Syria's President Assad joins Instagram

It's not quite as epic as posing with a tiger a la Vladimir Putin. But Syria's Bashar al-Assad has joined Instagram and the photos are propagandastically fantastic.

No ugly images of bloody battle fields taint the feed of the president caught in the middle of a brutal civil war. Instead, it's photo after photo of him and his wife being caring -- and being loved.

There's al-Assad talking to a little girl by the side of a hospital bed. There's his wife wiping away a little boy's tear. There's al-Assad intently listening to a group of women. There's his wife intently listening to a group of women. And lots of pictures of him being mobbed, greeted, hugged by adoring masses.

The embattled president announced he was adding Instagram to his social media blitz last week via a message posted to his Twitter account. He also has his own Facebook page and a YouTube channel.

And, judging from the comments, fans in Syria, Russia and Turkey.

"God bless you," "We love you," and "We want you to win this war" are common comments posted on the images.

But sensors have apparently not erased some critical remarks.

"This is not the real Syria," one writer posts. "Show as the actual Syria, please."

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HTC: the One is selling better than last year's hero products, but next quarter may see a loss

HTC's unaudited results for Q2 2013 showed a sign of hope, but in today's call for the Q3 guidance, the Taiwanese company expects next quarter's revenue to be in the range of $1.67 billion to $2 billion, with an operating profit of anything from $0 down to... well, a margin of -minus 8 percent, which would equate to a horrible loss. These figures see a notable drop from this quarter's $2.36 billion revenue and $35.4 million operating margin.

CEO Peter Chou blames this decline on the higher cost structure (bill of materials and operating costs) and the clearance of aged inventory in the channel, but he hopes that Q3 will be the bottom in terms of HTC's profitability. CFO Chialin Chang added that his team has a few actions in place to help restore the company to profitability very soon.

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Irony: The warranty for Samsung?s ?water-resistant? Galaxy S4 Active doesn?t cover water damage

Dunking your phone in three feet of water might sound crazy, but with the Galaxy S4 Active, it?s something Samsung actively encourages.

So why doesn?t Samsung?s warranty for the device cover water damage?

Early owners of Samsung?s durable device are finding that, just because Samsung says the phone can survive a dip in a fish tank, that doesn?t mean the company is responsible for any potential damage resulting from the plunge.

Here?s how Samsung frames its liability in?the phone?s user manual (PDF):

This Limited Warranty does not cover: (a) defects or damage resulting from accident, misuse, abnormal use, abnormal conditions, improper storage, exposure to liquid, moisture, dampness, sand or dirt, neglect, or unusual physical, electrical or electromechanical stress [...].

While owners may take Samsung?s advertising as evidence that the Galaxy S4 Active is ?waterpoof,? it?s really just ?water-resistant.? As Samsung points out in the device?s manual, the S4 Active is rated IP67, which means that it?s resistant to water only up to depths of a little over three feet (and only for thirty minutes).

Samsung?s biggest mistake with the Galaxy S4 Active might just be Aqua Mode.

But it?s a bit more complicated than that. In order to keep the device sufficiently safe from water damage, owners must first make sure the phone?s series of??snap points? and port covers are secured. ?As Samsung says: ?It is important that all compartments are closed tightly. Follow these tips carefully to prevent damage to the device.?

The problem, however, is mostly in the way Samsung is advertising the phone: While some advertisements for the S4 Active?bill it as ?whoops-proof? ? i.e., it can survive an accidental dunk in a pool ? features like the device?s ?Aqua Mode? paint a different picture: This is a device, Samsung says, that can ? and should?? be used underwater, regardless of how conventionally stupid doing such a thing is.

As a result, there seems to be something profoundly wrong with encouraging underwater photography while simultaneously denying liability if things go wrong after users actually take advantage of the feature. When you give people a false sense of security, bad experiences are inevitable.

That stance is not a unique one among owners of the S4 Active. All of?the reviews for the S4 Active on AT&T?s website, for example,?mention bad experiences with the phone?s supposed water resistance. ?Here?s one reaction:

Phone was working great but of course the first thing i wanted to do was take an underwater picture. Followed all instructions. within 10 seconds phone had water in it and most of the systems shut down.

Another review, this one via Amazon,?tells a similar tale: ?Why have this feature if your product isn?t actually guaranteed to work under water? I had it for less than a week made sure all instructions followed (back and usb port properly sealed) yet it still leaked water and therefore is now worthless.?

We?ve contacted Samsung and AT&T for comment on their warranty policies and will update when the companies respond.

