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Panasonic Announces an Ultra-Compact ILC: the Lumix DMC-GM1Panasonic has just introduced their smallest and most "fashion forward looking" Lumix G-series camera to date, the new Lumix DMC-GM1. This unit boasts an Ultra Compact form factor, along with a stylish metallic alloy body. Although small, the camera is still packed with powerful features, like a Micro Four Thirds size Live MOS image sensor, which offers 16-megapixels of resolution. On top of this, the GM1 utilizes built-in Wi-Fi for simplistic sharing of your creations, as well as Remote shooting with the free Panasonic Image App (which is available for both iOS and Android smart devices).
For more details, see the Panasonic press release below.
Stay in Style with an Ultra Compact DSLM (Digital Single Lens Mirrorless) Camera
New Stylish LUMIX GM Series Performance Upgrades its Cool Factor
Panasonic is proud to announce the new fashionable compact line GM series to its LUMIX Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) cameras. The new DMC-GM1 boasts not just its iconic and stylish compact profile; it boasts high functional performance with large Digital Live MOS Sensor based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. The Lumix GM1 provides the perfect balance of style and photographic hybrid performance on-the-go with outstanding image quality.
True-to-life detail
Whether you're searching for that artistic shot that encapsulates your city or looking to express your own personality and style, you demand a camera that captures your vision with absolute clarity and precision. The LUMIX GM1's 16 megapixel sensor delivers with a modern hybrid approach to image capture with both high quality HD movies and dynamic photos, and all with the simple press of a button.
A fashionable compact for your lifestyle
The LUMIX GM1 represents the most compact and fashion forward looking LUMIX G camera to date. Ground-breaking micro technology design has enabled Panasonic to pack the very latest imaging technology into the camera's compact metallic alloy frame. Not only does this give the LUMIX GM1 an elegant look and feel, but the camera easily fits into your pocket and can be incorporated into day-to-day activities of any style-conscious enthusiast. Plus with many interchangeable micro lenses to choose from, creative options are nearly limitless.
Reflecting the sophisticated engineering beneath the surface, the LUMIX GM1's exterior offers a refined, classic style with aluminum dials and brushed metal, so you can be sure that the LUMIX GM1 will complement your style, whatever the occasion.
Share your creations
WiFi connectivity enables the LUMIX GM1 to easily connect with smartphones and tablets. Whether you're sharing a shot of your friend's outfit before a night out, or updating your photography portfolio with your new favorite landscape, the LUMIX GM1 allows you to post images and video online as soon as they've been taken.
Coupled with the Panasonic Image App, which is available free of charge for Android and iOS operating systems from their respective app stores, wireless connectivity also enables Remote Shooting, allowing you to use your smartphone or tablet to act as a remote control for the LUMIX GM1 - ideal for taking group shots, or in situations where it isn't practical to shoot directly from your camera.
Total control and limitless creativity
The ideal camera for perfectionists and enthusiast photographers alike, the LUMIX GM1 offers a choice of full manual control, intelligent assistance for easy shooting, and a host of creative features.
A three-inch touch screen makes it easy to frame the perfect shot, set the focus and even trigger the shutter with a single touch. The LUMIX GM1 also features intelligent auto modes, providing point-and-shoot ease-of-use that doesn't compromise on image quality.
A range of 22 creative filters also allow you to add a personal touch to any image, transforming your favorite pictures into stylistic works of art. You can even create your own Time Lapse Shot or Stop-motion Animation to display your creativity.
When discretion is demanded, the silent shutter feature enables you to make the camera nearly silent and capture images in places such as during concerts or exhibitions where photographs are not allowed to be taken due to distracting 'clicks'.
Ready when you are
You never want to miss that fleeting moment of inspiration. That's why the LUMIX GM1 is built for speed and mobility. With the camera's Light Speed autofocus, it will be ready and waiting to capture that perfect photo opportunity with stunning accuracy. Low-light autofocus will also provide outstanding speed in extreme low-light conditions, so you can continue to express your creativity when you only have the stars and streetlights to rely on.
You can explore the full range of LUMIX G lenses with the new LUMIX G App for iPad, available via the iTunes App Store. The app lets you discover and explore the world of Panasonic LUMIX G Micro System Cameras.
About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Based in Newark, NJ, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company is a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation. The company offers a wide-range of consumer solutions in the U.S. and Canada including products from VIERA Smart TVs, Blu-ray players, LUMIX Digital Cameras, Camcorders, Home Audio, Cordless Phones, Home Appliances, Wellness and Personal Care products and more. In Interbrand's 2013 Annual "Best Global Green Brands" report, the Panasonic brand ranked number four, the highest ranked electronics brand in the report. (http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/Best-Global-Green-Brands/2013/Best-Global-Green-Brands-2013.aspx)
To learn more about the company and its products, visit www.shop.panasonic.com. Follow Panasonic on Twitter @panasonicUSA; additional company information for journalists is also available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.


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Friday, February 1, 2013
ladyporn fridays
1. hey there, brad. nice hairs. oh, i'm sorry. bradley.
2. lovely scent squared.
3. happy feet.
4. i want to go to there.
5. sit... good pig.
6. much like the mint-colored mixer from last week, i'm pretty sure this would get me in the kitchen more!
may your weekends be filled with bundles of ladyporn.
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Those Kate Spade flats are so so so cute. And that mint range? How gorgeous would it look in a clean white kitchen ... perhaps with grey/white marble counter tops? so sick.ReplyDelete
I think this is my new most favorite thing to look forward to on Fridays. Mmm Bradley.ReplyDelete
I love that there is a giant picture of Bradley at the top of this post. Could he be any more attractive (or talented)? No, the answer is no.ReplyDelete
Happy Friday Alaina!
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have you seen the new jcrew stripe gold cap toe flats? they are similar to the kate spade ones but are navy. and why are pigs so cute?! i want a pet pig.ReplyDelete
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Comprised of approximately 545,000 establishments, today's $41 billion health care industry is one of the country's fastest-expanding institutional sectors — second only to education. By the decade's end, yearly health care construction put in place could reach as much as $60.1 billion, says FMI Corp., a management consulting and investment banking firm headquartered in Raleigh, N.C.
Figures released earlier this year by Norcross, Ga.-based Reed Construction Data support this forecast, showing that monthly spending on health care construction projects is 20% higher compared to a year ago. For 2008, Reed Construction Data anticipates health care construction to jump another 14%.
Helping to spur these numbers are aging medical facilities, advances in technology, shifting environmental requirements, and the increasingly older population — a generation of Americans born between 1946 and 1964 commonly referred to as "baby boomers." According to the study "When I'm 64: How Boomers Will Change Health Care," from First Consulting Group, Long Beach, Calif., the over-65 population will triple by 2030 to more than 70 million Americans. Moreover, the study predicts that by 2030 more than six out of every 10 baby boomers will be managing more than one chronic condition, such as diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, or obesity. As a result, demand for health care services will increase considerably (see Figure).
