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Thursday 31 January 2013

[APP] Poker Calculator for Android

January 22, 2013, Barnaul ? Enterra, a developer of platform for internet poker ? ?Enterra Poker?, has released an Android application ?Poker calculator?.
?Poker calculator? is an application working similarly to applications PokerStove, PokerStrategy Equilator or Equilab, but integrated in it all the best!

Poker calculator has a convenient, intuitive interface and an effective implementation of mathematical algorithms for calculating the probabilities.

The application allows:
? to calculate the probability of win and getting the best combination;
? to calculate the probability of getting a certain combination.

Texas Holdem and Omaha games are supported.
Poker calculator is a great assistant for all poker players!
The application is absolutely free and doesn?t contain any advertising and restrictions.

Link in Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...okercalculator

About ?Enterra Poker? platform:
?Enterra Poker? platform is a software solution developed by ?Enterra?, which allows launching online poker business.
This platform supports all the most popular types of games: Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha H/L, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud H/L. You can get more information about the platform on official website - www.enterra-poker.com.

Source: http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f12/app-poker-calculator-for-android-122814-new/

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Nexus 4 to be available through Google Play in Australia, France and Spain starting today

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On the 28th January 2013, the Play Store changed the availability of the Nexus 4 from ?Sold Out? to ?Temporarily out of stock? and on the next day it said the phone was to be available for shipping within 1 to 2 weeks time.

The stock surely appears to be replenished since today, the 30th of January, the US, Canada and Germany?s Play Stores having the smart phone on sale.

The UK, France and Germany Google Play Store sale is programmed for the today, January 30th at 16:00 CET (Central Eastern Time or GMT + 1:00 if you?re living in Europe).

Australians, however, will get the phone on the next day, on January 31st at 09:00 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time, also known as EDT; UTC +11).

So get ready (or if you are in the US, I hope you were ready) because there are only a few more hours until the phone will be available to buy. Who knows how fast the phone be unavailable again. I would expect the demand will not be as high as the first couple of times, since some managed to order the phone, but you can never be too sure with this well-priced super phone from Google.

LG promised that the Nexus 4 supply will catch up with the demand in February, but then again they promised that before. It?s good to see them stopping pointing fingers at Google, or for that, Google pointing at LG, and start promising to do something about it.

If you are in the States or Canada, and you don?t want to hassle for the latest Nexus phone, the good news is that if you really want the phone, you will be able to get it at the normal price from ?Videotron and Fido (is it me, or does Canada has weirdly named Carriers?) and in The US, the phone made an appearance on Bestbuy.

In case you didn?t know by now, the Nexus 4 has faced a lot of?controversial problems with the stock on the Google Play store from the launch in November. The amount of people that wanted to buy the phone has put a strain on Google?s servers, which had some weird outcomes, such as the website falling as if it was DDoS-ed (Denial of Service). Google was not expecting this amount of interest on the phone (weirdly enough), resulting in phones?disappearing?from the shopping cart of people before check-out and other weird glitches.

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Wednesday 30 January 2013

Better way to culture central nervous cells

Jan. 29, 2013 ? A protein associated with neuron damage in Alzheimer's patients provides a superior scaffold for growing central nervous system cells in the lab. The findings could have clinical implications for producing neural implants and offers new insights on the complex link between the apoE4 apolipoprotein and Alzheimer's disease. Results appear in the journal Biomaterials.

A protein associated with neuron damage in people with Alzheimer's disease is surprisingly useful in promoting neuron growth in the lab, according to a new study by engineering researchers at Brown University. The findings, in press at the journal Biomaterials, suggest a better method of growing neurons outside the body that might then be implanted to treat people with neurodegenerative diseases.

The research compared the effects of two proteins that can be used as an artificial scaffold for growing neurons (nerve cells) from the central nervous system. The study found that central nervous system neurons from rats cultured in apolipoprotein E-4 (apoE4) grew better than neurons cultured in laminin, which had been considered the gold standard for growing mammalian neurons in the lab.

"Most scientists assumed that laminin was the best protein for growing CNS (central nervous system)," said Kwang-Min Kim, a biomedical engineering graduate student at Brown University and lead author of the study, "but we demonstrated that apoE4 has substantially better performance for mammalian CNS neurons."

im performed the research under the direction of Tayhas Palmore, professor of engineering and medical science and Kim's Ph.D. adviser. Also involved in the project was Janice Vicenty, an undergraduate from the University of Puerto Rico, who was working in the Palmore lab as a summer research fellow through the Leadership Alliance.

The results are surprising partly because of the association of apoE4 with Alzheimer's. Apolipoproteins are responsible for distributing and depositing cholesterols and other lipids in the brain. They come in three varieties: apoE2, apoE3 and apoE4. People with the gene that produces apoE4 are at higher risk for amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, the hallmarks of Alzheimer's. But exactly how the protein itself contributes to Alzheimer's is not known.

