Severe storms, heavy rain, and tornadoes all present risks to your roof.?Water damage can take its toll on your roof?and eventually the rest of your home?if left unattended. Water damage compounds over time, especially during humid weather or frequent storms. Improper roofing ventilation can also exacerbate water damage, fostering mildew or mold growth in your attic and moss growth on your roof.
The key to making the decision about re-roofing your home or repairing the water-damaged area lies in the extent of the damage itself. The first step is to have your roof inspected by an experienced roofing company. If your roof is damaged to an extent that it is no longer structurally sound, it will need to be replaced.
Replace the Roof Unfortunately, by the time many homeowners spot the signs of water damage inside their home, the roof is already compromised to an extent that it should be replaced. Discolored ceilings and walls and saturated insulation in your attic are signs that water damage has already compromised the structural integrity of your roof.
Repair the Roof Isolated water damage, on the other hand, can often be rectified with roof repairs. If you have had repairs performed for similar damage in a similar area, you may have a problem with roof ventilation as well. Proper ventilation will allow moisture to escape and prevent potential damage in the future.
To determine the best course of action for your roof, contact Fessler Home Improvement & Construction at (888) 473-0630. We can inspect your roof to determine the extent of water damage and help you understand if replacement or repairs?are necessary. We also offer other home improvement services to the residents of Murfreesboro, including gutter replacement and remodeling services.
At the Healthcare?People Management Association?awards yesterday,?NHSL staff from our People & Organisational Development Directorate picked up?a Healthcare Performance award. Entrants Hannah Reed, (Project Lead) and Ruth Sangale (Leadership Development Manager) picked up the award for best coaching and personal development strategy.
Hannah then went on to receive a Special Award for overcoming personal adversity and using her experience, energy and commitment to deliver a coaching programme.
The first iPhone went on sale to the public on June 29, 2007. It seems like it's been with us forever, but the handset that changed the entire smartphone space is only just five years old today. Here's a look at our favorite moments in iPhone history.
This television frame grab shows CNN broadcasting the Supreme Court's decision on President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Both CNN and Fox News Channel incorrectly reported Thursday that the law's central provision, requiring virtually all Americans to have health insurance, had been struck down. Both networks backtracked when it became clear that the court upheld the provision. Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to deliver special reports and generally got it right. To get the news out quickly, competitive news organizations had to wade through pages of legal writing. (AP Photo)
This television frame grab shows CNN broadcasting the Supreme Court's decision on President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Both CNN and Fox News Channel incorrectly reported Thursday that the law's central provision, requiring virtually all Americans to have health insurance, had been struck down. Both networks backtracked when it became clear that the court upheld the provision. Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to deliver special reports and generally got it right. To get the news out quickly, competitive news organizations had to wade through pages of legal writing. (AP Photo)
NEW YORK (AP) ? A rush to quickly report the Supreme Court's decision on President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday tripped up some news organizations that got it wrong and had to quickly correct themselves.
Both CNN and Fox News Channel initially reported incorrectly that the law's central provision, requiring virtually all Americans to have health insurance, had been struck down. In an apology, CNN said it "regrets that it didn't wait to report out the full and complete opinion regarding the mandate."
The Associated Press got it right, as did other news organizations and broadcast television outlets, generally. A minute after the AP flash alert at 10:07 a.m., The New York Times asked its readers for time, with Washington bureau chief David Leonhardt posting that reporters and editors were analyzing the decision.
"Once we are comfortable with its basic meaning, you can expect a torrent of coverage," he said. The Times next sent news via Twitter at 10:20.
It was a particularly embarrassing muff for CNN, which has suffered through one of its worst ratings quarters in several years, primarily due to a paucity of big news. The network eagerly awaited the Supreme Court's decision Thursday, running a "countdown clock" on its screen during the morning ticking down to 10 a.m.
Anchor Wolf Blitzer and reporter Kate Bolduan quickly reported that the health care law was struck down, based on a reading of Chief Justice John Roberts' decision that the mandate was not a valid exercise of congressional power under the commerce clause. Later in the reading, the justices found other reasons for upholding that portion of the law.
"The court striking down that mandate is a dramatic blow to the president," said John King, CNN reporter.
The network also sent an email reporting that the mandate had been struck down and posted the news on Twitter.
By 10:13 a.m., some doubt had seeped in and the onscreen headline read: "Supreme Court Rules on Obama Law."
"Let's take a deep breath and see what the justices actually decided," Blitzer said. "It could be more complicated than we originally thought."
By 10:15, the network was reporting that the entire law had been upheld, and King called it "a huge, huge victory for President Obama."
Fox made the same initial mistake, with Bill Hemmer touting the "breaking news" that the individual mandate had been declared unconstitutional. Fox anchor Bret Baier tweeted the same news. Within two minutes, however, Megyn Kelly was citing the SCOTUSblog in casting doubt on that interpretation, even ordering producers to change an onscreen headline that read: "Supreme Court Finds Health Care Individual Mandate Unconstitutional."
"We're trying to do the best we can," Hemmer said.
Michael Clemente, Fox executive vice president of news and editorial, was unapologetic. "We gave our viewers the news as it happened ... Fox reported the facts, as they came in."
