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Oscillating gel acts like artificial skin, giving robots potential ability to 'feel'
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Pitt and MIT researchers accomplish first demonstration of oscillating gels that can be 'revived' by mechanical pressure
PITTSBURGHSooner than later, robots may have the ability to "feel." In a paper published online March 26 in Advanced Functional Materials, a team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrated that a nonoscillating gel can be resuscitated in a fashion similar to a medical cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These findings pave the way for the development of a wide range of new applications that sense mechanical stimuli and respond chemicallya natural phenomenon few materials have been able to mimic.
A team of researchers at Pitt made predictions regarding the behavior of Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) gel, a material that was first fabricated in the late 1990s and shown to pulsate in the absence of any external stimuli. In fact, under certain conditions, the gel sitting in a petri dish resembles a beating heart.
Along with her colleagues, Anna Balazs, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering, predicted that BZ gel not previously oscillating could be re-excited by mechanical pressure. The prediction was actualized by MIT researchers, who proved that chemical oscillations can be triggered by mechanically compressing the BZ gel beyond a critical stress. A video from the MIT group showing this unique behavior can be accessed at http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1078
"Think of it like human skin, which can provide signals to the brain that something on the body is deformed or hurt," says Balazs. "This gel has numerous far-reaching applications, such as artificial skin that could be sensorya holy grail in robotics."
Balazs says the gel could serve as a small-scale pressure sensor for different vehicles or instruments to see whether they'd been bumped, providing diagnostics for the impact on surfaces. This sort of developmentand materials like BZ gelare things Balazs has been interested in since childhood.
"My mother would often tease me when I was young, saying I was like a mimosa plant shy and bashful," says Balazs. "As a result, I became fascinated with the plant and its unique hide-and-seek qualitiesthe plant leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, reopening just minutes later. I knew there had to be a scientific application regarding touch, which led me to studies like this in mechanical and chemical energy."
Also on Balazs's research team were Olga Kuksenok, research associate professor, and Victor Yashin, visiting research assistant professor, both in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering. At MIT, the work was performed by Krystyn Van Vliet, Paul M. Cook Career Development Associate Professor of Material Sciences and Engineering, and graduate student Irene Chen. (Group Web site: http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/).
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Pitt and MIT researchers accomplish first demonstration of oscillating gels that can be 'revived' by mechanical pressure
PITTSBURGHSooner than later, robots may have the ability to "feel." In a paper published online March 26 in Advanced Functional Materials, a team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) demonstrated that a nonoscillating gel can be resuscitated in a fashion similar to a medical cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These findings pave the way for the development of a wide range of new applications that sense mechanical stimuli and respond chemicallya natural phenomenon few materials have been able to mimic.
A team of researchers at Pitt made predictions regarding the behavior of Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) gel, a material that was first fabricated in the late 1990s and shown to pulsate in the absence of any external stimuli. In fact, under certain conditions, the gel sitting in a petri dish resembles a beating heart.
Along with her colleagues, Anna Balazs, Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering, predicted that BZ gel not previously oscillating could be re-excited by mechanical pressure. The prediction was actualized by MIT researchers, who proved that chemical oscillations can be triggered by mechanically compressing the BZ gel beyond a critical stress. A video from the MIT group showing this unique behavior can be accessed at http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/?p=1078
"Think of it like human skin, which can provide signals to the brain that something on the body is deformed or hurt," says Balazs. "This gel has numerous far-reaching applications, such as artificial skin that could be sensorya holy grail in robotics."
Balazs says the gel could serve as a small-scale pressure sensor for different vehicles or instruments to see whether they'd been bumped, providing diagnostics for the impact on surfaces. This sort of developmentand materials like BZ gelare things Balazs has been interested in since childhood.
"My mother would often tease me when I was young, saying I was like a mimosa plant shy and bashful," says Balazs. "As a result, I became fascinated with the plant and its unique hide-and-seek qualitiesthe plant leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, reopening just minutes later. I knew there had to be a scientific application regarding touch, which led me to studies like this in mechanical and chemical energy."
Also on Balazs's research team were Olga Kuksenok, research associate professor, and Victor Yashin, visiting research assistant professor, both in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering. At MIT, the work was performed by Krystyn Van Vliet, Paul M. Cook Career Development Associate Professor of Material Sciences and Engineering, and graduate student Irene Chen. (Group Web site: http://vvgroup.scripts.mit.edu/WP/).
