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Some Nokia N8 smartphones are turning themselves off or refusing to turn on after charging. Nokia has identified a manufacturing problem and has promised to replace the small number of affected phones it said in a blog post on Thursday.
N8 owners have been complaining that their N8 turns itself off unexpectedly or doesn't power up as it is should, according to Niklas Savander, executive vice president and general manager of Nokia's Markets unit.
The issue is covered by the standard warranty, and affected N8 owners should turn to Nokia's care centers, Savander said.
The problem is connected to the way Nokia assembles the phones' main circuit board containing basic electronics and radio-frequency components, according to Savander.
To address the issue Nokia has taken measures across the product line, Savander said.
Savander wouldn't say how many phones have been affected by the issue, only saying that it is a "small" number. However, for affected customers it is a significant issue and something that needs to be fixed, he said.
The N8 will be an important product for Nokia during the holiday shopping season, and issues like this can have a negative impact if they aren't dealt with in a swift manner, according to Roberta Cozza, principal analyst at Gartner. Nokia has to be careful, she said.
The delayed Nokia N8 finally started shipping at the end of September, and sales of the smartphone have so far been a mixed bag, according to Cozza.
"It has been selling well in France, but just OK in Germany and the U.K. Also, the phone seems to be in short supply," said Cozza.
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The Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) Macromolecular Crystallography Group has managed to reprogramme the binding of a protein called BuD to DNA in order to redirect it towards specific DNA regions. Guillermo Montoya, the researcher who led the study, says the discovery: "will allow us to modify and edit the instructions contained in the genome to treat genetic diseases or to develop genetically-modified organisms." The study is published in the journal Acta Crystallographica, Section D: Biological Crystallography.
The possibility of making à la carte modifications to the genome of living organisms could have a wide variety of applications, not only in the field of synthetic biology -- the science that seeks to create new living beings or improve existing ones for their biotechnological use -- but also for the treatment of human illnesses.
To achieve this, several researchers from around the world have focused on the proteins that bind to the DNA in very specific ways: their manipulation to direct them towards specific places in the genome, linked to their binding to genetic effectors (DNA repair or activator proteins, among others), could serve to modify DNA messages or to redesign genetic circuits as needed.
The CNIO team has deciphered the DNA binding code of BurrH, a new protein that was identified in Burkholderia rhizoxinica bacteria whose BuD domain specifically binds to the genome. To get there, the researchers have resolved the complete three-dimensional structure of the protein using the biophysical technique known as X-ray crystallography.
The main advantage of BuDs lies in their high specificity: they are able to distinguish DNA sequences that differ only in two nucleotides (the letters that make up the DNA). "This high specificity acts as a GPS that allows them to find their destinations within the intricate genome map," says Montoya, adding that: "They are very versatile and easy to reprogram in comparison with other proteins used to the same end."
Montoya's group has redesigned BuDs that are capable of recognizing the areas of the genome close to mutations responsible for sickle-cell disease, a pathology caused by modifications in the beta globin gene that produce alterations in red blood cells. "The linking of DNA repair proteins to these redesigned BuDs could serve to correct genetic alterations in patients with this disease," say the researchers.
Montoya says that several companies are already interested in this new technology: "Our tool, as well as being used to treat genetic disease, could be used to genetically modify micro-organisms targeting metabolite synthesis needed to produce biofuels, for example."
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is moving toward a more accurate method of determining Louisiana's recreational landings of yellowfin tuna.
The new method requires anglers and charter captains possessing tunas, billfishes, swordfish, amberjacks, groupers, and snappers first obtain an Offshore Landing Permit. The permit is available at no cost to the public, and can be obtained through the Department's website at www.wlf.la.gov/rolp.
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Instead of through pigments, these 'polymer opals' get their colour from their internal structure alone, resulting in pure colour which does not run or fade. The materials could be used to replace the toxic dyes used in the textile industry, or as a security application, making banknotes harder to forge. Additionally, the thin, flexible material changes colour when force is exerted on it, which could have potential use in sensing applications by indicating the amount of strain placed on the material.
The most intense colours in nature - such as those in butterfly wings, peacock feathers and opals – result from structural colour. While most of nature gets its colour through pigments, items displaying structural colour reflect light very strongly at certain wavelengths, resulting in colours which do not fade over time.
In collaboration with the DKI (now Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability) in Germany, researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a synthetic material which has the same intensity of colour as a hard opal, but in a thin, flexible film.
Naturally-occurring opals are formed of silica spheres suspended in water. As the water evaporates, the spheres settle into layers, resulting in a hard, shiny stone. The polymer opals are formed using a similar principle, but instead of silica, they are constructed of spherical nanoparticles bonded to a rubber-like outer shell. When the nanoparticles are bent around a curve, they are pushed into the correct position to make structural colour possible. The shell material forms an elastic matrix and the hard spheres become ordered into a durable, impact-resistant photonic crystal.
"Unlike natural opals, which appear multi-coloured as a result of silica spheres not settling in identical layers, the polymer opals consist of one preferred layer structure and so have a uniform colour," said Professor Jeremy Baumberg of the Nanophotonics Group at the University's Cavendish Laboratory, who is leading the development of the material.
Like natural opals, the internal structure of polymer opals causes diffraction of light, resulting in strong structural colour. The exact colour of the material is determined by the size of the spheres. And since the material has a rubbery consistency, when it is twisted and stretched, the spacing between spheres changes, changing the colour of the material. When stretched, the material shifts into the blue range of the spectrum, and when compressed, the colour shifts towards red. When released, the material will return to its original colour.
