SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected Apple Inc‘s request to revive its bid for a sales ban on Samsung‘s Galaxy Nexus smartphone, dashing the iPhone maker’s attempt to recover crucial leverage in the global patent wars.Apple had asked the full Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., to revisit a decision in October by a three-judge panel of the same court....
Seth Rogen & Paul Rudd Get Creative Juices Stiffled in Samsung Super Bowl Ad
Label: LifestyleSome advertisers are trotting out teasers this week for commercials they'll pay millions to air during this Sunday's Super Bowl. We've got a sneak peek of a Samsung ad that attempts to tap into the creative talents of Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd, but the two actors get censored due to rules that prohibit the use of "Super Bowl" and the team names!Mr. Show's Bob Odenkirk also appears in the ad -- which...
Authorities: Teen wounded in Ga. school shooting
Label: Health ATLANTA — An Atlanta fire official says a 14-year-old has been shot in the head at a middle school and has been taken to a hospital.Atlanta Fire Cpt. Marian McDaniel also says a teacher suffered minor cuts and bruises but was treated on the scene at Price Middle School. Earlier, a police spokesman said he was headed to the school about 2 miles south of...
Mompreneur jumps into the ‘Shark Tank’
Label: Business It all started with a 4 a.m. email nearly a year ago: “Do you think a baby bib could change the world? I do...”Then Susie Taylor included a link to her website, bibbitec.com, and off it went to Shark Tank, the popular ABC television show where entrepreneurs pitch their companies to investors on the show — and by extension, 7 million viewers.Four months later, as the “mompreneur”...
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Healing gardens: Horticulture therapy takes root in South Florida
Label: World Allspice and heirloom roses scent the garden where Robert Bornstein starts his work day at his home, tending plants meant not for show but for healing."We have 35 years of scientific documentation to tell us we were meant to be with nature,” says Bornstein, potting an Everglades tomato that his seniors with limited mobility can grow indoors. “I need at least ten minutes in...
The Z10 is a good first step, but BlackBerry still has to fix its app problem
Label: TechnologyBlackBerry, a.k.a., the Company Formerly Known as RIM, made good with its first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones on Wednesday. While the new devices are far from perfect, they will at the very least make long-suffering BlackBerry fans very happy and should provide a needed boost to a company in desperate need of growth. That said, BlackBerry still has a major problem that it will have to fix if it ever...
Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook Off Exclusive Clip
Label: LifestyleThe competition on Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off is heating up, and in this exclusive clip from the hit Food Network show, Sister Act star Kathy Najimy is definitely feeling the pressure -- and possibly succumbs to it."I'm feeling very nervous about the Béchamel Sauce because I've never done it for 100 people before," Najimy says, while quickly whipping up the famous white sauce. "The scary...
Ex-Sen. Huntley pleads guilty to mail fraud
Label: Health Former New York state Senator Shirley Huntley pleaded guilty today to mail fraud charges after admitting to embezzling more than $87,000 in taxpayer funds earmarked for a non-profit. The Queens Democrat said that she used funds from a charitable non-profit education organization to buy personal items and benefit family members.The embattled ex-legislator...
Mercantil Commercebank boosts its earnings
Label: Business Merantil Commercebank, based in Coral Gables, on Wednesday reported a net profit of $10.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2012, up from $7.7 million reported for the same quarter of 2011. The bank earned $31.8 million for the full year of 2012, nearly double the $16.2 million it earned in 2011. The bank said its positive results primarily reflect strong growth in loans...
Jan
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Study: Medicaid expansion may save state money
Label: World Florida would save money over the next decade — not lose billions as Gov. Rick Scott has argued — by accepting Medicaid expansion under federal healthcare reforms, according to a detailed economic study.Miami-Dade legislators and healthcare industry leaders, getting together on Monday, heard about the report by Georgetown University — the most positive yet on a highly debated...
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