A cosmic holiday ornament, Hubble-style

Dec. 18, 2012 ? 'Tis the season for holiday decorating and tree-trimming. Not to be left out, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have photographed a festive-looking nearby planetary nebula called NGC 5189. The intricate structure of this bright gaseous nebula resembles a glass-blown holiday ornament with a glowing ribbon entwined.

Planetary nebulae represent the final brief stage in the life of a medium-sized star like our Sun. While consuming the last of the fuel in its core, the dying star expels a large portion of its outer envelope. This material then becomes heated by the radiation from the stellar remnant and radiates, producing glowing clouds of gas that can show complex structures, as the ejection of mass from the star is uneven in both time and direction.

A spectacular example of this beautiful complexity is seen in the bluish lobes of NGC 5189. Most of the nebula is knotty and filamentary in its structure. As a result of the mass-loss process, the planetary nebula has been created with two nested structures, tilted with respect to each other, that expand away from the center in different directions.

This double bipolar or quadrupolar structure could be explained by the presence of a binary companion orbiting the central star and influencing the pattern of mass ejection during its nebula-producing death throes. The remnant of the central star, having lost much of its mass, now lives its final days as a white dwarf. However, there is no visual candidate for the possible companion.

The bright golden ring that twists and tilts through the image is made up of a large collection of radial filaments and cometary knots. These are usually formed by the combined action of photo-ionizing radiation and stellar winds.

This image was taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 on October 8, 2012, in filters tuned to the specific colors of fluorescing sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. Broad filters in the visible and near-infrared were used to capture the star colors.

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Leaked Report Confirms Human-Induced Climate Change

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The world is on track for warming of at least 2 degrees Celsius, according to a leaked draft of the next IPCC report. David Biello reports.

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A rogue reviewer posted a draft this week of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's next report, in a bid to promote climate change denial.

Instead the draft reaffirms humanity's starring role in global warming, which, along with sea level rise is now "unequivocal.? Also human caused CO2 increases are now "virtually certain" to be responsible for trapping extra heat. And it is "extremely likely that human activities have caused more than half of the observed increase in global average surface temperatures since the 1950s."

In other words, we're well on our way towards global warming of 2 degrees Celsius or more by 2050, if not sooner. After all, concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere are likely to hit 400 parts-per-million this coming spring or next.

The final draft isn't due until next fall and the leak highlights a need to consider updating the IPCC process. Global warming no longer needs confirmation?instead the world needs solutions to climate change's challenges. After all, "many aspects of climate change will persist for centuries even if concentrations of greenhouse gases are stabilized.?

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Something's Gotta Give! - MOMeo Magazine

Posted by Carla Young on December 17, 2012 ? Leave a Comment?

Stop trying to do it ALL!

Calling it trying to be a SuperMom wouldn?t do justice to all the things we try to do (or feel guilty that we aren?t doing). It?s no wonder we resort to the most ineffective time management tactic of all: multitasking. We take on so much, even if it?s just mentally, that we literally have no hope of achieving everything.

We want to bake homemade cookies, volunteer weekly at the school, chair the organizing committee for your local community group, shuffle kids to lessons, find time for our own health and fitness, make awe-inspiring dishes worthy of Pinterest and grow a sustainable business.

And yes, the list goes on (and on and on and on).

Something has GOT to give. This may be the first time you are hearing this because I know those guru types like to tell you that you can have it all, but it?s not true. You probably sensed what I am about to tell you: You do have to make sacrifices to grow a business.

How to Pick and Choose What You Give Up to Grow

Make a List of Non-Negotiables ? Get to the core of what you value by making a comprehensive list of things you absolutely positively will not sacrifice. Be honest. If walking your Kindergartner to school every morning before going to Yoga class is important, put it on the list and design around those activities.

Get to the Essence of It ? Ask yourself why you do the things you do (or at least, why you add them to your guilt list and agonize over not doing them). What is it that you truly value about the activity? What do you get out of it in terms of personal growth, fulfillment, pride?

