Students at Layton Junior High get their game on | The Salt Lake ...

(Carol Lindsay | The Salt Lake Tribune) Devin Smith and Miriam Wilson play Ingenious during an after-school board games club at Layton Junior High.

After-school club ? Teacher Stephen Olson loves sharing his passion for board games.

Layton ? Growing up, Stephen Olson loved board games ? all kinds of board games.

He played them with his family and friends. When he went to college at the University of Utah, he started a board game club with fellow students.

Eventually Olson?s friends gave up board games for girlfriends, wives, children and other activities, and the club died out. But Olson?s love for games never diminished.

Fast forward to 2012, and Olson is a math teacher at North Layton Junior High. It?s his first year on the job, and he discovered there is no math club, so he volunteered to supervise one. He then discovers there is no chess club. It?s one of the few board games he doesn?t love, so he asked his administration if he could have a combination chess and board game club.

They consented.

On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, the board game club meets after school from three to five. Olsen is a happy teacher?he gets the chance to play board games and share his knowledge and love of the game with students.

Olsen visited his parents? home and retrieved an assortment of his favorite games from youth including Ingenious, Small World and Tsuro. Other students play trading card games and still others play chess.

"I can?t resist playing games," Olson said. "I play while I?m correcting papers."

The games help students with reassigning skills and logic. Small World teaches them about combination and how things can synergize or work against one another. Olson said the students also have to learn to put on their poker faces when playing.

While the majority of game playing is friendly, tension can break out.

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"Small World gets a little heated," Olson said.

Seventh-grader Alex Chipman loves the structure of board games.

"I have Asperger?s so this is one of the few times I can open up and enjoy myself," said Alex, who flits around the room checking out all the games. "I don?t like it when people don?t follow the rules. Here I don?t have to worry about people going against the rules because if they don?t follow them, the game won?t work."

Alex?s father, David Chipman, is a resource teacher at North Layton Junior High. He enjoys having Alex participate in the club. "It keeps him occupied and forces him to interact socially," he said. "I think it gives the kids a way of expressing their own personality without having to be afraid of what anybody else thinks about it because they all have a shared interest in the games. If you are passive or aggressive in your play it?s OK, it?s a game, and no one gets hurt."

Eighth-grader Miriam Wilson has always loved board games, and she has not missed a single day of club. At home she played Monopoly and Sorry. The club has introduced her to new games.

"I like playing with other people," Miriam said. "After I?ve played with them for a while, I know what they are thinking and what their next move is going to be."

At another table sit the trading-card gamers. Two brothers, Braden and Cameron Putnam, are in the club. They enjoy playing games with each other and their brother, but they joined the game club to play against new people.

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Solo puts focus on soccer, not personal life

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? Hope Solo diffused the drama surrounding her personal life as the gold medal-winning U.S. women's soccer team prepared for an exhibition match against Ireland.

"My life is great," the goalkeeper said. "My life is happy."

Solo made her first appearance with the national team since she was married to former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens in Washington state on Nov. 13, a day after his arrest at a party for domestic violence. A judge determined there wasn't enough evidence to hold Stevens, but the matter remained under investigation.

Solo spoke after a workout with her fellow U.S. teammates at Portland's downtown Jeld-Wen Field. The national team plays Ireland on Wednesday night on its U.S. appreciation tour following a 2-1 victory over Japan in the final match at the London Games.

"It's unfortunate what the media can do to judge before the facts are out there. It's hard to see, but it's a hard truth, and it's part of life," she said. "I'm happy. I'm happily married. I would never stand for domestic violence. I've never been hit in my life."

Solo has had a stellar career with the national team, helping the team to two straight Olympic gold medals. But she's never shied from attention: From her Twitter criticism of former national team member Brandi Chastain during the London Games to appearing on TV's "Dancing with the Stars."

Police say that they were called to a disturbance at a home in Kirkland, a Seattle suburb, in the early morning hours on Nov. 12. Solo and her brother blamed a disturbance on three unknown men. Officers maintained they had probable cause to arrest Stevens because they observed evidence of an altercation, including a cut on Solo's elbow, and his admission that the two had argued, according to court documents.

The next day, Solo and Steven were married. Solo, 31, posted a smiling photo of herself with Stevens, 33, to Twitter two days later.

Stevens was selected with the No. 28 pick of the 2002 draft by the Seahawks after a stellar career at Washington. But he also was involved in incidents away from football that included reckless driving charges for crashing into a nursing home.

His best season with the Seahawks as in 2005 when he started a career-high 12 games and had 45 receptions as the Seahawks won the NFC championship.

Solo also went to Washington. The two started dating following the London Games.

"Like I said, we're happy, and ultimately that's all that matters," she said.

Wednesday's match is the sixth of the U.S. team's Fan Tribute Tour.

Jill Ellis, women's development director for U.S. soccer, is coaching the U.S. team against Ireland. Former Australian national team coach Tom Sermanni takes over the national team in January, replacing Olympic coach Pia Sundhage, who stepped down.

Ireland and the United States will play again in Glendale, Ariz., on Dec. 1 as the tour continues.

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Astronomers measure most massive, most unusual black hole

ScienceDaily (Nov. 28, 2012) ? Astronomers have used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory to measure the mass of what may be the most massive black hole yet -- 17 billion Suns -- in galaxy NGC 1277. The unusual black hole makes up 14 percent of its galaxy's mass, rather than the usual 0.1 percent. This galaxy and several more in the same study could change theories of how black holes and galaxies form and evolve.

The work will appear in the journal Nature on Nov. 29.

NGC 1277 lies 220 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The galaxy is only ten percent the size and mass of our own Milky Way. Despite NGC 1277's diminutive size, the black hole its heart is more than 11 times as wide as Neptune's orbit around the Sun.

