SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? More than 200 Utah teachers are expected to pack a convention hall on Thursday for six hours of concealed-weapons training as organizers seek to arm more educators in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting.
The Utah Shooting Sports Council said it normally gathers a dozen teachers every year for instruction that's required to legally carry a concealed weapon in public places. The state's leading gun lobby decided to offer teachers the training at no charge to encourage turnout, and it worked.
Organizers who initially capped attendance at 200 were exceeding that number by Wednesday and scrambling to accommodate an overflow crowd.
"Schools are some of the safest places in the world, but I think teachers understand that something has changed ? the sanctity of schools has changed," Clark Aposhian, one of Utah's leading gun instructors, said Wednesday. "Mass shootings may still be rare, but that doesn't help you when the monster comes in."
Gun-rights advocates say teachers can act more quickly than law enforcement in the critical first few minutes to protect children from the kind of shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. In Arizona, Attorney General Tom Horne has proposed amending state law to allow one educator in each school to carry a gun.
Educators say Utah legislators left them with no choice but to accept some guns in schools. State law forbids schools, districts or college campuses from trying to impose their own gun restrictions.
"We're not suggesting that teachers roam the halls for a monster," said Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council. "They should lock down the classroom. But a gun is one more option if the shooter comes in."
A major emphasis of the required safety training is that people facing deadly threats should announce they have a gun and retreat or take cover before trying to shoot, he said.
Utah is among few states that let people carry licensed concealed weapons into public schools without exception, the National Conference of State Legislatures says in a 2012 compendium of state gun laws.
Utah educators say they would ban guns if they could and have no way of knowing how many teachers are armed.
"It's a terrible idea," said Carol Lear, a chief lawyer for the Utah Office of Education, who argues teachers could be overpowered for their guns or misfire or cause an accidental shooting. "It's a horrible, terrible, no-good, rotten idea."
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Information from: The Salt Lake Tribune, http://www.sltrib.com
The equipment finance sector?s overall new business volume for November is up 3% compared to the same period in 2011, according to the?Equipment Leasing and Finance Association?s?latest?Monthly Leasing and Finance Index.
The index also shows that new business volume is down 16% from last month; however, the year-to-date cumulative new business volume increased 15%.
Receivables over 30 days increased for the first time in six months to 2%, up from 1.7% in October, and they were unchanged when compared to the same period in 2011. Charge-offs were up from the previous month at 0.5%, and down by 28.6% compared to the same period last year.
Credit approvals totaled 77% in November, down from 79.5% in October. Forty-six percent of participating organizations reported submitting more transactions for approval during November, down from 66% the previous month.
Finally, total headcount for equipment finance companies was down 1% from the previous month, and declined 2% year over year.
Separately, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation?s Monthly Confidence Index (MCI-EFI) for December is 48.5, a decrease from the November index of 49.9, reflecting industry participants? concerns regarding the impact of fiscal issues on capital expenditures, despite an overall sense of optimism in the equipment finance industry.
The Yale Law Journal Online has just published A Defense of Immigration Enforcement Discretion: The Legal and Policy Flaws of Kris Kobach?s Latest Crusade, an essay by David A. Martin.?The essay disputes the legal claims set forth in a recent lawsuit that seeks to invalidate a policy of the Department of Homeland Security. The policy gives protection against deportation to unauthorized immigrants who came to the country as children, and the Department defends it as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion. The plaintiffs claim that no such discretion exists, because the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended in 1996, requires that virtually all aliens who entered without inspection be detained and placed in removal proceedings whenever encountered by immigration agents. Closely examining the statutory language and drawing on the author?s own extensive involvement as General Counsel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the 1996 consideration of legislative amendments and administrative implementation, the essay makes the case that the plaintiffs? argument misunderstands both Congress?s intent and consistent agency practice before and after those amendments.
Preferred Citation: David A. Martin,?A Defense of Immigration-Enforcement Discretion: The Legal and Policy Flaws in Kris Kobach?s Latest Crusade, 122?YALE L.J. ONLINE?167 (2012), http://yalelawjournal.org/2012/12/20/martin.html.
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Until the end of December, you can pick up the Champion Horses shire horse breed, after which it will be replaced with a different breed. From the group notecard:
The Shire horse will be on sale in starter packs for the Month of December. After that we will be introducing another new breed in January and the Shire starters will be off the market in their own starter pack. Thank you Kay Rembrandt for the awesome job on the build and textures of the new Shire Horse!!
Ohannesburg: Ailing Nelson Mandela was Tuesday visited in hospital by his wife Graca Machel and family as he spent Christmas Day on his sickbed, said President Jacob Zuma who joined the family.
?We found him in good spirits,? said Zuma in a statement.
?He was happy to have visitors on this special day and is looking much better. The doctors are happy with the progress that he is making,? said Zuma.
Mandela, 94, was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on December 8. He has been treated there for a recurrent lung infection and underwent surgery to remove gallstones.
