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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Physicist Stephen Hawking visits LA stem cell lab
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Stephen Hawking toured a stem cell laboratory Tuesday where scientists are studying ways to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease, a neurological disorder that has left the British cosmologist almost completely paralyzed.
After the visit, the 71-year-old Hawking urged doctors, nurses and staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to support the research.
Hawking recalled how he became depressed when he was diagnosed with the disease 50 years ago and initially didn't see a point in finishing his doctorate. But his attitude changed when his condition didn't progress quickly and he was able to concentrate on his studies.
"Every new day became a bonus," he told a packed room.
Cedars-Sinai received nearly $18 million last year from California's taxpayer-funded stem cell institute to study the debilitating disease also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the muscles. People gradually have more and more trouble breathing and moving as muscles weaken and waste away.
There's no cure and no way to reverse the disease's progression. Few people with ALS live longer than a decade.
Diagnosed at age 21 while a student at Cambridge University, Hawking has survived longer than most. He receives around-the-clock care, can only communicate by twitching his cheek, and relies on a computer mounted to his wheelchair to convey his thoughts in a distinctive robotic monotone.
A Cedars-Sinai patient who was Hawking's former student spurred doctors to invite the physicist to glimpse their stem cell work.
"We decided it was a great opportunity for him to see the labs and for us to speak to one of the preeminent scientists in the world," said Dr. Robert Baloh, who heads the hospital's ALS program.
During the tour, Hawking viewed microscopic stem cells through a projector screen and asked questions about the research, Baloh said.
Cedar-Sinai scientists have focused on engineering stem cells to make a protein in hopes of preventing nerve cells from dying. The experiment so far has been done in rats. Baloh said he hopes to get governmental approval to test it in humans, which would be needed before any therapy can be approved.
Renowned for his work on black holes and the origins of the universe, Hawking is famous for bringing esoteric physics concepts to the masses through his best-selling books including "A Brief History of Time," which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Hawking titled his speech to Cedars-Sinai employees "A Brief History of Mine."
Despite his diagnosis, Hawking has remained active. In 2007, he floated like an astronaut on an aircraft that creates weightlessness by making parabolic dives.
Space exploration is important "for the future of humanity," he told the audience.
Hawking said he did not think Earthlings would survive "without escaping beyond your fragile planet."
And he gave some advice: Look up at the stars. Stay curious.
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at," he said.
Doctors don't know why some people with Lou Gehrig's disease fare better than others. Baloh said he has treated patients who lived for 10 years or more.
"But 50 years is unusual, to say the least," he said.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/physicist-stephen-hawking-visits-la-stem-cell-lab-004615817.html
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Xiaomi Phone 2S and 2A announced with MIUI v5, the former entering Hong Kong and Taiwan
After selling 7.19 million phones in China last year, Xiaomi is now one step closer to world domination with a new device that'll take it to new territories: the Xiaomi Phone 2S (or MI-2S). As the name and look (pictured left) suggest, this is pretty much the same device as the 4.3-inch Xiaomi Phone 2, except it comes with Qualcomm's newer Snapdragon 600 quad-core chip clocked at 1.7GHz, plus a beefed up camera of 13-megapixel resolution (with F2.2 aperture) on the 32GB model. The 16GB 2S, on the other hand, gets the same old 8-megapixel F2.0 imager. The rest of the hardware is the same old: 2GB RAM, 2,000mAH removable battery, 720p IPS display, dual-mic noise cancellation, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and WCDMA 850/1900/2100MHz radio (there's also a CDMA version for China Telecom).
