Google CEO Warns Against Antitrust - Business Insider

Google cofounder Larry Page is back on stage.

At the company's annual Zeitgeist conference for partners, the company's CEO made his first public speech since June, when Google announced that an illness had led to Page losing his voice.

The Wall Street Journal?reports that his voice was "raspy" and that Page said he was "still a little hoarse but I'm here and I'm happy about that."

What brought Page back? Among other topics he covered, Page said he was worried about government regulation of the Internet, but "hopeful" that Google could work with antitrust regulators.

That's a prospect his company is now facing, as the Federal Trade Commission is reportedly considering taking action against Google for misuse of its dominant position in Web search. The European Union is also investigating Google over its privacy policies.

"I do think over-regulation of the Internet and restriction of what people can do is a big risk for us," Page said.

He gave Google Now, the voice-recognition system for Android phones, as an example of something the company couldn't do under its older patchwork of privacy policies.

Page hardly helped his case, though, when he noted that Google's inclusion of its own mapping service in search results had driven rivals out of the market.

"People said, 'there's MapQuest ...'" Page said, referring to the AOL maps program. "No one uses them anymore."

That's not exactly true, but in any event, it's not a smart thing for the CEO of a company facing antitrust scrutiny to say.

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Maple Pumpkin Spice Popcorn with Pecans ... - Family Fresh Cooking

Guess what today is? A very special day to indulge in?Maple Pumpkin Popcorn & to celebrate Lisa Thiele (With Style and Grace). Today is her virtual baby shower! A bunch of blogger pals have collaborated to throw her a virtual baby shower.

Ready to feast your eyes? Hopefully you can whip up your own bowl of popcorn to celebrate with us!

Before we get started making this popcorn let me give you a taste of what you are creating here. Picture this: caramel corn meets a nutty brittle.

This popcorn is all natural and maple sweetened. Nuts add some salty crunch and I tossed it all with some lightly salted puffy white popcorn to balance everything out.

Like this?

Baby showers are so fun aren?t? they?! Celebrating with friends and family about the upcoming arrival of a sweet baby is one of life?s greatest joys.

I met Lisa two summers ago at the evo ?11 conference. We had been friends online and hit it off for reals right away. We enjoyed early morning chat sessions & long talks on the treadmill at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah. A super fun time. We re-connected this spring at beautiful Redwood Hill Farm.

We both have gobs in common and I am so happy to celebrate her almost here baby boy!

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Lisa, I designed this invite for you. Hope you like it?

I have a little boy too and he is the love of my life (so is his sister) My little guy ?is 5 now, but will ALWAYS be my baby boy! Where the time goes I have not a clue, but I love watching my kids grow.

I created this fall flavored popcorn recipe for your shower because it is simple to prepare, is gluten free, really healthy and I thought you would enjoy it too.

Popcorn is great all the time. I packed this on ?hikes I took in Telluride this week. I added a few extra nuts to it and made it more of a trail mix. Make it as nutty or not nutty as you want.

This popcorn can easily be:

• Trail Mix
• Pre or post workout snack
• Dessert
• Yogurt Parfait topping (you really need to try this)
• Oatmeal Topping (yes!)
• Cereal ~ serve with milk!
• Shower, Party food

I really had this with milk and pretended it was a breakfast cereal. I mean why not, right?

So you can just munch this popcorn out of hand ~ or experiment with playful ideas.

I am sure you all ready figured that I have a Popcorn board on Pinterest too.

You will LOVE all of the popcorn recipes over there.

What is your favorite popcorn recipe?

Maple Pumpkin Spice Popcorn

Ingredients

• 2 cups (430 g) Popcorn Kernels
• 1/2 cup (120 g) Coconut Oil
• 1 cup (260 g) pure Maple Syrup (I prefer Grade B)
• 3/4 cup unsweetened Pumpkin Pur?e
• 1/2 teaspoon fine Sea Salt
• 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1 cup (110 grams) Roasted Salted Pecans, chopped

Method

• Preheat oven to 250 F with the rack in the middle. Pop your popcorn in the microwave or over the stove. Set one half of the popcorn aside and lightly salt it. Remove any kernels if necessary.
• In a small sauce pan melt the coconut oil over medium heat. Stir in maple syrup,pumpkin, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Bring to a boil, stir and remove from the heat.
• Pour maple syrup oven 1/2 of the popcorn in a large bowl. Combine well with a pair of tongs. The popcorn will flatten and get soggy at this point, but don't worry because it will crisp up after you bake it.
• Pour the popcorn onto a large baking sheet in a single layer. Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes. Toss with tongs every 15 minutes. The last 15 minutes of baking time add the chopped pecans.
• Remove popcorn from the oven, let it cool. Break up the larger pieces with your fingers and toss with the other 1/2 of the white popcorn.