On Monday, Zuma?s office, which is tasked with issuing updates on his condition, said doctors had confirmed that he will not be home for Christmas.
But there was no indication of when he might be discharged.
His grandson Mandla Mandela earlier told eNCA television that the family was saddened by his absence from home this Christmas.
?We are greatly saddened by his absence?we didn?t anticipate that he would be away for so long,? said Mandla from Mvezo village, where he is the local chief.
He said the family was hopeful that the much loved elderly statesman will be home soon, adding that his presence was enjoyed by the family and the community of Qunu, the rural village where he grew up and later retired to.
Before his retirement in 2004 Mandela used to host a Christmas feast for impoverished children in Qunu, which was a highlight for many.
Since retiring from public life, Christmas has been a more low-key affair, spent with family.
Mandela, who became South Africa?s first black president after the country?s first all-race elections in 1994, has a long history of lung problems, dating back to the time when he was a political prisoner on Robben Island.
In January 2011 he was hospitalised two nights for an acute respiratory infection.
This is his longest hospital stay since coming out of prison in 1990.
He can take it all out at once if he wants, but if you run the numbers he will most likely be better off taking it out over his life expectency. He can also name additional beneficiaries in the event he dies before depleting it, but they would have to continue taking RMD's based on his life expectancy. There is no second stretch.
If you are talking about taking the RMD and investing it into a Roth or TIRA, the usual limitations regarding whether he is an active participant in a qualified plan and income would apply. It would also be limited to the normal allowed contribution based on his age.
A lot of good things happened in tech this year.?The iPhone 5 premiered with 4G and a feather-light design. Google released its Nexus 7 tablet to go head-to-head with the Amazon Kindle Fire, and equipped it with Jelly Bean.?Samsung delivered a powerful one-two punch with the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II. And we saw a fair number of Ultrabooks that gave the MacBook Air?a run for its money.
But where there?s good, there?s bad. And there were plenty of major tech?fails this year. These awards go to the eight biggest.
Wrong-Way Award: Apple Maps With all the anticipation surrounding iOS 6, many didn?t think twice about giving up Google Maps for Apple?s new Maps app. But once users switched over, the complaints and outcries that the iOS app was far inferior to Google Maps mushroomed. The app was riddled with errors ? including wrong addresses and warped-looking landmarks in the Flyover view ? while it lacked integrated mass-transit directions.
Apple eventually apologized for the Maps gaffe, and even recommended alternatives. CEO?Tim Cook probably put it best, saying, "We screwed up."
More:?7 Things Apple Must Do in 2013
False Start Award: Windows 8 After Microsoft?released a preview of the highly anticipated Windows 8, users were dismayed to find that, although the new system's classic "desktop" was practically identical to the Windows 7 interface, it lacked a Start menu. Microsoft had substituted the menu with a shortcut to the Start screen, which meant users are forced to leave the desktop just to launch an app that takes them right back to the desktop.
Talk about frustrating. The good news is that a number of third parties have stepped up to the plate with alternatives, including Stardock's Start8 and Samsung's S Launcher utility.
More:?8 Windows 8 Annoyances and How to Fix Them
Worst Sales Pitch: Dell?s ?Daily Deals? During Laptop's annual Tech Support Showdown, we made three calls to Dell's?tech support line and got more than we bargained for. During the calls, Dell pushed premium warranties on us, saying we had won a daily drawing that would allow us to buy a $500 four-year extended warranty for just $317. Lucky us ? we were chosen to spend even more money on something we didn?t need! When we resisted, the representative rushed us through the call, barely attempting to answer our question, but routinely haranguing us to buy the warranty, because otherwise the next caller would get our "prize."
According to Dell, using "drawings" as a sales tactic is against company policy. However, aggressively pushing extended warranties and hardware purchases is not, as we experienced on two other calls where support reps seemed more interested in making a commission than solving our problems.
More:?Tech Support Showdown 2012
IP-(Uh)-O Award: Facebook Although Facebook?s IPO initially set a record for technology companies by raising more than $16 billion, it quickly became the decade?s worst initial public offering. When the social networking giant went public in May, its initial offering price was set at $38, while the company was valued at $104 billion. However, a little more than two weeks later, Facebook shares had dropped dramatically to $26.90 per share.
As it turns out, Facebook?s inability to monetize mobile traffic has caused a lot of concern among investors.?Although the stock has rebounded from a recent slide, the share is still way off the debut price.
More:?26 Ultimate Facebook Tips
Biggest Rip-Off Award: Shared Data Plans In June, Verizon unveiled its new Share Everything plans, which allow customers to pay a flat fee for each device, plus a single charge for shared monthly data, which ranges from 1GB to 10GB. The plan includes unlimited voice minutes and text messages and makes you pay for them, whether you need them or not. As a result, a 2GB data plan costs $100 on the new plan while 2GB with a limited number of minutes and texts cost $70 on the old plan.
