Foxconn has started initial testing on 46 to 55 inch Apple TVs

Apple seems to be well on its way to making its own TV set. According to Focus Taiwan, the company's manufacturing partner Foxconn has started "initial testing" on the Cupertino-based company's TV. According to the report, Apple is working with Hon Hai?also known as Foxconn?on testing some TV sets, the sizes of which range between 46 and 55 inches.

The report says that the production schedule is set for a release at the end of 2013 and that the company might debut the product at the Consumer Electronics Show the next January. The biggest thing about this is that the company has never shown its products, new or otherwise, at CES.

Initial testing has started

?


According to an earlier report, the Apple TV is said to be in the early stages of testing with manufacturers at Sharp and Foxconn. According to a report published by The Wall Street Journal, sources who have association with Apple?s suppliers said the company has been testing prototypes of television sets for a number of years. The sources were cited as saying, ?It isn't a formal project yet. It is still in the early stage of testing.?

Tim Cook, CEO, Apple, recently dropped a big hint about Apple working on an HDTV. He stated that for Apple, the television industry was an area of intense interest. The Apple CEO stated, ?When I go into my living room and turn on the TV, I feel like I have gone backwards in time by 20 to 30 years. It?s an area of intense interest. I can?t say more than that.?

Earlier this year, in May, Foxconn CEO Terry Gou let it slip that his company is getting ready to begin producing the Apple iTV. Since then, there have been various analyst reports stating that the Apple iTV was imminent. As per a report by China Daily, Gou stated that Foxconn, the manufacturer of various Apple products, is making preparations for the Apple iTV. The report noted that though preparations were underway, the development and manufacturing of the television was yet to commence. iTV reportedly features an aluminium construction, Siri and FaceTime video calling.

These revelations by Gou were the most substantial bits of information known regarding the rumoured Apple HDTV, with all other previous leaks being revealed by anonymous industry sources and analysts. However, with Cook also voicing his opinion on the iTV, it backs rumours and speculations that an Apple-branded television is imminent in the near future.

To get a better idea on what this iTV would entail, anonymous sources in the past have revealed that one could start watching a movie on the television set and then pick up an iOS device, such as an iPhone, and continue watching from where they last watched. Reports? emerged stating that the television would look a lot like Apple?s Cinema Displays, only it would be a lot larger.

Source: http://tech2.com.feedsportal.com/c/34190/f/619581/s/26caba56/l/0Ltech20Bin0N0Cnews0Cgeneral0Cfoxconn0Ehas0Estarted0Einitial0Etesting0Eon0E460Eto0E550Einch0Eapple0Etvs0C656112/story01.htm

lana del rey snl enemy of the state golden globe nominees joe philbin miss america pageant 2012 shipwreck jose aldo vs chad mendes

Yes, Ma?am? United Russia deputy supports military draft for women

Female Russian soldier during exercises in the Baltic Fleet program "Intensive military training course" in the Kaliningrad region.RIA Novosti / Igor Zarembo

The Deputy Head of the State Duma's Committee for Defense declared his support for legislation that seeks to make compulsory military service a requirement for both sexes.

The mechanism for bringing women into the army must be considered thoroughly, Frants Klintsevich of the majority party United Russia said.

The high-ranking lawmaker believes that the Russian Armed Forces would benefit from allowing females to serve in the military ranks. If the initiative were to be made law, it would help improve the overall quality of the recruits, which, Klintsevich says, ?leaves much to be desired in point of health and psychological state.?

In an effort to soften the proposed legislation, the deputy noted that a proposal has been suggested that would leave the final decision with the woman as to whether or not she wants to be drafted into the military.

Women in the army will bring some competition, he added.

Russian females themselves would also benefit from the proposal. The legislation would open the door to those women who want the opportunity to receive a military education, possibly even accepting a long-term military career. The subject is particularly relevant at present when there are so many draft dodgers seeking to avoid the call of duty.

?Such an example (of females willingly serving their country) could be an important lesson for some men,? Klintsevich added.

Moreover, with many people still feeling the sting the global economic crisis, an increasing number of Russian females may opt for temporary military service as a means for supporting themselves and possibly receiving an education.

At the same time, the legislator admitted that a number of points should be taken into consideration.

A healthy girl aged 18-20 who enters military serve will not serve until she is 40, he noted. ?She will marry and bear a child, however, during years of military duty she will receive a profession and certain skills,? the lawmaker said, noting the positive experience of other countries.