"This is a really oddball galaxy," said team member Karl Gebhardt of The University of Texas at Austin. "It's almost all black hole. This could be the first object in a new class of galaxy-black hole systems." Furthermore, the most massive black holes have been seen in giant blobby galaxies called "ellipticals," but this one is seen in a relatively small lens-shaped galaxy (in astronomical jargon, a "lenticular galaxy").

The find comes out of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Massive Galaxy Survey (MGS). The study's endgame is to better understand how black holes and galaxies form and grow together, a process that isn't well understood.

"At the moment there are three completely different mechanisms that all claim to explain the link between black hole mass and host galaxies' properties. We do not understand yet which of these theories is best," said Nature lead author Remco van den Bosch, who began this work while holding the W.J. McDonald postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Texas at Austin. He is now at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany.

The problem is lack of data. Astronomers know the mass of fewer than 100 black holes in galaxies. But measuring black hole masses is difficult and time-consuming. So the team developed the HET Massive Galaxy Survey to winnow down the number of galaxies that would be interesting to follow up on.

"When trying to understand anything, you always look at the extremes: the most massive and the least massive," Gebhardt said. "We chose a very large sample of the most massive galaxies in the nearby universe," to learn more about the relationship between black holes and their host galaxies.

Though still ongoing, the team has studied 700 of their 800 galaxies with HET. "This study is only possible with HET," Gebhardt said. "The telescope works best when the galaxies are spread all across the sky. This is exactly what HET was designed for."

In the current paper, the team zeroes in on the top six most massive galaxies. They found that one of those, NGC 1277, had already been photographed by Hubble Space Telescope. This provided measurements of the galaxy's brightness at different distances from its center. When combined with HET data and various models run via supercomputer, the result was a mass for the black hole of 17 billion Suns (give or take 3 billion).

"The mass of this black hole is much higher than expected," Gebhardt said, "it leads us to think that very massive galaxies have a different physical process in how their black holes grow."

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Holistic ? part 2 :: Nashville Personal Trainer - Life Fitness Academy

Continuing in this series about how we define holistic as it pertains to our business, it?s time to talk nutrition. We are holistic in our approach to fitness because we recognize the vital role that food and nutrition have in health and wellness. Nutrition is lost in most gyms across America. In fact it?s lost in most doctors offices, grocery stores, and schools also?but those places are for another blog entirely. It?s funny to me how things are relatable anymore in the fitness industry when it comes to nutrition. For example: use the food pyramid and then make it a numbers game with charts and graphs trying to stay at or below a certain number servings or calories every day?which only makes nutrition more complicated. That?s where we come in!

Here at Life Fitness Academy we really strive to be comprehensive in our nutrition research and education?but not to bore you with the facts so much as to make it simple and easy to understand. As our business continues in research and self-testing we turn that around and hand that to our clients in these 3 important ways:
1) Learn about your food. Always ask why!
2) Use food as a tool to achieve whatever it is you need from your body.
3) Enjoy food and don?t be bound to it.

Our aim is to educate and motivate you to learn about your food. Over time, we teach you how to weigh the good information with the bad. This is done by constant research on our part with a few simple questions guiding us. Can I make this (ingredient or food) at home? Can I do better with this (sugar, wheat, dairy, meat, etc..)? Will I feel better or worse with this food? Has this food been tested over time (thousands of years). Is this food ideal? These questions come after identifying what?s going on in the body and how we can effectively help it with nutrition.

Once we have answered those questions as well as figured out your goals (ie. healing, weight loss, weight gain or achieving whole health), we can then start sourcing the various foods, herbs and/or remedies to assist in that process. It is a journey that takes time and we try to educate you along the way, answering the why questions with you, not for you.

Once you have gained this new lease on life and have a better understanding of how food works with your body or what it is you are consuming, you may enjoy it! With your new found food knowledge, enjoying food should keep you from some of the same food choices that could?ve caused the problem in the past.

Our research turns into education for you, which empowers you to reach your goals, gives you perspective, and gives you the passion to share and educate your family. It?s how fitness is supposed to work. Often it happens the opposite?where a trainer or nutritionist sits back and drops crackers on the floor so you can be dependent on them over and over again. Now go (or come)! Go! Learn! Come! Learn! Do it! Succeed! Then teach others!

By: Terry Barga

Other posts in the series:
Holistic ? Part 1

Related posts:

1. Holistic ? part 1
2. Understanding Adrenals Workshop
3. Holistic Health

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Deezer announces 'App Studio' for developers, 'App Centre' store and Echo Nest partnership

Deezer may not be the number one player in the music streaming game, but it's looking to gain ground on its biggest rival with the release of its "App Studio." In addition to an "App Centre" for showcasing software that integrates the service's catalogue, developers "can now place feature-rich apps inside Deezer.com." The company also hopes that a partnership with Echo Nest should make it easier for devs to use music in their projects. A modest 8 items will be available in the App Centre at launch, including the edjing app for mixing Deezer tracks on virtual decks, and the cheeky Spotizr app for importing your Spotify playlist. The French streaming outfit has also been busy improving its social aspects in Facebook and through updates to its Android and iOS apps. Check out the PR below for more info on recent news, details on how to get developing, and the full list of launch-day App Centre wares.

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Microsoft plans OTA update to keep Windows Phone 8 devices from randomly rebooting

Microsoft is prepping a remedy for Windows Phone 8 which will squash a bug that's caused some devices loaded with the OS to reboot without notice. According to a statement issued by Ballmer and Co., Redmond and its partners have identified the cause of the restart woes and are working on pushing out an over-the-air update in December. However, Microsoft is remaining coy regarding what's behind the mishap. Sure, a randomly restarting handset is cause for agitation, but remembering that the latest release of Windows Phone has accounted for the month of December might be a small consolation.

