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Rio Ferdinand stated it had been frustrating watching his younger brother Anton suffer the abuse of “small-minded people” because of the John Terry racism case and that he too was disillusioned by the racism issues blighting English soccer.

The England and Manchester United defender broke his silence for the first time over the issue which has led to the Chelsea captain being stripped of the England captaincy and facing a trial in July for his alleged remarks towards the younger Ferdinand, who plays for Queens Park Rangers.

Terry has denied the charge of racially abusing Anton in a match between Chelsea and QPR at Loftus Road last October. His case will be dealt with on July 9, eight days after Euro 2012 finishes.

“Anton is my tiny brother,” Rio told BBC’s Football Focus programme. “We have grown up together and I have looked after him since we were kids. If something is going to affect him and hurt him, I am always there as a shoulder to lean on.

“In moments like this, when things are so public and you cannot really state anything, it can be frustrating.

“For my family, yes, it has been tough. At the end of the day, my brother has not brought any accusations to anyone. He is not the accused.

“But he has had to sit there and take abuse from some small-minded people, which has been very disappointing.

“I hope people see what effect that has, not just on the actual person but the people around them as well, and think before they speak.”

Since October, when Liverpool’s Luis Suarez also racially insulted Manchester United’s Patrice Evra for which he served an eight-match ban, abusive messages have appeared on Twitter and Facebook aimed at black soccer figures.

Ferdinand stated he has thought about the numerous anti-racism initiatives that have taken place in England.

“I nearly feel I have been fooled a tiny bit over the years,” he said.

“Look back to the days when John Barnes and the other guys were playing and all the stuff they had to deal with, bananas on the pitch etc.

“I have always been someone who has championed our country for making great strides, and we have, but I thought that era was gone. It seems like it was just put to one side for a while.

“Now it seems to be a tiny bit more prominent. I hope it is just a group of small-minded people who are making it newsworthy at the moment and it can be stamped out.”

Ferdinand stated he was not interested in taking over the England armband from Terry, and was not bothered by the fact that his longtime England colleague would not be playing against United at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Sunday because he has a knee injury.

Asked if it was a relief Terry was not going to be involved, he said: “Not really.

“I could not care less if he played or not. I just think about playing for Manchester United and winning the game.

“I let the media speak about it, go on about it and create the storm. We are footballers. That is where we are best. That is where we enjoy being.

“The result and the performance of our team against theirs was definitely the most important thing for me.”

source : www.stuff.co.nz

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves insists there is no bad blood between him and Sam Thaiday after the pair’s bust-up during the NRL All Stars clash on the Gold Coast.

The New Zealand enforcer was involved in two stand-offs during a red-hot opening 20 minutes between the two sides at Skilled Park with rumours circulating from the Indigenous camp before the game that the Sydney Roosters star would be targeted.

However, Waerea-Hargreaves stated he did not receive any extra attention and played down his sideline clash with Nathan Merritt and Ben Barba minutes after trading blows with Thaiday.

“It was pretty intense out there. There was not many words stated – I just stood my ground,” Waerea-Hargreaves said.

“They’re playing for their culture and good on them.”

Brisbane skipper Thaiday and Waerea-Hargreaves have a history of squaring up to one one another, having gone toe-to-toe in an incident during the Four Nations opener between Australia and New Zealand in Warrington last October.

And despite his affable nature off the field, Waerea-Hargreaves stated he revelled in his notoriety as an enforcer on the paddock.

“I just try and do my team-mates proud on the field and do what I can. If that is the way I play, that is the way I play,” he said.

“It was all fun and games – we are all mates. There’s no rivalry or anything between Sam and I when we play against each other at either international or at club level.

“Both of us are just trying to do our ideal for the side and I guess that happens.”

Indigenous All Stars centre Greg Inglis will undergo scans on Sunday to determine the extent of an injury to his left ankle.

Inglis fell to the ground in agony after scoring his side’s fifth try in their 36-28 defeat.