AT&T followed suit with similar Mobile Share plans. However, neither of these shared-plan options lets you opt for limited voice minutes or data. Plus, you still need to pay an additional monthly fee as you add devices, whether it?s a tablet?($15 for AT&T, $10 on Verizon Wireless) or mobile hotspot ($50 for AT&T, $20 for Verizon Wireless). At least AT&T kept its individual plans for those who don?t want to go the shared route.
More:?Top 10 Smartphones
Broken Promises Award: BlackBerry?10 BlackBerry 10 has become somewhat of a punchline in the tech industry, with the release of Research?In?Motion?s new mobile?OS continually delayed at a time when the straggling smartphone-maker should be trying anything to keep up with its Android and iPhone?competitors. After a brief demonstration of BlackBerry 10 at BlackBerry World in May, RIM pushed back the operating system?s release until Q1 of 2013, and soon after slashed 5,000 jobs.
Although there are some features in BB10 that look promising, many BlackBerry loyalists have already jumped ship. We'll find out in January if RIM has a shot at a better 2013.
More:?BlackBerry 10 Video Preview
Bait-and-Switch Award: Microsoft Surface When commercials for the Microsoft?Surface started airing, viewers were enthralled by the device's Touch Cover. It came in fun, eye-catching colors and magnetically snapped onto the device for an easy typing experience.
One would assume that if Microsoft was putting the Touch Cover into its Surface commercials, it would come with the Surface, right? Wrong. Turns out the Touch Cover is a separate purchase, and shoppers would have to invest an additional $119 for the accessory ($100 if you buy it with the black one).
More:?Top 10 Windows 8 Tablet-Laptop Hybrids
Bad Idea Award: Google Nexus Q Nexus Q could have easily made our list of most overpriced gadgets of all-time ... if it had actually come out. First shown and given to attendees at Google I/O 2012, the Nexus Q is a set-top box in the shape of an orb that streams music and movies to your home theater from Google Play ??and Google Play only.
While a $49 Roku box, a $99 Apple TV or a $99 Google TV box offers a variety of content services, even apps, the $299 Nexus Q didn't even have Netflix. Once you got over its unique design, the Nexus Q's main feature was allowing multiple users to add to the same playlist, something that was sure to create plenty of arguments among family members with different tastes. To Google's credit, the company quickly realized it had a dud on its hands, stopped accepting new orders and gave free units to anyone who had preordered.
It costs more to be poor these days. Even minimum wage jobs, such as those at Wal-Mart and Target, now require online applications. That's why the FCC Wireline Competition Bureau is funding 14 pilot projects to expand broadband adoption through its Lifeline program. According to the FCC, "Located in 21 states and Puerto Rico, the pilots will also provide broadband for nearly 75,000 low-income consumers who now lack service." The program will run for 18 months, beginning on Feb. 1, 2013.
The FCC deems the project essential because of the drastically lower broadband adoption rate among low-income households. "Fewer than 36 percent of families with incomes less than $25,000 subscribe to broadband at home, compared to nearly 92 percent of families with incomes over $75,000," said the FCC.
The pilots will test how best to use the Lifeline program to expand broadband. There will be five wireless, seven wireline and two offering both over a variety of geographic areas. "Seven will test discounted service in rural areas, including two on Tribal lands, and seven will test discounted service in urban and suburban areas."
The 14 chosen pilots include the Ohio and West Virginia locations of Frontier Communications Corporation, a CWA-represented company. Others range from Vermont to the tribal areas of Arizona, from New York State to Puerto Rico.
The program is being funded by $14 million gained from savings in Lifeline reforms.
Links:
FCC announces 14 pilot projects to increase broadband adoption (FCC news release, Dec. 19, 2012)
Original television content is going through an evolution as streaming services aim beyond showing you old episodes of the X Files and are creating original, exclusive programming. Your next favorite show could be streaming.
ISBN: 978-1-1182-5007-5 Hardcover, 354 pages October 2012 List price: S$ 101.60 (with GST) / MYR 223.80
ValuFocus Investing is written for individual and professional investors who face the daunting task of picking stocks and managing a portfolio in today?s volatile equity market. This reliable guide presents the LCRT Investment Process, an investing method that is based on cash flow facts, not media hype or speculative impulse. In it, Rawley Thomas, with the help of William Mahoney, provides an accessible presentation of a contrarian investment model and the ValuFocus tool, which offers a highly studious, detailed explanation of understanding a company?s true intrinsic value.
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Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues in Germany and the Netherlands, have identified a previously unknown group of nerve cells in the brain. The nerve cells regulate cardiovascular functions such as heart rhythm and blood pressure. It is hoped that the discovery, which is published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, will be significant in the long term in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases in humans.
The scientists have managed to identify in mice a previously totally unknown group of nerve cells in the brain. These nerve cells, also known as 'neurons', develop in the brain with the aid of thyroid hormone, which is produced in the thyroid gland. Patients in whom the function of the thyroid gland is disturbed and who therefore produce too much or too little thyroid hormone, thus risk developing problems with these nerve cells. This in turn has an effect on the function of the heart, leading to cardiovascular disease.
