Palfrey ends Cuba-Florida swim amid strong current

British-Australian swimmer Penny Palfrey begins her bid to complete a record swim from Cuba to Florida, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, June 29, 2012. Palfrey aims to be the first woman to swim the Straits of Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Instead she's relying on equipment that surrounds her with an electrical field to deter the predators. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

British-Australian swimmer Penny Palfrey begins her bid to complete a record swim from Cuba to Florida, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, June 29, 2012. Palfrey aims to be the first woman to swim the Straits of Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Instead she's relying on equipment that surrounds her with an electrical field to deter the predators. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

British-Australian swimmer Penny Palfrey, begins her bid to complete a record swim from Cuba to Florida, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, June 29, 2012. Palfrey aims to be the first woman to swim the Straits of Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Instead she's relying on equipment that surrounds her with an electrical field to deter the predators.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)

British-Australian swimmer Penny Palfrey says goodbye before beginning her bid to complete a record swim from Cuba to Florida, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, June 29, 2012. Palfrey aims to be the first woman to swim the Straits of Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Instead she's relying on equipment that surrounds her with an electrical field to deter the predators. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

British-Australian swimmer Penny Palfrey and her husband Chris rub creme on her body in preparation for her bid to complete a record swim from Cuba to Florida, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, June 29, 2012. Palfrey aims to be the first woman to swim the Straits of Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Instead she's relying on equipment that surrounds her with an electrical field to deter the predators. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

British-Australian swimmer Penny Palfrey smiles as she is flashed a thumbs up at the start of her bid to complete a record swim from Cuba to Florida, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, June 29, 2012. Palfrey aims to be the first woman to swim the Straits of Florida without the aid of a shark cage. Instead she's relying on equipment that surrounds her with an electrical field to deter the predators. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) ? A 49-year-old grandmother and veteran endurance swimmer scuttled her quest early Sunday to become the first woman to swim unaided from Cuba to the Florida Keys, unable to close the gap on the last 26 miles of a more than 100-mile ocean odyssey.

Penny Palfrey had fended off painful jellyfish stings while keeping an eye on hammerhead sharks as she attempted the crossing without a shark cage. But her support team said the tricky currents of the Florida Straits proved to be her biggest obstacle, thwarting her achingly close to her goal.

All told, the British-born Australian athlete had been swimming nearly 41 hours since plunging into balmy waters near Havana, Cuba, on Friday to start out. She was about three-quarters of the way into her swim when she gave up the effort about midnight, just 26 miles south of Florida's Key West.

Her crew tweeted few details early Sunday of the end of her quest but said: "Penny Palfrey had to be pulled out of the water ... due to a strong southeast current that made it impossible for her to continue her swim. Penny is presently on her escort boat being taken care of by her crew."

"She is fine," Andrea Woodburn, one of the team members, confirmed by telephone from Key West.

Wooburn said early Sunday that she had been in contact with the escort vessel during the night and it was unclear where it would head next. She had no immediate details on Palfrey's physical condition or the currents she had encountered.

The Straits are notorious for their fickle ocean currents, including the powerful Gulf Stream. But whether she encountered problems with the Gulf Stream or a side eddy of that current or some other were not immediately apparent.

At last report about 10 p.m. EDT Saturday (0200 GMT Sunday) ? roughly 39 hours into the swim ? Palfrey was 79 miles (127.13 kilometers) from her starting point at a marina in the Cuban capital, according to an online GPS tracking report. She was positioned about 28 miles (45.06 kilometers) south, southwest of Key West.

But two hours after the 10 p.m. Saturday report, it appeared based on GPS data that she had made difficult headway before scrapping her effort. GPS data released online suggested she had been averaging as much as 3 mph while swimming at her strongest Saturday, before her speed then slowed to 2 mph and less after sundown.

