Scary Realization- LONG - Adoption.com Forums

My 2.5 year old FS is on a weekend visitation with his mom this weekend until Monday. This weekend, me and AMan have the place to ourselves.

I feel guilty, as I feel relieved. I am sooooo enjoying spending one on one time with Aman. 2 year old is......well a normal 2, almost 3 year old including temper tantrums and struggling to find independence while not being ready quite yet.

It makes activities and fun times a bit limited and I always feel like I am constantly doing time outs. He sucks my 5 year old into getting into trouble with him a lot.

Nothing abnormal, just typical age and "sibling" type relationship.

But this weekend, I have my sweet boy to myself.

Tonight, after having Mommy **** and Aman time, we snuggled and he practiced reading a starter book to me (Splat the Cat Series), then bedtime.

Then I had a scary realization.

I FEEL like his mommy now. Not a babysitter, not a caregiver. Not an adult who happens to love him.

I am IN LOVE with this little guy.

And it terrifies me. Because Biomom is going to get a 6 month extension on her case....going into February. Mom has done everything she is supposed to, makes visits and phone calls. She is just completely mentally ill, and moderate MRDD with little hope of rehabilitation.

However, courts will give her a chance to try. How will they know she is "better" enough to try to parent him. There is little research on MBP, and the research that is out there says there is no effective treatment.

I will be absolutely, to the core, soul-wrenching, devastated if he goes home. Up until now, I have avoided thinking too much about it. I have been busy with work, school and another foster son.

Now that it is going to go back to just me and Aman soon, I can feel my stomach tightening with just the thought of him going home.

I know that I need to take it one day at a time. I logically know that. But how do you tell your heart that???

So scared!!!

Thanks for letting me ramble and pour out my fears etc. No one else I can really share this with. Don't think my family or friends or co-workers would really get it.

Source: http://forums.adoption.com/foster-parent-support/405098-scary-realization-long.html

the civil wars paul mccartney duggar miscarriage roman holiday belize adele lyrics bruno mars

Al Armendariz, EPA Chief Ousted For "Crucifying" Energy Industry, Joins Sierra Club

When video surfaced earlier this year of EPA's regional administrator Al Armendariz comparing his strategy for regulating the oil and gas industry as the EPA's regional head to crucifixion, Republicans gladly accepted the former SMU professor's proffered head. Then, when they asked him to Washington to be pilloried in person, he had the audacity to stand them up in favor of the lefties at the Sierra Club.

We learned today that Armendariz might not have been giving Congress the finger so much as extending his hand to his future employer. The Sierra Club announced today that, come mid-July, Armendariz will join the environmental group as part of their Beyond Coal campaign.

Per the Sierra Club, "Dr. Armendariz will draw on his scientific expertise working on air, water, and climate science to help move Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas off coal-fired electricity and toward an economy powered by job-generating clean energy sources such as wind and the sun."

As expected, the press release makes no mention of crucifixion. That's a tool of government bureaucrats, and Armendariz is at the Sierra Club now. No, this is jihad.

Source: http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/06/al_armendariz_epa_chief_ousted.php

drew brees tim tebow jets katy perry part of me video photoshop cs6 beta nfl news tebow tebow jets

Chrome comes to iOS with browser sync, new interface

3 hrs.

Devin Coldewey

Google announced Thursday at its I/O developer conference in San Francisco that its?popular Chrome browser was coming to iOS devices. It has just gone live in Apple's App Store and we've gotten a chance to test out its capabilities.

The general look and feel will be familiar to anyone who has used the desktop version of the browser: the tabs are on top, with the URL bar below and the usual navigation buttons to either side. A menu button on the right brings up handy options not found in Safari, the iPad's default browser.

You can create Incognito tabs for anonymous browsing, switch to the desktop version of the site if you've been served a mobile one, and of course edit your settings.You can also search for?text on the page you're looking at, which is extremely useful. Touching the URL selects the whole thing, too; no need to hunt around for the little "x" to erase it before typing in a new one.

There's also an "Other Devices" option that loads up current and recent tabs on any other device you own that's signed into Chrome. As you can see in this screenshot, it is detecting both my Mac and the Chromebook I was using last week. Opening a new tab can go either to this screen, your bookmarks (also synced), or frequently visited sites.

You can open as many tabs as you want, and navigating through them is accomplished by swiping your finger from the side of the screen, which hops between tabs, showing a black-and-white preview of tabs that may have changed since you last looked. It's handy when you have more than four or five tabs open and don't know which is the one you're trying to find.?On the iPhone, the tabs are spread out like cards and you sort of shuffle through them.

Chrome isn't as full-featured as other browsers in the sharing department: the only option at the moment is to email the current page. No Facebook, Twitter, or anything else. There is also no way to install extensions like ad-blockers, interface customizations?and add-on services. A Google representative said the company has no further details to share at this time, but it's likely that making extensions available for a platform like iOS is difficult when they're designed with the desktop in mind.

Web?pages look identical to Safari, probably because they use the same engine to render them?? a restriction Apple places on browsers on iOS. And unfortunately, you can't set Chrome as your default browser?? again, Apple won't let that happen. But for day-to-day browsing, Chrome appears to be a stronger candidate than Safari, especially if you're already using it on other devices.

You can download Chrome for free from the App Store here.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for msnbc.com. His personal website is?coldewey.cc.

