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Posted: 14 Jul 2013 05:30 PM PDT July 15, 2013 In what could be described as the grown-up version of the thinking cap, a South African beer company commissioned a mind-controlled headset that poured beer for those with the strongest brainpower. The publicity stunt is captured in a YouTube video recently uploaded by the brand Castle Lite, which shows users donning the "Extra Cold Mind Reader" EEG headsets and trying to remain focused on something "extra cold" as images of overheated cars and bikini-clad girls try to distract them. The EEG headset works by measuring the brain's neural, electrical activity along the scalp and can detect when the mind starts to wander. The stronger the person's focus and brain prowess, the more beer the machine poured into their glass. A mind-controlled draught beer is the latest marketing gimmick to tap into technological innovation and generate brand buzz. Earlier this spring, Budweiser created the Buddy Cup which was designed to automatically Facebook-friend the people users clinked glasses with. The same brand also created a bow-tie-shaped beer can to replicate its logo in the US. - AFP/|Relaxnews, July 15, 2013.

Posted: 14 Jul 2013 05:30 PM PDT July 15, 2013 In what could be described as the grown-up version of the thinking cap, a South African beer company commissioned a mind-controlled headset that poured beer for those with the strongest brainpower. The publicity stunt is captured in a YouTube video recently uploaded by the brand Castle Lite, which shows users donning the "Extra Cold Mind Reader" EEG headsets and trying to remain focused on something "extra cold" as images of overheated cars and bikini-clad girls try to distract them. The EEG headset works by measuring the brain's neural, electrical activity along the scalp and can detect when the mind starts to wander. The stronger the person's focus and brain prowess, the more beer the machine poured into their glass. A mind-controlled draught beer is the latest marketing gimmick to tap into technological innovation and generate brand buzz. Earlier this spring, Budweiser created the Buddy Cup which was designed to automatically Facebook-friend the people users clinked glasses with. The same brand also created a bow-tie-shaped beer can to replicate its logo in the US. - AFP/|Relaxnews, July 15, 2013.

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Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:14 AM PDT July 15, 2013 Adidas AG has suspended its contract with Tyson Gay after the former double world sprint champion failed an out-of-competition dope test, the German sportswear company said today. "We are shocked by these recent allegations, and even if we presume his innocence until proven otherwise, our contract with Tyson is currently suspended," an Adidas spokesman said. Adidas' agreements with athletes give it the right to terminate the contract "if the athlete is found guilty of the possession or use of drugs or any other prohibited substance by the relevant governing sports body having jurisdiction over the athlete". Gay, who has been on Adidas' books since 2005, had said on Sunday he had tested positive for a substance he could not identify and that he was pulling out of next month's world championships in Moscow. Also on Sunday, former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 4x100 metres relay silver medallist Sherone Simpson said they had both tested positive for the stimulant oxilophrine at last month's Jamaican championships. - Reuters, July 15, 2013.

Adidas suspends contract with Tyson Gay Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:14 AM PDT July 15, 2013 Adidas AG has suspended its contract with Tyson Gay after the former double world sprint champion failed an out-of-competition dope test, the German sportswear company said today. "We are shocked by these recent allegations, and even if we presume his innocence until proven otherwise, our contract with Tyson is currently suspended," an Adidas spokesman said. Adidas' agreements with athletes give it the right to terminate the contract "if the athlete is found guilty of the possession or use of drugs or any other prohibited substance by the relevant governing sports body having jurisdiction over the athlete". Gay, who has been on Adidas' books since 2005, had said on Sunday he had tested positive for a substance he could not identify and that he was pulling out of next month's world championships in Moscow. Also on Sunday, former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 4x100 metres relay silver medallist Sherone Simpson said they had both tested positive for the stimulant oxilophrine at last month's Jamaican championships. - Reuters, July 15, 2013.