This study suggests that outside the body, where the protein can be separated from the cholesterols it normally carries, apoE4 is actually beneficial in promoting neuron growth.

Growing new neurons

In the body, neurons grow in what's called an extracellular matrix (ECM), a protein-rich scaffold that provides cells with nutrients and a molecular structure in which to grow. To grow neurons in the lab, scientists try to mimic the ECM present in the body. Laminin is a common protein in the body's ECM, and studies have shown that laminin aids the growth of neurons from the peripheral nervous system (nerve cells that grow outside the brain and spinal cord).

It was largely assumed, Kim said, that because laminin was good for growing peripheral nerve cells, it would also be good for growing central nerve cells. That turns out not to be the case.

Kim was inspired to test the effects of apoE4 by a previous study that found that a mixture of apoE4 and laminin promoted CNS cell growth better than laminin alone. "The previous work hadn't tested the effects apoE4 by itself," Kim said. "So we started working on a side-by-side comparison of apoE4 and laminin."

Kim and his colleagues cultured rat hippocampal cells -- a model for mammalian CNS neurons -- in four different treatments: laminin, laminin and apoE4 mixed, apoE4 alone, and bare glass. They found that cells cultured in apoE4 alone performed substantially better than any other treatment. The apoE4 cells were more likely to adhere to the protein scaffold, which is necessary for proper growth. They also showed more robust growth of axons and dendrites, the wire-like appendages that enable neurons to send and receive nerve signals.

Laminin doesn't seem to be of much benefit at all for culturing CNS cells, according to the study. Cells cultured on laminin alone did not perform any better than cells cultured on bare glass.

That was another big surprise, Kim said, because laminin is so widely used in all kinds of neuron cultures.

A second part of the research looked at the chemical pathways through which proteins may enhance neuron growth. Previous work had found two neuron receptors, the gateways through which neurons interact with the outside world, that play a role in how external proteins trigger cell growth. However, when Kim blocked these two receptors, known as integrin and HSPG, he found that apoE4 still enhanced neuron growth. That finding suggests that neurons use an as yet unknown pathway to interact with apoE4.

"This discovery opens up a new target for researchers who are interested in identifying receptors that are important for spurring neural growth," Palmore said.

Application to neural prosthetics

Unlike other cells in the body, nerve cells tend not to regenerate after being damaged by disease or trauma. So researchers hope that they can eventually implant lab-grown cells in the body to treat trauma or neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

"People are looking at all these different proteins to see if we can make a material -- a scaffold -- that to a neuron, looks and feels like their natural environment," said Palmore. "The finding that apoE4 is a better protein to add to neural scaffolds is a good breakthrough because most people have been using laminin for the central nervous system models, which turns out to be less than optimal."

The research was supported by the National Science Foundation (HRD-0548311) and the National Institutes of Health.

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Kwang-Min Kim, Janice Vicenty Vazquez, G. Tayhas R. Palmore. The potential of apolipoprotein E4 to act as a substrate for primary cultures of hippocampal neurons. Biomaterials, 2013; DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.01.012

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This week in college basketball

This week's schedule and results in college basketball for USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll ranked teams:

Published: Jan. 30, 2013 at 5:55 AM

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- This week's schedule and results in college basketball for USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll ranked teams:

(Games Jan. 28-Feb. 3)

(All times EST)

By day

Monday

No. 1 Kansas 61, West Virginia 56

No. 13 Louisville 64, Pittsburgh 61

No. 25 Marquette 63, South Florida 50

Tuesday

No. 11 Ohio State 58, Wisconsin 49

Virginia 58, No. 19 North Carolina State 55

Indiana State 68, No. 14 Wichita State 55

Kentucky 87, No. 16 Mississippi 74

No. 24 Minnesota 84, Nebraska 65

Wednesday

Northwestern at No. 2 Michigan, 6:30 p.m.

No. 3 Indiana at Purdue, 8:30 p.m.

South Carolina at No. 4 Florida, 8 p.m.

No. 5 Duke at Wake Forest, 8 p.m.

No. 12 Oregon at Stanford, 11 p.m.

No. 15 Miami (Fla.) at Virginia Tech, 9 p.m.

Missouri State at No. 17 Creighton, 8 p.m.

No. 18 Missouri at Louisiana State, 8 p.m.

Texas at No. 21 Kansas State, 8 p.m.

No. 22 New Mexico at Wyoming, 9 p.m.

Rutgers at No. 23 Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

Thursday

No. 7 Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 11 p.m.

No. 8 Arizona at Washington, 9 p.m.

Illinois at No. 9 Michigan State, 7 p.m.

No. 10 Butler at St. Louis, 9 p.m.

Friday

No ranked teams scheduled.

Saturday

Oklahoma State at No. 1 Kansas, 4 p.m.

No. 2 Michigan at No. 3 Indiana, 9 p.m.