Source: http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/chrome-comes-ios-browser-sync-new-interface-852273

christina hendricks lifelock camp david hawaii weather snooki the jerk lake havasu

Hawaiian Telcom Services will offer more sports programming

Hawaiian Telcom Services Co. Inc. has signed a multiyear distribution agreement with Universal Sports Network to bring the network?s Olympic sports coverage and other sports programming to Hawaiian Telcom TV customers on Oahu.

Hawaiian Telcom Services, a subsidiary of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, will launch Universal Sports on Friday on Hawaiian Telcom Channel 90 and high-definition Channel 1090. The channel will be available as a free preview in July and August, and after that will be available exclusively to the company?s Advantage Plus package subscribers. The Summer Olympic Games will be held in London July 27-Aug. 12.

?We look forward to delivering our unique and compelling content, including the Kona Ironman, and building a successful relationship with Hawaiian Telcom as they grow the footprint of their outstanding, all-digital TV service throughout Oahu,? David Sternberg, CEO of Universal Sports, said in a statement.

Hawaiian Telcom launched its digital television service a year ago and currently offers more than 100 full-time HD channels.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/vertical_44/~3/o86mlzTgfiM/hawaiian-telcom-services-will-offer.html

storm chasers david blaine derek jeter gotye bill cosby divine mercy cabin in the woods

PFT: Lions' Fairley pleading not guilty to DUI

Getty Images

The Saints reportedly are poised to make Drew Brees the highest-paid player in NFL history, and the Saints allegedly aren?t negotiating with Brees in good faith.

We?d hate to see how much money the Saints would be offering Brees if they were acting in good faith.

Lost in the contention that Brees? role in the 2011 labor talks are being used against Brees in his contract talks is the fact that the Saints have repeatedly made very significant offers to Brees.? In 2011, they made an offer that would have put Brees in the Peyton Manning/Tom Brady ballpark.? In February 2012, they applied the exclusive version of the franchise tag, which put Brees in line for $16.371 million this season, more than $1 million per game.? In March 2012, they offered another deal that would have made him the highest paid player in the league.? In June 2012, they upped the ante once again.

So where?s the bad faith?

Not giving a guy everything he wants isn?t bad faith.? Not blowing out a team?s salary cap for one player isn?t bad faith.

If the Saints aren?t happy with their most important player because of his role in the labor talks, then the other 31 teams presumably like him even less.? So bad faith would have been, at a minimum, using the non-exclusive version of the franchise tag, since no other team would have signed him to an offer sheet and given the Saints a pair of first-round picks if the Saints hadn?t matched.

Bad faith also would have been giving him no franchise tag at all, thrusting him onto a market full of teams that would have collectively lowballed him, as their way of blackballing him.

Drew knows deep down that the Saints aren?t sticking it to him, because of his role in the CBA talks or for any other reason.? That?s why the initial report from Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com regarding the union?s contention that the Saints are discriminating against Brees contains the ludicrous suggestion that ?The quarterback did not play a role in the decision . . . with the union moving forward of its own accord.?? Brees wants to squeeze the Saints with an unfounded claim without getting his hands dirty, so he?s hiding behind the notion that the NFLPA has decided on its own, without regard to the wishes of a member of its Executive Committee, to make an outlandish charge that the Saints, by offering consistently to make him the highest-paid player in the league, are screwing him.

Brees has built up plenty of equity in New Orleans and elsewhere over the years.? If Saints fans take the time to see through this one, it could all be gone in the blink of an eye.

None of this changes the fact that the Saints foolishly have delayed getting this deal done.? With coach Sean Payton suspended for the year and with the franchise otherwise in disarray, Brees? presence during the entire offseason program should have been regarded as critical to a successful effort in 2012 ? especially since the Saints? postseason performance hinges on home-field advantage unlike any other team in the league.

The Saints also had been leaking that Brees wants more money than he actually has demanded.? Stupid, yes.? Bad faith, no.

The Saints need Brees.? The Saints love Brees.? But his role in the CBA talks is irrelevant to the ongoing inability to work out a long-term deal, and Brees knows it.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/27/nick-fairley-will-plead-not-guilty-to-dui-eluding/related/

jill biden jill biden al mvp ama awards 2011 ama awards 2011 uekman uekman

Where's that coin? 15 gymnasts vying for 5 spots

Jordyn Wieber rehearses her floor exercise routine during practice for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Jordyn Wieber rehearses her floor exercise routine during practice for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Danell Leyva takes a break during practice for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

John Orozco trains on the pommel horse during practice for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) ? Picking their Olympic teams with a coin flip probably sounds good to the gymnastics folks right about now.

With enough depth on both the men's and women's sides that each could send two five-person teams to London, the selection committees have their work cut out for them after this week's Olympic trials. There's one ? count it, one ? guaranteed spot available, with the remaining nine gymnasts chosen based on what combination gives the Americans the best chance for medals, preferably gold, in the team finals.

"It's tough," Jonathan Horton, who led the Americans to a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, said Wednesday. "You know there are going to be three or four guys who belong on the team that don't make it."

The men's trials begin Thursday and the women start Friday. The top two men, using combined scores from nationals and Olympic trials, could lock up spots, but only if they also finish in the top three of the six events. Otherwise, two gymnasts will be named Saturday night and the remaining three will be added Sunday. The winner of the women's all-around competition gets that lone guaranteed spot and, for the first time since 2000, the rest of the team will be determined after the competition ends Sunday.

