It News: 2012-10-07

October 11, 2012

HP on Gartner figures: We're still on top

By Charlie Osborne for Between the Lines | October 11, 2012
According to figures released by research firm Gartner, PC maker HP was knocked off its perch when Lenovo claimed the top-spot in worldwide PC sales.

However, the computer firm was not about to back down quietly in the face of its Chines rival; instead, HP has gone for Gartner's jugular .. albeit politely not mentioning the research firm by name.

Spanish Yields Retreat

By TOMMY STUBBINGTON and MICHELE MAATOUK
October 11, 2012

Bond yields on Spanish government debt eased back from earlier highs Thursday, while Spain's benchmark equity index pared losses and the rest of the region's stock markets edged higher, as investors grew hopeful that Standard & Poor's Corp.'s downgrade of Spain's credit rating would force the country's hand in seeking a bailout.
With Moody's Investors Service already assessing Spain's credit-worthiness at its lowest investment level, the country is a step closer to losing its membership in key bond indexes, which could in turn prompt selling of the nation's bonds, push yields even higher and force the government to seek a bailout.

Teachers Make Money Selling Materials Online

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press
SEATTLE October 11, 2012 (AP)

Kristine Nannini spent her summer creating wall charts and student data sheets for her fifth grade class — and making $24,000 online by selling those same materials to other teachers.

Teachers like Nannini are making extra money providing materials to their cash-strapped and time-limited colleagues on curriculum sharing sites like teacherspayteachers.com, providing an alternative to more traditional — and generally more expensive — school supply stores. Many districts, teachers and parents say these sites are saving teachers time and money, and giving educators a quick way to make extra income.

There is a lot of money to potentially be made. Deanna Jump, a first-grade teacher at Central Fellowship Christian Academy in Macon, Ga., is teacherspayteachers.com's top seller, earning about $1 million in sales over the past two years. She believes the site has been successful because educators are looking for new ways to engage their students, and the materials are relatively inexpensive and move beyond textbooks

Travel industry must cater for modern 'jigsaw families', says expert, as single parents seek better deals on holidays

Mum on a beach with two children and a dog

By TRAVELMAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 04:05 EST, 11 October 2012
Holiday companies will increasingly be looking to attract single parent and multi-generational families, a trends forecaster has predicted.
William Higham, founder of consumer trends company Next Big Thing, said the rise of ‘jigsaw families’ meant that escaping for a break is no longer just about mum, dad and two children.

Einstein's Math May Be Compatible With Faster-Than-Light Travel, Mathematicians Say

By: Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer
Published: 10/09/2012 on LiveScience

Although Einstein's theories suggest nothing can move faster than the speed of light, two scientists have extended his equations to show what would happen if faster-than-light travel were possible.

How to Retire Rich: 6 Smart Steps at Ages 50-66

Focus on the finish line. It's time to get serious about saving, and maybe cutting costs.
By Sandy Block and Jane Bennett Clark | Kiplinger

At this point, retirement isn't a far-off goal you'll worry about someday when you're ready for your second hip replacement. Unless you plan to work until you drop, retirement is staring you in the face.

That means it's time to get deadly serious about saving, especially if you haven't saved enough. And that's true for most people: Nearly a third of Americans age 55 and older have saved less than $10,000 for retirement, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Only 22% have saved $250,000 or more.

Zito Has Chance to Pull Giants Even With Reds

By JOE KAY AP Baseball Writer
CINCINNATI October 10, 2012 (AP)

Joaquin Arias hit the ball, put his head down and ran. All he knew was that the Giants' season depended upon how fast he made it to first.

"That's the fastest I've ever run to first," the infielder said.

He won the playoff dash, taking advantage of third baseman Scott Rolen's momentary bobble to beat the throw. Arias' foot hit the bag, and the Giants suddenly had a little hope.

After managing only one hit through the first nine innings, the Giants took advantage of a passed ball and Rolen's error in the 10th inning for a 2-1 victory that cut the Cincinnati Reds' lead in the division series to 2-1.

A team that's struggled just to get hits is suddenly feeling like it has a chance against long odds. The Giants are trying to become the first team to overcome a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five series by winning three straight on the road.

"I think we have to be really happy that we came away with a win tonight because we didn't swing the bats very well at all," said Buster Posey, who singled as part of the winning rally.

Toyota recalls 138,000 cars in UK

Potential fault with electric window switch prompts free check and remedy.
By Paul Hudson and Andrew English10:23AM BST 10 Oct 2012

Toyota has recalled 138,000 cars in the UK because of a potential fault with the master switch for the electric windows.
It affects certain RAV4, Auris, Yaris and Corolla models built between September 2006 and December 2008.
There has been one reported case in the UK but no reported accidents related to this issue.
The recall comes only days after Japanese rival Honda recalled 77,000 CR-V cars made at its Swindon factory between 2002 and 2006, due to an electrical fault with the master switch for the electric windows that could potentially lead to a fire.
Toyota says that the power window master switch (PWMS) on the driver's door may over time begin to feel uneven or notchy when it is operated. The switch is not designed to be lubricated with commercially available lubricants and that application of these could lead to overheating and/or

IMF Sees European Banks Facing $4.5 Trillion Sell-Off

By Sandrine Rastello and Simone Meier - Oct 10, 2012

The International Monetary Fund said European banks may need to sell as much as $4.5 trillion in assets through 2013 if policy makers fall short of pledges to stem the fiscal crisis, up 18 percent from its April estimate.