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Posted: 14 Jul 2013 07:53 PM PDT July 15, 2013 Thebes is on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. - commons.wikimedia pic Visitors to Cairo's wonders are scarce, a little over a week after the military deposed the first freely elected leader and deadly street violence shook the capital, making life harder for the millions of Egyptians who depend on tourism. But for those making a living from the visitors, there are signs of hope. They are glad to see the back of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, believing his Islamist rule would have killed tourism. "I'm smiling from ear to ear, even though we haven't seen a disaster for our business this bad in all our lives," said Mohammed Khodar in front of his perfume shop - one of the few businesses around the Pyramids that is not shuttered. "Under Morsi prices rose, there was violence and the tourists went to beach resorts, not here. We want a democracy that can help with tourism, not religious rule," he said. Before the 2011 uprising that ousted Egypt's veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak, tourism was worth more than a tenth of Egypt's economic output. In 2010, 14.7 million visitors came and generated US$12.5 billion (RM37.5 billion) in earnings. Morsi's government raised taxes on alcohol in December but backed down after the move was criticised by the tourism sector and by liberals. The appointment of a member of a hardline former militant group as the governor of Luxor - home to the country's greatest Pharaonic temples - led many to wonder whether the government was committed to its ideology at the expense of development. "We felt this contempt for our archaeological sites in their rhetoric, that they somehow represented paganism," said Ahmed El-Khadem, a former chairman of the Egypt Tourism Authority and now shadow tourism minister for a liberal party. El-Khadem says that while the current instability has scared off tourists from Cairo, the army was right to intervene in politics and oust the Islamists. "How could you blame the doctor for saving the patient's life?" he asked. "It hurts now, but it will get better." For its part, Morsi and members of his Muslim Brotherhood's political wing said they were committed to maintaining a welcoming atmosphere for tourism and improving the industry. In the first quarter of 2013, about three million tourists visited Egypt, a 14.6 percent rise from the same period last year, Hisham Zaazou,tourism minister appointed by the ousted government, said in May. "TOTAL DESPERATION" In happier times at Cairo's Egyptian Museum, hundreds would jostle to catch a glimpse of King Tut's golden burial mask or Ramses II's 3,000-year-old features. Now, the occasional visitor snaps pictures of armoured personnel carriers lined up outside. "There were whole rooms empty, with just soldiers walking around in them. It looks like they were bored and trying to get out of the heat," said one recent US college graduate, adding that she hadn't told her parents of her Egypt visit lest they worry. At the Pyramids, horse and buggy drivers desperate for fares pound on the windows of taxis carrying tourists. "Sometimes I could make 100 dollars a day. Morsi's gone, good, but still things aren't as good as they were under Hosni," said carriage driver Magdi Hammam, lamenting the 2011 overthrow of Mubarak. "I learnt English here, I made my living here, but now there's zero. Zero tourists today, zero tourists yesterday. But we have hope now," he said. The few tourists see a silver lining in the current troubles. "We sensed total desperation," said American tourist Sloan Holzman, after being approached by sellers of papyrus souvenirs. "They were pleading with us to stay, and it's really depressing to see what they're going through. But on the bright side, we had the whole pyramids to ourselves!" he said. - Reuters, July 15, 2013.

Posted: 14 Jul 2013 07:53 PM PDT July 15, 2013 Thebes is on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. - commons.wikimedia pic Visitors to Cairo's wonders are scarce, a little over a week after the military deposed the first freely elected leader and deadly street violence shook the capital, making life harder for the millions of Egyptians who depend on tourism. But for those making a living from the visitors, there are signs of hope. They are glad to see the back of ousted president Mohammed Morsi, believing his Islamist rule would have killed tourism. "I'm smiling from ear to ear, even though we haven't seen a disaster for our business this bad in all our lives," said Mohammed Khodar in front of his perfume shop - one of the few businesses around the Pyramids that is not shuttered. "Under Morsi prices rose, there was violence and the tourists went to beach resorts, not here. We want a democracy that can help with tourism, not religious rule," he said. Before the 2011 uprising that ousted Egypt's veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak, tourism was worth more than a tenth of Egypt's economic output. In 2010, 14.7 million visitors came and generated US$12.5 billion (RM37.5 billion) in earnings. Morsi's government raised taxes on alcohol in December but backed down after the move was criticised by the tourism sector and by liberals. The appointment of a member of a hardline former militant group as the governor of Luxor - home to the country's greatest Pharaonic temples - led many to wonder whether the government was committed to its ideology at the expense of development. "We felt this contempt for our archaeological sites in their rhetoric, that they somehow represented paganism," said Ahmed El-Khadem, a former chairman of the Egypt Tourism Authority and now shadow tourism minister for a liberal party. El-Khadem says that while the current instability has scared off tourists from Cairo, the army was right to intervene in politics and oust the Islamists. "How could you blame the doctor for saving the patient's life?" he asked. "It hurts now, but it will get better." For its part, Morsi and members of his Muslim Brotherhood's political wing said they were committed to maintaining a welcoming atmosphere for tourism and improving the industry. In the first quarter of 2013, about three million tourists visited Egypt, a 14.6 percent rise from the same period last year, Hisham Zaazou,tourism minister appointed by the ousted government, said in May. "TOTAL DESPERATION" In happier times at Cairo's Egyptian Museum, hundreds would jostle to catch a glimpse of King Tut's golden burial mask or Ramses II's 3,000-year-old features. Now, the occasional visitor snaps pictures of armoured personnel carriers lined up outside. "There were whole rooms empty, with just soldiers walking around in them. It looks like they were bored and trying to get out of the heat," said one recent US college graduate, adding that she hadn't told her parents of her Egypt visit lest they worry. At the Pyramids, horse and buggy drivers desperate for fares pound on the windows of taxis carrying tourists. "Sometimes I could make 100 dollars a day. Morsi's gone, good, but still things aren't as good as they were under Hosni," said carriage driver Magdi Hammam, lamenting the 2011 overthrow of Mubarak. "I learnt English here, I made my living here, but now there's zero. Zero tourists today, zero tourists yesterday. But we have hope now," he said. The few tourists see a silver lining in the current troubles. "We sensed total desperation," said American tourist Sloan Holzman, after being approached by sellers of papyrus souvenirs. "They were pleading with us to stay, and it's really depressing to see what they're going through. But on the bright side, we had the whole pyramids to ourselves!" he said. - Reuters, July 15, 2013.

