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How do I download and install Photoshop?
You can download Photoshop from the Creative Cloud apps catalog. You'll need to sign in with your Adobe ID and password to complete the download. For more information, including how to install older versions or check for updates, see Download your creative cloud apps.
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For solutions to a "failed to install" error, see Error: "Failed to install" Creative Cloud desktop app. To resolve other download, installation, and update issues, see this download and install troubleshooting guide.
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Yes! You can download trial versions of any Creative Cloud app, including Photoshop, from the Creative Cloud apps catalog. You'll need to sign in with an Adobe ID and password to download a trial. For detailed instructions, see Download and install a Creative Cloud trial.
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Can I install Photoshop on another computer?
You can install Photoshop and other Creative Cloud apps on up to two computers. If you want to install it on a third computer, you'll need to deactivate it on one of your previous machines. Learn more about activating and deactivating Creative Cloud apps.
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How can I change my password?
Sign in to your Adobe accounts page with your current Adobe ID and password. From there, click the Security & Privacy tab, and then click Change under Password. For more information on changing your password and other account information, see Manage your Adobe ID account.
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Switching Creative Cloud plans is easy. Follow these step-by-step instructions to upgrade or change your plan.
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Converting your trial to a paid membership is easy. Follow these step-by-step instructions to upgrade and start your membership.
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If you cancel your membership, you still have access to Creative Cloud member free benefits and any files you saved to your device. You won't have access to apps or most services and your cloud storage will be reduced to 2 GB. Learn how to Cancel your Creative Cloud membership and understand the Adobe subscription terms.
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Where can I find help if I don't know what's wrong?
Start with basic Photoshop troubleshooting tips to help resolve your issues and find additional resources.
Why doesn't Photoshop recognize my camera files?
You may need to update Adobe Camera Raw, the plug-in Photoshop uses to import raw image files. Check the Creative Cloud desktop app to see if an update is available. If that doesn't resolve the problem, get more troubleshooting tips to solve Photoshop camera issues.
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If you're experiencing image rendering issues, slow performance, or crashes, the cause could be a defective, unsupported, or incompatible graphics processor or graphics driver. Learn how to troubleshoot graphics processor or driver issues.
Why doesn't Preview work on my mobile device?
Several issues can prevent Photoshop from connecting to Device Preview. See Troubleshoot Device Preview WiFi connectivity for solutions.
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You might need to optimize your operating system, your hardware, or your Photoshop setup. Learn how to optimize Photoshop performance.
Will Photoshop run on my computer?
Visit the Photoshop system requirements article to find out if Photoshop will work on your computer.
What cameras does Photoshop support?
Photoshop uses the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in to import and enhance raw images from many different cameras. For a list of the supported cameras, see Cameras supported by Camera Raw.
What graphics cards work with Photoshop?
By using a compatible graphics processor (also called a graphics card, video card, or GPU) with Photoshop, you can experience better performance and take advantage of more features. Get a list of tested graphics cards and answers to common graphics processor questions.
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What does an 800-pound gorilla eat? If you said: "anything it wants," you're not thinking like a scientist.
A scientist would say, "Let me analyze the isotopic composition of its excreta and I'll get back to you." Because a new study shows that the ratio of carbon isotopes found in mountain gorilla feces reveals how much fruit the apes have consumed. The scoop's in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [Scott A. Blumenthal et al., Detecting intraannual dietary variability in wild mountain gorillas by stable isotope analysis of feces]
Knowing what animals nosh on in the wild and how that diet fluctuates can offer a key to their health and the overall health of the species. But not all beasties like to dine al fresco, at least not where scientists can watch. So researchers decided to reach for the scat.
As a test case they focused on four mountain gorillas in a park in Uganda, because they could actually see what these apes ingested. Different plants have different ratios of carbon's common isotopes. So for 10 months the researchers measured the carbon in the plants that went into the gorillas and then what came back out.
And they found that the dung don't lie, at least when it comes to what's been on Koko's menu.
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Let's get the criticisms of this program out of the way because there are only a couple of things we didn't like about CyberLink PowerDirector 7 Deluxe: It has no Mac OS compatibility, and its video playback is a little choppy.
CyberLink PowerDirector 7 Deluxe
Pros: Blu-ray authoring capability, easy to use, inexpensiveCons: No Mac OS version
Performance: B+Features: A+Ease of use: B+Value: A+Compatibility: B-Price: $69
Now that I have that out of my system, I can tell you that we enjoyed this program. Capturing video in PowerDirector 7 was easy, regardless of whether the footage came from a high-end HDV camcorder or an older model. PowerDirector performed faster than any program we reviewed. It downloaded our videos at an average of 1 minute of waiting per 1 minute of video. Even though a 1:1 capture ratio is supposed to be the standard, CyberLink was one of only two products in this review that met — and in some trials exceeded — that goal.
Lead story: Video-editing tools cut to the chase
CyberLink was able to perform all the editing features discussed above, and the interface is easy enough to let you access all the features with only a couple of clicks. If anything, we were a little overwhelmed by all the features displayed at the same time. But that feeling quickly evaporated after we started focusing on what we wanted to do with our video footage.
Playback was slow at times, but the easy-to-find editing features were among the best in the roundup. For example, CyberLink lets you render videos in high definition or create videos with support for HD content, including AVCHD, MPEG-2 HD and WMV HD formats.
CyberLink lets you track picture-in-picture effects, so you can design image overlays and chroma key effects, and the program can mask as many as six independently animated objects.
A disc menu designer lets you navigate and animate chapter thumbnails and create stylish menus with subtitle on/off controls. One of the best features of PowerDirector is its emphasis on high-end audio and video quality. You can output to Blu-ray Disc or DVD with Dolby Digital 5.1, which lets you burn discs that have surround-sound audio quality.
Additionally, a feature called Resizable Workspace lets you adjust your workspace to make editing even easier. We were able to drag the screen to enlarge the timeline, which made editing a large video clip a less daunting task.
Combining two video clips, or pairing, can be challenging, too. The Magic Cut tool in PowerDirector 7 Deluxe gives you the ability to split the video in a simple and automated fashion. Magic Cut works by automatically condensing your video to a specified time frame. To use, simply select your clip, click the Magic Cut button and input the time length you want the clip to be trimmed to. For example, if you have a 20-minute segment that you want to cut to 18 minutes, select the segment you want reduced, click Magic Cut and enter 18 minutes.
If you don't want to use the automated feature, it's easy to manually trim in PowerDirector 7. First, select a clip and click the Trim button, then choose the "mark in" and "mark out" points on your timeline, and select OK. It's important to note that PowerDirector lets you remove several sections from a video at the same time with a feature called Multi-Trim. When conducting those types of advanced editing techniques, a feature called Scene Detection automatically detects the start and finish of multiple scenes and segments them. That division of your footage makes it easier to add effects, create transitions, and cut or remove multiple sections.
Although this easy-to-use program is packed with powerful features and delivers above-average performance, PowerDirector 7's best feature is its amazingly low price of $69.
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Zheng Jie (simplified Chinese: 郑洁; traditional Chinese: 鄭潔; pinyin: Zhèng Jié, Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 5 July 1983 in Chengdu, Sichuan) is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of May 23, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 80 in singles and World No. 15 in doubles.
Zheng is one of the most successful tennis players from China. She has won three WTA singles titles - Hobart in 2005 and Estoril and Stockholm in 2006. She has also won twelve doubles titles, eleven of them with Yan Zi including Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2006. She won the bronze medal in doubles with Yan Zi at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Her career high doubles ranking is World No. 3. Zheng has reached the singles semi-finals at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, defeating a World No. 1 in the process (Ana Ivanović), and becoming the first Chinese female player to advance to the semi-finals at a Grand Slam. She also advanced to the semi-finals at the 2010 Australian Open.
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The lone survivor of an Aug. 12 car crash that killed five "Texas" musical drama employees has dropped his lawsuit against the party's host and the foundation that produces the show.
In a document filed in 108th District Court, cast member Timothy Johnson abandoned his lawsuit accusing Batson, his cattle company and the foundation of negligence in their roles as hosts of a party at the Coldwater Ranch in Sherman County celebrating the end of the 2013 season. Authorities have said alcohol was a factor in the deadly crash.
"I am so thankful it is over," Johnson is quoted as saying in a joint statement released Monday by Batson, Coldwater Cattle and the foundation. "I have had (a hard time) dealing with this because I never wanted it (the lawsuit).
"My 'Texas' family means so much to me, I am so thankful to have that relationship ..." Johnson continued, according to the statement. "This was the right thing to do."
Batson and foundation Executive Director Kris Miller expressed appreciation for Johnson.
Johnson "has always been a leader and an incredible young man," Batson said in the statement. "We are sadly reminded, at this time of year, of the grief we share with the families who lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy.
"The nonsuit by Mr. Johnson speaks for itself and it is hoped that such action will assist the grieving process of the extended 'Texas' family."
The notice of nonsuit filed Friday on behalf of Johnson by Johnson's Amarillo attorney, Channy Wood, referred only to Johnson's case and did not mention intervenor June Bush, mother of Julian Arredondo IV, who died in the crash.
Five "Texas" cast and crew members died in the crash in Moore County.
Johnson, 30, sought $1 million in damages. He was hospitalized for numerous weeks after the accident, but posts on his Facebook page indicate he recently returned home to Portland, Ore.
Bush, a Tarrant County resident, intervened in Johnson's lawsuit on Sept. 19, joining in his claims that Batson, the cattle company and the foundation bore responsibility in the crash that which killed her 24-year-old son.
Bush sued for damages between $200,000 and $1 million.
The lawsuit alleged the driver of the car transporting Arredondo, Johnson and other cast and crew members home from the party failed to yield the right of way and pulled in front of a tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 287, north of Dumas.
The driver, "Texas" cast member Clint Diaz, had a blood-alcohol level of .165 - twice the legal driving limit - and traces of marijuana in his blood, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety crash report.
Batson and Coldwater Cattle had responded to the lawsuit by asserting that everyone in the car, including Diaz, "were adults, according to the laws of the state of Texas," and therefore were "fully competent to appoint an agent or representative to drive or transport them."
The foundation argued that Johnson and Arredondo "voluntarily placed themselves in harm's way by riding in a vehicle operated by Clinton Diaz, whom they knew to be impaired and/or under the influence of alcohol and illegal drugs," according to an Oct. 29 filing.
In the emailed statement by the defendants, Miller called Johnson a "good friend" and said "his decision to drop the lawsuit was incredible but not a surprise."
"You have to know Tim to understand, but he is an incredible man," Miller's comment continued. "It is a joy to watch the younger dancers and company members look up to him as inspiration."
Wood was out of the office and unavailable for comment Monday.
Attorneys for the defendants did not immediately return calls for comment.
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"...adults ages 20 to 39, colon cancer rates have increased by 1 percent to 2.4 percent a year since the mid 1980s, while rates declined overall among those 55 and older. Rates among adults 40 to 54 increased by 0.5 percent to 1.3 percent a year since the mid-1990s.
Rectal cancer incidence rates among adults in their 20s increased even more sharply, rising by 3.2 percent a year from 1974 to 2013. And while rectal cancer rates have declined overall among people 55 and older since 1974, rates in people 50 to 54 increased between 1989-90 and 2012-13. By 2012-13, nearly 30 percent of all rectal cancers were being diagnosed in people under age 55, compared with 15 percent of all rectal cancers being found in this age group in 1989-90..."


