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LXE Inc. has extended its industryleading line of vehicle-mount computing solutions with the new VX8 and VX9 rugged mobile computers. The VX8 and VX9 computers are rugged, wirelessly enabled Windows XP-based mobile PC’s with 10.4” and 12.1” touch-screen displays that are designed for vehicle-mounted use in tough environments.
“With these new Windows XP vehicle-mounted computers, LXE offers a broad product line to meet customers’ specific rugged computing requirements. The VX8 and VX9 enable
organisations to run more advanced applications, but still leverage existing computer support resources. That, combined with LXE’s industry-leading customer service and support network,
can equate to greater cost savings, flexibility and reliability.” Recent LXE customer research has revealed that a greater number of customers now have a preference for Windows XP over Windows CE as the operating system platform for vehiclemount computers. The growing interest in Windows XP among LXE’s current customer base was attributed to several factors, including the ability of the operating system to handle a wider range of mobile applications and to simplify network administration. “As warehouses and port facilities become more operationally complex, so too is the information required by employees at the point of interaction or activity,” said David Krebs, mobile & wireless director, VDC Research. “To support more advanced data collection and communication applications, VDC is seeing increased demand for vehicle mounted computers supported by a full OS – such as XP – in these environments. Moreover, additional benefits in the form of cost savings are expected as organisations adopt a single OS platform strategy.” The compact VX8 computer is ideal for applications where users need high-performance computing in a small package. The slim-line VX9 computer, which is available with an XGA display option, is targeted at users that need a larger screen area. Available with WWAN, WLAN and Bluetooth radios, both the VX8 and VX9 computers are suitable for a range of vehicle-mounted applications in challenging deployment environments, including those on forklift trucks, container handling machinery, forestry and construction equipment, and emergency service vehicles.

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As the battle over government-controlled health care continues, many Americans simply want out of the whole mess. They instead seek a plan of wellness based on healthy eating and natural supplements.

That approach, however, is the opposite of the health care agenda of the American Medical Association and the Pharmaceutical industry. Those forces, which literally control America’s health industry, are based on sickness. The sicker you are, the more drugs you will buy.

In addition, insurance companies, working hand in hand with the AMA and the drug companies, refuse to provide coverage for the wellness approach. Most won’t pay for natural supplements nor will they pay for visits to homeopaths or chiropractors. The only thing most Americans can do when sick (and unable to afford to pay for natural treatment out of their pockets) is to stick with the big pharma/AMA game plan. In short, it is cheaper to be sick than to try to stay well.

However, in spite of a stacked deck in favor of the sickness agenda, more Americans are going for wellness and the natural supplement industry is growing. In response, and to preserve their dominance over health care, big pharma is lobbying hard to get the Food and Drug Administration to make many natural supplements available only by prescriptions issued by AMA licensed doctors. In other efforts, they seek to drastically reduce the dosage of natural supplements sold over the counter, making them useless. Again, only a prescription would allow a workable dosage. Read more…

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The iPhone is set to arrive soon in South Korea, where it will debut on KT, a smaller carrier, after failing to convince the industry incumbent SK Telecom to carry the device.

Despite this its arrival is still expected to bring competitive pressure to bear on the cell phone market there, where smartphones have been traditionally sold without contract and at pretty high prices.

KT will be offering the 32 GB iPhone 3GS for $317 for buyers signing up for a $38 per month contract, and free for buyers on a $113 per month contract.

SK Telecom is responding with both better advertising and by reducing the price of their flagship device, the Samsung T-Omnia, which previously sold for around $796 for the 4 GB model and $833 for the 8 GB one. The two devices have now seen a drop to $758 and $768 respectively.

SK Telecom is also set to double its handset subsidies and offer discounts to entice users into buying data plans, and even offering the phone for free to buyers who sign up for a $80 per month contract.

LG Electronics, who will be launching the SU210 Windows Mobile smartphone, is also set to introduce the device at the unprecedented low price of $516.  Other companies like HTC and Sony Ericsson are likely to follow suite too.