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Sunni rulers largely shun Iraq at Arab summit
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, attends the Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March, 29, 2012. The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance and amid a growing rift between Arab countries over how far they should go to end the one-year conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, center, attends the Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March, 29, 2012. The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance and amid a growing rift between Arab countries over how far they should go to end the one-year conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
The empty seat of the Syrian President Bashar Assad is seen during the Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March, 29, 2012. The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance and amid a growing rift between Arab countries over how far they should go to end the one-year conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Libyan Transitional National Council chairman Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, center, attends the Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March, 29, 2012. The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance and amid a growing rift between Arab countries over how far they should go to end the one-year conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Arab leaders pose for a group photo ahead of the opening session of the Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March, 29, 2012. The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance and amid a growing rift between Arab countries over how far they should go to end the one-year conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Kuwait's emir, Sheik Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, center, attends the Arab League summit in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March, 29, 2012. The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the leaders of the 22-member Arab League in attendance and amid a growing rift between Arab countries over how far they should go to end the one-year conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
BAGHDAD (AP) ? Sunni Muslim rulers largely shunned an Arab League summit hosted by Shiite-led Iraq on Thursday, illustrating how powerfully the sectarian split and the rivalry with Iran define Middle Eastern politics in the era of the Arab Spring.
The crisis in Syria is the epicenter of those divisions. The one-day summit closed with a joint call on Syrian President Bashar Assad to stop his bloody crackdown on an uprising seeking his ouster. But the final statement barely papered over the differences among the Arab nations over how to deal with the longest-running regional revolt.
"What disturbs the breeze of our Arab Spring and fills our hearts with sadness is the scenes of slaughter and torture committed by the Syrian regime against our brothers and sisters in Syria," said Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, leader of Libya's National Transitional Council.
In a snub to Iraq, only 10 heads of state from the Arab League's 22 members attended, with the rest sending lower-level officials. Especially notable were the absences of the rulers of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and most other Gulf countries, as well Morocco and Jordan ? all of them headed by Sunni monarchs who deeply distrust the close ties between Baghdad's Shiite-dominated government and their top regional rival, Iran.
The Gulf countries also see Iraq as too soft on Syria. Saudi Arabia and Qatar have talked of arming Syria's opposition, apparently eager to bring the fall of Assad and break the Sunni-majority country out of its alliance with Iran.
Speaking to the gathering, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki urged restraint, saying Baghdad opposes any military intervention and citing his country's years of turmoil as an example of what happens when outside forces get involved in national struggles. U.S. forces left Iraq just over 100 days ago after nearly nine years of war and occupation.
"Iraq is afraid of the attempts to militarize the Arab uprisings, because this will deviate them from the right course and push toward the wrong position," al-Maliki said. "Dialogue between the government and the opposition is the right option to solve the crisis."
Iraq's hosting of the annual summit for the first time since 1990 was touted by Baghdad officials as a victory in their efforts to show the country is moving toward stability after years of sectarian fighting that almost tipped the nation into civil war. Thousands of security forces cleared the streets and locked down the capital in one of the quietest weeks in years, although officials said two Katyusha rockets hit near the fortified Green Zone where the summit was held just as diplomats convened. No casualties were reported.
The summit was the first since the wave of Arab Spring uprisings began sweeping the region more than a year ago, targeting its long-ruling strongmen. The 2011 summit was canceled because of the turmoil. There were two new faces at Thursday's collection of heads of state: Libya's Abdul-Jalil, who holds nominal power after the ouster and killing of Moammar Gadhafi, and Tunisia President Moncef Marzouki, a former human rights activist who was elevated after the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
The new leaders of Egypt and Yemen ? the other two countries whose rulers fell last year ? did not attend, a reflection of their continuing domestic troubles.
The session was dominated by the uprising in Syria, where the U.N. says more than 9,000 people have been killed in the regime's yearlong crackdown on its political opponents. The regime has sent tanks and troops into Syrian cities and towns, saying the country was under attack from the armed groups.
The conflict has a dangerous sectarian angle ? most in the opposition come from the Sunni majority, while Assad's regime relies on the minority Alawites, an offshoot from Shiism.
Assad has accepted a peace plan put forward by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, which calls for a cease-fire. But the Syrian opposition and many Arab governments are skeptical Assad will implement it, believing he is just playing for time. Assad said Thursday that armed rebels must also commit to a cease-fire.
The summit's final resolution called on Assad's regime to "immediately implement" Annan's proposals. It also said Arab leaders fully support the "legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people to democracy and freedom and their right to determine their future."
U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner congratulated Iraq on the summit.
