Thursday, September 27, 2012

Facebook launches service to send real-life gifts

NEW YORK (AP) ? Facebook is rolling out a service called Gifts which, as its name suggests, lets users send chocolate, coffee, socks and other real-life presents to one another.

Facebook Gifts launched Thursday to a subset of users in the U.S. and will roll out to more over the coming months as people begin to send gifts to each other.

Users will be able to click on a "gifts" icon on their Facebook friends' pages on Facebook's website or on Android mobile phones. (IPhone and iPad versions are coming soon.)

The icon will also show up on the right side of users' Facebook pages with the notifications for friends' birthdays, weddings and other life events. For example, if your friend's birthday is coming up in two days, you'll now see a "give her a gift" link and the gift icon next to her name and photo.

Clicking the icon will display presents you can buy, such as a Starbucks gift card, cupcakes or a teddy bear.

The recipient will be notified through Facebook to enter a shipping address for the presents. In some cases, they'll be able to select their own cupcake flavors or size and style of socks. They can also exchange gifts for other items if they don't like chocolate or don't wear socks.

The move represents Facebook Inc.'s first real foray into e-commerce. The company will take an unspecified cut from each item sold. On Thursday, possible gifts included gourmet ice cream, Andy Warhol prints, flowers, organic dog toys and spa packages.

Facebook Gifts is the result of Facebook's acquisition of Karma, a 16-person startup based in San Francisco. Facebook bought the company on May 18, the day of its rocky initial public offering. Karma's mobile app let people send gifts to their friends on the go. Facebook Gifts, of course, works both on computers and mobile devices.

Lee Linden, the former head of Karma, is now head product manager for Facebook Gifts, which he says incorporates "the heart and soul of the Karma experience."

"We think gifting is a form of communication," he said.

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Uruguay lawmakers vote to legalize abortion

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) ? Legislators have voted in Uruguay by a razor-thin margin to legalize abortion.

In Latin America, where the majority of people are Catholic, no country except Cuba has made abortions accessible to all women during the first trimester of pregnancy.

The vote in Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies was 50-49 just before midnight Tuesday after several lawmakers on each side of the debate said they could not in good conscience go along with their parties, and allowed substitutes to vote in their stead.

President Jose Mujica says he will allow it to become law, if the Senate approves the changes. The Senate already has approved an even more liberal version of the abortion measure.

The Chamber of Deputies' legislation would give women the right to a legal abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and decriminalize later-term abortions when the mother's life is at risk or when the fetus is so deformed that it wouldn't survive after birth. In cases of rape, abortions would be legal during the first 14 weeks.

Deputy Pablo Abdala of the opposition National Party vowed Wednesday to promote a popular referendum to overturn the law, if Mujica doesn't veto it, calling the measure a violation of human rights.

However, polls suggest many more Uruguayans favor abortion rights than oppose them.

A survey this month showed 52 percent of Uruguayans would vote to legalize abortion if the question were put to the people, while 34 percent would vote against it. The survey of 802 people nationwide by the CIFRA consulting firm had a 3.4 percentage point margin of error.

Abortion rights advocates were disappointed by compromises made to secure the votes, including a requirement that women seeking abortions justify their request before a panel of at least three professionals ? a gynecologist, psychologist and social worker ? and listen to advice about alternatives including adoption and support services if she should decide to keep the baby. Then she must wait five more days "to reflect" on the consequences before the procedure.

Such bureaucratic barriers will only delay the procedures and force more women to seek illegal and dangerous abortions elsewhere, they said. Abortion rights advocates also were upset by a clause preventing any woman who hasn't lived in the country for at least a year from obtaining abortions in Uruguay.

"This is not the law for which we fought for more than 25 years," complained Marta Agunin, who directs Women and Health, a non-governmental organization in Uruguay.

Her group staged a colorful protest outside Congress during the debate and more than a dozen women posed in the nude in extremely cold weather, their bodies painted orange with purple flowers.

Deputy Alvaro Vega with the ruling Broad Front coalition said it would be better to simply eliminate criminal penalties for first-term abortions, and leave such decisions up to individual women alone. But in the end, every member of the lower house who supports abortion rights voted in favor of the measure.

The goal is to reduce the number of illegal abortions in Uruguay, said Deputy Ivan Posada of the small center-left Independent Party, who authored the measure and provided the key tie-breaking vote.

"They talk of 30,000 a year, a hypothetical number, but whatever the number is, it's quite dramatic for a country where 47,000 children are born each year," Posada explained in an Associated Press interview.

The review panel should obtain the father's point of view, but only if the woman agrees. Women under 18 must show parental consent, but they can seek approval from a judge instead if they're unwilling or unable to involve their parents in the decision.

The measure also allows entire private health care institutions, as well as individual health care providers, to decline to perform abortions.

Opponents include Uruguay's Catholic and evangelical institutions, which along with public hospitals provide much of the available health care in Uruguay.

Cuba, which decriminalizes abortions in the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, is the only country in Latin America where legal abortion is common. Argentina and Colombia allow it only in cases of rape or when the mother's life is endangered. Colombia also allows it when there is proof of fetal malformation. Mexico City has legalized first-trimester abortions, but there are restrictions in most other parts of the country.

Many countries ban abortions under any conditions.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/uruguay-lawmakers-vote-legalize-abortion-110525810.html

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Watch Google?s Eric Schmidt Dance Gangnam Style

359682-schmidt-gagnamYep. This really happened on a recent Asian business trip to help launch the Nexus 7. Good for Schmidt. Homeboy knows how to have fun. Next up, Steve Ballmer doing the Macarena.

