Gardaí and the wildlife service are investigating an incident at a wildlife and seal sanctuary on the Dingle peninsula in which the heads of two baby seals were erected on to entrance signs and daubed in red paint overnight.
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06-06-2012 12:10 Solar Dynamics Observatory shoots as planet crosses face of the sun.
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Venus Transit 2012: Incredible Images Caught on NASA Satellite - Video
Nasa has killed a new X-ray telescope mission, two years before its planned launch.
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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials, working in partnership with academics in Harvard University, California Institute of Technology and Max-Planck-Institut fr Quantenoptik, has used its Element Six single crystal synthetic diamond grown by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) to demonstrate the capability of quantum bit memory to exceed one second at room temperature.
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This study demonstrated the ability of synthetic diamond to provide the read-out of a quantum bit which had preserved its spin polarisation for several minutes and its memory coherence for over a second. This is the first time that such long memory times have been reported for a material at room temperature, giving synthetic diamond a significant advantage over rival materials and technologies that require complex infrastructure which necessitates, for example, cryogenic cooling.
The versatility, robustness, and potential scalability of this synthetic diamond system may allow for new applications in quantum information science and quantum based sensors used, for example, in nano-scale imaging of chemical/biological processes.
The synthetic diamond technical work was completed by the Element Six synthetic diamond R&D team based at Ascot in the UK who developed novel processes for growing synthetic diamond using chemical vapour deposition (CVD) techniques. Steve Coe, Element Six Group Innovation Director, explained the success of the collaboration:
"The field of synthetic diamond science is moving very quickly and is requiring Element Six to develop synthesis processes with impurity control at the level of parts per trillion - real nano-engineering control of CVD diamond synthesis. We have been working closely with Professor Lukin's team in Harvard for three years - this result published in Science is an example of how successful this collaboration has been."
Professor Mikhail Lukin of Harvard University's Department of Physics described the significance of the research findings:
"Element Six's unique and engineered synthetic diamond material has been at the heart of these important developments. The demonstration of a single qubit quantum memory with seconds of storage time at room temperature is a very exciting development, which combines the four key requirements of initialisation, memory, control and measurement. These findings might one day lead to novel quantum communication and computation technologies, but in the nearer term may enable a range of novel and disruptive quantum sensor technologies, such as those being targeted to image magnetic fields on the nano-scale for use in imaging chemical and biological processes."
The findings represent the latest developments in quantum information processing, which involves manipulating individual atomic sized impurities in synthetic diamond and exploiting the quantum property spin of an individual electron, which can be thought of classically as a bar magnet having two states: up (1) and down (0). However, in the quantum mechanical description (physics of the very small), this quantum spin (qubit) can be both 0 and 1 simultaneously. It is this property that provides a framework for quantum computing, but also for more immediate applications such as novel magnetic sensing technologies.
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LIVINGSTON, NJ--(Marketwire -06/08/12)- Emergency Medical Associates was selected by CharterCARE Health Partners, headquartered in Providence, R.I., to provide emergency management services to Our Lady of Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center.
Emergency Medical Associates began staffing the emergency department at Our Lady of Fatima in North Providence on April 19, and will begin staffing Roger Williams Medical Center on June 20.
"Emergency Medical Associates is excited to begin our first client relationship in New England," said Raymond Iannaccone, MD, FACEP, chief executive officer of Emergency Medical Associates. "The CharterCARE System is a growing, vibrant care provider, and we're proud to begin serving its patients."
"The delivery of high-quality care is our primary objective in the emergency department and throughout our health system," said Kenneth H. Belcher, president and chief executive officer of CharterCARE Health Partners. "Our partnership with Emergency Medical Associates will provide our affiliate hospitals with direct access to best practices in emergency care and assure our patients with superior quality."
Our Lady of Fatima Hospital is a 269-bed hospital sponsored by the Diocese of Providence. The hospital includes one the region's most advanced surgical facilities, a recognized critical care pavilion, a range of outpatient diagnostic and specialty services, and dedicated programs in behavioral health and rehabilitation. The hospital's 33-bed emergency department sees close to 30,000 patients annually.
Roger Williams Medical Center is a 220-bed hospital affiliated with Boston University School of Medicine. It operates several residency and fellowship programs, including programs in internal medicine, infectious disease, hematology/oncology and surgical oncology. The medical center provides a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services, including a Joint Commission-accredited visiting nurse service. Its 27-bed emergency department sees 25,000 patients annually.