No. 16 Mississippi at No. 4 Florida, 7 p.m.

No. 5 Duke at Florida State, 2 p.m.

No. 6 Syracuse at Pittsburgh, noon

No. 7 Gonzaga at San Diego, 11 p.m.

No. 8 Arizona at Washington State, 10 p.m.

Rhode Island at No. 10 Butler, 4 p.m.

No. 11 Ohio State at Nebraska, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Oregon at California, 4:30 p.m.

No. 14 Wichita State at Northern Iowa, 4 p.m.

No. 15 Miami (Fla.) at No. 19 North Carolina State, 4 p.m.

Bradley at No. 17 Creighton, 3:05 p.m.

Auburn at No. 18 Missouri, 1:30 p.m.

No. 20 San Diego State at Air Force, 3 p.m.

No. 21 Kansas State at Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

No. 23 Cincinnati at Seton Hall, 11 a.m.

Sunday

No. 25 Marquette at No. 13 Louisville, 2 p.m.

Iowa at No. 24 Minnesota, 1 p.m.

By team

No. 1 Kansas (19-1)

Won at West Virginia 61-56, Monday

Vs. Oklahoma State, 4 p.m., Saturday

No. 2 Michigan (19-1)

Vs. Northwestern, 6:30 p.m., Wednesday

At No. 3 Indiana, 9 p.m., Saturday

No. 3 Indiana (18-2)

At Purdue, 8:30 p.m., Wednesday

Vs. No. 2 Michigan, 9 p.m., Saturday

No. 4 Florida (16-2)

Vs. South Carolina, 8 p.m., Wednesday

Vs. No. 16 Mississippi, 7 p.m., Saturday

No. 5 Duke (17-2)

At Wake Forest, 8 p.m., Wednesday

At Florida State, 2 p.m., Saturday

No. 6 Syracuse (18-2)

At Pittsburgh, noon, Saturday

No. 7 Gonzaga (19-2)

At Loyola Marymount, 11 p.m., Thursday

At San Diego, 11 p.m., Saturday

No. 8 Arizona (17-2)

At Washington, 9 p.m., Thursday

At Washington State, 10 p.m., Saturday

No. 9 Michigan State (17-4)

Vs. Illinois, 7 p.m., Thursday

No. 10 Butler (17-3)

At St. Louis, 9 p.m., Thursday

Vs. Rhode Island, 4 p.m., Saturday

No. 11 Ohio State (16-4)

Defeated Wisconsin 58-49, Tuesday

At Nebraska, 7 p.m., Saturday

No. 12 Oregon (18-2)

At Stanford, 11 p.m., Wednesday

At California, 4:30 p.m., Saturday

No. 13 Louisville (17-4)

Defeated Pittsburgh 64-61, Monday

Vs. No. 25 Marquette, 2 p.m., Sunday

No. 14 Wichita State (19-3)

Lost to Indiana State 68-55, Tuesday

At Northern Iowa, 4 p.m., Saturday

No. 15 Miami (Fla.) (15-3)

At Virginia Tech, 9 p.m., Wednesday

At No. 19 North Carolina State, 4 p.m., Saturday

No. 16 Mississippi (17-3)

Lost to Kentucky 87074, Tuesday

At No. 4 Florida, 7 p.m., Saturday

No. 17 Creighton (18-3)

Vs. Missouri State, 8 p.m., Wednesday

Vs. Bradley, 3:05 p.m., Saturday

No. 18 Missouri (15-4)

At Louisiana State, 8 p.m., Wednesday

Vs. Auburn, 1:30 p.m., Saturday

No. 19 North Carolina State (16-5)

Lost at Virginia 58-55, Tuesday

Vs. No. 15 Miami (Fla.), 4 p.m., Saturday

No. 20 San Diego State (16-4)

At Air Force, 3 p.m., Saturday

No. 21 Kansas State (15-4)

Vs. Texas, 8 p.m., Wednesday

At Oklahoma, 6 p.m., Saturday

No. 22 New Mexico (17-3)

At Wyoming, 9 p.m., Wednesday

No. 23 Cincinnati (16-4)

Vs. Rutgers, 7 p.m., Wednesday

At Seton Hall., 11 a.m., Saturday

No. 24 Minnesota (16-5)

Defeated Nebraska 84-55, Tuesday

Vs. Iowa, 1 p.m., Sunday

No. 25 Marquette (15-4)

Defeated South Florida 63-50, Monday

At No. 13 Louisville, noon, Sunday

Source: http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/College-Basketball/2013/01/30/This-week-in-college-basketball/UPI-59171359543318/

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PM Note: Immigration Pregreement, Details Later, Hillary Clinton's Farewell, Kerry Confirmed, Gnomes of Oakland

Kerry Confirmed 94-3 - Who'd have thought the former Democratic presidential candidate at the State Department would be easier to confirm than the former Republican senator at the Pengaton? - http://abcn.ws/Wt8DS6

Stay Tuned to Nightline and ABC News.com for Cynthha McFadden's interview with Hillary Clinton with tough questions about her Benghazi testimony and her future.