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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

A Few Ways To Win At Weight Loss | meizitang botanicalslimming

It?s hard to lose weight when you don?t know how. It is even more frustrating when it feels as though you?ve already tried everything. This article will allow you to see what rules you should follow to shed some pounds.

It is natural for your weight to fluctuate on a daily basis. You should pay attention to the long-term trend your weight is taking, not the day-by-day numbers on the scale. Your progress is probably fine as long as the overall motion is downwards.

Don?t skip meals if you want to lose weight. Many are disillusioned with the thought of skipping meals making them thinner; however, it is going to cause your body to store fat instead of burning it. You should try to eat a small amount of food if you aren?t really hungry at least 3 times a day.

By reducing your alcohol consumption, you can lose more weight. Though it?s ok in moderation, too much alcohol will pack on the pounds. Most alcoholic beverages are nothing but empty calories. If you?re going to drink, try a low calorie version of the original.

Doing your cardiovascular exercise when you first wake up in the morning and before you eat is a great way to help yourself lose weight. It has been shown that you will burn 3 times more calories if do cardio then.

A lack of motivation is the number one obstacle to a successful weight loss plan. Your excitement is high in the first weeks of a gym membership, but the excitement can quickly fade. It?s important to constantly remind yourself of your goals and do things to keep yourself motivated.

There are some really good reasons why you need plenty of protein in your daily diet. Protein will not cause fat gain in the way that carbohydrates and fats do, and it will help you build muscle. Having a larger muscle mass causes you to burn fat faster.

Avoid eating before bed and never eat carbs at night. This will also help to nourish your body overnight.

Even when dieting, you need to eat a sufficient amount of food. Many people focus on low calorie items and do not get enough of what they need from their food. You might shed some pounds, but your health will suffer.

To lose weight, you need to add whole grains into your diet. To find out the best way to go about this, you can either do your own research or get advice from a dietician. If a product?s food label contains the word ?refined? or ?enriched,? then give it a miss. Many companies advertise their use of whole grains but once you know how to recognize them, shopping for whole grain products is simple.

Get yourself some chili sauce. Chili peppers are a great aid for boosting metabolism. It also a great source for energy and fantastic for aiding in burning calories. There are many uses for chili pepper sauce, such as on proteins like chicken and eggs. This is a great way to add new flavors to your diet.

Reduce the amount of red meat that you eat during the course of the day to lower cholesterol and saturated fat intake. One way to enjoy red meat includes incorporating it into a vegetable rich meal, such as a borscht or beef stew. Incorporating small bits of meat into your favorite soups and casserole dishes can be very effective as well.

Unused calories will not just instantly disappear from your body, they are stored as fat. So, if you know you won?t be very active today, eat lightly. You won?t require many calories on days in which you are sedentary. Just eat when you?re aware that you?ll be active. By doing this, you ensure that you actually use the calories that you eat.

Just follow the guidelines and you will definitely reach your goals when it comes to weight loss. Just remember to take things slowly and be prepared for little slip-ups along the way. Expect to give into cravings now and then and know that you will miss workouts sometimes. Start out fresh again the next day.

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The best gifts in life are free

Think about the special gifts you've received in your life. Chances are, Hamm writes, the ones you remember the most didn't cost a penny.

By Trent Hamm,?Guest blogger / September 25, 2012

Little girls run through a field of giant tecolote ranunculus flowers at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad, Calif., in this April 2011 file photo. Hand-picked flowers make great, free gifts, Hamm writes.

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Sarah and I have been a committed couple for roughly fifteen years, including our courtship and marriage. During that time, we?ve had the opportunity to give each other many gifts due to anniversaries and birthdays and Christmases and just special occasions.

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When I look back on those gifts, the ones I remember the most clearly weren?t the most expensive ones or the ones that I wound up enjoying the most. The ones I remember were the ones where Sarah put thought into the gift and made a genuine effort to either make or find something unique and special that I would like.

It?s those special, sincere gifts that I remember most fondly.

One great example of this type of sincere gift was when Sarah made me several dozen handmade krumkake and wrapped them in a box. (Krumkake, for those unaware, is a very light Norwegian waffle cookie.)

The ingredients for these cookies didn?t cost much at all. What it took was a lot of thoughtfulness and a little bit of time. She had witnessed me enjoying the cookies at one of her family gatherings and conceived of the idea on her own.

Sarah doesn?t remember the times I purchased roses for her, but she does remember the time I went into a farmer?s field and picked a ton of wild flowers for her for a bouquet.

She doesn?t remember most of the gifts I?ve bought her, but she does remember the letters I wrote her when we were apart while we were first dating.

She doesn?t remember the first time we went out to eat together, but she remembers the first time I prepared a meal at home.

What?s the key thing here? In each case, the thing given to the other person was sincere and from the heart. It took time and love and care and thought to make it, something that rarely exists with purchased gifts or purchased meals.

If you want to build a lasting relationship, give gifts of sincerity. Don?t give nothing, and don?t give something that?s simple or obvious, either.

Watch the person you?re with. Think about what they really enjoy. Put in the homework and the effort on your own to find the right thing for that person or, even better, make the right thing for that person.

Rather than just fulfilling an obligation, you?ll build a connection and memories that will last a lifetime, and they?ll probably cost you far less as well.

