VA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIV

(CNN) -- A Missouri VA hospital is under fire because it may have exposed more than 1,800 veterans to life-threatening diseases such as hepatitis and HIV.
John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis has recently mailed letters to 1,812 veterans telling them they could contract hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after visiting the medical center for dental work, said Rep. Russ Carnahan.
Carnahan said Tuesday he is calling for a investigation into the issue and has sent a letter to President Obama about it.
"This is absolutely unacceptable," said Carnahan, a Democrat from Missouri. "No veteran who has served and risked their life for this great nation should have to worry about their personal safety when receiving much needed healthcare services from a Veterans Administration hospital."
The issue stems from a failure to clean dental instruments properly, the hospital told CNN affiliate KSDK.
KSDK: VA dental patients at risk of infection
Dr. Gina Michael, the association chief of staff at the hospital, told the affiliate that some dental technicians broke protocol by handwashing tools before putting them in cleaning machines.
The instruments were supposed to only be put in the cleaning machines, Michael said.
The handwashing started in February 2009 and went on until March of this year, the hospital told KSDK.
The hospital has set up a special clinic and education centers to help patients who may have been infected. However, Carnahan said he feels more should be done and those responsible should be disciplined.
"I can only imagine the horror and anger our veterans must be feeling after receiving this letter," Carnahan said. "They have every right to be angry. So am I."
This is not the first time this year a hospital has been in hot water for not following proper procedures.
In June, Palomar Hospital in San Diego, California, has sent certified letters to 3,400 patients who underwent colonoscopy and other similar procedures, informing the patients that there may be a potential of infection from items used and reused in the procedures.

how Earth's gravity field changes across the globe

BBC says this "is one of the most exquisite views we have ever had of the Earth." I would say it is one of the most fascinating, as it shows how Earth's gravity field changes across the globe.

The map is the result of a year of exploration by beautiful GOCE, the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer. It shows how the Earth's gravity is different depending on where you are in the world. The information will be useful at many levels. For example, it shows the real behavior of oceans independently of tides, winds, and currents, which will help climatologists to create more accurate weather models. BBC News also points out that this data will also help engineers to better plan the construction of pipelines

iPhone 4 is here!!!!

While everyone else was busy trying to keep up with iPhone, we were busy creating amazing new features that make iPhone more powerful, easier to use, and more indispensable than ever. The result is iPhone 4. The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone.
Watch the
iPhone 4 video
See FaceTime
in action
People have been dreaming about video calling for decades. iPhone 4 makes it a reality. With just a tap, you can wave hello to your kids, share a smile from across the globe, or watch your best friend laugh at your stories — iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi. And it works right out of the box. No other phone makes staying in touch this much fun.
Two cameras,
two views.
iPhone 4 has two cameras: One on the front, which focuses on you. And one on the back, which focuses on everything else. FaceTime lets you switch back and forth between them at any time during a video call. All you have to do is tap a button.The Retina display on iPhone 4 is the sharpest, most vibrant, highest-resolution phone screen ever, with four times the pixel count of previous iPhone models. In fact, the pixel density is so high that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels. Which makes text amazingly crisp and images stunningly sharp.
iPhone 4 introduces a whole new way of multitasking. Now you can run your favorite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down the performance of the foreground app or draining the battery unnecessarily.1 This smarter approach to multitasking is available only on iPhone.
Shoot your own movies in high definition. Capture impressive video even in low-light settings, thanks to the advanced backside illumination sensor and built-in LED light. Then edit and create your own mini-masterpiece right on iPhone 4 using the new iMovie app — with Apple-designed themes, titles, and transitions. It’s available on the App Store for $4.99.
iPhone 4 is the always-with-you HD video camera.iMovie lets you make polished movies right on iPhone 4.
Take beautiful, detailed photos with the new 5-megapixel camera with built-in LED flash. The advanced backside illumination sensor captures great pictures even in low light. And the new front-facing camera makes it easy to take self-portraits.
Folders for Apps
Organize apps into folders for fast access to your favorites.
iBooks
Available as a free download, iBooks is an amazing ebook reader and a great place to buy books.
Home Screen
Get one-tap access to everything on your iPhone and change the wallpaper to match your mood.
iMovie
Edit video, add themes and music, and share your movies. Available on the App Store for just $4.99.
Phone
Built-in noise suppression makes phone calls easier to hear.
Mail
A unified inbox and other new features make Mail more powerful than ever.
Safari
The most advanced web browser on a mobile phone.
iPod
Touch your music and watch luminous full-screen video.
Photos
View photos by Albums, Events, Faces, and Places.
Voice Control
Place a call or play a song using just your voice.
Messages
Send messages with text, video, photos, and more.
Maps + Compass
Find locations, get directions, and orient yourself on the map.
Keyboard
The smart keyboard helps you type quickly and accurately.
Search
Find what you’re looking for across your iPhone or the web.
App Store
Discover hundreds of thousands of apps that let you do even more.
iTunes Store
Shop the world’s largest digital entertainment store.
Accessibility
iPhone 4 comes with screen-reading technology and other accessibility features.
More
Features
Learn about voice memos, calendars, and other great iPhone features.

