New order found in quantum electronic material: May lead to new materials, magnets and superconductors

Jan. 30, 2013 ? Two Rutgers physics professors have proposed an explanation for a new type of order, or symmetry, in an exotic material made with uranium -- a theory that may one day lead to enhanced computer displays and data storage systems and more powerful superconducting magnets for medical imaging and levitating high-speed trains.

Their discovery, published in this week's issue of the journal Nature, has piqued the interest of scientists worldwide. It is one of the rare theory-only papers that this selective publication accepts.

Collaborating with the Rutgers professors was a postdoctoral researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who earned her doctorate at Rutgers.

"Scientists have seen this behavior for 25 years, but it has eluded explanation." said Piers Coleman, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the School of Arts and Sciences. When cooled to 17.5 degrees above absolute zero or lower (a bone-chilling minus 428 degrees Fahrenheit), the flow of electricity through this material changes subtly.

The material essentially acts like an electronic version of polarized sunglasses, he explains. Electrons behave like tiny magnets, and normally these magnets can point in any direction. But when they flow through this cooled material, they come out with their magnetic fields aligned with the material's main crystal axis.

This effect, claims Coleman, comes from a new type of hidden order, or symmetry, in this material's magnetic and electronic properties. Changes in order are what make liquid crystals, magnetic materials and superconductors work and perform useful functions.

"Our quest to understand new types of order is a vital part of understanding how materials can be developed to benefit the world around us," he said.

Similar discoveries have led to technologies such as liquid crystal displays, which are now ubiquitous in flat-screen TVs, computers and smart phones, although the scientists are quick to acknowledge that their theoretical discovery won't transform high-tech products overnight.

Coleman, along with Rutgers colleague Premala Chandra and MIT collaborator Rebecca Flint, describe what they call a "hidden order" in this compound of uranium, ruthenium and silicon. Uranium is commonly known for being nuclear reactor fuel or weapons material, but in this case physicists value it as a heavy metal with electrons that behave differently than those in common metals.

Recent experiments on the material at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico provided the three physicists with data to refine their discovery.

"We've dubbed our fundamental new order 'hastatic' order, named after the Greek word for spear," said Chandra, also a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The name reflects the highly ordered properties of the material and its effect on aligning electrons that flow through it.

"This new category of order may open the world to new kinds of materials, magnets, superconductors and states of matter with properties yet unknown," she said. The scientists have predicted other instances where hastatic order may show up, and physicists are beginning to test for it.

The scientists' work was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation. Flint is a Simons Postdoctoral Fellow in physics at MIT.

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Egypt's opposition leader calls for broad national dialogue involving powerful military

CAIRO - Egypt's liberal opposition leader on Wednesday called for a broad national dialogue with the Islamist government, all political factions and the powerful military, aimed at stopping the country's eruption of political violence that has left 60 dead the past week.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei's appeal appeared to be aimed at responding to a sharp warning by the head of the armed forces a day earlier that Egypt could collapse unless the country's feuding political factions reconcile.

But so far the opposition National Salvation Front headed by ElBaradei and the government of President Mohammed Morsi have been at loggerheads, with the front demanding Morsi make major concessions as a condition for any dialogue. Morsi has ignored their demands, holding his own "national dialogue" program, mainly with his own Islamist allies.

Meanwhile, violence has spiraled after first erupting in Cairo on eve of last Friday's second anniversary of the uprising that toppled authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak. It since spread around the country, with the worst violence in the Suez Canal city of Port Said, which has virtually declared itself in revolt against Morsi's government.

In response, Morsi declared a 30-day state of emergency and night curfew in Port Said and two other Canal cities, Suez and Ismailiya, and their surrounding provinces. But every night since it went into effect, tens of thousands of residents in the city have defied the curfew with nighttime rallies and marches, chanting against Morsi and the Musllim Brotherhood, which forms the backbone of his rule.

In a Tweet, ElBaradei called for an immediate meeting between Morsi, the defense and interior ministers, the Brotherhood's political party, the National Salvation Front and parties of the ultraconservative Salafi movement "to take urgent steps to stop the violence and start a serious dialogue."

He said stopping the violence is the priority, but stuck by the front's previous conditions for holding a dialogue ? that Morsi form a national unity government and form a commission to amend contentious articles of the Islamist-backed constitution.

There was no immediate response from the presidency or the Muslim Brotherhood on ElBaradei's new call. Morsi was on a brief visit to Germany and was expected back in Egypt later Wednesdsay.

Over the past week, Morsi ignored ElBaradei's demands, and the Brotherhood said they don't accept conditions for talks.

The Front has depicted the unrest as a backlash against Islamists' insistence on monopolizing power and as evidence that the Brotherhood and its allies are unable to manage the country on their own.

Morsi has been holding his own national dialogue program for more than a month, touting it as a chance for non-Islamists to make their voice heard in decision-making. But almost all opposition groups have shunned it as mere window dressing.

Officials in the presidency and the Brotherhood have blamed the opposition for instigating the violence, accusing them of trying to bring down Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president.

Late Tuesday, Morsi authorized governors of the three provinces to either cancel or limit curfew hours in an attempt to assuage public anger. Suez Governor Gen. Samer Aglan said that he will ease up the curfew while deploying more troops to the streets after midnight.

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This Isn't Your Mother's Pelvic Floor! - Women's Fitness, Pregnancy ...

Pelvic floor health is crucial.? As a mother of nine and an exercise enthusiast, I realize that probably one of the most important things that I can do is to strengthen my pelvic floor muscles. For women especially, the pelvic floor should always be thought of as key to the core muscles.? While? it is far too under-emphasized, it has gained attention since our mothers were giving birth.? For that we should be grateful!? I remember being told by my ob/gyn, Dr. Tommy Megremis, after the birth of my sixth child, that I should seek out the help of a physical therapist who specialized in pelvic floor therapy because I was having symptoms of a weak pelvic floor.?? I actually had no idea what he was talking about! ?I had figured that I would simply have to bide my time before a surgical procedure would become a necessary and ?normal? part of the aging process.? I am grateful to Dr. Megremis for sending me in a better direction, and after working for about 4-5 months with the physical therapist, I really noticed a change.? I was so encouraged.? Since that time I have twice more sought the help of a physical therapist for pelvic health (Barbara Green) and each time felt stronger for it.? Often women ask me what to do about issues having to do with pelvic health and I am always amazed how few know about the physical therapy option.? In fact, sports physical therapist and owner of Architech Sports , Alan Tyson, believes that just like other areas of the body that often need strengthening and rehabilitation, the pelvic floor should not be neglected, and he tells me he wishes more women would seek therapy even as soon as after their first child is born!