This post is part of a yearlong series called ?365 Ways to Live Cheap (Revisited),? in which I?m revisiting the entries from my book ?365 Ways to Live Cheap,? which is available?at Amazon?and at bookstores everywhere.

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Indonesian ferry collides with cargo ship; 8 dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ? A passenger ferry collided with a cargo ship and sank west of Indonesia's main island Wednesday morning, and at least eight people were killed, officials said.

More than 200 crew and passengers were evacuated after the accident, said Transportation Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan, who initially said the second vessel was an oil tanker. It wasn't immediately clear if all of them were OK, and a search for others is in progress where the accident occurred in the Sunda straits, west of Java island.

"So far it's still unclear how many passengers were on board the ferry," Ervan said, adding it had about 30 crew members. "We are still waiting for the manifest."

Manifests are often unreliable in Indonesia because tickets are sold onboard to passengers who are never registered.

A helicopter and at least 10 ships were searching for survivors, said Gagah Prakoso, a spokesman for the National Search and Rescue Agency.

The Bahuga Jaya ferry links Java and southern Sumatra island. It went down after colliding with the South African-flagged Norr Gastar about six kilometers (four miles) off Bakahuni port in Sumatra.

There was no immediate word on whether the cargo ship was damaged.

Ferries are a major source of transportation in Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago nation, with more than 17,000 islands and a population of 240 million. Sea accidents are common due to overcrowding and poor safety standards.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

The Best Way To Fish With Different Types Of Bait | lmaureen.com

Are you looking to species of fish but have constantly input it away? Do you feel like if you caught sea food every so often, you may be saving a little funds? Well in that case, look no further, because the recommendations in this article will help you get going with recreational sport fishing and you can learn how to become successful at fishing.

Try taking a little stand out off from a brand new series using a black colored marker to avoid alarming species of fish when angling in murky oceans. This can be best accomplished the night time prior to to protect yourself from a robust marker smell. Simply manage the marker from the lure up for many feet to create your series less conspicuous to seafood.

Don?t forget to take your sunscreen lotion when you are sport fishing. Protecting on your own from your direct sun light is essential, even on overcast days, or in the center of winter season. You need to utilize sunscreen lotion 30 minutes prior to going outdoors. Have a break to re-implement your sunscreen lotion each and every 2 hours. Pay particular awareness of your facial skin, and neck area.

If you are taking a child with you on a sport fishing getaway then you need to create the getaway very much smaller than the ones that you are generally utilized to consuming. If one makes the vacation too long along with the kid gets bored chances are they is not going to want to go on another sport fishing getaway later on.

When sportfishing in estuaries and rivers or lakes, the right place to seafood is how the water switches from being shallower to having truly strong. The sea food forage for meals within these places and they can be prepared for you to scoop them up. Be careful should you be wading, however, as you may could slide the location where the level alterations.

If you are considering sportfishing for a long time, it is important that you provide some meals. If this sounds like the first time angling, then it is likely it could take you a when before getting the first chew. During this period, you may be going to get feeling hungry. Don?t cut your sport fishing vacation quick because of your craving for food, so load up some snack foods.

Take along a flash light together with your angling tackle is a great concept. On very long trips it can make packing-up at dusk much simpler. Even if you are certain you simply will not be out at night, a flashlight can nonetheless be convenient for discovering dark recesses and discovering misplaced pieces of products.

In Spring, throughout the morning hours time species of fish do not chew. Currently the liquid is too chilly along with the sun does not heating it as the sunshine is lower, the sun rays just inflatable bounce from the water. Seafood is going to be biting shortly, however. Soon after thaw, hold out about a few days until the h2o changes above and the temperatures will get around 39.2 degrees.

Now you recognize a number of the methods it will require to be successful at fishing, you ought to really feel well informed when going out to sea food. Just remember there is a lot more info than is on this page, so make sure to generally be on the lookout for new things to learn.

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FOR KIDS: Pathways to research: Connecting with scientists

Budding researchers get ahead by spending their free time working side by side with real scientists

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Not many scientists begin their careers with a busted knee. But that?s exactly how Evan Olin, now 18, got his start. While a freshman at Ossining High School in New York, this competitive runner ran so fast and so hard that he sustained serious injuries to both legs. It kept him off the track for months. Rather than becoming discouraged by his limping gait, however, Olin turned to science. He started exploring how intense activities ? like his long jogs ? could harm the human body.

The summer before his sophomore year, Olin landed a spot working in the lab of Gregory Gutierrez at New York University. Gutierrez studies how human joints develop and function. Eventually Olin started plopping experienced joggers onto treadmills to see how they ran when forced to jog barefoot ? a type of running that?s become popular among exercise fiends.

He and other students profiled here show how even high school students can begin to participate in interesting and important research.

Visit the new?Science News for Kids?website?and read the full story:?Pathways to research: Connecting with scientists


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Monday, September 24, 2012

Newark mayor Booker lauds local Democrats at fundraiser

By WILLIAM MARCH | The Tampa Tribune

Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, one of the top young rising stars in the national Democratic Party, stirred up the crowd at a Hillsborough County Democrats' fundraising dinner Saturday, telling those attending that Tampa is "perhaps one of the most critical cities in America, in perhaps the most important election in generations."

Known for packing humor into eloquent political speeches, Booker joked about Florida's reputation as a swing state, New Jersey's strong Democratic leaning and even Virginia's state motto.