The material could be used in security printing in order to detect fraud. Polymer opals can produce much brighter colour at lower cost than the holograms normally seen on banknotes, and would be more difficult to forge.
The technology could also have important uses in the textile industry. "The World Bank estimates that between 17 and 20 per cent of industrial waste water comes from the textile industry, which uses highly toxic chemicals to produce colour," said Professor Baumberg. "So exploring other avenues to make colour is something worth exploring." The polymer opals can be bonded to a polyurethane layer and then onto any fabric. The material can be cut, laminated, welded, stitched, etched, embossed and perforated.
The researchers have recently developed a new method of constructing the material, which offers localised control and potentially different colours in the same material by creating the structure only over defined areas. In the new work, electric fields in a print head are used to line the nanoparticles up forming the opal, and are fixed in position with UV light. The researchers have shown that different colours can be printed from a single ink by changing this electric field strength to change the lattice spacing.
The results were published earlier this month in the journal Advanced Engineering Materials.
Cambridge Enterprise, the University's commercialisation arm, is currently looking for a manufacturing partner to further develop the technology and take polymer opal films to market.


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It's that time of year once more where reflection is the key as we look back over the past twelve months; where consideration is given to the good, great and not so good. Indeed, few could argue that 2013 has been a pretty sublime year for music in general. Records like Hookworms Pearl Mystic and These New Puritans Field Of Reeds confounding all expectations, the standard of releases in 2013 possibly usurping every other year so far this decade. But of course that's only a small part of being a committed, diehard music fan. Listening to records on repeat being one thing, going to see a show - sometimes several in one night - on average five times per week being another entirely.
So far this year; as I write this there's still another twenty-eight days to go; these ears and eyes have witnessed over 1500 live performances. Condensing that little lot into a final ten took an awful lot of soul searching and deliberation. Festival brochures revisited, photographs scoured, t-shirts and records purchased at some of the events in question pawed over. Did The Stone Roses "second coming" at Finsbury Park have the same impact as their inaugural return at Heaton Park a year earlier? Were The Rolling Stones finally worth the wait in seeing them play Glastonbury? Was My Bloody Valentine's return in support of long-awaited new album mbv as dramatic as those 2008 shows? This year saw the return of several heavyweights to the live arena; The National, Arcade Fire and Manic Street Preachers being three that spring to mind. While a host of exciting new talents captivated audiences blissfully unaware of their recorded output prior to seeing them in action. Of the ten shows I've chosen, there's a mixture of triumphant returns, show stopping festival sets, lifelong ambitions realised and just the general thrill of being blown away by a new band on the ascendancy. Some choices may be slightly predictable, others not to so, all entirely worthy of inclusion. So here goes...
Arcade Fire @ Empress Ballroom, Blackpool. 27.11.13
When people open a sentence withe the words "You really had to be there...", it tends to have one of two adverse effects. Either the listener becomes completely switched off by the glib "I was there, you weren't" bombast or finds themselves overcome with regret at missing out on such a life affirming event. Putting their show at Blackpool's Empress Ballroom - a most unlikely setting for a rock concert in the grand scheme of things - into context, imagine spending five hours in the company of a Mariachi band (from the Dorritos television commercial no less!), costumed doppelgangers sporting oversized heads, cos 3000 people in assorted forms of fancy dress, a soundtrack veering from Talking Heads to Love Unlimited Orchestra to Spacemen 3 and beyond. And of course Arcade Fire, aka The Reflektors as they were billed for this tour. While early reviews of the record suggested they'd made a duffer - and let's not forget how most of those reviews were constructed; off the back of one listen in a swish London bar - time has proved the opposite. Live however, Reflektor is an immediately wondrous beast altogether. From the teasing sixty second intro to 'Rebellion (Lies)' that opened the set to a rapturous 'Haiti' which closed the encore, this really was as good a live show as we've witnessed all year. Whether it goes down in history like another famous show at the same venue a quarter of a century earlier remains to be seen, but if the Glastonbury rumours are true, those lucky enough to obtain a ticket for Worthy Farm next year are in for a treat.
Jagwar Ma @ Bestival. 06.09.13
It's fair to say this summer's Bestival headliners hardly had me jumping for joy in anticipation. From the tired old pastiche that Fat Boy Slim has become to the tired and past it likes of Snoop Dogg and Elton John, it needed something special on the undercard to justify the long and arduous trip across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. Nine weeks earlier, having fallen under the spell of Jagwar Ma's incredible but far-too-early Saturday afternoon set at Glastonbury, their Friday teatime slot in the intimate confines of the Replay tent was one of the weekend's most eagerly anticipated. Forty-five minutes later, sweat dripping from every pore as condensation drops from the tent seams like rainfall, their all encompassing melee of soul-infused psychedelia managed to turn Bestival into a scene from the halcyon days of Fantazia. Again, whereas long player Howlin' perhaps didn't quite connect at first, their live show proved something else entirely, eschewing an all-encompassing communal spirit alongside some of the most infectious beats heard anywhere this side of 1992.
Suede @ Rock City, Nottingham. 28.03.13
Having waited twenty years to finally see Suede play my native city, their Easter Thursday show was an opportunity not to be missed. Although billed as a warm-up for the following night's Alexandra Palace shindig, this was always going to be a special occasion. The most surprising aspect of all being the show not selling out, with tickets still available on the door right up to showtime. It also provided my first glimpse of Temples, a band whose 'Shelter Song' single had soundtracked the last few weeks of 2012. They did not disappoint, and neither did Brett Anderson and co. With new album Bloodsports representing arguably their best collection of songs since 1996's Coming Up, the band were in buoyant mood from start to finish. Gyrating promiscuously and leaping like a salmon at regular intervals, Anderson turned the clock back in style to an era when his band's androgynous behaviour shocked the nation. Combining the best of their back catalogue with the majority of the new record, it was a show worthy of the two-decades-long wait. And even more gratifying was hearing people that attended both this and the Ally Pally show twenty-four hours later comment on this being the better of the two.
