BBC to stream Wimbledon and Olympics through Facebook!

BBC has just announced that they are going to stream video from Wimbledon and Olympics through their Facebook channel.

This is going to be one of the largest such collaboration between a media company and Facebook for a live event.

BBC spoke about their plans:

During the Olympic Games, the BBC will run 24 simultaneous streams in addition to the main BBC channels.

This stream would only be available to web users in the UK region. BBC is currently using it to stream Wimbledon. The real test would be the video content from Olympics.

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Washington rally brings 2,000 together in support of religious freedom

Washington rally brings 2,000 together in support of religious freedom

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WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In prayerful celebration, more than 2,000 Catholics from all regions of the Archdiocese of Washington gathered June 24 as part of the local church's "fortnight for freedom" campaign in support of the United States' "first and most cherished freedom" -- religious liberty. The U.S. bishops dedicated June 21 to July 4 as days to encourage Catholics nationwide to focus on prayer, education and action in defense of religious freedom. For the rally, held at George Washington University's Smith Center, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington was joined by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Barry C. Knestout, and dozens of priests, religious sisters and laity. The event, which included prayers, patriotic and religious hymns, as well as videos highlighting the nation's strong Catholic heritage, concluded with solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Speaking about the election of Blessed John Paul II as pope, Cardinal Wuerl recalled when he celebrated his first public Mass, the new pontiff called upon the faithful to open wide their hearts to Christ, to put aside fear and "be not afraid. The challenge, 'Be not afraid,' should move us to engage our culture, our neighbors, our family and our friends," said Cardinal Wuerl. "The call is not just for priests to preach, but for the laity to respond. The response is threefold: prayer, education and action. The most important is prayer."

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Profiles In Terpage - A Countdown to the Football Season: Keith Bowers

A recurring series where we will profile every player on Maryland's roster, counting down to kick-off against William & Mary on September 1. Thanks to OBNUG for the idea.

Today we profile a player who was a surprise starter last season.

Keith Bowers, Sophomore, Defensive End, #91

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Stats:

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 260

Major: Communications

Twitter: @WiseWords561

Collegiate Stats: 36 tackles (22 assisted), six for a loss, two and a half sacks, one fumble recovered

High School Stats (Senior Year): 74 tackles and 15 sacks

Recruiting Ratings: Three stars by Rivals, Scout (#152 DE), two stars by 24-7 (#295 in Florida, #42 DT)

High School: Dwyer

Hometown: West Palm Beach, Fla.

High School Highlights:

There's a part two, but I trust that ten minutes is more than enough.

How'd He Get to College Park?

Keith Bowers comes from loaded Dwyer High School, whose 2011 class had eight players go on to FBS schools (and a host of others who went to smaller programs). He was one of their best players on defense during his senior year, and their coach told Matt Bracken of the Sun that he was probably the strongest out of a defensive line that included players going to Tennessee, Florida State, and Middle Tennessee State.

Bowers was offered by a host of MAC, Sun Belt, and Conference-USA schools, but never got the call from one of the bigger schools in Florida. Instead, his choice of FBS schools was between Maryland, Illinois, and Kansas. The Terps ended up winning that battle, thanks to a strong push from Don Brown and their relentlessness in their recruitment, even through the coaching change.

At the beginning of Dwyer?s season last year, they lost a controversial game to Cleveland-Glenville, when two clear touchdowns in the final two minutes were missed by the officials. Bowers reportedly delivered an impassioned speech after the game (his coach called it "almost like a Tebow-like speech"), telling the team that they would work harder than anybody else and not lose another game. They ended up making it to the state semifinals.

Last year, Bowers came into the program and found immediate success. When Isaiah Ross was injured against Miami, Bowers took over and started every game for the rest of the season. He was tied for fourth in tackles for a loss and sack, and as a result, was named an honorable mention freshman All-American.

Nickname:

Keith "Austin" Bowers

Career Highlight:

Being named an honorable mention freshman All-American after last season.

Career Lowlight:

Don Brown leaving? Bowers' career at Maryland so far has been pretty damn near perfect.

Dream Season:

Bowers holds on to his starting job, building off of last season and getting an all-conference nod.

Nightmare Season:

Bowers falls down the depth chart and is relegated to rotation play.

2012 Prospectus:

We've talked about Maryland's depth at defensive end at length in this series, and with good reason - there's six guys who could all reasonably start alongside Joe Vellano and A.J. Francis. Bowers could easily be considered the favorite because he topped the spring depth chart and started last year, but Andre Monroe had a great season last year and Isaiah Ross began last season as the starter.

Bowers will have a place in Maryland's defensive line rotation this year, and he'll almost certainly have a spot as a starter down the road. The question is whether he can retain that spot this year. My gut says no, and I think Ross will at least start the season as the starter, but it's hard for Maryland to go wrong here. Whoever wins the battle between these six guys is going to have to continue to play at a high level to keep it, and Maryland's defensive line should be as good as we've seen it in some time.

Up Next:

You guys will be able to figure out who's next, so let's go with a trivia question with the clue. You have to get both to get the points.

Our next player went to a high school that shares its name with a college that had a player drafted in yesterday's NBA Draft.

And before Keith Bowers, who was the last true freshman to start on the defensive line at Maryland? And don't Google it, cheaters.

kbuts151 got yesterday's right, and he's making a serious comeback effort here.

Standings:

Maryland1206 - 5

kbuts151 - 4

Terpsfinish - 1

ClickClack62 - 1

Mdak06 - 1

bubbasparks - 1

Everybody else - 0

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Mobile Table Lifter | The Contrarian Blog

Concerning SMS Marketing OrganizationsSMS marketing and advertising is quickly becoming probably the most effective channels with regard to communicating for your existing customer base. When you attempt to market directly to the customers? cell phones, they will read the promotions right away, providing speedy reaction to your offers. SMS Marketing and advertising, can be a blessing when used right there are huge returns any time used properly. But the truth is you are able to kill the company?s a good reputation and information with over conversation. When there is a great ?air of mystery? or exclusivity attached to the marketing, particularly so along with SMS, the actual returns appear to be better than common. When you become more ?noise in the room? you obtain tuned out there. SMS marketing and advertising gives business people and their marketing and advertising teams the opportunity send the unified information to its complete customer base or to segments. More efficient than producing phone calls a number of customers, Text message marketing can be a convenient one-touch way of distributing a note to customers. Remember cellular marketing isn?t about bombarding uninterested individuals with irrelevant Text message messages with 2:Double zero am. Marketer?s have to regard this. By no means send communications to someone without having their permission. Mailing unsolicited Text message messages to the people is not good marketing. Apart from the ethical aspect of spam, it does not work and costs you a lot of income. SMS Marketing Facts A cellphone can be a hugely individual communication system. SMS is Short Message Service ? regularly called to as a Text Message. Don not send unwanted messages. It is not going to work. Short Message Service (SMS) marketing and advertising instantly gives you the ability to text message individuals . Twitter recognizes more than 22 million unique visitors per month, whereas approximately 150 million Americans message

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Ford Retirees Criticize Lump-Sum Payment Offer Vs. Monthly Pension Checks

A group of Ford Motor Co. retirees is calling for rejection of the automaker?s offer of a lump-sum payment instead of monthly pension checks, the Detroit News?reported June 27.