Source: http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/29/samsung-galaxy-s4-active-water-damage/

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Democrats to aid Republicans on Missouri gun bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) ? With the help of a few Democrats, Missouri's Republican-led Legislature appears to be positioned to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a high-profile bill that seeks to nullify federal gun-control laws in the state and make criminals out of federal agents who attempt to enforce them.

Several of Nixon's fellow Democrats confirmed to The Associated Press that they would vote to override his veto when lawmakers convene in September, even while agreeing with the governor that the bill couldn't survive a court challenge. Many of them noted that in some parts of Missouri, a "no" vote on gun legislation could be career ending.

"We love our guns and we love hunting. It's not worth the fight for me to vote against it," said Rep. T.J. McKenna, D-Festus. But, he added, "the bill is completely unconstitutional, so the courts are going to have to throw it out."

The legislation would make it a misdemeanor for federal agents to attempt to enforce any federal gun regulations that "infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms." The same criminal charges would apply to journalists who publish any identifying information about gun owners. The charge would be punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Nixon said the bill infringes on the U.S. Constitution by giving precedence to state law over federal laws and by limiting the First Amendment rights of media.

The legislation is one of the boldest measures yet in a recent national trend in which states are attempting to nullify federal laws. A recent Associated Press analysis found that about four-fifths of the states have enacted local laws that directly reject or ignore federal laws on gun control, marijuana use, health insurance requirements and identification standards for driver's licenses. Relatively few of those go so far as to threaten criminal charges against federal authorities.

McKenna was among 11 House Democrats who joined Republicans to pass the Missouri gun legislation in May, by a 116-38 vote. The bill cleared the Senate 26-6, with two Democrats supporting it. A veto override needs a two-thirds majority in both chambers, or 109 votes in the House and 23 in the Senate.

Republicans hold 24 Senate seats. Although Republicans currently hold 109 House seats, they're down at least one of their own. Rep. Jay Barnes was the only Republican to vote against the original bill and said he opposes a veto override.

"Our Constitution is not a Chinese buffet, which we like and do not like," the Jefferson City attorney told the AP. "The First Amendment is part of the Constitution that we must uphold. ... (And) the supremacy clause means that states cannot criminalize the activities of agents of the federal government."

If the rest of the Republicans stick together, and none are absent, that means they will need at least one Democratic vote to override the veto.

But so far, at least three House Democrats ? McKenna, Keith English of Florissant and Ben Harris of Hillsboro ? said they would support a veto override, and Democratic Rep. Jeff Roorda of Barnhart said he was leaning toward it.

"Being a rural-area Democrat, if you don't vote for any gun bill, it will kill you," Harris said. "That's what the Republicans want you to do is vote against it, because if you vote against it, they'll send one mailer every week just blasting you about guns, and you'll lose" re-election.

Four other Democrats who voted for the bill told the AP they were now undecided. At least one of the original Democratic "yes" votes ? Rep. Steve Hodges, of East Prairie ? said he would switch to a "no."

Pro-gun legislation typically has received bipartisan support in Missouri. In 2003, the Republican-led Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Bob Holden's veto of legislation legalizing concealed guns with the help of more than two dozen Democrats. That same year, Democrats helped Republicans to override another Holden veto of a bill limiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers.

This year's vetoed gun bill is entitled the "Second Amendment Preservation Act" ? a label that some Democrats said makes it politically risky to oppose.

Democratic Rep. Ed Schieffer, who proclaims himself "100 percent pro-gun," said he voted for the bill in May with an eye toward a potential 2014 state Senate campaign against Republican Rep. Jeanie Riddle, of Mokane, who also supported the bill. Schieffer, of Troy, said he is undecided whether to support a veto override.

"I personally believe that any higher court will probably rule this particular gun law unconstitutional ? on that, I probably agree that the governor's right," Schieffer said. "But I may end up still voting for the gun bill, because I don't want to be on record for not supporting guns."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/democrats-aid-republicans-missouri-gun-bill-223638149.html

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July 26 (The Sports Xchange) - The Denver Nuggets signed free-agent guard Nate Robinson to a multiyear contract, the team announced Friday.

The 5-foot-9 Robinson has career averages of 11.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds in eight NBA seasons with the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls.

Last season, he played a key role for the Bulls when star point guard Derrick Rose missed the entire season after knee surgery. Robinson averaged 13.1 points and 4.4 assists during the regular season and 16.3 points and 4.4 assists during the Bulls' run to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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The Dallas Mavericks re-signed center Bernard James, the team announced.