The Queensland and Australian superstar left the stadium on crutches and in a moonboot with South Sydney chief executive Shane Richardson.

Indigenous coach Laurie Daley stated after the game that Inglis did not think the injury was as serious as the one that kept him out of the end of last season.

However, the 25-year-old stated on his Twitter account on Sunday that he could possibly be out for up to to two months.

“Thanks for the Tweets, yes my ankle should be OK, I am possibly out for a few months, but hoping it will not be too long,” Inglis said.

Results of the scans are likely to be known on Monday.

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“This is going to be razor sharp,” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) stated on C-Span’s Newsmakers, airing on Sunday. “We are ahead in the generic polls … it is a good indicator and right now we are up in every single generic ballot.”

He stated the election will be about “Medicare, Medicare, Medicare” because all but a few members of the Republican caucus voted for the 2012 budget authored by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.). That budget would have transformed Medicare into a program where seniors purchase private insurance using capped subsidies from the government, which Democrats claim would essentially end the program.

This year, Ryan is weighing using an alternate plan with bipartisan support that keeps Medicare as an option.

“It is a vote that we will not grant them to escape from,” Israel stated of the 2012 budget.

“We are in a much better place than anyone thought we would be,” he added. “Ads against Nancy Pelosi are irrelevant when you have to stand up in town meetings and explain why you voted to end Medicare in order to give tax breaks to huge oil companies.”

Israel noted that the minority Democrats have so far out-raised the GOP but stated the growth of GOP Super PACs “keeps me up at night.”

The DCCC leader shrugged off the retirement of Blue Dog head Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.), which was announced this week. Israel stated the party had long known North Carolina was going to be a challenge. He stated the GOP itself has identified 30 vulnerable seats and Democrats only need 25 to retake the majority.

Israel stated that the DCCC will be focusing energy on Illinois, Texas, California and Florida and getting back 9 million independent voters whom the Democrats they lost in 2010.

The DCCC chairman stated that former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords is actively involved in recruiting a candidate to run in a June 12 special election for her seat. Giffords recently retired in order to focus her energies on recovering from an assassination attempt last year.

source : thehill.com

Verizon concurred in December to purchase wireless airwave licenses, or spectrum, from a group of cable companies, including Comcast and Time Warner. Under a separate deal announced simultaneously, Verizon and the cable companies concurred to cross-sell each other’s services.

Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, announced on Wednesday he plans to hold a hearing to analyze how the deals will affect consumers.

The Justice Department has acknowledged it is conducting its own probe of the agreements, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is gathering evidence to decide if it should block the transfer of the airwave licenses.

“This issue is going to attract a lot of review,” Harold Feld, legal director for consumer group Public Knowledge, said.

He worried that the deal will grant Verizon, which is the largest wireless carrier, to consolidate its control of the airwaves.

“All of the spectrum seems to be running to the biggest provider,” Feld said.

Spectrum is a valuable public resource, which the cable companies had no immediate plans to use. But that spectrum will help Verizon meet the growing data demands of smartphones and tablet computers.

Feld stated the side agreements raise larger concerns than the spectrum sale. He worried that the arrangement between Verizon and the cable companies will reduce competition and lead to higher prices for consumers.

Verizon has its own Internet and cable business called FiOS, which is available in about 14 percent of the country.

The companies have already launched pilot programs in Seattle and Portland, allowing consumers to purchase the cable companies’ services in Verizon Wireless stores and allowing the cable companies to sell Verizon contracts as part of their packages.

Verizon plans to eventually expand the program nationwide, including to areas where it already offers FiOS.

Feld stated it seems Verizon and the cable companies are  ”shrugging their shoulders and saying, ‘competition is just really hard.’”

“It’s a disturbing thing to see,” he said.

Ankur Kapoor, an antitrust lawyer with the firm Constantine Cannon who does not represent any of the companies involved in the deal, stated that Verizon and the cable companies are fiercely competing in areas where FiOS is available.

