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LG unveiled the production version of its revolutionary 55-inch OLED to European dealers and journalists in Monaco this week?against the backdrop of the final preparations for the weekend?s Grand Prix race. The prototype was first seen at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show?in Las Vegas last January.

The company?is targeting the first shipments of the TV ?? which will cost $10,000? ? to?the United States, South?Korea and select European countries, starting?in July.

The 55EM9600?s screen is just 4 mm thick, and uses white organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) to produce a very bright, highly saturated image. LG developed its??Color Refiner??filter?technology (using four color sub-pixels?? red, green, blue and white)?to enhance image contrast and color.

Taking a cue from Formula 1 race cars, the 55EM9600 uses carbon fiber to strengthen and lighten the TV?s plastic exterior. The 9600 weighs in at just 22 pounds, a record low for a 55-Inch display (and?about 29 pounds less than LG?s 55-Inch LM8600 LED LCD).

"With OLED TV leading our premium product line-up in Europe, we have a very strong case to become the No. 1?TV brand in this region," said Stanley Cho, head of LG?s Europe Operations. "Until that day, we will continue to develop the products that have made us the most innovative home entertainment company in the industry."

LCD and LED LCDs rely on light bulbs (whether fluorescent or a few dozen white LED lamps) to illuminate the image. The light from these lamps or bulbs must pass through the LCD panel before reaching the surface of the TV, causing most of the light to be beamed toward viewers sitting closest to the center of the screen. As one moves off-center, the LCD image dims, contrast decreases and colors tend to shift and desaturate.

OLEDs emits light directly from the surface, extending the viewing angle to 180 degrees and providing superb, highly saturated colors without the dimming, color shift or loss of contrast seen on LCDs and LED LCDs.

The 55EM9600 is a full-featured HDTV incorporating LG?s passive Cinema 3-D technology as well as Smart TV Internet connectivity and its own browser for streaming movies and Web surfing.

The TV will be available in three mounting versions: table top, wall mount and pole mount. Each configuration incorporates the same OLED panel but a uses a different case. The inputs and drive electronics are located within the stand on the table top model (see photo) and features a transparent arm between the base and panel. The wall mount version and pole mount models will have a separate box that houses the electronics.

We'll be sharing more information?about the 55EM9600 in the days ahead, including specifications and other photos.

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Author Mark Anderson of 'The Day the World Discovered the Sun' explains how the transit of Venus allowed 18th-century astronomers to create an early GPS system.

By Randy Dotinga / May 25, 2012

The planet Venus will dart across the sun on June 5 ? but don't look for it unless you have the proper equipment.

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Last weekend, many of us here on the West Coast dabbled in a bit in astronomy during a partial eclipse of the sun. With the sun low on the horizon, I stole a quick glance to see if I could glimpse a shadow.

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Yup, I did. And then I saw something else: stars. My eyes!

My advice: Do not try this at home. And definitely don't even think about it at around sunset ET on June 5, when the planet Venus will do something really unusual. It will dart across the sun, and much of the world will be able to watch it make its move with the right (and safe) equipment.

It's called the transit of Venus. The planet will appear as little dark circle on the sun as it zips between us and that big yellow ball.

If you want to catch it, hope for a clear sky because you won't see it again. About every 120 years or so, transits of Venus come in clusters ? two in eight years. The last one was in 2004, and we won't see another until well into the 22nd century. Astronomers long ago figured out when the transit of Venus would occur, and they discovered that timing it down to the second would give them tremendous insight into the solar system.

When the event occurred on June 3, 1769, scientists ? including the famous Captain James Cook ? fanned around the globe in an attempt to uncover the secrets of the universe.

In his new book The Day the World Discovered the Sun: An Extraordinary Story of Scientific Adventure and the Race to Track the Transit of Venus, author Mark Anderson uncovers the tales of the men who literally went to the ends of the earth in search of discovery.

In an interview, Anderson talked about the goals of the missions, the way 18th-century scientists managed to measure time to the second (hint: not with an iPhone stopwatch), and how clouds on the big date may be more than just a mood-buster.

Q: What was the big mystery that all these scientists were trying to solve?

A: In two words, it was "how far."

How far is the most important thing in our universe, the sun? And how far would you go to find that answer? Would you be willing to lay down your life? A host of scientists and explorers at this time did just that.

The other question is essential to the story: How far is the shore? That's the other question, the one that ship navigators could not answer. As a result, thousands of people died gruesome deaths at sea by shipwreck or being lost at sea.