The Ford Actions Impacting Retirees Alliance, or FAIR, hired a team of lawyers, consultants and accountants to review the proposal Ford made this month, and in a letter to its members, advised against accepting the buyout, the newspaper reported.

By the end of the summer, Ford will offer between 12,000 and 15,000 of its white-collar retirees in the United States the option to receive a one-time payment instead of their monthly pension checks. There are about 98,000 white-collar Ford retirees.

Retirees are not required to accept the lump-sum payment, and Don Whitehouse, president of FAIR, which is headquartered in Madisonville, Kentucky, told the?News?that the letter to the organization?s members says that the pension system is the most fair choice for the retirees.

?There is no possible way that we can receive better returns on investments with the existing stock market, CDs or any other financial choices without taking a loss and Ford Motor Co. knows that very well,? the letter read, according to the?News.

FAIR didn?t immediately respond to an interview request. The organization has more than 3,000 members, according to its website.

The automaker has $15.4 billion in unfunded pension liabilities that it hopes to reduce through the buyout offer.

While the plan may make sense for Ford, Whitehouse told the?News?that only one retiree has told him that he planned to accept the lump-sum offer.

?I?ve only had one person?of all the people we've been in contact with -- who said he'd take the buyout no matter what,? Whitehouse told the?News. ?His wife died, he has no kids and he has cancer. His doctor gave him three months to live.?

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Brave | Arts & Entertainment | South Philly Review

Princess Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) in Pixar?s ?Brave? shows girls that they can shoot a bow and arrow, too.

It may be clearer than ever that Pixar?s golden era went out with ?Toy Story 3,? the jewel in the crown of an animation studio that ruled over its medium for 15 glorious years. But does ?Brave,? Pixar?s new badass-Scottish-lass adventure, deserve to be flogged simply because it?s not ?WALL?E?-level transcendent? Yes and no. Solid yet innocuous, moving yet minimally ambitious, this old-fashioned fantasy is an oxymoronic specimen, aiming for progressiveness while clinging to safe traditions. But it nevertheless offers something rarely seen in the world of toons: A mother-daughter tale that leaves the boys on the side.

Merida (voiced by Kelly Macdonald) is your typical oppressed tomboy princess, a nervy athlete who?d rather fire arrows than follow the rules of her mother (voiced by Emma Thompson), a stern queen trying to marry Merida off. Before you can say ?Mulan,? our free-thinking heroine is pulling an Ariel, consulting a shady witch to ?change her fate.? What results is as zanily random as it is intentionally gender-subverting, and when not inducing yawns with lazy plot offshoots (the male characters simply holler and spar), the combo yields tender common ground for its feuding kinswomen.

Directed by Pixar?s Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, ?Brave? follows Disney?s ?Tangled? as a film in which hair proves a benchmark in animation?s evolution (Merida?s springy, scarlet locks are wondrous to behold). But, more importantly, the movie boasts Pixar?s first female lead, a separate benchmark many will view as a blown opportunity.

Andrews and Chapman may pilot their film to an affecting resolution, but their introductory scene of Merida triumphantly scaling a mountain (one of many moments with misty vistas), is hardly a promise that?s kept. ?Brave? is an atmospheric jaunt with quirky flourishes, but its bound to leave the gals in the audience feeling a bit shortchanged. Whereas, say, ?Up? presented a man with startling human complexity, Pixar?s unwittingly regressive 13th feature keeps things light and unchallenging, all while quietly waving a flag of feminism. Instead of passing women the ball, it merely throws them a bone.

Brave

PG
Two reels out of four
Now playing in area theaters

Recommended Rental

The Hunter

R
Available Tuesday

Willem Dafoe fans shouldn?t miss the eco-drama ?The Hunter,? which sees the chameleonic actor take the lead as a sharp-shooting mercenary, tasked to hunt down an endangered animal in Tasmania. Shot on location, the film is predominantly picturesque, and it ably blends environmental themes with taut conflict. Its scattered missteps are overshadowed by Dafoe, who gives a soulful performance as the noirish antihero.

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Nonprofits announce $30 million campaign to help veterans

By Rebecca Ruiz

A group of nonprofits and charities dedicated to helping veterans announced Wednesday a campaign to raise $30 million to assist former service members.?

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, a nonprofit with 200,000 members nationwide, unveiled a Veteran Support Fund that will direct donations to itself and four other organizations. The initiative was staked by six entrepreneurs and philanthropists whose founding gifts totaled $1.1 million.

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The partner organizations are Operation Mend, which gives medical support to critically injured veterans; Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, which provides coping and trauma resources to survivors of deceased service members; Operation Homefront, which offers emergency financial aid to wounded warriors and families of service members; and the National Military Family Association, which advocates for benefits and programs to support military families.

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"Supporting veterans isn?t charity, it?s an absolute necessity and an investment in our country?s future," Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of IAVA, said in a statement. "After ten years of war, our nation?s military families are strained, nonprofit services are maxed out and our veterans? community is severely under-resourced."

Jim Knotts, president and CEO of Operation Homefront, told msnbc.com that the increased funding will help the organization provide emergency assistance, like food, transitional housing and money for car repairs, to more families. Last year, Operation Homefront met more than 5,000 emergency requests and provided transitional housing for 80 families.

Knotts said that while the organization's fundraising has been strong in recent years, he is concerned that donations will dwindle as service members return from Afghanistan.

"A lot of people are thinking that we?re out of Iraq and we?ll be out of Afghanistan so our need to support the military will end soon," he said. "But it will be a 50-year campaign to support this generation of wounded warriors ... Even military families who remain will have ongoing needs as a result of 10 years worth of war."

IAVA said the initiative will be a "centralized platform where Americans can support and donate to a consortium of effective and trusted best-in-class veterans? organizations."

Charity Navigator, which evaluates select charities and nonprofits, has awarded three- and four-star ratings to Operation Homefront, National Military Family Association and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors.

Sandra Miniutti, vice president of marketing and chief financial officer for Charity Navigator, said that donating to a veterans organization or charity can be an emotional decision.

"Supporting our troops, their families and the veterans are issues that tug at everyone?s heart strings," Miniutti told msnbc.com. "Oftentimes, donors give to these types of charities solely with their heart. They fail to stop and use their head too and vet the charities to ensure that they are financially healthy, accountable and transparent and produce real results."