Hospitals and residential health care facilities, such as nursing homes, are two segments likely to experience the adverse side effects of this need. In response, residential health care construction starts have escalated — doubling from 2004 to 2006 and are expected to double again by 2008. Furthermore, many leading hospital chains have undertaken significant capital expansion programs over the past several years, which have boosted construction activities, reports New York City-based McGraw Hill in its "Construction Outlook 2007."
"The record-setting stock market has been helpful for private hospitals that are either conducting capital campaigns or have an endowment that has been going up with the stock market," confirms Ken Simonson, chief economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va. "Those factors have been supportive of more construction spending."
Although Simonson agrees that the aging population will influence construction of health treatment buildings, he believes there is a tendency to overestimate how rapidly demographic changes affect demand for such medical facilities. For example, information from Reed Construction Data shows that Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania have declining populations yet accounted for 22% of hospital starts in the past year. On the other hand, the burgeoning states of Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah claimed a comparatively small share of new hospital projects. "I think technological or regulatory changes are much more important," says Simonson.
Results from a survey conducted by the American Hospital Association (AHA), Washington, D.C., corroborate this statement. According to the AHA survey, "almost half of all responding community hospitals reported moderate or high use of health IT [information technology] in 2006, compared to a response of 37% in 2005." A further 51% of respondents reported significant increases in the use of computerized alerts to prevent negative drug interactions. In addition, President Bush's plan to ensure that most Americans have electronic health records by 2014 is fueling the IT movement.
"Hospitals are having to extensively remodel to accommodate diagnostic and treatment equipment and to get more wiring and piping throughout the buildings," observes Simonson, noting that hospitals are being required to provide private rooms for recovery in place of semi-private rooms, due in part to patient demand as well as the new privacy laws.
Another trend influencing health care construction includes evidence-based design, which takes into account the effect the surroundings have on patients and staff. The goal is to create an environment that focuses on wellness, is sensitive to patients' family members and caregivers, is efficient for staff performance, and is curative to workers in stressful jobs. In an effort to lower energy costs, lessen the spread of infection, and reduce the carbon footprint of health care facilities, the health care industry is also championing the use of sustainable or "green" design.
Moreover, Simonson points out that immigration legislation will shape the future of health care construction. "Both the construction industry and the health care industry have a lot at stake in immigration legislation to assure that there is an adequate supply of skilled labor," he says. "This is a big question mark hanging over the industry — what kind of legislation will be enacted."


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One of Kerry's key campaign promises is to obtain increased foreign support for our efforts in Iraq. The first reaction of most Republicans is to assume that this is just another example of over-promising. After all, we remember that before the war President Bush tried for months to enlist the French and Germans and made a number of concessions towards that end. Since the war he has actually made inroads in obtaining greater support from our "allies." What reason is there to think Kerry can do better?
Plenty, actually. In my view, French and German opposition to our course of action in Iraq was not based primarily on a policy disagreement; rather it was an attempt to curb U.S. "hyperpower." Sure, the French also had an economic motive for preserving Saddam's regime, but I believe this was secondary, and it is no longer relevant in any event. Accordingly, it is quite plausible to think that France would make token contributions to our effort in Iraq in exchange for concessions that curb our power, especially concessions that subordinate our country to international bodies in which France plays a leading role. Obvious examples include submitting to the Kyoto accords and to the International Criminal Court. Since these are things that Kerry wants to do anyway, they aren't even concessions in his mind. Some sort of deal along these lines is such a natural that I wouldn't be surprised if its already in the works.
A Kerry presidency likely would diminish our national sovereignty in ways that would be very difficult to reverse.
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I use to be very erratic with my product selection when I did my nails at home, that is mainly because I didn't care as much about my nails as I do now. My friend actually commented on this the other day "you've become quite a nail gal, haven't you?" Well yes, I certainly have. Now that I am more serious about this, I have narrowed things down to a solid group of products that I cannot imagine my life without. Some of these I have received as samples but a few of these items I have picked up myself. With one of these items, I'm now on my 4th one!
- Sally Hansen Nip 'Em Neat – the core of this set is really the cuticle trimmer but it comes with a pusher that I use in place of an orange-wood stick. One end works great as a cuticle pusher and the other end I use to clean under my nails and clean up my edges with a bit of remover or clear polish. It is also great to free up ingrown toenails. For some reason, I'm very susceptible to that. The set retails for $14.99, which is a lot for just one tool, but if you're more comfortable with a full size cuticle trimmer, it is well worth it.
- Tweezerman Mini Cuticle & Hangnail Snipper – I picked this up as part of Tweezerman's Mini Nail Rescue Kit and it's probably one of the best $20 I've ever spent. I prefer this smaller version of a cuticle trimmer because it is much easier for me to work with. Because of its size, I keep it with me in a little makeup bag I have deemed my "nail bag". At that size, this snipper is super convenient. I also find I go much easier on my nails with this tool compared to a full sized trimmer. If this set is not for you, try the Squeeze and Snip. It's the same price but I suspect it is also a bit larger.
- Orly Pusher & Remover – this tool has changed my life in the short amount of time I have had it. I received it in a gift bag from Orly at Cosmoprof after experiencing their Gel FX manicure. Unfortunately I have no idea what it costs or where you can find it, finding more information on this online has been tricky. It is part of the Gel FX line so if you have a beauty supply store near you that sells this, pick it up… you will not regret it. Not only is it great for removing soak off gel color from your nails (if you remove it yourself at home) but it is also fantastic for cleaning up the cuticle area because of its rounded tip, it's the perfect shape for cleaning up your cuticles.
- QTica Cuticle Repair Balm – When I remember to slather on a cuticle oil, my cuticles stay fairly neat but let's face it, the problem is I don't remember and then end up looking horrible, you've seen the proof. I thought CND's Solar Oil was good but this balm blew my mind the first time I used it, this little jar of goodness can give your cuticles a complete transformation in a matter of hours. A small jar goes for $12 and it is WORTH it, a small dip into the jar gives you plenty of product to moisturize your cuticles with. This is INTENSIVE CARE for your cuticles. With all the digging into files and filling I do on a regular basis with the day job, my cuticles need it!
- Orly Two Sided Buffer – Like the Pusher & Remover, this buffer is part of the Gel FX line up and I do not know its price. This buffer has a different type of grit on each side, neither of them hard on the nail. I use this buffer to smooth out the ridges in my nails in place of the rough side on the Revlon buffer. I find the size and thickness of this buffer makes it easier for me to work with. I also really like that this buffer is made of the same material from top to bottom, you're not going to wear away at the grit and leave it looking ratty and useless.
- Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer – I've professed my love for this nail buffer before, I simply cannot get better results from any other nail buffer. This is the product that I have now purchased for a 4th time, which at $4 its really a no brainer. Normally a squeaky noise would drive me crazy but with this nail buffer, the squeaks give me the craziest shine ever. If you were to look at my nails after I'm done using this, you'd swear I had a clear coat of polish on.
So these are all the tools I use before I do my nails, when I do them at home and I use them in this order before any color goes on my nails. Now that I've shown you my must haves, what are yours? Let me know in the comments.


