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A very special drum circle

Music therapy has been found to help some sufferers of Alzheimer's disease, as well as their family and caregivers. In one home for Alzheimer's and dementia patients, residents take up drumming and singing as a means of connecting to others in the midst of these isolating illnesses. Full Story;

All-electric cars take on hybrids at Japan Auto Show

Japanese auto-makers are pinning their hopes on a new batch of electric vehicles and lower-emission cars which have added spark to the Tokyo Motor Show. Full Story;

Paris's modern art fair a beacon of hope for art world

France's annual contemporary art fair opened on Thursday with little hype but a lot of hope. The venues – the eye-stopping Grand Palais, as well as the Louvre museum in Paris. For many years FIAC was overshadowed by other artfests like London's Frieze, but this year Paris is having its moment in the spotlight. Full Story;

Fierce fighting in Pakistan's tribal region

Pakistani troops and Taliban militants have been locked in intense clashes as Islamabad pursues an offensive in the tribal belt which has killed more than 150 people in the past six days. Images of military operations in villages of South Waziristan from the Pakistani military. Full Story;

Candidates in Uruguay prepare for Sunday's presidential election

Uruguayans will vote Sunday to elect a new president. The race to lead this small Latin American nation includes two prominent figures from the country's past: a former guerilla fighter and an ex-president. The Left is hoping to stay in power after a historic win in 2005 by current leader Tabaré Vazquez. He is the first Leftist to lead in the country's history. He leaves office with a 60% approval rating.  Duration: 00:56 Full Story;

Tunisian leader pledges prosperity in bid for fourth term

Tunisia's President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is on the campaign trail ahead of a vote on Sunday which is near-certain to return him to power for a fourth consecutive term. The 73-year-old, who has been in power for the past 22 years, was last re-elected in 2004 with 99.4 percent of the vote. He has pledged to raise average income and reduce poverty in his north African country. Images. Duration: 00:58 Full Story;

Drug makes dangerous inroads in Gaza

For more than two years the Gaza Strip has suffered a penury of all essentials goods due to the ongoing Israeli blockade. But some things do manage to make it into the enclave — including drugs. Increasing numbers of young Gazans, overcome by the misery and monotony of their situation, are seeking refuge in oblivion. Duration: 02:05 Full Story;

Nefertiti's new home opens in Berlin

Destroyed by Allied bombs, the Neues Museum in Berlin has reopened again… after a 70-year hiatus. The building on the city's renowned Museum island got a more than 200 million-euro restoration and has sparked huge interest. But the Egyptian collection's crown jewel is stirring up controversy. Duration: 01:31 Full Story;

For sale: home to France's debt-ridden far-right

With dozens of offices, studios and even a gym in a chic suburb of Paris, the headquarters of France's far-right National Front would seem to have something to please everyone. But with a price tag of 15 million euros, the building has been for sale for more than a year and has yet to find a buyer. For the cash-poor party, famed for its anti-immigrant and nationalist vitriol, the sale could be a question of survival.  Duration: 01:28 Full Story;

Contemporary art sets up shop in central Paris

France's International Contemporary Art Fair opened on Wednesday with more than 200 exhibitors showing works from 4,200 artists all hoping to buck the downward economic trend. Duration: 01:34 Full Story;

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Essential Back to School Gadgets

Five Gadgets Every Student Needs to Avoid a Computing Disaster
It’s only the beginning of August but already time to start shopping for the high tech necessities every student is going to need to succeed at school. Whether you’re buying someone’s first laptop computer, upgrading the old one, or looking for advice on essential gadgets for today’s student, here are some suggestions for what to buy along with some tips on good deals.