Earlier Saturday, however, Palfrey's crew reported she had been swimming steady and strong in calm, tepid ocean waters that were virtually ideal for the attempt at the record books. She also had reported no physical complaints other than the jellyfish stings more than halfway into the swim.

Palfrey had sought to become the first woman to swim from Cuba to the Keys without the aid of a shark cage. Instead she had been relying on equipment that surrounded her with an electrical field to deter the predators. Her support team consisted of more than a dozen navigators, handlers and medical personnel escorting her on the 44-foot (13-meter) catamaran Sealuver.

She said she spotted a few hammerhead sharks and her crew said they delighted in dolphin pods spotted on the ocean.

After Palfrey set off Friday from Cuba, a member of her crew was tweeting to fans regularly and her webpage was updated with her location every 10 minutes or so based on data from a GPS device she wore. The daunting effort has been commonly reported as a 103-mile (166-kilometer) swim, however the GPS coordinates suggest it is more like 107 miles (172 kilometer).

She faced numerous challenges, including the prospect of physical and mental fatigue and fending off dehydration, hypothermia and potentially dangerous marine life.

At the rate she had been swimming, it had been estimated the crossing would have taken more than 56 hours to complete ? with arrival sometime Sunday in the Keys if she had kept going.

Australian Susie Maroney made the crossing in 1997 at age 22, but with a shark cage. American Diana Nyad made two unsuccessful cageless attempts last year on either side of her 62nd birthday, but had to call them off due to a debilitating asthma attack and painful Portuguese man o' war stings. She has announced plans to try again this summer.

Associated Press

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Government-backed movie streaming service coming to China in Q4 ...

Jiaflix Named Exclusive Partner of China Movie Channel Web Subsidiary M1905; Venture Will Stream Films Throughout China

Jiaflix Enterprises principals Sid Ganis, Marc Ganis and Kenneth Huang, and M1905, the official internet subsidiary of China Movie Channel/CCTV6 jointly announced today an exclusive venture to stream both Chinese and international feature films on a subscription basis (SVOD), as well as international feature films on a transactional video on demand basis (TVOD) throughout China. The long term agreement names Jiaflix, a U.S./China enterprise, M1905's exclusive authorized party for the importation of international films and libraries from North America and Europe for new media, internet streaming and mobile devices.

"China has the largest number of online users in the world, and M1905.com, commonly known as China Movie Web, is SARFT's official internet movie site. The M1905.com web site is dedicated solely to movies and caters to fans of both domestic Chinese and international films. It averages more than 16 million page views and 4 million unique visitors daily, has more than 3 million registered users and has been growing rapidly, more than doubling year to year," said Jiaflix principal Marc Ganis. "This new venture will bring the best that Hollywood has to offer to viewers in China. It represents a great opportunity to enhance cultural cooperation between our two nations and we are thrilled to be part of this official bridge between the Chinese and Hollywood film industries."

Jiaflix also announced today that it has signed a multi-year licensing deal with Paramount Pictures to include titles from Paramount's extensive and renowned film library for both SVOD and TVOD.

"This is an important step for Paramount in terms of positioning our product in China," said Hal Richardson, President, Paramount Home Media Distribution. "Paramount has worked with China Movie Channel for many years and we are happy to be expanding our relationship and online movie viewership in China through our deal with Jiaflix."

M1905's Director and Vice President, Longfei Liang, adds, "We are delighted to make this announcement with our partners at Jiaflix. China has a long and storied history in films. New media distribution of films is the future and M1905 is excited to be working with Jiaflix and Paramount Pictures, an iconic Hollywood studio, in bringing great movies to our expanding online audience."

The agreement with Paramount is the first under the Jiaflix partnership with M1905 that will see licensing deals with several other North American and European content providers.

M1905 is the wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Movie Channel, which is under the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) of the People's Republic of China. China Movie Channel is that country's largest television buyer of international movies and has agreements with virtually all of the major movie studios. M1905 sub-licenses domestic Chinese films to a number of video web sites in China. In June 2012, M1905's mobile television service officially started operations with China Mobile and China Telecom's mobile video service allowing M1905 to provide officially licensed content and VOD service to the more than 100 million 3G mobile subscribers in China.

