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- 20 Oct 2016
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The Spectacular Fall and Fix of Healthcare.gov
The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare for short, had three goals: make health insurance available, required, and affordable for everyone. There was just one problem—the launch of the Healthcare.gov website was a complete failure. Professor Len Schlesinger delves into the enormous challenges involved with building, launching, and fixing Healthcare.gov, and how those administrative trials and triumphs are instructive for any managerial setting. Open for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 19 Sep 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why Isn't Business Research More Relevant to Business Practitioners?
There's a pervasive paradox in academia: Research conducted at business schools often offers no obvious value to people who work in the world of business. Professors and practitioners weigh in on how to enhance the relevance of research. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
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Can rituals decrease performance anxiety? ... How to attract attention on the internet ... The risk of eliminating what you are known for.
- 18 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend to Forget Our Own Bad Behavior
Francesca Gino and Maryam Kouchaki show that engaging in bad behavior causes memories of those acts to gradually become less clear—a phenomenon they call "unethical amnesia." Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 04 Apr 2016
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Preparing the Self for Team Entry: How Relational Affirmation Improves Team Performance
Despite their potential to perform at high levels and make decisions that are better than those of individual members, teams are often unable to capitalize on this potential. Two studies show the importance of affirming team members' self-concept prior to team formation. This can help offset new members' concerns for social acceptance as they negotiate their identity and expose their unique perspectives to other team members.
- 14 Mar 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
The Role of Incentive Salience in Habit Formation
Obesity is a serious problem in the United States. One established way to increase individuals' exercise is to provide incentives, but merely offering them is not enough to change behavior. A field experiment with users of a pedometer-tracking app showed that marketing the incentives matters: Incentives that included a marketing component produced significantly more behavior change and more lasting exercise habits than incentives without significant marketing.
- 24 Feb 2016
- Research & Ideas
Why It's Best to Take Tests Early in the Day
New research by Francesca Gino and colleagues finds students perform best on standardized tests at the start of the school day. The findings also provide insight into how workers can avoid cognitive fatigue in the office. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 10 Feb 2016
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Sharpening Your Skills: New Insights into Career Development
When is a job promotion a bad thing? Does networking leave an oily substance on your clothing? From our archives we look at career change in the twenty-first century, where researchers are offering fresh insights into our dynamic workplaces.
- 02 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Commuting with a Plan: How Goal-Directed Prospection Can Offset the Strain of Commuting
Employees often say commuting is the least desirable time period of the day. Those who use the time to think about the future in terms of goals to pursue can turn the daily hassle of commuting into something useful and meaningful. While to some extent commuting time may be outside employees' control, they are nonetheless in charge of their commute.
- 11 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
Is Group Loyalty a Force for Good or Evil?
Many organizations try to foster employee loyalty, but at a risk. Angus Hildreth, Francesca Gino, and Max Bazerman discover when group loyalty fosters ethical behavior—and when it fosters corruption. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 12 Oct 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
How Best-Self Activation Influences Emotions, Physiology and Employment Relationships
Through a series of experiments, Francesca Gino and colleagues show what happens when an organization helps to activate individuals' "best selves."
- 23 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do
While women and men believe they are equally able to attain high-level leadership positions, men want that power more than women do, according to new research by Francesca Gino, Caroline Wilmuth, and Alison Wood Brooks. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.
- 08 Sep 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Blinded by Experience: Prior Experience, Negative News and Belief Updating
Theoretical models in operations management assume that decision makers update their beliefs as new information emerges. This paper investigates this process in the field and the lab. Findings show that although individuals do respond to negative news, the rate at which they do so is influenced by their own experience, peers' experience, and their interaction. Addressing these biases is important for everyday decision makers and operating managers involved in system design as well as for scholars in the development of analytical models.
- 05 Aug 2015
- Research & Ideas
How Hormones Foretell Whether People Will Cheat
There's a key link between our hormone levels and unethical behavior, according to new research by Francesca Gino, and colleagues. The good news: businesses can do something about it. Open for comment; 13 Comment(s) posted.
- 13 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
'Humblebragging' is a Bad Strategy, Especially in a Job Interview
While humblebragging runs rampant on Twitter, it's a lousy self-promotion tactic that usually backfires according to recent research by Ovul Sezer, Francesca Gino, and Michael Norton. Open for comment; 18 Comment(s) posted.
- 14 May 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Humblebragging: A Distinct-and Ineffective-Self-Presentation Strategy
To humblebrag is to make a boast sound like a complaint, as in the example, "It annoys me when people mistake me for a celebrity." Humblebragging is so common in social media and everyday life that one could assume it is an effective self-promotional tactic. Yet five studies show this tactic tends to backfire because it makes other people doubt the sincerity of the humblebragger. Indeed, straightforwardly bragging is the better way to go. The authors of this paper also examine the psychology underlying humblebragging as an impression management tactic and highlight the role of perceived sincerity in impression management. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 25 Feb 2015
- Working Paper Summaries
Thick as Thieves? Dishonest Behavior and Egocentric Social Networks
In a series of laboratory and online experiments, the authors examined the relational and psychological consequences of dishonest behavior. Findings suggest that individuals' perceived social relationships are key to regulating human morality. While earlier research has shown that a cohesive social network can temper one's moral behavior through shared norms, this new work demonstrates a flip-side: People often construct their own social network as a way to defend themselves from threatening information. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 09 Feb 2015
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Professional Networking Makes People Feel Dirty
Francesca Gino and colleagues find that people avoid professional networking—even though it's good for their careers—because it makes them feel physically dirty. Open for comment; 26 Comment(s) posted.
- 26 Sep 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Dangerous Expectations: Breaking Rules to Resolve Cognitive Dissonance
Before completing a task, we form expectations about its difficulty and of how well we will perform on it. It is psychologically uncomfortable to perform worse than we expected. This paper proposes that individuals are more likely to break rules if they have been led to expect that achieving high levels of performance will be easy rather than difficult. The authors argue that this phenomenon occurs because of the heightened cognitive dissonance people experience when their performance expectations go unmet. Consistent with these arguments, across three studies people were more likely to break rules when have been led to believe that performing well will be easy rather than hard. The authors also show that differences in rule breaking are not due to differences in legitimate performance as a function of how easy people expect the task to be or whether their expectations are set explicitly (by referring to others' performance, Study 1) or implicitly (as implied by their own prior performance, Study 2). In Study 3, the authors also show that cognitive dissonance triggered by unmet expectations drives these effects. These results have important implications for the ways in which colleges are setting students' expectations, as well as broader implications for how we set expectations in professional environments. Key concepts include: Academic and professional environments need to realistically manage how well their students and employees, respectively, should expect to perform. When people experience a disconnect between their expectations and reality, they are more likely to engage in dysfunctional behaviors in the form of rule breaking, even when breaking rules means crossing ethical boundaries. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 17 Sep 2014
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Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills
Everyone negotiates, but few negotiate well. Here is a collection of Working Knowledge articles and faculty working papers that detail some of the the skills needed to negotiate successfully. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.
- 25 Jun 2014
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Does 'Could' Lead to Good? Toward a Theory of Moral Insight
When people encounter difficult ethical challenges, research has shown, they generally ask themselves the question, "What should I do?" Organizations, too, frame the principles to guide managerial conduct in terms of "should." Despite the pervasiveness of having a "should" mindset when confronting moral dilemmas, however, the authors of this paper argue that a significant class of ethical challenges, often overlooked in efforts to understand misconduct, benefit from the application of unconventional thinking. When encountering ethical dilemmas, shifting one's mindset from "What should I do?" to "What could I do?" generates moral insight, defined as the realization that ostensibly competing values are not entirely incompatible. Moral insight allows for exploration of more possible solutions beyond the apparent constraints of the problem provided, and for the formulation of creative solutions that satisfy multiple moral imperatives. Although our natural inclination is to contemplate dilemmas with a "should" mindset, the authors argue that adopting a "could" mindset opens a broader range of possibilities and brings us one step closer to moral insight. Key concepts include: Moral insight is generated when individuals are prompted to consider the question "What could I do?" in place of their intuitive approach of considering "What should I do?" Employees and teams might devise practical solutions that resolve the inherent tension in a dilemma. Rather than assume a fixed contest that requires adjudication and a tradeoff, the research indicates that with some unconventional thinking, managers can generate solutions to ethical dilemmas. Closed for comment; 0 Comment(s) posted.


