Best christmas Ecards

We usually at this time on every near christmas eve we struggle to find the right ecards online since most of them are free, but then we find that most of this free ecard sites have lots of banners that I don't think our receivers will like to see, so I made a research and I found this cool site with less banners or no banners it all
http://www.egreetings.com/
Beware of www.meme4u.com is an ecard site but it will force you not just to go to their sponsors but literally take over your browser.

How to know if you have Alzheimer's

 A group of Finnish researchers have discovered a new system to detect Alzheimer's disease at an early stage by a simple blood test, which could allow the disease diagnosed several years before symptoms appear.
As reported in today's Technology Research Centre of Finland (VTT), scientists at the agency and the University of Eastern Finland have found that Alzheimer's is preceded by a "molecular signature" consisting of three metabolites (molecules produced during metabolism).
The study, published in the journal "Translational Psychiatry" suggests that the detection of these biomarkers in the blood can distinguish between people with mild memory problems and those that are in early stages of dementia.

Thus, a simple blood test would help identify patients at high risk of developing Alzheimer's, so that preventive measures could be taken to slow or even prevent the onset of the disease.
To develop the clinical work, the team of Finnish scientists analyzed more than two years for blood samples from 226 elderly, of whom 46 were healthy, 37 had Alzheimer's and 143 suffered mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a stage prior to the dementia.
Once the follow-up period, 52 of the 143 patients with MCI had developed Alzheimer's.
Analysis of blood plasma of these old revealed that he had changed the chemical composition of their blood, a sign of changes in the brain.
"To establish the pathogenic relevance of this type of predictive biomarkers may not only facilitate early diagnosis, but can also help identify new therapeutic avenues," say the authors, led by Professor Matej Oresic.

According Oresic, research on these chemicals and their relation to the development of Alzheimer's could help create new drugs to fight the disease.

Historical hero or a liar?

This is what is supposed Dakoya happened to Meyer in September 2009 when he was marine in Afghanistan was his patrol car with two sections of Afghan troops heading to a town called Ganjgal when they were attacked. Four of the co-Meyer became caught fire several bursts with so many soldiers. Meyer could hear on the radio. He had been ordered to stand still, but ignored. Like a madman, rushed to the heavy gunfire and went to where his companions. In the end, that day would end up saving 37 people (about two dozen Afghans among them) on several trips. He broke five trucks that were so intense bursts of bullets. The last trip I made up and went to recover the bodies of their dead comrades.An incredible story. Both Meyer became the first soldier from the Vietnam War, receiving the highest honor you can give the U.S. a member of the army: the Medal of Honor.But there is another version.In that convoy was another person, a journalist named Jonathan Landay, who has submitted a report claiming that everything is quite exaggerated. Meyer could not save because at the U.S. 13 traveling alone were 12 and four others were killed Meyer. Of the survivors, no one saw a Meyer kill those eight Taliban killed are supposed to, but remember that some were saved by a helicopter that came later. The rest said they got in the truck all by themselves while Meyer sought refuge. Nor is it clear that Meyer was ordered to sit still.The Marines have rejected this report. Say it is easier than in a battlefield to see things differently, and has followed a rigorous research process to deliver the Medal of Honor, including witnesses, graphics, and two major investigations. What is not known is the version of Meyer himself. The army continues to refer to the version that is posted on their website to not make the sergeant now have to repeat what he considers "the worst day of his life."The curious thing is that this change of image, from hero to liar, is not the first big problem with Meyer since he received the Medal of Honor. It has also been sued by the company that hired him when he returned home, the arms manufacturer BAE Systems. It turns out that this company spent as much effort to put their weapons on both U.S. soldiers and Afghans. And Meyer that sounded wrong. So he explained to his boss by e-mail: "While my job is to create better weapons for my countrymen, I am doing. But arming those killing our people ...". BAE sued him for libel, and dismissed him. Since then, no private company related to the military-even those who directed his friends-he wanted to hire. All cite the demand. Meyer, the only veteran of Afghanistan, which Obama has personally decorated, the Maxim magazine that wanted to be his military technician, who starred in an article in the prestigious entire 60 minutes, is now working as a mason.

Mitsubishi presents its interface EMIRAI vehicular

In the '50s, humanity imagined that in 2000 the cars were to be true rockets that defy gravity and allow us to cover large distances in a few minutes. You have a few days into 2011, and although we have these "rocket cars" that our forefathers dreamed of, at least we can say that their control interfaces are pretty close to becoming reality. The concept is called EMIRAI, and was presented by the people of Mitsubishi in the 2011 edition of the Tokyo Motor Show, which ended last Sunday.