Sid Ganis' long affiliation within the film industry along with his recent role in China as Honorary Chairperson of Wuxi Studio Development and Promotion Committee, assisted in bringing this venture to fruition. He is a former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and previously held roles as Vice Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and President of Paramount Pictures. Ganis is currently an independent producer at his company Out of the Blue Entertainment and Co-Executive Producer on last year's ABC Television series PAN AM.

Kenneth Huang is a China based entrepreneur and investor. He is active in a number of important business sectors in China including capital markets, infrastructure construction, sports and entertainment. Mr. Huang is a successful philanthropist and was voted the most popular philanthropist by Sina.com and BQ Magazine in December 2009. Mr. Huang was raised in China and educated in the United States.

Marc Ganis is President and Founder of Sportscorp Ltd., a Chicago based sports business advisory firm. Mr. Ganis has been involved in a number of the most visible and valuable sports business transactions in the U.S. He has been active in China for more than a decade in the capital markets, sports and entertainment sectors.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/29/government-backed-movie-streaming-service-coming-to-china-in-q4/

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Could a new ?Want? button be coming to Facebook soon?

New "Want" button found buried in the site's code

While?Facebook is the world's largest social networking site with nearly 1 billion users, newcomer?Pinterest is giving the site a run for its money. Pinterest has become something of a showcase for people's wants ? the go-to site for posting?what wedding dress you'd like to wear, or what?cupcakes you want to eat. Rather than cede that market to Pinterest, Facebook appears ready to compete with it via its new "Want" button.

As of now, though the button appears in the code, the functionality is not yet working. After?trying to add a Want button to his site, web developer?Tom Waddington told Mashable, "The button displays on the site, but clicking it shows an error message. Facebook hasn't enabled any apps to publish Wants yet."

So, is Facebook currently testing a "Want" button? Only the company knows for sure. But this little datamined nugget seems to suggest that the social network is itching to?give retailers a hand in better connecting you with the products they sell.

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Clean Your Plate! Cooking Tips For You! : restaurantesanmarco.net

Cooking can be quite enjoyable and therapeutic. Many people think that only chefs can cook outstanding meals. That is simply not the case. You can use the tips below to learn how to turn any simple dish into a culinary delight by using just a few techniques. There is no need to fear cooking.

If you are baking, one thing that you can do is to leave your eggs and butter at room temperature overnight. This will prepare them to be used as ingredients when you bake the next day. Understanding the temperature to store certain ingredients will help to maximize the ease of creating your meal.

Fresh lemons are a very versatile garnish in many recipes, but getting juice out of a lemon can seem like a huge chore. Rather than pulling out the big juicer, try this trick. Roll the lemon on the counter top for a few seconds, then place it in the microwave on high for 15 seconds. Take it out and cut it open ? you should be able to squeeze twice the juice as before!

Buy your food at fresh markets. Food you buy from farmer markets and private gardens is going to be healthier for you. These foods are often free of the harmful chemicals that infect out mainstream grocery supply. Look out for the health of yourself and your family, and your cooking will automatically be better.

When you want to make a soup using stock, follow this tip. Be sure to make a large amount of stock, pour it in a plastic bag, and place it in the freezer. This will allow you to quickly make soup whenever you want to by simply thawing out the already made stock.

Cook small quantities of food at higher temperatures for a lesser amount of time. Bite-size cookies only need a few minutes in the oven if you put it a higher temperature because there is only a small surface area to cover and it will not take long to cook. This way you will be able to enjoy your meal in minutes.

Use a few tablespoons of sugar in the boiling water when cooking orange and yellow vegetables. Foods like squash and corn have a natural sweetness to them that is brought out when cooked in sugared water. This is a great way to get some healthy veggies into a kids diet as well as yours.