Terms of the contract were not disclosed by the team.

James, the former Air Force sergeant who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and Qatar, played in 46 games and started 11 for the Mavericks last season as a rookie, averaging 2.8 points and 2.8 rebounds.

The Mavericks had waived the 6-foot-10 James on July 19.

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The Memphis Grizzlies signed guard Jamaal Franklin to a multiyear contract, the team announced.

Financial terms of the rookie's deal with the team were not disclosed.

The Grizzlies selected the 6-foot-5 Franklin the second round of the 2013 NBA Draft.

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Derek Fisher, who is now a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, will retire after this coming season, ESPNLosAngeles.com reported.

It will be Fisher's 18th season in the league, and he plans to make it his last. (Editing by Frank Pingue)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nba-national-basketball-association-roundup-235459454.html

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This Biosensor Knows When Your Body Will Quit Before You Do

Extreme athletes often hit a point during competition wherein their bodies simply can't produce the requisite amount of energy to sustain their current output, commonly known as "hitting the wall." While much research has been done towards countering this event (looking at you Gatorade) actively estimating when the wall will hit remains a cumbersome exercise. But this new biosensor has a non-invasive way of knowing exactly when you'll run out of steam.

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1-year results of ADAPT-DES trial published in The Lancet

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Study finds that high platelet reactivity on clopidogrel predicts stent thrombosis, heart attack, and bleeding but is not directly linked to death

NEW YORK, NY -- Patients who receive a drug-eluting stent (DES) and demonstrate high platelet reactivity on clopidogrel are more likely to have blood clots form on the stent and to suffer a heart attack; however, these patients are less likely to develop bleeding complications. One-year results of the ADAPT-DES trial will be published online July 26, 2013, in The Lancet. The findings were first presented at last year's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual scientific symposium.

ADAPT-DES is the largest study ever to explore the overall treatment implications of platelet reactivity on patient outcomes after successful coronary drug-eluting stent implantation. Researchers investigated the relationship between platelet reactivity during dual therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel and clinical outcomes such as stent thrombosis, major bleeding, and other adverse events.

The study enrolled 8,583 patients at 11 sites in the US and Germany who underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with at least one drug-eluting stent between January 7, 2008, and September 16, 2010. Researchers assessed platelet reactivity with the VerifyNow Aspirin, P2Y12, and IIb/IIIa tests. Patients were followed for one year to determine the relationship between platelet reactivity and subsequent events. At one year, stent thrombosis had occurred in 70 patients (0.8 percent), heart attack in 269 (3.1 percent), major bleeding in 531 (6.2 percent), and death in 161 (1.9 percent).

Platelet reactivity units (PRU), an index of platelet inhibition to clopidogrel, were measured by the VerifyNow P2Y12 test. High platelet reactivity, defined as a PRU of greater than 208, was present in 42.7 percent of patients. At one year, researchers found that high platelet reactivity was significantly associated with stent thrombosis (1.3 percent vs. 0.5 percent) and heart attack (3.9 percent vs. 2.7 percent), but was also found to be protective against major bleeding (5.6 percent vs. 6.7 percent). High platelet reactivity was also associated with one-year mortality (2.4 percent vs. 1.5 percent). However, because high platelet reactivity is also associated with other patient risk factors and baseline characteristics, multivariable modeling was also performed; it showed no independent association between high platelet reactivity and mortality.

"Results from the ADAPT-DES registry definitely demonstrate that high platelet reactivity after implantation of drug-eluting stents is an independent predictor of one-year stent thrombosis and heart attack, but it is also protective against major bleeding, both of which impact mortality," said lead investigator Gregg W. Stone, MD. Dr Stone is professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director of Cardiovascular Research and Education at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Stone is also co-director of the Medical Research and Education Division at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).

"Because of the counteracting effects of ischemia and bleeding, platelet reactivity was not an independent predictor of one-year mortality. Therefore, overcoming high platelet reactivity with more potent antiplatelet agents is unlikely to improve survival unless the beneficial effect of reducing stent thrombosis and heart attack can be separated from the likely increase in bleeding that results from greater platelet inhibition," said Dr. Stone.

Dr. Stone added: "Platelet reactivity on aspirin was unrelated to stent thrombosis, heart attack, or death, but may be related to bleeding. This raises questions as to the utility of aspirin in patients treated with drug-eluting stents."

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The ADAPT-DES trial was sponsored by CRF with research support from Boston Scientific, Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Cordis, Biosensors, The Medicines Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Volcano, and Accumetrics.

