Monday, August 12, 2013

Major Birth Defects Associated with Moderately Increased Cancer Risk in Children

Children born with non-chromosomal birth defects have a twofold higher risk of cancer before age 15, compared to children born without birth defects.

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SALT LAKE CITY ? A multistate study led by researchers at the University of Utah has revealed that the risk for childhood cancer is moderately increased among children and young adolescents with certain types of major birth defects. Children born with non-chromosomal birth defects have a twofold higher risk of cancer before age 15, compared to children born without birth defects, according to this study published in July in PLOS ONE. However, cancer risk varies by the specific type of birth defect, and is not significantly increased in many of the more common birth defects.

Lorenzo Botto, M.D.

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An estimated 3 percent of U.S. babies, approximately 120,000, are born with major birth defects each year. In many countries, including the United States, birth defects are the leading cause of infant death and a major contributor to disability and pediatric hospitalizations. Birth defects are an increasing health concern worldwide and, in 2010, the World Health Organization identified birth defect prevention and care as a global priority.

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?There is a large body of evidence for increased cancer risk in children with Down?s syndrome, a genetic birth defect caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21,? says Lorenzo Botto, M.D., professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine and first author on the study. ?However, studies to date have provided inconsistent findings on cancer risk in children with structural birth defects that are not caused by chromosome abnormalities.?

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In this study, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Botto and his colleagues analyzed information from birth defect and cancer surveillance programs in Utah, Arizona and Iowa and observed that cancer risk was increased in children born with eye defects, cleft palate, some heart and kidney defects, and microcephaly, a condition where the head is smaller than normal. The types of cancer for which risk was increased included neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, and hepatoblastoma, all cancers that arise from immature cells and typically develop in early childhood.

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?While there is an increased risk for cancer in young people with certain types of birth defects compared to children without birth defects, the overall cancer risk for a child with a birth defect is still relatively low, so it is important for health care providers to be careful not to produce unnecessary concern among parents and families,? says Botto. ?In addition, we found that the incidence of cancer was highest in the first three to five years of life, so clinical surveillance can be focused by age, as well as by birth defect.?

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The scientists also observed that cancer risk was 14 times higher among children with Down syndrome, mainly due to leukemias. However, cancer risk was not increased with many common birth defects, including cleft lip, hydrocephalus, and hypospadias. Hydrocephalus is an abnormal buildup of fluid in the brain and hypospadias is a birth defect in which the opening of the tube that drains urine from the bladder is on the underside, rather than at the tip, of the penis.

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?It?s reassuring that many of the common major birth defects are not associated with any increase in cancer risk,? says Botto. ?Our study helps to identify who is, and who is not, at increased risk for cancer, and this information can be used to focus future research on potential genetic or environmental factors that contribute to cancer risk.?

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This study was conducted in collaboration with Timothy Flood, M.D., from the Arizona Department of Health Services; Julian Little, Ph.D., from the University of Ottawa; and Paul Romitti, Ph.D., from The University of Iowa College of Public Health.

?A large, population-based study like this one would not have been possible without access to the high-quality birth defect and cancer surveillance programs in the states of Utah, Arizona, and Iowa,? says Botto. ?Thanks to the support of the CDC and the work of generations of people who recognized the importance of collecting health data, we were able to conduct a rigorous study with findings that could potentially translate into better care and long-term outcomes for young people with birth defects.?????? ?

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

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Hi, I used to rp on this site all the time and left for quite a while. But now I'm back. For the moment I am looking only rps where it is me and one other person. I just dont have the time for group rps. Here are my interests for the time being. I will keep it simple. My rules are:
-You must posts at least once a day unless I am other wise told about a trip you are taking, work, or school. In other words, a valid reason.
-You must post at least two paragraph per character, though more is perfered.
-Please have good grammer. This will be literate so you know how you should be as far as grammer.
-No 'I only play female.' If I can play both genders then I want my partner to be able to do so as well.
-I tend to like multiple character is some plots. Be aware of that.
-PM me if you are interested.

Fandoms:
The Darkest Powers Series
The Host
Twilight
The Hunger Games
Unwind
I Am Number Four
Anything Disney or Pixar.
Captain America/Avengers*****(REALLY WANT TO DO!!!)
Beautiful Creature's(movie)
Code Lyoko

Plots:

She's the Man- Corville's football had been in a slump for the past three years, and this year was no different. It wasn't like they weren't good, because they were, they just weren't very pulled together. They used pure strength, instead of using their heads, which is always their down fall. But, no one really seemed to see that.

Shean is the newest member of the football team, having moved from New York. He is a junior and people say that he is gonna be the newest team captain, and the current team captain, AJ, does not like that at all. In turn, it started a all out grudge.

A month after joining the team, his twin sister, Samantha, came to watch the practice, though, things went bad. AJ tripped Shean on the felid and one thing lead to another. Soon, the two were in a fight. Seeing her brother about to get hurt, Samantha got in the middle of the fight, only to be pushed down by AJ, which was a BIG mistake on his part. She tackled the qaurterback and began to punch him. It took five of the football players to pull her off of him.

The couch, seeing all of this happening, gave Samantha a choice. She would either be suspended from school, or join the team. And of course, she chose joining the team.

The boys were shocked, but the girl actually became their star player, but what happens when AJ, the boy she beat up, starts to fall her and has to deal with not only her brother, but her boyfriend?

Okay, so I would be playing Sam, you would be playing AJ. Her boyfriend and brother will be shared characters unless you want this to be a double up.
*****(Never done this one so I really want to try it)

PrincessxPrince-I don't like writing long plots, so I'll keep this short and simple.