" 'Virginia is for lovers.' Pshaw," he said. "In New Jersey we invented the drive-in theater. There was a whole lotta of loving going on. My mom told me, you were conceived in the heat of the night ? with Sidney Poitier."

His speech focused on the need for national unity and the problems political divisiveness is causing.

He told a story about rushing frantically to make a airline flight, getting a first-class seat by luck, and then finding out he was on the wrong plane, and said Republicans are "trying to talk about our country being first-class, but they want to steer us in the wrong direction.

"They want to talk about the people at the front of the plane, but they forget that where-ver this plane is going, we're all going there together."

Hillsborough County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Smith said the dinner drew about 400 people and raised about $50,000.

That's a better than usual for the local Democratic Party, which hasn't kept up with the local GOP for years in membership and influence.

"I've been saying for two years we're turning this party around, and this proves it," Smith said.

Booker's visit is an indication of the importance of Hillsborough County in the presidential race. He's a friend of President Barack Obama and one of the campaign's top "surrogates," or stand-in representatives for the candidate.

He won his office in 2006 and is widely considered to have made progress against Newark's problems with crime and poverty.

He boosted his national reputation with speeches to delegations and interest groups including the Florida delegation at the Democratic National Convention.

He's considered likely to run for governor against an equally prominent Republican rising star, Gov. Chris Christie, in 2016.

Arriving in Tampa from a campaign trip to San Antonio, Booker spent the afternoon visiting with Obama campaign workers before speaking to the fundraising dinner.

Florida "is the pivot point for the entire United States of America," he told about a dozen voter registration volunteers gathered at the East Tampa home of social worker Yvette Rivera.

"Everywhere I go now, people understand that if we win Florida, we secure election for our president."

In an interview with The Tampa Tribune, Booker said traveling the country to get Obama re-elected will be his main job from now until the election.

Until Election Day, he said, "I think I'm going to be out of the state of New Jersey more than I'm in it."

Booker didn't want to talk about a possible race against Christie, but didn't discourage speculation.

Asked about the possibility, he said, "It's something we're going to focus on after this election."

But asked about enthusiasm among Obama supporters, he couldn't help reflecting on 2016.

He called Obama's Florida grass-roots organization, "one of the most impressive political organizations I've seen on the ground here ? the energy and intensity among volunteers, among campaign workers."

Then he added, "What I'd like to do is, should I run for another office, and I'm not saying that, is take the entire Florida organization and move that to New Jersey to help out."

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VIDEO & PHOTOS: Preparing for Sukkos 5773 Ahead of Yom Kippur in Yerushalayim

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As Yom Kippur approaches, yidden all over Eretz Yisroel start their preparations for sukkos, be it buy schach and decorations or even assembling their sukkah. Some already got a head start and went out to purchase their arba minim before the shuks officially opened.

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Mars rover eclipse photos to shed light on planet's composition (+video)

Scientists will use these photos to nail down the orbits of Phobos and Deimos precisely, and to determine how much they have changed over the last few years, researchers said. This information, in turn, could yield key insights about the interior of Mars, which remains largely mysterious.

By Mike Wall,?SPACE.com / September 20, 2012

As part of a multi-mission campaign, NASA's Curiosity rover is observing Martian moon transits, the first of which involved the moon Phobos grazing the sun's disk. The event was observed on Martian day, or sol, 37 (Sept. 13) using Curiosity's Mast Camera, or Mastcam, equipped with special filters for directly observing the sun

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Photos of several partial solar eclipses on Mars snapped recently by NASA's Curiosity rover may help scientists better understand the Red Planet's interior structure and composition, researchers say.

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The 1-ton Curiosity rover?captured Mars' tiny moon Phobos?taking a nibble out of the sun's disk last Thursday (Sept. 13). Several days later, it watched additional partial eclipses caused by Phobos and Deimos, the Red Planet's other minuscule satellite (though images from these last two celestial events are not available yet).

Scientists will use these photos to nail down the orbits of Phobos and Deimos precisely, and to determine how much they have changed over the last few years, researchers said. This information, in turn, could yield key insights about the?interior of Mars, which remains largely mysterious.

"We can't go inside Mars, but we can use these to tell how much Mars is deformed when the moons go by," Curiosity science team co-investigator Mark Lemmon, of Texas A&M University, told reporters today (Sept. 19). "So we measure the transits very precisely, we get information on Mars' interior structure." [7 Biggest Mysteries of Mars]

Phobos is just 14 miles (22 kilometers) wide on average, and Deimos is even smaller. Many scientists think both satellites are?asteroids?that were captured by the Red Planet's gravity long ago.

Neither moon will be in its current orbit forever. Deimos, which whips around Mars every 30 hours or so, is speeding up, while Phobos is slowing down in its eight-hour orbit. Scientists think Mars' gravity will probably destroy Phobos, perhaps in the next 10 to 15 million years or so.

"It will work its way in at some point and get so close that tidal forces from Mars will very likely break it up before it does start grazing the atmosphere and come down," Lemmon said. "So Mars may briefly have a?ring system."

The Curiosity team has been doing more than just skywatching since landing the $2.5 billion robot inside Mars' huge?Gale Crater?on Aug. 5. Researchers have thoroughly vetted Curiosity and its 10 science instruments, which are designed to help the rover determine if the Gale area could ever have supported microbial life.