"From what we've seen, (it was) a success. They did talk about Syria and voiced their very strong support for Kofi Annan's efforts," he said. "All indications are that it ... has gone well and that Iraq should be proud of what it's been able to accomplish in recent years. And we believe the hosting of this summit is indicative of its positive role in the region and among the community of nations."
Gulf nations, which have made clear they have little faith in the diplomatic efforts, are already looking at the possibility of moving ahead on their own over Syria. They meet this weekend in Saudi Arabia, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is planning to attend those talks in Riyadh, which may yield stronger calls for action than those made by the Arab League.
"The Syrian government is required today to listen to the voice of reason and wisdom and stop all kinds of violence," said the emir of Kuwait, Sheik Sabah, the only ruler from the Gulf to attend. He signaled support for an earlier League plan that called on Assad to cede power to his vice president until elections are held. The League had to back down from that after an attempt to win U.N. backing for it was vetoed by Russia and China.
That plan, he said, is the best way "to get out of this crisis and to stop the bloodshed of our brothers and to keep the Syrian country from slipping into a civil war."
The cold shoulder from other Sunni-led monarchies, however, underlined their suspicion about Iraq's Shiite leadership and their conviction that it is too close to the camp of their rival, Iran.
"To be obvious here, these countries have a problem with Iran," said Kuwait delegation member Khalid Al Anteri.
In unusually direct remarks, Qatar's prime minister said a midlevel official was sent to the summit instead of the emir as a "message" protesting what he called Baghdad's sidelining of Iraq's Sunni minority.
"We do not agree with all what goes on in terms of the political process inside Iraq; we believe a particular sect is targeted," Sheik Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr Al Thani told Al-Jazeera on Wednesday.
The Kuwaiti emir's presence reflected the progress in Baghdad's efforts to rebuild long tense ties with its neighbor since Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion and seven-month occupation of Kuwait. But despite Baghdad's recent charm offensive to settle legal claims across the region and its dazzling display at the summit where delegates were fed gold-covered dates, Gulf states have little to gain from fully welcoming Iraq into their ranks.
Its lucrative oil supply makes it a strong competitor in the Gulf, and its ongoing insurgency and political instability makes Iraq a risky teammate.
"It's no surprise that the Gulf states did not want to give Iraq the prestige that they would by sending heads of state to the summit," said Crispin B. Hawes, Middle East director of the Eurasia Group, a New York-based risk consultant agency.
"They want Iraq to continue to be a second-rate citizen in the region; they want to keep Iraq inside the box," he said. "They don't want it to be another major regional player."
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Associated Press writers Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Sameer N. Yacoub and Mazin Yahya in Baghdad and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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The Frenship High School Choral Program is proud to present the hit Broadway musical, ?The Wizard of Oz,? on May 17, 18, and 19, 2012 in the new Frenship High School Performing Arts Center.?
This production will feature the Texas Tech University Faculty Orchestra and the amazing talents of the award-winning Frenship Choirs.? The lead roles will be played by:
Raeanne Gwin -? Dorothy
Emily Evans ? Glinda the Good Witch/Aunty Em
Maria Pedraza ? Elphaba the Wicked Witch/Mrs. Gultch
Luke Voorhies ? Scarecrow/Hunk
Angelo Condez ? Tinman/Hickory
James Tapley ? Lion/Zeke
Parker Merrill ? The Wizard/Professor Marvel
Brady Holmes ? The Guard of Oz/Uncle Henry
Tickets can be?purchased online at the FHS Choir website: www.frenshiphschoir.com.? The show will begin each night at 7:00pm.? Tickets for lower level seating are $15.00 and tickets for upper level seating are $10.00.
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Some more good news for Android fans, particularly for those using Google Voice, as the app gets upgraded to the latest version of Google's operating system for mobile devices.
The Mountain View company brings voicemail integration to the app. This means that users will be able to listen to their voicemail from the call log, without needing to switch between apps.
The users will also have the possibility to slow down or speed up the message playback, which is particularly convenient for long messages. And this is not all, as the users can now fast-forward through a long voicemail to skip the boring or too predictable parts and jump exactly to the piece of information that interests them. ?
To make the app even more practical, the users also have access to text transcripts. The app has a revamped user interface designed to deliver an enhanced experience. The users will first notice the new menu bar located at the bottom of the screen.
Google Voice with the new features is available for download from Google Play. Following the download, the users just need to click on "Voicemail display" which is located under the settings tab.
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Golf: Price is right in Morocco
Phillip Price holds a one-shot lead at the Trophee Hassan II after the second round was suspended on Friday with all three Australians yet to complete their rounds.
