Gretchen Carlson got punked first thing in the morning on Monday’s “Fox and Friends.”
The Fox News host interviewed Max Rice, who was introduced as an unemployed college graduate and former Obama supporter.
It became clear, however, that things were off when Rice greeted her as “Miss USA” (Carlson pointed out that she had actually been Miss America) and explained that he switched his vote to Romney because he lost a basketball game. Carlson quickly grew stern, telling Rice, “It sounds like you’re not being very serious about this.”
Sarah Assbring, aka “El Perro del Mar,” has been playing indie pop for years in Sweden, but only recently has she garnered international attention, due to her collaboration with Lykke Li in 2010. (See the “Change of Heart” video below for the results.) Assbring recently talked to The Huffington Post over the phone, and our conversation ranged from learning about her new album, which debuts this November, to the creepy fan who regularly texts her messages of undying devotion. “Walk On By” is the latest song from her upcoming album, which you can listen to here.
GARY — The city’s 10-year-old brownfield and green jobs training program got a boost Wednesday, when the Board of Public Works and Safety signed five contracts for the program.
MONTEREY, Calif. — A Naval Postgraduate School professor and financial expert has been arrested in connection with the death of his ex-wife, whose body was found in California last week.
The couple recently divorced after about five years of marriage.
Cloud storage specialist Box has decided that it’s not enough to simply have your backup in the ether, but instead it matters how quickly you can get it there. Box Accelerator, launched today, promises 10x faster upload speeds than before, thanks to new network infrastructure that spreads upload hubs across the globe. In fact, independent testing suggests, Box now comfortably outperforms Dropbox, Microsoft’s SkyDrive, and Google Drive.
There are now network endpoints in Portland, at Box HQ in SF, in Chicago, New York, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Sydney. According to Box, those closest to one of the new endpoints will see the best speeds, but everyone will benefit no matter where they are, and what time they’re uploading.
Upload speeds make a big difference to a user’s experience of a storage service, as they’re one likely bottleneck for getting your data pushed out to the cloud. If the pipe is too narrow, it simply takes too long to upload; that can be a significant hindrance if you’re doing offsite backup of your servers or other systems.
Box Accelerator is initially available to Box’s enterprise and business customers, though we’re hoping that regular users will also get a chance at the fatter pipe soon enough.
The iPhone 5’s most obvious upgrade is its larger four inch display. The size boost makes it easier to enjoy widescreen content, but if four inches is still too damn small for your liking, this monstrous magnifier puts a miniature IMAX theater on your lap. More »
Canon could be facing a costly drop in production of both its digital cameras and laser printers, following reports that widespread protests in China have forced it close most of its factories in that country. It’s a similar story at Panasonic, which is said to have had one of its plants “sabotaged” by Chinese workers. The anti-Japan protests concern the status of disputed islands in the East China Sea and were triggered by the Japanese government’s move to purchase some of the land in question — check the More Coverage link below for a more detailed explanation.
By Debra Sherman Sept 14 (Reuters) – All-metal hip implants, which have been shown to have high failure rates and cause a host of other health problems, were not linked to cancer seven years after implantation, new data show. Concerns have grown in the medical community that the so-called metal-on-metal hip implants shed metal particles through wear on their ball-and-socket structure. Many patients who have received the devices have had elevated levels of cobalt and chromium particles detected in the bloodstream, leading some doctors to worry about their risk of developing cancer. Johnson & Johnson and Stryker Corp have recalled several models of all-metal implants because of high failure rates — meaning the patient needed another surgery to fix a problem, such as dislocation — and set aside billions of dollars to cover patient claims. Neither company was immediately available to comment. Since the recalls, the use of all-metal implants, which were sold as being more durable, has declined sharply. “Some basic science and some epidemiological studies have suggested that metal-on-metal hip replacements may be associated with an increased risk of developing cancer after total hip replacement and specifically with an increase in malignant melanoma and haematological, prostate, and renal tract cancers,” the UK National Joint Registry (NJR) said in its annual report, which was released this week at the British Orthopaedic Association meeting in Manchester, UK. The NJR, which collects data on joint replacement surgery and monitors the performance of the implants, said it used UK National Health Service Hospital Statistics data to test whether metal-on-metal hip implants are associated with an increased risk of cancer in the early years after hip replacement, compared with other surfaces, such as metal-on-polyethelene. The NJR said it found no association seven years after implantation but that the devices should continue to be tracked as many cancers can take longer to manifest themselves. “Due to the age of the NJR we could only assess the risk for the first seven years after hip replacement and are happy to report that we could not identify an increased risk of developing cancer,” the NJR said. “We must, however, point out that many cancers have prolonged latency after initial exposure to carcinogens and thus long-term follow up is needed to provide a definitive answer,” it added.
NO U.S. TRACKING MECHANISM Hundreds of thousands of people have all-metal hip implants. Since the recall, J&J faces thousands of lawsuits over the failure of its ASR model, which was pulled from the market, and more lawsuits tied to its Pinnacle all-metal device, which is still being used. The United States has no independent registry tracking the performance of medical devices over time, and health regulators are still discussing how manufacturers should follow up on complaints over the all-metal implants. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been monitoring problems with all-metal hip implants and convened a panel of outside advisers earlier this year to discuss their safety. The panel concluded there was little reason for surgeons to use these devices given the risks. Last year, the FDA ordered implant manufacturers to conduct follow-up studies in cases in which an implant’s failure could have serious consequences. Companies were ordered to take blood samples from patients to measure metal ion levels. That analysis has not been completed. The NJR said its latest analysis continues to support conclusions it drew last year showing markedly higher failure rate with metal-on-metal implants. In addition to J&J and Stryker, makers of all-metal hip implants include Smith & Nephew, Zimmer Holdings, Wright Medical and Biomet Inc.
SYRACUSE — A two-week training program from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepared 14 graduates for work on Superfund sites including Onondaga Lake.
Most the graduates will be hired to work on the lake cleanup, according to the EPA. The course prepared students for careers in environmental cleanup and helped them earn certifications in the field.
UPDATE: Mars Inc. has flip-flopped on its fried Mars bar stance, telling BBC Radio Five that it’s “very proud” of the dessert. The company, however, does not have any plans to officially endorse it.
Mars Chocolate U.K. president Fiona Dawson explained that the company’s actions were not maliciously intended:
“This was simply an issue around a patent of origin –- it’s a complicated area of intellectual property rights to be honest — but anything that supports local businesses, local industry and frankly ingenuity has got to be celebrated as well.”
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