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Facebook has updated its iOS app, adding new status icons and new privacy features. The version 6.2 update follows updates made to the web version of Facebook, especially regarding the all-important privacy status. Now after a user has posted a status update, photo or a link, they can tap a drop-down arrow next to the update and change the privacy settings. Users can change the privacy settings for older posts as well. Users can now select emoticons and other status icons while writing a status update. The emoticons are meant to be selected after a user has written a status update, with the intention that the emoticon will give that users friends a quick visual glance as to how that person is feeling. Here's a complete rundown of all the changes made and Facebook 6.2: o. Add icons to status updates to show what you're feeling, reading, watching and more (English only) o. Easily change who can see something you've shared o. Start a new conversation with photos you receive in messages o. Bug fixes Facebook for iOS is a free download.Facebook update boosts privacy features to iOS app originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

For someone who does so much talking about the downside of marriage, old habits must die hard for The-Dream, who we hear recently became engaged to the woman who will be his third wife, Lydia Nam Seung. As we previously reported Lydia is expecting with The-Dream and a closely placed BOSSIP source tells us the couple is having TWINS! Lydia has been taking to her private instagram with some interesting photos. Her description alone speaks volumes: Our source tells us “They’re just engaged and having twins, but Lydia hasn’t announced the babies’ sexes yet.” The insider also tells us that Terius posted a photo of his band on Instagram at one point but later deleted it and recently unfollowed Lydia from his social media. Hmmm, that’s sure curious. Lydia also deleted a photo of her engagement ring, but there is another pic from a less conspicuous angle. Hit the flip to see it. Ads by Google' + '' + '' + google_ads[0].line1 + '' + '' + '' + '' + google_ads[0].visible_url + '' + '' + '' + google_ads[0].line2 + ' ' + google_ads[0].line3 + ''; } if (google_ads[0].bidtype == "CPC") { google_adnum = google_adnum + google_ads.length; } document.write(s); return; } google_ad_client = 'ca-pub-1940594850564020'; google_ad_channel = '8746734993'; google_ad_output = 'js'; google_max_num_ads = '1'; google_ad_type = 'text'; google_targeting = 'content'; google_feedback = 'on'; google_skip = google_adnum; // -->

It’s currently very trendy in Italy to blame Angela Merkel, Mario Monti, and austerity measures for the current recession. This column argues that while the severity of the downturn is clearly a cyclical phenomenon, the inability of the country to grow out of it is the legacy of more than a decade of a lack of reforms in credit, product and labour markets. This lack of reform has suffocated innovation and productivity growth, resulting in wage dynamics that are completely decoupled from labour productivity and demand conditions.

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For the past four days I've been living a life so far from my normal world it has at times felt unreal.A place where champagne is handed to you at every door you walk through, a place where women wear dresses from Valentino instead of Topshop and a place where sports cars rather than buses are the norm.More...

In May, demand for new passenger cars declined by 5.9% year-on-year in the EU, reaching 1,042,742 units, according to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). In absolute figures, this is the lowest level recorded for a month of May since 1993 when new registrations stood below one million. Five months into the year, a total of 5,070,840 new cars were registered in the region, or 6.8% less than in the first five months of 2012. In May, most major markets faced a downturn ranging from -2.6% in Spain to -8.0% in Italy, -9.9% in Germany and -10.4% in France. The UK was the only country to post growth (+11.0%). From January to May, Spain and Germany saw their market shrink by 5.8% and 8.8% respectively, while Italy (-11.3%) and France (-11.9%) recorded a double-digit decline. The UK continued its positive trend, expanding by 9.3%.

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A time travel prank has gone viral after a Brooklyn bar, the Black Rabbit Bar in Greenpoint, received a 1860s makeover that left everyone wondering what had happened to their local. At least this event wasn’t about who had the smallest penis, unlike another Brooklyn bar that held that contest just over a month ago; however, that would have probably been a more funny prank than this one. The unexpected saloon transformation was organized by Improv Everywhere, a ‘prank collective’ that takes everyday normal scenes and subjects them to chaotic but funny pranks that leaves the public dazed and confused but having a good time. Well, a much better time than the people involved in The Longbow and Pantry situation, which saw the British pub advertising for UK workers, stating that they would have a distinct advantage if they applied; as far as Brooklyn bars go, the Black Rabbit Bar is by far enjoying more favorable coverage. That being said, the pranksters don’t normally ‘set up’ such elaborate scenarios; according to their website, they’re more about random people stumbling upon the right place at the right time, or the wrong place if you’re opposed to their ‘joking’. Their latest mission was, apparently, in collaboration with BBC America’s new series Copper. Just in case any of you reading this haven’t heard about the show, this American saga is set in 1860s New York, with its second season set just before Lincoln’s assassination. The Black Rabbit Bar was completely lit by candles and lanterns, brilliantly offset by actors in period costumes who brought the whole scene to life; with beers for a penny and live music the Improv Everywhere team made sure that their 1860s night was one to remember. Although the time travel prank wasn’t quite as dramatic as the series it paid homage to, the unsuspecting ‘victims’ of the event still got the full saloon experience, which included being propositioned by one of the ladies in the bar, not to mention the old-fashioned bar fight that finished off the night. Even when you thought that the video of the whole prank couldn’t get better, it does at 1:54, when the unassuming gentleman that was invited upstairs later confesses that his photograph in all the wanted photos (and we all know why he was wanted in this bar) is from his OKCupid account. If nothing else, you have to admire his honesty; most people would avoid mentioning that they look for love online, even when they know how widely used those sites are, yet this guy just casually admits and continues having a good time. Whether you’re a lover of practical jokes or not, this time travel prank will have you hooked from start to finish, although you might not be in any rush to have this happen to you any time soon. http://youtu.be/ESokgl3Vldk [Image via Wikimedia Commons] Time Travel Prank, Brooklyn Bar Goes Back To The 1860s [Video] is a post from: The Inquisitr