Tuesday, August 07, 2007

 

Daily Update 08/07/2007

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My Favorite Featured Story
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Scientists have discovered a ground-breaking way of levitating ultra small objects, which may revolutionise the design of micro-machines, a new report says.

Physicists said they can create "incredible levitation effects" by manipulating so-called Casimir force, which normally causes objects to stick together by quantum force.

The phenomenon could be used to improve the performances of everyday devices ranging from car airbags to computer chips, say Professor Ulf Leonhardt and Dr Thomas Philbin from Saint Andrews University.

Casimir force -- discovered in 1948 and first measured in 1997 -- can be seen in a gecko's ability to stick to a surface with just one toe.

Now the British scientists say they can reverse the Casimir force to cause an object to repel rather than attract another in a vacuum.

"The Casimir force is the ultimate cause of friction in the nano world, in particular in some micro-electromechanical systems," said Leonhardt, writing in the August issue of New Journal of Physics.

"Micro or nano machines could run smoother and with less or no friction at all if one can manipulate the force," he added.

And he added: "In order to reduce friction in the nanoworld, turning nature's stickiness into repulsion could be the ultimate remedy. Instead of sticking together, parts of micromachinery would levitate."

Leonhardt stressed that the practise is possible only for micro-objects.

But he underlined that, although in principle it may one day be possible to levitate humans, that day is a long way off.

"At the moment, in practice it is only going to be possible for micro-objects with the current technology, since this quantum force is small and acts only at short ranges," he said.

"For now, human levitation remains the subject of cartoons, fairytales and tales of the paranormal."

Their research was to be published in the New Journal of Physics.

Preschoolers preferred the taste of burgers and fries when they came in McDonald's wrappers over the same food in plain wrapping, U.S. researchers said, suggesting fast-food marketing reaches the very young.

"Overwhelmingly, kids chose the one that they perceived was from McDonald's," said obesity prevention expert Dr. Thomas Robinson of the Stanford University School of Medicine, whose work appears in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

While prior studies have looked at the impact of individual ads on kids, Robinson and colleagues set out to study the overall influence of a company's brand -- based on everything from advertising to toy premiums and word of mouth.

It comes as many food and restaurant companies face pressure to cut back on marketing to children as rates of obesity among that age group continue to climb.

Robinson and colleagues conducted a taste test with a total of 63 kids aged 3 to 5 who were enrolled in a Head Start preschool for low-income families.

They were offered five pairs of foods and asked if they tasted the same or to point to the one that tasted better.

The food -- taken from the same order -- was wrapped in either McDonald's packaging or unbranded packages in the same color and style.

In about 60 percent of the tastings, the kids preferred food in the McDonald's wrapper.

"They actually thought the food tasted better," Robinson said in a telephone interview.

EVEN 'MCCARROTS' PREFERRED

About 22 percent of the kids chose food in the plain wrappers while 18 percent said the food tasted the same or were unable to complete the experiment.

"It ranged from 48 percent who chose the hamburger up to over 70 percent who chose French fries as tasting better if they thought they were from McDonald's," he said.

"Even for baby carrots, kids said the carrots they thought were from McDonald's tasted better," Robinson said.

The same was true of milk.

He said the study supports efforts to ban or regulate advertising or marketing of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and beverages directed to young children.

A McDonald's Corp. spokesman said the company has been working to address the need for responsible marketing to kids and providing healthy food choices.

"McDonald's is only advertising Happy Meals with white meat McNuggets, fresh apple slices and low-fat milk, a right-sized meal of only 375 calories," said spokesman Walt Riker, in a statement e-mailed to Reuters.

"Our recent program with 'Shrek' was our biggest-ever promotion of fruits, vegetables and milk, another indication of our progressive approach to responsible marketing," he said.

The recent effort put the green ogre of the "Shrek" movies on a diet in a campaign that promoted healthier foods.

Robinson acknowledged that fast-food marketers have added some healthy foods to their menus, but he said the study should raise some alarms for parents.

"The majority of their marketing and reputation and brand is based on foods that are high in calories and fat and low in nutritional value," he said.