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Welcome to the Island Radio Expedition Foundation Webpage
Dates for the 2016 IOTA-BASH have been set. Register now!
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VIASPACE, Inc. (VSPC) Chairman Provides Valuable Insight During Interview With WallStreetReporter 0 commentsDec 6, 2012 2:04 PM | about stocks: VSPC
Today before the opening bell, VIASPACE announced its Board Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe, participated in a detailed interview with Juan Costello of the WallStreetReporter last week. The conversation reviews the recent corporate developments at VIASPACE and how the company is positioning itself to capitalize on opportunities in the promising bioenergy sector. The full interview can be heard using the following link: www.wallstreetreporter.com/2012/12/viasp.../.
"This was a new investor audience to VIASPACE and I spent the first half of the interview reviewing our history and then detailing all our recent news announcements since the first of October," stated Dr. Schewe regarding the interview. "However, the last two questions gave me an opportunity to provide an interesting overview of our status and outlook."
The following is a transcript of the last two questions.
Question: What is your viewpoint on the opportunities and challenges in the sector, and how are you positioning your company to capitalize?
Answer: The opportunities are enormous and quite literally global in scope. For example, we are currently engaged in the various stages of new business deals in eight different countries around the world. We have done an excellent job of increasing the global awareness of Giant King Grass as the highest yielding, dedicated energy crop in the world. We are not randomly pounding on doors; new customers are now calling us and requesting to meet with us, many of them are actually anxious to get started with Giant King Grass projects and we get involved in helping them with their due diligence as step number one.
Our immediate opportunities are:
1) Direct combustion of Giant King Grass to create green and clean bioelectricity-typically a 30-90 MW power plant. By co-locating a Giant King Grass plantation with a power plant you eliminate transportation costs of fuel and maximize efficiencies.
2) Anaerobic biodigestion of Giant King Grass to produce biogas which is burned in an engine or turbine to run a generator and produce electricity. This is what we are doing on St. Croix for 6MW of power; typical sizes are one to six megawatts. The interesting and intriguing byproduct of this process is organic fertilizer.
3) Giant King Grass can be pelletized and those pellets can be co-fired with coal to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions or carbon footprint of coal-fired electricity production. This helps meet carbon reduction targets and can replace up to 20% of coal in an existing coal-fired plant. We grow the grass, it's harvested, dried and pressed into pellets and shipped in bulk like shipping grain-in other words, Giant King Grass becomes a bio-commodity like shipping fuel-only it's continuously renewable, green energy! Sixteen million tons of pellets are used globally today and estimates are that increases to 46 million tons by 2020. There is a growing global demand for pellets, particularly Europe, Korea, China, and Japan is also emerging. Regarding opportunity, I see Myanmar as a perfect place to create and export pellets.
4) The low cost of Giant King Grass creates new opportunities for commercial applications in the future, including: Cellulosic Ethanol-by co-locating a Giant King Grass plantation and an ethanol production facility you can reduce feedstock costs by 40-50% making cellulosic ethanol profitable. There are several other possibilities including: bioplastics/biochemicals; pyrolysis to bio-oil; catalytic conversion to biodiesel; biopulp for paper and textiles.
We have business deals and partnerships evolving in Southeast Asia, Africa, Korea, the Caribbean, the Americas including Central America and Hawaii. We are positioning ourselves to capitalize by focusing on Giant King Grass as the ideal, highest yielding bioenergy platform and making it global in scope.
With regards to challenges, I would say, "Always follow the money." From a financial perspective, the green energy sector in general has run hot and cold over the past decade. Our challenge is to prove to our customers and show the world, including the investment community that Giant King Grass with its extremely high yield can meet cost targets for energy and biofuel applications. The high yield of Giant King Grass is crucial to make biomass electricity competitive and affordable. Banks and investors will not finance biomass power plants without a long term fuel supply contract. Giant King Grass provides a reliable, well documented, consistent quality fuel supply or feedstock with a predictable, affordable price. We have demonstrated to our clients that they actually save money by paying VIASPACE a license fee for high yielding Giant King Grass as opposed to using a lower yielding, naturally occurring biomass source.
Question: Why do you believe that your stock is worth buying today? What do you believe are the specific growth factors which could positively impact the stock price?
Answer: Since September 30th, I have loaned the company $105,000 in the form of 3 monthly, secured, convertible loans. As of this week (we filed the 8-K late yesterday), I have already converted all 3 of those loans to common stock. Why would I do that? Because I absolutely, positively believe that our stock is worth buying today! Where else can you buy a stock at a penny or pennies per share to own a company that has a transformational green energy platform product, the unique expertise to commercialize that product and active deals in progress in a minimum of eight different countries literally spanning the globe? Earlier this year, when I first joined the VIASPACE Board, I was buying VSPC common shares on the open market. Now I am buying them as an insider and have essentially doubled my holdings since January 2012-I now preferentially hold nearly 130,000,000 shares and continue to accumulate shares.
We have very minimal debt, we'll be generating new, organic revenue in 2013 and I believe profitable in 2014. Our business model is to collect regular, predictable license fees as Giant King Grass is harvested by our customers over the life of their projects-that life measured in decades. In a power plant project, VIASPACE will not only receive the license fee from harvested Giant King Grass, we'll also have an equity participation in the power plant which will generate recurring revenue from the sale of local electricity.
Our CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, is literally traveling the world as the passionate and driven CEO of VIASPACE and Giant king Grass. He has spent more than 3 months in Myanmar this year. We are building partnerships there, in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Americas-including the Caribbean. Our proprietary product, Giant King Grass, is not just any plant; it is a dedicated, continuously renewable, bioenergy PLATFORM. When developed and grown and used to its full potential-it is a game changer-an enabling green technology for bioelectricity that is nearly as competitive as coal in price but overall carbon neutral. More importantly, it can be used, as I said, for a platform for bioelectricity, pellets for co-firing with coal, biofuels, biochemicals and bioplastics.
When the investment community clearly recognizes the true scope of our current efforts, the global reach of our projects and the revenues that we create, I believe that our share price will begin to reflect a global company with a global product and global reach as a huge success story in the evolution of green energy. Giant King Grass begins as a seed and grows rapidly to 17 feet in height. I believe that is an appropriate metaphor for investors looking at our company at this very point in time.
Dr. Schewe commented, "I enjoyed this interview with the WallStreetReporter and it gave me the opportunity to clearly explain that we will be generating continuous revenues from our Giant King Grass license fees on every project and also will generate additional revenue from the sale of electricity in projects where we have equity participation in the power plant. We are actively working on both types of deals. We are shipping and delivering Giant King Grass seedlings to several clients and will announce those projects and deals in the near future at mutually agreed upon times. This is an exciting time at VIASPACE and for our shareholders."
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Bridging the Gap From Rehab to Performance
I'm really excited to announce that the online version of the Champion Bridging the Gap From Rehab to Performance seminar that we had up in Boston last month is now available!
We see so many people at Champion that have rehabbed elsewhere for months and are still doing 3×10 of straight leg raises. It's no wonder that studies show persistent weakness after rotator cuff repair, ACL reconstruction, and other surgeries. We aren't bridging the gap!
That's why we wanted to put this together to show how we focus on acute rehab, but understand the process to transition them to performance-based activities.
On the flip side of the equation, the assessment process and program design for someone recovering from an injury that wants to transition to strength and conditioning is also different and important to understand.
