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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Karisma Kapoor's Fitness Secrets | Tips on Food Fitness Life Love
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Karisma believes in maintaining a healthy diet regime and does not starve herself. ... Karisma also likes to practise yoga. ... However, she believes that her own health and fitness is equally important and works hard for it.
Key groups reach immigration deal as overhaul advances
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for a broad U.S. immigration overhaul brightened on Saturday after major U.S. business and labor groups reached an agreement on a guest-worker program, a source familiar with the deal said.
The agreement was reached on Friday night in a conference call between the head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Tom Donohue, and the president of the AFL-CIO labor organization, Richard Trumka, with New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer acting as the mediator, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
A guest-worker program has been a major stumbling block to efforts by a bipartisan group of senators known as the Gang of Eight to reach a compromise on a way to create a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, most of whom are Hispanics.
Labor unions have argued against a guest-worker program, worrying that a flood of low-wage immigrant laborers would take away jobs from Americans. The agreement covers the pay levels for low-skilled temporary workers and the types of jobs that would be included.
Schumer briefed White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Saturday on the breakthrough, the source said.
The agreement still must be approved by the Gang of Eight senators, four Democrats and four Republicans. If they do so as expected, Senate legislation on a broad new immigration law would be advanced in the Senate in the coming weeks.
In recent days, the immigration effort had been stalled by failure to forge an agreement on the guest-worker program, although the White House insisted that progress was being made.
President Barack Obama wants to fulfill a campaign pledge by gaining passage of a law that would create a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants currently in the country. He has vowed to do what he can on immigration through executive actions in the absence of legislation.
Immigration long has been a controversial issue in the United States and previous efforts to craft a comprehensive overhaul of American immigration laws have failed, with Democrats and Republicans remaining far apart.
Many Republicans previously had taken a hard position against illegal immigrants. Obama's unsuccessful Republican challenger last year, Mitt Romney, had advocated "self-deportation" of illegal immigrants. Republicans in Arizona and other states passed tough laws cracking down on illegal immigrants.
But the mood for a deal is ripe because Republicans saw Hispanic Americans vote overwhelmingly for Obama and other Democratic candidates in last November's elections and they need to woo this increasingly important voting bloc.
Many Republicans see gaining favor with the Hispanic voting bloc, which accounts for 10 percent of the U.S. electorate and is growing, as a matter of political survival.
Republicans want to ensure that security along the U.S.-Mexican border is improved before immigrants can get on a path to citizenship. Obama feels security is sufficient but this disagreement is not seen as a deal-breaker.
"We're seeing right now a good bipartisan spirit," Obama told Spanish-language network Univision on Wednesday. "I want to encourage that and hopefully we'll be able to get it done."
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Will Dunham)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/business-labor-groups-reach-immigration-deal-overhaul-advances-193136796.html
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Organize Foil and Plastic Wrap with Adhesive Hooks
Once you've finished installing adhesive hooks in your cabinets to hold pot lids, you should use the extras to organize your rolls of foil and plastic wrap.
Kim from Tales + Tips came up with this space-saving kitchen hack. She mounted two plastic hooks 10 5/8 inches apart on her pantry door, and wedged rolls of foil and plastic wrap between them. This setup allows her to quickly pull a sheet off of the rolls without having to dig through the pantry to find them. The hooks were big enough to accomodate the boxes too, meaning Kim can still the included serrated edges to tear off sheets of material.
While Kim mounted these on the outside of her pantry door, it would work just as well on the inside of any cabinet, if you don't want the boxes out in the open. Be sure to click through for more installation details.
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A Truly Special Election in South Carolina
A version of this post appeared in The Edge, National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the biggest stories of the day -- and always a few surprises. To subscribe,?click here.
If only for entertainment, the most compelling contest this year is South Carolina?s special election, which could pit former Gov. Mark Sanford against the sister of comedian Stephen Colbert. If Sanford wins a runoff Tuesday against conservative activist Curtis Bostic?hardly a foregone conclusion?he would face Elizabeth Colbert-Busch on May 7.?
Conventional wisdom suggests Sanford would start as a front-runner in a Republican district that gave Mitt Romney 58 percent of the vote. But scandal-plagued candidates are uniquely vulnerable, even in the most favorable districts. Even though he may win a runoff against an underfunded Republican, Sanford?s approval ratings are weak and he remains vulnerable against a credible Democrat.?
It?s an open question whether Colbert-Busch fits that bill. One Democratic automated poll showed the race deadlocked, but privately Democrats are taking a wait-and-see approach. And Democratic strategists are keeping a close eye on the contest, knowing that an upset in South Carolina could perpetuate the narrative of ongoing GOP woes.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/truly-special-election-south-carolina-162051572--politics.html
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HTC One 64GB will arrive as AT&T exclusive (video)
Planning to snag that maxed out HTC One in the US? AT&T is where you'll have to go, then. The 64GB variant of the device is an AT&T exclusive, as revealed by a recently uploaded video to the service provider's YouTube channel. The 32GB One will also be on offer, though there's no word on exactly how much both will be priced at or an exact arrival date -- April is the most specific we've heard from HTC. Verizon is also expected to carry the device, of course, but AT&T will certainly be "the one" for folks needing that doubled storage space on a two-year agreement. Check out the video for yourself after the break.
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Saturday, March 30, 2013
James Holmes plea rejected: Are prosecutors prepping for death penalty?
James Holmes would have pleaded guilty had he been spared death, but the proposal was rejected by prosecutors ? another sign they might be preparing to seek the death penalty.
James Holmes, Aurora theater shooting suspect, sits in the courtroom during his arraignment in Centennial, Colo., earlier this month.
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Without a guilty plea from Holmes, his mental health would likely be the big question mark in a potential trial. Indeed, prosecutors said in court documents Thursday that the plea they rejected was ?a calculated attempt? by the defense to convince the public that the criminal insanity defense has merit.
At an August hearing immediately following the shooting, Holmes's attorneys told a judge that his client was mentally ill and time was needed to assess the extent and nature of his illness. There were also references to a notebook the former University of Colorado graduate student shared with a school psychiatrist, in which he portrayed violent acts.