Blur @ Primavera Sound, Barcelona. 24.05.13
Having one of the most iconic frontmen to ever perform on a stage in your ranks combined with a back catalogue to die for should have made this headline slot in Barcelona's Parc Del Forum a casual walk in the park for Blur. But then, Primavera audiences can be notoriously difficult to appease, especially where commercially successful mainstream artists are concerned. And before anyone screams 13! loudly in my ear, make no mistake about it, Blur are a mainstream act, albeit a very timelessly innovative one. Having The Wedding Present open for them in unorthodox fashion by playing three songs off an a raised platform over yonder was a masterstroke in geeing up a restless crowd. What came next over the ensuing hour-and-forty-five minutes was simply magical. 'Girls And Boys', 'There's No Other Way', 'Popscene', 'Beetlebum', 'The Universal', 'Parklife'. You name it, they played it. Damon Albarn's cheshire cat grin throughout the majority of the set telling its own story. If any doubts remained regarding Blur's credentials to headline the biggest independent/alternative festival in Europe, they were surely removed by the heartwarming version of 'Tender' Albarn and co. delivered midset. Its "Oh my baby, oh my, oh why" refrain, joyously bellowed aloud by 30,000 revellers long into the night after the band's departure still sending shivers down the spine to this day.
Dead Skeletons @ Elektrowerkz, London. 23.11.13
Staying with this year's Primavera Sound, another band to make a big impression there were Icelandic collective Dead Skeletons. Playing at the ungodly hour of 2am on Friday morning, they put on a captivating show that confounded all expectations. What stood out most was frontman Nonni Dead's almost shamanic presence. Adorned in hat and cape while dressed from head to toe all in black, the first ten minutes spent painting one of his now familiar designs while his band play the haunting 'Om Mani Peme Hung' in the foreground. Then, for the next hour, it felt like a religious experience climaxing in the seismic 'Dead Mantra'. More importantly, if this can work on a concrete jungle in the middle of Barcelona's sea port, imagine what impact it could have in the intimate confines of a small, sweaty club? And so we fast forward a further six months. To the day in fact. If anyone's ever set foot inside London's Elektrowerkz venue they'll understand when I say first impressions are reminiscent of a scene from 'Labyrinth'. All winding staircases here and dimly lit corridors veering in all directions, its residence as host to Slimelight, the capital's premiere industrial/goth/darkwave clubnight perhaps befitting of its decor. Its compact layout and narrow dancefloor perfect for such a pervasive live experience, openers Dark Bells and The KVB providing an exquisite supporting cast for the evening's main course. And when Dead Skeletons finally take to the stage, their set is both provocative and engaging in equal measures. Although only one new song ('Dead Comet') is aired, it makes little difference to an assembled throng here to practice Dead Magick at the altar of Nonni Dead. The band's motto "He who fears death cannot enjoy life!" ringing intensely throughout closing number 'Dead Mantra', its words relayed back by all and sundry out front. Afterwards discussion turns to psych rock's triumphant year. Opinions vary as to which of the genre's incumbents has made the best record this year. However, concurrence is mutual as to its finest live exponents. Dead Skeletons, we salute you.
Portishead @ Glastonbury Festival. 28.06.13
Forget The Rolling Stones, the real coup de grace at Glastonbury this year was finally getting the opportunity to see Portishead in the flesh. More importantly, to say their performance was a revelation would be an understatement. Even pitted head-to-head against strong headliners across several other stages - Arctic Monkeys, The Horrors and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers being three - they managed to pull off a show stopping performance not bettered anywhere else over the entire weekend. From the industrial clatter of 'Machine Gun', poignantly delivered 'Roads' and stunning climax that was 'The Rip', Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow and Adrian Uttley issued a timely reminder as to why Portishead continue to be held in such high esteem nearly twenty years on from their first, pivotal release.
Robin Guthrie @ Glee Club, Nottingham. 06.02.13
When it was announced not one, but two legends from the bygone shoegaze era before it existed as a genre would be touring together, several whoops of joy followed by skyward punches of delight were expressed. While the choice of venue raised a few eyebrows. The Glee Club pretty much does as it says on the tin, hosting stand-up comedy rather than live music first and foremost. Having spoken with Robin Guthrie a few weeks earlier, it was clear anyone expecting him to delve into the farthest recesses of his extensive back catalogue would be disappointed. And rightly so, his solo material being worth the admission fee alone. This being the first night of the tour, nerves were expected yet quickly brushed aside by Mark Gardener's support slot, which saw him play a handful of Ride classics alongside as-yet unreleased material from his forthcoming long player. By the time Guthrie emerged with his backing band, Heligoland's Steve Wheeler and Antti Makinen, the whole room was sat (yes, SAT!) in tranquil silence. An hour or so later, having played a deliriously woozy set of textured ambient grace, we're left in no doubt that the word "genius" can be applied to Robin Guthrie without any fear of reprisal. Simply colossal.