About Emergency Medical AssociatesEmergency Medical Associates (EMA) is a physician-led, physician-owned medical practice that specializes in emergency, hospitalist and urgent care medicine. Dedicated to providing exceptional solutions for the measurable success of our hospital partners, EMA is recognized for clinical excellence, quality service and sustained improved patient satisfaction. For more information, visit http://www.ema.net, http://www.facebook.com/EMANews or http://www.twitter.com/EMANews.
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ROANOKE, Va.
Edi Berbic plans to practice medicine in southwest Virginia. That's not surprising, perhaps, for a graduate of William Fleming High School and the Edward Via School of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, but his journey to Roanoke began in war-torn Bosnia, and included three years in a refugee camp in Croatia.
Berbic lived on Eden Drive for just three months, but the Roanoke neighborhood still holds a special place in his heart. "It represents the starting point for me and my new life here in the U.S.," Berbic told us. "You were living by yourself with your family and not sharing a bathroom with 50 other individuals. So it was very peaceful. It felt at home."
Earlier this month, Berbic received his degree from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine. He leaves next week for a three year residency in New Jersey. Not bad for a kid who couldn't speak English when he arrived in Roanoke in 1995.
"I didn't know a bit of English, so me starting 5th grade, it was very difficult because you see kids talking about you, making fun of you, laughing at you," he said. "So for me it was very difficult understanding what they were talking about and as a kid you take that to the heart."
Berbic credits his teachers, and the close relationship he shares with his parents and his brother Elvir. "To be honest, he was my role model at some point," Elvir Berbic told us, "because while he was working on his doctorate, I was just finishing up my bachelor's degree. A younger brother can definitely be a role model as well," he said.
The brothers hope their experiences will encourage others to follow their dreams.
"If I can do it," Edi Berbic said, "you can do it as well. So please have that goal and that determination."
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For those who didn’t go to medical school, healthcare sales jobs provide a lucrative career option within a booming industry. The 2nd Annual MedReps.com Medical Sales Salary Report looks at the year over year income growth of medical sales professionals, and also analyzes how income is affected by product sold, company size, age, experience, and other influential factors.Alpharetta, GA (PRWEB ...
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The Liberty Channel, Liberty University’s in-house television network, is now available to an even wider audience.Lynchburg, VA (PRWEB) June 07, 2012 The Liberty Channel, Liberty University’s in-house television network, is now available to an even wider audience.The station is available in local cable packages with Comcast (Channel 10) and Shentel (Channel 12), as well as digitally on Channel ...
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HELENA Jerry McConnell, one of two Libertarian candidates on the U.S. Senate ballot in Montana this year, said Thursday hell be withdrawing from the race.
The Missoula businessman said he didnt feel he could make much of an impact as a Libertarian candidate, so the campaign wasnt worth the expense.
I didnt want to put myself in the position of just stealing votes from somebody else, he said.
McConnell said hell send his formal withdrawal papers to the secretary of states office on Friday.
McConnell has been one of two Libertarians on the U.S. Senate ballot, which pits U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., against U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont. The other Libertarian, Dan Cox of Hamilton, remains in the race.
Earlier this spring, Secretary of State Linda McCulloch ruled that the two Libertarians would not have a primary election to choose a single candidate and instead both remain on the general election ballot in November.
Now, with McConnells withdrawal, his name will be removed from the November ballot, leaving only Rehberg, Tester and Cox.
McConnell, who described himself as a very conservative individual, said he initially chose to get into the race because hes frustrated by what he sees happening in Congress and that running as a Libertarian seemed like the only option.
I didnt see anyone stepping up to be anything else than just another politician in Washington, D.C., he said.
Yet he said Thursday that he didnt feel he could do much better than prior Libertarian candidates in Montana, who seldom poll more than a few percentage points.
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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3lsg2r/forwardtime_popul) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations: Methods, Implementation, and Applications" to their offering.
The only book available in the area of forward-time population genetics simulationsapplicable to both biomedical and evolutionary studies
The rapid increase of the power of personal computers has led to the use of serious forward-time simulation programs in genetic studies. Forward-Time Population Genetics Simulations presents both new and commonly used methods, and introduces simuPOP, a powerful and flexible new program that can be used to simulate arbitrary evolutionary processes with unique features like customized chromosome types, arbitrary nonrandom mating schemes, virtual subpopulations, information fields, and Python operators.
The book begins with an overview of important concepts and models, then goes on to show how simuPOP can simulate a number of standard population genetics modelswith the goal of demonstrating the impact of genetic factors such as mutation, selection, and recombination on standard Wright-Fisher models. The rest of the book is devoted to applications of forward-time simulations in various research topics.