Unlike the previous launch, the 16GB flavor of this phone is already in stock on the day of announcement and is ready for purchase in China today for ¥1,999 or about $320 unsubsidized. Actually, strike that -- apparently the first lot of 200,000 units promptly sold out (likely no thanks to scalpers). Luckily, Xiaomi is finally tapping into the Hong Kong market via its xiaomi.hk website starting April 23rd, so chances are genuine buyers in Hong Kong won't have to compete against the machines from mainland China; and Taiwan customers will also be able to buy a 2S from either local carrier Far Eastone towards the end of this month, or from xiaomi.tw starting next month. No word on the availability of the 32GB model just yet, but it's already priced at ¥2,299 or about $370 unsubsidized.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Via: Engadget Chinese (2S), (2A)
Source: Xiaomi (2S), (2A)
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Student charged in college stabbings
CYPRESS, Texas (AP) ? A student who told police he'd fantasized for years about stabbing people to death was charged Tuesday with carrying out a building-to-building attack at a Texas community college that wounded at least 14 people, many of whom were stabbed in the face and neck, authorities said.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that 20-year-old Dylan Quick used a razor-type knife, and that he told investigators he'd been planning the attack at the suburban Houston campus for some time. Two people remained in critical condition late Tuesday.
Pieces of the blade were found in at least one victim, according to the sheriff's office. Broken blade pieces also were found in the area where the stabbing occurred on the Lone Star Community College campus in Cypress, and the handle was discovered in a backpack that Quick was carrying when he was arrested.
Quick was charged Tuesday night with three counts of aggravated assault. It wasn't immediately clear if additional charges would be filed, though he is scheduled to make his first court appearance Thursday.
Authorities were seen entering Quick's parents' home in a middle-class neighborhood of Houston late Tuesday. No one answered the door or the phone at the red brick house, where two vehicles were parked in the driveway, including a Honda Accord with a license plate that said "DYLAN." It was not immediately known if Quick had an attorney.
"I can't imagine what would have happened to that young man to make him do something like this. He is very normal," said Magdalena Lopez, 48, who has lived across the street from the Quick family for 15 years.
Quick, she said, would always say hi to her and her family when she would see him outside taking out the trash or working on his family's front lawn. Quick is deaf, she said, and a street sign, "Deaf Child In Area," was posted on the block of brick, ranch-style homes warning drivers of his condition.
"I can't believe he would do it," Lopez said.
The stabbing spree began around 11:20 a.m., and students described a bloody scene.
Diante Cotton, 20, said he was sitting in a cafeteria with some friends when a girl clutching her neck walked in, yelling: "He's stabbing people! He's stabbing people!"
Cotton said he could not see the girl's injuries, but when he and his friends went outside, they saw a half-dozen people with injuries to their faces and necks being loaded into ambulances and medical helicopters.
Michelle Alvarez told the Houston Chronicle that she saw the attacker running toward other students and tried to back away. She said she didn't even feel it as he swiped at her.
"He came running and swinging at my neck, as I tried to get out of the way," she said.
Harris County Sherriff Adrian Garcia said that when emergency calls came into the department, there were indications that "students or faculty were actively responding to work to subdue this individual."
"So we're proud of those folks, but we're glad no one else is injured any more severely than they are," Garcia said.
Media and police swarmed the quiet neighborhood about 10 miles from the campus after the attack. Some neighbors described him as quiet, and noted that he didn't appear to have many friends, staying indoors most of the time unless his parents were outside working in the yard.
Michael Lincoln, who lives next door to the Quick family, described the suspect as friendly.
"If he's outside, he speaks to me, 'Hey neighbor, how you doing?'" Lincoln said.
He added that Quick had never been aggressive, which makes the accusations against him shocking.
"He stayed inside most of the time unless they were doing yard work," he said.
Elva Garcia, 46, who lives two houses down from the Quicks, described him as a nice young man who stayed out of trouble and only came outside with his parents. She saw him, she said, just this past weekend, working with his parents in the front yard.
"We can't even believe it. What motive would he have?" Garcia said.
The attack came three months after a different Lone Star campus was the site of a shooting in which two people were hurt. The suspected gunman in that incident is charged with aggravated assault.
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Associated Press writers Nomaan Merchant, Terry Wallace and David Warren in Dallas contributed to this report.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/student-charged-texas-college-stabbing-attack-023613093.html
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Korean Skin Care and Make-Up Products Haul For Asian Women ...
