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Photoshop backgrounds, textures and icons | PSDGraphics The Human Brain - Stress Chronic over-secretion of stress hormones adversely affects brain function, especially memory. Too much cortisol can prevent the brain from laying down a new memory, or from accessing already existing memories. The renowned brain researcher, Robert M. Sapolsky, has shown that sustained stress can damage the hippocampus , the part of the limbic brain which is central to learning and memory. The culprits are "glucocorticoids," a class of steroid hormones secreted from the adrenal glands during stress. They are more commonly know as corticosteroids or cortisol . During a perceived threat, the adrenal glands immediately release adrenalin. topics

BitTorrent Giant BTjunkie Shuts Down For Good BTjunkie, one of the largest BitTorrent indexes on the Internet, has decided to shut down voluntarily today. A combination of legal actions against fellow file-sharing sites and time-consuming projects have led to the drastic decision that takes out one the main players in the BitTorrent landscape. Founded in June 2005, BTjunkie has been among the top BitTorrent sites for more than half a decade. The site was never involved in any legal action, and to keep it this way the site’s operators decided to shut the site down for good today. “This is the end of the line my friends. Talking to TorrentFreak, BTjunkie’s founder said that the legal actions against other file-sharing sites such as MegaUpload and The Pirate Bay played an important role in making the difficult decision. That said, BTjunkie’s owner still thinks there might be a future for other BitTorrent sites. “I really do hope so, the war is far from over for sure,” he told TorrentFreak. Nonetheless, it’s the end of an era. RIP BTjunkie

soft Free Icons Download - Icons,Free Icons,Stock Icons,Vista Icons,Desktop Icons Manga Online Poor Man's Polygraph Part 2 {*style:<b>Poor Man's Polygraph Part 2 </b>*} The Poor Man's Polygraph consists of a series of techniques that increase the probability of detecting deception using verbal cues. The Poor Man's Polygraph is especially useful for parents . The Poor Man's Polygraph consists of the following techniques: Well..., Land of Is, Forced Response, Why should I believe you? Yes or No questions deserve "Yes" or "No" answers. : Your statement is a completely false statement. : It depends upon what the meaning of the word is means. Clinton took the prosecutor to the Land of Is. The following exchange between a mother and daughter demonstrates The Land of Is technique. : Your teacher called this afternoon and told me that she suspected you of cheating on an exam. : I spend two hours a night studying. : I'm not accusing you of cheating. : Yes, you are! Mom asked her daughter a simple Yes or No question. Mom: Your teacher called this afternoon and told me that she suspected you of cheating on an exam. : No.

Alternate Branle de Champaigne COMPTE RENDU DE LA CONFERENCE "SITES INTERNET, LES TENDANCES EN 2014 Le 30 janvier 2014, la CCI de Bordeaux nous accueillait pour animer la conférence "Sites Internet, les tendances en 2014". En introduction nous avons rappelé quelques fondamentaux : 1. - Quelle est l'image recherchée ? - Quel est le niveau de visibilité voulu ? - Quels sont les types de comportements souhaités sur mon site ? - Quel sera le rôle de mon site dans ma communication globale dans un contexte multi-canal ? Ce questionnement est doublement important : - Il vous aidera à formaliser votre stratégie digitale - Il influencera vos choix dans votre projet (choix du design et des fonctionnalités, objectifs de référencement, …) et impactera forcement le budget du site Internet Vous pouvez aussi aller plus loin et lancer une étude de marché détaillée. 2. Sans un contenu de qualité (textes, photos, vidéos, ...), un site n'est qu'une coquille vide. 3. La majeure partie des tendances actuelles se concentrent autour du comportement nomade de l'internaute : - Diversité des tailles d'écran 4. 5.

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Bringing you High Quality + Fast Working Anime Videos since 2008. Guest Post: Get Rid of Student Loan Collection Agencies By Deanne Loonin There is so much potential for positive change in the student loan programs these days. This is great news for borrowers and we hope Congress and the White House will continue to push for critical changes to benefit borrowers. As much as things change, however, some things remain the same for the most financially distressed borrowers. There are good repayment options for many of these borrowers, but unfortunately they often do not get the information they need about their choices or if they do get information, it is often inaccurate or misleading. The main barrier these borrowers face is that they are forced to deal with collection agencies when trying to resolve problems. This policy has been a disaster for financially distressed borrowers who are desperate for help. There are certainly times when a borrower is uncooperative or has exhausted all options. The deadline to request a hearing on his case was only a week away. There is a relatively happy ending to this case.

Download: Photoshop Brushes Series 40 15 watercolor and other wet brushes By Dave Nagel I've had a surprising number of requests for a collection of watercolor-style brushes for Adobe Photoshop. But with the limitations of Photoshop's paint engine, that's a bit of a trick. Unlike programs like Corel Painter and Synthetik Studio Artist, Photoshop doesn't give you the ability to create anything that truly behaves like wet media with spreading, smearing and diffusing effects. Nevertheless, we can get part way there. This latest collection of brushes for Photoshop represents really my first effort at trying to emulate not just the look, but the feel of watercolor brushes. So my approach to creating these watercolors is sort of a three-opart approach. Part 2 would be the application of these watercolor brushes using Photoshop's Blur and/or Smudge tools. Here, for example, are some brushes with hard overlapping edges. And here they are when "diffused" using a combination of the Smudge and Blur tools. Here's a sample of that. ? ? ?

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