Helen Love @ Indietracks. 28.07.13
It isn't every day that you get to share a stage with an indiepop idol while she's singing your favourite song of hers. As if a rare live appearance from Welsh Joey Ramone obsessive Helen Love wasn't enough, impromptu stage invasions during a frantic 'Does Your Heart Go Boom' at the end of her set made it all the more worthwhile. Not that the rest of the show was any less charismatic either. 'We Love You', 'Happy Hardcore', 'Punk Boy', confetti canons, and yes, that stage invasion turned an engine shed in a remote Derbyshire village into the greatest party Sunday evening has ever seen. And she didn't even play 'Long Live The UK Music Scene'. Oh well, there's always next time.
Splashh @ Chameleon, Nottingham. 01.06.13
If you want something doing properly, do it yourself. Which is exactly why Splashh ended up playing Nottingham's tiny Chameleon on the first Saturday in June. Nothing unusual there you might say. Except with one hour to spare before the headline act's start time, the venue was already over capacity to the point where people had to be turned away, the floor was dangerously shaking as support acts Popstrangers and Hunting Party energetically whipped the over-enthusiastic crowd into a state of frenzy, and vantage points included light fittings and skirting boards. At this point, we should perhaps mention Splashh's performance, which as expected was a hazy mix of incendiary grunge pop and ethereal psychedelia. And what's more, also played an incredible unrecorded new song not('Peanut Butter And Jelly') a full three months before debut album Comfort's release. Result!
Depeche Mode @ Optimus Alive, Lisbon. 13.07.13
Last but not least are another band that for one reason or another - mostly due to the fact their tour schedule in recent years has been rarer than a sighting of Halley's Comet - I've spent the best part of a lifetime waiting to see. So when that opportunity finally presented itself at Lisbon's Optimus Alive festival it wasn't going to be passed up. And even though the set weighed heavily on material from this year's Delta Machine, itself a minor return to form after its disappointing predecessor Sounds Of The Universe, their two-hour show was a masterclass in marrying showmanship with electronic music. And in between all that came the hits, while Dave Gahan pirouetted elegantly across the stage all evening like a sprightly teenager rather than middle-age fifty-one-year old.
Of course there were many more shows this year worthy of a mention; Wild Beasts excellent set at Sheffield's Queens Social Club on their low key comeback tour, Loop's equally blistering show at the Brudenell Social Club and the emergence of Manchester four-piece MONEY, who blew the roof off everywhere I saw them this year even when playing out in the open. However, none quite matched those ten performances above which shook 2013 for me.
Discuss: Which were your favourite live shows of 2013? Who are you most looking forward to seeing next year? Post your comment over on our forum, in this thread or over on our Facebook.


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Samsung seems to be churning out a new tablet every week. Their first foray into the Android tab market was the 7-inch Galaxy Tab, and they recently revisited that form factor with the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. In fact, Samsung seems to love the concept of a 7-inch tablet so much that they have announced their first Ice Cream Sandwich-powered tablet will be the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2.
While the news of a new Android 4.0 tablet is enough to get some gadget fans all hot and bothered, the Galaxy Tab 2′s spec sheet doesn't illustrate much technical improvement over its forebears, but it will be a bit more affordable than their previous tablet entries. Their goal is to become more available to a wide range of tablet-users that haven't quite yet made the leap to a tablet due to pricing constraints. Look for the new Samsung 7-inch Android 4.0 to arrive by Q3.


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24" European Walnut Chess Board with 2 1/2" Square - Executive StyleProduct Code: 3A-205
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The Executive chess boards by Mark of Westminster are premier, furniture quality, real-wood veneer inlays. This style, available only through the Mark of Westminster line, maximizes the square to border ratio in order to fit a larger square on a smaller table. It also has a sharp black pinstripe, enabling the board to go with nearly any decor. Less than 100 of these chess boards are produced annually and each comes with a certificate of authenticity with serial number.
Walnut is a brown wood that is considered a staple for chess boards. The Mark of Westminster Walnut boards use European Walnut, which is not as dark as the black walnut seen in North America. The heartwood varies in color but it typically has a grayish-brown background with irregular dark streaks. The grain is normally straight, but may occasionally be wavy. European walnut has a high natural durabilty.
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The following is a list of administrators who oversee the Texas Department of Transportation. All TxDOT districts, divisions and offices report to a member of the administration, headquartered in Austin.
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July 29th, 2015 Windows 10 was officially released. For the first year, if at this time you own Windows versions 7 or 8, Microsoft will offer you an upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge. Some editions are excluded: Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise, and Windows RT/RT 8.1. If you are not eligible for this offer, Microsoft offers the possibility to obtain the newest.
Updates are always free as long as you own the device.
Microsoft announced that the release of Windows 10 will be deployed gradually in the form of waves, matter of making sure that everything goes as planned. So if you book your copy, when your turn comes , your current Windows will download Windows 10 and notify you when you can install it.
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Based on information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), magnesium is practically a wonder drug. Yet few people know about it, and few doctors recommend it. It helps maintain muscles and nerves, regulates blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and prevents heart attacks.
I first learned about magnesium (chemical symbol Mg) when my legs started becoming stiff and jumpy. It was a multiple sclerosis symptom, but what to do about it? The prescribed medicines stopped the spasms, but had the side effect of completely knocking me out. My muscles wouldn't function at all.
Then someone at a support group suggested I take magnesium. In two days, the spasms and jumpy legs stopped. I've taken it ever since. I didn't realize it had all these other benefits until a comment from Patricia on this blog entry alerted me.
Patricia told us about a book called The Magnesium Miracle by Dr. Carolyn Dean, an MD and naturopath. According to Dr. Dean, nearly 80% of Americans are deficient in magnesium, and it is often the primary factor in heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and most muscular problems.
Magnesium and diabetes
The NIH says, "Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body… [It] is involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis." And according to our own Amy Campbell, "Results from three very large studies indicate that people who consume a diet rich in magnesium have a lower risk of getting Type 2 diabetes."
