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  • Cosmetic Surgeons Perform Facial Rejuvenation Surgery For Many Reasons

    A face lift procedure will not be able to stop this process, but it is capable of “turning back the hands of time.” A rhytidectomy (sometimes referred to as a face lift) is made to reduce much of the loeeseness and many of the heavy folds and wrinkles of the neck and face. The procedure will also improve the contour of a person’s necklines and jaw. However, a rhytidectomy will not be able to completely removed every fold, wrinkle, and line. There is a limited amount of improvement around the eyes and with fine lines of the facial skin. A rhytidectomy alone will not be able to improve acne scars, “smoker’s” lines around the mouth, or poor complexion. Other options are available to treat these various problems including chemical peels, dermabrasion, and laser treatment.

  • Spring 2010 Ready for the World Passports Have Arrived

    Ready For the World Passport - Spring 2010The Spring 2010 Ready for the World Passports have arrived and are ready for distribution.

    The Passport is a calendar and guide to many of the international and intercultural events taking place on campus and in the community through the end of the academic year.

    If you would like free Passports to distribute to your classes, please contact Amy Blakely at 974-5034 or [email protected]. Please indicate the number of Passports you’d like and where they can be sent via campus mail.

  • ScottishPower Comments At The Launch Of ‘Growing Fife’s Future: The … – pressreleasepoint.com

    Speaking at the launch of Fife Council’s report on its Renewable Energy Opportunity on Friday (8th January), Alan Dickson, ScottishPower’s Clean Coal Integration Manager at Longannet Power Station, said: “ScottishPower is at the forefront of …


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    1. Turnu Severin-Orşova-Cazane

    Sectorul Turnu Severin – Orşova; în faţă e malul sârbesc al Dunării:



    Capul lui Decebal de la Cazanele Mici:


    Mănăstirea Mraconia de la Cazanele Mici; a treia poză e făcută de pe malul sârbesc:



  • O Pacífico mais próximo do Brasil

    O Pacífico mais próximo do Brasil

    Será concluída este ano a Rodovia Transoceânica, empreendimento de 1,8 bilhão de dólares, investido pelos governos brasileiro e peruano e a iniciativa privada.

    Trata-se de uma estrada de 2,6 mil quilômetros ao longo da Floresta Amazônica e dos Andes, estabelecendo estratégica ligação do Brasil com o Oceano Pacífico. Seu traçado parte de Rio Branco, no Acre, e segue por 344 quilômetros em território brasileiro. Cruza a fronteira com o Peru, percorrendo mais 2.256 quilômetros, cortando a Floresta Amazônica e a Cordilheira dos Andes, até chegar a três portos do país vizinho: Ilo, Matarani e San Juan de Marcona.

    Com a iminente conclusão da obra, é muito importante que a opinião pública nacional e os setores produtivos, em especial os exportadores, tenham maior clareza sobre a importância dessa fantástica rodovia. Ela abre uma nova rota comercial para o Brasil, via Oceano Pacífico, com inegável impacto no processo logístico do comércio internacional, principalmente nas exportações à Ásia, o mercado externo mais dinâmico atualmente.

    Além desse grande benefício econômico para todo o Brasil, a rodovia representará inegável fator de desenvolvimento regional, não apenas no Acre, onde começa, como nos estados vizinhos e vasta área do território do Peru. Estudo da Federação das Indústrias do Estado Acre (FIEAC) mostra que o vasto mercado a ser aberto pela estrada envolve sete milhões de consumidores. Será estabelecido um novo pólo de fomento comercial e intercâmbio na América do Sul, com impactos positivos na indústria, comércio, hotelaria e turismo em geral.

    Para consolidar essas inegáveis perspectivas positivas, a FIEAC vem defendendo há alguns anos a adoção de medidas capazes de mitigar a burocracia na fronteira e facilitar a integração. Felizmente, tais propostas foram contempladas nos acordos firmados em dezembro último pelos presidentes do Brasil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, e do Peru, Alan Garcia, durante visita de delegação brasileira ao país vizinho.