About CRF

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is an independent, academically focused nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the survival and quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease through research and education. Since its inception in 1991, CRF has played a major role in realizing dramatic improvements in the lives of countless numbers of patients by establishing the safe use of new technologies and therapies in interventional cardiovascular medicine. CRF is the sponsor of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, TCT is the world's premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. For more information, visit http://www.crf.org and http://www.tctconference.com.

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Study finds that high platelet reactivity on clopidogrel predicts stent thrombosis, heart attack, and bleeding but is not directly linked to death

NEW YORK, NY -- Patients who receive a drug-eluting stent (DES) and demonstrate high platelet reactivity on clopidogrel are more likely to have blood clots form on the stent and to suffer a heart attack; however, these patients are less likely to develop bleeding complications. One-year results of the ADAPT-DES trial will be published online July 26, 2013, in The Lancet. The findings were first presented at last year's Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) annual scientific symposium.

ADAPT-DES is the largest study ever to explore the overall treatment implications of platelet reactivity on patient outcomes after successful coronary drug-eluting stent implantation. Researchers investigated the relationship between platelet reactivity during dual therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel and clinical outcomes such as stent thrombosis, major bleeding, and other adverse events.

The study enrolled 8,583 patients at 11 sites in the US and Germany who underwent a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with at least one drug-eluting stent between January 7, 2008, and September 16, 2010. Researchers assessed platelet reactivity with the VerifyNow Aspirin, P2Y12, and IIb/IIIa tests. Patients were followed for one year to determine the relationship between platelet reactivity and subsequent events. At one year, stent thrombosis had occurred in 70 patients (0.8 percent), heart attack in 269 (3.1 percent), major bleeding in 531 (6.2 percent), and death in 161 (1.9 percent).

Platelet reactivity units (PRU), an index of platelet inhibition to clopidogrel, were measured by the VerifyNow P2Y12 test. High platelet reactivity, defined as a PRU of greater than 208, was present in 42.7 percent of patients. At one year, researchers found that high platelet reactivity was significantly associated with stent thrombosis (1.3 percent vs. 0.5 percent) and heart attack (3.9 percent vs. 2.7 percent), but was also found to be protective against major bleeding (5.6 percent vs. 6.7 percent). High platelet reactivity was also associated with one-year mortality (2.4 percent vs. 1.5 percent). However, because high platelet reactivity is also associated with other patient risk factors and baseline characteristics, multivariable modeling was also performed; it showed no independent association between high platelet reactivity and mortality.

"Results from the ADAPT-DES registry definitely demonstrate that high platelet reactivity after implantation of drug-eluting stents is an independent predictor of one-year stent thrombosis and heart attack, but it is also protective against major bleeding, both of which impact mortality," said lead investigator Gregg W. Stone, MD. Dr Stone is professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Director of Cardiovascular Research and Education at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Stone is also co-director of the Medical Research and Education Division at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).

"Because of the counteracting effects of ischemia and bleeding, platelet reactivity was not an independent predictor of one-year mortality. Therefore, overcoming high platelet reactivity with more potent antiplatelet agents is unlikely to improve survival unless the beneficial effect of reducing stent thrombosis and heart attack can be separated from the likely increase in bleeding that results from greater platelet inhibition," said Dr. Stone.

Dr. Stone added: "Platelet reactivity on aspirin was unrelated to stent thrombosis, heart attack, or death, but may be related to bleeding. This raises questions as to the utility of aspirin in patients treated with drug-eluting stents."

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The ADAPT-DES trial was sponsored by CRF with research support from Boston Scientific, Abbott Vascular, Medtronic, Cordis, Biosensors, The Medicines Company, Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Volcano, and Accumetrics.

About CRF

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is an independent, academically focused nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the survival and quality of life for people with cardiovascular disease through research and education. Since its inception in 1991, CRF has played a major role in realizing dramatic improvements in the lives of countless numbers of patients by establishing the safe use of new technologies and therapies in interventional cardiovascular medicine. CRF is the sponsor of the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, TCT is the world's premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine. For more information, visit http://www.crf.org and http://www.tctconference.com.

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Gang members trust one another more than their own family members if they have shared incriminating information about a violent act they are planning, says a new Oxford University study. Researchers analysed phone conversations between gangs wiretapped by the police in the 1990s. They found that the more contact two members had over the phone, the higher the level of cooperation they had on future tasks. The findings are published in the journal Rationality and Society.

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Oh, Finland. Home to the freest press in the world, one of the most transparent governments, the first country to make broadband access a legal right,?and it crowd-sources new laws to boot. Now the Finns could help pave the way to that seemingly unattainable dream: a copyright law that makes sense.

