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Friday, May 31, 2013
Rabbit wears contact lenses with light-emitting diode: New class of transparent, stretchable electrodes
May 30, 2013 ? Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST) has demonstrated that a live rabbit could wear contact lenses fitted with inorganic light-emitting diode with no side effects. This new class of hybrid transparent and stretchable electrode paves the way for flexible displays, solar cells, and electronics.
The scientists have combined graphene with silver nanowires to form a thin, transparent and stretchable electrode which overcome the weaknesses of each individual material, resulting in a new class of electrodes with widespread possible applications including picture taking and scanning using soft contact lenses.
Transparent electrodes have been widely used in things like touch screens, flat-screen TVs, solar cells and light-emitting devices. Commonly made from indium tin oxide(ITO), it is brittle and cracks thus losing functionality if flexed. It also degrades over time, and is expensive due to the limited quantities of indium metal.
As an alternative, the networks of randomly distributed mNWs have been considered as promising candidates for next-generation transparent electrodes, due to their low-cost, high-speed fabrication of transparent electrodes. However, the number of disadvantages of the mNW networks limited their integration into commercial devices. They have low breakdown voltage, typically high NW-NW junction resistance, high contact resistance between network and active materials, material instability and poor adhesion to plastic substrates.
Graphene is also well known as good a candidate for transparent electrode because of their unique electrical properties and high mechanical flexibility. However, scalable graphene synthesis methods for commercialization produces lower quality graphene with individual segments called grains which increases the electrical resistance at boundaries between these grains.
Silver nanowires, on the other hand, have high resistance because they are randomly oriented like a jumble of toothpicks facing in different directions. In this random orientation, there are many contact between nanowires, resulting in high resistance due to large junction resistance of nanowires. Due to these drawbacks, neither is good for conducting electricity, but a hybrid structure, combined from two materials, is.
The hybrid material presents a high electrical and optical performance with mechanical flexibility and stretchability for flexible electronics. The hybrid transparent electrode has a low "sheet resistance" and high transmittance. There's almost no change in its resistance when bent and folded. Where the ITO is bent, its resistance increases significantly. Additionally the hybrid material preserve its electrical and optical properties against thermal oxidation condition
The graphene-mNW hybrid structure developed by the UNIST research team is a new class of electrodes and may soon find use in a variety of other applications. The research team demonstrated Inorganic light-emitting diode (ILED) devices fitted on a soft eye contact lens using the transparent, stretchable interconnects of the hybrid electrodes as an application example.
As an in vivo study, this contact lens was worn by a live rabbit eye for five hours and no abnormal behavior, such as bloodshot eye or the rubbing of eye areas were observed in the live rabbit. Wearing eye contact lenses, picture-taking and scanning, is not science fiction anymore.
The research was led by Jang-Ung Park, professor of the School of Nano-Bioscience and Chemical Engineering at UNIST. "We believe the hybridization between two-dimensional and one-dimensional nanomaterials presents a promising strategy toward flexible, wearable electronics and implantable biosensor devices, and indicate the substantial promise of future electronics," said Prof. Park.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/top_news/top_science/~3/OpOIdbClOGU/130530110959.htm
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Besieged Syria rebels seek help, Assad eyes missiles
By Erika Solomon and Mariam Karouny
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels under siege near the Lebanese border pleaded for help on Thursday against government troops and their Hezbollah allies as a confident President Bashar al-Assad spoke of having new Russian missiles.
Though Moscow contradicted suggestions he had taken delivery of an entire, long-range S-300 anti-aircraft system which alarms Israel, Russia's plan to send them highlighted the international confrontation brewing over Syria, even as Moscow and Washington work together for a peace conference between the warring sides.
With Iran and its Lebanese partner Hezbollah also rallying to Assad's defense and his Western-backed Syrian opponents mired in squabbles, the president was quoted sounding confident of his position at home and abroad. He would attend talks in Geneva, he said, but he expected to keep fighting the revolt.
Among his enemies on the battlefield, rebels in the besieged border town of Qusair warned that it could be wiped off the map and hundreds of their wounded might die if no help came soon.
"The town is surrounded and there's no way to bring in medical aid," Malek Ammar, an opposition activist in the town, told Reuters over an Internet link, adding that about 100 of the 700 wounded needed bottled oxygen to keep breathing.
"What we need them to do," he said of other rebel units, "is come to the outskirts of the city and attack the checkpoints so we can get routes in and out of the city.
There was little immediate sign, however, of military relief or of a negotiated settlement that might end the fighting.
Harsh words from Moscow against the Syrian opposition's insistence on Assad's removal as a precondition for talks, and Russian criticism of Washington for considering a no-fly zone to help the rebels, underlined the geopolitical stakes in the war.
An exchange of fire across the Turkish border on Thursday was a reminder that all Syria's neighbors risk being sucked in to a regional conflict.
Rebels at Qusair and comrades encircled near Damascus, who also appealed for reinforcements, face shortages of weapons. Fears of the Islamists in the rebel ranks have deterred Western powers from supplying them, despite wanting to see Assad fall.
The result, after two years of fighting and more than 80,000 deaths, has been an increasingly sectarian stalemate in which Assad has lost control of swathes of territory but remains in power. Taking back Qusair would help secure access from Damascus to the coastline populated by his minority fellow Alawites.
For the rebels, mostly drawn from the Sunni Muslim majority, Qusair secures supply lines from sympathizers in Lebanon and from further afield, notably Sunni-ruled states in the Gulf.
DIRE WARNING
In a statement, the rebel commanders at Qusair warned of dire consequences if help fails to arrive for men who have been fighting house to house for over a week against a force armed with tanks and rocket-launchers and spearheaded by Lebanese fighters from Hezbollah, seasoned in a 2006 war against Israel:
"If all rebel fronts do not move to stop this crime being led by Hezbollah and Assad's traitorous army of dogs ... we will soon be saying that there was once a city called Qusair."
Shells were landing by the minute and the attackers seemed to be advancing more quickly after seizing a nearby air base.
Elsewhere, rebels blockaded in eastern suburbs of Damascus known as eastern Ghouta appealed for help on Facebook, saying Assad's forces were "preparing to commit more massacres".
They pointedly said they held not just fellow guerrilla units responsible for coming to their aid but also the Syrian National Coalition, whose exile members have spent a week arguing in Istanbul over how to present a common front at the talks Washington and Moscow are trying to arrange in Geneva.
