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Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) and Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman) are together again on "The Killing."
Detectives Linden and Holder are back from the dead! Well, in a way. AMC's "The Killing" was canceled in July after its second season ended, only to earn an unexpected reprieve in January, much to fans' delight.
When the show picks up again, a year will have passed since the conclusion of the Rosie Larsen homicide case, and Linden (Mireille Enos) has stepped away from detective work. But when Holder (Joel Kinnaman) is handed a new assignment that has ties to one of Linden?s former cases, he realizes he?s only got one option available to him: He?s got to drag his former partner back into the fray.
In an exclusive clip AMC is sharing with TODAY.com, the former partners come face to face. Check it out:
Given how things were left between them, you can imagine her excitement.
"The Killing" returns with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, June 2 at 8 p.m. on AMC.
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This particular rumor has been swirling for a while already, but Reuters says its own sources are now backing it up: Samsung will switch from an ARM-based design and use Intel as the supplier of the processor inside at least one version of its next 10-inch slate, the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. Word is that Samsung will run Android off Intel's latest x86 Atom architecture, Clover Trail+, which we've so far seen in just a handful of smartphones including the Lenovo K900 and ZTE Geek.
By way of corroboration, Korea Times is reporting the exact same Galaxy Tab 3 rumor and has also quoted an anonymous Intel employee who claimed that the number of Atom engineers based in Korea has ballooned from six last year to as many as 50 personnel today. They're said to be working on "Samsung-related projects with a mission to customize circuits for adaptation in Samsung products" -- which certainly doesn't sound like typical Intel behavior. Korea Times specifically says that Samsung is looking to reduce its reliance on the tricky supply of its own ARM-based Exynos processors, while Intel is offering the Korean giant good prices and cooperation in order to build its mobile market share. This all tallies with the idea of Atom coming to some high volume Android products -- and it's very possible that we'll see proof of that at Computex next week.
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Before she becomes a royal grandmother, Carole Middleton is busy helping neighbors in her Berkshire village. According to the U.K.'s Telegraph newspaper, royal portrait painter Basia Hamilton (who is neighbors with the Middletons) says that Carole recently helped her find her missing dog.
PHOTOS: Kate's baby prep
"I am so grateful," Hamilton told the paper. "Our dog had disappeared and we didn?t know where it could be. Mrs. Middleton was driving in her car when she spotted a dog by the road. She got out and, when she saw from the collar that it was ours, brought it home."
Hamilton added of her neighbor, "She is very kind."
PHOTOS: Royal pregnancies?
Carole is also making headlines for reasons other than her heroic dog-saving efforts. The New York Daily News reports that Kate Middleton's mom and dad are planning to expand their family business -- a party-planning company -- in America.
PHOTOS: Kate's body evolution
According to the Daily News, the Middletons are considering setting up an office in New York to help boost traffic to the online site Party Pieces. The move would reportedly mean more overseas trips for Kate's younger sister, Pippa, who edits the company's newsletter and wrote a book of party-planning tips and ideas.
"Many U.S. marketing groups see getting in bed with the Middletons as a great opportunity," the Daily News quotes a source as saying. "And they feel that these [opportunities] are too good to miss."
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What do you call the box that plugs into the TV and plays games? "Game console"? Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have been changing the terms they use for their Entertainment Systems, PlayStations, and Xboxes ever so slightly, ever so purposefully, for two decades. Have a look.
Let's start with Nintendo.
Kotaku researcher extraordinaire Andr?s Neltz has helped pull press releases for each of Nintendo's six game console releases. We've added emphasis so you can see the important stuff.
Back in the '80s, Nintendo starts with a faint effort to describe themselves as not making a game console. They then commit to admitting they're making a game machine for the next five generations.
NEW YORK, October 14, 1985 ? Nintendo of America Inc., the American subsidiary of the Japanese electronic games manufacturer, has introduced a home video entertainment system that includes an interactive video robot and the Zapper light sensing video gun. The Nintendo Entertainment System includes a Control Deck, two Controllers, R.O.B., the video robot, the Zapper and two game packs - Gyromite and Duck Hunt.
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 9, 1991 ? Following nearly three weeks of hectic shipping activity from its Redmond headquarters, Nintendo of America Inc. Monday announced that its 16-bit Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES) is now available in stores nationwide. The new home video game system joins Nintendo's portable Game Boy and the Nintendo Entertainment System as the third in the company's record-breaking entertainment product line-up.
REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 30, 1996?Meeting overwhelming consumer demand, Nintendo of America Inc. today launched Nintendo 64, the world's first 64-bit home video game system, to the U.S. market at a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $ 199.95(a). Expected to be the number-one selling home video game system this holiday season, and one of the nation's top 10 "most wanted" gifts on children's holiday wish lists, Nintendo projects it will sell its entire supply, more than one million Nintendo 64 units, in North America over the next six months.
