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Blue moon, August 31, 2012, the second full moon this month. Photo by The Beaufort Tribune?s sunrise photographer, Jack Howison.

In case you didn?t get up as early as our sunrise photographer Jack Howison this morning to see the blue moon setting in the west as the sun was rising in the east, you?ll have a second chance tonight when the same blue moon rises in the east. A blue moon is the third full moon during a season in which there are four full moons, which happens only once about every three years. More?

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The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Beaufort County will host its 2012 NAMIWalk fundraising event on Saturday, September 22 on Hilton Head Island?s Coligny Beach. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The Walk begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. More?

Cunard Liner ?Queen Mary 2?. Photo: George Trask.

Savannah has set in motion the possibility of a cruise ship terminal for the historic city, whose riverfront is located 45 miles south of Beaufort and Hilton Head. More?

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is reminding all people living in low-lying areas to take steps to get rid of any standing water that could become breeding grounds for mosquito-borne illnesses. More?

Following comments by Coastal Conservation League environmentalist Dana Beach published in The Beaufort Tribune and other respected South Carolina daily newspapers yesterday, August 30, Charleston?s longtime mayor Joe Riley called Beach?s comments ?reckless?. More?

Harvard College is accusing 125 undergraduates in a government lecture class, almost 50%, of cheating on a take-home exam this past spring. The class, perhaps appropriately titled ?Introduction to Congress?, was attended by 279 students. More?

As predicted, the South Carolina Gamecocks beat Vanderbilt?s Commodores in Thursday night?s season opener in Nashville. The final score was 17-13. More?

Here?s a human-interest report from ground zero of Hurricane Isaac as it passed through Baton Rouge, Lousiana, on Wednesday, August 29. It?s of interest to folks in the Beaufort area because this is what can happen when a hurricane hits here, if not worse. We don?t have levees here, but we do have low-lying areas prone to flooding. More?

With the goal of creating new energy and new leadership across the region, United Way of the Lowcountry is seeking 40 ?emerging leaders? under the age of 40 to bring new passion and perspective to both the local United Way and to serving the community. More?

In October some homeowners in Beaufort County will see their property taxes go up. This after County Council voted 7 to 4 Monday night, August 27, to raise taxes by 1 mill to help the County School District. More?

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According to the Beaufort Police Department, daytime residential burglaries have continued in the Mossy Oaks area and areas surrounding North Street. More?

Three Beaufortonians are forming a new group called Beaufort Vision to provide pro bono services to residents of Beaufort county who have been the victims of police misconduct, false arrest, wrongful conviction, prosecutorial misconduct and judicial misconduct. More?

Defensive end Devin Taylor of Beaufort. Photo: GamecocksOnline.com.

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Beaufort?s Devin Taylor pumped up for victory

The University of South Carolina Gamecocks are primed and ready to take on Vanderbilt?s Commodores in their 2012 college football opener in the SEC Eastern Division this evening, Thursday, August 30. The Gamecocks? lineup includes powerful defensive end Devin Taylor of Beaufort, a senior collegiate star destined for the major leagues after he graduates from USC this coming spring. More?

Here?s the Republican?s Party?s 2012 election platform: More?

Note: The following was originally sent to The Beaufort Tribune as a comment to one of our recent articles. We present it here as a letter to the editor because of its timeliness and relevance to the entire community:

I was just about to find a way to let you all know that I go to your page several times a day and I am enjoying it because The Beaufort Tribune has a variety and a harvest of information about and concerning Beaufort county as a whole. More?

Beaufort Police arrested and charged a Beaufort woman with burglary for allegedly entering sheds and stealing lawn equipment. More?

Photo: SC Policy Council

South Carolina Policy Council President Ashley Landess stood today, August 29, with an ideologically diverse group of allies to remind the state?s political leaders what real ethics reform looks like. Landess was joined by Dana Beach, Executive Director of the Coastal Conservation League; Talbert Black, Coordinator of South Carolina Campaign for Liberty; Harry Kibler, head of Operation Lost Vote; and Johns Island civil rights activist William Saunders. More?

The Port Royal Police Department will receive an award from the Beaufort County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Agency. More?

Jonathan Francis, Sr. Road

Beaufort County Council unanimously agreed to naming the road to the new St. Helena Island Library as Jonathan Francis, Sr. Road. The vote was taken Tuesday night, August 28, during the County Council meeting. More?

MugFaces of the day

Thursday, August 30, 2012: 25 arrests

Benjamin Griffin, arrested 29 times, this time for a Municipal Bench Warrant and Criminal Sexual Conduct.

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Q&A: Actress Greta Gerwig on Italy - Carry On | Travel + Leisure

08.30.12

The former queen of mumblecore movies, Greta Gerwig, is now starring in such high-profile projects as Woody Allen?s To Rome with Love (out June). Here, her thoughts on truffles, art, and other Italian greats.

Q: Where did you stay while filming?
A: The cast stayed at the Parco dei Principi ($$$),near the far side of Villa Borghese. It was very fancy, but old-school, like seventies-style, which makes sense given Woody Allen. It was definitely built when you wanted to use as much chrome as you could get.

Q: In a city full of famous locations, did you have a favorite?
A: We shot a scene at night in Campo de? Fiori, a glorious square with a fountain. It was just magical.

Q: And the food?
A: Sometimes I would walk 40 minutes to Ciampini to have gelato for breakfast. It?s like eating butter with ice cream. And I?d never really had truffles before?? I ate a disgusting amount of them. I would order two pastas at dinner, which is why I?m a little chubby in the film.

Q: Did you take any side trips?
A: Florence. I?d never seen Michelangelo?s David, which made me cry. It?s so iconic that you don?t expect to have a reaction to it. But you see it and it?s so human. It completely floored me.

Q: Woody Allen seems to be working his way through Europe. Where would you like him to film next?
A: I?d love to see what he?d do in a movie about Berlin. That would produce great comedy. I watched Bananas again recently and I think he does well in places with less romance. Just imagine: To Berlin with Love from Woody Allen.

Photo by Philippe Antonello ? Gravier Productions, Inc., Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics

Source: http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-blog/carry-on/2012/8/30/q-and-a-actress-greta-gerwig-on-italy

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Typhoon watchers' cars engulfed by giant waves

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A car surrounded by water after its owner parked it on the bank to watch waves brought on by Typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao, in northeast China's Shandong province, on August 28, 2012.

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A car tipped over by a huge wave after its owner parked it on the bank to watch waves brought on by Typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao.

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People gathered to watch waves brought on by Typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao.

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Policemen gesture to a driver stranded in a car on a flooded road as waves are whipped up by typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao.

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Police trying to help remove a car surrounded by water after its owner parked it on the bank to watch waves brought on by Typhoon Bolaven in Qingdao.

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Police trying to prevent a car from being washed away.

Typhoon Bolaven, the strongest storm to hit South Korea for almost a decade, left a trail of death and damage in parts of the Korean peninsula on Tuesday and crossed into China early on Wednesday, Agence France Presse reports.

Previously on PhotoBlog: Dramatic rescue as typhoon capsizes fishing boats

Source: http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/29/13543534-china-typhoon-watchers-cars-engulfed-by-giant-waves?lite

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High School Sports Roundup for Aug. 30, 2012

Updated: August 30, 2012 11:02PM

Girls Volleyball

No. 1 Marist 25-25, Young 8-13: Taylor Holder had 12 assists, nine service points and eight digs to lift host Marist (2-1). Elyse Panick added 11 kills for the RedHawks.

No. 2 Lockport 25-11-25, No. 8 Stagg 20-25-23: Katie Tabisz had 14 assists and six kills for host Lockport (1-1) in the SouthWest Suburban crossover. Alexa Janus led Stagg (5-2) with 14 assists and Lexi Mantas chipped in 13 kills.