    Na ocasião, foram regulamentados os voos fronteiriços entre Cuzco/Porto Maldonado/Rio Branco e Pucalpa/Cruzeiro do Sul, o livre trânsito de moradores de fronteira e os transportes fluviais nos rios amazônicos que ligam as regiões peruanas ao Acre e Rondônia. Também ficou estabelecido o livre trânsito de veículos turísticos entre os dois países, além de facilitadas as atividades da Suframa (Superintendência da Zona Franca de Manaus) para o desenvolvimento do comércio. Aliás, para as indústrias instaladas na capital do Amazonas, a nova rota comercial será muito importante.

    A conclusão da Rodovia do Pacífico diminui em seis mil quilômetros o percurso que os produtos de nosso país têm de percorrer até chegar aos bilhões de consumidores chineses, japoneses, indianos, coreanos e de outras nações asiáticas. A distância menor poderá significar sensível redução de custo dos fretes, agregando mais um diferencial competitivo aos manufaturados e commodities brasileiros no comércio exterior.

    – Leandro Vieira
    http://www.motonline.com.br/default….78&categoria=2

  • April77 – Youthful Abandon Spring/Summer 2010

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    April77’s ever present music influence bleeds through again for their Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Entitled Youthful Abandon, the range holds inspiration from 80’s style classic rock fashioned by the youths located in between the places of Seattle, New York, and Portland. Androgyny, minimalism, and contradictions are just some of the words used by the brand to describe the line. Evidence of this can be found in their pieces which includes, thick fabric denim, flannel shirts, cardigans, large knits, and light fabric tops.


  • Detroit Auto Show Day 1: Plug-ins, Hybrids & Protesters, Oh My

    UPDATED Automakers got their green on today at Day 1 of the North American International Auto Show at Detroit’s Cobo Center, unveiling new hybrid concepts and announcing manufacturing plans for electric vehicles. Government officials and citizen protesters showed up too, respectively issuing praise for the industry’s efforts to boost fuel economy and criticism for the […]


  • Next-gen video technology lets you look around – inside a movie

    This is a moment I can pretty much guarantee I'll never experience - so it's a great way t...

    Now that 3D is finally taking off again at the movie theatre – thanks in large part to James Cameron’s evangelism in the leadup to his groundbreaking Avatar film, it’s clear that immersive video technologies are big business again. And if the latest 3D stuff doesn’t put you in the picture enough, how’s this: Immersive Media has adapted the same 360-degree cameras used by Google’s Street View cars to shoot video. That means you can actually look around as you watch the video… Which can feel absolutely bizarre, as in the case of the BASE jumping video after the jump. Extraordinary…

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  • Ultimate Fight Night 20 coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET

    Spike and the UFC have put together an intriguing card with title shots at stake and several intriguing prospects of all ages. Gray Maynard is fighting to keep his title hopes alive. A big win from Maynard over Nate Diaz, makes him the logical choice to face UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi.

    Is Aaron Simpson a legit prospect at 35 years old? He’ll face prankster Tom Lawlor. Chris Leben may be on his last legs with the UFC. "The Crippler" has lost two straight and faces Jay Silva (pictured) on the non-televised undercard. Silva just started fighting professionally in early 2008. Season 8 "Ultimate Fighter" winner Efrain Escudero has a tough challenge in Evan Dunham. Jesse Lennox and Rick Story is a strong candidate for fight of the night. We also get to see what Kyle Bradley brings against Rafael Dos Anjos after mandhandling TUF 8 runner-up Philipe Nover at UFC 98. Amir Sadollah faces a stiff test in veteran Brad Blackburn, which should be a standup war and lightweight prospect Thiago Tavares after 11 months off because of injury.

    Yahoo! Sports is live cageside with fight-by-fight updates beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET. If you’re looking for some underdogs with value. Silva has a shot but the price isn’t worth it at plus-115. Dunham (+220), Blackburn (+150), Lennox (+180) and Bradley (+250) all worth a play.