Israel, for example, the only country in the world with a mandatory military duty requirement for women, females are permitted to serve in 69 percent of the available positions, according to statistics by the Israeli Defense Forces.

Klintsevich credited Tatyana Moskalkova of the Just Russia faction for introducing the legislation, which he said ?deserves a broad public discussion.?

Robert Bridge, RT

Source: http://rt.com/politics/russian-army-draft-women-duma-462/

andy cohen mozambique oosthuizen great expectations jake owen oosthuizen louis double eagle

OBAMA?S BENGHAZI FALL GUYS. ?It took long enough, but President Gutsy Call finally located three St?

OBAMA?S BENGHAZI FALL GUYS. ?It took long enough, but President Gutsy Call finally located three State Department employees who don?t have enough political juice to protect them from getting blamed for the predictable failure of the administration?s Libya policy.? Mistakes were made, but not by anyone who matters . . .

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/pjmedia/instapundit/~3/jF1o5e3cSFY/

keratosis pilaris rock and roll hall of fame 2012 brandon rios oklahoma news nascar news doppler radar colorado rockies

Bob Greene's Holiday Wish | The Best Life Blog: Fitness, Weight ...

Posted By Bob Greene on December 20, 2012

Pin It

About Bob Greene, Best Life Founder

Bob is an exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer specializing in fitness, metabolism and weight loss and the driving force behind The Best Life. He holds a master?s degree from the University of Arizona and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise. For 30 years, he has worked with clients and consulted on the design and management of fitness, spa, and sports medicine programs.

Bob has been working as a personal trainer to Oprah Winfrey for more than 15 years. He has since become a contributing editor for O, The Oprah magazine, and writes articles on health and fitness for Oprah.com. He is also the bestselling author of The Best Life Diet Cookbook, The Best Life Diet, The Best Life Diet Daily Journal, Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover, Get with the Program!, The Get with the Program! Daily Journal, The Get with the Program! Guide to Good Eating, Make the Connection and Keep the Connection.

More Posts (117)

Related posts:

  • 5 Healthy Holiday Recipes
  • How Oprah Changed My Life
  • Laura Hitchcock: My Best Life Journey from Photo-Phobe to Role Model
  • Making Time for Myself
  • Holiday Run
  • Tags: best life diet, bestlife, bob greene, bob greene's holiday wish, diet, weight loss

    Source: http://members.thebestlife.com/blog/bob-greenes-holiday-wish/

    pope shenouda bolton muamba crystal cathedral sxsw st. patrick s day brandon lloyd brandon lloyd

    Proteas Twenty20 coach wary of Black Caps

    Updated at 11:53 am today

    South Africa's new Twenty20 cricket coach Russell Domingo says the Black Caps are a danger side and there won't be any complacency when the two sides play the opening match of a three game series on Saturday.

    The Black Caps won their T20 warmup match against the South Africa A yesterday and Domingo says they're always wary of New Zealand.

    He also disagrees with the idea that the T20 series is the best chance New Zealand has to win anything on the tour and says the visitors will be bouyed after winning their last test against Sri Lanka to square the series.

    Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/123923/proteas-twenty20-coach-wary-of-black-caps

    frozen planet creighton new smyrna beach st. joseph puerto rico primary manning peyton

    Toddlers' language skills predict less anger by preschool

    Dec. 20, 2012 ? Toddlers with more developed language skills are better able to manage frustration and less likely to express anger by the time they're in preschool. That's the conclusion of a new longitudinal study from researchers at the Pennsylvania State University that appears in the journal Child Development.

    "This is the first longitudinal evidence of early language abilities predicting later aspects of anger regulation," according to Pamela M. Cole, liberal arts research professor of psychology and human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, who was the principal investigator of the study.

    Angry outbursts like temper tantrums are common among toddlers, but by the time children enter school, they're expected to have more self-control. To help them acquire this skill, they're taught to use language skills like "using your words." This study sought to determine whether developing language skills relates to developing anger control. Does developing language ability reduce anger between ages 2 and 4?

    Researchers looked at 120 predominantly White children from families above poverty but below middle income from the time they were 18 months to 48 months. Through home and lab visits, they measured children's language and their ability to cope with tasks that might elicit frustration.