It is well-known that patients with untreated hyperthyroidism (too high a production of thyroid hormone) or hypothyroidism (too low a production of thyroid hormone) often develop heart problems. It has previously been believed that this was solely a result of the hormone affecting the heart directly. The new study, however, shows that thyroid hormone also affects the heart indirectly, through the newly discovered neurons.
"This discovery opens the possibility of a completely new way of combating cardiovascular disease", says Jens Mittag, group leader at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Karolinska Institutet. "If we learn how to control these neurons, we will be able to treat certain cardiovascular problems like hypertension through the brain. This is, however, still far in the future. A more immediate conclusion is that it is of utmost importance to identify and treat pregnant women with hypothyroidism, since their low level of thyroid hormone may harm the production of these neurons in the foetus, and this may in the long run cause cardiovascular disorders in the offspring."
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The study has been financed with grants from the European Molecular Biology Organisation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Fredrik and Ingrid Thuring Foundation, Karolinska Institutet Foundation, the American Thyroid Association, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Cancer Society, the Sderberg Foundations, the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, and the Ludgardine Bouwman Foundation.
Publication: 'Thyroid hormone is required for hypothalamic neurons regulating cardiovascular functions', Jens Mittag, David J. Lyons, Johan Sllstrm, Milica Vujovic, Susi Dudazy-Gralla, Amy Warner, Karin Wallis, Anneke Alkemade, Kristina Nordstrm, Hannah Monyer, Christian Broberger, Anders Arner and Bjrn Vennstrm, Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2013;123(1), online 21 December 2012, doi:10.1172/JCI65252. EMBARGOED until 21th December 2012 at 12pm US EST / 17:00 UK Time.
For more information, please contact:
Jens Mittag, Associate Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institutet
Tel: 46-852-487-367
E-mail: jens.mittag@ki.se
Bjrn Vennstrm, Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institutet
Tel: 46-852-487-350
E-mail: bjorn.vennstrom@ki.se
Contact the Press Office and download images: ki.se/pressroom
Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. It accounts for over 40 per cent of the medical academic research conducted in Sweden and offers the country's broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. More on ki.se/English.
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Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, in collaboration with colleagues in Germany and the Netherlands, have identified a previously unknown group of nerve cells in the brain. The nerve cells regulate cardiovascular functions such as heart rhythm and blood pressure. It is hoped that the discovery, which is published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, will be significant in the long term in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases in humans.
The scientists have managed to identify in mice a previously totally unknown group of nerve cells in the brain. These nerve cells, also known as 'neurons', develop in the brain with the aid of thyroid hormone, which is produced in the thyroid gland. Patients in whom the function of the thyroid gland is disturbed and who therefore produce too much or too little thyroid hormone, thus risk developing problems with these nerve cells. This in turn has an effect on the function of the heart, leading to cardiovascular disease.
It is well-known that patients with untreated hyperthyroidism (too high a production of thyroid hormone) or hypothyroidism (too low a production of thyroid hormone) often develop heart problems. It has previously been believed that this was solely a result of the hormone affecting the heart directly. The new study, however, shows that thyroid hormone also affects the heart indirectly, through the newly discovered neurons.
"This discovery opens the possibility of a completely new way of combating cardiovascular disease", says Jens Mittag, group leader at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Karolinska Institutet. "If we learn how to control these neurons, we will be able to treat certain cardiovascular problems like hypertension through the brain. This is, however, still far in the future. A more immediate conclusion is that it is of utmost importance to identify and treat pregnant women with hypothyroidism, since their low level of thyroid hormone may harm the production of these neurons in the foetus, and this may in the long run cause cardiovascular disorders in the offspring."
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The study has been financed with grants from the European Molecular Biology Organisation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the Fredrik and Ingrid Thuring Foundation, Karolinska Institutet Foundation, the American Thyroid Association, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Cancer Society, the Sderberg Foundations, the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development, and the Ludgardine Bouwman Foundation.
Publication: 'Thyroid hormone is required for hypothalamic neurons regulating cardiovascular functions', Jens Mittag, David J. Lyons, Johan Sllstrm, Milica Vujovic, Susi Dudazy-Gralla, Amy Warner, Karin Wallis, Anneke Alkemade, Kristina Nordstrm, Hannah Monyer, Christian Broberger, Anders Arner and Bjrn Vennstrm, Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2013;123(1), online 21 December 2012, doi:10.1172/JCI65252. EMBARGOED until 21th December 2012 at 12pm US EST / 17:00 UK Time.
For more information, please contact:
Jens Mittag, Associate Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institutet
Tel: 46-852-487-367
E-mail: jens.mittag@ki.se
Bjrn Vennstrm, Professor
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology Karolinska Institutet
Tel: 46-852-487-350
E-mail: bjorn.vennstrom@ki.se
Contact the Press Office and download images: ki.se/pressroom
Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. It accounts for over 40 per cent of the medical academic research conducted in Sweden and offers the country's broadest range of education in medicine and health sciences. Since 1901 the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has selected the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine. More on ki.se/English.