There are two physical therapists who are bringing attention to this topic by sharing up-to-date information and providing a wonderful source for all things having to do with pelvic health. Stephanie A. Prendergast (MPT) and Elizabeth H. Rummer (MSPT), who work at Pelvic Health Rehabilitation Center (PHRC),? write at the blog? Pelvic Health and Rehab.? Their responses to my questions might surprise you! You will notice that I?add a few comments of my own in purple after some of their responses. ?I know you will find the interview interesting?

Whitney: I appreciate you answering my questions, Liz and Steph.?Tell me about PHRC!

PHRC is one of the very few physical therapy clinics that focuses solely on pelvic floor physical therapy. We espouse a multidisciplinary approach where we work closely with other providers to develop and implement treatment plans for our patients. The providers we commonly work with include ob/gyns, urologists, urogynocologists, colorectal specialists, pain management physicians, sex therapists, psychologists, among others. And since we?re the provider that?s going to be spending the most time with the patient, we tend to take a leadership role in the patient?s treatment, acting as CEO, if you will, of their overall healing process. ?

Lastly, it?s important to us at PHRC to play a role in the education arena of the pelvic pain PT community as well as in the conversation about pelvic floor health in general. Toward that end, we teach a class titled ? Demystifying Pudendal Neuralgia as a Source of Pain: A Physical Therapist?s Approach? four times a year in different cities across the U.S.; are active in the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS)?Stephanie is the first PT ever to serve as the IPPS president?, the American Physical Therapy Association; and the World Congress on Pelvic Pain.

Whitney: What are your backgrounds?

Stephanie received her master?s in physical therapy at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. She learned about myofascial pelvic pain at the start of her career, became intrigued, and chose to dedicate her life to helping men and women suffering from these syndromes. In addition to her involvement with the IPPS and World Congress on Pelvic Pain, she recently traveled to China to help begin educating the Chinese medical community on pelvic pain treatment.

For my part, I (Liz) received my master?s in physical therapy at the University of Miami Medical School. I am a Pennsylvania native, but I soon became a San Francisco convert after moving to the city more than a decade ago. One of the things I love to do is community outreach/education here in SF. For the past year or more, I?ve held regular workshops around the city on pelvic floor-related topics, including pain and sex and postpartum health/rehab. ?

Whitney: What made you decide to start this blog? What are you hoping to share with men and women?

For ?years Steph and I have gotten emails and phone calls from people dealing with pelvic pain as well as the providers struggling to treat them. As I?m sure you?re aware, pelvic floor health and rehab is relatively under-explored territory within the medical community. While it?s come a long way in the past decade?in just the past five years even!?it remains an under-researched and misunderstood area of medicine.

Meanwhile, there are as many people suffering with pelvic pain/dysfunction as there are suffering with back pain! So while the numbers of sufferers are quite high, many struggle to find the proper diagnosis and treatment and?quite frankly, just accurate information. So we thought that a blog would help us do what we were already doing, trying to give guidance to people navigating pelvic pain, but on a more widely accessible scale.? (Whitney): I am so happy to know about your resource. As one who writes about fitness and likes to share information with others, it is wonderful to find a reliable source of up-to-date wisdom regarding pelvic health!

Whitney: ?Are kegels important for all women?

Historically, across the board all women were being advised to do kegels. For the most part, this is still very much the case. But here?s the thing: the only women that should be doing kegels are women who have a truly weak pelvic floor.

There are a variety of reasons that the pelvic floor can become weak; childbirth and aging are two of the most commonly discussed. However, the fact of the matter is that not everyone who has children will develop a weak pelvic floor and not everyone is going to ultimately be stuck with a weak pelvic floor due to the aging process. ?

So to tell all women across the board to do kegels is bad advice.

For one thing, women who have tight pelvic floors/and or trigger points within their pelvic floor muscles who do kegels could end up doing harm to their pelvic floors. In these situations kegeling could cause these women to present with pain or if they already have pain, it could worsen their pain.

For another thing, studies show that the majority of women who are told to do kegels without the proper instruction on how to do them, don?t do them correctly anyway.

And lastly, kegels will not prevent the pelvic floor from becoming weak. They can, however, when done correctly, help to strengthen an already weakened pelvic floor.

So, to summarize, the current conversation is incorrect: not everybody across the board needs to do kegels?just women who have a truly weak pelvic floor. And the fact of the matter is, and I know this sounds self-serving, but it is the hard truth: the only way to tell if you have a truly weak pelvic floor is to go to a PT for an evaluation. Unless, you?ve been diagnosed as having a prolapse by a physician. In that case, your pelvic floor is obviously weak. (Whitney): I was actually told by my PT that I need to be very careful when I do kegels.? In the past I have done them incorrectly (basically ?pushing out? on those muscles instead of ?pulling up?).? Now I do my kegels when I am on the floor stretching.? If I had not been told how to properly do a kegel, I would probably be negating any positive effects of doing them at all.

Whitney:? After the birth of my sixth child, I went to a physical therapist who specialized in pelvic floor muscles?and I was amazed at the difference after a few months of working with her. Biofeedback and strengthening exercises helped tremendously?is that your primary mode of rehab?

That?s wonderful that you found relief through PT! We love success stories!

To answer your question: the short answer is no. The mode of rehabilitation we deploy depends entirely on what the patient?s findings are when we evaluate him or her.

If the problem is a weak pelvic floor with poor motor control then yes, strengthening exercises are likely among the treatment methods we will deploy. But, at PHRC it?s our preference not to use a Biofeedback machine. We prefer to use manual strategies to help our patients regain motor control and strengthen their pelvic floors. That?s not to say there is anything wrong with using a Biofeedback machine, we just prefer manual, hands on treatment approaches.

Say the patient comes to us with incontinence as her (or his) primary symptom. We wouldn?t automatically assume that weakness is the issue because the fact is that there are a variety of issues beyond weakness that can cause someone to suffer with incontinence. So we would have to do a thorough evaluation to determine exactly what is causing the patient?s incontinence before we would determine what treatment approach to take. So the underlying reasons for the symptoms are what dictate our treatment approach?in every situation. There is no one-size-fits-all treatment protocol for pelvic floor problems. Each case is unique and requires a tailored treatment plan.

For instance, you?ll notice that in the first part of my response I said that strengthening exercises would most likely be what we would deploy if a patient had a weak pelvic floor. I was careful to leave wiggle room because it?s possible for a patient to present with both a weak pelvic floor and an overly tight pelvic floor with trigger points. In a circumstance such as this strengthening runs the risk of causing the patient pain. So, most likely we would have to take care of the tightness and trigger points before we could strengthen. And that?s another thing I should point out: as the patient progresses in treatment, the plan will change and evolve.