Price, though, carded a flawless six-under 66 to move into 10-under at Golf du Palais Royal in Agadir, Morocco, where the start of play was delayed by almost six hours because of strong winds.
Price is a shot clear of Spaniard Jose Manuel Lara, who shot a seven-under 65, while Swede Joel Sjoholm shares third with South African James Kingston.
Kingston was through 17 holes when play was suspended, one of several players unable to finish their second rounds because of the earlier delay.
Price, famous for beating Phil Mickelson in the singles to help Europe win the 2002 Ryder Cup, said he was thrilled with his round after the lengthy delay.
"It was rather unpleasant this morning so I'm very pleased," Price said.
"I had a 5:25 alarm call this morning and then a five-and-a-half-hour delay. Thankfully I managed to have a little 20-minute power nap in the locker room during the delay and that really helped. "
"I was very surprised by how calm it became throughout the day after this morning. It was really windy when we started to go out there and shoot six-under is really pleasing. "
"But it was frustrating to go to the tee twice and not be allowed to tee off because it is difficult to get yourself in the right mood and then be called off."
Starting on the back nine, Price went bogey-free with a hat-trick of birdies from the 15th helping kick-start his round.
Overnight leader Damien McGrane is tied for fifth at seven-under after managing par through five holes.
Brett Rumford, meanwhile, remains the best of the Australians at one-under for the tournament. Rumford is nine strokes behind the leader but didn't even get the chance to start his second round on Friday.
Rumford is alongside Andrew Dodt, who is on par through four holes in his second round, and two strokes ahead of Marcus Fraser, who is one over through three.
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Questions You Need to Ask About Health Insurance | All About Health
As soon as you?re preparing to register for health insurance, there are some items that you have to be aware of. If you do not understand what to ask your agent you could get some unpleasant revelations later. If you research all the factors that might affect your insurance coverage currently, you will be assured that you?re obtaining the appropriate plan. If you don?t have a clue what you must know, this will give you a brief outline of the fundamentals. Having the facts is oftentimes the best means to be ready. Insurance is all about becoming informed.
To begin with, you want to know immediately what it will cost you. Inquire what they guess your monthly premium will be. They should be able to give you a ballpark idea. It will be ultimately determined at a set amount after the underwriters complete your information, however your agent ought to be able to provide you an idea in any case. After that you?ll realize whether or not the plan which you are considering will work for you. The premium depends on a number of aspects that you can amend also.
Therefore, your monthly premium will establish your deductible. These are essential details to discuss with your agent. It can be complicated, so don?t be fearful of asking a lot of questions. A deductible is the amount you must pay for medical care until you get to the arranged amount, then the insurance kicks in. At that point, you?ll be accountable for your coinsurance payments. That?s a part of the sum that it costs when you visit the hospital or doctor.
Make certain to ask your agent about coverage limits on various plans and about the established prescription drugs list. If you take a drug on a regular basis, you?ll want to be sure that it?s covered. Also, a lot of companies only cover specific drugs. Any others you would need to pay for yourself. The confines on what they?ll pay for is typically by the year, and for the extent of holding the coverage. You?ll want to know all of these factors precisely before you sign up for any of them.
The final detail you must find out about is the accessibility of doctors. You should get to select whatever doctor you wish from a list , or a provider network.
Make sure that there is somebody well-located for you on the list. If you previously know of a physician you like, you can look to see if they?re one of the doctors on the list. If not, you can ask the physician what plan they use so you might get that plan. Seeing a specialist can oftentimes necessitate a referral. If this is a concern, you?ll want to ask about that also.
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Biggie's 'Everyday Struggle' A Highlight For Lil' Cease
'I was too young to understand everything in it, but I understood everything in it,' Cease tells MTV News of 1994 track.
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway
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The Notorious B.I.G. had plenty of hit singles, like "Big Poppa" and "Hypnotize," but more often than not, his album cuts were just as memorable. He may have only given fans two albums before he died on March 9, 1997, but Biggie crafted a catalog that is still celebrated 15 years after his death. Songs like "Gimme the Loot" and "Ten Crack Commandments" resonated with fans without music videos or radio play.
Till this day, one of Lil' Cease's favorite B.I.G. songs is "Everyday Struggle," from Big's 1994 debut, Ready to Die. "I'm sure I was about 13,14," Cease said, recalling his age when his friend first tracked the record. "I was too young to understand everything in it, but I understood everything in it."
On "Everyday Struggle," the Notorious B.I.G. rapped with a hustler's remorse. Rather than brag about his crack sales, like rappers often do, Big painted a picture of the downside of the street life. He rhymed about his mother's disappointment with his lifestyle, the murder of his close friend "Two Techs" and horrific dope-fiend binges.