An attempt to heal rifts between Islamist and liberal wings of the opposition by offering liberals more seats on the exile body that Arab and Western powers want to form a transitional government failed to mend fences with fighters inside Syria.
Despite an offer by the Sunni Islamists who dominate the Coalition to give a liberal bloc more seats, the haggling continued, to the frustration of Turkey, Gulf Arab states and Western diplomats who have hoped that the body can use the peace conference to start taking responsibilities.
Inside Syria, the body which groups very diverse fighting units issued its own response, demanding that it be granted half the seats in the Coalition - a reflection of persistent mistrust between fighters and exiles.
RUSSIAN CRITICISM
Russia, an ally of Damascus since the Cold War when Assad's late father was in power, scoffed at the opposition's demands for a deadline to secure the president's removal as a condition for them attending the talks. Russian, U.S. and U.N. officials will hold a planning meeting next Wednesday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the Coalition seemed to be "doing everything they can to prevent a political process from starting ... and achieve military intervention".
"We consider such approaches unacceptable," he said, referring to rebel pleas for Western weapons which persuaded Britain and France this week to end an EU arms embargo.
His ministry also chided Washington for keeping open the possibility of imposing a no-fly zone. It said that "cast doubt on the sincerity of the desire of some of our ... partners for success in international efforts" to end the war.
Rivalry between Russia and Western powers has deadlocked previous international efforts to end the fighting but fears that the conflict was spreading - notably with Israel bombing Syria, Iranian-backed Hezbollah declaring it would fight for Assad and reports of troops using chemical weapons - prompted Washington and Moscow to launch the joint call for a conference.
In a television interview not yet broadcast but quoted by a Lebanese newspaper, Assad said he planned to go to the "Geneva 2" meeting but was unconvinced of a fruitful outcome.
He underlined the extent of international resources he can call on, despite Western sanctions, by saying Syria had received a first shipment of S-300 missiles from Russia under a deal signed before the conflict and which Israel fears could pose a threat to aviation over its own airspace.
A source close to Russia's defense ministry said, however, that the "hardware itself" had yet to be delivered to Syria, where Moscow has a Mediterranean naval base. But, the source added, "certain parts of the contract may have been fulfilled".
The United States has urged Russia not to supply the system. As with Assad's existing stocks of heavy weaponry, including chemical warheads, neighboring states are concerned not only that the existing government might use them but that they could fall into the hands of militant groups fighting to remove it.
(Additional reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis in Istanbul, Jonathon Burch and Humeyra Pamuk in Ankara and Steve Gutterman, Alissa de Carbonnel and Thomas Grove in Moscow; Writing by Alastair Macdonald; Editing by David Stamp)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/besieged-syria-rebels-plead-help-assad-confident-132807217.html
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Splashtop 2 brings its remote desktop talents to BlackBerry 10
Unless you're willing to poke around in leaked software, there's been no way so far to access your desktop computer via that shiny new BlackBerry 10 device -- until now. Splashtop 2 has just arrived on the platform to fill that hole, and a quick tryout on our Z10 confirms that it works just as well as on other devices to give you a remote wormhole to your Mac or PC. You'll be able to seamlessly access your desktop apps and files, watch videos and even play 3D games hosted from your home machine -- though we'd wouldn't count on a great experience for the latter. You can download and use it on your home network for free, but remote usage will run you $1.99 per month or $16.99 per year -- still quite a bargain for the terminally tethered.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
New York City successfully locates HIV-positive patients 'lost to follow-up'
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Intensive effort leads most patients to restart treatment, reports study in AIDS journal
Philadelphia, Pa. (May 30, 2013) Public health officials in New York City have launched a successful program to locate HIV-positive patients who have been "lost to follow-up" and reconnect them with treatment services, reports a study published in AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Efforts to restart antiretroviral therapy are especially important with the current emphasis on "treatment-as-prevention" for HIV, according to the study by Chi-Chi N. Udeagu, MPH, and colleagues of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The article is available on the AIDS journal homepage and in the June 12 print edition.
Effort to Locate HIV Patients Lost to Follow-Up
The program used the NYC HIV surveillance registry to identify patients who had previously tested positive for HIV but did not have current information on routine laboratory test results. Public health case workers made intensive effortsincluding phone calls, mail, home visits, and Internet searches to contact this group of "lost to follow-up" patients.
Once located, patients were offered help in re-engaging with treatment services and restarting HIV care. They were also targeted for efforts to identify sexual partners who might be at risk of HIV.
Case workers were able to locate 689 out of 797 patients presumed lost to follow-up. After being contacted, 33 percent of patients were found to be up-to-date with HIV treatment their most recent lab results were not yet reported in the database, or they were seen by HIV medical providers not required to report lab results to the health department, such as Veterans hospitals and HIV clinical trial units. Five percent of located patients had moved or were incarcerated, while two percent had died.
This left 409 patients who were successfully located and verified as not being up-to-date with HIV care. Once located, 77 percent of these patients accepted an appointment at an HIV clinic and 57 percent returned to treatment.
Leads Most to Re-Engage with Treatment Services
Overall, the program was successful in identifying about half of the initial list of patients as being lost to follow-up, and in re-rengaging most of them with treatment services. About half of patients lost to follow-up agreed to be interviewed for partner services. These efforts led to identification and a new diagnosis of HIV infection in three patients.
When patients were asked why they stopped attending HIV care, about 40 percent said they felt well and didn't think they needed treatment. Other reasons included day-to-day responsibilities, not trusting health care workers, side effects of HIV medicines, feeling depressed, being uninsured, and not wanting to think about being HIV-positive.
Recent years have seen a growing emphasis on "treatment-as-prevention" of HIV giving antiretroviral medications to lower the viral load, which significantly reduces the risk of transmitting the infection. Most studies of this approach have focused on patients newly diagnosed with HIV. But it's just as important to focus efforts on patients with previously diagnosed HIV who are "un-engaged or under-engaged" in HIV medical care.
The public health effort reported in the study would not have been possible without the NYC HIV surveillance registry, which was used to identify patients ""lost to follow-up", and monitor their outcomes following re-engagement efforts. The fact that one-third of located patients actually were current with care probably reflects lag times in reporting lab test results to the registry.
Based on their results, Udeagu and coauthors conclude, "HIV surveillance data can and should be used by health departments to identify and locate people living with HIV who are lost to follow-up, and public health case-workers should investigate such cases with the goal of re-engaging such [patients] in medical care for HIV." They add, "Although challenges abound, such efforts are essential to any comprehensive effort to control the HIV epidemic."
