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The DNA death test: Scientist has every gene screened to show risk of catching … – Daily Mail
 BBC News | The DNA death test: Scientist has every gene screened to show risk of catching ... Daily Mail Prof Quake, professor of bioengineering at Stanford's medical school, was screened for 55 conditions, ranging from obesity and Type 2 diabetes to ... Stanford Study First to Analyze Individual's Genome for Risk of Dozens of ...Earthtimes (press release) Doctors use gene sequence to predict health risksThe Associated Press Gene scan shows man's risk for heart attack, cancerReuters The Guardian -Belfast Telegraph -Independent all 122 news articles » |
Pope’s life has been a lesson in survival – ESPN
SILive.com | Pope's life has been a lesson in survival ESPN The coach who recruited him to New Mexico State, Reggie Theus, left for the Sacramento Kings and Pope sought his release from the school and transferred to ... Report: Seton Hall's Herb Pope in hospital after collapse following workoutUSA Today Seton Hall confirms Pope collapsed at workoutThe Associated Press Pope's condition remains seriousmyCentralJersy.com (blog) The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -newjerseynewsroom.com -Examiner.com all 210 news articles » |
Florida Dems shut down state House – Politico
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The Obama Police State: SWAT Team called in for Illinois Tea Party
Trampling on Americans' Rights to Peaceful Protest
Obama visited Quincy, Illinois yesterday for a campaign visit for local Democrats, including endangered Democrat Congressman Phil Hare.
Local Tea Party activists turned out to protest recently enacted Health Care and Over-taxation. The local Democrat Mayor of Quincy called out the SWAT Team to block the protesters, even though Tea Partiers stayed on the other side of the seat. Peaceful Tea Partiers broke out into patriotic songs, including God Bless America.
Harvard Medical School professor scores Mill Valley 4BD for $2.1M – Blockshopper
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The Cloud is NOT the Revolution
At Cloud Expo East, The Planet Vice President of Information Technology and Software Development Duke Skarda presented a general session about “the cloud” and how businesses should approach the decision to incorporate the technology. Because we knew the session would draw interest outside of the Javits Center walls, we recorded the presentation for your viewing pleasure.
He explained a few of the sticking points people run into when talking about the cloud. In his words, “The problem set is pretty broad, the promises are even broader, and the term is too loose. Simplicity and specificity is how you’re going to get value in the cloud.” He recommended several approaches to getting through the Gartner hype cycle’s “trough of disillusionment” as quickly as possible, and he incorporated several use cases – both simple and complex – to help the audience understand where their businesses might benefit from use of the cloud.
Here is the session in its entirety:
[See post to watch the Flash video]
How would you recommend businesses approach the cloud? Do you think we’re heading toward the “trough of disillusionment”? What are some other common cloud use cases that present different challenges and opportunities?
-Kevin
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News Release: Libertarian Party of Indiana Nominates 2010 Candidates
The Libertarian Party of Indiana held its annual convention in Indianapolis this past weekend, April 23, 24 and 25. The Libertarian Party of Indiana selected its candidates for federal and state seats. Being Indiana’s only third-party, the LPIN does not participate in the primary system. It holds nominating conventions to elect candidates.
The convention selected Mike [...]
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Alice Walker on being nurturing as a grandparent to all children.
Prevention of Acupuncture Infection Needs More Focus
(HealthDay News) -- More needs to be done to prevent a rising tide of infections related to acupuncture, researchers from the University of Hong Kong say.
In a commentary, published online March 19 in BMJ, Patrick Woo and his colleagues stressed that "to prevent infections transmitted by acupuncture, infection control measures should be implemented, such as use of disposable needles, skin disinfection procedures, and aseptic techniques. Stricter regulation and accreditation requirements are also needed."
Five percent to 10 percent of acupuncture patients who develop certain kinds of bacterial infections go on to experience serious complications, the authors pointed out. These can include joint deterioration, flesh-eating disease and even paralysis and organ failure. Read more...
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Evidence of enhanced formation episodes in the Galactic open cluster system
Authors: A. E. Piatti.<br />Astronomy and Astrophysics Vol. 513 , page L13<br />Published online: 29/04/2010<br />
Keywords:
galaxies: star clusters: general ; open clusters and associations: general.
XMMU?J100750.5+125818: a strong lensing cluster at z = 1.082 ******
Authors: A. D. Schwope, G. Lamer, A. de Hoon, J. Kohnert, H. Böhringer, J. P. Dietrich, R. Fassbender, J. Mohr, M. Mühlegger, D. Pierini, G. W. Pratt, H. Quintana, P. Rosati, J. Santos and R. Šuhada.<br />Astronomy and Astrophysics Vol. 513 , page L10<br />Published online: 29/04/2010<br />
Keywords:
galaxies: clusters: individual: XMMU?J100750.5+125818 ; X-rays: galaxies: clusters .
Confirmation of the occurrence of the Hall instability in the non-linear regime
Authors: J. A. Pons and U. Geppert.<br />Astronomy and Astrophysics Vol. 513 , page L12<br />Published online: 29/04/2010<br />
Keywords:
magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) ; stars: neutron ; stars: magnetic field ; stars: evolution .