"I don't wanna live no mo'/ Sometimes I hear death knockin' at my front door/ I'm living every day like a hustle, another drug to juggle/ Another day, another struggle," he rapped on the hook.
"Just that right there was our story. I was out there 11, 12 years old trying to do that, trying to hustle, trying to get out there and make money," Cease said.
Lil' Cease estimates that Biggie was 19 years old when he recorded "Everyday Struggle"; to be able to paint such a vivid picture at such a young age was a rarity. "Just the music, the beat, the production and then the way Big was rhymin' — me knowing Big was only 19 years old when he was writin' all that stuff," he said. "I watched Puffy listen to it, I watched [Hot 97 DJ] Mister Cee and [former Source magazine editor] Matty C and 'em listen to it. They was lookin' at Big like he was a robot.
"It just made me feel proud because I was actually a part of that," Cease said.
Join MTV News as we celebrate the Notorious B.I.G.'s life on the 15th anniversary of his death. From now through Sunday, we'll be rolling out exclusive and commemorative content from Biggie's closest friends, collaborators and biggest fans. To join the conversation on Twitter, hit @MTVRapFix using the hashtag #biggie15.
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Getting your first higher education job as an online adjunct
One thing to consider with online adjunct jobs is that you are competing against the whole world.? Rather than being limited by geography, as we are with traditional jobs, we are only limited by time.? There are instructors who excel at teaching and teaching efficient. The conversation regarding factory line education we'll leave for another day.? Today we look at getting your first adjunct faculty job.?
The minimum requirement for getting any adjunct faculty job is 18 graduate hours in the subject you will teach along with a masters degree.? Mind you this is the minimum qualification to just be consider for college jobs, however, often you will need much more.? Please, do not be disheartened by this, as with any endeavor worthwhile, it is tough, but worth it.
The first step for many adjunct professors is getting a job as a traditional classroom instructor.? It is much easier and because of geography you won't be competing against everyone.? The best thing to do at this point is to review the local colleges for jobs.? There are often many community college jobs available as well as jobs at private two year programs (think ITT Tech).? Often, just a few months of experience in the traditional classroom is enough to break into online teaching.
I applied to well over 100 online schools before I found my first online adjunct faculty position.? The key as you are applying to these jobs is volume.? While you do want to follow the traditional protocol of customizing your cover letter, you will probably need to apply to many schools before you get your first job.
You can scour the web for online colleges and online community college jobs, or you can sign up for the job list on this website.? Either way, apply to anything that you are qualified for, higher education jobs, especially those online, are very competitive.Once you get the initial contact from the college, which can take some time, you will be well on your way to finding your first adjunct faculty position.? Just remember to be patient and persistent, your hard work will pay off.
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Valentine's Day gift-giving tips | Pro Hands at Work
(ARA) ? Giving your significant other the right gift can make or break your Valentine?s celebration. If you?re also giving something to your best friend, mom and children, you may need a little help finding the perfect token.
Erase some of frustration involved in finding the perfect gift and enjoy the holiday of love and romance with these great Valentine?s gift-giving tips:
* Want to take a unique route but lack a good idea? Start searching for ideas online. Traditional gifts can be altered slightly with gifts that incorporate jewels, chocolate or flowers in an unusual setting. For example, a bouquet of chocolate-covered strawberries designed to look like a bouquet of roses, puts a unique twist on several of the more popular gifting items.
Or deviate completely from the traditional and look for gifts your loved ones would appreciate, but never expect for Valentine?s Day. Use your computer to help you find great gift ideas for others on your Valentine?s Day shopping list like your grandma and best friends. Use search terms like ?gifts for grandma? and ?Valentine?s gifts for friends? to help find ideas.
* If you have an idea in mind, find product reviews and recommendations from experts and savvy shoppers with a few quick online searches. Use forums like FatWallet to read reviews on products ranging from electronics to travel. This way not only will you be able to confirm that your idea is a great one, but also ensure you find the best prices, and the best retailer for that product.
* Don?t forget to search for coupons and deals to maximize your savings. Use Ebates.com to purchase the gifts for everyone on your list and earn cash back on every purchase through thousands of retailers. For example, if you choose to go the traditional route and order your girlfriend a beautiful bouquet of flowers from FTD, you can earn 20 percent cash back from your purchase, on top of any discount coupons available on Ebates.com. Keep that extra cash back handy to make your Valentine?s Day celebration even more special.