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Dos Equis Turns Masonic Hall Into Oddity-Filled Masquerade for "Most Interesting Man"

By Phillip B. Crook | Posted November 21, 2012, 2:25 PM EST

Picture Burning Man. That annual gathering of the radical artistic community in Nevada's Black Rock Desert was the inspiration behind Dos Equis' "Most Interesting Masquerade," held last week in Chelsea's historic Masonic Hall. The unusual convergence of burner culture, beer, and Freemasons was yet another experiential extension of the brand's infamous ad campaign based around the so-called Most Interesting Man in the World. And much like the commercials?and, indeed, Burning Man?the event set the scene with an array of oddities and unusual experiences.

"To really understand what interesting is, you have to go and do the most interesting things in the world," said Michael Blatter, whose consumer engagement agency Mirrorball produced the bacchanal. "We came back from Burning Man not just with a million technical and artistic ideas, but most importantly we came back with a passion to go deeper. When you see what can be done creatively in the middle of the desert with no electricity, no bathrooms, and no crew, anything is possible."

Since 2010, Mirrorball has teamed with Heineken-owned Dos Equis for its Most Interesting Man campaign, giving life to events like a traveling carnival-like show and a treasure hunt competition that gave the winner a trip to Mexico. Travel was the central thread at the November 15 gathering, turning rooms across three floors of the grand lodge into what the brand dubbed the Most Interesting Academy. More than 2,000 masked and costumed guests spent the evening exploring an experiential maze that included a nightclub-like Venetian masquerade, a rug-thrown Middle Eastern palace, and a tribal dance floor guarded by grass-skirted hostesses. The campaign's bearded pitchman made an appearance, as did belly dancers, scorpion-topped canapes, and live exotic birds.

Chief among the evening's spectacles was the hall itself, the kind of space Blatter calls a "spectacular virgin venue" because no one but a Freemason can ever remember being inside. Mirrorball went through four other unusual locations?a derelict courtyard on Harlem's Boriqua College campus, an abandoned hospital across from City Hall, the shuttered Manufacturers Hanover Trust bank inside the New Yorker hotel, and a former elementary school in the East Village?before learning that the lodge planned to open its doors for the first time in a century to events.

Certainly, this was the building's debut on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as guests uploaded photos and shared status updates throughout the party, particularly in a top-level room devoted to a "live canvas." The canvas involved two models, perched inside a framed shadowbox, whose bodies artist Craig Tracy painted with the image of a lion's face.

But perhaps the purest measure of an event's success is how well it connects to a desired audience, which in this case includes 21- to 34-year-old men. "When you have an event as ambitious as the Masquerade, it takes a synchronized effort from everyone at Dos Equis, as well as from Mirrorball, to produce an experience that leaves a positive impact with our target guy," said Ryan Thompson, the senior brand director for Dos Equis. "The event was a big win, as we've seen through social media feedback."

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Saudi Arabia's 'digital leash' on women

Country music titan Dolly Parton is anything but shy.In an exclusive interview with "Nightline," Parton dished about her love life (including those rumors that she is secretly gay), losing a drag queen lookalike contest and building a multimillion-dollar entertainment empire.Watch the full story on "Nightline" tonight at 11:35 p.m. ETIn her long reign as a country music legend, Parton, now 66, has done it all. In her new motivational memoir, "Dream More," which will be released on Nov. 27, Parton talks about growing up dirt poor in Sevierville, Tenn., in a cabin with 11 siblings. ...

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Gotham Awards Winners List: What Does This Mean For The Oscars?

The first major awards ceremony of the season, the Gotham Awards, was held last night in, of course, New York City, and while the main thrust of the ceremony is to honor indie filmmaking, the big winners could definitely impact the awards conversation for the Oscars. Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" took the top prize for [...]

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Online dating sites see surge in baby boomers memberships. Singles in this generation are turning to internet dating.

Baby boomer is the term used for individuals born between 1946 and 1960. When the second world war finished this saw a big rise in the amount of babies born. In 2004, these baby boomers held 80% of the UKs wealth, purchased 80% of luxury vehicles and bought 50% of all skincare products purchased. The baby boomers are seen as the first generation to grow up with a TV set at home, this is why many seem to have similar humor and ideas throughout larger geographical regions.

Baby boomers are slowly shifting into their retirement years. Market research tells us that more and more will search the internet for online dating and chat rooms. Baby boomers are a generation shown to be wealthier, more outgoing, more confident, also discriminating in their purchase decisions. They are willing to live their lives and do not view retirement as finishing their lives, instead as the start of an age of freedom and happiness.

Based on research by comscore and hitwise data, sites such as Facebook and My Space have only 10% of users that are over 55. This indicates that although the current older generation are using the net, there is less chance to chat or to mingle online. FriendsReunited and Genealogy sites for example though, the member base is older and this shows that moving forward, chat and social websites are likely to develop in popularity for the older generations. Baby boomers give strong attention to tracing their family trees via online resources, and on socializing with friends and acquaintances from the past.

Historically, an issue in everyday lives the elderly face is loneliness and isolation caused by restrictions which make them house bound. The baby boomers are often computer savvy. They often will book their holidays online, perhaps check their finances and to stay in touch with their family via email and other electronic options. It appears inevitable that this older, more technical elderly bunch will extend to making social relationships and interacting online.