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The Falcons won't shut up their many doubters until they win a game in the playoffs, but they likely got a few more people believing they could pull that off with their performance against the Giants on Sunday.
Atlanta intercepted Eli Manning's first pass, turned it into a Michael Turner touchdown and never looked back in a 34-0 rout of the team that humiliated them in a 24-2 playoff loss last season. The Falcons held the Giants scoreless in the first half thanks to another pick by Manning, a missed field goal and two stops on attempted fourth down conversions, but the second half had very little to do with the Giants.
The Falcons scored on their first possession of the third quarter when Julio Jones toasted Giants cornerback Jayron Hosley for a 40-yard touchdown, stuffed the Giants on another fourth down and then pretty much went into cruise control as the Giants seemed to be content to take their beating while turning their attention to next week's game with the Ravens. If either the Redskins or Cowboys win on Sunday, the Giants are out of first place and the tight Wild Card race in the NFC will make that trip to Baltimore a very necessary win for the defending champs.
Getting it will require much more than they got from Eli Manning on Sunday. He was 13-of-25 for 161 yards to go with his two interceptions and it was another below average performance from a guy who's been much less consistent than Tom Coughlin would like this season. There are plenty of other issues with the Giants — just one sack today and very little other pressure on Matt Ryan for starters — but they always counted on Manning to bail them out of trouble last year.
The Falcons won't have any complaints about the way things went on Sunday. Ryan hit on his first eight passes and threw for three touchdowns and the defense didn't give the Giants anything in the second half. They controlled the ball after halftime, dashing any comeback hopes, and made no mistakes that would have let the Giants back into the contest.
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Dear Mr. Dad: My 9-year old son is sports obsessed and quite athletic. He's involved in one sport or another all year long, and he recently told my wife and me that he wants to start lifting weights. Is it safe for kids that young to do weight training?Answer: When I was about your son's age, there were two things I really wanted to do: lift weights and throw a curve ball. I was told that both activities would do serious, irreparable, long-term damage: that throwing curves would strain my elbow and destroy my joints, and that lifting weights would stunt my growth. Several decades later, conventional wisdom has changed on both fronts. Curveballs, researchers now say, aren't dangerous - but they aren't necessarily safe either. More about the curve in a future column. But when it comes to kids pumping iron, there's been a 180-degree change. Strength training is not only safe, it's actually recommended by many medical professionals (with the caveat that it's done under the watchful eye of someone who can make sure the weights aren't excessive and that the child maintains proper technique). The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - which just released a strength-building iPhone/iPad app called IronKids - gave their blessing to resistance training for children as young as 8, as a way to improve their performance and reduce the chance of injury. The "improve performance" part seems perfectly logical - I can't think of a sport where being strong isn't an advantage. But the "reducing injury" part is a little less intuitive. Here's how it works: 21st-century humans spend a lot more time on our duffs than our ancestors. As a result, when we do jump off the couch, our muscles and tendons may not be able to stand up to the heavy load sports put on them. I can't think of a single major sport that doesn't involve at least some sudden stops and starts and direction changes. Speaking from extensive experience, that's when many of the season- or career-ending injuries happen. In a recent press release, the AAP estimates that more than 30 million kids and teens in the U.S. play sports. The AAP also cites statistics from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission showing that more than 3.5 million children under 15 are treated in hospitals and clinics because of sports-related injuries, mostly from basketball, football, soccer, and baseball. We're talking acute injuries like muscle pulls, dislocated joints, and broken bones, as well as "overuse" injuries like tennis elbow and shin splints. Could strength training eliminate all those injuries? No. But it sure could reduce the number and, possibly, the severity of those injuries. So, yes, it's not only safe for your son to lift weights (again, with proper supervision), it's good for him. And by "good for him," I mean it could save his life in a few years. Researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute tracked more than a million 16-19-year old males, and found that guys who had poor muscle strength as teenagers had a 20 to 25 percent higher risk of getting sick or dying from heart disease, obesity, or high blood pressure than the strongest teens. Those more buff kids were also 20 to 30 percent less likely to be diagnosed with depression, schizophrenia, other psychiatric disorders, or to kill themselves. Before your son starts on any kind of weight training regimen, make sure he's got a coach or trainer who has a lot of experience working with children. (Read Armin's blog at DadSoup.com, send email to firstname.lastname@example.com, and follow him on Twitter @mrdad.) Distributed by MCT Information Services
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Jane Moon landed her first law firm job when she was just 18 years old, and she's been committed to the field ever since.
Moon, who graduated from MSU College of Law in 2010, was a freshman studying political science and psychology at the University of California, San Diego when she decided she wanted to pursue a career in law. "Nobody in my family had any legal connections, so I had to venture out on my own to land a legal internship," says Moon, who works in-house at CME Group, a large derivatives and futures exchange in Chicago.
The California native made a portfolio, complete with head shot, high school writing samples, and transcripts, and dropped it off at local law firms. To her delight, Heller Ehrman—a large international firm—hired her and kept her on all through college.
The job entailed doing "anything they gave me to do," Moon says. "It could be removing staples from 1,000 documents or writing a brief. I really was able to get a feel for what working at a law firm meant."
Moon had never been to the Midwest, but liked what she read and heard about MSU College of Law. "Attending the Law College was my chance to physically remove myself from my comfort zone," she says. She sold her possessions, packed two duffel bags, and headed to East Lansing.
"I don't think it's adequate to say it was a culture shock," Moon says. "But it was part of the learning process. Going to MSU College of Law was the best thing I could have done for myself."
Moon, who participated in the Geoffrey Fieger Trial Practice Institute, appreciated being at a Big Ten school once she adjusted to her new environment. "There's a sense of community that I don't think you get at other law schools," she says. "The law school does a great job of making students feel that they're a part of the Michigan State University community."
The versatility of a law degree makes it an excellent choice for a range of career paths, Moon says. "Everything you do in life has a law behind it. You get a parking ticket, you give birth to a baby—everything has a law," she notes. "Attorneys can use their education in so many areas of life. I would recommend law school to anyone."


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Franz Liszt(1811-1886), Hungarian pianist and composer, he showed his music abilities early and had music lessons from his father, later took lessons from Czerny and Salieri in Vienna. With influence of Paganini, he became a piano virtuoso and gave recitals throughout Europe and Russia. He composed the Faust and Dante symphonies, 12 symphonic poems, 2 piano concertos, transcriptions of operas and other composers' symphonies, and various piano music(Hungarian rhapsodies).


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The hunt returns in Cabela's Big Game Hunter: 2005 Adventures. Get in on the pulse-pounding hunting action as you stalk a variety of game. This hunting simulation attempts to bring as much authenticity as possible to the console-hunting genre. Players can stalk their prey through realistic environments that feature changing seasons, weather, diverse vegetation, rivers, and lakes. There are fines for violating hunting laws and several choices of firearms, ammunition, and hunting vehicles. Play 18 unique missions on a variety of terrains. And in Career Hunt mode you can unlock new equipment and missions.