Many retailers provide free shipping or delivery, and you may discover you can stack deals, allowing you to save plenty of money this Valentine?s Day and helping to ease your gift shopping frustrations.
Celebrate the holiday of love and romance this year in style with great gifts for your loved ones. Go online, gather great and unique ideas and don?t forget to save while shopping.
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Investcorp Acquires $65M Mixed-Use Portfolio in California ...
By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor
1800 and 2000 S. McDowell in Petaluma, Calif.
In the largest transaction to close in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 to date, Investcorp has added a 14-property commercial real estate portfolio to its holdings in a partnership with PB&J Acquisitions. RNM Properties was the seller of the group of 14 office, industrial and retail assets, which encompasses approximately 840,600 square feet of Class A space.
Located primarily in Petaluma, the portfolio consists of nine office buildings, including 1800 and 2000 S. McDowell, four industrial properties and one retail destination. And now the work begins. Investcorp and PB&J plan to add value to the group through a leasing program designed to increase occupancy and retain the businesses that are currently gracing the tenant rosters.
?This acquisition of a diverse group of Class A properties presents a unique opportunity to generate solid income returns while also advancing leasing and operating income over a longer time horizon,? said Herb Myers, a managing director with Investcorp?s real estate team. ?The multi-assets nature of this portfolio should also enable us to pursue, opportunistically, a number of value creating options.?
Investcorp, is the U.S.-based real estate division Investcorp, which is headquartered in Bahrain. The company is among a slew of foreign investors that are eagerly snapping up pieces of the American pie as the national real estate market emerges from its downturn. Foreign entities, buoyed by attractive currency exchange rates, lead the pack of investors in US real estate, outpacing REIT, pension fund and private investor activity, according to a 2012 trends report by the Urban Land Institute and PwC. ?A tremendous amount of capital sits waiting to be deployed.?
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How to Cure Prostate Cancer
There are several options in prostate cancer medical treatment. You can make the decision after you get the knowledge on how to cure the disease. The self awareness of having a good health will become the part of the process for getting the real action to prevent or to heal the cancer. Cancer is serious disease that is very dangerous, if there is no action or the help from doctor or medicine, you may want a get the problem of your prostate. Just believe that you can do the best by examining the prostate cancer warning signs. Always consult your doctor if you are not sure.
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Charlize Theron, who recently adopted a baby boy from South Africa, was honored at last night’s Human Rights Campaign gala. The beautiful actress accepted her [...]
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Republicans heap blame on Obama for Afghan crisis
A crisis in Washington's relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai sparked attacks Sunday on President Barack Obama, as Republican presidential candidates heaped blame on him for the troubles in the US exit strategy.
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum assailed the president on separate television talks shows as creating an untenable situation by setting a hard-and-fast 2014 timetable for a US withdrawal.
"If the game plan is we're leaving irrespective of whether we're going to succeed or not, then why are we still there?" asked Santorum on ABC's "This Week." "Let's either commit to winning, or let's get out."
The attacks from the right came as the administration was struggling to contain the fallout from a massacre of 16 villagers, many of them women and children, by a US soldier who allegedly went on a rampage March 11 in southern Afghanistan.
The White House said Obama and the Afghan leader reaffirmed their commitment to the 2014 withdrawal plan in a phone call Friday.
But Karzai's warning that he was "at the end of the rope" and public demands for an earlier pullback of US troops to their bases underscored the yawning divide between the allies at a time of sharply declining public support for the 10-year-old war in the United States.
Republicans seized on the issue to accuse Obama of failing to heed his commanders demands for more troops, for withdrawing a surge force too soon and failing to demonstrate US commitment to a successful outcome.
"I think it is plain to see that the conditions there are not going very well," said Romney on Fox News Sunday. "And I lay part of the blame for that on the lack of leadership on the part of our president, both in terms of his interactions with Karzai and with leaders there as well as his relative detachment from our military commanders there."
"This does have the indications of a similarly failed withdrawal or a failed completion effort on the part of this president, just like we saw in Iraq. He likewise failed in the way we left Iraq," he said.
But neither he nor Santorum, who are vying to run against Obama in November, were clear about what they would do if they were in the president's place.
Santorum said he agreed in some respects with former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a rival for the Republican nomination who said last week it was likely the US mission in Afghanistan was "not doable."
Romney said the current timetable should remain in effect "unless of course there are changes in conditions that suggest a faster withdrawal."
Advocates of an extended US presence in Afghanistan, meanwhile, argued that the decline in US public support for the war reflected a loss of confidence in the US strategy.