A Reliable Computer
Computers don’t last forever. If your student is using the old hand-me-down computer with 512 MB of RAM running Windows 98 it’s probably time to upgrade. First, you’ll need to decide between a desktop and laptop, or you could buy one of each. You’ll also have to decide between Windows and the Mac OS. Mac’s can run Windows applications easily but not the other way around. A desktop can deliver a lot more performance than a similarly priced laptop. With a desktop you’ll get more storage, a real keyboard, better graphics processor, bigger monitor, and more expansion options but laptops are what every student wants so what are you going to do?

eMachines recently announced some new desktops including the T3656 which comes with 1GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive and sells for around $299.99. The T5274 has 2GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive and retails for $399.99.

Hot Back to School Deal from Apple
Apple launched a Back to School promotion campaign that offers a free iPod when you buy a qualifying Mac. You need to purchase both products and then submit a rebate to get up to $299 back on the iPod.

A good anti-everything application
It’s too easy for anyone, especially students to click on the wrong link and find their computers loaded up with malicious software like virus’ or spyware. There are many commercial applications to choose from like McAfee and Symantec. These companies maintain expensive labs to identify and combat malware. Unfortunately, you end up paying an annual fee for these programs which can add up when you’re maintaining multiple computers in a household. Fortunately there are some very good applications like ones from Avast who offer “home” versions for free. PCPitstop.com offers some free tests for anything that could adversely affect your computer.

Extra Ink
You can often find third party ink cartridges for sale on ebay and other places. The ink may not be the very highest quality but we’ve found them to be quite adequate for most tasks and we’ve saved a lot of money too. Just in case the ink is out of stock or too expensive you should consider upgrading the old printer to a new model.

A fast, high resolution, inkjet printer can be amazingly inexpensive. Maybe it’s because manufacturers know they’ll make up for giving the printer away when you buy lots of expensive ink cartridges. The HP Photosmart D7460 is a wireless printer and it’s a fast color inkjet that gets good reviews. A mutifunction printer might make a lot of sense for a student. They can copy and scan documents and many of these devices produce high quality photo prints. The Canon Pixma MX850 that gets high marks from users.

External Backup Disk
It would be a terrible shame to spend a lot of money on computer gear only to lose that important term paper(not to mention that photo and MP3 collection) from a hard disk malfunction.. External hard drives that hook up to the computer through a high speed USB connection and very often include back up software can be relatively inexpensive.

Removable Storage
Two forms of storage we highly recommend are flash drives and optical discs. You can get 2 GB flash drives for under $20 which will store 4 years worth of term papers. Blank DVDs not cost around $.30 each and hold over 4 GB of data. You can back up all your docs to a few of these in spread them around for safe keeping.

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IPod Nano Accessories – Must Have Gadgets

With the myriad of iPod Nano accessories available to the general public today you will find many quality of electronic gadgets that fit your iPod as well as your needs. With a quick trip to your local electronics store such as Best Buy or Circuit City will introduce you to the numerous iPod accessory manufacturers in their products. Read on to learn more.

Apple’s iPod Nanos can give you 2000 songs right at your fingertips and with all the iPod Nano accessories available you can expand its capabilities greatly. With some of the convenient cases available the miniature player fits easily in your pocket or armband. Numerous people realize that the simplified access to the music on the tiny player as an easy and viable method to enjoy their music.

It is to your benefit if you have high quality headphones when listening to your iPod. Headphones such as MacAlly’s mTune-N are an excellent choice and it works with a dock for the iPod Nano. But with this device the iPod is already docked to the headphones so you do not really have to deal with wires or cables. This particular iPod Nano accessory gives you the ability to connect your player into a built in slot for your Nano. They are somewhat larger however.

Most iPod accessory manufacturers produce small forms of headphones depending on what suits you and your ears. The first that comes to mind would be the iPod Nano accessory that is the case. The manufacturers of the iPod Nano accessories that specialize in cases provide a numerous choice of styles for your use.

Protective Cases – Thick or Thin

Some are within thin sheaths that fit over your iPod kind of like a second skin and other types are solid cases. A manufacturer called iJacket makes a great case for the small iPod. The plastic that they use is thicker and therefore makes it more resilient. It has a small opening for the Click Wheel and a large opening for the screen. Retailing at about $16 for the iJacket case protects your player from rough handling or accidental bumps.