The citizens of Finland drafted an initiative for a more fair copyright law, named The Common Sense in Copyright Act (or, Ehdotus Tekij?noikeus ja Rikoslain Korjaamiseksi) that just garnered enough support before the deadline?to force the Finnish Parliament to consider it the proposed law, TorrentFreak reported.

The Scandinavian country started crowd-sourcing its legislative process last year, with the launch of the Citizen's Initiative program. Any Finnish citizen can suggest a law, and if 50,000 people back the idea the Parliament must consider the proposal. The process happens on an online platform called Open Ministry, essentially Finland's version of the?We the People petition hub?except in the US version requires 100,000 signatures, and the government usually ignores the idea entirely.

Before you start packing your bags to relocate to Finland, it's worth noting that the impetus to rewrite the nation?s copyright law is that the current law is notoriously stringent. The initiative's supporters want to do away with Lex Karpela, a 2005 amendment that more strictly criminalized piracy, and made punishments for copyright infringement more severe.

So severe it gave the copyright-reformers pushing the would-be law?namely, Sampsa, a political street artist known as the ?Finnish Banksy? and the Finnish Electronic Frontier Foundation?some ammo to help garner support for the proposal. Last year the country?s copyright cops got themselves??in hot water after confiscating a 9-year-old's Winnie the Pooh laptop because she downloaded a few pop songs.

The proposed law would do away with house searches, decriminalize file-sharing, and ease up on enforcement overall. "The proposal wants to reduce penalties for copyright infringement, increase fair use, ban unfair clauses in recording contracts, and ease the ability for people to make copies of items they already own for backup and time-shifting purposes," reported TorrentFreak. The Finnish Parliament will likely vote on the law early next year.

In the past, Big Content lobbyists had a huge hand in drafting copyright law, which the transparency-devoted Finnish Parliament has freely admitted to. Passing a crowd-sourced law would put the power back in the hands of the people, the point of democracy in the first place.

The promise of a crowd-sourced commonwealth is taking hold around the world, as FastCompany noted:?"Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren asked Reddit users for ideas to curb the draconian process of seizing domain names in the U.S. Steven Polunsky, director of the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce, proposed a crowdsourcing effort for new legislation regulating payday lending. In Iceland in 2011 the nation as a whole helped crowdsource a new constitution."

Democracy implications aside, copyright law will a tough nut to crack, even in Finland, just 500 miles down the road from the epicenter of the online piracy debate, Sweden. That Scandinavian neighbor is?home to The Pirate Bay, as well as?a growing political Pirate Party that's advocating?for a total overhaul of intellectual property and copyright law around the world.

While the Pirate Party gathers steam in Europe, here in the US the government has been trying to rewrite messy copyright law, but to make it even more strict. Specifically, lawmakers want to crack down on foreign-based sites that enable piracy like The Pirate Bay. Par for the course, that initiative?has support from representatives whose pockets are lined by lobbyists in Hollywood?American citizens, not so much.

The copyright war won't be over?anytime soon, but it'll be pretty incredible if the next battle is fought and won by 50,000 civic-minded Finns.

Source: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/50000-finns-might-have-just-crowd-written-the-nations-next-copyright-law

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Former President Ulysses S. Grant dies

Jul 23, 1885:

On this day in 1885, just after completing his memoirs, Civil War hero and former President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.

The son of a tanner, Grant showed little enthusiasm for joining his father's business, so the elder Grant enrolled his son at West Point in 1839. Though Grant later admitted in his memoirs that he had no interest in the military apart from honing his equestrian skills, he graduated in 1843 and went on to serve first in the Mexican-American War, which he opposed on moral grounds, and then in California and Oregon, tours of duty that forced him to leave behind his beloved wife and children. The loneliness and sheer boredom of duty in the West drove Grant to binge drinking. By 1854, Grant's alcohol consumption so alarmed his superiors that he was asked to resign from the Army. He did, and returned to Ohio to try his hand at farming and land speculation. Although he kicked the alcohol habit, he failed miserably at both vocations and was forced to take a job as a clerk in his father's tanning business.

If it were not for the Civil War, Grant might have slipped quickly into obscurity. Instead, he re-enlisted in the Army in 1861 and embarked on a stellar military career, although his tendency to binge-drink re-emerged and he developed another unhealthy habit: chain cigar-smoking, which probably caused the throat cancer that eventually killed him. In 1862, Grant led troops in the captures of Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee, and forced the Confederate Army to retreat back into Mississippi after the Battle of Shiloh. After the Donelson campaign, Grant received over 10,000 boxes of congratulatory cigars from a grateful citizenry.

