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danie10@squeet.me

Kobo announces two new e-readers, including $260 note-taking Sage... Because Amazon needs good and open competition

Both devices keep the asymmetrical design popularized by Amazon’s Oasis e-reader, offer E Ink Carta 1200 screens with Kobo’s ComfortLight Pro feature (which adapts the screen brightness and color based on the time of day), and add Bluetooth support for wireless headphones (though they can only play Kobo’s own audiobooks).

The Sage is the larger of the two and also functions as an e-note device. It’s compatible with the company’s Kobo Stylus (sold separately for $40), which lets users make handwritten notes on ebooks and PDFs that can be can converted to plain text. With an 8-inch (1440 x 1920) E Ink display, this makes the Sage smaller than Kobo’s dedicated e-note slate, the 10.3-inch Elipsa. It’s also cheaper, too, as the Elipsa is priced at $399.

15 file formats supported natively (EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR), and OverDrive for public library ebooks.

See Kobo announces two new e-readers, including $260 note-taking Sage

#technology #kobo #ebooks #alternativeto #ereader

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Kobo’s new e-readers look pretty tempting


https://gadgeteer.co.za/kobo-announces-two-new-e-readers-including-260-note-taking-sage-because-amazon-needs-good-and-open

fithaven@iviv.hu

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   Avocados alter the distribution of belly fat in women, according to a controlled study. 

An avocado a day should help redistribute belly fat in ladies in the direction of a more fit profile, in line with a new examine. 100 and 5 adults with obese and weight problems participated in a randomized controlled trial that provided one meal a day for 12 weeks. women who ate up avocado as part of their daily meal had a reduction in deeper visceral belly fat.

Source:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

fithaven@iviv.hu

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 Adults with Autism are at risk of obesity, but there may be solutions.

Consuming well and workout often may be a project for everybody. however for people with autism spectrum sickness or highbrow disabilities, that undertaking is exponentially greater.
Many younger women and men with autism and intellectual disabilities face a drastically better risk for obesity, and all the health complications that follow.
but, a small, new pilot observe suggests that a weight weightweight loss and exercise application tailor-made to such individuals — and provided in a collection environment with own family support — can halt weight benefit or maybe cause fantastic weight reduction.
this system paired U.S. department of Agriculture (USDA) hints with "aim-setting to make development closer to eating more healthy foods and tasty in physical activity," explained look at lead author Laura Nabors.
"We also encouraged helping with preparing meals with own family, and shared statistics approximately fitness with the circle of relatives to sell circle of relatives health," Nabors delivered. She's a professor with the college of Cincinnati (UC) faculty of Human offerings.
Nabors mentioned medicinal drugs and particular meals options — often for high-calorie meals — as main culprits which could pressure weight advantage in those groups. "in addition they may not pick many styles of every day activities, due to restrained hobbies for most effective sure kinds of activities," she delivered.
Dr. Dan Coury, clinical director of Autism Speaks' Autism Care network, agreed.
Sensory troubles — which include hypersensitive reaction to tastes or smells — "can cause a constrained weight reduction, which might not be healthful, lacking a spread of ingredients," noted Coury, who is also a professor of pediatrics at Ohio kingdom college.
And alongside coordination and comprehension challenges, "a part of having autism is having limited pastimes or behaviors," he delivered. "Many human beings with autism or highbrow demanding situations choose to maintain to themselves, and as a end result won't task out for easy exercising inclusive of strolling in the neighborhood, much much less extra strenuous exercise including going for walks."
that may go away caregivers in a quandary, said Jean Gehricke, an associate research director with the center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental disorders.
due to their meals troubles, they'll withstand a balanced diet, placing these young humans at hazard for weight benefit and obesity, he stated. "further, mother and father might also have a difficult time finding locations which can be safe for playing out of doors and strolling, or being afraid that their child might tantrum or elope in a public space," Gehricke stated.
Nabors said that the take a look at aimed to assist both mother and father and their youngsters through spotting that "teens, in this example those with [autism and intellectual disabilities], are much more likely to get wholesome if they are able to eat healthy ingredients they prefer and exercise in ways they experience."
With that in mind, the examine targeted on 17 UC college students who were presented programming designed for teenagers with autism or intellectual disabilities.
among January 2020 and April 2021, the students have been supplied weekly institution lessons — both in-man or woman or on-line (because of COVID lockdowns) — that furnished sensible recommendation concerning right vitamins and ordinary exercise. The classes had been led through a group of 10, together with faculty, undergraduate and grad college students, and a disability researcher.
nutritional facts targeted on best portion sizes, USDA vitamins hints, the significance of nutrients and minerals, and bad foods to keep away from. there has been also steering on reducing stress and improving sleep.
in addition, ingesting and exercising goals have been drafted for every student. for example, they had been advocated to increase their fruit intake; to assist with meal practise; to drink water in place of soda; and to spend extra time strolling, cycling, dancing or swimming.
top and weight measurements have been taken each two to a few months, and mother and father had been interviewed regarding their child's eating and exercise behavior.
The end result? whilst one pupil received weight, two of the obese students lost a great amount of weight. a number of the rest, frame mass index (a measurement based totally on top and weight) held constant.
Parental tests have been nice, and three-quarters of the students themselves stated they have been consuming healthier.
The investigators concluded that the program, at the same time as initial, appeared "promising."
this system's achievement comes as little marvel to Kim Musheno, vp of public coverage with the Autism Society in Rockville, Md.
All kinds of human beings sign up for all types of schooling programs "because they are seeking out help," she stated. "they may be trying to be trained how to understand while they are overeating and why. how to exercising. They want to learn about wholesome meals and wholesome lifestyles.
"I think we've got decrease expectancies for youngsters with autism and intellectual disabilities," Musheno introduced. "We suppose they can not research. however many virtually can. They just need aid, similar to anybody else."
The findings had been posted on-line lately in Advances in Neurodevelopmental disorders.