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"WWE '13": "Stone Cold" Steve Austin raises hellThe Rock vs. Big Show: Raw, March 13, 2000 (Full-Length Match)Bret Hart and British Bulldog vs. Jim Neidhart and Owen Hart: Raw, November 7, 1994 (Full-Length Match)Rey Mysterio vs. Tyson Kidd: Superstars, March 25, 2010 (Full-Length Match)The Undertaker vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin - WWE Championship Match: Raw, June 28, 1999 (Full-Length Match)Six-Way Top Contendership Cruiserweight Match: SuperBrawl Revenge (Full-Length Match)CM Punk vs. John Morrison: SmackDown, August 14, 2009 (Full-Length Match)
The reviews are in, and THQ?s revolutionary ?WWE ?13? is a bona fide smash-hit among fans and critics, thanks in large part to its incredible Attitude Era campaign mode. With that in mind, WWE.com decided to catch up with the catalyst of that time period, WWE Hall of Famer ?Stone Cold? Steve Austin.
In this candid two-part interview, Austin talks to Extreme Announcer Joey Styles about the heyday of The Attitude Era, his wars with Mr. McMahon and even his thoughts on current Superstars like John Cena. As always, ?Stone Cold? is honest and open, and nothing is off limits.
WWE.COM: You will be forever associated with The Attitude Era. What was it about you and your personality that made you the guy for that time period?
?STONE COLD??STEVE AUSTIN: That?s a damn good question; I don?t know if I?ve got the answer for it. I guess I was just an entertaining guy. It?s hard for me to answer that question, because it?s cool to be that guy. But I?m not gonna sit here and blow smoke up my a**. I guess I just turned it up to be loud and aggressive, and I meant what I said and I did what I said.
I think the character of ?Stone Cold? Steve Austin, he was a pretty honest and straight-shooting cat, and he was digging and scratching and clawing to get to the top in the business that he loved and it showed in the work and in the persona I created.
That?s the best that I can figure. I was the guy who did it.
WWE.COM: Well, without ?blowing smoke,? we can say that it was magical to watch. And sure, you were all business, but it looked like you were having a lot of fun in your war against Mr. McMahon. Is that fair to say?
AUSTIN: Oh yeah, man, that was a great time. I had a good time every time I went to work, and that was back in the day when we were on the road [even more than Superstars today]. It was just a blast to go to work every single night, and not just on Monday Night Raw or on a pay-per-view, and it was a blast going to WWE Live Events, because that was all that you did, that?s what you focused on.
You?d get out on the road, be gone for three weeks and be dying to get home, but as soon as you got home, you?re bored and itching to get back on the road. So it was just a great time in the business. The window that I happened to slide in at ? I?m very appreciative that I came along when I did.
WWE.COM: Is there a Superstar you didn?t get to work with during that time that you would have liked to work with?
AUSTIN: It?s always fun to think about what it would have been like if me and Goldberg had gotten into the ring, to see what would have happened if me and Hollywood Hogan got involved in serious matches, and not in a one-off match. It would have been fun to have worked with a guy like Ultimate Warrior, it would have been fun to do a bunch of matches with Randy Savage, or [Ric] Flair ? I would have liked to work a high-profile series with him.
Hell, just because Bruno Sammartino just threw me under the bus a couple of months ago, it would?ve been to fun to work with him. You talk about the entertainment aspect, that?s what wrestling?s all about.
NCTA President and CEO Michael Powell visited Fox Business this morning. While there he discussed online security and the importance of understanding the constantly evolving?technology around us. ?
Dec. 18, 2012 ? Scientists at The University of Manchester have used synchrotron-based imaging techniques to identify previously unseen anatomy preserved in fossils.?
Their work on a 50-million-year-old lizard skin identified the presence of teeth (invisible to visible light), demonstrating for the first time that this fossil animal was more than just a skin moult. This was only possible using some of the brightest light in the universe, X-rays generated by a synchrotron.?
Dr Phil Manning, Dr Nick Edwards, Dr Roy Wogelius and colleagues from the Palaeontology Research group used Synchrotron Rapid Screening X-ray Fluorescence at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource in California to map the chemical make up of a rare fossil lizard skin. This cutting edge technology uses powerful x-rays that enabled the team to map the presence of phosphorus from teeth in this ancient reptile.
The relative position of the phosphorous in the skin fossil helped the scientists identify the type of lizard. They believe that the more elongated snout in conjunction with the general jaw shape bears a strong resemblance to a shinisaurid lizard (Bahndwivici ammoskius). The presence of phosphorous also demonstrates for the first time that the fossil skin is more than just a moult, as no lizards can shed their teeth along with their skin!?
Talking about the images Dr Manning said: ?Finding the presence of teeth changes almost everything we thought we knew about this fossil. We can identify the type of lizard for the first time, based upon the geometry of the teeth. Our findings also raise some fascinating questions about what happened to the animal after its death. What wiped out its bones but preserved the skin and the ghost of its teeth?? ?