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Hey everyone! I am back with another big beauty product haul! Below are the products I mention in the video: 1. Holika Holika Magic Pole Mascara 2. Innisfree?
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No More Dirty Looks: The Truth about Your Beauty Products--and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean CosmeticsIt started with a harmless quest for perfect wash-and-go hair. Every girl wants it, and Siobhan O?Connor and Alexandra Spunt finally found it in a fancy salon treatment. They were thrilled?until they discovered that the magic ingredient was formaldehyde.Shocked, O?Connor and Spunt left no bottle unturned. If it went on their body (and thus, was absorbed into their skin and bloodstream), they researched it. As it turns out, many of those unpronounceable ingredients in your self-tanner and leave-in conditioner are not regulated and the ?natural? on your face wash doesn?t mean what you think it does.
Now, with the help of top scientists, dermatologists, and makeup artists, the authors share their compelling findings and the easy way to detoxify your beauty regimen. No More Dirty Looks also reveals the safest, most effective products on the market and time-tested home recipes. Finally, you don?t need to sacrifice health for beauty?because coming clean is the best look yet.
Feed Your Face: Over 80 Natural Skin Care Recipes for Homemade Facial Masks for All Skin Types. (Natural Beauty Recipes)"Natural Beauty Recipes: Over 80 Easy Natural Skin Care Recipes for Homemade Facial Masks for All Skin Types".This book will teach you to make your own organic and natural skincare products.
Natural Beauty Recipes contains more than 80 recipes and step-by-step techniques used by the author to create her own organic skincare products.
In this book readers will learn:
- how to care for different types of skin
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- about ingredients for the masks and their properties
- secrets of making your own organic and natural skincare products (more than 80 recipes).
After reading this book, you will be able to create your own natural face masks.
The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and FragrancesGo green and get gorgeous
The promise of beauty is as close as the drugstore aisle?shampoo that gives your hair more body, lotions that smooth away wrinkles, makeup that makes your skin look flawless, and potions that take it all off again. But while conventional products say they'll make you more beautiful, they contain toxins and preservatives that are both bad for the environment and bad for your body?including synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals, and even formaldehyde. In the end, they damage your natural vitality and good looks.
Fortunately, fashion writer, nutritionist, and beauty maven Julie Gabriel helps you find the true path to natural, healthy, green beauty. She helps you decipher labels on every cosmetic product you pick up and avoid toxic and damaging chemicals with her detailed Toxic Ingredients List. You'll learn valuable tips on what your skin really needs to be healthy, glowing, and youthful.
Julie goes one-step further?and shows you how to make your own beauty products that feed your skin, save your bank account, and are healthy for your body and the environment, such as:
? Cleansing creams and oils ? toners?? facials ? under eye circle remedies?? anti-aging serums ? lip balms ? scrubs ? exfoliators ? clay and cleansing masks
? moisturizers ? acne treatments ? makeup remover ? teeth whiteners ? shampoos, conditioners ? fragrances ? sun protection ? bug repellants ? baby products ? and much more!
The Beauty Detox Solution: Eat Your Way to Radiant Skin, Renewed Energy and the Body You've Always WantedNutritionist and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder helps dozens of A-list celebrities get red-carpet ready?and now you're getting the star treatment. Kim used to struggle with coarse hair, breakouts and stubborn belly fat, until she traveled the world, learning age-old beauty secrets. She discovered that what you eat is the ultimate beauty product, and she's developed a powerful program that rids the body of toxins so you can look and feel your very best. With just a few simple diet changes, you will:- Get a youthful, radiant glow
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Samsung T159 (T-Mobile)
Plenty of T-Mobile users recently had reason to rejoice when the carrier unveiled its long-awaited iPhone. But not everyone needs a phone as powerful as that. There's still a market for simple flip phones, and the $19.99 Samsung T159 is there for anyone who's looking for a phone to just make calls. It's simple to use, with a large number pad and good call quality. But the camera is poor, there are few other features, and the phone ultimately costs a little more than it probably should. It's a decent option if you want something simple, but you don't have to look too hard to find something better.