Prosecutors have long argued the notebook should be made trial evidence, but the defense says it is protected by physician-patient privilege. In a court document filed Thursday in Denver, prosecutors are accusing the defense of refusing to cooperate with document requests.
?The defendant knows that he is guilty, the defense attorneys know that he is guilty, and that both of them know that he was not criminally insane? is the inevitable conclusion of his crimes, they said.
The insanity defense will make the trial difficult for the prosecution because, in contrast to the vast majority of states, Colorado puts the burden of proof on the prosecution, rather than on the defense. That means prosecutors will have to prove that Holmes is not insane, which could be an arduous task in a case involving so many unusual variables, such as Holmes? bomb-rigged apartment, his orange-dyed hair, reports he told the police he was the cartoon villain the Joker, his heavy reliance on a psychiatrist and prescription medicine, and so forth.
Even faced with that task, however, the prosecution will not have a difficult case in proving Holmes knew what he was doing, says Daniel Filler, a former public defender who teaches criminal law at Drexel University School of Law in Philadelphia.
?While formally the burden of proof is on the prosecution, the reality is that juries are not typically very sympathetic to insanity claims,? Professor Filler says. ?It is important to distinguish the formal rules of law and what the practical challenges are. The reality is the prosecution has the winds at its back in arguing [Holmes] is not insane because, after a horrible crime, juries are not looking for a way to absolve the defendant.?
The trial will ultimately come down to ?a battle of experts,? he adds.
Arapahoe County prosecutor George Brauchler has said he will announce Monday whether he intends to seek the death penalty. There are clues that suggest he might be leaning toward that option. Mr. Brauchler added a death penalty lawyer to the prosecution team last month, and all three people on Colorado's death row were tried and sentenced in Arapahoe County.
The Holmes case has come as Colorado debated becoming the 18th state to repeal the death penalty. Though polls suggest that 68 percent of Coloradans support the death penalty, the legislature apparently had the votes to pass a bill. At a recent legislative hearing, Mr. Brauchler argued against repealing the sanction, saying, ?repeal of the death penalty makes it harder to find justice for the worst-of-the-worst cases.?
Earlier this week, Gov. John Hickenlooper said he would veto a bill to repeal the death penalty and support for the bill fell apart. It failed to pass a committee vote Tuesday.
Though the bill would not have affected the Holmes case ? it would have applied only to crimes committed after July 1, 2013 ? some experts suggest that it has? kept the issue before the public eye.
"The Holmes case is no doubt keeping the issue on the death penalty in Colorado because of his very visible prosecution," says Kyle Saunders, a political scientist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, in an e-mail.
Colorado has not executed a person since 1977.
? Staff writer Patrik Jonsson contributed to this report.
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Feeling better
I have been experiencing some back pain lately, so I went to see my doctor. He immediately recommended that I see a specialist, and get some kind of proper treatment for it. As we agreed, after the consultation, I went to see a specialist at the nearest clinic. The specialist examined me and recommended that I should go to a good Detroit physical therapy. He gave me some further recommendations on how to improve the health of my back and avoid pain. So, I followed his advice and really started feeling better, even after a day. Now I stick to my daily exercise regimen and I feel great.
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Friday, March 29, 2013
WATCH: Ryan Lochte Wants a Soul Mate...Eventually
You probably think of Ryan Lochte as a strong and focused Olympian -- the only swimmer to emerge as a worthy competitor for the insuppressible Michael Phelps.
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Is Kathy Griffin Anderson Cooper's New Co-Host?
If you're a network executive who'd like to hire Anderson Cooper, well, take a number. The beloved host of Anderson Cooper 360 seems to be fielding an offer for a new professional project every day. As of this week, producers have considered hiring the 45-year-old newsman to 1) replace Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek when he retires next year; 2) replace Today host Matt Lauer before the end of the year; and 3) co-host a new CNN show with his long-time friend Kathy Griffin. And that's just the offers we've heard about. nhl all star draft seal team 6 touch nitrous oxide rihanna thug life tattoo arizona governor patrick witt
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Engadget Eurocast 020 - 03.28.13
Sports, art and drama... this week has it all. In fact the only thing it's lacking is a bit of romance. Unless Jamie's love of a student lifestyle counts? Honestly, when you find out what that involves, you'll realize it really doesn't.
Hosts: Dan Cooper, Jamie Rigg, Steve Dent
Producer: James Trew
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Oil Addiction, Not Fracking, Caused the 2011 Oklahoma Earthquakes
Earthquakes in region of Prague, Oklahoma, from Nov. 5, 2011, through Dec. 4, 2011. Red indicates 2.2 magnitude, up through magenta representing the 5.6 magnitude quake. Credit: Flickr/KellyMcD
Earthquakes have become more than 10 times more common in normally quiescent parts of the U.S., such as Ohio and Oklahoma, in the past few years. Given the simultaneous uptick in fracking?an oil and gas drilling technique that involves fracturing shale rock deep underground with the use of a high pressure water cocktail?it?s common to suspect a link. There might be one, but the real culprit behind the largest earthquake in Oklahoma?s recorded history is not what goes down but what comes up with the oil: wastewater.
Oklahoma has long benefited from a robust oil industry. One of the side effects of oil production is that a lot of water flows back to the surface with the petroleum. That flowback water must be disposed of, because it is laced with all kinds of contaminants the liquid solvent has picked up during its long residence deep underground, ranging from trace amounts of radioactive elements to lots of salt.
In Oklahoma and in much of the rest of the country, the most common burial ground for such wastewater?whether we?re talking oil or gas?is a disposal well back underground. Oil producers in central Oklahoma had been using this approach for 18 years when a swarm of powerful earthquakes rumbled across the countryside starting on November 5, 2011. The biggest temblor, a magnitude 5.7 felt as far away as Milwaukee, was linked to pumping yet more wastewater down old oil wells in the vicinity. (The wastewater pumping there continues despite the quakes.)