 On Sunday December 11 ended the 42nd edition of the famous Tokyo Motor Show, with the presence of more than 840 000 people in its eight-day for the general public. We had seen some of the new Nissan Pivo through 3, but this time, our attention is accusing people of Mitsubishi. No doubt we could have hoped for a complete vehicle from them, but what they offered in the exhibition was a concept that has the potential to become the default vehicle interface a lot of electric cars ... between now and ten years if all goes well. His name is EMIRAI, and if for some reason you thought that high-definition projection and tactile interfaces have no place in a car, better take a closer look.

The highlight of the system is undoubtedly EMIRAI your dashboard. Instead of using multiple LCD displays to present information, chose Mitsubishi rear projection, a detail that allows them to create a panel with different levels of curvature, adapting the original design of the car. At the same time, these have support projection surfaces touch, through which a user can enter text quickly with one hand. Another very important point of the interface is on the steering wheel buttons eighteen integrated and associated with different functions. Eighteen buttons may seem much on a wheel, but Mitsubishi has made the buttons change their profile according to the functions available at the time.

As if that were not enough, EMIRAI can also serve as personal information system for the driver, reporting useful data on the health of it, including heart rate. The information is not limited only to those leads, but the other passengers can also access such data through the screens mounted in the back seat. According to Mitsubishi, they can make suggestions on different types of technologies, but the key is to demonstrate to manufacturers how these technologies can be used and applied in different vehicles. While EMIRAI interface is approximately a decade away, imagine what is to come between EMIRAI and interfaces today.

Source: GizMag

Gordon: Supercomputer with SSD

The processing capacity of supercomputers have shown some really leaves us surprised, but even these high performance systems must yield to the hard drives and the sacrifice in speed represent, in exchange for a high storage density and a relatively low cost . But in the Supercomputer Center San Diego, have developed a different idea and that idea is named after Gordon. Gordon is the world's first supercomputer that uses massive amounts of solid state drives, thanks to which users can access their reading and writing speeds close to 200 gigabytes per second.

It is without doubt a vicious circle. Solid state disks have shown benefits in terms of speed and power consumption, but the main barrier to their widespread adoption is still the price. And the price drops, we need cheaper manufacturing methods ... but also an increase in demand. With the prospect of hard drives affected by floods in Thailand, the feeling that "this" is the time for the SSD can be detected almost everywhere. In lieu of a general change of platform, the installation of a SSD is becoming a logical choice to upgrade our systems. And if that happens on desktop computers and laptops, why can not pass between servers and supercomputers?

People Supercomputer Center San Diego recently announced that it has put online to Gordon, a supercomputer that is already ranked 48 of the known list of "Top 500". This is a monster of 16,384 cores, 64 terabytes of RAM, four petabytes of storage space, and what brings us here today, 300 terabytes of solid state storage, thanks to the installation of a total of 1.024 units of Intel 710 high performance and 300 GB each. This space will allow users to access databases up to ten times faster than they would if they were stored on hard drives.

Gordon (named by Flash Gordon) has faster read / write of 200 gigabytes per second. As expected, the cost of Gordon has been quite high, about $ 20 million to be precise, but more than a thousand SSDs inside, and a theoretical maximum of 280 Teraflops, it seems money well assigned. Michael Norman, director of the Center in San Diego, stated forcefully that "double the amount of information generated every year," and the current systems are already "overwhelmed." Personally, I hope the presence of the SSD from supercomputers to increase. Not only increase the performance of these systems, but also stimulate demand in the market. And we want SSD cheap, there's no doubt.

Men in Black 3 (Trailer)

If there is an Hollywood actor who is considered a true "guarantee the box office," that is Will Smith, so no surprise to find that almost ten years after its last installment, the series Men in Black is ready to return to the big screen. Agent J and Agent K must once again protect the Earth to their particular way, but this time there is a small twist "temporary" to be solved. It is Men in Black 3, and this is the trailer.

Although you can find one or two setbacks in his career, and often criticism has not been favorable, in general everything that depends on a Will Smith ends his adventure starring role in film far above the original budget. Technically it works since 2008, but we must not forget that it was the producer of the remake of Karate Kid, film that starred his son Jaden. His immediate projects place him as a producer of "This Means War", a tale of two CIA agents fighting for the same woman, but his return with all the letters to the card will be through one of the roles that originally catapulted to success. Ladies and Gentlemen, Agent J will return to the adventures with Agent K in Men In Black 3.