We'll show how we integrate strength and conditioning concepts into our rehab programs, and how we assess and design strength and conditioning programs for people follow injury.
To me, this is the future our professions need to head towards. We can't just perform quad sets, straight leg raises and mini squats!
Bridging the Gap From Rehab to Performance
The online version of the Champion Bridging the Gap From Rehab to Performance contains 7 modules and over 6 hours of content designed to help you build better rehab and post-injury training programs. We'll cover:
- Applying Strength and Conditioning Principles into Acute Rehab – Lenny Macrina
- Integrating Advanced Rehab and Early Strength and Conditioning – Dave Tilley
- Integrating Performance Therapy to Optimize Performance – Mike Reinold
- Live Q&A Session with the Rehab Team
- Performance Training Post Injury: The Assessment Process – Rob Sutton
- Performance Training Post Injury: Program Design – Kiefer Lammi
- Live Q&A and Demonstration of the Assessment Process and Discussion on Program Design
Personal trainers and strength coaches will benefit from learning how we integrate rehabilitation concepts into our programs to properly assess, customize programs, and advanced people into strength and conditioning programs. Likewise, rehabilitation specialists will benefit from learning how we integrate appropriate strength and conditioning concepts through the acute and advanced phases of rehabilitation.


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Amazing and Edible Chocolate Body Scrub
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Who would have thought you could not only eat chocolate but you can use it as a body scrub? This amazing craft is yummy and helps out with your skin. Make as many as you wish and give them as Christmas gifts in a jar. It works best at the end of a hot bath.
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
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- 1/2 cup jojoba oil
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- Use a food processor or blender to grind the oats into a powder.
- Add the cocoa nibs, cocoa powder, salt, almond oil, jojoba oil, and vitamin E oil.
- Hit pulse a few times to blend.
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everybody you can buy cocoa nibs online at nuts.com they always have fresh items :) ( http://nuts.com/nuts/cacao/organic-nibs.html?gclid=CNS8-9SN_a0CFbMAQAode1i4wA )
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Thanks everyone for helping with the coca nibs. I will check the whole foods store and the vitiman store you were a great help. Thanks
rburke 2981498
Apr 09, 2011
I still haven't found out what you can use in place of the cocoa nibs in the ediable chocolate bod scrub. Can anyone help out there please? Thanks
Apr 05, 2011
@Silverchakra, If you do a search online you can find where to buy them locally, but they are sold at vitamin and raw food stores. And of course, as with anything, you can buy them online!
rburke 2981498
Apr 04, 2011
I still haven't found out what I can use in place of cocoa nips. Please help. tThank you
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Apr 03, 2011
Is there anything that i can use in place of the cocoa nibs. I want to make it for wedding shower. Thanks
Mar 22, 2011
There was never an answer to the question someone posted about where to purchase chocolate nibs. Could the author of this recipe please respond to that? Thanks!
Melinda U
Feb 28, 2010
My daughter and I agree - this might never make the bath!
Jan 16, 2010
Vitamin E and Sea Salt are natural preservatives. Sea Salt is a bit rough on the face and not recommended.
Miss Peach
Jan 04, 2010
Does this concoction need a preservative?
Dec 28, 2009
thanks for the description but, where do we find them?
Member 14523
Dec 21, 2009
Cocoa nibs are simply roasted cocoa beans separated from their husks and broken in to small bits. They are a new chef favorite! They add chocolate flavor without any adding sweetness.
Dec 17, 2009
Forgive me for sounding dumb, but just exactly what are cocoa nibs? Chocolate chips?
Dec 17, 2009
What is cocoa nibs,I have never heard of it and where can I buy it. Thanks
Dec 17, 2009
Uhhhh what is a "cocoa nib"???????
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Cannot recommend this highly enough, worth every penny or cent. The guys a natural entertainer and involves the whole party.The only down side is there are only five stars available to give......ten star trip
This was Fun. I mean driving down Las Vegas Blvd, in a pink 1956 cad.
illac, with Elvis at the wheel. Eddie was very polite and pleasant, and made this tour very enjoyable. We highly recommend it
Brilliant. Elvis rocks! Would definitely recommend this -
This tour was Brilliant! We all had great fun with Eddie who is a great personality, we sang our hearts out and laughed the whole time, we all loved the beautiful car too! This is a great thing to do while in Vegas
Loved the tour. Eddie was very informative and loads of fun.
What a WONDERFUL experience! We knew we could have fun but not THAT much fun! Elvis was fanastic! Made us feel really special from the moment we saw him next to his Pink Cadillac to the moment he dropped us off after a fun-filled evening. We could tell he genuinely enjoys what he does. I would recommend this tour to everyone going to Vegas and needing some different to do! We definitely got our own Elvis on this trip!!! Can't wait to see Elvis again on our next trip to Vegas! Fuzzy Dice Rules!!!
Awesome, amazing, hilarious fun. Whether you are an Elvis fan or not this is a fantastic way to see Vegas. Right from when Elvis greets you at your hotel to the end of your tour you will have soooo much fun. It is the most uplifting tour I have done! I did this as part of my 50th birthday celebration and I would like to thank you Eddie the Elvis for making it such a memorable experience. Riding in the pink cadillac was exhilarating. The personal concert you get is fantastic and the time flies by. Brilliant must do Vegas experience.
it was a brilliant tour, had a great time ELVIS looked after us very well, can highly recommend it
A MUST DO IF YOU GO TO VEGAS !! The whole experience was overwhelming as Elvis goes above and beyond to make your experience a great one . From your own personal concert to a history scenic tour in the pink cadallic is a must. Elvis is ALIVE.
Elvis was great and really knew the history of the Strip and the King himself! We really enjoyed ourselves and loved having everyone be jealous since we were riding with the King!
This was the best tour. There were 5 in our group and we have never laughed so much. Elvis was great. A lot of fun. We laughed, sang along, and had a great time. The concert at the Las Vegas sign was great. We would do it again!!!!
Ride with Elvis through Las Vegas in pink Cadillac was great!! Thanks Elvis we really enjoyed it!! We liked that alone so much that the 30 min private show for us by the sign was really unnecessary ,although we appreciate all the effort that went into it!! We are still laughing about the good time we had!! Just two things I would recommend tweaking, one, a little less chanting and two, lose the joke about the playing with the dice. Otherwise we really enjoyed our time with you and would do it again!!! Great way to see Las Vegas and a little Elvis history!!
An absolutely amazing experience and highly recommended for anyone visiting Vegas. Elvis Eddie was great, funning and accommodating and his pink Cadillac was sublime. You will have such a great time and you'll be left chanting fuzzy dice, fuzzy dice and get your own Elvis for days to come. All the pre travel/experience communications were precise and easy to follow.
If you are ever in vegas book this tour....we laughed from start to finish .Elvis even provided umbrellas as unfortunately we drove around in the rain.
this was the highlight of our holiday
We loved fun time Eddie as Elvis ...thank you
So worth ever penny!! Best time we had all weekend- and we won at the casino's!
This was the best thing we did during our week long trip to Vegas, it was such good fun. The tour took around 2 and a half hours and we sang, chanted and laughed the entire time. Eddie is fantastic I cannot recommend this tour highly enough
Not laughed this much in years. This was a great start to our Vegas holiday. Eddie was very attentive and we had a fantastic fun time. Sitting under the Las Vegas sign whilst watching a mini Elvis concert was a lasting memory. Had a good tour of Elvis related places. Be willing to join in the fun and you will have a great time. Thanks Eddie
Alannah T Australia
Very entertaining. Elvis was very insightful and made the day very enjoyable
From pickup to finish we experienced A vibrant Elvis tribute master in Eddie!!
Love love loved this experience and just highly recommend to everyone . We had a ball
Probably the best afternoon I have ever had on holiday.......................