According to a new study published online March 26 in Geology, the earthquake was indeed caused by filling up the old oil cavities with water until there was simply too much pressure on the surrounding rock. Records showed that after years of requiring little pressure to dump the wastewater, oil operators recently have had to actively pump the water down the old wells to overcome a more than 10-fold increase in underground pressure, which peaked at 3.6 megapascals, or 525 pounds-per-square-inch. That?s because the volume of wastewater pumped down had exceeded the volume of oil extracted, suggests the team of researchers from the University of Oklahoma, Columbia University and the U.S. Geological Survey. That increased pressure then caused the rock to jump along a pre-existing fault, known as the Wilzetta Fault.
Similar wastewater quakes have struck from Ohio to California?and abroad in the past few decades. And with the rapid expansion of fracking for oil and natural gas for??contributing an ever-growing volume of wastewater, unregulated dumping down disposal wells could lead to similar quakes elsewhere unless new treatment methods can be found. Or oil and gas operators could be required to avoid dumping near known faults. Operators also could provide a record of fluid volumes and the pressures they encounter deep underground?a potential warning sign. If the new research is correct, the earthquake near Prague, Okla., now stands as the largest earthquake ever recorded as a result of fluid injection.
And the Wilzetta Fault remains under pressure from local dumping despite the recent earthquake, which buckled pavement and destroyed 14 homes. Our fossil fuel addiction means there?s a lot of wastewater to get rid of and a lot of questions about whether it can be safely dumped underground.
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Evernote for Windows Phone gets refined UI, document search and more in 3.0 update
Evernote's getting a version 3.0 overhaul for Windows Phone that updates the app with some majorly welcome improvements. Now, users that launch the note-taking app will be greeted by two UI refreshes: a simplified homescreen that gathers all your necessary tools for quick access at a glance and a more compact tag list that's easier to navigate and displays more results. The Evernote team's also added the ability to create checkboxes, group notebooks by "stacks" and pin live-tile shortcuts by long-pressing on tags, notes or notebooks; shortcuts that can be synced across various platforms (i.e., Mac, Windows Phone and Android). And for die-hard organizational freaks that pay for the premium product, the app now features document search -- useful for parsing attached MSWord, OpenOffice or iWork docs. The update's live right now, so it should hit your WP device soon. Or if you're one of the uninitiated, now's a good time to make the jump and connect your life with the cloud.
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
3 Tricks for Successful Commercial Real Estate Marketing ...
Posted on Monday, March 25th, 2013
Advertising and marketing commercial real estate properties may seem like a tough task for a lot of people, but did you know you don?t need to find it difficult just to be capable of getting the most out of the properties? There are many of items that you can do, many people are unaware of it. This is why there are a few who are not receiving high earnings for their companies, and better come back for their investment. Read on to understand three approaches that you can use to showcase commercial properties.
Use the relationship of specialists.
If you really need to be successful when promoting the commercial property, you need to be sure that you have a skilled with you. Not only can they be able to easily find buyers, but you will also gain access to his or her existing network. This will help you find more prospective customers who are enthusiastic about buying business properties, which makes it even easier that you should capitalize on ignore the. The only thing you will want to do is to make sure that you are going to work with a reputable real estate agent or even realtor to make sure that you are going to recover service.
Make use of online advertising planks.
Another marketing technique that is often used by real estate professionals are usually online advertising planks. Aside from the present market regarding agents as well as realtors, you may also use this system to increase the amount of clients that are interested with the property you have. Make sure that you are going to describe the home that you have meticulously in order to decrease the time you are going to take when giving an answer to inquiries. This can also help you gather more clients, as you will be able to get to a larger range of audience.
Use tarpaulins as well as signboards.
The last thing which can be done is to permit other people in your town know that the home is for selling or for book. You can do this by using tarpaulins and billboards indicating the contact figures and the details that the consumer needs when thinking about your property. Although this may not give you great results, trying to promote your property in your area may sometimes help you find a consumer who can give you better terms and come back for the investment that you have designed for the property.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
In new apps professional athletes become personal trainers
By Natasha Baker
TORONTO (Reuters) - For fitness buffs who have dreamed of training with a professional athlete, new apps could be the next best thing.
The apps, dubbed personal trainers in your pocket, are accessible from anywhere on a smartphone or tablet and feature some of the world's most elite athletes.
Professionals in sports ranging from tennis and running to gymnastics and professional football go through their workouts in the apps, demonstrating and explaining the movements.
Serena Williams, ranked No. 1 by the World Tennis Association, leads a series of workouts on the Nike Training Club app. The tennis great narrates a 15-minute workout, which focuses on core strength and demonstrate various exercises in short videos.
"It's authentic to the core power strengthening moves Serena needs as a pro tennis athlete," said Jill Zanger, a communication manager at the sports footwear, apparel and equipment company.
Williams will be followed by workouts from professional surfer Lakey Peterson, Olympic gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas and American sprinter Carmelita Jeter, the world record holder in the 100-meter sprint.
Another app, by New Hampshire-based Go Pro Workouts, also shows exercise routines by professionals but in longer eight-week programs.
The app shows the exact training programs used by athletes, including Denver Broncos football linebacker Von Miller and Kansas City Chiefs' Jamaal Charles, and defensive back Earl Thomas of the Seattle Seahawks and others.
"People look up to the professional athletes, the ones who have actually done the work, made it to the highest level, and are now succeeding," said Joseph Lamoureux, co-founder and CEO of Go Pro Workouts. "They're the epitome of what every athlete should be."
Each day of the program shows about 25 exercises demonstrated by the athletes in 20- to 30-second video clips, which become progressively more challenging.
Earlier this month the fitness brand Reebok launched Reebok Fitness, an app that provides instructional videos from fitness experts for activities such as running, walking, dance and yoga. The app for iPhone and Android is available in the United States.
While the ability to access training by professional athletes through apps is convenient, Kennedy Lodato, of Canadian Fitness Professionals Inc (canfitpro), an association for fitness professionals, doesn't see apps replacing personal trainers anytime soon.
"I see it adding to the industry," he said in an interview, adding that apps will get more people engaged in fitness.