The results of the analysis of the fossil using the synchrotron have been published in the journal Applied Physics A. It adds to the growing weight of evidence that powerful synchrotrons offer advanced fossil analysis.?
Dr Manning also said: ?The technique permits us to tease-out chemical information from fossils, information that you simply cannot see with the naked eye. Such chemical maps can help us see 'ghosts' of original biological structures that only remain in very dilute concentrations in the fossil.?
Dr Nick Edwards, a senior author on the paper, said: ?This technology changes how we view taphonomy (the study of decaying organisms and how they are fossilized). We can now start looking for traces of animals that are totally invisible in visible light through analysing the bright chemical signature that appear under the powerful gaze of the synchrotron. This 'x-ray vision' will enable palaeontologists to add important information to the biology, anatomy and preservation of ancient life.?
The team worked with a leading geochemist, Dr Roy Wogelius (also a senior author), who was instrumental in the development of the techniques deployed by the Palaeontology Research Group. Dr Wogelius said: ?These techniques are beginning to redefine the way we study Life on Earth. It is simply fascinating to work with biologists, physicists, chemists and palaeobiologists because at the crossroads of these disciplines lay many new discoveries for science.?
Dr Manning and his team hope to analyse more fossils using the Standford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource and also the UK based Diamond Lightsource, to reveal new findings from ancient worlds by uncovering the subtle echoes of life left for science to find and interpret.
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N. P. Edwards, R. A. Wogelius, U. Bergmann, P. Larson, W. I. Sellers, P. L. Manning. Mapping prehistoric ghosts in the synchrotron. Applied Physics A, 2012; DOI: 10.1007/s00339-012-7484-3
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LONDON (CNN) ? The massacre of 20 young children and six adults at Sandy Hook School in the U.S. state of Connecticut has provoked global shock, with many taking to social media sites to express sorrow for the victims and their families ? and anger at the gunman, who also killed his mother before the rampage.
But there was hope, too, that the latest in America?s deadly string of shooting rampages might finally lead to a change in the gun culture that many blamed, at least in part, for the killings.
World leaders, from Australia?s Prime Minister Julia Gillard to her Canadian counterpart Stephen Harper, and Britain?s David Cameron all offered their sympathies to those involved in the attack at Newtown.
Britain?s Queen Elizabeth II also sent a message of sympathy to those caught up in the tragedy.
For many, the shooting spree revived memories of previous gun massacres, from Hungerford in the UK to Tasmania in Australia and Oslo in Norway in 2011.
Britain?s Sun tabloid noted that ?the slaughter in Connecticut brought back the horror of the Dunblane massacre,? in which 16 children and their teacher were shot dead at a school in Scotland in March 1996.
In an editoral, the Sun said the latest shooting ?defie[d] belief,? but pointed out that ?in the months following Dunblane, public revulsion led to new laws that effectively made the private ownership of handguns illegal [in the UK].?
In Australia, too, gun control laws were tightened in the wake of a murderous rampage: The killing of 35 people in April 1996, most of them at Port Arthur, a popular historic site on the island of Tasmania.
Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch took to Twitter to ask: ?When will politicians find courage to ban automatic weapons? As in Oz after similar tragedy.?
And writing in the UK?s Observer newspaper, Ben Adler questioned whether the Sandy Hook massacre may yet prove to be the moment America?s attitude towards guns changes.
?This time the shock is more extreme, the feeling more visceral, and the political pivot ? towards the need for greater gun control ? faster and more focused,? he wrote.
?Perhaps it is because so many of the victims were [so young] ? Perhaps, finally, it is because Americans can only tolerate so many senseless deaths from gun violence.?
On the website of Germany?s Spiegel news magazine, Johannes Korge, too, suggested that the sheer defenselessness of the young victims of Friday?s rampage might be enough to shift attitudes to gun control.
?This time it is different. The victims are the youngest members of society, completely defenseless, completely innocent.?
Korge also argues that Obama is operating from a position of power, saying he no longer has to worry about upsetting swing voters.
?Rarely has the chance for real change been as great as it is now? Obama can ? if he really wants to see his words turned into deeds ? afford to crack down.?
In China too, the state-run Xinhua news agency said that Obama?s recent election victory should enable him to force through legislation on gun control, which it said was a ?sensitive social issue? in a country in which ?34% of households own guns [and where] firearms lobbying groups like the National Rifle Association hold great sway.?
Xinhua?s report insisted that the ?blood and tears? of the killer?s 27 innocent victims ?demand no delay.?
That view was echoed by U.S. House of Representatives member Jerrold Nadler, an outspoken supporter of stricter gun control laws, on CNN?s Piers Morgan Tonight: ?In the United States, we had 9,000 people killed with guns last year; in similar countries like Germany, 170, and Canada, 150? If this doesn?t wake us up, I don?t know what will. ?
