To protect its own cartoon industry, the ban prohibits shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Mickey Mouse and Pokemon from being aired on prime time TV.BEIJING (AP) -- SpongeBob SquarePants, Mickey Mouse and Pokemon are officially persona non grata on Chinese prime time.China is extending a ban that virtually locks out all foreign cartoons from airing between 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in a bid to protect its fledgling domestic cartoon industry.According to a new ruling Wednesday by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, no foreign cartoons or programs introducing foreign cartoons can be shown during "the golden hours" on all domestic cartoon channels and children channels starting May 1.The move is intended to help "spur the domestic cartoon industry," the agency said.Only domestic cartoons approved by SARFT are allowed to be aired, according to the regulations. Cartoons co-produced by domestic and foreign producers will have to get approval.The new regulation expands an earlier ba
USA Technologies (USAT: NASDAQ) reported that JLA, the leading supplier of commercial laundry equipment in the United Kingdom, has begun distributing the eSuds solution to universities and colleges through its Circuit subsidiary. Circuit's first installation of eSuds is operating at the University of York in Heslington, York, UK."Circuit constantly strives to provide customers with the latest technology to improve customer satisfaction, and the eSuds solution with its online capability brings a whole new level of service to add considerable ease and convenience to doing laundry," said Richard Lee, Managing Director, Circuit. "Our goal is to ensure we provide our customers with the best possible solutions to make our laundry facilities more efficient, cost effective and safer, and eSuds offers all that while responding to the emerging demand for networked laundry services."JLA is Europe's biggest independent distributor of commercial laundry equipment and supplies to a wide range of mar
Dietmar Hamann has extended his contract with Manchester City for one more year.He has been in excellent form while playing for city under Sven Goran Erikkson and has now been rewarded with a one year contract extension.The former Liverpool and French midfield star will now be looking forward to being paired with Micheal Johnson who will play against everton on Feb 25.The 19-year-old played a major part in City's flying start to the season but has been out of action since December with a niggling abdominal injury.However Bulgarian striker Bojinov is not expected to make a return against the Tofees despite playing a reserve game this week.
EA extends NFL license into 2012 seasonFiled under: NewsToday, industry powerhouse, Electronic Arts announced that it would be extending its exclusive licensing agreement with the National Football League and NFL Players Club until the end of the 2012 season, leading into early 2013. Sports gamers may remember 2004 when EA purchased the exclusive rights to produce NFL licensed games from under the competition, namely 2K Games. The Madden series from EA continues to be a successful brand, as the 20-year-old franchise has accounted for over $2 billion in sales alone. After the announcement, former Xbox head honcho turned EA Sports president, Peter Moore said, "Game quality is our top priority, and we're committed to pushing our gameplay innovation, connecting football fans via rich online experiences and delivering the most visually stunning sports games on the market." To be honest we're when someone going to buy the license for the lucrative Curling market, that's like an excuse t
EA Extends NFL Exclusivity Until 2013 EA has extended its exclusive licensing deal with the NFL until 2013, which means that EA games will be the only ones to feature genuine NFL players, teams, and stadiums for the next five years. In addition to giving EA the sole rights to develop, publish, and distribute NFL-based games for everything that draws current, the deal also gives EA access to content from NFL Films and the NFL Network. Rumor has it they also get John Facenda frozen in carbonite. Though other football games have found creative ways around EA's exclusivity, such as All-Pro Football's use of retired NFL players or Blitz the League's fictional teams, it's hard to ignore the advantage that the NFL license gives to the Madden games. This year marks the-- get ready to feel old, people -- 20th anniversary of the Madden franchise. Go have a turducken to celebrate. Link - Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:01:19 GMT - Feed (2 subs) Sent using Send
By James Topham TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil extended gains towards $89 a barrel on Friday as traders bought back short positions on expectations that cold U.S. weather would boost fuel demand and after prices failed to break below the $86 watermark. U.S. light, sweet crude for March delivery rose 70 cents to $88.81 a barrel by 0656 GMT. Prices fell as low as $86.24 a day earlier, near the lowest in three and a half months, but later rebounded to close 97 cents higher on the day. London Brent crude was trading 86 cents higher at $89.37 a barrel. "The market is in a slight short-covering mood after finding solid support around $86 this week, but traders are still careful about chasing prices too strongly on rallies," said Tatsuo Kageyama, an analyst at Kanetsu Asset Management in Tokyo. But he said the fear of a U.S. recession that could dampen oil demand in the world's top consumer -- and reverberate across the world -- was keeping prices well below the record high of $1
I surely did not see this coming anytime soon but Facebook just released their JavaScript client library than enables developers to extend their applications to their own websites. Rather than building your applications strictly within Facebook you can now extend the full functionality of the platform to your own website and leverage Facebook as the [...]
1&1 Internet Inc., the world's largest web host by known servers, today completed a comprehensive extension of its wide area network (WAN). An overall bandwidth of more than 120 Gigabit/second is...