Viva Las Vegas, great entertainment, great fun, Eddie made the mother in law feel special
on her 80th birthday. had great pleasure in shouting Get your own Elvis to the surrounding
crowds that we attracted. well worth doing
Fun experience nice guy. Enjoyed it
This was the highlight of the trip . Eddie was Great !!!! we had a blast. If you go to to Las Vegas make sure you get your very own Elvis we did. All our friends were jealous when they saw the videos we took. Love you Eddie
I don't often submit reviews, but for this tour I will make an exception.
Two friends and I ended up taking this tour earlier with week while on a quick trip to Vegas. All three of us had been to Vegas before and had teased we needed to find something none of us had done so we could share an experience. One of my friends stumbled on this tour and after looking at several options, we decided to book Elvis.
I have to say, a tour of this nature is WAY outside my comfort zone and I think my two friends would agree. I'll admit we had some reservations but from the moment Elvis aka Eddie met us outside our hotel, we just gave in and enjoyed the moment.
I noticed an earlier reviewer gave this tour a lower number of stars because it was only an Elvis tour. While it's true this is not a traditional city tour and is focused on Elvis, I have to say Eddie pointed out local landmarks and provided several hints and tips regarding things to consider doing and seeing along the way. Rest assured, this tour is everything it promised and more.
From the moment we got into the vintage Pink Cadillac to travel to our private concert by the Welcome to Las Vegas sign until we were delivered back to our hotel, we were singing, dancing and appreciating this man who clearly loves his job and Elvis. There were many onlookers that wanted time with Elvis, but he made sure his attention was focused solely on us. That evening, the three of us agreed we had never laughed and smiled so hard for SO long. It may sound silly, but this really was 2 hours of pure joy...you cannot put a price on that.
If you are on the fence about whether or not to take a chance on this tour...please don't be. If this recovering Type A workaholic from the corporate world can step outside her comfort zone and enjoy this experience, I'm sure you can as well.
Lorrie C Canada
The look on my wife's face when I surprised her with Eddie, I mean the King... I mean Elvis,,,, was well worth the price of admission. You've got to understand, Wendy is all about Elvis. When he pulled up to our hotel in that EXQUISTE, immaculately detailed 56 pink Caddy, she said it was probably there for some high roller... NO mon Chéri it is for you, said I. The king sauntered over to her and hugged her and we shook hands. That scene amongst others that night will forever be in our hearts and minds. Ah for those of us who remember the fragrant aromas of vintage auto's and the warmth of the rear seat fire wall... memories will flood back of our early encounters. La pese de résistance was sitting underneath the glow of The Welcome to Las Vegas Sign on the edge of town, and being sung many of Elvis's best tunes. It was magical, absolutely magical. You could see and feel and hear, Eddies heartfelt dedication to The King, to which we had the benefit of that evening. We both danced and sung with The Kong that night. What can be better than that ?????? IF you want to take a memory home from Vegas, take this tour. Don't waste your money on extravagant meals and Ferris wheels, spend your time with the real deal, Eddie The King. Thank you thank you very much.....
Great fun, we had such a laugh and got a lot of attention, everyone who spotted us joined in the singing and gave us a wave. Elvis was brilliant and also a nice guy. Would recommend this to anyone especially if you liked Elvis.
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Most Cited Diamond and Related Materials Articles
The most cited articles published since 2011, extracted from Scopus.
Nanocrystalline diamondO. A. Williams
Volume 20, Issues 5-6, May 2011, Pages 621-640
Diamond properties are significantly affected by crystallite size. High surface to volume fractions result in enhanced disorder, sp 2 bonding, hydrogen content and scattering of electrons and phonons. Most of these properties are common to all low dimensional materials, but the addition of carbon allotropes introduces sp 2 bonding, a significant disadvantage over systems such as amorphous silicon. Increased sp 2 bonding results in enhanced disorder, a significantly more complex density of states within the bandgap, reduction of Young's modulus, increased optical absorption etc. At sizes below 10 nm, many diamond particle and film properties deviate substantially from that of bulk diamond, mostly due not only to the contribution of sp 2 bonding, but also at the extreme low dimensions due to size effects. Despite these drawbacks, nano-diamond films and particles are powerful systems for a variety of applications and the study of fundamental science. Knowledge of the fundamental properties of these materials allows a far greater exploitation of their attributes for specific applications. This review attempts to guide the reader between the various nanocrystalline diamond forms and applications, with a particular focus on thin films grown by chemical vapour deposition. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Measurements of mechanical properties and number of layers of graphene from nano-indentationYupeng Zhang | Chunxu Pan
Volume 24, Issue , April 2012, Pages 1-5
In this paper, we introduce an approach to simply and effectively determine the mechanical property and number of layers of graphene simultaneously from one indentation by using an instrumented nano-indenter. The results reveal that the elastic modulus of a single layer graphene is 0.89 TPa after correction of the effect of substrate, which is coincident to the experimental and theoretical data from other researches. In addition, it is found that there exist a linear relationship between the number of layers and the hardness of graphene, which provide a novel and also effective method for judging the number of graphene layers. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Low contact resistance metals for graphene based devicesEiichiro Watanabe | Arolyn Conwill | Daiju Tsuya | Yasuo Koide
Volume 24, Issue , April 2012, Pages 171-174
In order to search a guideline to prepare low-resistance ohmic contacts to graphene by depositing a single metal element, the contact resistance (R C) is measured by a transmission line method (TLM) for a variety of metals (Ti, Ag, Co, Cr, Fe, Ni, and Pd) contacting to the graphene channel. To obtain the precise R C value, we fabricate a defined rectangular graphene channel and a TLM pattern with uniform interface area and channel width. The R C value as small as 700 ± 500 Ωμm for Ti contact is obtained, which is smaller than the value reported previously. In addition, we find that the R C is not strongly related to the metal work function and is significantly affected by the microstructure of the metals. We conclude that the chemical cleaning and the control of the microstructure of the metal films are essential for preparing the low-resistance ohmic contact to achieve the direct contact between the metal and the graphene. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Monolayer graphene from graphite oxideA. Dideykin | A. E. Aleksenskiy | D. Kirilenko | P. Brunkov | V. Goncharov | M. Baidakova | D. Sakseev | A. Ya.vul'
Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 105-108
Graphene, a new carbon material, is attracting presently an increasing research interest. It stems from the unique electrical and mechanical properties of graphene predicted by theory. Experimental studies of graphene are, however, severely curtailed by a lack of an appropriate technique for its preparation. Mechanical cleavage of graphite proved to be ineffective, since it yields only very small (a few microns in size) particles of monolayer graphene. The rapidly developing approach based on chemical exfoliation of graphite produces large-area coatings composed primarily of arbitrarily oriented multilayer graphene particles. We have developed a technique for preparation of monolayer graphene sheets involving liquid exfoliation of crystalline graphite, which includes synthesis of graphite oxide by deep oxidation as an intermediate stage. Electron diffraction traces, as well as the variation of diffracted intensities with local orientation of graphene sheets, AFM, and HRTEM images testify to a remarkably good monolayer structure of the graphite oxide particles obtained by our technique. These results open a way to setting up high-efficiency production of monolayer graphene sheets appropriate for electrical and optical measurements and fabrication of structures for use in the field of applications. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Graphene nanosheets based on controlled exfoliation process for enhanced lithium storage in lithium-ion batteryLijuan Wan | Zhaoyu Ren | Hui Wang | Gang Wang | Xin Tong | Shuanghong Gao | Jintao Bai
Volume 20, Issues 5-6, May 2011, Pages 756-761
