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Tree Carbon Calculator - Now Californians Can Measure The Carbon Storage Of Trees In Their Back Yard

Tree Carbon Calculator - Now Californians Can Measure The Carbon Storage Of Trees In Their Back Yard

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

U.S. Forest Service scientists at the Center for Urban Forest Research are providing online software that can show users how much carbon dioxide an urban tree in California has sequestered in its lifetime and the past year.   The Tree Carbon Calculator is free and programmed in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that provides carbon-related information for a single tree in one of six California climate zones.

It can be found at the U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Resource Center Web site, http://www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/topics/urban-forests/ or the Center for Urban Forest Research Web site, http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/programs/cufr/ 
Warm Up Before Exercising Is Common Sense (Though It Still Needs To Be Said)

Warm Up Before Exercising Is Common Sense (Though It Still Needs To Be Said)

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

A warm-up program that focuses on improving strength, balance, core stability and muscular awareness cuts injury in female footballers by a third and severe injuries by almost a half, according to research published on bmj.com today.

In an accompanying editorial, John Brooks an injury expert for the Rugby Football Union, says that people participating in any sport at all levels should adopt a warm-up program like this to reduce injury. Previous studies investigating the effect of warming up on the risk of injury have focused on key warm-up elements — raising the core temperature, stretching the muscles used, and conducting movement specific exercises — but the effect on injury has been unclear until now.
Jobbguiden.se Renamed CareerBuilder.se

Jobbguiden.se Renamed CareerBuilder.se

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Leading Swedish Employment Site Launches New Enhancements and Marketing Campaign -

Jobbguiden.se, a leading online employment site in Sweden and a subsidiary of the largest online job site in the U.S, CareerBuilder.com, announced it will assume the CareerBuilder name. Founded in 2004, Jobbguiden was one of the original online job sites in Sweden and has connected millions of job seekers and employers over the past several years. Johan Hjelte, former Director and one of the founders of Jobbguiden.se, will lead CareerBuilder.se as Managing Director.

The Meaning Of Milton 400 Years Later

The Meaning Of Milton 400 Years Later

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

Many people may not know that this past weekend marked the 400th anniversary of John Milton’s birth (he was born on December 9th, 1608). “But Milton remains incredibly relevant to us today,” says Shannon Miller, professor and chair of the English department at Temple University. 

Milton is the seventeenth-century English poet who is considered equal or superior to William Shakespeare. “He is important to us both for the issues of political revolution in which he was invested and for his poem Paradise Lost which explores issues of political revolution within a narrative about the fall from Eden,” says Miller.

Naturally, people found a way to link Milton to the recent election of Barack Obama - and one pundit even found a way to make John McCain into Satan.  
Dispelled - High Fructose Corn Syrup Causal Link To Obesity

Dispelled - High Fructose Corn Syrup Causal Link To Obesity

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

A supplement in the December 2008 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that reviews the history and development of high fructose corn syrup finds no scientific support for the hypothesis that high fructose corn syrup is causally linked to obesity in the United States or globally any more or less than other caloric sweeteners.

Math Under Stress - The Working Memory Key

Math Under Stress - The Working Memory Key

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

We've all had it happen; you're sitting in class, hopelessly unprepared because you've been writing a D&D campaign or plotting ways to take over the world when, out of nowhere, the teacher calls upon you to come to the front the room and solve a math problem. In front of everyone.

How you respond to that says a lot about you, and 'math anxiety' may be a real phenomenon, according to a new report in Current Directions in Psychological Science.  University of Chicago psychologist Sian L. Beilock examines some recent research looking at why being stressed about math can result in poor performance in solving problems.
New Polymer Coatings Bring Self-Healing Cracks A Step Closer

New Polymer Coatings Bring Self-Healing Cracks A Step Closer

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

Imagine tiny cracks in your patio table healing by themselves, or the first small scratch on your new car disappearing by itself. This and more may be possible with self-healing coatings being developed at the University of Illinois. 