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Lincoln – Lindsey Moore led No. 21 Nebraska with 17 points and five assists, but it wasn't enough to stop Alyssa Thomas and No. 11 Maryland from running to a 90-71 women's basketball win over the Huskers in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Wednesday.
Nebraska slipped to 5-2 with its second loss to a 2012 conference champion, while Maryland improved to 4-1 in front of 6,238 fans at the Devaney Center.
Thomas, a preseason All-American, led the Terrapins with 25 points, five rebounds, eight assists and six steals in 36 minutes. Fellow All-America candidate Tianna Hawkins added a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Laurin Mincy added 16 points, including 4-of-4 shooting from three-point range, before leaving the game with a leg injury with just over 15 minutes left in the second half.
Moore led the Huskers with 17 points, while Jordan Hooper added 15 points, six rebounds and two blocks for the Big Red. Sophomore Hailie Sample contributed nine points, six boards and three assists in a solid effort, while fellow sophomore forward Emily Cady contributed six points, seven boards and three assists.
Husker freshman guard Rachel Theriot also put up the best numbers of her young career with six points, six rebounds and four assists against the Terps, while sophomore guard Tear'a Laudermill added eight points, three rebounds and two steals.
Nebraska worked its way to a 31-27 lead with five minutes left in the first half after back-to-back three-pointers from Moore and Theriot. But Maryland answered with an 11-2 run over the next 2:30 to regain a five-point lead. The Terrapins took a 46-37 lead into the locker room at halftime thanks to 13 points apiece from Thomas and Mincy, who hit all three of her three-point attempts in the opening period. Hawkins added eight points and seven rebounds in the first half to help the Terrapins.
Moore led the Huskers with eight points and five assists in the first half, while Sample pitched in seven points despite picking up three first-half fouls. Theriot, in her first career start, added six points, six rebounds and three assists in the first 20 minutes.
Although NU trailed by nine at the break, the Huskers hit 16-of-33 shots from the field, including 4-of-7 three-pointers. Maryland answered with 50 percent (19-38) shooting, including 5-of-9 shots from beyond the arc.
In the second half, the Huskers hung within striking distance despite a frenetic pace from the physical Terrapins. Thomas controlled the flow of play at both ends of the court, but NU still trailed by nine at 55-46 after a Sample jumper with 14:50 to play.
Thomas answered with five straight points to push the Maryland margin to 14, but Hooper and Moore answered with four straight to cut the edge to 10 points with 12:33 left.
The Maryland lead remained at 10 with 11 minutes left before the Huskers forced a turnover and Moore missed a jumper with a chance to cut the lead to eight. Thomas got the rebound and found Hawkins for a layup at the other end. Hooper then had a clean look at a short jumper but drew back iron. Malina Howard cleared the board and moments later found Katie Rutan for a three-pointer to extend the Maryland margin to 69-54 with 9:31 left.
The Huskers were unable to pull closer than 15 the rest of the way, as the Terps sealed their first-ever win in Lincoln.
"You've got to give a lot of credit to Maryland," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. "They are a really talented team, who played well tonight. They are well-coached, and I think they are a legitimate Final Four contender. There are not many players in the country better than Alyssa Thomas. There's a really good reason why she is a first-team preseason All-American. I think this was definitely their best game so far this season. We could have played better, and we've got things to improve on, but we got beat by a really good basketball team tonight."
Nebraska cooled off from the field in the second half, hitting just 33.3 percent (12-36) of its shots, including 2-of-6 threes. For the game, the Huskers finished 40.6 percent (28-69) from the floor, including a solid 6-of-13 (46.2 percent) from beyond the arc. NU finished the night just 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) at the free throw line.
Maryland finished 50.7 percent (35-69) from the field for the game and 7-of-15 (46.7 percent) from long range. The Terps also hit 13-of-18 free throws (72.2 percent).
Nebraska battled the nation's best rebounding team to a near draw. The Terps entered the game with a plus-28 average rebounding margin through four games, but edged NU just 41-40 on the boards. The Huskers also got 19 offensive rebounds compared to 16 for the Terps.
"I was really excited about the way our team competed tonight," Yori said. "They showed me a little more toughness than I think I was giving them credit for. To outrebound a great rebounding team like Maryland in the second half, says a lot about the way we competed, and I told our team I was proud of them for that. We can learn a lot from tonight's game."
Nebraska will face its third 2012 conference champion in eight games this season, when the Huskers welcome Big Sky regular-season champs Idaho State to the Devaney Center on Saturday. Tip-off between the Huskers and Bengals is set for 2:05 p.m. Idaho State returns four starters from last year's squad that won 24 games. Tickets are available now at Huskers.com.


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Over the last 25 years, Smith has brought her unique combination of communication skills, media savvy, legal and political acumen to clients facing a wide array of issues and challenges throughout the United States and abroad. She is the founder and President of Smith & Co., a leading strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Washington and Los Angeles.
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Smith's experience was put to the test in some of the most historic and sensational events of the times, including the Iran-Contra scandal, the prosecution of former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, the 1991 Gulf War, the Los Angeles riots, the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Justice Clarence Thomas, the Clinton scandal involving Monica Lewinsky, the congressional inquiry of Enron, the Gen. David Petraeus CIA scandal, and the United Nations Foundation and World Health Organization response to the SARS epidemic.
In 1991, Smith joined the White House as special assistant and deputy press secretary to President George H. W. Bush. During her tenure, she provided the president and members of his cabinet with communications advice on a wide range of foreign and domestic issues.
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She received a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations from Boston University and graduated from the American University Washington College of Law, where she was the first African-American woman to serve as executive editor of the Law Review. She is the author of the book "Good Self, Bad Self."
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The president and CEO of Memphis-based International Paper Co. has been watching the weather a lot lately.
John Faraci, in a session with analysts and investors at a UBS gathering last week, said the wettest summer since 1895 is causing the global paper company some headwinds for the third quarter.
"We're on track in the Southeast … of having the wettest year since 1895. … That really started to happen at the end of May," Faraci said at the Thursday, Sept. 12, event. "What that's meant is our wood costs, particularly hardwood – they are going to rise a lot more significantly than we thought."
It means IP will probably end up spending about $20 million to $30 million more than it anticipated. But Faraci emphasized the problem shouldn't have lasting effects on the company.
"It's seasonal," he said. "Eventually it will dry out and we won't have to go as far to get hardwood. But our inventories are coming down."
Faraci talked with analysts the day after the company announced it would close its Courtland, Ala., paper mill in phases, leaving 1,100 workers in the town east of Muscle Shoals out of work by the spring of 2014.
"We knew we were going to have to shrink our footprint to match our supply with our demand," Faraci said of the decision to close one of five U.S. mills to account for a drop in demand for its uncoated freesheet paper products, which are called "printing papers."
The printing papers are used in copiers and computers as well as business forms and envelopes and textbooks.