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AIDS publishes the very latest ground-breaking research on HIV and AIDS. Read by all the top clinicians and researchers, AIDS has the highest impact of all AIDS-related journals. With 18 issues per year, AIDS guarantees the authoritative presentation of even more significant advances. The Editors, themselves noted international experts who know the demands of HIV/AIDS research, are committed to making AIDS the most distinguished and innovative journal in the field. Visit the journal website at http://www.aidsonline.com.
About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher of trusted content delivered in innovative ways to practitioners, professionals and students to learn new skills, stay current on their practice, and make important decisions to improve patient care and clinical outcomes.
LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2012 annual revenues of 3.6 billion ($4.6 billion).
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Intensive effort leads most patients to restart treatment, reports study in AIDS journal
Philadelphia, Pa. (May 30, 2013) Public health officials in New York City have launched a successful program to locate HIV-positive patients who have been "lost to follow-up" and reconnect them with treatment services, reports a study published in AIDS, official journal of the International AIDS Society. AIDS is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Efforts to restart antiretroviral therapy are especially important with the current emphasis on "treatment-as-prevention" for HIV, according to the study by Chi-Chi N. Udeagu, MPH, and colleagues of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The article is available on the AIDS journal homepage and in the June 12 print edition.
Effort to Locate HIV Patients Lost to Follow-Up
The program used the NYC HIV surveillance registry to identify patients who had previously tested positive for HIV but did not have current information on routine laboratory test results. Public health case workers made intensive effortsincluding phone calls, mail, home visits, and Internet searches to contact this group of "lost to follow-up" patients.
Once located, patients were offered help in re-engaging with treatment services and restarting HIV care. They were also targeted for efforts to identify sexual partners who might be at risk of HIV.
Case workers were able to locate 689 out of 797 patients presumed lost to follow-up. After being contacted, 33 percent of patients were found to be up-to-date with HIV treatment their most recent lab results were not yet reported in the database, or they were seen by HIV medical providers not required to report lab results to the health department, such as Veterans hospitals and HIV clinical trial units. Five percent of located patients had moved or were incarcerated, while two percent had died.
This left 409 patients who were successfully located and verified as not being up-to-date with HIV care. Once located, 77 percent of these patients accepted an appointment at an HIV clinic and 57 percent returned to treatment.
Leads Most to Re-Engage with Treatment Services
Overall, the program was successful in identifying about half of the initial list of patients as being lost to follow-up, and in re-rengaging most of them with treatment services. About half of patients lost to follow-up agreed to be interviewed for partner services. These efforts led to identification and a new diagnosis of HIV infection in three patients.
When patients were asked why they stopped attending HIV care, about 40 percent said they felt well and didn't think they needed treatment. Other reasons included day-to-day responsibilities, not trusting health care workers, side effects of HIV medicines, feeling depressed, being uninsured, and not wanting to think about being HIV-positive.
Recent years have seen a growing emphasis on "treatment-as-prevention" of HIV giving antiretroviral medications to lower the viral load, which significantly reduces the risk of transmitting the infection. Most studies of this approach have focused on patients newly diagnosed with HIV. But it's just as important to focus efforts on patients with previously diagnosed HIV who are "un-engaged or under-engaged" in HIV medical care.
The public health effort reported in the study would not have been possible without the NYC HIV surveillance registry, which was used to identify patients ""lost to follow-up", and monitor their outcomes following re-engagement efforts. The fact that one-third of located patients actually were current with care probably reflects lag times in reporting lab test results to the registry.
Based on their results, Udeagu and coauthors conclude, "HIV surveillance data can and should be used by health departments to identify and locate people living with HIV who are lost to follow-up, and public health case-workers should investigate such cases with the goal of re-engaging such [patients] in medical care for HIV." They add, "Although challenges abound, such efforts are essential to any comprehensive effort to control the HIV epidemic."
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About AIDS
AIDS publishes the very latest ground-breaking research on HIV and AIDS. Read by all the top clinicians and researchers, AIDS has the highest impact of all AIDS-related journals. With 18 issues per year, AIDS guarantees the authoritative presentation of even more significant advances. The Editors, themselves noted international experts who know the demands of HIV/AIDS research, are committed to making AIDS the most distinguished and innovative journal in the field. Visit the journal website at http://www.aidsonline.com.
About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher of trusted content delivered in innovative ways to practitioners, professionals and students to learn new skills, stay current on their practice, and make important decisions to improve patient care and clinical outcomes.
LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2012 annual revenues of 3.6 billion ($4.6 billion).
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Young Adults Need Estate Planning, Too - Oconomowoc Law Blog
Once a child turns 18, parents lose the legal ability to make decisions for their child or even to find out basic information.? Learning you cannot see your college student?s grades without his/her permission can be mildly frustrating, but a medical emergency can take this frustration to a completely different level.? The parents (or a sibling or another person) will probably have to go to court and ask for permission to obtain information about the student?s medical condition, be able to make decisions about treatment, and have access to the student?s financial records and accounts.
The following legal documents allow anyone, including a young adult, to name another person to make medical and financial decisions if someone is unable to make them for themself.? The person(s) selected should be someone the young adult knows and trusts, and a candid discussion should occur now so they know what their wishes would be. Everyone over the age of 18 should have them.
Parents may want to set an appointment with their attorney after each child?s 18th birthday.? Having these documents in place does not mean anyone expects to use them, but everyone will be glad to have them should they be needed.
?In the Event of Incapacity
*??? A Durable Power of Attorney for Heath Care gives another person legal authority to make health care decisions (including life and death decisions) if you are unable to make them for yourself.
*??? A Durable Financial Power of Attorney gives another person legal authority to manage your assets without court interference.? A ?regular? power of attorney ends at incapacity; a ?durable? power of attorney remains valid through incapacity.? Your attorney can write it in such a way that it does not go into effect until you become incapacitated.
*??? HIPPA Authorizations give your doctors permission to discuss your medical situation with others, including family members and other loved ones.
?In the Event of Death
Most young adults do not have substantial assets, so a simple will is probably all that is needed.? It will let the young adult designate who should receive his/her assets and belongings in the event of death.? Otherwise, the laws of the state in which the young adult lives will determine this and that may not be what anyone would want.