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Couple Guy Ritchie and Jacqui Ainsley 'are getting married'

Couple Guy Ritchie and Jacqui Ainsley 'are getting married'
thesun.co.uk
2012/10/9

Guy Ritchie and Jacqui Ainsley on night out

GUY Ritchie is reportedly engaged to model Jacqui Ainsley.
Madonna’s ex-hubby recently proposed to his girlfriend – who’s expecting their second child – according to UsMagazine.com.
The Sherlock Holmes director, 44, began dating Jacqui, 30, in 2010, and the couple welcomed their first child, son Rafael, in September last year.

Mila Kunis is voted the sexiest woman alive in new poll

Tuesday Oct 9 2012
Ashton Kutcher's girlfriend has beaten Rihanna into second place.

The Black Swan actress - who has been pictured stepping out with Ashton Kutcher - came first in the Esquire magazine poll, swiping the title from former winner Rihanna.

However, it seems Mila won't get too carried away with the honour, as she told the mag that she is very focused on staying true to herself.

Venezuela’s Chavez re-elected to extend socialist rule

DIEGO ORE AND EYANIR CHINEA
CARACAS — Reuters
Monday, Oct. 08 2012

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez scored a comfortable election victory that could extend his rule to 20 years and vowed to deepen his self-styled socialist revolution that has polarized the South American OPEC nation.

Tens of thousands of ecstatic supporters thronged the streets around the presidential palace in downtown Caracas, pumping fists in the air and shouting Mr. Chavez’s name after the former soldier beat opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by more than 9 percentage points.

Alaska Airlines: Operations Returning to Normal

By DOUG ESSER Associated Press
October 8, 2012 (AP)
Alaska Airlines said flights were running close to normal late Monday after a fiber-optic outage shut down its ticketing system for more than four hours, causing the airline and its regional carrier to cancel 78 flights, affecting nearly 7,000 customers.

More than 130 other flights departed during the disruption, but some were delayed for as long as four hours, the airline said.

"Flights are running real close to schedule right now in all major cities. We expect tomorrow to be back on track completely," airline spokeswoman Marianne Lindsey said Monday evening.

Physics Nobel goes to Serge Haroche and David Wineland

9 October 2012

This year's Nobel prize in physics has been awarded to two researchers for their work with light and matter at the most fundamental level.

Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland of the US will share the prize, worth 8m Swedish krona (£750,000; $1.2m).

Their "quantum optics" work deals with single photons and ions, the basic units of light and matter.

Foxconn workers strike over iPhone 5 demands, labor group says

By Julianne Pepitone @CNNMoney October 6, 2012

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Thousands of factory workers at Foxconn went on strike Friday to protest their working conditions on the iPhone 5's production lines, according to a report from an independent workers' rights organization.
Workers at Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou, China, were furious after management enacted "overly strict demands" for production of Apple's (AAPL, Fortune 500) new iPhone 5, according to a report late Friday from China Labor Watch (CLW), a New York-based advocacy group that works closely with sources in China.

Sticker shock at California gas stations

By John Blackstone October 6, 2012

(CBS News) MILL VALLEY, Calif. - Many Americans saw gas prices go up a bit this week. Californians saw them skyrocket. Nationally, the average stands at $3.81 a gallon, up roughly two cents. But in California, prices exploded to a record high average of $4.61 a gallon --that's up 47 cents in a week and makes it the most expensive gas in the country. This could only happen in California.

Travel: Niagara Falls area, Canada gear up for big battle re-enactment

Oct 5, 2012

'Battle of Queenston Heights,' an oil painting attributed to James B. Dennis, depicts a major clash between American and British forces on Oct. 13, 1812. The battle will be re-enacted next weekend. / Image courtesy RiverBrink Museum, Queenston, Ontar

by Warren Gerds
Green Bay Press-Gazette

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Canadian citizen Des Corran is pumped about next weekend. He’s a re-enactor with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment*, and he’s participating in the re-creation of the Battle of Queenston Heights.

Two hundred years ago on Saturday, American and British soldiers and their support forces engaged in the first major battle of the War of 1812 at Queenston, Canada, which is a few miles north of Niagara Falls.

Some perspective: Green Bay is near one end of the Niagara Escarpment, and Niagara Falls is near the other end of the massive, looping geological formation.

As rock solid as the escarpment has been for eons, politics around the time of the War of 1812 included shifting sand.

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