“Mobile operators are now increasing their spending on handset subsidies on smart phones. Although the increasing costs are a concern, there is a reason to think that consumers will benefit,” said an official from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC)’s policy bureau.

While lower prices are in general good news for consumers and smartphone adoption, Apple has been able to achieve this largely at the expense of larger carrier subsidies, while other smartphone companies have been forced instead to reduce their margins, resulting in lower revenue and less ability to produce competitive products.

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Filed under: Convertible, Buick, Chevrolet

Ever look for something high and low only to find it hiding in plain sight? That’s how we’d sum up the latest announcement from General Motors. The company has announced that the new Buick Regal – based on 2009’s European Car of the Year, the Opel Insignia – will enter production at the beginning of 2011 at its assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario. There it will join the existing assembly line for the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers and the Chevy Camaro.

The kicker? General Motors subtly slipped in the announcement that the Camaro Convertible will begin production there as well around the same time. The drop-top pony car was first mooted with the concept unveiled at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, and GM has been hemming and hawing about its production prospects ever since. Well, apparently they’ve made up their minds, and told all of us about it in the most understated way they could think of. Follow the jump to read the official press release.

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The Dow instantly opened over 200 points downward, which is it where it sits about 10 minutes into the trading day.

The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ are both down a steep 2.3%.

Oil is getting clobbered, down around 5% to $74/barrel.

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Public speaking, spiders and heights are some of our most common fears. They can be embarrassing, occasionally make us squeal like a little girl in public, and potentially give your friends something to tease you about for years to come.

Phobias though, are a completely different matter. A phobia is a fear so strong and compelling that no matter how illogical, it transforms its victim into a fearful and anxious bundle of nerves; willing to do anything they can to avoid the source of their terror.

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia

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The Number 666

^{If you flip the picture its “999”. There, problem solved.}

There are several phobias involving numbers, but this one takes the cake both for being impossible to pronounce and being straight up strange. It is the fear of the number 666, in Christian believes this is the “Number of the Beast” and has satanic connotations. Those who suffer from this phobia will go to great lengths to avoid any situation where a 6 appears three times out of fear that any exposure will bring terrible consequences.

Barophobia

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Gravity

Gravity is everywhere, affecting everything. It’s a constant force that works to keep your feet on the ground, the moon in its orbit and skydivers hurtling at a consistent speed towards the earth’s surface. It is as inescapable as death, taxes and a mother’s nagging.

For some though, gravity is a thing to be feared, a terrifying force that could change at any moment and crush them to death. Often this terror is made worse when barophobes are riding escalators, elevators or midway rides like Ferris wheels and roller coasters, anything that alters g-forces by even the slightest amount can trigger a feeling of panic and dread

Eisoptrophobia

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Your Own Reflection

Mirrors are everywhere, bouncing our reflections off buildings, bathroom walls and change rooms. We use them to fix our hair, straighten our ties and find out who is the fairest of them all.

For eisoptrophobics every mirror is a threat, and faced with their own reflection they spiral into panic. For some it is a belief that looking at their reflection will drag them into a supernatural world that exists on the other side of the glass, for others it is a deep horror that stemmed from low self-esteem and a desire to avoid seeing themselves that grew into a crippling fear.

Caligynephobia

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Beautiful Women

^{Silicone, make-up applied with a trowel & teeth so white they’re blinding. No wonder people fear them}

Fashion and film rely heavily on the iconic beauty of their stars, stunningly beautiful women whose features are touted as a physical ideal.

What most would consider a dream, some phobia suffers consider a nightmare, their deepest terrors triggered by the appearance of a beautiful woman. For some this pervading dread of a femme fatale haunts their every waking moment, for others it is only when they are exposed to a bombshell of a babe that the anxiety and fears kick in.  Either way, I’m betting there are not many caligynephobics living in Hollywood.

Chrometophobia

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Money

^{And its covered with germs too}

Money is the lifeblood of the modern world, earning it, spending it, diving into vaults of sparkly gold coins like Scrooge McDuck, we are all in its thrall to some extent.

