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Navy says it is ready to end ban on women in submarines

February 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
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The cost of reconfiguring subs to allow for adequate privacy had been an objection to making the vessels co-ed. STORY HIGHLIGHTS * DoD official: Letters of intent sent to Congress, which has requested briefings * Move toward co-ed subs has no opposition among Navy leaders, official says * Under plan, officers would be first to go co-ed, with women bunking together * Larger, nuclear-powered missile subs would be the first to carry women, official says RELATED TOPICS * U.S. Navy * Robert Gates * Women's Issues Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has notified Congress of plans to allow women to serve aboard submarines, a Defense Department official said Tuesday. Letters of intent were sent Monday to Congress, which has requested briefings on the matter, said the official, who asked not to be identified. There will be no vote on the matter in Congress. The change was recommended by the chief of naval operations and the secretary of the Navy in addition to Gates, the official said, adding that there was no opposition to the move among Navy leaders. A phased approach is being considered under which officers -- who already have separate living quarters -- would be the first to go co-ed, followed by crews, with the women bunking together, the official said. Crew space would have to be modified prior to that happening, the official added. The submarines expected to carry women initially would be the larger ones -- nuclear-power, missile-carrying submarines known as SSBN and SSGN, the official said. Women joined the crews of the Navy's surface ships in 1993, but officials had previously cited limited privacy and the cost of reconfiguring the vessels in arguing against their joining sub crews. Last September, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead described himself as "very comfortable addressing integrating women into the submarine force." "Accommodations are a factor, but not insurmountable," he said. … [Read more...]

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Apple Defends Sexually Explicit App Ban

February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple’s marketing boss defends the company’s decision to pull racey iPhone apps from its App store. In the last few days, Apple has caused an uproar among independent app developers by removing thousands of sexy apps, citing its new policy blocking sexual content. “"It came to the point where we were getting customer complaints from women who found the content getting too degrading and objectionable, as well as parents who were upset with what their kids were able to see," Phil Schiller, Apple’s head of worldwide marketing told the NY Times. One app that was removed is called Wobble iBoobs which allows users to jiggle women’s breasts. Some developers have been told that overtly sexual content, skin, sexual connotations, women in bikinis and anything sexually arousing is now forbidden. However, other apps from Playboy and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition which feature barely naked women in bikinis are still available for download. When asked about the Swimsuit Edition app, Phil said, “"The difference is this is a well-known company with previously published material available broadly in a well-accepted format." This sentiment is a hard pill to swallow for independent app developers who say their apps were approved, then got kicked off the App store without warning. They also say Apple needs to provide more specific guidelines on what it considers to be suitable content for iPhone applications. … [Read more...]

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CED, Night Mobile Announce Joint Venture to Build 4HOTtv.mobi

February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
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SANTA MONICA/LONDON—CED and Night Mobile have announced an agreement to build and operate 4HOTtv.mobi, CED's multi-brand mobile offering. 4HOTtv will feature the best of all CED's affiliate studios in one destination for mobile access, and will also offer subscribers access to NightMobile’s content database of more than 9,000 titles. "This is truly a unique opportunity to bring some of the top studios under one brand," Night Mobile VP JC said. "We are very excited with the opportunity of working with Marc and his team at CED. The consolidation of so many quality studios under one label, providing so much choice, is a sure-fire winner." According to a statement issued Tuesday, the 4HOTtv mobile site will be optimized for all 3G phones and available globally. New studios may sign with CED by invitation only. Only studios, brands, producers and program suppliers with content desirable to the adult mobile consumer are being assembled to create one of the largest selections of adult entertainment offerings in the mobile world. Night Mobile provides mobile infrastructure, branded mobile optimized sites, mobile apps and web apps, content encoding, editing and optimization for all 3G & Wi-Fi handsets. It also provides integrated global billing, reporting and support. To date, Night Mobile has partnered with more than 180 brands in the adult entertainment industry, including major studios, content providers, distributors, magazines, nightclubs and cable TV stations. "The CED mission is to expand the ‘broadcast’ reach for our honored adult program providers and producers worldwide,” said CED president and CEO Marc Bruder. “Cable and DTH pay-per-view, lodging and even the internet VOD avenues eventually all became fragmented and uncontrolled. Mobile exploitation for our adult content suppliers must be focused, regulated, accountable and free from rights abuse and piracy. CED was approached by many companies with the ‘mobile solution’ for our producers, and our unanimous choice to work with was obvious: Night Mobile. We here at CED and our program providers look forward to a mutually long, supportive and lucrative relationship with JC and the outstanding Night Mobile team." CED represents more than 100 producers, studios and brands manufacturing adult programming in the U.S. and internationally, with more than 300 new title releases each month. CED is a major content provider to PlayboyTV-Spice Networks Worldwide, as well as the exclusive adult program supplier to SkyDirecTV Latin American adult services in Mexico and Brazil. Lodging and hospitality systems, cable operators and DTH services in the US, Canada, South America, Europe, Australia and parts of Asia also are supplied by CED. CED's main focus in the worldwide mobile arena is 4HOTtv, for which CED is the exclusive content provider. For more information about CED & 4HOTtv, visit www.4ced.com or contact bruder@brivideo.com. For more information about Night Mobile, visit www.nightmobile.biz … [Read more...]