Periodic mass-loss episodes due to an oscillation mode with variable amplitude in the hot supergiant HD?50064***
Authors: C. Aerts, K. Lefever, A. Baglin, P. Degroote, R. Oreiro, M. Vu?kovi?, K. Smolders, B. Acke, T. Verhoelst, M. Desmet, M. Godart, A. Noels, M.-A. Dupret, M. Auvergne, F. Baudin, C. Catala, E. Michel and R. Samadi.<br />Astronomy and Astrophysics Vol. 513 , page L11<br />Published online: 29/04/2010<br />
Keywords:
asteroseismology ; stars: oscillations ; stars: winds, outflows ; stars: individual: HD 50064 ; stars: atmospheres ;
supergiants .
What’s Cassini Up To?
NASA/JPL Cassini with Huygens probe intact
Have you been keeping up with Cassini? Today (April 27th Pacific and April 28th UTC) it’s scheduled to make a flyby of Enceladus, passing as close as 60 miles above the surface of the moon. According to the mission counter, the closest point in the flyby will be at about 7pm CDT, April 27th – United States.
NASA/JPL artist's conception of Enceladus flyby
Cassini will fly through the water-rich plumes over the moon’s south polar region. In addition, Cassini scientists will be conducting gravity studies on this flyby which will help determine what lies beneath the ice crust on the surface of Enceladus.
NASA/JPL South Pole of Enceladus
All the data we have up to this point indicates there is an ocean of liquid water under the ice crust. Because of this, Enceladus looks very likely to be a source of life.
NASA/JPL Close-up of South Pole region of Enceladus
I would really, REALLY like to get a sample from those plumes under my microscope.
Can I look? Oh-please-oh-please-oh-please!
More vaccination news, some good, some not so good | Bad Astronomy
Some vaccine news I missed in the past few days…
1) A pertussis outbreak in California has already killed two infants. This event resonates with what happened in Australia a year ago; vaccination rates are low, and the victims are too young to be vaccinated themselves. With herd immunities compromised, the littlest and most defenseless reap the effects. This is not necessarily caused by the antivaxxers, but it’s worth noting.
2) There is apparently a small outbreak of polio in Tajikistan. Vaccinations are critical, but so is sanitation.
3) PBS airs a documentary called "The Vaccine Wars" tonight. It’s about what you think it’s about. Check your local listings.
4) H1N1 is still out there, and still hurting and killing kids.
5) A bunch of kids got pretty sick after vaccinations in Australia. It’s unclear what happened, and officials are investigating it.
6) The good news? At least for Finland, it’s good: 97% of kids there are vaccinated. For everything. Amazing.
Tip o’ the needle to Antti Säämänen, Doug Troy, William Mount, and Greg Stitz.
NCBI ROFL: I’d like a number 2 value meal, a frosty, and a peer-reviewed publication, please. | Discoblog
An observational study of consumer use of fast-food restaurant drive-through lanes: implications for menu labelling policy. "OBJECTIVE: ... The present study was designed to quantify the number of customers who purchase fast food through drive-in windows as a means of informing legislative labelling efforts. DESIGN: This was an observational study. SETTING: The study took place at two McDonald's and Burger King restaurants, and single Dairy Queen, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell and Wendy's restaurants. SUBJECTS: The number of customers entering the chain restaurants and purchasing food via the drive-through lane were recorded. A total of 3549 patrons were observed. RESULTS: The percentage of customers who made their purchases at drive-throughs was fifty-seven. The overall average (57 %) is likely a conservative estimate because some fast-food restaurants have late-night hours when only the drive-throughs are open. CONCLUSIONS: Since nearly six in ten customers purchase food via the drive-through lanes, menu labelling legislation should mandate the inclusion of menu labels on drive-through menu boards to maximise the impact of this public health intervention." Photo: flickr/s2art Related content:
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Hubble Gotchu | Bad Astronomy
I have to say, this made me smile. And even laugh.
True enough, Hubble got me. I can’t even complain that it’s the Bubble Nebula, not galaxy. Even I’m not that picky.
DARPA Loses Contact with Mach 20 “Hypersonic Glider” During Test Flight | 80beats
It was a big week for experimental military aircraft, with the Air Force’s secretive X-37B space plane and the Navy’s biofuel-powered “Green Hornet” both achieving successful test flights. But the most ambitious—the HTV-2 hypersonic glider under development by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)—lost contact with its operators during its run.
Launched from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. on April 22, the unmanned HTV-2 was planned to cross the Pacific and impact the ocean north of Kwajalein Atoll in the first of two flights to demonstrate technology for a prompt global strike weapon [Aviation Week]. It successfully achieved separation from its booster rocket high in the atmosphere; however, nine minutes into the test the glider lost communication. Now the military is studying the test flight telemetry to figure out where the HTV-2 would have crashed down.
Thursday’s mission was the first of two planned in the HTV-2 program, which uses Minotaur 4 boosters developed by Orbital Sciences Corp. from decommissioned Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles. The U.S. military is trying to develop technology to respond to threats around the globe at speeds of Mach 20 or greater, according to DARPA [AP]. DARPA is being fairly tight-lipped about possible uses for the HTV-2, but it’s not hard to see why the military would be excited about an aircraft that travels about 13,000 miles per hour and can strike on the other side of the world with “little or no advanced warning,” as the agency says.
Program manager Paul Erbland says the key to HTV-2 flying at such speed and height is its carbon shell, which is capable of withstanding extreme heat and pressure. It doesn’t burn off material to get rid of heat. The vehicle is designed to fly at a low angle of attack relative to other hypersonic vehicles. “Shuttle and similar vehicles fly at roughly 40°; HTV-2 is substantially below that,” he said [Aviation Week]. As for the communications failure, DARPA has some time to address the problem before the craft’s second planned test flight next March.
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