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1. Basic concepts and models
2. Simulation of population genetics models
3. Ascertainment bias in population genetics
4. Observing properties of evolving populations
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06-06-2012 09:51 The Health Insurance and Billing Office provides insurance and billing support for Health Services. This support includes educating our patients and the campus community on health insurance options, assisting with billing questions, understanding billing language and terminology, providing guidance on how to be savvy consumers of health insurance and health care and assisting with the management of the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). In addition, we assist students with the waiver process and education on how to utilize all other insurance plans at Boise State University Health Services. For more information visit
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MUSKEGON - A Muskegon surgeon who has a plan for universal health care took to the MLive comments forum to clear up some questions about a program that he says would expand coverage and lower costs.
Dr. James Rice is chief of staff at Mercy Health Partners and president of the Muskegon County Medical Society. He was recently elected to the Michigan State Medical Society board of directors, representing physicians from Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Mason, Mecosta, Osceola and Lake counties.
Everyone would pay into a health insurance system through flat income and sales taxes, which would be held in a state or regional health fund, Rice said. Each person would be allocated a health care budget based on their likely health needs.
People would incur a monetary penalty if they skipped preventative care that is supported by evidence, such as vaccines, mammograms and colonoscopies, Rice said. They would get a bonus for shopping around for the best buy on nonemergency care.
Here are some of the questions asked by MLive.com commenters, and Rice's answers.
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares its decision on the landmark health care reform law, conversations about health care are happening just about everywhere, from the grocery store to the corner caf, in big cities and in small towns. And the reason is simple:
"Health care in America is now unsustainable," says Don Berwick, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "What we know is health care can be a lot better than it is and lower cost by changing health care to be more responsive to patients.
Berwick became Medicare chief just six months after the Obama Administrations health reform law passed. During his almost 18-month tenure, he implemented many of the earliest provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, and the introduction of no-cost preventive care such as check ups, cancer screenings and immunizations for Medicare patients.
Berwick is among many leaders in the health care field who believe reform is now on a trajectory that wont be stopped, no matter the justices ruling.
Whether that law survives or not, the ship has left the port," he says. "Theres so much change in this country, in the private sector as well as the public sector. Doctors, hospitals, nurses everyone knows that care needs to change to better meet the needs of patients.
Joel Hay, a professor at the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics at the University of Southern California, agrees. He points out that medical costs now devour 17 percent of our Gross Domestic Product. Put another way, those costs have consumed all pay increases given to working-class Americans during the past two decades.
"The average American is not gaining ground in terms of take-home pay precisely because health care costs are out of control," says Hay, who opposes the Affordable Care Act as too unwieldy and complex. Instead, he proposes a different plan:
"Instead of having an enormously complex plan that is run out of Washington... we (should) allow the states to experiment on their own. Let them take charge of their own systems to figure out something that will work a lot better."
Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.'s administration says thats exactly what it plans to do should the Supreme Court deem the federal health care law unconstitutional. However, the shape a California health care plan might take isn't yet clear - especially in light of the states $16 billion budget deficit.
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An Iowa Senate Democrat is trying to organize a bipartisan summit meeting on health care, but he's getting a cool reception from Republicans. Sen. Jack Hatch of Des Moines said Thursday that he wants Iowa leaders to get together soon after the U.S.
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Health care and the Affordable Care Act are very complicated subjects with many moving parts. My goal is to bring simplicity and understanding of the health care system and the law to everyday people. With understanding the system and the problems, we can work together toward solutions.
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Despite a dismal health-care worker hand washing record in Edmonton, a local health professor says the germ spreading problem starts at home.
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Hon Tariana Turia
Associate Minister of Health
8 June 2012 Speech
Inside and Out Improving primary health care for current and former inmates and their whnau
Nordmeyer Theatre, University of Otago Wellington
I want to acknowledge Te Rp Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pmare, and Regional Public Health for your initiative in holding this hui today and in particular to mihi to Bridget Robson, as Associate Dean, Mori and Director for your commitment to the kaupapa of primary health care and Peter Gush, Regional Public Health.
I want to also acknowledge the vision behind today, which I understand was inspired by the work of two people: the prisoner reintegration project led by Sione Feki, and the work on continuity of care pioneered by Dr Paula King, a public health registrar. Tn krua.
I also want to mihi to a long time advocate, Kim Workman, for his commitment to this issue.
The unique set of challenges that emerge from the interface between the Corrections system and the healthcare system have challenged many of us for many years and it is a sign of progress that today marks a new milestone in this regard.
As I look around this room at old friends, respected colleagues, people who have pushed the boundaries in so many ways, it seems a remarkable coming together; this is the day that Justice meets Health and Health meets Justice.
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This week, we had six leading legal experts debating the Supreme Court’s upcoming health care ruling. Learn what the group said about the next steps after the court rules.
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