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Saturday, July 6, 2013

BookMyShow for Google Android

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Recommended: People, Parasites, and Plowshares

Cover Image: July 2013 Scientific American Magazine

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Books and recommendations from Scientific American

By Marissa Fessenden

People, Parasites, and Plowshares: Learning from Our Body*amp*apos;s Most Terrifying Invaders
Dixon D. Despommier
Columbia University Press, 2013 (&dollar;28.95)

Reading this book may make your skin crawl. Despommier, an emeritus professor of public health and microbiology at Columbia University, describes the biological feats of creatures that parasitize humans. The facts are horrifying and fascinating: the worm larvae that cause trichinosis, a disease caused by eating raw or undercooked meat, burrow into muscle tissue and instruct cells to build calcified cysts that serve as the worms' homes. The good news is that researchers can co-opt for our benefit the chemical arsenal that parasites wield. For example, a microscopic worm (right) that lurks in tropical waters can coat itself with human proteins and hide from our immune system. Perhaps scientists could harness this cloaking method to prevent organ rejection in transplant patients. As Despommier argues, these body snatchers deserve respect.

This article was originally published with the title People, Parasites, and Plowshares.

Source: http://rss.sciam.com/~r/sciam/basic-science/~3/kgZ4FPsUxKo/article.cfm

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Friday, July 5, 2013

Jordanian Startup Dakwak's Translation And Localization Platform Helps Web Sites Go Global

Jordan might not seem like the most obvious place for a tech hub, but the country is leading the Middle East's growing startup industry. 500 Startups' current class features two Jordanian companies, including Dakwak, a Web site translation and localization platform that wants to help small- to medium-sized businesses go global in the shortest amount of time possible.

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Wildfire cut off Hotshots' access to safety zone

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) ? An erratic wildfire driven by ferocious and shifting winds curled around the location of a team of Arizona Hotshot firefighters, cutting off their access to a safety zone and creating a death trap that quickly consumed them, two fire officials confirmed Friday based on a map of how the tragedy unfolded compiled by The Associated Press.

The map shows that the 19 highly trained Hotshots were just over a quarter of a mile northwest of the safety zone using chain saws, axes and other gear to build a line between the wildfire and the small town of Yarnell on Sunday. But the fire, which was northeast of the team, suddenly changed directions after the winds shifted nearly 180 degrees and cut off their access to the safety zone, a large ranch property.

The AP confirmed the location of the fire crew, their safety zone and the fire's advance based on interviews with people who knew what happened. After building the map, its accuracy was confirmed by Dan Ware, a spokesman for the crews battling the blaze, and Prescott Fire spokesman Wade Ward.

The circumstances of the firefighters' deaths have been known for days but Friday's confirmation offers the most detailed picture about their location and how close to safety they appeared to be.

Officials said the 20th member of the Prescott-based Granite Mountain Hotshots, who served as a lookout for the Hotshot crew and whose exact location during the fire is unclear, was on a hilltop and warned the team that erratic winds had shifted the fire's direction and they were in danger.

The crew had designated a ranch house and its surrounding cleared area as their safety zone, a spot they should be able to reach if things went bad. But the fire moved too fast for them to reach the ranch house, killing the 19 firefighters; the lookout, 21-year-old Brendan McDonough, was able to make it to safety.

A national team of investigators is working to understand more about the firefighters' deaths, visiting the site where they were killed, interviewing McDonough, and examining radio logs and weather conditions. They are expected to release some findings soon, but it will take much longer for a full report.

The lightning-caused wildfire was 80 percent contained Friday, after destroying more than 100 of the roughly 700 homes in Yarnell and burning about 13 square miles.

Fire bosses have begun sending some crews home, and power and gas companies were working to restore service in Yarnell. Residents remained evacuated Friday, but crews were hoping to let them back either this weekend or early next week.

Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake were planning to meet with Yarnell residents on Friday and speak to members of the media afterward.