Mature online dating and chat, including free online dating is set for massive growth in this demographic. Many baby boomers, for different reasons are finding themselves single in their twilight years. Many elderly singles who are no longer in a long standing relationship are looking to enter the dating market for the first time in possibly decades. Online dating and chat rooms provide reliable and less stressful solutions for single baby boomers. Pushed by high divorce rates, the comfort of contacting old friends using the internet and the ready availability in many homes of modern computer hardware, online dating is certain to grow in popularity in the over 50?s age group. Contacting old friends via social network sites has suggested leading to post-divorce partnerships, and indeed divorces; online dating and chat services are geared to become an important tool of retirement life in the future.

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Eminent Photo Launches Its New 'Photography For Kids & Teens ...

PRLog (Press Release) - Nov 24, 2012 -
Eminent Photo is a website that sells photograph prints of nature and landscape pictures. The site also offers a collection of articles for amateur photographers as well as a free photo gallery where images can be downloaded both for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Today, Eminent Photo launches its new kids section, which offers a variety of articles for children and teens interested in photography.

You can access the new section at: http://www.eminentphoto.com/kids/

?There aren?t that many free quality resources for kids available online,? said Alan Frost, the owner of Eminent Photo. ?We wanted to offer kids somewhere where they could learn all about photography, whether they are 8 years old and using a toy camera or 16 and trying to work with a DSLR.?

The kids? resource has articles in a wide range of categories, and more content is planned over the next few months. These include guides on how to use a camera, instructions for taking nicer photographs, advice on how to work with photos on the computer, tips for interesting and unusual photo locations, and an advanced section. There will also be a part dedicated to parents.

The articles in the kids? section present tips of varying complexity so as to be useful for kids and teens of all ages. There are also tips specifically aimed at compact camera and DSLR users. The articles also contain a large collection of relevant pictures.

?It is like having your very own photography book online,? says Alan Frost. ?Except that, unlike a book, you can access it from anywhere and it will continue to grow over time. We plan to add more content regularly, and particularly over the next couple of months.?

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Video: Todd: House Republicans key to fiscal deal

>>> back at work with one big issue staring them in the face. how to avoid going over the so-called fiscal cliff? if they do not reach a deal your taxes could rise and sharp spending cuts would go into effect as well possibly triggering a recession. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. chuck, good morning to you.

>> good morning, savannah.

>> the goal here is to get a deal that reduces the deficit, and the battle lines have been pretty clear right now. the president campaigned rolling back the tax breaks for the highest earnings and republicans argued spending cuts are the way to get the deficit under control. are we starting to see a softening of those positions on both sides?

>> reporter: here's what there's agreement on. both sides, both parties agree that the wealthiest have to pay more, and the question now and the sticking point at this stage is how do you go about making the wealthiest pay more? do you do it by raising the tax rates ? that's what president obama wants to do. wants to raise the tax freights 35% where they are now up to where they were during the clinton years at 39% what. republicans are arguing is you don't have to do that. you can get all of the money or some of the money that you want by getting rid of loopholes so doing full-fledged tacts reform at next year but don't raise the tax rates at all and somehow get rid of the loopholes. the white house says, hey, that math doesn't work.

>> let me pick up on that because we've seen a few republicans peeling off from a pledge they signed to grover norquist who, of course, is an anti-tax lobbyist works has been very powerful among conservatives. is that a significant move when you start seeing senators like lindsey grak, sacxby chambliss saying i'm not going to stick to the deal.

>> reporter: i'll be waiting to see if house republicans do it. all the areas where republicans are softening. it's senate republicans . if the deal could be cut between senate republicans and the white house , we wouldn't be talking about this, wouldn't have a segment because the fiscal cliff wouldn't be an issue. the house republicans have to worry about primaries and that's the problem for the white house and frankly for house speaker john boehner . he may want to cut a deal but may not have the votes because these guys might be on a primary suicide mission , some of these house republicans , if they side with raising tax rates . if they raise taxes they will lose the primary and there's no general election , they don't have to where he about voters.

>> are democrats signaling where they may be willing to compromise?

>> reporter: president has been willing to talk about social security and medicare and put entitlements on the table. the problem the president has is many parts of his base, including some of those house democrats that he might need in some sort of forged compromise, they are not crazy about doing that. we won. the mandate is to raise taxes. there was no mandate from the voters to tinker with social security and tinker with medicare, but at some point the president's going to put that on the table, and the question will his base let him do it?

>> let me switch gears a bit. i want to ask you about senator john mccain . he, of course, has been very critical about the potential nomination of u.n. ambassador susan rice to be secretary of state, something that hasn't happened yet. he appeared to strike a more conciliatory tone over the weekend. i'm going to play two statements for you, john mccain a few weeks ago and john mccain yesterday and ask you about it on the other side.

>> we will do whatever is necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concerned.

>> i think she deserved the ability and the opportunity to explain herself and her position, just as she said.

>> chuck, very quickly, is this a very significant change?

>> reporter: it is and it tells you something that a lot of people have told me presidents get their secretary of states. the question is how much pain is it going to come with? i'm told it's probably not this week, probably early next week that the president finally decides to name a secretary of state, just down to two, susan rice or john kerry , but hearing that might make the white house feel better. i think the president's gut has been if he were to choose, force him to choose, i think he's leaning susan rice .

>> chuck todd with all the headlines from washington in morning.

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How To Protect And Find Out If Your Mobile Phone Has Virus | Pinoy ...

