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Sunday, December 16, 2012
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Nahla and Seraphina look adorable in their pink K-Way windbreaker. And we have all the details on where to buy it.
Snapshots of children slain in Connecticut school
(Reuters) - Mourners from close family to complete strangers grieved on Sunday over the loss of 20 children and six adults in a shooting rampage at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school.
Following are snapshots of some of the youngest victims killed on Friday:
JACK PINTO, 6, so loved sports that New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz said he was honoring the boy by wearing his name on his cleats and gloves during Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. On Twitter, Cruz posted pictures with "Jack Pinto 'My Hero'" written on one shoe, "R.I.P. Jack Pinto" on the other shoe and "Jack Pinto This one is 4 U.!" on his gloves.
The first grader was a member of the Newtown Youth Wrestling Association.
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CHARLOTTE BACON, 6, pleaded to wear her new pink dress and boots to school on Friday, even though the outfit was supposed to be kept for the holidays. Her mother finally relented, her family told local media. Her brother Guy was also at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday and survived.
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A photograph of 7-year-old DANIEL BARDEN shows a happy red-haired boy missing his two front teeth. His family described him as "always smiling, unfailingly polite, incredibly affectionate, fair and so thoughtful towards others, imaginative in play, both intelligent and articulate in conversation: in all, a constant source of laughter and joy.
"Daniel was fearless in his pursuit of happiness and life," the family said in a statement. "He earned his ripped jeans and missing two front teeth. Despite that, he was, as his mother said, 'Just So Good.' He embodied everything that is wholesome and innocent in the world."
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Photos of EMILIE PARKER, 6, show a smiling girl with blonde braids twirling a Hula Hoop. The Parker family came from the Ogden area of Utah, where Emilie attended a preschool called Wee Wonders. Her family said it plans to return to Utah to bury her.
Struggling to keep his composure as he talked before a bank of microphones about his daughter, her father Robbie said she loved to draw and make cards and was rarely without her markers and colored pencils. "I'm so blessed to be her dad," he said.
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OLIVIA ENGEL, 6, was supposed to have been an angel in a live nativity performance at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church on Friday night. In an online obituary, a family friend called her a "wiggly, smiley 6-year-old."
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JESSE LEWIS, 6, was a jokester who loved to make funny faces and clown around, neighbors told a local newspaper.
His mother Scarlett Lewis breeds horses and wrote a children's book "Rose's Foal" about a mare sharing wisdom and love with her foal, Little Chief. The story was based on Lewis' real-life mare Rose, who bore a foal the day after September 11, 2001. She wrote in an author's note on Amazon that she wrote the book in honor of her sons JT and Jesse.
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The family of ANA MARQUEZ-GREENE, 6, moved to Newtown from Canada over the summer. A videoclip posted online shows Ana singing the hymn "Come now, Almighty King," while her brother Isaiah plays the piano.
"Help us your name to sing," she sings. "Help us to praise. Father, all glorious, o'er all victorious, come and reign over us."
Isaiah also attended Sandy Hook and survived the shooting.
"As much as she's needed here and missed by her mother, brother and me, Ana beat us all to paradise. I love you sweetie girl," her father Jimmy Greene, a professional jazz saxophonist, posted on Facebook.
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BENJAMIN WHEELER, 6, grew up surrounded by music. His mother Francine is a music teacher and children's music performer with the Dream Jam Band. She said in an interview with The Newtown Bee in 2007 that she began making up children's songs when Benjamin's brother was born and collected them into a CD she made with her husband David called "Come Sit Beside Me."
In the interview, she described her joy in playing for children.
"I don't know how my music will be as my kids get older, but I'm sure it will evolve. What I do know, though, is that you should always sing to your kids," she said.
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Brian Rekos, the uncle of JESSICA REKOS, 6, posted a photo of his niece on Facebook showing her wearing a princess tiara. "REST IN PEACE BEAUTIFUL ANGEL," the posting reads.
(Reporting and writing by Ellen Wulfhorst; Editing by Paul Thomasch and Todd Eastham)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/snapshots-children-slain-connecticut-school-225922331.html
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
Morgan Stanley promotes senior bankers in U.S., Europe
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley
Bob Eatroff and Jim Head were named co-heads of M&A in the Americas, while Colm Donlon and Johannes Groeller were named to the same positions in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Morgan Stanley also named Susie Huang and Michele Colocci as vice chairmen of investment banking. Colocci had been head of European M&A and will remain chairman of M&A in that region.
The appointments were announced in internal memos reviewed by Reuters, and take effect January 1.
Morgan Stanley spokeswoman Mary Claire Delaney confirmed the contents of the memos.