A facile and rapid approach was used for the fabrication of chemically derived graphene nanosheets based on the reduction of graphite oxide (GO) in tube furnace assembly at different temperatures. The morphologies, microstructures, specific surface areas and other features of GO and graphene nanosheets were characterized. Structure characterization indicates that the platelet thickness of graphene nanosheets obtained at 300°C was 1.62 nm, which corresponds to an approximately 5 layers stacking of the monoatomic graphene nanosheets. Electrochemical performances of the as-prepared graphene nanosheets were performed, the result of which could prove the above observation that graphene nanosheets (5 layers) obtained at 300°C actually displayed the most remarkable electrochemical performances: the first discharge and charge capacities of graphene nanosheets were as high as 2137 mAh/g and 994 mAh/g, respectively, and after 100 cycles graphene nanosheets still possessed a high capacity of 478 mAh/g. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
High temperature application of diamond power deviceHitoshi Umezawa | Masanori Nagase | Yukako Kato | Shin Ichi Shikata
Volume 24, Issue , April 2012, Pages 201-205
Diamond is a promising material for future high power devices due to high breakdown field, low dielectric constant and high carrier mobility, respectively. From one-dimensional device model, 90% reduction of the power loss is expected by using diamond Schottky barrier diode instead of SiC diode for high temperature power device applications. The high breakdown field of more than 3 MV/cm has been realized by utilizing high Schottky barrier height. The diodes show low leakage current and low on-resistance even at high temperature conditions. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Efficient electrochemical decomposition of perfluorocarboxylic acids by the use of a boron-doped diamond electrodeTsuyoshi Ochiai | Yuichi Iizuka | Kazuya Nakata | Taketoshi Murakami | Donald A. Tryk | Akira Fujishima | Yoshihiro Koide | Yuko Morito
Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 64-67
The electrochemical decomposition of environmentally persistent perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) was achieved by the use of a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode. The PFOA decomposition follows pseudo-first-order kinetics, with an observed rate constant (k 1) of 2.4 × 10 - 2 dm 3 h - 1. Under the present reaction conditions, k 1 increased with increasing current density and saturated at values over 0.60 mA cm - 2. Therefore, the rate-limiting step for the electrochemical decomposition of PFOA was the direct electrochemical oxidation at lower current densities. In the proposed decomposition pathway, direct electrochemical oxidation cleaves the C-C bond between the C 7F 15 and COOH in PFOA and generates a C 7F 15 radical and CO 2. The C 7F 15 radical forms the thermally unstable alcohol C 7F 15OH, which undergoes F - elimination to form C 6F 13COF. This acid fluoride undergoes hydrolysis to yield another F - and the perfluorocarboxylic acid with one less CF 2 unit, C 6F 13COOH. By repeating these processes, finally, PFOA was able to be totally mineralized to CO 2 and F -. Moreover, whereas the BDD surface was easily fluorinated by the electrochemical reaction with the PFOA solution, medium pressure ultraviolet (MPUV) lamp irradiation in water was able to easily remove fluorine from the fluorinated BDD surface. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Distinctive mechanical properties of nano-polycrystalline diamond synthesized by direct conversion sintering under HPHTH. Sumiya | K. Harano
Volume 24, Issue , April 2012, Pages 44-48
The mechanical properties of nano-polycrystalline diamond (NPD) synthesized by the direct conversion of graphite under high pressure and high temperature have been investigated. Indentation hardness and bending strength tests revealed that NPD has considerably high hardness and high transverse rupture strength (TRS) at high temperature, far surpassing those of conventional polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and single-crystal diamond (SCD). The hardness remained higher than 100 GPa even at 800°C, while the hardness of SCD sharply decreased to 60 GPa above 300°C. The TRS remained at about 3 GPa up to 1000°C, above which it showed a positive temperature dependence, while the TRS of PCD decreased rapidly at about 500°C. Wear tests using a diamond wheel indicated that the abrasive wear resistance of NPD is equivalent to those of the high wear-resistance directions on SCD, and from 10 to 50 times higher than those of PCD. These results suggest that NPD has outstanding potential for cutting tools. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Nitrogen-containing carbon nanotubes as cathodic catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cellsWai Yin Wong | Wan Ramli Wan Daud | Abu Bakar Mohamad | Abdul Amir Hassan Kadhum | Edy Herianto Majlan | Kee Shyuan Loh
Volume 22, Issue , February 2012, Pages 12-22
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) comprise a diverse range of fuel cell thought to have future commercial application and transportation. The introduction of nitrogen into carbon nanostructures has created new pathways for the development of non-noble metal electro-catalysts in fuel cells. This review provides insight into the role of nitrogen inclusion into the carbon nanotubes (CNT) and the possible mechanisms involved in oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity. The doping effects of nitrogen into CNT on the surface morphology, electronic structures and electrochemical activity are discussed. Catalyst nanoparticles distribution, chemical composition and the incorporation of a binder play crucial roles in the generation of good catalytic activity and high stability in organic electro-catalysts. Synthesize methods for making nitrogen-containing carbon nanostructures and the resultant oxygen reduction reactivity are compared. Finally, stability issues of the N-CNT electrocatalysts are discussed. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Thick boron doped diamond single crystals for high power electronicsJ. Achard | F. Silva | R. Issaoui | O. Brinza | A. Tallaire | H. Schneider | K. Isoird | H. Ding | S. Koné | M. A. Pinault | F. Jomard | A. Gicquel
Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 145-152
Switch Mode Power Supply (SMPS) is now widely used for the control and conversion of electric power from one watt to several megawatts. In this context, the synthesis and use of wide bandgap semiconductor materials having physical characteristics superior to silicon is essential. Due to its outstanding physical properties (thermal conductivity, breakdown voltage, carrier mobilities...), diamond is a very promising material. However the success of its use in power electronics mostly relies on our ability to provide carriers by doping the material in a controlled manner. In particular the growth of thick heavily boron doped material is an essential requirement to develop vertical components which should allow, as it will be shown by modeling, limiting the series resistance of the devices in their on-state. Deposition conditions required to obtain high growth rate, high quality and heavily boron-doped material by plasma assisted chemical vapour deposition (MPACVD) will be described. It will be shown in particular that high growth rate, high-quality material, which is obtained at high microwave power density, comes at the expense of the boron concentration, and a compromise must be found. Preliminary results on boron doping of single crystal diamond will be presented and associated with electrical properties of pseudo-vertical Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBD). In particular, a critical electric field of 1.3 MV/cm has been demonstrated with a rectifying ratio of 109. In the same time, current density close to 1500-2000 A cm- 2 has been reached, showing the potentiality of diamond for power-electronic applications. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Oxygen functionalization of multiwall carbon nanotubes by Ar/H2O plasma treatmentChanglun Chen | Akihisa Ogino | Xiangke Wang | Masaaki Nagatsu
Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 153-156
To increase the applicability of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), oxygen-containing functional groups were introduced on the surfaces of MWCNTs by using microwave-excited Ar/H2O surface-wave plasma. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy were used to determine dependencies of Ar/H2O gas partial pressure, treatment time and microwave power. The oxygen functionalization of MWCNTs by plasma can be achieved very rapidly, about 10 min. The C-O and O-C=O fractions firstly increase and then decrease with increasing Ar partial pressure. The C-O and O-C=O fractions increase with increasing microwave power from 400 W to 700 W. A slight increase of the R (ID/IG ratio) value for the treated MWCNTs indicated disordering in the surface microstructure of MWCNTs coincident with the introduction of surface oxygen. The oxygen-containing groups introduced on the surfaces of MWCNTs by plasma treatment are hydrophilic. The dispersion of plasma treated MWCNTs is therefore improved. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Processing of photonic crystal nanocavity for quantum information in diamondIgal Bayn | Boris Meyler | Alex Lahav | Joseph Salzman | Rafi Kalish | Barbara A. Fairchild | Steven Prawer | Michael Barth | Oliver Benson | Thomas Wolf | Petr Siyushev | Fedor Jelezko | Jorg Wrachtrup
Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2011, Pages 937-943
The realization of photonic crystals (PC) in diamond is of major importance for the entire field of spintronics based on fluorescent centers in diamond. The processing steps for the case of diamond differ from those commonly used, due to the extreme chemical and mechanical properties of this material. The present work summarizes the state of the art in the realization of PC's in diamond. It is based on the creation of a free standing diamond membrane into which the desired nano-sized patterns are milled by the use of Focused-Ion-Beam (FIB). The optimal fabrication-oriented structure parameters are predicted by simulations. The milling strategies, the method of formation the diamond membrane, recipes for dielectric material-manipulation in FIB and optical characterization constraints are discussed in conjunction with their implication on PC cavity design. The thus produced structures are characterized via confocal photoluminescence. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Size-reduction of nanodiamonds via air oxidationT. Gaebel | C. Bradac | J. Chen | J. M. Say | L. Brown | P. Hemmer | J. R. Rabeau
Volume 21, Issue , January 2012, Pages 28-32
Here we report the size reduction and effects on nitrogen-vacancy centres in nanodiamonds by air oxidation using a combined atomic force and confocal microscope. The average height reduction of individual crystals, as measured by atomic force microscopy, was 10 ± 1 nm/h at 600 °C, 4 ± 1 nm/h at 550 °C, and less than 1 nm/h at 500 °C from air oxidation at atmospheric pressure. The oxidation process modified the surface including removal of non-diamond carbon and organic material which also led to a decrease in background fluorescence. During the course of the nanodiamond size reduction, we observed the annihilation of nitrogen-vacancy centres which provided important insight into the behaviour of colour centres in small crystals. In these unirradiated samples, the smallest nanodiamond still hosting a stable nitrogen-vacancy centre observed was 8 nm. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Developments of elemental technologies to produce inch-size single-crystal diamond wafersHideaki Yamada | Akiyoshi Chayahara | Yoshiaki Mokuno | Nobuteru Tsubouchi | Shin Ichi Shikata | Naoji Fujimori
Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2011, Pages 616-619
Seen as the future of wide band gap semiconductor materials, single-crystal diamonds need to be fabricated in at least inch-size wafers if they are to be of use in industry. The key methods required to achieve this are 1) improving the growth of single crystals with sufficient quality over large areas at an acceptable growth rate, 2) enlarging the seed crystal, and 3) improving the fabrication of the freestanding wafers. This paper briefly reviews recent progresses and reports the most recent results of our research of solving these technical problems. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
A review of diamond synthesis by CVD processesMichael Schwander | Knut Partes
Volume 20, Issue 9, October 2011, Pages 1287-1301
Diamond has some of the most extreme mechanical, physical and chemical properties of all materials. Within the last 50 years, a wide variety of manufacturing methods have been developed to deposit diamond layers under various conditions. The most common process for diamond growth is the chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Starting from the first publications until the latest results today, a range of different developments can be seen. Comparing the basic conditions and the process parameters of the CVD techniques, the technical limitations are shown. Processes with increased pressure, flow rate and applied power are the general tendency. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
A strategy for increased carbon ionization in magnetron sputtering dischargesAsim Aijaz | Kostas Sarakinos | Daniel Lundin | Nils Brenning | Ulf Helmersson
Volume 23, Issue , March 2012, Pages 1-4
A strategy that facilitates a substantial increase of carbon ionization in magnetron sputtering discharges is presented in this work. The strategy is based on increasing the electron temperature in a high power impulse magnetron sputtering discharge by using Ne as the sputtering gas. This allows for the generation of an energetic C + ion population and a substantial increase in the C + ion flux as compared to a conventional Ar-HiPIMS process. A direct consequence of the ionization enhancement is demonstrated by an increase in the mass density of the grown films up to 2.8 g/cm 3; the density values achieved are substantially higher than those obtained from conventional magnetron sputtering methods. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Fast and simultaneous determination of nimesulide and paracetamol by batch injection analysis with amperometric detection on bare boron-doped diamond electrodePolyana Fernandes Pereira | Mariana Cardoso Marra | Amanda Barbosa Lima | Wallans Torres Pio Dos Santos | Rodrigo Alejandro Abarza Munoz | Eduardo Mathias Richter
Volume 39, Issue , September 2013, Pages 41-46
A fast and simple procedure for simultaneous determination of nimesulide and paracetamol (acetaminophen) was carried out by batch injection analysis with multiple pulse amperometric detection (BIA-MPA). The purpose is achieved with a unique and simple injection of a sample aliquot (150 μL) onto the unmodified boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode immersed in a BIA system. The analytical characteristics of our proposed method include elevated analytical frequency (up to 46 injections per hour), high stability (RSD < 1.3%; n = 12), low detection limits (0.293 and 0.297 mg L- 1 for paracetamol and nimesulide, respectively) and minimal waste generation. The proposed method presented similar results to those obtained by liquid chromatography at a 95% confidence level.
Fabrication and fundamental characterizations of tiled clones of single-crystal diamond with 1-inch sizeHideaki Yamada | Akiyoshi Chayahara | Hitoshi Umezawa | Nobuteru Tsubouchi | Yoshiaki Mokuno | Shinichi Shikata
Volume 24, Issue , April 2012, Pages 29-33
We have developed a technique to fabricate "tiled clones", a new type of mosaic wafers. This technique uses "cloned" substrates, which come from an identical seed substrate. Four to eight 10 mm × 10 mm "clone" substrates, each at most 1 mm thick, were connected to form one large wafer with a range of area of 20 mm × 20 mm-20 mm × 40 mm,. These clone substrates could be connected relatively smoothly, with abnormal growth being suppressed, and the boundaries among the constituent clones were almost invisible. In addition to observation of their cross sections, Raman spectra and X-ray diffraction was measured for each of these tiled clones. FWHM of the X-ray rocking curve was around 10-50 arcsec in the areas away from the boundaries. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PEGylated nanodiamond for chemotherapeutic drug deliveryDongxin Wang | Yaoli Tong | Yingqi Li | Zhimei Tian | Ruixia Cao | Binsheng Yang
Volume 36, Issue , May 2013, Pages 26-34
Nanodiamond (ND) has the excellent biocompatibility, similarly to other sp3-carbon based materials, and is a potential drug carrier for cancer therapy. In our work, firstly, to increase the dispersity and stability of ND (size ~ 140 nm) in vitro under the physiological environment or in cell culture medium and be suitable for biomedicine applications, ND was covalently conjugated with biocompatible polymers, such as hydroxy-polyethylene glycol-4000 (PEG-4000). Secondly, doxorubicin hydrochloride (DOX), a chemotherapy drug, was physically adsorbed onto the PEGylated nanodiamond (ND-PEG-OH). These results revealed that ND-PEG-OH nanoparticle associated DOX (ND-PEG-DOX) could efficiently deliver the drug into the human liver cancer cells (HepG2) via a clathrin-dependent endocytosis pathway, and especially enhance the DOX uptake as compared to DOX alone. The uptake half-life of ND-PEG-DOX (t1/2 = 3.31 h) was approximately two times that of free DOX uptake (t1/2 = 1.67 h), which was related to the uptake pathway. The results from the confocal fluorescence microscopy study showed that DOX detached from ND-PEG-DOX composites inside the cytoplasm could migrate and enter the nucleolus to inhibit the cellular growth. Thirdly, in vitro dialysis determination and imaging experiments using the confocal fluorescence microscopy indicated that DOX released from ND-PEG-DOX composites had a slow and sustained drug release capability. In summary, our study has shown that ND-PEG-OH nanoparticles can act as effective drug carriers for cancer therapy. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Enhancing electron field emission properties of UNCD films through nitrogen incorporation at high substrate temperatureY. C. Lin | K. J. Sankaran | Y. C. Chen | C. Y. Lee | H. C. Chen | I. N. Lin | N. H. Tai
Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 191-195