When cooking on a budget, make Mexican meals your friends. Tortillas, beans, rice, and onions are inexpensive and filling, and can serve as the foundation for a variety of meals, including tacos, enchiladas, and salads. You can also use whichever meats are most inexpensive, plus veggies like tomatoes, avocados, corn, and peppers.

Keep it familiar when you are having guests. Cooking can quickly go from fun to entertainment disaster when you try too many complicated things at the same time. A good rule of thumb successful cooks follow is to never-mix a new ingredient and new recipe in the same meal.

For a juicier turkey, soak it in brine for at least 12 hours before cooking. You can make a simple brine by combining ice water and sea salt. After seasoning the turkey, submerge it fully, cover, and leave to sit for 12-24 hours. Then, cook the turkey as usual. Not only does the turkey come out juicier, but it tends to have more flavor than un-brined turkeys.

Read the recipe fully before you begin any cooking endeavor! Just reading the list of ingredients does not ensure that you are fully prepared to complete the meal. There are many different techniques and tools that may be required so do not be too ambitious when tackling a new recipe.

Try making stir fry. Stir fry is the perfect dish for inexperienced cooks ? or for anyone who just wants to make something quick. Stir fry is simple to make. It isn?t even necessary to follow the recipe. If you mess up while making stir fry, you can almost always fix your mistake without losing anything.

Use either a steaming or a stir-frying technique to cook your vegetables. These two methods help the vegetables retain both their color and their nutrients, providing your family with a healthier side dish that also looks attractive. Your children, in particular, are more likely to eat their vegetables if they look nice.

The most difficult and time consuming thing about cooking is doing all of the prep work. You can buy pre-prepped vegetables or prep your ingredients the day before to cut down on the time you are in the kitchen. This is very helpful if you need to get dinner out in a hurry.

Try cooking your favorite baked casseroles in muffin tins. Not only will you have individually-sized servings, but each person can have some of the crispy, brown edge pieces. As a bonus, the casserole freezes well in these portion-sized pieces, so you can pull out leftovers for lunches and thaw them more quickly.

When one is cooking something it is important that they follow the directions as closely as they possibly can. Forgetting an ingredient, putting in too much or too little of an ingredient, or not cooking something long enough are all problems that can arise when one is not paying attention to the directions.

When it comes to baking, a great tip to follow is to be sure that you bake smaller items at higher temperatures and for less time than larger items. This is important because you will have your food quicker and it will be less dry than if you were to bake it slower.

Store cooking chocolate correctly. Cooking chocolate must be stored below 70 degrees, which means the refrigerator, especially in warm weather. Wrap it tightly and keep it away from any strong smelling foods. When it comes time to use it, leave it in the wrapping until it reaches room temperature. Dark chocolate will keep in the fridge for up to one year, milk chocolate for up to six months. All chocolate can be kept in the freezer for up to one year.

While some foods need to be cooked at a high temperatures for short times, larger foods need to be cooked at lower temperatures for longer times. Doing so will allow the larger foods to slowly release their flavors as they cook and to be cooked evenly without under or over cooking.

Cooking should seem a little less challenging now that you have read the information in this article. It is important to give cooking a try and to realize that any dish can be made to be a masterpiece with just a little bit of know how and a lot of heart, from the cook.

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UPS And FedEx Win Big With Access To Chinese Express Delivery Market

China has approved the domestic business licenses of US-based international logistics companies FedEx and UPS. The two now hope to take a bigger bite out of the fast expanding Chinese delivery market.

With core services in the air cargo segment, FedEx and UPS will compete to divert market share in the domestic air cargo away from Chinese domestic company China Air Transport Association and other local delivery companies like SF Express, Yunda, YTO Express and Shentong Express. Until now, foreign firms like FedEx and UPS could deliver packages from abroad to destinations in China, but were excluded from domestic delivery i.e. packages sent between locations in China. The new regulation will cover domestic express parcels but will still exclude FedEx and UPS from competing in the mainland China domestic document/letter delivery market.

