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A Bat Origin For SARS?

A Bat Origin For SARS?

Nov 30 2008 | comment(s)

SARS – severe acute respiratory syndrome – alarmed the world five years ago as the first global pandemic of the 21st century. The coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that sickened more than 8,000 people – and killed nearly 800 of them – likely originated in bats, though the actual animal source is not yet known.
Strabismus - Eye Divergence In Children Correlated To Increased Risk Of Mental Illness

Strabismus - Eye Divergence In Children Correlated To Increased Risk Of Mental Illness

Nov 30 2008 | comment(s)

Children whose eyes are misaligned and point outward are at significantly increased risk of developing mental illness by early adulthood, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in Pediatrics (http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/122/5/1033), the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Estrogen Therapy Could Be Dangerous For Women With Existing Heart Risk

Estrogen Therapy Could Be Dangerous For Women With Existing Heart Risk

Nov 30 2008 | comment(s)

Hormone therapy could accentuate certain pre-existing heart disease risk factors and a heart health evaluation should become the norm when considering estrogen replacement, new research suggests. 

The research also showed that in women without existing atherosclerosis, hormone therapy use included some positive effects on lipids but also some negative effects related to heart health, said MaryFran Sowers, lead researcher and professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. 
Christmas Tree Of Bradesco Seguros E Previdência , The Biggest Floating Christmas Tree In The World, Is Inaugurated In Rio De Janeiro

Christmas Tree Of Bradesco Seguros E Previdência , The Biggest Floating Christmas Tree In The World, Is Inaugurated In Rio De Janeiro

Nov 30 2008 | comment(s)

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, November 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Event brought together thousands of people at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

- TO DOWNLOAD HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS, ACCESS WWW.ARVORENATALBRADESCOSEGUROS.COM.BR/FOTOS

We're Gonna Have Toys!

We're Gonna Have Toys!

Nov 29 2008 | comment(s)

During the 2000 presidential election I was living in a fraternity house with a roommate serving in the Air Force.  When Bush was projected to be the winner, he jumped up and yelled,

"We're gonna have toys!  We're gonna have more toys!"

As he predicted, the next 8 years resulted in plenty of work and funding for the flyboys.  With the election of Barack Obama, perhaps us geneticists can start doing the same kind of dance.
Samsung Announces Major European Hotel Deals

Samsung Announces Major European Hotel Deals

Nov 29 2008 | comment(s)

CHERTSEY, England, November 29 /PRNewswire/ --

- 20% Market Share of Hospitality TV Market Gained in 18 Months

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a market leader in consumer electronics and world leader in IT technology, has today announced a number of significant partnerships within the hospitality industry - highlighting an extremely successful 18 month launch period in which it has seized 20 per cent market share in Europe.

/K I L L K I L L K I L L -- Samsung/

/K I L L K I L L K I L L -- Samsung/

Nov 29 2008 | comment(s)

We are advised by Samsung that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release Samsung Inks Major European Hotel Deals, issued earlier today over PR Newswire, as it contained some erroneous information.

For further information please contact, Lisa Pantelli or Hannah Carter, Midnight Communications, T: +44(0)1273-666-200, E: Samsung@midnight.co.uk

Parliamentary politics

Parliamentary politics

Nov 29 2008 | comment(s)

Ok, so Canada elected a conservative government again, meaning that the Conservative Party of Canada
(a merger of the former right-centre Progressive Conservative Party and far-right Canadian Alliance) won more seats than the other parties. However, they did not win more than all other parties combined, which means that they have a minority government. In such a parliamentary system, the Prime  Minister is the leader of the party who won the most seats, although his party may still be a minority in parliament.
Fuelmyblog Helps Brands Engage With Social Media Community

Fuelmyblog Helps Brands Engage With Social Media Community

Nov 29 2008 | comment(s)

LONDON, November 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuelmyblog.com, the global social network for bloggers, has launched a new service aimed at bringing well-known brands closer to the blogging community.

