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Aug 28
Nintendo Wii U owners were most likely aware The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD was set to be released this October, but an official release date was never announced by Nintendo. That all changes today as the publisher has just announced the title will be made available in North America on October 4. (more…)
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Aug 28
Last weekend I had the distinct honor of representing Autostraddle Dot Com at the biennial Butch Voices conference in Oakland, CA. In case you missed my breathless preview article, Butch Voices strives to “enhance and sustain the well-being of all women, female-bodied and trans-identified individuals who are Masculine of Center by providing programs that build community, positive visibility and empower us to advocate for our whole selves inclusive of and beyond our gender identity and sexual orientation.”
Shepherding me through this tough-on-the-outside-soft-on-the-inside odyssey was Butch Voices board member Meg McEachin who, in addition to planning, organizing, and executing this entirely volunteer-run event AND fielding all of my pressing questions about lanyards, is also an Outreach Coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, which as I’m sure you can imagine has been a heckuva job lately. So let’s all take a moment to appreciate Meg, this is Meg:
Aug 28
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has charged, a month before elections, that struggling Greece should never have been allowed into the eurozone, blaming her political rivals for letting it happen.
She heaped blame for Europe’s debt and recession troubles on her centre-left opponents, saying that while in government, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) had contributed to creating the causes of the crisis.
“The crisis emerged over many years, through founding errors in the euro — for example, Greece should not have been admitted into the euro area,” Merkel said to scattered applause at a campaign event Tuesday in the northern town of Rendsburg, footage from news channel ntv showed.
The conservative leader reiterated that her predecessor, SPD chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, had in 2001 consented to Greece’s entry and to weakening the currency bloc’s stability pact, decisions she labelled “fundamentally wrong”.
Last Saturday, on her whirlwind campaign tour, she also attacked the SPD, saying: “We don’t need to be told by the people who admitted Greece into the euro-area that today we have problems with Greece.”
The eurozone crisis and the bill German taxpayers may have to foot for it have become divisive issues in an otherwise lacklustre campaign ahead of the September 22 vote, in which Merkel remains the favourite to lead the next government.
Aug 28
It’s not often that you hear about a device – what’s essentially a high-powered toy – breaking records flying across international waters. That’s what’s happened this week, though, as Parrot engineers have successfully programmed their AR.Drone 2.0 to fly across the Bosphorus Straight in Turkey – that’s more than a kilometer – with a single […]
Aug 28
Syria Evacuates Most Army Buildings In Damascus In Preparation For Western Military Strike: Residents
Posted in: Today's ChiliBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis
AMMAN, Aug 28 (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces appear to have evacuated most personnel from army and security command headquarters in central Damascus in preparation for a Western military strike, residents and opposition sources said on Wednesday.
U.S.-led air or missile strikes on Syria look all but certain after the United States and European and Middle Eastern allies blamed a suspected poison gas attack that killed hundreds in the city on Aug 21 on President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
Aug 28
Stella & Dot Founder Jessica Herrin: I’m ‘Living My One Precious Life In Accordance With My Values’
Posted in: Today's ChiliWhat does it take to get to the top — without losing your center? Our “Making It Work” series profiles successful, dynamic women who are standouts in their fields, peeling back the “hows” of their work and their life, taking away lessons we can all apply to our own.
When Jessica Herrin started selling jewelry out of her living room, everyone thought she was crazy. She was a Dell executive at the time and already a proven e-commerce entrepreneur. At 24, she had co-founded the site that eventually became WeddingChannel.com. “All of my friends and family were like, ‘What on earth are you doing?'” she told the Huffington Post. “I [said], ‘Trust me. This is going to be fantastic.'”
She has since built her living room trunk shows into Stella & Dot, a direct-sales jewelry company valued at $450 million. The business model resembles the commission-based social shopping and home entrepreneurship models of old — think Tupperware parties and Mary Kay reps — merged with ecommerce, marketed via social media. The jewelry is chic — you can picture most of it being sold at boutiques in New York or L.A. — but the most compelling aspect of Stella & Dot, especially for the women who become sales reps or “stylists,” may be the way Herrin has positioned the company as an instrument for social good.
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Aug 28
Rupert Murdoch is getting into the wine business.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the media mogul has closed on Moraga Vineyards, an estate and winery, in Los Angeles’s Bel Air neighborhood for $28.8 million. The 13-acre property includes vineyards and a wine cave, in addition to a 7,500 square-foot home, guest house and 4,400 square-foot office.
Murdoch plans to continue operating the winery, which produces about 1,500 cases a year. “He’s excited about learning the wine-making business,” listing agent Jim Kline told the Wall Street Journal.
Aug 28
If only we could all have an office in the clouds.
Fortunately, a new blog post from Instagram is showcasing extreme mountaineers and the breathtaking images they witness among nature’s skyscrapers. The social network is featuring shots from Jimmy Chin, Anson Fogel, Tim Kemple, Renan Ozturk and Alex Honnold, all climbers and filmmakers with Camp4Collective.
Take a look at some of their amazing shots below, and follow them on Instagram to get your daily fix of adrenaline and awe.
Aug 28
When it comes to planning for retirement or prepping for their next vacation, most Americans choose the later.
“Planning for retirement is overwhelming and not as fun, so of course they are going to plan something that is more immediate and put off planning for the future,” says Larry Rosenthal, financial advisor for ING Financial Partners, referencing the company’s recent informal poll showing Americans spent more time this summer talking about and planning their vacation than their retirement.
But you can’t blame consumers for the priorities. Most financial experts admit retirement planning is one of the toughest financial challenges we face in life, but it’s necessary.
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