Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Google takes CAPTCHA security to the streets
In a move that could make CAPTCHA challenges a bit easier for humans and more difficult for bots, Google is experimenting with using street-number images from Street View to strengthen its reCAPTCHA authentication technology.
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Natural Healing Remedies For High Blood Pressure math and sports psychology
There are many factors contributing to raised blood pressure; e.g. diet, lifestyle, stress or lack of exercise. Hypertension, if left untreated, can result in serious medical conditions such as heart attack, kidney failure or stroke. Many people have begun to turn to natural remedies and cures for high blood pressure. While conventional medicines often do not address the root causes, natural remedies treat both its symptoms and the underlying causes. Let's examine the most effective ones in greater detail.
Herbal remedies
Herbs frequently used to control and regulate blood pressure levels include hawthorn, passionflower, guelder rose (also known as water elder, European cranberry bush,best psychology 101 textbook, cramp bark or snowball tree) and ginkgo. They are often the base for ready-made herbal remedies. All of them have the ability to lower blood pressure and act as a tonic for the heart.
You can grow them in your garden, buy them individually or as a ready-made mix from herbal suppliers and online. If you buy them,anatomy pdf, always source your herbal remedies from a reputable company to ensure maximum safety and efficacy.
You can create a mix for raised blood pressure from 30ml of hawthorn tincture (strength 1:2, i.e. one part of plant material and two parts of alcohol), 20ml of yarrow and 30ml of lime flower tincture (both strength 1:5) and 20ml of valerian tincture (strength 1:1). Making tinctures is not difficult but if you don't want to do that it is possible to buy them ready-made. To make the mix, pour the tinctures together into a dark glass bottle and store at room temperature. The mix can be used for up to a year.
For treatment, take 5ml diluted in water, 2-3 times day. In addition to the mix you can take 1-2 fresh cloves of garlic or 5g of garlic powder in capsules, once or twice a day. Be aware that hawthorn is not always compatible with conventional hypertension medication and yarrow should not be taken by pregnant women, and with caution if you are allergic to the plants in the daisy and sunflower families. Garlic may interact with prescription blood-thinning drugs and aspirin. Do not take large doses of garlic for prolonged periods of time or when pregnant or breastfeeding and in the weeks before and after any type of surgery.
Diet and lifestyle
Changing your diet is an important part of lowering high blood pressure. A diet that helps to reduce blood pressure consists of vegetables,math and sports psychology, low-fat dairy foods, beans, nuts and a limited amount of salt. Fish oil, folic acid, calcium and magnesium supplements have been shown to be beneficial for reducing blood pressure as have mind-body practices, particularly autogenic training, biofeedback, yoga and aerobics.
Herbal treatment for hypertension can last from six months to two years, after which you should see a sustained improvement in your blood pressure readings. The best results are achieved when you use natural remedies consistently and follow the recommendations regarding diet and lifestyle. If you are currently taking prescription medicines for hypertension, it is important to consult your doctor before making any changes or additions to your medication. During treatment you should also have your blood pressure checked regularly.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Microsoft courts big data market with SQL Server update
Microsoft has released to manufacturing the newest version of its relational database, SQL Server 2012, the company announced Tuesday. The software will be available for customer purchase on April 1.
With this release, Microsoft is positioning SQL Server as a tool that can help organizations analyze large amounts of unstructured data, an increasingly popular practice called big data.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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'Hunger Games': Five Best Scenes Not In The Movie
We recognize the big-screen adaptation's time constraints, but we missed these moments from the book.
By Fallon Prinzivalli
Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games"
Photo: Lionsgate
Translating a novel into a Hollywood blockbuster is not an easy task. Since there is limited time, a lot of the juicy tidbits get lost in translation. With a book as popular as "The Hunger Games," fan criticism lurks at every turn and the screenwriters are careful to include as many of the beloved scenes as possible.
Luckily, the adaptation of the book to the big screen left this weekend's moviegoers extremely pleased. While we are understanding of the time constraints — the movie is already over two hours — there were a few key "Hunger Games" book scenes we would have loved to see in the film.
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For those of you who have yet to read the book, there are spoilers ahead. (Also, what are you waiting for?! If you enjoyed the movie, the book will fill in all the missing details.) From Haymitch's drunken fall to District 11's respect for Katniss to Katniss' fight to get back to Peeta, here are our picks for the five key scenes from the book not in the movie:
Haymitch Falling Offstage at the Reaping
From the start of the Reaping scene with Prim stopped dead in her tracks to the end when Katniss is escorted to her holding room, the audience is left shaking in their seats. Katniss volunteering in place of Prim saw quite a few audience members already in tears too. In the novel, before Effie begins her infamous "Happy Hunger Games!" speech, there is a quick scene where Haymitch is so drunk he falls off the stage. It adds a little comic relief to his introduction, but it also sets up the mentor's troubled state and shows the effect the Games had on him years later as a grown man.
