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Federal Irrigation Water Cannot Use to Grow Marijuana

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Marijuana, also known as Cannabis grows in Washington, Colorado and many other states illegally, now for the irrigation cannot use water from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to grow their crops.

On Tuesday Agency stated that, “Marijuana growing remains illegal under federal law, so irrigation water from its dams cannot be used to grow pot even in states that have legalized recreational or medical use of the drug”.

The Reclamation Bureau provides irrigation water in 17 states and the prohibition against using that water to grow Marijuana applies in all of the states.

Marijuana is prohibited because of its negative effects. It is often used up for its psychoactive and physiological effects, which can comprise discriminating mood or euphoria, relaxation, and an increase in appetite.

Unwanted side-effects can occasionally include a decrease in impaired motor skills, reddening of the eyes, short-term memory, dry mouth, and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.

Antarctic’s Ice Loss Doubled – CryoSat-2 Satellite

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From CryoSat-2 Satellite, Scientist observed that Antarctic lose double of the ice as compared to the last year. Now 1600 Million tones of ices is losing y the Antarctic.

Ice loss is directly related to the sea levels and the loss of 1600 Million tons by Antarctic is enough to raise sea levels by 0.45 millimeters each year alone.

Antarctic’s Ice Loss Doubled

The very first complete assessment of Antarctic ice sheet elevation change is prepared by a team of scientist from UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modeling, led by researchers at the University of Leeds.

European Space Agency’s CryoSat-2 satellite mission was the resource from where they collected and used the measurements. A specially designed altimeter for this task was carried by the satellite.

According to the statistics, approximately 159 Giga tones ice lost in each year of 2010 and 2013.

West Antarctica lost 134 Giga tones of ice lost during 2010 and 2013.
East Antarctica three Giga tones of ice lost during 2010 and 2013.
Antarctic Peninsula 23 Giga tones of ice lost during 2010 and 2013.
According to the researchers, ice thinning has been detected In West Antarctica, in areas that were poorly surveyed by past satellite altimeter missions.

These unknown areas are now covered by Satellite and these newly-mapped areas contribute additional losses that bring altimeter observations closer to estimates based on other approaches.

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Lead author Dr Malcolm McMillan from the University of Leeds said, “We find that ice losses continue to be most pronounced along the fast-flowing ice streams of the Amundsen Sea sector, with thinning rates of between 4 and 8 metres per year near to the grounding lines of the Pine Island, Thwaites and Smith Glaciers.”

Xiaomi – “The Apple of China”

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The craziness of Chinese towards the tech world, specially their addiction of smart phones turned the China into the biggest mobile market of World over night. Xiaomi the standout local smart phone market leads the market segment overnight and sells more phones in China than Apple. “The Apple of China” is coined for the Xiaomi.

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According to a research firm IDC, tablets haven’t quite taken off in China and Apple still led the market with a 28 percent share during the second quarter last year by selling just 1.48 million units, the 10% of all of Apple’s iPad sales during the period, according to the data compiled by Bloomberg.

Xiaomi at the very right time entering the tab’s market and unveiled its first tablet in Beijing yesterday. According to Mr. Jenny Lee, who is an early investor in Xiaomi and a Shanghai-based managing director at GGV Capital, “Chinese are starting to adopt tablets over PCs, particularly in offices. Xiaomi will have to chase Apple and Samsung, the market leaders in tablets globally and in China. That’s a race Xiaomi is all-too-familiar with”.

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The Global ambitions of Xiaomi have not yet materialized and its success at home town China has not interpreted to other markets yet. Only 3% of Xiaomi’s sales are out of the China and rest of the Xiaomi’s smartphones have been sold in China. Hugo Barra, a vice president at Xiaomi responsible for international expansion stated that, “The new Mi Pad tablets will be available in China starting next month, and will eventually be offered in other markets, including Southeast Asia, India and Latin America”.

