Oi Fixed-Line to ‘Die’ as Zornig Aims to Grow Mobile

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA, Brazil"s biggest land-line company, will add 19 percent more mobile customers in 2011 and provide combined television and telecommunications services as its main voice business ebbs....
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Pa. woman rescued from pickup stuck in tree top

Rescue crews had to use ropes and ladders to retrieve a western Pennsylvania woman from her pickup truck after it ran off a road and landed in tree tops about 30 feet above ground in a ravine. ...
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Cruise questions: When to buy and more

No matter if it's your first cruise or your 40th, these money-saving pointers and insider tips will have you acting like an old salt in no time. Budget Travel magazine's Trip Coach answers readers' top questions.

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Use Ninite and Task Scheduler to Keep Relatives' Computers Up to Date [Automation]

Some people avoid any and all update notices—and you can't always blame them, given how many occur on the average computer. Reader Andrew Chandler suggests fixing their ignoring ways with the no-fuss Ninite installer and Task Scheduler automation.More »
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Drunk-to-keep-warm defense works for DWI suspect

A southeast Missouri man has been acquitted of drunk driving after claiming that he consumed alcohol to keep warm after - but not before - he lost control of his vehicle on an icy road. ...
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Peter Jackson confirms The Hobbit will be filmed in 3D

LIKE it or not, 3D is here. You can now get 3D televisions - in a package with a Blu-ray players and special glasses - at a price that isn't utterly outrageous and more and more filmmakers are making use of the format (Of course, if you don't like it, a 2D alternative is always available).

Peter Jackson confirmed today he is embracing this latest technological trend for his two-part adaptation of The Hobbit.

He will use RED's latest EPIC cameras which have the advantage of being smaller and lighter than the cameras used previously. Captain America director Joe Johnston has been among those to find the existing hardware too cumbersome; this latest design should put paid to all that.

RED announced that Jackson would be using the soon-to-be-released EPIC digital camera, which is the successor to the RED ONE.

The Hobbit will be among the first productions in the world to use the EPIC and at least thirty cameras will be needed. The EPIC'S small size and light weight are said to make it ideal for 3D, where two cameras have to be mounted on each 3D rig.

Jackson said: "I have always liked the look of RED footage. I'm not a scientist or mathematician, but the image RED produces has a much more filmic feel than most of the other digital formats.

"I find the picture quality appealing and attractive, and with the Epic, Jim and his team have gone even further. It is a fantastic tool; the Epic not only has cutting ed...
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Why Convenience Is Bad for You [Saving Money]

Convenience is generally seen as a good thing, alleviating problems and saving you time. But at some point you cross a line where convenience causes you more harm than good, affecting both your ability to perform and your wallet.More »
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V Season 2 Promotional/Cast Images!

ABC has released promotional images of the cast of the second season of V, which premieres on January 4....
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Apple Takes a Big Step on Wall Street

JPMorgan is giving its investment bankers iPads in a clear threat to RIM's BlackBerry dominance among professionals...
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New Jersey Cities Firing Cops Amid Budget Turmoil

Newark Mayor Cory Booker began firing 15 percent of his police department today, illustrating the actions that cities in the second-wealthiest U.S. state are being forced to take to confront lower aid and tax revenue....
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Images From The Walking Dead Season Finale: “TS-19!”

It's only episode 6 and it's already time for the first season finale of AMC's The Walking Dead, which airs on Sunday, December 5....
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Define Extreme Laziness II [ 11 Funny pics ]

Laziness is everywhere, Make sure you check out these extreme examples of Laziness we could find

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Living at the airport and loving it

Alain de Botton spent a week living at Heathrow Airport and savoring every minute of it. As the airport's first "writer in residence," he took in the sights of what he calls "the imaginative center of contemporary culture."