Basically there are three beautiful princesses, the eldest, who is the quietest and dosn't like to speak out but is the leader of the three sisters, acting as a mother figure, the middle girl who is very smart and thinks things through and still very quiet. The youngest is the outspoken one and not afriad to speak her mind and does bascially what she wants, when she wants, which is frowned upon by the other sisters and their father.

A prince from another country wants to take one of the king's daughters for his wife and the king replies that he may take one of the eldest and that he had three days to spend with them before choosing. But what happens is, the prince falls for the outspoken youngest daughter, and states that he will not marry anyone but her, so the king is forced to agree, the prince taking her on as a sort of 'project' to make her a proper young lady. While all this is going on, the other two princesses are falling for two common men, which would not sit well with any high class person if they found out.

So, here's how this is going to go. I want to play the youngest daughter and want you to play the prince. As for the other two sisters, they are optional for if I find someone wanting to double up, if you don't want to double up, then their storys will be cut and they will be used as needed.

Above and Below- They live Below. They can't stand the sunlight. Their eyes are just too sensitive fot it. So, during the day, they stay Below, in the under ground caverns that they call home. And then, during the night, they go Above. Above is a dangerous place. That is why only the hunters go, while the all the other Undergrounders stay in the caves. They are led by who is thought to be their king, his wife loyally at his side. Every single one of the undergrounders have dark skin and hair, despite their living away from the sun. That is, all exect for one. The king's daughter. She has forever pale skin and golden blonde hair. It is thought that her birth mother, who had died just a year after her own birth, slept with a Other and had her. And because of this, the princess is hated by all her people, including the king himself, who, despite knowing she is not his, claims her as his daughter yet treats her crually. The princess, despite her being mistreated and abused by her own people, has remained kind and curious. But, she is most curious about the Above.
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She has always wanted to go to the above, but her father refuses, saying that woman are not allowed to go to the Above. But, after asking for years, his new wife convincing him to let her go, just to get rid of her, knowing no self respecting Undergrounder will marry a 'whore' such as her.
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So, she is sent above and the hunters are told to not let her return to the Below.
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The Above is in the fresh air, where all the life is. Where the Others live.The others are what humans would call 'Vampires' but there is actually a false in what they say in their stories. The Others do indeed half fangs, and they do indeed drink the blood of their victems. But, not for the same reason humans think they do. The Others only drink the blood of Undergrounders. And for a reason more then just to 'fill their appitites' as humans think.
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Others bare no emotions. They are emotionless to anything and everything. But, when they drink the blood and kill Undergrounders, then the Others temporarily, for a few hours, granted emotions. They thrive and feed on these emotions. It is the only thing that makes them truely alive and just just an empty shell roaming the earth.
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Once in the Above, the princess runs from everything she once knew. From the enterance to the Enterance from the Below that she never wants and never can return to. And in her haste, she is captured. A net springs on her and she is struck.
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And the next morning is when he finds her. An Other. Others, unlike what humans think, live mainly in the sunlight, thus set traps so when they awake in the morning, they can have a meal to feel them with emotions for most of the day. But when he finds her, passed out in his net, he dosn't know what to think. She dosn't have the apperence of a Undergrounder. But she obviously isn't a human either. So, he takes her back to his home and discovers something interesting. When he goes to feel her head for any signs of why she was unconious, and his skin touches hers, he feels all the emotions that he would if he had just drank and killed her.
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Wanting to have these never ending emoitons that come from just a touch, he keeps her there, not allowing her to leave, keeping her there with him by force, so he can have his emoitons he needs to write his music.
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But one thing neither of them know, is that one of the hunters, sent by her father's wife, is out to kill her, and very is deadly.
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(basically he is a composer, but needs the emotions he gets from Undergrounders to write his music and keeps her there so he dosn't have to wait hours for his next kill and next rush of emotions)

Civil War Plots(3)- Andrew and Claira- Andrew and Claira have been friends since they were kids and as they grew older it became something more. The loved each other, but Claira's parents refused to agree to their relationship because Andrew was just the son of a lowly wood cutter, where as her father was a high offical of Kentucky. Even so, the two had made plans to get married secretly. But, because a tip given to her parents by one of Claira's friends, they found out. Not wanting to have their daughter married off to Andrew, they move and tae her with them up north one state to Ohio. Three years pass and the civil war starts. Andrew joins the Confederate army. Claira on the other hand tried to join as a nurse on the Union and gets denied. Despreste to help with the war, she desguises herself as a man and joins the Union arm as a solider. Though unfortinantly, during her third battle, she gots shot and wounded. Andrew, ordered by his supiorers to kill the Union survivers, goes to the feild to do as he is told and find none other then Claira.
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Michael and Haily- Michael is the son of poor cotton farmers from Georgia and Haily is the daughter of a couple that pick oranges in Flordia. Both joint eh war under the confedrate army, Michael as a Solider and Haily as a nurse. When Michael is wounded, he is placed in the infirmary where Haily is put in charge of taking care of the young man, who has one small flaw. Thanks to growing up with a father who looks down on women, he does the same and seems to have nothing good to saw to the girl who is taking care of him.
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Samual and Willow- Marching from battle feild to battle feild can be rather tiring. Espcially in the middle of the summer. And sleeping in tents on the ground with close to nothing dosn't make it any better. So, when you have hardly anything to drink and a well come into sight, it is a very hopeful thing. That is, until you see it is on southern farm lands. Samual, as a northern solider, at first dosn't really know what to do at first. It is either take a risk and get a drink or go thirsty for another few hours. But, he takes the risk, sneaking up to the well. Hearing footsteps though, he hides and that is when he spots beautiful Willow, the daughter of the farmers, fetching water. Setting one bucket down and turning to fill another, Sam sees his chance and sneaks out to take the bucket of water. But Willow catches him doing so and confront the young man about doing so.

