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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
People who eat nuts more than three times a week have reduced risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease
[unable to retrieve full-text content]People who eat nuts, particularly walnuts, are more likely to live longer, finds new research. In a longitudinal study, researchers suggest that those who eat nuts more than three times a week have a reduced risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease than non-nut eaters.
Is Chinese OEM OPPO considering a Windows Phone 8 device?
Jul 15, 2013 9:53 pm by damaster | 1 comment
Please bear in mind that these are mock-up photos rather than real devices, and you can actually see some Nokia-exclusive apps on these photos. However, what it does show is that OPPO is considering making a Windows Phone 8 device. In fact, back in July last year, there were rumors that the Chinese OEM is planning to make a Windows Phone 8 devices this year. Furthermore, according to Li, it was claimed that the latest internal version of Windows Phone 8 already supports 1080p display. Given previous rumors that the Windows Phone 8 GDR3 update is expected to bring 1080p resolution support to the OS, it is possible that the manufacturer is waiting for the final version of GDR3 to be finalised before jumping in to the game.
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Asian Markets Mostly Trade Lower Japan Advances On Weaker Yen
15 July 2013 150 The Security Council today reaffirmed the importance of the use of preventive diplomacy and early warning mechanisms to assist in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and acknowledged the role of the United Nations regional office in assisting countries in Central Asia to respond to threats and challenges. The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia ...
Delhi Metro second largest in southeast Asia in ridership
Delhi Metro is now the second largest metro service in southeast Asia in terms of the passenger load it carries, next only to Hong Kong, its chief said Monday. The metro service, which started in 2002, has surpassed Singapore and Taipei metros in per day average ridership, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) chief Mangu Singh said. "In last six months, the average per day ridership of Delhi ...
91 yr old Bangladesh Islamist Ghulam Azam sentenced to 90 years in jail for war crimes
Bangladesh Islamist Ghulam Azam, 91 has been sentenced to 90 years in prison on charges of war crimes. Azam, was accused of setting up militia groups that carried out mass killings and rape during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. According to Huffington Post, a special tribunal of three judges said that Azam deserved capital punishment, but received a jail sentence instead ...
China wins Asian beach soccer title
China beat United Arab Emirates 4-3 in a penalty shootout in the final winning their first Asian Beach Soccer Cup title. Wan Chao scored the first goal in the fourth minute of the second period with a free kick. Then UAE overturned the scores with goals from Haitham and Hasan. About 17 seconds before the final whistle, Liu Yisi of China scored, levelling the scores 2-2 in the ...
Military Dynamics in South Asia
India's conventional military capabilities continue to pull ahead of Pakistan's while also falling behind China's. Today, the CSS's Prem Mahadevan examines the evolving military balance among these powers, to include the impact of cross-border terrorism and India's naval ambitions in the South China Sea. By Prem Mahadevan for the ...
Official says bomb kills 2 Afghans in east
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan official says a bomb planted on a bicycle in eastern Nangarhar province has killed two civilians and wounded three others. Provincial spokesman Ahmad Zia Abdulzai says the incident took place early Tuesday on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Nangarhar's capital. He says the target of the bomb is unknown. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but most such ...
Australia coach Osieck fumes at Asian clubs
Australia's national fotball team head coach Holger Osieck looks at his players before their 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Japan in Saitama, north of Tokyo, June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Yuya ...
South Korea blames North Korea for cyberattack
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean investigators say North Korea carried out cyberattacks on the websites of South Korean media companies and the president and prime minister's offices last month.The attacks came on the June 25th Korean War anniversary.South Korea's ministry of science on Tuesday said it was blaming North Korea based on analysis of codes, Internet addresses and ...
Business Briefs July 16
* Mason Bees Co. Ltd last Saturday opened another clean foodstuff outlet bearing Fresh More brand on Ton Dat TIen Street in HCMe?s District 7 which specialises in selling products meeting bio-organic standards and Global Gap criteria. * India?s JK and Japan?s Sojitz are planning to build a pulp factory in the central province of Quang Ngai at a total cost ofUS$l80 million. The ...
Currencies Asia currencies in focus as dollar stays in range
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Asian currencies took the forex spotlight Tuesday, as the U.S. dollar and its European rivals stuck to tight ...