"Do we know what we are doing when these incidents happen and President Karzai makes the statements that he has done," said Zalmay Khalilzad, a former US ambassador to Kabul under president George W. Bush, on CNN.
"It raises questions in the minds of people, do we know what we are doing? Are we succeeding?"
Senator John McCain, a staunch proponent of a large and continuing US military presence in Afghanistan, disputed the perception that the mission was failing, insisting that the relationship between US troops and Afghanistan "is wonderful."
If Obama does not accelerate the withdrawal of US forces, he said, "we can withdraw with a stable government in Afghanistan."
He acknowledged, however, that the massacre of civilians "really sets back everything a great deal."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/republicans-heap-blame-obama-afghan-crisis-162557936.html
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Startupbootcamp Accelerator Adds To Network With Berlin
European accelerator Startupbootcamp is launching in Berlin this week. Although there is no lack of startup activity in Berlin right now, Startupbootcamp thinks it can bring some special sauce to the scene, and let's face it, the more the merrier right? They join other pan European programmes like Seedcamp, Springboard and Le Camping, to name just a few of the many now operating. Adding to its locations in Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Dublin, Startupbootcamp in Berlin will be headed by CEO and Co-Founder, Alex Farcet and run for the usual three-month program providing seed funding, co-working space with other startups and a mentorship program.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Rp-EmtdnyuA/
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Rebel Rouser or is it the Rabble Rouser? | Cocktail Whisperer
I just spent the past week down at the Charleston Wine and Food Festival. This explains why there wasn?t a Friday cocktail last week. I was too busy. In between judging the Iron Mixology Competition and that lovely party at Nathalie Dupree?s home- time just slipped away from me. Maybe it was the soft Southern accent, or the Antebellum architecture.
Of course I?d be remiss if I didn?t mention the lovely luncheon I enjoyed at Martha Lou?s Kitchen, feasting on a fried pork chop with a side of textbook macaroni and cheese- I?m getting hungry all over again. Almost makes the 15- hour drive from New Jersey to Charleston and 16 hours to return home worth while.
If you are ever in Charleston, South Carolina- please visit Martha Lou?s Kitchen over on Morrison Drive. Order the fried chicken or a fried pork chop.
Don?t deny yourself a large cup of sweet iced tea. It?s so sweet that your teeth will ache for days afterwards and if you have the chance, please say hello to Martha Lou for me.
She?s a true American treasure- Don?t let Saveur Magazine tell you that- they did already.
This leads me to the cocktail of the week. It is called the Rabble Rouser. Not because I am one- perhaps in a small way, yes I am- more of a Rebel Rouser than a true dyed in the wool Rabble Rouser- but I digress. This cocktail is better enjoyed by the bucketful. In a crowd? Certainly yes.
I like to stir things up. It is my m?tier.
Cocktails like this one can create a certain tension. This means to an outsider, to stir up trouble. I?ve always said of myself- trouble finds me.
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Rabble Rouser Cocktail
1. 2 shots Knob Creek Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey or your choice of Bourbon
2. 1 shot Lucid Absinthe or your choice of Absinthe
3. Regan?s Bitter (citrus) a couple of shakes or Fee Brothers Orange Bitters
4. Grade B Maple Syrup a few drops
Preparation: To a cocktail shaker add ? with ice.
Add the Bourbon to the Absinthe
Add bitters and maple syrup
Shake and strain into a short cocktail glass.
(Similar to a Sazerac)
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Kansas back in regional semifinals after 63-60 win
Kansas coach Bill Self calls a play during the first half of a third round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Purdue at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 18, 2012. Kansas won 63-60. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas coach Bill Self calls a play during the first half of a third round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Purdue at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 18, 2012. Kansas won 63-60. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas center Jeff Withey (5) and forward Kevin Young (40) celebrate as their team takes the lead during the second half of a third round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Purdue at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 18, 2012. Kansas won 63-60. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas forward Thomas Robinson, right, is hugged by Kevin Young during a timeout in the second half of a third round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Purdue at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 18, 2012. Kansas won 63-60. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas forward Thomas Robinson (0) is fouled by Purdue forward Robbie Hummel (4) during the second half of a third round NCAA college basketball tournament game at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 18, 2012. Kansas won 63-60. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Kansas forward Kevin Young, rear, knocks the ball from Purdue forward Robbie Hummel (4) during the second half of a third round NCAA college basketball tournament game at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., Sunday, March 18, 2012. Kansas won 63-60. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ? Kansas' Thomas Robinson knew there could be games like this in the NCAA tournament.
Sometimes it's just a matter of surviving.