Got all that?

"I don't think people realize how many years and years of hard work it's been, I don't care if you're 16 or 22," Olympic champion Nastia Liukin said. "Five out of 15 girls' dreams will come true, and the other 10 are probably going to be devastated."

Unlike track or swimming, the scoring format makes it impossible to pick a gymnastics team simply based on who finishes first, second, third, fourth and fifth.

In qualifying, four gymnasts compete on each event and the lowest score is dropped. For team finals, however, the format switches to the unforgiving three-up, three-count, with three gymnasts competing on each event and all three scores counting. That means teams have to be built to put up monster numbers in team finals, yet still have the versatility and balance to get through qualifying ? not to mention withstanding last-minute injuries.

And that means the selection committees will be doing the equivalent of an Olympic jigsaw over these next few days, trying to figure out what pieces fit best where.

"Usually, when you select a team, it comes down to that last spot," said Martha Karolyi, the women's national team coordinator.

That sure appears to be the case here.

Orozco, world parallel bars champion Danell Leyva and Horton, a two-time medalist in Beijing, are considered virtual locks. That leaves two spots, and Sam Mikulak sure helped his cause by finishing third at the U.S. championships two weeks ago. Chris Brooks, Jake Dalton and Steve Legendre are sitting squarely on the bubble.

Dalton said he was already figuring out where ? and how ? he could fit at the world championships last fall. His best events are floor and vault, but he noticed the U.S. men needed some help on still rings.

"You think who's good on what events," Dalton said. "I knew I needed to get stronger on still rings."

For the women's team, reigning world champion Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas and Aly Raisman can probably start packing for London. Douglas finished a mere 0.2 points behind Wieber at nationals and also has a massive score on uneven bars, the weak spot for the Americans. Raisman was the bronze medalist on floor exercise at last year's world championships, and is as rock steady as they come.

Do the math, and that leaves two spots ? and at least a half-dozen candidates for them. There's Liukin and Beijing teammates Alicia Sacramone and Bridget Sloan. There's McKayla Maroney, who added a gold medal on vault to the one the Americans won in the team competition at last year's worlds, and Rebecca Bross, who won six medals at the 2009 and 2010 world championships.

And then there are a slew of up-and-comers, including Kyla Ross, Elizabeth Price and Sarah Finnegan.

"I feel so sorry for the selection committee because it's going to be a hard decision," Sacramone said. "It's going to be hard for them to choose."

Or maybe not.

Karolyi said she has an "ideal team" in her mind, and it hasn't really changed in the last two months. Of course, there are alternatives in case something happens to this one. Or to that one. Or ? well, you get the idea.

There are times, Bross admits, that she's a little envious of the swimmers and the sprinters. Whether they make the Olympic team is up to them, and only them. Beat everyone else, and you're in.

But really, she and the other gymnasts wouldn't have it any other way. After all, the goal is to win medals, and no one's been better at that over the last two Olympics than the Americans. The U.S. men and women both won team medals in Athens and Beijing, something no other country can say.

"For us to go out and do the best for our country," she said, "it's the way it has to be."

___

Follow Nancy Armour at www.twitter.com/nrarmour

Associated Press

2012 groundhog day groundhog phil pee wee herman ketamine tracy morgan ground hogs day 2012 goundhog day

Egypt's president-elect to be sworn in Saturday

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

sandusky NBA Webb Simpson WWE Fathers Day Quotes Stevie J mothers day 2012

Google brings incremental app updates, added encryption measures to Android

Google has just announced a new feature for Google Play that's sure to please anyone who's sat though an app update that never seemed to end. It now offers what it calls "Smart App Updates," which will let developers provide incremental updates to apps instead of forcing people to download a whole new APK for every minor update. On average, Google says those should be about a third the size of typical updates. What's more, the company has also announced that it's bringing added encryption measures to Android, which will let paid apps be encrypted with a device-specific key that makes them harder to rip and share. Both features will supported on Android devices running Gingerbread or above.

Google brings incremental app updates, added encryption measures to Android originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

amy chua iowa gop meteor shower tonight annie oakley edc paranormal activity 4 love and hip hop

Building a hardware business in Nigeria, meet tablet pioneer Saheed

At VC4Africa we are in touch with many entrepreneurs across the continent and we are always interested to learn from their experiences. We recently spoke with Nigeria?s hardware guru Saheed Adepoju, the man behind Encipher Limited ? the company that introduced the country?s first Android-based tablet computer. He talks about his efforts to build one of the continent?s most promising?technology hardware start-ups and?the challenges inherent to his business.

After he returned from the UK in 2009, Adepoju and his partner, Anibe Agama, had originally set out to launch a mobile phone. But when tablet computers were introduced in 2010, this provided an opportunity to launch a similar product but from their own perspective. With a background in developing Android based applications, he sought out hardware needed to test software he and other developers had built. This gap inspired his company to produce the Inye tablet both for local developers and the Nigerian market. Saheed says: ?Our objective was two-fold: You have mobile developers who wanted to test their applications with our hardware and then also serve a mass market that want alternatives to the high-end tablets available in the market.?

Meet the Inye tablet

With his personal savings, and funds from family and friends, his company Encipher launched the Inye tablet version 1, pushing out 100 devices of the Android based tablet in 2010. The company received many responses from their consumers. ?From the feedback we learned to use a 3G SIM card, rather than a modem that plugged into USB. Also to change the resistive screen to a capacitive screen,? says Adepoju, adding that the resistive screen was initially used because of cost implications.

