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Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a musical classic -- who can forget Wayne and Garth rocking out to it in the car in "Wayne's World"? And now, talented impressionist and viral-video king Paul Vlahos has put the song in the mouths of a dozen or so pop-culture characters.
Vlahos switches effortlessly from voice to voice. You'll hear the classic tune sung by cartoon characters -- including "South Park's" Cartman and practically the entire cast of "Family Guy" -- as well as Gollum from "Lord of the Rings." Real-life people take a turn, with Vlahos imitating Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson and even President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush. "Simpsons" members Homer and Marge make appearances too, as do Meatwad and Carl from one of Vlahos' favorite cartoons, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force."
And Vlahos doesn't sing it straight -- he throws in comedy bits as he proceeds, including a classic bit with "Family Guy" patriarch Peter Griffin. And he plays instruments too, even though they may be from the video game "Guitar Hero."
Vlahos has also posted different versions of the main video, including an a capella version and a reel of outtakes and goofs.
Vlahos, who lives in Sacramento, Calif., writes on his website that he dreams of being a full-time comedian some day. He regularly posts new videos on his YouTube page.
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Microsoft's launch of Office Mobile for Android just a few weeks after the iPhone version illustrate how the software giant is gradually coming around to the reality that it may not be the big dog on post-PC platforms.
In the end, Microsoft Office Mobile for Android and iPhone are nice hedges should Windows Phone and Windows 8 fail to garner significant mobile share. Mary Jo Foley noted that Microsoft has a roadmap for stronger core Office apps for Android, iPhone and iPad, but appears to be giving those products some time possibly for the Windows mobile ecosystem to develop further.?
The Android and iPhone versions of Office are tethered to an Office 365 account and optimized for Word, Excel and PowerPoint editing. Selling Office outright on those platforms would be a better move.
But here's the catch. Microsoft wants the best Office experience on its mobile platforms, but needs more share. If Microsoft's mobile efforts on smartphones and tablets fail to develop garnering Office 365 subscriptions isn't a bad consolation prize.
What will be interesting to watch is the adoption of Office Mobile for Android and iPhone. Will Microsoft garner new cloud Office subscriptions or largely cater to existing customers?
Bottom line: Microsoft is a software vendor and can still make gobs of money with Office on any platform. The best bet for Microsoft is to spread its bets around.
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Stocks soared to fresh closing highs on Thursday, one day before the government releases critical jobs figures that could help determine whether the economy is healthy enough for the Federal Reserve to begin to slow down its stimulus package.
The rally, in which the S&P 500 went through the 1,700-point level for the first time, was sparked by a plethora of upbeat economic data ahead of the widely-watched jobs report set for Friday morning.
Analysts polled by Reuters expect to see a gain of 184,000 jobs in July, after a 195,000 uptick in the previous month.?
(Read more:?July jobs report key to Fed action)
"The jobs numbers have been decent as of late, but the problem is the quality of employment," said Lance Roberts, chief economist at StreetTalk Advisors. "There's also clearly a divergence between the stock market and real economy and that's because of the artificial stimulus from the Fed.
"The problem is that they're not seeing that stimulus being translated into the economy so the worry we should have is that we're inflating valuations and the issue of potentially blowing an asset bubble is very real."
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve?declined to signal when it would start tapering its bond-buying program, which has buoyed the markets. However, it did raise concerns about rising mortgage rates and flagged the risks of inflation falling too far below its target. In addition, the central bank slightly downgraded its outlook for economic growth.
But several reports on Thursday boosted the views of many analysts that the economy is getting healthier. Weekly jobless claims?dropped to a 5-1/2 year low, according to the Labor Department. And the number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms?declined modestly in July, with employers announcing 37,701 cuts last month, down 4.2 percent from June, according to the report from consultants Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
In another positive sign, the pace of growth in the U.S. manufacturing sector accelerated in July to the?highest level since June 2011 as new orders surged, according to the Institute for Supply Management.?
The positive economic data have stimulated the stock markets recently. Major stock averages closed out their?best July since 2010 on Wednesday and so far this year, the Dow and S&P 500 have spiked more than 19 percent, while the Nasdaq has surged an impressive 21 percent.
On Thursday, the?Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked to close 128 points higher and set a fresh all-time high of 15,650.69, lifted by Bank of America and P&G. ExxonMobil was among the few Dow components in the red.