No. 7 Providence 25-25, St. Ignatius 20-19: Allie Marthaler had 16 digs and Becca Rachke added five kills for visiting Providence (6-1).

No. 10 Chicago Christian 22-25-25, Illiana Christian 25-18-23: Emily Lindemulder had 13 kills and nine digs to aid host Chicago Christian (7-1). Emily Workman added 28 assists and 11 digs for the Knights. Kylie Van Roekel paced Illiana Christian (2-5) with eight kills and five blocks.

Lemont 25-25, Eisenhower 10-4: Kelly Ferguson (6 kills) and Haley Sullivan (13 digs) aided visiting Lemont (7-2, 2-0) in the SouthWest Suburban crossover.

Oak Lawn 25-25, Hillcrest 9-13: Rachel Kestian had 11 assists for host Oak Lawn (3-1, 2-0) in the SouthWest Suburban crossover.

Oak Forest 21-25-25, Evergreen Park 25-17-21: Alissa Tattas posted nine kills and 10 digs to lead visiting Oak Forest (5-3, 1-1) in the South Suburban crossover. Colleen Burns had 20 digs for Evergreen Park (2-2, 0-2).

T.F. South 25-25, Argo 5-13: Kylie Bechely?s 17 service points and Crystal Lee?s nine kills led visiting T.F. South (3-1, 2-0) in the South Suburban crossover.

Football

De La Salle 34, Gordon Tech 0: Mikale Wilbon had nine carries for 170 yards and three touchdowns to lead De La Salle (2-0) at Lane Stadium. Wilbon also caught a 24-yard scoring pass from quarterback Shelby Spence.

Boys Soccer

Stagg 1, Young 0: Sebastian Kolpac?s goal and Erick Estrada?s seven saves powered host Stagg (2-2-1).

Marist 2, Mount Carmel 2: Brian Greenwood and Brandon Rizzo scored for visiting Marist (3-1-1). Hrovje Juric and Scott Tobin had goals for Mount Carmel (1-3-1).

Lincoln-Way Central 4, Homewood-Flossmoor 1: Jake Lysik contributed a goal and two assists for host Lincoln-Way Central (4-1) in the SouthWest Suburban crossover.

Shepard 2, Tinley Park 0: Goals by Ivan Magana and Will Somerfield sparked visiting Shepard (5-2, 1-0) in the South Suburban crossover.

Oak Lawn 1, Kennedy 0: Jakub Gil?s goal was the difference for host Oak Lawn (3-1).

Argo 2, Kelly 2: Erik Martinez and Jonathan Marquez scored for host Argo (4-1-1).

Beecher 7, St. Anne 1: Josh Cialdella netted a hat trick for visiting Beecher (5-1) in its River Valley opener.

Crete-Monee 2, Lincoln-Way North 0: Austin Palanca and Jesse Santillian had goals for visiting Crete-Monee (5-1-1).

Hinsdale Central Tournament

Lincoln-Way East 1, Hinsdale Central 1: Alan Hernandez had the goal for Lincoln-Way East (1-0-3) in the final round of pool play.

Lemont Tournament

Lemont 2, Lockport 0: Tommy Gasienica had one goal and one assist to guide visiting Lemont (4-1-1).

Windy City Ram Classic

Providence 3, Little Village 1: Ben Salvador?s two goals led host Providence (4-1) to a fifth-place finish.

Boys Golf

Reavis 180, Argo 190: Argo?s Anthony Rago (38) was the medalist in the South Suburban Red dual at Stony Creek.

Eisenhower 175, Evergreen Park 179: Eisenhower?s Vinny Curta shot a 41 to win medalist honors in the South Suburban Red meet at The Meadows.

St. Rita 173, St. Laurence 178: Medalist Patrick Henry shot an even-par 37 to spark St. Rita in the Catholic League dual at Tuckaway.

Sandburg 156, Bradley 157: Sandburg teammates Luke Ostrom and Jake Stefan each shot 2-over 38 in the SouthWest Suburban crossover at Silver Lake?s North Course.

Lincoln-Way Central 156, Homewood-Flossmoor 173: Medalist Bryant Bolden carded a 38 for Lincoln-Way Central in the SouthWest Suburban crossover at Ravisloe.

Lemont 163, Oak Forest 177: Co-medalists Joe Paloian and Joe Ziebell shot 39 for Lemont in the South Suburban Blue dual at Broken Arrow.

Lockport 170, Stagg 190: Gehrig Hollatz (36) led Lockport in the SouthWest Suburban crossover at Big Run.

Girls Golf

Lemont 180, Plainfield Central 195: Lemont?s Bridget Lynn (40) was the medalist at Woodbine.

Girls Tennis

Lincoln-Way East 7, Thornwood co-op 0: Stefanie Hunniford and Andie Doyle won at No. 1 singles for host Lincoln-Way East in the SouthWest Suburban crossover.

Chicago Christian 5, Walther Lutheran 0: Lexi Chionis won at No. 1 singles for host Chicago Christian in Suburban Christian meet.

St. Viator 3, Marian Catholic 2: Gaby Rosales (No. 1 singles) prevailed for host Marian Catholic in the East Suburban Catholic.

Hillcrest 3, Reavis 2: Claudia McGee and Janay Stowers won at No. 2 doubles for visiting Hillcrest in the South Suburban crossover.

Sandburg 6, Andrew 1: Allia Abunaim won her match at No. 2 singles for host Sandburg in the SouthWest Suburban crossover.

Providence 5, Bishop McNamara 0: Marybeth Galick (No. 1 singles) won her match for visiting Providence in the East Suburban Catholic.

Lockport 6, Lincoln-Way Central 1: Kelsey Forkin and Kat Samardzija won at top-seeded doubles for host Lockport in the SouthWest Suburban crossover.

Mother McAuley 3, Mount Assisi 2: Julie Stanton and Caitlyne Beyer (No. 2 doubles) posted a victory for visiting Mother McAuley in the GCAC.

Contributing: Josh Krockey

Source: http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/sports/14815480-419/high-school-sports-roundup-for-aug-30-2012.html

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Video: Gov. Kasich: Polls show the race is dead even

Tiny mites on your face may cause rosacea

Scientists may have finally found what sparks the inflamed and reddened skin in people suffering from rosacea: tiny mites that crawl across most of our faces, unseen and unfelt. The new finding may eventually lead to more effective treatments, researchers say.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/vp/48833396#48833396

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'Books, Antiques and Apples' ? Chateau Cargill Wedding Photography

Michelle and Devon got married in Surrey BC at the Chateau Cargill.

They ?both got ready at their house in Langley, bride on the main floor, and the groom in much cooler basement! Then we went and did photos down the road deep into the property. The mosquitos were vicious, but the photos turned out well.

Then it was off to the chateau. Their entire theme was intricately thought out, from each book being carefully picked to go with the colours, to all the knick-knacks placed on the pillars and throughout the decor.

It was a beautiful wedding, and we were so happy to be able to shoot it.

To see more photos from this wedding please check out our Facebook page.

All photographs taken by Megan Elrick and Jamie Poh of Family Creative. If you?d like to book a consultation for your Vancouver and lower mainland wedding photography, please contact us at 604 544 7900 or email us at info@familycreative.ca

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Naturalized U.S. Citizens Represent a Powerful Voting Bloc for ...

Unless you?ve been living in a bunker for the past few months, you may have noticed the hotly contested presidential campaign currently raging in the U.S. Democratic President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, a Republican, are currently locked in a statistical dead heat for the presidency, according to polling data aggregator Real Clear Politics. Just as in 2000, when Republican George W. Bush narrowly defeated Al Gore, pundits believe the election will be determined by razor-thin margins. It?s no surprise that both Obama and Romney are looking to sway these significant voting blocs ahead of the November election.

