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Facebook CEO: Keep private life out of lawsuit

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg says a lawsuit by a man who claims to own a huge chunk of the popular social networking website is seeking to uncover needless details about his private life. Zuckerberg is fighting a civil lawsuit filed by Paul Ceglia, an upstate New York resident who claims an 84 percent stake in the privately-held company, believed to be worth several billion dollars. Ceglia, an owner of a wood pellet fuel company who lives in Wellsville, New York, is trying to return the case to a New York state court, after Zuckerberg moved it to federal court. "They filed this remand motion to harass defendants under the pretext of obtaining jurisdictional discovery into Zuckerberg's private life," lawyers for Zuckerberg said in a Monday filing in the federal court in Buffalo, New York. Ceglia alleged in a June 30 lawsuit that a 2003 contract with Zuckerberg entitles him to control of Facebook. Forbes magazine in March estimated Zuckerberg is worth $4 billion. Federal courts can hear cases from parties in different states. Zuckerberg, 26, considers himself a California citizen, while Ceglia said both men are New Yorkers. "The higher the stakes, the more likely you want to take advantage of procedural moves to improve your chances of winning, or settling on the most favorable terms," said Adam Steinman, a professor at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. Steinman said "conventional wisdom" is often that defendants prefer federal court to state court, because cases might be dismissed faster or less likely to reach juries. "There could also be a 'home-field' advantage if a state judge were more sympathetic to a local plaintiff," he said. It is unclear what details Ceglia hopes to uncover, or Zuckerberg wants to keep from being revealed. Zuckerberg, a Dobbs Ferry, New York native, launched Facebook in February 2004 as a Harvard University sophomore. He dropped out after that year and moved to California. Now based in Palo Alto, California, Facebook said it has more than 500 million users and 1,600 employees. Terry Connors, a partner at Connors & Vilardo LLP in Buffalo who represents Ceglia, said he expects to respond to Zuckerberg's allegations in a court filing within two weeks. A lawyer for Facebook referred a call to an outside spokesman, who did not immediately return a call for comment. In June, Zuckerberg said he had no date to take Facebook public. The next month, he told ABC News he was "quite sure" there was no contract ceding Facebook ownership rights. A hearing on Ceglia's lawsuit is set for October 13. The case is Ceglia v. Zuckerberg et al, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, No. 10-00569. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Derek Caney) … [Read more...]

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Iraq ‘independent’ as US combat operations end

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Iraq's prime minister has said the country is "independent" as the US formally ends combat operations. Nouri Maliki said the country's security forces would now deal with all threats, domestic or other. US Vice-President Joe Biden is in Iraq on an unannounced visit ahead of the official end of the mission, at midnight (2100 GMT) on Tuesday. In the US, President Barack Obama is due to deliver a televised address about Iraq to the American people. Struggle for Iraq * In pictures: Seven years of war * Iraq war in figures * Bittersweet memories for Iraqis * Shrunken superpower "Iraq today is sovereign and independent," Mr Maliki told Iraqis in a televised address. "Our security forces will take the lead in ensuring security and safeguarding the country and removing all threats that the country has to weather, internally or externally." The last US combat brigade left Iraq nearly two weeks ago, well ahead of the 31 August target set by President Obama to cut the number of US troops in Iraq below 50,000. Around 50,000 US troops will remain in Iraq and will focus on supporting Iraqi forces. They will not participate in combat missions without a request from the Iraqi authorities, or if they are acting in self-defence. The new Iraqi Air Force is still in its infancy, says the BBC's Hugh Sykes in Baghdad. It is almost exclusively American planes and helicopters which provide air cover for Iraqi ground operations when they are asked to, our correspondent adds. All US forces must be gone by the end of next year. … [Read more...]

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Hurricane Earl moves away from Puerto Rico, could impact U.S.