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To enroll in San Mateo County's Community Alert System (SMC-Alert), please click here. Participants in this free alert notification system are notified via their email and/or cell phones during urgent or emergency situations. Living near the most famous earthquake fault and in a wildfire area makes emergency preparedness a necessity for every Portola Valley resident. The Town's Emergency Preparedness Committee urges you to review the following information and take appropriate measures to ensure you and your family are ready.
Steps to ensure your family's emergency preparedness:
- Earthquake Preparation - Comprehensive information from USGS, including 7 steps to preparing for earthquakes.
- Disaster Preparedness - Information for San Francisco Bay Area residents to prepare for disasters.
- Wildland Fire Mitigation - Excellent booklet from San Mateo County of "Living with Fire."
- Wildfire Ready-Set-Go! - Cal-Fire sponsored website with simple steps you can take to dramatically increase the chance of your home surviving a wildfire.
- Consider taking the 6-week disaster training course as part of the national government's CERT (Citizens Emergency Response Training) program, usually taught in the Spring and the Fall one evening per week by Woodside Fire Protection District through their CERPP (Citizens Emergency Response and Preparedness Program).
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History may well be in the making as Sinn Fein look set to meet Queen Elizabeth during her Diamond Jubilee visit to Northern Ireland later this month.
On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen and her husband, Prince Philip, will visit Northern Ireland on June 26-27 as part of their UK wide tour to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.
The Queen has regularly visited Northern Ireland throughout the past four decades, but none of her previous visits were announced in advance, to curb any threat of dissident violence.
Last year, Sinn Fein leaders declined to meet the Queen during her first state visit to the Republic, but Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has since stated that he would be willing to meet the head of the monarchy if she were to return to Northern Ireland.
On Thursday, First Minister Peter Robinson recognized that Sinn Fein's decision to meet the Queen would not be taken lightly.
"There is no doubt it would be a difficult decision to be taken both by her majesty and by Sinn Fein. There's a lot of history, but the history is on both sides in these issues," Robinson said outside Stormont Castle in east Belfast.
"In the past, only a select few got to greet her majesty the Queen and most people would have been unaware that a visit was even taking place," Robinson said.
" The public will have the best opportunity in my lifetime to be able to see and greet her majesty the queen. This is testimony to the changed times in which we live."
Last month McGuinness, a former IRA chief, said republicans were on "journey of reconciliation and dialogue with unionists".
Speaking after the Queen's visit to Ireland last year, he remarked that he wouldn't rule out meeting the Queen in the future.
McGuinness told the BBC's Inside Politics programme: "I've made it clear that the visit of Queen Elizabeth of Britain to the south was something that we looked at with considerable interest.
"I think the fact that she was prepared to recognise the importance of the Irish language, that she was prepared to stand in a very dignified way to honour those patriots who struggled in 1916 to bring about a free and independent 32-county Irish Republic, that made an impact upon me.
"So that's an issue that I will ponder, and I wouldn't rule anything out."
A recent Belfast Telegraph straw poll indicated that a majority (54 percent) supported McGuinness meeting the Queen, while 30 percent opposed.


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Car and Driver got very similar numbers in their test with 0-60 also in 5.0 seconds flat and the 1/4 mile in 13.5 @ 106 miles per hour. So, basically the same thing and this test is a confirmation of those numbers.
The truck hauls no question about it just do not expect the ancient design to handle as its .56g skidpad number shows. This is a brick with turbos. And that is just so damn cool.


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Spy pictures/photos of the upcoming 2013 F32 BMW 4 Series Coupe (435i)So, anyone used to the idea of a 4 Series yet? Because we sure aren't. This is the upcoming F32 4 Series, likely a 435i. Just as a reminder, the new naming conventions are as follows. The new 3 Series Sedan is F30, the wagon is F31, the F33 is the convertible version of the 4 Coupe, the F34 is the 3 Series GT, and the F35 is the 4 Series Gran Coupe. Thank you BMW for screwing everything up and complicating the model lines needlessly.
This article was originally published in forum thread: Spy pictures/photos of the upcoming 2013 F32 BMW 4 Series Coupe (435i) started by Sticky View original post19 Comments
LostMarine - 03-09-2012, 07:13 AM
Looks long, I'm not liking the rear section
Forced Air - 03-09-2012, 01:05 PM
badge starting with "4" is going to look very... odd.
RambleJ535 - 03-09-2012, 06:19 PM
I have a feeling this is just the new 3 series coupe. Not a random 4 series.
Forced Air - 03-09-2012, 06:24 PM
Forced Air - 03-09-2012, 06:30 PM
Forced Air - 03-09-2012, 11:17 PM
What really makes no sense is why the coupe is the 4 series. Sedan...4 doors (5 with the trunk or in a hatch version), Coupe is much closer to 3.
singletrack - 03-11-2012, 07:33 PM
Itsbrokeagain - 03-11-2012, 07:42 PM
What a fail. I hope at least the 1 series doesnt go to $#@!. I dont think id get a new BMW after the E9x. The only thing that hit it off for me was the F10 chassis.
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Grace Rowe Plays 'Estella' in West End Stage Adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS from Feb 1
As reported by the Daily Mail, Grace Rowe will star as 'Estella' in the new stage adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations by Jo Clifford. The production has been touring the UK and will begin performances at the West End's Vaudeville Theatre today, February 1st.
Read the original report here.
Joining Jack Ellis as Jaggers, Chris Ellison as Magwitch, Paul Nivison as Adult Pip and Paula Wilcox as Miss Havisham are Taylor Jay-Davies as Young Pip, with Katy Allen as Camilla Pocket, Gordon Brandie as Bentley Drummle, Josh Elwell as Cousin Raymond, Nathan Guy as Herbert Pocket, Isabelle Joss as Mrs Joe/Sarah Pocket, Steve North as Joe Gargery, Brian Pettifer as Wemmick, Suzanne Robertson as Biddy and James Vaughan as Wopsle.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS has been adapted for the stage by Jo Clifford, with direction by Graham McLaren, set by Robin Peoples, costumes by Annie Gosney and Graham McLaren, lighting by Kai Fischer, original music by Simon Slater and sound by Matt McKenzie. Giovanni Bedin for House of Worth will be creating the couture elements of the show, including Miss Havisham's wedding dress. Charles Frederick Worth, the world's first official couturier, was a contemporary of Charles Dickens.
Rowe most recently played the rôle of 'Phyllis' in the Olivier Award winning production of The Railway Children at London's Waterloo Station. Other theatre credits include: Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird (York Theatre Royal/No.1 UK Tour); House Maid/Understudied, played Bobby and Phyllis in The Railway Children (London Waterloo Station); Foible in The Way of the World (Barons Court Theatre); Kate in Rentaghost (UK Tour); the title role in Cinderella (The Hazlitt Theatre/The Cresset Theatre). Film credits include: Young Woman The Sleeper (Short Film); Emma Wrong Love (Short Film).
This version of Great Expectations follows the release of the new film, still in theaters, starring Jeremy Irvine, Holliday Grainger, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes.