Based on the many responses from the users Encipher launched Inye version 2 in May 2011, an improved tablet computer with pre-installed Nigerian applications, for instance one that informs people about HIV in the local Yoruba language.??Our mission is to express and preserve culture using technology and ensure we use our platform as a vehicle to keep on doing that,? he says.

Servicing hardware locally is critical

Adepoju believes strongly in the success of the Inye 2. He says even when Apple decides to target Nigeria, the Inye tablet will do well: ?One of the reasons why most people will pick up our tablet is because of the price [between $250 and $300] and local service support. A lot of people downplay local service support, but I can say if you break your Apple iPad or your Samsung Galaxy tab here in Nigeria and you can?t fix it, you are forced to buy another one. We know a lot of people here in Nigeria that probably wouldn?t want to do that. People would probably just want to fix the screen if it?s broken, and we offer that. We have the power to fix our devices here.?

Expansion, funding drive and challenges

In the past year, the Nigerian tablet pioneer has been in search of funds to bring in the version 2 of the ?Inye? at an affordable price to the consumer. In his words: ?We are talking to various tiers of investors. We have a business plan to let them understand there is a viable market with good decent price points and good return on their investments. That is the stage we are in right now.?

If Encipher succeeds, and gets the maximum funding of $3m it needs, Adepoju says the company will break even with 8,000 units of the Inye 2 sold in a 3-year spread, and start to make decent profits afterwards. ?Break even means the business will be able to sustain itself without needing external cash to keep running it.?

The investor search before joining VC4Africa

However, inspite of Encipher?s seeming track record, which includes reviews and coverage by global media outlets like CNN and Forbes, the company is yet to get the required funding needed to expand, a situation Adepoju describes: ?What I have seen so far is that most VC firms are averse to technology hardware start-ups. You apply and you don?t get a quick response. They give excuses as to why it may be a volatile business, because hardware changes so quickly, which to me seems unfair. We are aware that hardware changes and we never said we were going to keep the technology constant. So it?s one of the things that I have faced personally while dealing with venture capitalists.?

Investors are risk-averse when it comes to hardware

Adepoju thinks that a number of VC firms are not willing to take risk. He explains: ?Investors outside the country don?t understand how African businesses work; investors within the country want to ensure whatever they invest in gives them returns, which I believe is not venture capitalism, because in the backdrop of venture capitalism, there?s a gambling mentality. I believe the mentality we have here is that ?I want that company that will definitely make a hit.?

He continues:??Talking about venture capitalists in Africa, I am yet to see one that will invest? when I mean invest, I don?t mean give like seed funding of 50,000 dollars. I mean actually give like 2 million dollars to a business that is already gaining traction. So I believe they are very risk averse in investing in a market where they are not sure of a return on investment.?

Building a track record and growing an investment culture

Adepoju indicated that with time, investors could start showing keen interest in his kind of start-up as the Nigerian start-up scene grows and records success stories. ?In a way, I don?t really blame the VC?s because if there has been a company that was funded that has a track record, then they will say, ?fine, whatever you do, follow that company?s model, look closely, try and innovate on what they have. But, there?s no reference point yet. That?s what I believe is going on, and like I have always imagined, all you need is just one. That is us. We are willing to let them know it can work here and that there is a market,? he says.

?Bite the bullet?

Adepoju is encouraging entrepreneurs not to give up on their dreams, and for investors looking the way of Africa, he says, ?bite the bullet because everything is a risk, and not investing in Africa is one of them.?

At VC4Africa we are always inspired by entrepreneurs like Saheed. Nigeria certainly should be in the business of hardware and he is pioneering a way forward. Check out his venture profile, help us spread the word and lets champion the future of Nigerian tablets!

Related Articles

Christof Henz, VerySol: ?Solar energy solution for high fuel prices in Nigeria?

Education apps get seedfunding after ?Tech in? event CcHub Nigeria

Rick Harington?s MarketFleas secures funding

Tags: africa, computer, Encypher, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, finance, funding, investment, investors, inye, inye2, nigeria, startup, tablet, tablets, technology, VC4Africa Updates, venture capital, venture capital for africa

the descendants the descendants homeland homeland packers giants game golden globe winners 2012 ricky gervais golden globes

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean home screen revealed, automatically accommodates your apps and widgets

It's a pain manually moving apps and widgets on Android screens, ain't it? Well, at Google I/O 2012, the folks in Mountain View have just given us some Jelly Bean salve to soothe that irritation. The latest Android OS automatically arranges onscreen icons around any new widgets or apps you choose to insert. Not only that, but you can also remove any unwanted apps and widgets with a simple swipe up and off the home screen to delete them. A welcome Android addition, to be sure, but it begs the question, when will us non-Nexus owners get to enjoy it?

Check out our full coverage of Google I/O 2012's opening keynote at our event hub!