Design and Call Quality
The Samsung T159 measures 3.8 by 1.9 by 0.6 inches (HWD) and weighs just 2.9 ounces. It's made entirely of black plastic with a lightly textured finish on the back panel. There's a volume rocker on the left, and a Camera button on the right, below the covered power/nonstandard headphone jack. The black-and-white 1.07-inch external display shows the time, date, reception, and battery life at a glance, and will show the name or number for incoming calls, but it only stays illuminated for a few seconds before turning off.
The internal 1.8-inch display features 160-by-128-pixel resolution. It's very small, and there's no way to change the font size, but at least the default is readable. The number pad below is better. The keys are large and backlit, though there isn't much separation. Still, they're big enough that you probably won't press the wrong button. Above the number keys is a simple directional pad with a Select button in the middle.
The T159 is a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) GSM device that runs on T-Mobile's HSPA 7.2 network (there's no Wi-Fi support). Reception is good and call quality is above average. Voices sound very full and clear in the phone's earpiece. Calls made with the phone are also quite good, with solid background noise cancellation. The speakerphone sounds clear but a bit thin, and is loud enough to hear in the car, but not outside. The T159 had no trouble pairing with my Jawbone Era?Bluetooth headset, and the Nuance-powered voice dialing app worked well. Battery life was a little short, at 5 hours and 33 minutes of talk time.
T-Mobile's new contract-free plans start at $50 per month, which gets you all the talk and texts you want, along with 500MB of high-speed (3G) data per month, after which your speeds are slowed to 2G. $60 gets you 2GB of high-speed data, while $70 gets you unlimited high-speed data. These are excellent rates compared to competitors like AT&T and Verizon. On the other hand, you're paying for all that data on a phone that just can't do much with it. If all you want is a simple phone to make calls, you can save $10 per month and still get unlimited talk and text with a phone on Virgin Mobile.
And while the T159 costs just $19.99 up front, you have to pay a $3 monthly fee for 24 months, which works out to a total $91.99. You can also pay for the whole thing up front and avoid the monthly surcharge. But really, a phone like this should be free.
Apps, Multimedia, and Conclusions
The UI is responsive and easy to navigate, though some functions can be hard to find. The home screen is mostly blank, aside from links to the main menu and Web browser. The main menu features nine different shortcuts, which link you to your contacts, messages, settings, and a T-Mobile app store.
There are no email or IM clients, though you can still access email through the Access NetFront 4.2 browser for WAP pages. But the phone's screen is so small, and the browser is so outdated, that trying to surf the Web feels like more trouble than it's worth. For text messages, you'll need to type out letters using the number keys, which is always a pain, but at least the number keys are big and easy to press. The T159 displays messages individually, or threaded, in the style of a conversation.
There's no microSD card slot, but you get about 100MB of free storage, which is more than enough, since there isn't much you can store. Multimedia support is virtually nonexistent, as there are no music or video players.
You do get a 1.3-megapixel camera, which you can access by pressing the Camera button on the right side of the phone. Images look dark and grainy, especially those taken indoors. Videos max out at a tiny, blurry 320 by 240 pixels, and you can only record 30 seconds at a time, not that you'd want more.
The Samsung T159 doesn't try to reinvent the wheel. But in a world filled with seemingly space-age smartphones, sometimes something old and familiar can be comforting, which is the case with the T159. But it's not hard to find better options. The keyboarded Samsung Gravity TXT?is a better choice if you like texting, and if you're interested in functions beyond just making calls, you're better off with a smartphone. Phones like the HTC One S?or HTC Windows Phone 8X?cost a lot more than the T159 overall, but you're still paying the same monthly service fees, and you're getting a phone that can do a whole lot more.
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