The No. 2-seeded Jayhawks did, taking their first lead late and holding on to beat No. 10 seed Purdue 63-60 Sunday night and advance to the regional semifinals for the fifth time in six years.
"Something like that is stuff you have to face to win a championship," Robinson said. "Coach said there is going to be that ugly game. That was as ugly as I've seen."
Elijah Johnson scored 18 points, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute, to help Kansas overcome a monster shooting performance by Purdue's Robbie Hummel.
In the West Regional game, Florida defeated surprising Norfolk State 84-50 after blowing open the game with an early 25-0 run.
Kansas (29-6) heads to St. Louis to play North Carolina State in the Midwest Regional and Florida (25-10) travels to Phoenix to play Marquette in West Regional.
The Jayhawks' Robinson fought through double-teams all night for 11 points and 13 rebounds against Purdue, and they got enough production from everyone else to erase a 10-point second-half deficit.
Robinson, the Jayhawks' national player-of-the-year candidate, was just 2 for 12 and Tyshawn Taylor was 4 of 11.
"If Elijah didn't turn around," Robinson said, "we would have lost that game tonight."
Purdue was clinging to a 60-59 lead and had the ball and under a minute remaining when Lewis Jackson, the shot clock winding down, lost control at the top of the key. Johnson picked it up and went the other way for the go-ahead lay-in with 23.3 seconds left.
Hummel missed an open 3-pointer at the other end and Taylor scored a transition dunk for the Jayhawks with 2.5 seconds left, giving the roughly 15,000 fans who had made the three-hour drive from the Kansas campus reason to let out a roar for one of the first times all night.
After a timeout, Purdue sharpshooter Ryne Smith managed to get off a decent look at a long, potential tying 3-pointer. It hit off the backboard, clanked off the rim and fell away.
"It stinks," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "It stinks to lose."
Hummel finished with 26 points and nine rebounds for the Boilermakers (22-13), who were trying to reach the round of 16 for the third time in four years. D.J. Byrd and Terone Johnson had 10 points each for Purdue.
The Jayhawks' biggest lead all night was their final one. They overcame a rough night by Robinson by getting 10 points from Taylor and 10 more from Travis Releford.
"Coach said that for us to win this game, we have to make them play bad in the first half. We didn't," Taylor said. "We made eight turnovers, they missed 10 shots in the first half and got six offensive rebounds. So we weren't doing anything to stop them. We kept grinding. When we needed the stops, we knuckled down and got them."
Purdue couldn't have gotten off to a much better start.
Neither could Hummel.
The senior forward hit his first four shots, three of them from beyond the arc, and followed up his first miss with another basket with 11:46 to go in the first half that made it 19-8.
He proved too quick for Robinson to guard and too strong for Kevin Young as the Jayhawks kept searching for anybody who could put a body on him ? they even tried seldom-used Justin Wesley.
The miserable start by Kansas was enough for Self to scream at his team during one defensive trip down floor, "You told me you were ready!"
Hardly seemed to be the case.
Kansas opened the game by missing 15 of its first 17 shots and all seven of its 3-point tries, compounding lousy offense by getting into foul trouble. Taylor, Young and Releford all sat stretches in the first half after picking up two early fouls.
The Jayhawks finally trimmed the lead to 31-30 with under 3 minutes left in the first half, but Lewis Jackson got inside for a basket, and Hummel managed to swish a closely guarded 3 from about 30 feet as the shot clock wound down to make it 36-30 at the break.
Hummel had 22 points on 7-of-8 shooting in the first half, while the Jayhawks' trio of stars ? Robinson, Taylor and Johnson ? managed 12 points on a combined 4-for-18.
"I wanted to come out and be aggressive, especially the first half. It seemed like everything I was taking was going in," Hummel said. "It was a crazy feeling you have as a player."
Earlier in the day, Florida put an end to the feel-good story that was Norfolk State.
Any hope Norfolk State had of matching the upset it pulled against Missouri on Friday vanished as the Gators went on a 25-0 run in the first half.
The Gators had a business-as-usual air about them after dispatching the Spartans (26-10). After all, Florida is 17-2 in NCAA tournament games since 2005-06. Combined with their 71-45 win over Virginia on Friday, the Gators left Omaha with two wins by a total margin of 60 points.
Not too shabby for a No. 7 seed.
"There are certain guys who want this kind of stage," Florida coach Billy Donovan said. "In this tournament you have to have players who play fearlessly on both ends of the floor and are not worried about making mistakes and are competitive and are driven to want to be great."
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AP Sports Writer Dave Skretta contributed to this report.
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