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To Rent Or Not To Rent Construction Equipment | South Jersey Real ...

No matter how you look at construction projects, you cannot contest that they are complicated. This is because of the money, time and labor resources involved, not to mention the careful planning that has to be done prior to day 1 of the actual construction. Taking into account the significant investment being made, it is a must that those who oversee the project make smart decisions. An important thing to think about is whether you should rent or buy construction equipment. Just like any other choice you would make, you first need to know how you will benefit from a particular option. In this case, if you are more inclined to rent rather than make a purchase, it makes sense to learn what the advantages are of renting. One of the biggest advantages perhaps, is that renting doesn?t involve as much capital to be invested since you only have to pay for the equipment when you need it. Considering these economically-challenged times, any company would benefit from freeing up its capital. This capital can then be directed to other business needs.

Other than the fact that it saves you capital, it can also save space or storage costs. A significant percentage of businesses today are challenged with limitations in available funds as well as space. For this reason, construction equipment rental options are something you can consider. In addition, leasing your equipment gives you access to more advanced features. Imagine if you purchased the equipment a year ago, there will have been a lot of new features with the current crop of models. This means if you require the latest features, you would have to shoulder the cost of upgrading your current equipment or buy newer models. Moreover, leasing offers you the chance to try out specific equipment in case you are planning a purchase in the future.

When you rent equipment, you don?t have to give much thought on maintenance. Maintenance costs money, time and effort. That?s why renting your equipment is a more economical option. Other benefits that rentals offer is the possibility of saving through online rental companies. Regardless of the kind of equipment you need, whether it is dump truck or skid steer loader, you should consider shopping around online for reliable companies that offer equipment rentals. This won?t be difficult as everything can be purely done on the Internet. However, make sure that before you proceed with your search, you already know what equipment you need. When faced with having to make a decision between renting and buying, just go back to all the benefits that renting offers.

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Berkshire Blog by Karen Christensen ? The sporting life of a ...

I was looking through some of my earliest journalism, written for my college?s alumni magazine during my first year at Santa Barbara. I walked into that job after a brief conversation with someone from the alumni office at a party for US regents scholars. I?d never done paid writing before and suspect that the fact that I had just arrived from England got me the gig. Years later they asked me to write about ?The Sporting Life.? This little essay may explain why Berkshire Publishing has become known for sports encyclopedias ? with a new and bigger edition of the Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport coming in 2013.

The Sporting Life

My mother, the bowling league champ and Sierra Club hiker, still looks bemused when I talk about sports. She doesn?t think she?s ever participated in sports, and she no more associates me with sports than with diamond mining. As a child I stayed inside to read. In junior high I used a broken leg as an excuse to sit out PE class for two months after the cast came off. By high school, competition was part of the suburban ethos I left behind when I set off for a commune in Oregon.

I made my first foray into sports when I arrived at UCSB as a transfer student in 1979. Rowing, I thought, okay. At least I wouldn?t have to stand up in front of people. I wouldn?t be able to make a mistake about which goal we were aiming for. And there were no balls. The 5 a.m. crew practices didn?t worry me, but I had never participated in any sport by choice and the whole idea worried everyone who knew me. Friends thought I was kidding. My brothers didn?t believe me. But I was healthy, energetic, determined ? I would, I could, learn to row.

Crew was a new sport at UCSB and there?s nothing like a need for numbers to lend a sense of welcome and camaraderie to a team sport. Most of the women at practice were real athletes, strong and confident. While there were a few other strays, who?d come out of curiosity or because crew would look good on a grad school application, I was the only sports virgin.

I not only had to learn a sport but how to train for a sport, with running and weights. I ran at dusk, hoping to attract as little attention as possible, and on my first time out someone yelled from a passing car, in a exasperated tone, ?Pick up your knees!!? That was one of the best pieces of advice I ever had. It doesn?t just apply to knees, or running. Once you decide to do something, move. Don?t hold back. Never, never shuffle.

I made it through the quarter. We learned to row in the swimming pool, and then on the lagoon. We ran (I was last, but I lifted my knees), we went to the weights room (where the men tried to stare us down), and the coach made us run three miles uphill on one of the roads outside town. To my joy ? and the astonishment of my teammates ? I did not come in last. Almost, but not quite. I had stamina, if not strength. We went out in an eight on Lake Cahuma and made it back to shore. I didn?t capsize the boat or lose the stroke. Survival without humiliation was enough. My teammates and the coach were tolerant, and even encouraging.

I tried new sports after college. In London, forays into sport meant leading a double life. Giving dinner parties on the evenings I wasn?t practicing aikido and karate. Working in publishing by day and helping organize a softball league at weekends. But I made friends and loved the sweaty camaraderie that developed during two hours on the mat or on the field, as well as the obligatory sessions in the pub afterwards. Both martial arts and softball were immigrant sports and attracted people from around the world. The Artful Dodgers, the softball team I managed (my teammates quickly realized that my greatest strengths were not evident at first base), came from Australia, Colombia, and Canada as well as the United States.

Today, much of my publishing life is spent in the world of sports, and I?ve learned that the role of sport in society goes far beyond my modest endeavors. Sport elicits strong feelings. Many people see sport as hopelessly stupid, crass, or corrupt. Others see sport as an unquestioned good, a moral pillar.

I knew from my own experience that recreational sport helps to build community, but the importance of sports extends into many other areas of our lives. Throughout human history, sports have create shared languages, and shared passions. Sports show what a culture values: competition or cooperation, achievement or adventure, physical prowess or self-discipline, speed or endurance. Sport also reflects how we resolve conflicts, and how we think about our identities as male or female. Because people pay so much attention to sports, they have become an arena where important contemporary issues ? such as cheating, drug use, violence, celebrity, sexual harassment, and the use of technology ? are played out, and sometimes worked out.

And sports is global. I?ve learned about camogie (an Irish women?s game), buzkashi (Afghan goatdragging), Finnish baseball, bicycle polo, and every form of football, from association football (known in the US as soccer), to Australian, Canadian, and of course US football. Sport at its best serves another social purpose, building a global consensus around issues such as women?s participation, preserving traditional cultures, and improving access to recreation facilities for all members of society.

While American sports like basketball (and softball) are spreading, just as British sports did in the last century, the reverse is also occurring. Sports that few Americans have heard of?sepaktakraw, for example, an important Southeast Asian footbag sport, and of course martial arts of many kinds?are spreading to the US and Europe.