What role do legal immigrants play in the upcoming elections?
Legal immigrants represent a rich source of potential votes. Recent research suggests that registered naturalized immigrants vote at higher rates than native-born Americans. However, immigration reform remains a polarizing topic, and both Romney and Obama have had to adopt stances that sometimes alienate legal immigrants.

Although Obama won 67% of the Hispanic vote in 2008, according to the Pew Hispanic Center,
Republicans in battleground states like Nevada have branded him the ?deporter-in-chief.? Furthermore, while Obama?s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, ?potentially provides relief from deportation for eligible unauthorized immigrants ages 30 and under who arrived in the U.S. before age 16,? it falls far short of the comprehensive immigration reform he promised in 2008, as well as the DREAM Act, which would offer young illegal immigrants a path to citizenship.

Romney took a hard-line stance on immigration reform during the 2012 primaries, according to a recent USA Today article. The Republican candidate, ?pushed identity-verification laws to keep illegal immigrants out of American jobs and endorsed the idea of ?self-deportation,? where laws make life so hard for illegal immigrants that they choose to return to their home countries.?

Reaching out to this voting segment
In recent weeks, both parties have created commercials in different languages hoping to reach and influence legal immigrant voters, but the Republicans have generally been outspent by Obama?s team. Reaching this key voting bloc could be easily accomplished through the effective use of resources. For example, deploying interpreters and translators would not only help Spanish voters, but also Chinese, Tagalog, Korean, Hindi, Punjabi, Japanese, and Russian speakers. This simple tactic would allow both parties to reach much wider audiences.

It should also be noted that many naturalized citizens are affected by the 180 bills introduced in state legislatures requiring voter identification and/or proof of citizenship in order to vote. The necessity of these bills is open to debate, but they clearly demonstrate the need for solid translation and interpretation.

Northwest Interpreters, Inc., as a language services company, supports the use of professional interpreters and translators for advertising aimed at multilingual voters, or voters who do not speak English as a first language. Naturalized citizens, as noted above, are motivated voters and take their civic responsibility seriously. NWI believes this voting constituency will only grow more crucial in the years to come.

Source: http://www.nwiservices.com/blog/2012/08/naturalized-u-s-citizens-represent-a-powerful-voting-bloc-for-presidential-candidates/

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Romney ready to claim prize, wife to argue case

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ? Poised at last to claim the prize he's been chasing for years, Mitt Romney barreled into his convention city Tuesday as Republicans worked to showcase him at their national convention as a man who understands everyday Americans and a leader who can fix the economy.

Ann Romney, the woman who knows him best, said she was tickled that her husband would be on hand for her evening speech to the convention. And tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was ready to make the case in his keynote address for Romney as the right leader to get the economy moving.

"It's going to be fun for him to be there," Mrs. Romney told reporters before touching down in Tampa, where she headed to the convention hall for a microphone check, practicing with a few lines from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Running mate Paul Ryan arrived in the convention city, too, still tweaking the speech he'll deliver Wednesday.

But with New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast waiting fearfully to see where Hurricane Isaac makes landfall, politics became an awkward enterprise and no one knows what sort of party the GOP gathering will turn out to be.

After a one-day weather delay, the convention proceeds according to its latest script: delivering Romney the presidential nomination he fought years to achieve, calling the party to unify around him and setting the stage for the final stretch of the hotly contested campaign to unseat President Barack Obama.

Obama, not one to cede the spotlight, tended to presidential business by urging Gulf Coast residents to prepare for the storm. Then he left the White House on a three-state campaign trip focused on winning over college students.

In his first stop at Iowa State University, the president began with a pledge that "when disaster strikes, we're not Democrats or Republicans first, we are Americans first." In the same remarks, he let loose on Republicans, saying the GOP convention "should be a pretty entertaining show. ... But what you won't hear from them is a path forward that meets the challenges of our time."

Mindful of the political perils of campaigning in the face of a natural disaster, aides said Obama was open to adjusting his schedule if warranted. But campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki added: "It's important for him to be out there less than 70 days before the election making the case for why he's a better choice for the American people."

Romney has finalized his own Thursday convention speech, said aide Stuart Stevens, and it will be "a clear vision of a Romney presidency and very much from his heart about America and why he wants to be president and what his presidency would be like."

The cash demands of campaigning never far away, Romney worked two fundraisers into the schedule for his first day in Tampa on Tuesday, while Ann Romney and Ryan both popped out new email appeals for campaign contributions. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina was out with his own fundraising appeal for cash to fight what he said were sure to be distortions at the GOP convention.

Tuesday's convention business got under way at midafternoon, attended by delegates wearing the requisite complement of funny hats and patriotic attire. A string of congressional candidates were set to warm up the crowd for the roll call of the states that will nominate Romney, followed by the evening's main speakers.

Christie, ready for his keynote address, said that for those Americans who aren't yet sold on Romney, "you start turning it around tonight."

In a round of morning talk-show appearances, Christie said Ann Romney would humanize her husband for the nation, and that his own speech would make the case for Romney's economic credentials. But ultimately, Christie said, it will up to Romney himself "to let the American people see who he is."

Meeting with Michigan delegates, Christie insisted that an effective president trumps likability.

"We need somebody who cares more about getting the job done than they care about being temporarily popular with any particular segment of our country," Christie said.

Christie has his own fan club.

"I just love him," said Sandy Barber, a delegate from rural northwest Ohio. "He's plain-talking. He's himself. He's someone who lets his personality come through."

Romney, Barber allowed, "is a different kind of personality. His personality exudes leadership."

Part of the Tampa tableau: a slew of GOP presidential also-rans: Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain posed for a photo after running into each other at the convention center. Cain joked that the caption could be: "We ain't mad. We support Mitt and Ryan." Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum were on hand too, both with speaking slots.

The high campaign season opens with Romney and Obama about even in the last of the pre-convention polls, with each candidate possessing distinct and important advantages. The Democrat is the more likable or empathetic leader; the Republican is more highly regarded as the candidate who can restore the economy, the top issue for voters.

Ann Romney's convention speech was designed to speak to that divide. It was an important part of the GOP's effort to flesh out her husband and present him to the nation as more than a successful businessman and the former Republican governor of a Democratic state, Massachusetts.

She went about the business of humanizing the Romney family with a taped appearance on "CBS This Morning" in which she talked about the pain of a miscarriage, telling details about the experience that were news even to her husband. The Romneys have five sons.

Isaac, which reached hurricane strength Tuesday, skirted Tampa, a big relief for convention organizers worried about the safety of the host city and GOP delegates. But they remain saddled with the question of how to proceed with a political festival ? one devoted both to scoring points against Obama and firing up excitement for Romney ? under the shadow of a dangerous storm crawling toward the Gulf Coast.

Tampa awoke to sunny skies Tuesday while convention planners monitored weather reports for the storm's impact on the Gulf Coast some seven years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.

In a reminder of both the storm and the presidency, Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast to heed warnings from local officials.

Republicans plainly had more at stake in their convention week ? Democrats meet next week in Charlotte, N.C. ? but the Obama campaign also had to recalibrate its tactics as Gulf residents fled their homes or hunkered down. Vice President Joe Biden was called off a Romney-bashing trip to Florida.

That's not to say partisanship has subsided with Isaac's gathering strength. Hardly.

Eager to counter Romney's economic pitch to middle-class voters, a super PAC supporting Obama unveiled an ad featuring a small business owner who criticized the candidate's record on job growth as Massachusetts governor.

Obama was making his personal appeal to young voters in three university towns: Ames, Iowa; Fort Collins, Colo.; and Charlottesville, Va. At his first stop in Iowa, he told students they have the most at stake in this year's presidential election and that Romney has written off young people as a "lost generation."

Awaiting the president in Iowa: An article in the Des Moines Register in which 1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole called Romney and Ryan a "dream ticket."