Fuelmyblog allows bloggers to promote their own blogs for free by networking and recommending others on the site by rating them with votes. It also hosts a forum, community written blog, competitions, interviews and other Web 2.0 features.

Now Fuelmyblog has launched a product review service linking well known brands with bloggers and a major social media platform.

Fuelmyblog Director Kevin Dixie said: More and more people are turning to the internet for product reviews with virtual trust taking over that of family and friends.

High School Scientists, Get Your Moon Buggy On

High School Scientists, Get Your Moon Buggy On

Nov 29 2008 | comment(s)

Registration is open for NASA's 16th annual Great Moonbuggy Race, taking place April 3-4, 2009, in Huntsville, Ala.   The race was founded at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville in 1994. The U.S. Space and Rocket Center hosts the two-day event. The nationally renowned space museum and tourist attraction constructs a punishing course - a half-mile of hills and craters simulating the lunar surface - on the looping sidewalks and paths around its grounds. 
Equilibrium Theory Economic Models Are Clearly Flawed, Says Study, But Agent-Based Models Might Be The Answer

Equilibrium Theory Economic Models Are Clearly Flawed, Says Study, But Agent-Based Models Might Be The Answer

Nov 29 2008 | comment(s)

While the stock market has been on a roller coaster ride, economists and business columnists have spilled a lot of ink assigning responsibility for the ongoing financial calamity. As always, hindsight is 20/20 vision but researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are trying to create new economic models that will provide policymakers with more realistic pictures of different types of markets so they can better avert future economic catastrophes.
Maths, History, or Sex Education?

Maths, History, or Sex Education?

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

Says our UK Education Minister, Jim Knight:






If we get it right, the lessons learned at school will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Although Euclidean geometry and the dates of the English civil war may fade from memory, the knowledge of how to practise safe sex will not.
This is from a Westminster Hall debate over government plans to extend Sex Education in Primary Schools.  Well, naturally politicians don't want a numerate populace who can see that their promises don't add up, or who can look back on history and see that they're following a course that led to crisis last time...
Global 'Mentoring Walk' Supports A New Generation Of Women Leaders

Global 'Mentoring Walk' Supports A New Generation Of Women Leaders

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

WASHINGTON, November 28 /PRNewswire/ --

In six countries across the globe, thousands of established women leaders are being matched with groups of young professionals to engage in career enhancing dialogue. As they walk through neighborhoods and city streets they share challenges and goals for the future and strategies for achieving success.

Axios Maintains Momentum In South America With First ITIL-Based Assyst Implementation In Brazil

Axios Maintains Momentum In South America With First ITIL-Based Assyst Implementation In Brazil

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

EDINBURGH, Scotland, November 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Construtora OAS Deal Secured by iO2, a Partner Signed Recently Under Axios' New Partner Program

Axios Systems, one of the world's leading providers of IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions, has signed its first client in Brazil through partner iO2. Construtora OAS is one of Brazil's best-known companies. The transaction further solidifies Axios' presence in the South American market.

OAS selected Axios' assyst software due to its fast deployment time, strong out-of-the-box functionality and ability to support all ITIL disciplines with one non-modular system. The installation will provide OAS with a single consolidated environment to manage all of its central services operations.

ETIPs - Electronic-Targeted Intervention For Psoriasis

ETIPs - Electronic-Targeted Intervention For Psoriasis

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

ST ALBANS, England, November 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Psoriasis affects 2-3% of people in the UK and can create both physical and psychological distress. Psychological discomfort is made worse by the visible nature of the condition whereby some people avoid exposing their skin and avoid social activity due to embarrassment. The University of Manchester has embarked on a PAPAA (Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Alliance) funded study to help people manage psoriasis better. The research team includes skin and psychology experts Professor Chris Griffiths, Professor Nick Tarrier, Dr. Christine Bundy, Ms. Binder Kaur and Dr. Sandra Bucci.

