World's Smallest Dog

Beyonce, a Dachshund mix female puppy, is seen here being hand fed in this March 10, 2012 handout photo. Beyonce, who weighed just 1 ounce and could fit into a teaspoon when found, could be the world's smallest dog, according to animal rescuers in Northern California who found her abandoned in San Bernardino, California. 

The rescuers have submitted an application to Guinness World Records for Beyonce to be considered the world's smallest dog. Picture taken March 10, 2012. REUTERS/Lisa Van Dyke/El Dorado Dog Photography/Handout

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How to convert PDF files to ePub files to read on your iPad with iBooks

This tutorial will guide you through the process of converting PDF files so that they can be read in iBooks, the iPad application. 

Update: you can now read PDF files directly in iBooks, without having to convert them to .epub or any other format. See this tutorial for a quick overview of how to add PDF files to iBooks to read on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.

This tutorial will remain up just in case someone wants to create an .epub of their PDF.

iBooks uses an ebook format called ePub. Using a free converter application (and ebook manager) called calibre you can quickly convert PDF (and other file formats) to .epub files, which you can then transfer to your iPad for reading in iBooks. 

This tutorial will take you step by step through the entire process.

1. Start out by finding a PDF you want to convert. In this example I used The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (which btw is free in the iTunes Book Store – but it’s a PDF I had handy, so that’s why I’m using it).
2. Download and install calibre. It comes in versions for Windows, OS X and Linux. The interface is very slightly different in each version (not much). The screenshots in this tutorial are from the OS X version – but Windows users should have no problem at all following along.
3. Once installed, open calibre. The first time you run calibre it will take you through a quick setup. The first thing you’ll want to do is specify your ‘ebooks’ folder. This is the location you’ll save your .epub files. Click the Change button. 



4. Select the folder you want to save all of your ePub files in.



5. Back at the Welcome screen, click the Continue button.



6. Select Apple from the Manufacturers list, and iPhone/iTouch + Stanza from the Devices list. Click Continue.



7. You can ignore the information on this screen and click Continue. Or if you’re interested, give it a read. With that said, enabling Turn on the content server will not help us out.



8. Now you’re at the main calibre interface. Click the Add books button in the top-left corner of the window.



9. Navigate to a PDF file that you want to convert to an .epub file. Select it and click Open.



10. Now click the small ‘arrow’ next to the Edit meta information and select Download metadata and cover files.



11. calibre will now download additional information about your PDF/ebook – if it can find it. If it’s an eBook (as a .pdf), you may need to manually enter the book title and author name if it isn’t present when you load it into calibre initially.



12. When it finds the additional meta data and a book cover, it will appear in the bottom pane of the calibre window.



13. Now we’ll start the actual conversion process. Make sure your PDF file is selected in the main list of books, and then click the small arrow next to the Convert E-books button. From the list that will appear, select Convert individually



14. You’ll be prompted with a “summary” window prior to calibre making the final conversion. Click the OK button.



15. Depending on the size of your PDF/eBook the conversion process will vary. It took less than 10 seconds to convert my 200 page PDF. If you’re using a Mac and have growl installed, you’ll get a window notifying you that the conversion has finished.


16. And now in the folder you specified way back in step #3 will contain an .epub version of your PDF. This is the file we’ll upload to your iPad.



17. Connect your iPad to your Mac or PC, and launch iTunes. From the iTunes menu select File -> Add to Library…



18. Navigate to your newly created .epub file, select it and click Choose.



19. The new .epub file will now appear in the Books section of iTunes.



20. If you sync all your Books to your iPad, select your iPad in iTunes and select the Books tab. After confirming your new .epub book is listed, click the Sync button.



21. Now launch iBooks on your iPad. There it is! From PDF to ePub and into iBooks.

RIM nearing Sunset...

There is no way to sugarcoat today’s announcement from once great Blackberry maker, RIM.  They are, after years of putting their heads in the sand, finally taking drastic measures to change course including getting rid of former Co-CEO and current board member Jim Balsillie as well as their their CTO and COO (loooong overdue).  Revenues are way down as are unit sales and prospects.

But what is the way out of this mess?  They say they are looking for ”strategic business-model alternatives”. They are also considering a sale. Where is there any value in the company?

Their current devices are taking a nosedive in value. BlackBerry 10, even if it is amazing (and when is the last time amazing came out of Waterloo?) still has an uphill battle against iOS, Android and even Microsoft who is fighting to get out of that “other” category. The low end is getting slammed by cheap Androids while Apple is sucking up the corporate and high end market.

