"S3000, A6000 & M8000Pavilion Slimline by HP"

HP have been launched new models of desktop PC series into market. The three models of the Pavilion Slimline series are S3000, A6000 and M8000. S3000 comes with 1GB of RAM, and you can pick either a AMD CPU or an Intel CPU. You can buy the A6000 at a lower price then the S3000 but it has only 512 MB of RAM. The bright side is that it comes with an Intel CPU, a Pocket Media Drive and a graphics card. But the “jewel of the crown” is the m8000. it has a DVD drive and again you can pick between a dual core AMD or Intel processor. All this three models have Windows Vista preinstalled.

"How to Bake an Apple Pie?"

1. Pre-heat oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
2. Make sure you have a clean, spacious countertop available for kneading and rolling out the dough.
3. Place the flour, salt, and butter flavored Crisco in a large bowl. With a pastry blender or fork, smash up the Crisco until it forms tiny balls with the flour. Then slowly add the water.
4. Knead with floured hands until a large dough ball forms. Split the ball in half and wrap one of the pieces in plastic wrap. Place the wrapped dough in the refrigerator.An alternative is to wrap both of the dough balls and refrigerate them for 30 minutes before proceeding to the next step.
5. On a floured counter-top, begin to roll the dough out into a circle shape about 2 inches larger in diameter than the pie pan. Some people prefer to place a layer of plastic wrap on top of the dough as it's being rolled so that it doesn't stick to the rolling pin.
6. Slowly lift the flattened dough off the counter-top by wrapping it completely around the rolling pin.
7. Unroll the dough over the pan, being careful not to let it tear. Fit it into the pan, pressing it against all the sides.
8. Cut off the overhanging edges. Leave about 1/4 inch of extra dough over the pie pan.
9. Place the pie shell in the refrigerator.
10. Make the filling. Peel and slice the apples into pieces about 1/8 of an inch thick or chop them into 1/2" cubes. Put them into a large bowl and mix with sugars (white and brown), salt, lemon juice, flour, and cinnamon (shake over to cover the top of mixture). Place in refrigerator.
11. Roll out the remaining ball of dough on a floured surface, just like you did before.Sliced top. Gently fold it in half and make 4 to 5 half inch long slices along the fold and 4 slices in the center of the folded piece. These will allow the filling to breath and not break through the sides. Unfold the top crust set it aside.Lattice top. Cut the rolled out dough into as many 1" wide strips as it will yield.
12. Remove the pie shell and filling from the refrigerator.
13. Pour the filling into the pie shell, spreading it out with the back of a spoon. There should be enough filling to fill the entire pan and stack up above the edge at least an inch in the center.
14. Brush the edges of the pie shell with a beaten egg.
15. Lay the top crust over the pie.Sliced top. Lay the sliced top crust over filling. Cut off the excess edges with a butter knife. Take both thumbs facing each other and place them over the edge. Push thumbs down and towards each other. Do this around the entire pie to seal it.For lattice top, Place the pastry strips across the top of the apples in a criss-cross pattern, then weave them together to create a lattice effect. Then, cut off the overhanging excess pastry and press the edges down into the rim as previously described.
16. Sprinkle milk over the top or brush the lattice with the egg wash. This will help to brown the crust. Dust cinnamon and sugar over the top crust for an extra touch.
17. Bake at 400ºF (200ºC) for 15 minutes. Turn down the oven to 375ºF (190ºC) for 45 minutes. Remove when top crust is golden brown.
18. Allow pie to cool 45 minutes to 1 hour at room temperature before serving.

"Do You Trust Doctors?"

Actually, i saw a documentary video that did some survey about how many people trust doctors by asking people at the streets. This video maybe can improve the doctor's service to their patients.

You can also see the video from this link http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=d9ab00da50a6335f0a90f99bc03100b6958073d1

"For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving"

The writer actually wanted to tell us that scientists have recorded for the first time individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory, revealing not only where a remembered experience is registered but also, in part, how the brain is able to recreate it. This record taken from the brain of epilepsypatients being prepared for surgery, demonstrate that these spontaneous memories reside in some of the same neurons that fired most furiously when the recalled event had been experienced. Actually, the recorded neurons were concentrated in and around the hippocampus, a sliver of tissue deep in the brain known to be critical to forming memories.

for more information, visit http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/science/05brain.html?_r=1&ref=health&oref=slogin

"New fingerprint method could unlock cold cases"

Nowadays, british scientists have developed a new crime-fighting technique that allows police to lift fingerprints from bullets even if a criminal has wiped down a shell casing. This technique developed have found by John Bond,the physicist. Authorities in Britain and the United States used the method to re-open three cold cases, including a U.S. double murder that police are now optimistic of solving. Before this, police used the fingerprint that involves creating a chemical reaction with the sweat left behind on an object. But if a criminal wipes away the sweat, there is little left to react with the chemical and regular methods are useless. The new technique allows police to outwit a criminal and produce a fingerprint even if there is no sweat impression to work with. With this new technique, police can find the suspect.

for more information, visit http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080905/sc_nm/crime_fingerprints_dc

"No cause found for Charles City , Iowa, fireworks accident"

In Charles City, Iowa, state investigators say they are unable to determine what caused a July 4 fireworks explosion in Charles City that injured 37 people. The state fire marshal's office said on Tuesday that the site was set up according to national fire protection standards for the handling of fireworks and that the electrical control board, which initiates the launch of fireworks, was operating correctly. The fire marshal's office said the initial explosion was likely caused by the detonation of one or more shells in their launch tubes, causing other racks of launch tubes to fall apart or tip over, causing secondary explosions.Investigators say that no suspicious activity was found during their investigation and that the cause of the explosion will be listed as undetermined.