistance,? Fayed said, ?But the resistance (against Israel) will prevail.?

The links between Hezbollah and Syria were stressed emphatically in July during a speech by Nasrallah who defended his support for the Assad regime.?

Russia warns Obama against?'violation'?of law over Syria

He highlighted how Syria had been an ally against Israel, supplying Hezbollah and the Palestinian militia Hamas with weapons used during the recent wars with Israel.?

?The Syrian leadership was risking its interests and existence in order for the resistance in Lebanon and Palestine to be strong. Show me one other Arab regime that does the same,? Nasrallah declared.

?Bashar [Assad] is a good man,? said Louay Hashem, a taxi driver from the southern town of Bint Jbeil. ?The people who are causing trouble in the country are the terrorists. They are sponsored by Qatar and Saudi Arabia who want to take over the country for their own interests.?

NBC's Richard Engel, who has just returned from his third trip inside Syria, since the uprising began, joins Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss the situation on the ground.

These are views repeated time and again by Hezbollah supporters, and follow the narrative of news outlets such as Al Manar, a television station affiliated with the party.

?The resistance (to Israel) is the priority for the party,? explained Nicholas Blanford, a Hezbollah expert and author of Warriors of God: Inside Hezbollah's Thirty-Year Struggle Against Israel.

Clashes over Syrian conflict in Lebanon leave ten dead

?The Assad regime forms part of the axis of resistance [together with Hezbollah and Iran] and its demise would be a significant blow to the axis,? he added.

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A man walks past a destroyed building after it was hit by missiles from Israeli warplanes in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on Aug. 7, 2006.

According to Blanford, steadfast support by Hezbollah members for the party?s position on Syria is unsurprising considering the fact that the conflict is increasingly being seen as a regional battleground, with Hezbollah and Iran supporting the regime while Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf States back the rebels.

Further afield, Russia and China have repeatedly vetoed U.N. Security Council resolutions that Western and some Arab countries had hoped would pile pressure on Assad to end the conflict.

Fouad, a resident of Hezbollah?s Beirut stronghold of Dahiyeh, who asked for his full name to be withheld, described how Syria has always been a dependable ally in the group?s conflict with Israel ?unlike other traitor nations [in the region] that claim to support the resistance but in reality do not.?

Moreover, Fouad stressed the importance of Syria as a Shiite-friendly ally in a region dominated by Sunni governments.

According to Ali Wehbe, a mechanical engineering student and Hezbollah loyalist, the group supports calls by the Syrian people for regime reform, but feels that the conflict has been exploited by Western countries, Turkey and Gulf States to pursue their own agendas.?

Syrian violence spills into neighboring Lebanon

Crucially, if Assad falls many believe a key pillar in the war against Israel will disappear.

So the methods employed by the Assad regime were harsh, but understandable, Wehbe said.

?Just as the Allies had to shell Germany to rid it of Hitler and his Nazi ideology [in World War II], the methods employed by the Assad regime are a tragic but necessary evil,? he said.

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