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Press freedom group criticizes Oman
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MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - An international press freedom organization has criticized Oman for convicting 20 activists, including prominent bloggers, on charges of illegal assembly and of insulting the nation's ruler.
The cases are part of wider crackdowns against protesters and online activists in the Arabian Peninsula country, which has seen growing calls for more political openness after last year's unrest inspired by the Arab Spring.
Reporters Without Borders said Thursday it "vigorously protests" the sentences handed out this week. It also called on Oman to throw out the verdicts.
The group says a dozen activists were sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison for illegal assembly and for defaming the sultan. Eight were imprisoned for a year on Monday for defaming the sultan. All 20 were also fined up to 1,000 riyals ($2,601).
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Freedom honour for GB cycle coach
8 August 2012 Last updated at 13:36 ET
Team GB's cycling director has been offered the freedom of a Derbyshire borough in recognition of his achievements at London 2012.
Dave Brailsford, who lives in Ilkeston, has been credited with masterminding the cycling team's 12 medals at the Olympics.
The honour also recognises his role in Bradley Wiggins's Tour de France win.
Erewash Borough Council has only ever presented the award once, to the Mercian Regiment in 2007.
Councillor Chris Corbett, the leader of the authority, said: "On behalf of all the residents of Erewash, we want to show Dave how proud we are of his and his team's success.
"A freedom of the borough award is very rarely bestowed on anyone and must only be awarded to someone who has achieved something outstanding."
If Mr Brailsford, who was born in Derby but grew up in north Wales, accepted the honour he will receive an ornate scroll and casket and a medal.
Mr Corbett said he expected unanimous support for the move when it goes to a vote at a meeting in October.
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Amnesty fears for Tunisia press freedom
Amnesty International voiced fears on Wednesday over restrictions on press freedom in Tunisia, where a blogger and critic of the government was detained.
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Freedom of Stirling for Murray?
9 August 2012 Last updated at 08:43 ET
Calls have been made for Olympic gold medal winner Andy Murray to be given the Freedom of Stirling.
Dunblane's MSP, Keith Brown, has written to Stirling Council asking them to consider giving the tennis player the honour.
He congratulated the 25-year-old on his victory over Roger Federer at the London games, calling it a fantastic result.
He said everyone in Dunblane would be proud of the victory.
Mr Brown said: "It's been a hundred years since any member of Team GB has won a singles gold in tennis at the Olympics and I am delighted that Andy's hard work and training has paid off and resulted in double medal success.
"This is an achievement which should be recognised locally and I have written to Stirling Council to ask them to consider giving Andy the Freedom of the City."
A spokesperson for Stirling Council said the authority was considering the request.
Andy Murray's victory has already been commemorated in Dunblane, the Royal Mail have painted a post box gold to honour the occasion.
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Freedom Steel Announces Newest Hires
Freedom Steel is pleased to announce the addition of their two newest employees. Project Manager Saul Goldenberg is a hardworking veteran in the sales industry and is excited to prove himself around an already established team. He has been involved in the field of sales for over 30 years and more specifically in the structural steel industry for 11 years.Delray Beach, Florida (PRWEB) August 09 ...
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Critic's Pick: 'The Terminator'
There is something about these balmy evenings one of the few benefits of the August heat that makes the idea of seeing a movie outside unexpectedly appealing.
So pack a picnic, bring the beverage of your choice and head to Cinespia's Saturday night screening of"The Terminator"under the stars at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
The slick, James Cameron 1984 original starts at 8:30 p.m., but it's a kick to come early and wander the grounds looking for headstones of the likes of Cecil B. DeMille, Douglas Fairbanks and John Huston.
Then settle in to watch Arnold Schwarzenegger's cyborg, impossibly cool in those shades. He had the brains, he had the killing brawn, he was just waiting for a sequel for single mother Sarah Connor to jump-start his Tin Man heart.
Of course, Linda Hamilton's Sarah didn't need much saving by that point. And somehow, she even made the tough biker chick look jeans, boots and a tight white T-shirt chic.
Often, big action flicks barely hold up for the duration of their summer run. But thanks to Cameron's filmmaking acumen, spectacular effects, full-tilt action and a solid story, "The Terminator," like its star, seems to be indestructible.