To whet your appetite - Clinton by the N umbers - 956,000 Miles, 1,700 meetings with world leaders, 3 on-camera dances - http://abcn.ws/WzAD3L (Jilian Fama and Dana Hughes)

QOTD - "We've received a lot of feedback from residents who love the gnomes," PG & E Spokesman Jason King told The Associated Press. "We're looking for solutions. We'll keep them where people can enjoy them." - Don't Mess with Oakland's Anonymous Gnomes - http://bit.ly/UANuVL

A 7th "happy to be alive" anniversary for ABC's Bob Woodruff and Doug Vogt - http://bit.ly/TTBBfO

The Immigration Pitch - Today it was Rubio on Rush. Tomorrow it is Obama on ABC's partner Univsion.

No - Obama (and Democrats) and Rubio (and Republicans) don't unanimously agree on what'll be in an immigration bill. But the big names on both sides seem to be trying to get the sales pitch out of the way early. Jordan Fabian wraps the day - http://abcn.ws/WsOyeU

Immigration Pre-greement? - The immigration strategy on both sides of the aisle seems to go a little like this: We all agree! Make a big show of bipartisan agreement, get everyone to sign onto big ideas, woo the conservative media before there are specifics over which to quibble? and then work out the details later.

Obama Today - "The good news is that - for the first time in many years - Republicans and Democrats seem ready to tackle this problem together. Members of both parties, in both chambers, are actively working on a solution. And yesterday, a bi-partisan group of Senators announced their principles for comprehensive immigration reform, which are very much in line with the principles I've proposed and campaigned on for the last few years. At this moment, it looks like there's a genuine desire to get this done soon. And that's very encouraging."

Rubio also did his part today. The Florida Senator who today began a spirited PR offensive in favor of bipartisan action. In addition to his appearance on Rush, Rubio also gave an impassioned Senate floor speech. He planned appearances on other radio talk shows as well.

But there was no animosity between Rubio and Rush today. Rush was extremely respectful of Rubio and his ideas even as he suggested President Obama was only after political gain with this process.

"You're meeting everybody honestly, forthrightly. You're meeting everyone halfway," Limbaugh told Rubio.

But there is not exactly agreement yet.

Here's what Rubio said after Obama's speech in Las Vegas:

"I am concerned by the President's unwillingness to accept significant enforcement triggers before current undocumented immigrants can apply for a green card. Without such triggers in place, enforcement systems will never be implemented and we will be back in just a few years dealing with millions of new undocumented people in our country. Furthermore?" and he goes on from there.

How does Obama's Plan Differ from the Gang of 8? - No guest worker program and more direct path to citizenship for starters - http://abcn.ws/X5ULtI (Jordan Fabian)

Rubio Says Immigration Reform Needs Obamacare Changes - Marco Rubio is leading the GOP charge on immigration reform, but he says new policies won't work without changing President Obama's health-reform law to specifically exclude the undocumented. http://abcn.ws/XIkYhY (Chris Good)

Obama's Immigration Plan Does Includes Provisions for Gay and Lesbian Immigrants - http://abcn.ws/YCyASH (DeRuy)

The Pivotal Question on Immigration - From Potomac Strategies Matt Mackowiak - "Can conservative supporters like Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., convince conservative critics that the bill does not equal amnesty?

"The ultimate resolution of (that) question will determine the bill's fate. The most reasonable criticism of the bipartisan plan is that even by requiring those already here illegally to pass a background check, register for a visa (with a requirement that they learn English) and pay back taxes, and then wait for everyone else in line legally to be processed first, the reform would still advantage the lawbreakers. How?

"If Republicans want to benefit from strengthening border security, reforming our highly skilled immigrant visa program and opening Hispanic voters up to listen to our ideas, then we must be willing to accept the unfortunate reality that we cannot deport 12 million people." http://bit.ly/UAf4Ta The A-Word: Why Amnesty Is a Dirty Word in the Immigration Debate - Two days before his bid for immigration reform died in the Senate, President George W. Bush accidentally told a group of lawmakers that his plan would grant undocumented individuals "amnesty." http://abcn.ws/WdJPhP (Sarah Parnass) NRA's Wayne LaPierre: Don't Blame Gun Owners for Acts of Criminals - Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, will tell the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the federal government should not blame law abiding gun owners for the acts of criminals by enacting new gun control legislation. http://abcn.ws/VlLttX (Arlette Saenz)

Our Palin Expert Shush Walshe Says Palin Is Not Over - Sarah Palin's break up with Fox News should not have been, well, breaking news, as she had publicly complained in August on Facebook that the network had canceled her appearances at the Republican National Convention. http://abcn.ws/WMVPo1 (Shushanna Walshe)