The doubts are not very big that Xiaomi could repeat its smartphone success in tablets.

For Online Spying US Justice Department Charged Chinese Military Hackers

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Marking the first ever charges of this kind by the US against any other state, today the Justice Department of US announced the accusation of five Chinese military hackers for online spying against US nuclear power US steel, nuclear power and solar companies.

The five conspired are involved in hacking of major US companies like U.S. Steel, Westinghouse, Alcoa, Allegheny Technologies, the United Steel Workers Union and U.S. subsidiaries of SolarWorld, a German company and steal trade secrets that gives competitive advantage to Chinese state-owned companies. The Chinese hackers break into the computers of these companies and get information for the Chinese rival companies.

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According to FBI there are still many unknown cases that need to unearth and resolve for the sake of economy. In a press release FBI Director James B. Comey stated that, “For too long, the Chinese government has blatantly sought to use cyber espionage to obtain economic advantage for its state-owned industries. The indictment announced today is an important step. But there are many more victims, and there is much more to be done.”

For years the US Government and other chief security researchers have been tracking the plunders of Chinese hackers on U.S. companies. The re-owned Ugly Gorilla, famous for the invasions at hundreds of organizations in the last decade, is also found in the case of US companies.

The indictment included the five officers’ names, their unit, their photographs and the building in Shanghai where they worked. But there was little prospect of them ever being brought to justice in the U.S., officials said. Instead, the indictment seemed to be envisioned to send a message to Chinese leaders, who have deprived of that the People’s Liberation Army, is betrothed in economic spying and have challenged the U.S. to provide proof.

In response the Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Carlin said that, “Well today, we are providing proof. For the first time, we are exposing the faces and names behind the keyboards in Shanghai used to steal from American businesses”.

Carlin further said,” This indictment describes, with particularity, specific actions on specific days by specific actors to use their computers to steal information from across our economy,”

The Chinese officers identified as Wang Dong, Sun Kailiang, Wen Xinyu, Huang Zhenyu, and Gu Chunhui were officers in Unit 61398 of the Third Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and wanted by FBI since long.

HTC One Mini 2 Release Date, Specification and Price

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The rumor gets life after HTC official announcement of HTC One Mini 2. It is a latest and smaller version of flagship HTC One M8, one of the best smartphones in the world.

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On the official announcement, Mr. Peter Chou the CEO of HTC Corporation stated that, “The HTC One Mini 2’s size and tapered edges fit perfectly in a hand, pocket or purse, making it look great and feel even better to use. It’s the perfect choice for those who love the iconic design of the HTC One (M8) yet want something more compact”

The HTC One Mini 2 condenses the essence of HTC’s flagship into a 4.5-inches form-factor and prominently it espouses the same premium unibody design otherwise it is often the case a few of the smartphones features have been toned down in order to force everything into a smaller chassis by many mobile companies but surely not in the case of HTC One Mini 2.

Specifications:

General – 4G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC
Unibody aluminium design, offered in the Gunmetal Grey, Glacial Silver and Amber Gold shades.
It’s a little thicker than the HTC One M8 (10.6mm v 9.4mm).
Weighted 137g.
4.5-inch display
Resolution – 1280*720 pixels
Quad-core, 1.2GHz Snapdragon, 400 processor with 1GB of RAM and16GB of on-board memory (with micro SD support).
3 mega-pixel rear-facing camera with LED flash and is capable of recording full 1080p video, while the front-facing 5 mega-pixel snapper.
OS – Android KitKat 4.4.2
Release Date & Price:

At the end of May, the HTC One Mini 2 will be available across Europe, the Middle East and Africa While, North-Americans can have it in June.

The price wasn’t revealed, but it’s expected to retail for around £330.

Truth Behind Google’s and LG’s Nexus 4 Smartphone

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If you were to ask many people what they think about Nexus 4 smartphone, they would say that it was the design of LG and they could be right on this one, since the device is manufactured by LG. However, its design belongs to Google and it counts as the latest release on the market from these developers while being solid competitors to HTC 1 and Samsung Galaxy S3.