Several members of Congress tweeted incorrect information about the ruling, perhaps based on the initial misreading by cable networks.
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California called it a "big win for liberty and the Constitution. Rep. Tom Rooney (R, Fla.) said it was "great news for the American people, victory for constitution."
On CBS, Jan Crawford spoke on the air as she scanned the decision. "It appears, based on our quick summary, that the mandate, the individual mandate at the heart of this case may be in jeopardy under one provision of the constitution but they may have upheld the mandate under another provision."
ABC initially bobbled one detail ? calling the ruling 6-3 instead of 5-4 ? but correctly reported the outcome in a special report by Terry Moran. NBC's Pete Williams said that "the bottom line here is the Supreme Court has upheld the health care law."
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AP Television Writer Frazier Moore and AP Entertainment Writer Jake Coyle contributed to this report.
The tools of science have changed since the golden age of physics, but many of the same questions remain
By John Matson and Ferris Jabr
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June 28, 2012?|
Image: John Hendrix
In Brief
An annual gathering in Lindau, Germany, brings together promising early-career scientists and veteran Nobel Prize winners in their field. This year's meeting focuses on physics.
In honor of the Lindau meeting, Scientific American has collected 12 articles from the magazine's archive, excerpted here, written by winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Some of the excerpts recount prize-winning discoveries, some speculate on the future of physics and some address eternal questions: What is the universe made of? And are we alone in it?
Even though some of the articles excerpted here were first published many decades ago, a surprising number remain relevant to the ongoing investigations of modern physicists.
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Every summer nobel laureates converge on Lindau, Germany, to share their wisdom with, and to learn from, up-and-coming scientists hailing from many corners of the globe. This year the 62nd meeting focuses on physics. In honor of that event, the two of us have selected excerpts from some of the most fascinating articles that Nobel winners have published in the magazine over the years, on topics ranging from cosmology to particle physics to technology.
As we gathered these selections, which begin on the opposite page, we were struck anew by the way the problems that puzzled physicists decades ago continue to drive research today. Yes, the field has changed since the days of Albert Einstein, P.A.M. Dirac and Enrico Fermi. Physicists have made vast leaps (such as constructing and honing the Standard Model of particle physics) and encountered strange turns (such as dark energy). Yet many of the questions being tackled now are the same, at root, as those that have spurred research throughout the past century?among them: Why is matter so much more abundant than antimatter? Does the Higgs boson, widely believed to account for the mass of subatomic particles, truly exist? And what does ?spooky action at a distance? betray about the workings of the world?
You'd be forgiven for assuming that the ModBook dream died with release of the first iPad. After all, the first version of the hacked notebook predated Apple's announcement by a couple of years. When the iPad finally hit in 2010, it did a lot to address the desire for a slate device running Apple software. Since then, things have largely remained silent on the Axiotron front. In fact, the last time we heard a significant peep out of the company was back in 2009. Its former CEO Andreas Haas assured us, however, that the real reason for the company's silence is a bit more complicated than the story of yet another product falling victim to the Apple steamroller.
"Axiotron itself was a great company," says Haas. "Back in 2008, I took the company public, everything was really great. There was one little thing that turned out to be a huge problem, which is that the company was largely bank-financed and 10 days after it went public, Lehman Brothers went belly-up and put the whole financial market in a tailspin. After that was mostly spent on trying to somehow restructure the company, and ultimately there was just nothing that could be done about it."
As the newly reborn Modbook Inc. teased via its Facebook page yesterday, however, the name lives on. This week marks the return of the tablet in the form of the 13.3-inch Modbook Pro, a device slated to ship early this fall. Can such a device survive in a world that's been downright flooded by tablets in the years since its predecessor's release? The company clearly feels it can -- that its new product is unique enough to set itself apart in amongst the deluge of slates, calling the new Pro, "the world's most powerful and largest-screen tablet computer." And in a space where hardware and software are relatively neutered, it's understandable how the company might be inclined to make such bold claims about the converted notebook.
WASHINGTON?? The U.S. economy slowed as expected in the first quarter, but a less robust pace of consumer spending and export growth than previously estimated could dampen the economic outlook for the current period.
Gross domestic product increased at a 1.9 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said in its final reading on Thursday, unchanged from its estimate last month. That was in line with economists' expectations.
However, when measured from the income side, the economy grew at a 3.1 percent pace in the first quarter, up from 2.6 percent in the previous quarter.
The tepid first-quarter pace of GDP growth was a step-down from the October-December period's 3.0 percent rate.
It also reflected a slightly less sturdy accumulation of inventories by businesses and slower pace of investment in equipment and software than previously estimated.
Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 percent of U.S. economic activity, increased at a 2.5 percent rate in first quarter, rather than the previously reported 2.7 percent pace.
There are signs that consumer spending slowed in the second quarter, with retail sales falling in April and May.
Business inventories increased $54.4 billion, instead of $57.7 billion, adding only 0.10 percentage point to GDP growth compared with 0.21 percentage point in the previous estimate.
Export growth rate slows
Excluding inventories, the economy grew at a revised 1.8 percent rate in the first quarter, rather than 1.7 percent and up from 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter.
Exports grew at a 4.2 percent rate instead of 7.2 percent.