The Many Immigration Positions of Marco Rubio - From Beth Reinhard at National Journal - "As Rubio's star power and skills at framing the immigration debate begin to lure conservatives to the table, the potential for a breakthrough in Washington is already overshadowing his previous policy shifts. As a state lawmaker in 2003 and 2004, he co-sponsored bills to give college tuition breaks to illegal immigrants. As Florida House Speaker in 2008, half a dozen bills that aimed to crack down on illegal immigrants fizzled on his watch. But during the 2010 campaign, Rubio towed the anti-amnesty line demanded by the conservative base of his party. He even argued the U.S. census should count "only legal citizens" because including illegal immigrants would "actually incentivize politicians to perpetuate our broken immigration system by rewarding states with large illegal immigrant populations with a louder voice in Washington." - http://bit.ly/14s1vsT

Election to Replace Sen. Kerry Likely June 25 - With Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's confirmation for Secretary of State proceeding at a smooth and quick pace, the question now becomes who will replace him and when? http://abcn.ws/WyZAMH (Elizabeth Hartfield)

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Clinton says she doesn't see "getting back into politics" (reuters)

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GamerNode - Video Games - Gaming News - Game Reviews

Last Wednesday (my birthday, of all days) the gaming industry decided to fill my kitchen with morsel after morsel of meaty news tidbits. I try my best to cover it all right here.

Every weekend, join GamerNode Senior Editor Jason Fanelli (with videographer Matt Boyle behind the camera) as he runs down the top gaming news stories from the previous week. Game announcements, developer quotes, major events: we?ll have it all. This is a one-stop shop of news sure to feed your hunger for what?s happening in gaming.

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This week, THQ is torn apart at the seams, Nintendo rocks our world directly once again, and two games will soon be available in the good ol? USA. Check out this week?s Grill right now!

Clip in the third story is from ?South Park? and is the property of Parker-Stone Studios and Comedy Central, not me. I just thought it fit.

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City of the Month: Park City, UT ? Travel Smart Blog

Last week, the acclaimed Sundance Film Festival honored the top independent movies and players. Every year, its host, Park City, Utah, takes the best supporting role for the annual celeb-studded event.

Park City is topping all the travel lists (Forbes, Travel + Leisure, Ski Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler) lately surpassing destinations such as Aspen. Why? Accessibility, creativity, and activity!

Park City is a transformed old mining town with three ski resorts surrounding it. The quaintness of Park City?s Main Street is a thin veil for souvenirs and high-end retail. And don?t be deceived by the quaint fa?ade as the price tag for a vacation in and around this city is never bargain-priced. The four block historic strip is perfect for strolling or you can step into Robert Redford?s restaurant, Zoom, which offers some delicious local fare.

Accessibility

Nobody wants to spend the better part of a day traveling into a destination. Park City is more accessible than many of the top ski resort towns ? located only 45 minutes from The Salt Lake City airport. The international airport serves many airlines; Delta Air Lines has nonstop flights from more than 100 cities. Shuttles are a better choice than renting a car.

Hotels in Park City are numerous; from the big brand hotels to the local lodges.

Creativity

It has become a hub of culinary creativity with more than 100 restaurants and some truly inspired eateries.

If dining among celebrities in a beautiful mountain setting sounds appealing, you?ll want to check-in to the Waldorf-Astoria. Get a table at Slopes, a new restaurant deemed America?s hottest hotel restaurant in 2012 by Travel & Leisure.

The Waldorf-Astoria?s renowned bar and lounge, Powder Ice Lounge, features a 14-foot sculpted ice bar (it?s literally made of ice) and is one of the most popular photo-ops in the city.

Activity

Park City features three world-class resorts ? Deer Valley Resort, Canyons Resort and Park City Mountain Resort ? that offer three seasons of fun for everyone. (I say three because spring is a transitional season when the resorts close, the snow melts, and the preparations for the summer season are taking place.)

In the winter, the powder is abundant. Park City is home to the steep mountains where the US Ski Team trains attracting the world?s top snow sport enthusiasts, and a very chic and sophisticated crowd.

The Utah Olympic Park near Park City was the site of the 2002 Bobsled, Luge and Ski Jumping competitions. Today, visitors are treated to a guided tour of the park, athlete training sessions, 70 mile-per-hour bobsled rides, zipline rides, Quicksilver alpine slide rides, Olympic museum, an interactive museum, freestyle aerial and ski jumping shows on Saturdays at noon and a variety of camps for all ages.

In the summer and fall, the resorts convert their lifts and runs into over 400 miles of trails for biking and hiking and endless activities. Deer Valley?s Mountain Biking School offers lessons for those looking to improve their skills or just a guide for some of the areas best trails.

Monday 28 January 2013

Feeling flirty? Wait for the sun to shine

Jan. 28, 2013 ? We all know how casual flirtation can lift one's mood, which can be important at this time of year when the winter blues are at their peak. But if you are more serious about your flirting and hope to get that all important phone number, you're better off waiting until it's sunny, according to new French research published in the journal Social Influence.