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Strikeforce talking to ex-champ Cristiane 'Cyborg' Santos about drop to bantamweight
by Steven Marrocco on Aug 08, 2012 at 5:05 pm ET
It's a possible move down in weight to the bantamweight division, where next week's winner of champ Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Kaufman could await.
"We'll have to talk to [Santos] at that time and see what her interest is as far as going down in weight," Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "I know it's something that (Strikeforce matchmaker) Sean (Shelby) has had dialogue about, fighting at 135."
Santos was stripped of the Strikeforce featherweight (145-pound) title one month after a post-fight drug test at "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal" turned up positive for stanozolol metabolites in late 2011.
The California State Athletic Commission, which oversaw the event, suspended Santos for one year and fined her $2,500. Additionally, her first-round TKO of Hiroko Yamanaka was also overturned to a no-contest.
An attempt by Santos in April to appeal the decision was unsuccessful. Her suspension runs until Dec. 16 of this year.
The fighter has fought just once in the past 26 months after a string of dominant wins that included her title-winning first-round TKO of Gina Carano in August 2009.
Coker cautioned that Santos' move is not confirmed.
"We'll have to wait until after she gets off suspension to have a serious conversation with her," he said.
Rousey and Kaufman declined to speculate on a possible bout with the ex-champ, and said they are solely focused on their upcoming bout, which headlines "Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman" on Aug. 18 at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. The event airs on Showtime and Showtime Extreme.
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Beaches closed by high bacteria levels
TRENTON Environmental officials are awaiting test results after dozens of beaches in New Jersey showed signs of high bacteria levels.
Officials believe recent heavy rainfall caused runoff, sending pollutants into the water.
Most of the 42 beaches are along rivers and bays in Ocean County.
The Environmental Protection Department on Tuesday closed the Avon Road beach in Pine Beach and the Beachwood Beach West in Beachwood because of bacteria levels.
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22 beaches in Monmouth, Ocean counties OK after further bacteria testing
Twenty-two beaches in Monmouth and Ocean counties cited for excess bacteria Tuesday were cleared late today, according to a report by APP.com.
Further sampling showed that the beaches met the state Department of Environmental Protection's standard for bacteria levels, the report said.
Two beaches in Ocean County were closed today because of the higher levels, according to the story. They were river beaches at Avon Road in Pine Beach and Beachwood Beach in Beachwood.
Storm runoff can contribute to higher bacteria levels, the story said.
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Sinopec vows to clean pellet spill from HK beaches
Chinese oil and chemical company Sinopec Corp. promised Thursday to clean up hundreds of millions of its tiny plastic pellets that washed up on beaches across Hong Kong after they fell off a ship during a strong typhoon.
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Spedia Acquires “NEO” Ai and Voice Recognition Technologies
Wilmington, DE (PRWEB) August 09, 2012
Spedia Inc. moves quickly to pick up NEO - Voice Recognition and Artificial Intelligence Technologies, and NEO DIRECTORY the futuristic assistant, directory and search platform. NEO and the NEO DIRECTORY are a personality, platform and technology originally conceived and created by Jerry Buys, CEO and Founder of Spedia Inc.
NEO began its early stages of development around 1995-99 when Jerry Buys conceived the idea for NEO and the NEO DIRECTORY. Jerry Buys was also the original creator, registrar and owner of the domains NEODIRECTORY.COM, NEODIRECTORY.NET, and NEODIRECTORY.ORG, where he originally planned to develop the technology, brand, and platforms and was able to revive the .net and .org domains. The official information website is http://www.neovt.com. Spedias strategy is an effort to retain the rights and technology to NEO and to build upon and grow the Spedia brand and bolster its position in the social media and high tech sectors.
Spedia will protect and defend the NEO name, platforms, and technologies and pick up development where the original company left off, says Jerry Buys. SIRI (referring to the Apple iPhone) and others are infants compared to what I envisioned with NEO way back in the 90s. Think Star Trek and beyond! NEO is the future of voice technology! PERIOD! NEO will also become a social assistant, security assistant, and life assistant.
With that in mind, I came to realize what a major mistake it would be if I let the name and technology slip completely out of my hands. I cant fathom the idea of allowing someone else to take NEO and capitalize on the name and technology that I am the original creator of, he says. Now that Spedia is my future and an up-and-coming brand to contend with, I have to put all my cards on the table. NEO will become just one of the many signature assets of Spedia that will help secure the future brand and success of Spedia Inc., he adds.