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UnNews:Saudis announce Blackberry ban
This article is part of UnNews, your source for up-to-the-microsecond misinformation.
4 August 2010
MECCA – Saudi Arabia's religious watchdog has called on the food and beverage industry in the hard-line Muslim kingdom to block the import and sale of Blackberries, both fresh fruit as well as preserves, jelly and in pies and cupcakes.
The watchdog said the ban would last until the state's agricultural operators "fulfill the regulatory requirements to grow local Muslim blackberries, which are halal."
But the Agricultural Ministry did not reveal what these requirements were, except to say that only desert-grown Islamic blackberries are allowed to be consumed by Saudis and other Muslims who follow Sharia Law.
The United Arab Emirates also threatened on Sunday to ban all imported Blackberry products
The two Gulf States have both announced their bans on imported Blackberries claiming security concerns.
A spokesperson for the Saudi Religious Police Mutaween, told BBC that all blackberries imported into Arabia were grown by Jews in Israel, and were therefore banned for Islamic consumption.
The United Arab Emirates wants to block all imports of Jewish Blackberries, and the ban is set to come into effect retroactive to last year. Now any Muslims caught buying, eating, possessing, or selling infidel blackberries will be put to death.
Saudi Arabia had previously announced it was to prevent the use of the Blackberry imports being used as a source of funding to the infidel Israeli terrorists.
"Both we nations are unhappy that we're seen as contributing to the economy of Israel by buying Jewish grown blackberries." The Spokesperson said.
- Staff "Saudi Arabia announces Blackberry Ban" BBC, August 4, 2010


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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Anderson Associate Professor Hanno Lustig recently received the NASDAQ OMX Award for Best Paper on Asset Pricing for a paper entitled, "Is the Volatility of the Market Price of Risk due to Intermittent Portfolio Rebalancing?" The paper was co-authored with Hal Cole and Yi-Li Chien. The prize, which includes a $5,000 cash award, was presented at the Western Finance Association Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia in June.
Lustig was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, with tenure. His research focus is asset pricing, macroeconomics and international finance.
Our paper examines whether the well-documented failure of unsophisticated investors to rebalance their portfolios can help to explain the enormous counter-cyclical volatility of aggregate risk compensation in financial markets. We find that these intermittent re-balancers amplify the effect of aggregate shocks on the time variation in risk premia by a factor of three by forcing active traders to sell more shares in good times and buy more shares in bad times.


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Moroccan Ottoman – Gold filled
This faux-leather ottoman in gold with matching braid was hand-made in Marrakech, Morocco. This ottoman comes filled (but not with gold).
The ottomans (sometimes called pouffes) are made using traditional techniques.
The first part of the process is the tanning and dying of the leather. Going to a tannery in Morocco is quite an experience. If you visit Morocco, we definitely recommend visiting the tanneries – either Fes or Marrakech. Be sure to take that sprig of mint they may offer you – it will come in handy. Much of the tanning process uses traditional natural techniques and materials, such as pigeon droppings. To see more about the tanneries, have a look at this video.
There seem to be strict gender roles in the making of leather ottomans or pouffes. Women do the embroidery and make the braid, whereas the men cut the leather and stitch the ottomans together.
You can buy our bronze coloured faux-leather ottoman or pouffe filled or unfilled. The filling for our ottomans is flock, commonly used by upholsterers. The flock is made from recycled materials and the ottomans are well filled and therefore keep their shape well. A filled ottoman will weigh between 7 and 9 kgs.
Please note this gold ottoman is handmade so there may be some small variation in size and design.
The ottoman can be used as a footrest, a seat or table. Why not mix and match some different colours and group them around one of our wrought iron tables. It would look fabulous together with a silver and gold ottoman.
This genuine Moroccan ottoman measures approximately 50cm in diameter and 35cm high when filled.


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Serena Williams called the past year disastrous.
Rewind back to the constant nagging foot problems which led to the tennis star undergoing surgery which later led to a life-threatening blood clot in her lungs. News that Serena Williams suffered from a pulmonary embolism was the final blow to Serena Williams, who suffered a series of medical setbacks since winning Wimbledon in 2010.
The 13-time Grand Slam champion was expected to miss up to a year so you can understand why Serena Williams was reduced to tears after defeating France's Aravane Rezai in the first round of Wimbledon.
"I usually don't cry…but it's just been so hard," Serena Williams told reporters covering the tournament. "I never dreamt I would be here right now. And then to win. I just wanted to win at least one match here."
"It's been a disaster year, but I've been praying," Williams said. "To be able to come back at Wimbledon is pretty awesome. I didn't expect to play. And I didn't expect to even do anything. So I'm just excited. I've never cried with joy for anything."
Women's sports are notoriously under covered by sports sections, but this is truly one of the best stories going on this summer. Serena Williams rebounding from a near life-threatening and career-threatening series of medical issues is equally as interesting as Tiger Woods attempting to come back from his injuries.
Both can make history, both have dominated their sports from a competitive and cultural perspective, both make headlines for their lives outside of their respective sports — of course Tiger's headlines haven't always been so positive.
In any event, her attempted comeback should definitely give fans a reason to watch Wimbledon.


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Unemployment Numbers are a Warning to Washington to Act on Jobs
Statement from Robert Borosage of the Campaign for America's Future
WASHINGTON - Robert Borosage, co-director of the Campaign for America's Future said that the December Unemployment Report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning, which shows unemployment at 7.8 percent with 155,000 jobs created last month, is a warning to Washington to turn back to job creation and away from deficit reduction measures that are likely to slow the economy.
Statement from Robert Borosage: "The December Jobs Report is a warning to Washington: This economy is growing – with 155,000 new jobs and 7.8 percent unemployment. But that's barely enough to cover the new workers coming in to the workforce.
"Now every working American will face an increase in their payroll taxes. Spending at the Federal level will continue to slow. With the winding down of the Recovery Act and the cuts imposed by the last debt ceiling deal, Congress and the President should stop focusing on deficits and start working to create jobs and get Americans back to work.
"The deficit is already declining in relation to the economy faster than any time since the demobilization at the end of WWII. Tax hikes and spending cuts will cost jobs. If growth slows, the pace of deficit reduction will slow. If the economy turns back to recession, deficits are likely to rise. The first rule of Congress should be to do no harm.
"I urge Congress to repeal the sequester and lift the debt ceiling. Republicans in Congress are threatening to not pay the bills for the money they already spent -- creating another default crisis. Republicans in Congress are actually going to the mat for the right to kill our nation's credit. That won't lead to new jobs. It will hurt the economy.
"We need the President and Democrats to introduce and fight for an ambitious plan to put Americans back to work starting with rebuilding our crumbling roads and bridges and to create more jobs by putting money in working families' pockets."
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NEW YORK -- The following statement was issued today by Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark regarding the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Expansion Era Committee election results:
"Words cannot adequately describe the level of disappointment and disbelief I felt when learning that once again the Hall of Fame has chosen to ignore Marvin Miller and his unparalleled contributions to the growth and prosperity of Major League Baseball. Over the past 50 years, no individual has come close to matching Marvin's impact on the sport. He proved to all involved in Major League Baseball, and to outside observers, that a healthy collective bargaining environment would benefit all the game's stakeholders. Today, players, owners, front office personnel, fans and the media owe Marvin a debt of gratitude. Despite the election results, Marvin's legacy remains intact, and will only grow stronger, while the credibility of the Hall of Fame continues to suffer."