"At some point you're going to hit a wall and not get the answer you want - those little specific things that are individual to everyone," he said.
He added that apps don't address specific needs, such as height, weight, sex, or goals that only a personal trainer can, and don't offer the same level of motivation, or physical adjustments.
Nike Training Club, which is free, is available for Android. The company said it plans to re-release the iPhone app in the next few weeks after performing technical updates.
(Editing by Patricia Reaney)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/apps-professional-athletes-become-personal-trainers-154756127--finance.html
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Home prices jump 8.1%, the most since 2006
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. home prices rose in January at the fastest pace since the summer of 2006, just before the housing bubble burst. The gain shows the housing recovery is strengthening ahead of the spring buying season.
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index climbed 8.1 percent in the 12 months ending in January That's up from a 6.8 annual gain in December. Prices rose in all 20 cities, led by a 23 percent gain in Phoenix.
Prices rose in 11 of 20 cities on a month-over-month basis. Those numbers are not seasonally adjusted and reflect the slower winter buying period.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/us-home-prices-rise-8-130850000.html
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Normal brain activity linked to DNA damage
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By Charles Choi
LiveScience
Brain activity from experiences as common as exploring new locations surprisingly damages the noggin's DNA, hinting that such disruptions may be a key part of thinking, learning and memory, researchers say.
This damage normally heals rapidly, but abnormal proteins seen in Alzheimer's disease can increase this damage further, perhaps overwhelming the ability of brain cells to heal it. Further research into preventing this damage might help treat brain disorders, scientists added.
Explorer mice
Scientists analyzed young adult mice after they were placed into new, larger cages with different toys and odors that they were allowed to explore for two hours. They measured brain levels of a protein known as gamma-H2A.X, which accumulates when breaks occur in double-stranded molecules of DNA.
"DNA comes in double strands, and has the shape of a twisted ladder," said researcher Lennart Mucke, a neurologist and neuroscientist at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease and the University of California at San Francisco. "Breaks in one strand, in one rail of the ladder, occur quite frequently, but breaking both takes quite a bit of damage and, in the brain, was thought to happen mostly in the context of disease." [10 Odd Facts About the Brain]
Unexpectedly, the researchers found such breaks also happened in the neurons of perfectly healthy mice, with up to six times more breaks in the neurons of explorer mice than in mice that remained in their home cages.
"Breaks of double strands of DNA seem to be a part of normal healthy brain activity," Mucke told LiveScience.
These DNA breaks occurred in various brain regions, especially in the dentate gyrus, an area necessary for spatial memory.
"It is both novel and intriguing, (the) team's finding that the accumulation and repair of DSBs (double-strand breaks) may be part of normal learning," said neuroscientist Fred Gage, of the Salk Institute, who did not take part in this study.
Mystery of DNA breaks
It remains uncertain why brain activity causes DNA breaks. Active neurons do generate DNA-damaging chemicals such as free radicals, but neurons in lab dishes did not have significantly fewer breaks when given antioxidant molecules that counteract free radicals.
Instead, the researchers suggest these breaks could actually help with the genetic activity linked with mental activity.
"We are now very excited to explore why neuron activity causes these breaks in DNA?? whether these breaks somehow facilitate the rapid conversion of genes into proteins involved in memory and learning and in processing all the information you take in when you do something new," Mucke said.
Many of the DNA breaks were fixed within 24 hours via DNA repair mechanisms in the cells. However, mice genetically engineered to produce a protein fragment known as amyloid beta, which accumulates in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, had more DNA breaks than normal in their brains, a problem that worsened during exploration.
Mice that produce human amyloid beta in their brains often have abnormal brain activity, including epileptic seizures, which can also occur in Alzheimer's patients. The researchers found that blocking this abnormal brain activity with the widely used anti-epileptic drug levetiracetam reduced the number of DNA breaks in the neurons of these mice.
"Levetiracetam is already an FDA-approved drug, and a very small clinical trial has already shown that it could provide some benefits in people with early-stage Alzheimer's," Mucke said. "These findings support the idea that the drug might be able to modify the disease by preventing the accumulation of DNA breaks that may promote its progress."
"We're in the process now of designing a larger-scale carefully controlled clinical trial to see if such a strategy is of benefit," Mucke added. "We encourage people to wait until this data becomes available and not jump the gun and start taking this drug when it hasn't been validated thoroughly yet."
The scientists also found that when mice lacked a protein known as tau, excess amyloid beta no longer caused more DNA breaks.
"Tau is intimately involved with Alzheimer's ? it seems to cooperate with amyloid beta," Mucke said. "In the absence of tau, amyloid beta doesn't seem to elicit detrimental effects. We're in the process of developing strategies to manipulate tau in Alzheimer's, and these findings encourage us to intensify and accelerate these efforts."
The scientists detailed their findings online Sunday in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Nuclear life of actin uncovered: Protein with key job in muscle function moonlights in nucleus to help regulate genes
Mar. 24, 2013 ? A key building block of life, actin is one of the most abundant and highly conserved proteins in eukaryotic cells.
First discovered in muscle cells more than 70 years ago, actin has a well-established identity as a cytoplasmic protein that works by linking itself in chains to form filaments. Fibers formed by these actin polymers are crucial to muscle contraction.
So it came as a surprise when scientists discovered actin in the nucleus. Labs have been working for the past few decades to figure out exactly what it's doing there.
A new study published this week in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology reveals that actin has a new and fundamental nuclear function, and that surprisingly, it accomplishes this task in its single-molecule (monomeric) form -- not through polymerization.
Senior author of the study Xuetong "Snow" Shen, Ph.D., associate professor in The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, has been fascinated by the mystery of nuclear actin. In collaboration with researchers from Colorado State University, his lab developed a unique model system to nail down actin's function in the nucleus by studying the actin-containing INO80 chromatin remodeling complex.
In 2000, as a postdoc at NIH in Carl Wu's lab, Shen identified actin as a component of the INO80 complex, adding to the growing list of evidence that actin indeed has a life in the nucleus. However, how actin actually works in the nucleus remains fuzzy due to lack of clear experimental systems.