In 1863, after leading the Union Army to victory at Vicksburg, Grant caught President Abraham Lincoln's attention. The Union Army had suffered under the service of a series of incompetent generals and Lincoln was in the market for a new Union supreme commander. In March 1864, Lincoln revived the rank of lieutenant general?a rank that had previously been held only by George Washington in 1798--and gave it to Grant. As supreme commander of Union forces, Grant led troops in a series of epic and bloody battles against Confederate General Robert E. Lee. On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House. The victory solidified Grant's status as national hero and, in 1869, he?began his first of two terms as president.

Grant's talent as political leader paled woefully in comparison to his military prowess. He was unable to stem the rampant corruption that plagued his administration and failed to combat a severe economic depression in 1873. However, successes of Grant's tenure include passage of the Enforcement Act in 1870, which temporarily curtailed the political influence of the Ku Klux Klan in the post-Civil War South, and the 1875 Civil Rights Act, which attempted to desegregate public places such as restrooms, "inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement." In addition, Grant helped to improve U.S. and British diplomatic relations, which had been damaged by the British offer to supply the Confederate Army with tools to break the Union naval blockade during the Civil War. He also managed to stay sober during his two terms in office.

Upon leaving office, Grant's fortunes again declined. Although he and his wife Julia traveled to Europe between 1877 and 1879 amid great fanfare, the couple came home to bankruptcy caused by Grant's unwise investment in a scandal-prone banking firm. Grant spent the last few years of his life writing a detailed account of the Civil War and, after he died of throat cancer in 1885, Julia managed to scrape by on the royalties earned from his memoirs.

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Can male contestants save 'Top Model?'

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Ashley Majeski TODAY contributor

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Over the past 19 seasons, the girls of "America's Next Top Model" have basically done it all -- from massive makeover meltdowns to girl-on-girl catfights. So what does creator and star Tyra Banks do when the girls can no longer deliver high ratings? Bring in the boys!

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Men are coming to "America's Next Top Model."

For the first time ever, the upcoming season of "Top Model" will feature male models. Eight men and eight women will live together and compete for a national ad campaign with GUESS, a spread in Nylon magazine and a modeling contract with Next Model Management.

"It's guys and girls," one female contestant says in the season's trailer. "What could be more dramatic than that?"

"Girls, you think you run the show but you have no idea what you're getting yourselves into with the guys," offers one of the buffed and bronzed male contestants.

Last season, the show underwent some major revamping, including contestants who were all college students, a new judges' panel and a move to a new night, but the tweaks failed to bring the show back to its glory days of high ratings.

"This cycle will explore the similarities and differences that male and female models face in the pursuit of their careers, bringing on experts and celebrities to mentor and challenge them each week," the show's website claims. "There will be more than a little opportunity for rivalry, flirtation and romance."

Will it be enough to save "Top Model?" We'll have to wait until the new season premieres on Friday, Aug. 2 to find out.

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Q&A: Microsoft Talks Changes to SkyDrive in Windows 8.1

When was the last time you had to delete a bunch of photos or apps on your mobile device to clear out space? With the massive amount of data generated every day, it's easy to exhaust all the available storage on your phone or tablet.

And this problem is only getting worse. Industry trends suggest that device storage capacities are growing at 25 percent per year, but the amount of data being produced is increasing even faster ? by around 50 percent a year, according to Microsoft. The software giant is looking to address this problem with SkyDrive, which will be updated in Windows 8.1 with the goal of giving you access to your files at all times, without taking up all your available storage or Internet bandwidth.

The updated service utilizes what Microsoft refers to as "placeholder files," which look and feel like normal folders and files with one major change ? you don't download the full file until you access it. The placeholder file contains just a thumbnail image and some basic properties, making it significantly smaller than its actual size. This means that 100GB of files in SkyDrive will use up less than 5GB of storage on the hard drive of your Windows 8.1 device, Mona Akmal, group program manager for SkyDrive apps, wrote in a blog post Monday.

"I have a Pictures folder in SkyDrive that's 5.6GB in size but it's only taking up 185MB on the local disk," Akmal wrote.

Another major change to SkyDrive in Windows 8.1 deals with offline access to files. With the SkyDrive app, you'll now be able to mark any folders or files you want remain available when you lose Internet connectivity.