    In one lab-based task, children were asked to wait 8 minutes before opening a gift while their moms finished "work" (a series of questions about how the child usually coped with waiting). Children's anger and regulatory strategies were observed during the 8-minute wait. Among the strategies the children used were seeking support ("Mom, are you done yet?" or "I wonder what it is?") and distracting themselves from the gift (making up a story or counting aloud).

    Children who had better language skills as toddlers and whose language developed more quickly expressed less anger at age 4 than their peers whose toddler language skills weren't as good. Children whose language developed more quickly were more likely to calmly seek their mother's support while waiting when they were 3, which in turn predicted less anger at 4. Children whose language developed more quickly also were better able to occupy themselves when they were 4, which in turn helped them tolerate the wait.

    "Better language skills may help children verbalize rather than use emotions to convey needs and use their imaginations to occupy themselves while enduring a frustrating wait," according to Cole.

    Share this story on Facebook, Twitter, and Google:

    Other social bookmarking and sharing tools:


    Story Source:

    The above story is reprinted from materials provided by Society for Research in Child Development, via EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS.

    Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. For further information, please contact the source cited above.


    Journal Reference:

    1. Caroline K. P. Roben, Pamela M. Cole and Laura Marie Armstrong. Longitudinal Relations Among Language Skills, Anger Expression, and Regulatory Strategies in Early Childhood. Child Development, 20 DEC 2012 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12027

    Note: If no author is given, the source is cited instead.

    Disclaimer: This article is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ScienceDaily or its staff.

    Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/mind_brain/child_development/~3/iwXmjsNGDDM/121220080445.htm

    ravi leigh espn greg oden st patricks day st. bonaventure ira glass

    Canadian fitness guru presenting free public lecture ? Keeping Fit

    Bruce Krahn

    Bruce Krahn, celebrity personal trainer and bestselling author of The Fat Fighter Diet, is coming to Alberta.

    The Mississauga-based fitness guru is?slated to present a free lecture next month in Calgary.

    Yup, free.

    Krahn really knows his stuff and he presents it in a way that?s easy for his audience to understand and apply.

    If you?re looking to kickstart your fitness regimen in 2013 and you?re going to be in Cowtown on Jan. 17, then you won?t want to miss this event.

    For more details, here?s the press release issued today:

    Sifting Through the Oz-Approved Weight Loss Maze?

    Bruce Krahn offers simple tips to figure out what will work for you?

    free public lecture

    Community Natural Foods downtown?(1304 10 Ave. Southwest)

    Jan 17?@ 7pm free

    Type weight loss into doctoroz.com and over 4,500 articles on the subject are available for your perusal. Now that?s a workout for the brain!? ?And it explains why most people are as confused as ever about how to lose weight and get in shape,? says Bruce Krahn, celebrity fitness expert & author of?The Fat Fighter Diet.

    From hypnosis to the power of positive thinking; lazy day workouts to spot reducing exercise; fibre to the power of protein;? from safflower oil to fish oil and coconut oil; green coffee bean extract to raspberry ketones; fertility weight loss to caveman weight loss; Qnexas to Qsymia; the list goes on and on.

    Krahn simplifies fitness, nutrition and weight loss strategies by insisting on these 3 attributes:

    ??????????Human scientific studies on effectiveness

    ??????????Research proven dosage/time/intensity

    ??????????Proven safety

    His motivation: ?A lean, well nourished body is a healthy body and I can help you achieve it-naturally,? says Krahn. ?With proper nourishment and regular activity, you will feel more energized, while reducing your risk for serious disease and illness ? not to mention a slimmer waistline too.?

    Exercise:

    Don?t waste your time in the gym. Discover how and when to exercise to get the most bang in the shortest time.

    1.??????Highest metabolic cost exercises

    2.??????Crunchless abs

    3.??????Timing of exercise depends on your fitness goals

    4.??????How much cardio, stretching, resistance training

    Nutrition:

    ?You can?t out-exercise a bad diet,? says Krahn. ?How you eat will determine your bodyweight. How you exercise determines your body shape.?

    1.??????Eat every 2-3 hours

    2.??????Protein and fruits and vegetables at every meal and snack

    3.??????Eliminate sugar

    4.??????Drink 8-12 glasses of water a day

    5.??????Add essential fatty acids

    Weight loss ingredients:

    While there are no ?magic pill? solutions for easy weight loss, when combined with a healthy diet and exercise, they can help boost your results and achieve your goals.