For the Chrometophobe though, money is a plague of fears and worries that never stop. This phobia takes on different flavours; for some it is a deep terror they will mismanage money and wind up destitute. For others it is a voice that whispers that money is the root of all evil, convincing them that it will destroy them utterly.

Anthophobia

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Flowers

^{Anthophobics’ idea if hell has a pollen count}

The expression “Say it with flowers” takes on a whole new meaning for those who suffer from this phobia. Anthophobics are afflicted with a deep and irrational fear of all things budding and beautiful.  Despite their awareness that this is illogical, sufferers of this aliment can be terrorized by a posey, its petals or stem.  

Macrophobia

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Long Waits

Doctor’s office or check out line, no one really likes to wait. We all have places we’d rather be, doing things far more fun than perusing ancient magazines or standing in long lineups scanning the tabloid headlines.

When you are afflicted with macrophobia though, a long wait is much more than an inconvenience, it is a trigger to anxiety attacks and all out terror. One of the more mysterious phobias, the reasons for its development is often not known, but the fear and anxiety any sort of wait causes are very real.

Alektorophobia

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Chickens

If Colonel Saunders had suffered from this phobia we’d have never known the tasty joy of his 11 herbs and spices.

Alektorophobia is the medical term for being chicken about chickens. Sufferers of this condition constantly worry that these peaceful poultry may become aggressive, swooping down to startle and peck them, spreading their avian diseases and threatening the victim’s well being. With the discovery of avian flu, I can only imagine many sufferers of this ailment screamed “I knew it all along.”

Geliophobia

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Laughter

Laughter isn’t always the best medicine; in fact if you have geliophobia it is about the worst thing in the world.

People suffering from this aliment often live in terror that they will laugh or smile at the wrong moment, or find the sound of laughter to be gutbustingly horrifying. Comedians and class clowns are these people’s worst enemies, and for them a sitcom laugh-track is more like the soundtrack of Hell.

Arachibutyrophobia

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Peanut Butter Sticking to the Roof of your Mouth

^{On theck, I haff somving sthuck to the roof of my mouff}

Whether you like it crunchy, smooth or as part of a Fluffernutter sandwich, most people enjoy this sticky treat from time to time and never suffer a single qualm.

For others though, the thought of eating peanut butter can send them into a paroxysm of panic. Arachibutyrophobes cannot cope with the idea of getting this goo stuck inside their mouth, and this fear can build until not only are they afraid of peanut butter, but any and all peanut products and even glass jars.

Somniphobia

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Sleep

There is nothing so welcome as a soft pillow and warm quilt at the end of a long day; most of us look forward to burrowing under the covers and letting the world slip away for a few blissful hours of sleep.

Unless you suffer from this phobia, in which case sleep is not welcome at all. Stemming from a fear of losing control, Somniphobics are convinced that if they sleep they will not be able to wake up again, not even if they world around them was being shredded like protons in the Large Haldron Collider.  Another common fear is that while they sleep they are vunerable, and could be attacked or even killed while they visit the land of dreams.

Ombrophobia

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Being Rained On

The only ones who really like wet weather are ducks and other waterproof critters, but most of us can cope with a rainy day with an umbrella and a pair of rubber boots.

Ombrophobics need more than an umbrella though, as their deep fear of precipitation means they will never be caught singing in the rain. This phobia of getting rained on can get so bad that just hearing the soothing pitter patter of rain on a rooftop can bring up feelings of dread and anxiety.

Ablutophobia

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Bathing

A hot shower is part of morning rituals all around the world, as needed as that first cup of coffee. If you offer a hot bubble bath to an overworked Mom and she’ll be in the suds before you can say “spa.” But not everyone feels that way about getting clean.

Ablutophobia is the fear of bathing, and those afflicted with this disorder can suffer paralyzing levels of fear just thinking about washing up.  It is most commonly seen in children, women and anyone named “Pigpen.”

^{World’s most adorable ablutophobe}

The victim cannot bear the idea of cleaning themselves, reacting to the idea like they’d just witnessed the shower scene from Hitchcock’s movie Psycho.