The new coatings are designed to better protect materials from the effects of environmental exposure. Applications range from automotive paints and marine varnishes to the thick, rubbery coatings on patio furniture and park benches. 
Regressive Autistic Spectrum Disorder - When The Terrible Twos Become A Lot More

Regressive Autistic Spectrum Disorder - When The Terrible Twos Become A Lot More

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

We all know how infants can act up during their terrible twos, but when these behaviors are accompanied by developmental setbacks, they could point to something more serious.

Researchers are currently learning more about regressive autistic spectrum disorder (RASD), which describes children who have been diagnosed with autism who demonstrate a history of a regression. The regression refers to a marked loss of previously acquired developmental skills such as language or social ability.
Predicted Planet Gets Imaged - For Only The Second Time Ever (The First Was Neptune)

Predicted Planet Gets Imaged - For Only The Second Time Ever (The First Was Neptune)

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

In 2006, astronomer Alice Quillen of the University of Rochester predicted that a planet of a particular size and orbit must lie within the dust of a nearby star. That planet has now been photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope, making it only the second planet ever imaged after an accurate prediction. The only other planet seen after an accurate prediction was Neptune, discovered more than 160 years ago. 

"It's remarkable," says Eugene Chiang, associate professor of astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley, and part of the team that imaged the new planet. "Alice saw the way the inner edge of the dust ring cut off sharply and recognized that a planet likely orbited just inside. The orbit we found was amazingly close to Alice's prediction." 
William Hill PLC Chooses FinScan Hosted Compliance Solution

William Hill PLC Chooses FinScan Hosted Compliance Solution

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, December 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Betting Company Won't Gamble with its Reputation

FinScan, a leading provider of sanctions list and PEP compliance screening solutions, today announced that William Hill PLC have implemented the FinScan Hosted compliance solution throughout the firm's internationally-recognized betting and gaming network. The FinScan solution encompasses a hosted screening service, a subscription to the FinScan List Management service and integration with the comprehensive Dow Jones Watchlist.

William Hill PLC is recognised as one of the world's leading bookmakers and online gaming providers, serving hundreds of thousands of clients through the UK's largest retail betting estate, as well as telephone and online services.

Sweden Offers World-Class Cleantech Solutions For The Future

Sweden Offers World-Class Cleantech Solutions For The Future

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

STOCKHOLM, December 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweden is a world leader in bioenergy and renewable vehicle fuels, and is the fastest growing windpower market in Europe. There are excellent investment opportunities for Indian investors, as Sweden can offer innovative and sustainable cleantech solutions for the future.

Major Swedish cities have integrated the planning of transport and traffic, water and sewage treatment, waste collection, and housing to create sustainable cities with low carbon footprints. Sweden lowered its carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions by up to 60 percent from 1990 to 2006, while the Swedish economy grew by some 40 percent during the same period.

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Let's Add Some Scientific Blogging Features Again

Let's Add Some Scientific Blogging Features Again

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

As December moves along, we're going to be adding a lot of stuff (we hope) but two things are just about ready for prime time - and that's how you can help.

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Improved Testing For Hepatitis B Virus From Roche

Improved Testing For Hepatitis B Virus From Roche

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

PLEASANTON, California, December 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- A sensitive and fully automated platform improves viral load testing in serum and plasma

BitTorrent And Oversi Collaborate To Deliver Optimal P2P Solution For ISPs In Today's Financial Downturn

BitTorrent And Oversi Collaborate To Deliver Optimal P2P Solution For ISPs In Today's Financial Downturn

Dec 09 2008 | comment(s)

SAN FRANCISCO and PETACH TIKVA, Israel, December 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Client Protocols Work Hand-in-Hand With Network Intelligence to Save Costs and Improve Users' Internet Experience

BitTorrent, the global standard technology for the delivery of rich media on the Internet, and Oversi, a pioneer of over-the-top (OTT) caching and delivery solutions, today announced their collaboration to deliver an integrated solution that optimizes P2P traffic across the Internet Service Provider (ISP) network. In today's business climate, the joint solution brings clear benefits to ISPs: reduced bandwidth costs and deferred infrastructure investments together with a higher quality subscriber experience.

