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IN-VEST TO IMPRESS
The bell has finally tolled for the HD DVD. Toshiba, the format's biggest proponent, announced it has thrown in the towel, making Sony's Blu-ray the winner in the first home-video format war since Betamax went up against VHS. Now that that's settled, you might want to pick up this Samsung player. Not only is it feature-heavy, it upconverts standard DVDs to full 1080p HD resolution, has a HDMI 1.3 output, Dolby TrueHD sound and plays movies at 24 frames per second, the way they were shot but it's also well-priced. If you're looking for an even better bargain, though, experts still recommend the PlayStation 3 for its crisp picture, future readiness and dual purpose as a gaming console. Chumby $179.95; store.chumby.com The much-geeked-over Chumby was in beta testing for two years, during which it was chortled over by a bunch of Linux and open-source code writers who were encouraged to hack and create widgets for it.
Dell -- Now Available in Beautiful
To help expand creative horizons, U.S. customers systems will come with Adobe Elements Studio software preinstalled, including Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 and Premiere Elements 4 software as well as Adobe Soundbooth CS3 to promote multimedia creativity whether its producing a slide show, editing a family video or cleaning up audio recordings and adding sound effects.
First-Class Service for XPS Customers
All XPS desktop and notebook computers feature Dells first-class service, which guarantees quick access to Dells best home-computer technicians and a 15-month subscription to virus and spyware protection. XPS systems purchased from Dell also include one year of 10GB of online storage and backup space with Dell DataSafe Online Backup. More information is at www.dell.com/firstclass.
Something to Take to Heart
I just recently gotten back from the tournament in Miami, Oklahoma and just got done with one of the hardest practices of my life. But, I think I am good enough to write a blog. Something to Take to Heart Tonight, after practice, I saw this little blonde headed boy that I see around town constantly. You wanna know where I see him everytime? On the basketball court. The kid, being about as mature as you can be at his age. He is probably a 2nd grader, and he walks around town as if he was 15. Something is noticable though everytime I see him. First of all, I have yet to ever see his parents. Secondly, he doesen't seem to be the most lucky kid when it comes to who has the money and who doesen't. Living in a poor family as a kid, I know how that can be. But, everytime I see him around the court, he doesen't normally say a word to me but he will give me a little head nod.
Breast cancer
In any case, only women at high risk for inherited types of breast cancer should consider taking these drugs for prevention. Trastuzumab Trastuzumab (Herceptin) has emerged as an important treatment for women with HER2-positive breast cancer, a particularly aggressive type of cancer. Several NEJM studies report that trastuzumab given along with or after adjuvant chemotherapy significantly improves survival and prevents cancer recurrence.Trastuzumab can cause heart failure and other heart problems, especially for women with pre-existing heart conditions. Patients who take this drug need to have regular heart check-ups. Aromatase Inhibitors Aromatase inhibitors may be better than tamoxifen in improving survival and preventing recurrence in postmenopausal women with estrogen-sensitive breast cancers.
Killer of Adrienne Shelly Pleads Guilty
Diego Pillco, an illegal immigrant from Ecuador who was arrested days after Shelly's body was discovered in her Greenwich Village apartment, admitted in a New York courtroom on Thursday that he killed Shelly while trying to rob her. He then hanged her in an attempt make her death appear like a suicide, the Associated Press reports. Pillco said Shelly caught him stealing money from her purse and threatened to call police. He is to be sentenced on March 6, and will receive 25 years in prison, says AP. Shelly, 40, was born Adrienne Levine in Queens, N.Y., and raised on Long Island. At the time of her death, she and her husband, Andy Ostroy, had a 3-year-old daughter, Sophie. Shelly had worked steadily acting in film, theater and television, but later turned to writing and directing and made her feature-film directorial debut with 1997's Sudden Manhattan.
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