Any edits you make to a file while offline will automatically be synced back up to SkyDrive when you regain a connection. For added convenience, all the files you open or edit on your device will automatically be marked for offline access.

As a reminder, new SkyDrive users get 7GB of storage for free. After that, an additional 20GB costs $10 per year, while 50GB will set you back $25 a year, and 100GB costs $50 a year.

We sat down with Angus Logan, group product marketing manager for SkyDrive (pictured below), last week to get the scoop on the most important changes to the online storage service in Windows 8.1.

PCMag: What are some of the major changes to SkyDrive in Windows 8.1?
AL: In Windows 8.1 we've built SkyDrive right into the experience. You have one experience for accessing your files from the cloud, and also your local files from your device. This is especially important when you think about having hundreds of gigabytes of files available in the cloud, but maybe your local device only has 30GB of available storage. You can always have all of your files with you in a natural way.

PCMag: Which features do you think users will find most helpful in this version?
AL: The most exciting feature that consumers will love is being able to access all of their files all of the time, and select which files are available offline, and have them show up in search but then also have another set of files that are up in the cloud that they can access but won't take up the space on their hard drive.?

PCMag: How does SkyDrive differ from alternatives like iCloud, Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox?
AL: SkyDrive is really focused on being a comprehensive way to have all of your files with you no matter if that's a great set of photos, or a great set of Office documents. We really want you to be able to edit documents, see photos, and share this content no matter which device you're on. That means we're going to do an amazing job on Windows, but we'll also be available on lots of different devices.

If you look at the work we've done with Office and SkyDrive, you can save your Office documents straight up to the SkyDrive. That's just an example of how we've taken our personal cloud service and made it really easy for consumers to adopt through Office.

PCMag: Why would someone choose SkyDrive over these alternatives?
AL: If you use Windows, or you use Office, SkyDrive provides the richest set of features for you. We also don't compromise on other platforms. You can access your files on any different kind of device you have ? be that an iOS or Android device, but on Windows and in Office, SkyDrive is the best experience.

PCMag: Will SkyDrive kill online backup services like Mozy and Carbonite?
AL: There is definitely a place in the world for online backup services. Consumers who use SkyDrive know that ? I lose my device, and it doesn't really matter because I've got my files up in the cloud. We feel that there is a comfort level of having your data up in SkyDrive, but there is the niche for backup services, which will continue to exist.

PCMag: What would you say to those who don't trust the cloud, and are hesitant to put all their photos and documents in the hands of online storage services for either privacy or reliability reasons?
AL: The evolution of data living in the cloud has been going on for quite a while when you think about your email, or the people you interact with. Moving files to the cloud and having those available on your local computer but also on all your devices is just the next step of that evolution.

Microsoft takes privacy extremely seriously ? your data is your data. We don't read your data or scan it for advertising purposes.

Reliability is something we need to deliver, everyone needs to deliver it. But when you're talking about putting people's files up in the cloud so they can always have them, that is something that we take really quite seriously.

PCMag: What can we expect from SkyDrive going forward?
AL: We will continue to reach our aspirations of letting people always have their files with them no matter what device they're on and what kind of file that is. As for the future, I think you should go try out the Windows 8.1 preview because that is definitely ? it's the future.

For more, see PCMag's Hands On With Windows 8.1 Preview and the slideshow above. Also check out our full review of SkyDrive.

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5 things to know about Helen Thomas

Here are five things to know about Helen Thomas, the groundbreaking White House correspondent, who died Saturday at age 92:

1. SHE WAS AMONG THE FIRST WOMEN TO COVER HARD NEWS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Her journalism career started in 1943, an era when female reporters were confined to stories about presidents' kids, wives, their teas and their hairdos.

2. HER BIG BREAK CAME IN PALM BEACH IN 1960

She was sent by UPI to cover the vacation of President-elect John Kennedy and his family.

3. THE BARRIER SHE BROKE THROUGH IN 1974

As United Press International's White House bureau chief, she became the first woman in that role for a wire service.

4. THE DAY SHE WAS SCOOPED BY A FIRST LADY

It was Pat Nixon who announced Thomas was engaged to Douglas Cornell, chief White House correspondent for the archrival Associated Press. They married in 1971.

5. THE COMMENT ABOUT ISRAEL THAT ENDED HER CAREER IN 2010

"Tell them to get the hell out of Palestine," she told a rabbi who was interviewing her. "Remember, these people are occupied and it's their land. It's not Germany, it's not Poland." She soon retired from her job as a Hearst columnist.