The two "have a program to turn the economy around that is the most thoughtful and comprehensive I have seen in my lifetime, and I have seen a lot," wrote the 89-year-old Dole.

Los Angeles Major Antonio Villaraigosa, part of the Democratic opposition team in Tampa, said Republican efforts to use Latino speakers at the convention to win over Hispanic voters won't work.

"You can't just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate," he said. "Window dressing doesn't do much for a candidate. It's your policies, your platform."

Polls show Romney trailing badly among Hispanic voters. A Gallup poll taken between July 30 and Aug. 1 found Obama winning 60 percent support among Hispanic voters, and the Republican at 27 percent, little different from 64-29 earlier in the year.

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Woodward reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Brian Bakst, Thomas Beaumont, Tamara Lush, Brendan Farrington and Julie Mazziotta in Florida; Julie Pace in Iowa, Steve Peoples in New Hampshire; Philip Elliott in Wisconsin and Steven Ohlemacher, Alicia A. Caldwell and Jennifer Agiesta in Washington contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/romney-ready-claim-prize-wife-argue-case-163517682--election.html

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Crafts & Hobbies, Soap Making For Beginners

Police activity in Marple and Newtown for the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 5

MARPLE Firework In Mailbox A firework was ignited overnight, Aug. 19-20, in a custom-designed mailbox at a home in the 200 block of Martins Run Road. Damage was estimated at 0.

Seeing humor in failed crafts

For the aspiring cooks and crafters who frequent Pinterest.com, "pinning" something is one thing. "Nailing" it is another.

Murillo fair full of fun

It was a happy birthday for the Murillo fair. Thousands came out over the weekend to celebrate the 121st Murillo country fair and were treated to everything from great food and crafts to family-friendly games, a rodeo and horse races.

Blackberry Arts Festival displays handcrafted creations Sunday

COOS BAY ? If you?re looking for homemade gifts, crafts or food ? it?s all lined up along the streets of downtown Coos Bay this weekend.

Farm Market to ?debut? on Green Village Road Aug. 23

MADISON ? Fresh-cut flowers. Warm bags of kettle corn. Half-sour pickles on a stick. Goat?s milk soap. Olives. Homemade ravioli. Artisan baked goods. And of course, ?Jersey Fresh? farm produce.

Don't forget: Madison Farmers' Market moves to Green Village Road this Thursday

MADISON ? Fresh-cut flowers. Warm bags of kettle corn. Half-sour pickles on a stick. Goat?s milk soap. Olives. Homemade ravioli. Artisan baked goods. And of course, ?Jersey Fresh? farm produce.

?Pinning? crafts and recipes is easy, ?nailing? them is not

For the aspiring cooks and crafters who frequent Pinterest.com, ?pinning? something is one thing. ?Nailing? it is another.

Festival Celebrates Arts, Crafts and Kites at Historic Fort Ontario Sept. 8

Kite experts from around the United States and Canada, including noted Kite Historian Thom Shanken and NYKE (New York Kite Enthusiasts), will be on hand to assist kite fliers of all ages and abilities with their kite flying. Continue reading ?

Stroll the arts and crafts avenue at the Folk Festival

Posted Aug. 20, 2012, at 1:16 p.m. Sure, the American Folk Festival is all about the music, but for those who enjoy making things by hand, strolling the long avenue of arts and crafts vendors is a strong attraction.

Adult soap box derby, Multnomah Days, corn husking: Metro Portland family-friendly events, August 17-19

From UrbanMama.com: View full sizeMultnomah Historical AssociationParader march in Multnomah Days in 1966.?Here?s the scoop for the weekend. For more ideas on what to do this weekend, check out the kid-friendly happenings on PDX Kids Calendar and the urbanMamas calendar...

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Isaac on verge of becoming hurricane, watch extends to Louisiana ...

MIAMI ? As Tropical Storm Isaac moved quickly through the Straits of Florida on Sunday, coastal communities in Florida issued mandatory evacuations and Republicans delayed the start of their national convention.

Residents along the Gulf Coast watched nervously as forecasters said the storm was moving west of its originally predicted path after passing through the Caribbean.

With sustained winds of 60 mph, Isaac lashed Cuba with strong winds and dumped rain on the island early Sunday. No major damage or injuries were immediately reported in Cuba. On Saturday, it slammed Haiti, where at least six deaths were reported.

Heavy rain was already falling in some parts of south Florida, where a tornado watch is in effect until 5 p.m. ET.

The outer bands of the storm extended as far as 205 miles from its center, which was roughly 50 miles southeast of Key West as of 1 p.m. ET.

Lee County, in southwest Florida, ordered residents in six communities, including the popular tourist spot of Fort Myers Beach, to evacuate, citing the possibility of significant storm surge.

The storm is expected to gain strength in the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico and become a hurricane by early Monday as it passes the Florida Keys.

By late Monday afternoon or early evening, Isaac?s eye is expected to be west of Tampa, Florida. It is expected to make landfall again on Wednesday somewhere along the Mississippi coast. By Wednesday ? the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina ? Isaac could be a Category 2 hurricane with winds of at least 96 mph. The hurricane center said areas of the Louisiana coast from Morgan City east are under a hurricane watch. The watch includes New Orleans.

Officials in Plaquemines Parish declared a state of emergency and began preparing for the storm by bolstering levees and adding additional flood protection devices to low-lying highway areas.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott said some areas in his state had no power.

?We are experiencing some minor outages in the southern part of the state,? he said at a news conference in Tampa. He said his main concern for Tampa was no longer a direct hit from Isaac but strong winds from the storm?s reach.

Even with the change in the storm?s predicted track, GOP officials decided to push back Monday?s scheduled start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa by one day, hoping the move will make it safer and easier for delegates to attend.

Some airlines had canceled some flights between airports in south Florida.

In Key West, the southernmost point in the United States and likely the first part of Florida to be hit by Isaac, storefront windows were boarded up, while hotels were largely vacant even though no evacuation orders had been issued.

Some in Key West, though, suggested they were ready and eager to ride out the storm.

?We came down here to have a good time, we?re not going to let a hurricane get in the way,? said Paul Cannella, who is visiting the Keys from Chicago. ?I am a big believer in lifetime experiences, (and) I?ve heard about hurricane parties, so we?re going to have some fun with it.?

Bill Doktor, an iReporter from Punta Gorda, said he had put up hurricane shutters and already started a portable generator.

The rain comes in spurts, he said, pouring down for 15 minutes before subsiding for the rest of the hour.

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Society were concerned that Isaac, headed towards areas hit by Tropical Storm Debby in June, will compound damage done there, especially dune and beach erosion.

?Tropical Storm Debby eroded many beaches along Florida?s west central coast, impacting the property of many gulf-side residents and hotels,? Hilary Stockdon, a USGS oceanographer, said in a written statement. ?Beaches typically take years to recover from severe storm impact.?

A tropical storm warning was in effect for Florida?s east coast from Sebastian Inlet southward to Ocean Reef, and along Florida?s west coast and the panhandle from north of Bonita Beach to Indian Pass, including Tampa Bay.

?The likelihood of hurricane conditions occurring in southeast Florida is decreasing,? the National Hurricane Center said.

?Tropical storm conditions are occurring in the tropical storm warning area along the Florida east coast. Tropical storm conditions are expected to spread northward along the west coast of Florida and into the eastern Florida panhandle in the tropical storm warning area tonight and Monday.?

As preparations continued in Florida, authorities in Haiti were assessing Isaac?s aftermath.

The storm left at least six people dead when it struck the impoverished Caribbean nation on Saturday, pounding camps where hundreds of thousands of people live in tents.

The country is still recovering from a devastating earthquake that struck more than two years ago, and its challenges are compounded by the fact it is led by a relatively new government with limited resources. All that said, the top U.N. humanitarian official in the nation praised the initial response efforts.