Last month, Morgan Stanley announced that Paul Taubman, the firm's top investment banker who co-headed the entire institutional securities division, was leaving, with responsibilities to be consolidated under his counterpart, Colm Kelleher.
At the same time, Mark Eichorn and Franck Petitgas were promoted to co-heads of the investment banking unit. The promotion of Eichorn, who had previously overseen M&A in the Americas, left that job unfilled, while Colocci's move created an opening in Europe.
Like competitors across Wall Street, Morgan Stanley is dealing with a sharp slowdown in M&A and other advisory work.
The bank ranked second place in global M&A during the first three quarters of 2012 and brought in $915 million from its advisory business during the first nine months of this year, down 31 percent from the same period in 2011.
Morgan Stanley's investment banking business, which also includes stock and bond underwriting, has delivered $2.7 billion in year-to-date revenue, down 19 percent from a year ago.
(The story corrects Eichorn's previous title in fourth-last paragraph to head of M&A in the Americas)
(Reporting by Lauren Tara LaCapra; Editing by Phil Berlowitz)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/morgan-stanley-promotes-senior-bankers-u-europe-191547671--sector.html
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Light Hum: a pure analog theremin that converts rays into electro-grooves (video)
Who doesn't love a good theremin spectacle? We Engadgeteers are aficionados of the touchless, variable capacitor musical instrument used in countless '50s space films, so a project by student and designer Danne Woo definitely caught our eye. Woo, who appeared on one of our most popular Engadget shows ever, has built a light-sensing version of that instrument controlled by an AC sequencer. No computers are used in the all-analog device, which is played by moving sliders and dials that vary the intensity of eight lamps installed in front of the musician. The light is converted to varying-frequency sound via photocells, resistors and capacitors which feed a "kleebtronics sequencer" designed by Mark Kleback and Ezer Lichtenstein. To show what it could do, Danne performed a short concert at Glasslands in Brooklyn, bringing the "Good Vibrations" instrument to a whole 'nother place -- catch it in the video after the break.
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What Are Workflow Software Applications?
Operating a business in the information age is a lot more complex than that of the 20th Century. Emails, printing and website designing are only among a few functions that enterprises should use to thrive and survive in today's economy. But these functions could be somewhat difficult and exhausting if done manually. As such, workflow software programs can help a business or organization operate faster and more efficiently. With a technological boom happening nowadays, the use of numerous workflow applications could help businesses and organizations of different kinds stay competitive and operational.
Workflow Programs Info 1: Workflow Software Applications in a Nutshell
Basically, a workflow software application can help a business manage its processes in a fast and cost effective manner. A lot of workflow applications emerge today, all varying in purpose and specialization. Some applications deal with the most complex functions while some could help a manager deal with the most simple, mundane tasks that can be a burden if done by human hands. In fact, tasks such as data entry and email filtering could be so simple, that it could be unproductive and costly to use human talent for such functions. By using workflow software programs, businesses can save time and concentrate instead on the most vital tasks in the business.
Workflow Programs Info 2: Some Programs can do Simple Tasks without Hassle
Through automating routines and subroutines, businesses can certainly save time. For instance, if you are operating a legal services business, it would be wise to use a workflow application. Instead of manually scanning the necessary documents, the workflow application and the specialized scanner can automatically scan documents and turn them into digital files. Then, printers could reproduce them quickly or attach such files through email. Some workflow applications even have the capacity to email the files to the corresponding email addresses of the clients, thereby
Similarly, some workflow software applications could automatically convert files from one format to another. For instance, some software applications can convert word or power point files to PDF files. And such programs can do so automatically if programmed. And there are a lot more functions of such software applications.
Workflow Programs Info 3: They're Apps that can help Online Businessmen
Operating an online business would be catastrophic if you do not use an automated system. To ensure quality service online, it is vital to use some workflow software applications. You should avail of software applications that would manage tasks such as order processing, email marketing, merchandise tracking, online payments and even refunds. With proper configuration and programming, your software program would be very accurate and reliable. And if your services become reliable, it would be likely that customers would buy again from you.
It would be beneficial for online printing services providers to use workflow applications. Through some workflow programs, they could make printing of materials such as brochures and booklets more efficient. Since they typically use machines and automatic printers, they could produce print materials with less costs and fewer errors at a faster turnaround period than materials printed with a lot of human intervention. So if you are in this line of business, you could benefit from such services. What it takes, however, is to invest in the software as well as the needed printing equipment.
Through technology, software innovations like workflow applications can enable business owners and employees to operate smoothly and efficiently. These applications can do both complex and simple tasks in the business, essential for the survival and growth of an enterprise.