Printing papers once accounted for 20 percent of International Paper's EBIDA – earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization, according to Faraci. Today, it's 7 to 8 percent and will become a smaller percentage as International Paper makes growing those earnings a priority.
"We've built an International Paper that's prepared to be successful and grow out EBIDA," Faraci told the analysts and investors who questioned whether the decision in Courtland reflected any further transformation plans for the company's overall footprint.
"We're on track in the Southeast ... of having the wettest year since 1895. ... What that's meant is our wood costs, particularly hardwood — they are going to rise a lot more significantly than we thought."
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Faraci said it didn't, adding the company's multi-year transformation is considered complete.
The recent acquisition of Temple-Inland, IP's one-time Austin, Texas, rival, has moved from integration to optimizing an industrial packaging business that has grown to become a $12 billion a year business. Faraci referred to the business as the company's equivalent of an "aircraft carrier" in its portfolio of paper businesses.
Still in progress are talks about International Paper's printing distribution business, xpedx, merging with Unisource of Atlanta. Both sides in the talks went public with the discussions in April.
"Think of this as two private companies merging and going public," Faraci said last week. "Bain (Capital) approached us with a transaction. We thought it could make sense to us. It's not something we have to do."
Bain now has audited financial statements on xpedx, according to Faraci. And the talks, which already have anti-trust clearance, are now focused on how the organization would be built.
When the two companies signed a letter of intent on the talks in April, executives from each talked of a new spin-off company on the IP side, which would then merge with Unisource. The resulting combined company would be publicly traded, independent of IP or Unisource. And both sides said then their expectation was that a combination of executives from the two old entities would lead the new company.
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2013 Ford B-Max review
* New B-Max driven on UK roads * Sliding rear doors and no central pillars * On sale now, priced from 12,995...
The Ford B-Max is a compact MPV based on the Fiesta, which is designed to steal sales from the Citroen C3 Picasso, Honda Jazz and Vauxhall Meriva.
Don't go thinking the B-Max is just a bloated supermini, though it's far cleverer than that. Most unusually, the car has no central pillar, while sliding rear doors gives an unobstructed opening to the cabin, which Ford claims is twice as large as that offered by the Vauxhall Meriva.
All this makes the B-Max very much a standalone model.
Whats the 2013 Ford B Max like inside?
The B-Max is 12cm longer and taller than the Fiesta it's based on, but it's the unique door system that really sets the B-Max apart from its supermini sibling.
With no central pillars to divide the cabin in two, there's a 1.5-metre wide aperture when both doors are open.
Sliding doors and absence of central pillars give easy access to cabin
Rear access isn't totally unrestricted, of course, because the front seats are still where you'd expect to find them. However, the seatbelts for these are integrated into the seat backs to minimise clutter.
If you're in a busy multi-storey car park and are trying to get toddlers into and out of their child seats, the B-Max's sliding rear doors will be an absolute godsend.
Climb inside the cabin and you'll find space for four adults and a driving position that's spot-on, with loads of seat travel, plenty of support for your back and two-way steering wheel adjustment.
The funky-looking dashboard works pretty well, too, although it takes a bit of time to familiarise yourself with the intricacies of the on-screen menus.
Dashboard is similar to Ford Focus's
Most of the materials on the dash look the part, especially on the higher-spec Titanium versions we drove. We're yet to drive an entry-level Studio-trim car and it will be interesting to see if the B-Max follows the pattern set by the Fiesta, which features some decidedly cheaper finishes on the entry-level versions.
At 318 litres, the boot provides a useful amount of space, and you also get an adjustable load floor to boost versatility.
That said, while a Meriva's rear seats split, fold and slide in three individual sections, the B-Max's rear bases are fixed and the backs split only 60/40.
At least when the seat backs are folded, they lie completely flat on top of the cushions and free up 1386 litres of load space.?
B-Max is enjoyable to drive and rides comfortably
From a safety standpoint, the B-Max's doors are reinforced with ultra-high-strength steel to make the car every bit as crash resistant as a traditional vehicle.
Electronic stability control and seven airbags including full-length curtains and a knee 'bag for the driver also feature.
Whats the 2013 Ford B-Max like to drive?
If you think the removal of something as structurally integral as the central pillars sounds like a recipe for a big dose of the collywobbles, think again.
When the B-Max's doors are closed, locator hooks in the roof and side sills lock them in place to help maintain body rigidity.
As a result, the B-Max isn't in the least bit jittery; it sweeps through corners with precision and feels securely planted at speed.
The B-Max also steers with panache and has a consistency to the weighting of all its controls that makes it an absolute delight to drive around in.??
The ride feels just right for a family car; cushy enough to take the sting out of smaller ruts and bumps, yet controlled enough to prevent nausea-inducing body roll in bends.
Strengthened roof and door panels help maintain body rigidity and ensure good crash protection
It's much the same story on our harsher UK roads. The B-Max has a stiffer set up than rivals, helping to maintain great handling characteristics, but it's only the largest potholes and most broken surfaces that really expose this.
The entry-level engine is an 89bhp 1.4-litre petrol. Power delivery is smooth and the engine is reasonably hushed, although the lack of a sixth gear means the revs are quite high at motorway speeds.
Ford claims the 98bhp three-cylinder Ecoboost combines the power of a 1.6 with the economy of a 1.0-litre.
The Government figures of 57.7mpg and a 0-62mph time of 11.2 seconds would appear to back up these claims. However, the larger Ford Focus with a more powerful version of the same engine has failed to achieve anywhere near its official figures in our real-world True MPG tests.
Ford's new three-cylinder Ecoboost petrol unit is one of the engine options
On the road, this engine is punchy enough, and while it has a rasping three-cylinder exhaust note, there's a near-total absence of mechanical vibration.
The only significant drawbacks concern the pronounced steps in the power delivery as the engine works up through the rev range, along with a bit of low-rev turbo lag.
If outright economy is your main concern, then the 70.6mpg 1.6 TDCi is the version to go for. It's equally at home in town or the motorway with enough torque to feel comfortable in faster moving traffic.
Should I buy one?
The B-Max isn't all that cheap. Our favourite version the 98bhp 1.0-litre in Zetec trim will set you back 16,195. An equivalent Honda Jazz is 1400 cheaper, while a similar-spec Citroen C3 Picasso costs 1895 less.
However, in every other respect the B-Max represents Ford at its brilliant best. When you consider that dealers will almost certainly be willing to negotiate on price, then there's no reason at all why the B-Max shouldn't be on your shortlist.
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Archeological dig reveals facts and artifacts of daily life in ancient Greece.
By Gigi Marino
In ancient Greece, the sanctuary of Ismenion Apollo in Thebes embodied myth and ritual, dance and song, poetry and awe. The poet Pindar called it "the true seat of the seers," and its temple is said to have rivaled the famed sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi.
One of the challenges that archeologists and historians face when trying to reconstruct ancient sites is that over the millennia, these sites have been plowed under, built over or pillaged. The Ismenion hill in Thebes is, in comparison, relatively pristine — not only has the site not been built or paved over, but it also has never been fully excavated.
