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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Windows Blue: Screenshots, whispers, and the promise of a fresher OS

Don't confuse Windows Blue with Windows 9. Still, the OS upgrade may pack some worthwhile goodies, including Internet Explorer 11.?

By Matthew Shaer / March 25, 2013

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer shows a Surface tablet before the launch of Windows 8 operating system in New York. Windows Blue, an updated version of Windows 8, could hit computers later this year.

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Although Microsoft has declined to talk about it, Windows Blue ? an upgrade to Windows 8 ? almost certainly exists, and will most likely be hitting computers and mobile devices sometime this year. The latest Windows Blue leaks arrived over the weekend, with a series of screenshots and videos of Windows Blue, including an in-depth, hands-on WinBeta clip.?

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It's worth noting that Windows Blue isn't Windows 9. Nor is it an overhauled version of Windows 8. Instead, it's a rejiggering, a tweaking, a refining of the original Windows 8 OS. Among the updates: More color options and the ability to better?organize, resize, and customize tiles. Multitasking will be easier with Windows Blue, says WinBeta, as will managing gads of desktop traffic.?

"The biggest changes are really in the settings part of the Start Screen," Tom Warren of The Verge recently wrote. "Users can now access new networking and apps sections that provide access to additional options not available in Windows 8. Networking lets you switch connections on and off, and there's a quick way to add VPN settings too. In the new Apps section you can view how much storage apps are taking up and also take control of when notifications are shown thanks to a new quiet mode."?

Windows 8 sales were steady if slightly underwhelming through the holiday shopping season ? more recently, Information Week reported that Windows 8 sales seemed to be "stalled." Will Windows Blue bring attention back to the platform in the longterm? Unclear. But over at?Beta News, Joe Wilcox argues that at the very least, Blue represents a positive development for Microsoft, which is finally speeding up its OS development cycle.?

"[The] situation is this: Google cranks out new Android, Chrome and Chrome OS updates at frenetic pace, along with a plethora of supporting services," Wilcox writes. "Meanwhile, Microsoft development, by comparison, is more like IBM at the end of the mainframe era set against the PC. Microsoft really, really,?really?needs to pick up the pace."?

Interestingly, WebProNews believes Windows Blue will ship with Internet Explorer 11 ? a good reason, in of itself, to upgrade. Launch date of Windows Blue is unclear, but we'd put our money on the early fall ? more or less a full year after the initial release of Windows 8.?

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Clean electricity from bacteria? Researchers make breakthrough in race to create 'bio-batteries'

Mar. 25, 2013 ? Scientists at the University of East Anglia have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria.

Findings published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) show that proteins on the surface of bacteria can produce an electric current by simply touching a mineral surface.

The research shows that it is possible for bacteria to lie directly on the surface of a metal or mineral and transfer electrical charge through their cell membranes. This means that it is possible to 'tether' bacteria directly to electrodes -- bringing scientists a step closer to creating efficient microbial fuel cells or 'bio-batteries'.

The team collaborated with researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington State in the US.?

Shewanella oneidensis is part of a family of marine bacteria. The research team created a synthetic version of this bacteria using just the proteins thought to shuttle the electrons from the inside of the microbe to the rock.

They inserted these proteins into the lipid layers of vesicles, which are small capsules of lipid membranes such as the ones that make up a bacterial membrane. Then they tested how well electrons travelled between an electron donor on the inside and an iron-bearing mineral on the outside.

Lead researcher Dr Tom Clarke from UEA's school of Biological Sciences said: "We knew that bacteria can transfer electricity into metals and minerals, and that the interaction depends on special proteins on the surface of the bacteria. But it was not been clear whether these proteins do this directly or indirectly though an unknown mediator in the environment.

"Our research shows that these proteins can directly 'touch' the mineral surface and produce an electric current, meaning that is possible for the bacteria to lie on the surface of a metal or mineral and conduct electricity through their cell membranes.

"This is the first time that we have been able to actually look at how the components of a bacterial cell membrane are able to interact with different substances, and understand how differences in metal and mineral interactions can occur on the surface of a cell.

"These bacteria show great potential as microbial fuel cells, where electricity can be generated from the breakdown of domestic or agricultural waste products.