    UFN 20 odds (Courtesy Venetian Resort Hotel Casino):
    Nate Diaz (+280) v. Gray Maynard (-360) – Lightweight
    Evan Dunham (+220) v. Efrain Escudero (-300) – Lightweight
    Tom Lawlor (+200) v. Aaron Simpson (-250) – Middleweight
    Brad Blackburn (+150) v. Amir Sadollah (-180) – Welterweight
    Jay Silva (+115) v. Chris Leben (-145) – Middleweight
    Mike Guymon (+210) v. Rory MacDonald (-270) – Welterweight
    Jesse Lennox (+180) v. Rick Story (-220) – Welterweight
    Kyle Bradley (+250) v. Rafael Dos Anjos (-330) – Lightweight
    Nik Lentz (+200) v. Thiago Tavares (-250) – Lightweight
    Jesse Forbes (+150) v. Nick Cantone (-180) – Middleweight
    John Salter (+220) v. Gerald Harris (-300) – Welterweight

  • uPrint 3D Printer Gets Faster But Still Can’t Print Time [3dPrinting]

    If you’re a designer with a need for three-dimensional printing and $20,000 to spare, the uPrint Plus is right up your alley—it’s 33% bigger, 69% faster, and 40% more efficient than its predecessor.

    It may not play Daft Punk like the MakerBot—and it costs a whoooole lot more— but Dimension’s uPrint Plus is professional grade, small enough for desktop use and gives users resolution settings of either .010 inches or .013 inches and prints materials in nine colors. It’ll ship in March, hopefully by which time they’ll have figured out how to get me that 4D support I’ve been holding out for.

    World’s Best-Selling 3D Printer Line Expands

    Dimension uPrint Plus offers material colors, larger build volume, resolution options, and more

    MINNEAPOLIS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—One year after introducing what has become the world’s best-selling 3D printer – the Dimension uPrint – Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) says it has expanded the product line with the uPrint Plus – an enhanced version with lots of new features – while still keeping the price under $20,000 (USD).

    Like the Dimension uPrint personal 3D printer, the uPrint Plus has a small footprint for true desktop use [25 x 26 in (635 x 660 mm)]. uPrint Plus can print in eight colors of Stratasys ABSplus material, making it easier for designers to differentiate individual assembly components and better depict their product. The printer has a build envelope of 8 x 8 x 6 in (203 x 203 x 152 mm) – 33 percent more volume than the uPrint, enabling larger models. uPrint Plus offers two resolution settings – 0.010 in (0.254 mm) and 0.013 in (0.330 mm) – to give users additional print options.

    uPrint Plus also features two support-material enhancements that reduce material consumption and modeling time. The first, Smart Supports, is a software enhancement that reduces material usage by 40 percent, cutting costs. The second, SR-30, is an improved soluble support material that dissolves 69 percent faster, to speed the modeling process. Smart Supports and SR-30 enhancements are available for both uPrint and uPrint Plus.

    “When the uPrint was introduced one year ago, it quickly became the best-selling 3D printer worldwide, with 1,000 units sold in the first 9 months,” says Dimension Product Manager Mary Stanley. “Based on its success and customer requests for expanded features, the uPrint Plus was created. Now designers, engineers and architects have expanded options for building models based on proven FDM technology.”

    uPrint Plus material colors include red, blue, olive, black, dark gray, nectarine, fluorescent yellow, and ivory. The new 3D printer will be available for shipment in March through authorized Stratasys resellers.







  • Simple Test Confirms Magic Mouse Not So Magical When it Comes to Power

    It’s not exactly the most scientific test ever conducted, but a very practical experiment conducted by Softpedia’s Filip Truta reveals that the new Apple Magic Mouse pales next to its predecessor in at least one significant way. That area of weakness is power management, and the new slick interface device could be as much as 40 percent less efficient than the clumsy old Mighty Mouse.

    Reports have been flooding in that the new mouse is a power-hungry little guy, both internally among staff here at TheAppleBlog and over at the Apple Discussion boards. At least one discussion thread deals with the problem that the Magic Mouse has when working in conjunction with the Apple Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard. Apparently, using both together will result in significant battery drain in the latter.