After the Documents Have Been Signed
A little housecleaning will probably be in order.? It is important that the designated person knows where to find financial records and passwords if needed.? The young adult should consider making a list of accounts and passwords (including her computer?s password), print the list and put it in a safe place; a hard copy is important in case the computer is lost or stolen.? If an online back-up system is used, be sure to include it.? Don?t forget online accounts and social media.? If there is anything the young adult does not want someone (think, parents) to see, either get rid of it now or ask a friend to delete files or remove things if something happens.? Finally, the young adult should update these documents as life changes.
Source: http://wisconsintrustsandwills.com/family/?p=681
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Sprint, SoftBank reach deal with U.S. over security concerns - WSJ
(Reuters) - Sprint Nextel Corp
As part of the agreement, the U.S. government will have a veto over any equipment purchases by Sprint from new vendors, if the two companies were to merge, the newspaper said.
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer had expressed strong concerns on Friday about SoftBank's plan to buy a majority stake in Sprint, warning it could expose the United States to Chinese cyber attacks.
If Sprint gains control of Clearwire Corp
Last week, Clearwire approved Sprint's sweetened buyout offer after Sprint raised its bid to $3.40 per share, from $2.97 per share, for the 50 percent it does not already own.
SoftBank bid $20.1 billion last October for a 70 percent stake in Sprint. Dish Network Corp
Dish reiterated its warnings on Tuesday that a Sprint-SoftBank tie-up poses national security risks.
"We believe the U.S. government should proceed with deliberation and caution in turning over assets of national strategic importance - such as the Sprint fibre backbone and wireless networks - to a foreign-controlled entity with significant ties to China," a spokesman said.
"Oversight and accountability for our national network infrastructure is critical at a time when offshore attacks on that infrastructure continue to rise," he added.
Sprint plans to form a four-person national security committee, including a security director who will sit on Sprint's board, the Journal reported.
A final agreement is likely to be reached in the coming days, the paper reported.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Bangalore, additional reporting by Liana Baker in New York; Editing by Anthony Kurian and Eric Beech)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sprint-softbank-reach-deal-u-over-security-concerns-235954713.html
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
1. WHAT'S BOOSTING CONFIDENCE IN THE U.S. ECONOMY
Surging home values, a brighter job market and record-setting stock prices have propelled consumer confidence to its highest level since early 2008.
2. MAIN THREAT TO SYRIA'S REBELS NOW COMES FROM WITHOUT
The opposition says thousands of Hezbollah fighters have joined the civil war on the regime's side.
3. TRAIN DERAILS, SETTING OFF THUNDEROUS BLAST
An accident involving a CSX cargo train rattles homes in a Baltimore suburb and sends up a plume of smoke visible for miles.
4. A GLIMPSE INTO AL-QAIDA'S INNER WORKINGS
A scathing letter found by the AP in Timbukto reveals how the terror group tried to motivate one of its most difficult operatives.
5. FEDS SHUT ONLINE BANK THAT ALLEGEDLY SERVED THE UNDERWORLD
Prosecutors say they believe it's the biggest money-laundering case the U.S. has ever seen.
6. WHY IRS CLOUD MIGHT HAVE A SILVER LINING
The current uproar could provide a boost to lawmakers who want to simplify the nation's tax laws.
7. HIGH MARKS FOR CRUISE SHIP CREW
Passengers say the crew's calm, orderly response made for smooth sailing even after a fire erupted aboard a Royal Caribbean vessel.
8. FOR OBAMA, A MINI-VACATION
A tour of the resurgent Jersey Shore gives the president a chance to shift attention from the controversies roiling Washington.
9. WHO OPRAH BELIEVES HAS TAKEN HER THRONE
The former talk-show sovereign declares Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan, co-hosts of "Live with Kelly and Michael," the reigning king and queen of daytime TV.
10. A SOCCER 'FRIENDLY' THAT EVERYONE HOPES IS JUST THAT
England and Ireland will play each other Wednesday for the first time since hooligans rioted and the teams' match had to be abandoned 18 years ago.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-wednesday-103500895.html
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Police: Disneyland blast appears to be dry ice in bottle
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Officials say what appears to be dry ice in a plastic bottle caused a small explosion at Disneyland, bringing evacuations but no reports of injuries.
Anaheim police spokesman Sgt. Bob Dunn says the blast was reported at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Disneyland's Toontown area, which was evacuated as a precaution.
Police are investigating and an Orange County sheriff's bomb squad was headed to the scene.
Park visitor Allen Wolf says he was about 20 feet from the blast, near Toontown's City Hall. He said the sound was similar to a gunshot, but louder.
Wolf says the park's music never stopped playing as security surrounded the trash cans where the bang came from and told visitors they were evacuating.
Disneyland officials did not immediately reply to a message seeking comment.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/police-small-blast-disneyland-appears-dry-ice-plastic-015748959.html
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After smoothing tensions in Slovenia, PM Bratusek seeks to win over Europe
If a week is a long time in politics, then two months can feel like an eternity. That has certainly been the case for Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek.
Ms. Bratusek, the country's first female premier and the telegenic leader of Pozitivna Slovenija (Positive Slovenia), only took office in late March. But she has spent the short weeks since attempting to negotiate passage between the Scylla of a European Commission that demands solutions for Slovenia?s ailing banks and the Charybdis of a public with limited stomach for further austerity.
And while Brussels' verdict on Slovenia?s proposed reforms is expected tomorrow, she has already won plaudits at home for her handling of Slovenia?s biggest crisis since its secession from Yugoslavia in 1992.
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"So, so far, so good," a leading Slovenian economist says of the new premier?s performance. The economist, who is close to the government, was not authorized to speak and so asked not to be named. "[She] has a nice public appearance ,and she hasn't antagonized the public in the way the former premier always did. Working in her favor is also the fact that she is a completely new figure in our politics," the economist told The Christian Science Monitor.
FINANCIAL CRISIS
The immediate cause of Slovenia?s current travails is a familiar problem across the eurozone?s struggling periphery: undercapitalized and struggling banks. Slovenia, a nation of 2 million tucked in between Austria, Italy, Croatia, and Hungary, has been in recession since 2011.
After independence ? and particularly after membership of the European Union in 2004 and the euro in 2007 ? Slovenian banks extended generous credit lines to the "managers" of many formerly state-run companies to purchase controlling stakes in these businesses. These so-called "management buyouts" were politically popular, as they ensured that Slovenian industry remained in national hands.
But questions have been raised about the probity of these management buyouts. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and the tightening of credit globally, many of the loans made to fund these purchases are underwater, taking Slovenia?s once-formidable banking sector with them.