The Smartphone market is rapidly turning into a iOS/Android duopoly.

The first fruits of that QNX labor, the PlayBook, sold 500,000 units last quarter…and that was at drastically below build costs pricing. RIM says the first BlackBerry 10 devices will be available in late 2012…which is a year later than needed.

Even their once ubiquitous Blackberry Enterprise Servers that sit between corporate Mail servers and carriers/mobile devices are now obsolete.

Steve Jobs said in a conference call a few years ago that Apple considered Blackberry to be “in the rear view mirror”. Perhaps he realized that not even somebody with his own turn-around talents could rescue RIM.

 

From http://9to5mac.com/2012/03/29/rim-rip-is-in-its-death-spiral/#more-156669

Airphil Express Sale: as low as P2 on domestic & P200 on int’l destinations

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NoyNoy's term will be just like another epic fail due to uncontrollable Oil Prices

President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III cannot afford to rest on his high trust ratings, a coalition against oil price increases launched on Monday warned.

If left unaddressed, the rising cost of fuel may see Aquino's popularity disappear, Bayan Muna party-list Representative Teddy Casino said. He said rising fuel issues cause hunger and is not just a "political issue."

Barangay chairman Francisco Mariezeta III from Sampaloc, Manila, told reporters he is opposing oil price hikes because they were affecting the peace and order situation in his village. He said he had to mediate between a husband and wife who were fighting because there was no dinner on the table. The wife said she was not given enough money to buy cooking gas.

"It's almost election time, isn't it? This is an issue among the voters," he said.

5000 e-trikes to ply Manila, Boracay, Palawan

There may soon be a new King of the Road: energy-efficient electric tricycles that promises to cut down carbon emissions and noise pollution.

The Department of Energy e-trike project was among 12 projects that the National Economic and Development Authority Board approved in its first meeting for the year.

Arnel Garcia, officer-in-charge of the DOE Alternative Fuel and Energy Technology Division, told Yahoo! Southeast Asia that they are already targeting the release of around 5,000 e-trikes within the year.

Most will be distributed in the National Capital Region and other key cities. According to a timeline from the ADB, e-trikes will also be distributed in top tourist sites, Puerto Princesa and Boracay.

No noise, no tailpipe emissions 

According to a briefing paper from the Asian Development Bank, which paid for a pilot project to test the e-trikes last year, the electric engines in the e-trikes can use up 75 percent of energy to power the vehicle.

In contrast, the standard internal combustion engine has an energy efficiency of 20 percent. The rest of the energy generated by fossil-fuel fired engines is lost.

Driving an e-trike also will mean an estimated savings of P200 a day that could be used to pay off financing on the e-trikes, ADB said.

The DOE has also hired a Japanese contractor to check the soundness of the winning e-trike designs from a contest that ended this month.

The project will still have to undergo competitive international bidding.  

Longer LRT and more NEDA projects

The NEDA Board has also approved a proposed P60-billion project to extend the Light Rail Transit-1 line. 

The line currently runs from Roosevelt Station in Quezon City to Baclaran Station in Pasay City. The project will then extend the line 11.7 kilometers to Bacoor, Cavite. The extension will pass through Parañaque and Pasay and will have eight new passenger stations.

The NEDA Board also approved the following projects: Agus VI Hydroelectric Power Plant (Units 1 and 2) Uprating Project, Land Transportation Office Infrastructure and Information System (LTO-IIS) Project, Jalaur River Multipurpose Irrigation Project Phase II. Proponent, Umayam River Irrigation Project (URIP), Casecnan Multipurpose Irrigation and Power Project (CMIPP)–Irrigation Component Phase II, Bridge Construction Project for Expanded Agrarian Reform Communities (ARC) Development – Umiray Bridge, Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Program (INREMP), Baler–Casiguran Road Improvement Project, Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Measures in Low-Lying Areas of Pampanga Bay Project, and the Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project.

The projects will cost the government an estimated P133 billion.

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Angry Birds Space Tops 10 Million Downloads in 3 Days

When it comes to App Store gaming, Angry Birds by Rovio Mobile has been a smash hit with over 500 million copies soldsince it was released a few years ago. And the newest title to the series, Angry Birds Space, has been equally as successful by topping over 10 million downloads of its own in less than three days of availability. Rovio Mobile held a promotion with Walmart and posted promotional videos online to promote hype for the new addition to the bird-slinging franchise. In almost expected fashion, Angry Birds Space quickly rose to the top spot on App Store charts in dozens of countries worldwide just hours after its release. Angry Birds Space is 99 cents in the App Store for iPhone and iPod touch.