These astronomers had invented an 18th-century GPS system that opened up the entire planet to seafaring nations. The voyages were the perfect testing grounds for this new technology.

The cool thing for the story is that to find the answer to both questions, you have to go to the ends of the earth. That sets the stage for an amazing adventure.

Q: How did this one event in the skies provide so much information?

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• IMF unwilling to soften terms of its hated austerity package for Greece
• Lagarde criticised Greek citizens who are trying to escape paying tax
• She said Greece must make more of an effort to sort out its finances

By Emily Allen

PUBLISHED: 09:05 EST, 26 May 2012 | UPDATED: 09:05 EST, 26 May 2012

Christine Lagarde also criticised Greek citizens 'who are trying to escape tax,' and said the country needs to make more of an effort

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund says she has more sympathy for poor African children than Greeks suffering under the country's economic problems and austerity measures.

Asked whether she worried about the economic and social impact of austerity in the Mediterranean country, Christine Lagarde told the Guardian: 'No, I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education.

'I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.'

Her comments come as the IMF increases the pressure on the Eurozone nation and makes it clear it will not be softening the terms of the nation's austerity package that is deeply unpopular with the country's electorate.

Lagarde also criticised Greek citizens 'who are trying to escape tax,' and said the country needs to club together to make more of an effort to solve its economic problems.

Greece's tax revenues are currently down by a third in a year and it has been ordered to improve this to help ease the debt.

At the moment, its economy is being kept afloat on international loans provided by the European Union and the IMF, along with the harsh austerity package.

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As part of the loan deal it has been ordered to cut everything from wages to public spending to? try and get and get the finances back on track.

Lagarde agreed in the interview that in essence that it is 'payback time' for the country.

The government that agreed to the loan and austerity package was voted out of office in May.?

The new parties, who mainly campaigned on anti-austerity platforms, have not been able to form a government and new elections are scheduled for June 17.

Protesters hold a Greek flag in front of parliament marking the one year anniversary of Greece's Indignant group in Athens yesterday. IMF chief Christine Lagarde says she has more sympathy for African children

This could speed up the nation's exit from the currency club should a government intent on ripping up the country's bailout programme result, destabilising world markets.

Yesterday, Belgium's foreign minister said central banks and companies risk making a grave error if they do not brace themselves for a possible Greek exit from the eurozone.

Greece accounts for little more than two per cent of the euro zone economy but could pose a profound contagion threat if it quit the currency area, throwing the spotlight on Portugal, Spain and even Italy.???

The Stock Exchange in Athens, yesterday. Belgium's foreign minister said central banks and companies risk making a grave error if they do not brace themselves for a possible Greek exit

'There is no organised discussion at the European level along the lines of: what do we do (if Greece leaves),' Didier Reynders, who is both Belgium's foreign minister and deputy prime minister, told the European American Press Club in Paris.

'Now, if central banks and companies are not preparing for the scenario, that would be a grave professional error.'???

Spain is in plenty of trouble even disregarding any backwash from Greece.????

Its wealthiest autonomous region, Catalonia, yesterday said it needed help from the central government because it was running out of options for refinancing debt this year.??? ?

Spain's trump card had been that it had successfully issued well over half the sovereign debt it needs to in 2012.????

Civil disorder: As well as the targeting of homes, there has also been violence on the streets of Greece in recent months over the austerity package the previous government signed up to

But after revealing this week that its highly indebted regions faced 36 billion euros of debt refinancing bills this year, way above the previously stated 8 billion, that advantage may have been wiped out.???

On top of public debt, the country is hobbled by a banking sector overwhelmed by bad debts tied to a property market boom that went bust and still has some way further to fall.???

Bankia SA, Spain's fourth-biggest bank, on Friday asked for a bailout of 19 billion euros ($24 billion) to repair losses from a property crash - the biggest Spanish bank rescue ever. ???

Spain is nationalising Bankia, which holds some 10 percent of the country's bank deposits. The government insists the bank is a one-off case, but economists say a wider bailout of the sector, either by Madrid or the euro zone, may become necessary.???

Adding to a miserable day for Spanish investors, Standard & Poor's lowered its ratings on the debt of Bankia and four other Spanish banks and said it was taking a dimmer view of Spain's economy. ???

Markets have been buffeted by the escalating euro zone crisis in recent weeks and face more uncertainty up to the Greek election date, and maybe beyond.???

