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It's been a long time coming, but Netflix original programming is finally here. Introducing Lilyhammer, the debut original series from the Netflix streaming video service.
Lilyhammer, starring former Sopranos star Steven Van Zandt, is the first show to be released by Netflix as part of the company's move towards creating premium content. Although the show was just unveiled, all eight episodes of the first season are available online for immediate viewing.
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Buying textbooks for school may have just gotten a little bit easier. Introducing the iTunes U app, the latest addition to the iTunes U service that began as a collection of free video lectures and audio podcasts created by a variety of respected higher learning institutions like Stanford University and Oxford University. The app allows students to view course materials, receive updates from instructors, and organize class notes, so the question now is: Can education go paperless?
“The all-new iTunes U app enables students anywhere to tap into entire courses from the world's most prestigious universities,” says Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet Software and Services at Apple. “Never before have educators been able to offer their full courses in such an innovative way, allowing anyone who’s interested in a particular topic to learn from anywhere in the world, not just the classroom.”
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Just in time for the dieters who have made resolutions to lose weight and get healthy in the new year, U.S. News and World Report has released its second annual best diet rankings.
To determine which diet would come out on top, a panel of 22 experts – like Brian Wansink of the Cornell University Food and Brand lab and Dr. David Katz of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center – ranked 25 of the world's most popular diets . Information was gathered from sources like government reports and scientific journals, then categorized based on seven factors: short-term weight loss, long-term weight loss, nutrition, safety, diabetes, heart health, and how easy it is to follow.