Blue Eyed Devil- So, after having a dream, I want to make a rp about Native American tribes. My idea was that there are two tribes at war over land because, with the Englishmen move in to the Americans, they start taking land for themselves, making good farming lands hard to come by. But to make matters worse, Tribe1 is angery with Tribe2, because to get more land, the cheif of Tribe2 married a English Woman. Years pass and the cheif of tribe 2 has a daughter who is very curious. The daughter often goes off into the woods unattended. As a child she did this, and when doing so, met a young boy around her age, maybe a few years older. She always followed him around like a lost puppy, him calling her the 'blue eyed demon' and always telling her to leave him alone, yet always protecting her when dangers came around. A year passed of them going through the woods together, going through the same things, him making fun of her blue eyes and telling her to go away, yet keeping her around and her clinging to him all the time.
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Though, after that first year, a few warriors followed the princess into the woods and seeing her not just being around a boy from another tribe, the cheifs son, but her acting as though she was in love with the boy. The second tribe's warriors came out and at the same time so did te first tribes. They fought and the two children were snatched from each other and taken back home.
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Twelve years passed and the childen almost completely forgot each other. The young boy, after his father's death, became cheif, and the girl became engaged to the greatest warror from her tribe.
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Though the boy is cheif, still being in his late teens, he rebels quite a bit, going into the woods alone just to spite the elders. He hunts, not just animals, but people from he warring tribe. He every once and a while crosses onto tribe2's land and kills someone from the tribe.
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One day while he was doing so, he sees a person and attempts to shoot them with his bow and arrow, but missed by a few inches. The person ran and he chased after them, knowing if he didn't catch them and kill them before they got back to the village they would tell their cheif and start a whole other battle. He finally catches them, dragging the person onto his lands so killing them would technechally be justified.
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He grabbed his dagger, ready to kill her, but to his suprise this wasn't just any girl from that tribe. She was the cheif's daughter, the blue eyed girl he had once been so fond of. But it was too late to let her go because a few of his warriors found him. Unable to let her go, but not willing to kill her, he forces her back to his own village, telling his people that he's planning on using her to get her people's land, when really he just wants her around.
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But, as if continuing like they were when they were kids, he treats her like he hates her, still calling her 'blue eyed demon' but instead of that making her want to be around him more, like he expected it to because thats how it was when they were kids, the more he is cruel to her, the more it seems to push her further from him. Now he has trouble trying to keep her close to him because he dosn't know any other way to treat her, and at the same time, her tribe is plotting to get her back.

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Anyway, so that is the idea, but I do have an extra idea that can or can't be added. Back in those days, Natives believed everyone had a animal spirit, so what I was thinking was the males in the tribe1 or both tribes could turn into their spirit animal(like a hawk, tiger, wolf, ect). Again, just an idea.

Revolutionary War- Okay, so I want to do a rp based on the revolutionary war between the us and britian. Basically I want it to be either that the British solider meet the American girl in the town or that they force the girls family to host the solider thanks to the quartering act. Either way, the solider falls for the girl, yet dosn't understand why she supports the Americans having their own country, which causes problums.[/color]

Surfacers and Dwellers- For many years, mermaids and mermen have been just legends because of how well they hide, but in reality they are there, and just like humans, have arrguments and wars just the same.
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At one time, all merpeople peacefully. There were three types of merpeople; the Deep Dwellers who lived at the very bottom of the ocean where no human has ever seen, the Grand Royals who live in the in between and rule over all merpeople, and the Surfacers who live in the reefs and love to go to the surface and watch the skys as well as other wonders of the upper world.
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As time went by, the Dwellers became angry with the Surfacers, believing they were too friendly with the humans, but could not do anything about it while the Royals stood in the way. So, the Dweller created a army, something no merpeople had done before, leaving the Royals completely un-aware their lives were about to end. It didn't take long to kill the seven great merpeople, leaving the others with no ruler.
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After the Royals were gone, the army came to the Surfacers territory, demanding they surrender and become their slaves. When they refused, everyone, men, women, and children died. It was thought that they all died, but this was not true.
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A young girl and boy, along with their youngest sister, escaped thanks to their parents leading them to a passage. The three children escaped, leaving the Dwellers to believe that all the other races of mermaids were gone.
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Year passed and still living in hiding are the three outcasts.
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Species of Merpeople
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Sufacers- These merpeople lived in the reefs of the oceans, able to stay hidden from humans thanks to their bright neon colored tails blending in with the bright colored coral. These are a very fun loving species but are innocent and expect the best in people. After they kind are killed though, leaving just the three, they become more cautious and learn to survive instead wasting away the days on games. They all have light colored hair and pale skin, though their cheeks are rosey from always being in warm waters.
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Grand Royals- All of these are deceased. There was only seven, the king, queen, and five children. They all had powers, but because they were not expecting the suprise attack, died quickly.
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Deep Dwellers- These merpople live in the darkness of the ocean floor, a place too cold for humans. They all have dark colored tails, hair, and pale skin. They grew up learning how to fight and seeing all other merpeople and humans as weaklings that deserve to die. Believing all other merpeople to be dead, the few strongest of their people often leave their darkness once every few days to patrol of the sea and make sure everything is in order. They are the merpeople who are known for drowning and leading humans to their death. They are a lot of times heartless creatures but will suprise the sea creatures every once and a while.
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The Deep Waters is where the Deep Dwellers Live. Going down it is very dark, but once you get to where their kingdom is, it is lit dimly by lights. Their home is very errie and to an outsider. To get there you have to go down a underwater gourge. It is ice cold there, but to the Dwellers it is warm waters as the cold does not affect them.
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The Inbetween is the place where the Grand Rulers used to live. The beautiful castle they used to live in is still there, but it very run down, as no one has been there in years
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The Upper Waters is the warm waters that the Surfacers used to live in. There is a lot of bright coral reefs and most fish live here. It's homes and such are abandoned now. Right outside the kingdom of the Upper Waters is a caven. Going through there is a fabulous sea garden. This place was a secret to the Dwellers and that is why the three children were not found. The three live in the garden now, living in secret.