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 15, 2001 ? If you're creeping through a harrowing haunted house in search of your missing brother...facing off against a turtle-back behemoth high atop a castle...or directing the actions of a hundred miniature sprouts across the floor of a mountainside garden...you know you've finally entered the innovative, one-of-a-kind realm of NINTENDO GAMECUBE(TM). On Sunday, Nov. 18, video game players will find themselves immersed in the incomparable game play offered by the world's only new single-purpose video game console, as 700,000 NINTENDO GAMECUBE systems go on sale across the country.
REDMOND, Wash., November 16, 2006 ? Nintendo's new Wii(TM) video game system not only changes how people play games, but redefines how they interact with both the system and their televisions. With the Wii Menu, Nintendo offers a gateway to new experiences through a collection of interactive channels people can use to customize their gaming and entertainment options.
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 16, 2012 ? Nintendo's Wii U? console ? the first new home video game system in six years ? arrives on Nov. 18, aiming to change the landscape of games and entertainment with its new Wii U GamePad controller. With more than 30 launch-day games for all types of players, Wii U arrives just in time for the holidays and is poised to be the must-have gift of the season.
Here's Sony, spanning four generations, declaring themselves the maker of a game system, then backing off before finally returning to that claim this year:
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sept. 7, 1995?Months of anticipation will culminate this Saturday, Sept. 9, with the formal introduction and availability of the Sony PlayStation, the highly-anticipated video game system that is the $ 5.2 billion industry's most auspicious debut of the decade.
FOSTER CITY, Calif., September 27, 2000 ? As the company prepares to release the highly-anticipated PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system in the North American market, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today the schedule of launch activities to support the biggest consumer electronics launch in history.
Los Angeles, CALIF., May 16, 2005 ? At a press conference held in Los Angeles, California, today, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) revealed the outline of its PLAYSTATION?3 (PS3) computer entertainment system, incorporating the world?s most advanced Cell processor with super computer like power.
New York, February 20, 2013 ? Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today introduced PlayStation?4 (PS4?), its next-generation gaming platform for the home, alongside the videogame industry's brightest and most creative minds at PlayStation?Meeting 2013.
Microsoft technically always acknowledged games, but there's this other term that crept its way in...
REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 15, 2001 ? Today the Microsoft? Xbox? video game system rocks the continent with its arrival on store shelves at thousands of retailers across North America.
REDMOND, Wash. ? Nov. 21, 2005 ? In less than 24 hours, gamers and adrenaline junkies alike will converge on thousands of retail outlets to be among the first to purchase the Xbox 360? next-generation video game and entertainment system from Microsoft Corp. Droves of dedicated fans are expected to line the streets as more than 4,500 retailers open their doors at 12:01 a.m. to answer the demand for the Xbox 360 console and 18 launch games, including ?Perfect Dark Zero?,? ?Project Gotham Racing? 3? and ?Kameo?: Elements of Power?,? from Microsoft Game Studios.
REDMOND, Wash. ? May 21, 2013 ? A new vision for the future comes to life today as Microsoft Corp. unveils Xbox One, the all-in-one gaming and entertainment system created for today and the next generation. At Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash., the company showcased how Xbox One puts you at the center of all your games, TV, movies, music, sports and Skype.
There.
That may not explain everything there is to know about Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft's game console ambitions, but the essence of this seems right: Nintendo is gaming-centric, Sony has flirted with being the same and Microsoft's wanted to make an entertainment set-top box for quite some time.
But can't anyone just say they're making a game console? Anyone???
July 10, 2012 - OUYA is a new game console for the TV, powered by Android. We've packed this little box full of power. Developers will have access to OUYA's open design so they can produce their games for the living room, taking advantage of everything the TV has to offer.
Oh, okay. Thanks, Ouya.
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By Tim Molloy
NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Emmy Award-winning director Adam Bernstein has signed on to direct the premiere hour of FX's first limited series, "Fargo."
The "Breaking Bad" and "Rescue Me" veteran won his Emmy for "30 Rock." He also directed the premiere of "Alpha House," one of five new shows ordered by Amazon on Wednesday.
"Fargo," a 10-episode series inspired by the 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name, will feature a new crime story but retain the original's humor and darkness. Production begins this fall, and the show is expected to debut in spring 2014.
It is written by Noah Hawley ("The Unusuals," "My Generation") and executive-produced by Hawley, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Warren Littlefield. Berstein, who is represented by ICM Partners, will also executive produce the premiere. FX Productions and MGM Television produce.
The film "Fargo" was nominated for seven Academy Awards. The Coens won for Best Original Screenplay and Frances McDormand won for Best Actress. It was named as one of the 100 Greatest American Movies by the American Film Institute.
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Philadelphia, Pa. (May 29, 2013) Experimental genetic techniques may one day provide plastic and reconstructive surgeons with an invaluable toolthe ability to promote growth of the patient's own tissues for reconstructive surgery. A review of recent progress toward developing effective gene therapies for use in "regenerative surgery" appears in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Over the past ten years, researchers have developed several promising gene therapy techniques to grow skin, bone, and other tissues for reconstructive surgery. But they still face many challenges in developing gene-based approaches that can make the leap from the research lab to the operating room, according to the review by Dr. Giorgio Giatsidis and colleagues of Padua University Hospital, Italy.