Recenly, on Bloomberg television, Dierdre Bolton asked an executive this question about technology Is there too much money and too few ideas? Obviously, she was talking with the wrong person. With Spedia, the scenario is that we have way too many ideas and not enough money. Even more so, we have too many ideas and no one to hear us out. If we could just find a venture capital firm or investor to listen and see what we have, wed be the next Google and Facebook.
Spedia is betting on its brand, strategy, and innovations to help the company quickly emerge as one of the major leading social media and high tech companies converging internet, mobile, social media, and other concepts and technologies.
Spedia is aggresively seeking venture capital and top ranked executive talent in its efforts to build a rock solid foundation to aid in the design, implentation, and develoopment of its concepts, innovations, and technologies. Spedia is driven with vision and focus on 21st Century innovations and technologies. Talk about a ground floor opportunity and being at the right place at the right time, this is it! says Mr. Buys.
Contact Info: Spedia Inc. PO Box 5205 Wilmington, DE 19808 (800) 855-4944
ABOUT SPEDIA Spedia is a new startup Social Media and Technology company driven with vision, passion and focus on 21st Century innovations. Spedia finds itself in a unique position for exponential growth based on strategy and concepts planned from its inception. Spedia is a brand quickly emerging as a world leader in the convergence and growth of the internet, social media, mobile, entertainment, and communications industries.
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HFT comes to dominate markets in five years, in living color
Here's one of the best, most visually compelling and most informative of the many stories, including my own, about how the markets have changed becuase of technology and why we should be worried about them. This one, titled "This is what Wall Street?s terrifying robot invasion looks like." is from Ray Kurzweil's blog, mostly about Artificial Intelligence, from one of the field's pioneers.
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Rocket Fuel Names JoAnn Covington as General Counsel
REDWOOD SHORES, CA--(Marketwire -08/09/12)- Rocket Fuel, the leading provider of artificial intelligence advertising solutions for digital marketers, today announced that the company has hired JoAnn Covington as General Counsel. With 19 years experience as a practicing lawyer in the technology industry, Covington joins Rocket Fuel from Electronic Arts, where she spent nearly 14 years in senior legal counsel roles.
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Rocket Fuel is the leading provider of artificial intelligence advertising solutions that transform digital media campaigns into self-optimizing engines that learn and adapt in real-time, and deliver outstanding results from awareness to sales. Recently awarded #22 in Forbes Most Promising Companies in America list, over 700 of the world's most successful marketers trust Rocket Fuel to power their advertising across display, video, mobile, and social media. Founded by online advertising veterans and rocket scientists from NASA, DoubleClick, IBM, and Salesforce.com, Rocket Fuel is based in Redwood Shores, California, and has offices in fifteen cities worldwide including New York, London, Toronto, and Hamburg.
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Aerospace Academy Teacher Teacher Wins U.S. Award
LORI BRADNER, shown in her classroom at Central Florida Aerospace Academy, has been named the Air Force Association's National Aerospace Teacher of the Year. (ERNST PETERS | THE LEDGER (2011))
LAKELAND | Central Florida Aerospace Academy teacher Lori Bradner has been named the Air Force Association's National Aerospace Teacher of the Year.
Bradner, who teaches science at the Kathleen High School's Aerospace Academy in Lakeland, will receive a $3,000 prize and a plaque for her achievement during an awards ceremony Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C. She becomes the 27th recipient of the national award.
The wife and mother of four kids said she was "flabbergasted" by the honor.
"I'm just doing what I love," Bradner, 43, said. "This needs to go to the students because they are the ones who make me who I am."
Superintendent of Schools Sherrie Nickell said Bradner continues to distinguish herself as an exemplary teacher and the Air Force award proves that.
"She is an educator's educator going above and beyond, again and again," Nickell said. "We are fortunate to have this amazing teacher, who is worthy of national acclaim, as one of our own."
AFA's National Aerospace Teacher of the Year award recognizes classroom teachers at the national level for their accomplishments and achievements in building enthusiasm among K-12 students about science, technology, engineering and mathematics, an area known as STEM.
Bradner has been teaching since 2008. She established the county's first Space Camp for STEM teachers, coordinated a sister program with a Norwegian school and founded Central Florida Air Academy's Civil Air Patrol Squadron.