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A friend who volunteers at the Evergreen Nature Center stopped by last week to show us photographs of a wood rat taken by a couple who live on Upper Bear Creek. These folks had seen and heard some little critter in their house and wanted to be sure to live trap it and remove it before they left on a vacation.
Our friend loaned them her live trap, and the next day they came into the Nature Center with the little animal in the trap. It was indeed a bright-eyed little wood rat. She later brought the photographs to us in hopes we could identify it as to species.
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Well, the recent snow storm here in Westchester, NY was yet another illustration of how important it is to have a back up. Power was out for almost three days, and for someone who spends as much time on a computer (while a home) as I do, no power is a fate worst than death :-)
The top photo shows one of our Honda Hybrids (100,000+ miles) at the peak of the storm. Look at all that snow.
Fortunately, I have all my stuff backed up in several places on accessories drives that I can plug into my laptops with Firewire 800 cables.
By the way, I do have a pull-start generator (great back up), but I could not get it started for a day and a half. Brrrrrrrr!
Land-line phones were down, of course. However, my trusty iPhone worked - but it needed power, too.
Good news: My always-charged Versa Battery came to the rescue, powering my laptop and my iPhone.
The Versa Battery provides anywhere from 6 to 15 additional hours of power for a laptop - depending, of course, on what you are doing. Processing raw files, for example, will require more power than writing a Word document.
If you think you'll ever need a battery back up, check out the Versa Battery. Also, it's great for airline coach passengers on long trips who don't have access to power outlets like the folks in the front of the plane. (The battery fits neatly under your laptop.)
The Versa Battery is also great for those going on safari, where power is sometimes not available.
Explore the light - and think back up,
P.S. Yes, the Versa Battery also works with PCs.


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NEW YORK -- Thousands of baseball fans participated in an Internet poll on www.MLBPLAYERS.com from Sept. 10-15 to determine which six players, one from each division, inspire others to higher levels of achievement by their on-field performances and contributions to their communities. From this list of 30 players, Mariano Rivera (New York Yankees) was tabbed to represent the AL East, Nick Swisher (Cleveland Indians) the AL Central, Raul Ibanez (Seattle Mariners) the AL West, Chase Utley (Philadelphia Phillies) the NL East, Carlos Beltran (St. Louis Cardinals) the NL Central and Adrian Gonzalez (Los Angeles Dodgers) the NL West.
These six players will have their names placed on the 2013 Players Choice Awards ballot to determine this season's Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award winner. The 2013 Players Choice Awards marks the 22nd anniversary of the awards, which began in 1992 with AL and NL Outstanding Players (Dennis Eckersley and Barry Bonds, respectively). Click HERE for a complete history of the Awards.
The 2013 Players Choice Awards also honor the Outstanding Player, Rookie, Pitcher and Comeback Player in each league, as well as the overall Player of the Year. 2012 Players Choice Awards winners in all categories will designated charities to receive grants totaling $260,000 from the Major League Baseball Players Trust. The Players Trust has recognized the outstanding on-field and off-field performances of Players Choice Awards winners by contributing more than $3 million to charities around the world.
2013 Players Choice Awards ballots will be distributed to all Major League players on Tuesday, Sept. 17, when the accounting firm KPMG conducts the league-wide, players-only voting.
Chipper Jones was the recipient of the 2012 Man of the Year Award. Past winners of the award, named for the legendary baseball union leader, also include Curtis Granderson, Torii Hunter, Albert Pujols, Mike Sweeney, Jim Thome, John Smoltz, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Eric Davis and Paul Molitor.


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this is the last 3 days on my account so find me on fb or something if you want
back to the world of working internet ....
enjoying life these days with minimal internet use and this going to be my last month on here so this maybe my last update... who knows
been so busy with work and appartment finding that i have forgot about the internet. i'm really enjoying philly can't wait to be fully settled.
well I'm now in philly. all i need to do is get a living situation locked down and i'm set
well now i actually in a good mood for once in a long time... i'm moving to philly at the end of the month and getting out of columbus finally.
Ah damn, right before I get my happy little as TO Columbus. Ah well, I hope everything goes well for you!
In philly ... going. To nyc tomorrow. Hell yeah
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Rams Finish Strong at Last Chance Meet
Randall's Island, N.Y. - The men's and women's outdoor track team finished the regular season in peak form at the Last Chance Meet on May 8 and 9, leading into the ECAC and National Championships. The team had a National provisional quallifier, two additional ECAC qualifiers, improved existing qualifying performances in three events and set 10 personal best at the two day meet.
Sophomore Qasim Ellis (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) placed fourth in the Triple Jump in a personal best 14.20m (46' 7 1/2"). This is a National provisional qualifying standard and improves on his ECAC qualifying standard. Qasim moves to #4 on the All-Time Triple Jump list.
Senior Naveed Mohammed (Central Islip, N.Y./Central Islip) qualified for the ECAC Championships in two events. Naveed ran 22.17 (22.22 trials) in the final of the 200m and Long Jumped 6.78m (22' 3") to get into the meet. Naveed moves to #10 on the All-Time 200m list.
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Jermaine Carter: 400m - 49.31 - improves ECAC qualifying standard
Steven Brown: 110m High Hurdles - 15.54 - improves ECAC qualifying standard
Sean Daly: 1500m - 4:11.19
Romaine Thomas: 400m Intermediate Hurdles - 59.72
DeShaun Thomas: 200m - 22.61
Samar Hall: 400m - 50.30
Mike Blanda: 400m - 54.18
Nicole Zarek: 400m Hurdles - 77.64 - Moves to #10 on All-Time list
Ryan Bodine: Discus - 38.58m (126' 7")


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after a week the effect has been nothing short of amazing - life-changing.
it has to be done militantly but even in its most reduced form it's a perfectly balanced diet. i wouldn't suggest trying to stack other perceived intolerances on top of it though (not good for vegetarians etc)
the very best resource is the Monash FODMAPS app. the diet was devised at monash - so this is direct from the horses' mouth. another quite good thing is this book. ignore EVERYTHING ELSE as there is a lot of uninformed stuff online.


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Saudi Arabia has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, citing fear of kidnappings by Shiites angry over rebels in Syria taking prisoners from Lebanon and Iran.
The statement by the Saudi Embassy in Beirut was published on the official Saudi news agency today. It urges its citizens to leave immediately and warns travelers against visiting Lebanon, a popular destination for Gulf residents in the summer.
Armed Shiite clansmen in Lebanon say they have taken 20 Syrians hostages until their relative seized by rebels in Syria is freed. Syria rebels claim to be holding a Lebanese man they accuse of being a member of Hezbollah, the Shiite Lebanese group allied with Syria and Iran.
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Welcome to the University of Northern Iowa Office of the Registrar! We are glad that you are here! Our office is responsible for a variety of functions within the University and is proud to be a primary point of contact for students, alumni, parents, staff, and administrators of Malcolm Price Laboratory School, which closed June 30, 2012. We hope that you find the following links to be of assistance.
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Razing of approximately 70% of the Malcolm Price Laboratory School building was approved by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa on December 5, 2012. The process of that razing has begun and is scheduled to be completed by August 31, 2013. The Nielsen Fieldhouse and attached wing will remain. A portion of the remaining area has already been remodeled and the Child Development Center has relocated there. In addition, work is progressing on moving the children's center related to Communication Sciences and Disorders, which is partially supported by grant funding from an outside organization.
The entire site will be re-graded, which involves significant fill to bring the lot up to the sidewalk area at the edges with a more pleasing slope back to the parking lot and back area of the Nielsen Fieldhouse. Some of the backfill will be up to an additional three feet compared to the current land. The current plan is for a predominately expansive lawn to serve as park-like recreation space for the children in the Child Development Center as well as college students living on that part of the campus.
Items which are being retained for future use include: The lintel above the front door which has the name of the school, cornerstone, potential time capsule contents at the cornerstone, granite by the entrances, the aluminum letters from the outside of the building, flagpole, bike racks, some light poles and fixtures, and stones of character. Some memorial trees have been harvested for replanting. In addition, select trophies, awards, and banners have been retained and are in storage.
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Tiger Woods' former caddie took a racially-charged shot at his old boss during an awards roast in Shanghai, then apologized the next day.
Steve Williams, who caddied for Woods for 13 years before being unceremoniously dismissed, then helped his new boss Adam Scott win the Bridgestone Invitational, received a mock award Friday night for "Celebration of the Year" for calling the victory "the best win of my life."
"It was my aim to shove it right up that black a------." Williams said, drawing some laughs and some gasps.
Comments are traditionally off the record, but word got out and Williams was stunned to learn that British tabloids had gone with the story.
"I apologize for comments I made last night at the Annual Caddy Awards dinner in Shanghai," he later said in a statement. "Players and caddies look forward to this evening all year, and the spirit is always joking and fun. I now realize how my comments could be construed as racist. However, I assure you that was not my intent. I sincerely apologize to Tiger and anyone else I've offended."
Woods had no comment, but his agent said the golfer was aware of the story.
"I was with Tiger last night when he heard the news," Mark Steinberg told The Associated Press. "We got multiple calls from people who sounded like they were leaving the caddie party. Tiger obviously wasn't there. He doesn't know exactly what was said. But if multiple reports -- which all seem to be accurate -- are true, then it's sad it's come down to this."
"It's a regrettable comment, and there's really nothing that Tiger can do or say. He's just going to move on."
Golf legend Greg Norman, who employed Williams before Woods did, said the caddie is not a bigot..
"Steve's not a racist," said Norman. "His stupid comment became news - he probably regrets it. I guarantee there were heavier things said that night."
The flap laid bare the animosity Williams still feels after getting fired this summer, despite showing loyalty to Woods during his sex scandal. Williams resurfaced quickly as Scott's caddie, and in their first tournament, Scott won. Williams made clear at the time the victory was especially sweet, even as his old boss continued to struggle.