My recent work on women?s sports (the International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports, Macmillan 2001) has opened yet another world: medieval smockracing, Victorian endurance walking, turn of the century women bullfighters, women athletes in Islamic countries, gender equity, and sexual harassment. But my enthusiasm for sports hasn?t turned me into a television spectator, an audience for Olympics sponsors. I still want to participate, not just watch, and my primary media is still bound within hard covers. My mother wouldn?t have been surprised to see me on Saturday afternoon, reading a Trollope novel while my husband and son watched the Connecticut Huskies and the Lady Vols. But even in Trollope, I found myself looking for sports, and finding them, too: tilting at the quintain, co-ed archery on the lawn, and ladies? riding to hounds.

Karen Christensen
Berkshire Reference Works
29 March 1999

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No Communication, No Relationship: 5 Ways to Make a Great ...

Tell me and I?ll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I?ll understand.?It may be an old adage, but?for?non-profits seeking to connect with supporters, sponsors, donors, and volunteers, it?s a good one to keep in mind.?People are busy. They?re out there?taking care of?their own needs and if you want?their attention?you?d better have a compelling story.

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Shouting about how great you are, no matter how?big your megaphone, isn?t going to do it. You need to buildrelationships.?Building relationships means communicating. No communication, no relationship.

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Yes?it?s hard.?Resources?are?stretched?and it?s?a dilemmatrying?to decide?which communications channel mattersmost.?In person is best but hardly?feasible?all the time. So do you send?email?blasts,?direct mail,?or?spend time updating your?Facebook and Twitter?feeds??Or?maybe you should start a?blog? And don?t forget mobile!

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The?fact?is, no one communication?channel is a silver bullet to success;?you?need to?share your story across multiple channels if you want to get noticed.?Why? Because?it?s highly unlikely that?your stakeholders are?all?sitting around together?at your local?Timmy?s?waiting for your email?to arrive?or?monitoring your Facebook feed. They?re busy and they?re not going to spend time looking for you?which means?it?s up to you to figure out?how to reach them.

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These days,?most non-profits?find?an active?Facebook page and occasional email blasts are effective tools for letting people know what you?re up to. But your website is still your most important digital presence. It?s where people?go to try?to learn more about you?and is often the?first encounter?people?have with your brand?so the?welcome mat had better be out!

Still have doubts about sprucing up that?site? Studies show that most donors visit a non-profit?s website before deciding whether or not to donate.?According to a?2010report by Cygnus Applied Research*, 72 percent of Canadians give online. What?s more,?a whopping?90 percent of Canadians under the age of 35 indicated that they would make online charitable donations?that year. The researchers conclude?that online giving has surpassed the tipping point in this country.

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So how is your website?looking? Most nonprofits believe that their?websites are not quite up to par and,?havingviewed?hundreds of?well intentioned but poorly executedsites?languishing?in cyber oblivion,?untended and neglected, I agree. It?s not pretty out there.

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So what makes a good?website??First of?all, you can?t do anything unless?you know who you are, what you?re trying to achieve?and?who your target audience is.?Then share your vision and inspire others by creating a compelling story about your organization or cause. And never forget that a good story has a hero your audience?can relate to.People give to people, not organizations,?and yoursupporters and?donors must feel that they are part of your story.

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Then,?consider the following:

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Overall impact and appearance. Looks aren?t everything, but if your website is having a terminal bad hair day, you?re going to have a hard time attracting new friends. Take the time to do a little research. See what everybody else is doing, discover what others are doing well and then do it even better.

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2.

Content.?Provide good, well written?content?(i.e. no spelling or grammar?errors!)?created with your target audience in mind. If you want to persuade people to join your cause, think about?what it is about your story that will matter to them.?And switch things up frequently. Why?would someone?visit more than once if your content never changes?

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3.

User Experience. You can have the most beautiful site in the world but if your audience can?t find what they?re looking for, you may as well go home.?Includea?search?engine?and clear navigation so people can find their way?around.

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4.

Findability. If people?can?t find you, then, well, it?s over before it begins.

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5.

Sociability.?It?s all about relationships, right? So have a team page with?friendly?photos?of the gang?and tell people who you are.

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And one more?

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6.

Optimize your site for mobile devices?iPhones, Androids, and tablets?and make sure you show people where to find you on Facebook, Twitter, via email, etc.?so they can socialize, connect,?and?share ideas?and?the?passion?you have for your cause.

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*Source link:http://philanthropy.com/blogs/prospecting/more-canadians-than-americans-make-donations-online/27019

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This post was originally published on the Ontario Trillium Foundation?s Sector in Conversation.?

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Court ruling offers inmates rare chance at freedom

DETROIT (AP) ? The Supreme Court ruling that banned states from imposing mandatory life sentences on juveniles offers an unexpected chance at freedom to more than 2,000 inmates who had almost no hope they would ever get out.

In more than two dozen states, lawyers can now ask for new sentences. And judges will have discretion to look beyond the crime at other factors such as a prisoner's age at the time of the offense, the person's background and perhaps evidence that an inmate has changed while incarcerated.

"The sentence may still be the same," said Lawrence Wojcik, a Chicago lawyer who co-chairs the juvenile justice committee of the American Bar Association. "But even a sentence with a chance for parole gives hope."

Virtually all of the sentences in question are for murder. When Henry Hill was an illiterate 16-year-old, he was linked to a killing at a park in Saginaw County and convicted of aiding and abetting murder.

Hill had a gun, but he was never accused of firing the fatal shot. Nonetheless, the sentence was automatic: life without parole. He's spent the last 32 years in Michigan prisons.

"I was a 16-year-old with a mentality of a 9-year-old. I didn't understand what life without parole even meant," Hill, now 48, said Tuesday in a phone interview.

He heard about the Supreme Court decision while watching TV news in his cell.

"I got up hollering and rejoicing and praising God," said Hill, who would like to renovate homes and be a mentor to children if he's released. "The last three or four years, they always put young guys in with me."

The ruling also alarmed families of crime victims. Jessica Cooper, prosecutor in Oakland County, Mich., said her office has been taking calls from "distressed" relatives.

"Now they're going to start all over," Cooper said. "It's going to take years."

The Michigan Corrections Department said 364 inmates are serving mandatory life sentences for crimes they committed before turning 18. The prisoners now range in age from 16 to 67.

In Monday's 5-4 decision, the high court said life without parole for juveniles violates the Constitution's ban against cruel and unusual punishment. More than 2,000 people are in U.S. prisons under such a sentence, according to facts agreed on by attorneys for both sides of the case.

It's possible that some inmates will win immediate release. Judges could also impose new sentences carrying a specific number of years and a parole review. Some inmates could still be kept locked up for life.

"Judges have options," said Deborah LaBelle, a lawyer in Ann Arbor, Mich. "The Supreme Court said to look at juveniles individually: their age, family background, peer pressures, home environments."