While the careful of management of inventories could be a boost to second-quarter growth, the mild downward revision to consumer spending underscores the loss of momentum in the economy that has been evident in weak hiring and slowing factory activity.
Second-quarter growth is forecast around 2 percent, but with global demand cooling amid Europe's debt woes and an uncertain fiscal policy path at home forcing households to be cautious, even that estimate might be too optimistic.
Business spending on equipment and software was revised down to show a 3.5 percent growth rate instead of the previously reported 3.9 percent. Anecdotal evidence suggests the pace softened in the second quarter.
The drag from the revisions to consumer spending, equipment and software, exports and inventory accumulation was offset by upward revisions to investment in residential and nonresidential structures.
Import growth was lowered by 3.4 percentage points to a 2.7 percent rate. While that supported growth during the quarter, it was a sign of weakening domestic demand.
Government spending fell at a 4.0 percent rate, instead of the previously reported 3.9 percent.
The department also revised after-tax corporate profits to a 5.7 percent rate of decline instead of 4.1 percent.
That was still the biggest decline since the fourth quarter of 2008 and reflected the end of a special tax bonus that allowed U.S. companies to accelerate the depreciation of assets.
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Product creation requires a certain type of mindset, it seems, because so few individual online marketers choose to do it. It does seem to us that quite a few people seem to want to choose affiliate marketing. This may be because, on the surface, product creation seems quite difficult but the truth is that it is also quite a lot of fun. So don?t let yourself get pushed to do one thing or another?the decision is a personal one that you need to decide for yourself. In the next few paragraphs we?ll offer some insight into the pros and the cons of product creation.
You get complete control over the end result when you decide to create your own product. But there is more to it than that such as more control over the marketing of it. When you?ve got your own product you get to do pretty much whatever you want to do with your marketing and your sales funnel. Just one powerful aspect is running your own tests on your sales copy and optimizing it. Affiliates typically do not have this kind of freedom unless the creator or vendor of the product gives you permission to do so. You, basically, have a complete control which is something you shouldn?t take lightly.
Oftentimes, people will pursue the Internet marketing dream, yet realize later on that day are pursuing something they should not. Making money online may keep people selling affiliate products for many years on end. You may have tried something different, like writing or something similar. You may have taken an article writing course or a copywriting course and really enjoyed it. You kept going and began trying to get clients and earn some cash, and you kept building on that. When it came down to it, you ended up trying to be a freelance writer or copywriter instead. All you have to do is think about what you want to accomplish, following your heart with every decision.
In a paradoxical kind of way, making money online with your own products and services can be a bit strange. Regardless of whether you are doing several things, or just a few, they can be both difficult and easy to get them done. You should consider something for a moment, such as the fact that everything comes down to your mindset and your perspective. Beginners and intermediates struggle the most with online marketing because they sabotage themselves in dozens of ways. Despite the fact that people do not hit home runs, advanced marketers know what they are doing in most cases. In most cases, over a period of time, people will know exactly what they need to do to make money with their online business.
As you continue your education in online business and marketing, you will pick up lessons and tips here and there. But the greatest teacher of all is experience, making mistakes of all kinds, figuring things out on your own and pressing on. In time, your confidence will build, and you will feel much more comfortable building your Internet business.
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The fine folks at Sirius XM just couldn't wait for Google I/O to kick off. Yesterday the satellite radio giant tipped off Reuters (not that it was the only one "spilling the beans," mind you), and today it's offering up even more information on its upcoming Google TV offering. The app, still slated for a broad 2012 release, will be available as a free download for US subscribers via the Google Play store. The list of features includes Start Now, which lets users listen to programming from up to five hours prior, pausing / fast forwarding / rewinding and Tune Start, which brings up the beginning of an already played song. Also on-board is the Show Finder, a program guide that lets subscribers set show alerts. The company will be demoing the product later this evening at I/O. In the meantime, check out the press release after the break.
VTT and GE Healthcare developing novel biomarkers to predict Alzheimer's diseasePublic release date: 26-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Sampo Sammalisto sampo.sammalisto@vtt.fi 358-505-841-100 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Scientists from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in collaboration with the University of Eastern Finland have recently discovered a serum biochemical signature which predicts progression to Alzheimer's disease months or even years before the first symptoms of the disease occur. The goal of the new collaboration between VTT and GE Healthcare is to validate this biomarker in a large patient cohort as well as to discover novel biomarker candidates.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a growing challenge to the health care systems and economies of developed countries with millions of patients suffering from this disease and increasing numbers of new cases diagnosed annually with the increasing ageing of populations.
Early detection of prodromal AD is vital both for assessing the efficacy of potential AD therapeutic agents as well as new disease modifying therapies are most likely to be effective when initiated during the early stages of disease. The elucidation of early metabolic pathways associated with progression to Alzheimer's disease may also help in identifying new therapeutic avenues.
In 2010 GE Healthcare entered into "biosignatures initiative" alliance with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (Janssen) to develop diagnostic biosignatures for pre-symptomatic identification of AD. As part of this programme, VTT will apply serum metabolite profiling to validate their recently discovered biochemical signature, as well as to discover novel biomarker candidates predictive of progression to AD.
