Signed Beatles album could auction for $150K

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The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album autographed by all four members of the band.

By Rolling Stone

A copy of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"?autographed by all four Beatles up for auction has already surpassed its estimated price by tens of thousands of dollars, The Associated Press reports.

Bidding began at $15,000 with the Dallas-based Heritage Auctions expecting the copy to sell for about $30,000. Early bidding, however, has already pushed the price to $110,500. The auction itself is set for March 30th, and the house says the price could exceed $150,000 by then.

Rare color photos of the Beatles going up for auction

Each respective Beatle penned his name above his head on the record's gatefold, and the auction company's consignment director Gary Shrum says the bidding has "taken on a life of its own."? He added that the spike in the record's cost could be do to the rarity of such a high quality autograph and that "people are responding to that."

Rejected Beatles demo tape up for auction

In other Beatles auction news, it was announced Thursday?that a custom-built VOX guitar played by both George Harrison and John Lennon around the time of "Magical Mystery Tour" would be up for sale at Julien's Auctions on May 18th in New York, and is expected to fetch between $200,000 and $300,000.?

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Indoor Air Quality Effects Health, Safety

Aire Serv LLC President Offers Expert Tips on How to Create a Clean Air Space

Waco, TX (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 - According to the American Lung Association, common indoor air pollutants such as radon, molds, pet dander, pollen, lead dust and asbestos are just a small fraction of the agents that can cause health risks. The Environmental Protection Agency lists poor indoor air quality as the fourth largest environmental threat to the United States.

The air consumed in homes and workplaces is generally worse than most people believe, leading to health risks ranging from mild to severe. The effects of poor indoor air quality, often caused by moisture, pets, poor ventilation, and unmaintained air conditioners and humidifiers, can range from headaches and congestion to respiratory issues and asthma.

?The key to reducing the effects of poor air quality is controlling the factors polluting the air we breathe,? states Doyle James, president of Aire Serv LLC. ?Limiting the causes and maintaining proper ventilation in enclosed areas will help increase the cleanliness of your air quality.?

James suggests eliminating smoking in the home, having your home tested for radon levels, immediately repairing water leaks and removing the resulting moisture. Airing your house out periodically and maintaining proper ventilation will help maximize the quality of breathable air.

In addition to the health threats, poor indoor air quality leads to structural degradation and instability. Common issues include structural rot, mold growth, ice dams, and musty odors.

?It?s important, especially after a winter of closed doors and windows, to remove any lingering pollutants and find ways to keep them from returning,? says James. ?For people with allergies, I recommend they consider a heat recovery ventilator (HRV), which allows them to get fresh air through the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system while avoiding losing or gaining heat from your space.?

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72% Of Professors Who Teach Online Courses Don't Think Their ...

This is not a good sign for online education: 72 percent of professors who have taught Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don?t believe that students should get official college credit, even if they did well in the class. More importantly, these are the professors who voluntarily took time to teach online courses, which means the actual number of professors who discount the quality of MOOCs is probably much (much) higher. The survey reveals the Grand Canyon-size gap between the higher-education establishment and the coalition of tech companies and lawmakers that are mandating college credit for online courses.

Since the largest university system in the world, the California State University system, announced a pilot for low-cost online lower-division courses, schools from all over the country have raced to replace physical college instruction at a crazy fast pace. In only a month?s time, the University of Wisconsin started offering a fully legitimate college degree without any class time required and scores of schools announced that they will be emulating CSU lower-division pilots in the near future.

But, this is mostly administration-driven. Professors, by and large, are freaking out. When the California state legislator proposed mandating that online courses be accepted, the faculty senate sent a strongly worded letter to lawmakers:??There is no possibility that UC faculty will shirk its responsibility to our students by ceding authority over courses to any outside agency?

This latest survey from The Chronicle Of Education reveals how little confidence professors have in their own courses. ?The deck was somewhat stacked with true believers,? writes Steve Kolowich of The Chronicle about the survey, which polled the 184 known professors who have taught a MOOC.

It?s early days for online education, and the old guard isn?t going down without a fight.

[Image Credit: Flickr User Ed Yourdon]

Source: http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/22/72-of-professors-who-teach-online-courses-dont-think-their-students-deserve-credit/

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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to step down 'in the coming weeks' (update: his departing words)

Julius Genachowski will be stepping down when he reaches the end of his term as FCC Chairman, according to a brief message on the FCC's webpage. We're expecting to hear more in a live announcement at 10am, but this was no big surprise: four-year terms are the norm for a chairman and it was widely expected that he'd be amongst the officials replaced during Obama's second stint in office. The Wall Street Journal actually broke the news yesterday, and speculation over Mr. Genachowski's tenure has lingered ever since an awkward exchange where he refused to commit to his future at this year's CES.