"Another possibility is to use these bacteria as miniature factories on the surface of an electrode, where chemicals reactions take place inside the cell using electrical power supplied by the electrode through these proteins."

Biochemist Liang Shi of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory said: "We developed a unique system so we could mimic electron transfer like it happens in cells. The electron transfer rate we measured was unbelievably fast -- it was fast enough to support bacterial respiration."

The finding is also important for understanding how carbon works its way through the atmosphere, land and oceans.

"When organic matter is involved in reducing iron, it releases carbon dioxide and water. And when iron is used as an energy source, bacteria incorporate carbon dioxide into food. If we understand electron transfer, we can learn how bacteria controls the carbon cycle," said Shi.

The project was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the US Department of Energy.

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Thomas A Clarke, Gaye White, Julea N Butt, David J Richardson, Zhri Shi, Liang Shi, Zheming Wang, Alice C Dohnalkova, Matthew J Marshall, James K Fredrickson and John M Zachara. Rapid electron exchange between surface-exposed bacterial cytochromes and Fe(III) minerals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 25, 2013

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Rockford Park District Spring/Summer Youth/Adult Program Guide ...

ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- The Rockford Park District Spring/Summer 2013 Youth and Adult Program Guide is available free of charge online at http://www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/guides. (Program Guide Books section) and at Park District facilities and Customer Service locations. Registration is now open for most offerings featured in the Guide.

The 104-page Guide contains information on activities and programs for all ages April-September, 2013, and includes summer camps (Park District and affiliated museums) and playground programs, environmental recreation and education, lesson programs for golf, swimming, tennis, track and field, horseback riding, figure skating, and hockey, as well as a variety of other outdoor and indoor recreation and sport activities, clinics, camps, and leagues for youth and/or adult volleyball, golf, soccer, adult softball/baseball, NFL Flag Football, NFL Cheer, and more. Offerings for environmental education/recreation, fishing, Ultimate Frisbee?, and Nicholas Conservatory tai chi and yoga classes and tropical topics workshops are also included.

New offerings featured in the Guide include:- skatepark clinic, skatepark camp, Bearings & Bruises (skateboard, rollerblade, and bike competition), Nicholas Conservatory?s Wild Wednesdays and Sinnissippi Safari, Challenger British Soccer Camp, and free one-session adult athletics for Cardio Tennis, Adult Running, and Pickleball.

Information on inclusion services for participants with disabilities is detailed in the Guide, as well as information on the Park District's automated installment payment plan and Fun For All Kids fee assistance program.

Online registration is available at www.rockfordparkdistrict.org for most activities (click My RPD); registration forms are also included in the Guide, which is downloadable from the Park District web site. For information on accessibility, programs, sports, and support for people with disabilities, call 815-987-8800. Customer Service locations are 401 S. Main St. in downtown Rockford, and at Carlson Ice Arena, Riverside and Perryville, in Loves Park; the customer service phone number is 815-987-8800.

Source: http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/Rockford-Park-District-SpringSummer-YouthAdult-Program-Guide-Now-Available-199956181.html

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Helen Mirren up for best actress at Olivier awards

Mar 26 (Reuters) - Leading money winners on the 2013 PGATour on Monday (U.S. unless stated): 1. Tiger Woods $3,787,600 2. Brandt Snedeker $2,859,920 3. Matt Kuchar $2,154,500 4. Steve Stricker $1,820,000 5. Phil Mickelson $1,650,260 6. Hunter Mahan $1,553,965 7. John Merrick $1,343,514 8. Dustin Johnson $1,330,507 9. Russell Henley $1,313,280 10. Kevin Streelman $1,310,343 11. Keegan Bradley $1,274,593 12. Charles Howell III $1,256,373 13. Michael Thompson $1,254,669 14. Brian Gay $1,171,721 15. Justin Rose $1,155,550 16. Jason Day $1,115,565 17. Chris Kirk $1,097,053 18. ...

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Fitbug, ConnectedHealth Partner for Health and Fitness Solutions ...

Posted by Publisher Internet Tuesday, 26. March 2013

SINGAPORE ? (Marketwire) ? 03/26/13 ? , a provider of health monitoring connectivity solutions, and , which offers consumer health monitoring services and devices, today announced a partnership to provide combined consumer and health care provider fitness and health monitoring solutions.