fithaven@iviv.hu

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 Improved diet,more workout equals improved blood pressure

People with high vital sign that does not answer treatment could have additional success by following the DASH diet and connection a supervised diet and exercise program, a brand new study suggests.

DASH is brief for Dietary Approaches to prevent high blood pressure — a plan wealthy in fruits, vegetables, low-fat farm merchandise and restricted salt.

Duke University researchers found it will facilitate individuals with treatment-resistant high vital sign reduce, and exercise will boost their fitness after they participate in an exceedingly supervised diet and exercise program at a cardiac rehab center.

"Our findings showed way modifications among individuals with resistant high blood pressure will facilitate them reduce thin and increase their physical activity, and as a result, lower vital sign and probably cut back their risk of coronary failure or stroke," same James Blumenthal. he's a prof of medicine and activity sciences at university college of drugs, in Durham, N.C.

Uncontrolled high vital sign (130/80 torr or higher) is thought as resistant high blood pressure. The four-month trial enclosed a hundred and forty adults with the condition.

The study participants were at random divided into 2 teams. One received dietary counselling and exercise coaching in an exceedingly internal organ rehab center thrice every week. the opposite cluster had one informational session with a health professional person and received written pointers on exercise, weight loss and nutritionary goals to try to to on their own.

Those within the supervised program had a few 12-point visit pulsation vital sign, compared with seven points within the self-guided cluster. (Systolic pressure, the primary variety in an exceedingly vital sign reading, measures the force your heart exerts on artery walls because it beats.)

People within the supervised program conjointly saw bigger enhancements in different key indicators of heart health, which could mean a lower risk of a coronary failure or stroke, consistent with the study authors.

"While some individuals will create way changes on their own, a structured program of supervised exercise and dietary modifications conducted by a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals in internal organ rehabilitation programs is probably going more practical," Blumenthal same in an exceedingly news unleash from the yank Heart Association.

He same the findings do not mean individuals will stop taking their vital sign drugs. But, they'll wish to speak to their doctor concerning reducing the dosages or dynamical medications supported their improved vital sign readings, Blumenthal additional.

"The edges of {the way|the life-style|the approach to life} modifications could also be reduced unless the healthy lifestyle habits are often maintained," he noted. "The most significant purpose is that it's not too late to lower vital sign by creating healthy way decisions. Adopting a healthy way pays vast dividends, even for individuals whose vital sign remains elevated despite being on 3 or additional antihypertensive drug medications."

fithaven@iviv.hu

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  Could cocoa support your workout desire?

Cocoa powder might further develop blood stream and increment practice execution, a new report proposes.

This impact has the potential for boosting exercise resilience, conceivably assisting individuals with feeling more roused, the scientists noted.

The compound mindful, flavanols, has been promoted before for other medical advantages and is found in some different food varieties too.

provinto@pluspora.com

Alright, here's the original leftcom mucho texto on its own: Herman Gorter's "Open Letter to Comrade Lenin." Like Historical Materialism from earlier, this one is also in Heavy Pancakes.
Open Letter to Comrade Lenin cover
* EPUB
* MOBI
* PDF
* Libcom.org PDF
* HTML
* LibCom.Org's HTML
* Other eBooks
* This text is also available (albeit without the Wildcat Introduction) in the Left Communist reader Heavy Pancakes

#Communism #Marxism #Socialism #CouncilCommunism #ebooks #EPUB #Leninism #Bolshevism

danie10@squeet.me

Major Amazon Kindle security flaw discovered - Are e-books yet another attack vector

An investigation by Check Point Research has found that a security vulnerability in Amazon’s Kindle e-reader could have allowed attackers to take over devices using maliciously crafted e-books. The cyber threat intelligence firm converted an e-book into malware that could lock users out of their devices and steal personal information, including billing details.