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Light used to remotely trigger biochemical reactions
Friday, December 14, 2012
Since Edison's first bulb, heat has been a mostly undesirable byproduct of light. Now researchers at Rice University are turning light into heat at the point of need, on the nanoscale, to trigger biochemical reactions remotely on demand.
The method created by the Rice labs of Michael Wong, Ramon Gonzalez and Naomi Halas and reported today in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano makes use of materials derived from unique microbes ? thermophiles ? that thrive at high temperatures but shut down at room temperature.
The Rice project led by postdoctoral fellow Matthew Blankschien and graduate student Lori Pretzer combines enzymes from these creatures with plasmonic gold nanoparticles that heat up when exposed to near-infrared light. That activates the enzymes, which are then able to carry out their functions.
This effectively allows chemical processes to happen at lower temperatures. Because heating occurs only where needed ? at the surface of the nanoparticle, where it activates the enzyme ? the environment stays cooler.
Blankschien thinks that's fascinating.
"Basically, we're getting the benefits of high-temperature manufacturing without needing a high-temperature environment," said Blankschien, who won the Peter and Ruth Nicholas Postdoctoral Fellowship two years ago to work on these ideas. "The challenge was to keep the higher temperature at the nanoparticle, where the enzyme is activated, from affecting the environment around it."
The technique holds great potential for industrial processes that now require heat or benefit from remote triggering with light.
"The implications are pretty exciting," said Wong, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and of chemistry. "In the chemical industry, there's always a need for better catalytic materials so they can run reactions more inexpensively, more 'green' and more sustainably. You shouldn't run through gallons of solvent to make a milligram of product, even if you happen to be able to sell it for a lot of money."
For industry, the potential energy savings alone may make the Rice process worth investigating. "Here we're using 'free' energy," Wong said. "Instead of needing a big boiler to produce steam, you turn on an energy-efficient light bulb, like an LED. Or open a window."
The particle at the center of the process is a gold nanorod about 10 nanometers wide and 30 long that heats up when hit with near-infrared light from a laser. The rods are just the right size and shape to react to light at around 800 nanometers. The light excites surface plasmons that ripple like water in a pool, in this case emitting energy as heat.
Halas' Rice lab is famous for pioneering the use of gold nanoshells (a related material) to treat cancer by targeting tumors with particles that are bulk heated to kill tumors from the inside. The therapy is now in human trials.
The new research takes a somewhat different tack by heating nanoparticles draped with a model thermophilic enzyme, glucokinase, from Aeropyrum pernix. A. pernix is a microbe discovered in 1996 thriving near hot underwater vents off the coast of Japan. At around 176 degrees Fahrenheit, A. pernix degrades glucose, a process necessary to nearly every living thing. The enzyme can be heated and cooled repeatedly.
In their experiments, Blankschien and Pretzer cloned, purified and altered glucokinase enzymes so they would attach to the gold nanoparticles. The enzyme/nanoparticle complexes were then suspended in a solution and tested for glucose degradation. When the solution was heated in bulk, they found the complexes became highly active at 176 degrees, as expected.
Then the complexes were encapsulated in a gel-like bead of calcium alginate, which helps keeps the heat in but is porous enough to allow enzymes to react with materials around it. Under bulk heating, the enzymes' performance dropped dramatically because the beads insulated the enzymes too well.
But when encapsulated complexes were illuminated by continuous, near-infrared laser light, they worked substantially better than under bulk heating while leaving the solution at near-room temperature. The researchers found the complexes robust enough for weeks of reuse.
"As far-fetched as it sounds, I think chemical companies will be interested in the idea of using light to make chemicals," Wong said. "They're always interested in new technologies that can help make chemical products more cheaply."
He sees other possible uses for the new approach in the production of fuels from degradation of biomass like lignocellulose; for drug manufacture on demand ? maybe from nanoparticle-infused tattoos on the body; or even for lowering blood sugar concentrations as a different way to manage diabetes.
"That we can now make these particles is great," Wong said. "The next exciting part is in thinking about how we can deploy them."
Ryan Huschka, a co-author of the paper, is a former Rice graduate student and now an assistant professor of chemistry at Newman University. Halas is the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, a professor of biomedical engineering, chemistry, physics and astronomy and director of Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics. Gonzales is an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and also of bioengineering
The research was supported by the Peter and Ruth Nicholas Postdoctoral Fellowship Program administered by the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the Rice University Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering Hamill Innovations Award Program, the Rice University Faculty Initiatives Fund, the Robert A. Welch Foundation, the National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
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