“As a consumer, this competition is fantastic,” he said. “If the agencies find that [competition] will be reduced substantially or will end, they will have some serious concerns.”

He stated selling cable service in areas where FiOS is unavailable creates a disincentive for the company to expand FiOS to that area.

But even more serious legal issues arise when Verizon begins selling the cable service in areas where it already offers FiOS, he said.

“Will they sell the services at the same price?” Kapoor asked, noting that such an arrangement would suggest price-fixing.

“We remain strongly committed to FiOS,” a Verizon spokesman said. “We are just finishing our deployment, and it’s an important part of our wireline business. We are committed to competing against all the other cable companies because we believe we have the ideal product.”

The spokesman stated the company never stated it would expand FiOS beyond its current footprint of about 18 million homes. He stated the arrangement gives Verizon a “new opportunity to seek wireless customers.”

Feld expressed particular concern about a provision in the agreement that will create a joint venture between the cable companies and Verizon to research and develop new technologies.

He stated the arrangement may lay “the groundwork for the future cartel for the landline and wireless companies.”

He stated the venture creates a basis for the companies to meet and “talk about where the industry is going and what products they are going to develop.”

Kapoor stated it would be difficult to prove any legal harm from the research venture because the “actual consumer effects are so far ahead in the future.”

He stated regulators would likely analyze any arrangement to share new technologies but would not try to block the creation of a joint research project.

The Verizon spokesman stated the joint venture is about gaining the scale necessary to make costly investments in developing new technologies.

Feld stated “it’s a tiny early to state what the solution is” to his concerns about the deals, but he hopes regulators will take a close look.

Kapoor noted that even if regulators do not block the spectrum sale or the cross-selling arrangement, they could impose conditions on the deals.

For example, regulators could prohibit the companies from selling each other’s services in areas with FiOS, Kapoor said.

source : thehill.com

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Longtime family friend Suzanne Mados stated Gazzara died Friday in Manhattan. Mados, who owned the Wyndham Hotel, where celebrities such as Peter Falk and Martin Sheen stayed, stated he died after being placed in hospice care for cancer. She and her husband helped marry Gazzara and his wife, German-born Elke Krivat, at their hotel.

Gazzara was a proponent of method acting, in which the performer attempts to take on the thoughts and emotions of the character he is playing, and it helped him achieve stardom early in his career with two stirring Broadway performances.

In 1955, he originated the role of Brick Pollitt, the disturbed alcoholic son and failed football star in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He left the show after only seven months to take on an equally challenging role, Johnny Pope, the drug addict in A Hatful of Rain. It earned him his first of three Tony Award nominations.

In 1965, he moved on to TV stardom in Run for Your Life, a drama about a workaholic lawyer who, diagnosed with a terminal illness, quits his job and embarks on a globe-trotting attempt to squeeze a lifetime of adventures into the one or two years he has left. He was twice nominated for Emmys during the show’s three-year run.

Gazzara made his motion picture debut in 1957 in The Strange One, Calder Willingham’s bitter drama about brutality at a Southern military school. He had previously played the lead role of the psychopathic cadet, Jocko de Paris, on Broadway in Willingham’s stage version of the story, End of Man.

He followed that film with Anatomy of a Murder, in which he played a man on trial for murdering a tavern keeper who had been accused of raping his wife.

After Run for Your Life ended in 1968, Gazzara spent the rest of his career alternating between movies and the stage, even though rarely with the critical acclaim he had enjoyed during his early years.

In the 1970s, he teamed with his friend director John Cassavetes for three films, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie and Opening Night. In another Cassavetes film, he appeared with Falk, and the two became friends (it was Cassavetes who introduced them to the Wyndham Hotel, according to a 1982 article in New York magazine).

Gena Rowlands appeared with Gazzara in Opening Night, which also starred Cassavetes. Cassavetes and Rowlands were married; he died in 1989. Falk died last year.