Women Thrown A Credit Crunching Lifeline By The Debt Divas

Women Thrown A Credit Crunching Lifeline By The Debt Divas

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

CARDIFF, November 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of highly experienced female financial gurus have launched an online 'help-site' and forum aimed specifically at women having trouble managing their finances.

Debt Divas (http://www.debtdivas.co.uk ) has been set up by female financial experts Melanie Giles, Melanie Nicholas, Susan Clay, Suzanne Stocker and Vanessa Phillips and encourages women, who are traditionally reluctant to own up to their personal debt problems, to talk, share and discuss how to resolve their finance worries. The site provides a combination of professional advice, hints, tips and case studies along with a 'Debt Analyser' and a 'Girl Chat' forum facility.

German Innovation For HIV/AIDS Diagnostics Has Been Used 2.5 Million Times In 2008

German Innovation For HIV/AIDS Diagnostics Has Been Used 2.5 Million Times In 2008

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

GÖRLITZ, Germany, November 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- CyFlow From Partec Expands Leadership in Developing and Emerging Countries

German biotech company Partec is expanding its global leadership in specialized HIV monitoring and AIDS patient follow-up diagnostics for developing and emerging countries. In the year 2008, 2.5 million patient tests have been performed with the portable, robust and highly affordable CyFlow system, supporting already more than 1 million people living with HIV/AIDS. Due to introduction of the Partec innovation, the average cost of EUR 160 per year and per patient could be reduced by a factor 20 to EUR 8, only.

Green Cross International's Chairman Dr Jan Kulczyk To Host UN Poznan Panel Discussion On Business And Climate Change, Calls For A Global Solar Fund To Help Generate New 'Clean Energy' Investment And 'Green' Jobs

Green Cross International's Chairman Dr Jan Kulczyk To Host UN Poznan Panel Discussion On Business And Climate Change, Calls For A Global Solar Fund To Help Generate New 'Clean Energy' Investment And 'Green' Jobs

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

POZNAN, Poland, November 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr Jan Kulczyk, the Chairman of Green Cross International, will host an important panel discussion at the Poznan UN Conference on Climate Change on 2nd December.

The panel will focus on the economic opportunity of climate change for the business community. In particular, the Green Cross International initiative of creating a Global Solar Fund to make solar power a viable, affordable energy source will be addressed.

The panel discussion will take place at 6pm local time in the 'Fox' room at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan. Panellists will include:

The Regus Group Inks Deal To Open Its First Center In Asuncion, Paraguay

The Regus Group Inks Deal To Open Its First Center In Asuncion, Paraguay

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

PARIS, November 28 /PRNewswire/ --

- Amid a Volatile Economy, Demand for Turnkey Office Space Stays Strong

Citing growth opportunities in Latin America, The Regus Group (LSE: RGU), the leading global provider of workplace solutions, will extend its footprint in the region with the opening of its first business center in Asuncion, Paraguay.

Asuncion, the country's capital and largest city, is garnering attention on the world stage in part because of its agricultural export products such as soybeans, cotton and beef. A recent Reuters news article highlighted that Some of India's top vegetable oil firms plan to lease or buy land in Paraguay.

Be More Visible By Learning About Invisibility

Be More Visible By Learning About Invisibility

Nov 28 2008 | comment(s)

Research into the development of invisibility devices has spurred two physicists’ thought on the behaviour of light to overcome the seemingly intractable problem of optical singularities which could soon lead to the manufacturing of a perfect cat’s eye.

A research paper published in a New Journal of Physics’ focus issue ‘Cloaking and Transformation Optics’ called ‘The Transmutation of Singularities in Optical Instruments’, written by Thomas Tyc, Masaryk University, and Ulf Leonhardt, the University of St. Andrews and Singapore National University, shows that it is possible to reflect light from all directions.