And while many in the U.S. and around the world wait to see if the tragedy at Sandy Hook will lead to a change in the law, The Sun editorial says ?for now, all we can do is pray for yet another community ripped apart.?
The health and fitness industry uses psychological games to persuade you to buy their fast weight loss products. When the health and fitness industry is marketing a health product, the product is usually photograph with lean and appealing people, who, probably, has never been fat their whole lives. Trying to persuade you, subconsciously, that you can look like these lean and appealing people just by using their new, hot health product. This is called "getting in shape" mindset, according to Rob Poulos, a fitness author.
So is your mindset stopping you from fast weight loss and keeping it off? By being persuaded to buy every new, fast weight loss product that is advertised by the health and fitness industry you leave yourself susceptible to this type of thinking. It is usually an unrealistic diet or exercise for fast weight loss with strict guidelines. The advertising world knows how to sell. Bigger the purse better the pitch. And the health and fitness industry is a very lucrative business.
Also there is a "magic bullet mentality" mindset. You take a pill or a supplement and you become lean and appealing, just like those people you see in the fast weight loss advertising ads. This is just another form of "getting in shape" mindset.
Each person has a unique body. If you were a 90 pound weakling you would not or should not expect yourself to become a world class boxing champion. It's unrealistic. But, still, do we not think unrealistically when looking at a new health and fitness industry advertising ad, trying to sell you their latest, miracle product. There will always be a new, upcoming, miracle product that will do the job.
We need to stop comparing ourselves to those lean and appealing, cream of the crop, guys or gals in those fast weight loss advertising ads. Do not get lost in the sensationalism.
According to Rob Poulos there is a successful way for fast weight loss by eating a diet of nutrient foods, such as fruits, vegetables, fish and eggs. And staying away from fast foods and prepared, packaged foods, because of the additives or preservatives in them. Studies are showing these additives adversely affect fat burning hormones. That is why eating home cooked meals are important.
Grapefruit, watermelon and berries are a good start for a nutritious diet. Hot peppers, like cayenne peppers, will assist your metabolism because of the ingredient capsaicin. Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids are good fats, and fish have these, along with vitamins and minerals. They even have an effect on the fat burning hormone, leptin. But the best fat burning food is eggs. Eggs has 7 grams of protein. Eggs burn more calories than carbohydrate diets. These foods will help you succeed in achieving fast weight loss naturally. This lifestyle is long term. It takes about 30 days to develop a new habit and probably just as long to break one.
The next step is "intense resistance training" exercise, like a brisk walk uphill. Making our bodies to perform hard is crucial, this does more than just burn calories. "Intense resistance training" exercise will make your body healthy by putting it under stress. Our bodies, to stay healthy, yearns to perform at a high level.
Drinking at least 64 ounces of water daily is a must for fast weight loss naturally. Getting at least 8 hours of quality sleep. Caffeine will interfere with the quality and ability to fall asleep. Research studies are showing that caffeine causes depression and a wide array of other emotional and physical illnesses. The fat burning foods, the "intense resistance training" exercise, and your sleep pattern all affect these fat burning hormones in some way.
These are long term changes for fast weight loss naturally. Placing your effort into a successful way of life to succeed in losing weight, is well worth the effort.
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Working from home is something many people dream about. But what a lot of people don?t realize is how difficult running your own home business is. But for those of you who still want to forge on with your plans, this article has a few tips and tricks to give you a leg up!
Starting your own home business is definitely a stressful situation, but it should mostly be something you enjoy and a challenge you accept with open arms. Do not let the stress overwhelm you, and do not burn out. Employ or attain the extra help you need, and do not try to do everything yourself.
You should never try to work for a company that has ethics and values that do not mirror your own. It is hard to convince someone to invest in a business idea or product that you are selling if they can tell that you are not a fan of it yourself.
There are so many different kinds of home business opportunities to research before starting your own business. You are going to want to find one that revolves around your interests and can be managed to fit your schedule. If you have a particular idea about what you would like to do, research it thoroughly before investing in it.
Invest in an ergonomic office chair and other accessories which will make sitting at a computer and working on your home business comfortable. Damaging your back from hunching over a keyboard, or hurting your neck by turning your neck to see a monitor at odd angles can cause you more physical discomfort than it?s worth, putting you in bed recovering when you could be working instead!
You?re running a home business, so upgrade to business-class internet. Business- class internet is, on average, $20-30 per month more expensive than residential internet, but it?s that way for good reason. With business-class internet, you get a service level agreement. That?s just a fancy way of saying you?re guaranteed priority support and a certain amount of up-time.
A great home business tip is to not get carried away with spending. You have an advantage over other businesses because you?re running your business out of your home. This means that your expenses will be drastically less than those companies. Keep your expenses down to save more money.
When setting up your home office, make sure you don?t have wires randomly visible throughout the room. Having wires strewn all over the offic not only makes it difficult to manage your devices, it can also be a safety hazard. There are several products out there that you can use to keep your wires neat and tidy.