The?S&P 500 and the?Nasdaq both put on 1 percent, with the S&P 500 piercing the 1700 barrier to close at 1706.87. The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, slid below 13.
All key S&P sectors closed in positive territory, led by financials and industrials.
"The rising asset prices will help instill confidence and that will breed more confidence," said Matthew Kaufler, portfolio manager of the Clover Value Fund at Federated.?
"However, we've had a great run in the market and at some point there will be a correction in the near point?still, my sense would be that there's enough momentum that we'll end the year up a few percentage points higher than where we currently are."
(Read more:Short the S&P atall-time highs? Absolutely!)
Asian stocks rallied after China's official PMI (purchasing manager's index) data showed the country's manufacturing sector continued to expand in July, defying forecasts of a contraction. But the picture was mixed, with a private gauge of factory activity by HSBC showing an 11-month low of 47.7 in July. Japan's Nikkei rallied to a one-month peak on the news, the Shanghai Composite hit a one-week high and South Korea's Kospi touched a seven-week high.
"Official PMI is more skewed to larger companies, and the HSBC figure reflects the smaller companies and that is where you get this divergence," said Frederic Neumann, co-head of Asian economics research at HSBC.
(Read more: Will China PMI mark the end of negative data surprises?)
In Europe, the European Central Bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent, and reiterated that rates would remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time.
"Labor market conditions remain weak. Looking ahead to the remainder of the year and 2014, euro area growth should benefit from a gradual recovery in global demand," said ECB president Mario Draghi in a press conference following the announcement. "Our monetary policy stance remains accommodative for as long as necessary. We have unanimously confirmed the forward guidance we gave last time."
Euro zone manufacturing activity grew for the first time in two years in July, with the purchasing manager's index (PMI) climbing to 50.3 in July. A reading above 50 indicates an expansion.
And the Bank of England left its interest rates unchanged at 0.5 percent, as expected, under its new governor, Mark Carney.
(Read more:July jobs report key to Fed action)
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7:00am Wednesday 31st July 2013 in News 
THE OXFORD English Dictionary has distanced itself from reports that it plans to redefine marriage in light of changes to the law to allow same-sex unions.
It followed reports in a number of national newspapers and online publications that the dictionary, published in Oxford by Oxford University Press, had confirmed it would be changing the definition of the word marriage.
But Nicola Burton, of OUP, said although it may change in the future they didn?t have any immediate plans to do so.
She added: ?Many of our dictionaries including the Oxford English Dictionary, as well as oxford dictionaries.com, already include references to same sex-marriage as part of their definitions.
?Dictionaries reflect changes in the use of language, rather than changes in law, and we are constantly monitoring usage in this area in order to consider what revisions and updates we may need to make.
?We will monitor the usage of marriage in the same way we monitor any other word as circumstances change in how we start to use them. We don?t have a timeline on it, it will be a case that as we monitor it and see it has changed in use we may well change it in the future.?
Currently, OUP describes marriage as ?the formal union of a man and a woman, typically as recognised by law, by which they become husband and wife?, clarifying ?(in some jurisdictions) a union between partners of the same sex?.
Tanner Efinger, 29, general manager of the Jam Factory in Hollybush Row, and Nick West, 31, a DPhil student at Wolfson College, were married in the USA last month.
Mr Efinger said: ?This is a really big deal, it?s not a small thing. The fight for marriage equality had been a really complex one that involved not only rights and responsibilities that are granted to every couple, but also the definition of the word which is what a lot of people had been fighting against. It goes to the point of being separate but equal, or actually equal.?
Tony Brett, the Deputy Lord Mayor of Oxford who is himself in a civil partnership, pointed out the dictionary did not define words, but described how they were used.
He said: ?It is a natural thing to happen, given the law has now changed. I would expect any decent dictionary to keep its descriptions and words up to date to reflect what?s happening, and I would be surprised if it did not happen.?
But not everyone believes the definition should change.
David Snow left the Conservative Group on West Oxfordshire District Council in protest against the party?s stance on gay marriage.
He said: ?While it is inevitably looking to go that way, from a Christian perspective I believe marriage should be exclusively a male female union.?
HOW LANGUAGE IS CHANGING
THE Oxford English Dictionary is updated four times a year.
The most recent update, in June, included the addition of words and phrases including dad dancing, epic, fiscal cliff, flash mob, follow, geekery, pay day lending, the silent treatment, and tweet.