Thailand may reduce troop levels in south deputy PM
Thai soldiers raise their rifles during the funeral ceremony of a Muslim Ranger killed in an attack by suspected separatist militants on June 1, in Thailand's restive southern province of Narathiwat on June 20, 2013. Thailand is considering reducing the number of troops in its insurgency-riven south if a lull in violence holds, the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
ADB Cuts Developing Asia Growth Outlook As China Slows
The Asian Development Bank, or ADB, on Tuesday lowered its growth outlook for developing Asia, citing slower growth in China and subdued demand from advanced economies. In its latest Asian Development Outlook Supplement, the ADB said it expects the region to grow 6.3 percent in 2013 and by 6.4 percent in 2014. These forecasts were lower than April's prediction of 6.6 percent growth for 2013 ...
Only female attendants please says Indian budget airline
The Indian airline has decided to employ female-only flight attendants because they weigh about 20 kilogrammes lighter on average than their heavier male counterparts. The low-cost airline has calculated the move to limit fuel burn will help them save up to US$500,000 a year on fuel ...
ADB trims Asia growth forecasts on China slowdown
China's slowing economic growth is weakening momentum throughout the rest of Asia, the Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday as it revised down its forecasts for the region. A day after Beijing released data showing its economy slowed for a second successive month in April-June, the Manila-based ADB trimmed its outlook for developing Asia this year to 6.3 percent, from 6.6 percent. In ...
RPT-SE Asia Stocks-Thailand Philippines down Fed direction awaited
(Repeats to widen subscription without changes to text) July 16 (Reuters) - Thailand and the Philippines stock markets fell on Tuesday, while other Southeast Asian markets were trading mixed in early trade as investors awaited clues from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's twice-yearly monetary policy report to the Congress later this week. Thailand's main index was 0.6 percent down at 0507 ...
The Asian stock markets edged up
The foreign currencies consolidated in the Far East after a quiet session on Monday, which was punctuated by less than stellar US reports. Most foreign currencies ended flat, with only the yen and Canada extending Friday's losses on profit taking. All foreign currencies had piled good gains late Wednesday and Thursday. The Asian stock markets edged up. The short-term outlook for most ...
Asian markets down after US retail sales ease
The big IT cos in India would be glad that the bill, which they had objected to vigorously saying that it would severely hamper the ability of cos to send more workers to US as well as cut into their bottom line - is finished for ...
ADB cuts developing Asias growth forecast
The Asian Development Bank cut growth forecast for this year and 2014 for Asia's 45 developing countries due to tepid demand from major industrial economies. The bank, in its latest outlook released Tuesday from its headquarters in Manila, also cited China's slowing growth for lowering its 2013 growth forecast to 6.3 percent from its April forecast of 6.6 percent. The forecast for ...
Afghanistan Escalating Setbacks for Women
Afghanistan's lower house is proposing to protect the batterers of women and girls from criminal punishment. Legislative approval of this criminal law revision would effectively stop prosecutions of people who beat, forcibly marry, and even sell their female ...
Bangla labour laws fall short of protecting workers says HRW
Bangladeshi Parliament fall far short of protecting worker's rights and meeting international standards, a leading rights body has said on Tuesday. "This would be good news if the new law fully met international standards, but the sad reality is that the government has consciously limited basic workers' rights while exposing workers to continued risks and exploitation," said ...
Australia coach hits out at Asian player policy
SYDNEY (AP) Australia coach Holger Osieck has hit out at the reluctance of some Asian football clubs to release players for the East Asian Cup, saying he briefly considered withdrawing his team from the tournament. Osieck included five Asian-based players in his provisional 24-man East Asian Cup squad Tuesday, but said the final 23-man squad for the tournament won't be confirmed until 24 hours ...
Vietnam PMs son-in-law gets McDonalds franchise
HANOI, Vietnam -- McDonald's has announced it is opening its first restaurant in Vietnam, the latest Western consumer company to bring their brand to the Communist-run country.The company says Tuesday that Henry Nguyen, a Vietnamese-American investor and the son-in-law of Vietnam's prime minister, would be the main franchise partner.The spending power of Vietnam's 90 million ...
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Flash Flood Watch for Central Texas as rain continues
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Posted on July 15, 2013 at 11:16 AM
Updated today at 11:31 AM
AUSTIN?--?A Flash?Flood?Watch is in effect for parts of Central Texas as the chance for showers continues throughout the week.
There is a 100 percent chance of showers for the area Monday, and some could be heavy. The high is 88 degrees and the low is 70. The Flash Flood Watch is in place until Tuesday at 7 a.m., but meteorologists say it could last longer.