Phoenixes. These amazing creatures have been killed, one by one, for their beautiful feathers. There were many different types of pheonixes, ones with blue feathers, some with purple, maybe red, most the rarest, were the white and black pheonixes, though, in all of history, no one was ever able to kill one of the those two.

Years passed and slowly, the birds began to die away, going extinct. Then there were just two. One white. One black. through out the years, people always caught them for feathers, but now, two rulers, they had a different idea.

Catch the bird, and use it as a weapon of war. Use it's fires to burn cities to the ground. Use it's claws to cut enemies in half.

So, this is what they did. The last two pheonixes were captured and for years worked for the humans to stay alive, and even learning to take on a human form to look like them and fit in. Kind of anyway, as their hair color was the same shade as their feathers, and their eyes were different. The black phoenix had black, grey, and white eyes, while the white phoenix's eyes were rainbow.

These two rulers wiped out every kingdom in their path, execpt for each other, and now the world is split in two. The white kingdom is a kingdom of peace. No trouble ever happens there. Though, the black kingdom, it is a dark and deadly place, one people fear of.

The white kingdoms ruler wants that to change. To make peace with the other kingdom. So, he sends his phoenix. But things go wrong. The phoenix is captured and is given a choice. Either fight for the black kingdom, or die. After not giving a answer, she is thrown into the dungon and put under gaurd of the black pheonix, the only one who can keep her from escaping.

Pairings:
Robot/andriodxhuman
WitchxPrince or knight
Apocalypse type rp
StudentxStudent
RockstarxOld Band mate or Manager's daughter
SuperheroxSomeone Villain related
DragonxHuman

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Al menos dos muertos tras estrellarse una avioneta contra una casa en EEUU

Al menos dos muertos tras estrellarse una avioneta contra una casa en EEUU

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Nueva York - Al menos dos personas murieron hoy al estrellarse una avioneta contra dos viviendas de East Haven (Connecticut, EEUU), una de las cuales se incendi? posteriormente, seg?n informaron las autoridades.

Los bomberos han hallado los cuerpos del piloto del avi?n y de un ni?o que estaba en la casa, mientras que se busca a un hermano del peque?o y a otros posibles ocupantes de la aeronave.

El accidente ocurri? poco despu?s de las 15:20 GMT, cuando el avi?n, un Rockell de dos h?lices procedente de Nueva Jersey, intentaba aterrizar por segunda vez en East Haven en medio de un episodio de mal tiempo.

El avi?n se estrell? contra dos viviendas de la ciudad, una de las cuales estaba vac?a, mientras que en la otra hab?a dos hermanos de 1 y 13 a?os.

Las autoridades a?n no han precisado cu?l es el cad?ver de los dos hermanos que ha sido encontrado.

La madre de los ni?os y varios vecinos intentaron entrar en la casa junto con un vecino para rescatarlos, pero la intensidad del incendio lo impidi?.

El piloto del avi?n fue identificado como Bill Henningsgaard, residente en el estado de Washington, y quien podr?a estar viajando con su hijo, extremo que no ha sido confirmado.

Source: http://proceso.hn/2013/08/09/Internacionales/Al.menos.dos/73154.html

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

76ers set to hire Brett Brown as coach

Barring a snag in negotiations, Brett Brown will become the 76ers' next head coach. The team has offered the job to the San Antonio Spurs assistant, according to sources. The two sides were working on a contract to bring the 52-year-old to Philadelphia.

If he accepts, Brown will become the team's eighth head coach since Larry Brown resigned after the 2002-03 season.

The news comes as no surprise. Brett Brown for some time has been the candidate the Sixers coveted to replace Doug Collins, who resigned on April 18.

The New York Daily News reported during the June 27 NBA draft that the Sixers had decided to hire Brown. General manager Sam Hinkie later denied the report. Then on July 31, a league source told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Brown was the preferred candidate for the job.

Brown takes over a team that finished 34-48 this past season and appears to be seriously rebuilding.

The Sixers traded Jrue Holiday, an all-star point guard, and acquired the rights to rookie center Nerlens Noel in a deal with the New Orleans Pelicans on draft night.

They also received the Pelicans' 2014 first-round pick, which is protected from picks one through five, and a second-round pick (42d overall) in this year's draft.

The Sixers also acquired Royce White, who has an expiring contract, and the rights to Turkish star Furkan Aldemir from the Houston Rockets for future considerations. And the team claimed two former Rockets, guard James Anderson and center Tim Ohlbrecht, off waivers.

Brown should bring a winning attitude to an organization expected to struggle. He learned from three premier coaches on three levels: his father, Bob Brown; Rick Pitino; and Gregg Popovich.

Brett Brown joined Popovich's Spurs staff in July 2002 as an assistant coach/director of player development. He moved to the bench as an assistant coach before the 2006-07 season.

The Spurs have won three NBA titles during his tenure. They just missed out on a fourth, losing in Game 7 of the NBA Finals to the Miami Heat in June.

Brown played for Pitino at Boston University from 1980 to '83 and was the team's most valuable player in 1981. In high school, Brown played at South Portland (Maine) for his father, a New England Basketball Hall of Fame coach. Bob Brown went on to become an assistant coach at Boston University while Brett Brown played there.

Brown's seasons as director of player development in San Antonio would be a huge benefit for a youthful Sixers squad. While they have huge upsides, rookies Michael Carter-Williams and Noel also have huge bust potential. So the next coach must be a good developer of talent.