The battle against “illegal file-sharing” is heating up, especially in Europe where it looks like the media lobbyists are well worth their fees. Several countries are planning or debating whether to introduce a ‘three-strikes’ system for file sharers, and recently, the UK has been the hotbed of activity. With talks of making the system mandatory by law, some ISPs are making some compromises in the hopes it will deter lawmakers. Virgin Media, one of the biggest ISPs in the country, has announced it will test a system to monitor file-sharing on its network. The trial will affect some 40 percent of its subscribers and will use technology from Detica, a technology company which builds specialized networking solutions.

“Understanding how consumer behaviour is changing will be an important requirement of Virgin Media’s upcoming music offering and, should they become law, the Government’s legislative proposals will also require measurement of the level of copyright infringement on ISPs’ networks. Detica’s CView technology potentially offers a non-intrusive solution which enhances our understanding of aggregate customer behaviour without identifying or storing individual customers’ data,” Jon James, executive director of Broadband at Virgin Media, said.

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Here’s more grist for oil bears who argue that regardless of the long-term situation, for now the world is awash with oil, at a time when end-demand is ho-hum.

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Platts Analysis: U.S. crude oil production in 2009 poised to show biggest jump in 40 years

 

New York – November 27, 2009

United States crude oil production for 2009 is on target to have its biggest one-year jump since 1970, according to a Platts analysis of industry data.

 

With U.S. oil production averaging 5.268 barrels per day (b/d) through October, the gain in U.S. output will be the most since the country produced 9.637-million b/d in 1970, which turned out to be the peak year of U.S. crude output, according to Platts’ analysis of data published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). If that 5.268 million b/d figure holds through December, this year would show a 6.4% boost from the 4.95 million b/d average of 2008 and rank as the best U.S. oil production year since 2004, when output averaged 5.419 million b/d.

 

For comparison, in the 40 years since U.S. oil production peaked annual output has jumped only eight times. Seven of those increases were minimal; only in 1978 was there a jump of significant magnitude, an increase of 5.6%, to 8.7 million b/d.

 

Last year’s hurricane curtailments distorted the production numbers somewhat for the 2008 comparison, given that 183,000 b/d of Gulf of Mexico output was still offline at the end of that year. However, 2009 is still expected to post increases of 3% and 4% from the relatively storm-free years of 2006 and 2007, respectively.

 

Projections from the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) indicate that the primary driver for this year’s U.S. oil production resurgence is actually just getting started. That driver is the Gulf of Mexico, where operators have begun launching a group of new fields, fulfilling what has been a decade-long focus on unlocking the promise of deepwater exploration there.

 

In its reporting, Platts concluded that with the jump in the Gulf of Mexico, combined with the emergence of two other new oil-production trends, it appears the U.S. has a chance of at least maintaining oil output in the range of five million to six million b/d for some years to come. “We see it above five million barrels per day for the next 10 years or so,” Platts quoted Peter Jackson, senior director for IHS CERA, as saying. “There is still a tremendous amount of exploration potential in the U.S. and that plateau could be sustained.”

 

The Gulf posted its biggest oil production year in 2002 with 1.556 million b/d, but only 61% of that total came from deepwater. In contrast, this year the MMS projects oil output of 1.213 million b/d with 76% from deepwater as the Gulf ramps toward an expected new oil production record of 1.635 million b/d by 2011

 

Besides growth in the Gulf, those other trends involve further development of the Bakken Shale oil play in North Dakota and success by a group of operators now training their onshore exploration sights toward new oil targets at the expense of natural gas.

 

The development of the Bakken into a robust, new oil province is well under way, according to data from EIA. Bakken oil output has already elevated North Dakota into fifth place among U.S. states for oil production with average daily output of 202,000 b/d at the end of 2008. But that number already appears to be old, even though is was 50% more than 2007 figures. For example, in June of this year, production in North Dakota had climbed to 215,000 b/d.

 

As for companies shifting their strategies, that group includes large Houston independent and Bakken pioneer EOG Resources, which has set a goal of shifting from a 70% gas production share to a 50:50 oil and gas mix by 2011 with a comprehensive review of additional potential North American shale oil targets.