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Snapshots: Hank Dimuzio
Two years ago a Valentine's Day blizzard swept through Middlebury, leaving behind a wall of snow. For Hank Dimuzio, this was a problem. His eight-foot high wire fences, designed to keep his herd of fallow deer inside, now rose a stunted four feet to Dimuzio's shoulder as the snow created an icy stepladder to the other side. Dimuzio was astonished to find most of his herd huddled under their shelter near the top of his farm. But others were stranded on the outskirts of the far paddock where a grove of evergreens provided shelter. Here, they could have easily bounded over the fence, yet they waited patiently for three days while Dimuzio tunneled a path to the animals. By that time had eaten any type of vegetation in sight leaving most of the evergreens barkless. Nevertheless, all of the animals made it back to the shelter unscathed.Most farmers take daily upsets by variables like weather and the economy in stride; yet, most farmers do not breed deer native to Europe and the Middle East, and most farmers are not usually full-time emergency room doctors. But Dimuzio, owner and operator of LedgeEnd Farm on East Munger Street in Middlebury, is a man that ploughs his own path through life. In addition to delivering babies and stitching wounds Dimuzio tends to 500 deer he breeds for venison and hunting stock.Dimuzio didn't always know he was going to raise fallow deer, but farming was always around the corner. He was born in Philadelphia in 1950 and lived downtown between a Plymouth Chrysler dealership and an A&P Supermarket in the last agricultural part of Philadelphia County. He lived on three quarters of an acre. Just two blocks from his house Dimuzio could walk into the beautiful 2,000-acre Fairmount Park. But as with most small rural neighborhoods, quaint buildings turned into antique shops and the rest was paved over. At 17 he left and went to school at Williams College where he double majored in music and biology. He spent most of his time in Vermont and said to himself, "Well, I'm going to end up in Vermont." But first he went on to do research at Harvard for immunology and set off to medical school in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he spoke fluent Spanish and raised rabbits behind the walls of the suburban colony where he lived. "We ate the bad ones and sold the pretty ones," said Dimuzio. "I tried to farm as best I could."Dimuzio then specialized in emergency medicine when the field was just emerging because he's "someone who likes to do things differently." Emergency medicine was appealing because it was fast-paced and Dimuzio is admittedly an adrenaline junky. He's been working as an emergency room physician at Rutland Regional Medical Center for about 25 years.Dimuzio bought his farm in 1991 and acquired his first herd in 1995 — the herd did not come quietly. The farmers who were selling the herd of 54 deer to Dimuzio tried to run the animals to the trailer that was waiting to take them to Dimuzio's farm, when the deer spooked and sprang into the Addison County wilderness. Dimuzio's first herd did not come by trailer that day. Instead, it took Dimuzio nine months to hunt down and capture every single deer from nearby woods and bring them to his farm. The following summer, he sold his first package of venison to the chef at Roland's Place in New Haven and continues to sell to the same chef today. From there he began to sell to local restaurants as well as private sales."Fallow deer are also considered by chefs to be some of the finest venison in the world," Dimuzio said. "It's a very fine grain and has a very mild flavor. It also lends itself to a lot of different preparations and I think that's what chefs like about it."It wasn't until 1988 that fallow deer were legalized after the state began to look for ways to help farmers diversify. Unlike cows and other large animals, fallow deer have a low impact on the land and are browsers and partial grazers, which mean they can use land that would otherwise be unusable for crop growth or pasture land. The deer eat almost anything except Jimson Weed, which plagues the paddocks and prevents Dimuzio from going organic. Fallow deer are not just used for meat but also for their "velvet," the soft skin on growing antlers, as well as the entire antler in its pre-calcified stage. The velvet is crushed into powder to be ingested and is a mainstay of traditional Chinese medicine. It is thought to hold a variety of health maintenance and health remedy properties. Fallow deer are the typical "petting zoo" deer. They come in white, brown and dark chocolate colors and wear spots year round. They are small, standing anywhere from 90 to 160 cm in height — about the size of a domesticated goat. They have long heads with dished black noses and large beautiful eyes. The bucks are a bit larger than the does with broad palmated antlers. Dimuzio breeds a mixture of two subspecies, the Mesopotamian and the European fallow deer. The Mesopotamian variety is usually found in Iraq and Iran, but most were hunted to extinction. Fallow deer have been semi-domesticated since Roman times and can be seen in most paintings depicting the hunt."The reason why I chose fallow was for one, they're just extremely pretty, they're a very gorgeous animal," Dimuzio said while staring at his grazing herd in late afternoon. "I love their antler, it's so different from any other deer species. The other thing is they … have proved to be very healthy, very little disease."Dimuzio's property is a long piece of 230-acre land lined by tall fences. His barn is the old Gerald Sawyer dairy barn; the barn's design was once thought innovative for its time. In the far field nearest to the village, speckled does graze in large herds, some with legs doubled under their bodies, napping in the sun, round bellies full with grass. Long lanes connect the pastures with the upper part of the property near East Munger Street where a herd of about two-year-old potential breeding bucks rest under a lean-to. Here, Dimuzio explains, is where he will judge which bucks will go on to join the herd of breeders and who will be culled for venison. The deer that are not growing fast enough or are too small, or who are skittish and are not producing young will ultimately be sold for meat. The deer are not slaughtered after they reach 38 months old. Males are only slaughtered until October. At this point, mating season is full swing and the bucks become more difficult to handle. Does can be slaughtered between October and January. Dimuzio explained that he has a unique breeding program. By breeding large well-tempered animals together, Dimuzio has animals that are easier to handle and produce a larger amount of meat.And though Dimuzio does not support the idea of fallow deer as pets, he said it has been impossible to not get attached to a few over the years.Among his breeders are about half a dozen large bucks. There is James Blond and Eight Ball who is chocolate in color, Ralph Lauren who is very social, and Blue Boy who is more Mesopotamian than anyone else in the herd. Blue Boy has been on the farm for eight years and will live out his life as a breeder. And though Blue Boy is older and larger, he is bullied by Ralph Lauren who is smaller in size but larger in personality — he is also bold enough to eat an apple out of Dimuzio's mouth just like his old pet buck Mr. Rogers who is buried on a knoll at the far end of one of the paddocks. "There are certainly animals you get attached to," Dimuzio said. "Since I have enough of them, I'm able to keep a few around as pets. But for the most part, they're numbers and that's how they stay."


