A conversation with Microsoft's Marc Whitten on SmartGlass and the quest for a better living room

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What good is a surprise if you already saw it coming? When I mention to Microsoft's Marc Whitten, corporate vice president of Xbox Live and the man who has shepherded SmartGlass to its debut, that we kind-of-sort-of knew that his baby was set to be announced at E3 before the company got a chance to show do so, he lets out a frustrated laugh. "Yeah..."

He'd hoped the unveiling at the company's pre-show keynote would be the first time we, and everyone else in the industry, got eyes on the fruit of his and his team's labors. But, when I tell him we were still genuinely surprised at the scope of SmartGlass, and genuinely impressed at the potential, he seems genuinely pleased and reminds us that what we've seen is "all just the beginning." Join us after the break for an exploration of what comes next for Microsoft SmartGlass.

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Access to Iran site to top agenda at IAEA board

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Magnolia Broadband selling off RF patents to Google

Looks as though Google is quietly picking up some RF patents for themselves according to a new press release put out by Mooreland Partners. In it, Mooreland Partners notes they'll be heading up the financial advisory position as Magnolia Broadband plans the sale of its patent portfolio to Google. Looking around, Magnolia Broadband holds a large amount of patents and with their focus being RF technologies and better networking, its easy to see why Google would want to own their work.

Source: Mooreland Partners, More Info: Magnolia Broadband

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Afghanistan: Aid workers saved after death threat

This undated family photo released by the family of British aid worker Helen Johnston Saturday June 2, 2012 shows British aid worker Helen Johnston in London. Two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues were rescued in a pre-dawn raid Saturday June 2, 2012 after being held by militants for 11 days in a cave in northern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said. The women, Helen Johnston and Moragwe Oirere, and the two Afghans were kidnapped on May 22 in Badakhshan province. The four work for Medair, a humanitarian non-governmental organization based near Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Family Handout via Foreign Office) .

This undated family photo released by the family of British aid worker Helen Johnston Saturday June 2, 2012 shows British aid worker Helen Johnston in London. Two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues were rescued in a pre-dawn raid Saturday June 2, 2012 after being held by militants for 11 days in a cave in northern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led military coalition said. The women, Helen Johnston and Moragwe Oirere, and the two Afghans were kidnapped on May 22 in Badakhshan province. The four work for Medair, a humanitarian non-governmental organization based near Lausanne, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Family Handout via Foreign Office) .

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? NATO and Afghan forces launched a daring operation to rescue two female foreign aid workers and their two Afghan colleagues after learning the Taliban planned to kill one of the hostages, an intelligence official said Sunday.

The troops carried out the successful mission before dawn Saturday, swooping in on helicopters to pluck the aid workers from a cave in a mountainous area of northern Badakhshan province. They killed the eight militants holding them captive as well, said Afghan intelligence spokesman Shafiqullah Tahiri.

The militants hoped killing one of the hostages would pressure negotiators to accept their demands of a $1 million ransom and the release of five of their colleagues imprisoned in Kabul, said Tahiri. The insurgents initially asked for at least $4 million before reducing their demand, he said.

Helen Johnston, 28, from Britain, and Moragwa Oirere, 26, from Kenya, and their two Afghan colleagues were kidnapped on May 22 while traveling on horseback in Badakhshan. The four work for Medair, a humanitarian non-governmental organization based near Lausanne, Switzerland.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday that he approved the operation after becoming increasingly concerned about the safety of the hostages. He said militants should know that Britain does not pay ransoms or trade prisoners, and anyone who kidnaps British citizens "can expect a swift and brutal end."

Troops were able to launch the rescue operation after receiving precise information from Afghan intelligence agents about the hostages' location in Shahri Buzurg district, said Tahiri. The kidnappers were planning to move the hostages to another remote, mountainous location in neighboring Tajikistan, he said.

The militants were armed with heavy machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles, but were overwhelmed by British troops operating alongside other NATO and Afghan forces. The hostages were safely rescued, and none of the NATO or Afghan forces were harmed, said the coalition.

Past rescue attempts in Afghanistan have not always gone so well.

In 2009, Sultan Munadi, an Afghan translator kidnapped alongside New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell, was killed in a hail of bullets during a rescue attempt by British commandos. In 2010, the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 6 tried to rescue Linda Norgrove, a Scottish aid worker, from her Taliban captors in Afghanistan. She was killed by a grenade thrown in haste by one of the American commandos.

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Associated Press writer Sebastian Abbot contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Report: Japan arrests sarin attack cult member

TOKYO --?