In this 1968 photo, actor Ben Gazzara portrays Sgt. Angelo in a scene from The Bridge at Remagen. (United Artists/Associated Press)

“It breaks my heart to have this era come to an end. Ben meant so much to all of us. To our families. To John. To Peter. To have them gone now is devastating to me,” she stated in a statement.

She stated her prayers and thoughts went out to “all his loyal and wonderful fans throughout the world.”

Rita Moreno, who played Gazzara’s wife in the 2000 film Blue Moon, said, “He was a wonderful man, and I so enjoyed working with him. I wish I could have had the pleasure more often.”

Other Gazzara films included The Bridge at Remagen, The Young Doctors, They All Laughed, The Thomas Crown Affair, If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgium, The Spanish Prisoner, Stag and Road House. He also made several films in Italy.

He appeared on Broadway in revivals of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Awake and Sing! Strange Interlude and several other plays.

Gazzara began acting in tv in 1952 with roles on the series Danger and Kraft Television Theater. Before landing Run for Your Life, he played a police detective in the series Arrest and Trial, which lasted two seasons.

Parents were immigrants from Sicily

Born Biagio Anthony Gazzara in New York on Aug. 28, 1930, he grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in a cold-water flat with a bathtub in the kitchen. His parents were immigrants from Sicily who met and married in New York, and his first language was Italian. Although he was baptized under his birth name, his parents always called him Ben or Benny.

As a child he became fascinated with movies, and after giving his first performance, in a Boys Club play, he knew he had found his life’s work.

“I disliked high school,” he once said, “and after two years of it I left without telling anyone at home.”

Instead he spent his days in motion picture theatres.

He entered Erwin Piscator’s Dramatic Workshop in 1948. Eighteen months later he auditioned for the Actors Studio run by Lee Strasberg and was accepted.

The school was a beehive of activity in those days, turning out such followers of method acting as Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, James Dean, Barbara Bel Geddes, Shelly Winters, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Rod Steiger and Julie Harris.

“There’s a lot of voodoo about the Actors Studio,” Gazzara told The Associated Press in 1966. “In the ideal sense it was a place for professionals to stay in touch with their craft, where newcomers and professionals mingled, to grow, to try parts they would never get in the professional theater and to even fall on their face.”

Gazzara’s first two marriages, to actresses Louise Erikson and Janice Rule, ended in divorce.

While filming Inchon in Korea in 1981, he met Krivat. They married the following year, and the union endured.

“Elke saved my life,” Gazzara stated in 1999. “When I met her, I was drinking too much, fooling around too much, killing myself. She put romance and hope back in my life.”

He adopted Krivat’s daughter, Danja, as his own. She recalled on Friday that he was a “complex soul” and that his role as a dad to her and his own daughter was challenging.

“I adored Ben, and so did his daughter,” she said. “But we both had difficulty with him … I think the difficulty lay in his complexity of being an actor and those layers that you have, that you bring with you.”

Besides Danja, Gazzara is survived by his wife, daughter Elizabeth and a brother.

source : www.cbc.ca

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First five-eighth Rhys Priestland and centre Jamie Roberts will begin for Wales in their opening Six Nations championship match against Ireland in Dublin after recovering from knee injuries.

The side named on Friday shows five changes to the team who defeated Ireland in last year’s World Cup quarter-final after a series of injuries which have sidelined both first choice locks Alun Wyn Jones and Luke Charteris along with loosehead prop Gethin Jenkins.

Hooker Huw Bennett will win his 50th cap on Monday morning (NZT) while Alex Cuthbert, who made his debut against Australia in December, will play on the right wing with George North switching to the left following Shane Williams’s retirement.

British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones returns to the front row and Ryan Jones moves into the back row to replace the injured Dan Lydiate. Ian Evans and Bradley Davies will lock the scrum.

“We have been able to retain continuity in some key areas, we have been working hard and we feel we are approaching this match with the right attitude and with some good preparation work done,” Wales head coach Warren Gatland told the Welsh Rugby Union website (www.wru.co.uk).