Gene Therapy Approaches Studied for 'Almost Every Tissue'
Dr. Giatsidis and coauthors reviewed the state of the art in research on gene therapy techniques for treatment of local disorders and injuriesthe first such review in more than a decade. They found studies using gene therapy to promote the growth of "almost every different tissue" for use in regenerative surgery. "Gene therapy may represent a leading strategy to develop more efficient regenerative surgical treatments for numerous clinical needs," they write.
Gene therapy has the potential to provide reconstructive surgeons with a new approach to solving one of their most difficult problems: the lack of adequate tissues to correct deformities of a specific area or structure. For example, in patients with relatively small burns, plastic and reconstructive surgeons have designed a wide range of skin flaps for use in transferring healthy tissue to the burned area.
But for patients with burns involving larger areas, the lack of suitable tissues for coverage may severely limit the reconstructive options. Using gene techniques to promote growth of specific types of tissues would be a major step forward in the ability to perform truly regenerative surgery.
But Translation from Lab to OR Poses Many Challenges
Several research groups are pursuing gene therapy approaches to regenerate skin, such as using genes to control expression of growth factors involved in skin healing. One small study reported promising results with tissue-engineered products to promote healing of diabetic skin ulcers.
Researchers are also targeting growth factors involved in new bone formation, with promising results in techniques using transplantation of genetically modified donor bone. One study reported clinical benefits using gene therapy to regenerate joint cartilage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Techniques to promote healing of tendons, regeneration of injured nerves, and growth of skin flaps for reconstructive surgery are all being explored.
But despite progress in all of these areas, translating experimental gene therapy methods into regenerative surgery techniques for use in the operating room will remain a difficult challenge. Even after the technical problems are addressed, more work will be needed to develop regenerative surgery techniques that are productive and cost-effective.
"After two decades, regenerative surgery is an adolescent looking forward to growing up," Dr. Giatsidis and coauthors write. "Despite extensive preclinical approaches, translation of gene therapy strategies into clinical trials is still a difficult and expensive process."
So far, the studies of diabetic ulcers and rheumatoid arthritis mentioned above are the only methods to show evidence of clinical effectiveness in human patients. "Even so," the authors add, "cutting-edge gene therapy-based strategies in reconstructive procedures [are close] to setting valuable milestones for development of efficient treatments in a growing number of local diseases and injuries."
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For more than 60 years, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has been the one consistently excellent reference for every specialist who uses plastic surgery techniques or works in conjunction with a plastic surgeon. The official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery brings subscribers up-to-the-minute reports on the latest techniques and follow-up for all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including breast reconstruction, experimental studies, maxillofacial reconstruction, hand and microsurgery, burn repair, and cosmetic surgery, as well as news on medico-legal issues.
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About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Philadelphia, Pa. (May 29, 2013) Experimental genetic techniques may one day provide plastic and reconstructive surgeons with an invaluable toolthe ability to promote growth of the patient's own tissues for reconstructive surgery. A review of recent progress toward developing effective gene therapies for use in "regenerative surgery" appears in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
Over the past ten years, researchers have developed several promising gene therapy techniques to grow skin, bone, and other tissues for reconstructive surgery. But they still face many challenges in developing gene-based approaches that can make the leap from the research lab to the operating room, according to the review by Dr. Giorgio Giatsidis and colleagues of Padua University Hospital, Italy.
Gene Therapy Approaches Studied for 'Almost Every Tissue'
Dr. Giatsidis and coauthors reviewed the state of the art in research on gene therapy techniques for treatment of local disorders and injuriesthe first such review in more than a decade. They found studies using gene therapy to promote the growth of "almost every different tissue" for use in regenerative surgery. "Gene therapy may represent a leading strategy to develop more efficient regenerative surgical treatments for numerous clinical needs," they write.
Gene therapy has the potential to provide reconstructive surgeons with a new approach to solving one of their most difficult problems: the lack of adequate tissues to correct deformities of a specific area or structure. For example, in patients with relatively small burns, plastic and reconstructive surgeons have designed a wide range of skin flaps for use in transferring healthy tissue to the burned area.
But for patients with burns involving larger areas, the lack of suitable tissues for coverage may severely limit the reconstructive options. Using gene techniques to promote growth of specific types of tissues would be a major step forward in the ability to perform truly regenerative surgery.
But Translation from Lab to OR Poses Many Challenges
Several research groups are pursuing gene therapy approaches to regenerate skin, such as using genes to control expression of growth factors involved in skin healing. One small study reported promising results with tissue-engineered products to promote healing of diabetic skin ulcers.
Researchers are also targeting growth factors involved in new bone formation, with promising results in techniques using transplantation of genetically modified donor bone. One study reported clinical benefits using gene therapy to regenerate joint cartilage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Techniques to promote healing of tendons, regeneration of injured nerves, and growth of skin flaps for reconstructive surgery are all being explored.