In addition to the Air Force honor, Bradner is also the 2012 NASA Women in STEM Education High School Scholar Teacher and the 2011 Reach for the Stars Teacher of the Year.
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FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FLY) Releases Second Quarter Report
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Aug. 8, 2012) - FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (FLY.V) (the "Company" or "FLYHT") has released its 2012 Second Quarter Report. A live conference call to discuss the second quarter results will be held today, Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 3 pm MT (5 pm ET).
FLYHT's 2012 Second Quarter Report contains the President and CEO's Message, Management Discussion and Analysis and Financial Statements. The Report has been posted to the Company's website and can be accessed at http://www.flyht.com/investors/financial-reports-results-centre/. The MD&A and Financial Statements have also been sent to SEDAR and will be accessible at http://www.sedar.com.
The conference call will include a brief presentation about the second quarter results and then a question and answer period with management.
To access the conference call by phone within Canada and the U.S. the toll-free number is 1-800-319-4610. Outside Canada and the U.S., dial 1-604-638-5340. (Callers should dial in five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time).
Management will accept questions by telephone and e-mail. Questions can be forwarded in advance or during the conference call to investors@flyht.com and may be posed live by dialing one of the above numbers and pressing (i)1 on a touch-tone phone.
A video webcast of the results will be available on the FLYHT website later today.
About FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
FLYHT provides proprietary technological products and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the airline industry. The Company has patented and commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to airlines, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technology, AFIRS(TM) UpTime(TM), allows airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real time. If an aircraft encounters an emergency, FLYHT's triggered data streaming mode, FLYHTStream(TM), automatically streams vital data, normally secured in the black box, to designated sites on the ground in real time. The Company has been publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange since 2003 and recently changed its trading symbol from AMA to FLY. Shareholders approved a Company name change from AeroMechanical Services Ltd. to FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. in May 2012.
AFIRS, UpTime, FLYHT, FLYHTStream and AeroQ are trademarks of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
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Iron, Vitamins Could Affect Physical Fitness in Adolescents
Article is published in the Journal of Applied Physiology
Newswise Bethesda, Md. (Aug. 8, 2012)Adolescence is an important time not only for growing but for acquiring healthy habits that will last a lifetime, such as choosing foods rich in vitamins and minerals, and adopting a regular exercise regimen. Unfortunately, several studies have shown that adolescents intake of important nutrients, as well as their performance on standard physical fitness tests, has fallen in recent years. Because nutrition and fitness are intertwinedfor example, iron forms part of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to muscles, and antioxidants such as vitamin C aid in rebuilding damage after intense trainingthese two findings could be related. In a new study, researchers have found that adolescents blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with how well they performed in certain physical fitness tests. Though these results dont prove causality, they suggest a new relationship between different measures of adolescent health.
The article is entitled Iron and Vitamin Status Biomarkers and its Association with Physical Fitness in Adolescents. The HELENA Study. and is online at http://bit.ly/Q2j6lJ. It appears in the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology, a publication of the American Physiological Society.
Methodology Researcher Luis Gracia-Marco of the University of Zaragoza, Spain and his colleagues relied on data from a larger, long-term research project known as the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescents Cross-Sectional Study, or HELENA-CSS. Part of this study, which involved thousands of volunteers between the ages of 12.5 and 17.5 in cities scattered across Europe, gathered nutrition and physical fitness data. Blood samples taken in one third of the volunteers (n=1089) were tested for a variety of micronutrients, including hemoglobin, indicative of iron intake, soluble transferrin receptor, serum ferritin, retinol, vitamin C, beta-carotene, alpha-tocopherol, vitamin B6, cobalamin, holo-transcobalamin, plasma folate, RCB folate and vitamin D. The volunteers physical fitness was also assessed through a standing long jump test, which assesses lower-body muscular strength, and a 20 meter shuttle run test, which assesses cardiovascular fitness through maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max). When looking for correlations between the micronutrient levels and physical fitness, they took into account the adolescents age, time of year, latitude of the city they lived in, body mass index, age of menarche in females, and amount of regular physical activity (using accelerometers).