“We are two sides who know each other well, Ireland will not have enjoyed losing to us in New Zealand, they will want to redress the balance in Dublin this weekend, but they will find us in just as determined mood.”

Wales: Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, George North, Rhys Priestland, Michael Phillips, Toby Faletau, Sam Warburton (captain), Ryan Jones, Ian Evans, Bradley Davies, Adam Jones, Huw Bennett, Rhys Gill.

Reserves: Ken Owens, Paul James, Andy Powell, Justin Tipuric, Lloyd Williams, James Hook, Scott Williams.

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The policy change does not guarantee that Planned Parenthood will receive funding from Komen, but simply allows the organization to apply again for allows next year. 

Planned Parenthood stated it was “enormously grateful” for the reversal and eager to resume its work with Komen, the country’s leading breast-cancer charity.

“I feel very positive relieved, and I’m glad that we can all focus on women’s health again,” stated Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. 

Komen, known for its popular pink-ribbon campaign, has given about $700,000 per year to fund breast-cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood clinics. 

But the charity had been under pressure from conservative activists to cut off those funds because Planned Parenthood also provides abortions. 

Komen had stated it was forced to cut off Planned Parenthood because of a new policy barring the charity from working with groups that are under investigation. House Republicans are probing Planned Parenthood’s accounting to determine whether the group’s federal funding is kept separate from abortion services, as required under the law.

The Komen foundation stated Friday it would amend its allow policy to only apply to investigations that are “criminal and conclusive in nature and not political,” thus excluding the GOP probe of Planned Parenthood.

“The events of this week have been deeply unsettling for our supporters, partners and friends and all of us at Susan G. Komen,” the group stated in a statement. “We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not.”

The change isn’t responsive to the second explanation Komen offered for its decision — that it wouldn’t fund Planned Parenthood because the group provides referrals for some services instead of performing them directly.

Richards, though, stated she wasn’t concerned, and was confident that Komen allows would keep flowing.

“I think it’s a really good sign that they’re focused on the mission, and I take them at their word that this is behind us,” Richards told reporters.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called the decision “a victory for women’s health” and stated Democrats would continue to back Komen. But she suggested the public, and women in particular, might not forgive and forget.

“We certainly will be able to support them as we have in the past,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. But the extent of the public backlash, she added, is “a question of what other people in the country think about it.” 

Planned Parenthood states its clinics have provided about 4 million breast-cancer screenings over the past five years, and has estimated that roughly 170,000 of them were supported by Komen grants. 

Planned Parenthood was flooded with donations after news of Komen’s decision broke earlier this week, including a $250,000 pledge from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.), the chairman of the House subpanel that is investigating Planned Parenthood, stated the flood of support proves the group doesn’t need funding from Komen or the government.  

“I believe that Planned Parenthood could be, and should be, totally self sufficient, as with so many other nonprofit organizations, and spare America’s hard-pressed taxpayers the $487 million Planned Parenthood received in public funding,” Stearns stated in a statement.

Twenty-six Senate Democrats signed a letter Thursday slamming Komen for its funding decision, saying the group had put women’s health at risk to serve a political agenda. Those Democrats welcomed Komen’s reversal.

“With these changes to their policy, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is depoliticizing its grant-making process and refocusing itself back on its core mission: saving women’s lives,” Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) stated in a statement.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) also welcomed the end of Komen’s “misguided and deeply damaging decision,” but stated similar battles will erupt again.

“Our fight for women’s health does not end here,” Murray stated in a statement. “There are still many who will continue to put partisan politics ahead of women’s health, and we need to make sure that the grassroots support and energy that successfully came together to right this wrong stands ready to be there for women the next time we’re needed.”

— This story was first published at 11:30 a.m. and has been updated.

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In response to news that the overall unemployment rate had dropped to 8.3 percent and the unemployment rate in the black community declined from 15.8 percent to 13.6 percent, West floated the possibility that the numbers might have been cooked.