But despite progress in all of these areas, translating experimental gene therapy methods into regenerative surgery techniques for use in the operating room will remain a difficult challenge. Even after the technical problems are addressed, more work will be needed to develop regenerative surgery techniques that are productive and cost-effective.
"After two decades, regenerative surgery is an adolescent looking forward to growing up," Dr. Giatsidis and coauthors write. "Despite extensive preclinical approaches, translation of gene therapy strategies into clinical trials is still a difficult and expensive process."
So far, the studies of diabetic ulcers and rheumatoid arthritis mentioned above are the only methods to show evidence of clinical effectiveness in human patients. "Even so," the authors add, "cutting-edge gene therapy-based strategies in reconstructive procedures [are close] to setting valuable milestones for development of efficient treatments in a growing number of local diseases and injuries."
###
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
About Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
For more than 60 years, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has been the one consistently excellent reference for every specialist who uses plastic surgery techniques or works in conjunction with a plastic surgeon. The official journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery brings subscribers up-to-the-minute reports on the latest techniques and follow-up for all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including breast reconstruction, experimental studies, maxillofacial reconstruction, hand and microsurgery, burn repair, and cosmetic surgery, as well as news on medico-legal issues.
About ASPS
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the world's largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons. Representing more than 7,000 Member Surgeons, the Society is recognized as a leading authority and information source on aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery. ASPS comprises more than 94 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States. Founded in 1931, the Society represents physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. ASPS advances quality care to plastic surgery patients by encouraging high standards of training, ethics, physician practice and research in plastic surgery. You can learn more and visit the American Society of Plastic Surgeons at http://www.plasticsurgery.org or http://www.facebook.com/PlasticSurgeryASPS and http://www.twitter.com/ASPS_news.
About Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) is a leading international publisher of trusted content delivered in innovative ways to practitioners, professionals and students to learn new skills, stay current on their practice, and make important decisions to improve patient care and clinical outcomes.
LWW is part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information, business intelligence and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry. Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company with 2012 annual revenues of 3.6 billion ($4.6 billion).
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Women land 46pc of new oil industry jobs in US
Nearly half (46pc) of all new jobs in the US oil industry have gone to women, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests.
Industry research and news service Rigzone compiled the data, which reveals 3,900 positions were added in oil and gas across the US in the first quarter of 2013, and women filled 1,800 of those jobs.
Paul Caplan, president of Rigzone, said he thinks nearly half the women in the oil industry are taking on jobs like technicians, geologists or petroleum engineers, CNN reported.
Other jobs in the oil industry include sales, research, marketing, and work on drilling rigs and pipelines.
It?s still early days in terms of telling whether this increase in women working these oil industry jobs is a trend, however. Overall, the number of new jobs created has been relatively small. In addition, the percentage of new hires that are women has varied in the past. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been tracking this since 1991, and since then there has never been a full year where more than one-third of new employees in the oil industry have been women, according to CNN.
Still, there are signs this may be changing for the better for women who want work in the oil industry.
University engineering officials have said the demand for female engineers in these fields is so strong that even those who don?t specialise in the types of engineering most often associated with oil and gas, such as chemical and petroleum, can expect job offers, The Pittsburg-Post Gazette reported.
The companies want to hire women and when they begin talking about recruitment, they want to know the statistics about women, The Pittsburg-Post Gazette quoted Don Shields, director at Pitt?s Center for Energy in the Swanson School of Engineering, as having said.
?The companies want to have a balanced workforce; it?s a big societal issue,? Shields added.
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But every silver lining has a cloud. Recently, strange tears in space have been appearing across the entire continent, which have come to be known as "rifts". The rifts seemed harmless enough at first, the first reported rift did nothing; it was just there. Days after, a rift from which a pail's worth of water poured from was reported, and days after that a rift from which a brick fell appeared. The rifts seemed harmless enough, so nobody tried to do anything about them. These harmless rifts carried on popping up for some time, but then the rifts gave people a reason to fear them. From a rift in Yesterhold a hideous creature appeared: a black, two-headed, venom-spitting snake the size of a big dog. The creature slithered into a village and murdered six villagers and a guard before it was finally put down. The news spread like wildfire, and the rifts became increasingly common. More monsters spawned from the rifts, not all of them like the snake that had wreaked havoc in Yesterhold, some did not even resemble worldly creatures. To make matters worse, Gar has begun to rearm; using magicite to power war machines and make weapons from. Many fear that Gar is summoning the monsters, although monsters have been spawning in Gar as well. The more widely accepted theory is that the use of magicite is causing the rifts, but the use of magicite has not been banned anywhere, as there has been little evidence to back up this theory. But now the least expected thing has appeared from a rift: a person. Nobody knows who this person is; even they don't know. Are they a stranger from another universe, are they the cause of the rifts, or are they here to end them? Only time will tell.
Taakeira is a large continent in a peculiar shape, redesigned by the gods after the Holy War in an attempt to prevent war from ever breaking out again. The continent consists of 5 circular peninsulas all joined to a central peninsula by land bridges which are guarded by dragons. As if that wasn't enough, the central peninsula is inhabited by a dragon even more powerful than those who guard the bridges, and a dragon of equal power guards the seas.