People with diabetes are more likely than those without to be low in magnesium. According to an article on About.com, "Elevated blood glucose levels increase the loss of magnesium in the urine, which in turn lowers blood levels of magnesium." So getting enough magnesium is especially important in diabetes.
In spite of these benefits, medical authorities rarely recommend magnesium. That's why I call it the forgotten mineral. For instance, people on diuretics ("water pills") are usually given potassium supplements to replace the potassium lost through urination. But magnesium is lost the same way and rarely supplemented.
Magnesium supplements for diabetics
According to the piece on About.com, "Healthy adults who eat a varied diet do not generally need to take a magnesium supplement."
Dr. Dean strongly disagrees. She says that the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) is 350 to 400 milligrams per day, but for best health, we may need roughly double this amount. She says the Standard American Diet (SAD) provides very little magnesium. Soils depleted by factory farming may grow foods low in magnesium. Refined grains and processed foods have usually been stripped of most of their magnesium.
Dean isn't the only one recommending this mineral. Drs. Andrea Rosanoff, PhD, and Mildred Seelig, MD, authors of The Magnesium Factor, state, "Mg has effects that parallel those of statins."
In the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, they wrote, "Both statins and normal Mg levels prevent clotting, reduce inflammation and prevent [arterial] plaques. But statins raise liver enzymes, can cause [muscle damage] and have many other side effects, while Mg supplements tend to protect [muscles] and have temporary diarrhea or mild GI distress as the only side effect."
The doctors point to studies showing that nations with low-magnesium/high-calcium diets — the US, Finland, and the Netherlands, in particular — have a lethal heart disease rate much higher than in nations with high-magnesium/low-calcium diets, such as Japan. Yet our medical system encourages statins and ignores magnesium.
How to Get Magnesium
One of the best sources of magnesium is seaweed, but there are many other sources as well. According to NIH, green vegetables such as spinach are great sources, because chlorophyll (which gives the vegetables their color) contains magnesium. Beans, peas, nuts — especially almonds and cashews — and seeds are also good. Whole grains, like brown rice, corn, and whole-grain or sprouted wheat bread are good. Wheat bran in any form is high in magnesium. So are avocado, cabbage, cucumber, and many other foods, according to the Web site Whole Food Catalog. This wonderful site can be searched by food or by nutrient and includes tons of foods I've never even heard of.
As for the seaweed, some people replace table salt with powdered kelp, which they say tastes better than salt and is loaded with magnesium and iodine.
Most Americans should at least consider magnesium supplements, which come in many available and cheap forms. Dr. Dean says that magnesium oxide is not a good choice, because it is poorly absorbed. She recommends magnesium citrate and magnesium taurate. She also applies magnesium oil on her skin after a shower.
According to Dr. Dean, the first side effect of overdoing the magnesium would be loose stools. In fact, magnesium is used as a laxative, so if you have constipation, that could be a sign of low magnesium levels and another reason to eat more greens and nuts and consider taking supplements. Magnesium could improve your blood sugar levels, protect your heart, strengthen your bones and muscles, and literally save your life.
Want to learn more about diabetes and magnesium? Read "Magnesium: Give This Mineral Some Respect," by certified diabetes educator and registered dietitian Amy Campbell.


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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2009 September 15
Explanation: NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star. This beautiful portrait of the nebula is from the Isaac Newton Telescope at Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in the Canary Islands. It combines a composite color image with narrow band data that isolates light from hydrogen and oxygen atoms in the wind-blown nebula. The oxygen atoms produce the blue-green hue that seems to enshroud the detailed folds and filaments. NGC 6888's central star is classified as a Wolf-Rayet star (WR 136). The star is shedding its outer envelope in a strong stellar wind, ejecting the equivalent of the Sun's mass every 10,000 years. The nebula's complex structures are likely the result of this strong wind interacting with material ejected in an earlier phase. Burning fuel at a prodigious rate and near the end of its stellar life this star should ultimately go out with a bang in a spectacular supernova explosion. Found in the nebula rich constellation Cygnus, NGC 6888 is about 5,000 light-years away.
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Last week was a complete antithesis to sitting in the office: a tough bike ride up to the Snowy Mountains and back.
The week before had been a busy one. I left off my last journal just before going to Sydney to meet up with Keith Hellawell, the UK anti-drugs co-ordinator, for a meeting with the Prime Minister. The timing of Keith Hellawell's visit could not have been better, with drugs policy a headline issue in Australia and a lot of interest in the UK's experience and policy. And as a former Chief Constable he spoke with considerable authority. Back that evening to Canberra to host a entertaining reception for the Lords Taverners, with Katie returning from teaching in Young--we both made it just in time.
Friday was more Science Festival events. A visit in the morning to the exhibition--lots of fun stands and umpteen children (including me) enjoying themselves. In the evening a panel discussion with Douglas Adams, Peter Garrett and others on "Can We Survive The 21st Century?" before a large and enthusiastic audience. The British Council had supported this and we had a reception afterwards which was a chance to engage the panelists and others.
Then on to the hard work. Five of us were cycling (me, Ian Pawley and Mike Lefroy from WA, and Barry and Sue Jones from Sydney) with Katie and Chris Pawley driving the backup vehicle. Ian and Mike arrived on Saturday and we did a warm-up ride on Sunday up Black Mountain and Mount Ainslie in Canberra. It was literally a warm-up, as it was a fine sunny day and we met up with Katie for lunch outside on the green at Kingston.