All smartphone owners should be aware of and concerned about viruses that affect smartphones, but most aren?t. Only 4 percent of mobile phones use virus protection software, according to Juniper Network Global Threat Center?s Malicious Mobile Threats Report 2010/2011. Personal and identity information such as financial passwords and contact lists ? once stored on protected personal computers ? now appear on unprotected smartphones. That?s right folks! The cell phone can get virus too. Mobile phone is now the target of the hackers to listen to your private conversation and read your SMS or text messages without your knowledge. So, if you are hiding secrets from your wife or husband or friends then you better find out if your cell phone has spyware or Virus in it before the Hackers will post your secret online or on the Internet.?The mobile phones infected with malware, Trojan horses and other viruses leave your mobile phone unusable, send the virus to your contacts or worse: Perpetrators steal usernames and passwords that can lead to identity theft. Protecting your phone is a twofold process; avoid possible viruses and download legitimate virus protection on your mobile phone.

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End-User Tips

1.?Open attachments on your phone with the same caution as you do on your computer. This includes attachments in emails and in MMS messages. Don?t open attachments from people you don?t know. Also, don?t open attachments from a contact if the message looks suspicious. Your contact?s phone or computer may be infected with a virus that is emailing or messaging itself to everyone on his contact list, including you.

2.?Watch for suspicious links sent through email or text messages. Never click on questionable links. Like attachments, these may be sent by people you don?t know who are posing as individuals on your contact list. If you are suspicious about a link sent to you by a contact, email or text message the sender to ask if he sent the message. He may not know his phone or computer is infected by a virus that is sending messages to his contacts.

3.?Download apps only from legitimate app stores, and read the reviews before buying to make sure there is no buzz about a virus attached with the app. The Malicious Mobile Threats Report finds that as the demand for apps increases, so does the proliferation of viruses, particularly spyware. Viruses can transfer through any type of application, including gaming apps, fake anti-virus apps, fake financial-tracking apps and social networking apps.

4.?Practice safe memory card use. Never share your memory card with another cell phone. An infected memory card can spread a virus to each phone it contacts.

5.?Set the Bluetooth option on your phone to the?undiscovered?setting. Some viruses penetrate phones through a Bluetooth connection. This attack is especially tricky; you need only walk by an infected Bluetooth device while your phone is?discover-able? and the virus can transfer to your phone. The first documented Bluetooth virus, the Cabir virus, which arrived in 2004, didn?t harm your phone or steal valuable information, but it ran the phone battery down quickly by constantly trying to discover nearby Bluetooth connections through which to spread. Current Bluetooth viruses are more malicious; they steal contact information and disable phones.

Third-Party Apps

6.?Protect your iPhone from malware and other virus infections with anti-virus apps. Choose from a handful of well-known and trusted anti-virus software providers, as some viruses present themselves as inexpensive or free virus software from unknown companies. SmrtGuard Solutions? Snap Secure app and the Lookout Mobile Security app from Lookout Inc. both protect your iPhone from viruses while backing up your important data and allowing you to track or wipe your iPhone if it?s lost or stolen. McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management from Trust Digital is designed for business environments with multiple mobile devices, including iPhones. Snap Secure, Lookout Mobile Security and EMM are all free downloads at the iPhone App Store. Intego created the Virus Barrier iOS software specifically for the iPhone and iPad to scan for and block any viruses from transferring to your computer when you connect the mobile device to it. Virus Barrier can be downloaded from the App Store for a small fee.

7.?If you own an Android-powered phone, download anti-virus from reliable suppliers to protect your personal information. The Kaspersky Mobile Security app offers find-and-wipe services as well as virus and spam protection. In addition to standard virus scans, Norton Mobile Security can lock your phone to protect personal data during a virus attack or if the phone is lost or stolen. The Bullguard Mobile Security app protects against viruses, identity theft and online fraud, and it offers parental controls, a basic backup and SIM card protection. All these apps are available for download from the Android Market.

8.?Add anti-virus protection for your BlackBerry with Bullguard Mobile Security, which offers a user-friendly online interface that allows you to manage your virus protection and back up information from your phone or your computer. Also useful is SmrtGuard?s Snap Secure app for handy information in addition to virus protection; the app warns how new apps may affect your privacy settings and leave your device vulnerable to virus attack. The app also provides BlackBerry users with Personal Guardian service, with which you create a panic button that sends out a text message or phone call with your location. The NetQin Mobile Security for BlackBerry app provides two levels of protection: one local for your phone and one cloud based. It offers real-time virus scanning and a backup of all your data. Download Snap Secure from the BlackBerry App World. Bullguard Mobile Security and NetQin Mobile Security are available for download at the developers? websites.

9.?Even if your Windows computer is protected with anti-virus software, you still need a separate mobile app for your phone. Find Windows Mobile virus protection with the Kaspersky Mobile Security app, which offers a full range of protection not available in its BlackBerry and Android apps. These additional features include data encryption and parental controls. In addition to virus protection, the Bullguard Mobile Security app offers a spam filter and firewall protection with its Windows Mobile apps, which are not offered with its Android and BlackBerry versions. NetQin?s NQ Mobile Security for Windows Phone app offers anti-virus scans and data backups as well as private and safe-browsing capabilities. NQ Mobile Security is available from the Windows Phone Marketplace. Kaspersky Mobile Security and Bullguard Mobile Security can be downloaded from the developers? websites.

Tips & Warnings

• The Juniper Network Global Threat Center?s Malicious Mobile Threats Report predicts the market for mobile device virus protection software will grow exponentially over the next few years as ?the vulnerability of data-centric mobile devices becomes more widely appreciated both in the business and consumer sectors? said Nitin Bhas, one of the report authors. Awareness of the danger is the first step. The second is to protect your phone and the personal information it contains with smart downloading and anti-virus protection.
• Choose anti-virus software that offers additional safety features when possible. Many offer the ability to track your phone when it?s turned on, and some enable you to wipe the phone?s memory remotely. Although these features are particularly helpful when your phone is stolen or lost, a remote wipe protects your personal information if you?re away from your phone when you discover your close contacts have infected phones, and you suspect yours may be infected. Some programs, such as Lookout, Bullguard Mobile Security and Snap Secure, also offer online backups to protect your data in case of loss during a virus attack.