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  • Reds beat Dodgers 6-0, clinch NL Central

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    Coney Island to host international fireworks competition

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    A first-ever event is coming to Cincinnati on September 22, the USA's first-ever fireworks' competition will rock the night sky over Cincinnati's historic Coney Island in the inaugural "Fire Up The Night"Full Story >The USA's first-ever fireworks' competition rocked the night sky over Cincinnati's historic Coney Island in the inaugural "Fire Up The Night" international fireworks' challenge Saturday.Full Story >
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The official start of voting in the November general election has begun in Ohio.

Secretary of State Jon Husted's office said more than 9,700 ballots for military and overseas voters were sent out Saturday. Ballots for all other absentee voters will begin going out Oct. 2.

The election is Nov. 6, and Ohio is among the states considered critical in the race between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney.

Under state and federal law, Ohio's county boards must send ballots 45 days ahead of the general election to military and overseas voters who have requested them. Boards can continue to send military and overseas ballots as they receive requests. The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 9.

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How a space train was brought to life

Ron Fugelseth's video documents Stanley the train's flight into the stratosphere and back.

By Alan Boyle

Sending your child's toy train into the stratosphere is no mean feat, but turning that train into an animated character requires a special blend of mechanical and computer-generated magic. Ron Fugelseth just happened to be the right magician for the job, as evidenced by the video that he and his 4-year-old son Jayden created.

Fugelseth's video traces the flight of his son's silver train, named Stanley, to an altitude of 18 miles or so. From that height, Stanley could see the curvature of the planet with the black sky of space above. The train's face reflects the wonder of the sight ? as well as his distress when the helium-filled balloon that got him that high bursts into bits. The animation is what transforms the tale of Jayden's toy train from your garden-variety balloon experiment into ... something wonderful.

"To me, the whole thing about this is the storytelling," Fugelseth, creative director for California-based?Oxygen Productions, told me today.


It all started months ago, when Fugelseth saw the video showing the balloon-borne flight of a Lego astronaut. "When I saw that Lego video, I thought, 'I should totally see if I could get Stanley to space,'" he said.

But Stanley is no cheap prop. To Jayden, the train is much more than a toy. "It's been his imaginary friend since he was 2," Fugelseth said. "It's like Linus and his blanket. This never would have popped into my head if it wasn't for that family member, that little white train."

So Fugelseth did his research and assembled the components for a stratospheric flight: a mail-order weather balloon, a palm-size HD video camera, an old cellphone capable of transmitting GPS location readings, a pocket warmer for heat, the necessary batteries, and a foam box for insulation and padding. (Check out the YouTube video description for other details, such as the procedure for letting the FAA know you're sending up a high-altitude balloon.)

Four weeks ago, Fugelseth and his son launched Stanley from Tracy, Calif. Then they waited for the balloon to pop and for the payload to come back down. When Fugelseth lost the cellphone signal, he worried over whether he'd ever be able to recover the precious cargo ? but the phone "magically started working again," he said. With a little assistance from Dad, Jayden found Stanley in a cornfield 27 miles from the launch site.

That's when the computer-generated magic kicked in: Fugelseth used video processing software to create the expressions on the toy train's face, just as he did two years earlier for a Jayden-and-Stanley video titled "A Train and His Boy." The trick isn't all that different from what Fugelseth does for his day job, but it's still a challenge. "It's not every day that a client asks for something like manipulating a face on a train," he joked.

A day in the life of 2-year-old Jayden and his favorite train, Stanley.

Fugelseth finished the 2?-minute video about Stanley's stratospheric voyage on Wednesday night, and since then it's gotten more than 91,000 views and a raft of positive reviews on YouTube. "If any video has ever deserved to go viral, this is it," one viewer wrote. "C-o-o-o-o-o-lest dad in the world. ... Dude, you gave me a warm feeling, looks like there's still hope for the human race after all."

But perhaps the most influential review came from Jayden and his 2-year-old sister. "They just went crazy," Fugelseth said. "They've watched it a million times now. ... One thing that Jayden said was, 'I wish I was a train, so I could go to space.'"

Be patient, Jayden. Maybe someday, you'll fly higher than Stanley ever could.

More near-space adventures
For a more grown-up tale, check out this "Now Is the Time" video presentation, recorded by a trio of space enthusiasts using a weather balloon, a platform made of plastic pipes and two GoPro cameras pointed at an iPhone. The main video is a tribute to spaceflight, but the "behind-the-scenes" video just might be more entertaining: It chronicles the three attempts to get the setup airborne, plus a backstory about the director's efforts to propose to his girlfriend using video from the stratosphere. (She said "yes.") Here are a few more tales of high-altitude high jinks:


Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's?Facebook page, following?@b0yle on Twitter?and adding the?Cosmic Log page?to your Google+ presence. To keep up with Cosmic Log as well as NBCNews.com's other stories about science and space, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered to your email in-box every weekday. You can also check out?"The Case for Pluto,"?my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.

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Friday, September 21, 2012

Five questions that will be answered by UFC 152

Finally, we have a fight week after way too long of a break. Jon Jones is putting his belt on the line against Vitor Belfort, a middleweight. It's not the fight we want, but it's the fight we get. Here are a few questions that will be answered by Saturday night's fights in Toronto.

What does changing an opponent on short(ish) notice do to Jon Jones? If there has been one hallmark of Jon Jones' career, it's been good preparation. In every title defense, he has shown a complete knowledge of his opponents strengths and weakness. He then exploited those weakness for a win. This is why he wouldn't take Chael Sonnen on short notice. With Belfort, he had about a month to study up which is a shorter time than usual. If he's not prepared, the champ could end up beating himself.