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COSTA MESA – Summer officially arrives Friday, but in Southern California grilling season has been underway since … oh, since the last time it rained, whenever that was.
In case you were wondering, grilling is about more than just adding meat to flame.
"You can do so much outside," chef Alexa Mata said. "It's so versatile. You can take something you like and add fire to it, and it's going to taste better."
Mata, an instructional chef at Surfas Culinary District in Costa Mesa, led a Father's Day workshop Sunday called "Learning to Grill with Dad." Four dads, five daughters, one son and a mom took part.
The class took part inside Surfas' giant test kitchen and not outdoors, but Mata and her pupils managed to whip up a sizzling four-course meal using large grill plates.
Working at their stations, the students sliced, diced and zested ingredients for guacamole. They grilled jalapenos and ears of corn, then cut them up to put into the guac. They quartered corn tortillas and grilled them into chips.
Sascha Friend, 8, grated a lime while her father, Russell, chopped cilantro. She held up a smooth clove of garlic, examined it, and decided to take a knife to it. "I don't care if I get stinky," she said.
"This is good bonding time," Russell added. He's actually more adept at cooking outside than in the kitchen of their Irvine home. His daughter joked that the only time he's allowed in the kitchen is to do dishes. "We baked a cake a couple of weeks ago, for Memorial Day. With a flag on it," he said.
"It turned out really bad," Sascha added.
"So we thought we needed a cooking class," Russell said.
Studies have shown that children are more apt to eat foods such as vegetables if they help prepare them, and learning how to handle sharp kitchen knives is part of the deal. Families that cook together tend to eat healthier, as well.
"The whole concept of eating healthy is a lost art in this country," said Michael Niemiec, of Tustin Ranch, who took the class with his wife, Nancy, son Roman, 12, and daughter Jocelyn, 9.
The group teamed up to make a side dish of fingerling potatoes, with a dressing of olive oil, bacon, shallots, garlic and chives. Then the pièce de résistance: burgers and sliders, stuffed with white cheddar and served on brioche buns and Hawaiian sweet rolls. Customers elsewhere in the supply store/café, drawn by the aroma, poked their heads into the kitchen.
The students sat down at the dining table, and all of a sudden it got quiet.
"So good," Roman said. Asked whether his burger tasted better since he helped make, he said, "Yeah."
No need to waste words during the heat of grilling season.
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Nanotechnology confronts the 'bad hair day,' tests new conditioner
Ohio State University researchers have just completed the first comprehensive study of human hair on the nanometer level.
Image of hair used in the study.
Special equipment enabled Bharat Bhushan and his colleagues to get an unprecedented close-up look at a rogue's gallery of bad hair days – from chemically overprocessed locks to curls kinked up by humidity.
They used the techniques they developed to test a new high-tech hair conditioner.
Ultimately, the same techniques could be used to improve lipstick, nail polish and other beauty products, said Bhushan , Ohio Eminent Scholar and the Howard D. Winbigler Professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio State .
His specialty is nanotribology – the measurement of very small things, such as the friction between moving parts in microelectronics.
At first, hair seemed like an unlikely study subject, he said. Then he was invited to give a lecture to scientists at Procter & Gamble Co.
"It turns out that, for hair, friction is a major issue," he said. Everyday activities like washing, drying, combing and brushing all cause hairs to rub against objects and against each other, he explained. Over time, the friction causes wear and tear – two processes that he and his colleagues are very familiar with, though they're normally studying the wear between tiny motors and gears.
"We realized that beauty care was an emerging area for us and we should dive in," Bhushan said.
He consulted for the company until P&G became an industrial partner in his laboratory, supplying him with samples of healthy and damaged hair. The Ohio State engineers examined hairs under an atomic force microscope (AFM), a tool that let them scratch the surface of hairs and probe inside the hair shaft with a very tiny needle. They published their results in the journal Ultramicroscopy, in a paper now available on the Web.
Among their findings: hair conditioners typically do not evenly cover the entire hair shaft.
P&G recently developed a new formula with additives to make the conditioner coat the hair evenly. In tests, Bhushan found that the new conditioner did coat hair more evenly.
Meanwhile, they examined healthy and damaged hairs under an electron microscope and an AFM, and simulated everyday wear and tear by rubbing hairs together and against polyurethane film to simulate skin.
"We didn't know what we were looking for," Bhushan said. "People know a lot about hair, but nobody has used an AFM to really study the structure of hair. So we already knew some things, but otherwise we didn't know what to expect."
Under the electron microscope, individual hairs looked like tree trunks, wrapped in layers of cuticle that resembled bark. In healthy hair, the cuticle edges lay flat against the hair shaft, but as hair gets damaged from chemical treatments or wear and tear, the cuticle edges begin to peel away from the shaft. That much was already known.
The researchers simulated what happens when damaged hair is exposed to humidity; the hairs plump up, and the cuticles stick out even further, leading to frizz. More frizz meant more friction – a fact confirmed by the AFM as researchers dragged a tiny needle across the surface.
Conditioner tends to stick to the cuticle edges, and can make the hair sticky on the nanometer scale. The researchers determined that by poking the hair shaft with the needle, and measuring the force required to pull it away.
They also probed inside hairs to measure the hardness of different layers of the shaft. Hair has a very complex structure, Bhushan said, and these first ultra-precise measurements of interior structure could one day lead to new products that treat hair from the inside.
In the future, he thinks his AFM techniques could be used to develop wear-resistant nail polishes and lipsticks.
Bhushan conducted this work with graduate student Carmen LaTorre and postdoctoral researchers Nianhuan Chen and Guohua Wei, all of Ohio State .
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Esab Cutting Systems, Florence, SC, received the 2013 Gold Stevie Award for excellence in sales and customer service. The firm was recognized for the "sales turnaround of the year" from more than 1200 entries from companies in various industries around the world. The Stevie Awards, part of The American Business Award program, were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and business people worldwide.
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Stephens: How Obama 'Gets Things Done'
We need a president who rarely thinks and never speaks about how he looks in jeans.
Maybe Barack Obama should have given Zach Galifianakis an off-ramp, like the one he keeps trying to offer Vladimir Putin. Those were some pretty barbed lines the president unloaded on the comic actor last week in their semi-parodic "Between Two Ferns" interview.
In case you're wondering why I'm writing about this—well, I am too. A Malaysian jetliner has vanished into thin air, while Russia has completed its seizure of Crimea and may yet invade other parts of Ukraine. Serious stuff, you might say. But the big story...