The electron field emission (EFE) and electrochemical (EC) properties of N2(10%)-incorporated ultra-nanocrystalline diamond (N 2-UNCD) films were investigated. Microstructure examination using TEM indicates that incorporating the N2 species without the substrate heating induced the presence of stacking faults, which can be effectively suppressed by growing the films at elevated temperature. While the synthesis of N2-UNCD without substrate heating can efficiently enhance the EC properties (large potential window with smaller background current) of the films, the EFE behavior of the films can be improved only when the films were grown at an elevated temperature. Moreover, coating the conducting N 2-UNCD on Si-tips can further enhance the EFE and CV behaviors, viz. (E0)tip = 5.0 V/μm with (Je)tip = 0.28 mA/cm2 at 15 V/μm applied field and ΔEp = 0.5 V with redox peak 170 μA were achieved. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Direct electrochemistry of tyrosinase and biosensing for phenol based on gold nanoparticles electrodeposited on a boron-doped diamond electrodeBruno C. Janegitz | Roberta A. Medeiros | Romeu C. Rocha-Filho | Orlando Fatibello-Filho
Volume 25, Issue , May 2012, Pages 128-133
Tyrosinase (Tyr)-based biosensors might be interesting devices for fast analytical screening of phenols, especially if gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are used as mediators of the direct electron transfer (DET) reaction between enzyme and electrode substrate. Therefore, by immobilizing Tyr on AuNPs electrodeposited on a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode. The best conditions (applied potential and deposition time) to electrodeposit AuNPs on BDD were selected by factorial design; homogeneously distributed quasi-spherical AuNPs (33 nm average diameter) were obtained by applying - 0.4 V vs. Ag/AgCl (3 M KCl) for 40 s. Then, Tyr was immobilized on AuNPs previously modified using cystamine and glutaraldehyde. The occurrence of DET between the electrode surface and the Tyr active site was verified by cyclic voltammetry, yielding the following parameter values: formal redox potential, 115 mV vs. Ag/AgCl (3 M KCl); transfer coefficient, 0.45; heterogeneous electron transfer rate constant, 0.032 s - 1. Using square-wave voltammetry (SWV), a sensitive electrochemical reduction of phenol was attained: concentration range, 0.10-11.0 μM; detection limit, 0.07 μM; intra-day and inter-day repeatability RSDs, 3.4% and 4.24%, respectively; reasonably good stability (only 15% response decrease after 30 days). Furthermore, the obtained apparent Michaelis-Menten kinetic constant for phenol (13.0 μM) is quite good when compared to the ones reported in the literature. Hence, the developed Tyr-AuNPs/BDD biosensor exhibits good sensitivity, stability, and reproducibility for the determination of phenol by SWV. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Diamond overgrown InAlN/GaN HEMTM. Alomari | M. Dipalo | S. Rossi | M. A. Diforte-Poisson | S. Delage | J. F. Carlin | N. Grandjean | C. Gaquiere | L. Toth | B. Pecz | E. Kohn
Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2011, Pages 604-608
In this work the technology and characterization of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) films directly grown on InAlN/GaN HEMTs is presented. Optimization of GaN based HEMT process steps including metallization stacks is discussed. A fully processed InAlN/GaN HEMT structure with 7 nm barrier has been overgrown in a temperature range of 750 °C to 800 °C with a 500 nm thick nanocrystalline diamond film in a Hot Filament CVD system. First results of semi-enhancement mode of DC and RF HEMT operation are reported. The grown NCD films were characterized by SEM, TEM, and Raman spectroscopy. Although no direct thermal conductivity measurements are conducted yet; the performed experiments shows the compatibility of growing high quality NCD films, several microns thick, on InAlN/GaN HEMTs as a potential material for heat extraction purposes. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Diamond growth on WC-Co substrates by hot filament chemical vapor deposition: Effect of filament-substrate separationQiuping Wei | Michael N R Ashfold | Yu A. Mankelevich | Z. M. Yu | P. Z. Liu | L. Ma
Volume 20, Issues 5-6, May 2011, Pages 641-650
Polycrystalline diamond films have been grown by hot filament (HF) chemical vapor deposition on WC-Co bar substrates using different CH4/H 2 source gas mixing ratios and two different total gas pressures. Each substrate was mounted so as to span a range of HF-substrate separations, df, (and thus substrate temperatures) and therefore samples a spread of incident gas phase chemistry and compositions. Spatially resolved scanning electron microscopy and Raman analysis of the deposited material provides a detailed picture of the evolution of film morphology, growth rate, sp 3/sp2 content and stress with df in each deposited sample, and of how these properties vary with process conditions. The experimental study is complemented by two-dimensional model calculations of the HF-activated gas phase chemistry and composition, which succeeds in reproducing the measured growth rates well. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
First-principle calculations of the bulk properties of 4d transition metal carbides and nitrides in the rocksalt, zincblende and wurtzite structuresK. K. Korir | G. O. Amolo | N. W. Makau | D. P. Joubert
Volume 20, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 157-164
Bulk properties and stability of the entire series of group 4d transition metal carbides and nitrides are reported in this work. The theoretical calculations were carried out within Local Density Approximation and Generalized Gradient Approximation using the Perdew, Burke and Ernzerhof exchange correlation functional. The generalized gradient approximation predictions were found to be closer to experimental values than the local density approximation predictions. In particular, LDA predictions were found to overestimate bulk moduli properties by as much as 5.6-11.5% while equilibrium lattice constants were found to be underestimated by as much as 0.2-5% compared to experimental values. On the other hand, GGA calculations were found to overestimate the lattice parameters by 0.2-6.9%, while underestimating the bulk moduli by as much as 0.07-5%. Out of the carbides considered, TcC and RuC were found to have the highest values of bulk moduli while YC and CdC had the lowest. Similarly, out of the nitrides, MoN and TcN were found to exhibit the largest bulk moduli, indicating that they were the hardest, while CdN had the lowest value and hence relatively softer. Overall, the nitrides presented higher values of bulk moduli than the carbides, an observation that is well supported by their correspondingly shorter bondlengths. The cohesive and structural properties of the 4d transition metal carbides and nitrides are also reported. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
First-principles study of hydrogenated graphyne and its family: Stable configurations and electronic structuresJie Tan | Xiujie He | Mingwen Zhao
Volume 29, Issue , September 2012, Pages 42-47
Graphyne is a new two-dimensional carbon allotrope consisting of sp- and sp 2-hybridized carbon atoms. We performed first-principles calculations to study the stable configurations and the corresponding electronic structures of hydrogenated graphyne and its family. We found that at low coverage, hydrogen atoms prefer to chemically adsorb on the carbon atoms in the chains rather than on those in the hexagons. The hydrogen adsorption on graphyne is stronger than that on graphene. The band gap of hydrogenated graphyne is tunable in a wide range upon changing the hydrogen coverage. This implies a promising route to tune the electronic properties of graphyne and its family via attaching foreign atoms or functional groups into its scaffolding. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.


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- 10-06-2011, 08:51 AM Thread Author #1Legalized Drug Dealer
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Backup for non-rooted phone
Friends new phone (not a TB, maybe a DI2?) did a factory reset somehow, without her doing it. (Isn't that the way it always is?)
Anywho, what is the best backup for her "if it" happens again. She is not rooted, so titanium backup is out.
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Re: Backup for non-rooted phone
I have used MyBackup Pro since I had my original Droid. I think it is about $2.00...but worth it. The NON-PAID (Free) version works just as well.
Some people like Titanium Backup. Also, if you have a file manager (Astro, ES Filer), you can use that to back up also.
Re: Backup for non-rooted phone
MyBackup Pro is $5 in the Android Market. I've been looking at that too since I think I'm about to have to do a factor reset on my phone to resolve a host of post-GB issues. However, it doesn't appear to actually backup very much for non-rooted users like myself. There are a lot of negative comments posted in the Market and on AppBrain from people who have been relying on MyBackup only to find out that when they restored a device, the data they needed wasn't restored. App data is lost. Apps were restored but the Market didn't recognize them, so updates weren't flagged and you ended up uninstalling and reinstalling them anyways. I'm still looking into it, but I would love to hear feedback from anyone who has actually used this (or any other app) to backup AND restore a non-rooted phone.