?So far, I think we?re faring reasonably well in our response,? Kevin Kennedy said Saturday, referring to the efforts of the Haitian government, U.N. agencies and nongovernmental organizations.

Haitian radio reported that the worst damage was in the country?s southeast where Isaac made landfall.

In the city of Jacmel, on Haiti?s southern coast, the storm damaged houses and knocked out power. As many as 1,500 of the city?s residents took refuge in a school serving as a shelter.

Jacmel Mayor Hugues Paul confirmed at least one death on the outskirts of his city, voicing concerns that more deaths will be reported.

A 10-year-old girl also died when a wall fell on her house in Thomazeau, near Port-au-Prince, the country?s civil protection agency said.

At the Mega IV camp, where 8,000 Haitians live in makeshift shelters, fallen trees and flooding damaged hundreds of tents. Almost no one evacuated the camp before the storm, and authorities were searching the camp tent by tent for potential victims.

At another camp, Canaan, half the tents were blown away, according to an official statement on the radio.

Haiti?s national electricity supplier at one point said that 30 out of the country?s 32 electricity grids were down.

The storm also damaged the country?s banana crop, the U.N. reported.

After hitting Haiti, Isaac skirted eastern and central Cuba. Cuban officials reported some storm surge and flooding from rain in the far eastern part of the country, and about 200 people were said to be in shelters in the town of Baracoa.

Credit: CNN.

Source: http://myfox8.com/2012/08/26/isaac-on-verge-of-becoming-hurricane-watch-extends-to-louisiana/

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Merging the biological and the electronic

Monday, August 27, 2012

Harvard scientists have, for the first, time created a type of "cyborg" tissue by embedding a three-dimensional network of functional, bio-compatible nanoscale wires into engineered human tissues.

As described in a paper published August 26 in Nature Materials, a multi-institutional research team led by Charles M. Lieber, the Mark Hyman, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at Harvard and Daniel Kohane, a Harvard Medical School professor in the Department of Anesthesia at Children's Hospital Boston developed a system for creating nanoscale "scaffolds" which could be seeded with cells which later grew into tissue.

Also contributing to the work were Robert Langer, from the Koch Institute at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Zhigang Suo, the Allen E. and Marilyn M. Puckett Professor of Mechanics and Materials at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

"The current methods we have for monitoring or interacting with living systems are limited," said Lieber. "We can use electrodes to measure activity in cells or tissue, but that damages them. With this technology, for the first time, we can work at the same scale as the unit of biological system without interrupting it. Ultimately, this is about merging tissue with electronics in a way that it becomes difficult to determine where the tissue ends and the electronics begin."

The research addresses a concern that has long been associated with work on bioengineered tissue ? how to create systems capable of sensing chemical or electrical changes in the tissue after it has been grown and implanted. The system might also represent a solution to researchers' struggles in developing methods to directly stimulate engineered tissues and measure cellular reactions.

"In the body, the autonomic nervous system keeps track of pH, chemistry, oxygen and other factors, and triggers responses as needed," Kohane explained. "We need to be able to mimic the kind of intrinsic feedback loops the body has evolved in order to maintain fine control at the cellular and tissue level."

Using the autonomic nervous system as inspiration, Bozhi Tian, a former doctoral student under Lieber and former postdoctoral fellow in the Kohane and Langer labs, and collaborator Jia Liu worked in Lieber's lab at Harvard to build mesh-like networks of nanoscale silicon wires?about 30 - 80 nm in diameter?shaped like flat planes or in a reticular conformation.

The process of building the networks, Lieber said, is similar to that used to etch microchips.

Beginning with a two-dimensional substrate, researchers laid out a mesh of organic polymer around nanoscale wires, which serve as the critical nanoscale sensing elements. Nanoscale electrodes, which connect the nanowire elements, were then built within the mesh to enable nanowire transistors to measure the activity in cells without damaging them. Once complete, the substrate was dissolved, leaving researchers with a net-like sponge or a mesh that can be folded or rolled into a host of three dimensional shapes.

Once complete, the networks were porous enough to allow the team to seed them with cells and encourage those cells to grow in 3D cultures.

"Previous efforts to create bioengineered sensing networks have focused on two-dimensional layouts, where culture cells grow on top of electronic components, or on conformal layouts where probes are placed on tissue surfaces," said Tian. "It is desirable to have an accurate picture of cellular behavior within the 3D structure of a tissue, and it is also important to have nanoscale probes to avoid disruption of either cellular or tissue architecture."

Using heart and nerve cells, the team successfully engineered tissues containing embedded nanoscale networks without affecting the cells' viability or activity. Using the embedded devices, they were able to detect electrical signals generated by cells deep within the tissue, and to measure changes in those signals in response to cardio- or neuro-stimulating drugs.

Researchers were also able to construct bioengineered blood vessels, and used the embedded technology to measure pH changes ? as would be seen in response to inflammation, ischemia and other biochemical or cellular environments ? both inside and outside the vessels.

Though a number of potential applications exist for the technology, the most near-term use, Lieber said, may come from the pharmaceutical industry, where researchers could use the technology to more precisely study how newly-developed drugs act in three dimensional tissues, rather than thin layers of cultured cells. The system might also one day be used to monitor changes inside the body and react accordingly, whether through electrical stimulation or the release of a drug.

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Working Out Your Diabetes | dailyRx

Over the past decade, scientists and researchers have worked hard to find new drug treatments for diabetes. But even as patients have a growing variety of drug options, diet and exercise are still essential ways to prevent and control diabetes.

If you have diabetes, it means you have high levels of blood glucose, or too much sugar in your blood. Glucose is crucial to your health because your body uses it as a source of energy.

However, you can face some serious health problems if you have too much glucose in your blood.

So, how can you take care of your diabetes?

There are three main ways to control your disease. First,?you should get regular exercise. That is, you should be physically active throughout your week. That does not mean you have to be training for a marathon. Even a few hours of exercise per week can make all the difference.

Second, you should follow a healthy diet in order to maintain or lose weight.

Third,?if prescribed by your doctor, you can take medications that lower your blood sugar or boost your levels of insulin, a hormone that helps manage blood sugar levels.

How is exercise good for me and my diabetes?

Physical activity is a key part of managing your diabetes. Not only does exercise help improve your blood sugar levels, it also can boost your overall fitness. What's more, exercise can reduce your risk of diabetes-related complications like heart disease and nerve damage.

There are many things that exercise can do for your health, including:

• lowering your blood sugar
• lowering your blood pressure
• lowering your LDL, or "bad," cholesterol
• increasing your HDL, or "good," cholesterol
• improving your body's use of insulin
• reducing your body fat and helping you lose weight
• reducing your risk of heart disease and stroke
• increasing your energy
• lowering your levels of stress
• maintaining your heart and bone health
• keeping your joints flexible
• reducing your risk of falling

What types of physical activities are beneficial?

In general, any physical activity is better than none at all, as long as the activities are done correctly and safely. Physical activity can both help manage and prevent diabetes. Whether you have diabetes or not, exercise is good for you.

The Diabetes Prevention Program - a large study on people with prediabetes - showed the benefits of both physical activity and weight loss in preventing diabetes. At least 150 minutes of physical activity per week, or about 30 minutes of exercise five times a week, helped patients lose weight. The findings showed that modest weight loss (about five to seven percent of body weight) can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Four types of physical activity can help you control your diabetes and boost your overall health. These include:

• aerobic exercises
• strengthening exercises
• flexibility exercises
• everyday activities

Aerobic Exercises

Aerobic exercises are the most beneficial to your overall fitness. They help you lose weight, give you more energy, improve your muscle function, and improve your heart and lung health. Aerobic exercises also can boost your mood and give you a better night's rest.

Examples of aerobic exercise include:

• running
• walking briskly
• hiking
• bicycle riding
• swimming
• water aerobics
• climbing stairs
• dancing
• basketball, soccer, and other sports

According to the American Diabetes Association, people with prediabetes or diabetes and the general public should get at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise on most days.