VTT's research professor Matej Orei? said: "We are excited about the prospect of collaborating with GE Healthcare to accelerate its research programs and to further develop our biomarker towards a clinical assay applicable in healthcare setting. VTT has over the past years built unique metabolomics and systems biology platforms and acquired vast amount of knowledge on metabolic profiles and pathways in human health and disease, which allow us to identify disease-specific biochemical signatures and pathways. We believe that integration of metabolomics into the GE's and Janssen's biosignatures initiative will lead to better tools for early detection of AD and may also lead to better therapeutic options."
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Further information:
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Sampo Sammalisto, Key Account Manager
tel. +358 50 584 1100, sampo.sammalisto@vtt.fi
Matej Orei?, Research Professor
tel. +358 40 705 5156, matej.oresic@vtt.fi
About GE Healthcare:
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit: www.gehealthcare.com.
About VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland:
VTT is a leading multitechnological applied research organization in Northern Europe. It creates new technology and science-based innovations in co-operation with domestic and foreign partners. VTT's turnover is EUR 290 million and its personnel totals 3,100. For further information, visit www.vtt.fi
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VTT and GE Healthcare developing novel biomarkers to predict Alzheimer's diseasePublic release date: 26-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Sampo Sammalisto sampo.sammalisto@vtt.fi 358-505-841-100 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Scientists from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in collaboration with the University of Eastern Finland have recently discovered a serum biochemical signature which predicts progression to Alzheimer's disease months or even years before the first symptoms of the disease occur. The goal of the new collaboration between VTT and GE Healthcare is to validate this biomarker in a large patient cohort as well as to discover novel biomarker candidates.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a growing challenge to the health care systems and economies of developed countries with millions of patients suffering from this disease and increasing numbers of new cases diagnosed annually with the increasing ageing of populations.
Early detection of prodromal AD is vital both for assessing the efficacy of potential AD therapeutic agents as well as new disease modifying therapies are most likely to be effective when initiated during the early stages of disease. The elucidation of early metabolic pathways associated with progression to Alzheimer's disease may also help in identifying new therapeutic avenues.
In 2010 GE Healthcare entered into "biosignatures initiative" alliance with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. (Janssen) to develop diagnostic biosignatures for pre-symptomatic identification of AD. As part of this programme, VTT will apply serum metabolite profiling to validate their recently discovered biochemical signature, as well as to discover novel biomarker candidates predictive of progression to AD.
VTT's research professor Matej Orei? said: "We are excited about the prospect of collaborating with GE Healthcare to accelerate its research programs and to further develop our biomarker towards a clinical assay applicable in healthcare setting. VTT has over the past years built unique metabolomics and systems biology platforms and acquired vast amount of knowledge on metabolic profiles and pathways in human health and disease, which allow us to identify disease-specific biochemical signatures and pathways. We believe that integration of metabolomics into the GE's and Janssen's biosignatures initiative will lead to better tools for early detection of AD and may also lead to better therapeutic options."
###
Further information:
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Sampo Sammalisto, Key Account Manager
tel. +358 50 584 1100, sampo.sammalisto@vtt.fi
Matej Orei?, Research Professor
tel. +358 40 705 5156, matej.oresic@vtt.fi
About GE Healthcare:
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit: www.gehealthcare.com.
About VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland:
VTT is a leading multitechnological applied research organization in Northern Europe. It creates new technology and science-based innovations in co-operation with domestic and foreign partners. VTT's turnover is EUR 290 million and its personnel totals 3,100. For further information, visit www.vtt.fi
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AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert! system.
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ScienceDaily (June 25, 2012) ? Young children with allergies to milk and egg experience an unexpectedly high number of reactions to these and other foods, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. More than 70 percent of preschool children with documented or suspected food allergies suffered a significant reaction during the three-year period. Researchers also found that caregivers failed to administer the medication epinephrine in 70 percent of the severe and potentially life-threatening reactions.
The study, conducted by the NIH-funded Consortium of Food Allergy Research, is published in the June 25, 2012, issue of the journal Pediatrics.
"Our findings clearly point to a need for parents and other caregivers to be even more vigilant in avoiding allergenic foods and treating reactions appropriately," said David Fleischer, MD, lead author and assistant professor of pediatrics at National Jewish Health. "They also suggest several strategies that both caregivers and healthcare workers can pursue to make mealtime safe for food-allergic children."
The study followed 512 children ages 3-15 months for an average of three years, documenting all allergic reactions to food. Over the three-year period, the children experienced 1,171 allergic reactions to food. Of the 512 children enrolled, 145 (28 percent) had no allergic reactions, 98 (19 percent) had one reaction and 269 (53 percent) had more than one reaction.
Just over 11 percent (134) of the reactions were categorized as severe, and included symptoms such as swelling in the throat, difficulty breathing, a sudden drop in blood pressure, dizziness or fainting. Almost all of the severe reactions were caused by ingestion of the allergen rather than inhalation or skin contact.
Only 30 percent of the severe reactions were treated with epinephrine, a medication that caregivers can administer to reduce symptoms while waiting for medical care. Reasons for the under treatment included failure to recognize severity of the reaction, not having epinephrine (EpiPen) available, and fears about epinephrine administration.