Lastly, another reason we wouldn?t depend on strengthening and biofeedback as our primary mode of rehab is that we also see patients with pain, not just weakness. And the treatment for pain is the opposite of the treatment for weakness. Pain is typically caused by a too-tight pelvic floor and/or trigger points within the pelvic floor muscles. Treatment for those impairments would involve lengthening the muscle and releasing the trigger points.

So, again, the mode of rehab depends entirely on what we find in our evaluation and consider to be the underlying reasons for the patient?s complaints.

Whitney:? I have had nine children and no C-sections?is it inevitable that I will deal with problems like incontinence or prolapse?

The good news is no. There really is no hard and fast way of predicting if an individual will end up with incontinence or prolapse.

That said, there is research that shows that if a women has any level of incontinence during pregnancy than she will be more likely to suffer with it after delivery. But other than that, just because you have one child, or nine for that matter, does not mean you?ll inevitably have to deal with incontinence or prolapse.

On the flip side, there is research that was conducted abroad in places where women are given pelvic floor rehabilitation after pregnancy and delivery that showed that as a result of the intervention, the incidence of incontinence was lowered. (France is perhaps the country most well-known for its postpartum pelvic floor rehab.)? (Whitney): Alan Tyson, sports PT, has told me that he believes pelvic floor rehabilitation should begin right after birth and should be a focus of the postpartum care with women being referred to a PT who specializes in the pelvic floor. I wish I had not waited until after my sixth child was born!

Whitney: What should we be doing to help ourselves to avoid these things?

My best advice is that at some point in a woman?s life, whether it?s after having a child (or after each child) or when she?s reached middle age, she should see a pelvic floor PT, or in the case of prolapse a urogynocologist, and have what is, for all intents and purposes, a pelvic floor check up. The provider will be able to tell her if there is weakness and/or prolapse. If there is an issue or the beginnings of an issue, than getting evaluated at this point will be proactive in the sense that there can be some sort of intervention, which could fix the problem so that future symptoms/issues don?t arise or are not as serious if/when they do.

Here?s the thing: in our society we are accustomed to being proactive about certain health issues? colon cancer, breast cancer, our oral health?so it?s not unprecedented for a woman to be proactive in this way about preventing future problems with her pelvic floor. As women are becoming more and more aware of their pelvic floors my hope is that they will begin to go for a pelvic floor check up at some point, and in that way give themselves a chance of avoiding future issues. (Whitney):? I hope so, too!

Whitney: I read an article awhile back at the blog Katysays about squats and I noticed that you also commented on that article in your blog. ?Since reading that article, I try to do squats fairly regularly. Do you also recommend squats for women?

It sounds as if you are talking about squatting to release your pelvic floor. If that?s the case, then yes, squats to release your pelvic floor can be helpful if you are someone dealing with an overly tight pelvic floor. This is a way to relax your pelvic floor. However, if you are someone dealing with nerve-like symptoms, such as burning, shooting, or stabbing pain in your pelvic floor region, I don?t recommend this position because it stretches the pudendal nerve, which in turn can cause irritation.

Other strategies to achieve pelvic floor relaxation are flat back pelvic floor drops and diaphragmatic breathing. However, if your goal is to strengthen your pelvic floor, none of these exercises will achieve this.

Whitney:? If someone has already had a prolapse and undergone surgery, what kinds of things can she do to strengthen the pelvic floor?

There isn?t really a laundry list of exercises I can give you here because it?s not a good idea to do pelvic floor strengthening exercises in this situation without being under the supervision of a doctor or PT. That?s because before you do pelvic floor strengthening you want to know exactly what?s going on with your pelvic floor.

Whitney:? If a woman is having symptoms of a prolapse, would you advise her to seek a surgical option?

It all depends on the level of the prolapse. And only a physician can determine this. However, there are levels of prolapse that can be controlled with less invasive methods, such as use of a pessary. In our book, the less invasive the option, the better as any kind of pelvic floor surgery can cause scar tissue to form, which in turn can open the door to a whole new set of issues. (Whitney):? Here is a blog from your website that I thought would be great for those interested in finding a pelvic floor PT!

Whitney: ?Are there certain sports or fitness routines that you tell women to avoid if they have weak pelvic floor muscles?things like tennis, running, plyometrics, jump rope exercises?

The exercises you mention do indeed cause stress to the pelvic floor muscles and if they are truly weak can further weaken or irritate already existing symptoms. (Whitney): I have gladly given up many plyometric type exercises that involve jumping, however running will always be a cherished form of fitness for me and I hope to continue it for some time to come!

Whitney:? If there is one thing women should be doing to help themselves to avoid future problems having to do with a weakened pelvic floor, what would it be?

Here my answer is the same as with the question about about avoiding incontinence and prolapse. At some point/points, if there is concern or if a woman has just had a baby, going for a pelvic floor check up is the best way to avoid problems that could arise because of weakness. Going for a pelvic floor check up can result in existing problems being caught and corrected before getting worse. Another course of action might be to see a pelvic floor PT before delivery if you are pregnant and are already dealing with any incontinence issues. (Whitney): I would have to agree.? The wealth of information, strategies, and new techniques and exercises that were introduced to me by Barbara Green (PT) were tremendously helpful and I am grateful that I have found her!

Whitney:? What resources can you recommend for women?

? ???????PHRC?s Pelvic Health & Rehab Blog
? ???????Mindandbody.org: Great website that explores the connection between pain and our brain!
? ???????http://tallirosenbaum.com/en/blog: Talli is super-knowledgeable about pelvic health.
? ???????http://beyondbasicspt.wordpress.com/: As is Amy at Beyond Basics.
? ???????Happy Pelvis: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/happypelvis/: this is a Yahoo group that supports folks through pelvic floor PT and beyond. The members are very positive and proactive.
? ???????http://drjengunter.wordpress.com/: Dr. Jen Gunter is a great resource!
? ???????http://www.ic-network.com/
? ???????IPPS.org: stay tuned for a complete revamp of the org?s Internet presence!

Whitney:? Thank you Liz and Steph for your thoughtful responses to my questions!? I will continue to read your outstanding blog and consult you for your experience and knowledge in the area of pelvic health!

Source: http://9kidfitness.com/this-isnt-your-mothers-pelvic-floor

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Broker fees from mutual funds affect advice; predict worse performance, new study says

Jan. 30, 2013 ? Brokers are supposed to recommend investments that are in the best interests of their clients.

But a study published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of Finance has found that mutual funds offering higher broker fees attract the most investments, especially when the broker is not affiliated with the mutual fund company. Every additional dollar paid to a broker corresponds with another six dollars invested into the fund, and another fourteen dollars if the broker is an unaffiliated third party whose compensation depends exclusively on sales commissions.

It also found these payments are linked to lower investment performance, especially when the fees come from one-time sales loads rather than ongoing payments.