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FCC: Cost, Digital Literacy Are Main Barriers to Broadband Adoption

February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
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93 million Americans are still without high-speed internet access in their homes WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Communications Commission Tuesday released the results of a nationwide study—the National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey—that assessed the reason why so many millions of Americans are still without broadband connections in their homes. The latest estimate is that one third of the country’s citizens—93 million people—are not connected via high-speed broadband to the internet. The study was conducted as part of the commission's National Broadband Plan, which will be delivered to Congress March 17. According to an announcement issued Tuesday by the FCC, the Plan will detail “a strategy for connecting the country to affordable, world-class broadband. This will be a strategy for U.S. global leadership in high-speed Internet to create jobs and spur economic growth; to unleash new waves of innovation and investment; and to improve education, health care, energy efficiency, public safety, and the vibrancy of our democracy.” “We need to tackle the challenge of connecting 93 million Americans to our broadband future,” FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said. “In the 21st century, a digital divide is an opportunity divide. To bolster American competitiveness abroad and create the jobs of the future here at home, we need to make sure that all Americans have the skills and means to fully participate in the digital economy.” The survey—which interviewed 5,005 adult Americans between Oct. 19 and Nov. 23, 2009—found that of the 35 percent of adult Americans who do not have high-speed internet connections at home, approximately 80 million are adults and 13 million are children over the age of 5. The survey also found that non-adopters usually have more than one barrier that keeps them from having broadband service at home. “Over half of non-adopters, when selecting from a menu of possible barriers to adoption, chose three or more,” the announcement read. “For example, more than half of non-adopters who cited cost also listed reasons relating to digital literacy or relevance.” The three main barriers to broadband adoption are: * Affordability: 36 percent of non-adopters, or 28 million adults, said they do not have home broadband because the monthly fee is too expensive (15 percent), they cannot afford a computer, the installation fee is too high (10 percent), or they do not want to enter into a long-term service contract (9 percent). According to survey respondents, their average monthly broadband bill is $41. * Digital Literacy: 22 percent of non-adopters, or 17 million adults, indicated that they do not have home broadband because they lack the digital skills (12 percent) or they are concerned about potential hazards of online life, such as exposure to inappropriate content or security of personal information (10 percent). * Relevance: 19 percent of non-adopters, or 15 million adults, said they do not have broadband … [Read more...]

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Dalai Lama: China denies problem in Tibet