"It is very important for caregivers of food-allergic children to carry an EpiPen with them at all times, know how to recognize a serious reaction and how to use an EpiPen," said Dan Atkins, MD, co-author and professor of pediatrics at National Jewish Health. "Correctly using an EpiPen at the right time can save a life."
The vast majority of the reactions (89 percent) were caused by accidental exposure, attributed primarily to unintentional ingestion, label-reading errors and cross-contamination. Approximately half of the allergenic foods were provided by persons other than parents. Surprisingly, 11 percent of the reactions followed purposeful exposures to these foods. Researchers are exploring possible reasons for these intentional exposures. They speculate that it could reflect parents' at-home tests to determine if children have outgrown the food allergy.
The researchers identified several areas for improved education, including the need for constant vigilance, accurate label reading, avoidance of non-accidental exposure, prevention of cross-contamination, appropriate epinephrine administration, and education of all caretakers.
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Medicare insurance programs do not pay for all the healthcare needs a senior has. That?s the reason Four out of five invest in supplemental Insurance also referred to as Medigap Insurance policy. The supplemental insurance coverage assists in co-payments, deductibles, and coinsurance fees. A lot of the plans will provide unexpected emergency healthcare coverage if a person travels outside the US.. As with all insurance the Medicare supplemental insurance premium is paid month-to-month and it is not part of the Medicare program. The private insurance companies are the supplier for this coverage. A persons statement is going to be mailed monthly with any and all procedures which were covered on the senior citizens behalf.
In order to be eligible for this type of insurance plan a person must be enrolled in part A and B of Medicare insurance. The open enrollment into Medicare insurance begins when a individual is 6 months from turning Sixty-five. Once on Medicare a Medicare supplemental health insurance plan can be obtained on a guaranteed basis without prescreen required. If someone is not in the open enrollment a medical assessment can be required. Medicare supplement Insurance isn?t compatible with various other private coverage?s for example the Medicare Advantage Plan.
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Today Amazon editors revealed their picks for the best books of the year so far. The top ten books on the list were all published by the Big Six publishers?no Amazon Publishing, indie presses or self-published titles.
The editors also picked their top ten books in all the popular categories: biographies & memoirs, business & investing, cookbooks, food & wine, crafts, hobbies & home, literature & fiction, mystery & thrillers, nonfiction, romance, science fiction & fantasy, comics & graphic novels, and teens,? middle grade and picture books for kids.
Here?s more from Amazon: ?Customers can also enter the Best Books of the Year So Far Sweepstakes on the Amazon.com Books Facebook page through July 23 for a chance to win one of 10 Kindle Fire devices, each accompanied by a $100 Amazon.com Gift Card. There is no purchase necessary to enter. Must be a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C., 18 or over. Learn more [here] and enter for a chance to win.?
Amazon?s Top 10 Books of the Year So Far
1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo: ?A Pulitzer-winning author writes the true story of struggle and hope in a Mumbai slum.?
2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: ?Plot twists and revelations make this a psychological thriller of the highest order.?
3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green: ?Two kids with cancer deal with the big subjects?life, love, and death?in this perfect blend of levity and heart-swelling emotion.?
4. Billy Lynn?s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain: ?Questions of privilege, power, and heroism swirl in this debut novel about recently returned Iraq War veterans invited to attend a Cowboys football game.?
5. The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro:?The fourth installment in Caro?s authoritative biographical series on Lyndon Baines Johnson ? a masterpiece in nonfiction.?
6. The Orphan Master?s Son by Adam Johnson: A superb novel about freedom, sacrifice and violence, set within the dark borders of North Korea.
7. Tell the Wolves I?m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt: A singular portrait of a girl and her family transformed during the late-80s AIDS epidemic.
8. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed: ?A memoir of a 1,100-mile journey that nearly broke the author to pieces, before she used those pieces to rebuild her life.?
9. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker: ?Speculative fiction and a girl?s coming-of-age story meet in this gripping debut.?
10. Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power by Steve Coll: ?An examination of the largest, most profitable company in history by a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.?
Lead poisoning blocks recovery of California condor population Public release date: 25-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Tim Stephens stephens@ucsc.edu 831-459-2495 University of California - Santa Cruz
Study confirms lead-based ammunition as primary source of lead in condors, shows population cannot recover as long as lead contamination persists
SANTA CRUZ, CA--A comprehensive study led by environmental toxicologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that California condors are continually exposed to harmful levels of lead, the principal source of that lead is ammunition, and lead poisoning from ammunition is preventing the recovery of the condor population.
The scientists reported their findings in a paper to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) the week of June 25 (online Early Edition). First author Myra Finkelstein, a research toxicologist at UC Santa Cruz, said the study shows that without a solution to the problem of lead poisoning, the condor population can only be sustained through intensive and costly management efforts.
"We will never have a self-sustaining wild condor population if we don't solve this problem," she said. "Currently, California condors are tagged and monitored, trapped twice a year for blood tests, and when necessary treated for lead poisoning in veterinary hospitals, and they still die from lead poisoning on a regular basis."