On the plot ... what we know. J Agent K Agent discovers that is not anywhere, and colleagues at the Agency reported as dead ... forty years ago. Apparently this is the work of bad guy named Yaz, since the death of Agent K can achieve the destruction of planet Earth. In an attempt to put things in order, Agent J must travel back in time, more precisely to 1969, to save both the younger version of K and Earth. As the trailer shows the mean time travel jump Chrysler Building, which if my memory goes up to 320 meters high.

The fact of creating a sequel nearly ten years after the last film may seem strange to some, but the truth is that Hollywood is little or no interest these "spaces" (no better example than Tron: Legacy), and probably are a way to tap into if necessary, be it comic books, sequels, or other special material. J Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and K, Rip Torn as Zed, Emma Thompson as Agent O, and the New Zealand comic Jemaine Clement as Yaz represent the main elements that will shape MIB 3, with the return of Barry Sonnenfeld to direction (he was the director of the two previous MIB) and Steven Spielberg production. The release date is agreed upon May 25, 2012.

MorpHex: Robot hexapod spherical

Those minds that are dedicated to robotics, whether it is a hobby or a complete job can shape both foreign designs as attractive to the eye, and that is exactly what generates the MorpHex when one observes for the first time. Hexapods are less common (and usually more complex) than the rest of his brothers robotic, but also make us think of a crab when he walks, the detail applied to the spherical form is outstanding. It all started in November 2010, when a Norwegian engineer named Kåre Halvorsen announced the start of a project called MorpHex. One of the first objectives was that the MorpHex should move like a hexapod, and should become a hexapod to a sphere, and vice versa. Eventually, this would enable the MorpHex bearing capacity for acquiring, accessing two different methods to get around. Since then, Halvorsen on their official website has specific details about the making of this robot. Although no specific plans, the amount of "visual information" on the robot is remarkable. In late June this year, appeared the first video on YouTube showing the MorpHex without its spherical shape. One would think that would require special parts to give the MorpHex a spherical shape, but Halvorsen chose a much simpler solution: It took a globe, and separated the sections according to their need. For a moment I thought I had used some form of "Death Star" to scale, but the globe was a perfect replacement.

To Halvorsen was a year with much less time than I imagined, so that the development of MorpHex had some white space, but recently released a new video pieces hexapod integrating its spherical shape. The precision of movement is not only formidable, but for a moment that will cross your mind an image of a crab.
As Halvorsen announces it in the two videos, the MorpHex is not complete, since its function has yet to get rolling, but if there is no technical shock, should be only a matter of time. Now, I can not think of a scaled version of the MorpHex, designed to explore complex terrain, or why not, on board a rocket on a scouting mission to Mars within a few years. According to what we have seen so far, the MorpHex is a one man operation (beyond some acknowledgments at the end of each video), which makes this even more fascinating spherical hexapod. Definitely expect more news on this robot.

You don't need motivational speakers, you need yourself

It is a shame people need others to keep themselfs motivated whithout knowing that the best motivational speaker is within themselves, yes motivational speakers can keep you motivated but just for the moment unless is with you 24/7 (that only if we use common sense)

50 or more things that you can do with an ipad 2

Read the Holy Bible and other books, check the calendar, check the sports and news, play video games, learn stuff, learn to cook with recepits, play the piano like the real stuff or the real deal, watch movies, listen to music, use the calculator, make phone calls? WOW, make notes, play ping pong with 2 users at the same time, use GPS while you travel, check stocks at the stock market, show pictures of your family and friends, paint, read books(oh yeah I already mention that hehe)  but there should be more than 50 things todo with an ipad 2 or ipad 3 or the next so is almost endless...

Companies keep taking me to facebook

The other day I wanted to purchase my favorite mp3 player and so I saw a banner on youtube about it and so I wanted to purchase this product and they said if I said "I like" the product on facebook I would get a rebate, but I can careless about a rebate since those rebates are on their websites anyways and or I can find them at the local store, what the f... is wrong with this companies? they think that we are stupid or something? I mean yes if I can only get the rebate through facebook then I understand but if I go to the store and see that the rebate can still work if you buy their products from their local stores then why do I need some annyoing adverstising on my facebook account? yeah ok and so I did purchase their product from the local store, I have some similar sites promoting their product through facebook which I understand but guys WE WANT TO PURCHSE YOUR PRODUCT TODAY not being your amigo on facebook, I have enough companies trying to get through my facebook account just to sale me things :)

galaxy x 11 keeps trying to taking me to their facebook account when I just wanted to see the phone only, what is the deal here?? ok I get it they wanted me on their facebook account so they can shower me me in the future with maybe some junk from other companies? not today pal :)