Taakeira's nations vary greatly in culture and geography, ranging from the blizzard-beaten mountains and cave cities of Ik'Ra to the nomadic tribes who roam the deserts and badlands of Dhara. Most nations are still on the mend from the Holy War, but some, like Gar, have almost fully recovered. Different people are in different minds about current affairs, many are sure that magicite will be their salvation, some fear the rifts, and others fear Gar.
Our story begins in 34PR, in a small village in Akhar by the border with Gar, by the name of Ley. Ley is a rather unexciting place, nothing out of the ordinary has ever happened there; nothing until today. For the first time, a rift has appeared in Ley's surrounding area, and even more unexpectedly, a person has appeared from it. But this person will be the least of Ley's worries, as Garian soldiers raze Ley, leaving only a handful of survivors. "Rift" is their story.
Rift is a fantasy roleplay with potentially limitless possibilities. The roleplay has a huge world in which to take place, and as much or little of it can be used as the participants see fit. The story will follow the journey of the survivors who escaped the beginning of Gar's conquest, and can go in numerous directions. The story will be largely character-driven as most of the story will revolve around the decisions of the characters, for better or for worse.
The roleplay is semi-literate, so I'm expecting at least 300 words in each post. I also want to see good grammar and spelling, but the odd misspelled word here or there is fine; we all make mistakes sometimes. I would like to see at least one post from each roleplayer every couple of days.
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May 29, 2013 ? Though its surface has been turned to carbon, the bunny-like features can still be easily observed with a microscope. This rabbit sculpture, the size of a typical bacterium, is one of several whimsical shapes created by a team of Japanese scientists using a new material that can be molded into complex, highly conductive 3-D structures with features just a few micrometers across. Combined with state-of-the-art micro-sculpting techniques, the new resin holds promise for making customized electrodes for fuel cells or batteries, as well as biosensor interfaces for medical uses.
The research team, which includes physicists and chemists from Yokohama National University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and the company C-MET, Inc., presents its results in a paper published today in the Optical Society's (OSA) open-access journal Optical Materials Express.
The work opens a door for researchers trying to create conductive materials in almost any complex shape at the microscopic or cellular level. "One of the most promising applications is 3-D microelectrodes that could interface with the brain," says Yuya Daicho, graduate student at Yokohama National University and lead author of the paper. These brain interfaces, rows of needle-shaped electrodes pointing in the same direction like teeth on combs, can send or receive electrical signals from neurons and can be used for deep brain stimulation and other therapeutic interventions to treat disorders such as epilepsy, depression, and Parkinson's disease. "Although current microelectrodes are simple 2-D needle arrays," Daicho says, "our method can provide complex 3-D electrode arrays" in which the needles of a single device have different lengths and tip shapes, giving researchers more flexibility in designing electrodes for specialized purposes. The authors also envision making microscopic 3-D coils for heating applications.
Currently, researchers have access to materials that can be used to make complex 3-D structures. But the commercially available resins that work best with modern 3-D shaping techniques do not respond to carbonization, a necessary part of the electrode preparation process. In this stage, a structure is baked at a temperature high enough to turn its surface to carbon. The process of "carbonizing," or charring, increases the conductivity of the resin and also increases its surface area, both of which make it a good electrode. Unfortunately, this process also destroys the resin's shape; a sphere becomes an unrecognizable charred blob. What researchers needed were new materials that could be crafted using 3-D shaping techniques but that would also survive the charring process.
The Japanese team, led by Daicho and his advisor Shoji Maruo, sought to develop materials that would fit these needs. Trained as a chemist, Daicho developed a light-sensitive resin that included a material called Resorcinol Diglycidyl Ether (RDGE), typically used to dilute other resins but never before used in 3-D sculpting. The new mixture had a unique advantage over other compounds -- it was a liquid, and therefore potentially suitable for manipulation using the preferred 3-D sculpting methods.
Daicho, Maruo, and colleagues tested three different concentrations of RDGE in their new compounds. Though there was shrinkage, the materials held their shapes during the charring process (controlled shrinkage of a microstructure can be a good thing in cases where miniaturization of a structure is desired). The resin with the lowest concentration of RDGE shrank 30 percent, while that with the highest concentration shrank 20 percent.
The researchers also tested their new resin's ability to be manipulated using techniques specifically suited for 3-D shaping. In one technique, called microtransfer molding, the light-sensitive liquid was molded into a desired shape and then hardened by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light. The other technique, preferred because of its versatility, made use of the liquid resin's property of solidifying when exposed to a laser beam. In this process, called two-photon polymerization, researchers used the laser to "draw" a shape onto the liquid resin and build it up layer by layer. Once the objects were shaped, they were carbonized and viewed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM).
In addition to crafting pyramids and discs, the researchers reproduced the well-known "Stanford bunny," a shape commonly used in 3-D modeling and computer graphics. Maruo says that when he first saw a picture of the rabbit structure taken with the SEM, he was delighted at how well it had held up during the charring process.