LaBelle said she took a phone call from 34-year-old inmate Kevin Boyd, who was 16 when his mother killed his father. Boyd had given her the keys to his father's apartment, was aware of her threats and was convicted of murder.

After hearing of the court's decision, Boyd told LaBelle that he slept "with hope on my pillow for the first time in 15 years."

Back in 1996, Saulo Montalvo was a 16-year-old getaway driver in a fatal store robbery in Grand Rapids. He never stepped into the store but was convicted of murder and sent away for life.

"My mom and dad had gotten divorced, and I thought I had something to do with it," he said of his teen years. "I placed this burden on myself and began to act out. I gravitated toward people who were into minor crimes, drinking and smoking marijuana, and sought their acceptance. ... I was so broken by what I had done."

He said the victim's family has long forgiven him. And if released, Montalvo said, he could "be a benefit to the society I left behind."

The judge who sentenced him, Dennis Kolenda, didn't like the punishment but had to follow the law.

"A community that's got a soul has to recognize children are different, and we need to treat them as different," said Kolenda, who is now retired. "Some are incredibly dangerous, but we never know with kids how they're going to develop."

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who supported the state's life without parole law for juveniles, said crime victims won't be forgotten during the next round of court hearings.

"Every case has its unique set of facts," Schuette said. "We're going to make sure the truth is accurate."

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A Song of Ice and Fire

There had been a few RPs dedicated or formed out of the A Song of Ice and Fire Series.
If you have read the books or watched the TV series you are safe to join. This is merely an rp that will be molded out of the place of Westeros and Pentos.
I will be needing your insights and suggestions to further improve the RP but here are some ideas that might be incorporated with in the RP itself.
Do note that Marriage/s (arranged or not) is greatly welcomed but keep off the whole romantic notions out of the RP. Not that I hate romance but I intend for this RP to be more of other feelings (like honor, hate, triumph, etc) rather than googly lovey dovey characters alone.

Often than not, RPs that have too much romance and partnership tend to isolate some characters while killing all the creativeness of the Rpers thus killing the RP.

I want sword fighting, personal ambitions and family to be abundant in the story. This is an RP loosely based on the real story not a romantic fairytale- so don't tell me that I didn't warn you.

So here goes nothing;
The RP itself might start from the following ideas:

1. 70 long winters and 70 short and long summers, the world of Westeros has already been cured from the wounds of the great war since the death of the late Usurper, Robert Baratheon. (Assuming that Daenerys got the throne back ruling the Southern part while the Starks kept the North, Pentos was granted to the Greyjoys and the Arryns kept the Eyrie) and the Great Wall of the North had completely crumbled to the last rock standing.

It was said that the peace became the binding power for the people but Queen Daenerys (aged 80 or 90+) soon reached her death bed without an heir which has once again sparked the ambitions of Lords to take control of the South, knowing that the Starks has no power in the lower region- why should they? When they only rule the North?

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So assuming that the current king/queen of the North is the grandchild (or great grandchild) of Robb/ Sansa/ Arya/ Rickon Stark. Ruling over the North when Daenerys Targaryen's life is soon to be taken from her- no heir in line. Different houses offer their services to take over the South- should the Ruler of the North interfere or let the various Houses fight for the throne of the South?

2. Septa Colette tells stories to the young boys of House Jaculus of the stories that once happened to Westeros hundreds of years, it involved Dragons and Wolves big as bears and a war that beheaded thousands of people just for the Throne made of swords. It was a story that Septa Colette told the children whenever they ask for the horrific stories before bed.

House Jaculus is now blessed with 2 sons (Heron and Soren) of Lord Draco Jaculus and Lady Silene Gurges- Jaculus. It is widely known that Lord Draco had taken his seat as the King's hand just as the new king took the Crystal Throne.

The rightful and new King Sal Gurges had taken over the Crystal Throne a few days after his father's death, the late King Pontus.

His wife, Queen Gertrude Bronte- Gurges has given birth twin boys and a girl, Sol, Slynt and Gerona, but died shortly after giving birth to the girl.

Now that the twin boys have reached the age of 16 while the little girl had turned to a beautiful lady of 14, the Kingdom is celebrating good harvest and peaceful keeping of the Kingdom until the wildlings had decided to come together and destroy the peace.

They are now called the Army of SAEVUS, with the help of a few ostracized men who formed a group and fled the Night's Watch. They were lead by the one they used to call the Black Knight- Caligo.

Major Houses:
House Jaculus- Sigil: Serpent (Kings' Hand)
Lord Draco (Son of Drelus Jaculus(+) and Lady Felissa Lannister(+))
and
Lady Silene (Gurges)(Daughter of Lord Henry Gurges and Lady Sylvia Bronte(+))

Sons:
Heron (boy of 16)
Soren (boy of 14)

House Gurges- S: Sea (King)
King Sal Gurges (Son of Lord Henry Gurges and Lady Sylvia Bronte(+))
and
Queen Gertrude(+) (Bronte)- (Daughter of Lord Kleigo Bronte(+) and Lady Katharyn Vella)

Twin sons and a girl:
Sol(boy of 16)
Slynt(boy of 16)
Gerona(girl of 13)

House Bronte- S: Thunder (Queen's family and her brother the head of King's Watch)
Lord Fragor (Son of Lord Kleigo Bronte(+) and Lady Katharyn Vella)
and
Lady Helene (Ferrarius)- (daughter of Lord Henry Ferrarius and Lady Genievive Expugnatio)

One son and one daughter:
No name: (age _)
No name: (age _)

House Expugnatio- S: Hurricane (the House lord commands the King's Sea Watch)
Lord Cataegis (son of Lord Callym Expugnatio and Lady Danylyn Jaculus)
and
Lady Joshia(+)(Gurges) (Daughter of Lord Havis Gurges and Lady Wylma Tyrell)
- 1 daughter
No name (age_)
and
present wife Lady Solenn (Gurges)(Daughter of Lord Henry Gurges and Lady Sylvia Bronte(+))

1 Son and 1 Daughter:
No name and age
no name and age

House Vella- S: Hay and Scythe (the House lord is in charge of farming, livestock, fishery and other means of food sources)
Lord Bowen (son of Lord Byrus Vella and Lady Pauleen Ferrarius)
and
Lady Wilhelmina (Jaculus)- (Daughter of Drelus Jaculus(+) and Lady Felissa Lannister(+))

1 daughter

House Ferrarius- S: Blacksmith's hammer (in charge of the Kingdom's armory and mining)
Lord Dwarth is single in the age of 24 and is looking for a wife

Army of Saevus- S: Fury of Arms
Lead by Black Knight Caligo Stream (Bastard son of Lord Henry Gurges and half brother to the King)

3. Plots that some of you have in mind that may be a great story to RP with.

Feel free to PM me.