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'Scarface' Special Event
7:30 p.m. Aug. 31, Regal Savannah Stadium 10, 1132 Shawnee St., Savannah. NCM Fathom and Universal Studios Home Entertainment presents a screening of "Scarface," starring Al Pacino, plus a featurette about the cult classic's influence over the years. Tickets: $12.50. For information, call 912-961-1535.
Imagine Student Ministries
7 p.m. Aug. 31, The Sanctuary of Savannah, 8912 Whitfield Ave., Savannah. All students in grades 7-12 are welcome to attend the youth program. For information, call 912-691-1148 or go to www.imagine.thesanctuarysav.org.
Gallery Reception
12 p.m. Aug. 31, Armstrong Center, 13040 Abercorn St., Savannah. The Armstrong Atlantic State University Department of Art, Music & Theatre presents "Street Journal: An Exhibition of Documentary Paintings" by Atlanta artist Christina Bray. For information, call 912-344-3169.
Live music at Wild Wing Café
10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Wild Wing Café, 1188 Fording Island Road, Bluffton. Thursday, The Design; Friday, 4 Piece & a Biscuit; Saturday, Electric Boogaloo. Call 837-9453 for more information.
TARGET … the Band
7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Fridays at Aqua Ocean Grille, 10 North Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island. For reservations, call 341-3030.
ARTworks in Beaufort
Friday through October, ARTworks, 2127 Boundary St., Beaufort Town Center, Beaufort. "Points of Peace" is the artwork of stained glass artist Ragtime, a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran, which will be on display and for sale through October. The opening reception is from 6-8 p.m. Friday. The medallions combine the universal symbol with glowing kaleidoscopic colors and images of fighter jets, palm trees, Buddhist wheels, fire and Semper Fi. The gallery is free to browse 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Call 379-2787 or go to www.ArtWorksInBeaufort.org to learn more.
3rd annual Edisto
Fish & Shag Fest
3-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Bay Creek Park beside Edisto Marina. 8-11 p.m. Friday, dance to Second Nature $2 admission (under age 10 free) DJ Pat Patterson. 10 a.m. Saturday, food drive for Edisto Food Pantry; arts and crafts, sponsor and vendor booths; children's activities.7-10 p.m. Dance to the Catalinas; 8 p.m. shag competition. For further details, call 843-869-3867, email firstname.lastname@example.com or go towww.edistochamber.com.
3rd annual Edisto Beach King Mackerel Tournament
5-7:30 p.m. Friday registration at Edisto Marina, 3702 Docksite Road, Edisto Beach, followed by captain's meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Bay Creek Park. 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday tournament. This "No Check-Out Tournament" is a Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) Division 3 event. Tournament pays 10 places with a top prize of $10,000 based on 100 entries. Entry fee is $300. Scales will be open from 3-5 p.m. The awards ceremony will be held immediately following the weigh-in. Call 803-622-7009 or go to www.buckspizzakingfish.com.
The Jazz Corner
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, The Village at Wexford, C-1, 1000 William Hilton Parkway, Hilton Head Island. The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet will perform. Call 842-8620 or go to www.thejazzcorner.com for more information.
Summer Toddler Art
10 a.m. Sept. 2, Roundhouse Railroad Museum, 601 W. Harris St. This adventure for young artist ages 2 and younger. Pre-registration required. Cost: $12.50 per class; $100 for the 8-week session. Call 912-651-6823 ext 3 or go to chsgeorgia.org.
"Charlie Fog"
7 p.m. Sept. 2, Kasey's Grille, 4829 Waters Ave. Charlie Fog is an acoustic group playing traditional compositions, rock, country, bluegrass and early Appalachia. Free. For information, call 912-355-9250 or go tokaseysgrille.com.
'Arrow Fest'
9 p.m. Sept. 2; 12 p.m. Sept 3; 1 p.m. Sept. 4, Remy's Bar, 130 Arrow Road, Hilton Head Island. Remy's and Swampfire Records are presenting the music festival with more than 15 bands from all over the Southeast. In addition, funds are being raised to ship four guitars to our troops overseas through Guitars 4 Troops. Cost: $22 daily; $30 weekend pass. For information, call 612-695-8825 or go to hhiarrowfest.com.
Domino Effect
10 p.m. Sept. 2, Congress Street Social Club, 411 W. Congress St. Domino Effect is a multi-faceted reggae, dub, funk and fusion quartet. Free. For information, call 912-238-1985.
Art Show and Sale
6-9 p.m. Sept. 2 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept 3-4, Tybee Arts Association Center, 7 Cedarwood Ave., Tybee Island. "Endless Summer" will feature paintings, prints, stained glass, photography, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art and notecards. Enjoy art, music, demonstrations and light refreshments. Free. For information, call 912-786-5920 or go to tybeearts.org.
Bingo Night
7 p.m. Sept. 2, 16 and 30, Bloomingdale Community Center, 202 E. Moore St Cash payouts and concessions available. For ages 16 and older. Cost: $15 for eight games. All proceeds will benefit the renovation of the History Museum. For information, call 912-748-0186.
8 p.m. Sep. 2, First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway. Kick off your Labor Day weekend with a "Summer Song," the Hilton Head Choral Society's annual pops concert. This year's musical lineup includes Broadway blockbusters from Stephen Sondheim, the Gershwins, Irving Berlin and a special tribute to Lerner and Lowe's iconic musical, "My Fair Lady." Tickets: $20. For information, call 843341-3818 or go to hiltonheadchoralsociety.org.
Sept. 3
Tybee Throws a Fit
8-10 a.m. Sept. 3, Tybee Pier and Pavilion, Tybrisa Street. The event features fitness instructions and appearances by SSU Marching Klassy Kitties Danceline; Tia Cassidy (yoga); Leah Conrad (zumba); Jocelyn Geronimo (piloxing); Betty Rinaudo (Urban Striptease). Hosted by Crystal Honeycutt and Tera Wright. For information, go to tybeeisland.com/events-festivals/.
'Simply White Party'
6:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Spring Hill Suites, 150 Montgomery St. Come out and network with 5LINX executives and hear how this company is able to help non-profits organization and individuals get money. Attire: white business casual. Sponsored by the Inc 500 Company. For information, call Carletha or Robert Singleton, 843-410-4373 or 843-536-4238.
Back-to-School Fun with Family Recess
1-6 p.m. Sept. 3, Oglethorpe Mall, 7804 Abercorn St. Family Recess is an interactive back-to-school program complete with family-friendly activities, including games, music, prizes, special offers and more. Free. All Ages. For information, call 912-354-7038.
River Street Labor Day Celebration
9 a.m.–12 a.m. Sept. 3; 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Sept. 4, River Street. The event features arts and crafts, entertainment and fun for the family. Free. For information, go to www.riverstreetsavannah.com.
Labor Day Family Festival
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 3, Fort McAllister State Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Road. The program will include blacksmithing and musket firing demonstrations, as well as, cannon firing. Activities will include games of corn hole, dunking booth, horse shoes and more. Cost: $6.50; $6 62 and older; $3.75 6-18, Free 5 and younger. For information, call 912-727-2339.
Woodville-Tompkins Homecoming
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sept. 3, Woodville-Tompkins Technical Career Institute, 151 Coach Joe Turner St. The Woodville-Tompkins Scholarship Foundation is hosting the event. Cost: $5 (12 or older). For information, call Chester Ellis, 912-232-3549 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or Brenda Roberts, 912-925-4980 or email email@example.com or go to www.tompkinshigh.ning.com.
St. Joseph's/Candler Leukemia Cup Run for Jane 5K
8:30 a.m. Sept. 3, Fort Pulaski, US 80. Dr. Jane Philbrick was taken suddenly by leukemia. Now we want to run and walk in her honor. Proceeds will go towards critical research to increase the survival rates of the 912,938 Americans who are now living with leukemia, Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma or myeloma. Kids run free at 8:15 a.m. Cost: $28/prior to Aug. 1; $32/prior to Sept. 2; $35/race day. For information and to register, go to active.com or at Fleet Feet Sports Savannah, 3405 Waters Ave.
Artists' Square: Savannah Ocean Exchange
10 a.m., Sep. 3, Telfair Square, 207 West York Street. Stroll historic Telfair Square in the heart of Savannah to observe these talented artists at work. Chat with them as they create or just sit a spell and watch as the ocean and coast come alive on canvas right before your eyes. Free. For information, go to www.savannahoceanexchange.com.
3rd Annual Midnight Garden Ride
8 p.m. Sep. 3, Band Shell Forsyth Park, 17 E. Anderson St. Join hundreds of your friends in turning the night streets of Savannah into a wave of blinking lights, music, and pedal-powered fun. The ride will be followed by a concert featuring Ben Sollee and Cheyenne Marie Mize. For the information and to register, visit www.midnightgardenride.com. Tickets: $15-$35.
Sept. 4
Penn Center Labor Day program
11 a.m.t4 p.m. Monday enjoy a relaxing day with the family with music, a guest speaker, old fashion ice-cream, fried fish dinners for sale. Free and open to the public. Visit the York W. Bailey Museum 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; admission $5 for adults, $3 youth.
Labor Day Beach Bash
7-11 p.m. Sept. 4, Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion, Tybrisa St. and Strand Ave., Tybee Island. There will be live entertainment and fireworks. The Swingin' Medallions will be performing. Free. For information, call 912-786-5444 or go to www.TybeeFest.com.
Palmetto Bluff Music to Your Mouth! Wine Dinner Series
Thomas Creek Brewery Dinner hosted by Katie Barnes
7 p.m. Sep. 4th, Palmetto Bluff, 19 Village Park Square, Bluffton. A celebration of music, family, food and fun at Moreland Landing, featuring foods of the Lowcountry, and the seasonal brews of Thomas Creek. Cost: $75 per person. Reservations required. For information and to make reservations, call 866-706-6565 or go to musictoyourmouth.com.
Hilton Head Island Singles
Noon Sunday brunch at the British Open Pub, Wexford Village, Highway 278. Reservations are required. Call Betty Ratliff at 671-3094.
Sept. 6
Chatham County Health Department Food Code Briefing
2 p.m. Sept. 6, Georgia Power Company, 3102 Kilowatt Drive. The briefing allows the Chatham County health educator to suggest how to prevent or avoid future violations The focus is on inspections and questions about the code. For information, call 912-306-2128.
General George Marshall: A Local Story with a Global Impact
1 p.m. Sept. 6, Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave. Jack Ulrich tells the engaging story of George Marshall who was the creator of the Marshall Plan. While in charge of Fort Screven on Tybee Island his relationship to the ocean was sealed and his famous plan forged. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Free. For information, call Jane Harper, 912-748-8888 ext. 107 or email firstname.lastname@example.com or go to www.savannahoceanexchange.com.
Small Business Council/SMART Lunch
11:30 a.m. Sept. 6, Savannah Morning News Auditorium, 1375 Chatham Parkway. Tim McMillen will present information regarding identity theft prevention. Sponsored by Comcast. Cost: $11. R.S.V.P. is required by noon on the Thursday prior to the event. For information, call 912-644-6459 or go to www.SavannahChamber.com.
Paper City, Lobo Marino
8 a.m. Sept. 6, The Sentient Bean, 13 E. Park Ave. A pop trio, Paper City blends pop song structure with an indie vibe that makes for an addicting combo. Lobo Marino incorporates influences from Latin American culture to create bright indie-folk songs. Cost: $5. For information, call 912-232-4447 or go to www.sentientbean.com.