Further, the bursting of a construction bubble that grew from 2004 to 2008 has left empty properties across the country, particularly in Ljubljana, and tens of thousands of unemployed. Anecdotally, emigration has increased.
CORRUPTION
On the streets of Slovenia, frustration with the economy has been compounded by the corruption that has dogged Slovenian politics in recent years.
Bratusek only became leader of Positive Slovenia when former President Zoran Jankovic was forced to resign earlier this year. A state anti-corruption commission found that he failed to report fully ?2.4 million ($3.1 million) of assets accrued during his six years in office. (He remains mayor of the capital, Ljubljana.)
The same anti-corruption commission also found then-Prime Minister Janez Jan?a guilty of systematically violating law on the reporting of assets. A coalition headed by Mr. Jan?a?s center-right Slovenian Democratic Party fell in February, to be replaced by a new coalition with Bratusek and Positive Slovenia at its apex.
Jan?a?s downfall was also fueled in part by protests that began last November in Maribor, the country?s second-largest city. Tens of thousands protested against Mayor Franc Kangler, also accused of corruption. Here, for the first time since independence, Slovenian riot police used tear gas on protesters.
Mayor Kangler was forced to step down in December, but not before the protests had spread across Slovenia.
STAVING OFF A BAILOUT
The fallout from the corruption probe left the relatively unknown Bratusek as an unexpected beneficiary. But while Bratusek might be a new face on Slovenian television screens, she has a relatively long political pedigree.
Although only elected to the Slovenian parliament in 2011, for six years she was head of the directorate of the state budget at the ministry of finance under the former Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS) administration that ruled from independence until 2004. That has helped her navigate the tricky political maneuvering currently required in Slovenia, where Europe and the public are pulling in opposite directions.
"If the politicians are too tough, they are out at home. If they are too soft, they are out from Brussels," says Primoz Cirman, a leading economics writer for the Slovenian newspaper daily Dnevnik. "Right now [the government] are trying find out where the equilibrium is."
Earlier this month, Bratusek announced a series of measures aimed at convincing the European Commission that Slovenia, the most developed economy in the former Yugoslavia, can plug a multibillion-euro hole in its banks? balance sheets and stave off a eurozone-led bailout.
Proposals include the creation of a "bad bank" to allow the banking sector to offload non-performing debts; a 2 percent increase in VAT; and the sales of 15 publicly-owned businesses including Telekom Slovenia and national carrier Adria Airways.
SMALLER PROTESTS
Bratusek's presence has softened the country's ongoing demonstrations, whose size and frequency have decreased in recent months.
In Metelkova, a former barracks of the Yugoslav National Army in Ljubljana that has been home to squatters since 1993, Anej Korsika from the nascent Initiative for Democratic Socialism explained that the change of government has taken some of the sting out of the protest movement.
"The struggle under Jan?a was much easier," he says. "[Jan?a] called the protesters ?Communist zombies? and ?leftist fascists? and all these things which really infuriated people and really mobilized them to go onto the streets in bigger numbers than they would otherwise."
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/smoothing-tensions-slovenia-pm-bratusek-seeks-win-over-220324175.html
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
El Paso loses money for UTEP, Texas Tech campus projects
Texas Tech's Health Sciences Center at El Paso.
AUSTIN -- Billions in construction funding for Texas universities died Monday in a dispute between the two chambers of the Texas Legislature.
If the House version of the bill had prevailed, El Paso would have gotten between $88 million and $166 million for a new building at the University of Texas at El Paso and $78 million for a new building for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
If the House and Senate had been able to agree, it would have been the first time the Legislature approved so-called "tuition-revenue bonds" since 2006. Legislators said the bonds were needed because Texas is growing rapidly and its universities are bursting at the seams.
UTEP Executive Vice President Richard Adauto on Monday
said there is no plan B to fund a $110 million, 250,000-square-foot interdisciplinary research building at the intersection of Sun Bowl Drive and University Avenue."There really is no other kind of funding," he said Monday morning. "We'll have to go back to the Legislature."
The funding fell victim to a dispute between the Texas House, which wanted to issue $2.7 billion worth of tuition revenue bonds, and the Texas Senate, which wanted to issue $2.4 billion.
The House, which wanted to give UTEP $40 million more than the Senate did, refused to appoint negotiators to a conference committee aimed at resolving differences between the two chambers. It was saying, in effect, that the Senate had to adopt its version of the
funding bill.State Sen. Jos? Rodr?guez, D-El Paso, said the Senate did not respond well to such an ultimatum from the House.
"The House expected the Senate to simply go along with their version," Rodr?guez said.
State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, said he and his House colleagues were convinced theirs was the better version of the bill.
But Rodr?guez said the Senate worked with the Higher Education Coordinating Board to use a process to determine how to grant funding.
He said the House decisions were more arbitrary.Even so, Rodr?guez said, he tried to convince his colleagues to accept the deal.
"Border institutions like ours have been neglected for years," he said.
In the end, senators arguing that it would set a bad precedent to cave in to the House prevailed, and the bill died despite early-morning attempts to save it.
Also among senators' worries was that in order to OK the House version, they would have to approve a $300 million "technical correction" to the bill.
"They were worried that the voters wouldn't see that as a technical correction," Rodr?guez said.
Gov. Rick Perry is expected to call a special legislative session in the coming days. An early press release listed legislative redistricting as the only item on the agenda.
But Rodr?guez said that Perry added items to the agenda as the last special session went on. Lawmakers are said to be pressing the governor to add tuition revenue bonds to the special session agenda.
Marty Schladen may be reached at mschlade@elpasotimes.com; 512-479-6606.
Source: http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_23333909/el-paso-loses-money-campus-projects?source=rss_viewed
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The Leader - News from Wrexham & Flintshire - Historical society ...
A NEWLY formed historical society is looking for a place to exhibit artifacts, maps and photographs.
That was one of the priorities raised at the first annual meeting of Cefn Mawr Historical Society, held at the George Edwards Hall, Well Street, on May 17.
The group, formed in October last year, also hopes to stage a programme of events over the next year after a new committee is formed.
Since its formation a steering group had already overseen the setting up of a bank account, a website and a constitution.
Local patron, Judge Geoffrey Kilfoil, has also been installed as president.
Chairman Ian Parry told the group the newly elected committee ?must, as a priority, compile a comprehensive programme of events for the coming year?.
