Emma Robert looked bewitchingly gorgeous at the American Horror Story: Coven screening in West Hollywood on Saturday night in her white cut-out Cushnie et Ochs dress.
Nope! She's definitely not the type of witch that's green and warty in a dowdy black cape! LOLz!
Let's see who else spellbound the photog's flashes with their fashion sense.
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Fitbit did a lot of things very right when it made the One, its tiny activity-tracking pod. But then the company—caving to peer pressure from the likes of Nike—made the Fitbit Flex wristband. There's nothing wrong with that form-factor, but the Flex lost a lot of the functionality that made the One so great, and it felt like a big step backwards. Today the company is releasing the Fitbit Force, and it's exactly what the Flex should have been.
Like the Flex, the Force is a silicone wristband. The band is just slightly wider, and it's a little bit thicker. It still fits comfortably under the cuff on a long-sleeved shirt, though, and doesn't make it look like you have a horrible arm-fracture. The first difference you'll notice from the Flex is that the Force has a rather lovely and blue OLED screen.
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Using that screen and the lone button on the left side of the band, you can scroll through how many steps you've taken, the estimated total distance, calories burned, floors climbed, time of day, and the total time you've been active. Floors climbed is something the Flex couldn't do because it lacked an altimeter, and it's an important addition, as it gets much better data for estimating the true amount of calories you burn. Time of day might not sound like much of a feature, but if it's something you're going to wear on your wrist all day, it had better be able to tell you what time it is. It also has a stopwatch.
Like the other Fitbits, the Force can track your sleep to show you how much you are (or aren't) getting, and how much you're tossing and turning, and it has a vibrational motor so it can wake you up with a silent alarm. It can withstand a splash or two, but it isn't waterproof. This information and your other stats are displayed in a very nicely designed visual layout on the website, or in the Fitbit smartphone apps.
It comes with an included USB dongle for your computer, and it will wirelessly sync anytime you're within 20 feet of your computer (provided you install some software). It operates on the Bluetooth 4.0 Smart (Low Energy) protocol, which means it will wirelessly sync throughout the day with your iPhone or with certain Android devices (currently just Samsung devices from the Galaxy S3 on, though hopefully that will change soon). The Force has NFC built in which should have auto-paired it with my Android phone, but the phone never picked up the NFC signal, so the jury is still out on that.
One interesting feature which will be rolling out soon for iOS 7 users (and maybe for Android devices later) is that you can set it to notify you of incoming calls. It will vibrate and display the name of the caller if it's in your contacts, or it will show you the number. You can't answer or dismiss calls, but it could save you an exhausting reach into your pocket (or dig through the couch cushions). That feature will be rolling out soon.
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Fitbit claims the battery will last ten days between charges. We've had it on for two solid days now and the battery has barely a nick taken out of it, so that sounds like a reasonable claim, though more testing is necessary to confirm. In general the band is pretty comfortable. It doesn't really get in the way, and it's thin enough that I can type with it on and it doesn't dig into my inner wrist. Also, subjectively, it looks nice, and it wouldn't be an eyesore even if you were dressed semi-formally. It does snag the occasional wrist-hair, though.
The Fitbit Force is being sold for $130. That's $30 more than the Flex and the One. It's certainly a lot better than the Flex, but if you prefer something lower profile (i.e. something that stays in your pocket rather than on your wrist), then you should probably just go with the One, though you will have to transfer it to/from a soft wrist-sleeve every night for sleep monitoring, which is kind of a pain. It's also worth noting that when we reviewed the Flex we found it to be way less accurate than the One. Hopefully Fitbit has fixed that for the Force. We'll be putting it through its paces and will let you know soon. [Fitbit]
WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama says there are no gimmicks to grow the economy ? just difficult steps that require Washington's focus.
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama is promoting a plan he says can break through gridlock. He's calling it a grand bargain for the middle class.
Obama says he's willing to work with Republicans to reform the tax code for businesses. That would mean lowering rates but ending many loopholes and deductions.
But Obama says he'll only do it if money generated is used for infrastructure, training and job growth.