The ride proper started on Monday with 110k to Cooma. Up and down but not too tough, though 4 hours in the saddle was more than I'd done for some time. We stopped for lunch along the way at a pub in Bredbo, only to meet the reaction "oh God, you don't all want food do you?"
Pretty frosty overnight but it soon warmed up. We had a relatively easy day to Jindabyne, about 70k, though there was one tougher climb to surmount. The weather was great, and when we got there we lazed by the lake in shirt-sleeves soaking up the winter sun. We'd rented an apartment with great views over the lake--part of the Snowy Mountain hydro-electric scheme built after WW2.
Wednesday was the tough climbing, from Jindabyne at about 900 metres up to Charlotte's Pass at about 1800m. Not hugely steep but relentless. And getting much colder: Perisher was aptly named as we shivered in an unheated hall eating lunch. Then back down the mountain and up to Thredbo for the evening, meeting up with Katie and Chris who'd been off playing golf on the highest course in Australia.
Thursday was wet in Thredbo. Ian, Mike and I had thought of climbing Kosciusko (on foot not bikes) but when we got to the top of the chair-lift there was a blizzard and almost no visibility. So we abandoned the idea. No one had much enthusiasm for cycling, so we put the bikes in the trailer and drove back to Cooma.
Friday was overcast but dry. We set off from Cooma on a different route back to Canberra, via Adaminaby. This turned out much harder than expected. First a very stiff climb, then a long descent into a bitter headwind. Katie and Chris had gone horse-riding and we'd arranged to meet for a picnic lunch where the sealed road ended so they could ferry us across the dirt. Unfortunately, the sealed road ended earlier than shown on the map, and Katie was later than planned. So we had an hour or so of tentative riding along the dirt (on road bikes with skinny tires). We were by then rather late when we got on the bikes again where the tarmac resumed, so it was a race to get back to Canberra before dark. Wonderful scenery with sweeping descents and a few climbs, but touch and go whether we'd make it. We ended up sneaking along bike paths with no lights in near darkness. 140k for the day and a relief to see Westminster House and get into a hot bath.
To show how lucky we were with the weather, it rained hard in Canberra on Saturday and snowed heavily where we'd been up in the Snowy Mountains. Since then it's been clear and frosty--down to -5C overnight here, pretty cold for Katie when she goes out rowing in the early morning.
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Fathers of the Church
Letter CCXXVII: Consolatory, to the Clergy of Colonia
by Basil the Great in 357-370 | translated by Blomfield Jackson, M.A
WHAT is so goodly and honourable before God and men as perfect love, which, as we are told by the wise teacher, is the fulfilling of the law ? I therefore approve of your warm affection for your bishop, for, as to an affectionate son the loss of a good father is unendurable, so Christ's Church cannot bear the departure of a pastor and teacher. Thus, in your exceeding affection for your bishop, you are giving proof of a good and noble disposition. But this your good will towards your spiritual father is to be approved so long as it is shewn in reason and moderation; once let it begin to overstep this line, and it is no longer descrying of the same commendation. In time case of your very God-beloved brother, our fellow- minister Euphronius, good government has been shewn by those to whom has been committed the administration of the Church; they have acted as the occasion compelled them, to the gain alike of the Church to which be has been removed and of yourselves from whom he has been taken. Do not look at this as merely of man's ordaining, nor as having been originated by the calculations of men who regard earthly things. Believe that those to whom the anxious care of the Churches belongs bare acted, as they have, with the aid of the Holy Spirit; impress this inception of the proceedings on your hearts and do your best to perfect it. Accept quietly and thankfully what has happened, with the conviction that all, who refuse to accept what is ordered in God's Churches by the Churches, are resisting the ordinance of God. Do not enter into a dispute with your Mother Church at Nicopolis. Do not exasperate yourselves against those who have taken the anxious responsibility of your souls. In the firm establishment of things at Nicopolis your part in them may also be preserved; but if some disturbance affects them, though you have protectors beyond number, with the head the heart will be destroyed. It is like men who live on the riverside; when they see some one far up the stream making a strong dam against the current, they know that, in stopping the inrush of the current, he is providing for their safety. Just so those who have now undertaken the weight of the care of the Churches, by protecting the rest, are proving for your own security. You will be sheltered from every storm, while others have to bear the brunt of the attack. But you ought also to consider this; he has not cast you Off; he has taken others into his charge. I am not so invidious as to compel the man, who is able to give a share of his good gifts to others, also to confine his favour to you, and to limit it to your own city. A man who puts a fence round a spring, and spoils the outpour of the waters, is not free from the disease of envy, and it is just the same with him who tries to prevent the further flow of abundant teaching. Let him have some care for Nicopolis too, and let your interests be added to his anxieties there. He has received an addition of labour, but there is no diminution in his diligence on your behalf. I am really distressed at out thing that you have said, which seems to me quite extravagant, namely, that if you cannot obtain your object, you will betake yourselves to the tribunals, and put the matter into the hands of men, the great object of whose prayers is the overthrow of the Churches. Take heed lest men, carried away by unwise passions, persuade you. to your hurt, to put in any plea before the courts, and so some catastrophe may ensue, and the weight of the result fall upon the heads of those who have occasioned it. Take my advice. It is offered you in a fatherly spirit. Consent to the arrangement with the very God-beloved bishops, which has been made in accordance with God's will. Wait for my arrival. When I am with you, with God's help, I will give you in person all the exhortations which it has been impossible for me to express in my letter, and will do my utmost to give you all possible consolation, not by word but in deed.