    On its own, the Magic Mouse is no energy superstar either. Many users report a much shorter battery life than they got with the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse. Truta was finding the same thing with his new pointing device, and so went about testing his theory to see what he found. Rather than timing the life of the batteries during regular continuous usage, as a lab might, Truta came up with an easy to perform exercise that you can try for yourself, too, so long as you’re in possession of both models of Apple mice.

    The trick is to use a fresh set of batteries in the Magic Mouse until they run out of steam. Apple’s redesigned the mouse preferences pane to tell you when you need to change them, and even provides instructions on how to do so in case you can’t figure it out for yourself. Once the batteries are depleted, all you have to do is switch them back into your old Mighty Mouse.

    Using this very simple method, Truta discovered that while the Magic Mouse saw the batteries as devoid of anymore usable energy, the Mighty Mouse would in fact report that the batteries weren’t even close to empty. In fact, his tests show that under the Bluetooth devices menu it would report as much as 41 percent battery remaining in the supposedly dead batteries. That’s not an insignificant margin by any count.

    Battery issues aside, I sill love my Magic Mouse. I should qualify that by noting that I use it as the primary means of control for my home theater Mac mini, which means that I use it quite sparingly. I’m still using the same batteries I put in when I got it, which was almost immediately following its release. And my keyboard doesn’t seem to be running down with any unusual speed, either. But again, I almost never use them really, except to set up a movie or TV show or start a playlist in iTunes. I’m still planning on testing out Filip Truta method when the batteries do eventually run down, though. What are your experiences?

  • Hands-on With the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10


    Honestly, one of my absolute favorite products for Sony at CES 2010 was the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. It’s a powerful device with a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 processor, complete with a 4 inch capacitive touch display, 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and 8GB included MicroSD removable storage. However, the thing that truly stands out to me with the phone is display. It’s the type you just can’t stop looking at because it’s so lush and at four inches you can see so much. The who experience is pretty fluid 95% of the time, with occasional jitters here and there. Still, very impressive for an Android 1.6 build. We hope that it has an upgrade path to 2.1 sooner than later.

    Regardless, there is no doubt in my mind that if you pulled this thing out in public it would get some attention. People were all over it at CES.

    Here is a little extra review video showing off a little bit of Time Scape, Media Scape, and the dialing interface. We also briefly compare it to the iPhone 3G:

    I have to reiterate the phone felt very natural in my hand, and even holding it up to my head wasn’t absurd. It’s really not that larger than an iPhone, but somehow has a larger screen and looks just bloody futuristic. I’ve owned an iPhone for quite a long time and I can honestly say this is the first device that makes me want to try something different. Designs like these totally blow away what Apple is doing right now. And Sony Ericsson is not the only person doing that now. I think a lot of the CE manufacturers are going to hurt Apple in 2010 because they are using advanced functionality such we found in the XPERIA X10, as it has Android, such a striking appearance, and embraces open standards (MicroSD, Mini USB, removable battery). Sony Ericsson could potentially ignite a turnaround if they continue to offer devices of this caliber. It’s just simply gorgeous.

    I have a hard time believing many of you will resist this, if you have the opportunity to get it. Don’t mind the cord/attachment to the back of the phone in the pics, it was part of the booth.

  • I Present To You One of Greece’s Most Picturesque Cities: Ioannina

    Ioannina, Greece is found in the north-western provonce of Epirus. As such, it has a very "northern" look and weather patterns with cooler winters and pleasant, hot summers. Below are some pictures of this fascinating place….

    Pics from the following people: (airphotos.gr and these flickr users: animadm, dtsiabai, teo58, Volkhan_HVC, xontri_kai_asximi, and ZlatkoGR).

  • Lenovo’s LePhone Turns the Sexy Up to 11

    We know it’s not headed for the US anytime soon, but that won’t stop us from fawning over it.  Lenovo’s LePhone is one sexy droid.  Maybe it’s the sleek, polished finished.  Maybe it’s the shiny red paint job.  Maybe it’s the keyboard/docking station that can snap on.  Whatever the case is, we’re hooked.  Check out the gallery below to see what Lenovo has done with our favorite mobile operating system.  Without having any actual hands-on experience, we’re pretty confident that this holds its own against the likes of Sense UI and MOTOBLUR.    