With a total population of just 22 birds in 1982, the California condor once teetered on the brink of extinction. A successful captive breeding program enabled the reintroduction of condors into the wild (at sites in California, Arizona, and Baja California), and the total population grew to nearly 400 birds (captive and free-flying) by the end of 2010. But the new study, which focuses on condors in California, describes a population still on the verge of collapse, sustained only by ongoing human intervention.
Since 1997, about half of all free-flying condors in California have required treatment for lead poisoning, and each year about one in five birds needs treatment. This usually involves capturing the birds and transporting them to a zoo where they can receive chelation therapy to remove lead from their blood and supportive care until they are healthy enough to return to the wild.
Condors are opportunistic scavengers, feeding primarily on the carcasses of large mammals such as deer. They can ingest fragments of lead bullets from feeding on carcasses or gut piles of animals shot by hunters. Lead poisoning was probably one of several factors that led to the near extinction of the species.
The new study brings together an interdisciplinary team and several lines of evidence to understand the impact of lead on the condor population, said coauthor Donald Smith, professor of environmental toxicology at UC Santa Cruz. A previous study from Smith's lab had already identified ammunition as the principal source of lead poisoning in condors. By expanding the number of cases studied by about five times, the new study confirms and extends the earlier findings.
The UCSC researchers are able to identify the source of the lead in a condor blood sample using a "fingerprinting" technique based on the isotope ratios found in different sources of lead. Condors raised in captivity that have not yet been released into the wild have low blood lead levels, with lead isotope ratios that fall within the range of background environmental lead in California. Most free-flying condors, however, have lead isotope ratios consistent with those found in ammunition, and the higher a bird's blood lead level, the more likely that its lead isotope ratio matches the lead in ammunition.
In addition to blood samples, the researchers also analyzed lead in feathers. Because feathers grow over a period of several months, sampling sequentially along the length of the feather gives a record of the bird's history of lead exposure. The results not only show that condors are chronically lead poisoned, but also suggest that the magnitude of lead exposure is likely much higher than indicated by periodic blood monitoring, Finkelstein said.
The study also found that even when blood lead levels are below the threshold that would prompt treatment for lead poisoning, condors experience sublethal health effects from lead exposure. The researchers used a biochemical test that is a well-established biomarker for lead toxicity in humans and wildlife. The results showed that condors are as sensitive to lead as other species, and about 30 percent of condors every year are exposed to levels that cause sublethal health effects.
The research team's analysis of condor population demographics, led by University of Colorado biologist Dan Doak, was particularly discouraging. Without continued releases of captive-reared birds and interventions to treat lead-poisoning, the condor population would again decline toward extinction, the researchers found. How long this would take depends on assumptions about the mortality rate from lead-poisoning, but demographic projections indicated that, within the next few decades, the wild condor population in California would be reduced once again to just 22 birds.
The free-flying condor population does appear to be roughly stable under current levels of intensive management, the study found. Coauthor Jesse Grantham, who recently retired as head of the condor recovery program for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, estimated the current cost of the condor program to be about $5 million per year, including the contributions of all the agencies and organizations involved in the effort. This level of management would have to continue in perpetuity to keep the population from again declining toward extinction.
Efforts in California to address the problem of lead exposure have led to state regulations banning the use of lead ammunition in condor habitat. A partial ban went into effect in July 2008 and was later expanded. So far, however, researchers have found no evidence that the ban has resulted in a reduction in blood lead levels in condors.
"Unfortunately, even if only a few people are still using lead ammunition, there will be enough contaminated carcasses to cause lead poisoning in a significant number of condors," Finkelstein said. "We found that over the course of ten years, if just one half of one percent of carcasses have lead in them, the probability that each free-flying condor will be exposed is 85 to 98 percent, and one exposure event could kill a condor."
These findings suggest that greater regulation of lead-based ammunition may be necessary to protect condors, she said. Although alternatives to lead ammunition are available, regulations limiting the use of lead-based ammunition face stiff opposition from hunting organizations and gun-rights groups.
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In addition to Finkelstein, Smith, Doak, and Grantham, the coauthors of the PNAS paper include Daniel George, condor program manager at Pinnacles National Monument; Joe Burnett of the Ventana Wildlife Society; Joseph Brandt of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Molly Church of the San Diego Zoo's Wildlife Disease Laboratories. This research was supported by the National Park Service, Western National Park Association, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Lead poisoning blocks recovery of California condor population Public release date: 25-Jun-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Tim Stephens stephens@ucsc.edu 831-459-2495 University of California - Santa Cruz
Study confirms lead-based ammunition as primary source of lead in condors, shows population cannot recover as long as lead contamination persists
SANTA CRUZ, CA--A comprehensive study led by environmental toxicologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, shows that California condors are continually exposed to harmful levels of lead, the principal source of that lead is ammunition, and lead poisoning from ammunition is preventing the recovery of the condor population.
The scientists reported their findings in a paper to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) the week of June 25 (online Early Edition). First author Myra Finkelstein, a research toxicologist at UC Santa Cruz, said the study shows that without a solution to the problem of lead poisoning, the condor population can only be sustained through intensive and costly management efforts.
"We will never have a self-sustaining wild condor population if we don't solve this problem," she said. "Currently, California condors are tagged and monitored, trapped twice a year for blood tests, and when necessary treated for lead poisoning in veterinary hospitals, and they still die from lead poisoning on a regular basis."