It is the first such study to explicitly show how broker fees affect Investments Into funds and how they subsequently perform.

The freedom mutual fund companies have to decide how to compensate brokers has "real consequences" for the brokers' clients, the paper says. The implication, it adds, is there's a strong case for clearly showing customers how much their broker receives from their investment recommendations.

Brokers are typically compensated in two ways. If the fund is a front-end load, the investor pays a one-time charge, taken immediately off the top of their initial investment as a predetermined percentage. The broker receives the bulk of that charge.

"For the most part, investors are completely unaware," how much of the load goes to their broker, says Susan Christoffersen, a professor of finance at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, who co-wrote the study with Richard Evans of the University of Virginia, and the University of Pennsylvania's David Musto. "If it's revealed, it would be in the statement of additional information or the details of a prospectus."

Investors may also not realize how much their brokers continue to receive out of their investments, via ongoing "trailer fees." These fees vary but in Canada make up about 40% of the management expense ratio, or MER.

The study looked at data on the performance and asset flows of U.S. mutual funds between 1993 and 2009 and related these with the fees paid to brokers disclosed in N-SAR filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The requirement for these filings arose directly out of regulators' concerns of conflicts of interest and the effect of broker fees on the growth and size of mutual funds.

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Previews: Walking with The Dutch Giant ? A Benefit - Arrested Motion

The untimely recent passing of Justin Van Hoy has had an huge impact on the artistic community he was?associated?with. The Los Angeles based gallerist, artist and designer sadly lost his long battle with cancer in November shortly after his book Milk and Honey: Contemporary Art in California was published. Close friends Alex Lukas and Bill McRight have organised a tribute to Justin in the form of?Walking with The Dutch Giant ? A Benefit for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Honoring Justin Van Hoy at?Philadelphia?s?Space 1026.

Friends of Justin have contributed work to the exhibition, of which proceeds will go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Contributors include Aaron Farley, Adam Wallacavage, Amanda D?Amico, Andres Guerrero, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Ben Venom, Ben Visser, Ben Woodward, Blake E. Marquis, Brent Owens, Caleb Neelon, Chris Bettig, Christopher Kline, Claire & Jeremy Weiss ? Claire Weiss / Day19, Clint Woodside, Derrick McNew, Hershel Baltrotsky, James Ulmer, Jennifer Gilomen, Jeremy Shockley, Jim Houser, Joel Speasmaker, Joey Hays, John Hill, Jon Bocksel, Julia Koral, Justin Krietemeyer, Kevin Byrd, Kevin Earl Taylor, Kevin Morrisey, Leah Mackin, Matt Leines, Mike Perry, Miriam Singer, Phuong Pham, Revok, Rich McIsaac, Richard Colman, Roger Gastman, Sage Vaughn, Sarah Christoph, Steven Harrington, Thom Lessner, UPSO, Will Hays and many more.

Sales of the donated work will be conducted through a silent auction ? with bidding opportunities in person and online. Full details are available here, or by emailing?jvh1026@gmail.com. The exhibition opens on Friday, February 1st, and runs until February 23rd and is worthy of your support.

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Forget buying software: You can now rent Microsoft Office

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Considering that we can have music, movies, TV shows, Photoshop???even underwear???via some sort of monthly or yearly subscription, it's about time we can finally rent Microsoft Office 365, too.

In exchange for $100 per?year (or $10 per?month), you'll be able to install Office 2013 on up to five PCs, Macs or Windows tablets. You'll have?access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher and Access. Additionally, you'll get an extra?20GB of cloud storage through SkyDrive (on top of the 7GB you already get for free) along with 60 minutes of Skype world calling per month.?

You can still buy Office 2013 the old-school way, though don't expect to see any physical media in the software box; you'll just buy a product code and be sent online to download the actual software. The Home & Student version of that is $140 and is limited to one device (and just Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote); Home & Business is $220 (which includes Outlook as well), and Pro ? with all of the same?apps offered in the subscription ??is $400.

Besides being able to install on up to five devices, there are other benefits to the subscription plan:?Free upgrades to the latest versions of the Office software are included, so you can buy in at any time without worrying about missing the next version. Better still, since the subscription?license covers different types of devices, you don't have to buy a bunch of different versions.?(Besides Mac support, Microsoft has said in the past that this Office 365?license would even?provide you with not-yet-released editions, including a possible iPad version.)

If you have a family with lots going on, it is likely to be a money saver, even when you factor in the deals you get from home/student pricing.?

If you are simply?a power user with a lot of different devices, you'll be able to sync Office 365?documents between them with ease. (And you'll, of course, also be able to share documents quickly, thanks to SkyDrive.)?It doesn't stop with the documents though: Your settings and preferences sync as well. This means that no matter where you sign into Office 365, you'll have the same experience. This is, once again, a great benefit for those who split their time between one too many devices.

Pricing and cloud support aside, the latest Office itself isn't a radical redesign. Everything feels familiar, with some small tweaks. It appears that Microsoft is attempting to reduce the bloat we occasionally experience when it comes to its software suite. Does it succeed? Well, we'll have to use the software for a bit longer to make a solid judgment call in regards to that.

While?the?latest version of the software isn't?lacking anything?from?the?traditional?desktop?view???in fact, our initial impression is that it might be the best version of Office we've used so far???we're still waiting for a finger-friendly tablet version of the?legendary?suite.?Though?it?would?be?a?huge?success?given?the?popularity?of?iPads?and?other?tablets,?Microsoft?isn't?going?to?rush?that?out?in?haste,?because?the?company's?developers?say?they?want?to?get?it?right.

You can snag a free one-month trial of Office 365 through Office.com and we suggest taking advantage of this deal. Odds are that you'll find it feeling comfortable and familiar ? and a little lighter on the checkbook as well.

Want more tech news?or interesting?links? You'll get plenty of both if you keep up with Rosa Golijan, the writer of this post, by following her on?Twitter, subscribing to her?Facebook?posts,?or circling her?on?Google+.

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ZTE's 5.7-inch, 8mm-thick Grand Memo teased ahead of MWC launch, we go hands-on

Huawei may have its 6.1-inch Ascend Mate for the convenience of hiding your face, but ZTE's also prepping its very own tabletphone to go head to head with its main rival. Dubbed the Grand Memo (V9815), this 5.7-inch 720p device made a surprise appearance at a ZTE event in Hong Kong today, and we got to snap some photos of it. The device looks identical to the P945 leaked earlier this month but packs some slightly different specs: 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro (same as the more premium Grand S), 13-megapixel camera, 8mm-thick body and Android 4.1.2.