August 31, 2010 By 1 Comment

STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Earl is a Category 4 hurricane with 135 mph (215 kph) winds * The hurricane may dump more rain on the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico * Earl may affect the U.S. east coast by Friday RELATED TOPICS * Hurricanes and Cyclones * Atlantic Ocean * National Hurricane Center Is Hurricane Earl affecting you? Share images and information with CNN iReport. (CNN) -- Hurricane Earl continues its forceful journey across the Atlantic Ocean, packing 135 mph (215 kph) winds and moving toward the east coast of the United States. As of 4 a.m. ET Tuesday, the Category 4 hurricane was about 150 miles (240 km) north-northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Earl was headed west-northwest at about 13 mph (21 kph). The cyclone is expected to turn northwest later Tuesday and could approach the North Carolina coast by Thursday night or Friday morning. Earl could dump another 1 to 2 inches of rain on parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday, the weather center said. In areas of higher elevations, the hurricane could leave a total of 12 inches of rain. "These rains could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides," the hurricane center said. On Monday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency urged residents to prepare for severe weather, as Earl could affect states up and down the East Coast by the end of this week. FEMA said the public can visit the website Ready.gov to learn how to prepare for a hurricane. Tips include developing a family communications plan, putting together a kit with 72 hours of food and water and staying informed of risks in the area. … [Read more...]

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Google’s priority inbox aims to conquer e-mail overload

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Google has updated Gmail with a feature that aims to reduce information overload in e-mail inboxes. Called priority inbox it automatically grades e-mail into four categories: important, important and unread, starred items and everything else. Experts believe less time sifting through e-mail will make people more productive. Google said the product acts like your "personal assistant helping you focus on the messages that matter". "There are a lot of signals in any message that indicate importance," Keith Coleman, Gmail director told BBC News. "Basic indicators include if this message is from someone you write to a lot or reply to a lot. Another category is terms - if the word Viagra is in the message, it is indicative of junk mail. And a third factor is something known as static features. That is if the message has been sent to you directly or to you and other people or a list of people." Google said the feature "gets smarter" the more a user uses it as it learns what is important to an individual. There is a plus or minus tool within the feature to boost or reduce the priority status of a message. This allows the product to learn which electronic communications matter more than others. "Our hope is that people can regain time and attention and not feel the need to constantly check e-mail in the middle of meetings," said Mr Coleman. "We want people to walk away from e-mail and focus on what they are doing at that moment like thinking or reading, spending time with the family or taking part in a meeting. We hope this gives people a little more sanity and physical time in their day." Information overload Various studies have shown that people are being weighed down by the number of e-mails flowing into their inboxes. The Radicati Group has said that in 2010, 294 billion e-mails are sent each day with the typical corporate user sending and receiving about 110 messages a day. Gmail priority settings The new priority inbox is optional Hi-tech giant Intel estimated back in 2007 that the impact of information overload at up to eight hours a week. Douglas Merrill understands the problem all too well. The former chief information officer at Google is the author of "Getting organised in the Google Era" and lectures on the topics of organisation, innovation and information technology. "E-mail is a great tool, but also a key contributor to overload. There are about 1.5 billion mail users worldwide, and almost 1 million (non-spam) e-mails sent each second. That works out at roughly 250Gb of mail per second, which is the equivalent of 2,000 hardcover books. "That's a lot of mail. You can't possibly read or process it all. You will stress your brain beyond capacity," Mr Merrill told the BBC. Google worked onthe product internally for about 18 months and tested it on its own employees in a process known as "dog fooding". Early results were encouraging said Google's Mr Coleman. "We have seen people who use priority … [Read more...]