February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Dalai Lama appears on "Larry King Live" * Tibet's spiritual leader says there's evidence of cultural, religious suppression * Dalai Lama says Tibet doesn't want separation from China, seeks a "middle way" * Chinese have been upset over recent meeting between Dalai Lama, President Obama RELATED TOPICS * Dalai Lama * Tibet * China (CNN) -- China is "denying there is a problem" between its government and Tibet, the Dalai Lama says. In his first interview since his recent controversial meeting with President Obama, the spiritual leader of Tibet told CNN's "Larry King Live" that China claims Tibetans are "very happy ... much, much, much better than previous Tibet." However, he noted that his Tibetan government-in-exile has received information indicating "suppression ... or restrictions" culturally and religiously of the Tibetan people. China rejects Tibetan claims of independence or greater autonomy and claims sovereignty over the area. But the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, told King that Tibetans "are not seeking independence." "That's why we are called middle way," he said. "We complain [about] the presence of policy in Tibet. It is actually very much damaging. ... But [on the] other hand, we also do not want separation from China because ... Tibet [is a] landlocked country, materially backward. Every Tibetan want modernized Tibet, so for that reason, [we] remain within the People's Republic of China." The Dalai Lama met with Obama on Thursday despite strong objections from Chinese government officials. The meeting threatened to further complicate Sino-U.S. tensions, which have been rising in recent months. China warned it would damage Beijing's ties to Washington. Beijing regards the Nobel Peace Prize laureate as a dangerous "separatist" who wishes to sever Tibet from China. "Larry King Live" The Dalai Lama told King he first met Obama when the future president was a young senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was a "very impressive, young politician then," he said of Obama. "As soon as he become president, we had some sort of contact," he said, indicating that Obama expressed sympathy toward Tibet's plight. However, a meeting was postponed due to sensitive talks Obama was conducting with Chinese leaders. "Now this time, despite some difficulties, we had that meeting and [it was a] very pleasant one," he said. The Dalai Lama said he discussed three priorities during the meeting with Obama: "the promotion of human value in order to create a better world," the promotion of religious harmony and his desire for modern education for Tibetan children. He called Obama very receptive to his priorities. Asked whether he thinks often of his homeland, the Dalai Lama said he occasionally conjures up memories of his childhood in Tibet. But after more than 50 years in India, "my body [is] supported by Indian rice and Indian dollar," he said. He sought to deflect attention … [Read more...]

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Sail Through The Courting Phase

February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
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Making the transition from “just dating” to exclusive relationship is like navigating a minefield. More specifically, it’s like navigating an invisible minefield, covered in concertina wire and swarming with poisonous cobras (also invisible). In other words, advancing through the courting phase is hard, and there are innumerable opportunities for the whole thing to blow up in your face. However, with a little effort, and some help from this AM Rule Refresher, you can sail through the courting phase with ease. Using The Guy’s Guide to Romance as your torch to light your path, you'll be able to determine if the woman you’re dating is really your dream girl and we’ll show you how to transition from casual dating to a committed relationship. So, if you want to make your dating life a whole lot easier, take a look at the AM Rule Refresher: Sail Through The Courting Phase. Make sure she’s girlfriend material Before making the leap from promiscuity to exclusivity, you need to determine if the girl you’re seeing is really girlfriend material. As you might expect, the qualities that make a girl a good playmate or bedfellow are not necessarily the same qualities that make her a good girlfriend. So before making a commitment, ask yourself if you trust her? Can you tell her secrets? Do you feel comfortable when she goes out with the girls or socializes with the opposite sex? Does she get along with your friends and family? If you answered “yes” to all of those questions, you might be ready to sail through the courting phase. Make sure you’re boyfriend material Now, before you can sail through the courting phase, you need to be certain you’re up to the task too, Bucko. Don’t enter into a relationship because you think it’s going to be “easier” than trying to pickup every weekend. Women want their men to be unpredictable, which means you’re going to have to put some effort into being spontaneous. You have to be ready to listen to her complain about bad days at work and fights with her mom. You’re expected to notice when she gets a haircut or buys a new dress. If all of this sounds like way too much work, do not pass “GO” do not collect $200. You’re better suited to playing the field. More tips from AM's Rule Refresher on whether she's worth the effort to sail through the courting phase.. Red flags Before entering into a committed relationship, make sure to look long and hard for red flags. Red flags are the little warning signs, the clues that tell you when something about a woman just isn’t right. For example, if she has no life of her own, or if she suggests that finding a man and getting married is her primary goal in life, you could be dealing with the kind of woman who is going to be aggressively clingy and in constant need of attention. Does she pick fights in public or snoop around your apartment? Take heed, friend, because she could be crazy. And if she’s the kind of girl who can’t be ready to go anywhere … [Read more...]