“Can someone tell me how employment in the black community has improved at a rate three times the national average in just a few months?? With numbers like today, urban communities should be well on their way to economic recovery then! There is something suspicious about the job numbers released this day and it has me very concerned,” West wondered Friday. “Is this dramatic supposed decrease in black unemployment a result of job creation or is someone playing around with the census numbers??”

Economists reached by The Hill for comment could not fully explain the unemployment rate change for the black community. William Darity, a professor of public policy at Duke University specializing in African-American studies and economics, wrote in an email to The Hill that the decline could have been due to a smaller labor force. He called the drop an “unbelievably dramatic drop” but did not rule out the possibility of someone tampering with the numbers; he stated there was no evidence one way or the other.

“If a massive proportion of the persons exiting from the labor force were black (and the exists presumably were due to people giving up on looking for work) that could drop the black [unemployment] rate without any significant new employment,” Darity wrote. “But a one month drop in the black unemployment rate from 15.8% to 13.6% strikes me as somewhat unprecedented.”

President Obama hailed the January unemployment news as a sign that the economy is growing stronger.

source : thehill.com

Dawn Petten and Jonathon Young in the mixed-media production Tear the Curtain!, a production from Kim Collier and Electric Company Theatre. (David Cooper/Canadian Stage)

Artistic and general director Matthew Jocelyn unveiled a wide-ranging slate of offerings for 2012-2013 on Thursday in Toronto.

Award-winning theater artist Collier landed the season-opening slot with Tear the Curtain!, described as a boundary-blurring piece that blends film and theatre.

Priestley, known for TV’s original Beverly Hills 90120 and the raunchy, Gemini-winning Canadian comedy series Call Me Fitz, will star in a production of David Mamet’s 2009 play Race. The Vancouver-born actor will portray a Caucasian man seeking legal counsel after being charged with the rape of a black woman.

“Performing live on stage is an incredible thrill — especially when given such an exhilarating role,” Priestley stated in a statement. “I am very excited to return to the theater in Canada.”

Canadian Stage turns to Asia for the special series Spotlight Japan, which will showcase Japanese artists such as avant-garde hip hop dancer Hiroaki Umeda, butoh dance icon Carlotta Ikeda, the Android Robot Theatre and playwright Toshiki Okada.

Comedies and dramas tackling relationship dilemmas, a new work from noted Calgary troupe the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, critically praised dance productions and a Shakespearean favourite round out the playbill. The complete lineup is:

Jason Priestley will star as Jack Lawson in the Toronto production of the drama Race by David Mamet. (Canadian Stage)Tear the Curtain!, by Jonathon Young and Kevin Kerr. An Electric Company production, in association with Arts Club Theatre Company, directed by Kim Collier.Political Mother, by Hofesh Shechter. A Hofesh Shechter Company production directed by Hofesh Shechter.The Arsonists, by Max Frisch. A Canadian Stage production directed by Morris Panych.This, by Melissa James Gibson. A Canadian Stage production directed by Matthew Jocelyn.Race, by David Mamet. A Canadian Stage production.The Golden Mean (Live), by Marie Chouinard. A Compagnie Marie Chouinard production.Speaking in Tongues, by Andrew Bovell. A Company Theatre production, in association with Canadian Stage, directed by Philip Riccio.Ignorance, by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop. An Old Trout Puppet Workshop productionSomeone Else, by Kristen Thomson. A Crow’s Theatre production, in association with Canadian Stage, directed by Chris AbrahamSpotlight Japan: Haptic and Holistic Strata, by Hiroaki Umeda; Sayonara and I, Worker, by Oriza Hirata, Android Robot Theatre; Madea, by Carlotta Ikeda; Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speech, by Toshiki Okada.A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare. A Canadian Stage Production in High Park, directed by Richard Rose.

The program “will explore some of the huge questions about our human experience while pushing the boundaries of what live theater can be,” Jocelyn stated in a statement, adding that the artists featured “are creating thought-provoking work that spans every theatrical discipline.”