Nicolas Gu?guen of the University of South Brittany -- who has previously investigated how wearing red lipstick can increase a waitress' tips -- conducted a study in which an 'attractive' 20 year old male approached 18-25 year old women walking alone in the street and asked them for their phone numbers. The women were solicited on both sunny and cloudy (but not rainy) days, when the temperature was about the same.

In the past other environmental factors have been found to make people more likely to flirt or exchange phone numbers -- the presence of pleasant smells, romantic music or certain colours have all been found to have an effect.

Previous research has also shown how the weather can affect certain social behaviours -- sunshine makes people more likely to help strangers or answer a survey, and people tend to leave bigger tips in restaurants on sunny days. But this is the first research to explore how the weather may influence courtship or dating behaviour.

It was found that women were more receptive to being approached and flirted with -- and give out their phone numbers -- on sunny days: over a fifth -- 22.4% -- of women did so when the sun was out, as opposed to 13.9% on the cloudy days.

(The phone numbers were later used to contact the women and tell them the true nature of the study, as per the recommendation of the ethics committee of the lab which reviewed the project!)

The message seems clear: flirting is more likely to have a positive outcome on sunny days. But Professor Gu?guen was careful to include certain caveats regarding the applicability of the research to everyday situations: the sunshine (or other factors) may after all have improved the attractive 20 year old male's flirting skills on those days. Other atmospheric conditions such as windiness or humidity were not accounted for. And, perhaps most crucially, the research was conducted in France, where 'men traditionally approach women in romantic relationships'.

The journal article concludes with suggestions for further study in this area -- for instance, are men themselves more likely to initiate flirting behaviour when the sun is shining? We'll have to wait until the Spring to find out!

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Injecting botox into stomach does not promote weight loss

Jan. 28, 2013 ? Gastric injections of botulinum toxin A (BTA) can delay gastric emptying but do not make obese individuals feel more full, alter their eating behaviors, or cause them to lose weight, according to the February issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

In attempts to help people lose weight, researchers have tested ways to slow gastric emptying (movement of food from the stomach to the small intestine) and increase satiation (feeling full). Gastric injections of BTA have been reported to delay gastric emptying, increase satiation, and reduce body weight, but with inconsistent results.

Botulinum toxin -- a protein and neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum -- reduces muscle activity by blocking the release of acetylcholine from neurons.

Mark Topazian et al. compared the effects of injecting different doses of BTA into the stomachs of 60 individuals with mild-to-moderate obesity.

Study participants were each given 1 injection of BTA (100, 300, or 500 U), or placebo, in the gastric antral muscularis propria, guided by endoscopic ultrasound. Gastric emptying of solids was measured by scintigraphy. Topazian et al. also measured participants' body weights every 2 weeks, along with satiation (based on maximum tolerated volume in a caloric liquid drink test), calorie intake (based on a questionnaire), gastrointestinal symptoms, and psychological aspects of eating.

Two weeks after the injections, the mean half-time for gastric emptying of solids increased by 0.8, 14, 24, and 14 minutes among subjects given placebo, 100, 300, or 500 U BTA, respectively.

Sixteen weeks after the injections, mean body weights were reduced by 2.2, 0.2, 2.3, and 3.0 kg in these groups, respectively -- not a statistically significant difference.

Nor were there significant differences among groups in satiation volume, caloric intake, gastrointestinal symptoms, or psychological aspects of eating among groups.

So, although stomach injection of BTA slows gastric emptying, it does not increase the feeling of fullness or lead to loss of body weight. The authors say is unlikely that higher doses of BTA than those tested would induce additional delays in gastric emptying or weight loss.

Previous studies have associated gastrointestinal symptoms with eating behaviors. Topazian et al. did observe that a higher maximum tolerated volume, a physiological measure of satiation, correlated with less control over eating. They propose that educating obese patients about physiological differences in stomach volume might help them improve their ability to control how much they eat.

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Mark Topazian, Michael Camilleri, Felicity T. Enders, Jonathan E. Clain, Ferga C. Gleeson, Michael J. Levy, Elizabeth Rajan, Vandana Nehra, Ross A. Dierkhising, Maria L. Collazo?Clavell, Nicholas J. Talley, Matthew M. Clark. Gastric Antral Injections of Botulinum Toxin Delay Gastric Emptying but Do Not Reduce Body Weight. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2013; 11 (2): 145 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.09.029

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Hack an Aquarium Air Pump Into an Electric Vacuum Pen

Hack an Aquarium Air Pump Into an Electric Vacuum Pen If you ever need to pick up small items such as beads, shells, or small electronic components for future use, you probably don't want sift through the dust and debris in your regular vacuum. A commercial vacuum pen goes for $40-60 but you can utilize a $10 air filter to create your own.