While the specs aren't too shabby, our colleague Stone Ip said the choice of finish on the body didn't feel as nice as the Grand S', and the silver bezel made the Grand Memo look worse, but in ZTE's defense it was a prototype and the design may improve in the retail version. On a more positive note, the new phone does include a microSD slot despite its slimness, and it comes with a "one-hand" T9 keyboard that can stick to either side of the screen for better single-handed typing, just too bad we were asked not to take a video of the device at the time. That said, the Grand Memo will be officially unveiled at MWC next month, so stay tuned for more.

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Blanking Panel Program Improves Energy Efficiency for QTS Customers

Overland Park, Kan. (PRWEB) January 30, 2013

QTS (Quality Technology Services) today announced that it has purchased more than 60,000 tool-less, blanking panels that it will install at no charge for all of its customers. The installation follows a successful pilot program in the company?s Miami data center.

Blanking panels ensure efficient air circulation by attaching to server racks and guiding air directly to infrastructures in need of cooling. The panels improve energy efficiency but are not always used by multi-tenant data center customers in a shared resource environment due to the high cost. By providing panels and installation at no charge to its customers, QTS ensures its facilities are held to green energy standards while improving temperature control.

?We?re pleased with the QTS blanking panel program, which not only saves energy in the data center, but has been good for our infrastructure,? said Brad Koester, IT director, Information Technology Infrastructure & Governance ? Republic Metals Corporation, QTS customer. ?The on-board sensors in our servers and storage indicate that the temperatures are more consistent with the panels.?

?The blanking panel initiative has enhanced our running dialogue on sustainability with our customers,? said Sukrit Sehgal, director of sustainability ? QTS. ?We?re looking forward to matching the success of the program in Miami across our entire customer base in our data centers nationwide.?

QTS worked closely with its vendor to develop a tool-less, recyclable steel blanking panel. ?We knew some of our customers would prefer to self-install the blanking panels in their environments,? said Brian Johnston, chief technology officer ? QTS. ?In working with our vendor, we were able to develop a blanking panel that was not only environmentally friendly, but also fast and easy to install.?

The addition of blanking panels in QTS data centers nationwide continues the company?s ongoing efforts to improve energy efficiency. In 2012 QTS announced LEED Gold certification of Data Center 1 at its Richmond Data Center and Phase II at the company?s Atlanta Metro facility. Since 2011, QTS has recycled more than six million pounds of materials from its data centers, including copper, aluminum, steel, plastic and concrete, and continues its $10 million multi-year energy efficiency investment.

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QTS (Quality Technology Services) is a leading national provider of data center solutions and fully managed services for enterprise businesses. The company offers a complete, unique portfolio of core data center services, including custom data center, colocation and cloud services, providing the flexibility, scale and security needed to support the rapidly evolving infrastructure demands of web and IT applications. QTS owns, operates and manages over 3 million square feet of secure, state-of-the-art data center infrastructure and supports more than 800 customers. For more information about QTS, please visit http://www.qualitytech.com or call toll-free 877.QTS.DATA or follow us on Twitter @DataCenters_QTS.

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Feisty GOP congresswoman challenges Obama to skeet shooting contest

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican representing Tennessee, appeared to question the claim voiced by President Barack Obama that he is an avid skeet shooter. Said Blackburn on January 28 on CNN?s OutFront with Erin Burnett, "I think he should invite me to Camp David, and I'll go skeet shooting with him and I bet I'll beat him." This came after The New Republic published an interview with Obama as he is enlisting public support for a legislative package of gun controls. The chief executive expressed deep? respect for American sportsmen and hunters and, when asked if he had ever discharged a firearm, responded "Up at Camp David, we do skeet shooting all the time.? Besides, said Obama, ?And I have a profound respect for the traditions of hunting that trace back in this country for generations. ? Obama was quick to point out, however, that he is not passing on his shooting past-time on to his daughters.

"And I think those who dismiss that out of hand make a big mistake," added Obama. Obama also noted that gun ownership in rural America is a "very different" phenomenon that that in urban areas, such as Chicago, where it is frequently linked to violent crime. "If you grew up and your dad gave you a hunting rifle when you were 10, and you went out and spent the day with him and your uncles, and that became part of your family's traditions, you can see why you'd be pretty protective of that," Obama told The New Republic.

Rep. Blackburn expressed scepticism , while appearing to suggest that Obama?s claim to wielding firearms is a political ploy. "If he is a skeet shooter, why have we not heard of this? Why have we not seen photos? Why hasn't he referenced this at any point in time as we have had this gun debate that is ongoing,? Blackburn asked. ?You would have thought it would have been a point of reference.? Rep. Blackburn is a native of Laurel, Mississippi, and is a former image consultant.

At a January 28 White House press conference, White House press secretary Jay Carney said he is not "sure how often" Obama shoots skeet. Carney replied, when asked why the public has not seen any pictures of Obama shooting, "Because when he goes to Camp David, he goes to spend time with his family and friends and relax, not to produce photographs." He added, "There may be [a photo], but I haven't seen it."

President Obama is calling on Congress to pass new restrictions on gun ownership. Besides universal background checks, Obama wants bans on so-called ?assault weapons? and high-capacity ammunition magazines. In the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy, Obama signed a number of executive actions aimed at tightening current gun laws. Vice-President Joseph Biden has drawn up tighter firearms regulations after several weeks of study. Efforts by Obama and gun-control advocates, such as Sen. Diane Feinstein, have faced strong opposition from Republicans and some Democrats, especially in the West and South. The various groups advocating gun-rights, such as the National Rifle Association, are also mounting a campaign against new restrictions.

In his New Republic interview, Obama also expressed an avuncular concern about player safety in American football games. This came just a week before the Super Bowl, when millions will be glued to television sets to watch NFL mayhem on the field. Several? professional football players have in recent years developed brain damage, which has been linked to the frequent impacts on their skulls despite wearing helmets. Concern is growing over potential injuries to young people, especially high school boys, who engage in the rough and tumble sport so beloved by Americans. "I'm a big football fan, but I have to tell you if I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football," said Obama.
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A dog and baby rock band? Encore!

On Sunday, the Facebook page ?My Pitbull Is Family? shared a photo of the cutest jam session we've ever seen.

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?Chance and his family are ROCKIN on a Sunday morning,? the caption read.

The organization, which aims to correct the perception of pitbulls as vicious, received the photo from the family who runs the blog "Our Loving Pack," the founder told The Huffington Post.

The blog description reads:

Chance is the newest member to our pack who originally started out as a foster, but quickly turned into a foster fail. He has brought us so much [more] love, laughter and happiness into our hectic lives.

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Scientists learn more about how inhibitory brain cells get excited

Jan. 30, 2013 ? Scientists have found an early step in how the brain's inhibitory cells get excited. A natural balance of excitement and inhibition keeps the brain from firing electrical impulses randomly and excessively, resulting in problems such as schizophrenia and seizures. However excitement is required to put on the brakes.