The Canadian Stage 2012-2013 season opens in October.

U.K.-based Israeli choreographer Hofesh Shechter brings his new work Political Mother to Toronto. (Tom Medwell/Canadian Stage)

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Price comparison websites are the ideal starting point when it comes to finding the electronic gadgets you are after, rather than aimlessly surfing the web or wandering around high street mega-stores like a zombie. There are also popular on-line blogs for finding gadgets, and a great number of shopping websites where you can easily find the specific gadget and often at a great bargain price.

The first point to bear in mind when looking after precious gadgets like a desktop pc is that they must be handled with some care because, by and large, they tend to be rather fragile. Internal components can become dislodged if the gadget is dropped accidentally, and this may make it inoperable. All such fragile gadgets should be kept in protective cases when not being used.

The question is, how do you take care of your gadgets? You are always using your devices on its full potential. But have you ever thought on how you can handle these properly? If you won’t do it, you will have to spend more changing units year after year. Here are some of the most practical tips on how you can make your gadgets last longer.

Water is one of the greatest enemies of electronic devices because it is an nearly perfect conductor; if a gadget falls into water when it is switched on this can cause its components to short circuit. Water also corrodes metals to varying degrees, so if a mobile phone or other handheld device gets wet it should be wiped dry immediately to prevent the moisture from seeping inside.

2. Clean Your Gadgets As Necessary

Electronic gadgets need to be regularly cleaned as well. Keeping your gadgets clean and dust-free is important, as it may affect its performance.

A soft cloth should be used to wipe any accumulated dirt away, avoiding the use of chemicals and harsh cleaners because these may damage the case. Mild detergent in the water is usually enough; apply with a soft, damp cloth.

3. Protect From Extreme Heat/Cold Exposure:

Extremes of heat and cold should be avoided, as internal components can be irreparably damaged by swings of temperature. If taking them into such extremes can’t be avoided, then they need to be adequately protected in suitable bags and other casings.

4. Keep Your Gadget Away From Food and Drinks:

Many people, including me, work on their table with their computers and other tech stuff while eating or drinking something. This has been very common; however, we should be very careful about this because one small mistake, like accidentally spilling your juice, can damage your gadgets.

To avoid this, put your precious gizmos somewhere safe and make sure that your food and drinks are far enough from your things so even if there’s an accident, you’ll only have to worry about how to clean up the mess.

5. Always Repair Your Gadgets At An Authorized Service Center:

Another problem with electronic devices that can’t be separated from their utility is their sheer complexity, and when they malfunction in some way it is always better to get them looked at by an expert than simply opening the casing and ‘having a go’, which usually just makes matters worse.

If in case your gadgets broke down, don’t bring it to cheap repair centers. In the end, you will be paying more. It would be ideal if you bring it to well known repair centers. That way, you know that you are putting value on your money.

Bonus Tips: Take Good Care of Gadget’s Battery:

Batteries are a particular cause for concern in things like iPhones, iPads and laptops. Laptops should be left plugged in, which causes less battery strain, and the latest version of the battery should be used with iPads and iPhones. On all devices, check the programs available for extending and optimizing battery life.

Take out adequate insurance on your precious electronic gadgets as a final line of defense against their damage or loss. Many of these devices are quite expensive, and apart from the cost of replacing them there is the loss of irreplaceable data to consider; this should be regularly backed up on various media, such as external hard drives and discs.

I know I haven’t covered everything and there are a lot more things that can be done to protect your gadgets. These are just some basic tips that you can do. How do you take care of your gadgets?

source : techchunks.com

Nerf guns might have gotten the steampunk treatment in the past, as with guitars, and it seems that this trend is set to continue with the Steampunk Gun Victorian Airsoft Spring BB Pirate Air Captain Sidearm. I know, it can be quite a mouthful, but for $19.99 sans shipping, this one-of-a-kind firearm is the handiwork of a certain tongue-twisting MGySgt Ivan Tromovski. It seems that Ivan, being a time travel officer with the UWMC (United World Marine Corp.), has dropped by in our timeline from 2067 to deliver this unique weapon that will protect you from angry girlfriends, annoying brothers and even the ever hostile pet cat at home.

