Adobe Systems's upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Tuesday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support.

Although the complete specifications of the upgrade are complicated, Adobe has tried to stick to industry standards as users sort through a range of available video technologies, wrote Tinic Uro, an Adobe engineer who works on the Flash Player, on his blog.

Kristin Day column: 'Day Trippin'

At the start of my sophomore year at ECU, I announced to my family I was dropping my standing as a pre-law student and studying journalism. It's a big jump from the law to the press, but that's not what seemed to bother my mother. She couldn't understand why I chose newspapers over television.

Turn bath time into spa experience

The citric acid in the lemons will help fight bacteria and balance oil production. And yes, they will make your bath be filled with a wonderful aroma as well as being therapeutic," she explains.

Jacobs pours citrus massage oil straight into the bath to soften skin -- wearing her hair piled on top of her head -- and a mud mask on her face. The heat coming from the bath helps the mask get deeper into the skin, she says.

Kinnaird, meanwhile, also multitasks in the bath, putting a deep conditioner on her hair, showering to rinse her hair after the soak.

Jacobs also encourages a post-bath cool rinse because while it's good for skin to detox in warm water you will want to close the pores afterward and cool water will do that. And, she says, you must lather in moisturizer after you've gently toweled off.

The Daily Californian

Going down under didn't keep the No. 5 Cal women's swimming team down in the rankings. Shortly after ringing in the new year, the Bears left for Melbourne, Australia, on a two-week tour-a vacation as well as a time for competition. In the Victorian State Championships, Cal competed against 73 other clubs in a 50-meter pool in the Melbourne Aquatic Centre, and the team was excited about the change of scenery. "It was really nice. The facilities in America are nice too, but swimming is like football over there," junior Lauren Rogers said. "The pool that we swam in was amazing and it was great to be in the environment where swimming is more of a spectator sport." But now the team is back at Spieker Aquatics, where Cal will host No. 4 Arizona and No. 17 Arizona State this weekend in the last two home meets of the season, and the final home meets for the three graduating seniors-Emily Silver, Rachel Ridgeway and Kelly Stravers.

GLORY DAYS: 'Boo' peeks into drumming past

Mikey 'Boo' Richards has been marching to his own beat for more than 30 years. A now legendary drummer, Richards has worked with all the greats in Jamaican music, making an impact and watching it grow. Born with a natural inclination to play drums, Richards never underwent formal training, but can catch and mould any beat. It was while fooling around in the studio that Richards developed his passion for music. The Sunday Gleaner caught up with Richards recently at his home.

How did you get the 'Boo' nickname?

Well, I got dat in di recording studio. Whenever yuh recording a song and yuh not doing it fast enough dem just seh yuh a boo.

How did you learn how to play drums?

"My father (Leonard 'Alejandro' Richards) was a drummer and he wanted to teach me, but mi neva really waan learn.

MacBook Pro Penryn update imminent (updated)

Update: I really wish that Apple would have built Penryn into the MacBook Air, but George Ou speculates that Penryn was probably still an unknown quantity when the MBA was being designed many moons ago.

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