Flash Player 11.4.400.252 Beta 2 (IE)

Adobe Flash Player is the high performance, lightweight, highly expressive client runtime that delivers powerful and consistent user experiences across major operating systems, browsers, mobile phones and devices.
Installed on over 750 million Internet-connected desktops and mobile devices, Flash Player enables organizations and individuals to build and deliver great digital experiences to their end users.

• Immersive experiences with Flash video, content and applications with full-screen mode.
• Low-bandwidth, high-quality video with advanced compression technology.
• High-fidelity text using the advanced text rendering engine.
• Real-time dynamic effects with filters for Blur, DropShadow, Glow, Bevel, Gradient Glow, Gradient Bevel, Displacement Map, Convolution, and Color Matrix.
• Innovative media compositions with 8-bit video alpha channels.
• Blend modes, radial gradient, and stroke enhancements.
• Additional image formats: GIF, Progressive JPEG, and PNG.

This download is the standalone ActiveX installer for Internet Explorer.
Old versions of the Flash player can be downloaded from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com/go/tn_14266

Title:	Flash Player 11.4.400.252 Beta 2 (IE)
Filename:	flashplayer11-4_p2_install_win_ax_080712.exe
File size:	9.14MB (9,579,720 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:	en-US
License:	Freeware
Date added:	August 9, 2012
Author:	Adobe Systems Inc www.adobe.com
Homepage:	www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
MD5 Checksum:	96BE2064D0FC2719B70752793738C44B

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Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 21.0

Comodo Dragon is a Chromium technology-based Browser that offers you all of Chrome's features PLUS the unparalleled level of security and privacy you only get from Comodo. Including a greater level of privacy than Chromium technology offers.
Features:

• Improved Privacy over Chromium
• Easy SSL Certificate Identification
• Fast Website Access
• Greater Stability and Less Memory Bloat
• Incognito Mode Stops Cookies, Improves Privacy
• Very easy to switch from your Browser to the Dragon.
  
  

  Title:	Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 21.0
  Filename:	DragonSetup.exe
  File size:	29.66MB (31,102,912 bytes)
  Requirements:	Windows XP / Vista / Windows7
  Languages:	Multiple languages
  License:	Freeware
  Date added:	August 10, 2012
  Author:	Comodo www.comodogroup.com
  Homepage:	comodo.com/home/brow...olbars/browser.php
  MD5 Checksum:	C43AE19056952EC5F7CB41FB67CB075A

  
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Avant Browser 2012 Build 180

Avant Browser is a standalone application designed to expand features provided by Internet Explorer. It adds a bunch of features and functionalities to IE and its user-friendly interface brings a new level of clarity and efficiency to your browsing experience, and frequent upgrades have steadily improved its reliability.
Avant Browser is freeware. That's right. 100% Free! No cost to you ever. No limitations. No Adware. No Spyware. You can donate if you want, but it's certainly not required.
Avant's features include:

• Online Profile Storage
• Autofills
• Mouse Gestures
• Flash Animation Filter
• Built-in AD/Pop-up Blocker
• Built-in RSS/ATOM Reader.
• Additional Mouse Functions
• Multi-Window Browsing
• Real Full Screen Mode and Alternative Full Desktop mode
• Built-in Search Engine
• Full IE Compatibility
• Control Your Privacy
• Safe Recovery
• Skins
• Support for 41 languages
  
  

  Title:	Avant Browser 2012 Build 180
  Filename:	absetup.exe
  File size:	3.67MB (3,844,152 bytes)
  Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
  Languages:	Multiple languages
  License:	Freeware
  Date added:	August 9, 2012
  Author:	Avant Force www.avantbrowser.com
  MD5 Checksum:	8B7F3048D01B41A87D80AD779B14368C

  
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Lorcaserin: the Latest FDA-approved Obesity Drug

The FDA recently approved a new drug called lorcaserin (brand name Belviq) for the treatment of obesity. Lorcaserin causes an average of 13 lbs (5.8 kg) of weight loss over a year, compared to 5 lbs (2.2 kg) for placebo (1), which is less than the other recently approved drug Qsymia (formerly Qnexa; topiramate/phentermine).

Learning about obesity drugs is always a good opportunity to gain insight into the mechanisms that underlie the development and reversal of obesity. If you've been following this blog for a while, you already have a pretty good guess what organ this new drug acts on. Make your guess and read on!

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Two Great Quotes About Obesity (technical)

By Dr. Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, from a recent paper, "The Neurobiology of Food Intake in an Obesogenic Environment" (1). I came across it because it cites my review paper (2). My perspective on obesity is similar to his. From the abstract:

The modern lifestyle with its drastic changes in the way we eat and move puts pressure on the homoeostatic system responsible for the regulation of body weight, which has led to an increase in overweight and obesity. The power of food cues targeting susceptible emotions and cognitive brain functions, particularly of children and adolescents, is increasingly exploited by modern neuromarketing tools. Increased intake of energy-dense foods high in fat and sugar is not only adding more energy, but may also corrupt neural functions of brain systems involved in nutrient sensing as well as in hedonic, motivational and cognitive processing.

And a nice one from the conclusions:
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AntiVir Personal 12.0.0.1167

Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

• Detects and removes more than 150,000 viruses
• Always among the winners of comparison test featured in computer journals
• The resident Virus Guard serves to monitor file movements automatically, e.g. downloading of data from the internet
• Scanning and repair of macro viruses
• Protection against previously unknown macro viruses
• Protection against trojans, worms, backdoors, jokes and other harmful programs
• AntiVir protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
• AntiDialer protection against expensive dialers
• AntiRootkit protection against hidden rootkits
• AntiPhishing protection against phishing
• AntiSpyware protection against spyware and adware
• NetbookSupport for laptops with low resolution
• QuickRemoval eliminates viruses at the push of a button
• Easy operation
• Internet-Update Wizard for easy updating
• Protection against previously unknown boot record viruses and master boot record viruses
  
  

  Title:	AntiVir Personal 12.0.0.1167
  Filename:	avira_free_antivirus_en.exe
  File size:	85.92MB (90,098,552 bytes)
  Requirements:	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
  Languages:	en-US
  License:	Non-Commercial Freeware
  Date added:	August 1, 2012
  Author:	Avira GmbH www.avira.com
  Homepage:	www.free-av.com
  MD5 Checksum:	E9B32E832EDDFA7B37FE1A847C40F928

  
  
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How Should Science be Done?

Lately I keep running into the idea that the proper way to do science is to continually strive to disprove a hypothesis, rather than support it*. According to these writers, this is what scientists are supposed to aspire to, but I've never actually heard a scientist say this. The latest example was recently published in the Wall Street Journal (1). This evokes an image of the Super Scientist, one who is so skeptical that he never believes his own ideas and is constantly trying to tear them down. I'm no philosopher of science, but this idea never sat well with me, and it's contrary to how science is practiced.
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