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Here's what MyBackup Pro backs up, according to their web site at RerWare Android� Products: MyBackup Pro (backup Android, Nexus One, Motorola Droid, G1, Hero, MyTouch, etc...), MyBookmarks . My comments are bolded.
What's supported on Android:
Application install files (If phone has root access, this includes APK+Data and Market Links)
-- useless without the data and market links
Contacts -- Google Contacts are already backed up to your Gmail account. That's why I don't use local contacts.
Call log -- Can get a list from Verizon bill if I want this
Browser bookmarks -- Already backed up with Xmarks
SMS (text messages) -- I don't need this but could use Handcent to do this if I wanted.
MMS (attachments in messages) -- Ditto
System Settings -- Convenient, but not a big deal
Home screens (including HTC Sense UI) -- Convenient, but not a big deal
Alarms -- Easy to reset. Not worth backing up.
Dictionary -- Easy to rebuild. Not worth backing up.
Calendar -- Already synced with Google Calendar
Music playlists -- I don't use this.
Integrated third party applications -- Very short list of support apps and none that I use.
So, for me at least, it doesn't do anything useful. So I'll be uninstalling my trial. I haven't found any apps that do more on un-rooted phones, so perhaps it's a limitation of the Android operating system. If that's really the case, then that's a huge shortcoming in what should be basic functionality. One that is making me rethink my decision to go from BlackBerry to Android instead of iOS (although I don't know if iOS's backup solutions are any better). Not having a reliable way to fully backup and restore data on a mobile device that is used to store vital information but is also easy to lose or break goes down in the "What were they thinking?" category.
Sorry for the mini-rant, but I am very frustrated with this phone right now which I had been very pleased with until the Gingerbread update.
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I had used MybackupPro recently when I did a hard reset. It did help out somewhat. What it did is reinstall all my programs (though it was a manual process saying yes to each) and all my other data including my home screens that took me a while to get just right. I am not sure about the app data. I know I had to reinput passwords and user names but I am not sure how well it did on other items. All in all it was a time saver. I know that most of my items are backed up on Google and paid apps in Android market. I do have a lot of free/paid apps from Amazon that would not install automatically. I have A LOT of apps and it would have been torture to reinstall each. I have to say personally it was worth it for me to get my system back to the way it was using one program. Just be ready because it does take time and it is a somewhat manual process.
Re: Backup for non-rooted phone
Like I said, I have been using it for almost 2 years and it has worked 100% of the time getting all my data back. When I restore, I do not restore SYSTEM settings. I also backup my contact separately. When I restore, yes, you have to accept to install each app...it is a pain, but, only takes about 15 minutes depending on how many APPS you have. If it took an hour I wouldn't mind knowing I am getting all my APPS and data back. For SMS messages you can use SMS Backup (Free). But, MyBackup also backs those up. I do admit that it doesn't do that great with MMS restores, but I usually copy those to my SD Card when I get MMS's.
For $5.00.....definately worth it!. LIke I said you can use:
ES File Explorer
1. Menu
2. Manager
3. App Manager
3. Press and Hold any icon and then pick SELECT ALL
4. Menu
5. Backup
1. Menu
2. Tools
3. Application Mamanger/Backup
then follow the screen
These backup methods take a lot longer....but is another option then to MyBackup
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Im not worried about my apps, i could always redownload those. What im worried about is.. Does it same game info? I have a couple of apps that dont have game save capability that i dont want to start over because ive been playing for so long.
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Re: Backup for non-rooted phone
The very few things that require root access to backup are not a big deal to many. 'Cept those who need to keep their high-score in a game or somethin'.
Also, My Backup can be configured and scheduled to run whenever you like. Additionally, it will backup that "other" data on a rooted phone -- should you decide to root.
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I do know for a fact that GAMELOFT (Let's Golf 2, Asphalt etc.) DOES NOT have the backup capabilities...which is a big complaint on there forums.
Re: Backup for non-rooted phone
Unless you're rooted, I don't think any of the backup apps are going to restore app data. For the rooted crowd, it's well worth the $5 especially if you're a chronic rom flasher.
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The biggest gap for me is the lack of application data backups. What's important there will vary by person. For some, it may be grandma's secret oatmeal cookie recipe that's stored in a recipe app or their perfect 3-star progress in Angry Birds. For me, it's more productivity-type apps like To Do list program or business ideas kept in various apps. Whatever the reason it's important to you, you want it backed up.
I don't fault MyBackup for being able to do it, since they apparently have the capability for rooted users. I think the problem lies with Android not having that functionality built it. So end users must root their phones to be able to get a full backup. Not a very good design for a mass market device.
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Data Backup | Android Developers
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How To backup DATA before Upgrading Android phone
This application is available both free and paid versions ($US6.14). just unlike mybackup pro it requires root permissions and it can backup restricted application by system as well. in short it can backup absolutely everything. it is not only a backup application but also includes tools useful for rooted devices, such as file encryption, ROM management, application version freezing, and an experimental bloatware exterminator for uninstalling pre-installed softwares.
if you want to restore backup created but titanium backup then it is fine but if you have a new device to restore , then it can be problematic . because rooting method of different devices are different and can take long time to discover.
I advise you to always use backup solutions that not require root permisions
Re: Backup for non-rooted phone
Got bored so here's some MBP screen shots for anyone who is rooted and may be on the fence. And for those not rooted, what are you waiting for.
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Backup software supports for few phones only. Before install the backup software we must go through the phone framework and functionality, Otherwise we faced many problems. Actually some phones didn't support the backup software but it has special features like unlocked . It means to unlocked the functionality of the phone, then automatically supports the backup software.
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- 04-23-2012, 12:28 PM #19DalekSec
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I think google really needs to design a system app or something to the effect of titainium backup, which has always done everything I needed for backups, backs up games saves and apps incase google restore decides not to work, though I have very simple backup needs, I could care less about my call log, sms or mms, and if I have photo's,music,downloads or movies they are all on my SD card anyway. Another reason why no sd card slot in a phone is bad.
And all of my contacts are in google.
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So as an end user, I get to back up DGT GTD (high powered to-do list) to Toodledo or nothing, subscribe to Out of Milk Pro to back up to their cloud, purchase a $50 CompanionLink program to sync my Outlook Contacts, Calendar, Memos and Tasks to DejaOffice (but it doesn't solve my Outlook email), be grateful that Evernote automatically syncs to the cloud (and worry about not having another backup), ad infinitum, ad nauseum.
Google didn't need to leave us at the mercies of all that. Many of the sync'ing services would have stood on their own. I use DropBox to have the wonderful access to critical files I'm working on at multiple locations. It's truly a leap ahead. But I never EVER lose sight of the fact that DropBox synchronizes - it's NOT a backup solution - and that means they could have a server malfunction that deletes my precious data, which could then SYNC my copies in the other locations out of existence! So I BACK UP those same files from my laptop to another drive every day.
I may end up rooting my phone just to have the control I should have been given in the first place. I don't want to, just as I didn't want to become my own tech support for PC's back in the 90's. The environment created by Microsoft and the various vendors just forced it on me - poor development followed by poorer support. I really have other things I'd rather spend my time on than becoming an Android expert so I can root my phone without letting the hackers have access to everything I own.
All so I can keep my data safe? Google has created an environment where no developer can create the solution because it would require root access, which would require different program code for every phone, which means it could never pay for itself!
Worse, having read around the internet on the subject, it would seem that the average "smart"phone user fails to even see the problem - other than the prospect of losing their valuable game scores...
We're doomed. Ever see the movie: "Idiocracy"? That's where we're heading.
And BTW: I'm not sorry for my rant.
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I imagine there is still no way for non-rooted phone to backup application data e.i. my wife's paradise island? She is moving from a bolt to a G3 this month and this is the only thing she has asked me to do is get her paradise island data over, and angry birds if possible.