"When the inhibitory neuron is excited, its job is to suppress whatever activity it touches," said Dr. Lin Mei, Director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University and corresponding author of the study in Nature Neuroscience.

Mei and his colleagues found that the protein erbin, crucial to brain development, is critical to the excitement.

It was known that a protein on the cell surface called TARP gamma-2, also known as stargazing, interacts with a brain cell receptor called AMPA, ensuring the receptor finds the cells surface. It is here that the receptor can be activated by the neurotransmitter glutamate. AMPA receptor activation is essential to activation of the NMDA receptor, which enables cells to communicate, ultimately enabling learning and memory, Mei said. How TARP gamma-2 was controlled, was an unknown.

Inside the nucleus of inhibitory cells in areas of the brain that control learning and memory, the researchers found erbin interacts with TARP gamma-2, enabling it to survive. "If you do not have this mechanism, your stargazing becomes very unstable and your AMPA receptor cannot be on the surface so this neuron is inactive," Mei said. They also found that erbin is only in these inhibitory neurons, called interneurons. They're already working on what they believe to be the counterpart for excitatory cells, which account for about 80 percent of brain cells.

"Interneurons basically control firing," releasing GABA, a major inhibitory neurotransmitter, Mei said. They tone down or synchronize the activity of pyramidal cells, pyramid-shaped neurons that get both excitatory and inhibitory input then make the call on what action to take.

When scientists ablated the erbin gene in mice or kept erbin from interacting with TARP gamma-2, a protein that helps anchor the AMPA receptor on the cell surface, TARP gamma-2 couldn't do its job. The result was less receptors on the cell surface and mice that were hyperactive with impaired learning and memory.

Cell activity hinges on receptor activity and receptors must be anchored on the cell surface to work. Ensuring AMPA receptors are strategically placed is a lifelong task since the busy receptors wear out and each brain cell has tons of them, Mei said.

He and his colleagues reported in the journal, Neuron, in 2007, two genes -- neuregulin-1 and its receptor ErbB4 -- that help maintain a healthy balance of excitement and inhibition by releasing GABA at the sight of inhibitory synapses, the communication paths between neurons. Years before, they showed the genes were also at excitatory synapses, where they also could quash activation. Both genes are involved in human development and implicated in schizophrenia and cancer.

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RIM starts glitzy BlackBerry 10 launch parties

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd on Wednesday kicked off a string of global launch parties for a long-delayed line of smartphones it says will put it on the comeback trail in a market it once dominated.

The new BlackBerry 10 phones will compete with Apple's iPhone and devices using Google's Android technology, both of which have soared above the BlackBerry in a competitive market.

They boast fast browsers, new features, smart cameras and, unlike previous BlackBerry models, enter the market primed with a large app library.

(Writing by Janet Guttsman; Editing by Frank McGurty)

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TV veteran developing news show for Fuse

This undated image released by Fuse shows Rick Kaplan. The Fuse television network has turned to news veteran Rick Kaplan, who has run CNN and MSNBC and produced programs like "Nightline," to develop a music news program aimed largely at people some 40 years younger than him. "Fuse News" is set to debut Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. ET with pre-Grammy Awards coverage. The half-hour show, originating from Fuse's studios across from Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, will be repeated at midnight. (AP Photo/Fuse)

This undated image released by Fuse shows Rick Kaplan. The Fuse television network has turned to news veteran Rick Kaplan, who has run CNN and MSNBC and produced programs like "Nightline," to develop a music news program aimed largely at people some 40 years younger than him. "Fuse News" is set to debut Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. ET with pre-Grammy Awards coverage. The half-hour show, originating from Fuse's studios across from Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, will be repeated at midnight. (AP Photo/Fuse)

This undated image released by Fuse shows Rick Kaplan. The Fuse television network has turned to news veteran Rick Kaplan, who has run CNN and MSNBC and produced programs like "Nightline," to develop a music news program aimed largely at people some 40 years younger than him. "Fuse News" is set to debut Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. ET with pre-Grammy Awards coverage. The half-hour show, originating from Fuse's studios across from Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, will be repeated at midnight. (AP Photo/Fuse)

NEW YORK (AP) ? The Fuse television network has turned to news veteran Rick Kaplan, who has run CNN and MSNBC and produced programs like "Nightline," to develop a music news program aimed largely at people some 40 years younger than him.

"Fuse News" is set to debut Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. Eastern time with pre-Grammy Awards coverage. The half-hour show, originating from Fuse's studios across from Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, will be repeated at midnight.

"A lot of people are covering music in different ways," said Mike Bair, president of MSG Media, Fuse's corporate ownership. "But not a lot of people are covering it deeper and in a respectful way. We thought there was a real opportunity for us."

Fuse, available in some 70 million homes, is overshadowed by MTV, but unlike its competitor has kept its focus on music and is looking for a signature show.

Kaplan, 65, walked through a busy newsroom with TVs tuned to a Fuse countdown of sexy rap videos one recent afternoon. The 47-time Emmy winner had most recently produced Katie Couric's "CBS Evening News" and Christiane Amanpour's stint on ABC's Sunday morning and has formed his own consulting company.

Bair reached out to Kaplan through a mutual friend to gauge interest, and the idea intrigued Kaplan.

"While he's not in the target audience for Fuse (the network's median age is around 27), I think he also saw the opportunity," Bair said.

A whiteboard in Fuse's office already lists story plans for the first month. The collapse of the traditional music industry has made for many changes ripe for examining.

One future story will talk about bands scalping tickets to their own concerts, another about the sound quality issues behind the resurgence of vinyl. If "Fuse News" was on the air last week, it wouldn't treat the story about Beyonce lip-synching at the inauguration as a joke, but rather look into how widespread the practice is, Kaplan said.

"I want it to be a place where if you're involved in the industry in any way ? and that means anybody with a headset ? this will be the place where you will want to go," Kaplan said.

Kaplan's tastes run to the Eagles, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Now he's learning about electronic dance music, and even liking some of it. Liz Walaszczyk, a 28-year-old producer and contributing correspondent on "Fuse News," is gently introducing her boss to bands like the Xx.

And he's introducing her to the news.

Walaszczyk, who booked bands for Carson Daly's NBC show before joining Fuse, said that she finds blogs like Pitchfork and Stereogum helpful but that there's a void in serious music journalism. Kaplan is teaching her the importance of detail in every question asked and picture selected for her stories.

"I hear his voice and I think, 'This man has spoken to so many legends,'" she said.

Co-anchors for the show are Alexa Chung and Matte Babel. Former Gawker writer Elaine Moran and Jack Osbourne are contributing correspondents.