A memorial service for the firefighters is set for Tuesday, with Vice President Joe Biden expected to attend.

Autopsies of the firefighters showed they all died of either burns or inhalation issues, or a combination of both. Their bodies, in Phoenix for autopsies, are set to be returned home to Prescott on Sunday in a 75-mile procession.

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Associated Press writers Paul Davenport and Amanda Lee Myers in Phoenix, Allen Breed and Felicia Fonseca in Prescott and Martin Di Caro in Washington contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-cut-off-hotshots-access-safety-zone-201030845.html

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Qwiki (for iPhone)

Vine clones seem to be cropping up everywhere, but in truth, Vine was far from the first video-Instagram wannabe?just the most successful. Even Instagram added video sharing this past June to get in on some of Vine's market. Now it's Yahoo's turn, with the acquisition of Qwiki. Qwiki resembles Vine and other video sharing apps, but with a difference: You use videos you already shot, stored in your iPhone's Camera Roll rather than shooting a spontaneous clip within the app. And it's not just about videos, in fact, Qwiki is actually more about photos, combining video and stills into a crafted slideshow.

Getting Started with Qwiki
You'll need iOS 5.1 or later to install the app on your iPhone or iPod touch. You can install it on an iPad, but it's optimized for iPhone. Thankfully, you can sign up for a Qwiki account by tapping a Facebook button and granting permission to access your profile?you don't need a Yahoo account. You can, however, sign up with any old email address if you prefer. Either way, you'll need to enter a new password just for Qwiki. Next you choose whether you want the app to be able to pop up push notifications. So many apps these days have latched onto this way to remind you of their existence; if you can handle yet another, tap OK.

Now you're in the Qwiki app interface proper, where you'll see a feed of video thumbnails of popular submissions. I like how these simply show icons for favorites and comments, rather than actually displaying some or all comments, as some other social video apps do; that design can clutter the feed. During my first foray into the app, helpful/distracting tooltips encouraged me to "Find Friends" and to "See what Qwiki makes for you."

Tapping the first offered Facebook and local contacts, as well as a list of popular Qwikiers. Adding contacts many at a time is a snap with either option. We'll get to that second Create button below in the Making Your Own Qwiki section.

Interface
A dropdown from the main Qwiki logo at top center lets you switch your feed from Popular to just members you're following or to videos tagged with suggested hashtags. A nicely designed search feature lets you switch between hashtags and users. At top right is a heart/comment button, which shows activity in your network of Qwiki contacts and lists who you're following.

When you hit a video's Play arrow, obviously it starts playing, and the comments and Likes expand below the narrow video window. Turning your iPhone sideways switches playback to full-screen mode?another nice design touch. Pause and AirPlay buttons appear if you tap the screen, in case you want to watch the video on your big-screen through Apple TV. After the video finishes, you'll see large heart (like), replay, and follow buttons over the last frame. Since the videos can be much longer than Vine videos?up to a whole minute!?I'd appreciate the addition of a scrubber, to fast forward through them.

Making Your Own Qwiki
After tapping the +Create bar at the bottom of the main Qwiki screen, you have two basic choices?Auto (We create, you edit) and Custom (You create and edit). With either option, you need to grant the app access to your Camera roll before you can get going. With the first option, the app groups images by date, creating previews for each date it finds enough photos for.

With the second option, you select up to 25 photos and/or videos, and then let the app/service work its magic. I chose 24 photos and one video from my recent trip to Split, Croatia. After hitting done and waiting just a few seconds for Loading, I could apply an effect filter, edit media and captions, and choose background music. Note that Qwiki doesn't let you include the sound from your original video, and it drastically shortened my test video.

You can add a caption for each "moment," which can consist of more than one image. I could select any song from my phone's library, or choose from nine canned "Soundtracks." Adding the Cross Process effect wasn't instantaneous, but only took about 30 seconds. I could also choose Fast or Slow playback speeds. The Auto option created a very pleasing end result, with pan and zoom and split screen views for similar photos.