Data Shows Longest Ever Survival For Patients With Life-Threatening Leukaemia Treated With Breakthrough Treatment

Data Shows Longest Ever Survival For Patients With Life-Threatening Leukaemia Treated With Breakthrough Treatment

Dec 08 2008 | comment(s)

FRIMLEY, England, December 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- 86 Percent of Patients With Ph+ Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia Treated With Breakthrough Treatment Glivec(R) are Alive After Seven Years(1)

- Treatment Shown to Slow Disease Progression: Only one Patient out of 317 Experienced Disease Progression Between Year Six and Seven of Treatment(1)

- Data Demonstrate Longest Overall Survival Observed to Date in This Disease Area

Dassault Aviation Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With INCAT And Tata Technologies

Dassault Aviation Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With INCAT And Tata Technologies

Dec 08 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, PUNE, India and DETROIT, December 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- Agreement underscores INCAT's expertise in the aerospace market and its commitment to leveraging this capability in India

Dassault Aviation and INCAT's parent company, Tata Technologies, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for ESO services. Under the terms of the MoU, INCAT, a global leader in Engineering Services Outsourcing (ESO), will provide Dassault Aviation with Engineering Services in a number of critical domains, in support of the Indian Air Force MMRCA program, which involves significant offset requirements.

INCAT has been selected as a key offset partner for ESO delivery to help fulfill these offset requirements.

Optical Lattice Stores Quantum Information For A 7-Millisecond Eternity

Optical Lattice Stores Quantum Information For A 7-Millisecond Eternity

Dec 08 2008 | comment(s)

It may seem, at least to those of us who have been alive long enough to witness any of the advances in semiconductor technology, that computer power has been improving at breakneck speed. A quantum computer, however - a theoretical type of computer that utilizes the states of atoms to store information instead of magnetic fields - may make our current conception of computing power completely obsolete. And now, new research into the storage and retrieval of quantum information has brought quantum computing one step closer to reality.
Will This HIV Vaccine Succeed Where Others Have Failed?

Will This HIV Vaccine Succeed Where Others Have Failed?

Dec 08 2008 | comment(s)

Since the 80’s, as the awareness of HIV has increased exponentially, scientists have struggled for a vaccine to quell the rising number of AIDS-related deaths occurring each year. According to an AIDS epidemic update released in December of 2006  by the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNIADS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 39.5 million people worldwide living with HIV. That includes the 4.3 million newly infected individuals that year alone, and not including the 2.9 million deaths from AIDS in 2006.

Emailvision Officially Creates Its Swiss Subsidiary In Geneva

Emailvision Officially Creates Its Swiss Subsidiary In Geneva

Dec 08 2008 | comment(s)

GENEVA, December 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Emailvision, the first European market and technology leader in on-demand software for e-mail marketing automation, is pleased to announce the official creation of its swiss subsidiary in Geneva.

Emailvision has organized a client cocktail on Thursday December 11th at 5pm at FloorTwo (lounge bar of Kempinski Hotel) with Nick Heys - CEO Founder, Guy Porre - CCO General Manager and Herve Bloch -Managing Director Emailvision Switzerland.

From his nomination to Country Manager Position in April 2008, Herve Bloch recruited sales and production teams for Geneva as well as for our Zurich office. Those teams will manage Switzerland operations and also East European Russian activities.

LYCOS Webhosting Recommends STRATO As Provider For Its Customers / Transition Of Domains

LYCOS Webhosting Recommends STRATO As Provider For Its Customers / Transition Of Domains

Dec 08 2008 | comment(s)

GÜTERSLOH, Germany, December 8 /PRNewswire/ -- LYCOS Europe introduces STRATO a strong European Webhosting provider, as its exclusive partner for LYCOS Webhosting customers who based on the current situation would like to re-orientate themselves.

STRATO and LYCOS are currently focusing on the transferring of domains which will guarantee in making the transition as easy as possible.

In addition STRATO are offering free of charge a Hotline, Online-Chat and Call-back service for any queries that might arise.

More information relating this partnership will be released mid December. The LYCOS Webhosting branch will still be operating during the first quarter of 2009.