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In fact, one can say that by the time this one was released it managed to top up its rivals through the following features:

* It presents hardware and software that you can solidly rely on. You have to agree that these two elements in a smartphone are very hard to bring them both to the same level of perfection. But Google and LG have managed to do this with their device. As a result you will find Nexus 4 with a power pack processor, a front camera with a high resolution, a functional design and a support from Google Play Store when you need to locate applications. Speaking of which, the majority of these apps are provided for free unlike their rivals.

* Another thing that makes Nexus 4 a smart release on the smartphone market, is the operating system – Jelly bean created for Android phones being equal to iOS 7 that belongs to Apple’s new products.

* You can find this device on the market sold for a cheaper price as compared to other smartphone devices. For instance, you can get it for as les as $350 which is definitely more affordable than others of its kind. However, many consumers are intrigued by its durability because it is manufactured from plastic unlike the other devices that come with aluminum or polycarbonate material. This can make it more prone to damages once it is dropped by accident. But with the many durable cases available in the market it shouldn’t be a problem.

* Another feature that can be enticing for smartphone users who need this device for a minimal use is the battery lifespan which in these situations can last for 18 days. But when you use internet and many apps, it will only last for 15 hours, so one can say that the battery life is average with Nexus 4.

The downside of this smartphone, let’s be fair on this one, is the secondary camera’s performance because it shoots pictures at 1.3 pixels while working with 5.25 Mbps as compared to others that shoot up to 12.5 Mbps.

LG G3 Release Date, Specs and Price

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LG G3 is set to be released on 27th May 2014, LG confirmed the size of its screen that is 5.5″ inch with QHD resolution, it supports 2560 x 1440 pixels which will provide awesome pixel density to its users.

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The G3 is going to be released with the latest version of Android, v4.4.2 (Kitkat) as well as with the Quad-core CPU power of 2.26 GHZ krait 400 with a power of 3GB RAM.

The built in storage ranges from 16 GB to 32 GB with a capability to add microSD card of up-to 128 GB. It is powered up with microUSB 3.0 too.

Furthermore, The battery life is said to be long lasting too, as it runs with Li-ion 3000 mAh battery.

The primary camera of G3 is 13MP that supports 4160 x 3120 pixels with an advantage of auto focus, LED flash and optical image stabilization, however, the secondary camera is just set to be 2.1 Mexa Pixel with a frame rate of 30 per second.

It supports HTML 5, GPRS, EDGE, 2G, 3G and 4g Network with LTE and LTE-CDMA version too.

It is a very lightweight smartphone, around 160 g and the dimensions are 145 x 76 x 10.5 mm.

The worth of this smartphone is not yet confirmed, so anything you read about the actual worth of this phone must be not official.

Poor Sleep Leads Your Child to Obesity

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A research conducted at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children and analyzed the effects of sleep on children age ranges from six months to seven years. Data collected on annual basis and it includes measurement of physical health, weight, sleeping patterns and nap times. At the age of seven researchers measured their abdominal fat, lean body mass, height, weight, waist and hip circumferences.

As per this research, researcher concluded that:

Age Sleep Hours (Per day) Result\

6 months to 2 years less than 12 hours Inadequate
3 years to 4 years 10 Hours Necessary
5 years to 7 years less than 9 hours Insufficient

For children ages six months to two years, less than 12 hours per day was considered inadequate.
For children between ages three and four, 10 hours of sleep per day was necessary.
For children between five and seven years of age, less than nine hours was insufficient.
Sleep scores from zero, the highest level of insufficient sleep, to 13 were given to Children, which indicated no reports of poor sleep. Children who had the lowest sleep scores had higher levels of abdominal fat and other measures indicative of obesity, regardless of age.