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Meet 32HH Internet Sensation Jordan Carver

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OK - what does this have to do with news, nothing!!!! But I was working this morning and it "hit" me!!! In no time, and seemingly out of nowhere, zaftig Bavarian fraulein Jordan Carver has shot to the top of the heap of curvaceous internet models. It’s no mystery why—she’s pinup-pretty, full of spirit and proud of her 32HH Hindenbergs. As we learned, there’s more to the 24-year-old stunner than meets the eye—and what meets the eye is quite a lot to begin with. YOU’RE FROM MUNICH IN BAVARIA, BUT YOU HAVE ITALIAN ROOTS. WHAT PARTS OF YOUR PERSONALITY ARE GERMAN, AND WHAT PARTS ARE ITALIAN? Well, that’s a great question. I think I have some of the typical German stereotypes like timeliness, tidiness and accuracy. But it’s a good mix with my Italian behavior—which is temperamental and all about amore. WHAT MAKES GERMAN WOMEN SO BEAUTIFUL? Hmm, I don’t find German women to be beautiful and sexy. Most of them loon uncomfortable or unimpressive. WHAT MAKES ITALIAN WOMEN SO BEAUTIFUL? Italian women look beautiful solely because of how they live their life. Jordan CarverDO EUROPEANS GET AS EXCITED ABOUT REALLY BIG BOOBS AS AMERICANS DO? Absolutely not, especially in Germany. They are small-minded, so to speak. WHO ARE THE MOST BOOB-CRAZY MEN ON THE PLANET? I was in London a couple of weeks ago and I must say: British men are boob-crazy! It was very amusing. You won’t believe what some guys will do just to take a second look at my boobs. HOW DO YOU SAY “ENORMOUS BOOBS” IN GERMAN? Ha! Mostly the guys say moepse, titten and hupen but I don’t really like those words. WHEN YOU GO OUT TO A CLUB OR BAR, WHAT SORT OF OUTFITS DO YOU WEAR? It’s not my style to go out like a nun. I always wear high heels and a sexy dress. HAVE YOUR BREASTS EVER POPPED OUT IN PUBLIC? Actually, yes—it happens a lot when I’m shooting pictures. And if it happens when we’re shooting in a public place—well, here you go boys, enjoy! IN BED, DO MEN PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO YOUR BOOBS? Yes, they do. I can promise you I have many other charms. IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD BETTER THAN BIG BOOBS? Yes, of course. But for me they’re the most important thing since I turned out to a big-boobed glamour and lingerie model. And I guess my fans agree. HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN SO BUSTY? Until I was 14, I was a little chicken. Everyone laughed at me because of my flat chest. After summer vacation, when I turned 15, they laughed no more! MOST HANDSOME MAN IN THE WORLD: There are some cuties out there—Dwayne Johnson is hot, for example. But I’m really not sure if he is the most handsome out there. SEXIEST PART OF A MAN’S BODY: The upper body. I especially like a hairy, muscular chest. A MAN WILL IMPRESS ME IF HE: Is cultured A MAN WILL TURN ME ON IF HE: Can match his clothing A MAN WILL DISAPPOINT ME IF HE: Is rude or too shy MY FAVORITE UNDERWEAR: Is from Bravissimo and not really sexy. It’s kind of a “grandma” … [Read more...]

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5 Classic Adult Films That Made History