Brown had a hand in the development of NBA all-star point guard Tony Parker, whose scoring average went from 9.2 to 15.5 during the first season he worked with Brown.

Before the Spurs, he coached 14 seasons - nine as a head coach - in the Australia National Basketball League. Brown also coached the Aussies' national team to a seventh-place finish in the 2012 London Olympics.

Brown, Boston Celtics assistant Jay Larranaga, Chicago Bulls assistant Adrian Griffin, and Atlanta Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson were in New York this week for second interviews with the Sixers. The four met with Sixers managing owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer.

Sixers assistant Michael Curry, a holdover from Collins' staff, was also in the running for the job.

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/09/3553544/76ers-set-to-hire-brett-brown.html

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Gillibrand fights for military justice reform

For those who consider dysfunction a congressional core value, here's a news alert: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plays by a different set of rules.

Consider what she's accomplished so far on her mission to roto-till the military justice system into something that might actually be a deterrent to the services' pervasive culture of sexual assault.

After hearing victims of military sexual assault tell their stories, Gillibrand realized the current system was not working.

In May, she introduced landmark legislation to transfer the decision-making on such cases from the chain of command to trained military investigators and prosecutors.

In June, she received the legislative equivalent of a paternalistic pat on the head from Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, a fellow Democrat, who substituted a less controversial reform provision that had the support of the military brass and rammed it through the committee.

Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, didn't get mad. She got to work.

Unfazed by the fact her bill had been gutted, she took the original version back to senator after senator, and made her case.

She found military voices to help. Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Dennis Laich, for example, has told lawmakers, ?We have relied on the chain of command to deal with this issue, and the chain of command has failed for decades.?

But her biggest weapon is her own force of will.

Relentlessly, one on one, she has educated her fellow senators on the issue. From the 15 who joined her when her bill was introduced, she has added Republicans and Democrats alike in a slow, steady strengthening of force.

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, announcing his support, said it best: ?The status quo is not working. We need to shake it up.?

Now, after adding conservative senators Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Rand Paul, R-Ky., and several others to her list of supporters over the past two weeks, she has 44 senators who have announced their support.

Gillibrand's assault on the Senate establishment couldn't have been planned better at West Point.

I believe that ultimately, Gillibrand will win a majority vote on the floor of the Senate.

It's telling that neither the majority leader, Harry Reid, nor the minority leader, Mitch McConnell, have weighed in on either side.

Neither has President Obama or Vice President Joe Biden.

McConnell, who will likely face a smart, tough woman, Alison Lundergan Grimes, in Kentucky's general election next year, desperately needs credibility with women voters. To survive a Republican primary battle against tea party candidate Matt Bevin, he needs to ?Stand with Rand.?

Given that combination, I find it hard to see how McConnell can avoid giving Gillibrand's bill his support. That should bring others along.

I'm also not sure why Reid would ultimately support Levin, who is retiring next year, over one of the brightest stars of his caucus. And it would be entirely consistent with their stated concerns about military sexual assault if Obama and Biden decided to come down on Gillibrand's side of the fence as well.

The Senate, which frequently has shown great ability to turn public outrage into innocuous legislation or out-and-out inaction (think gun violence), is waking up to the fact that Gillibrand is verging on a historic victory.

?The senator has contacted the majority and minority leaders, and the president and the vice president,? Gillibrand communications director Bethany Lesser said this week.

I'll just bet she has.

David McCumber is the Hearst Washington Bureau chief.

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Price of oil rises above $104 per barrel after China reports improved economic data

The price of oil rebounded Friday following a sharp sell-off sparked by expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will soon start withdrawing its unprecedented monetary stimulus.

Benchmark crude for September delivery was up 79 cents to $104.19 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 97 cents to at $103.40 on Thursday.

Oil fell as low as $102.22 before trimming its losses late Thursday after the U.S. Labor Department said the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level since November 2007. While the news was positive, it drove up speculation that the Fed would start phasing out measures that have kept long-term interest rates at record low levels.

The Fed's policies have sparked investment in riskier assets such as stocks and oil. But comments from Fed officials this week indicate the central bank may be ready to begin reducing its monthly purchases of $85 billion in bonds soon as September.

Positive economic news from China on Thursday and Friday also underpinned the oil price.

The world's No. 2 economy reported Friday that July's producer prices ? the price of goods as they leave factories ? fell less rapidly than a year earlier, a sign that demand may be improving. On Thursday, customs data showed increases in both exports and imports for the month, beating market expectations.

Brent crude, traded on the ICE Futures exchange in London, rose 47 cents to $107.15 a barrel.

In other energy futures trading on Nymex:

? Heating oil rose 0.4 cent to $2.961 a gallon.

? Natural gas rose 2.7 cents to $3.324 per 1,000 cubic feet.

? Wholesale gasoline rose 1.8 cents to $2.876 a gallon.

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N.C. Museum of History Awarded Grant for Film Series Chronicling ...

Bridging Cultures?National Endowment for the Humanities Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is one of 473 institutions across the country that have been awarded a series of films chronicling the history of the Civil Rights movement. Part of the Created Equal series, these powerful documentaries, ?The Abolitionists,? ?Freedom Riders,? ?The Loving Story? and ?Slavery by Another Name,? include dramatic scenes of incidents in the 150-year effort to achieve equal rights for all. ?Freedom Riders? received an Emmy in 2012, and ?The Loving Story? has been nominated for an Emmy in 2013.