Tupac Shakur-"Dear Mama" has been selected by The Library Of Congress for Entry Into The National Registry

Tupac Shakur's legend continues to grow.

The late rapper's song "Dear Mama" has been selected by The Library Of Congress for Entry Into The National Registry along with 24 other songs.

“In this moving and eloquent homage to both his own mother and all mothers struggling to maintain a family in the face of addiction, poverty and societal indifference, Tupac Shakur unflinchingly forgives his mother who, despite a cocaine habit, ‘never kept a secret, always stayed real,’ stated Librarian of Congress’ James H. Billington. “The song displays further evidence of hip hop as a musically sophisticated and varied genre that can artfully encompass a wide variety of themes and musical influences.”

Along with Dear Mama other songs selected include:

King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band (“Canal Street Blues”), Little Richard (“Tutti Frutti”), Loretta Lynn (“Coal Miner’s Daughter”), R.E.M. (“Radio Free Europe”) and entire albums from The Band (The Band) and Patti Smith (Horses).

ios4 available today

Multitasking
Now you can run your favorite third-party apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down the performance of the foreground app or draining the battery unnecessarily.1


Folders
Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity. Get faster access to your favorites and browse and manage up to 2160 apps.


Even better
Mail
See messages from all your accounts in a unified inbox, organize messages by threads, open attachments in third-party apps, and more.


iBooks
More than a great ebook reader, iBooks is also an amazing place to browse and shop for books, day or night.2


Create playlists
Create custom playlists right on your iPhone.


5x digital zoom
Get closer to your subjects by zooming in up to 5x.


Tap to focus video
While shooting video, tap the display to choose where to focus.


Faces and Places in Photos
View photos based on who’s in them and where they were taken.3


Home screen
wallpaper
Change the background wallpaper on your Home screen.


Gift apps
Send apps as gifts to your friends or family.


Spell checking
A built-in dictionary automatically suggests words and corrects spelling. It works in Mail, Notes, and other apps.


Wireless keyboard support
Pair a keyboard based on Bluetooth wireless technology with your iPhone.

Compatibility
iOS 4 works with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, and iPhone 3G. Not all features are compatible with all devices. For example, multitasking is available only with iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.


iPhone 3G

iPhone 3GS

iPhone 4

Kanye gets dumb with a Wicked(musical) sample

Only kanye can pull this shit off

Upcoming Albums 2010...

With Summer quickly upon us, time to check out what’s expected to arrive in-stores and online in the weeks and months ahead.