My Favorite Story Trash News Story
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Comedian Chris Rock and his wife of nearly 11 years, Malaak, have had enough of the woman who claims that Rock fathered her son. Now that DNA tests have proved that he did not father the teenager, the Rocks have issued the following statement to TMZ:

"Though we prefer to keep our private life out of the media, we feel that it is necessary to respond to the many grossly inaccurate media reports that were sold to the tabloids by Kali Bowyer who falsely claimed that Chris Rock fathered her 13-year-old son. After multiple lies, including that Chris refused to establish paternity and after finding out that Ms. Bowyer has an extensive criminal record, we personally asked the court to help us establish paternity so that we could put this harassment to rest.

Last week it was concluded through DNA testing that Chris is not the father of Ms. Bowyer's son. We have spent a tremendous sum to litigate this case and are asking our attorney to pursue all legal remedies against her. Additionally, we would like for any monies Ms. Bowyer has taken from the tabloid media based on this false story to be donated to Bulloch County, GA charities for the benefit of disadvantaged boys and girls. We also express our deepest prayers for the welfare of Ms. Bowyer's son who has been continuously embarrassed and exposed in the media by his mother.

We are happy that this has come to an end."

My Favorite Press Release Today
Brought to you The Open Press

Now that massive emailing has become an unproductive tool for reaching online gamblers, direct communication (peer-to-peer) with online casino and poker room players becomes a preferred method.

Isle of Man (PRWEB) August 7, 2007 -- The soon to be released B4Playing client introduces the first direct communication tool between properties and players. Special bonuses, tournaments and events can now be sent directly to the players' desktop without using the email system where the recipient attention is distracted by 100s of promotional messages.

"One of the benefits to B4Playing community and to the properties who are participating in the program is the ability to send real time messages," indicates Mr. Itay Paz, B4Playing VP marketing. "Emails become a less efficient tool as there are so many who are competing to get the recipient attention. Our system provides a perfect vehicle to promote new offers of online casinos and poker rooms and to drive increased traffic instantly."

One of the benefits to B4Playing community and to the properties who are participating in the program is the ability to send real time messages
"Our real time client-server system with our extensive data base, being automatically fed by the operators is a perfect tool to be used by the operators. Our extensive messaging and alert system can be used to impact traffic instantly," says Mr. Jonathan Gillad, B4Playing General Manager.

"We are using various marketing tools to get potential players attention. The B4Playing tool, free to players and open to us to be used at a performance based cost, is perceived to be a great tool," says Satya Mahapatra, affiliate manager at Red Hot Revenue. "We are looking forward to test the product and participate at B4Playing program."

B4Playing aims at starting a beta program to 1,000 users by Aug 15th and its official general availability is scheduled for September 3rd.

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B4Playing is a privately held, Isle of Man corporation who develops a software client tool that supplies filtered and relevant real time data from more than 100 online casinos and poker rooms to its users. B4Playing aims at saving search time and providing the most extensive data available in the industry to its users (data such as: casino bonus, poker bonus, slots tournaments, progressive slots and poker tournaments). B4Playing operates an innovative casino affiliates and poker affiliates programs known as the Multiple CPA affiliate program. Visit us at www.b4playing.com for more information.


My Favorite Spam e-mail of the day
I don’t know about you but I am consistently getting spam e-mail. Some of these e-mails totally crack me up. I’ve decided to post my favorite spam e-mail daily.

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My Weather: Kansas City
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Today: Partly cloudy. Hot and humid. Heat index near 105F. High 96F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 78F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Hot and humid. Heat index near 105F. High 97F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph.

Tomorrow night: Some clouds and possibly an isolated thunderstorm after midnight. Humid. Low 79F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Thursday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the upper 70s.

Friday: Sunshine. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s.

Saturday: Abundant sunshine. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the mid 70s

My Daily Horoscope (Virgo)
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Quickie:
Any work issues you have today aren't as difficult as they appear to be at first.

Overview:
It's one of those days when your brain is your most important asset. Keep your eyes and ears open, because you should pick up on a few clues that you can piece together quickly to come up with amazing answers.

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