With a total population of just 22 birds in 1982, the California condor once teetered on the brink of extinction. A successful captive breeding program enabled the reintroduction of condors into the wild (at sites in California, Arizona, and Baja California), and the total population grew to nearly 400 birds (captive and free-flying) by the end of 2010. But the new study, which focuses on condors in California, describes a population still on the verge of collapse, sustained only by ongoing human intervention.
Since 1997, about half of all free-flying condors in California have required treatment for lead poisoning, and each year about one in five birds needs treatment. This usually involves capturing the birds and transporting them to a zoo where they can receive chelation therapy to remove lead from their blood and supportive care until they are healthy enough to return to the wild.
Condors are opportunistic scavengers, feeding primarily on the carcasses of large mammals such as deer. They can ingest fragments of lead bullets from feeding on carcasses or gut piles of animals shot by hunters. Lead poisoning was probably one of several factors that led to the near extinction of the species.
The new study brings together an interdisciplinary team and several lines of evidence to understand the impact of lead on the condor population, said coauthor Donald Smith, professor of environmental toxicology at UC Santa Cruz. A previous study from Smith's lab had already identified ammunition as the principal source of lead poisoning in condors. By expanding the number of cases studied by about five times, the new study confirms and extends the earlier findings.
The UCSC researchers are able to identify the source of the lead in a condor blood sample using a "fingerprinting" technique based on the isotope ratios found in different sources of lead. Condors raised in captivity that have not yet been released into the wild have low blood lead levels, with lead isotope ratios that fall within the range of background environmental lead in California. Most free-flying condors, however, have lead isotope ratios consistent with those found in ammunition, and the higher a bird's blood lead level, the more likely that its lead isotope ratio matches the lead in ammunition.
In addition to blood samples, the researchers also analyzed lead in feathers. Because feathers grow over a period of several months, sampling sequentially along the length of the feather gives a record of the bird's history of lead exposure. The results not only show that condors are chronically lead poisoned, but also suggest that the magnitude of lead exposure is likely much higher than indicated by periodic blood monitoring, Finkelstein said.
The study also found that even when blood lead levels are below the threshold that would prompt treatment for lead poisoning, condors experience sublethal health effects from lead exposure. The researchers used a biochemical test that is a well-established biomarker for lead toxicity in humans and wildlife. The results showed that condors are as sensitive to lead as other species, and about 30 percent of condors every year are exposed to levels that cause sublethal health effects.
The research team's analysis of condor population demographics, led by University of Colorado biologist Dan Doak, was particularly discouraging. Without continued releases of captive-reared birds and interventions to treat lead-poisoning, the condor population would again decline toward extinction, the researchers found. How long this would take depends on assumptions about the mortality rate from lead-poisoning, but demographic projections indicated that, within the next few decades, the wild condor population in California would be reduced once again to just 22 birds.
The free-flying condor population does appear to be roughly stable under current levels of intensive management, the study found. Coauthor Jesse Grantham, who recently retired as head of the condor recovery program for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, estimated the current cost of the condor program to be about $5 million per year, including the contributions of all the agencies and organizations involved in the effort. This level of management would have to continue in perpetuity to keep the population from again declining toward extinction.
Efforts in California to address the problem of lead exposure have led to state regulations banning the use of lead ammunition in condor habitat. A partial ban went into effect in July 2008 and was later expanded. So far, however, researchers have found no evidence that the ban has resulted in a reduction in blood lead levels in condors.
"Unfortunately, even if only a few people are still using lead ammunition, there will be enough contaminated carcasses to cause lead poisoning in a significant number of condors," Finkelstein said. "We found that over the course of ten years, if just one half of one percent of carcasses have lead in them, the probability that each free-flying condor will be exposed is 85 to 98 percent, and one exposure event could kill a condor."
These findings suggest that greater regulation of lead-based ammunition may be necessary to protect condors, she said. Although alternatives to lead ammunition are available, regulations limiting the use of lead-based ammunition face stiff opposition from hunting organizations and gun-rights groups.
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In addition to Finkelstein, Smith, Doak, and Grantham, the coauthors of the PNAS paper include Daniel George, condor program manager at Pinnacles National Monument; Joe Burnett of the Ventana Wildlife Society; Joseph Brandt of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Molly Church of the San Diego Zoo's Wildlife Disease Laboratories. This research was supported by the National Park Service, Western National Park Association, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Find a place to enjoy the celebration of our country's freedom with family and friends.
Tyler: The Dam Fireworks Show - Saturday, June 30, on Lake Tyler. Start time is around 9:30pm, and the show will be coordinated with music from local radio station Mix 93.1 fm.
Tyler Jaycees Fireworks Extravaganza - Activities for kids before fireworks begin, such as dunking booth, play area, games, karaoke contest, Salvation Army TX Youth Music Conservatory. Activities begin around 4 p.m. at Lindsey Park. $10 per vehicle charge to enter the park. Fireworks will begin after dark.? Lindsey Park: 1255 Spur 364 West.
