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MSI unveils ultra-thin X-Slim 320, fits snugly into manila envelope (Engadget)
MSI has unveiled the 13.4-inch X-Slim 320 (is that you, U300 ?), which at 1.98cm and about 2.87 pounds puts it just a teensy bit lighter and thicker than its Cupertino-born doppelganger, and comes with either a 4 or 8 cell battery that lasts up to 10 hours. The company provides no specs in its presser, but our cohorts at Engadget Chinese were at an MSI pre-CES event and report that we're ... Poetry contest deadline (Danvers Herald)
The North Shore Poets' Forum's annual national contest is accepting entries now, $3 per poem, deadline March 10, and a reading on April 18 at the Beverly Public Library. Artificial nanopores that mimic the transport selectivity of the nuclear pore complex (Nature)
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) act as effective and robust gateways between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, selecting for the passage of particular macromolecules across the nuclear envelope. NPCs comprise an elaborate scaffold that defines a |[sim]|30|[thinsp]|nm diameter passageway connecting the nucleus and the cytoplasm. This scaffold anchors proteins termed ... White powder mailed to Dunkirk premises (ic CheshireOnline)
AN ENVELOPE containing white powder was sent to a premises on the Dunkirk Trading Estate near Ellesmere Port. Police and fire crews were alerted to the package at about 10.30am on Tuesday of last week. "Thin is In" for Consumer PC Design as Lenovo Debuts Super-Slim All-in-One Desktop and 16-inch Laptop (Centre Daily Times)
Lenovo today announced the latest additions to its Idea brand of personal computers for consumers. The new PCs push the envelope in the pursuit of thinner and more stylish designs, and combine these attributes with unique features like facial recognition and high-definition entertainment technologies to give consumers a computing experience like no other. There are four new IdeaPad laptops – the ... Thin is In for Consumer PC Design as Lenovo Debuts Super-Slim All-in-One Desktop and 16-inch Laptop (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.----Lenovo today announced the latest additions to its Idea brand of personal computers for consumers. The new PCs push the envelope in the pursuit of thinner and more stylish designs, and combine these attributes with unique features like facial recognition and high-definition entertainment technologies to give consumers a computing experience like no other. Environmental Efforts Forefront In 2008 (Grunion Gazette)
GREEN REFLECTION. Colorado Lagoon looks tranquil, but remains the source of contention among neighbors. -Gazette file photo Cheers - here's to greening the city. Ask Dr. Gott: Fever difficult to diagnose (The Monterey County Herald)
Dear Dr. Gott: While cleaning out my desk, I came across an envelope addressed to you in 2007. Not remembering what I wrote to you about, I opened it to find a letter and copies of three articles. From Oscar to Globe, a primer on the big 4 awards (Miami Herald)
It's that time of year again -- and no, we aren't talking about the holidays. It's the season for movie awards shows, which got us thinking: How do these shows pick their contenders and the winners? Enhancing SIV-specific immunity in vivo by PD-1 blockade (Nature)
Chronic immunodeficiency virus infections are characterized by dysfunctional cellular and humoral antiviral immune responses. As such, immune modulatory therapies that enhance and/or restore the function of virus-specific immunity may protect from disease progression. Here we investigate the safety and immune restoration potential of blockade of the co-inhibitory receptor programmed death 1 ... |