A great tip for your home business is to keep all of your local businesses stocked with coupons for your product. This will bring customers in and also show that you care about the well being of your neighbors. A little bit of generosity will go a long way.
If you have kids at home and you need to be caring for them while you work, you?ll need to find a home business that won?t have you on the phone with clients or busy for hours at a time. Consider becoming a virtual assistant who is only accessible by email or IM.
When you own your own home business, you have to discipline yourself to get down to work and get things done. It is far too easy to let hours, and whole days, slip by in idle time wasted in front of the computer screen. By following the ideas suggested in this article, you can be sure you stay on the road to making your home business a success.
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With a chill in the air, songs all around and spirit everywhere, the holiday season evokes cherished memories of special times. From brightly colored trees and mistletoe to ceremonial candles and holiday gelt, there are so many iconic images that symbolize the most wonderful time of the year.
In the modern age, of course, nothing has come to symbolize the holidays quite like presents. Let?s face it, everyone likes to give gifts ? not to mention receive them too. It feels good to give to someone you care about. And there are few feelings in life better than receiving that thoughtfully chosen present from a loved one.
With expectations for gift-giving being what they are, and the economy still not fully recovered, though, it can be a challenge for many people to come up with enough money to pay for all the gifts they want to give at holiday time. Birthdays are spread out throughout the year, but the holidays come all at once, and there can be pressure not to leave out anyone of importance in one?s life.
The 2012 holiday shopping season has started strong, with 247 million shoppers visiting stores and websites over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, up 9.2 percent from 2011, according to a survey conducted for the National Retail Federation. The average holiday shopper?s tally for the weekend came to $423, up from $398 the previous year. Total spending nationwide amounted to $59.1 billion, a 12.8 percent jump from the year before.
Early reports were that consumers spent about 20 percent more time on Amazon during Thanksgiving and Black Friday this year than in 2011. Walmart also reported that Black Friday 2012 was their best in history. Meanwhile, this year?s Cyber Monday was the biggest spending day in the history of the Internet, with $1.46 billion spent. Online spending is projected to hit $43.4 billion this year. Whether online or at traditional retail outlets, it?s clear that people are willing to spend and want to give. But why go in debt buying gifts when you don?t have to?
As much as consumers want to spend, they remain wary of accumulating more debt. Wisely cautious, credit card debt is the biggest financial concern of Americans, according to a survey by the credit agency myFICO. Only a fifth of those surveyed were planning to open new credit card accounts, and 65 percent planned to charge less than $500 on the credit cards they already have. Add to that ongoing concerns about identity theft and fraud that come along with credit card applications and transactions, and suddenly cash seems better than ever.
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Many people strive to lose weight, but most have a hard time when it comes to finding a successful strategy. No weight loss is 100% guaranteed, so don?t expect this from any weight loss plan. Instead, examine an array of weight-loss methods, such as the ones in this article, and build an individualized plan based on techniques that are most likely to work for you.
Taking your own needs into account is the most successful way to lose weight. If you?re an early riser, try setting your alarm a bit earlier and working out. If you like the night time, you should work out then. If you hate getting up, you?re especially not going to want to wake up early.
The body does not get rid of calories that it doesn?t convert into energy; it converts them into fat and saves them for a rainy day. Keep in mind that you should not start eating if you have no activity planned for a long while. You should eat only when you have some physical activity planned after you eat. By doing this, you ensure that you actually use the calories that you eat.
It?s a common perception that drinking large amounts of water will promote weight loss. If you want to really speed up your metabolism, then you should drink ice-water. Drinking icy water stimulates your metabolism to bring your temperature up.
Find low-calorie version of the foods you like the most, if you want to lose weight. There?s nothing like runaway cravings to cause a dieter to fall off the wagon. If you eat reduced-calorie versions of your favorite foods, you can still enjoy those tasty treats, lose weight and not feel as if you are being deprived.
Losing one pound per week is a realistic weight loss goal. Much more than one pound per week is a little too fast. If you lose weight to quickly, it can be quite dangerous to your health. Additionally, quick weight loss usually means quick regain.
Eat nuts that still have a shell, such as peanuts, during your diet. It will take a longer time to peel off the shells, which will lead to less food consumption.
Whenever possible, walk up flights of stairs. You might only burn a few extra calories, but it?s still a good idea to take the stairs rather than the elevator when possible.
A great way to lower your saturated fat and cholesterol intake is to eat less red meat. Instead of making meat the main part of your dish, make veggies and grains the main part of the dish. You can use smaller pieces of beef in your dishes as well.
Replace sugary juice drinks with skim milk. Milk offers a lot of vitamins that your body needs, and will help you to feel full. You feel fuller, and it will help you not to overeat later on. Just making this small change you will notice a big difference.
You will see the best results from your weight loss plan, if you are completely comfortable with it, so be sure to do your own research. The advice that has just been provided to you can be used in your regimen. Do not expect the first attempt you make at weight loss to be a success. Failure only exists if you quit.
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