Taken from "The Early Church Fathers and Other Works" originally published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. in English in Edinburgh, Scotland, beginning in 1867. (PNPF II/VIII, Schaff and Wace). The digital version is by The Electronic Bible Society, P.O. Box 701356, Dallas, TX 75370, 214-407-WORD.


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10 Nights | WINES & ARTISTRY
About Southampton, United Kingdom
You will visit the following 9 places:
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with an estimated (2008) population of 250,082. The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais. Bordeaux is the world's major wine industry capital. It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo, while the wine economy in the metro area moves 14.5 billion euros each year. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the eighth century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century.
The capital of Portugal, Lisbon (Portuguese: Lisboa) has experienced a renaissance in recent years, with a contemporary culture that is alive and thriving and making its mark in today's Europe. Perched on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon is one of the rare Western European cities that faces the ocean and uses water as an element that defines the city. Lisbon enchants travellers with its white-bleached limestone buildings, intimate alleyways, and an easy-going charm that makes it a popular year-round destination.
Le Verdon-sur-Mer
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-west of London and 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. It lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water at the confluence of the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The local authority is Southampton City Council, which is a unitary authority. Just over a quarter of the jobs available in the city are in the health and education sector. A further 19 per cent are property and other business and the third largest sector is wholesale and retail, which accounts for 16.2 percent. Between 1995 and 2004, the number of jobs in Southampton has increased by 18.5 per cent. Southampton has always been a port, and the docks have long been a major employer in the city. In particular, it is a port for cruise ships; its heyday was the first half of the 20th century, and in particular the inter-war years, when it handled almost half the passenger traffic of the UK. Today it remains home to luxury cruise ships, as well as being the largest freight port on the Channel coast and fourth largest UK port by tonnage, with several container terminals. Unlike some other ports, such as Liverpool, London, and Bristol, where industry and docks have largely moved out of the city centres leaving room for redevelopment, Southampton retains much of its inner-city industry.
Porto (also known as Oporto in English), is the second largest city in Portugal after Lisbon and one of the major urban areas of the Iberian Peninsula. The urban area of Porto, which extends beyond the administrative limits of the city, has a population of 1.4 million (2011) in an area of 389 km2 (150 sq mi), making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. Located along the Douro river estuary in Northern Portugal, Porto is one of the oldest European centres, and its historical core was proclaimed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The western part of its urban area extends to the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean. Its settlement dates back many centuries, when it was an outpost of the Roman Empire. One of Portugal's internationally famous exports, port wine, is named for Porto, since the metropolitan area, and in particular the caves of Vila Nova de Gaia, were responsible for the packaging, transport and export of the fortified wine. In 2014, Porto was elected The Best European Destination by the Best European Destinations Agency.
Barcelona – Spain's enchanting capital, second largest and most populous city. It is a huge city that vibrates with life, and there's certainly not another city in the country to touch it for its sheer style, looks or energy. It is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair and cultural centers, and its influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Barcelona is home to masterpieces of many great architects – the most famous of which is Antoni Gaudí.


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Leadership development is the number one priority for human resources (HR) leaders globally, according to Talent Management: Accelerating Business Performance, a survey by Right Management, the career and talent management experts within ManpowerGroup.
Among the more than 2,200 senior HR leaders globally who participated in the survey, 46 percent identified leadership development as the top priority for 2014. At the same time, only 13 percent have confidence in the strength of their leadership pipelines to fill critical openings.
Among U.S. HR decision makers, 48 percent report that 2014 will be a year of growth marked by increased spending on talent management initiatives to help develop leaders and build talent pipelines. HR leaders in China/Hong Kong (88 percent), India (77 percent), Brazil (75 percent) and the United Kingdom (45 percent) also plan increased investments in talent management programs.
"Boardrooms around the world are recognizing the critical role human resources has in driving competitive advantage," said Ruediger Schaefer, Group Executive Vice President EMEA and Global Talent Management for Right Management. "Today's optimism for growth is limited by a lack of organizational agility, and employers are seeing the impact of the financial cuts and cost reductions that placed talent development on the back burner. As a result, too many companies are facing talent shortages, skills mismatches and weak leadership pipelines that threaten business growth. Future success is dependent on a sustained strategic commitment to assessing, developing and activating talent."
Other key findings from the study on talent management include:
Globally, the top three talent management challenges: lack of skilled talent for key positions, shortage of talent at all levels and less than optimal employee engagement.
40% of respondents report their senior management team "gets it" and makes the connection between investing in talent management and its business impact.
48% of global employers plan to broaden their employee engagement programs to keep top talent on staff – the highest response (59 percent) came from employers in Asia Pacific, with 85% of employers in China/Hong Kong reporting plans to broaden employee engagement.
In the Americas, management succession planning ranks as a higher priority (36 percent) than it does in Europe (17 percent) and Asia Pacific (31 percent).
Both Brazil and France report assessment of skills throughout the organization as the top talent management initiative for 2014, while Australia and the Netherlands cite team building and China/Hong Kong report executive coaching as top priorities.
Additional research conducted by ManpowerGroup focuses on talent shortage. Released in May, the ManpowerGroup 2014 Talent Shortage survey reveals that 36 percent of more than 37,000 employers globally are experiencing difficulty filling open positions due to a lack of available talent with the right skills. As part of that survey, the top 10 hardest jobs to fill globally can be found here.
"Persistent talent shortages and our hardest jobs to fill lists should be a wake-up call for employers who want to keep those skilled individuals on staff," said Schaefer. "Employee development and engagement is essential to sustaining the best teams to drive competitive advantage."
Across all regions, nearly one third of HR leaders identify a lack of skilled talent for key positions as the single most pressing talent management challenge facing organizations. In China/Hong Kong, more than 50 percent report this as the most pressing talent management challenge.