Yes, the news producer who once worked with Walter Cronkite is telling Ozzy's kid what to do.

Kaplan brushed aside a question about whether some people in the television news business might consider his current gig a comedown.

"Oh, God no," he said. "By no means. People who say that don't get it. It's a great privilege to be asked to do this program. It's the only serious program in this industry. It's a serious attempt to report on music in a credible way."

He said he's having a blast.

"In many ways, what Fuse is attempting to do with this show is more cutting edge than what any of the networks are doing," he said. "We're not starting a magazine show. We're not tinkering with the evening news."

The show will also have studio guests and music performances. Kaplan has hired Audrey Gruber, a former CBS News and CNN producer, to eventually take over for him when the show is up and running.

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Japan's Retail Sales Remain Tepid In December As Economy Struggles To Emerge From Recession

The December sales were lower than the 1.3 percent gain witnessed in November. However, it was higher than analysts' expectation of 0.3 percent in December.?

The data released Wednesday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed that Japan?s retail sales, which measure the change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level, rose 0.1 percent from November, when it fell 0.1 percent.

Sales of large retailers were flat in comparison to December 2011, after gaining 0.9 percent the previous month. However, the sales grew 0.7 percent, if stores not surveyed last year were taken into consideration.

Japan?s gross domestic product contracted 3.5 percent in the third quarter of last year in comparison to the previous quarter owing to weak global demand and the low domestic consumption indicating a deepening of recession in the world's third-largest economy.?Besides, exports were seen falling for the seventh consecutive month in December.

However, economists are optimistic of a rebound in the economy in the second quarter, as the U.S. and China markets show signs of recovery.

?Japan?s economy will probably head back to a gradual recovery from this quarter as external demand rebounds, while the government?s stimulus may lend support from the second quarter,? Azusa Kato, an economist at BNP Paribas SA in Tokyo, told Bloomberg before the report was released.

In November, it was reported that Japan?s manufacturing activity contracted to a seasonally adjusted 1.7 percent - much worse than the analysts? expectation of a 0.5 percent decrease.

The continued shrinking of the manufacturing activity is seen increasing the likelihood of a sharp contraction in the economy.

Earlier this month, the government announced a 10.3 trillion yen ($113 billion) fiscal stimulus to revive the economy weakened by a soft global demand and sluggish domestic spending.

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UA Rec Center to host 'T-Town Pull Down' rock climbing competition ...

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama ? The University of Alabama?s Outdoor Recreation department will host its annual T-Town Pull Down climbing competition on Feb. 2.

The event is a sanctioned Collegiate Climbing Series Event and will feature climbers from all over the Southeast to compete.

T-Town Pull Down will have two sessions with 25 climbers each, but there may be a third session depending on the amount of interest they receive.

The first session will be from 10:30 a.m. untll 12:30 p.m., and the second session will be from 1-3 p.m. with finals beginning at 3:30 p.m.

?This is a great opportunity for climbers to come out and compete on new routes, enter raffles that will benefit Hospital Boulders and meet other climbers from a variety of universities,? said Stephen Middleton, coordinator of Outdoor Recreation at UA.

The raffles will immediately follow the climbing sessions.

?We hope to not only bring climbers together but help develop local climbing areas so that the sport of climbing can continue to grow,? Middleton said.

Some people may be surprised to know that there are rock climbers here in Tuscaloosa. Tyler Smelley, marketing director of event sponsor Alabama Outdoors, told us about the many climbing areas in Alabama.

?Alabama has excellent bouldering,? Smelley said. ?Horse Pens 40 in Steele, Ala., is host to one third of the Triple Crown of Bouldering. Palisades and Sand Rock are also premiere bouldering locations, all in Alabama. The UAOR Climbing Wall gives many students their first experiences bouldering and climbing.?

The Friday before the climbing event, they will have a free screening of ?Reel Rocks 7? at 6:30 p.m. on the seventh floor of the Presidential Village on UA?s campus.

T-Town Pull Down is accepting early registration from now until Jan. 28. If you register early, the price is $30. But if you register after, it is $40. You must be 14 to enter.

For more information, call (205) 348-7045 or email outdoor.recreation@ua.edu.

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5 Money Smart Moves for the New Year ? By Scott Gamm | One For ...

With the new year upon us, we tend to start tackling our resolutions in many areas, whether financial, academic or health-related. When it comes to managing money while in college, you?ll have a leg up if you consider these five money moves to make in 2013. From credit cards to savings to student loans, it?s time for a financial checkup.

1.? Credit Cards ? Get Them to Work For YOU

First on the list are credit cards. College students have too many. According to a 2009 Sallie Mae study, 50% of college students have over four credit cards.?Students only need one credit card. Period.

Why? Because the more credit cards you have, the more temptation there is to spend money, which will put you more at risk for getting into debt.

Credit cards should be viewed as a tool to build up a solid credit history and not as a way to finance a fancier lifestyle. This means using credit card for small purchases under $50 per month. This is a manageable monthly balance to pay off in full each month.

2.? Get Serious About Retirement

It sounds crazy to think about retirement while in college. But the earlier you start, the more you?ll end up with later on? thanks to compounding interest (which is simply interest on interest). Consider opening up a Roth IRA, for example, through an online discount brokerage firm or other financial institution. If you save $1,000 per year for the next forty or so years, just over $33 per month, you?ll have $250,000 in your Roth IRA at age 65 (given an average rate of return of 7%). That?s a lot better than spending that money each year on movie tickets!

This is easier said than done. To take action when it comes to retirement, you want to set aside a certain amount of money each month that will be entirely devoted to your Roth IRA?and not clothes or frozen yogurt.

3.? Pay Interest on Your Student Loans

Unless you have subsidized direct loans where the government pays the interest while you?re in school, interest will accrue during your college years (as opposed to simply starting to accumulate once you graduate).

If you have student loans, do everything you can to pay the interest on those loans?while you?re still in school. This will dramatically reduce the time it?ll take to become debt-free and you?ll save thousands in interest over the life of the loan.

4.? Think About Repayment Plans

If you are graduating in May, start thinking about how you?re going to repay those loans. With federal loans, you?ll be automatically enrolled into a 10-year repayment plan. If that monthly payment is too high, consider switching into the 25-year payment plan, which will result in a lower monthly payment.

But there is a catch. With that lower monthly payment, you?re actually paying more in interest over the life of the loan, compared to the standard plan. So try and stick with the 10-year plan, as it?s the fastest and cheapest repayment option. You also may be eligible for several income-based repayment plans that limit your monthly payments based on your income. Contact your loan servicer to inquire about switching plans.

With private student loans, there are fewer options and it will ultimately be up to the bank and the terms of the loan as to how your repayment plan will be structured.