Nappy Roots – The Pursuit of Nappyness – June 15
Pastor Troy – Attitude Adjuster 2 – June 15
Drake – Thank Me Later – June 15
B.G. – Holly Hood – June 15
Crooked I – Hood Star – June 15
C-Murder – Tomorrow – June 15
Amp Live – Murder At The Discotech – June 15
Uffie – Sex Dreams & Denim Jeans – June 15
Kevin Rudolf – To The Sky – June 15
Bossman – The Re-Up – June 15
Eminem – Recovery – June 21
The Roots – How I Got Over – June 21
Z-Ro – Heroin – June 21
RJD2 – Inversions Of The Colossus – June 22
Grits – Quarantine – June 22
Wu Music Group Presents Pollen: The Swarm Part Three – June 22
Vinnie Paz – Season Of The Assassin – June 22
Madlib – Medicine Show No. 6 Brain Wreck Show – June 22
Marco Polo – The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo – June 29
Dwele – W.W.W. (W.ants W.orld W.omen) – June 29
Hell Razah – Heaven Razah – June 29
Lord Infamous – Futuristic Bounty Hunter – June 29
J-Hood – Sorry I Made You Wait – June 29
Lone Ninja – Fatal Peril – June 29
The-Dream – Love King – June 29
Eternia & MOSS – At Last – June 29
Cimer Amor – Taking Nowhere, Somewhere – June 29
AG – Everything’s Berri – June 29
Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left Foot: Son Of Chico Dusty – July 6
Lyrics Born – Overnight Encore: Lyrics Born Live – July 6
Killah Priest – The 3 Day Theory – July 6
Crooked I – Planet C.O.B. v.1 (EP) – July 6
LMNO & Mr. Brady – Banger Management – July 6
Kelis – Flesh Tone – July 6
Snoop Dogg – My #1 Priority – July 13
Roc C. – Scapegoat – July 13
Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse – Dark Night of the Soul – July 13
Capone-N-Noreaga – The War Report II – July 13
Duck Down Music – 15 Years Of Duck Down – July 13
M.I.A. – /\/\/\Y/\ – July 13
Sam Adams – Boston’s Boy (Physical Version) – July 13
Juvenile – Beast Mode – July 13
Paul Wall – Heart Of A Champion – July 13
MF Grimm – Digital Tears: E-Mail from Pugatory – July 13
MF Grimm – The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera – July 13
PackFM – I Hate F*cking Rappers – July 13
Curren$y – Pilot Talk – July 13
Stat Quo – Statlanta – July 13
Ice Cube – I Am The West – July 13
Jamie Foxx – TBA – July 20
Rakaa – Crown of Thorns – July 20
Gyptian – Hold You – July 20
Potluck – Greatest Hits With My Buds – July 20
Step Up 3D – Soundtrack – July 20
Prospect – First Blood – July 20
Rick Ross – Teflon Don – July 20
Major Lazer – Lazers Never Die (EP) – July 20
Esham – Suspended Animation – July 20
Soulja Boy – Dre – July 27
Tech N9ne – The Ollie Gates Mixed Plate – July 27
Spose – The Audacity! – July 27
Q-Unique – Between Heaven & Hell – July 27
The Pack – Wolfpack Party – July 27
Krayzie Bone – The Fixtape Vol. 3: Lyrical Paraphernalia – July 27
Black Milk – Album of the Year – July 27
Kane & Abel – Back On Money – July 27
Slum Village – Villa Manifesto – July 27
St. Lunatics – City Free – July 27
Paper Tiger – Made Like Us – July 27
Fat Joe – The Darkside: Volume 1 – July 27
Street Sweeper Social Club – Ghetto Blaster (EP) – July 27
Trek Life – Everything Changed Nothing – July 27

August 2010 Highlights
El-P – Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3 – August 3
Bun B – Trill O.G. – August 3
Bizzy Bone – Crossroads 2010 – August 10
Cam’ron Presents The U.N. – Gunz N’ Butta – August 10
RydazNRtist – Soulful Warfare – August 10
Ayatollah – Cocoon – August 10
KRS-One & True Master – Meta-Historical – August 10
Redman – Reggie – August 10
Roscoe Dash – Ready Set Go! – August 10
T.I. – King Uncaged – August 17
Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik 0 To 60 – August 17
Chiddy Bang – The Swelly Life – August 24
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream – August 24
Ill Bill & DJ Muggs – Kill Devil Hills – August 24
Gucci Mane – The Appeal: Georgia’s Most Wanted – August 24
Greg Nice – Popcycle – August 31
Nipsey Hussle – South Central State of Mind – August 31
New Boyz – TBA – August 31