On Sunday, Jan. 19, leading up to Black History Month in February, the N.C. Museum of History will kick off a series of programs featuring a film screening and a discussion forum centered on one of the documentary films. Furthermore, scholars or North Carolinians with ties to the Civil Rights movement will help lead the discussion about the film and the events pertaining to it. The Jan. 19 program will focus on ?Freedom Riders,? the Feb. 16 program on ?The Loving Story? and the March 16 program on ?Slavery by Another Name.?

The Created Equal film set is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Each of the films was produced with NEH support, and each tells remarkable stories of individuals who challenged the social and legal status quo of deeply rooted institutions, from slavery to segregation. Created Equal programs bring communities together to revisit our shared history and help bridge deep racial and cultural divides in American civic life.

In addition to the Jan. 19 program prior to Black History Month, attend a festival focusing on freedom and explore the exhibit Freedom Coming, Freedom for All. The 13th Annual African American Cultural Celebration will take place Saturday, Jan. 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Freedom Coming, Freedom for All will be on view through Jan. 26, 2014. (The exhibit will close briefly from Oct. 7 through Oct. 13.) The exhibit centers on the status of North Carolina before the Civil War, events leading up to Abraham Lincoln?s issuance of the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, and outcomes and results of the document in the state and nation. Freedom Coming, Freedom for All is presented by the North Carolina Freedom Monument Park and the North Carolina Museum of History.

For more information about the documentary films, go to www.neh.gov/created-equal. To learn more about the Museum of History, visit ncmuseumofhistory.org and Facebook, or call 919-807-7900.

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About the N.C. Museum of History
The museum is located at 5 E. Edenton Street, across from the State Capitol. Parking is available in the lot across Wilmington Street. Hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. The Museum of History, within the Division of State History Museums, is part of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.

About the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state?s cultural resources to build the social, cultural and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan W. Kluttz, NCDCR?s mission to enrich lives and communities creates opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history and libraries in North Carolina that will spark creativity, stimulate learning, preserve the state?s history and promote the creative economy. NCDCR was the first state organization in the nation to include all agencies for arts and culture under one umbrella.

Through arts efforts led by the North Carolina Arts Council, the North Carolina Symphony and the North Carolina Museum of Art, NCDCR offers the opportunity for enriching arts education for young and old alike and economic stimulus engines for our state?s communities. NCDCR?s Divisions of Archives and Records, State Historic Sites, and State History Museums preserve, document and interpret North Carolina?s rich cultural heritage. NCDCR?s State Library of North Carolina is the principal library of state government and builds the capacity of all libraries in our state, developing and supporting access to traditional and online collections such as genealogy and resources for the blind and physically handicapped.

NCDCR annually serves more than 19 million people through its 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, the nation?s first state-supported symphony orchestra, the State Library, the N.C. Arts Council and the State Archives of North Carolina. NCDCR champions our state?s creative industry that accounts for more than 300,000 jobs and generates nearly $18.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please call 919-807-7300 or visit www.ncdcr.gov.

About the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Founded in 1994, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History is a nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in the teaching and learning of American history. Programs include publications, teacher seminars, a national Affiliate School Program, traveling exhibitions, and online materials for teachers, students, and the general public. Visit www.gilderlehrman.org.

About the National Endowment for the Humanities
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities. NEH grants enrich classroom learning, create and preserve knowledge, and bring ideas to life through public television, radio, museum exhibitions, and programs in libraries and other community places. www.neh.gov.


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Friday, August 9, 2013

Non-participation is poor strategy for Israel against UN Council for Human Rights

Rosa Freedman, specialist academic in international law and international human rights at the University of Birmingham, UK, speaks about why Israel is the latest permanent subject on the Human Rights Council?s (HRC) agenda. Her keen insight has resulted in an article published in The Times of Israel.

Freedman reminds us that this level of focused attention can previously been seen during 1952 and 1994 on the South African apartheid, but since its demise, Israel appears to be the next up on the chopping block. Whilst not underserving (Freedman readily acknowledges its human rights violations), she argues that it is grossly disproportionate.

She acutely identifies that disparate concentration on certain countries is the evidence that Member States routinely manipulate the HRC?s forum and mechanisms to achieve their own national motives by supporting allies, pursuing enemies and deflecting their own violations of human rights.

?Why have there recently been special sessions on Syria, but not on other countries that were part of the Arab Spring?? she asks.

?Why has there been so little discussion about Egypt??

?Because Egypt?s a significant player, but Syria in some ways has lost the backing of its allies, which creates a chink in the armor,? answering the question.

?And why has there never been a discussion about China? It?s pretty clear why,? implying that it is too great a power to challenge.

In comparison, Israel, isolated by its exclusion from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is vulnerable to attacks. It further aggravates it precarious position by rebelling in January when it became the first country to ever refuse its Universal Period Review, a mandatory process for all Member States every four years.

Whilst this approach conveys a big message ? that Israel will not stand to be condemned by human right abusers themselves ? Freeman points out that this is wholly ineffective. Instead she suggests that Israel should be building influence by appealing to countries that are currently neutral or on the fence. Freeman feels that the fact Israel is now attempting to re-engage with the UN is the right decision and a fresh opportunity to re-open meaningful discourse.

Freedman?s book, The United Nations Human Rights Council: A Critique and Early Assessment, is the first academic book to discuss the HRC from personal observations during attendance at Council proceedings, thereby providing a unique account of how the body works in practice. Providing in-depth analysis, she discusses how successful the UNHRC has been in advancing human rights despite its apparent politicisations. To read more on Freedman?s book and the author herself click to continue here.
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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Updating Stuff: There Are Home-Based Businesses That Work

By Dan Vlad

For those of you who may have started a home business in the past and most likely you were selling some sort of cleaning product or having home meetings to be able to get individuals to join your business opportunity. Something you're going to find is that those old home businesses are still around however in this day and age they rely on the net in order to create sales. You have to comprehend that the Internet lets you advertise and market your products to the whole world not just your local neighborhood.