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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
Oscar Romero, PhD
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC-Barcelona Tech.)über das Thema:
Semantic Aware Business IntelligenceZeit: Thu 26.6.2014, 10:15, 90 Minuten
Ort: Raum S2 048 (Science Park II)
ZusammenfassungThis talk tackles the convergence of two of the most influential technologies in the last decade, namely business intelligence (BI) and the Semantic Web (SW). BI is used by almost any enterprise to derive important business-critical knowledge from both internal and (increasingly) external data. When using external data, most often found on the Web, the most important issue is knowing the precise semantics of the data. Without this, the results cannot be trusted. Here, SW technologies come to the rescue, as they allow semantics ranging from very simple to very complex to be specified for any web-available resource. SW-technologies do not only support capturing the "passive" semantics, but also support active inference and reasoning on the data. In this talk, we will present a characterization of BI environments in terms of what they require, followed by an introduction to the relevant SW foundation concepts. Then, it goes on to survey the use of SW technologies for data integration, including semantic data annotation and semantics-aware extract, transform, and load processes (ETL). Next, we will describe the relationship of multidimensional (MD) models and SW technologies, including the relationship between MD models and SW formalisms, and the use of advanced SW reasoning functionality on MD models. Finally, all the findings are discussed together and a number of directions for future research are posed.
VortragenderOscar Romero has an MSc and a PhD in computing from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Currently, he holds a tenure-track 2 lecturer position at the Barcelona School of Informatics and also the local coordinator of the Erasmus Mundus Master on Information Technologies for Business Intelligence (IT4BI). He is also a member of the MPI research group at the same university, specializing in software engineering, databases and information systems, where he has participated in 4 different research projects. His research interests mainly fall into the business intelligence field, namely data warehousing, OLAP and serviceoriented BI, semantic-aware formalisms such as the semantic web, ontologies and description logics that can be used to overcome the semantic gap in BI environments, NOSQL and alternative storage techniques for large BI data sets and query recommendation, among others. He has authored articles and papers in international conferences and journals on these subjects.
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City support moves project ahead
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:00 AM
Pittsburg, KS
Pittsburg State University officials say they are both excited about and thankful for the Pittsburg City Commission's support for the construction of an indoor event facility on the PSU campus.
At a meeting on Jan. 22, the commission voted unanimously to approve a long-term lease agreement that will provide $5 million toward the cost of the project. Previously, PSU students committed $3 million.
"We're very appreciative of the city's support for this project," said PSU President Steve Scott after the vote. "To get a 5-0 vote on a project this complex is just phenomenal."
Scott said he believed the unanimous decision reflected the cooperative nature of the project.
"This project's strength is the way it aligns with the interests of the city and the interests of the university," Scott said.
Under the approved agreement, the city will pay $1.5 million up front from its revolving loan fund for economic development. Then it will pay $175,000 a year for 20 years. There will be no payments for the remainder of the 50-year agreement. A committee comprised of representatives from the university and city will set the schedule for the use of the building.
Shawn Naccarato, director of government and community relations at PSU, said the city's action is just another example of the long history of cooperation between the university and community for which Pittsburg and PSU is well known across the state.
"Pittsburg State has often set an example for other universities across Kansas for the ways in which it has worked with not only local government, but state and federal entities as well as private donors to do things that none of them would have been able to do on their own," Naccarato said.
The city's participation moves the project ahead, but university officials said there is still a great deal of work to do to make the indoor event center a reality. Early estimates of the total cost for the project are around $17 million.
"Having the support of the city and the students is absolutely critical as we work with private donors and others who will complete the funding picture," said Kathleen Flannery, director of university development.
According to the plan, the indoor event center will include a practice field and indoor track. That space will also be available for public events and trade shows. Those activities are projected to add significantly to local retail sales and city sales tax revenues.


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According to pittsburgh.cbslocal.com, one of the stars of MTV's reality show 'Buckwild,' has reportedly been found dead, along with two others in Sissonville, West Virginia.
Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper says police told him that one of the bodies is that of Shain Gandee, a member of the Buckwild TV show cast.Another body is reportedly his uncle, David Gandee. The third identity has not been released.
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department said Monday in a news release that 21-year-old Shain Gandee and his uncle, 48-year-old David Gandee, were last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday at a bar in Sissonville.


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Community Development Block Grants: Funding Issues in the 113th Congress
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西班牙设计师Oscar Diaz 发现了一种新方法来拯救我们塑料瓶日益泛滥的地球。在这组"发现" ("Found") 作品中,设计师聪明直接从塑料瓶上地将一些切下一套轻便的餐具。餐具的形状和尺寸都已经由原来瓶子的曲线而来,不需要另外的加工,不要任何制作模型。
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Spanish designer Oscar Diaz has found a new way to rescue our Earth from discarded plastic bottles. In a series called "Found" the designer has cleverly produced a range of super-light flatware cut straight from the bottle. Each fork, knife and spoon assumes the bottles' shapely angles and curves and feature an ergonomically designed grip that makes them as easy to pick up from the table as any other cutlery.
Instead of adding another utensil design to the boundless shapes and sizes that are already out there, Diaz took to "editing" pieces from carefully selected bottles that can be found on common supermarket shelves, and well, in the trash. Using a fairly straightforward production process, each piece is cut from a plastic bottle and then coated with copper and tinplated for a shiny, metallic finish. Since each utensil is essentially handmade from different shaped bottles, every new set is distinctive in nature — no molds needed.
As Diaz says "I don't know if I can say that I completely designed it, but I do now look differently at things on the shelves when shopping." In finding objects within objects, he reminds us that giving a little bit of extra thought to our surroundings we can yield some fresh and beautiful things in even the most banal and disposable things.
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Photo 1: Chinese Mason Building,
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River Road elevation, Walnut Grove.
This building housed the Bing Kong Tong Benevolent Association and served as the social center for Chinatown. It was constructed soon after the 1937 fire to replace an earlier temple and benevolent society on the same spot.
Because of their importance to the entire community, public and institutional buildings often are consciously designed to reflect a group's culture. This is less likely to be true for private homes and businesses.Questions for Photos 1 & 2
1. Which side of the building seems most to reflect Chinese architecture? What are the features that lead to this conclusion?
2. Can examples of Chinese design be found on the Market Street side of this building?
3. What role did the benevolent association play in the community of Walnut Grove? Does this building seem appropriate for such an organization? Why might this building have reflected more Chinese influence than others in the district?
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The best way to find out is to apply! Many families mistakenly think they won't be eligible for financial aid but most students do qualify for some type of educational funding. Students who wish to apply for financial aid at HACC only need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA form is free, so there's no reason not to apply.
FAFSA is the required application for state, federal and institutional financial aid. This includes grants, scholarships, student employment and loans.
When do I need to submit my FAFSA?
It pays to file early!! File your FAFSA as soon as possible after Oct. 1 and no later than Feb. 15 to be considered for the maximum financial aid possible. Some grants are awarded on a first come, first served basis so if you file after Feb. 15 you won't be considered for those funds. If you file the FAFSA after Feb. 15, you may still be considered for Pell grant and Direct Stafford Loans.
If you are a current HACC student and want to renew your PHEAA Grant, you must complete the FAFSA by May 1. Filing prior to February 15th ensures you meet this deadline date.
We encourage families to file their tax returns before completing the FAFSA and to use the IRS Data Retrieval tool to download financial figures into the FAFSA. This handy tool works best if used 2-3 weeks after the tax return has been submitted electronically to the IRS. If you file a paper tax return, you must wait approximately 8-10 weeks to use the IRS tool.
If your taxes are not completed before filling out the FAFSA, you should use estimated figures to meet our Feb. 15 deadline date and then update the FAFSA with corrected figures once taxes are filed.
How do I fill out a FAFSA?
File your FAFSA online. Use HACC's campus code, 003273.
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