Instructables user technicallyartistic goes into detailed step-by-step photos and instructions at the source link below, but what you're basically doing is opening up the pump and reversing the valve so it goes from blowing air to sucking air. Next you'll create the pen itself by using a donor refillable pen, an airflow control valve, an inflation needle, and an alligator clip. Finally, you'll need a length of air hose tubing and a t-valve to add the vacuum pump to your pen.

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Qigong Improves Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Patients | Psych ...

By Janice Wood Associate News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on January 27, 2013

Qigong Improves Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Patients New research has found that qigong, an ancient Chinese mind-body practice, has been found to reduce depression and improve the quality of life in women undergoing radiation for breast cancer.

The study examined qigong in patients receiving radiation therapy and included a follow-up period to assess its benefits over time, according to researchers.

?We were [...] particularly interested to see if qigong would benefit patients experiencing depressive symptoms at the start of treatment,? said Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center?s Departments of General Oncology and Behavioral Science.

?It is important for cancer patients to manage stress because it can have a profoundly negative effect on biological systems and inflammatory profiles.?

For the study, Cohen and his colleagues recruited 96 women with stage 1-3 breast cancer from Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center in Shanghai, China.

About half of the women ? 49 ? were randomly assigned to a qigong group consisting of five 40-minute classes each week during their five-to-six week course of radiation therapy. The remaining 47 women comprised a control group receiving standard care.

The program incorporated a modified version of Chinese medical qigong, which consisted of synchronizing one?s breath with various exercises, the researchers explained.

Participants in both groups completed assessments at the beginning, middle and end of radiation therapy and then one and three months later. Different aspects of quality of life were measured, including depressive symptoms, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and overall quality of life.

According to the researchers, patients in the qigong group reported a steady decline in depressive symptom scores beginning at the end of radiation therapy, with a mean score of 12.3, through the three month post-radiation follow-up with a score of 9.5. No changes were noted in the control group over time, the study found.

The study also found that qigong was especially helpful for women reporting high baseline depressive symptoms, Cohen said.

?We examined women?s depressive symptoms at the start of the study to see if women with higher levels would benefit more,? he said.

?In fact, women with low levels of depressive symptoms at the start of radiotherapy had good quality of life throughout treatment and three months later regardless of whether they were in the qigong or control group. However, women with high depressive symptoms in the control group reported the worst levels of depressive symptoms, fatigue, and overall quality of life that were significantly improved for the women in the qigong group.?

As the benefits of qigong were largely observed after treatment concluded, researchers suggest qigong may prevent a delayed symptom burden or expedite the recovery process, especially for women with elevated depressive symptoms at the start of radiation therapy. Cohen notes the delayed effect could be explained by the cumulative nature of the treatments, as the benefits often take time to be realized.

According to the researchers, the findings support other previously reported trials examining the benefits of qigong, but are too preliminary to offer clinical recommendations.

They note that additional research is needed to understand the possible biological mechanisms involved and further explore the use of qigong in ethnically diverse populations with different forms of cancer.

The study was published in the journal Cancer.

Source: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

APA Reference
Wood, J. (2013). Qigong Improves Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Patients. Psych Central. Retrieved on January 28, 2013, from http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/01/27/qigong-improves-quality-of-life-for-breast-cancer-patients/50826.html

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Video: Gun control advocates march

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Sunday 27 January 2013

Newtown residents will join gun control march in D.C.

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Residents from Newtown, Conn., are joining a march on Washington for gun control on Saturday with parents, pastors, survivors of gun violence and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

Organizers said they are expecting thousands of participants for the rally on the National Mall, including about 100 from Newtown and buses from New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia. Others are flying in from Seattle, San Francisco and even Alaska. They will gather Saturday at the Capitol Reflecting Pool at 10 a.m. and will begin marching down Constitution Avenue toward the Washington Monument at 11 a.m. A rally is planned on the monument grounds at noon.

Molly Smith, the artistic director of Washington's Arena Stage, and her partner organized the march, inspired by the December massacre that killed 20 first graders and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, she said. The gunman also fatally shot his mother and committed suicide.

"With the drum roll, the consistency of the mass murders and the shock of it, it is always something that is moving and devastating to me. And then, it's as if I move on," Smith said. "And In this moment, I can't move on. I can't move on.

"I think it's because it was children, babies," she said. "I was horrified by it."

While she's never organized a political march before, Smith said she was compelled to press for a change in the law. The march organizers support President Barack Obama's call for a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines as well as for universal background checks for gun sales. They also want lawmakers to require gun safety training for all buyers of firearms.

As a theater person, Smith said murdering a child is something you can never show in theater. Even in the Greek tragedy, "Medea," the main character kills her children, but that happens off stage, Smith said.

After the Connecticut shootings, Smith posted something on Facebook and drew more support to do something. The group One Million Moms for Gun Control, the Washington National Cathedral and two other churches eventually signed on to co-sponsor the march. Organizers have raised more than $46,000 online to pay for equipment and fees to stage the rally.