It would also be ?advantageous? if the society could secure an office or small building in which to stage exhibitions, he said.
?The history of Wales is very deeply rooted in local history, and that local history is something added to the life and imagination of everyone in the village of Cefn Mawr and District,? he said.
Treasurer Rhona Roberts told the society it was currently in an excellent financial position.
Three short films on local railways were presented by society archivist Howard Paddock, including stations and halts on the Ruabon-Barmouth line and railways in and around Cefn Mawr.
The first meeting of the newly elected Cefn Mawr Historical Society committee will be held at the George Edwards Hall tomorrow, at 7pm.
Source: http://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/123089/historical-society-looks-for-exhibition-space.aspx
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Finance Company Loans | A Ezbukz Blog For Financial Help
A company loan is a specific amount of money that a business man borrows to start or maintain his business. It is rather more like a personal loan, but this time its sole purpose is to finance an enterprize. This kind of loan is basically given by private banks or financial establishments to small enterprise entrepreneurs. There are 2 kinds of corporate loans, namely unsecured and secured business loans. Unsecured business loans are granted based primarily on your credit rating without any kind of collateral. Some banks only approve unsecured advances when the candidates ' credit report is superb, while others might compromise this standard. This indicates that even when you have a bad credit, there's still a chance of acquiring a business loan. Most importantly, you've got to have a stable job.
From an alternative perspective, secured corporate loan needs collateral. Banks are ready to make funds available for you in times of financial distress if you've got something that is actually worth the amount you wish to borrow. You can use your home or car as security. If you presently own a business, then you need to use your business as collateral. This is risky because if you don't meet the deadline, the bank will take your vehicle, house or business from you. Unsecured loans attract a high interest fee and it is hard to get approved. The opposite is the case with secured loans.
Advantages of business loans
- Fast respite from financial distress
Getting a loan from a bank can bring your relief in many ways. It can often help you start an exciting new business or maintain your already existing business. If you should happen to feel you need more staff and don't have cash at hand to pay them during their first or second month, then a corporate loan can help you. With the mandatory money to hand you can grow your business without money stress. Additionally, if you should happen to feel that your company has accumulated too many debts, you can wisely utilize a corporate loan to get rid of them.
- Claimable
The interest on a business loan is deductible against tax.
- Favorable Repayment agreement
You can select to repay the loan plus interest in the form of monthly installment. In order words, you may be needed to pay the interest regularly and the principal amount at the due date. If the rate of return is extremely high, some lenders may permit you to pay down the principal plus interest in total at the end of the loan period.
Business Loan qualifications
It is good to know how business financing works before you apply. If you have a excellent credit score, you must be careful with the form of loan you get so your credit report won't be influenced. Also , before you apply, check your credit report. It is going to be simpler to get an unsecured loan when you have a good credit report. This is because many lenders base their approval on your private credit score. Folk with blemished credit can also do their best to find lenders who can offer loans in spite of the state of their credit history. Therefore whether you have a sound credit history or not, company loans are available online.
Find a legitimized Bank
Today, banks are everywhere. As much as they come, there is every must be wary. Find a good bank that offers the best company loan online. Use comparison sites, read reviews, check what interest rate they offer and read their factors. Taking these steps will help you find a deal that's acceptable for you and your business.
Acquiring a corporate loan is superb concept. It is best way to keep your business running during bad economic times and still keep its current ownership.
Source: http://ezbukz.com/consumer-finance-help/finance-company-loans-2/
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MJMA: commonwealth community recreation center, edmonton
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'commonwealth community recreation center' by MJMArchitects, edmonton, alberta, canada
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toronto-based firm maclennan jaunkalns miller architects (MJMA) has just shared with us photos of their recently completed a large scale
sports facility addition for the city of edmonton. the 'commonwealth community recreation center (CCRC)' was a joint project between the
city and the edmonton eskimo football club, designed in collaboration with HIP architects. the sizable campus synthesizes 60,000 ft2 of aquatic
facilities, 80,000 ft2 field house, 30,000 ft2 community program and fitness center, and 30,000 ft2 of administrative spaces and the subsequent
urban planning involved in assuring an efficient flow of pedestrian and vehicular circulation, also integrating with the existing neighborhood and
the LRT lightrail transit system. the project is organized around three primary zones - the field house, aquatics center, and gymnasium -
that delineate a central lobby area.
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the particular form responds to the interior functions, suggesting speed and movement, with sections of glazing large enough for views and
natural light while still maintaining necessary overhangs for shade. the interior walls are clad in fritted glazed ceramic tiles that passively control
glare and heat gain coupled with triple-glazed windows. a black corrugated metal heat wall on the upper south side naturally heats the air intake
for the winter months and operable openings allow for ventilation throughout any part of the program. the original 1978 recreation center was
preserved and adapted to the new construction cutting down on demolition costs. the surrounding landscape was also pedestrianized and revitalized
to return public green space to the community - endeavors that earned the project a LEED silver rating.
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overhanging elements illuminate the spaces while blocking direct sunlight
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client/owner: edmonton eskimo football club and city of edmonton
construction costs: $96 million
project size: 220,000 sq.ft.
Source: http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mjma-commonwealth-community-recreation-center-edmonton/
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Monday, May 27, 2013
Receiving A Gold Plated iPad At Hotel Check-In Is Normal, Right?
You know the drill. You pull up to a Super 8 Motel with the vacancy light on, you argue with the attendent about getting a room away from the ice machine, you whip out your AAA card for extra savings and then you take the 24-karat gold-plated iPad the attendant hands you and head off to your room to stockpile some free soap. Boom.
At the (slightly fancy) Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai the gold-plated iPads are flowing freely. Each guest receives one at check-in so they can use custom "Interactive Customer Experience software" to enhance their stay at the hotel. Let's recall that Burj Al Arab is the hotel notable for looking like a sail in the wind, having the world's highest tennis court (which obviously doubles as a helipad) and being located on a man-made private island less than 1,000 feet from Jumeirah beach.
The gold iPads are engraved with the Burj Al Arab logo and act as a "virtual concierge," providing information on hotel services, restaurants and events. The iPads will be available for sale in the Burj Al Arab "boutique" along with gold iPad minis, gold iPhone 5s and gold BlackBerry Q10s. Okay hospitality industry, keep up. [Born Rich]
Source: http://gizmodo.com/receiving-a-gold-plated-ipad-at-hotel-check-in-is-norma-509918301
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
Burkina Faso soldiers in Mali worry about defense
TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) ? African soldiers in the fabled city of Timbuktu worry their equipment, training and circumstances are not adequate to defend against another takeover by Islamic extremists who know the terrain as a double bombing by radical elements has also threatened neighboring Niger.