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14 Moments That Define a Relationship

February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Step back to examine just where you are on the road of your relationship and take pleasure in all of your firsts — from first kiss, to fighting to murmuring those three little words. Shared first experiences in come in many forms. But which ones should you relish and remember and which ones are just you being mushy over? In relationship world, we say they all count. Here are our top 14 relationship firsts. 1. The First Talk Until Dawn Astronomers say it takes just over eight minutes for light from the sun to reach the earth. And that's about how long it feels you've been talking, though it's been over eight hours. "My God, look at the time!" you both say, cursing the violet sky. But it's a good sign if all you want to do is talk for a few million more trips into space and back. 2. The First Kiss We know: Duh. But how could we not mention that Big Red moment? It's like no other feeling in the world. 3. When He Introduces You As "My Girlfriend" It's so utterly high school that the title still straightens your spine. But how can it not? You're now officially pinned, picked, branded, wanted. 4. The First Morning After Some guys you wouldn't share a beet salad with, let alone a whole night. "You want coffee?" he asks the next morning, tossing the duvet your way as he pads to the kitchen. "Please," he's saying by the ease of his actions, "stay". 5. The First "I Love You" Jessica Simpson seems content to proclaim her love through national magazines. For the rest of us, though, the moment is fraught with anxiety: What if he stares at us blankly? What if we're saying it too soon, and ... Sorry, what was that? You do? Oh, thank God. 6. The First "We" The first time you write "we" in an e-mail to your friends — and they don't write back, "We? Who the heck is we?" 7. The First Time You Fight (and Make Up) Let's be honest: If you never fight, someone's not speaking up. Consider it like an oil change: a healthy way to clean out gunk so you can get back to the joy ride. 8. The First Trip Together What better way to gauge how you'll fare on your journey through life than to see how you survive hours of snaking security lines? It's also when you establish who'll get the window seat for the duration of your relationship — so act fast, woman. 9. First Grocery-Shopping Trip Together You know how his lips taste after a workout and a cold beer. You know to give him five minutes alone when he shakes his head in a "work sucked" kind of way. But to watch this man slip a family-size Fruit Loops into the basket with a dopey grin on his face — that's when you realize you still have worlds to learn about each other. 10. The First Time You Get Control of His Car/Remote/iPod Seriously, you don't know how hard it is for him to hand over something he worships so much. Not as much as he worships you, of course, but close. Scary close. 11. The First Time You See a Future with Him Some women could imagine having a future with the guys in a J. Crew catalog. But with … [Read more...]

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EXXXotica Expo Returns to Miami Beach in May

February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The show, set for May 14-16 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, will bring together many big names in adult PHILADELPHIA, Pa./MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Victory Tradeshow Management, the producers of the EXXXotica Expo, are set to bring their adult consumer event back to the Miami Beach Convention Center. The show dates are May 14-16. The EXXXotica Expo, presented by HotMovies.com, has become an annual staple to the South Florida area. Averaging nearly 20,000 attendees annually, the event celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. Since 2006, EXXXotica has brought the biggest names in adult to South Beach, including Jenna Jameson, Tera Patrick, Jesse Jane, Ron Jeremy, Stormy Daniels, Sasha Grey, Bree Olson, Jenna Haze, Jessica Drake, Savanna Samson, Gina Lynn, Teagan Presley and hundreds of others. The 2010 edition of Exxxotica will continue in that tradition, drawing top stars in XXX to the party capital of the world. ADVERTISEMENT Highlights of the show will once again include Genesis magazine’s Fantasy Island attraction, where fans can meet their favorite stars from adult films. Some of the names already confirmed for EXXXotica’s Fantasy Island include Digital Playground’s Jesse Jane; Adam & Eve contract stars Teagan Presley, Bree Olson and Alexis Ford; adult stars Jenna Haze, Sunny Leone, Gina Lynn and Alexis Texas; AVN Best New Starlet winner Kagney Linn Karter; and Jersey Shore XXX star Taryn Thomas—with more names to come. In all, at least 20 major performers will be featured. This year’s show will also feature the South Beach debut of the Legends of EXXXotica—“an adult movie hall of fame come to life,” say organizers. Some of the personalities already scheduled to appear include Lisa Ann, Seka, Raylene, Taylor Wane, Sean Michaels and Mr. Marcus. “It seems like yesterday that EXXXotica was just a thought in our head, and to see the way that it has grown over the past five years is amazing,” said J. Handy, director of Victory Tradeshow Management. “South Beach has really embraced EXXXotica, and we’re looking forward to many years to come.” Exxxotica gives fans the opportunity not only to meet hundreds of stars but also to browse the latest products and services from more than 150 exhibitors, including HotMovies.com, Clips4Sale.com, MyFreeCams.com, men’s magazines Genesis and Club, and the World Erotic Art Museum. The fan-friendly event also offers attendees the chance to “celebrate sexy” with dozens of interactive shows and events. A packed schedule on the entertainment stage is highlighted by the Ms. EXXXotica Competition, in which local beauties will vie for a $1,000 prize. An educational seminar series is designed to inform attendees, while the expo’s trademark EXXXotica Hotties will do their best to distract them, putting on shows all around the massive center. Fans are also invited to purchase a pass to the VIP Lounge, which will feature music, hot girls and top-shelf cocktails—as well as providing … [Read more...]