Strengthening Exercises

Strengthening exercises are designed to increase muscle strength and build strong bones. If you have more muscle, you burn more calories, even if you are resting. Strengthening exercises also can keep you from gaining weight.

Examples of strengthening exercises include:

• lifting weights
• pulling elastic bands
• calisthenics, or bodyweight exercises like sit-ups and push-ups

Flexibility Exercises

Before you do any aerobic or strengthening exercises, it is important to stretch. Flexibility exercises, or stretching exercises, help keep your joints flexible and lower your risk of hurting yourself during physical activity. Stretching also reduces stress and helps prevent muscle soreness after workouts.

In order to get ready for an aerobic workout, you should stretch for about five to 10 minutes beforehand.

There are many ways to fit flexibility exercises into your day, including:

• aerobics or fitness classes that include stretching
• yoga or Pilates classes
• stretching on your own before and after a workout

Everyday Activities

In addition to doing more formal types of exercise, you can try to be more active during everyday activities. Instead of taking the elevator, for example, you could use the stairs. Making these kind of choices will help you burn more calories.

Other things you could do to be active throughout your day include:

• walking instead of driving
• housecleaning
• gardening, raking leaves, or other yard work
• walk in place or stretch while watching TV
• get up and walk around every hour or so while you are at work
• park farther from your destination so you have to walk a longer distance
• walk down every aisle at the grocery store

Is it always safe to exercise with diabetes?

Talk to your doctor before you start any exercise program. Your doctor and other health care providers can tell you which activities will be safe and what time of day you should exercise.

In patients who take insulin or certain kinds of diabetes drugs, physical activity can cause dangerously low levels of blood sugar, or hypoglycemia. Your blood sugar can drop during exercise, immediately after, or even a day later. If you have low blood sugar, you may feel weak, hungry, shaky, confused, grumpy, or tired. You could even pass out or have a seizure if you blood sugar drops too low.

These potential risks should not keep you from exercising. Instead, you should take steps to avoid and prepare yourself for low blood sugar.

Ask your doctor if you should check your blood sugar before exercise. If you are taking diabetes drugs that can cause low blood sugar, your doctor may suggest you change your dose before exercise. If your blood sugar is below 100, you may need only to eat a snack.

During exercise, you should be prepared for low blood sugar. Carry a snack or glucose tablets with you in case your blood sugar drops.

If you are going to exercise for more than an hour, check your blood sugar at regular intervals throughout your workout. You may need to eat something when you finish.

After your workout, check your blood sugar level.

What do I do before starting an exercise program?

It always a good idea to talk to your doctor before starting any new therapy, including exercise. Ask how your medications mix with physical activity. You may need to change your drug dose before exercise.

There are many risks associated with diabetes, including heart disease, kidney disease, eye problems, and foot problems. If you have any of these complications, ask your doctor which exercises are safe for you.

It is also important to plan and set goals before starting an exercise program. Decide what activities you want to do and the gear you will need.

Plan the day, time, and length of each exercise session. Make time for warming up, stretching, and cooling down each time you exercise.

Keep track of your progress.

Diabetes can be a difficult and complex disease to treat. That is why it is important to work with your medical team to find the best treatment plan for you.

Drugs may or may not be a part of your treatment plan. Physical activity, however, should be a part of everyone's life, diabetes or not. Exercise is a cheap and easy way to take control of your condition and improve your overall health.?

Source: http://www.dailyrx.com/diabetes-and-exercise-explained

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Match Making For Boomers: What Should Be On Your Love Checklist?

Philosophers, clinicians, researchers, and theologians have all had their say about what love is and what love isn't. People are quick to throw all sorts of terms and theories around when they are feeling "warm and fuzzy", or when they need a rationale for why they do not do what they are supposed to do in their intimate relationships.

As a marriage, family, and sexuality therapist and educator, I have noticed that many of my clients either do not have a relationship/love checklist or, if they do have one, they allow their boundaries to become blurred when they begin to have amorous feelings.

So, what should be on your relationship (or love) checklist? Here are a few things you should consider before entering into your next romantic encounter or relationship:

Be Happy With Yourself and Be Ready to Be in a Relationship
There are three essential components to being happy with yourself and ready to be in a relationship:
A. Identify what you need to be happy with yourself.
B. Identify what you may need to do to enable your partner to be happy.
C. Identify what your expectations of being in a relationship actually are.

Being "ready" to be in a relationship means that you are physically, emotionally, and spiritually open to intimately sharing who you are with someone else. Likewise, you also need to be receptive to who your partner is and where he or she is at across all of those dimensions. Many people want to be in love or in a relationship but either aren't ready themselves or don't have a partner who is ready.

Never Forget How Special You Are
If your partner minimizes, negates, or judges you or your actions, you may want to proceed with extreme caution - or not at all. Sometimes when we fall in love with a person it is at the expense of neglecting or even forgetting who we are. Instead, it is important to be with someone who doesn't prevent us from remembering and exhibiting those traits that allow us to be the special individuals that we were put on this Earth to be.

Take Your Time
Too often when couples begin relationships they don't take enough time getting to know one another across different contexts. For example, most people behave differently in front of their peers, their families, and their co-workers and it is important for a couple to have an understanding of how they interact with the different people in their different circles. Moreover, people behave differently over time. The way that a person treats his or her parents today may be significantly different from the way that they may have interacted with their parents when they were growing up. One of your relationship tasks should be to allow the relationship to move slowly enough so that you are able to learn who you are really giving your heart to.

Seven Important Traits
Here are seven additional traits that you may want to add to your love/relationship checklist. Remember, it is important that you define what all of these mean to you personally.

1. Companionship: How much time do you want to spend with your love interest? What will you do when the two of you are together? What will you do when you are apart?
2. Honesty: Will honesty in the relationship be the result of open disclosure, or soliciting for responses?
3. Trust: How dependable or predictable are you? How predictable or dependable should your partner be?
4. Openness: How open and flexible are you? How open and flexible do you want your partner to be?
5. Reciprocity: Do you expect your partner to give to you in the same way as you give to him or her?
6. Good communication: Does your partner share what is really going on with them? Do you share? Do either of you listen?
7. Consideration: How considerate of and attentive to your partner's feelings are you? Should he or she be as considerate of and attentive to your feelings?
Feel free to include some of your own relationship/love checklist items as well. Good Luck!

Dr. James Wadley is an associate professor and Director of the Master of Human Services program at Lincoln University. As a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Dr. Wadley has quickly emerged as one of the nation's best sexuality therapists. A clinical specialization in romantic and family relationship dynamics, healthy sexuality expression, and body image, Dr. Wadley has written numerous articles and blogs, and has published two books: "Would You Marry You?" and "The Lost and Found Box".

Additionally, he is a guest speaker on radio talk shows and relationship seminars across the nation. Dr. Wadley is available for public speaking engagements for seminars, conferences, private groups and clubs. Email him directly at phdjamesw@yahoo.com or call (267) 249-9452. Further information is available at drjameswadley.com, or follow him on twitter @phdjamesw or facebook.

Providing quality reviews, articles and writings on love, dating, relationships and marriage online.

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Egypt prosecutor probes anti-Brotherhood critic

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt's attorney general has referred an outspoken anti-Islamist former lawmaker and for investigation by police prosecutors over claims he called for the downfall of the regime, according to a statement Sunday.

The charge added to concerns that the government is backtracking on the democratic aims of the uprising that toppled the autocratic regime last year.

The complaint submitted against Mohamed Abu-Hamed by another former lawmaker also accuses him of trying to mobilize Egypt's minority Coptic Christians to protest and cause religious strife.

If the case is taken to court and he is found guilty, Abu-Hamed would face a maximum sentence of three years prison.