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In the risk evaluation phase, there are a number of key areas that must be covered. One of the most important is to understand probable threats. In an ideal world, which most of us have noticed does not exist, we would identify and protect ourselves against all threats to ensure that our business continues to survive. Obviously, we are constrained by other factors such as budgets, time and priorities and need to apply cost benefit analysis to ensure we are protecting the most critical business functions.

A second important step is to identify all probable threats and prioritize them. Threats, typically, can be classified in several ways such as internal/external, man-made/natural, primary/secondary, accidental/intentional, controllable/not controllable, warning/no warning, frequency, duration, speed of onset etc. While classifying threats is helpful in terms of understanding their characteristics and potential controls, grouping and understanding by business impact is also important. Obviously, the same impact can result from a number of different threats.

Identifying mission critical business processes and systems is another fundamental building block of the business continuity plan. After your critical business processes and systems and probable threats are established, the next step is to identify vulnerabilities and loss potential. This requires an extensive scan of the organization to identify vulnerabilities and then analysis to understand those vulnerabilities which would have the greatest impact on your critical business processes and the organization. This starts

to clarify and quantify potential losses, which helps to establish priorities.

Following the identification of the most probable threats and vulnerabilities, an analysis of existing controls is needed. This spans physical security as well as people, processes, data, communications and asset protection. Some controls such as physical security and data backup are obvious. Other controls required are often less obvious, but they can be identified through the risk evaluation process.

Once the key building blocks of critical business functions, most probable threats, vulnerabilities and controls are identified, the next stage is to develop an understanding of the probability of threats factored by the severity or impact of the threats. This leads to the business impact analysis phase which establishes priorities for protection.

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Syrian downing of Turkish plane: a hostile act? (+video)

Syria brought down a Turkish plane with two pilots aboard. Questions remain about the incident and the Turkish response. Leaders say, "Turkey cannot endure it in silence."

By Suzan Fraser,?Associated Press / June 23, 2012

In this file photo, a Turkish pilot salutes before take-off at an air base in Konya, Turkey. Turkish President Abdullah Gul said, his country would take "necessary" action against Syria for the downing of a Turkish military jet, but suggested that the aircraft may have unintentionally violated the Syrian airspace.

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Syria said Saturday that it shot down a Turkish military jet because the aircraft had violated its airspace, but Turkey threatened retaliatory action as it searched for its two missing pilots.

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Both sides signaled they do not want to escalate an incident that has the potential to explode into a regional conflict, but the downing of the Turkish reconnaissance plane on Friday was a dramatic sign that the violence gripping Syria increasingly is spreading outside its borders.

Tensions already were high between Syria and NATO-member Turkey. The neighbors used to be allies before the Syrian revolt began in March 2011, but Turkey has become one of the strongest critics of the Syrian regime's brutal response to the country's uprising and is playing host to civilian and military Syrian opposition groups.

Germany and Iraq urged Turkey and Syria to remain calm and not let the unrest in Syria become a wider conflict in the area.

In a telephone interview with Turkish TV news channel A Haber on Saturday, Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said the downing of Turkey's F-4 plane was an "accident, not an attack."

"An unidentified object entered our air space and unfortunately as a result it was brought down. It was understood only later that it was a Turkish plane," A Haber quoted Makdissi as saying in a translation of the interview. "There was no hostile act against Turkey whatsoever. It was just an act of defense for our sovereignty."

The plane went down in the Mediterranean Sea near Syria, and its two Turkish pilots remain missing.

"What is important now is that Turkey and Syria are working together to find the pilots," Makdissi said.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul and other officials said Saturday that their government is trying to assess the exact circumstances of the incident and would take unspecified retaliatory steps accordingly. Gul conceded that Turkish aircraft may have unintentionally violated Syrian airspace.

It was not clear if Turkey was contemplating military retaliation, increased sanctions, or other possible steps, including demands for compensation or an apology. But Faruk Celik, the Turkish Labor and Social Security Minister, said his nation would retaliate "either in the diplomatic field or give other types of response."

"Even if we assume that there was a violation of Syria's airspace ? though the situation is still not clear ? the Syrian response cannot be to bring down the plane," Celik told reporters. "The incident is unacceptable. Turkey cannot endure it in silence."