It makes a lot of sense if you consider that simple IoT devices (remember that connected fish tank in a casino) have long been known to be attack vectors into networks, and we've already seen what gets in via Microsoft Word documents. The question is whether such books may also place Android phones or iPads at a similar risk.

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A security bug in Amazon’s Kindle e-reader could have allowed attackers to take over users’ devices using malicious e-books.


https://gadgeteer.co.za/major-amazon-kindle-security-flaw-discovered-are-e-books-yet-another-attack-vector

lorenzo_s@framasphere.org

Un procès insensé : “L’Internet Archive a un cœur, et sait s’en servir”

Lorsque j'ai entendu parler des poursuites judiciaires pour non-respect du droit d’auteur intentées le 1er juin 2020 aux États-Unis par quatre grands éditeurs (Hachette, Penguin Random House, Wiley, HarperCollins) à l’Internet Archive pour son Open Library, et ce en pleine pandémie, je n’arrivais pas à y croire. Et ce mauvais rêve se transforme en cauchemar puisqu'un procès retentissant doit débuter le 12 novembre 2021.
* https://actualitte.com/article/101537/humeurs/un-proces-insense-l-internet-archive-a-un-coeur-et-sait-s-en-servir
#InternetArchive #free #ebooks

tenzin_la@diasp.org

I'm sorry if you've seen this before-- from time to time I post this in case someone is interested. For a while now, I've been taking any of Murakami's short stories that I can find on the web (completely free and without any paywall or registration required) and properly converted them for pretty much any eBook reader available. They can be found here:

https://dia.so/5gx

I've included the source and as much pertinent info in the meta-data. If anyone finds any incorrect information, needs a particular format, or just needs help getting on your reader, please message me.

#ebooks #freestories #japaneseliterature #murakami #haruki_murakami #harukimurakmi #shortstories

danie10@squeet.me

Kobo eReaders Software Features List: Apart from not reading Kindle format it actually has more features and mods than Kindles

For the most part all Kobo ebook readers run the same software and have all the same features, with a few exceptions. For instance, the Kobo Forma and Kobo Elipsa are the only two models with official Dropbox support to transfer files wirelessly, and the older models don’t have OverDrive built-in but they still support library ebooks.

One of the advantages with Kobo ereaders is they are open to installing other ebook programs and custom patches and mods, and you can use Calibre to manage your ebook library and collections. Check the Kobo section at MobileRead for the latest developments. These will not be covered in this list; this list is for official Kobo features only.

List of supported formats for Kobo ereaders: KEPUB, EPUB, EPUB3, FlePub, PDF, MOBI, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF, TXT, HTML, RTF, CBZ, CBR.

Imagine if Kobo was 'allowed' to read Kindle format ebooks from Amazon... it could be the end of Kindle, with some real competition. Calibre software though does wonders for finding ebooks and also 'converting' Kindle format to ePub.

See Kobo eReaders Software Features List | The eBook Reader Blog

#technology #ereaders #kobo #reading #ebooks

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Below is a list of all the main software features that Kobo ereaders support, including the notebook and writing features that are exclusive to the Kobo Elipsa. I’ve decided to use a new format for reviews. Since software features rarely change from one model to the next, I’m going to start focusing mostly on hardware […]


https://gadgeteer.co.za/kobo-ereaders-software-features-list-apart-not-reading-kindle-format-it-actually-has-more-features

danie10@squeet.me

Standard Ebooks is a volunteer-driven project that produces new editions of public domain ebooks that are lovingly formatted, open source, free of copyright restrictions, and free of cost

Ebook projects like Project Gutenberg transcribe ebooks and make them available for the widest number of reading devices. Standard Ebooks takes ebooks from sources like Project Gutenberg, formats and typesets them using a carefully designed and professional-grade style manual, fully proofreads and corrects them, and then builds them to create a new edition that takes advantage of state-of-the-art ereader and browser technology.

The Standard Ebooks project applies a rigorous and modern style manual when developing each and every ebook to ensure they meet a professional-grade and consistent typographical standard.

Standard Ebooks does a careful and complete readthrough of each ebook before releasing it, checking it against a scan of the original pages to fix as many typos as possible. Even if they do miss something, their ebooks are stored in the hugely popular Git source control system, allowing anyone to easily submit a correction.

Each ebook is also enhanced with careful standards-based semantic markup that opens the gateway for exciting new kinds of machine processing.

See Standard Ebooks

#technology #opensource #ebooks #reading #nodrm

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Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. Download free ebooks with professional-quality formatting and typography, in formats compatible with your ereader.


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