"The importance of the Ismenion hill as a site for exploration cannot be overestimated," says Associate Professor of Classics Kevin Daly. "The site is of monumental architectural, literary and cultic interest for periods from the second millennium BCE onward." Daly and Associate Professor of Classics Stephanie Larson have been working with Greek archeologists to coordinate the first U.S.–Greek dig of the site, which has been only partially excavated in 1917 and 1967. Largely funded by a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and Bucknell, the professors and Bucknell students began excavating the site two years ago in 2011. In November 2012, Larson, Daly and their students presented the first of their findings on the Thebes Excavation to a Bucknell audience. The highlights included beads, coins, tombs, graves and a sequence of letters on a clay roof tile that could have easily been missed.
Before any excavating began, the team used G.I.S. (Geographical Information Systems) technology to map the site. Daly explains that the site needed to be mapped in three dimensions — "a particular challenge has been getting firm fixed points on a truly local grid." New maps were generated using an iPad application, electromagnetic imaging and measurements to sea-level.
In a foundation trench to the eastern side of the last of three temples that stood on the Ismenion hill, a red clay askos was found dating to the late fifth century BCE, the heyday of classical Greece. An askos is a type of pot, similar to a teapot, and this artifact is an example of fineware painted with scenes involving sphinxes. Says Larson, "Sphinxes were heavily involved in the mythology concerning Thebes, particularly in the mythic story of Oedipus, king of Thebes, who, according to legend, killed the Sphinx that plagued the city." Larson says the find helps to re-contextualize Thebes as an important Classical city in the Boeotian region of the Mediterranean.
The Bucknell group is planning its third season and is seeking donations. To learn more about the project, go to www.bucknell.edu/Thebes.
Noel Lampazzi '13, a student participant, says, "This dig is more than just an effort to study and preserve the past. It's a way for American archeologists to make a good name for ourselves today and to set the stage for our relationships with the Greeks in the future. We were all thus part archeologist, part college student and part diplomat."


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Established by LIU in 1949 to memorialize a CBS correspondent slain covering a civil war in Greece, the George Polk Awards have become one of America's most coveted journalism honors. Among those who have been recognized for their work are: Christiane Amanpour, Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow.
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Jake Sorofman is vice president for rPath. You can contact him at [email protected]
Let's face it: Nobody likes change. And nobody likes it less than enterprise IT, which has come to fear change as a malevolent force -- the unwelcomed houseguest -- that invariably leads to unintended consequences.
Of course, IT has good reason to be fearful -- change is incredibly disruptive to production environments. And it's becoming more so with the growing complexity of software systems -- more sources of change, faster rates of change, and more systems to maintain. And there's a lot we don't know.
- We don't know what software is running. Systems are constructed in a way that is incredibly manual and ad hoc, changes are often made out of band, and, ultimately, what software is running is often anyone's guess.
- We don't know what needs to change. Since system inventories are poorly understood, we can't effectively match updates and patches with the systems that require change. As a result, we end up blindly implementing changes.
- We don't know the impact of change. Poorly understood system inventories mean poorly understood dependencies. This breeds stultifying conservatism, excessive testing, and often production outages.
- We don't know what a system should look like. Since there is no consistent blueprint for the "correct" system definition, it is difficult or impossible to keep systems in sync across dev, test and production phases.
- We don't know how to rollback and restore a system. When outages do occur, troubleshooting and restoration is costly and time consuming because there is no complete version history for the system. Isolating and troubleshooting the root cause becomes an incredibly stressful exercise.
As a result, dealing with change has become a high priority for IT. Process frameworks like ITIL have emerged to provide the tasks, procedures and checklists -- the best practices -- for dealing with change. This sort of rigor is a step forward for IT, but it has made change cycles slow and bureaucratic. This is because little has been done to advance the state of IT automation.
This certainly isn't to argue against the merits of ITIL and other methodologies for dealing with change. In fact, just the contrary. Change process must be codified and consistently followed to prevent chaos. The point is that these processes must be intelligently automated to deal with the exploding scale of IT and the pressure to improve IT process velocity and business responsiveness. Adding bureaucracy to deal with the sort of change problem IT organizations contend with simply doesn't scale in the face of budget pressure and the need for speed.
The key is to automate as much of the change process as possible, but to do so intelligently. Yesterday's approach to simply scripting manual tasks will only cause the wrong things to happen -- faster. The solution is to improve the change process itself by focusing on two new principles for enterprise IT: the system model and system version control.
- The system model is about creating a blueprint for how systems should look and using that as the basis for constructing and maintaining the system over time. The model tells the whole story: exactly what software is on the system, what policies it must adhere to, the entire dependency chain and the impact of change.
- System version control tells that story over time: What is the exact definition of the current versions in dev, test and production? What was the definition of the previous version, before a change was made? What is the difference between the two? Once you have this sort of version history, isolating root cause is simple, and rollback and restoration is as easy as reverting to the previous version.
The question becomes: If IT had this level of transparency and control, wouldn't change become less daunting? Wouldn't it put an end to the hand wringing, the extensive test cycles, and ponderous change review meetings? What if IT had a persistent system blueprint -- a model that described the deployed system in detail? What if all change was driven through this model? What if everything -- and I mean everything -- was version controlled?
Dealing with change in the coming age of complexity requires a change in thinking. Professor Einstein said that repeating the same behavior and expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity. It's time for a change in how we deal with change.
It's time to stop the madness!


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Resembling a caotic but extremelly perfect performance. And we were in it !! - COOL
Kathy - North Carolina - USA
It was an incredible experience !! We were watching until the end of the rehearsal and then the castellers invited us to their social place to have a drink with them and chat. They make you feel very comfortable and for a moment you think you are with your group of friends.
It was an incredible experience !! We stayed until the end of the Rehearsal. The Castellers invited us to go to their social club to have a drink with them. We exchanged impressions and for a moment it seemed that we were with our group of friends. Great !!
What a breathtaking experience!!! I went with some friends to one of this "castellers" rehearsals. We all agreed that it was one of the most moving and impressive experiences we'd ever had. We were part of this intense and easy going big family. We were explained the details of this work of ART! the architecture that makes possible those astonishing human towers.
Amazing experience!!! A lot of people with apparently no organization ….. And all of a sutton working together for a common target!!…
I was in the PINYA wrapped around the group. Feeling my and their emotion !! WOW !!!
Eric - Florida - USA
It was a fun and local experience. Everyone was so welcoming. This is a must do while in Spain. Muchas Gracias.
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I was in an unlikely position last week — horizontal. I was so sick I took to my bed. It's rare for me to have even the slightest sniffle, even at the relatively decrepit old age of 58. I come from a long line of short, hardy trolls who lived to be very old and very cantankerous. I'm certain my ancestors breezed through invasions, wars, plagues and famines just by being difficult. That, I believe, is the key to my genetic superiority when it comes to slaying germs and staying healthy.