September 2010 Highlights (with dates & To Be Scheduled)
Duke Da God – More Than Music 3 – September 7
Estelle – All of Me – September 7
N.E.R.D. – Nothing – September 7
Slim Thug – Tha Thug Show – September 7
Krizz Kaliko – Shock Treatment – September 14
Trey Songz – Passion, Pain & Pleasure – September 14
Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. We Are Renegades – September 14
Huey – Ride With Me – September 14
Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager – September 14
Rah Digga – Classics – September 14
Marques Houston – Mattress Music – September 14
MF Doom – Expektoration (Live) – September 14
Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee-pt.1 – September 14
Ninja Tune XX – Box Set – September 21
Ne-Yo – Libra Scale – September 21
Pleasure P – Pleasure Principle – September 21
Diddy: Dirty Money – Last Train To Paris – September 21
Jagged Edge – Lay You Down – September 28
Smif N Wessun & Pete Rock – Monumental – September 28
Mark Ronson – Record Collection
John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up Sessions
Kanye West – Good A** Job
Game – The R.E.D. Album

Summer 2010 – To Be Scheduled
Ciara – Basic Instinct
J. Cole – Cole World
Nelly – 5.0
Flo Rida – The Only One
Joe Budden – The Great Escape
Daz Dillinger Presents: This Is Long Beach – Various
T-Pain – rEVOLVEr
Mike Posner – TBA
Ja Rule – Vetti Vecci 2010
Busta Rhymes – Extinction Level Event 2
David Banner & 9th Wonder – Death Of A Pop Star
Cali Swag District – TBA
Ray J – Raydiation 2
Termanology – 1982

Previously announced dates – To Be Determined
Joell Ortiz – Free Agent – was June 15
Jeezy – TM 103 – was June 15
Chamillionaire – Venom – was June 22
Rye Rye – Go! Pop! Bang! – was June 29
Jay-Z – The Hits Collection Volume One – was June 29
Three 6 Mafia – Laws of Power – was June 29
Maino – The Day After – was June 29
Yo Gotti – Live From The Kitchen – was July 6
Young Buck – The Rehab – was July 6
Mack 10 & Glasses Malone – Money Music – was July 13
Asher Roth – The Spaghetti Tree – was August 10

Eminem Recovery

1. "Cold Wind Blows"
2. "Talkin' 2 Myself" (featuring Kobe)
3. "On Fire"
4. "Won't Back Down" (featuring Pink)
5. "W.T.P."
6. "Going Through Changes"
7. "Not Afraid"
8. "Seduction"
9. "No Love" (featuring Lil Wayne)
10. "Space Bound"
11. "Cinderella Man"
12. "25 to Life"
13. "So Bad"
14. "Almost Famous"
15. "Love the Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna)
16. "You're Never Over"

Got this album two nights ago not expecting much but this album is ridiculous give it a listen...

The new iPhone 4

iPhone 4: The Definitive Guide
We already showed you the new iPhone from every angle, inside and out. Today, Steve Jobs re-revealed it, telling us about the remaining details. Here's the exhaustive guide to all the features of the new iPhone 4.

The design
The hardware design hasn't changed from the one we already knew about. It uses the same materials as the prototype: Black glass and stainless steel rim. It fits with the rest of the Apple product line, from the hard edges to the Dieter-Ramish utilitarianism of the iMac and the iPad.

The size is smaller than the previous generation: 34% thinner than the iPhone 3GS. Although it is 3 grams heavier. According to Apple, it's the thinnest smartphone ever. It has split buttons for volume, unlike the current iPhone 3GS, all made in stainless steel.

The stainless steel rim
The stainless steel rim gives the structure to the iPhone, and acts as part of the antenna for 3G and Wi-Fi. In theory, this will greatly increase the reception abilities of the new iPhone 4.

The hardware
The new big brain
It has an Apple A4 chip inside, just like the iPad. Inside the A4 there are a few interconnected chips: A Cortex-A8 main processor unit—the main brains—paired with a PowerVR SGX 535—which handles the high definition graphics of the new iPhone. These are directly connected with each other and two low-power 128MB DDR SDRAM chips. Since all these components are in the same chip, they can process things faster while consuming less battery than before.

The A4 also consumes less power because its sub-components can be switched on and off when they are not needed, shaving watts whenever it's possible.

Battery life
The battery is 16% bigger than the current one. Coupled with the A4 processor and new display, it results in a longer battery life: Apple claims 40% more talk time. Here are their figures:

• Talk over 3G: 7 hours.
• Browsing over 3G: 6 hours.
• Browsing over Wi-Fi: 10 hours.
• Video: 10 hours.
• Music: 40 hours.
• Stand-by: 300 hours.