The euro plumbed near two-year lows against the U.S. dollar on the back of the Catalonian warning, stocks slipped, and Italian and Spanish borrowing costs rose.???

'The Catalonia news was a big deal because it implies that the Spanish government may have to take on more debt and it cannot afford to do so,' said Richard Franulovich, senior currency strategist at Westpac Securities in New York.???
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By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) ? Doctors have long known that some kids suffering severe emotional turmoil find relief in physical pain ? cutting or burning or sticking themselves with pins to achieve a form of release.

But researchers now are questioning whether enough is being done to reach out to these young people and help them before they do themselves irreparable damage.

One study this year found that six of every 10 adolescents who went to an emergency room for treatment after harming themselves were released without receiving a mental health assessment or any follow-up mental health care. The findings were reported in the February issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child amp; Adolescent Psychiatry.

?Most young people who self-harm suffer from some underlying psychological disorder,? said Jeffrey Bridge, a researcher with the Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice at Nationwide Children?s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, and the study?s lead author. ?It?s critical to conduct a mental health assessment in addition to the evaluation of their physical health if we?re to get to the root of their problems.?

Between 8 and 10 percent of all adolescents are believed to engage in some form of self-injurious behavior, Bridge said.

These children cut themselves with sharp edges, burn themselves with matches, stick needles into their skin or under their nails, or perform other acts of self-mutilation.

?I had one little boy that had one whole quarter of his head, he?d pulled out all the hair,? said Mary Curran, executive director of Catholic Family Services in Crestwood, Mo., and a psychologist who specializes in self-harming behaviors.

Kids most often hurt themselves like this to deal with emotional problems such as stress or depression.

?It helps them deal with their feelings,? Curran said. ?It?s a distraction for them. It?s usually to give them something else to think about and something else to do with their hands.?

There are other reasons, too, said Dr. Stephanie Sims, a psychiatrist with the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville. Some hurt themselves to get attention, others because they?re angry with themselves or because it helps them resist suicidal impulses. Some even hurt themselves to feel the ?high? that comes with the body?s release of hormones in response to pain signals.

The best treatment for kids who self-harm is to deal with their underlying emotional problems, experts say. ?The key component of any intervention would be treatment of the underlying psychopathology,? Bridge said.

That?s why it is crucial that emergency rooms identify adolescents engaging in self-harming behaviors and get them therapeutic help, he said.

Once identified, kids can be treated using such psychotherapeutic techniques as cognitive-behavioral therapy, Sims said. They also can receive pharmaceutical help through medications such as antidepressants and anti-anxiety drugs.

But unfortunately, Bridge said, the culture at most hospitals works against kids getting help during those crucial interactions at emergency rooms.

?Previous research indicates some hospitals and emergency departments have no access to mental health professionals,? he said. ?Also, staff will often minimize the seriousness of self-harm, especially if patients have presented in the recent past.?

That makes it all the more important that parents pay attention to potential warning signs. These include:

• Kids wearing unseasonably warm clothes that cover their bodies. ?That could tip you off that there?s something on the child?s body that they?re trying to hide,? Sims said.
• Unusual cuts, scrapes or bruises on an adolescent?s body.
• Expressions of anxiety, depression or hopelessness.

?It can be difficult,? Curran said. ?Kids are pretty sneaky about how they do that. It?s very difficult for parents to catch it.?

Sims recommends that parents who think they see warning signs approach their kids with ?respectful curiosity.?

?Ask them what is cutting doing for them,? she suggested. ?What do they get out of it? Ask about suicide, but don?t assume that they are suicidal. Let them know you want to help improve their coping skills so they don?t have to use cutting as a way to deal with their emotions.?

Article source: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/05/25/more-mental-hea...

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McLean, Virginia ? To celebrate its launch, the developers behind Play Zone are holding a Grand App Launch Party hosted by the renowned Smart Apps For Kids site. Smart Apps For Kids is a resourceful app review site with a unique perspective. iTunes Gift Cards will be given away in celebration of the app launch.

Play Zone is an educational game app focusing on developing kids? minds in a visually-appealing environment. Play Zone immerses your young learner in the zone of 4 inspiring role models: Princess, Doctor, Athlete, and Fire Fighter. Once you enter his or her zone, each character greets you with a dance and presents 6 fun and educational activities to choose from:

1) Dress Up: Change outfits, accessories and add tools. This activity sparks the imagination and encourages creativity and role playing.

