Monthly Archives: June 2014

Canon Launches Dropbox photographers: Irista

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Irista

Since many companies are coming to take a cloud platform, perhaps too many. The latest addition is Canon, the brand of cameras. His intention is to make Irista , which they call the storage service, the center to save, share and manage photo collections point. platform allow you to edit the EXIF Fortunately there is an exclusive service for users of the Japanese as use may be made ​​regardless of the device where the photos have been made, either camera or smartphone. A definite plus since not all have a Canon. May also tag the pictures according to user preferences and filter them according to these criteria and can create albums. Also you can sync with Flicrk and Facebook.

Although one could say that the most important feature and want to stand out more from Canon called Memento . A new way to view your images for photographers who store…

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Obama’s Popularity Drops In U.S. As It Increases In The Arab World

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A new CNN poll out Tuesday demonstrates a continuing decline in President Barack Obama’s policy approval rating across nearly all American demographic categories.

Obama’s general disapproval rating debuted at 23 percent in February of 2009, but shot to 50 percent for the first time in December of that year, outpacing his approval rating (48 percent) for the first time. After reaching a historic high of 56 percent (compared with an approval rating of 41 percent) for consecutive months late last year, Obama’s disapproval rating now sits stagnantly at 55 percent (compared with his current 43 percent approval rating).

As Breitbart observed Wednesday, it’s not just that Obama’s approval rating stinks – it’s that key demographics coveted by progressives have turned on him:

On no single issue does a majority of Americans approve of Obama?s position. On many important issues, e.g. health care, immigration and foreign policy, his approval…

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NSA blowback: Top 8 political scandals sparked by Snowden leaks

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The Snowden revelations hit like a bomb, sending out shrapnel which risked severing US ties with friendly and not-so-friendly states alike. Here are the top eight bilateral debacles sparked by NSA spying, whose fallout could be felt for years to come.One is an economically prosperous island paradise which doesn’t even have a military, the other a landlocked and war-torn nation racked by poverty and an extreme climate. So what could they have in common? Both countries have almost all of their domestic and international calls recorded and stored by the National Security Agency (NSA) for up to 30 days. Rumblings in the Bahamas have been muted, as a nation with roughly the population of St Louis can’t make too many waves with its northern neighbors. The Bahamian minister of national security said he does intend to launch an inquiry into the NSA’s surveillance, though behind the scenes arm-twisting might keep…

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Mine accident in southwest China kills 22 people: Xinhua

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Twenty two workers were killed in a coal mine accident in southwestern China, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday, the latest mining disaster to highlight poor safety standards in the world’s biggest coal producing country.The accident, which occurred on Tuesday evening at the Yanshitai Coal Mine in Chongqing municipality’s Wansheng District, was caused by a “gas incident”, Xinhua quoted regional authorities as saying.A total of 28 miners were working at the time of the accident. Two miners were also injured, the report said.Officials at state-owned Nantong Mining Co Ltd, which owns the mine, were not immediately available for comment.China’s mines are the deadliest in the world because of lax enforcement of safety standards and a rush to feed demand from a robust economy. Two workers were killed in a coal mine accident in the northern province of Shanxi in January.

For full report read …. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-china-coal-mine-accident-idUSKBN0EF00D20140604

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