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean home screen revealed, automatically accommodates your apps and widgets originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

awakenings phantom of the opera agoraphobia andrew lloyd webber obscura grok cirque du freak

Egypt press hails Morsi win

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

sports illustrated swimsuit 2012 aretha franklin whitney houston paul williams paul babeu kevin costner budweiser shootout animal house

HTC Connect certifies AV gear for your One series phone, Pioneer lines up

HTC is going on something of a certification tangent: it's following its PlayStation Suite approval with its own program, HTC Connect. Home AV equipment with the label promises to lift the standards for streaming media to or from one of HTC's devices. The rubber stamp will be limited at first to DLNA audio and video, but it should eventually include just about anything that doesn't involve a wire, such as Bluetooth, in-car media, NFC and wireless speakers. There isn't an immediate deluge of partners. HTC has scored a rather big ally, however: Pioneer's DLNA-ready receivers and wireless speakers this year, and beyond, will flaunt the HTC Connect badge. Don't brag about the media credentials of your One X just yet. Although the Connect seal of approval won't be needed for media streaming anytime soon, it will only be coming to the One series through an upgrade in the months ahead.

Continue reading HTC Connect certifies AV gear for your One series phone, Pioneer lines up

HTC Connect certifies AV gear for your One series phone, Pioneer lines up originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink   |   | Email this | Comments

yale harvard dan henderson oregon ducks oregon ducks oregon football lana turner donald glover

Jirafe Grabs $7M From Foundry, FirstMark To Bring Better Analytics To eCommerce

Founded in 2010, New York City-based startup Jirafe set out with a simple mission: Help eCommerce store managers turn their digital storefronts into viable, thriving businesses. To do so, in the long term, Jirafe hopes to be able to someday automate the many boring administrative and analytical tasks that are part of daily grind of running (and monetizing) an eCommerce operation -- so that merchants can get back to focusing on product and customer service. The startup isn't quite at full automation yet, but its flexible analytics and intelligence tools are finding an audience nonetheless. To date, Jirafe has attracted over 5,000 merchants in 50 countries, managing more than 100 million transactions for its clients over the last 12 months. Building on this early traction, the startup is today adding to the $2 million seed round it raised in December 2010 with $7 million in Series A financing from both new and returning investors.

cedric benson playoff schedule charles addams pinewood derby cars republican debate tonight tinker tailor soldier spy rich forever rick ross

CareCrunch Answers ? Answers Archive ? Self-help Advice That ...

The power of personal development should not be overlooked. Every individual posseses an amazing amount of prospective, and personal development will assist you to uncover it. This short article will provide you with some great personal development suggestions that will assist you as you may work to increase your self. Irrespective of what you?d like to concentrate on, these suggestions will help.

One thing you?re going to have to realize being an individual is that you?re going to need to get into shape. In the event you really wish to expand being a particular person then acquiring fit is area of the process, so develop a training plan and diet program, when you keep dedicated then you need to be fine.

Self-confidence has almost everything concerning your properly-simply being and just how qualified you sense. Encircle on your own with friends and relations that elevate you up and make you feel better about on your own. Keep away from anyone who is verbally abusive or just not an integral part of allowing you to feel good about yourself.

The best state of mind is extremely motivational provided that you filtering the pointless. Several concerns will present on their own with your daily life. You should take time to search through your daily life and categorize issues and concerns as important or inconsequential. Clearing yourself of self-hesitation by lessening unneeded anxiety will enhance your self-confidence and push.

To accomplish your objectives you should recognize what motivates you. Despite the fact that suggest from others may help, tend not to be very impressed if the things that work on their behalf does not work for you. Once you understand what encourages you, you will be able to setup an prize system for yourself that can help keep you focused on your goal.

Do not be afraid to inquire about help. Even if you had been constantly the person who would look after a selected project, request somebody else to care for it for you once you become stressed. It will allow them to have the chance to learn what it is that you just do and give you one minute to regroup.

If everything is not working out the way that that you were hoping they would, cease and rethink your method. For those who have set up an agenda that is certainly not thriving, rewrite that prepare and then make the necessary adjustments that will help change the outcome. It might take additional time, but it will probably be worth it.

Enhancing our lives is truly a case of investing the time and effort into our self improvement. The ideas supplied above go a long way toward commencing us on our way. All we have to do is merely acquire that starting point, to start creating the alterations we have decided, need to be produced.

this blog post

ufc 141 lesnar vs overeem appetizer recipes alistair overeem alistair overeem texas a m insight bowl

Tips About Search engine marketing And Your Online Business |

The secrets of increasing your site traffic and maximizing profits are on this page, such as significant equipment and instructions. Keep reading for quite a few excellent tips on search engine ranking optimization.

Content is the main thing to pay attention to in good Search engine optimization approach. You need to strive for content that is certainly distinctive, long enough, search term driven and well created. You should always take advantage of the right grammar. Make certain that your written content is good as a method to boost your search engine optimisation technique.

Research and in many cases video games might be provided on the website to help you bring your audience. People have surveys for a number of reasons, such as discovering unique specifics of themselves such as purchasing routines or what kind of type matches them. Request them questions about their interests and purchasing behavior. Not simply will the visitors take advantage of the process, but you will definately get to know them in addition to their inclinations better.

Make your website linked to from a highly regarded website, such as a non-profit or perhaps an educational site. Search engines like yahoo evaluate outcomes from those web sites in a different way and get ranking them greater as they are considered reliable sources of information. Always blog post fascinating content that can pull back links from other trustworthy internet sites. When your content is useful, other web sites may wish to backlink to you.

Charm a number of selections for posting links that will deliver website traffic back to your site, including press announcements, content articles, weblogs, discussion boards in your specialized niche and listing submissions. Powerful outbound back links are amongst the most essential facets of seo.