The display
The 3.5-inch screen has a resolution of 960 × 640 pixels. Apple calls is the Retina Display, and it has four times as many pixels as the current iPhone 3GS' display. The screen has 326 pixel per inch resolution, a higher definition than your typical magazine, a quality that shows in the screenshot.

Apple claims that this IPS-based display—the same technology as used in the iPad—also has 800-to-1 contrast ratio which is four times better than the 3GS, with a higher viewing angle.

The apps will take automatic advantage of the increased relative resolution, which mean they will be a lot sharper for text, 3D graphics, and vectorial art. However, developers will need to include higher resolution bitmap images to make the app look perfect.

The main camera
The new iPhone has a bigger sensor for the main camera. It's backlit and has bigger lenses too. Instead of having a higher resolution, however, the sensor maintains the same 5 megapixel count. They are bigger dots, however, so it has a higher ISO—or sensitivity to light. That means that you would be able to take better photos and video in low light conditions, and your pictures will look a lot better.

The camera also has a LED-based flash, which works both for photographs and video.

The video conferencing camera
In the front, there's a video conference camera, with standard VGA resolution. This camera will be used with third-party applications, as well as Apple's own video conference solution.

Gyroscope
The new iPhone 4 has a gyroscope built-in. This means that it can track movement with a very high precision, much higher than the built-in accelerometers in the previous iPhones. It's 3-axis, so it's capable of detecting pitch, roll, and yaw. Couple with the accelerometer, you have 6-axis motion sensing.

Other
• Like the iPad 3GS, the new iPhone uses the new micro-SIM standard.
• It has an additional microphone on the top used for noise cancelation.

The software
iOS4
The new iPhone 4 comes with iOS 4, a new moniker for the iPhone OS. The biggest new feature is, of course, selective multi-tasking, Apple's way to multitask some application features without consuming too many resources and battery power.

The new iOS 4 supports Apple's Retina display using resolution independence. This means that applications will automatically get scaled for the new resolution, but looking sharper, not pixelated. That includes typography, 2D vector graphics, and 3D graphics. However, developers will have to include higher resolution images for buttons or other screen controls (something that many have already, since this was already exposed in the last WWDC).

Video calling
However, the biggest feature of the new iPhone 4 is probably video calling, thanks to its front camera. Apple calls it FaceTime, and it works iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 over Wi-Fi—at least for 2010. Apple claims that in the future it will be available over 3G.

iMovie for iPhone
The new iPhone 4 will be able to use a new editing software from Apple: iMovie for iPhone. It comes with 1,500 new features.

The new iMovie for iPhone works on high definition 720p right. You can use it to cut the video clips, add automatic Ken Burns effects for still images and a music soundtrack taken from your iPhone's tunes. After you are done with your movie, you can export it to 360p, 520p, and 720p.

It's a separate application, however, it doesn't come built-in with the iPhone 4.

iBooks
iBooks will also be available for the new iOS4. Apple claims that the new iPhone 4's 325 pixel-per-inch display will make the books perfectly readable. It will use the same controls as the iBooks application in the iPad.

Price and availability
The Phone 4 will be available in black or white on June 24, and will cost $199 and $299 for 16 and 32GB.

Royce Da 5'9''-Bar Exam 3

TRACKLIST:
01. Intro (Most Interesting Man In The World)
02. The Most Interesting Man
03. Go Hard Pt. 1 ft. Kid Vishis
04. On Fire ft. Crooked I
05. Skit
06. Real Hip Hop ft. Black Milk & Elzhi
07. Acapella
08. It’s Over Freestyle
09. Nobody Fuckin’ Wit Us ft. Bun B, Crooked I & Joe Budden
10. Airplanes Freestyle
11. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #2
12. Beamer, Benz or Bentley (Shady Megamix)
13. I Hate Your Pants (Skinny Jeans)
14. Forever Freestyle
15. In The Club
16. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #3
17. Go Hard Pt. 2 ft. Kid Vishis
18. Vagina
19. Psycho (Skit)
20. Psycho
21. Drama ft. Trick Trick & Junes Flow
22. I’m Not Slaughterhouse (Interview)
23. 187 (Saigon Response)
24. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #4
25. Taxi Driver
26. Iceman Skit
27. Lyrical Hitman ft. MarvWon
28. Most Interesting Man In The World Skit #5
29. Spark Yo Brain