But, my luck ran out when I was stricken by what I call a 25-year cold. I only get a severe cold once every quarter of a century, but when it hits, I am a whimpering mess.
The cold had been making the rounds at my house since the end of August.
Jeff, 12, got it first. He ended up staying overnight in the hospital with an earache so painful he threw up. But Jeff rallied and was actually in great shape after just a couple of days.
Jarid, 10, got it next. First he was irritable, and then he was up all night vomiting. For at least a full week, he couldn't breathe out of one of his nostrils and it was frequently rimmed by a bit of dried blood.
"Do you know how irritating that is when one side is all blocked up?" he whined.
Jenn, 17, and Jacob, 16, were the next victims. They were down for the count for a few days, but it wasn't too bad. Besides, they are teenagers and the idea of spending time at home in bed is about as appealing as solitary confinement in a medieval dungeon.
My husband, Dan, was infected, too — ending up with severe chills and body aches that put him in bed for a day.
With industrial-strength germ-fighting genes in my lineage, I thought I had escaped as usual, but this one grabbed hold of me. It was so bad I did the unthinkable and went to the doctors.
I knew I was going to get a lecture about taking better care of myself and getting necessary medical tests. They hadn't seen me in three years.
My nurse practitioner told me I looked terrible — sick and exhausted — and wanted me to stay home from work for two whole days. She prescribed an antibiotic for my clogged sinuses and told me to get two different types of nose sprays and over-the-counter cold and flu medicine.
I felt so awful I actually listened. I tried to rest, but couldn't because my nose was so blocked. I walked around my living room all day. If I kept moving, I reasoned, maybe I could unclog my nose and stop the pounding in my poor head. It didn't work. I did not sleep more than five minutes all night.
By Day 2 I was desperate, so I decided to try something radical. Dan had the idea I should use a Neti pot. My nurse practitioner had recommended it, too, but it sounded too much like torture, so I didn't take the suggestion seriously.
For the uninitiated, a Neti pot is an ancient device used for thousands of years. It looks like a teapot, but is basically a container made out of a soft, pliable material. You fill it with warm salted water, tip your head up and squeeze the pot as hard as you can so that the jet of water squirts up your nose and into your sinuses. For all I know it probably travels clear up to the brain!
On the first try, it honestly felt as if I were drowning. The water gushed into my throat and I thought I would choke to death. Some of the water also poured out of the opposite nostril, which I found quite disgusting.
I was skeptical that it had done me any good at all, so I stopped, not that I had a choice anyway. My nasal passages were clogged up after the treatment and I was coughing uncontrollably. But a few minutes later to my amazement, I could actually breathe through my nostrils. Greedy for the cure, I repeated the Neti and did it several more times throughout the day whenever I got stuffy.
The next day I was back at work. I used the Neti on my lunch break and felt ever so much better.
I am now on the mend and several good things have come from it.
Firstly, I am a Neti convert and I want everyone to try it. Despite the fact that it is a lot like water boarding, the Neti is far better than those chemical nose sprays that tease you by clearing your sinuses for 15 minutes before they close up again, never to reopen.
And, secondly, my nurse practitioner has convinced me to come back and get a real physical. She was right. I look terrible and I am exhausted. I have a big family and a lot of responsibilities. I need to take better care of myself.
Even invincible folks like me, with a long lineage of hardy trolls, need to get regular medical checkups and put their feet up once in awhile.
And, though I have a new weapon in the Neti, I hope my next cold holds off for another 25 years.
Mary Pat Rowland is the managing editor of Foster's. Her e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
Holy Neti! Ancient device is magical cold cure
I was in an unlikely position last week — horizontal. I was so sick I took to my bed. It's rare for me to have even the slightest sniffle, even at the relatively decrepit old age of 58. I come from a long line of short, hardy trolls who lived to be very old and very cantankerous. I'm certain my ancestors breezed through invasions, wars, plagues and famines just by being difficult. That, I believe, is the key to my genetic superiority when it comes to slaying germs and staying healthy.


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WARNING: This site is not updated anymore. Most of the information is outdated and it is likely that many of the links are dead.
This site is dedicated to research and tools on Transactional Memory (TM). It is also the home of the open-source (GPL) TM software developed as part of our research activities.
- LSA-STM: A time-based, multi-version Software Transactional Memory implementation in Java.
- TinySTM: A lightweight and efficient Software Transactional Memory implementation in C.
- TMunit: A testing tool for Transactional Memories.
- TMJava: A preprocessing tool for integrating transactional memory in the Java language through language extensions.
- CSTMF: An STM implementation for the CLR.
These tools do not yet offer a complete set of features but do work in a lot of scenarios. We are also continuously adding features and we try to incorporate recent research results. If you are interested in Transactional Memory, we encourage you to use these tools and to think about how you could use transactions in your program to more easily cope with parallelization and synchronization problems. If something does not work as expected, please let us know. The research community needs your feedback.
A large portion of this software was developed as part of the VELOX project funded by the European Commission under FP7.
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A picture from Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, captured in 2006, shows the globular cluster NGC 1846. The inset photo focuses in on the planetary nebula at the edge of the picture. Distant background galaxies can be seen scattered throughout the image.
The latest picture from the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a glittering star cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies, plus a poor little greenish planetary nebula that just went poof.
The hazy cloud of stars is NGC 1846, a globular cluster containing thousands of stars on the outskirts of the dwarf galaxy in the southern celestial hemisphere, about 160,000 light-years from Earth. The Large Magellanic Cloud and its smaller sibling (known as the Small Magellanic Cloud, what else?) are assemblages of stars that have been kicking around the Milky Way's environs for eons.
Aging bright stars shine with bluish and reddish tones, while the middle-aged stars give off white light. The Hubble team says the most intriguing single object in the image isn't any of the thousands of stars that are bursting with life, but the little green puff highlighted in the inset picture. That's the glowing shell of gas created when a dying star puffs away its outer layers. It's not completely clear whether the puffball is part of the cluster, but measurements of the motions of the stars in the cluster and the stellar remnant at the center of the nebula suggest that it is.
Which is more beautiful, the bright lives of the thousands or the deep-toned death of the one? You tell me.
More about planetary nebulae:
- Hubble sights a starry necklace
- Astronomers aim to score cosmic goal
- New clues to amazing space shapes
- Student 'hoots' for Owl Nebula in contest
- Dying star belches up a toxic brew
- Slideshow: Hubble's greatest hits
Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page or following @b0yle on Twitter. You can also add me to your Google+ circle, and check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.


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Training Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
Polish Lowland Sheepdog Training and Puppy Training, by Michele Welton
Dog Training – What Works, and What Doesn't
Some dog training methods are based on what makes the owner feel good, rather than what on actually makes sense to the dog. For example, "positive-only" dog training is a big fad right now. Now, treats can be great motivators for training Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, but if your dog will only obey for a treat, then he is in charge of his obedience, not you. [read more]
These Dog Training Videos Turned Buddy Into a Good Dog
Sometimes it's easier to train your puppy (or adult dog) when you can see the correct training techniques in action. I recommend these dog training videos, which are based on respect and leadership. [read more]
Teach Your Polish Lowland Sheepdog To Respect You
"Respect Training" is the dog training method I use and recommend for training Polish Lowland Sheepdogs. A dog who respects you will do what you say and will stop what he's doing when you tell him "No." Teaching your dog to respect you means interacting with him in specific ways that encourage respect. [read more]
You Need Dog Training Help.... But From Where? Private Lessons? Public Classes? Dog Training Books? Dog Training Videos?