Sharing Out
Once you're happy with the resulting montage, you tap the big green Share button, which opens the Publish page. Here you can change the titles, location, and tag friends. At this point you also have a number of sharing options, including not only your Qwiki stream, but also SMS, Facebook, Twitter, and you can even embed a Qwiki on any web page. You can also choose to make the Qwiki private (you can still share it later). After I hit Publish, the video was quickly rendered and ready to play.?

When you send someone a link to a Qwiki video, they'll see it presented on a web page, but it can only be viewed as an inset window?not full screen?and you don't get any of the social features (liking, commenting) on the web presence. That's similar to what you get with Vine, but other apps like Viddy offer richer web interfaces. At least Qwiki lets you share to Facebook, Twitter, or use embed code for the web video. I encountered a minor bug when composing a sharing email in the app: if I tried typing the addressee's name too soon, the email would close, but there were no real show-stoppers like those you often see in video apps.

Time for a Qwiki?
Qwiki is not going to replace Vine or Instagram, but it does offer a way to present your iPhone photos and video clips in a really attractive way and share them either privately or with a wider audience. While it does mean joining yet another social network, Qwiki's design for this is pretty frictionless, and the app also lets you share to the more popular social properties like Facebook and Twitter. I still like Viddy better among social video apps, but Qwiki fills a different niche, and does so admirably enough.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ziffdavis/pcmag/~3/0R4RqhSB88I/0,2817,2421398,00.asp

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Nokia's Here Maps service comes to the Asha 501, beta release available now for download

The touchscreen Asha 501 Nokia unveiled back in May will now work with Here Maps, the company announced on its blog today. The navigation service is already available on Windows Phone 8, Firefox OS, Android and iOS, and its arrival on the Asha platform will boost that operating system's more modest selection of apps. Available now as a beta release, Here Maps for the Asha 501 offers turn-by-turn navigation and real-time traffic information. It's designed specifically for low-end smartphones without GPS on board, and Nokia's post notes that the current version "is a starting point and we will improve the experience over time." Upcoming changes will likely include improved satellite images, which the company says will soon be updated to a higher quality. Asha 501 users in select countries can nab the Here Maps beta via the source link below.

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iOS 7 vs. Instagram vs. Google+ vs. Twitter: Black & White photo filter comparison

I recently previewed the new Camera app Apple will be releasing alongside iOS 7 this fall, and one of the things that stood out for me the most was not so much the inclusion of built-in photo filters - everyone seems to be adding those these days - but the subtly and restraint shown in which filters Apple chose to include. Not only aren't there any tilt-shifts, frames, borders, or vignettes, but there's nothing overly aggressive about Apple's selection in any way. How does that compare to current king of photo sharing, Instagram, and to the other big social photo sharing services, Google+ and Twitter?

There's such a range it makes things tricky, so to begin with, I'm going to stick to black and white filters using what Apple's shown off so far on Apple.com, and the photo they've shown it off with. I'm not going to look at color filters yet, or at pro-level apps like VSCOCAM or Camera+. I am going to include Camera Noir both because it focuses on just the black and white filter, and because that filter is a lot like the late, lamented Gotham filter of Instagram past.

To create the comparison, I took the screenshots posted on Apple.com, isolated the unfiltered image, loaded it into the other apps, applied their filters, and then took screenshots of the resulting images.

Here's what the black and white filters looks like from, in order, iOS 7 Camera, Instagram, Google+, Twitter, and Camera Noir.

And here's the same comparison with the interface chrome removed, again, iOS 7 Camera, Instagram, Google+, Twitter, and Camera Noir:

Since iOS 7 is still in beta, Apple could still change the way the Camera filters work and look before final release this fall. Never-the-less, it's interesting to see the direction they've taken, and perhaps even more so to see the various approaches to black and white filters already implemented in the apps we currently use every day.

Which set of photo filters is your go-to now, and how do you like what Apple's shown of iOS 7 filters so far?