Source: http://www.pinoytechnologies.com/how-to-protect-and-find-out-if-your-mobile-phone-has-virus/

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Black Friday sales online top $1 billion for 1st time: comScore

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Black Friday retail sales online this year topped $1 billion for the first time ever as more consumers used the Internet do their holiday shopping, comScore Inc said on Sunday.

Online sales jumped at least 22 percent on Black Friday - from sales of $816 million on the same day last year, according to comScore data.

E-commerce accounts for less than 10 percent of consumer spending in the United States. However, it is growing much faster than bricks-and-mortar retail as shoppers are lured by low prices, convenience, faster shipping and wide selection.

ShopperTrak, which counts foot traffic in physical retail stores, estimated Black Friday sales of $11.2 billion, down 1.8 percent from the same day last year.

"Online has been around 9 percent of total holiday sales, but it could breach 10 percent for the first time this season," said Scot Wingo, chief executive of ChannelAdvisor, which helps merchants sell more on websites, including Amazon.com and eBay.com.

ComScore expects online retail spending to rise 17 percent to $43.4 billion through the whole holiday season. That is above the 15 percent increase last season and ahead of the retail industry's expectation for a 4.1 percent increase in overall spending this holiday.

It's not clear yet whether strong Black Friday sales online will weaken growth on Cyber Monday, which has been the biggest e-commerce day in the United States in recent years.

"Cyber Monday will be a big day, but not as much of a big day as it has been in the past," said Mia Shernoff, executive vice president for Chase Paymentech, a payment processing unit of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.. "Faster broadband Internet connections in the office used to drive this. But now many consumers have faster connections at home and smart phones and tablets - they don't have to wait."

MOBILE SHOPPING GROWTH

A big source of online shopping growth this holiday season has come from increased use of smart phones, which let people buy online even when they are in physical stores, and by tablet computers, which have spurred more online shopping in the evenings, Wingo and others said.

Mobile devices accounted for 26 percent of visits to retail websites and 16 percent of purchases on Black Friday. That was up from 18.1 percent and 10.3 percent, respectively, on the same day last year, according to International Business Machines, which analyzes online traffic and transactions from 500 U.S. retailers.

Amazon and eBay benefit from increased use of mobile devices for shopping because they are consistently the top two online retail destinations for mobile users, ChannelAdvisor's Wingo said.

Amazon.com was the most visited retail website on Black Friday, with more than 28 million visits, followed by Wal-Mart Stores Inc's website, with 18.4 million and Best Buy Co's site, which had 9.2 million visits, according to Hitwise.

Worth noting: eBay runs one of the largest online marketplaces, rather than being a retailer, so its online traffic was not reported by Hitwise. However, eBay said the volume of mobile transactions on its marketplace jumped 153 percent on Black Friday from a year earlier.

ChannelAdvisor clients' same-store sales on Amazon.com shot up 38 percent on Black Friday, compared with a year earlier. Last year's year-over-year growth was 50 percent.

Client same-store sales on eBay's marketplace rose 31 percent on Black Friday, compared with a year earlier. Last year's year-over-year growth was 15 percent, according to ChannelAdvisor.

PRICE PRESSURE

While mobile devices may be good for sales, they may not be so good for retail profit margins. Smart phones give shoppers real-time access to product prices online, potentially exacerbating the usual holiday discounting and price wars.

Black Friday online transactions jumped almost 30 percent, but the average ticket price was down more than 11 percent, according to Chase Paymentech, which reports data from its 50 largest e-commerce merchant clients.

"It's driving prices down," Shernoff said. "Consumers are checking prices in stores and showing the retailer, and the retailer will succumb to the lowest price online so they don't lose the consumer."

(Reporting By Alistair Barr; Editing by Theodore d'Afflisio and Jan Paschal)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/black-friday-sales-online-top-1-billion-first-165326723--sector.html

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It's a curious thing that the most popular devices in the world right now are also, arguably, the best designed. Apple essentially made the Lamborghini of phones ubiquitous, but its lustre is diminishing for several reasons. Among them is the vastly improved ability of small teams to insert themselves into the product creation process. The long tail (and haute couture) is coming to manufacturing.

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Land Transfer Tax Refunds for First Time Home Buyers | Beaver ...

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Land Transfer Tax applies to all conveyances of land in Ontario. The amount of tax paid is based on the purchase price of the home and is paid to the Land Registry Office at the time the transfer is registered.

First-time home buyers can qualify for a refund on all or part of the tax payable. The maximum amount refundable is $2000 and can be claimed at time of registration or no later than 18 months after the date of registration.

Cost of Home	Tax Payable	Tax Refund	Net Tax Payable
$100,000	$725	$725	$0
$200,000	$1725	$1725	$0
$300,000	$2975	$2000	$975

To Qualify the Purchaser:

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*Must occupy the home as primary residence no later than 9 months after the date of conveyance or disposition.

*Cannot have owned or had an ownership interest in a home, anywhere in the world.

*Same rules apply to a spouse (In the case of a spouse owning a home, the buyer may still qualify for part)

*Purchaser cannot have previously received an Ontario Home Ownership Savings Plan.

Claims can be made electronically, at the Land Registry Office or at the Ministry of Finance.