Results The researchers found that blood levels of certain micronutrients were intimately connected with the volunteers performance on the physical fitness tests. For cardiorespiratory fitness, concentrations of hemoglobin, retinol, and vitamin C in males and beta-carotene and vitamin D in females was associated with VO2max. For muscular fitness, concentrations of hemoglobin, beta-carotene, retinol, and alpha-tocopherol in males and beta-carotene and vitamin D in females was associated with performing better on the standing long jump test.
Importance of the Findings The authors suggest that studies connecting micronutrients, such as the ones they measured, with physical fitness in any population has been controversial and limited. This is especially true for adolescents, a group thats often difficult to gather information on. This new study, they say, is one of the first to find connections between micronutrients and physical fitness in this age group, with the strength of controlling the results for a complete set of relevant confounders. Yet, they note that more research still needs to be done.
The associations between physical fitness and iron or vitamin status observed in this cross-sectional study in adolescents should be followed up by a study specifically designed to evaluate causal relationships, the authors write.
Research Team In addition to Luis Gracia-Marco, the study team also includes Faustino R. Perez-Lopez, German Vicente-Rodriguez, and Luis A. Moreno, University of Zaragoza, Spain; Jara Valtuena and Marcela Gonzalez-Gross, Technical University of Madrid, Spain; Francisco B. Ortega, Karolinska Institute, Sweden; Christina Breidenassel and Peter Stehle, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universitat, Germany; Marika Ferrari and Giuseppe Maiani, National Research Institute on Food and Nutrition, Italy; Denes Molnar, University of Pecs, Hungary; Kurt Widhalm, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Stefaan de Henauw, Ghent University, Belgium; Anthony Kafatos, University of Crete, Greece; Ligia E. Diaz, CSIC Madrid, Spain; Frederic Gottrand, University of Lille 2, France; and Manuel Castillo, University of Granada, Spain.
Funding Primary funding for the study was received from the Spanish Ministry of Health, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation. Support for the HELENA Study was received through grants from the European Community Sixth TRD Framework Programme.
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Star Nutrition Hires Pin Group to Increase Distribution to Home Shopping Channels and Major Retailers
CHICO, CA--(Marketwire -08/08/12)- Star Nutrition, Inc. (STAU), a California-based diversified health and wellness industry firm, has signed a contract with the Pin Group to increase product distribution to home-shopping channels and "big box" stores. Pin Group will utilize its affiliations with major retailers to help Incrediwear products become available to more consumers nationwide under the brand Bambosa, which uses Incrediwear technology.
"The consumer demand for our products has never been higher. And while our comprehensive network of distributors have done a great job getting our products to market, we really feel like Pin Group can help take us to that next level," says Star Nutrition CEO Jackson Corley. "We're really excited to get started on this business relationship and see Star Nutrition grow to new heights."
The new relationship will now include television, radio, print, direct mail, retail and home-shopping channels. The two-minute and 30-minute television segments were shot in May, while radio and print ads were finished last month. An infomercial will begin immediately in print and radio, and there will be a beta test of the television version.
"We always have to be mindful that we are working high-end, superior products as we have an excellent reputation to maintain," said Michael Xirinachs, CEO of Pin Group. "And the Incrediwear line matches up with our philosophy brilliantly. Their products are used and loved by some of the most amazing athletes worldwide, and that says a lot to us. We can't wait to work with them and build a Direct Response channel, as well as leverage our affiliations with major retailers."
Incrediwear products, such as the Incredisocks and Incredibrace lines, couple proven health benefits with extreme comfort. Because of their anion technology, the products increase circulation, regulate temperature, are antimicrobial and wick away moisture.
About Star Nutrition, Inc. California-based Star Nutrition is a publicly traded company (STAU) that prides itself on providing innovative, over-the-counter health care products. Its mission is to focus on producing products that will enhance the lives and wellness of its customers.
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Longevity: Make It For Better, Not Worse
Older Americans are paying attention to the steady stream of research findings and stories about impressive gains in longevity.
In particular, we have a pretty accurate view of the increases achieved in average life spans, according to the sixth biennial study of longevity sponsored by the Society of Actuaries (SOA).
Ask Americans age 65 and older how much longer they expect to live, and you're likely to get a fairly accurate response, the SOA reports. "By age 65, U.S. males in average health have a 40 percent chance of living to age 85 and females more than a 50 percent chance," the report says, and "the survivor of a 65-year-old couple is more than 70 percent likely to reach 85."