Will Michael Bisping or Brian Stann be the (maybe possibly could be) next middleweight contender? UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva's next fight will be against Stephan Bonnar, but beyond UFC 153, he needs a new opponent. This could be decided with the Bisping/Stann match-up ... perhaps. If Silva decides he wants to fight only Georges St-Pierre or light heavyweights with middle names that start with a Q or take six months off, the Stann/Bisping winner could be left in the cold.

Can the flyweights steal the show? Joe Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson's bout to decide the inaugural flyweight champion was the headliner before the cancellation of UFC 151. Though they're not the main event of the night anymore, but that doesn't mean the 125-lbers won't be the stars of the show. The little guys tend to bring exciting fights. That should be no different on Saturday.

Does Matt Hamill still have it? It's been more than a year since Hamill ended his career -- for the first time -- with a loss to Alexander Gustafsson. He's back after a brief retirement, but will he still have the fire to get it done in the Octagon? He'll have a chance to show it against Roger Hollett.

Will fans tune in? UFC 152 was solid before the Jones/Belfort bout was cut together and pasted onto the poster. But people's response to the cancellation of UFC 151 was angry. It's possible the anger will carry over and keep fans from spending $54.95 on Saturday night.

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U.S. to sell Indonesia 8 Apache helicopters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday it will sell Indonesia eight AH-64/D Apache helicopters to strengthen security ties with the largest country in Southeast Asia and the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking during a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in Washington, said Congress had been notified of the intent to sell the aircraft.

"This agreement will strengthen our comprehensive partnership and help enhance security across the region," Clinton said.

President Barack Obama's administration has sought to buttress defense ties with Indonesia as it refocuses its attention toward the Asia-Pacific following long years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The United States has stepped up military cooperation with traditional allies such as the Philippines and Australia, and joined regional efforts to press China to accept a multilateral framework for solving flaring territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Clinton did not reveal an estimated cost for the Apache deal, which Indonesian media have reported has been in the works for months. The attack helicopters, used by militaries around the world, are made by Boeing.

The United States last year announced it was giving Indonesia two dozen second-hand F-16 fighter planes, with Jakarta covering the estimated $750 million needed to refurbish the late-model fighters and overhaul their engines.

U.S. officials say the delivery of U.S. hardware will improve cooperation and information-sharing between the U.S. and Indonesian militaries as they face common security threats.

The announcement of the helicopter sale came as Clinton and Natalegawa wound up the third regular U.S.-Indonesia joint commission meeting, with both saying that ties between the two countries had grown stronger.

Clinton, who visited Indonesia this month as part of an Asia-Pacific tour, said trade topped $26 billion last year and that the United States would invest $600 million over the next five years in Indonesian clean energy development, child health and nutrition programs and government transparency initiatives under its Millennium Challenge aid program.

Indonesia has been among the nations hit by violent anti-American protests over the past week to protest against a U.S.-made video seen as critical of Islam.

Clinton said that the United States had decided to temporarily close its diplomatic facilities in the country on Friday in case further protests erupt. But she praised Jakarta for its response to the crisis.

"We are very grateful for not only the cooperation and the protection that has been provided to our facilities, but also for the strong statements condemning violence," Clinton said.

(Reporting by Andrew Quinn; Editing by Will Dunham and Xavier Briand)

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

IDentity Theft 911 Announces Partnership with NAMIC Insurance ...


Grapevine, TX (PRWEB) September 17, 2012

IDentity Theft 911, the nations premier consultative provider of identity and data risk management, resolution and education services, today announced at the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) 117th annual convention its partnership with NAMIC Insurance Company (NAMICO), a professional liability insurer serving the needs of more mutual property and casualty companies than any organization in the United States. Through this partnership, NAMICO will offer DataRiskStages services to NAMIC member insurance companies.

DataRiskStages features access to IDentity Theft 911s team of breach consulting experts and 24/7 access to a breach preparedness website and eLearning Training Platform. In addition, the firm acts fast to help avert a crisis when a breach takes place. Its experts will assess the severity and damage of the breach, advise on regulatory and consumer notification, and create action plans for responding quickly and efficiently. IDentity Theft 911 also will draft a customer notification letter and, for larger breaches, help design and implement a password protected-website to communicate with those who are affected. Services also include computer forensics analysis, incident damage reviews, and digital evidence preservation.

NAMICO is continually looking for ways to enhance the value of the insurance products we offer to our members and agents and their clients, said NAMICO?s President and CEO Tim Sullivan. Teaming with IDentity Theft 911 allows us to deliver critical data breach and identity resolution services. Policyholders now have access to fraud specialists and, in the case of a data breach, assistance in responding to the situation, as well as help with facilitating claims processing.

Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have a higher risk of their employees mismanaging data than enterprises, according to ?The Human Factor in Data Protection,? by Ponemon Institute. Because of this, SMBs experience a higher rate of data breaches than larger enterprises. Recognizing the need for businesses to be protected, NAMICO is offering DataRiskStages services, including proactive, compliance, privacy and forensics consulting, as well as reactive services for Insurance Company Directors & Officers Liability and for Insurance Agents Errors & Omissions Insurance.