Ensure that each and every META description tag is unique on every webpage. Not employing unique labels could mean reduced internet search engine rankings.

Operating a blog yourself web site raises website traffic due to the fact it will be a lot more noticeable to search engines. Because of this, more visitors can come to look at your blog.

Make sure that your site is well-coded. A website that is certainly coded in messy, perplexing JavaScript is not probably going to be indexed by the major search engines. When you depend intensely on Flash written content with out textual content information, your website may just be ignored by the various search engines.

Social networking web sites are a valuable device in search engine optimisation. Twitting and Facebook or twitter are fully interactive, and the training video discussing website YouTube is an efficient method to highlight your products or services.

The larger your positioning on search engine results web pages, a lot more traffic you may have on your website. Follow the assistance, and use the methods supplied outlined in this article if you wish to take more visitors to your website or blog site. It could be helpful to correctly use Search engine marketing tactics.

For more details on awesome backlinks see Delena Y. Wallace?s site there?s a lot of information not detailed in this article, go to Author?s site to locate more.

presidential candidates celebrity wife swap gla republican candidates mike martz hokies quadrantid

New ad by pro-Obama PAC targets Romney over Bain

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

joe oliver joba chamberlain new york mega millions jetblue jetblue michelle malkin october baby

Kurt Angle arrives in Oshawa, Canada - Live event footage from Saturday night (V...

Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content.

pinterest attwireless taylor swift zac efron the scream stephen colbert new madrid fault rihanna and chris brown

Heat wave unabated in North India, two dead

Two persons succumbed to sunstroke in Uttar Pradesh as most parts of the northern plains simmered at temperatures above normal, even as some places witnessed light showers.

In the national capital Delhi, the maximum temperature settled at 42.4 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal, while the minimum touched 32.4 degrees Celsius, four degrees above normal.

Two persons succumbed to sunstroke in Prabudh Nagar district in western Uttar Pradesh, even as the eastern part of the state heaved a sigh of relief as moderate showers lashed parts of the region.

While the day temperature rose appreciably in Gorakhpur division, it fell in Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad and Kanpur divisions.

The highest maximum temperature in the state was recorded in Etawah at 44.2 degrees Celsius.

There was no let up in the heat wave in Rajasthan as well, with Churu sizzling at a maximum of 43.5 degrees Celsius, followed by SriGanganagar at 42 degrees, according to the MeT department.

Jaipur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer recorded maximums of 41.7, 41.3 and 40.5 degrees Celsius and other places recorded day temperatures between 35.7 degrees and 40.1 degrees Celsius.

Hot and humid conditions gripped Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh as well, with day temperatures settling at up to five degrees above normal.

Amritsar was the hottest place in Punjab at 43.4 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal, while in Haryana, Hisar recorded the highest maximum temperature at 43.5 degrees Celsius, three notches above normal.

Chandigarh recorded a high of 40.1 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal.

The day temperatures at most places in the two states, including Bhiwani, Karnal, Narnaul and Rohtak in Haryana and Ludhiana and Patiala in Punjab were above 40 degrees Celsius.
?

nhl all star game 2012 pollyanna samuel adams snowy owl one for the money 10 minute trainer sarah burke death

Wonderful Strategies For Conference Your Online Web hosting ...

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

---

Apache Server at officerelocationmagazine.com Port 80

occupy congress juan williams victor martinez alcatraz cruise ship martin luther king jr. zappos

Flame virus can destroy computer files: Symantec

BOSTON ?? The Flame computer virus is not only capable of espionage but it can also sabotage computer systems and likely was used to attack Iran in April, according to a leading security company, Symantec Corp.

Iran had previously blamed Flame for causing data loss on computers in the country's main oil export terminal and Oil Ministry. But prior to Symantec's discovery, cyber experts had only unearthed evidence that proved the mysterious virus was capable of espionage.

Symantec researcher Vikram Thakur said on Thursday that the company has now identified a component of Flame that allows operators to delete files from computers.

"These guys have the capability to delete everything on the computer," Thakur said. "This is not something that is theoretical. It is absolutely there."

Iran complained about the threat of cyber attacks again on Thursday, saying it had detected plans by the United States, Israel and Britain to launch a "massive" strike after the breakdown of talks over Tehran's nuclear activities.

(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2012. Check for restrictions at: http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp

scott disick kourtney kardashian kourtney kardashian lipitor lipitor kourtney kardashian pregnant again kourtney kardashian pregnant again

US journal prints controversial bird flu research

Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content.

michael bay ninja turtles san antonio weather mike daisey nicollette sheridan apple dividend snow white and the huntsman snow white and the huntsman

Extreme Long Island Home Remodeling Makeover: Do It Yourself ...

Stop waiting around for an extreme home makeover when you can be using your time to just do it yourself. Long Island home remodeling is not as hard of a task as you think and hopefully you become motivated after reading this article to start improving your home today. A few reasons why you should remodel your home is because it can be started right away, it?s a fun learning experience, full control of the appearance, and because it?s usually cheaper than hiring someone else to do it. Most importantly, by taking the time to spruce up your home will result in an increase of your home value once the housing market rebounds. So, dust off your toolbox set and prepare to get a little dirty with some easy home improvements this summer.