One of the two remaining fugitive members of the doomsday cult behind the 1995 nerve gas attack on Tokyo subways was arrested Sunday, Japanese media reports said.

Former senior Aum Shinrikyo cult member Naoko Kikuchi, 40, had been spotted in Sagamihara city, 30 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Tokyo, and acknowledged who she was when approached by police, according to NHK TV and other media reports, citing investigative sources. She was wanted on charges of murder in the 1995 attack.

Police declined to confirm the reports.

Cult members, who had amassed an arsenal of chemical, biological and conventional weapons in anticipation of an apocalyptic showdown with the government, released the nerve gas sarin in Tokyo's subways, killing 13 people and injuring more than 6,000.

Nearly 200 members of the cult have been convicted in the gas attack and dozens of other crimes. Cult guru Shoko Asahara is still on death row.

Makoto Hirata, suspected of involvement in a 1995 cult-related kidnapping-murder, surrendered to police on New Year's Eve, stunning Japan. Ten days later, Akemi Saito, also a member of Aum Shinrikyo, who had lived with Hirata, gave herself up.

The other cult member still on the run is Katsuya Takahashi, 54.

The cult, renamed Aleph, once had 10,000 members in Japan and claimed another 30,000 in Russia. It still has hundreds of members. The cult is under police surveillance and its new leaders have publicly disavowed Asahara.

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Talks are ?very preliminary,? he says, but they always start that way. ?And there wouldn?t seem to be a great rush by anyone to get serious yet, as the deadline is still nearly two months away and none of the interested parties are so far out of their respective division leads or so far ahead in the case of the Dodgers to have to move right this second.

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Boat insurance - Your Boat Insurance - Key Considerations

Sailing off toward the secluded blue, has the advantageous outcome of blowing away your lifestyle's stresses and cares with the breeze. However, before you voyage off in your fabulous boat, stop briefly and contemplate the merits of these questions. Do you possess marine or boat insurance in place? Even when the response that that is 'Yes' at that point are you confident your insurance needs are being fulfilled?

Marine insurance classifies vessels corresponding to a sort of measurements. "Boats" are described as measuring anywhere between 16 feet and 25 feet 11 inches in length. Under that size then you are classified as small boat which includes dinghies, personal watercraft and so on. If your boat is 26 feet and above in length then you may probably need specialist insurance coverage. Now let's look over some of the ins and outs as applied to common boat insurance policies.

Physical breakage coverage

The insurance company pays you for the replacement or recondition of your craft, resulting from the following conditions: boating mishap, vandalism, fire, burglary, lightning, typhoons or tornadoes. Included in this policy are the watercraft itself, its engine or outboard motor and your trailer. Normally the ensuing items are omitted from the dinghy insurance coverage, as they are not thought of as being a part of your boat's operations: clothes, video or camera products, jewelry or fashion accessories, mobile phone, and food, scuba gear and mobile electronics such as tv set, hi-fi devices or laptops. You might find they are covered on your normal household insurance coverage or you may request separate coverage for these.

Tip: I recognize it's a pain but - always study the fine print at the bottom. At that point you will realize what limitations have been placeded on your insurance coverage. Can you boat be kept at your property or home? Otherwise, must the boat be at your holiday vacation location? Where does the insurance coverage start and end on the waters you can make use of? A handful of policies precisely list the assumptions and restrain the use of your craft.

Individual Liability Coverage

We pray you will never ever have to find out how beneficial this coverage is. Normal marine boat insurance cover here ranges upwards from $ 3 million and can compensate you anytime there's an accident and your boat is held responsible for damaging another property, boat or trauma.

Uninsured Boat Coverage

This is referred to as the marine insurance equivalent to the road vehicle's uninsured motorist coverage. For instance, in the event that the owner of a watercraft who harms yours has run out insurance coverage or worse yet, does not possess the cash, your boat's repairs will certainly still be funded.

Passenger Medical Insurance coverage

This insurance coverage will pay for the medical costs sustained by any people carried in your boat. You will certainly discover that there is one more provision on your policy restricting the quantity of individuals who may be aboard at any one time-- ensure you do not bring more as the insurance will then be invalid.

Help & Towing Insurance coverage

This aspect of your insurance coverage will recompense you for the expenses sustained should you have the want to call on the emergency services. You might have engine failure or other mechanical breakdown or damage your boat on rocks calling for a pull back to harbour.

What's the primary line to all of this? Be insurance aware in advance of you start your boating season. Take a while to get hands-on and accustom yourself with knowledge so you can easily choose the right insurance option, terms and coverage which your boat insurance must have. Then you can take off into the blue knowing you are satisfactorily prepared for any scenario.

To Your Boating Enjoyment!

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