"When we got the carbon bunny structure, we were very surprised," Maruo says. It was exciting, he continues, to see that "even with a very simple experimental structure, we could get this complicated 3-D carbon microstructure." The rabbit's shape would be much more difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to create using any of the existing processes compatible with carbonization, he adds.
Next steps for the team include fabricating usable carbon microstructures, as well as charring the resins at temperatures above the 800 degrees Celsius tested in this study. Moving to higher temperatures may destroy the microstructures, Maruo says, but there is a chance they will turn the surfaces into graphite, a higher-quality conductor than the carbonized surfaces they have created so far.
Source: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/P6ZPU6m0K-w/130529111341.htm
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) ? Chelsea Clinton said Tuesday she plans to become increasingly involved in the international health projects of her father's foundation and to speak out for gay rights.
The only child of former U.S. President Bill Clinton told The Associated Press during a visit to Malaysia that her focus will be on the Clinton Foundation's work, especially "related to health, not just in the United States but also around the world."
Clinton said on the sidelines of a women's conference in Malaysia's main city that she hopes to return to Southeast Asia, specifically Myanmar, where the foundation will work with authorities to distribute medicine and health products, including HIV drugs and child vaccines, at cheaper prices.
Clinton visited Myanmar earlier this week at the start of initiative to provide water purification packets to areas with unsafe water supplies. Her mother, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, made a groundbreaking visit to Myanmar in 2011 and helped nudge an elected government toward democratic reforms.
"I hope to go back soon" to Myanmar, Clinton said. "My father and my husband are quite jealous now because my mother and I both have been to the country, and they have not."
From Malaysia, Clinton travels to Cambodia to launch an effort to slash HIV-related infections and deaths.
"My goal is always to do as much as I can in whatever area I'm working in," she said.
She added that besides the Clinton Foundation's initiatives, she was committed to supporting gay rights, including marriage equality.
"It just seems so fundamental to me. I'm able to marry the person I wanted to marry," Clinton said. "That's the fundamental human imperative. Those of us who have been lucky enough should expand these rights to others."
Clinton often tweets messages supportive of gay rights. Earlier this month, she called it "progress" when France's new gay marriage law came into force and urged her followers to help build "an equitable world for all" while marking International Day Against Homophobia.
Clinton laughed off a question about whether all the work would leave her time to start a family with her husband.
"My mother asks me that all the time, and anything my mother asks me is fair game," she said.
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Associated Press writer Sean Yoong contributed to this report.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/chelsea-clinton-eyes-global-projects-gay-rights-122832693.html
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Parents,
Thank you for a wonderful 5th grade soccer day. We are s0 lucky to have parents bring drinks, food, and snacks for the class. I know the students really enjoyed the extra refreshments and pizza! The students had a great time and it was a great time for the students to bond with each other.
This week, the students will be turning in their persuasion paper. Our next writing assignment will be their poetry memoir.
Our Science field trip to Zhudi Park will be 5/28. Thank you?chaperon?s for signing up for this trip and coming with us. This is NOT our end of the year 5th grade field trip.
MIDDLE SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY NEWS:
Looking ahead to Middle School: We are encouraged by our students? excitement for, and anticipation of, all the wonders that will come with being a middle schooler! One topic that seems to be very popular with 5th graders these days is looking forward to getting their new SAS-provided MacBook Pro computer early in their 6th grade year. As provided for through the SAS technology fee, student computers are already on order for next year?s 6th graders at Puxi Middle School and, once received by SAS, these student MacBook Pro computers will be configured with some of the best software available. Coupled with on-site support through our on-campus Apple-authorized service center, the SAS technology tee provides for a powerful learning tool!
Click here for more information on the SAS Technology fee
http://teachers.saschina.org/rhendricks/files/2013/05/SAS_Tech_fee_memo.pdf
Please note: The SAS technology fee ensures that all students have identical hardware and software, allows consistency in curriculum delivery and provides for no lost time for software matching or other problems that arise when students have different versions of laptop programs. ?Therefore, students and parents are reminded that student MacBook Pro computers and software must be purchased through the SAS computer purchase program by paying the SAS technology fee. ?Computers purchased from outside the school may not be used by students while at school.
Robert Hendricks, Puxi MS Technology Coach
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Curriculum
Language
In Language Arts this week, students will continue working on their reflective writing piece. Students will focus on one memory from fifth grade, and develop this writing into a free verse poem. Students are also busy developing their ?How-To Speech?, in which they will teach a skill or share a talent with the rest of the class.
Math
This week students will continue to work on ?Unit 9 with a focus on coordinates, area and volume. Students are encouraged to work ahead in their journals. Also, students are free to work ahead on the lessons in Mathletics. Mathletics will ?be up and running over the summer as well! ?This is a great way to stretch and challenge the students? math skills even further.