 

This rise in output has helped the U.S. reduce its net imports — defined as imports less exports, both crude and petroleum products — by a substantial amount. While there are many factors that go into the United States’ net import figure, the decline has been striking, according to EIA data.

 

For the final three months of 2008, net imports – reported weekly by EIA — were never less than 10.5 million b/d, and were as high as 12.68 million b/d. This year, the EIA is reporting that net imports in the first week of October were 10.1 million b/d, have not been higher since, and have been as low as 8.84 million b/d..

 

And while the drop in U.S. consumption can be seen as accounting for much of that decline, the U.S. also has put more than 140 million barrels of crude oil and products into inventory since the beginning of October 2008, something made possible in part by the rise in crude oil output.

 

For more information on crude oil, visit the Platts website.

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Para ir cerrando la semanita, nada mejor que dar por terminado un tema y terminar de englobarlo no?. Que lindo que son los Viernes, aunque si uno llega muy cansado a veces se hacen más eterno que los Lunes ( y miren que comparación!!) En conclusión, me voy a dejar de hablar pavadas un rato y por lo pronto les deseo un muy feliz fin de semana. Mientras tanto actualizo mi blog web site (jaja) con la segunda parte sobre la Articulación Temporo Mandibular. Espero que les sea de mucha utilidad a todos y en especial a Cynthia que me lo pidió, igual sabés que si necesitas mas info voy a hacer lo posible dentro de mi alcance para seguir ayudandote.

La A.T.M es la articulación que une a la mandíbula con el cráneo. Constituida por una cavidad o fosa articular en el hueso temporal del cráneo, la parte superior del hueso de la mandíbula o cóndilo, el cual tiene forma de balón de rugby, y un disco interarticular dispuesto entre ambas. Vale mencionar que también se incluyen en esta articulación, ligamentos, nervios, y vasos. El disco interarticular le da una amortiguación adecuada y la estabiliza.

Sin duda esta articulación es de vital importancia en la deglución, y a mi entender se encuentra ubicada en un punto crítico y a la vez estratégico, debido a que tanto la mandíbula, como el cráneo y cuello se encuentran interrelacionados entre si por un perfecto equilibrio muscular de sus masas. Si por alguna causa “x” se logra un desequilibrio alguno en este sistema, pongamosle la firma con aclaración inclusive que esto va a repercutir directamente sobre la A.T.M.

Con esta breve reseña, ya podemos entonces citar a la D.T.M.…. QUE ES ESTO???…. La d.t.m son un conjunto de patologías o situaciones clínicas que pueden presentar en su sintomatología signos relacionados a la A.T.M, los músculos de la masticación o de la musculatura cráneo-cervical.

Su etiología no es sumamente clara, es demasiado subjetiva pero podemos nombrar entre los orígenes mas didácticos a estas siguientes causas:

• Traumatismos mandibulares
• Enfermedad Degenerativa (Artrosis)
• Enfermedad Inflamatoria (Artritis)
• Tensiones musculares
• Bruxismo

Hay factores que nos van a predisponer a sufrir una D.T.M ya sea relacionados a nuestra vida cotidiana, o por una patología que haya adquirido. Dichos factores son:

• Rechinar los dientes, morder mis labios, comerme las uñas, sujetas cosas con los dientes, comer chicle, adoptar posiciones anormarles de la mandíbula.
• Contraer patologías que indirectamente afecten dicha articulación, tales como la Miastenia Grave o Parkinson.
• Traumatismos en accidentes de tránsito o en cualquier sitio, pero siempre con una elevada magnitud.
• Factores psicológicos, como el stress… tan instalado hoy en nuestra sociedad.
• Mal formación anatómica en los huesos de la cara.

La afectación de la D.T.M puede darse de dos maneras diferentes:

1. D.T.M Miogénica: Relacionada con los músculos que participan en la articulación.
2. D.T.M Artrogénica: Relacionada con factores osteo-articulares.

Los síntomas que trae aparejada dicha disfunción son:

• dolor alrededor de la oreja, músculos de la cara, cuello, mandíbula
• dolor al masticar
• sensación de dientes frágiles
• bloqueo mandibular
• ruidos anormales de la articulación perceptibles al oido y al tacto.
  