    1.??????Determine your major issue: cravings, slow metabolism, belly fat, feeling hungry all the time. Do you want to increase lean muscle or your energy levels?

    2.??????Research proven ingredient?

    3.??????Research proven dosage?

    Doctor Oz has single-handedly taken ?alternative? medicine into the mainstream. Bruce will help viewers figure out what will work best for them.

    Bruce has been impacting lives one body at a time since 1995. Widely regarded as one of Canada?s leading authorities on healthy fat loss, Bruce Krahn is a bestselling author, expert fitness trainer and nutrition guru. As a personal trainer, Bruce has logged more than 20,000 training hours helping hundreds of clients reach their health & fitness goals. His client list has included notable celebrities such as Nelly Furtado, Criss Angel, Tom Cochrane and Trish Stratus.

    Drawing upon his extensive experience working with everyone from students to C.E.O?s, Bruce penned the bestselling book The Fat Fighter Diet. Published by world renowned publishing house John Wiley & Sons, The Fat Fighter Diet is unlike any ?diet? book ever written. Instead it is a unique and comprehensive guide to attaining your health and fitness optimum.

    Recognizing the need for a ?one to many? fitness & nutrition resource, Bruce founded eBodi.com ? ?an online ?virtual? personal training and nutrition company providing personalized programs to thousands of people worldwide.

    Through his book, websites, companies and presentations, Bruce has touched the lives of more than 500,000 people from all walks of life.

    A professional speaker and spokesperson for multi-national companies, Bruce has delivered his message to audiences from coast to coast including companies such as General Electric, TD Bank, Kraft and Amgen. Meeting planners rely on his consistent ability to garner positive feedback from clients such as ?Bruce is the most entertaining and realistic speaker we have ever had the pleasure of hiring?.

    Today?Bruce divides his time between training clients, writing and speaking.

    Categories: General

    Source: http://blogs.canoe.ca/keepingfit/general/canadian-fitness-guru-presenting-free-public-lecture/

    sofia vergara bloomberg bloomberg Daily Caller Staten Island Trick or Treat Amy Weber

    Planning Your New Years' Event ? Part 1 - American Stationery

    In general New Years Eve party planning is not a difficult process. There are a number of standard elements which are common in any type of party such as invitations, location, food, beverages and entertainment which should be considered but beside from that there aren?t many unique aspects of a New Years Eve party which require special consideration. The late hour of a New Years Eve party is somewhat unusual and results in some unique food option such as offering cocktails and appetizers in the evening and cocktails such as the Bloody Mary and the Mimosa in the morning along with a breakfast buffet. However, New Years Eve party planning does prevent a challenge when it is necessary to complete this planning on a tight budget.

    The first step in planning a New Years Eve party on a budget is to establish an ultimate budget. Once this is done, you can list all of the individual aspects of the party such as invitations, decorations, location, food, beverages and entertainment and determine the percentage of your total budget you wish to spend on each of these components.
    When planning a New Years Eve party on a budget, it is important to carefully consider the guest list for the party. This is important because the number of the guests you invite may dictate the location of the party. For example if you are planning a relatively small party, you will likely be able to host the home either in your own home or in the home of a friend. However, if you plan to invite a large number of people, you might have to consider holding the party in a restaurant or a catering hall. This is significant when you are on a tight budget because these facilities charge a usage fee and may require you to use their catering services as well which can be costly. For this reason you should consider limiting your guest list to a size which your home can accommodate.

    Get your invites out early. New Year?s Eve is a popular party night and people get booked up quickly. Get your invitations?out early so your friends know that your house will be the place to be.

    Delegate. Don?t do everything yourself! Tell your friends what they can do to help you for the party. If a friend offers to bring wine or an appetizer or wants to come help you decorate, take her up on it! It will make your job easier and you will feel less stressed when it?s time for the party!
    New Year?s Eve party food should be simple. This is not the night for a full course meal that will have your guests feeling?sleepy?by 9 PM. Instead, serve a variety of?finger foods?and other items that can be made ahead (so you?re not stuck in the kitchen while the party is going on). Food is a very important party of any New Years Eve party. After you have determined the budget for food at the party, you can start to consider your options for providing food for your guests. If you want to serve more of a ?meal,? keep it simple by putting out a cold cut platter with some good-quality rolls. Ask everyone on the guest list to bring along their favorite snack or dessert to share. Consider using your?crock pot?for items like Swedish meatballs or a?crock pot?full of sliced roast beef in au jus for sandwiches. The most expensive option will likely be to provide a catered sit down dinner for your guests. This option is expensive but many guests enjoy the elegance of this option. If this is important to you, you should consider devoting a large portion of your budget to food. However, there are much less expensive ways to feed your guests at a New Years Eve party. Other popular options include providing appetizers only or putting out a buffet of homemade foods for your guests. Both of these options will be considerably less expensive than providing a sit down dinner with multiple courses. If you are hosting the party in a home, you could even consider making the event a potluck to drastically reduce the cost of food. You could prepare a main course item and ask your guests to bring appetizers, side dishes, salads and desserts.