Social Studies
The students will start working on their 20th century decade projects this week. They are encouraged to research their decade topics outside of class so that they can better use their limited class time to create their presentation with their partner. They are encouraged to use a variety of resources (books, internet, magazines, etc.), as they must use at least five resources in their presentation.
Science
This week, students will map Zhudi Park on Tuesday or Thursday. The SAS cartographers will investigate landform features and geologic processes to communicate information artistically on their own maps. Students will also describe natural and human causes that affect erosion and deposition in Zhudi Park.
Important Dates
Tuesday, May 28 ? Zhudi Park Landform Fieldwork; 10:45-12:00 (JS, JG) 1:00-2:15 (JK, JC)
Wednesday, May 29 ? Field Day (Wear class t-shirts)
Thursday, May 30 ? Zhudi Park Landform Fieldwork; 10:45:12:00 (EP, MH)?.1:00-2:15 (NV, SH)
Friday, May 31 ? All Library Books are Due
Monday, June 10 ? Grade 5 Transition Ceremony 10:00-12:00 in the P.A.C. (Students wear class t-shirts.)
Tuesday, June 11 ? Early Dismissal at 11:30
Source: http://teachers.saschina.org/jshuang/2013/05/26/updates-from-5jg-5/
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SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) ? Secretary of State John Kerry declared Sunday he believes a potential $4 billion plan is emerging that could expand the Palestinian economy by up to 50 percent in the next three years.
It could also cut unemployment by almost two-thirds, and average wages could jump 40 percent, he said. But Kerry said it all depends on parallel progress on peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Kerry has been working with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and global business leaders to devise economic plans to revitalize the Palestinian economy. He offered few specific details and acknowledged that his vision might easily be taken as fantasy in a part of the world that has suffered through decades of conflict, and where peace prospects remain dim.
"We know it can be done," he insisted. "This is a plan for the Palestinian economy that is bigger, bolder and more ambitious than anything proposed" in the last two decades.
Kerry, outlining his hopes at a business conference on the Dead Sea in Jordan, was unsparing in his bold economic predictions:
?Palestinian agriculture production could double or triple.
?Tourism could triple.
?100,000 new homes, many of them energy efficient, could be built in the next three years.
The former Massachusetts senator, who has been trying as well to restart direct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, was to meet later Sunday in Amman with Blair, American hedge fund investor Tim Collins and the foreign ministers of Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.
He said he has been coordinating with leading business experts around the world and that the plan would explore new opportunities in tourism, construction, light manufacturing, agriculture, energy and communications.
"Is this a fantasy?" Kerry asked the crowd. "I don't think so, because there are already great examples of investment and entrepreneurship that are working in the West Bank. We know it can be done, but we've never experienced the kind of concentrated effort that this group is talking about bringing to the table."
He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas support the plan, but he added that it won't truly take hold unless both sides make headway on restarting peace talks.
Abbas also attended the conference in Jordan, as did Israeli President Shimon Peres, though they offered two starkly different messages on the peace impasse. The Palestinian leader spent much of the time criticizing Israeli intransigence, while the Israeli Nobel Peace Prize laureate pressed his government's view that negotiations should begin immediately without preconditions.
Kerry allowed that barriers to commerce would have to be removed to spur economic growth. The Palestinians have long complained about limitations on movement and investment that have hampered its economic potential.
Kerry has made four trips to Israel and the Palestinian territories over the last two months in an effort to rejuvenate the peace process. He hasn't made any tangible success so far but insists he is engaged in productive talks with both sides.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-4b-palestinian-economic-plan-could-182521972.html
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(Reuters) - Authorities in northwestern Oregon said on Sunday that a teenager arrested for producing what authorities called explosives for a Columbine-style attack on his high school had meticulously planned his foiled bombing.
"He was definitely following a detailed checklist," said Captain Eric Carter of the Albany police department about the 17-year-old, Grant Acord. "It appears he had a systematic, well-documented plan, this was not just an errant note."
Acord, a West Albany High School student, was arrested on Thursday night after police received a tip that he had produced a bomb and planned to detonate it at school. Carter said Acord was arrested at his mother's home in north Albany on Thursday evening without incident.
During a search of the residence, police officers found six home-made bombs, including pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails and napalm bombs under the floorboards in the suspect's bedroom.
Carter also said the police discovered diagrams of Acord's school, which "led us toward the conclusion that he was planning a Columbine-style attack" a reference to the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Colorado where two teenagers shot a teacher and 12 other students to death before committing suicide.
"That claim will be demonstrated in the evidence we will provide," said Benton County district attorney John Haroldson, whose office has jurisdiction over Acord's case. "The suspect was working based on a very methodical process."
"This was not driven by emotion, this was driven by a mission."
Police conducted two searches of West Albany High School on Thursday evening and on Friday, the latter a more extensive inspection using a canine bomb detection unit from the Oregon State.
Authorities said a detailed affidavit listing the evidence against Acord would be released on Tuesday. Under Oregon law, as Acord likely faces charges of attempted murder, if the case goes to court he would be tried as an adult.
Acord could not be reached for an immediate comment on Sunday.