Como toda patología que nos toque tratar en nuestra larga u dichosa vida profesional, como regla de hora, tenemos que diagnosticar basándonos en fuentes sólidas y confiables, y que mejor fuente que nuestra propia exploración fisica y una entrevista adecuada… no habrá mejor que eso… para luego, como segundo lugar, utilizar la ayuda de imágenes que puedan confirmar sin refutaciones nuestro diagnóstico presunto de antemano.

Con respecto al tratamiento, debemos identificar como primer lugar cual fue la causa que provocó esa Disfunción, ya que sólo de esa forma vamos a tener más posibilidades de eliminarlo de base. También tenemos que plantearnos como fin, lograr una articulación sin dolor, flexible, sin postura viciosa, sin tensión muscular, en otras palabras, saludable. Es esencial no olvidarnos de el paisaje anatómico con que gozamos alrederor de dicha artilación, tanto cráneo como cervicales, sin querer… éstas inmediaciones pueden echar a perder nuestro tratamiento quitándole eficacia.

Dado que en la nota anterior cite algo en el archivo descargable sobre la aplicación de Medios Físicos, voy a pasar por alto, dirigiendome directamente a otras alternativas: Físicas, Farmacológicas, etc.

TRATAMIENTO FÍSICO:

• Movilización Articular: Con la pasiva, vamos a intentar separar y despegar las disposiciones anatómicas de la articulación, tan compimidas por la tensión articular, logrando así mejor disposción, lubricación e irrigación. Mientras que con la activa intentamos devolverle los rangos articulares normales.
• Estiramiento, Masoterapia: Como dije anteriormente, no solo nuestro ojo clínico tiene que centrarse en la articulación, sino también en zonas aledañas como la musculatura cervica, la cual por intermedio de masoterapia, estiramientos, podemos evitar sobrecargas y contracturas.
• Entrenamiento Postural de la zona cervical y craneal
• Ejercicios mandibulares: soplar, morder, abrir y cerrar la boca, reir, etc etc. Con esto logramos trabajar correctamente músculos faciales que toman inserción en dicha articulación o bien logramos por sinergia muscular trabajar otros que no teníamos a nuestro alcance.
• Ejercicios de cuello y cintura escapular.

OTROS TRATAMIENTOS:

Podemos acompañarlas con tratamientos psicológicos, farmacológicos y tilizar férulas de descarga para asi lograr una mejor posición anatómica. Depende de cual es la causa que originó la D.T.M, es si vamos a trabajar con equipo multidisciplincario o no, Odontólogos, Pscicólogos, etc.

AUTOCUIDADOS:

• No masticar chicle
• Evitar comidas duras, o sea hacer una buena dieta de comidas blandas
• No morderse las uñas, lapices o labios
• Poner la mano debajo del mentón, para evitar grandes bostezos en fase aguda de tratamiento
• Aplicar calor húmedo de 15 a 20 minutos

En síntesis, no es una patología dificil de tratar, ni tampoco que sea de gran impacto en nuestra salud, pero hay que tratarla a tiempo y nuestro paciente tiene que poner empeño en su tratamiento mostrándose predispuesto y colaborador antes los ejercicios y autocuidados cotidianos. De esa forma el buen camino estaría trazado, solo haría falta empezar a circularlo

Bobby Woods is scheduled to be executed in Texas on Thursday. This is the case despite two important facts:

— His IQ hovers at or below 70 — the accepted border of mental impairment.

— The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2002 that it is unconstitutional to execute someone with a mental disability.

Woods was sentenced to death for his role in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. He disputes the facts, saying his cousin killed the girl. But the facts are beside the point now. Why is Texas ignoring the clear directive of the Supreme Court?

Woods was represented for years by an incompetent attorney, appointed by the state, who squandered any chance of Woods seeking to fight his sentence based on his mental disability. His new attorney is seeking clemency from Gov. Rick Perry. But we know how Perry handles these things.

Woods’ new attorney Maurie Levin is fighting for her client’s life with every tool available.