Turkey has joined nations such as the United States in saying that Syrian President Bashar Assad should step down because of the uprising in his country that has killed thousands of people. Turkey also has set up refugee camps on its border for more than 32,000 Syrians who have fled the fighting.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/biochemistry/ Read the latest research in biochemistry -- protein structure and function, RNA and DNA, enzymes and biosynthesis and more biochemistry news.en-usSat, 23 Jun 2012 23:04:46 EDTSat, 23 Jun 2012 23:04:46 EDT60http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gifhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/biochemistry/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120623094310.htm Scientists have found a new mathematical approach to simulating the electronic behavior of noncrystalline materials, which may eventually play an important part in new devices including solar cells, organic LED lights and printable, flexible electronic circuits.Sat, 23 Jun 2012 09:43:43 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120623094310.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120619092935.htm A key component found in an ancient anaerobic microorganism may serve as a sensor to detect potentially fatal oxygen, researchers have found. This helps researchers learn more about the function of these components, called iron-sulfur clusters, which occur in different parts of cells in all living creatures.Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120619092935.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618153427.htm Scientists are racing to sequence DNA faster and cheaper than ever by passing strands of the genetic material through molecule-sized pores. Now, scientists have adapted this ?nanopore? method to find DNA damage that can lead to mutations and disease.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:34:34 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618153427.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618111830.htm Overturning two long-held misconceptions about oil production in algae, scientists show that ramping up the microbes' overall metabolism by feeding them more carbon increases oil production as the organisms continue to grow. The findings may point to new ways to turn photosynthetic green algae into tiny "green factories" for producing raw materials for alternative fuels.Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120618111830.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120616145535.htm The design of a nature-inspired material that can make energy-storing hydrogen gas has gone holistic. Usually, tweaking the design of this particular catalyst -- a work in progress for cheaper, better fuel cells -- results in either faster or more energy efficient production but not both. Now, researchers have found a condition that creates hydrogen faster without a loss in efficiency.Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120616145535.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120615204741.htm Researchers have engineered nanoparticles that show great promise for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), an incurable cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 20:47:47 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120615204741.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613153331.htm A powerful color-based imaging technique is making the jump from remote sensing to the operating room. Scientists are working to ensure it performs as well when spotting cancer cells in the body as it does with oil spills in the ocean.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613153331.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133341.htm In the not-too-distant future, scientists may be able to use DNA to grow their own specialized materials, thanks to the concept of directed evolution. Scientists have, for the first time, used genetic engineering and molecular evolution to develop the enzymatic synthesis of a semiconductor.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133341.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133150.htm An implantable fuel cell could power neural prosthetics that help patients regain control of limbs. Engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain implants of the future, which could help paralyzed patients move their arms and legs again.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:31:31 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613133150.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613102130.htm A scientist may be onto an ocean of discovery because of his research into a little sea creature called the mantis shrimp. The research is likely to lead to making ceramics -- today's preferred material for medical implants and military body armour -- many times stronger. The mantis shrimp's can shatter aquarium glass and crab shells alike.Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:21:21 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120613102130.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612145139.htm Researchers have created a computational tool to help predict how proteins fold by finding amino acid pairs that are distant in sequence but change together. Protein interactions offer clues to the treatment of disease, including cancer.Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:51:51 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612145139.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612101458.htm A novel porous material that has unique carbon dioxide retention properties has just been developed.Tue, 12 Jun 2012 10:14:14 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120612101458.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611193636.htm A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic converters and similar energy-related technologies by delivering a substitute for expensive platinum catalysts.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:36:36 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611193636.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611105311.htm New groundbreaking research has found that exposure to nanoparticles can have a serious impact on health, linking it to rheumatoid arthritis and the development of other serious autoimmune diseases. The findings have health and safety implications for the manufacture, use and ultimate disposal of nanotechnology products and materials. They also identified new cellular targets for the development of potential drug therapies in combating the development of autoimmune diseases.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:53:53 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611105311.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611092345.htm Researchers have created a reliable and fast flu-detection test that can be carried in a first-aid kit. The novel prototype device isolates influenza RNA using a combination of magnetics and microfluidics, then amplifies and detects probes bound to the RNA. The technology could lead to real-time tracking of influenza.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 09:23:23 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120611092345.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120610151304.htm Enabling bioengineers to design new molecular machines for nanotechnology applications is one of the possible outcomes of a new study. Scientists have developed a new approach to visualize how proteins assemble, which may also significantly aid our understanding of diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, which are caused by errors in assembly.Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:13:13 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120610151304.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606155808.htm Using ultrafast, intensely bright pulses of X-rays scientists have obtained the first ever images at room temperature of photosystem II, a protein complex critical for photosynthesis and future artificial photosynthetic systems.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:58:58 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606155808.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132316.htm A new voyage into "chemical space" ? occupied not by stars and planets but substances that could become useful in everyday life ? has concluded that scientists have synthesized barely one tenth of one percent of potential medicines. The report estimates that the actual number of these so-called "small molecules" could be one novemdecillion (that's one with 60 zeroes), more than some estimates of the number of stars in the universe.Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:23:23 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120606132316.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htm Halogens particularly chlorine, bromine, and iodine ? have a unique quality which allows them to positively influence the interaction between molecules. This ?halogen bonding? has been employed in the area of materials science for some time, but is only now finding applications in the life sciences.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:16:16 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605121639.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102842.htm Researchers have developed a highly sensitive detector of infrared light that can be used in applications ranging from detection of chemical and biochemical weapons from a distance and better airport body scanners to chemical analysis in the laboratory and studying the structure of the universe through new telescopes.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 10:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120605102842.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604092858.htm A new microscope enabled scientists to film a fruit fly embryo, in 3D, from when it was about two-and-a-half hours old until it walked away from the microscope as a larva.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 09:28:28 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120604092858.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120603191722.htm A new study suggests that the replication process for DNA -- the genetic instructions for living organisms that is composed of four bases (C, G, A and T) -- is more open to unnatural letters than had previously been thought. An expanded "DNA alphabet" could carry more information than natural DNA, potentially coding for a much wider range of molecules and enabling a variety of powerful applications, from precise molecular probes and nanomachines to useful new life forms.Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:17:17 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/06/120603191722.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531165752.htm A laboratory test used to detect disease and perform biological research could be made more than 3 million times more sensitive, according to researchers who combined standard biological tools with a breakthrough in nanotechnology.Thu, 31 May 2012 16:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531165752.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145728.htm Scientists have demonstrated how the world's most powerful X-ray laser can assist in cracking the structures of biomolecules, and in the processes helped to pioneer critical new investigative avenues in biology.Thu, 31 May 2012 14:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145728.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145720.htm Biochemists have designed specialized proteins that assemble themselves to form tiny molecular cages hundreds of times smaller than a single cell. The creation of these miniature structures may be the first step toward developing new methods of drug delivery or even designing artificial vaccines.Thu, 31 May 2012 14:57:57 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145720.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145630.htm Ultrashort flashes of X-radiation allow atomic structures of macromolecules to be obtained even from tiny protein crystals.Thu, 31 May 2012 14:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531145630.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531102207.htm Our ability to "read" DNA has made tremendous progress in the past few decades, but the ability to understand and alter the genetic code, that is, to "rewrite" the DNA-encoded instructions, has lagged behind. A new study advances our understanding of the genetic code: It proposes a way of effectively introducing numerous carefully planned DNA segments into genomes of living cells and of testing the effects of these changes. New technology speeds up DNA "rewriting" and measures the effects of the changes in living cells.Thu, 31 May 2012 10:22:22 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531102207.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530152203.htm Researchers have developed a method for building complex nanostructures out of interlocking DNA "building blocks" that can be programmed to assemble themselves into precisely designed shapes. With further development, the technology could one day enable the creation of new nanoscale devices that deliver drugs directly to disease sites.Wed, 30 May 2012 15:22:22 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530152203.