2) Discover: Explore each zone to discover many hidden but engaging animations. This activity develops and rewards inquisitive minds and reinforces cause-and-effect skills.

3) Spot The Difference: Look at almost identical pictures and identify differences. This activity sharpens eye-hand coordination and enhances focus and attention to detail.

4) Addictive Patterns: Recognize and complete patterns using clothing items and tools. This activity uses logic, reasoning and boosts recognition.

5) Add Fun: Learn and practice addition with interaction and fun visuals.

6) Take Away: Learn and practice subtraction with interaction and fun visuals.

Features:
* Beautiful and exclusive hand-drawn graphic art, designed to be appealing and inspiring to boys and girls
* Some activities are open-ended and some have tasks to accomplish
* Some activities are timed for your competitive ones to sharpen their concentration
* Watch your character dance as you complete tasks
* Tons of combinations of clothes and accessories to experiment with
* 100 differences to spot, with visual hints provided when stuck
* Limitless sets of patterns to complete
* Different sets of basic math problems to practice every time
* Many many engaging animations and attractive sound effects
* Interactive gold star system measures the child intermediate progress
* Energetic background music is included and you can also listen to your own iPod playlist
* Universal app so it runs natively on iPhone. iTouch and plays in HD on the iPad

How To Enter:
* Download Play Zone
* Like Facebook fan page
* Register your entry at Smart Apps For Kids online
* You will be entered in a drawing and the lucky winners will be announced on Smart Apps For Kids site

Terms and Conditions:
* Winners will be validated/confirmed by ICON, LLC in order to receive the prizes
* iTunes Gift Cards will be delivered as an iTunes Gift Card Redemption Code
* Contest Begins: Now
* Contest Ends: June 4, 2012

The developer is offering discount for a limited time as an app launch special. Take advantage of this sale and download the game for only $0.99. Thinking about using Play Zone in your classroom? Then take advantage of Apple?s discount for educational institutions.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* Universal Application
* 28.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Play Zone 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) for a limited time only (or equivalent amount in other currencies) worldwide, exclusively through the App Store in the Education and Game categories.

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ICON, LLC is a technology company with extensive expertise in intelligent software development. ICON, LLC is focused on emerging technologies for mobile enterprise applications. Copyright (C) 2012 ICON, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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It doesn?t have to be complicated or expensive to do home improvement projects. Your home can be more comfortable, valuable and attractive by only making simple changes. Making small changes when added together can make a big change, which is what will happen when you change each room in your house. You might want to try some of the following simple home improvement ideas. There are an amount of various methods for expanding pre foreclosure listings by having great outcomes in accomplishing what you call for.

You can save on your bills by making your home more up to date, by making it more green or energy-efficient. Any time you make changes, they are going to be of various levels, where some will be major and others only minor. Make sure you windows are well insulated, and change your light bulbs to energy savers. If you use low-flow toilets, shower heads and garden hose, you can save a lot of water. Some jobs are going to cost you money to begin with, but the costs will come back in time, like updating your heating and cooling system for a more efficient one. Considering solar panels might be a good choice. Try to think of as many ways as you can find that energy-efficient things can be used in your home.

The interior temperature of your home is also an improvement that you can focus upon, specifically by adding an air conditioning and central air system.

Whether or not you intend to live in your home for many years, or sell it in the near future, a central air and heat unit adds both comfort and overall value to the home itself. Sometimes people will use individual devices in each room to change the temperature, however, with this type of system, you can have climate control from one central location. Your house temperature will definitely be regulated, and every room will be a standard temperature regardless of the season or month that you happen to be in. Your home will become much more evenly heated and cooled; it will negate the purpose of using space heaters and box vans for temperature regulation. Well, we hope you are duly impressed with simply this little bit about mls.

The overall aesthetic appeal of your home will improve dramatically adding plants on the outside and inside of your residence. Most people will improve the landscape of their home by adding some shrubbery in certain spots; some people actually add ferns or hedges to accentuate the way their home looks.

A garden is a great thing that you can add as well. A garden is a great thing to add for a variety of reasons. The backyard of your home can be livened up with a garden, especially if you plant vegetables or flowers. Another thing you should think about is adding indoor plants to help brighten up your home?s interior. If you?re going to have plants on the inside, choose larger plants.

This article was intended to provide you with ideas for a few projects that you could implement in regard to improving your home. Imagine several different improvements that you want to make on your home before you actually implement the projects. The decision that you make should be well thought out, and you should only hire people that you trust and buy material that you can afford.

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