One more thing I ought to point out relating to this would be the fact that you no longer need to go for the hard sell, simply because the web page you send men and women to will explain everything about your business. When you spend some time to actually contact the visitors to your internet site you're going to discover that you will have the ability to get more folks to sign up. This takes loads of stress off of the person advertising and marketing the business as the web site will do the majority of the work for you. If you want to begin a business out of your home, one of the best is network marketing or multilevel marketing as it is additionally called. With a business like this you are not only building your business but the people below you are helping you to build your business as well. Your earnings are not only dependent on the product sales you generate, but also the product sales generated by everybody in your down line.

I am sure you are able to see why this type of business is so popular, simply because the quantity of money that can be earned on other people's work can be immense. You ought to keep in mind that Network Advertising or multilevel marketing is not a type of pyramid scheme, simply because pyramid schemes don't have a product that they sell. The difference between multilevel marketing and a pyramid scheme is the fact that a pyramid scheme offers no kind of tangible product or service. A respectable mlm company is selling a product that folks are buying and it can be household cleaners or vitamins, but everyone is being paid from the cash that is made anytime someone buys a product. And unlike pyramid schemes you're going to find that these sorts of businesses are 100% legitimate.

Before you decide to develop an mlm business as the kind of home business you want, take the time to find the company which is best for you. There are many good companies, but you need to find one where you believe in the product mainly because it is going to be difficult to sell a product that you don't even believe in enough to use the product yourself. When you actually use the product yourself you will be able to explain just how it works to potential clients looking to join you.

There is absolutely no reason for you to work at a job that you do not like, which makes you little money and is actually a dead end job, especially with so many home business opportunities. Take into account that it will be very important to do your research before getting into any multilevel marketing program in order to make sure you're finding a thing that you believe in.



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Sunday, August 4, 2013

College Football Notebook: Bob Stoops less worried about QB situation than media

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Jennifer Aniston gets wedding advice from future mother-in-law

Jennifer Aniston gets wedding advice from future mother-in-law

Justin Theroux?s mom hopes the pair will wed on East Coast

Jennifer Aniston's future mother-in-law has reportedly stepped in to get her wedding plans back on track.

The actress' plans to marry her fianc? Justin Theroux have apparently been put on hold. It has been claimed that the pair's hectic work schedules and contrasting views about where to set up home have put a strain on their relationship. According to reports, Justin's mother Phyllis decided to intervene in bid to help them resolve their issues. The former journalist is said to have taken Jennifer and Justin to the restaurant where the handsome actor proposed last year.

"Phyllis was trying to get them to recapture that feeling," a source explained to British magazine Grazia.

Justin is said to be ?miserable? living in California and wants to relocate to his native New York City, while Jennifer is eager to settle in Los Angeles.

RELATED: Jennifer Aniston hires wedding planner

Phyllis is believed to be keen for the pair to at least tie the knot near Justin's home city, and Jennifer has been considering the prospect. The actress has a close bond with Justin's mom and is taking her advice seriously.

"Phyllis, like her son, is keen for Jen and Justin to get married on the East Coast instead of having a big blowout Hollywood bash. Justin says he hopes that Phyllis has more clout with Jen than he does," the source added. "Jennifer is slowing coming round to the idea of marrying in New York. Living there, however, is another matter for now."

Jennifer recently spoke about the delay to her wedding. She denied claims the nuptials had been called off, revealing the pair are happy to take their time.

"We just want to do it when it's perfect, and we're not rushed, and no one is rushing from a job or rushing to a job," Jennifer said. "And, you know, we already feel married."

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Saturday, August 3, 2013

NSA Pays $150m in Secret Funding for U.K. Government ...

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Editor?s Note:?Did you know there was something called the ?Five Eyes? electronic eavesdropping alliance which is comprised of the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand?

Exclusive: NSA pays ?100m in secret funding for GCHQ
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??Secret payments revealed in leaks by Edward Snowden
??GCHQ expected to ?pull its weight? for Americans
??Weaker regulation of British spies ?a selling point? for NSA

The US government has paid at least ?100m to the UK spy agency?GCHQ?over the last three years to secure access to and influence over Britain?s intelligence gathering programmes.

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The funding underlines the closeness of the relationship between GCHQ and its US equivalent, the National Security Agency. But it will raise fears about the hold Washington has over the UK?s biggest and most important intelligence agency, and whether Britain?s dependency on the?NSA?has become too great.

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Ministers have denied that GCHQ does the NSA?s ?dirty work?,?but in the documents GCHQ describes Britain?s surveillance laws and regulatory regime as a ?selling point? for the Americans.

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Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends HD for iPad Review

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Alchemy Mysteries

Sometimes a title tells you all you need to know about a game ? in the case of G5?s Alchemy Mysteries: Prague Legends, we know it is a casual game because of G5, that it is a mystery involving alchemy, that it looks back into history and that it takes place in Prague. We quickly also learn that the game centers around an orphan named Eva who returns to Prague to claim an inheritance and hopefully learn more about her past and her real family. But just after entering the house strange and mysterious things occur! Let?s take a look!

Type of app: Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure (HOPA) Game

Platform/where to buy: iPad (iPhone version here); available in the iTunes App Store

Developer: JetDogs Studios / G5 Entertainment

Description:

? 42 enigmatic levels to play through
? 24 mesmerizing mini-games
? 15 inspiring achievements to earn
? Two difficulty levels: casual, advanced
? Game Center Support
? New iPad Retina Display Support
? iPhone 5 support

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Major features: With many hidden object games, it seems like a limp framework of a story is draped over a standard set of gameplay mechanics, with ?good? and ?bad? games generally hinging on how well the mechanics play out. In fact, I have enjoyed drab stories with great mechanics quite often, but have always found that poor mechanics means a lousy game.