Albany, Oregon, is about 70 miles southwest of Portland.
(Reporting By Nick Carey; Editing by Scott Malone, Maureen Bavdek and Nick Zieminski)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-teen-school-bomb-suspect-had-detailed-checklist-190954778.html
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By RICH ROVITO
Associated Press
Associated Press Sports
updated 11:35 p.m. ET May 24, 2013
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Poor starting pitching has been to blame for much of the Milwaukee Brewers' losing ways over the past few weeks. Marco Estrada worked to change that Friday night.
Estrada gave up one run over seven innings and retired the first 14 batters he faced in leading the Brewers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Milwaukee had lost 16 of 20 games entering the contest, while the Pirates had a four-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the third time in 14 games
"He had great location today. His fastball was live. He really located it well," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "He pitched up when he needed to. He had a good breaking ball and a good changeup and commanded all of his pitches."
Estrada (4-2) didn't allow a hit until a two-out bloop single to left field by Neil Walker in the fifth inning. He struck out eight and didn't walk a batter. He fanned eight of 12 Pittsburgh batters at one point.
"I've been struggling a lot with my curveball. I felt like today that I threw a lot of them for strikes. I just built off of that," Estrada said. "I had really good fastball command and I had a lot of swings (and) misses on the changeup."
Roenicke opted to remove Estrada after seven innings.
"I didn't realize my pitch count was at 100. I wanted to go back out," Estrada said. "You always want to give more. I wish I could have thrown a complete game and given the bullpen a couple more days rest, but I gave the team a chance to win."
Estrada improved his career record to 5-0 against the Pirates, including eight starts.
"He didn't leave many balls over the plate," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "He is tough on us. He is just able to step up and really get the ball in locations he wants to against us. Sure we had a couple balls to hit but it wasn't easy by any means."
Estrada said he's been attempting to mimic the fast-paced pitching of teammate Kyle Lohse.
"He just gets the ball and goes. He throws a lot of strikes," Estrada said. "Everyone is more alert. It showed today with the defense. I was so quick."
Four Brewers relievers combined to record the final six outs. Francisco Rodriguez retired the final batter to record his first save of the season and 295th of his career. Rodriguez's last save came last July 18.
Rodriguez entered the game after Brewers closer Jim Henderson sustained a right hamstring injury while attempting to field a hard grounder off the bat of Russell Martin.
"He felt his hamstring grab on him," Roenicke said. "We'll re-evaluate it tomorrow and see where we are. I don't think it's just going to be a day."
Roenicke said he's unsure if he'll name a closer if Henderson is out for an extended period.
"I don't know if we want to go with just one person. We may look at the matchups and see what they are every night," he said.
Rodriguez said he's prepared to close if called upon, but expressed concern for his injured bullpen mate.
"That's the last thing you want to see," Rodriguez said. "Jim's been doing such a good job and to see him go down like that is not good at all. Hopefully, we can have him as soon as possible."
Estrada outpitched Pirates starter A.J. Burnett (3-5), who gave up three hits and two earned runs over seven innings. Burnett struck out six and walked two. He retired 17 of the final 19 batters he faced. The Brewers managed just four hits for the game.
"Once I got some work in, I settled down and got to where I needed to be," Burnett said. "That is a heck of outing from both guys. You may beat me but you will never out-compete me."
The Brewers scored their only runs of the game in second inning. Aramis Ramirez led off the inning with a walk. After Martin Maldonado struck out, Carlos Gomez laced an opposite-field, line-drive double that just missed hitting Ramirez, who was leading off first base. Ramirez and Gomez scored on Alex Gonzalez's one-out double.
"That was big. It was a good pitch and Alex went down and got it. It was smart hitting," Roenicke said. "We certainly needed to get a lead and with the way Marco pitched we held on."
The Pirates didn't threaten until the sixth inning, when Starling Marte tripled down the left-field line with two outs. Estrada struck out Travis Snider to end the inning. Pittsburgh finally got to Estrada in the seventh when
Walker hit a two-out double, scoring Martin, who reached on a fielder's choice.
"(Estrada) made pitches when he had to. We didn't give ourselves enough opportunities to capitalize," Walker said. "When he has been really good, this is the game he throws."
Notes: Estrada laced an opposite-field single in the fifth inning, one of only three hits against Burnett. "He threw me a fastball and I'm pretty sure he missed. I just made contact and it found a hole," Estrada said. .The Brewers placed starting pitcher Hiram Burgos on the 15-day disabled list. Relief pitcher Tom Gorzelanny was reinstated from the DL. . Burnett entered the game with a National League-leading 79 strikeouts. The only other Pirate pitcher since 1900 to have at least 79 strikeouts by the end of May is Bob Veale, who had 81 in 1966. Burnett added six strikeouts to his season total Friday night .The game marked the start of stretch in which Milwaukee will play 20 games over 20 days. .Estrada threw 100 pitches, 73 for strikes. Burnett threw 99 pitches, 65 for strikes. .The Brewers won for the first time in 20 tries this season when scoring three or fewer runs.
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