Were thrilled to announce this partnership with NAMICO to provide their policyholders with comprehensive data risk management services, said Sam Broomer, IDentity Theft 911?s Vice President of Business Development. Businesses face a host of inconveniences and potential legal penalties when they experience a breach. NAMICO policyholders can now rest assured that any data risk occurrence will be properly managed and resolved.

IDentity Theft 911 will be on-hand at booth #407 to share the latest data risk management trends and reveal its many comprehensive identity and data risk solutions and services.

For more information on how commercial insurers can cut their SMB policyholders? data risk, join IDentity Theft 911 and NAMICO for their joint online webinar, ?Data Breaches: Big Risk for Small Companies? on Thursday, October 4th, at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT. Sign up at tinyurl.com/IDT911webinar.

About IDentity Theft 911

Founded in 2003, IDentity Theft 911 is the nation?s premier consultative provider of identity and data risk management, resolution and education services. The company serves 13 million households across the country and provides fraud solutions for a range of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, the country?s largest insurance companies, corporate benefit providers, banks and credit unions and membership organizations. Since 2005, the company has helped more than 150,000 businesses manage data breaches. IDentity Theft 911?s management team has more than 200 years of insurance and financial experience, having served at companies such as AIG, Liberty Mutual, MetLife, Allstate, FM Global, and other leading institutions. IDentity Theft 911 is the proud recipient of several awards, including the Stevie Award for Sales and Customer Service and the Parent Tested, Parent Approved award for social networking monitoring tool SocialScout.

About NAMIC Insurance Company (NAMICO)

NAMIC Insurance Company, Inc., (NAMICO), incorporated November 21, 1986, and commenced operations July 1, 1987, in response insurance availability and affordability during the liability crisis of the mid 1980s, is a professional liability insurer serving the needs of more mutual property and casualty companies than any organization in the United States. Rated A (Excellent) by the A.M. Best Company, NAMICO provides professional liability insurance exclusively to the members of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and their agents. For more than 25 years, NAMICOs underwriting and pricing philosophy has reflected the unique exposures of mutual insurance companies. NAMICO only insures members of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and related entities. For more information, please visit http://namicinsurance.com/ and http://www.namic.org/.

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U.S. West should expect bigger wildfires more often: report

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A warming trend has contributed to a sharp rise in the number and size of wildfires on forest lands in the U.S. West, where big burns are likely to become the norm, according to a report released on Tuesday by a climate research group.

The average annual number of fires that cover more than 1,000 acres has nearly quadrupled in Arizona and Idaho and doubled in California, Colorado and six other Western states since 1970, the study by Climate Central showed.

The report, which analyzed 42 years of records about fires on U.S. Forest Service lands in 11 Western states, linked rising spring and summer temperatures in the region to a fire season that begins earlier, ends later and sparks larger, more frequent blazes.

Those include so-called megafires, or blazes that raze upward of 10,000 acres. Those fires erupted at a rate seven times greater each year in the past decade in the western United States than in an average year in the 1970s, according to the report.

The 2012 fire season in the West has claimed several lives, torched hundreds of homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. Record blazes have also been recorded in New Mexico and Oregon.

Conditions contributing to the increase often include fire suppression practices that fostered forests packed with fuel, early melting of mountain snows and fire seasons in the West that now last 10 weeks longer than in the 1970s, the report said.

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Richard Wiles, director of research for Climate Central - a nonprofit scientific research organization that reports on climate change - said the data showed massive wildfires greater than 100,000 acres do not appear in records before the late 1980s.

"It may be a relatively new phenomenon for national forests," he said.

Steven Running, professor of ecology at the University of Montana, reviewed the report and told Reuters in an interview that Western states should prepare for more of the same.

In addition to lives and property, the fires threaten human health by pumping smoke, containing noxious gases like carbon monoxide and fine particles, into mountain valleys where historic settlements gave way to present-day communities.

"What public health people need to understand is these may be multi-week or even multi-month episodes and what is needed is a longer term plan to address health issues," said Running.

The pollution emitted by the burning of trees and plants can irritate eyes and lungs and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Exposure to smoke from landscape fires causes 339,000 deaths a year worldwide, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, according to a study in May in "Environmental Health Perspectives," a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Pollution levels from wildfires this year have triggered numerous air quality warnings in parts of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

In Idaho, health and environmental officials said a weeks-long pollution event in Salmon from a 320,000-acre wildfire just north of the east central Idaho community is unprecedented.

"This is the only time we've seen this and there does not seem to be an end in sight," said Jim Vannoy, program manager for environmental health education and assessment with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

(Editing By Tim Gaynor and Christopher Wilson)

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Chase Bank Is Second to be Hit with Cyber-Attack In Response to "Sacrilegious Movie" [Hackers]

Just yesterday we reported that a group by the name of Izz ad-din Al qassam had claimed responsibility for a hack that brought down the website for Bank of America and obliterated its Twitter feed in addition to messing with the NYSE. More »


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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Hasselblad H5D brings the megapixels to Photokina, we go hands-on

Oh, and if the Hasselblad Lunar isn't quite rich enough for your blood, why not take a look at the H5D medium format camera? The device looks a good deal like its predecessor, maintaining a similar video camera-esque form factor, with an optical viewfinder that extends from the front of the body to the back, above a larger, brighter, easier-to-read display. You'll also find a smaller, monochrome display on the top of the camera to the right of the optical viewfinder. The H5D's also a bit more ruggedized than its predecessor, with improved waterproofing and larger controls -- and it certainly does feel like a big, sturdy camera.

