Flashback! Gorgeous Pics of Actresses From the ?60s

The social changes of the 1960s were reflected in Hollywood through film -- and fashion. Actresses became style icons, defining elegance (see: Audrey Hepburn’s little black Givenchy dress in Breakfast at Tiffany’s) and rock ’n’ roll (Nancy Sinatra’s boots were made for walking!). And does any other decade rival the ’60s in oh-so-fabulous hairstyles? Here are some of our favorite photos of the era’s most famous leading ladies.

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HTC One gains greater availability today - here's what you need to know

Who's got the HTC One, and what to do with it once you've picked it up?

Today's the day many of us have been waiting for -- the HTC One is finally available. Folks in the UK and a couple other countries have had it for a week or two now, and even a few in the U.S. sneaked one out over the past few days. But today it's official. Three U.S. operators and others worldwide are now selling the phone that many believe is a must-win for HTC.

We've been using the HTC One for more than a month now -- be sure to read our full HTC One review --  and it's safe to say that this is a lot of phone. The hardware is certainly is something to crow about -- the display is gorgeous, the phone is fast and the new front-facing speakers have to be heard to be believed. The new camera has some excellent features and is capable of taking excellent photos. And HTC got some interesting new software features.

So if you're just getting started with the HTC One, or if you're just now looking at getting one, strap it. We'll explain it all for you.

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Blackstone reportedly backs out of Dell deal, leaves bidding war to Icahn and company founder

Micheal Dell's battle to take back his namesake firm may have just become a little easier: Blackstone seems to have lost interest. According to the Wall Street Journal, the group has backed out of the bidding war for the computer maker, declining to comment on the matter. Bloomberg sources claim that Blackstone lost interest after peeking at the company's financials and were reportedly disappointed by the revenue outlook. This leaves the company's founder to contend with only Carl Icahn, giving his original $24.4 billion bid a better shot at acceptance. The jury's still out on who Dell's next owner will be, but at least it's a little less complicated now, right?

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Boston bombing aftermath: How you can help

The gentle golden retrievers are lending a "helping paw," visiting the injured victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to offer companionship, comfort and compassion. ?NBC's Kerry Sanders reports.

By Suzanne Choney, Contributing Writer, NBCNews.com

Since Monday, both traditional and new organizations have offered help and support to those hurt physically and emotionally by the deadly blasts at the Boston Marathon.

The American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts says it's served 5,000 meals and snacks. A new group, The One Fund, announced by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino, has been set up to get money to the families of those killed and most severely wounded.

As of Wednesday, 69 bomb victims remained at Boston hospitals, including 19 people in critical condition. Three people died: 8-year-old Martin Richard, and Krystle Marie Campbell, 29, both of Massachusetts; and Lingzi Lu, a Boston University graduate student from China.

As reported by NBC News Wednesday, the total medical cost to help those requiring rehabilitation, additional surgeries and treatment to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder may reach or surpass $9 million.

You can help. Here's how:

The American Red Cross, Eastern Massachusetts
Since Monday, the Red Cross has "provided about 500 units of blood and blood products to hospitals in the Boston area," the organization says on its website. "Blood supplies are currently sufficient to meet patient needs and people who want to give blood are strongly encouraged to schedule a donation appointment in the days and weeks ahead."

The One Fund Boston
The fund will act as a central repository to "receive much needed financial support," Gov. Patrick said Tuesday in a statement. "At moments like this, we are one state, one city and one people."

Within an hour of the explosions, Mayor Menino said in a statement he had calls from business leaders and philanthropists "who, like me, were heartbroken by the impact this hideous tragedy" had on individuals and families, and wanted to do something about it.

As of Wednesday, officials said, more than $7 million has been pledged to The One Fund by corporate partners and individuals. Individuals have contributed more than $500,000 so far.

The John Hancock company has pledged $1 million, and there are other commitments for contributions from the Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox and Bain Capital.

The Amputee Coalition
Members from this national organization are working with Boston hospitals that are treating patients. The coalition works regularly to raise awareness about amputees, create peer mentorship programs and has a summer program for children with limb differences. To learn more, visit the coalition's main website here.

Challenged Athletes Foundation
This foundation is also working with those injured Monday. The group says its mission is to help those with physical disabilities pursue "active lifestyles," and provide funding for adaptive equipment, hold clinics to build confidence and sponsor mentorship programs.

Limbs for Life Foundation
The Oklahoma City-based group provides prosthetic care for those who otherwise can't afford it.

And a note of caution ...
If you are looking to donate money, heed what Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said Wednesday: Watch out for scammers. Potential donors, she said, need to "protect themselves from fundraising scams claiming to benefit those affected by this week's tragedy." You can read more here.

Additional reporting by Courtney Hazlett and Melissa Dahl?