    Last week saw a couple of reports with various tech sites playing with the phone.  So far, the response has been generally favorable.  We’ve seen more than one person say the device and UI remind them of a Palm Pre, iPhone, and Sense rolled into one.  What’s your impression of the LePhone?

    Source: Flickr (Lenovo)









  • FTC’s Disclosure Rules Apply To Bloggers… But Not Celebrities?

    The FTC’s highly questionable disclosure rules have been in effect for a bit over a month now, and it appears that even the FTC doesn’t understand who they apply to or how they apply. And that’s the problem. Apparently, someone noticed that actress Gwyneth Paltrow lavished praise on a resort in Marrakech, Morocco, and wondered if Paltrow had paid for her stay there — noting that it was the grand opening of the place, with lots of stars — and Hollywood publicists asked about this said there was “not a chance in hell” that someone like Paltrow paid to attend. In fact, they wonder if Paltrow was even paid for her “appearance.” So, how do the FTC rules apply? She was pitching a place that most likely gave her something quite valuable for free. That should be disclosed, right? That was the whole point of the FTC rules, right? Well, maybe not. When asked about it, the FTC hemmed and hawed and claimed that “celebrity endorsements are different.” Why? Because consumers might “understand that celebrities are always getting free stuff.” Right, but wasn’t the whole reason that these new disclosure rules were instituted in the first place that bloggers and others were supposedly (though, I believe it to be exaggerated) “always getting free stuff” too? Basically, these FTC rules sound like the sorts of things that are totally subjective, whereby the FTC can crack down on someone they don’t like if they have nothing else to use, but will leave others untouched.

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  • Domestic Violence Suspect Shoots Unintended Juvenile Victim

    Los Angeles.:  A 22-year-old Reseda man is in custody for Attempt Murder and is being held on $500,000 bail.

    On January 10, 2010, at around 10:30 p.m., Foothill Patrol Officers
    received a radio call of a shooting near the intersection of Haddon
    Street and Osborne Avenue.  They found a 10-year-old girl who had been
    struck by gunfire. She was rushed to a local hospital for treatment,
    but is expected to make a full recovery.

    During the investigation it was discovered that the suspect, Victor
    Figueroa, had earlier been involved in an argument with his
    girlfriend.  He left the location, but returned a short time later with
    a gun.  When Figueroa fired the gun, the round hit a child riding in a
    passing car.

    Figueroa was arrested without incident soon after the shooting.  

    Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Foothill
    Area Detectives, Detective Kirby Carranza at 818-834-3115.  During
    non-business hours or on weekends calls should be directed to
    1-877-LAPD-24-7.  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call
    Crimestoppers at 800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477).  Tipsters may also
    contact Crimestoppers by texting to phone number 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on
    most keypads) with a cell phone. All text messages should begin with
    the letters “LAPD.” Tipsters may also go to LAPDOnline.org, click on
    "webtips" and follow the prompts.

  • Just Let Me Walk

    What: Sunset
    Where: Amsterdam
    When: 07 – 01 – 10
    Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ6

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  • 2010 Detroit: Next-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS teased T-1000 style

    2010 Detroit: Next-Generation Mercedes-Benz CLS Teased

    In Terminator 2,the T-1000 is made up of ”mimetic poly-alloy.” In the movie, Schwarzenegger explains how the T-1000 is more advanced than the terminator and is composed entirely of a mimetic metal alloy, making it capable of rapid shape changing by liquefying and taking the form of other things.

    Well, it seemed like T-1000 was at the Mercedes-Benz stand today taking the form of the next-generation Mercedes-Benz CLS.

    That’s all we really know about the CLS for now – that and it’ll share a new grille with the SLS AMG.

    2010 Detroit: Next-Generation Mercedes-Benz CLS Teased:

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    All Photos Copyright © 2009 Omar Rana – egmCarTech.

    – By: Kap Shah


  • Detroit Auto Show 2010

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    Suzanne at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show

    It’s on. And we’re here (see the pic for proof … no, it wasn’t photoshopped;-)

    Stay tuned for daily updates with news and impressions from the 2010 Detroit Auto Show…