Additional accessory manufacturers who specialize in cases include XtremeMac makers of Iconz. They have licensed with other companies to put characters on their covers such as ScoobyDoo, SpongeBob, and Batman. Marware, Speck, Pacific Design and the BeatBuckle are some other iPod Nano case accessory manufacturers.

Because of the versatility of the iPod Nano you may have other accessory needs. An additional iPod Nano accessory is the iTrip FM transmitter. This give you the ability to listen to your iPod from any FM radio. You can choose any station for the single. You can recharge your player with the Griffin Power Duo. It has both AC chargers and a car charger.

If you want to bring your personal library home Apple has an iPod AV accessory that gives you the ability to hook up your iPod to your home entertainment system. Additionally there are docking systems available that will give your iPod the ability to turn it into its own music system for your entire home to enjoy.

There are numerous suppliers that support the iPod and bring out new cases and other accessories for your player. With so much choice it is very likely you will be pleased with all the choices you will have.

Korbin Newlyn is an avid follower in the collect elecronics field. You can find more of his insights at Apple iPod and at IPod Video tips.

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High Tech Gift Gadgets – The Vista SideShow

When you talk of high-tech gadgets the first name that comes to your mind is Vista-only Sideshow gizmos. For quite some time now, this has been an excellent high tech gadget, which has excited tech enthusiasts for some time now. A significant point to note is that despite its publicity a long time now, it has failed to make its presence known as of yet.

Vista-only Sideshow gadget is a high tech gadget that was prominently showcased at CES in 2007. In fact it is to be mentioned here that in the last few years a few have been actually shipped. This gadget nonetheless spells good news for those whose budgets are low. Interestingly the slide show is very efficient when used in the mobile phone of windows, hence it is a surefire gift gadget that in years to come, will be high in demand.

There is, however, few negative aspects that are associated with these high tech gadgets and these include high overhead costs. In fact there is a massive increase in overhead costs as it includes color screens and chipsets, which are basically the main problem that is plaguing manufacturers of this excellent high tech gadget. Observers conclude that when the device will actually be shipped, their high manufacturing costs will make them inaccessible to the common folk who might want to buy it. This will be, devastating, despite the popular perception that it is a gadget for the common masses.

While talking about this high tech gadget it needs to be mentioned here that Ikanos Consulting, a startup, has just released beta 2 of the Go Gadgets for Windows Mobile software package. The major effect of this is that this gadget will ensure the availability of Sideshow on any Windows Mobile-based cell phone and hence will make this gadget much more user friendly. Ikanos will be releasing the software on January 8 for free and this announcement has led to a major boost in the software mart.

The Sideshow is an excellent user-friendly gadget that helps in controlling your PC’s content, hence is best designated to be an extension of your mobile phone’s features. A major characteristic of this gadget is that it adds “glanceable” data to the synchronization mix. With this new gadget in your possession, you can now include information collected from the Internet as well as your local network that will greatly enable you to enhance your content base.

To test the Sideshow one needs to follow certain major steps. The first step is to install beta 2 of the Go Gadgets for Windows Mobile on an AT&T Tilt. However make sure that in the first phase you synce it with a PC running Windows Vista Enterprise. After you are knowledgeable about this great gadget, Sideshow make sure that you open the control panel and make a selection of the high tech gadgets you want to run on phone.

The Side Show is as good as the gadgets that power it. However, since there are not too many Sideshows in the present market the developers are not to keen too develop gadgets.

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Tools for power players

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ARMOR: FCS Died For Our Sins

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Kids have too many gadgets

… that the US yoof of today have far too many gadgets. Its survey shows that the average kid between the ages of four and 14 has 11 electronic gizmos. …  Read More…

Some Local Students Told to Leave Electronics Home

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Electronics Shopping Irks Many

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