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Pornography used to be illegal in the United States. Hard to imagine, but true. Like a world without flowers, pretty birds, or Megan Fox, the world without porn was a cold and ugly place. But thankfully something happened to change that: millions of stoned hippies getting naked, annihilating cultural taboos, and initiating a sexual revolution that some would say culminated in the 1970?s when feature pornos were actually taken as serious cinema. This phenomenon was referred to as Porno Chic and for the continuing education of our readers, we offer you the 5 most noteworthy classics of that era. 1. Deep Throat – The tender story of a woman plagued with a rare medical condition: her clitoris is located in the back of her throat! Although her doctor thinks it’s strange, he doesn’t hesitate to give her a remedy. He decides the obvious treatment is for her to perform fellatio as much as possible. Makes sense to us. It also made sense to hundreds of thousands of other people and it is credited with being the number one grossing porno of all time. It was also funded with Mob money, which could partly account for the large piles of cash that would get laundered through the Mob run theatres. 2. Debbie Does Dallas – One of the best known adult movies of all time, Debbie Does Dallas is misnamed, as Debbie does not do anybody named Dallas or anybody in the city of Dallas. Or in all of Texas, for that matter. As the story goes, Debbie’s cheerleading squad are trying to raise money to pay for Debbie’s trip to Dallas so she can try out for the “Dallas Cowgirls” squad. They swear off sex, but soon discover the oldest profession is also the easiest. And quickest. And quite convenient since they are having sex with everybody anyways. But despite all the sex and money changing hands for various favors, the girls never set foot Texas. 3. Behind the Green Door – Possibly the first psychedelic porn movie, Behind the Green Door featured some trippy cinematography, including a 7 minute slow-motion spooge-in-air sequence as well as the first real focus on ”Money Shots.’ A recent movie telling the story of the makers of the film, the Mitchell brothers, stars brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez (“X-Rated”, 2000). Overall, Behind The Green Door grossed over 25 million dollars in sales, making it one of the most popular adult films of all time. And, it was even screened at the Cannes Film Festival. 4. The Devil in Miss Jones – One of the more serious attempts at film, The Devil in Miss Jones begins with a suicide: Miss Jones, a lonely spinster is seen laying in a bathtub with slit wrists. Not the start of your typical porn. Miss Jones is then confronted by some sort of angel that tells her since she committed suicide, she will not be able to enter Heaven, but will instead spend all eternity in Purgatory/Limbo. Naturally, she thinks that kind of sucks and so begs the angel to allow her to earn her place in hell. The … [Read more...]

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5 Reasons You’re Not Dating Smarter Women

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Let’s face it, try as we might, most of us get stuck across the table from a date who does not know CNN from MTV. The truth is, it’s not the fault of the girl with the bleach blonde hair and fake boobs, it’s yours! Here are five reasons you aren’t dating women with an IQ higher than their age. Aqua-Velva 5. You bathe in Aqua Velva If you walk down the street and bugs drop dead around you, you are using too much cologne or body spray. The only women attracted by the scent of a man who just walked out of a vat of Axe body spray are the ones who have drank to much to be able to smell anything. Hair-Gel 4. You own an industrial sized box of hair product If you spend an hour of your evening getting your hair to look like the kids’ from Growing Up Gotti, you’re going to get the same type of girls that they do. Leave the fauxhawk at home and spend more time not looking like an ass. Snot-Bubble 3. You have the interests of a 10-year-old Usually the problem lies in the conversations that you have with girls. If you keep rambling about how awesome NASCAR is, or are too distracted by her boobs to notice that she has been talking about how her role model is Paris Hilton, you’re setting yourself up to date a doorknob. Heidi-Montag 2. Big Boobs = Small Brains It is one of the most basic rules of life, probably created by the ancient Greek Philosophers. Chicks who walk around with their boobs hanging out at clubs likely do not have a book club they have to attend the next day. Mensa 1. Mensa candidates don’t hang out at $1 beer ladies night If you are tolling the bars to find a girl that won’t put you to sleep everytime that she opens her mouth then maybe you’re better off dating dumber girls to make yourself feel better. The only girl you’re going to find in a bar is one that will call you a month later and tell you to get yourself checked. … [Read more...]

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Free Speech Motion Hones In On False 2257 Arguments