There also are encouraging signs that this recognition is leading to changes in financial planning and preparation for a longer retirement. In particular, greater attention is being paid to the age at which people begin to collect Social Security.
The program's early-retirement benefits can begin at age 62, but rise by about 8 percent a year for each year benefits are delayed until age 70. As people have become more confident that they will live to older ages, the appeal of delaying Social Security is on the rise.
But if we "get it" about longevity, the SOA warns, we still have a very sketchy understanding of longevity risks, a catch-all term that encompasses concerns about amassing enough money for retirement and then producing sufficient annual income payments so that we do not outlive our assets. "Many fail to understand the potential consequences of living beyond their own planned life expectancy," the report says. "Many people are not focused on risk management, and making assets last for the rest of their lives is not their highest priority."
In thinking about the implications of longevity, three strong themes emerge from the SOA's research and public polling:
1. Beware of the averages. By definition, our collective life spans represent an accurate figure on average longevity. But individual life spans differ greatly from these averages. "When people are told they will live to an age such as 80 or 85, they don't realize this means there is a 50 percent chance they could live longer than that age," the report says. People with lots of education and financial resources are likely to live much longer than average.
Likewise, Americans with little money or schooling are likely to live shorter lives, a fact that is often overlooked in proposals to increase the Social Security retirement age. The nation's longevity gap is distressingly large, the SOA report notes. "In the poorest part of the United States, life expectancy at birth is as low as in countries like Panama or Pakistan, a full 15 years behind the wealthiest and healthiest regions of the nation, where it rivals that of world leaders, Switzerland and Japan."
2. Understand your health risks. Lifestyle choices dominate longevity gains until we reach old age, the SOA says, at which point genetics is the greatest driver of remaining life spans. Beyond influencing how long we live, the ways we take care of ourselves can also determine the quality of our lives as we age as well as the financial burden of older-age health expenses.
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SaneVax Announces Medical Surprise: Gardasil® HPV DNA Discovered in Post-Mortem Blood and Spleen Tissue
TROY, Montana--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
According to Norma Erickson, President of SaneVax Inc., testimony provided for a coroners inquest into the death of Jasmine Renata in New Zealand by Dr. Sin Hang Lee, a pathologist on the medical staff at Connecticuts Milford Hospital, revealed the discovery of HPV DNA fragments in post-mortem samples 6 months after Gardasil vaccination.
Dr. Lees testimony stated:
The finding of these foreign DNA fragments in the post-mortem samples six months after vaccination indicates that some of the residual DNA fragments from the viral gene or plasmid injected with Gardasil have been protected from degradation in the form of DNA-aluminum complexes in the macrophages; or via integration into the human genome.
Undegraded viral and plasmid DNA fragments are known to activate macrophages, causing them to release tumor necrosis factor, a myocardial depressant which can induce lethal shock in animals and humans.
Dr. Lee testified, The naked DNA in the vaccine was probably stabilized through a chemical binding between the mineral aluminum and the phosphate backbone of the double-stranded DNA.
Dr. Lee did not claim the HPV-16 L1 gene DNA he discovered in the post-mortem blood and spleen samples was the cause of the sudden and unexplained death of the New Zealand teenager in her sleep. He noted that the full autopsy analysis had ruled out all known causes of death, and stated that his discovery presented a plausible mechanism of action that needed further investigation in all cases of unexplained deaths following Gardasil vaccinations.
Dr. Lees testimony was provided via an international video link before Coroner Ian Smith in Wellington NZ at the request of the parents of the deceased girl on August 9.
Dr. Lee tested a total of 16 Gardasil samples from around the world under contract with the non-profit organization SaneVax Inc. Five of the Gardasil samples were distributed in New Zealand, each with a different lot number. Dr. Lee found HPV-16 L1 gene DNA fragments admixed with HPV-18 and/or HPV 11 L1 gene DNA in all samples. These HPV DNA fragments were firmly bound to the amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate (AAHS) particles used as an adjuvant in the vaccine formulation.
Dr. Lee is known for using the nested PCR/DNA sequencing technology for reliable detection and genotyping of HPV in clinical specimens. He is the author of the chapter, Guidelines for the Use of Molecular Tests for the Detection and Genotyping of Human Papillomavirus from Clinical Specimens in a Methods in Molecular Biology volume published by Humana Press in July 2012.