Peeta's Father Bringing Katniss Cookies
In the book, before Katniss and Peeta board the train for the Capitol, Katniss gets a surprise visitor: Peeta's dad, the District 12 baker, brings her a plate of cookies and informs her that he'll make sure Prim is eating. It's a touching gesture that confuses Katniss at first. She is familiar with Mr. Mellark because he buys the squirrels she hunts in the woods, but he has no obligation to her or her family. Katniss comes to believe it is because everyone merely tolerates her but they cannot help but love innocent, friendly Prim. The scene sets the audience up for Katniss' distrust of Peeta throughout the book.
District 11 Sending Katniss Bread
The District 11 uprising after Rue's death in the movie adaptation is absent from the novel. In lieu of this scene, Katniss is sent a sponsor gift containing a loaf of bread. During their training before the Games, Peeta explained to Katniss the different types of bread in each district, and Katniss immediately recognizes the loaf as coming from District 11. In recognition of the gift, she says a thank you to the district out loud. While the movie scene shows the power Katniss already possesses against the Capitol, the book scene slowly sets up the other districts' willingness to trust her.
Katniss Telling Peeta the Story of Prim's Goat
While Katniss attempts to nurse Peeta back to health — to no avail, as his leg gets worse — a feverish Peeta asks her to tell him a story. Knowing that the Capitol and Gamemakers are listening to every word, she leaves out the details of her and Gale hunting in the woods and tells him the story of how she bought Prim's goat, Lady. After selling a young buck at the Hob, Katniss has enough money to buy Prim a nice birthday present. She passes on a hairbrush and cloth for a dress in favor of an injured goat. Prim loves animals, and with her mother's help, they were able to nurse Lady back to health. The milk from the goat helped the Everdeens survive after their father's death. Katniss' ability to open up to Peeta adds to the love-triangle dynamic. The more Katniss reveals about herself to Peeta, the more she starts to care for him and vice versa, whereas Gale was around to experience these moments with her.
Katniss Screaming for Peeta After the Games
One of the more powerful scenes in the book comes when Katniss and Peeta are airlifted out of the arena and onto a hover craft. Katniss sees Peeta being taken away, but at the time, she is unaware of the reason. As they are separated, Katniss begins pounding on a glass door while screaming Peeta's name. While the audience is left to wonder whether Katniss is really in love with Peeta, this scene shows that, regardless of whether it was all an act, she cares about him. Later on, this scene is replayed in front of the Capitol during an interview with Caesar Flickerman and shows that the star-crossed-lovers act just might save her life — at least for now.
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Erika Van Pelt Sent Home On 'American Idol'
DeAndre Brackensick and Heejun Han join Van Pelt in bottom three.
By Adam Graham
Erika Van Pelt and Ryan Seacrest on "American Idol"
Photo: Fox
Erika Van Pelt debuted a dramatic new look on Wednesday's episode of "American Idol," but it wasn't enough to save her in the competition as the 26-year-old Rhode Islander was sent packing on Thursday's (March 22) "Idol."
Van Pelt made it into the finals as a wild-card choice and consistently found herself facing elimination. This week she chopped off her blond locks and revealed a sleek, short black 'do and received strong marks for her version of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind." But it wasn't enough for viewers, apparently, as she landed at the bottom of America's votes. She sang "I Believe in You and Me" for the judges to try to get them to use their save on her, but they let her go with a swift "no," delivered by Randy Jackson. (As if the pain of elimination isn't tough enough, Van Pelt now has to go back and explain to her New England friends what she was doing singing "New York State of Mind." Good luck with that one.)
Van Pelt found herself in the bottom three alongside DeAndre Brackensick and Heejun Han. Brackensick was released to safety first and was followed by Han.
Han was on the receiving end of some stinging criticism from mentor Jimmy Iovine following his goofball performance Wednesday night of Billy Joel's "My Life." "He came out and disrespected the entire process. His performance was more like four minutes of a bad Adam Sandler movie that goes straight to DVD," Iovine said of Han's campy take on the song, calling it a "stunt gone wrong." "At the end of the day, Interscope has to spend a lot of money on somebody who wins this show, and that's not it."
Han defended himself by saying, "I'm not trying to be a star; I'm just really happy where I am."
Elsewhere on the show, in a surprise birthday tribute to Steven Tyler, his Aerosmith cohort Joe Perry came out and played "Happy Birthday" for him, backed by the Idols. Tyler turns 64 on Monday.
Also, controversy magnet Lana Del Rey performed her hit single "Video Games," complete with a closing confetti shower, and season 10 third-place finisher Haley Reinhart returned to the "Idol" stage to perform her new single "Free."
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Racial Tension Runs Through Sanford's Roots
The historic wrongs against the local black community go back a long way in the Florida city. The memory of those events is still fresh, and they are getting another airing in the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, which protesters have called racially motivated.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
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