Burkina Faso soldiers officially took over at the end of April after hundreds of French forces left the northern Malian town several months after their military operation largely ousted the radical Islamic fighters from the area.
French forces parachuted into Timbuktu in late January to liberate the city from the radical Islamic fighters who had occupied it for 10 months. Al-Qaida's wing in Africa imposed their harsh interpretation of Islamic law, requiring women to wear the veil and carrying out public whippings. The French are now scaling down their deployment from 4,000 to 1,000 soldiers in its former colony by the end of the year, leaving other forces in charge.
But a report by obtained by The Associated Press this week indicates that some 500 soldiers from the neighboring West African country are facing problems with defense.
"Insufficient night vision capabilities and radio communications with the Malian army for coordination," are among the issues, the report turned in to the head of the African-led mission in Mali said.
Col. Gilles Bationo, who leads the Burkina Faso soldiers, also said that their second-generation night vision equipment doesn't allow them to see if there is wind, dust or no moon in this desolate area of the world. He said that the jihadists also circulate faster through the deserts in their vehicles because they know the terrain so well, making it difficult for the forces to capture them.
"Weak capacity engineering, the need for air combat assets on site, transport logistics," and shielding tactics are also missing, according to the report and Bationo.
The fight against the radicals is also hindered by an airplane runway that is blocked by trees.
"The trees around the airport prevent U.S. military from coming into the airport, and security is not guaranteed," Bationo said, adding that jihadists also can hide out in the thick trees to shoot at any planes landing or taking off.
He said that they also lack reliable electricity. Bationo submitted the report to Pierre Buyoya, the head of the African-led mission, in hopes the battalion's concerns will be addressed. Buyoya visited Timbuktu on Monday.
"The battalion is going to stay in place in Timbuktu and will transform into the MINUSMA which is the U.N. mission for maintaining peace around July," Buyoya said. "The Burkina Faso battalion will be made up of 850 soldiers."
Bationo said the situation in Timbuktu remains calm, despite frequent reports of robberies and inter-communal clashes in neighboring communities, but that amped up defenses are needed.
"The double bombing in Niger means we must prepare," he said, adding that an attack on Timbuktu is likely after suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing at least 35 people, according to Niger's president.
The attacks that began at dawn Thursday were claimed by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, and by Algerian terrorist Moktar Belmoktar. Both are believed to have fighters in Mali. Belmoktar, whose brigade known as "Those Who Sign in Blood" is also responsible for the devastating attack in January on the Ain Amenas gas plant, where 37 foreigners including American, French, Irish and British citizens were killed.
U.N. peacekeepers are supposed to take over in July from a 6,000-member African-led mission now in Mali, although the deployment date is subject to change depending on security conditions. The U.N. force will be tasked with helping to restore peace. However, it will not be authorized to launch offensive military operations or chase terrorists in the desert, which French forces will continue to do.
Mali fell into turmoil after a March 2012 coup created a security vacuum that allowed secular Tuareg rebels to take over the country's north as a new homeland. Months later, the rebels were kicked out by Islamic jihadists who carried out public executions, amputations and whippings.
When the Islamic rebels started moving into government-controlled areas in the south, France launched a military offensive on Jan. 11 to oust them. The fighters, many linked to al-Qaida, fled the major towns in the north, but many went into hiding in the desert and continue to carry out attacks including suicide bombings.
Tuareg separatists have since reclaimed the northern city of Kidal. The government is in talks with the separatists as elections are slated for this year.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/burkina-faso-soldiers-mali-worry-defense-114726081.html
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Ohio man, 87, skydives to aid sick great-grandson
Ohio man, 87, skydives to aid sick great-grandson
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This photo provided by Skydive Warren County, Inc. shows Clarence Turner, an 87-year-old World War II veteran who parachuted into Japan, parachuting in tandem with instructor Jeff McGinnis at the Red Stewart Airfield near Waynesville, Ohio, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Turner made the jump to generate attention for the plight of his 10-month-old great-grandson, Julian Couch, who suffers from a lung disease. (AP Photo/Skydive Warren County, Inc., Elod Otbos)
This photo provided by Skydive Warren County, Inc. shows Clarence Turner, an 87-year-old World War II veteran who parachuted into Japan, parachuting in tandem with instructor Jeff McGinnis at the Red Stewart Airfield near Waynesville, Ohio, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Turner made the jump to generate attention for the plight of his 10-month-old great-grandson, Julian Couch, who suffers from a lung disease. (AP Photo/Skydive Warren County, Inc., Elod Otbos)
This photo provided by Skydive Warren County, Inc. shows Clarence Turner, an 87-year-old World War II veteran who parachuted into Japan, right, celebrating with instructor Jeff McGinnis after they parachuted in tandem at the Red Stewart Airfield near Waynesville, Ohio, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Turner made the jump to generate attention for the plight of his 10-month-old great-grandson, Julian Couch, who suffers from a lung disease. (AP Photo/Skydive Warren County, Inc., Elod Otbos)
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio (AP) ? An 87-year-old World War II veteran has parachuted from a plane in an Ohio to support his ailing great-grandson.
Clarence Turner of Fairfield made the jump Saturday with an instructor. He says he wanted to generate attention for the plight of 10-month-old Julian Couch, who suffers from a lung disease that could require a transplant.
WLWT of Cincinnati reports that (http://bit.ly/14RYHF1) Julian is hospitalized in Columbus. A fundraiser is planned for June 2.
Turner also made a jump at age 85 to fulfill a goal to experience freefalling and landing as he did in the Army. He served from 1944-47, and his last jump was in Japan.
Turner says he also hopes to someday make a parachute jump at an older age than former President George H.W. Bush, who's 88.
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre 6
Sure, the disc is dead. Technophiles love to say something or other is "dead." Funny, I still frequently see a lot of people reading "books" actually printed on paper. Anyway, in case you haven't heard about the death of the optical disc and still need or want to play a DVD or Blu-ray on your PC, you could do far worse than ArcSoft's TotalMedia Theatre 6. Though not quite as feature-laden as CyberLink's PowerDVD Ultra 13 (4.5 stars), it handled the media I tested it with more aplomb than Corel's WinDVD Pro 11 (2.5 stars) did, for the most part, and sported the simplest user interface of the lot.