Lovingly hand painted, this is a fully functional Spring Airsoft BB Gun, complete with “light and laser”, even though I am not quite sure whether it will be as effective in low light conditions or not. All you need to do is load the BBs in the clip, pull back the slide and begin firing away! Each buy will come with a pack of 6mm BBs to get you started right away. It does not look as refined or cultured as other offerings, as a easy coat of paint makes it look all steampunk – but at least it packs more punch than Nerf ammunition!

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Shingirai Masakadza completes a spectacular caught and bowled dismissal of Kane Williamson.

Martin Guptill acknowledges the crowd after reaching 50 in the ODI against Zimbabwe.

Black Caps opening batsman Martin Guptill works the ball on the onside on his way to 70 in the ODI against Zimbabwe in .

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LATEST: Zimbabwe backed up their claims that they are a much better ODI side than a test side with a much improved performance in the field today, bowling the Black Caps out for 248 in the 49th over.

After inserting on a seaming deck in the first one-dayer in , the tourists broke through immediately dismissing Rob Nicol and home town hero Brendon McCullum in the first eight balls.

Martin Guptill was the stand out for the home side with a zippy 70, but the rest of the Black Caps struggled do anything beyond cameos.

Kane Williamson scored 36 before he chipped a catch back to Shingirai Masakadza, debutant Tom Latham fell victim to a smart catch from Tatenda Taiubu from Elton Chigumbura’s bowling on 24 and Dean Brownlie, also in his first ODI, was needlessly run out for 19.

The other local lad, Nathan McCullum, pulled the Black Caps out of trouble with restrained 30 from 42 balls and he and Andrew Ellis, the third Cantab making his debut, put on 57 for the seventh wicket.

But Nathan McCullum too, got a bit ahead of himself and was bowled by Masakadza playing an awful across the line heave, for 30.

His wicket dismissal brought Kyle Mills to the crease to join Doug Bracewell and their lack of batting experience, and ability, stopped their side going on to a huge score.

Earlier, Guptill had continued his rich vein for form and looked untroubled on his way to 70.

He faced just 66 balls before he was bowled by Chigumbura.

He and Williamson added 88 for the third wicket, but one of them needed to carry on.

Masakadza was the pick of the bowlers taking 4-46, bettering his previous ideal bowling figures of 4-86.

Kyle Jarvis and Chigumbura took two wickets apiece.

K Williamson c & b S Madsakadza 35
T Latham c Taibu b Chigumbura 24
D Brownlie run out (Chakabva) 19

Total (all out, 48.3 overs) 248
Fall of wickets: 1, 4, 92, 130, 147, 166, 223, 230, 241, 248
Bowling: K Meth 7-0-48-1 (3wd), K Jarvis 9-1-41-2 (1wd), S Masakadza 9.3-0-46-4 (3wd), E Chigumbura 10-0-46-2, R Price 10-1-47-0, H Masakadza 3-0-13-0 (2wd).

source : www.stuff.co.nz

Wellington’s sevens party has started and so has the rugby even though only a couple of hundred fans would know it.

South Africa has beaten the United States 21-0 in the opening game in a near empty Westpac Stadium, most of the fans either parading themselves on the concourse or in transit.

Beaten in the final by a last gasp try during their own home leg of the IRB World Series late last year by New Zealand, South Africa looked a slick and motivated side in scoring three tries to kick off the on-field action.

Two went to South African playmaker Cecil Afrika who promises to be one of the stars of the weekend.

If the tournament runs to seeding a New Zealand-South Africa final is a possibility.

Organisers had lobbied hard to get fans into their seats early on the first day with the promise of spot prizes, but old habits die hard.

New Zealand’s first match is scheduled for 3.12pm against Scotland.

source : www.stuff.co.nz