    Don?t break the bank over the bar. Don?t feel as though you have to have a fully stocked bar in order to have a good party. Consider offering beer and one red and one white wine selection. If you have some great cocktail recipes that you?re dying to serve, narrow it down to one type and make a pitcher or a shaker full. Be sure to have some non-alcoholic drinks available for those teetotalers and designated drivers!

    If you already decorated your house for Christmas, keep those decorations up for your New Year?s Eve party for a more festive feel. You can also add some gold and silver streamers or balloons. Buy some fun things like noisemakers or blowouts and New Year?s party hats. You don?t have to hang balloons and paper streamers all over the house to prove you?re having a party. Dim the lights, light candles, and consider hanging red Christmas lights around your home to create a party ambiance.

    There are many affordable options for entertainment when you are planning a New Years Eve party on a budget. Have background music for your party by tuning into a commercial-free satellite radio station or by using CDs or mix tapes. You can download great party music online on sites, and then create a play list that can play back during your entire party. ?Music is one of the most popular options for entertainment at any party but you do not have to incur the expense of hiring a band or a DJ to host the party. You can even make the party more fun by asking each guest to bring along a few of their own CDs and have everyone at the party take a turn playing DJ for an hour during the party.?While there aren?t many New Year?s-themed songs around, one classic that you should play during your party is ?Auld Lang Syne? ? if you don?t recognize the title, it?s the well-known Scottish song that is always played when the New Year?s Eve ball drops in Times Square.

    When the clock strikes midnight, have the television on to countdown to midnight along with the folks in Times Square. Make sure your friends have noisemakers and confetti to throw when the clock strikes midnight.

    If your friends have had too much to drink or just have a long way to travel, make sure you have sleeping accommodations or a designated driver for them. New Year?s Eve is a heavy party night and there are many irresponsible drivers on the road so keep your friends safe and start your new year off on the right foot.

    Tip:?Use paper cups, plates, and plastic cutlery to avoid things from breaking and to avoid having to do the dishes the morning-after ? or the month-after that is..

    all the alcohol you need

    This is a very important point, especially for New Year?s Eve. Make sure to check your bar or fridge to see what you need to buy. Don?t be a big shot and assume that you have everything, or the last thing you?ll be doing is shots. Try to do your alcohol shopping before December 31st, to avoid the mayhem in stores.

    Source: http://www.americanstationery.com/blog/planning-your-new-years-event-part-1/

    marlins park marbury v. madison 2013 lincoln mkz burger king mary j blige google project glass google goggles one tree hill

    Pre-order the ASUS built Google Nexus 7 audio dock for $39.99

    Last week, we alerted you to a great holiday gift idea for those with the Google Nexus 7, the ASUS built audio dock for the tablet. We even passed along a YouTube video to show you the dock in action, although it has since been taken down. At the time, we noted the dock wasn't on the ASUS America web site and hoped that it would soon find its way to the U.S. Here we are nearly a week later and the audio dock is now available for pre-order in the states.

    A retailer named B&H Photo is taking pre-orders of the ASUS Audio dock for the Google Nexus 7 with a price tag of $39.99. What's up dock? There is a micro USB port and a 3.5mm earphone jack. Because there is no shipping or delivery date on the site, you might see this for the Google Nexus 7, order it, and still be waiting for it to arrive on December 26th. But that's your call.

    source: B&HPhoto, Ausdroid? via AndroidCentral


    Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/phonearena/ySoL/~3/b9xAus61l8U/Pre-order-the-ASUS-built-Google-Nexus-7-audio-dock-for-39.99_id37879

    encyclopedia britannica pi white lion mike d antoni resigns holes ncaa brackets 2012 odd