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According to Dr. Elsie Taveras, the lead author and chief of general pediatrics at the hospital, “Our study found convincing evidence that getting less than recommended amounts of sleep across early childhood is an independent and strong risk factor for obesity and adiposity. Contrary to some published studies, we did not find a particular ‘critical period’ for the influence of sleep duration on weight gain. Instead, insufficient sleep at any time in early childhood had adverse effects.”

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But researches stated that still we need more trials and research to endorse if improving sleep times leads to reduced obesity. They also delight parent with experts’ advice in order to improve sleep time and habits that includes;

Setting a consistent bedtime.
Limiting caffeinated beverages late in the day.
Cutting out high-tech distractions in the bedrooms.

Above all habits will improve the sleep times and promotes healthy sleep habits

Research To Group Meditation Technique-Wise

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The ancient technique of mind relaxes meditation. Each of us must go through or at least know any of the meditation technique that includes mindfulness, mantra, and guided meditation. It is an art of focus your mind 100% to one area. The practice comes with a countless well-publicized health benefits including increased decreased anxiety, concentration, and a feeling of happiness.

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There are many meditation methods but according to a research of University of Oslo in Norway, all techniques can be group in two heads – Concentrative meditation and nondirective meditation.

Concentrative meditation:
As the name suggest, in this technique focus is on breathing or other particular thought that restrict the mind to wander here and there.

When subjects (on whom research is conducted) practiced concentrative meditation, their brain activity was nearly the same as when they were resting.

Nondirective meditation:
In this technique also the purpose is to focus whether on breathing or on a meditation sound but the difference from the Concentrative meditation technique is that in Non-directive meditation your mind could wander. Usually the modern meditation techniques fall in this category.

According to the research when participants practiced nondirective meditation, they had higher brain activity in areas connected with processing thoughts related to self and feelings than when they were resting.

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How the mind actually works and responds during meditation is still unknown and the team is working on it.

According to Davanger, “These findings suggest that nondirective meditation allows for more room to process memories and emotions than during concentrated meditation”.

Species – HTC One X+ Smartphone

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If you have been a fan of HTC smartphone devices, you will be interested to learn that with its new generation – HTC One X+ you discover a unit that is not only good looking and soft to touch, but it has a lot of personality.

It presents a 4.7 inch screen with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution for its S-LCD type of display revealing the easy to use buttons positioned at the phone bottom in a minimal number of three. In my opinion, I think that it is this minimalist design and appearance that turns this smartphone in a device with its unique personality.

On the top edge you will find the power button and the volume can be operated from a right hand side of the device. When it comes to the camera features, you will find that both Samsung and HTC provide users with the best tool in regard to photography shooting.

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As such the camera is powered by 8 MP offering best results on your photo taking passion. You will have access to camera apps including the mostly used ones: flash and filter effects. There is the Sense interface which again adds to the personality of this smartphone through its plenty of software features.

The power of HTC One X+ is ‘fueled’ by Tegra 3 processor allowing the users to smoothly browse whenever they need to. Other details related to its operating system reveal this smartphone running on Android version 4.1 software while the performance is conveyed by 1 GB RAM showing it a pretty fact device into operating.

As to the battery, HTC One X+ can be used for two days with a moderate use after you have charged it once. Another thing about battery: is non-replaceable but it has a reasonable talk time and standby. The screen can be customized in any way you wish while the software keyboard is aptly used for Swype input.

When you want to use the applications, they are instantly accessible due to its Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, making HTC One X+ highly desirable. Do you plan on using this smartphone for games as well? Then you don’t have to worry, because they are easily accessible and functional with 3D graphics that are envied by many smartphone developers. Connectivity options are all there (well, almost all) to include as well LTS, Near Filed Communication and Bluetooth, only to count a few.

When compared to other smartphones in matter of memory storage capacity, you will find it performing also better at this chapter: up to 64 GB capacity, which is definitely something, don’t you think?

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