Since summertime is approaching I?ve included some suggestions of easy home improvements that you can begin using during the summer season. If you feel like it is too hot in your home it may be a good idea to install a ceiling fan or two. This can save you money on energy costs by turning on the air conditioning less frequently. If you like to learn how to install a ceiling fan.

After your backyard barbeque invite everyone to sit down around a warm fire pit to roast marshmallows and make tasty s?more sandwiches. Lately I?ve noticed that having a fire pit is a big plus and it can add a certain atmosphere to a backyard. It gives a reason for people to stay outside after all the food has been cooked on the grill because the flame will keep the bugs away. It only takes about two days of work and around $500 to build your own fire pit. Caution this may make people jealous of your expert marshmallow roasting techniques.

Remodel your home while the real estate market is still not appealing. Once the market picks up you will be ready to sell it for a gain because there are many benefits to remodeling and improving your home. Aside from being able to enjoy the improvements you make, you will drive up the value of your home to potential buyers. If you are interested to remodel your home on Long Island then click here to get a free evaluation.

Whether you decide to add a ceiling fan or build a fire pit it does not matter because both will improve the image of your home. The creativity aspect of remodeling your home is endless there are so many things that can be done. So get yourself to work and start remodeling your Long Island home today.

No comments yet.

ronda rousey vs miesha tate lindsay lohan snl lindsay lohan on snl real housewives of disney awakenings phantom of the opera agoraphobia

Listing leak shows next version of Android coming 'soon'

Featured

2 days

Wilson Rothman

Microsoft has to do it. That's what I keep telling myself. In order to convert people from the cloud-powered "ecosystems" of Apple or Google... Read more

2 hrs.

Devin Coldewey

Someone at the Google Play Store hit the big red button a little early,?it seems, updating the listing for the Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ to say it would soon be receiving the next version of Android, 4.1 "Jelly Bean." The listing has since been removed, but several people saw it while it was live and, naturally, got screenshots.

What exactly will be included in the update isn't clear, but these smaller incremental updates usually speed up performance, fix bugs, and include new versions of software, like perhaps the new version of Google Maps. At any rate, it's coming to the GSM version of Google and Samsung's latest Nexus phone ? not a surprise, since the Nexus platform is generally the first to receive these updates.

XDA forum member Lil Jones first posted the information;?other users subsequently added their own screenshots, and the thread was spotted by Droid-Life. They also point out that it is unlikely to be a typo or hoax, as it occurred within Google's own store and the wording is?unmistakable.

When "soon" is wasn't made clear, but the smart money is probably on?Google's I/O developers conference, which starts next week on?the 27th. The event is also rumored to bring about a new low-cost tablet, perhaps also running Jelly Bean. Whatever the case, it shouldn't be a long wait for Nexus owners.

Devin Coldewey is a contributing writer for msnbc.com. His personal website is coldewey.cc.

nfl playoff schedule tim howard scores nick cannon kidney failure consumer financial protection bureau casey anthony video recess appointment eastman kodak

Researchers estimate ice content of crater at moon's south pole

ScienceDaily (June 20, 2012) ? NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has returned data that indicate ice may make up as much as 22 percent of the surface material in a crater located on the moon's south pole.

The team of NASA and university scientists using laser light from LRO's laser altimeter examined the floor of Shackleton crater. They found the crater's floor is brighter than those of other nearby craters, which is consistent with the presence of small amounts of ice. This information will help researchers understand crater formation and study other uncharted areas of the moon. The findings are published in Thursday's edition of the journal Nature.

"The brightness measurements have been puzzling us since two summers ago," said Gregory Neumann of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., a co-author on the paper. "While the distribution of brightness was not exactly what we had expected, practically every measurement related to ice and other volatile compounds on the moon is surprising, given the cosmically cold temperatures inside its polar craters."

The spacecraft mapped Shackleton crater with unprecedented detail, using a laser to illuminate the crater's interior and measure its albedo or natural reflectance. The laser light measures to a depth comparable to its wavelength, or about a micron. That represents a millionth of a meter, or less than one ten-thousandth of an inch. The team also used the instrument to map the relief of the crater's terrain based on the time it took for laser light to bounce back from the moon's surface. The longer it took, the lower the terrain's elevation.

In addition to the possible evidence of ice, the group's map of Shackleton revealed a remarkably preserved crater that has remained relatively unscathed since its formation more than three billion years ago. The crater's floor is itself pocked with several small craters, which may have formed as part of the collision that created Shackleton.

The crater, named after the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, is two miles deep and more than 12 miles wide. Like several craters at the moon's south pole, the small tilt of the lunar spin axis means Shackleton crater's interior is permanently dark and therefore extremely cold.

"The crater's interior is extremely rugged," said Maria Zuber, the team's lead investigator from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge in Mass. "It would not be easy to crawl around in there."

While the crater's floor was relatively bright, Zuber and her colleagues observed that its walls were even brighter. The finding was at first puzzling. Scientists had thought that if ice were anywhere in a crater, it would be on the floor, where no direct sunlight penetrates. The upper walls of Shackleton crater are occasionally illuminated, which could evaporate any ice that accumulates. A theory offered by the team to explain the puzzle is that "moonquakes"-- seismic shaking brought on by meteorite impacts or gravitational tides from Earth -- may have caused Shackleton's walls to slough off older, darker soil, revealing newer, brighter soil underneath. Zuber's team's ultra-high-resolution map provides strong evidence for ice on both the crater's floor and walls.