Monday night there is a 40 percent chance of showers.
The rain will continue for the rest of this week, keeping temperatures low for this time of year.
Take a look at KVUE's Live Doppler Radar
Stay up-to-date with weather alerts throughout the day by downloading our free KVUE?Radar app for iOS and Android users.
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Islamic militants leave Pakistan to fight in Syria
ISLAMABAD (AP) ? Suleman spent years targeting minority Shiite Muslims in his home country of Pakistan as a member of one of the country's most feared militant groups. Now he is on his way to a new sectarian battleground, Syria, where he plans to join Sunni rebels battling President Bashar Assad's regime.
It is a fight he believes will boost his reward in heaven.
The short and stocky Pakistani, who identified himself using only his first name for fear of being targeted by authorities, is one of an increasing number of militants who have left Pakistan for Syria in recent months. The fighters have contributed to a growing presence of Islamic extremists and complicated U.S. efforts to help the rebels.
Many fighters like Suleman believe they must help Syria's Sunni majority defeat Assad's Alawite regime ? an offshoot of the Shiite sect. Radical Sunnis view Shiites as heretics.
The presence of Islamic extremists in Syria looms large over U.S. efforts to help the rebels, especially when it comes to providing weapons that could end up in the hands of America's enemies. The extremists have also sparked infighting with more secular rebels concerned about the increasing power of the Islamists.
Most of the foreign fighters in Syria are from Arab countries, including al-Qaida militants from Iraq on the rebel side and Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon on the regime's side. The flow of militants from Pakistan adds a new element to that mix.
Pakistani Interior Ministry spokesman Omar Hamid Khan said provincial authorities throughout Pakistan deny that militants have left the country for Syria.
But three Pakistani intelligence officials based in the tribal region that borders Afghanistan, as well as militants themselves, say the fighters leaving Pakistan for Syria include members of al-Qaida, the Pakistani Taliban and Suleman's group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
The fighters fall mainly into two categories. One includes foreign combatants from places like Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and likely the Middle East who came to Pakistan's tribal region to fight U.S.-led forces in neighboring Afghanistan and are now heading to Syria because they view it as the most pressing battle, said the Pakistani intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
This group includes members of al-Qaida who trained the Pakistani Taliban in areas such as bomb-making and are now moving on to the battlefield in Syria, said Pakistani Taliban fighters, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of being targeted by the government.
Neither the intelligence officials nor the Pakistani militants were able to provide the total number of fighters who have left the country for Syria, or the route they were taking to get to the Middle East.
An activist based in northern Syria, Mohammad Kanaan, said there are Pakistanis fighting in his area but not in large numbers.
"Most of the muhajireen are Arab fighters from Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia," he said Sunday, using the Arab term for foreign fighters. "But we have seen Pakistanis and Afghans recently as well."
The second group leaving Pakistan includes mostly domestic members of the Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi who are heading to Syria because they are being so closely monitored by Pakistani authorities that it makes it difficult for them to carry out operations at home, said a Pakistani Taliban fighter who identified himself only as Hamza for fear of being targeted by authorities.
These militants are under surveillance because they have been detained previously in connection with attacks, or are on Pakistan's radar because of their importance in their organizations, Hamza said.
The group includes Suleman, who was detained during a 2009 attack on an intelligence building in the eastern city of Lahore that killed at least 35 people. He was eventually released, he told the AP in an interview before leaving for Syria more than a week ago.
"Our aim and purpose is to fight against Shiites and eliminate them," said Suleman, who is in his mid-30s and has a closely trimmed black beard. "It is more rewarding if you first fight against the evil here and then you travel for this noble purpose too. The more you travel, the higher the reward from God."
Suleman is one of about 70 militants who have been sent to Syria in the last two months by a network jointly run by the Pakistani Taliban and Laskhar-e-Jhangvi, Hamza said. The militants came from various parts of Pakistan, including the provinces of Baluchistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the southern city of Karachi, Hamza said.
Another group of 40, including Hamza, is expected to leave in the coming weeks, he said. These militants are not going to fight with Jabhat al-Nusra, or the Nusra Front, the most powerful Islamic militant group in Syria, Hamza said. But he did not know which group they would join.
The head of the network sending these militants is a former Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader named Usman Ghani, Hamza said. Another key member is a Pakistani Taliban fighter named Alimullah Umry, who is sending fighters to Ghani from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hamza said.