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Who has been awarded an impressive long tongue and why

It has been proved that the longest tongues are possessed by those who need a special tool to extract food. For example, the giraffe is often lacking with its long neck, so he picked vending green twig. This is where it comes to the aid of his long tongue, which stretched as much as 45 centimeters. Who else has been awarded an impressive long tongue and why they are needed by their owners?But the ratio of the tongue-body giraffe loses too much smaller animals. A Pekingese named Puggy of the U.S. state of Texas recently went into the Guinness Book of Records, 2010, as a dog with the longest tongue, its length - 11.43 inches.The Chameleon His tongue is often equal to the length of the body. And there are chameleons up to half a meter in length. However, to notice the chameleon superiority is almost impossible since the reptile is completely straightens his tongue out only in only 5 hundredths of a second when they catch prey.A Competition could be made but again the same difficulty to behold as an observer. The Woodpecker sticks its tongue in the holes, made in the trunks of trees by insects.Similarly food is provided to the anteater echidna. Last nature gave super long tongue, that he was more convenient to extract termites and ants from their intricate structures.Rec...
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Vuzix iWear Personal Display Glasses

For years people have dreamed of proper virtual reality. There has been much debate whether or not it would really work, but never the less the Vuzix iWear Personal Display Glasses are a fantastic solution for anyone who wants to give it a go for themselves. A pair of lightweight glasses with integrated headphones provides [...]

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Mark Wahlberg 'not starring in The Crow'

MARK WAHLBERG was recently rumoured to have been offered the lead role in a new big-screen version of The Crow.

The news - which met with a mixed response from fans - came at the same time as writer-director Stephen Norrington quit when an unnamed actor demanded a new script from another writer.

Norrington spoke positively about the possibility of Wahlberg being involved, which seemed to indicate he wasn't the actor who'd forced him off the project.

Wahlberg now confirms he was interested in The Crow but decided not to pursue it any further.

He told Cinematical: "We never committed to making the movie. They talked to me about it and there was a director attached who I was a fan of, and he's no longer doing it. We just thought about it - 'Is there something cool to be done there?' But we're not committed to making the movie."

The comic book character - a murdered rock musician who returns from the dead to exact revenge - was previously seen in a 1994 film starring Brandon Lee, who died in a gun accident on set. It was followed by three sequels and a TV series.

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Burlesque Soundtrack

The Burlesque soundtrack. Of all the fantasy musical pairings Ive ever imagined (Jimi Hendrix and Kermit the Frog being the all-time top) somehow I have never quite got around to putting Cher and Christina Aguilera together. Amazing, I know. Yet…

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An Overview of the�Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was established in 2000 on a simple premise: Every person deserves the chance to live a healthy, productive life. This conviction drives everything we do. ...
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Gra�a Machel: The Exponential Power of Effective Leadership

When I think of the kinds of leaders who unite individuals to work together towards the same goal, I think of Gra�a Machel....
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Urine as a Commercial Fertilizer?

DSBENDORF, Switzerland -- The separate collection of urine provides innovative opportunities for the improvement of sanitation and the recycling of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium....
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A Powerful Film About Education in America

I"m appearing today on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about an important new film that I think everyone should see. It"s called "Waiting for 'Superman.'"...
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Real Lives. Real Progress.

Melinda and I are heading to London in a couple of days to thank the UK for its history of generosity and remarkable commitment to foreign aid....
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Trailer for supernatural horror film Blood Fare starring Gil Gerard

A TEASER trailer has been released for the supernatural horror film Blood Fare whose cast includes sci-fi icon Gil Gerard, star of the classic series Buck Rogers.

But Gerard isn't waking up in the glossy space-age future of the 25th century this time. The indie horror flick, from writer/director JA Steel and co-producer Christian K. Koch, is described as a Civil War ghost story with a modern twist, as you can see from the trailer below.

It centres on Corporal Henry Trout (S. Edward Meek; Wild Stallion), who in 1861 fought valiantly in a forgotten skirmish after the first battle of Bull Run. He comes face to face with his descendants as the battle for blood continues on a haunted battlefield 150 years later.

Tyler and her brother Chad (Adrian West), Henry's fifth generation grandchildren, "will challenge the very legend of Charon the Ferryman, as the lines between the living and the dead become blurred."

Gil Gerard plays Professor Meade, mentor to the protagonist Tyler. Also in the cast are Michelle Wolff (Chicago Hope, Veronica Mars, Dante's Cove), Kim Sonderholm, Scott Beringer (Ocean's Eleven), Brenden Whitney, Alison Trouse, Thomas J. Post, Antonio Lexerot and April Knight.

Special make-up effects supervisor is Chris Hanson (Hellboy, Underworld, Men in Black, Men in Black 2, The Green Mile, The X-Files, The Faculty, Spawn).

Blood Fare is JA Steel's fourth feature film.