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530104034.htm Inexpensive, portable devices that can rapidly screen cells for leukemia or HIV may soon be possible thanks to a chip that can produce three-dimensional focusing of a stream of cells, according to researchers.Wed, 30 May 2012 10:40:40 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530104034.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530100041.htm Scientists have engineered cells that behave like AND and OR Boolean logic gates, producing an output based on one or more unique inputs. This feat could eventually help researchers create computers that use cells as tiny circuits.Wed, 30 May 2012 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120530100041.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529113543.htm An integrated chemical chip has just been developed. An advantage of chemical circuits is that the charge carrier consists of chemical substances with various functions. This means that we now have new opportunities to control and regulate the signal paths of cells in the human body. The chemical chip can control the delivery of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. This enables chemical control of muscles, which are activated when they come into contact with acetylcholine.Tue, 29 May 2012 11:35:35 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529113543.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528154859.htm Physicists have developed a method that models biological cell-to-cell adhesion that could also have industrial applications.Mon, 28 May 2012 15:48:48 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528154859.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528100253.htm Scientists have created and imaged the smallest possible five-ringed structure -- about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair. Dubbed 'olympicene', the single molecule was brought to life in a picture thanks to a combination of clever synthetic chemistry and state-of-the-art imaging techniques.Mon, 28 May 2012 10:02:02 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120528100253.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153818.htm Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and metal-air batteries, according to scientists.Sun, 27 May 2012 15:38:38 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153818.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153718.htm Scientists have developed an ultra-sensitive test that should enable them to detect signs of a disease in its earliest stages.Sun, 27 May 2012 15:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120527153718.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120525103614.htm Images of the cell's transport pods have revealed a molecular version of the robots from Transformers. Previously, scientists had been able to create and determine the structure of 'cages' formed by parts of the protein coats that encase other types of vesicles, but this study was the first to obtain high-resolution images of complete vesicles, budded from a membrane.Fri, 25 May 2012 10:36:36 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120525103614.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524143527.htm There's nothing like a new pair of eyeglasses to bring fine details into sharp relief. For scientists who study the large molecules of life from proteins to DNA, the equivalent of new lenses have come in the form of an advanced method for analyzing data from X-ray crystallography experiments.Thu, 24 May 2012 14:35:35 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524143527.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524123232.htm Researchers are using nanoparticles to simultaneously deliver proteins and DNA into plant cells. The technology could allow more sophisticated and targeted editing of plant genomes. And that could help researchers develop crops that adapt to changing climates and resist pests.Thu, 24 May 2012 12:32:32 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524123232.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524092932.htm Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be intimately tied. Scientists have discovered an unusual quantum effect in the earliest stages of photosynthesis.Thu, 24 May 2012 09:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524092932.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120523135527.htm Quantum computers may someday revolutionize the information world. But in order for quantum computers at distant locations to communicate with one another, they have to be linked together in a network. While several building blocks for a quantum computer have already been successfully tested in the laboratory, a network requires one additonal component: A reliable interface between computers and information channels. Austrian physicists now report the construction of an efficient and tunable interface for quantum networks.Wed, 23 May 2012 13:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120523135527.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120522152655.htm Rapid DNA sequencing may soon become a routine part of each individual's medical record, providing enormous information previously sequestered in the human genome's 3 billion nucleotide bases. Recent advances in sequencing technology using a tiny orifice known as a nanopore are covered in a new a article.Tue, 22 May 2012 15:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120522152655.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521164104.htm Scientists have synthesized polymers to attach to proteins in order to stabilize them during shipping, storage and other activities. The study findings suggest that these polymers could be useful in stabilizing protein formulations.Mon, 21 May 2012 16:41:41 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521164104.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521163751.htm Scientists have devised a method for repeatedly encoding, storing and erasing digital data within the DNA of living cells. In practical terms, they have devised the genetic equivalent of a binary digit -- a "bit" in data parlance.Mon, 21 May 2012 16:37:37 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521163751.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521115654.htm Blood tests convey vital medical information, but the sight of a needle often causes anxiety and results take time. A new device however, can reveal much the same information as a traditional blood test in real-time, simply by shining a light through the skin. This portable optical instrument is able to provide high-resolution images of blood coursing through veins without the need for harsh fluorescent dyes.Mon, 21 May 2012 11:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521115654.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521103808.htm The plague, bacterial dysentery, and cholera have one thing in common: These dangerous diseases are caused by bacteria which infect their host using a sophisticated injection apparatus. Through needle-like structures, they release molecular agents into their host cell, thereby evading the immune response. Researchers have now elucidated the structure of such a needle at atomic resolution. Their findings might contribute to drug tailoring and the development of strategies which specifically prevent the infection process.Mon, 21 May 2012 10:38:38 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120521103808.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132657.htm Tiny beads may act as minimally invasive glucose sensors for a variety of applications in cell culture systems and tissue engineering.Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:26 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518132657.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518081147.htm Using newly developed imaging technology, chemists have confirmed years of theoretical assumptions about water molecules, the most abundant and one of the most frequently studied substances on Earth.Fri, 18 May 2012 08:11:11 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120518081147.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517193141.htm Researchers have come closer to solving an old challenge of producing graphene quantum dots of controlled shape and size at large densities, which could revolutionize electronics and optoelectronics.Thu, 17 May 2012 19:31:31 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517193141.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517143506.htm Scientists have discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions -? such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis ?- in which hydrogen is one of the reactants, or starting materials.Thu, 17 May 2012 14:35:35 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120517143506.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120514104848.htm Three proteins have been found to be involved in the accumulation of fatty acids in plants. The discovery could help plant scientists boost seed oil production in crops. And that could boost the production of biorenewable fuels and chemicals.Mon, 14 May 2012 10:48:48 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120514104848.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510095622.htm A new approach to generating terahertz radiation will lead to new imaging and sensing applications. The low energy of the radiation means that it can pass through materials that are otherwise opaque, opening up uses in imaging and sensing ? for example, in new security scanners. In practice, however, applications have been difficult to implement.Thu, 10 May 2012 09:56:56 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510095622.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509135959.htm To better understand how microRNAs -- small pieces of genetic material -- influence human health and disease, scientists first need to know which microRNAs act upon which genes. To do this scientists developed miR-TRAP, a new easy-to-use method to directly identify microRNA targets in cells.Wed, 09 May 2012 13:59:59 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120509135959.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508173349.htm Researchers have boosted the efficiency of a novel source of white light called quantum dots more than tenfold, making them of potential interest for commercial applications.Tue, 08 May 2012 17:33:33 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508173349.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508152129.htm Chemists have designed a molecular container that can hold drug molecules and increase their solubility, in one case up to nearly 3,000 times.Tue, 08 May 2012 15:21:21 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120508152129.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503194229.htm Researchers have developed a prototype bioreactor that both stimulates and evaluates tissue as it grows, mimicking natural processes while eliminating the need to stop periodically to cut up samples for analysis.Thu, 03 May 2012 19:42:42 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503194229.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503120130.htm A new technique predictably generates complex, wavy shapes and may help improve drug delivery and explain natural patterns from brain folds to bell peppers.Thu, 03 May 2012 12:01:01 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120503120130.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502132953.htm Liquid crystals, the state of matter that makes possible the flat screen technology now commonly used in televisions and computers, may have some new technological tricks in store.Wed, 02 May 2012 13:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502132953.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502112910.htm A new nanotube super sensor is able to detect subtle differences with a single sniff. For example, the chemical dimethylsulfone is associated with skin cancer. The human nose cannot detect this volatile but it could be detected with the new sensor at concentrations as low as 25 parts per billion.Wed, 02 May 2012 11:29:29 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502112910.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502091839.htm A new biomimetic approach to synthesising polymers will offer unprecedented control over the final polymer structure and yield advances in nanomedicine, researchers say.Wed, 02 May 2012 09:18:18 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120502091839.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501085502.htm Scientists using high-powered microscopes have made a stunning observation of the architecture within a cell ? and identified for the first time how the architecture changes during the formation of gametes, also known as sex cells, in order to successfully complete? the process.Tue, 01 May 2012 08:55:55 EDThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120501085502.htm

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