Lawmakers from the District of Columbia and Maryland are scheduled to speak. Actress Kathleen Turner is expected to appear, along with Marian Wright Edelman of the Children's Defense Fund and Colin Goddard, a survivor from the Virginia Tech massacre.

Smith said she supports a comprehensive look at mental health and violence in video games and films. But she said the mass killings at Virginia Tech and Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Conn., all start with guns.

"The issue is guns. The Second Amendment gives us the right to own guns, but it's not the right to own any gun," she said. "These are assault weapons, made for killing people."

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March on Washington for Gun Control: http://www.guncontrolmarch.com/

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/newtown-residents-join-gun-control-march-dc-080055554.html

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Wisconsin Humane Soc. asks for donations to support Jerome ... - WITI

Posted on: 7:55 pm, January 25, 2013, by Cary Docter, updated on: 07:58pm, January 25, 2013

jerome-250 RACINE (WITI) ??A Racine puppy needs some help.?Jerome came to the Racine Campus of the Wisconsin Humane Society with a badly fractured, infected leg.

The staff at the Racine Campus began to work on relieving Jerome?s pain and evaluated the extent of his injuries. With the help of local veterinarian partners, Jerome began treatment this week that was needed to get him healthy again. Unfortunately, Jerome?s injury to his leg was so extensive that it needed to be amputated.

Jerome is now recovering and will eventually be available for adoption (several weeks).?

Now, the Racine campus of the Wisconsin Humane Society is asking for the community?s support to help fund his medical treatment, which will exceed $1,500.

You can read more about Jerome?s story and make a donation by CLICKING HERE.

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Acer Predator AG3620-UR308 Gaming Desktop (Black)

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Acer Predator AG3620-UR308 Desktop PC comes with these specs: 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3770 processor 3.4GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.9GHz, Windows 8, Intel B75 Express Chipset, 12GB DDR3 Memory, NVIDIA GeForce GT630 Graphics with 2GB of Discrete Video Memory, 16X DVD?R/RW SuperMulti Drive, 2TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, High Definition Audio with 5.1-Channel Audio Support, 6 - USB 2.0 Ports, 4 - USB 3.0 Ports, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, Keyboard and Mouse, 29.0 lbs./13.2 kg (system unit only), 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll Free Tech Support, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, McAfee Internet Security Suite Trial

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John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer | IlliniHQ.com

University of Illinois Men's basketball coach John Groce signed autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer during Loren Tate's and Jim Turpin's radio show at ?the Mobil Super Pantry at Springfield and Staley in Champaign on Saturday, January 26, 2013.

John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

John Groce shakes hand with 1954 220 Low Hurdles NCAA champion Joe Corley as the University of Illinois Basketball coach signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce poses for a photo with Joe Bingham, left, and Cindy Wirth as the coach was signing autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

Jim Turpin, left, and Loren Tate talk with Special Assistant to the Head Coach Brandon Miller as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

Items up for raffle as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce, right, talks on the radio with Loren Tate, left, and Jim Turpin as Groce takes a break from signing autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. On the left is Special Assistant to the Head Coach Brandon Miller.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce, right, talks on the radio with Loren Tate, left, and Jim Turpin as Groce takes a break from signing autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. On the left is Special Assistant to the Head Coach Brandon Miller.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce talks on the radio with Loren Tate, left, and Jim Turpin as Groce takes a break from signing autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce talks on the radio with Loren Tate, left, and Jim Turpin as Groce takes a break from signing autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce talks on the radio with Loren Tate, left, and Jim Turpin as Groce takes a break from signing autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce talks on the radio with Loren Tate, left, and Jim Turpin as Groce takes a break from signing autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois 1954 220 Low Hurdles NCAA champion Joe Corley signs his raffle tickets as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

Joe Corley, the University of Illinois' 1954 220 Low Hurdles NCAA champion,right, gives a hug to Senior Associate Athletics Director Warren Hood as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

John Groce shares a laugh with 1954 220 Low Hurdles NCAA champion Joe Corley as the University of Illinois Basketball coach signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

Jim Turpin, left, and Loren Tate talk on the radio as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

Cindy Wirth, Chamapgin, looks on as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce autographs her tee shirt for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs paint brushes for Gary Danenhower, Champaign, as Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs paint brushes for Gary Danenhower, Champaign, as Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

Special Assistant to the Head Coach Brandon Miller, left,a talks on the radio with Jim Turpin, left, and Loren Tate as University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce autographs raffle items for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
John Groce for Coaches vs. Cancer

University of Illinois Basketball coach John Groce shakes hands with Conner Wente, 5, Champaign, as the coach signs autographs for Coaches vs. Cancer at the Super Pantry on Staley Road in Champaign on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.