Effective fitness and health monitoring requires that consumer data be made available to health care providers remotely ? which also gives consumers visibility into their progress and measurements. ConnectedHealth provides health care organizations with remote health monitoring solutions via the ConnectedHealth and care provider applications. Fitbug-s products offer users personalized health programs by tracking their progress in terms of weight, activity and blood pressure. Together, the combined capabilities of the two companies enable personalized health care and fitness monitoring with health care provider access and oversight.

ConnectedHealth-s eHealth platform 3.0 (EH3.0) is a secure personal health record Software-as-a-Service platform that facilitates end-to-end connectivity between medical devices and electronic medical records. The EH3.0 platform supports connectivity with ConnectedHealth-s proprietary and Continua-based gateway devices and applications, and FitBug-s personal health management systems.

Consumers measure their personal fitness and health with Fitbug weight scales, activity monitors and blood pressure monitors. Health care providers access the eHealth platform to improve their patient management regime by monitoring a patient-s health condition. The benefits include:

Improved patient engagement and ability to self-manage care

Improved provider engagement

Patient loyalty

Improved care-coordinating performance

?Bringing together consumer and health care provider fitness and health care measurements gives real advantages,? said Paul Landau, CEO of Fitbug. ?Together, ConnectedHealth and Fitbug provide consumers with real time information on their health and fitness, while reducing health care costs and improving patient outcomes.?

By providing a system to enable patients to self-manage their health, insurance companies stand to benefit through reduced admissions and medical claims. Additionally, interfaces are available to integrate with incentive/rewards programs, tying compliance (through regular readings) into these programs for better overall results.

Fitbug is a leading provider of online health and well-being services to help individuals to improve their lifestyles by making realistic changes to their daily routine. Key market sectors include health insurance and rewards providers, workplace health programmes, fitness operators and consumers. Increasingly, Fitbug-s platform acts as the driving force behind third party services such as white label sites, activity driven games and challenge microsites and rewards programmes. The Company-s main focus is now on building strategic partnerships with organisations, with the United States as a key market, which can integrate Fitbug into their own service/product offerings or resell to their customer base. The Fitbug business was founded by Paul Landau, CEO of Fitbug Limited. Fergus Kee, Executive Chairman of the Company is the former Managing Director of Bupa-s UK and North American Division. For more information visit .

ConnectedHealth is a wireless health innovator committed to developing health monitoring connectivity solutions that drive down health care costs by improving patient compliance. ConnectedHealth-s eHealth Platform product is the first to provide an end to end connected solution for remote health management.

ConnectedHealth sells its eHealth Platform to health care providers who seek to reduce the cost of patient care by keeping patients that can be cared for remotely out of hospitals.

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BroadbandBreakfast.com: Family Search International CEO Dennis ...

Broadband TV, Broadband's Impact, Privacy March 25th, 2013

Drew Clark, Publisher, BroadbandBreakfast.com

SALT LAKE CITY, March 25, 2013 ? Dennis Brimhall, CEO of Family Search International, discusses some of the recent changes and upgrades to the FamilySearch.org web site during the RootsTech conference here.

FamilySearch.org is one of the most well-used genealogy web sites in the world. During the interview, Brimhall discussed the addition of social features to FamilySearch.org, including stories and photos, as well as opening the web site?s ?family tree? up to everyone. In this video interview, BroadbandBreakfast.com Publisher Drew Clark engages Brimhall in a Q&A about these changes.

Tagged with: Ancestry.com, Dennis Brimhall, Drew Clark, Facebook, family history, FamilySearch.org, LDS Church

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Google's Global Impact Challenge Will Award $3M To 4 UK Social Entrepreneurs, With Tim Berners-Lee And Richard Branson Among The Judges

Google, the world's largest search engine and one of the most powerful tech companies around, is now using its muscle to search for something new: social entrepreneurs. Today, the company is announcing the Global Impact Challenge, a new prize that will award ?2 million ($3 million) between four non-profit startups based in the UK that are using technology for social good in areas like education, economic development, health, environment and community service. Judges for the award include Tim Berners-Lee, Richard Branson, and we the people via a public vote. If successful, the prize could serve as a template for future social enterprise competitions in other countries.

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