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Business Officer

St. Matthew's Parish School

(Part-time Position) St. Matthew?s Parish School is seeking a part-time Business Officer for the 2013-14 school year. The ideal candidate will have experience in accounting and be detail orientated. The selected candidate will be a part of the business office team. ? Account Reconciliations Bank Reconciliations Monthly close responsibilities Payroll and Benefits coordination with Human Resources Director ?Back Office? work for events: expertise in Excel required Accounting for campus parent organization Special projects and general business office support Back up for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable Compensation will be competitive and determined by years of experience and other relevant qualifications. In addition to salary, the school offers, for those who qualify, strong benefits including a retirement plan, major medical, life, dental and disability insurance. St. Matthew's Parish School is a coeducational day school for 350 students in the Preschool through the Eighth Grade.? Founded in 1949, the school is the educational member of the Episcopal Parish of St. Matthew. The school is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the National Association of Episcopal Schools, and is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The school prides itself on its collegial and professional working atmosphere, engaged and respectful learners, and beautiful campus setting in Pacific Palisades.? St. Matthew's is an equal opportunity employer. ? ? NOTES: Additional Salary Information: Salary will be determined by experience

The position minimum requirements: Two ? four years related experience in accounting Strong proficiency in Excel and strong Word skills Proficiency in Quickbooks preferred, knowledge of account systems required Proficiency in ADP Payroll a plus Strong written, verbal and interpersonal skills Desire to work in a school environment Understanding of internal controls Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment Strong attention to detail Bachelors degree preferred ?

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Sophomore class leads the way as University Lab basketball prepares for 3A competition

Mark Clements, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, July 20, 2013 11 a.m.

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It?s not often that coaches can refer to their sophomores as the experienced ones on the team. But when the group consists of Jalen Johnson, Skylar Mays, Wayde Sims and D.J. White, it?s a bit of a different story.

The quartet have played varsity ball for University Lab since eighth grade, and come opening day in November, they?ll already be two-year veterans for the Cubs.

Johnson, Mays, Sims and White headlined U-High?s 2012 campaign that resulted in a 30-3 record as well as a trip to the 2A semifinals, but now the star-studded sophomore class has a new challenge ahead as the Cubs bump up into 3A for the 2013-14 season.

?They realize it?s going to be tougher,? said U-High Coach Joe Spencer. ?We?ve got a tougher schedule and our district is going to be tough. It?s not going to be an easy walk through the playoffs at all.?

U-High will join District 7-3A which already consists of Parkview Baptist, Brusly, Port Allen, Glen Oaks and West Feliciana ? all of which made it past the first round last postseason ? as well as Baker, who also made the playoffs as a No. 28 seed.

Spencer and staff have already begun preparations for the amped up slate this season, attending LSU, Southeastern and Tulane team camps during the summer, posting a 20-4 record so far this offseason.

?We started playing better as the summer went on, which was nice to see,? Spencer said. ?We got to play a lot of good competition. Every team camp we played in, we were in a group with the top teams. That?s what we needed.?

Spencer said his squad is also planning to play in a tournament in Florida this season as well as the Sugar Bowl Prep Classic in New Orleans, hoping to have the guys fully prepared come district play.

?What we really tried to do is load up the schedule with as many 5A schools as we could,? Spencer said. ?We?re trying to play as many tough teams as we can before we get to district. I don?t have any idea what our record is going to be like, but hopefully it?ll prepare us for district and the playoffs.?

The biggest transition for the Cubs this offseason has been mixing in the new talent ? many of which are ironically older than the standout sophomores ? with the returning players.

Along with the four former freshmen, Spencer pinpointed John Jones and junior forward Maxwell Starwood as other potential playmakers, giving U-High a steady eight-man rotation during summer action.

?We?re trying to integrate these guys with the other guys and the guys coming off the bench,? Spencer said. ?That was the biggest thing ? getting some of those guys to play with the guys that have been here a while. (The sophomores) are doing a really good job at getting the other players the ball.?

And while U-High has already accomplished a lot in recent years, one goal is still on the horizon, making the motivational part of Spencer?s job pretty easy.

?With all the social media and all this stuff, a lot of things could go to (the players?) head but so far I don?t think it has,? Spencer said. ?They?ve stayed humble, they?re continuing to work. Their goal is to win a state title and we haven?t done that yet.

?That?s definitely the ultimate goal is to win a state title.?

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Mark Clements can be reached at prep@nola.com or 504.826.3405.

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Source: http://highschoolsports.nola.com/news/article/-6024929409584305916/sophomore-class-leads-the-way-as-university-lab-basketball-prepares-for-3a-competition/

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