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Health & Fitness Solutions: Quitting Smoking Makes You Nicer

You probably already know that quitting smoking makes you healthier, but did you know that it also makes you nicer?

Quitting smoking makes you healthier AND it makes you nicer. And it turns out that while blacks have a harder time quitting, there is no difference in the quitting ability between the sexes.

?Once you DO quit, you'll not only SMELL nicer, you'll BE nicer. Researchers have found evidence that shows those who quit smoking show improvements in their overall personality. And who would WANT to smoke, anyway, with all those nasty ingredients in cigarettes? Read more

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Blue Origin tests rocket engine thrust chamber

ScienceDaily (Oct. 15, 2012) ? NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new 100,000 pound thrust BE-3 liquid oxygen, liquid hydrogen rocket engine. As part of Blue's Reusable Booster System (RBS), the engines are designed eventually to launch the biconic-shaped Space Vehicle the company is developing.

The test was part of Blue Origin's work supporting its funded Space Act Agreement with NASA during Commercial Crew Development Round 2 (CCDev2). CCDev2 continues to bring spacecraft and launch vehicle designs forward to develop a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability that ultimately could become available for the government and other customers.

"Blue Origin continues to be extremely innovative as it develops a crew-capable vehicle for suborbital and orbital flights," said Ed Mango, CCP manager. "We're thrilled the company's engine test fire was met with success."

The test took place early this month on the E-1 test stand at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Blue Origin engineers successfully completed the test by powering the thrust chamber to its full power level.

"We are very excited to have demonstrated a new class of high-performance hydrogen engines," said Rob Meyerson, president and program manager of Blue Origin. "Access to the Stennis test facility and its talented operations team was instrumental in conducting full-power testing of this new thrust chamber."

As part of CCDev2, Blue Origin also completed a system requirements review of its spacecraft. During the review, engineers and technical experts representing NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration and the company assessed the spacecraft's ability to meet safety and mission requirements to low-Earth orbit. That review also included results from more than 100 wind tunnel tests of the vehicle's aerodynamic design, stability during flight and cross-range maneuverability.

All of NASA's industry partners, including Blue Origin, continue to meet their established milestones in developing commercial crew transportation capabilities.

While NASA works with U.S. industry partners to develop commercial spaceflight capabilities, the agency also is developing the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS), a crew capsule and heavy-lift rocket to provide an entirely new capability for human exploration. Designed to be flexible for launching spacecraft for crew and cargo missions, SLS and Orion will expand human presence beyond low Earth orbit and enable new missions of exploration into the solar system.

For more information about NASA's Commercial Crew Program, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

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The Pitch Online ? Blog Archive ? The Fall Playlist: An Album Preview

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P!nk's "Truth About Love"

October 16, 2012

Sabrina Clarke, Online Arts & Entertainment Editor

This fall, active music listeners can expect an array of albums coming out from a variety of genres.

Many artists dropping albums for fall 2012?face the struggle of topping their previous hits or making a comeback following a hiatus. But in the end, when it comes to anything music related, artists ultimately fight for the coveted number one spot on the Billboard 200 list.

The Billboard list ranks all of music?s top 200 albums based on amount sold and airplay, driving listeners to buy those nearer to the top. The only way to be a top?200 album?is to get?a lot of air time on the radio, and?numerous plays on various music apps.

No Doubt: ?Push and Shove?

The pop-rock group, headed by Gwen Stefani, has finally come out with a new album after eleven years. The album, entitled ?Push and Shove,? is definitely one of the best since their singles collection in 2003. It contains two of their newest singles ?Settle Down? and ?Looking Hot.?

Paralleling itself with the group?s typical?technique of mixing genres, like dub and pop, all of the songs on ?Push and Shove? have some kind of reggae touch to them. This addition is initially what gave No Doubt fans, something different from?the typical?rock band.

No Doubt isn?t all rock. Several of their songs could be categorized as R&B due to the more mature themes, like relationships and marriage as well as containing some aspect rhythm and blues. The album shifts from upbeat to ballad quickly, showing the group?s diversity.

?Push and Shove? is one for the books and should expect good ratings partly because of?the group?s comeback and because of?the album?s dynamic composition.

GOOD Music: ?Kanye West Presents GOOD Music Cruel Summer?

Speaking of ?good,? Kanye West?s rap label, GOOD Music, was released Sept. 14.

