Beaches along Great Lakes to get lifesaving aids

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Kits with lifesaving aids such as ring buoys and youth life jackets will appear at 10 public beaches along Lake Michigan in an effort to prevent drowning due to dangerous currents, officials announced Monday.

Michigan Sea Grant said the kits will be installed this summer. Additional support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expected to put similar equipment on beaches in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania during the next two years.

A database assembled by Michigan Sea Grant and the National Weather Service shows 138 swimmers drowned in the Great Lakes in the past 12 years including 69 in Michigan in incidents blamed at least in part on rip currents.

Michigans Great Lakes coasts, and the shore of Lake Michigan in particular, have become the epicenter of drowning-related deaths in the Great Lakes region, said Elizabeth LaPorte, Michigan Sea Grants communications and education services director.

Dangerous currents occur throughout the Great Lakes and are common along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Rip currents are strong, narrow currents that move away from the shore. Trying to swim against a rip current can quickly lead to exhaustion.

Many Great Lakes beaches dont have trained lifeguards on duty. Each of the beach safety kits will contain a ring buoy, a throw bag and U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets for youths. Cards encouraging people to closely watch children at the beach also will be distributed.

We want people to enjoy the Great Lakes and to be safe at the beach, and this outreach effort will help raise awareness, said Michigan Sea Grant Director Jim Diana, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.

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Southend's beaches miss out on Blue Flag status for second year

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Southend's beaches miss out on Blue Flag status for second year

7:00am Wednesday 21st May 2014 in News By David Trayner

ALL Southends beaches have won top awards for cleanliness but still fail to meet the strict standards needed for Blue Flag status.

Keep Britain Tidy has awarded all seven beaches around Southend Seaside Awards, which recognise quality, management, cleanliness and safety.

But Southend Council failed to enter any of the beaches for the charitys internationally-recognised Blue Flag status as it admits water is not yet clean enough.

Lynn Jones, the councils resort services manager, said: We did not apply for Blue Flags in 2014, but are very pleased to have picked up seven seaside awards which reflect the quality, management, cleanliness and safety of our beaches.

To win a Seaside Award all beaches must meet the required European Union standards, which ours have for a number of years and continue to do so.

However, to achieve a Blue Flag, water quality has to be considered excellent for around 90 per cent of the time over four years. This is under the much tougher revised bathing water directive.

The last three of the towns beaches to have Blue Flag status, East Beach and Shoebury Common in Shoebury and Three Shells in Southend, lost the award last year.

The Environment Agency warned Bell Wharf Beach in Leigh and Chalkwell Beach could miss new EU standards coming into force next year.

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Now a horoscope for your flat

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Astroarchitect Neeta Sinha, believes that an individual's persona affects his/her environment and vice versa, and for a happy and successful life one must match his horoscope with the spaces around him/her

You have probably heard that every structure like any living person has its own unique energy. So if you can have a personal horoscope, so can a premise that you live or work in. What does a horoscope of a premise look like? How does it work? To get the answers to these questions we met Neeta Sinha bollywood's favourite astroarchitect. Sinha has been in the field of astro-architecture for the last 28 years.

Neeta's journey A non believer, Neeta was astounded by the predictions made by late DR Kusuma regarding her life, igniting a powerful desire to learn the science. Her curiosity to know more set her on a quest that led to years of research. Neeta has worked with prominet clients from varied fields. Her list of clients include Vijay Raheja and Associates, K Raheja Universal, actors Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Suniel Shetty, Farhan Akhtar, designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla and the Maharani of Jaipur HH Padmini Devi among others.

About Astro-architecture She says, "It's a unique science based on the belief that a man's persona affects his environment and vice versa. Like a living person, every structure has its own unique energy. To ensure you have a happy, successful and fulfilled life, one must match his/her horoscope with the spaces around him/her. Astro-achitecture is one such research led conviction, which is a fusion of astrology and architecture. It aims to create a balance between living persons and their spaces."

How it works? As the name suggests, astro-architecture is the application of the laws of astrology to the dimensions of architecture. It works following the basics of meta-physics and occult sciences to create a balance between an individual and his/her premises. Neeta says, "Different corners of a premise have different energy forces affecting different aspects of an individual's life. The application of astro-architecture along with its simple yet powerful remedies, helps in maintaining a balance between the positive and negative energies to enhance prosperity, peace and positivity."

To get the horoscope of your premise, you need: To get your flat's horoscope, you have to approach Neeta with the basic details ie if it's a residential or commercial premise, the name of the owner (specifying whether it's a rental premise and the names of the people occupying the same), apart from the above if it's a commercial set up, you also need to provide Neeta with the company's name, director's name, specify if it's a branch or a corporate office, also give details about products manufacture in the premises if it's a manufacturing or pharmaceutical firm. Also, taking the layout of the flat, and mentioning the direction of the premises is also a vital requirement. Neeta charges Rs 15,000 onwards for a basic consultation session

Tips you can use The front door should have a vibrant colour. Never play with two opposite mirrors or the colour red as when used in a positive area can benefit you, but when in a negative area can result in disastrous consequences. No matter how hard you try, there is always one area in the house where clutter exists, place extra light and use orange paint on the walls for a positive feel. If you notice constant leakage or seepage of water in a particular area of the bathroom, despite repeated attempts to fix the same, try reducing the size of the mirror in the bathroom. Green plants are a welcome addition in the home and should be used as part of the decor.

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Can mobile phones cause allergic reactions?

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20-May-2014

Contact: Kathryn Ruehle kruehle@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

New Rochelle, NY, May 20, 2014Studies have identified mobile phones and related devices as sources of metal sensitization and potential causes of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Despite efforts to control allergen release in phones, many phones on the market release levels of metals, such as nickel and chromium, which are sufficient to induce ACD, according to an article in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology website at http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/ped.2013.0308.

In the article "Mobile Phone Dermatitis in Children and Adults: A Review of the Literature," a team of researchers led by Jacob Thyssen, MD, PhD, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte (Hellerup, Denmark), Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA), and University of Arizona College of Medicine (Phoenix, AZ), review the current literature on mobile phone dermatitis in both children and adults. Nickel sensitization is common in children, resulting in ACD prevalence levels of up to 33%. This information is important for practitioners, particularly when evaluating patients with dermatitis of the face, neck, hands, breast, or anterior thighscommon places exposed to cell phones. The authors provide important diagnostic tips for practitioners and strategies to raise awareness of nickel- or chromium-induced mobile phone ACD.

"With the rising use of cell phones and other mobile devices, pediatricians can expect to see additional cases of ACD," says Editor-in-Chief Mary Cataletto, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY) and practicing pediatric pulmonologist at Winthrop University Hospital. "Thyssen's paper discusses diagnostic patch testing for common metal allergens and the value of spot testing of the patient's phone in establishing a causal relationship."

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