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France Flirts with ISP-Level Censorship

February 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
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The once-sexy country follows China and Australia in enacting a heretofore unheard of level of internet censorship PARIS—The French are about to break the world’s heart. The country known for its love of all things sexy is on the verge of passing legislation that will filter internet traffic, ostensibly with the goal of preventing images of child sexual abuse from getting through. “The bill is a mishmash of unrelated measures, boosting the amount the police spend on ‘security,’ multiplying penalties for counterfeiting checks or credit cards, increasing use of CCTV cameras, extending access to the police national DNA database and authorizing the seizure of vehicles driven without a license,” reported PCWorld. “Among the measures dealing with the internet, it seeks to criminalize online identity theft, allow police to tap internet connections as well as phone lines during investigations, and target child pornography by ordering ISPs to filter Internet connections.” Critics of the new law are concerned that sites that do not contain illegal content will be filtered out inadvertently and also that the list of filtered content will grow once the ability to do so is in place, something the French president has indicated he would consider supporting. “French President Nicolas Sarkozy has already made it clear that he would like to see ISPs play a far greater role in clamping down on the Internet,” wrote Nate Anderson for Ars Technica. “In a January speech in which Sarkozy styled himself a ‘patron’ of the French arts, he praised the new ‘three strikes’ law his administration championed (and passed into law last year).” "The more we automatically 'depollute' networks and servers from all sources of piracy, the less it will be necessary to resort to measures imposed on the 'Internautes' [French Internet users],” Sarkosy said. “We must therefore try, without delay, filtering devices." According to Anderson, France “will now have one of the toughest censorship regimes of any robust democracy in the Western hemisphere—though Australia is giving France a good run for its money on the worldwide stage.” And let’s not forget about China or Iran, two governments that continue to flaunt their roles as enemies of free speech. Without a democratic process hampering the oppression of their citizenry, they would seem to enjoy an advantage as the World Censorship Olympics continue on unabated. As George Orwell so intuitively knew, however, a democracy hell bent upon the suppression of its own people can quickly and ably leapfrog past even the most violent and totalitarian of regimes. … [Read more...]

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Intelius Sued by Adult Website Operator for Infringement

February 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
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HENDERSON, Nev. — An adult website operator has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Intelius, a national company that sells online screening services and verification checks for individuals and corporations. DCAEV Inc. runs a website called DateCheck.com, which provides screening for various adult oriented dating and escort services. DCAEV says it owns trademark rights to the phrase “date check.” The lawsuit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, claims Intelius has infringed on the “date check” trademark by selling “date check” online services and a similar verification service application for iPhones as well as non-iPhone platforms such as Android and Blackberry. “We were surprised to see this application launched, but we are very confident in our allegations and hope to get it worked out,” DCAEV attorney Larry Walters told XBIZ. In addition, the lawsuit claims Intelius’ use of the “date check” mark are certain or likely to cause confusion and deception as to the origin of the service. The lawsuit includes claims of unfair competition and deceptive trade practices. The lawsuit seeks declaratory and injuctive relief and damages based on Intelius’ willful infringement of the plaintiff’s registered and common law trademark. … [Read more...]

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