During his time at the Commission, Genachowski worked to speed up the roll-out of broadband to rural communities, voiced concerns about the current phone unlocking policy and pushed to allocate more spectrum to WiFi use. With senior Republican Robert McDowell also departing the commission in the next few weeks, two places on the FCC's five-person board will need filling -- with names like Tom Wheeler, Karen Kornbluh and Catherine Sandoval being bandied about as replacements.

Update: Genachowski just made his formal announcement and used his minutes on the podium to thank the FCC's staff for helping to "get big things done" and "improve the lives of all Americans." He says the US has gone from "laggard to leader" in telecoms, with as many 4G subscribers as the rest of the world combined.

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The Last Resistance Level Before a Major S&P ... - Yahoo! Finance

Depending on who you ask, the stock market is: a) overbought, b) a bubble, c) poised to go much higher, d) on the cusp of a correction, e) anything else you could possibly think of and then some. Whenever a range of opinions is this wide and passions this high, it's a great time to step back and take a look at the charts. Charts don't care how you personally feel or what you hear at the cocktail party. That's one reason pros tend to use them; whether they admit to it or not.

As the co-founder of ChartLabPro.com Greg Troccoli has been using price charts to guide his trading for more than a quarter of a century. In the attached clip he shares his strategy for playing the S&P 500's next move.

Troccoli describes himself as bullish overall but he's keeping a tight leash on his positions. "You could go down to the 200-day moving average line and not change the overall four-year trend and go all the way to 1,440," he says.

Such a move would be not dissimilar to what happened last year when stocks got off to a torrid start in the first quarter only to give the gains back in a tough Q2. A move to 1,440 would leave stocks up less than 2% for 2013.

The beauty of technicals is that Troccoli isn't relying on his gut or the latest news from Cyprus to inform his decision. He's listening to the market rather than making a negative forecast. "I don't really start to turn negative unless we close, not intra-day, but close below 1,535."Stocks have made multiple runs at new highs in recent days. For those keeping score at home there is a "triple top" in the mid-1560 area. Should that give way and close above the 1570 area Troccoli's work suggests a move much higher than anyone might think is in the cards.

Put it on your radar and link to this story if you want to check his work later. Those looking to trade aggressively can buy as stocks approach support and use 1,535 as a stop. Something to mull for those of you obsessing over live reports outside Cyprian ATM machines.

Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/last-resistance-level-major-p-500-breakout-152150147.html

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Beware of fake Homeland Security emails

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Thursday warned computer users to beware of fake emails they may receive from hackers claiming to be from the Department of Homeland Security and demanding money to reinstate use of their computer.

Homeland Security's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or US-CERT, published an alert on its website warning it had received reports of DHS-themed "ransomware."

"Users who are being targeted by the ransomware receive an email message claiming that use of their computer has been suspended and that the user must pay a fine to unblock it," the warning said, adding that the ransomware falsely claims to be from the department and its National Cyber Security Division.

Ransomware is increasingly widespread malicious software that purports to encrypt a user's files and then demands payment to unlock them.

US-CERT urged users and systems administrations to use caution if they find a questionable email message that could contain the ransomware. It said to urge users not to click on the messages or submit any information to Web pages.

(Reporting by Deborah Charles; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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Fox picks up Big East basketball for 12 years

By Liana B. Baker

(Reuters) - Fox Sports has signed a 12-year contract to carry the new Big East basketball conference, the first major sports rights agreement it has entered since announcing its new national cable channel to compete with ESPN.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. A source close to the matter estimated the deal was worth between $500 million and $600 million over the 12 years. Fox, owned by News Corp, has been buying sports rights to showcase on its new cable network, dubbed Fox Sports 1, which will debut in August.

The newly constituted conference will add Butler, Creighton and Xavier to the so-called "Catholic 7" schools - Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Villanova, DePaul - which are starting a league July 1 called the "Big East".

The seven schools broke from the Big East conference, but will retain the conference's name and branding for their league. The former conference known as the Big East will be re-named shortly. That conference signed a multiyear basketball and football contract with ESPN on Tuesday.

As part of the agreement, Fox will have the rights to all of the conference basketball games, some women's basketball games, Olympic sports and other content.

Fox Sports 1 will televise more than 100 regular season games as well as the Big East tournament. The deal includes digital rights as well which will be tapped for the Fox Sports Go app for mobile devices.

The sports cable channel already has rights to college football and basketball from other athletic conferences, Major League baseball games, Nascar, Ultimate Fighting Championship and soccer. Fox executives have said that the new network is on the hunt for other sports deals.

Fox joins media companies from NBC to Al Jazeera in chasing the advertising dollars that flow to live sports programming. These channels also collect monthly subscription fees paid by cable operators that generate a steady stream of revenue.

News Corp shares were trading 33 cents higher by 1.1 percent at $29.96 per share on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Liana B. Baker; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/fox-picks-big-east-basketball-12-years-173914788--finance.html

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