Teneha: Independence Day Celebration: Wednesday, July 4, Teneha High School football stadium. Patriotic and gospel singing, large fireworks display. Gates will open at 7:00 p.m.
Athens: Fireworks at the Fishery: Free fishing until 8:30 p.m., and fireworks will light up the skies over the fisheries center and Lake Athens after dark. July 4 from 5:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
Gladewater: Fireworks at dusk after the boat parade on Lake Gladewater on Saturday, July 2.
Lake Jacksonville fireworks: free family event on July 4th, hosted by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.The fireworks show is held every July 4th at 9:15 p.m.
Lindale: Living Alternatives presents an amazing fireworks display, fishing tournament, live music/entertainment, swimming, bounce houses, and puppet shows. Activites begin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 4, fireworks start at around 9:00 p.m. Free, but donation of $15 is suggested. 17141 Hwy 110 N.
Longview: Maude Cobb Activity Center hosts The Freedom Celebration and Fireworks Festival. Wednesday, July 4, and fireworks beginning after dark.100 Grand Avenue, Longview.
Lake O' The Pines: Fireworks display will be Saturday, July 7 at Johnson Creek.
Mineola: Civic Center Celebration -? Wednesday, July 4, 2012 from noon until dark, Waterpark ($5 for an armband for all day).? There will be vendors and conclude the day with the Fireworks Display by the Mineola Volunteer Fire Department. For more information call 903-569-6115
Gilmer: The East Texas Yamboree Association will once again sponsor a community fireworks show at Buckeye Stadium to celebrate the Fourth of July. The show will begin at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3 with public seating on the visitors? side of Buckeye Stadium.? Come early for the Patriotic Aerial Salute.? The music and sound is being sponsored by Etex Communications.
Stop by the Gilmer Area Chamber of Commerce Concession for refreshing cold drinks and snow cones.
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Wahoo! It?s the summertime and you?re going to more parties, hosting more bbqs, attending more weddings and just enjoying the sunny weather outdoors. And with that, you?re most likely enjoying a few more laughs?oh yea, and more cocktails, beers, or glasses of wine as well (is anyone opting for more water?!). And even though you may not understand how alcohol affects your overall health, the truth of the matter is alcohol has no positive health qualities. I know, I know?please try your best not to roll your eyes at me!
How are white wine, light beer, and even agave tequila all alike? Each of these bevs (along with all other alcoholic bevs) contains alcohol, and the alcohol is the key problem. Did you know that your body processes alcohol first, before fat, protein, or carbs? Therefore, drinking slows down the burning of fat. Like this fact, there are quite a few more facts about alcohol and how it affects your body and I feel that right now is the perfect time to spell them out. And yes, it has been claimed that drinking red wine may have health benefits, but I?d like to focus on the cons of alcohol?let?s take a few moments and learn together:
1. Empty Calories: Sugar, also known as an empty calorie, has 4 calories per gram, providing no nutrition. Alcohol, also another empty calorie, is almost double the calories per gram (7 calories)?yes, double. So if you?re drinking a rum and Coke, you?re drinking all the sugar, all the empty calories, and no nutrition. No nutrition? Yes, that is correct because alcohol lacks proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals needed to maintain healthy body functions.
Alcohol can lead to weight gain from the calories it provides and by causing you to eat more calories after drinking the alcohol (late night munchies anyone?) ? a double whammy weight gain effect! It is even possible to drink as many calories as you eat! That being said, alcohol will significantly interfere with your weight loss goal. And, overconsumption can even lead to malnutrition.
2. Nutrient absorption: According to http://www.bouldermedicalcenter.com/articles/Alcohol_Nutrition.htm,
alcohol inhibits the absorption of several nutrients: vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B12, and folic acid. This website states that the process of metabolizing alcohol requires nutrients. As the liver decreases its supply of these nutrients, the blood stream is called upon to replenish the supply. As a result, body cells are deprived of critical nutrients and normal body functions suffer. Note to self, please.
3. Hormones: Not something you think about when it comes to alcohol, right? Here?s the science-y scoop?consuming alcohol will actually impede with glucose function in your body and with the actions of regulatory hormones (insulin and glucagon). Regardless if you are well-nourished, alcohol may disturb blood sugar levels, especially if it is combined with a sugary drink. This is because alcohol increases insulin secretion (pulls more than enough blood sugar out of the bloodstream), which causes temporary hypoglycemia. Therefore, alcohol consumption can be especially harmful in people with a predisposition to hypoglycemia, such as patients who are being treated for diabetes.
4. Immune system: Yes, alcohol has a direct affect on your immunity. Acute or chronic use damages cellular immunity. It decreases antioxidant levels by increasing free radicals, which contributes to chronic systematic inflammation. In simple turns, alcohol is viewed as a threat to the body, causing it to have an inflammatory response, which damages many body tissues.
5. Nervous system: Do you wonder why a few drinks make you ?tipsy?, slur your words, impair your walking, etc? It is because alcohol alters the normal activity of your nervous system and can disturb or kill neurons, the cells that transmit and process signals in the brain and various other parts of the nervous system.
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Today Amazon editors revealed their picks for the best books of the year so far. The top ten books on the list were all published by the Big Six publishers?no Amazon Publishing, indie presses or self-published titles.