So your puppy needs training.... or your adult dog needs training.... and you're looking for some help. Should you hire a professional trainer to come to your house? send your dog away to be trained? sign up for a group obedience class? read a book? watch a few videos? Here's my advice on where to get dog training help when you really need it. [read more]
Teach The Right Words In The Right Ways To Your Polish Lowland Sheepdog
My method of training Polish Lowland Sheepdogs includes teaching specific words in specific ways so that your dog not only learns the words but also develops the respectful attitude that makes him happy to obey you. Teach your dog words and he will understand what you say. Teach those words in the right ways and he will actually DO what you say. [read more]
Solving Polish Lowland Sheepdog Behavior Problems
One of the most common questions dog owners ask me is: "How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?" My answer is almost always the same, no matter what the misbehavior is.... [read more]
Training Polish Lowland Sheepdog Puppies
Just got a new puppy? Polish Lowland Sheepdog puppy training starts the moment you bring your puppy home. If you use the wrong teaching method, your puppy will begin making decisions about how he wants you to fit into his life, and that's a recipe for conflict and behavior problems. Whatever your puppy does, you must react properly or he will learn the wrong things. Here's my recommended schedule (what to teach, when to teach it) for training your Polish Lowland Sheepdog puppy. [read more]
Housebreaking Your Polish Lowland Sheepdog
There are two keys to housebreaking. Just two, but you have to get them both right. And I mean 100% right, not 50% right. Otherwise you're going to end up with a dog who is 50% potty trained, and who wants that? So here they are – your two keys to housebreaking.... [read more]
Socializing Your Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Socializing means training your Polish Lowland Sheepdog to get along politely with strangers and other animals. [read more]
To help you train and care for your dog
Dog training videos. Sometimes it's easier to train your puppy (or adult dog) when you can see the correct training techniques in action.
The problem is that most dog training videos on the internet are worthless, because they use the wrong training method. I recommend these dog training videos that are based on respect and leadership.
My puppy training book is Respect Training For Puppies: 30 seconds to a calm, polite, well-behaved puppy. For puppies 2 to 18 months old, this highly-acclaimed training program is based on respect. Your puppy will learn the 21 skills that all great family dogs need to know.
If your dog is over 18 months, you'll want Respect Training For Adult Dogs: 30 seconds to a calm, polite, well-behaved dog. Again your dog will learn the 21 skills that all family dogs need to know.
Do the 11 Things in my dog health care book, 11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy, and your dog will live a longer, healthier life and seldom need to visit the vet.
My dog buying guide, Dog Quest: Find The Dog Of Your Dreams, will teach you everything you need to know about finding a good-tempered, healthy family companion.


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We are Paul & Julie Mashaney, married six months, three pit mixes and one chihuahua. I am a junior high math teacher and Paul is a GM of a movie theatre.
We owned a house in Bridge City, Texas, that was submerged under 6 feet of water during Hurricane Ike. The house has been determined to be not salvageable and all of our belongings were ruined. Paul's car was also destroyed in the flood.
During the evacuation Paul contracted a staph infection at the campsite we stayed at, so we came up to Kansas City for medical attention, to spend time with his family, and to get face time with his corporate office.
We are currently in Kansas City until tomorrow, when we will make the drive back to Texas and stay with my mother until mid-October when Paul's job transfers him back up here. I will follow as soon as I can resign from my contract and he purchases a home here.
We need any small kitchen appliances, glassware, linens and pillows. Donations toward furniture and large appliance purchases are also appreciated.
We did pack all of the dog stuff, so they are covered! We've spent about $600 during the evacuation, mostly on gas, food and purchasing new clothing.
I will be returning to work next Monday, although I imagine many of my students won't be there. Oh, and you can bet that once we are settled in Kansas City, there will be a spare room for any PBT member who needs a place to crash! (Including dogs. Or cats. Or turtles and fish and rabbits and rats.)
On another note, we hope to have Sophie flying high by this week. She's doubled in size and tripled in attitude.
We set up a ChipIn account last night. The email for that account is firstname.lastname@example.com. The fund name is Paul & Julie's Dry Stuff Fund.
http://mashaneydrystuff.chipin.com/paul ... stuff-fund
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@stellan: yeap, it's pretty coolll ^^
@blakewest: hopefully they'll reproduce it in better quality, but still I love this one :D
As a figure, I think it's one of the better designs to fit the Mugo sculpt. I just wish the player itself had better electronics. The sound quality is just not that great. Mine sits with my other Shin vinyl toys.
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Amy Lengauer from Stoneboro, Pa., was chosen as this year's Heart of Shenango Scholarship recipient. Lengauer, who is the daughter of Mike and Peggy Lengauer, is currently majoring in business management/marketing at the Shenango campus.
During high school at Lakeview, Lengauer played volleyball for four years, was secretary of the Student Council and was the boys' baseball manager for two years.
She is currently working at the Boot Box in Grove City, is a member of the campus' Business Club, and participates in THON and intramural sports. Outside of school and work, Lengauer enjoys hunting and fishing, and spending time with her friends and family.
The Heart of Shenango Committee is made up of faculty and staff of the Shenango campus. The scholarship is a four-year, full-tuition award, which is funded by Shenango campus faculty and staff donations.
In addition to meeting the specific criteria of this award, Lengauer has agreed to be an ambassador for the Shenango campus throughout her four years of study.
"Amy is such a sweet girl," stated Renee Neil, a member of the Heart of Shenango Committee. "We are thrilled with our choice and are very confident that through her self-reliance and determination to succeed, she will represent our campus in the most positive light. We wish her all the best and are excited to watch her grow and mature during her time here at Shenango."


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One Billion Rise Up to Fight Violence Against Women
One Billion Rise Up to Fight Violence Against Women
On Valentine's Day, women around the world rallied, danced, protested, flash mobbed, and spoke out in a global day of action to end violence against women. The worldwide campaigns were instigated by One Billion Rising, an organization that hopes to stop abuse against women. The name refers to the one billion women who have survived abuse and the number of women the organization asks to support them. The worldwide event — called V-Day — celebrated its 15th anniversary yesterday and urges our gender to "walk out, dance, rise up, and demand an end to this violence."
Famous women like Rosario Dawson, Anne Hathaway, Thandie Newton, Marisa Tomei, Jane Fonda, and Glenn Close attended V-Day events in cities that included London, Hollywood, and New York, while women young and old took to the streets of India, China, Bangladesh, Mexico, Poland, and other countries to stand up for the cause. See the beautiful, joyous photos of this important international campaign now!