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Growing e-Commerce Businesses Boost Demand For Express Delivery Services

China?s express delivery business has?nearly doubled in the past five years, reaching $9.1 billion in 2010, up from $4.7 billion in 2006. In 2011, it grew at 30%, three times China?s GDP growth. Nonetheless,?Chinese logistics industry still trails developed markets in terms of cost, quality and reliability of service providers due to regulatory restrictions and is still highly fragmented.?((Foreign firms eye China?s crowded express delivery market, Reuters, January 2012))

China?s surging e-commerce is a major force driving the growth of express delivery market. While several big Chinese e-commerce players have been investing huge capital into building their own logistics networks and?end-to-end express delivery services to reduce costs, smaller e-commerce companies offering online shopping still look towards reliable third-party logistics and delivery services.

Volumes for express delivery are estimated to have ?grown by 60% last year up from 2.3 billion packages in 2010, half of which came from online shopping orders. China, thus, represents a huge business opportunity for international logistics companies like FedEx and UPS.

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$399 Triad speakers for Nexus Q surface in Google Play store

$400 Triad speakers for Nexus Q surface in Google Play store

Well, we certainly know what's coming at 12:30. In addition to outing the Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus Q media-streaming device, the Play store has a listing for $399 Triad bookshelf speakers "designed to optimize the sound quality of the Nexus Q." The listed specs peg each speaker at 14 pounds, with a 1-inch fabric dome tweeter and a 6.5-inch proprietary woofer. The speakers' range is 75 Hz - 20 kHz, and according to the page they will ship in two to three weeks -- only in the US.

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Miley Cyrus Flaunts Fiance, Cleavage at Film Breakthrough Awards


Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth made their first public appearance together yesterday since news broke of their engagement.

But talk at the Australians in Film Awards & Benefit Dinner in Century City, California didn't center around what was on Miley's finger as much as what was on her body as a whole: a VERY little black dress! With not very much on top.

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"It's called Zimmerman," the 19-year old told reporters on the scene. "It's from Australia. I love a little built-in corset, every girl does... I just wanted to wear something simple because tonight is all about him."

Hemsworth was actually recognized at the event, telling journalists that he and Miley are "very very excited" about their engagement.

As for what sold Cyrus on her love? She explained:

"I like when men work hard, I think it's important. I always work really hard so it's good to have someone who is as passionate about what they do and wants to be great at what they do instead of just being okay. We always strive to have our 130%."

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Pinta Island tortoises go extinct with Lonesome George?s passing

Scientists tried and failed to preserve his genes in living animals; now the subspecies is gone forever

Lonesome George, the only known?Pinta Island tortoise in existence, passed away on June 24 at the?Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands. Scientists have tried to find George the perfect mate since he was discovered in 1971 in order to preserve his genes in living animals. But since there were no females in his subspecies???Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii ? the scientific community tasted several instances of almost-victories that ultimately led to defeat.

George was found lifeless near his watering hole by his caretaker and companion for the last 40 years, Edwin Naula. Naula believes that George, who was 100-years-old when he died, passed away due to heart failure brought about by old age. An autopsy will be performed to determine the official cause of death of what was known to be the rarest animal on Earth.

Pinta Island tortoises used to be abundant in the Galapagos Islands. Unfortunately, they were almost wiped out by sailors and pirates who hunted them in the 1800s and 1900s. After the hunting ceased, new animals introduced to the area overgrazed the lands until the tortoises lost their natural habitats.

George's death means only the?extinction of a subspecies ??a classification under species, which means other?Chelonoidis nigra tortoises still exist. But?San Diego Zoo ambassador Rick Schwartz believes his "passing is an opportunity for us to [show] humans our actions can have an impact on the future without seeing it in the moment."

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