Find Substitutions for Activities ? Now that you know why you choose to do what you do, next determine if there is another (simpler) way to achieve the same goal. For example, can you enlist other members of the family in the preparation of homemade meals? Can you contribute to the community in a less time-intensive role?

Involve Your Family in the Process ? Enlist your family?s help in vetting your list. Ask them to share what is important to them. The answer may surprise you. For example, the extra duties you take on at school may not be as important to your children as you participating in the occasion in-classroom activity or field trip.

Do the Reality Check ? Tally up what you are left with on your list and what you need to grow your business. If the numbers don?t add up, go back to the beginning and re-examine your answers to the above questions because if you don?t, the something that is going to give will be you!

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Carla Young, MOMeoMagazine.com Publisher If there?s living proof that women can have it all ? and then some ? it?s Carla Young. Building her multiple businesses on a virtual work-at-home model, Carla is an inspiration to other mothers who want to start a lifestyle business. During her early days as a mom entrepreneur, Carla made every single mistake in the book (and a few new ones for good measure). Realizing that ?doing it all? was unhealthy and unsustainable, Carla started by getting organized to the extreme, developing support systems for both her work and family. After other mothers started asking how they too could enjoy her lifestyle, Carla launched MOMeoMagazine.com to support moms at work, at home and at play (because every mommy deserves a little me-time)!

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Army struggles to hold on to war-time intelligence gains and lessons

OTTAWA - The Canadian Army is trying to hold on to its intelligence-gathering capability and its ability to disrupt spying in the face of budget strain, say internal National Defence documents.

A briefing note prepared for the country's top soldier shows the army has pushed the military's chief of intelligence to permanently staff "high-readiness" intelligence positions within brigades and all-source intelligence centres that could be called upon to deploy overseas.

The documents, obtained by The Canadian Press under access to information laws, also show the army is anxious to protect its network of human sources and operatives, known as HUMINT, and to better resource its counter-intelligence abilities.

With the end of the war in Afghanistan and a shrinking defence budget, there is a fear those disciplines could face "degradation."

The army's budget by itself has shrunk by 22 per cent.

Indeed, during an appearance recently before the Senate security and defence committee army commander Lt.-Gen. Peter Devlin said he's invested 1,500 regular force positions in "enablers" such as intelligence, counter-improvised explosive device research, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles, among other things.

How much of that involves modernized intelligence wasn't made clear, but the documents show it is a pressing concern.

"Recent operational experience has reinforced the conviction that deployed land forces in particular (censored) depend on a sophisticated (human intelligence) network that draws from all sources," said the April 8, 2011 briefing.

The army found itself hobbled at the beginning of the Kandahar mission in 2005, by the absence of that sophisticated ground network of sources, and by its lack of experience in interrogating prisoners.

Documents released last year show the agents of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service were brought in early in the war to help in the questioning of Taliban fighters, a practise that ended as army officers gained more experience.

Both NATO and the Canadian military claim to have been surprised by a resurgent Taliban onslaught in the spring of 2006. As the war was winding down for Canada last summer, retired general Walt Natynczyk ? the chief of defence staff at the time ? said intelligence is never an exact science.

"We're not the only ones to have gone through this kind of discovery because intelligence is never perfect," Natynczyk said in his final interview with The Canadian Press.

"Our guys worked very, very hard with intelligence, but the fact is you cannot assess all of the factors, or understand all of the ingredients that go into a counter-insurgency."

The briefing for Devlin said other armies are learning the "hard-won lessons from operations in the Balkans, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan" and have already "developed highly effective field (human intelligence) capabilities."

The Canadian military's counter-intelligence section is a joint branch that investigates threats and possible security breaches. The memo suggests the army wants to develop its own, separate lower level capability, one similar to the U.S. Marine Corps.

The Canadian navy has also gone through similar soul-searching when it comes to intelligence.

Since 2010 it has been engaged in a major overhaul that, at one point, suggested placing more intelligence officers on ships deployed overseas, but budget restraint has slowed that effort.

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Your table is ready, Mr. HeadsetsDotCom

8 hrs.

How much is a name worth?

If you're this guy, Jason, it's exactly $45,500.