"Our model system opened up a new opportunity to look in depth at the function of nuclear actin as it relates to gene regulation, genome stability, and ultimately cancer," Snow said.
A nuclear role for monomeric actin
Because yeast have only a single actin gene, the authors reasoned that studying INO80 in yeast cells would allow a direct assessment of the protein's nuclear function. In contrast, mammals have at least six forms of actin coded by separate genes, making their study more difficult.
The researchers used both genetic and biochemical methods to dissect actin's role in the INO80 complex. The INO80 complex normally functions in the nucleus to rearrange chromatin ?- the intertwined proteins and DNA that are packaged into chromosomes -- regulating the expression of many different genes.
The authors found that a mutant form of actin impairs the ability of INO80 to function correctly, implicating actin in the process of chromatin remodeling -- an exploding field of research with applications in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
In the cytoplasm, actin functions primarily as a polymer. Cytoplasmic actin is a component of the cytoskeleton and the muscle contractile machinery, and is essential for cell mobility, including cancer metastasis. Actin inside the INO80 complex is arranged in a clever way such that it cannot polymerize; instead, actin's monomeric form appears to interact with chromatin.
"Our study challenges the dogma that actin functions through polymerization, revealing a novel and likely a fundamental mechanism for monomeric nuclear actin," Shen said.
New findings for an ancient complex
Because actin and several of the other INO80 components are so highly conserved, even in human cells, this mechanism likely represents an ancient, fundamental role of actin, which has been preserved through evolution.
Shen's group is now teasing out the exact mechanism by which nuclear actin interacts with chromatin. They also hope to extend the results to human cells and to identify potential ways by which nuclear actin could be involved in cancer.
Chromatin is critical for maintaining the delicate balance between gene activation and repression, Shen said. "Disrupting this regulation can lead to cancer, and it remains to be seen whether nuclear actin has a role in this process."
Lead authors of the study are Prabodh Kapoor, Ph.D., and Mingming Chen, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellows in Shen's lab. Co-authors are Duane David Winkler, Ph.D., and Karolin Luger, Ph.D., of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Colorado State University. Shen, senior author, also is a member of the Center for Cancer Epigenetics at MD Anderson.
The research was funded by grants from the National Cancer Institute (K22CA100017) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (RO1GM093104), both of the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Cancer Epigenetics, the Theodore N. Law Endowment for Scientific Achievement at MD Anderson and by MD Anderson's Odyssey postdoctoral program to Kapoor.
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Cyprus Bankruptcy Contagion Financial Armageddon Risk ...
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Whilst Cyprus's banking system remains frozen and teetering on the brink of collapse with it's politicians literally battling to meet an eye popping deadline to agree to the terms of a euro-zone bailout, the consequences of failure should not be construed as just being limited to Cyprus as the whole euro-zone and even the whole of world's banking system is at risk.
For several years I have been advocating that individuals have a plan of action in place to implement at times of heightened risks of financial armageddon - 03 Dec 2011 - How to Protect Your Bank Deposits, Savings From Euro-zone Collapse Financial Armageddon
In which respect I enacted my emergency Financial Armageddon plan last week, where the the focus was to move funds from high risk euro-zone banks to low risk wholly UK owned banks. Everything went smoothly apart form one transaction of early Friday afternoon for ?16,000 which has gone awol! The transaction was supposed to leave Santander early Friday afternoon and arrive at a small UK private bank in about 2 hours time (Faster Payment service). Whilst logging in later in the afternoon I could see that the transaction had been marked as having left Santander but there was no sign of arrival of funds at the destination bank.
Now well over 48 hours later the funds have still not arrived, further more attempting to log into Santander since late Friday has resulted in the following maintenance message.
Whilst Santander states it is scheduled maintenance, however there was NO prior warning of maintenance nor does it explain the fact that funds that were supposed to take a couple of hours to arrive have still not arrived well over 48 hours later. I guess all will be revealed early Monday when either the opening shots of Financial Armageddon have been averted or not.
This illustrates the risks that the whole banking sector poses in that when it shuts down it will be in an instant, and then it will be too late to draw your funds out so you really need to act well before Financial Armageddon strikes. And certainly d not pay attention to any soothing words out of the Bank of England as illustrated by the fact that one of the last statements out of the central bank of Cyprus prior to freezing the banking system was that depositors money was safe in Cypriot banks.
In the meantime here is a reminder of list of actions you need to take in the case of Financial Armageddon as I last wrote in December 2011. Ensure you are subscribed to my always FREE newsletter to for my next in-depth analysis of the current crisis and what you need to do to protect your wealth.
03 Dec 2011 - How to Protect Your Bank Deposits, Savings From Euro-zone Collapse Financial Armageddon
Steps You Need to Take Now !
The following are my updated lists of tasks you need to do to protect your deposits because you are NOT being paid to carry the REAL RISK OF LOSS OF FUNDS ON DEPOSIT!
1. Ensure that you have at least 2 current accounts across banking groups and at least one with a safer bank such as HSBC.
2. Next make a list of all of your deposit / bank accounts, with the amounts on deposit.
3. Now group your accounts by banking sector group (see list here as a guide).
4. If you are anywhere near the ?85k limit with any banking group then move those excess funds immediately! and Especially if it is a Eurozone bank
5. Small banks and building societies are at greater risk than larger banks and building societies because the government is the larger banks such as HBOS pose a greater risk to the financial system and economy so the government will be more reluctant to let them fail, but that does not mean they will actually cover deposits beyond ?85k in the event of a collapse, so you still need to limit exposure to ?85k
6. Consider transferring funds to your spouse so as utilise their compensation limit across banking groups, so you can double your compensation coverage by opening an account for your spouse with each bank.
7. Ensure you have procedures in place so that you can at short notice transfer funds from high risk banks to lower risk banks so as to limit the fallout from any banking system crisis. For instance open an NS&I Direct Saver account NOW (pays 1.75% gross), then use this during an unfolding sovereign debt crisis event to transfer your cash to as this is the safest deposit account available for UK depositors (Max ?2mill, Min ?1). Again do this now as you may not be able to do so during a debt crisis event due to high demand for the account. This is an imperative - NS&I is the safest bank in the UK, use it for short-term insurance - NOW!