For more information go to: www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/bulletins/ltt/1_2008.html

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ScienceDaily: Gene News

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/genes/ Genes and Genetics News. Read today's medical research in genetics including what can damage genes, what can protect them, and more.en-usFri, 23 Nov 2012 21:42:39 ESTFri, 23 Nov 2012 21:42:39 EST60http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gifhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/genes/ For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121123092132.htm The genome encodes the complete information needed by an organism, including that required for protein production. Viruses, which are up to a thousand times smaller than human cells, have considerably smaller genomes. Using a type of herpesvirus as a model system scientists have shown that the genome of this virus contains much more information than previously assumed. The researchers identified several hundred novel proteins, many of which were surprisingly small.Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:21:21 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121123092132.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121122152928.htm Scientists have made a major advance in understanding how flu viruses replicate within infected cells. The researchers used cutting-edge molecular biology and electron-microscopy techniques to ?see? one of influenza?s essential protein complexes in unprecedented detail. The images generated in the study show flu virus proteins in the act of self-replication, highlighting the virus?s vulnerabilities that are sure to be of interest to drug developers.Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:29:29 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121122152928.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121122152910.htm Fifty years after scientists first posed a question about protein folding, the search for answers has led to the creation of a full-fledged field of research that led to major advances in supercomputers, new materials and drug discovery, and shaped our understanding of the basic processes of life, including so-called "protein-folding diseases" such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and type II diabetes.Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:29:29 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121122152910.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121145638.htm Researchers recently uncovered a nerve cell's internal clock, used during embryonic development. This breakthrough could lead to the development of new tools to repair and regenerate nerve cells following injuries to the central nervous system.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:56:56 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121145638.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121145621.htm Using a new technique called cryo-electron tomography, scientists have created a three-dimensional map that gives a better understanding of how the architecture of the rod sensory cilium (part of one type of photoreceptor in the eye) is changed by genetic mutation and how that affects its ability to transport proteins as part of the light-sensing process.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 14:56:56 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121145621.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130933.htm Researchers have resolved the structure of that allows a telomere-related protein, Cdc13, to form dimers in yeast. Mutations in this region of Cdc13 put the kibosh on the ability of telomerase and other proteins to maintain telomeres.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:09:09 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130933.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130811.htm Cancer therapies often have short-lived benefits due to the emergence of genetic mutations that cause drug resistance. A key gene that determines resistance to a range of cancer drugs has been reported in a new study. The study reveals a biomarker that can predict responses to cancer drugs and offers a strategy to treat drug-resistant tumors based on their genetic signature.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:08:08 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130811.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130703.htm Two recent studies delve into the role of chromatin modifying enzymes and transcription factors in tumour cells. In one, it was found that the PARP1 enzyme activated by kinase CDK2 is necessary to induce the genes responsible for the proliferation of breast cancer cells in response to progesterone. In another, extensive work has been undertaken to identify those genes activated by the administration of progesterone in breast cancer, the sequences that can be recognized and how these genes are induced.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:07:07 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130703.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130643.htm Previously discarded, human-specific ?junk? DNA represents untapped resource in the study of diseases like Alzheimer?s and autism.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:06:06 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130643.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130633.htm In a new study, researchers describe markers and a model that quantify how aging occurs at the level of genes and molecules, providing not just a more precise way to determine how old someone is, but also perhaps anticipate or treat ailments and diseases that come with the passage of time.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:06:06 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121130633.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121104552.htm New research has found there are several different ways that kidney tumors can achieve the same result -- namely, grow.Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121104552.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121121104416.htm Clumped proteins can be dissolved with the aid of cellular repair systems -- a process of critical importance for cell survival especially under conditions of stress. 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Researchers have opened new perspectives on brain development and stem cell neurobiology by discovering a gene called BCL6 as a key factor in the generation of cortical neurons during embryonic brain development.Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:38:38 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119093848.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141530.htm Scientists have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem cells -- the embryonic-stem-cell look-alikes whose discovery a few years ago won this year's Nobel Prize in medicine -- are not as genetically unstable as was thought.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141530.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141524.htm The prevailing wisdom has been that every cell in the body contains identical DNA. However, a new study of stem cells derived from the skin has found that genetic variations are widespread in the body's tissues, a finding with profound implications for genetic screening.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141524.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141432.htm Geneticists, pediatricians, surgeons and epidemiologists have identified two areas of the human genome associated with the most common form of non-syndromic craniosynostosis premature closure of the bony plates of the skull.Sun, 18 Nov 2012 14:14:14 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121118141432.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121117184658.htm A new discovery concerning a fundamental understanding about how DNA works will produce a "180-degree change in focus" for researchers who study how gene packaging regulates gene activity, including genes that cause cancer and other diseases.Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:46:46 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121117184658.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121116161059.htm Adverse side effects of certain hepatitis C medications can now be replicated in the lab, thanks to a research team. The new method aids understanding of recent failures of hepatitis C antiviral drugs in some patients, and could help to identify medications that eliminate adverse effects. 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So it makes sense that the body would work to ensure that the genes the next generation inherits are exact replicas of the originals. Biologists have now identified one way the body does exactly that.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115172255.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115152655.htm Researchers report that an efficient, high-volume technique for testing potential drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease uncovered an organic compound that restored motor function and longevity to fruit flies with the disease.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:26:26 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115152655.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115133414.htm For the past several years, research has focused on the intricate actions of an ancient family of catalytic enzymes that play a key role in translation, the process of producing proteins. In a new study, scientists have shown that this enzyme can actually also work in another fundamental process in humans.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:34:34 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115133414.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115133312.htm Researchers have discovered that tanshinones, which come from the plant Danshen and are highly valued in Chinese traditional medicine, protect against the life-threatening condition sepsis.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:33:33 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115133312.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132903.htm Medical researchers have for the first time described the structure of the active site core of topoisomerase II alpha, an important target for anti-cancer drugs. The type II topoisomerases are important enzymes that are involved in maintaining the structure of DNA and chromosome segregation during both replication and transcription of DNA. One of these enzymes, topoisomerase II alpha, is involved in the replication of DNA and cell proliferation, and is highly expressed in rapidly dividing cancer cells.