“For the state of Texas to appoint a lawyer who they then removed from the list — who was being taken to task in a federal court at the very same time he’s being appointed to represent Bobby in his federal proceedings, and then for Bobby — a mentally retarded man — to suffer the consequences of that appointment is atrocious. It infuriates me,” she told the Texas Observer this week.

Levin is trying to get the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles to watch a video of Woods speaking so they can see the capacity of the man the state is planning to execute. Watch the video after the jump.

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Filed under: Aftermarket, Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Misc. Auto Shows

Don’t have enough money for Brabus to swap out the V8 in your E63 AMG for a V12? Not to worry. Today at the Essen Motor Show, the German tuner officially launched its B63 S performance package for 6.2-liter V8 in the four-door Benz. The upgrade consists of dual “sport” air filters, high-flow catalytic converters, and revised program for the engine and results in a 30 horsepower increase.

Brabus is also offering other modifications for the E63 AMG as well, including a carbon fiber aero kit, wheels in 18 to 20-inch sizes, and various interior trim pieces like stainless-steel scuff plates, a new 225 mph speedometer, and wood or carbon fiber inlays. For the most part ,we’d skip the visual bits and stick with the engine upgrades. Hit the jump for full details in press release, or check out the high-res gallery below courtesy of Brabus.

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A while back, Nissan scientists helped to develop a paint clearcoat called Scratch Shield that can self-repair light scratches overnight or over the course of a week.

Now the Japanese automaker is spreading the love, licensing the technology to Japan’s largest wireless company, NTT DoCoMo. The clearcoat uses a special top layer of highly elastic resin that gives the coating a ‘flexibility’ that reportedly means that it can prevent or “heal” 80% of surface marks. The coating itself is also tougher, so it is less susceptible to marks in the first place. Official press release after the jump.

[Source: Nissan]

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Everyone knows that Twitter has been reluctant in seeking revenue streams too aggressively and has just recently moved in this direction, signing deals with partners like Microsoft and Google and announcing some sort for Twitter ads come next year. What most people don’t know is that the Japanese version of the service not only has ads, and for quite a while now, but it’s also close to launching a form of premium accounts, perhaps as early as January 2010. But, they’re not the premium accounts we’ve been hearing of for the better part of this year, rather they offer the users an option to get paid for their tweets by charging subscriptions for their streams.

DG Mobile, a subsidiary of the local company which partnered with Twitter to offer the service in Japan, Digital Garage, has announced that it will roll out subscription services for Twitter users. Those running services like breaking news or which post mostly original content on the microblogging platform can now monetize by charging for their tweets.

There will be several options for the subscribers, they can pay a monthly fee to get full access or they can buy a prepaid ticket which they can use how they see fit. The can also pay for access on a tweet-by-tweet basis. The pricing will vary depending on what the content provider deems fair, but is ex… (read more)

Capacitive screens are not very precise, and if your software is not designed to take this into account you can get pretty funny results.

This video by YouHTC.ru shows the effect on the TouchFlo3D tabs on the HTC HD2, where the device does not quite know which tab it should come to rest on, despite the finger being still .

According to YouHTC HTC intends to modify their software to fix this issue, hopefully not with the result of making the interface less responsive.

Read more at YouHTC here.

Editors’ note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.

The $680 Pavilion P6230y is another midrange HP desktop PC that looks good on paper, but can’t keep up with the competition in price and performance. It can certainly handle its own in day-to-day use, but the competing Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004 makes this Pavilion look slow and overpriced.

Not a whole lot has changed on the P6230y since we reviewed its cheaper sibling, the p6110y. Most of the desktops that take a turn through our labs have a similar black, glossy case; but HP adds flashy accents like a soft-blue LED-lit power button and a sliding panel on the face of the system that conceals the media card reader and front USB 2.0 and audio ports. Aesthetically speaking, we’re confident that this system will fit anywhere without causing a stir.

The most glaring difference in a side-by-side comparison with the Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004 is the HP’s diminutive quad-core AMD chip, which is left in the dust in performance and power efficiency tests by the Asus’s quad-core Intel CPU, even despite a slightly faster clock speed. For $30 less than the HP, Asus offers more storage room to offset the lack of built-in wireless, which can be easily had thanks to the Asus’ ample expansion space.