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Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:14 PM PDT July 15, 2013 Rapper Shawn American rapper Jay-Z has reached the top of the British album charts for the first time with his new release "Magna Carta...Holy Grail", sales figures showed yesterday. The hip-hop artist knocked the English folk rock band Mumford & Sons off the number one spot, according to the Official Charts Company, which compiles the weekly rundown. Jay-Z's new album features guest appearances by his wife Beyonce and singer Justin Timberlake. Seven of his previous albums have entered the British top 40, but none had reached the number one position, the compiler said. He saw off a challenge from Scottish veteran Rod Stewart, whose album "Time" climbed three places to number two. The English folk rock band Passenger took third place with "All the Little Lights". On the singles chart, American R&B singer Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" took the number one spot, displacing British soul singer John Newman's "Love Me Again". Swedish DJ Sebastian Ingrosso was the highest new entry, at number three, with the dance hit "Reload". - Reuters, July 15, 2013.

Posted: 14 Jul 2013 08:14 PM PDT July 15, 2013 Rapper Shawn American rapper Jay-Z has reached the top of the British album charts for the first time with his new release "Magna Carta...Holy Grail", sales figures showed yesterday. The hip-hop artist knocked the English folk rock band Mumford & Sons off the number one spot, according to the Official Charts Company, which compiles the weekly rundown. Jay-Z's new album features guest appearances by his wife Beyonce and singer Justin Timberlake. Seven of his previous albums have entered the British top 40, but none had reached the number one position, the compiler said. He saw off a challenge from Scottish veteran Rod Stewart, whose album "Time" climbed three places to number two. The English folk rock band Passenger took third place with "All the Little Lights". On the singles chart, American R&B singer Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" took the number one spot, displacing British soul singer John Newman's "Love Me Again". Swedish DJ Sebastian Ingrosso was the highest new entry, at number three, with the dance hit "Reload". - Reuters, July 15, 2013.

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MCA putus pemilihan parti 22 Disember Posted: 15 Jul 2013 02:32 AM PDT Oleh Mohd Farhan Darwis July 15, 2013 MCA memutuskan untuk melaksanakan pemilihan parti pada 22 Disember depan selaras dengan Perlembagaan parti dan tarikh itu tidak boleh dipinda mahupun ditunda, kata Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pemandu Pilihan raya parti berkenaan, Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha. Choo Ha yang juga Setiausaha Agung parti berkenaan berkata proses pemilihan bermula dari peringkat akar umbi sehingga ke peringkat tertinggi bermula 15 Julai depan. Pada kenyataan media, beliau berkata, pemilihan tarikh itu sekalipun pada penghujung tahun mengikut prosedur standard dan patuh kepada Perlembagaan parti. "Saya kesal ucapan beberapa pemimpin parti tertentu yang mengatakan pemilihan parti berlarutan sehingga Disember. Semua kena memahami. Semua peringkat pemilihan parti perlu dijalankan mengikut jadual," katanya. Beliau berkata, semua peringkat pemilihan parti perlu dijalankan mengikut jadual dan ia banyak masa. Choo Haa turut memberi jaminan tugas menyiapkan segala kelengkapan sedang dilaksanakan dan tanggapan bahawa ia akan ditunda adalah tidak benar. - 15 Julai, 2013.

RIM Ltd kini dikenali sebagai Blackberry Ltd Posted: 15 Jul 2013 01:38 AM PDT July 15, 2013 Research In Motion Limited yang berpangkalan di AS yang membangun dan memasarkan telefon pintar Blackberry, akan dikenali sebagai Blackberry Ltd mulai hari ini "Nama baru kami menyerlahkan reputasi jenama ikon kami yang sentiasa menggerakkan dan menghubungkan orang ramai di seluruh dunia," kata Presiden dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Thorsten Heins. Syarikat terdahulu mengumumkan penggunaan nama telefon pintar revolusi Blackberry pada 30 Januari, 2013. "Ia akan mengukuhkan lagi jenama syarikat," katanya dan menambah yang syarikat mencatatkan kejayaan dalam pengkomputeran mudah alih, mewujudkan produk baharu dan perkhidmatan di bawah pertubuhan bersepadu dan berjenama. - Bernama, 15 Julai, 2015.

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