Instant Access Savings Accounts with Lower Risk banks
- NS&I - 1.75% - Government 100% Guarantee
- Tesco - 2.90% (includes 1.65% bonus for 12 months)
- HSBC - 0.75% (includes 0.5% bonus if you do not withdraw in a calendar month)
Higher Risk banks
- Barclays - 1.25% (includes 0.35% bonus when you do not withdraw in a month).
- SMILE (Co-op) 0.25%
Extreme High Risk Banks
- Santander - 3.1% (includes 2.6% bonus for 12 months) - Euro-zone Bank
- ING Direct - 3% (includes a 2.46% bonus if you do not withdraw in a month) - Euro-zone Bank
- Halifax Online Saver - 2.8% (includes 2.7% bonus for 12months).
All accounts pay significantly less than current CPI Inflation of 5%.
8. Do not have ANY savings are fixed deposit exposure to banks that do not fall under the UK Financials Services Compensation Scheme.
9. Avoid exposure to Euro-zone banks and at the very least PIIGS banks, that is Greece, Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Italy as these are at the most risk of going bust thus triggering a lengthy process for savers having to wait for compensation. Remember that if Spain comes under pressure following perhaps Ireland and Portugal joining Greece, then the risks posed to the likes of Santander depositors will also significantly rise.
10. Keep enough in cash to cover at least 1 months expenditure, (I keep 2 months worth of cash).
11. Utilise instant transfer accounts between spouses, i.e. if you have accounts with the Halifax then you can instantly transfer funds between one another, therefore during a crisis you can instantly reduce the exposure if one person is above the ?85k compensation limit at that time.
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
Obama to close Mideast trip with tour of Petra
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? President Barack Obama is closing his four-day Mideast trip with a trek to Petra, Jordan's fabled ancient city.
Obama is expected to fly to Petra by helicopter from Jordan's capital city of Amman. A sudden sandstorm in the region scrambled some of Obama's travel plans Friday, leading the president to cautiously state that his trip to Petra was "weather permitting."
Obama's 24-hour visit to Jordan is his final stop in a four-day trip to the Middle East. It's the first foreign trip of the president's second term.
The bulk of Obama's time was spent in Israel, where he sought to reassure an anxious public that he is committed to their security. He also made a brief stop in the West Bank city of Ramallah for meetings with Palestinian leaders.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-close-mideast-trip-tour-petra-070513935.html
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Heart repair breakthroughs replace surgeon's knife
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels.
Heart care is in the midst of a transformation. Many problems that once required sawing through the breastbone and opening up the chest for open heart surgery now can be treated with a nip, twist or patch through a tube.
These minimal procedures used to be done just to unclog arteries and correct less common heart rhythm problems. Now some patients are getting such repairs for valves, irregular heartbeats, holes in the heart and other defects ? without major surgery. Doctors even are testing ways to treat high blood pressure with some of these new approaches.
All rely on catheters ? hollow tubes that let doctors burn away and reshape heart tissue or correct defects through small holes into blood vessels.
"This is the replacement for the surgeon's knife. Instead of opening the chest, we're able to put catheters in through the leg, sometimes through the arm," said Dr. Spencer King of St. Joseph's Heart and Vascular Institute in Atlanta. He is former president of the American College of Cardiology. Its conference earlier this month featured research on these novel devices.
"Many patients after having this kind of procedure in a day or two can go home" rather than staying in the hospital while a big wound heals, he said. It may lead to cheaper treatment, although the initial cost of the novel devices often offsets the savings from shorter hospital stays.
Not everyone can have catheter treatment, and some promising devices have hit snags in testing. Others on the market now are so new that it will take several years to see if their results last as long as the benefits from surgery do.
But already, these procedures have allowed many people too old or frail for an operation to get help for problems that otherwise would likely kill them.
"You can do these on 90-year-old patients," King said.
These methods also offer an option for people who cannot tolerate long-term use of blood thinners or other drugs to manage their conditions, or who don't get enough help from these medicines and are getting worse.
"It's opened up a whole new field," said Dr. Hadley Wilson, cardiology chief at Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte. "We can hopefully treat more patients more definitively, with better results."
For patients, this is crucial: Make sure you are evaluated by a "heart team" that includes a surgeon as well as other specialists who do less invasive treatments. Many patients now get whatever treatment is offered by whatever specialist they are sent to, and those specialists sometimes are rivals.
"We want to get away from that" and do whatever is best for the patient, said Dr. Timothy Gardner, a surgeon at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Del., and an American Heart Association spokesman. "There shouldn't be a rivalry in the field."
Here are some common problems and newer treatments for them:
HEART VALVES
Millions of people have leaky heart valves. Each year, more than 100,000 people in the United States alone have surgery for them. A common one is the aortic valve, the heart's main gate. It can stiffen and narrow, making the heart strain to push blood through it. Without a valve replacement operation, half of these patients die within two years, yet many are too weak to have one.
"Essentially, this was a death sentence," said Dr. John Harold, a Los Angeles heart specialist who is president of the College of Cardiology.
That changed just over a year ago, when Edwards Lifesciences Corp. won approval to sell an artificial aortic valve flexible and small enough to fit into a catheter and wedged inside the bad one. At first it was just for inoperable patients. Last fall, use was expanded to include people able to have surgery but at high risk of complications.
Gary Verwer, 76, of Napa, Calif., had a bypass operation in 1988 that made surgery too risky when he later developed trouble with his aortic valve.
"It was getting worse every day. I couldn't walk from my bed to my bathroom without having to sit down and rest," he said. After getting a new valve through a catheter last April at Stanford University, "everything changed; it was almost immediate," he said. "Now I can walk almost three miles a day and enjoy it. I'm not tired at all."
"The chest cracking part is not the most fun," he said of his earlier bypass surgery. "It was a great relief not to have to go through that recovery again."