Since the Asus actually costs less than the HP, the Pavilion P6230y essentially offers less computer for more money than the competition. Thankfully, HP is more generous with its port offerings than its computing power. You get two USB ports on the front of the tower, with six more ports around the back, along with 7.1 analog audio, coaxial digital audio, FireWire, VGA, DVI, Ethernet, and a built-in wireless networking card. Neither system has an eSATA port nor do we suspect that most users would miss it. However, you can definitely find it on other PCs in this price range.

Before you make a buying decision in favor of HP, consider that the P2630y comes in second to the Asus in almost every test except for the Cinebench tests that give credit to the highest clock speeds. The only system that gives Asus a run is the ZT Affinity 7334Ma, but keep in mind that the extra processor speed will cost you $120 more than the HP and $150 more than the Asus.

Upgraders still intent on buying this PC for whatever reason will find ample room inside the tower for future upgrades. You get a free 16x PCI Express graphics slot, three 1x PCI Express slots, and room for one more hard drive if you can get past the awkwardly placed cage that stands vertically against the back wall of the interior. Also, keep in mind that if you plan to upgrade memory down the line, you’ll need to discard the existing RAM since all four slots are currently occupied.

The HP Pavilion P6230y fares well against the competition in the energy cost required to keep it running for a year. Coming in at just a few cents more than $27, HP manages to keep costs low, although the P5230y doesn’t have much hardware inside to threaten your monthly energy bill. With a video chip integrated into the motherboard that handles all standard desktop applications and a newer AMD chip, we’re not surprised that HP trends toward the more efficient end of the power draw spectrum.

We used the Asus system as this HP’s primary competition because their prices are identical and they have similar features sets. We’d say Asus won the hardware match-up; however, service and support is a different story. HP’s support offerings, on par with Dell or Gateway, give you one year of parts and labor warranty protection, as well 24-7 toll-free phone support. We also appreciate its vast array of support help online, including live support chat. At least for now, HP has the upper hand in customer service.

Find out more about how we test desktop systems.

System configurations:

Asus Essentio CG5270-BP004
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit; 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300; 8GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 32MB Intel GMA X4500 integrated graphics chip; 1TB, 7,200rpm hard drive

Gateway DX4300-11
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit; 2.5GHz AMD Phenom II X4 805; 8GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 256MB ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics chip; 1TB, 7,200rpm hard drive

Gateway SX2800-01
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit; 2.3GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200; 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 32MB (shared) Intel GMA X4500 integrated graphics chip; 640GB, 7,200rpm hard drive

HP Pavilion P6230y
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit; 2.6 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 810; 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; 256MB ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics chip; 750GB, 7,200rpm hard drive

ZT Group Affinity 7334Ma
Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit (SP2); 3GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 Quad Core ; 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; 384MB (shared) ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics chip; 1TB 7,200rpm Seagate hard drive

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After you’ve gotten your Dubai fill, take a break and check out the situation in Greece.

Here’s the Telegraph from earlier this week:

When the European Central Bank’s Jean-Claude Trichet said last week that certain sinners on the edges of the eurozone were “very close to losing their credibility”, everybody knew he meant Greece.

The interest spread between 10-year Greek bonds and German bunds has jumped to 178 basis points. Greek debt has decoupled from Italian debt. Athens can no longer hide behind others in EMU’s soft South.

“As far as the bond vigilantes are concerned, the Bat-Signal is up for Greece,” said Francesco Garzarelli in a Goldman Sachs client note, Tremors at the EMU Periphery.

The newly-elected Hellenic Socialists (PASOK) of George Papandreou confess that the budget deficit will be more than 12pc of GDP this year, four times the original claim of the last lot. After campaigning on extra spending, it will have to do the exact opposite. “We need to save the country from bankruptcy,” he said.

Good luck. Communist-led shipyard workers have already clashed violently with police. Some 200 anarchists were arrested in Athens last week after they torched streets of cars in a tear gas battle.

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