Abu-Hamed has a doctorate in Islamic theology and was the deputy leader of the liberal Free Egyptians Party, but split away to become an independent lawmaker before parliament was dissolved.

The investigation against Abu-Hamed comes two days after he led a march of around 3,000 people to the presidential palace to protest against the recently elected president, Mohammed Morsi, and his Muslim Brotherhood.

A number of other cases against critics of the Brotherhood, including TV host Tawfiq Okasha and newspaper editor Islam Afifi, who was briefly imprisoned, have stoked concerns that freedom of speech is being curbed, despite last year's uprising that called for greater rights with the downfall of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak's regime.

The Brotherhood accused Okasha and his associates of being behind arson attacks on a number of the group's offices around the country.

He faces trial for his remarks, among them telling viewers that the killing Morsi was permissible. He claimed the Brotherhood and Morsi plan to kill him and retorted, "Fine, I declare it permissible to shed your blood, too."

Despite his popularity in some segments, neither Okasha nor Abu-Hamed have the support of the youth and revolutionaries who helped engineer last year's uprising.

Youth activists launched a snide campaign last week aimed at raising money to send Abu-Hamed on a one-way trip from Egypt to Malaysia.

"We need to unite around one cause. We thought about what this cause could be: Abu-Hamed. In order to move from old Egypt to new Egypt we need to get rid of a few people: Abu-Hamed," a young man says on a YouTube video titled "Get Abu-Hamed Out of Egypt."

Many see Okasha as inflammatory and crass, and others consider Abu-Hamed an opportunist who has flip-flopped alliances since rising to fame during parliamentary elections late last year.

Although the protest march led by Abu-Hamed on Friday was relatively small, it reflects a wider feeling that the Brotherhood is power hungry after decades of being outlawed.

The Brotherhood won the most seats in parliament and then the presidency, and it has clashed with liberals over the formation of a body tasked with writing a new constitution, with secular representatives walking out.

Trying to counter the misgivings, Morsi, who is Egypt's first freely elected civilian and Islamist to take office, has reached out to a wide spectrum of groups and recently named the country's former defense minister ? a holdover of the Mubarak regime ? a Coptic Christian and at least two women as presidential advisers. His newly-formed Cabinet is a mix of technocrats, former ministers from the military-appointed government and Islamists.

In his first legislative decree, Morsi banned the imprisonment of journalists who face trial for inciting hatred, insulting the president, slander and other related offenses.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-prosecutor-probes-anti-brotherhood-critic-183631240.html

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Non-smokers benefit most from smoking ban

ScienceDaily (Aug. 25, 2012) ? Many European countries have passed anti-smoking legislation which bans smoking from restaurants, bars and public buildings. After implementation of such a smoking ban on 1 January 2008 in the metropolitan area of Bremen in northwest Germany (800,000 inhabitants) a 16% decline in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was observed. STEMI is the severest form of myocardial infarction.

For the study, 3,545 STEMIs in the Bremen-STEMI-Registry which occurred between 2006 and 2010 were analyzed.? Dr Schmucker said: "There were more non-smokers than smokers, which explains why the non-smokers group had more STEMIs registered."

For the total population in 2006 and 2007, before the smoking ban was passed, averages of 65 STEMIs were registered per month. In 2008 to 2010, after the smoking ban was passed, the number fell by 16% to an average of 55 STEMIs per month. "This confirms that the smoking ban had a positive impact on the population as a whole by decreasing the number of STEMIs," said Dr Schmucker.

A nearly constant rate of STEMIs was observed in active smokers during 2006-2010. In 2006-2007 active smokers had an average of 25 STEMIs per month. In 2008-2010, they had an average of 26 STEMIs per month, a 4% increase. Dr Schmucker said: "Active smokers are inhaling such high doses of tobacco smoke that being exposed to less passive smoke in public venues is not going to change the risk for that particular group."

In non-smokers there was a 26% decrease in STEMIs, from an average of 39 STEMIs per month in 2006-2007 to an average of 29 STEMIs per month in 2008-2010. The steepest decline in the non-smoking group was detected in young non-smokers; in this group the average number of STEMIs per month was 31% lower in 2008-2010 compared to 2006-2007.

"The reduction in the occurrence of this severest and deadliest form of myocardial infarction in the metropolitan area of Bremen can be partially attributed to the commencement of anti-smoking legislation," said Dr Schmucker. "Non-smokers and especially non-smokers under the age of 65 benefited most from the implementation of the law, indicating the harmful effects of passive smoking. This suggests that expanding anti-smoking legislation could reduce the occurrence of STEMIs even further in the future."

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Tips For Making Bankruptcy A More Positive Experience | Siben ...

TIP! See to it that you are aware of the laws concerning bankruptcy before you consider filing. For instance, somebody cannot transfer assets from a filer?s name up to a year after they file.

It is not uncommon these days for people to be drowning in debt. The bills keep adding up and it is never a friendly voice on the other line when the phone rings. If this sounds a lot like your personal situation, you may have started thinking about filing for bankruptcy. To find out if filing for personal bankruptcy is the right thing for you to do, read on.

TIP! Know that you are able to re-file if you?ve made a mistake in filing for bankruptcy. Generally though, there is only a window of 30 days after the first filing to refile after dismissal has occurred.

You must disclose the names of all creditors to your bankruptcy attorney. This not only includes lenders, hospitals and credit card companies, but also any friends or family that you owe money to.

TIP! Prior to choosing a bankruptcy attorney, seek a free consultation with at least three attorneys. Make sure that you meet with an actual lawyer and not an assistant or paralegal, as these people are not allowed to provide legal advice.

Exercise some caution in repaying your debts when you know a bankruptcy filing in your future. Bankruptcy laws prohibit some creditor payoffs within 90 days of filing. When it comes to family members, a year is the cutoff for payoffs. Study applicable regulations prior to making any financial choices.

Personal Bankruptcy

TIP! Protect your house. Filing for bankruptcy will not always result in losing your home.

Learn about the personal bankruptcy rules before petitioning. There are many issues with personal bankruptcy code, and these pitfalls can cause problems with your case. Mistakes can also have your case dismissed. It is important to learn the bankruptcy code before filing bankruptcy. That way, you will have an easier road.

TIP! After filing a personal bankruptcy, remember to be careful of the debt that you try to take. Creditors exist who are willing to provide loans and other forms of credit to those who have recently emerged from bankruptcy.

You can avoid bankruptcy by paying your creditors on time and paying a little more than the minimum amount. Avoid charging up your credit card and do not purchase items you cannot afford.

TIP! Before you file for personal bankruptcy, check to make sure that all your problem debts will be cleared by bankruptcy. Debts like student loans always remain on your report even if you file.

Consider any other options available before filing for personal bankruptcy. Have you been through credit counseling first? There are various non-profit companies that may be able to help you. They can work with those you owe money to in order to give you lower payments and lowered interest rates, too. They pay your debts and you repay them.

TIP! Talk to an attorney about reducing your car payments so that you can keep your vehicle. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is one of the most common and effective.

A useful tip is to make sure you are ready for the possibility that your case is dismissed. By considering the worst-case scenario that could occur following a failed filing, (e.g. home foreclosure or repossession of your assets) you can make contingency plans and be better prepared.

Interest Rates

TIP! Write down a list of every debt you have. After this, you can file bankruptcy, so make sure this document is accurate.

Filing for bankruptcy should not be done on a whim. Talk to a bankruptcy lawyer to see if a debt repayment plan or reduction in interest rates is a viable option for you instead of bankruptcy. If foreclosure looms, think about getting your loan plan modified. The lender can help your financial situation by getting interest rates lowered, dropping late charges, and in some cases will allow you to pay the loan over a longer period of time. Creditors want their money. Often, they are willing to work out repayment plans with you in order to get it.