As with the Lunar, the version we played with is still in prototype stage and wasn't quite functioning perfectly, much to the chagrin of the Hasselblad rep. When the camera hits in December (functioning properly, no doubt), it's going to start at a (perhaps not surprisingly) pricey €13,000 here in Europe, going all the way up to €30,000, depending on whether you opt for the 40-, 50, or 60-megapixel variety -- because hey, what's another €17,000, right?

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John Ingle Dies; General Hospital Star Was 84


John Ingle died Sunday at the age of 84.

On Monday, the actor best known for his work on General Hospital was remembered as a "Father, Husband, Grandan, Great Grandan, Brother, Uncle, Friend, Teacher, Inspirer and Mentor" by his family in a touching Facebook post.

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"May You Soar with the Angels. You will forever hold a special place in the deepest corners of our hearts," his family wrote, as tributes from his peers poured in.

Frank Valentini, executive producer of the daytime soap, took to Twitter to share thoughts on the passing of the star that brought Edward Quartermaine to life:

"With great sadness, I share the news of John Ingle's passing. We love him and will miss him. John will always be a part of the #GH family."

Ingle made his final appearance on the show just last week. John's wife, Grace-Lynne Martin, passed away in February 2012. They had five children together.

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Uncomplicated Commercial Real Estate Solutions ? Questions To Ask

If you want to enter the commercial real estate market, you need to have some knowledge of the kind of commercial property investment you are looking for. If you choose real estate randomly, you might lose money on bad deals or on investments that don?t truly interest you. Read the tips below to put yourself in a better position to invest wisely when it comes to commercial real estate.

Make sure that you invest some time researching local income levels and other factors, such as unemployment rates or local employers plans for expanding or contracting their businesses before you invest a large amount of funds into real estate. Having a house located near a hospital, business sector, university or other school will greatly increase your home?s value, and provide you with a better chance for quickly selling it.

When you are looking for a new home for your growing business, you should pay close attention to the size of the property. Look into properties that will allow your business to grow, otherwise you will be purchasing a new space in a couple of years.

If your property deal requires inspections (as it should), look at the inspector?s credentials. This is even more important for those who deal in pest removal, as many of them work without accreditation. Ultimately, this can help you to bypass larger, more expensive problems.

It?s a good idea to purchase properties larger than you actually need when buying commercial real estate. You will want to do this because it is not any harder to take care of a bigger building than a smaller one, and it will cost you less in the long run.

Whenever you are considering a commercial lease, you need to think about pest control. This is especially important if the region is known for certain types of pest infestations. If this is the case, ask specifically what the landlord will do with regard to pest control.

People who invest in commercial real estate know the threat associated with fluctuating interest rates. Current conditions, with their unpredictable rises and falls, leave investors room to make a great profit or to suffer an incredible loss. Consider this when you start to shop for properties, and evaluate your long-term options.

Take note that commercial transactions take more time, they are complex and they take more involvement than home purchases are. If you want things made easier, you might want to change what you?re getting yourself into. Yet the greater the risk and time, the greater the profit, so take this into consideration when you think about the type of investments you want to make in the future.

Avoid signing a standard lease for your commercial real estate property. Sometimes, a long lease contains not only standard lease clauses, but extra agreements that the real estate company sneaked into the lease without discussing with you. By scrutinizing the lease, you can avoid signing onto a requirement that will cause you difficulty.

Make sure that the broker you decide to work with has experience in the commercial market. Look for brokers who specialize in commercial real estate. Once you find the broker you want to use, sign an exclusive agreement.

Advertise your commercial real estate far and wide. A lot of people do not think that people from out of town will want to buy their commercial real estate. Many private investors are willing and able to purchase properties outside their immediate community if the price is right.

If you have two commercial properties on your short list, you should buy the larger one, if at all possible. Acquiring enough money to finance a 10 or 20 unit apartment complex can be huge undertaking. Generally, this is the same situation as if you were buying something in bulk, the more you buy the cheaper the price of each unit.

The commercial space you want to rent may need some changes before you can move in. It could be something simple, such as paining walls, rearranging appliances or furniture or hanging things. However, you might have to remove or relocate some of your walls so that you can get the most out of your space. Be sure to negotiate prior to signing any contract who pays for any improvements; it may be the case that your landlord, if you have one, will contribute a portion of any costs.

To find a honest real estate broker firm, ask them how they make most of their money. They should be able to discuss the question openly and tell you that their best interest differs from yours. Don?t hire a broker if he can?t adequately explain how helping you with the transaction will benefit his firm. If you don?t understand how the company benefits from transactions, ask questions to clarify the issue.

Consider any tax benefits you?ll receive through a commercial real estate investment. Investors typically receive interest deductions in addition to depreciation benefits. Yet sometimes investors receive what is called ?phantom income?, and this is income which is taxed but isn?t received as cash. Try to understand this before you invest.

Know that larger apartment complexes are less troublesome than a smaller one; many experts say to avoid those properties with less than 10 units. This general advice may not always apply though. You should decide on buying a property based on your own research.

When advertising your available commercial property, do so locally, but also regionally and even nationally. Too many sellers assume that their property is likely to only sell to someone local. This is a way of thinking you should avoid. There are a lot of private investors who like to buy properties that are not in their direct area if they are affordably priced.

Finding just the right commercial real estate property is the first half of the endeavor. Just a little knowledge will go a long way in helping you seal the best deal in commercial real estate.

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