How does he know?

He sold it for auction (www.buymylastname.com). His last name used to be Sadler but for the next year, it will be HeadsetsDotCom.

It's got a nice beat, you can dance to it, don't you think?

Sadler ? Sorry, HeadsetsDotCom ? is the guy who started a business mid-recession as a professional T-Shirt wearer, where companies pay him to wear a T-shirt with their logo on it, then talk about it on Facebook, Twitter and in YouTube videos. Within just a few years, he's turned his one-man band into mini T-shirt-wearing empire,watching his revenue double in each of the first few years.

After his mom got divorced earlier this year and decided to change her name, he thought maybe he should change his own name and ? ding! ?the light bulb went off and he thought ? why not just auction it off?

It was a bidding frenzy among 25 bidders over the past month or so, including an 11th hour back-and-forth between HeadsetsDotCom and PawnUpDotCom. To the last minute, he had no idea what his last name would be.

"It was definitely exciting and had me on the edge of my seat watching it unfold!" HeadsetsDotCom said.

The capitalists and entrepreneurs among us would high five Sadler, but, um, what does his mom think? His girlfriend?

His mom stayed up late texting him about how nerve-racking the whole thing was.

"My girlfriend thinks I always need to wear headsets now!"HeadsetsDotCom said.

So, how is he going to explain his name at the DMV when he goes to get a license for Jason HeadsetsDotCom (he will) or at the security check at the airport?

"I think the best way to explain it is just going to say it's a Russian name or something!" HeadsetsDotCom said. "Hah, no, I'm proud to have a brand's name as my last name for 2013, and if the timing allows it (not standing in line to board a plane), I'll be happy to tell the story of selling my last name."

Of course, you know he's going to get a thousand "Can you hear me now?" and other jokes from self-amused punsters. What's his comeback?

"I've always been passionate about hands-free phone conversations!" HeadsetsDotCom quipped.

So now, in the harsh light of day, does he ? like a Vegas wedding or face tattoo ? have any regrets?

"No regrets at all. This was a crazy adventure and I look forward to rocking this last name for the next year!" HeadsetsDotCom said.

And for the record, he's not amused with the face-tattoo analogy. It's a year, not a needle to the forehead!

So Jason Sadler, you just changed your name to HeadsetsDotCom, what are you going to do now?

"I'm going to Vegas! Well, not really, but I'll be celebrating at my favorite restaurant in Jacksonville (TacoLu) with my family,"he said.

OK, we got ask ? what will this guy sell next?

" It was my shirt, now my name, I think I'm good on selling things for the time being!" HeadsetsDotCom said.

Boom Ts ? Boom Ts ?Boom Ts ?.cha-ching!

Hey, what's that sound?

Oh, that's just Jason HeadsetsDotCom!

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Maximizing Storage Space in a Small Home - Home Improvement

Maximizing Storage Space in a Small Home
When you have a home which begs for more storage space you are often aware that you need to find ways to improve that. Sometimes its obvious we can?t simply build new storage space because of city regulations or a variety of reasons. You can alleviate the situation by following some basic guidelines with which we aim to help your situation:

1. Downsizing is key
Although you may be used to collecting vast amounts of belongings and items that you may or may not use, you should be aware that this can really make your home unmanageable over time. Do your best to get rid of items you don?t need so you can open up space for improvements. You?ll see how much better your home will feel once you get rid of the clutter that clogs up your closets, garage, attic or basement among other things. There are a wide variety of useless doodads we keep around the house which serve no purpose even though they might remind us of things that happened years ago. Keep things simple and you?ll be impressed by how much space you?ll open up.

2. Bunk beds
These are a wonderful way to save space which is used all around the world in a number of military and civilian organizations and especially on ships, submarines and so on. The benefits of this are obvious since they can allow for additional storage space ? a lot of the beds offered by furniture companies have built-in drawers and cabinets which add to their value in a home that needs space desperately. You can usually buy those at prices varying from about $500 and up which makes them affordable.