Catheter-based treatments for other valves also are in testing. One for the mitral valve ? Abbott Laboratories' MitraClip ? had a mixed review by federal Food and Drug Administration advisers this week; whether it will win FDA approval is unclear. It is already sold in Europe.
HEART RHYTHM PROBLEMS
Catheters can contain tools to vaporize or "ablate" bits of heart tissue that cause abnormal signals that control the heartbeat. This used to be done only for some serious or relatively rare problems, or surgically if a patient was having an operation for another heart issue.
Now catheter ablation is being used for the most common rhythm problem ? atrial fibrillation, which plagues about 3 million Americans and 15 million people worldwide. The upper chambers of the heart quiver or beat too fast or too slow. That lets blood pool in a small pouch off one of these chambers. Clots can form in the pouch and travel to the brain, causing a stroke.
Ablation addresses the underlying rhythm problem. To address the stroke risk from pooled blood, several novel devices aim to plug or seal off the pouch. Only one has approval in the U.S. now ? SentreHeart Inc.'s Lariat, a tiny lasso to cinch the pouch shut. It uses two catheters that act like chopsticks. One goes through a blood vessel and into the pouch to help guide placement of the device, which is contained in a second catheter poked under the ribs to the outside of the heart. A loop is released to circle the top of the pouch where it meets the heart, sealing off the pouch.
A different kind of device ? Boston Scientific Corp.'s Watchman ? is sold in Europe and parts of Asia, but is pending before the FDA in the U.S. It's like a tiny umbrella pushed through a vein and then opened inside the heart to plug the troublesome pouch. Early results from a pivotal study released by the company suggested it would miss a key goal, making its future in the U.S. uncertain.
HEART DEFECTS
Some people have a hole in a heart wall called an atrial septal defect that causes abnormal blood flow. St. Jude Medical Inc.'s Amplatzer is a fabric-mesh patch threaded through catheters to plug the hole.
The patch is also being tested for a more common defect ? PFO, a hole that results when the heart wall doesn't seal the way it should after birth. This can raise the risk of stroke. In two new studies, the device did not meet the main goal of lowering the risk of repeat strokes in people who had already suffered one, but some doctors were encouraged by other results.
CLOGGED ARTERIES
The original catheter-based treatment ? balloon angioplasty ? is still used hundreds of thousands of times each year in the U.S. alone. A Japanese company, Terumo Corp., is one of the leaders of a new way to do it that is easier on patients ? through a catheter in the arm rather than the groin.
Newer stents that prop arteries open and then dissolve over time, aimed at reducing the risk of blood clots, also are in late-stage testing.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
About 75 million Americans and 1 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart attacks. Researchers are testing a possible long-term fix for dangerously high pressure that can't be controlled with multiple medications.
It uses a catheter and radio waves to zap nerves, located near the kidneys, which fuel high blood pressure. At least one device is approved in Europe and several companies are testing devices in the United States.
"We're very excited about this," said Harold, the cardiology college's president. It offers hope to "essentially cure high blood pressure."
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Online:
Heart conditions and treatments: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm
American Heart Association: www.heart.org
Atrial fibrillation info: http://bit.ly/odcTTM
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Marilynn Marchione can be followed at http://twitter.com/MMarchioneAP
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/heart-repair-breakthroughs-replace-surgeons-152425593.html
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UK Tibetans Celebrate 90th Birthday of Robert Ford, Tibet's First ...
March 23, 2013 3:53 pm
PRESS RELEASE
UK Tibetans celebrate the 90th birthday of Mr Robert Ford CBE, the first foreigner to be given an official rank by the Government of Tibet
London, 21 March 2013: Tibetans in the UK will be celebrating the 90th birthday of Mr Robert Ford CBE. Mr Ford was born on 27 March 1923 in Straffordshire, England.
Mr Ford first travelled to Tibet in 1945 to join the British Mission in Lhasa as a radio operator. It was during this time that Mr Ford had his first audience with Holiness the Dalai Lama, who was then 11 years of age. In 1947, he was asked by the Government of Tibet to join it?s service to start Tibet?s first broadcasting station, train Tibetan radio operators and set up a radio communications network throughout Tibet. He was the first foreigner to be employed by the Government of Tibet and given an official rank.
In 1950, Mr Ford was captured in Chamdo, Tibet, by the invading Chinese forces and imprisoned for nearly five years. He has worked tirelessly as an advocate for the Tibetan cause for more than half a century since he was expelled from Tibet by the Chinese Communist authorities in 1955.
Mr Robert Ford?s 90th birthday reception will be held at 2pm on Saturday 23 March 2013 at the Kailash Centre (London, NW8 7AA) and hosted by Mr Thubten Samdup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet. Mr Ford will attend the reception along with members of his family and will be joined by the Tibetan community in the UK as well as other friends of the Tibetan people.
Mr Thubten Samdup, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, said: ?Mr Robert Ford is a part of Tibetan history. He is perhaps the only surviving Westerner who witnessed a free and independent Tibet. We are delighted to be holding this reception in his honour.?
Biography of Robert Ford CBE
Robert Ford was born on 27 March 1923, in Staffordshire. He served in the Royal Air Force as a radio technician during World War II, in England and in India. In 1945 he joined the British Mission in Lhasa, as a Radio Officer. It was during this time that Robert had his first audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, when His Holiness was a boy of 11.
In late 1945, Robert transferred to the Political Office in Gangtok, Sikkim and remained there until 1947, when India became independent. It was then that he was able to fulfil an ambition to return to Tibet. He was asked by the Government of Tibet to join its service, to start Tibet?s first broadcasting station, train Tibetan radio operators and set up a radio communications network throughout Tibet. He was the first foreigner to be employed by the Government of Tibet and given an official rank.
After a year in Lhasa, Robert was asked to go to Chamdo in Kham, eastern Tibet?s capital, to establish a radio link between Lhasa and Chamdo and thereby expand the Tibetan radio communications network. In 1949 Robert and three wireless operator students travelled the northern route to Chamdo. He was the first and possibly the only westerner to travel this route.