In the Republican address, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says Obama's health care law will cost jobs. She wants to change the law to require companies to provide insurance to employees working 40 hours a week, not 30.
President Barack Obama has the summer blues. Obama is facing a sluggish economy, low job approval numbers and a combative opposition party focused on dismantling Obamacare. While rainy summer days in Washington and lengthy speeches by members of Congress and the president have become the norm, no real progress and no new proposals by the president have been made to help improve the state of the U.S. economy.?
The president gave a one-hour speech last week in Illinois talking about his plans to help boost the economy, and he stated that he would lay out more of his initiatives in the upcoming weeks. Americans have been waiting for too long to see what the president is planning to propose.
The president's ideas and speeches are a repeat of the 2010 "summer of recovery" where he gave campaign-style speeches around the country and yet nothing was accomplished in Washington. In his latest speech, President Obama's grand bargain is clearly a repackaging of two existing proposals that have been stalled in Congress: corporate tax reform and spending more money on infrastructure, education and training.
[Check out our editorial cartoons on President Obama.]
Obama must be depressed and frustrated that his economic proposals have not gained Republican support in Congress.? However, he has made little effort to find a bipartisan solution to jumpstarting the economy. The president is not running again and the likelihood of the Democrats taking over Congress in 2014 is dim, so why not build bipartisan support for economic proposals? Based on his history, compromise is not in the president's vocabulary.
The president's recent shift to the economy is long overdue, yet his long-winded speeches and proposals to nowhere will not help. The economy needs a shot in the arm. Friday's labor report showed disappointing numbers, which is another indication that the economy remains sluggish. The unemployment rate in July did fall from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent, but that was partly because 37,000 people left the labor force.
Economic indicators are mixed and quite discouraging. Home ownership is at the lowest levels in 18 years. More Americans are working part-time for economic reasons, and 22.2 million Americans remain unemployed, underemployed or have given up looking for work. Hispanic unemployment also rose from 9.1 to 9.4. More young people cannot afford to live on their own and are living with their parents. With the latest job reports, economists have stated that the economy is just not gaining enough traction.
[See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]
President Obama is faced with two challenges: building public approval and GOP support of his economic plans. He will spend the next few weeks giving speeches and talking about his old ideas. It will be a difficult sales pitch considering that millions of discouraged Americans have been waiting a long time to find full-time jobs, and American businesses are preparing themselves for the wrath of Obamacare.?
As in the case of immigration reform, the president may need to look to Congress to work on legislation that both parties can support. Congress is already taking the lead and crafting bipartisan comprehensive tax reform legislation for taxpayers and businesses. It would be wise for the president to jump on board and support their efforts. The president will then have something substantial to talk about during his summer of recovery tour (part two).
Singer Louis Tomlinson of boy band One Direction has signed for English Championship soccer side Doncaster Rovers on a non-contract basis and could play for their development squad this season, the club has announced.
Tomlinson 21, heartthrob to millions of teenaged girls around the world, has also been given squad number 28 which qualifies him to play for the club's first team in the second tier of English soccer, although that is unlikely to happen.
"This has always been a childhood dream for me," said Tomlinson, whose band are one of the biggest in the world and are preparing for a worldwide stadium tour starting next May.
A statement on the club's website (www.doncasterrovers.co.uk) said: "Louis has always been passionate about football and wanted to realise a dream of signing for his home town club where he once worked on match days."
He has also played at the club's Keepmoat Stadium in charity games and his signing for Doncaster is mainly to help raise funds for a local children's charity.
There are numerous links between the worlds of music and soccer but not many pop stars have signed for professional clubs.
Rod Stewart came close and had trials with London side Brentford before embarking on a full-time music career.
$4.6 billion dollars is today's daily digit - the amount Royal Dutch Shell's profits fell by in the second quarter of the year. That's more than $1 billion dollars down on the same time last year. Shell said it was largely due to higher costs and a surge in Nigerian oil thefts, which cost them $700 million. Shell recently has put some of its Niger Delta operations up for sale. But outgoing CEO Peter Voser says it's still committed to Africa.