5.? Make it Automatic

Streamline your finances by automating everything: your savings, bill payments and retirement savings. Have a certain amount of money (10% of your income) automatically transferred from your checking account to your savings account. this will force you to make do with less. Head over to your bank?s website to set this up. It takes a few minutes but is ultimately worth it in the long run.

Scott Gamm is author of MORE MONEY, PLEASE and founder of HelpSaveMyDollars.com. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter. He studies finance at NYU Stern.

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Putting the Slime on Ghostbusters iOS, A Review | Video Game Blog ...

Beeline Interactive?s Ghostbusters is one game that should have gone back to the drawing board. Not only are there a few bugs in the release but also the game play is not all that inspiring. At least the story this game tries to introduce is interesting. The game begins after Peter Venkman?s episode of torturing an innocent geek and flirting with a gorgeous gal before Ray Stanz interrupted.

After a lengthy tutorial and introduction, some long-time fans of the franchise may recall similarities with Activision?s Ghostbusters for the Commodore 64. Although players do not race around the city catching stray ghosts with the Ecto-1, the game play involves stunning ghosts with proton guns and waiting for enough ghosts to amass before dealing with the coming of Gozer.

In this new game, the player is essentially navigating a new generation of Ghostbusters around New York trying to catch ghosts, research them, earn money and make it to a haunted building to deal with some new terrible force. The original team is present in the game, but to play them early on means spending real world dollars in order to activate them early on in the game.

Despite a nice colourful update to a product that?s well past its prime?the third movie is most likely not going to happen?the only reason mobile users may want to look at this product is to see where this game?s story goes. To give an unsuspecting character (played by Steven Tash in the film) a role in the Ghostbusters universe is a nice touch.

But in order to see where this plot goes, many hours of game-time will have to be spent on a device that the game will not crash on. Also, a sizable investment of real money will have to be spent to buy ?power cores,? this game?s pay-for model to quickly obtain upgrades.

Without them, to advance further in this game will require tons of patience and waiting until the in-game clock tells players that the next day has arrived. After enough missions are accomplished, perhaps more cores can be obtained, but with a game that needs fixing so it can operate on older iOS devices, to get there is going to be difficult.

This game is meant for the Apple tablet line than the iPhone/Touch miniscreen. Unless a ghost is in the machine, the game kept on crashing after the second day of game play/testing on a fourth generation iPod Touch. On the first day, the game operated fine.

Even then, this product is still wrought with user interface problems. The four characters that the player has to control should not remain motionless, waiting for an attacker to make its move. The player characters can stay where they are, but eventually, the ghosts will swarm around the target and slime him. Most of the game relies on managing a crowded chessboard to attack or defend against these entities.

Free games are better when lunch money does not have to be spent obtaining extra condiments to enhance the product. This game is nearly impossible to continue without some kind of extra investment. For players needing their paranormal fix, perhaps going back to a different product, namely XMG Studio?s Ghostbusters: Paranormal Blast, is going to be required.

Score: 1.5 out of 5

Article from Gamersyndrome.com

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Source: http://gamersyndrome.com/2013/video-games/putting-the-slime-ghostbusters-ios-review/

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LaHood Leaves, another vacancy in Obama Cabinet

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who lifted the profile of distracted driving as a national safety concern, is stepping down, presenting President Barack Obama with another Cabinet vacancy at the start of his second term.

The former congressman from Illinois and one of only two Republicans who served in Obama's Cabinet, LaHood worked for more safety in the air and on the ground and pushed for improvements of roads and bridges. Under his watch, the department demanded tougher fuel efficiency requirements for automakers and took steps to address airline pilot fatigue.

Obama, who at one point served with LaHood in the Illinois congressional delegation, said they were "drawn together by a shared belief that those of us in public service owe an allegiance not to party or faction, but to the people we were elected to represent. And Ray has never wavered in that belief."

LaHood, 67, said in an interview with The Associated Press that he told Obama a week after the November election that he needed to move on. But he also said he was still "conflicted" by his decision because he liked working for the president and considered it the "best job I've ever had in public service."

He said he plans to remain at the department until his successor is confirmed by the Senate, which he expects in about two months. The only other Republican who was in Obama's first-term Cabinet was Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who stepped aside and was replaced by Democrat Leon Panetta earlier.

LaHood, who once considered likely to run for governor in his home state, said he would not seek public office and indicated he didn't have any specific plans.

"I have had a good run. I'm one of these people who believe that you should go out while they're applauding," he said. LaHood said he was content to watch from the sidelines as his oldest son, Darin, serves in the Illinois state senate.

His move continues an exodus that will give Obama's team a new look in his second term. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Panetta and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are departing and in addition to LaHood, the heads of the Interior and Labor departments also have announced their resignations. Obama has nominated former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican, to serve as defense secretary to succeed Panetta.

Possible replacements for LaHood include Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has pushed for increased rail service in Los Angeles and served as chairman of last year's Democratic National Convention, and Debbie Hersman, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. The name of former Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, who led the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, has also been mentioned.

LaHood served seven terms in Congress representing a central Illinois district that includes his hometown of Peoria, Ill., before he was chosen by Obama for the post. He traveled widely, visiting 49 states, 210 cities and 18 countries promoting Obama's agenda. He made trips that allowed him to ride some of the world's fastest trains and inspect the latest vehicles at auto shows.

In Washington, he would occasionally don a bicycle helmet and peddle around the District to promote bike lanes.

At the start of the new administration, LaHood spearheaded efforts to stimulate the economy through transportation construction projects and promoted the administration's vision of a nation connected by high-speed trains. But the high-speed rail program, which was supposed to be one of the president's signature projects, has been on life-support since Republicans regained control of the House in the 2010 election.

The department struggled with how to pay for the repair and improvement of the nation's aging transportation network and eventually reached a compromise with Congress last year on a more limited, scaled-back 2-year plan that gives states more flexibility in how they spend federal money.

Perhaps LaHood's most passionate work involved distracted driving, which he called a "national epidemic." He launched a national media campaign to end texting and cellphone use by drivers, an awareness campaign that drew comparisons to efforts to promote seat belt use more than a generation ago. He buttonholed auto executives to help reduce driver distraction and would even yell at other drivers on occasion to put down their cellphones.

"Every time someone takes their focus off the road ? even if it's just for a moment ? they put their lives and the lives of others in danger," he said in 2010.

During his tenure he slapped Toyota Motor Co. with record fines for delaying safety recalls and failing to promptly report problems to federal regulators. And he recently ordered United Airlines to ground its Boeing 787 Dreamliner following mishaps with the aircraft's batteries.

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Associated Press writer Joan Lowy contributed to this report.

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/lahood-leaves-another-vacancy-obama-cabinet-182258738--politics.html

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