In March, the additions included credit crisis, friend with benefits and friend in high places.
It also saw the Paralympic sports of boccia and goalball included for the first time, as well as podium as a verb.
December 2012 saw the imagined and humorous American disease of ?senioritis?, described as ?a supposed affliction of students in their final year of high school or university, esp. characterized by a decline in motivation or performance?.
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* Fed statement offers no hint of stimulus pullback
* Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB - news) falls after trading above IPO price of $38
* Dow off 0.1 pct; S&P 500 off 0.01 pct; Nasdaq up 0.3 pct
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NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 finished a volatile session nearly flat on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve gave no hint that a reduction in the pace of its bond-buying program is imminent.
After paring most of the day's gains just before the close, the S&P 500 ended July up 5 percent - its best monthly percentage increase since January.
In a statement following its two-day policy meeting, the Fed said the economy continues to recover but still needs support.
Stocks mostly extended gains following the Fed's statement, led by S&P indexes tracking consumer discretionary, energy and other growth sectors. The S&P consumer discretionary index ended up 0.5 percent.
At the same time, dividend-paying stocks such as utilities slipped. The S&P utility index slid 0.7 percent.
"The Fed continues to try to talk down the concerns of kind of a premature taper. In fact, there were even tones in this piece that were a little disinflationary," said Burt White, chief investment officer of LPL Financial (NasdaqGS: LPLA - news) in Boston.
The Fed's stimulus has been credited by many as central to the S&P 500's gain of 18.2 percent so far this year. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke jolted markets in late May by saying the central bank planned to ease back on its stimulus efforts once the economy improves.
Late in the session, shares of J.C. Penney sank 10.2 percent to $14.60 after commercial lender CIT Group (NYSE: CIT - news) stopped supporting deliveries from smaller manufacturers to the retailer, according to a New York Post report. The stock was the S&P 500's biggest percentage loser.
The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 21.05 points, or 0.14 percent, to end at 15,499.54. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dipped 0.23 of a point, or 0.01 percent, to finish at 1,685.73.
In contrast, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 9.90 points, or 0.27 percent, to close at 3,626.37.
The Dow set an all-time intraday high of 15,634.32 early in the session, while the Nasdaq reached a session high of 3,649.35, its highest since late 2000.
All three major U.S. stock indexes posted healthy gains for the month of July. The Dow rose 4 percent, the S&P 500 climbed 5 percent and the Nasdaq gained 6.6 percent.
The S&P 500 rose to less than 2 points from hitting 1,700, considered a key level of resistance for the market. The index has struggled to break above the mark, and for 10 straight sessions, it has traded within 10 points of 1,700. A rise above that level could signal that stocks have more room to rise.
In Wednesday's session, the shares of credit card companies ranked among the biggest losers. Shares of Visa (NYSE: V - news) dropped 7.5 percent to $177.01 and had the biggest negative impact on the S&P 500. Shares of American Express, a Dow component, slid 1.9 percent to $73.77.
In another milestone set earlier in the session, Facebook Inc's stock traded above its initial public offering price of $38 for the first time since its market debut in May 2012. The stock rose as high as $38.31. Facebook closed at $36.80, down 2.2 percent.
Comcast Corp gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost after the U.S. cable provider posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it added more Internet customers than expected on the cable side and booked an increase of more than 20 percent in operating cash flow at its NBC Universal unit. Comcast's Class A stock rose 5.6 percent to close at $45.08.
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11:36am Tuesday 30th July 2013 in News By Bruce Thain
The Mayor of London has secured money to build more than a dozen specialised homes for older people and those living with disabilities.
Boris Johnson will be paying for the project as part of the first phase of his Care and Supported Housing Fund which is delivered in partnership with the Department of Health.
Harrow will be receiving ?715,000 to build 13 purpose-built affordable homes in a new development in Stanmore as part of a London wide project.
The ?30m fund will see a total of 669 purpose-built affordable homes on 35 supported housing developments across the capital.
Mr Johnson hopes the new homes will help the elderly and disabled remain independent and part of their local community.
He said: ?It is essential that we increase the supply of purpose built, quality homes for older and disabled Londoners if they are to have a real choice in how and where they live.
?These affordable homes will help hundreds of Londoners in Harrow remain in their own communities and, with a greater demand for quality and design, raise the benchmark for how this type of specialised housing is delivered in the future.?
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