3. Shoe organizers
Although we use them for their intended purpose they can be much more than that in the hands of a savvy homeowner or tenant. You can use them as shelving if you hang them on a wall, offering lots of storage space compartments which will work great for a number of items. The possibilities with this are great if you think about it ? storing spices in the kitchen, toys in your child?s room and so on.
Maximizing Storage Space in a Small Home

4. Toe-kick storage
There is plenty of space under your kitchen cabinets right at the very bottom if you know how to take advantage of that. A great many things can find a spot there such as napkins, flat pans, cooking books and implements, cookie sheets and so on. You can hire a cabinet maker to install those or if you have the desire you can even replace all the old cabinets with ones that have this additional space.

5. Floor-to-ceiling storage
In many cases we underestimate the sheer space offered by high ceilings and what we can do with those. You can find ways to adapt to that by buying furniture which extends all the way to the top, using all available space. This will create ample opportunities for storage with the added bonus of making the place look very good if you?re using something that looks like natural wood. This is a wonderful option for bookcases above all things.

For additional helpful information, visit: http://www.houseremovals.org.uk/storage/

Bio: Ella Andrews is a writer and one of her greatest passion are home remodeling, house removals and home decorating projects. She is presently focuses on writing the best possible way and is therefore searching for new sources of inspiration.

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The Samsung Exynos kernel exploit - what you need to know

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A new kernel exploit has been found (credit to alephzain at XDA) that affects some Samsung Exynos chipsets -- which happen to power many of Samsung's more popular phones. Normally kernel exploits don't make the rounds as news, but this time the word "malware" got attached to it so it's got a bit of steam behind it.

Let's start this by reminding everyone that any app or program that roots your Android phone or jailbreaks your iOS device is malware by this definition. People really need to give up on that damn click-bait, and instead worry about educating people to help keep them safer. That's what we're going to try to do, so read on and lets have a look.

Source: XDA; More: Chainfire's ExynosAbuse root exploit thread

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Engineers roll up their sleeves -- and then do same with inductors

Friday, December 14, 2012

On the road to smaller, high-performance electronics, University of Illinois researchers have smoothed one speed bump by shrinking a key, yet notoriously large element of integrated circuits.

Three-dimensional rolled-up inductors have a footprint more than 100 times smaller without sacrificing performance. The researchers published their new design paradigm in the journal Nano Letters.

"It's a new concept for old technology," said team leader Xiuling Li, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois.

Inductors, often seen as the sprawling metal spirals on computer chips, are essential components of integrated circuits. They store magnetic energy, acting as a buffer against changes in current and modulating frequency ? especially important in radio-frequency wireless devices. However, they take up a lot of space. Inductance depends on the number of coils in the spiral, so engineers cannot make them smaller without losing performance.

In addition, the larger the area the inductor occupies, the more it interfaces with the substrate the chip is built on, exacerbating a hindering effect called parasitic capacitance. Researchers have developed some three-dimensional inductor structures to solve the dual problems of space and parasitic capacitance, but these methods are complex and use techniques that are difficult to scale up to manufacturing levels.

The new inductor design uses techniques Li's group previously developed for making thin films of silicon nitrate, merely tens of nanometers in thickness, that roll themselves up into tubes. The research team used industry-standard two-dimensional processing to pattern metal lines on the film before rolling, creating a spiral inductor.

"We're making 3-D structures with 2-D processing," Li said. "Instead of spreading this out in a large area to increase inductance, we can have the same inductance but packed into a much smaller area."

Using the self-rolling technique, the researchers can shrink the area needed for a radio-frequency inductor to a scant 45 microns by 16 microns ? more than 100 times smaller than the area an equivalent flat spiral would require.

The design can be adjusted to fit target parameters including metal thickness and type, frequency, tube diameter and number of turns. According to Li, this technique could be used for capacitors and other integrated circuit elements as well.

Now, Li's group is working to produce high-performance inductor prototypes, in collaboration with electrical and engineering professor Jose Schutt-Aine. Preliminary experimental data show strong correlation with the modeled designs.

"Once we have optimized this process, we should be able to make an integrated circuit with a completely different platform that could be much smaller," Li said. "It's an ambitious goal."

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