In 1950 Robert, along with other Tibetan officials, was captured by the invading Chinese forces. An earthquake had cut off his planned escape route. The People?s Republic of China accused him of espionage, spreading anti-communist propaganda and causing the death of Geda Lama. Robert spent nearly 5 years in jail, in constant fear of being executed, and was subjected to interrogation and thought reform. Only in 1954 was he allowed to send a letter to his parents. At the end of 1954 his trial was held and he was sentenced to ten years in jail. He was eventually released and expelled in 1955. In 1957, Robert published the book ?Captured in Tibet? about his experience. The book was re-published in 1990 with a preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and an epilogue by the author entitled ?The Occupation?.
In 1957 Robert joined the British Diplomatic Service. During his career he served in the Foreign Office in London and at various posts around the world; in Vietnam, Indonesia, the USA, Morocco, Angola, France, Sweden, and finally as Her Britannic Majesty?s Consul-General in Geneva, Switzerland, from where he retired in 1983. In 1982 Robert was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire).
In retirement Robert was able to actively resume his support for Tibet and its people. He was a founder member of the Tibet Society in 1959 and remains a Vice President to this day. Robert has written extensively and lectured on all aspects of Tibetan and Chinese affairs in the UK, the rest of Europe, Australia, and the United States. In 1992, he undertook a country wide lecture tour in India, at the request of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Lectures took place in a number of locations, including the Indian Army College, Civil Service College and in the Lokh Sabha, the Lower House of the Indian Parliament. The tour was brought to an abrupt end when Robert and his wife Monica were detained under house arrest in Dharamsala by the Indian authorities. The lectures coincided with the Chinese Premier Li Peng?s official visit to India. Robert had to return home early to the UK. In 1996, Robert was able to orchestrate the first meeting between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a member of the British Royal family. His Holiness met Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, with Robert, on 17th July, at Clarence House.
Robert married Monica Tebbett, a childhood friend, in 1956. They were married for 55 years and had two sons, Martin and Giles. Robert also has three grandchildren, Emma, Candice and Nicholas. His interests include travel, hiking and skiing, having only stopped skiing at the age of 86!
CONTACT:
Mr Thubten Samdup
Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Office of Tibet, London
Tel: +44 (0)20 7722 5378
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
Essex Park and Recreation Summer Program Update
It never too early to start planning for Summer!!! Are you and your children ready for Tons of Summer Fun? Registration for Essex Park and Recreation summer camps has begun.
Join Essex Park and Recreation, as we host a variety of Great Summer Camps.? Complete program information including registration, times, dates & fees can be found on our web site: www.essexct.gov. Choose the Department tab then choose Park and Recreation. For More information contact 860-767-4340 x110
Slamma Jamma Basketball Camp ? Join the 2013 Class M Champions-Valley Regional High School Players & Coaches. The camp is built on individual instruction and fundamentals. The goal of the camps is to provide instruction that will help your child become a better basketball player. As the saying goes ?Basketball players are made during the summer and perform in the winter.? Every camper gets a Slamma-Jamma T-shirt, Basketball, and Certificate.
Running Rams Track & Field Camp ? Instruction in most of the track and field events from some of the area?s best coaches, eight in all, at one of the finest venues in Connecticut?Valley Regional HS in Deep River, CT. Campers will enjoy plenty of instruction, plenty of snacks, juice, water, plenty of breaks and awards at the conclusion of Friday?s final session.
Summer Tennis Clinics at Valley Regional High School Courts- Tennis Pro and Valley Regional Girls Varsity Coach Gary Ribchinsky will be teaching the fundamentals of tennis: ground-strokes, volley, serve, and game play in the clinics designed for ages 6 ? 15
Shoreline Girls LAX Clinic ? Join Valley Regional HS Girls LAX Coach Greg Ruel, along with a coaching staff of USL certified coaches, club coaches & college and high school Players. No prior LAX experience required. Girls will be taught the fundamental and technical skills that will help them to become stronger all?around players.? The girls will be put in to different game environments where they will gain confidence and field mobility while increasing their comfort level on the field.? Enjoy great coaching, gear food & Fun!!
We offer several other great summer programs such as Summer Day Camp with some really great themed activities, field trips and games. Chose the weeks you would like to attend- just one week or all eight! Sports Squirts a great way to introduce kids ages 3 -5 to a variety of different sports. Baseball Camp with ?Between the Lines?, Skyhawk?s Beach Volleyball & Golf is also being offered. Returning again this summer is Shoreline Gymnastics Camp ? another great opportunity designed to teach basic gymnastics skills, while increasing confidence.
Source: http://valleynewsnow.com/2013/03/essex-park-and-recreation-summer-program-update/
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Hair Today Gone Tomorrow ? Can Menopausal Hair Loss Be ...
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Studies show that up to 40% of women experience hair loss or hair thinning during menopause or in the four to five year period before menopause (perimenopause). Although there are no overnight solutions to menopausal hair loss, there are a number of steps you can take to remedy the situation.
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The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy: How to Break Free from the Medical Myths of MenopauseJust Say No to America's Number-One DrugMenopause is not a disease. So why are millions of American women taking a drug for this natural body process?
The widespread popularity of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a triumph of marketing and advertising over science. Although HRT and estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) can help some women with certain menopause-related problems, the benefits have been oversold to women and their health care providers. There is no scientifically valid evidence that estrogen prevents heart disease, colon cancer, or Alzheimer's. Nor is there any evidence that it keeps you looking younger, preserves your sex drive, or enhances your memory.
However, HRT does carry the risk of serious side effects, including certain cancers. Should you be taking such risky drugs to help you get through menopause? The Truth About Hormone Replacement Therapy, written by the National Women's Health Network, will help you decide. Inside, you'll discover:
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This sensible health guide gives you the tools you need to make an informed decision that's best for you and your body.
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Doctors say that men receiving hormone therapy with testosterone have reported relief of some of the symptoms associated with so-called male menopause. Because men do not go through a well-defined period referred to as menopause, some doctors refer to this problem as androgen (testosterone) decline in the aging male -- or what some people call low testosterone. Men do experience a decline in the production of the male hormone testosterone with aging, but this also occurs with conditions such as diabetes.
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