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PHILADELPHIA—It's been just under a week since the Free Speech Coalition, on behalf of itself and 14 co-plaintiffs, filed its Motion to Reconsider under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e) Judge Michael Baylson's dismissal of its complaint targeting the federal recordkeeping and labeling laws, 18 U.S.C. §§2257 and 2257A—and the motion focuses on the constitutional problems with the laws with laser-beam accuracy. The motion, filed by FSC's attorneys J. Michael Murray and Lorraine R. Baumgardner and prepared with substantial input from FSC Board member and constitutional scholar Reed Lee, is largely an expansion of the argument Lee set forth in an interview with AVN just after Judge Baylson's Memorandum of Dismissal was filed in late July. "Since the record keeping scheme, as implemented here, potentially criminal­izes the com­mun­i­cation of an over­whelming amount of otherwise lawful expression (which re­mains fully protected by the First Amend­ment) ... it cannot with­stand even intermediate con­sti­tutional scrutiny," the motion begins. "The bur­dens which it imposes upon speakers who produce or reproduce no child pornography at all and, even more importantly, on expression which is not, in fact, child pornography are very serious; and Congress may not substantially burden protected expression merely because it may resemble unprotected expression," the motion continues, referencing Justice Anthony Kennedy's opinion in FSC's challenge to the Child Pornography Prevention Act (CPPA). [Citations removed here and below] As readers will recall, intermediate scrutiny, as the name implies, assumes that the speech restriction in question is content-neutral—that is, it does not directly target the content of the speech being regulated (although in fact 2257 and 2257A clearly do)—and requires the government merely to prove that the statutes are narrowly tailored to further a significant governmental interest, do so in a way that does not directly target the content of the speech itself, and leave open ample alternative avenues of expression for the type of speech being regulated. FSC's 28-page motion first analyzes the "narrow tailoring" question, and focuses on "the precise governmental interest against which the challenge legisla­tion is to be measured." "This Court, for instance, has quite properly determined that the Government’s interest is in combating 'the use of children in the production of pornography,' thereby 'fighting against the sexual exploitation of children'," the motion states. "To be sure, legislation may directly implement narrower, derivative interests: suppressing child pornography serves the broader interest of protecting against exploitation the children who would be depicted, and banning even false advertising of child pornography serves the broader interest by promoting the ban on child pornography, and so on. Each of these narrower interests may properly serve as the gauge against which … [Read more...]

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Kristina Rose Stars in King Fantastic Music Video

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LOS ANGELES — Adult performer Kristina Rose stars in a sexy new music video for the rap duo King Fantastic in which she dances and lip-synchs to a naughty song called “Why? Where? What?” Rose connected with King Fantastic and West Coast rapper Killer Reese One through mainstream photographer Lani Lee, who has shot Rose for various projects including the Two in The Shirt clothing company. In the video, Rose sashays around a luxurious mansion smashing plates and vases and basically wreaking havoc while she lip-synchs the racy lyrics. Then she does an entertaining shower tease that leaves little to the imagination. The video has generated a steady buzz on various music blogs and hip-hop sites. “It was a lot of fun,” Rose told XBIZ. “They had a pretty clear vision of what they wanted to do for the video. I picked out the wardrobe, that was mine. They gave me an idea what they wanted and then they just let me do my thing.” Rose said she learned the rap by listening to the song daily leading up to the shoot. “Everybody seems to like it,” she said. “I want to do more music videos. That’s my new thing. It was really fun. I got to smash stuff and mess up this million-dollar home up in Bel Air. It was just another great day at work.” The song is from King Fantastic’s debut album titled Finger Snaps and Gun Claps. To celebrate the video, King Fantastic is doing its first live show this Wednesday night at Crazy Girls at 1433 N. La Brea Ave. Rose has emerged as one of the top performers in adult entertainment with numerous critically acclaimed gonzo titles on her resume. Among her credits are Elegant Angel's "Performers of the Year 2010," "Kristina Rose is Slutwoman" and "Kristina Rose: Dirty Girl." She also stars in both of New Sensations' parodies of the iconic sitcom "Seinfeld" and performed in Miss Lucifer/Vivid's upcoming "Malice in Lalaland" Click here to see the full music video. Visit TheKingFantastic.com for more information about the group. … [Read more...]

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CC Media Network Unveils Apple, Android Videoconferencing App

August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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BARCELONA — CC Media Network announced today that it has developed an iPhone, iPad and Android solution for video conferencing. The company said the product is based on CC Media's flagship live chat network, CamContacts and offers 100,000 chat hosts from over 170 countries direct to the devices. Users simply need to open the CamContacts site on their browsers to begin the conferencing. CC Media said the solution builds on its mobile platform launched in 2003. For more information visit CamContacts or david.witcomb@ccmedianetwork.com. … [Read more...]

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