Setup
TotalMedia Theatre is a quicker, smaller download file if you're getting it via the Web, at just 80MB. It runs on Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP. You can try it out as a full-featured 15-day trial. It installed in just 2 minutes on my test PC, a Lenovo G580 laptop with 4GB RAM and integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 running Windows 8. I had to allow it past my software firewall during installation, since it can act as a media server.
The setup also requires a reboot, but I was refreshed to find out that it didn't try to install irrelevant third-party software such as browser toolbars, as some competitors do. If you install the trial version, you can simply buy a serial number and activate?much easier than CyberLink PowerDirector, which makes you uninstall the trial and reinstall the full app.
Interface
Even though it's a desktop application that runs on all recent flavors of Windows, TotalMedia Theatre looks and feels like a Windows 8 app, especially since it runs in borderless full screen by default. This can actually make things a little confusing, since the app doesn't show up in the Windows 8 running app list. I also noticed that other apps couldn't show their windows when TotalMedia was in full screen?even after switching to the second app.
Playing Blu-ray
When I first popped in a Blu-ray movie, a Windows 8 like message bar across the screen informed me that the content didn't support the use of a mouse, and would I like to enable the ArcSoft Mouse Solution? Yes, thank you! This adds a remote-like control pad to the screen, which you could click to move back and forth in the movie menu. The software played my Blu-ray edition of The Big Year in glorious HD without breaking a sweat.
I could search TMDB?TotalMedia database. I could even use unpinch gestures to zoom in! The software also offers a slew of keyboard shortcuts, some for actions for which I couldn?t find on-screen menu equivalents.?
DVD Enhancements
The main enhancement for DVD playback is SimHD. This is controlled by a single switch from a Settings panel with just two choices: On and Off. The feature really did improve the quality of DVD playback?it was somewhat sharper and better lit and more contrast-y. I would, however, have liked to be able to adjust the strength of this effect, as the sharpening at times looked harsh.?
Playing 3D
TotalMedia Theatre played my test 3D Blu-ray movie, Fascination Coral Reef, using an Nvidia 3D Vision technology without the slightest complaint. Corel WinDVD wouldn't play it at all, and PowerDVD warned me that it could only play in full screen. It also did a tolerable job of converting a 2D DVD to 3D.
Playing Video Files
First for a disappointment: One thing the software wouldn't play was
4K video clips from a GoPro Hero3 Black Edition camcorder. It does, however, play quite a lot of file formats, though, including AVCHD,WMV, MPEG, AVI, and more. MKV and AVS are new additions for version 6.
I could not rotate my upside-down iPhone video with TotalMedia Theatre. PowerDVD graciously (and easily) let me do this. But the ArcSoft software did play that HD video from my iPhone with less waiting than PowerDVD did.
Mobile's Little Helpers
Though it doesn't offer the kind of app possibilities you get with PowerDVD, there are iOS and Android apps to use those devices as remote controls?something very useful if you're using the software on a home-theater PC. And setup for the ArcSoft app was miles simpler than with the PowerDVD setup. Basically, there was no setup, it just worked. The app has two pages, the basic remote fast forward, reverse, next chapter, and so on, and an arrow key plus center enter button page. The large buttons made couch-potatoing a snap; I could change the volume, and red power button even lets you shut down and turn on the PC application.?
Performance
TotalMedia Theatre can take advantage of Nvidia CUDA parallel computing architecture and OpenCL for AMD processors. I foundprogram response and playback snappy, and didn't run into any program crashes or failures to respond.
Let's Go to the Theatre?Or Stay!
If you're looking for a super simple way to play DVD, Blu-ray, and other video content on your Windows PC, you could do a lot worse than ArcSoft TotalMedia Theatre. It handles any of the 3D and other type of video content you're likely to play. The interface is super simple, though you may confuse it with a new-style Windows 8 app. The software's mobile remote control app was a snap to set up and easy to control playback with from the couch. If you're a real video aficionado, though, you'll want our Editors' Choice, CyberLink PowerDVD 13 Ultra, which offers more playback options and streaming playback to and from mobile devices.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ziffdavis/pcmag/~3/KZGRxLHcfkU/0,2817,2419468,00.asp
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The Luxury Of Hiring Jet Charter Services | Oregon Attractions
Flying has been conquered by people. This mode of transportation is even considered the primary way of reaching different destinations. Most people turn to these aircraft because of the efficiency and the comfort. And while there are tons of commercial flights, there are also many people who choose to hire jet charter services. It is a little expensive but the benefits make all these reasonable.
Riding the private plane is somewhat a very convenient thing for there is no need to line up like many others. Definitely, people dislike wasting their time over waiting in long lines. They can look forward to reaching their destinations on time and without the hassle they always faced with other flights.
There are also no screening that are usually practiced in the airports. The deal is, since people are hiring these for themselves, they are in liberty to ride with peace in their minds. The pilots are all registered so they are sure of their background. They would also go through check to make sure they do not bring any contraband to their place of destination. Other than that, there are no more embarrassments that one expects from the commercial airports.
Every individual wishes to deal less with strangers. People just want to make sure that they are safe and that is one thing they need to be mindful of. They have to make sure that they have the place to themselves and there will be no people to pose threats to them.
People also need not share the toilet and catering facilities with other passengers. It does not mean that people freak out right away because of some diseases they may catch. The idea is, being with less people poses less health threats to the passengers. This is a prime concern especially that there are diseases that are spread through human contact on airplanes.
They can also be more comfortable in their seats. They have more leg room so they can stretch and move to a comfortable position. The passengers can also convert the seats to become beds if they want to sleep or rest. Such concerns are prime considerations when traveling.
There is no need to be worried about the staff because they are all trained and professionals. They even have to pass certain requirements in order to provide the best services to their clients on board. With that, the passengers are guaranteed of the comfort that is worth the money they spent.
Facilities are way better than the standard commercial planes. The aim is to give the passengers the most comfortable flight they will take. It is important therefore to give them the facilities that would make their flight bearable. They have seats by the window and they can have entertainment gadgets ready to while their time.
Hiring jet charter services surely would mean so much to people. Even if it is a little expensive, they can expect to come to their destination on time and according to their needs. They have the right staff and the most competent pilots to take them to their destinations which make it all worth it.
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Source: http://oregonattractions.net/travel-leisure/the-luxury-of-hiring-jet-charter-services/
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