Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) earned a slow clap from his colleagues during an impassioned speech against the Student Success Act, a bill passed by the House Friday.
When Miller was told that his time to speak against the bill had run out, he shouted, “No! You know who’s running out of time? Children are running out of time in this nation.”
Watch the moment above.
Miley Cyrus wants you to know she doesn’t have a care in the world, all she’s worried about is her business. And, as a savvy businesswoman, she’s letting you know that while flashing her washboard abs and underboob. Because Miley.
Cyrus took to Twitter today to persuade more and more Smilers to follow her on the social network, promising that if she reaches 13 million followers (she’s at 12.8 million at the moment) she will unveil her album title. Despite being one the world’s biggest pop stars, Cyrus has been trying to reach 13 million for over a week now.
The 20-year-old singer seems to be a big fan of the underboob lately, giving her fans (and innocent passersby) a glimpse of her ta tas on a regular basis.
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Apple is set to release an updated version of its Apple Store app for the iPhone and iPod Touch on Tuesday that will promote content from the App Store, the iTunes Store, and the iBookstore, with some of it free for a limited time, a report says.
Blog 9to5 Mac cites an unnamed source in reporting that the new app has been tweaked to be more in keeping with the interfaces of the iOS 6 versions of the three aforementioned content apps and to promote those apps. It’s also, of course, meant to juice direct-from-Apple sales of the iPhone and other hardware.
Among other things, the Apple Store app lets customers buy products from the app and either pick them up at an Apple Store or have them shipped.
Sources tell the blog that the app makeover is also part of a new initiative at Apple’s brick-and-mortar outlets: “When a new iOS device is sold, Apple employees will be encouraged to install the new Apple Store app on the newly purchased device” as a way of increasing the number of Apple customers who are aware of the Apple Store app, 9to5 Mac reports. The blog says only about 20 percent of customers know about the app at this point.
We’ve asked Apple to comment on the report and will update this piece if we hear back.
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A huge Saturday of geek news just got a little bigger. According to THR, Warner Bros. is set to release the Justice League movie in 2017.
“Justice League” would follow the Superman and Batman film that the studio is planning for 2015, as well as a screen adaptation of The Flash in 2016. The Los Angeles Times was first to report the Superman and Batman film — which may have the title of “The World’s Finest” — with THR confirming that news. “Man of Steel” star Henry Cavill will return as Superman for that feature with Zack Snyder once again directing. Which star will take over for Christian Bale as Batman remains to be seen.
“Justice League” was originally rumored to have a 2015 release date.
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Story by Lizzie Schiffman, courtesy of DNAinfo Chicago
Maude Harlow has seen and done a lot in her 103 years, but despite a lifetime spent dreaming of extravagant shopping sprees on State Street, she had never set foot in Chicago until Friday.
Her hospice care service, Passages Hospice, wanted to help her finish her “bucket list.” So on Friday, the health care company’s philanthropic arm, Hospice Dreams, partnered with Macy’s to make Harlow’s dream come true.
You are what you wear. Sometimes, you can send the loudest of messages without saying a single word. You can let your clothes do all the talking instead.
For example, take the Twitter Dress developed by creative agency Deportivo. This isn’t the first dress that displays tweets, although it’s the first one that’s political in nature.
The dress was created to help Sweden’s youth get their voices heard at Almedalen Week, which is an annual political summit where thousands of politicians, celebrities, and PR people will converge to attend seminars, discuss issues, and talk politics. Deportivo worked with youth organization Crossing Borders in the creation of the dress, which you can see in action in the Vine animation below:
Crossing Borders recruited 30 “ambassadors” to wear the dress before the summit began. Their goal was to get the organization’s concerns out there by catching the attention of people who can actually do something about it – in this case, the people in attendance at Almedalen.
After the summit, Deportivo’s Stefan Ronge reported: “The Twitter Dress got a pledge from the minister of equality, Maria Arnholm, on addressing the issue of mandatory education on gender equality for Swedish teachers.”
[via The Daily Dot via C|NET]
Welcome to the weekend! We brought snacks! OK, not snacks, but we do have a selection of postical delicacies for you to sample. Try some reasons we’re not ready for smartwatches yet, or get a taste of Netflix’s crazy cropping. Wash it down with a shot of Neverwet and a Liquidmetal iPhone chaser. Chow time!
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Betting on Mozilla’s mobile operating system? There’s a good chance, then, that you’re kicking around a Geeksphone, one of the few devices known for running Firefox OS. Owners of the company’s Keon and Peak handsets can now manually upgrade their devices to Firefox 1.1, which — according to enthusiasts on the Geeksphone forums and Twitter — speeds up boot times, patches an assortment of bugs and tacks on minor navigational and display improvements. Naturally, users interested in trying the build will have to download and flash it themselves. Unsure how to proceed? Check out the Geeksphone forums link at the adjacent source link for tips.
Filed under: Cellphones
Source: GeeksPhone, Twitter
We delete files all the time to free up space, or to get rid of pesky evidence, but the whole process is a lot more complicated than it seems from the outside. When you go to "delete" something, you’re just pressing the start button on a much more involved, much more random process. So what actually happens to that data?
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There are plenty of audio systems available for your home, but not all of them look as beautiful as this console from Ruark Audio. It’s got lots of retro appeal, and will look awesome in a number of different decors.
The Ruark Audio R7 has a stylish look, that seems to be inspired from some hifi gear from the 1960s. It comes wrapped in walnut veneer and can stand on black lacquer legs. The center console is made from aluminum and glass. It houses a DAB+/FM/Internet radio, CD and MP3 player. Like many newer audio devices, it can stream music wirelessly over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
There’s a removable remote, called a RotoDial, that lets you control the console from anywhere in your home. The console has two drivers, an eight-inch subwoofer, and 160W of power from its class A-B linear amplifiers. It’s also got inputs for auxiliary digital or analog audio sources.
The Ruark Audio R7 will be available this fall for £2,000 (~$3,052 USD).
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