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Obama: North Korea can?t put nukes on ballistic missile

Military officials applaud together with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during the Unhasu concert in Pyongyang,??President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that North Korea likely does not have the ability to arm a ballistic missile with nuclear warheads. He also compared the Stalinist regime?s recent belligerent rhetoric to a child?s temper tantrum.

NBC News? Savannah Guthrie asked Obama to clarify whether Pyongyang?which has tested nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles before?could combine the two.

?Based on our current intelligence assessments we do not think that they have that capacity,? the president said. ?But we have to make sure that we are dealing with every contingency out there. That?s why I repositioned missile defense systems: to guard against any miscalculation on their part.?

Asked whether North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un is unstable, Obama told NBC: ?I?m not a psychiatrist. And I don?t know the leader of North Korea.?

But he described Pyonyang?s escalating rhetoric over the past six weeks as ?provocative? and ?unnecessary? and vowed not to reward it.

?You don?t get to bang your spoon on the table and somehow you get your way,? the president said. Still, the volatile standoff isn?t over, Obama said.

?All of us would anticipate that North Korea will probably make more provocative moves over the next several weeks,? he said. ?But our hope is, is that we can contain it and that we can move into a different phase in which they try to work through diplomatically some of these issues.?

?This is the same kind of pattern that we saw his father engage in, and his grandfather before that," Obama said. ?If they want to rejoin the community of nations, that path is available to them."

The interview was conducted Monday, shortly before the tragic bombings at the Boston Marathon.

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Layered '2-D nanocrystals' promising new semiconductor

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional nanocrystals" layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could replace today's transistors.

The layered structure is made of a material called molybdenum disulfide, which belongs to a new class of semiconductors - metal di-chalogenides - emerging as potential candidates to replace today's technology, complementary metal oxide semiconductors, or CMOS.

New technologies will be needed to allow the semiconductor industry to continue advances in computer performance driven by the ability to create ever-smaller transistors. It is becoming increasingly difficult, however, to continue shrinking electronic devices made of conventional silicon-based semiconductors.

"We are going to reach the fundamental limits of silicon-based CMOS technology very soon, and that means novel materials must be found in order to continue scaling," said Saptarshi Das, who has completed a doctoral degree, working with Joerg Appenzeller, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and scientific director of nanoelectronics at Purdue's Birck Nanotechnology Center. "I don't think silicon can be replaced by a single material, but probably different materials will co-exist in a hybrid technology."

The nanocrystals are called two-dimensional because the materials can exist in the form of extremely thin sheets with a thickness of 0.7 nanometers, or roughly the width of three or four atoms. Findings show that the material performs best when formed into sheets of about 15 layers with a total thickness of 8-12 nanometers. The researchers also have developed a model to explain these experimental observations.

Findings are appearing this month as a cover story in the journal Rapid Research Letters. The paper was co-authored by Das and Appenzeller, who also have co-authored a paper to be presented during the annual Device Research Conference at the University of Notre Dame from June 23-26.

"Our model is generic and, therefore, is believed to be applicable to any two-dimensional layered system," Das said.

Molybdenum disulfide is promising in part because it possesses a bandgap, a trait that is needed to switch on and off, which is critical for digital transistors to store information in binary code.

Analyzing the material or integrating it into a circuit requires a metal contact. However, one factor limiting the ability to measure the electrical properties of a semiconductor is the electrical resistance in the contact. The researchers eliminated this contact resistance using a metal called scandium, allowing them to determine the true electronic properties of the layered device. Their results have been published in the January issue of the journal Nano

Letters with doctoral students Hong-Yan Chen and Ashish Verma Penumatcha as the other co-authors.

Transistors contain critical components called gates, which enable the devices to switch on and off and to direct the flow of electrical current. In today's chips, the length of these gates is about 14 nanometers, or billionths of a meter.

The semiconductor industry plans to reduce the gate length to 6 nanometers by 2020. However, further size reductions and boosts in speed are likely not possible using silicon, meaning new designs and materials will be needed to continue progress.

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Maduro blames U.S. for violence over Venezuela vote

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ? Venezuela's President-elect Nicolas Maduro is accusing the United States of inciting all the violence that has occurred in the wake of Sunday's contested elections.

Maduro charges that the U.S. Embassy has been "financing and leading all the violent acts." He says the embassy is backing what he calls "neo-Nazi groups" that he claims are behind the violence.

The United States said earlier Tuesday that it will not consider the election results valid unless the vote-by-vote recount demanded by opposition candidate Henrique Capriles is done.

Maduro is blaming Capriles for seven deaths that the government says occurred in post-election unrest.

The government has provided names of some people it says have been killed by opposition activists but has provided no evidence.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/maduro-blames-us-violence-over-venezuela-vote-202747994.html

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