Until now. With Alchemy Mysteries, we have a game with some clunky mechanics, but an oddly engaging story that draws you in and makes up for the oddities in presentation and performance.

Pretty much everything in the game is standard genre fare, with hidden object areas and puzzles. The issues were with the implementation. There are inconsistencies in the graphical feedback system, with some items sparkling when interaction isn?t possible while others don?t sparkle when you CAN interact ? this leads to extra tapping around.

Also, when you try something that doesn?t work you get no feedback or suggestion: it just doesn?t work. You can think you have the right tool, so perhaps you aren?t hitting the right area or something. There is no way to know. These inconsistencies thread throughout the game, making it too often a confusing experience that has you questioning whether it is you or the game that is the cause of getting stuck.

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Another point of confusion is the lack of distinction between single-use and multi-use items. In many hidden object games an item is gone when you use it ? sometimes it makes sense (like a plant used in a potion), other times not (scissors). I have gotten used to this in more recent games, but in Alchemy Mysteries I got stumped until I realized that one piece of paper held multiple clues ? and I came across it by pure luck while perusing the journal for other things!

The 3D panning view is a great addition, as it the explorable world. The way the developers laid things out and implemented the movement system makes it feel more like a traditional adventure game. Even though you are simply sliding from place to place, the impression is more immersive.

That immersion helps carry the story ? as noted you are trying to find your past and at the same time discovering things about yourself and your family you never knew. It is not obvious what is happening, and exploring and letting the plot unfold is a load of fun.

Ease of use/Overall performance: If you are familiar with the hidden object genre you will have no problem getting going with Alchemy Mysteries. It is a fairly standard genre game, with hidden object scenes, objects in rooms, puzzles, and so on. The only difference is the use of a fully 3D space, meaning that within a room you can turn left and right to interact.

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Would use again/recommend?: Definitely! As I said, the mechanics are not the best butthe story is very well done and the overall experience is solid and worth playing.

Suggested changes/wish list for updates: Nothing

Source: Publisher provided review code

Price: $6.99 (iPhone version is $4.99)

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Trooper Guy Gill, who took this picture and posted it to Twitter, says the truck driver stopped quickly to avoid slow-moving traffic in front of him as he was passing Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Photograph by: Trooper Guy Gill , Twitter

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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. ? The Washington State Patrol says a rendering truck that spilled dead animal parts across two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 created an 11-kilometre traffic backup Thursday evening.

Trooper Guy Gill says the truck driver stopped quickly to avoid slow-moving traffic in front of him as he was passing Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

What Gill delicately described as ?the cargo? spilled over the sides of the open container.

A front-end loader was brought in to clean up and the lanes reopened shortly before 9 p.m. Gill says the driver was cited for failure to secure his load.

In a photo post on Twitter, Gill said, ?I know this doesn?t look good but trust me, it smells even worse!?

The trooper says the same thing happened in the same area in late June when a rendering truck braked quickly and its load ?just sloshed over.?

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Friday, August 2, 2013

Astronomers discovery a graveyard for comets

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Astronomers have discovered a graveyard of comets. The researchers describe how some of these objects, inactive for millions of years, have returned to life leading them to name the group the ?Lazarus comets?.

Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/v-eo6TLocvs/130802080248.htm

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Sony's Q1 earnings show a $35 million net profit, mobile revenue jumps 36 percent

Sony's Q1 earnings show a $35 million net profit, mobile revenue jumps 36 percent

Sony's first earnings report of the new financial year is in and it's eked out a profit, albeit a small one. The $35 million net profit is an improvement from last year's results for the same period, and the good news is most pronounced in its Mobile Products & Communications department. Revenue grew 36 percent from last year, partially due to changes in the value of the yen, but also thanks to higher sales for smartphones (9.6 million units), and a higher average selling price. The games division recorded an operating loss for the quarter, as sales of the PS3, PSP and PS2 dropped slightly while spending on R&D for the upcoming PlayStation 4 rose. Sony's new TV strategy may have shown some results, with year-on-years sales up 18.2 percent and attributed to an "improved product mix in LCD TVs" and cost reductions.

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Source: Sony Q1 2013 earnings (PDF), Slides

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/01/sony-q1-2013-earnings/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget

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Droid Daily 8/1/13: Project Glass, ASUS Memo Pad HD7, Galaxy S4 Active and More

ODROID-XU Dev Board Ships for $149

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Hardkernel has an octo-core ODROID-XU developer board that they are shipping for $149. It?s similar to the Raspberry Pi that everyone loved so much. It?s running an octo-core CPU based on ARM?s big.LITTLE architecture. Sounds like lots of fun, right?

Unlocked Galaxy S4 Active on Sale for $589.99

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Today, eBay had the Galaxy S4 Active on sale for $589.99 in their Daily Deals. It?s a pretty great device that is indeed waterproof and dustproof and I reviewed it last month. It definitely lived up to the hype.

Designer Google Glass?

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Who wants Google Glass with some designer frames? Would they make you feel a bit less awkward when wearing Glass? Well Google has started making Designer Google Glass, as you can see in the image above. So far it looks pretty nice.

ASUS Memo Pad HD7 on Amazon for $150

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Today, ASUS put the Memo Pad HD7 on sale on Amazon for about $150. This was one of the tablets they announced back at Computex earlier this summer, with the Transformer Book Trio. It?s a relatively cheap tablet and its available for pre-order now. It?ll release on August 11th for those wondering.

Category: Android Daily News Wrap-Up

Source: http://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/08/droid-daily-8113-project-glass-asus-memo-pad-hd7-galaxy-s4-active-and-more.html

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