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Nikon UK is pleased to announce its cashback promotion on D40X digital SLR camera kits has been extended until 29th February 2008.Customers purchasing a D40X body with any AF Nikkor lens* will be entitled to claim up to £40 in the UK and €60 in the Republic of Ireland on purchases made between 7th Jan – 29th Feb 2008 inclusive. All claims must be received by 31st March 2008.The 10.2 megapixel D40X embodies a wide range of innovative features in a compact, stylish design. The near instant power-up and continuous shooting mode allows the keen photographer to capture 100 jpeg images at three frames per second.For more information about the cashback promotion and how to claim please visit: www.nikon.co.uk/cashback source : europe-nikon
Curriki, the Global Education and Learning Community today announced that it has been awarded the King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Curriki was one of two winners chosen from among 68 projects from 51 countries and one international nongovernmental organization focusing on the theme of open access to education. The prize is placed under the high patronage of HM King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain. In addition to the UNESCO honor, Curriki also unveiled a series of significant international partnerships with organizations in the United Kingdom, Canada and South Africa. Curriki's open source model allows the education community to share, improve and collaborate on the development of curriculum and curricular resources. "We are honored to be recognized with this very prestigious award," said Bobbi Kurshan, Executive Director of Curriki. "Winning this priz
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Indian shares extended their rise to more than 2 percent in afternoon trade on Friday, powered by Reliance Industries Ltd and ICICI
Well, it is a partial victory… From the Houston Chronicle:The Senate on Thursday night approved a seven-year extension of a moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access.The Senate voice vote came a little over a week after the House passed a bill calling for a four-year moratorium. The tax ban, first approved in 1998, is set to expire Nov. 1. Attempts in both the House and Senate to make the ban permanent in recent weeks were unsuccessful despite strong support for the idea. However… The two chambers will have to reach a compromise on the length of the ban and other differences before the bill can be sent to the White House for President Bush’s signature. Well, it will be some time we will not have to worry about paying MORE taxes to the federal government. Isn’t it amazing how they constantly find ways to increase our tax burden? first cell phones and now they want to tax us for using the internet. they basically want to tax us for living. Technorati Tags: news, taxe
Hey I was just reading this news article and thought I'd share, I found it interesting that they removed onions, I wonder if it was because of fructans anyway here it is:Low carb diet now extends benefits to IBDA special low-carbohydrate diet has been found to relieve the distressing symptoms that afflict people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – an umbrella term that covers Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.The Australian study, from Box Hill Hospital Victoria, found the diet, which involves cutting back on foods including wheat, onions, milk, ice-cream, apples, honey, stone fruits and legumes, to be effective in more than 50 per cent of patients with IBD who have co-existing irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Read the rest here I found the abstract if anyone is interested: The effect of reduction of poorly absorbed, highly fermentable short-chain carbohydrates (FODMAPs) on the symptoms of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (scroll down)
Ocean Finance is to expand its search marketing trials of Google Mobile and Google Video, devised and managed by search marketing agency LatitudeOcean received its first successful loan application within days of the mobile trial's launch in January. The finance company's mobile campaign targets internet users using Google on their phones to search for information about secured loans. A mobile user searching for information about loans will find Ocean Finance at the top of Google's search results.A one-button link then allows users to call Ocean direct via a dedicated telephone number for mobile-originating enquiries.Latitude is also using its expertise to help Ocean expand its search campaigns into the online video market and Vibrant Media's click space operation IntelliTXT....click here to read all...source : http://www.marketingservicestalk.com/news/lat/lat100.html
The euro breaks above the $1.40 level for the first time since its inception, reaching an all time high of $1.4063, 17-month highs vs sterling at 70 pence, 5-week highs vs the yen at 162.54 and 2-month highs vs the Swissie at 1.6558. Against the dollar, the euro has gained 19% since its inception on [...]
OAO Gazprom, Russia's natural-gas exporter, said it received a ``significant part'' of a $460 million debt owed by Belarus, averting a supply cut to the country.
Weekend: Drayton Hall extends hours for summer
Spend some time with history this weekend. Drayton Hall is extending its hours through Aug. 31. The historic Ashley River plantation will open at 8:30 a.m. with the first tour of the day at 9 a.m. Tours of the 1738 home take place every hour; the last tour begins at 4 p.m. Ticket holders may also attend special programs this summer, including “Connections: From Africa To America,” an interpretive program tracing the story of Africans to America through slavery and into the 20th century. The program is at 11:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. daily. From June 11 through June 22, ticket holders may attend an archaeology field school as Drayton Hall’s Preservation Department, archaeologists and anthropology students excavate the site of a privy on the property. Looking for more weekend events? Check out Weekend! 10 Ways to Play from the Charleston Regional Business Journal. Subscribe online and have Weekend! delivered to your Inbox each
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