Duchess Kate Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards For St. Patrick's Day

Duchess Kate Presents Shamrocks To Irish Guards For St. Patrick's Day - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, looked every inch the St. Patrick's Day reveler as she paid a royal visit to the Irish Guards on Saturday.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge holds a glass of Harvey's Bristol Creme in the Junior's Mess as she visits Aldershot Barracks on St Patrick's Day in Aldershot, England, on March 17, 2012 -- Getty Images

Sporting a dark green coat with a gold shamrock-shaped brooch, the 30-year-old beauty handed out sprigs of shamrocks to members of the 1st Battalion Irish Guards - including their canine mascot, an Irish wolfhound - during the St. Patrick's Day parade in Aldershot, England.

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The Duchess later sipped sherry with the Guards in the mess hall.

The traditional presentation of shamrocks to the soldiers dates back to the early 1900s and used to be performed by the Queen Mother (Prince William's great-grandmother) prior to her death in 2002. The tradition was then carried out by Princess Anne, and will now be performed by Kate. ( Access Hollywood )

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Environmental group wants frog juice drinker Park Ji-sung to help protect the frogs

Environmental group wants frog juice drinker Park Ji-sung to help protect the frogs - Though it won't come right out and say it, South Korean environmental group "Frogs Friends" seems to blame Manchester United midfielder and former South Korean national team captain Park Ji-sung for the increasing threat to frogs in his country.

Park Ji-sung, enemy of frogs

In 2006, Park wrote in his autobiography that his father would give him frog juice to boost his stamina on the pitch. And now, the frogs are being hunted for their juice at an alarming rate, prompting Frogs Friends to ask the footballer to denounce the beverage.

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From Reuters:

"I do not know if it is just coincidence but after it was revealed… that Park eats frogs as a means to boost his strength, the number of cases of illegal poaching of frogs and toads residing in mountains has increased," campaign organiser Park Wan-hee was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency on Monday.

Since its establishment in 2007, Frog's Friends has been campaigning to stop Koreans killing amphibians for perceived health properties.

Your move, Park. The fate of South Korean frogs is in your hands. (  Dirty Tackle )

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How to remove your Google Web Data History

How to remove your Google Web Data History - Do you know if Google is tracking your Web activity? If you have a Google account (for, say, Gmail) and have not specifically located and paused the Web History setting, then the search giant is keeping track of your searches and the sites you visited. This data has been separated from other Google products, but on March 1 it will be shared across all of the Google products you use when Google's new privacy policy goes into effect.

If you'd like to prevent Google from combining this potentially sensitive data with the information it has collected from your YouTube, Google+, and other Google accounts, you can remove your Web History and stop it from being recorded moving forward.

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After signing into your Google account, type https://www.google.com/history into your browser. (Alternatively, you can choose Account Settings from the pull-down menu in the upper-right corner of a Google product such as Gmail, Google+, or Google.com. From the Account Settings page, scroll down to the Services header and click on the "Go to web history" link.) If your Web History is enabled, you'll see a list of recent searches and sites visited. Click the gray Remove all Web History button at the top of the page and a subsequent OK button to clear your Web History.

Just the way I like it, empty and paused.

This action also pauses the Web History feature so that it will no longer track your Web searches and whereabouts. If you'd like to fire it back up, simply click the blue Resume button. ( eff,org )

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Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam in Iran

Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam in Iran - US filmmaker Sean Stone, son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, converted to Islam on Tuesday in Iran, where he is making a documentary, he told AFP.

"The conversion to Islam is not abandoning Christianity or Judaism, which I was born with. It means I have accepted Mohammad and other prophets," he said in a brief telephone call from the central Iranian city of Isfahan, where he underwent the ceremony.

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Sean Stone's famous father is Jewish, while his mother is Christian.

The 27-year-old filmmaker did not say why he converted.

According to Iran's Fars news agency, Sean Stone had become a Shiite and had chosen to be known by the Muslim first name Ali.

Sean/Ali Stone has acted in minor roles in several of his father's films, and has directed a handful of documentaries. ( AFP )

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Microsoft launches social news site

Microsoft launches social news site - Microsoft on Thursday launched an msnNOW website designed to deliver the "latest buzz" from Facebook, Twitter, Bing and BreakingNews.com.

The service at now.msn.com analyzes in real time Bing searches and updates at the popular online social networks to display hot topics and authoritative voices commenting about them.

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Microsoft billed msnNOW as "the first service to surface the latest buzz from Facebook, Twitter, Bing and BreakingNews.com, all in one place."

"It cuts through the clutter of the web, providing an up-to-the-minute view of breaking trends and the hottest social conversations, what people are saying about them, and why they matter," Microsoft said in a statement. ( AFP )

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William and Kate Go Plastic in Limited Edition Barbie Collection

William and Kate Go Plastic in Limited Edition Barbie Collection - Just in time for their first anniversary, Prince William and Kate Middleton will get an unlikely reminder of their big day thanks to Mattel's limited edition "William and Catherine Royal Wedding Giftset."

"William and Catherine are like a modern day Barbie and Ken," said a  Mattel spokesperson." The whole world watched as the two were married in what was a real-life fairytale wedding."

The set is  part of the Barbie Collector Editions, which recently featured fellow famed newlyweds Edward and Bella of the "Twilight" series.

William and Kate Go Plastic in Limited Edition Barbie Collection (ABC News)

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Although there is no Buckingham Palace dream house, the set features William in his specially commissioned scarlet Irish Guards colonel's uniform and Kate in her custom made Alexander McQueen dress accessoriezed with a tiara and veil. 

"As a fashion icon, it is only appropriate that Barbie would pay tribute to this unforgettable fashion moment," said a Mattel spokesperson.

Due out in April the set costs $100. It's a price that may be a bit high for dolls, but they also do double duty as the perfect cake toppers for a wedding. ( ABC News Blogs )

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LA co. challenges Kodak move to dump theater deal

LA co. challenges Kodak move to dump theater deal - The owner of Hollywood's Kodak Theatre is challenging bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co.'s effort to end its sponsorship agreement and have the company's name removed from the Academy Awards venue.

CIM Group of Los Angeles has filed an objection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court opposing Kodak's move to get court approval to terminate its naming rights deal for Kodak Theatre.

The agreement signed in 2000 was for 20 years at a cost of $72 million, with $3.6 million due this year.

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Rochester-based Kodak filed for bankruptcy protection Jan. 19 after years of turnaround efforts.

CIM claims Kodak already has reaped publicity from this year's Oscars on Feb. 26. They argue the sponsorship should remain in place at least until the end of 2012 to give them time to find a new sponsor. ( kansascity )

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