GOOD Music was founded in 2004 with?twelve signed artists. These artists, Common, John Legend, Malik Yusef, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Mr Hudson, Cyhi the Prince, Mos Def, Pusha T, D?banj, Teyana Taylor and Bon Iver, were all signed periodically, though, in order for West to keep a close watch on their progressing careers.

?Cruel Summer,? a highly anticipated work, topped West?s previous album,??My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,? which dropped in 2010. This album consists of all of the artists of GOOD Music on different tracks, collaborating with each other while also featuring other artists.

One may expect to hear repetitive beats as in most rap songs, but they are nonetheless entertaining when actually listening to the words.

Remember, young people, unless the edited version is purchased, this album advises parental supervision!

P!nk: ?The Truth About Love?

Four years later, the pop sensation has released yet another album that,?coincidentally, talks about love, featuring her hit single, ?Blow Me (One Last Kiss).?

In its debut, ?The Truth About Love? reached number one on Billboard 200 and has yet to reach there again.

Compared to her other albums, this album?s track list is listed in somewhat of a story between a man and a woman. Beginning with ?Are We All We Are,? a song about the way people are when it comes to love, the ?story? then moves into the actual relationship between the man an woman and then transfers into the heartbreak with both ?The Truth About Love? and ?Beam Me Up.? This story ends when the entire situation makes full circle with ?Here Comes the Weekend,? an appropriate closing for the album.

?The Truth About Love? is definitely a memorable album solely for the dynamics and the track titles. P!nk knows exactly how to reel in listeners when it comes to those.

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These three albums are?sure standouts and will most likely change?anyone?s opinion on any of these artists, because they step somewhat out of their comfort zone to please their fans.

Source: http://www.wjpitch.com/arts-and-entertainment/2012/10/16/the-fall-playlist-an-album-preview/

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Kelly Monaco: I cursed 'DWTS' pro over dance

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Soap star Kelly Monaco is back in the ballroom to try for her second mirror ball trophy.

By Anna Chan, TODAY

Monday night on "Dancing With the Stars," the all-star cast will be taking on dances rarely seen on the ballroom bash -- including Bollywood, disco, the mambo and more -- and "General Hospital" star Kelly Monaco wasn't too excited about the challenge at first.

During last Tuesday's live results show, the contestants and their pros selected the dances for their competitors. Pro Cheryl Burke gave the soap star contemporary.

"I personally told her to (expletive) off for giving me (contemporary)," Kelly told The Clicker. "I'd never even heard of it! I don't watch 'So You Think You Can Dance.' ... I was like, 'This isn't the show I signed up for!' I didn't know I'd be doing this!"

And it seems her pro partner, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, wasn't expecting it either.

"We called in a choreographer because Val had no idea what to do, so we're both being taught," Kelly, who won the first season of "DWTS," explained. "It's an interesting dynamic having both of us sort of in the same position. I mean, clearly, he is a lot more trained in dance lingo so he can follow better than I could ever dream of."

The pair, who tied for first place last week with their powerful paso doble, aren't the only ones unfamiliar with their new dance. "I know every couple is in the same boat with their professional dancer (with this) not being their forte," Kelly said. "I think it's going to make for a great show. ... You're going to see the couples working together in a way we've never worked together before."

The contemporary dance is also proving to be a lot of work for the actress, who is thankful to have a few days off from "General Hospital" to master the moves.

"I've never physically worked this hard in my entire life," she said. "This contemporary dance is so physical. I woke up (Friday), I couldn't move! ... This is like a whole other level of dancing. For Val to challenge me through dance to ... not his level, but a level that is comparable to his level, is just super, super intense and physical. ... The level of difficulty is far beyond anything I've ever done before."?

But as big a challenge as a contemporary dance may be, Kelly said she's now happy with her assignment. "I appreciate it now," the season one champ said. "Now that I'm learning it and feeling it and doing it, I'm so glad I have contemporary. Val and I are embracing it."

As for the dance itself, "It's intense," she teased. "It's a really beautiful, passionate intense dance" to a Coldplay tune. "If I can execute this dance to the way it's supposed to be told -- I know Val can -- if I can live up to a fraction of his standards, then I think we're going to have something really great on our hands."

"Dancing With the Stars" airs Monday at 8 p.m. on ABC. For a full list of the contestants' dances for the week, check out Tuesday's results recap. You can also chat with me and fellow "DWTS" fans as the stars perform their dances! Live chats begin at 8 p.m. ET. Sign up for a reminder!

Who do you predict will do the best on Monday night? Tell us your pick on our Facebook page!

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