Right Management's Talent Management: Accelerating Business Performance study draws on the results of an online survey of 2,221 senior leaders and human resource executives from 13 countries. The data was gathered at the end of 2013 by a third-party research expert. The full white paper can be obtained by emailing Kate Huskin at [email protected].
John Agno: When Doing It All Won't Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women
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Pastor Rick
I'm having trouble figuring out where I left off on skin updates. I'll figure it out after my vacation.
Oct 12, 2022 at 10:49pm
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So I started working on a basic sidebar layout in CSS. Well, one thing led to another and the next thing you know I had finished creating not 1, not 2 but 7 different sidebar layouts!!!
01. Fixed Width basic
02. Offset Basic
03. Fixed Width Right basic
04. Left with Banner/Logo on top
05. Right with Banner/Logo on top
06. Left sidebar, flex width message board, banner at top
07. Right sidebar, flex width message board, banner at top
I can think of two additional layout options off the top of my head but since I like the number 7 I decided to stop there... I did create screen shots of each of the layouts though to make it easier for a user to decide what will work best for their own Runboard message board community.
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Learning how much Thor has done for us
Thank you Thor for all you do to help us make our message boards just the way we like them without having to worry so much about every single detail.
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The Ten Commandments of Runboard (a fantasy)
scene 2: Pastor Rick, grows a beard and long hair then starts reading the tablet (in a Charlton Heston voice) saying:
The Ten Commandments of Runboard
1. I am Thor who brought thee out of the world of mismanaged subscription boards
2. Thou shalt not be forced to pay for message boards anymore
3. Thou shalt not share thy password with another
4. Remember thy Runboard and share it with others
5. Honor thy Message board and keep it active
6. Thou shalt not spam
7. Thou shalt not spread illegal content
8. Thou shalt not slander one another
9. Thou shalt not covet another boards cool design
10. When thou shalt ask for Support it shall be granted unto thee
scene 3: Light fades away, Pastor Rick returns to normal, shakes his head and says "I hate it when he does that... want some coffee?"
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Upside down economy
The other mower which was less than a year old though... a totally different story because despite everything we could do it just refused to start. So we called over to the lawn mower shop and they told us they charged $45.00 just to look at it! Then we took the mower back to where we bought it to see what they could do. I was hopeful that the mower would still be under some kind of warranty. Well, it was and it wasn't... the store would not repair the mower but they told us that if we gave them $25.00 we could swap the broken mower for a brand new one! Of course I took the deal but it is sad to think that getting a mower fixed costs more than just swapping it out for a new one... and the really sad part... the store told me if the new one broke anytime in the next two years they would do the swap again!
Now the cool part is that we did get the churches yard mowed so everything worked out great for us when it was all said and done.
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I was called to the ministry back in 1971 and have been active in the preaching and teaching Gods message to man ever since. In 2005 I discovered Runboard while in search of a free message board site. After looking at the other options, I chose Runboard as the best option for my ministry because I could change everything to match my website. Later I added RBBT.Net as a 3rd party supporter for Runboard and the RunSearch engine.
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text: Hacker group Anonymous has come out in support of a civil movement against corruption in India by hacking one of the websites of a government IT organization. Until now a large number of the hacks of websites in India were part of an ongoing cyber war between Indian and Pakistani hacker groups.Anonymous put up its logo and a message for the country's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the website of the National Informatics Center according to The Hacker News. The page could not be accessed by Tuesday, but a cache of it on Google Search confirmed that it had been defaced by Anonymous."There is no use securing. There is no use of spending on forensic. Get this message clear Mr. Prime Minister and others", the message read.The NIC is responsible for promoting and implementing IT projects including e-governance projects in the country.A cached image on Google search suggests that the hacked part of the site was primarily an e-governance newsletter of NIC. On Tuesday this part of the NIC site was "under maintenance".NIC did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. There was however no data stolen by the hack, or any damage done, according to a government expert on cyber security. "This was more a playful threat, that exploited some weaknesses of the NIC site," the official said on condition of anonymity. A large number of Indians have rallied behind social activist Anna Hazare and a yoga guru Baba Ramdev in a fight against corruption in India. Ramdev's fast in Delhi was broken up over the weekend by the police, and he and his supporters were evicted from the venue.Anonymous said in a message on Twitter that the NIC site had been defaced because of violence against Ramdev by the central government. Earlier it extended an invitation through Twitter for users to join in an operation against corruption in India.Anonymous has also set up an Operation India page on Facebook, and an account on Twitter to carry on the fight against corruption in India.In another high-profile hack in the country, the website of India's top investigation agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation, was hacked in December by a Pakistani group that said they it was taking revenge for similar attacks on websites in Pakistan. India and Pakistan have a long-standing dispute over Kashmir, which has spilled over online. The CBI site was not restored for weeks after the hack.India's Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology, Sachin Pilot, told Parliament in May that the Government has taken several measures to detect and prevent cyber attacks and espionage. By computer security guidelines issued by Government, no sensitive information is to be stored on systems that are connected to Internet, he said.The government has also formulated a Crisis Management Plan for countering cyber attacks and cyber terrorism for implementation by all ministries and departments of the federal, and state governments and critical sectors, Pilot said. Ministries and departments have also been advised to audit their IT systems regularly. Most often these guidelines are not taken seriously and a large number of hacks could have been avoided, an analyst said on condition of anonymity.John Ribeiro covers outsourcing and general technology breaking news from India for The IDG News Service. Follow John on Twitter at @Johnribeiro. John's e-mail address is email@example.com