"There may be multiple explanations for the observed brightness throughout the crater," said Zuber. "For example, newer material may be exposed along its walls, while ice may be mixed in with its floor."

The initial primary objective of LRO was to conduct investigations that prepare for future lunar exploration. Launched in June 2009, LRO completed its primary exploration mission and is now in its primary science mission. LRO was built and is managed by Goddard. This research was supported by NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and Science Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington.

For more information on LRO and the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, visit: http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov

Share this story on Facebook, Twitter, and Google:

Other social bookmarking and sharing tools:

---

Story Source:

The above story is reprinted from materials provided by NASA.

Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. For further information, please contact the source cited above.

---

Journal Reference:

1. Maria T. Zuber, James W. Head, David E. Smith, Gregory A. Neumann, Erwan Mazarico, Mark H. Torrence, Oded Aharonson, Alexander R. Tye, Caleb I. Fassett, Margaret A. Rosenburg, H. Jay Melosh. Constraints on the volatile distribution within Shackleton crater at the lunar south pole. Nature, 2012; 486 (7403): 378 DOI: 10.1038/nature11216

Note: If no author is given, the source is cited instead.

Disclaimer: Views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of ScienceDaily or its staff.

raheem morris winter classic mt rainier caucus stanford vs oklahoma state occupy rose parade vesta williams

Moody's downgrades 15 major global banks

[ [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 2]], 'http://yhoo.it/KeQd0p', '[Slideshow: See photos taken on the way down]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['Connery is an experienced stuntman', 7]], ' http://yhoo.it/KpUoHO', '[Slideshow: Death-defying daredevils]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['know that we have confidence in', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/LqYjAX ', '[Related: The Secret Service guide to Cartagena]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['We picked up this other dog and', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JUSxvi', '[Related: 8 common dog fears, how to calm them]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 5]], 'http://bit.ly/JnoJYN', '[Related: Did WH share raid details with filmmakers?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['accused of running a fake hepatitis B', 3]], 'http://bit.ly/KoKiqJ', '[Factbox: AQAP, al-Qaeda in Yemen]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have my contacts on or glasses', 3]], 'http://abcn.ws/KTE5AZ', '[Related: Should the murder charge be dropped?]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 5]], 'http://yhoo.it/JD7nlD', '[Related: Bristol Palin reality show debuts June 19]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['have made this nation great as Sarah Palin', 1]], 'http://bit.ly/JRPFRO', '[Related: McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP race]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas', 3]], 'http://yhoo.it/GV9zpj', '[Related: View photos of the JetBlue plane in Amarillo]', ' ', '630', ' ', ' ', ], [ [['the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 15]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/white-house-stays-out-of-teen-s-killing-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120411/martinzimmermen.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['He was in shock and still strapped to his seat', 6]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/navy-jet-crashes-in-virginia-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/cv/ip/ap/default/120406/jet_ap.jpg', '630', ' ', 'AP', ], [ [['xxxxxxxxxxxx', 11]], 'http://news.yahoo.com/photos/russian-grannies-win-bid-to-sing-at-eurovision-1331223625-slideshow/', 'Click image to see more photos', 'http://l.yimg.com/a/p/us/news/editorial/1/56/156d92f2760dcd3e75bcd649a8b85fcf.jpeg', '500', ' ', 'AP', ] ]

[ [ [['did not go as far his colleague', 8]], '29438204', '0' ], [ [[' the 28-year-old neighborhood watchman who shot and killed', 4]], '28924649', '0' ], [ [['because I know God protects me', 14], ['Brian Snow was at a nearby credit union', 5]], '28811216', '0' ], [ [['The state news agency RIA-Novosti quoted Rosaviatsiya', 6]], '28805461', '0' ], [ [['measure all but certain to fail in the face of bipartisan', 4]], '28771014', '0' ], [ [['matter what you do in this case', 5]], '28759848', '0' ], [ [['presume laws are constitutional', 7]], '28747556', '0' ], [ [['has destroyed 15 to 25 houses', 7]], '28744868', '0' ], [ [['short answer is yes', 7]], '28746030', '0' ], [ [['opportunity to tell the real story', 7]], '28731764', '0' ], [ [['entirely respectable way to put off the searing constitutional controversy', 7]], '28723797', '0' ], [ [['point of my campaign is that big ideas matter', 9]], '28712293', '0' ], [ [['As the standoff dragged into a second day', 7]], '28687424', '0' ], [ [['French police stepped up the search', 17]], '28667224', '0' ], [ [['Seeking to elevate his candidacy back to a general', 8]], '28660934', '0' ], [ [['The tragic story of Trayvon Martin', 4]], '28647343', '0' ], [ [['Karzai will get a chance soon to express', 8]], '28630306', '0' ], [ [['powerful storms stretching', 8]], '28493546', '0' ], [ [['basic norm that death is private', 6]], '28413590', '0' ], [ [['songwriter also saw a surge in sales for her debut album', 6]], '28413590', '1', 'Watch music videos from Whitney Houston ', 'on Yahoo! Music', 'http://music.yahoo.com' ], [ [['keyword', 99999999999999999999999]], 'videoID', '1', 'overwrite-pre-description', 'overwrite-link-string', 'overwrite-link-url' ] ]

windows 8 preview leap year moratorium dwts season 14 cast leap day michigan primary results olympia snowe