The militants are traveling to Syria by various routes, and some are taking their families. The most closely watched are secretly taking speed boats from Baluchistan's coast to the Omani capital of Muscat and then traveling onward to Syria, Hamza said.
Others are flying from Pakistan to various countries, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan, and then making their way to Syria. The financing is coming from sources in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Hamza said.
Suleman flew to Sudan with his wife and two children using fake passports, he said. He will leave his family in Sudan and then travel to Syria. There are families of other Pakistanis who have gone to Syria already living in Sudan and being taken care of, Suleman said.
A member of one of Pakistan's biggest Islamic political parties, Jamaat-e-Islami, said a small number of its followers have also gone to fight in Syria, but not through any organized network. He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of being persecuted by the government.
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Associated Press writers Rasool Dawar in Peshawar, Pakistan, and Zeina Karam in Beirut, Lebanon, contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/islamic-militants-leave-pakistan-fight-syria-191939498.html
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Pacific Rim: The Video Game Review - We Got This Covered
Pacific Rim: The Video Game, a companion to the new Guillermo del Toro blockbuster, aims to replicate the film?s experience of seeing huge robots go one-on-one against gargantuan monsters. In other words, it sounds like a dream come true for anyone raised on mech anime or Godzilla films. Development was even handled by Yuke?s, a developer famous for making numerous WWE games and the tie-in game to last year?s similarly themed Real Steel.
And yet, despite this, the final product can?t help but partially succumb to the eternal curse of the movie tie-in game. Though certain areas of the game are interesting, the basic gameplay and lack of presentation polish in certain areas bring down the overall experience.
Aside from a brief intro cinematic setting up the story via silent text and still pictures, there is no plot or cast of characters to talk about. The focus here is on the robots, known as Jaegers, and the monsters, known as kaiju. While the game lacks personality as a result of the aforementioned omissions, there?s no denying that a lot of effort clearly went into modeling the playable characters. The Jaegers in particular pack a lot of the same details as their movie counterparts, complete with a convincing metal sheen. Environments fare a bit worse, though, as they look rather basic in comparison.
The game is at its heart a 3D tournament fighter, albeit with more basic moves replacing intricate combos found in something like Street Fighter. The two competing characters can manuever in all directions, and the various buttons pull off specific preset attacks, with the left and right arm punches mapped to two of them, along with a projectile attack, guard, dash, and special attack that can be gradually charged up throughout battle before being activated.
The game?s single-player content is doled out under the guise of missions, which are still essentially straightforward one-on-one fights with the occasional twist thrown in, such as fighting two oppponents in a row instead of one. Again, though, there?s next to no plot to speak of and no characters to represent the Jaegers. While I?m not asking for an intricate and deep plot in a fighting game, the lack of anything of that kind makes for a real lack of personality.
Combat is functional, but can feel a bit clunky. Timing is key to landing a successful attack or block, I just wish my Jaeger felt a little more responsive and quick. It doesn?t help that later stages become a real exercise in frustration, with the kaiju you find yourself against pulling off stunts such as flying, which makes them much harder to hit.
One of the more interesting features of Pacific Rim is the fact that it has an experience and leveling-up system. Both winning and participating in battles, down to actions such as successful attacks and dodges, rewards you with experience points. Outside of battle, you can craft your own custom Jaeger with parts unlocked through winning missions, and spend the experience on boosting the stats of individual aspects, such as defense, health, and attack power.
A downside is that the game seems reliant on downloadable content from the get-go, offering the ability to buy packs of experience points with real money, and prohibiting basic features like custom colors and decals unless you buy a day-one pack. The makers have promised additional characters and stages are on the way, which is what DLC should be used for in a game like this, but I felt it necessary to comment on the unfortunate business model they?re currently using.
Local multiplayer works like you?d expect it to, but the online component has a more interesting feature. When you first start playing online, you can pick one of three factions. While your choice won?t directly impact the actual gameplay, if players in your faction play well, you?ll earn bonus experience points over time. Thankfully, you can still earn experience through multiplayer, though it?s easy to find yourself against someone with much higher stats for their custom Jaeger.
Pacific Rim: The Video Game isn?t outright bad, but it?s overall pretty average. The gameplay is functional, and the experience system is a neat idea for a fighter, but like I said before, it lacks personality, frustration is common, and the DLC setup feels like a money grab. I?ve seen worse in the world of movie tie-in games, but at the same time, I?ve seen better.
Source: http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/pacific-rim-video-game-review/
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