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:29:29 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132903.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132901.htm Enzyme hunters at UiO have discovered the function of an enzyme that is important in the spreading of cancer. Cancer researchers now hope to inhibit the enzyme.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:29:29 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132901.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132613.htm New research has revealed a genetic link in pregnant moms - and their male partners - to pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening complication during pregnancy.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:26:26 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132613.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132344.htm Thanks to some careful detective work, scientist better understand just how iPS cells form ? and why the Yamanaka process is inefficient, an important step to work out for regenerative medicine. The findings uncover cellular impediments to iPS cell development that, if overcome, could dramatically improve the efficiency and speed of iPS cell generation.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:23:23 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132344.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132342.htm About 10 percent of kids born with kidney defects have large alterations in their genomes known to be linked with neurodevelopmental delay and mental illness, a new study has shown.Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:23:23 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121115132342.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114172833.htm Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child's IQ, according to a new study using data from over 4,000 mothers and their children.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:28:28 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114172833.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114171710.htm A gene so powerful it nearly triples the risk of Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by an international team of researchers. It is the most potent genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's identified in the past 20 years.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:17:17 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114171710.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114171708.htm For the first time, researchers have landed on a potential diagnostic method to identify at least a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome - testing for antibodies linked to latent Epstein-Barr virus reactivation.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:17:17 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114171708.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114153227.htm In laboratory experiments, scientists have eliminated metastasis, the spread of cancer from the original tumor to other parts of the body, in melanoma by inhibiting a protein known as melanoma differentiation associated gene-9 (mda-9)/syntenin.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:32:32 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114153227.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114134512.htm Researchers provide a whole-genome sequence and analysis of number of pig breeds, including a miniature pig that serves a model for human medical studies and therapeutic drug testing.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:45:45 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114134512.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114134054.htm Caterpillar fungi are rare parasites found on hibernating caterpillars in the mountains of Tibet. For centuries they have been highly prized as a traditional Chinese medicine - just a small amount can fetch hundreds of dollars.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:40:40 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114134054.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114113803.htm There are plenty of effective anticancer agents around. The problem is that, very often, they cannot gain access to all the cells in solid tumors. A new gene delivery vehicle may provide a way of making tracks to the heart of the target.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:38:38 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114113803.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114113235.htm New research has uncovered the cause of infertility for 80 per cent of couples previously diagnosed with 'unexplained infertility': high sperm DNA damage.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:32:32 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114113235.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114083928.htm The ability of cannabis to produce psychosis has long been an important public health concern. This concern is growing in importance as there is emerging data that cannabis exposure during adolescence may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, a serious psychotic disorder. Further, with the advent of medical marijuana, a new group of people with uncertain psychosis risk may be exposed to cannabis.Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:39:39 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121114083928.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113214635.htm For the first time, researchers have used DNA sequencing to help bring an infectious disease outbreak in a hospital to a close. Researchers used advanced DNA sequencing technologies to confirm the presence of an ongoing outbreak of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a Special Care Baby Unit in real time. This assisted in stopping the outbreak earlier, saving possible harm to patients. This approach is much more accurate than current methods used to detect hospital outbreaks.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:46:46 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113214635.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113161506.htm Findings from a study suggest that certain variations in vitamin D metabolism genes may modify the association of low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations with health outcomes such as hip fracture, heart attack, cancer, and death.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:15:15 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113161506.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113143656.htm Biologists have discovered that fats within cells store a class of proteins with potent antibacterial activity, revealing a previously unknown type of immune system response that targets and kills bacterial infections.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:36:36 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113143656.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134807.htm Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by the neurotransmitter glutamate appear to increase the risk of depression.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:48:48 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134807.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134230.htm The cancer-causing form of the gene Myc alters the metabolism of mitochondria, the cell?s powerhouse, making it dependent on the amino acid glutamine for survival. Depriving cells of glutamine selectively induces programmed cell death in cells overexpressing mutant Myc. Using Myc-active neuroblastoma cells, a team three priotein executors of the glutamine-starved cell, representing a downstream target at which to aim drugs. Roughly 25 percent of all neuroblastoma cases are associated with Myc-active cells.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:42:42 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134230.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134224.htm Even the very lowest levels of radiation are harmful to life, scientists have concluded, reporting the results of a wide-ranging analysis of 46 peer-reviewed studies published over the past 40 years. Variation in low-level, natural background radiation was found to have small, but highly statistically significant, negative effects on DNA as well as several measures of health.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:42:42 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113134224.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113122220.htm Scientists have discovered a new gene that regulates heme synthesis in red blood cell formation. Heme is the deep-red, iron-containing component of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood. The findings promise to advance the biomedical community's understanding and treatment of human anemias and mitochondrial diseases, both known and unknown.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:22:22 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113122220.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113122133.htm Researchers have tracked a gene's crucial role in orchestrating the placement of neurons in the developing brain. Their findings help unravel some of the mysteries of Joubert syndrome and other neurological disorders.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:21:21 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113122133.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113091953.htm Why do we get older? When do we die and why? Is there a life without aging? For centuries, science has been fascinated by these questions. Now researchers have examined why the polyp Hydra is immortal -- and unexpectedly discovered a link to aging in humans.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:19:19 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113091953.htmhttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113083536.htm A battle about the ideal height would appear to be raging in men's and women's genes. A researcher in Sweden has shown that this conflict is leading to a difference in reproductive success between men and women of varying height.Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:35:35 ESThttp://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121113083536.htm

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