TIP! You don?t necessarily have to forfeit all your assets when you file for bankruptcy. You can often keep personal property.

Be honest when filing for bankruptcy, because hiding liabilities or assets can only cause trouble to you. Penalties may include fines, imprisonment or denial of the filing. Never hide anything, and make sure you come up with a well devised plan for dealing with bankruptcy.

TIP! If you think you have to file a petition for bankruptcy, get a lawyer who specializes in bankruptcy. A qualified attorney could give you advice that is necessary for filing and could represent you as you go to court making the process simpler.

If you are planning to file for bankruptcy, be sure to learn what types of assets you will be able to keep and which can be seized. You can find a listing of the asset types that are excluded from bankruptcy in the Bankruptcy Code. You can determine exactly which of your possessions are at risk by consulting this list before you file. This will ensure that you do not have any surprises once you have filed bankruptcy.

You are not alone when you are debating filing for bankruptcy. Don?t let the situation overwhelm you. Look at bankruptcy as a way to begin again

Source: http://www.sibensiben.com/long-island-injury-lawyer-blog/long-island-bankruptcy-lawyer/tips-for-making-bankruptcy-a-more-positive-experience-2

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Sleep learning is possible: Associations formed when asleep remained intact when awake

ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2012) ? Is sleep learning possible? A new Weizmann Institute study appearing August 26 in Nature Neuroscience has found that if certain odors are presented after tones during sleep, people will start sniffing when they hear the tones alone -- even when no odor is present -- both during sleep and, later, when awake. In other words, people can learn new information while they sleep, and this can unconsciously modify their waking behavior.

Sleep-learning experiments are notoriously difficult to conduct. For one thing, one must be sure that the subjects are actually asleep and stay that way during the "lessons." The most rigorous trials of verbal sleep learning have failed to show any new knowledge taking root. While more and more research has demonstrated the importance of sleep for learning and memory consolidation, none had managed to show actual learning of new information taking place in an adult brain during sleep.

Prof. Noam Sobel and research student Anat Arzi, together with Sobel's group in the Institute's Neurobiology Department in collaboration with researchers from Loewenstein Hospital and the Academic College of Tel Aviv -- Jaffa, chose to experiment with a type of conditioning that involves exposing subjects to a tone followed by an odor, so that they soon exhibit a similar response to the tone as they would to the odor. The pairing of tones and odors presented several advantages. Neither wakes the sleeper (in fact, certain odors can promote sound sleep), yet the brain processes them and even reacts during slumber. Moreover, the sense of smell holds a unique non-verbal measure that can be observed -- namely sniffing. The researchers found that, in the case of smelling, the sleeping brain acts much as it does when awake: We inhale deeply when we smell a pleasant aroma but stop our inhalation short when assaulted by a bad smell. This variation in sniffing could be recorded whether the subjects were asleep or awake. Finally, this type of conditioning, while it may appear to be quite simple, is associated with some higher brain areas -- including the hippocampus, which is involved in memory formation.

In the experiments, the subjects slept in a special lab while their sleep state was continuously monitored. (Waking up during the conditioning -- even for a moment -- disqualified the results.) As they slept, a tone was played, followed by an odor -- either pleasant or unpleasant. Then another tone was played, followed by an odor at the opposite end of the pleasantness scale. Over the course of the night, the associations were partially reinforced, so that the subject was exposed to just the tones as well. The sleeping volunteers reacted to the tones alone as if the associated odor were still present -- by either sniffing deeply or taking shallow breaths.

The next day, the now awake subjects again heard the tones alone -- with no accompanying odor. Although they had no conscious recollection of listening to them during the night, their breathing patterns told a different story. When exposed to tones that had been paired with pleasant odors, they sniffed deeply, while the second tones -- those associated with bad smells -- provoked short, shallow sniffs.

The team then asked whether this type of learning is tied to a particular phase of sleep. In a second experiment, they divided the sleep cycles into rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM sleep, and then induced the conditioning during only one phase or the other. Surprisingly, they found that the learned response was more pronounced during the REM phase, but the transfer of the association from sleep to waking was evident only when learning took place during the non-REM phase. Sobel and Arzi suggest that during REM sleep we may be more open to influence from the stimuli in our surroundings, but so-called "dream amnesia" -- which makes us forget most of our dreams -- may operate on any conditioning occurring in that stage of sleep. In contrast, non-REM sleep is the phase that is important for memory consolidation, so it might also play a role in this form of sleep-learning.

Although Sobel's lab studies the sense of smell, Arzi intends to continue investigating brain processing in altered states of consciousness such as sleep and coma. "Now that we know that some kind of sleep learning is possible," says Arzi, "we want to find where the limits lie -- what information can be learned during sleep and what information cannot."

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1. Anat Arzi, Limor Shedlesky, Mor Ben-Shaul, Khitam Nasser, Arie Oksenberg, Ilana S Hairston, Noam Sobel. Humans can learn new information during sleep. Nature Neuroscience, 2012; DOI: 10.1038/nn.3193

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Promising new drug target discovered for treatment and prevention of heart failure

ScienceDaily (Aug. 25, 2012) ? A promising new drug target for the treatment and prevention of heart failure has been discovered by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY, US.

The study was presented at the ESC Congress 2012 by principal investigator Professor Roger J. Hajjar, MD.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 5.8 million Americans suffer from heart failure and 670,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. One in five people with heart failure die within one year of diagnosis. Heart failure is most often treated with aggressive medical and device therapy, but has no cure. The most common symptoms of heart failure are shortness of breath, feeling tired, and swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, and sometimes the abdomen.

In this study presented at the ESC Congress 2012, researchers identified a new drug target that may treat and/or prevent heart failure. The team evaluated failing human and pig hearts and discovered that SUMO1 (small ubiquitin-like modifier), a small protein that regulates the activity of key transporter genes, was decreased in failing hearts. When the researchers injected SUMO1 into these hearts via gene therapy, cardiac function was significantly improved.

"This indicates that SUMO1 may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of heart failure," said Professor Hajjar, who is research director of Mount Sinai's Wiener Family Cardiovascular Research Laboratories.

Led by Professor Hajjar, the team has been evaluating the transporter gene SERCA2a in patients with severe heart failure as part of the CUPID (Calcium Up-regulation by Percutaneous administration of gene therapy In cardiac Disease) trial. When delivered via an adeno-associated virus vector -- an inactive virus that acts as a medication transporter -- into cardiac cells, SERCA2a demonstrated improvement or stabilisation with minimal side effects. But Professor Hajjar said: "We found that while injection with SERCA2a restored cardiac function, over time the new SERCA2a became dysfunctional. This indicated that something else upstream from SERCA2a was causing the dysfunction in the heart."

Dr Changwon Kho, PhD, and Dr Ah Young Lee, PhD, two experts in the study of cardiac proteins at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, identified SUMO1 as the regulator of SERCA2a, showing that it enhanced its function and improved its stability and enzyme activity. When Professor Hajjar and his team studied human and animal models, they found that when SUMO1 was decreased, SERCA2a became dysfunctional in human hearts, showing that SUMO1 plays a protective role. When the team injected SUMO1 as a gene therapy, they found that it protected SERCA2a from oxidative stresses that are prevalent in heart failure.

"Our experiments over the last four years beginning with the discovery of SUMO1 as an interacting protein of SERCA2a have shown that it plays a critical role in the development of heart failure," said Professor Hajjar. "In fact, SUMO1 may be a therapeutic target at the earliest signs of development and may be beneficial in preventing its progression, a much needed advance for the millions suffering from this disease."

Dr Lisa Tilemann extended the experiments performed in mice and rats in a preclinical model of heart failure in porcine models.

Professor Hajjar said: "We have now clearly shown that SUMO1 gene delivery can enhance cardiac function and stabilize the deteriorations of left ventricular volumes in large animals with severe heart failure. We have also shown that delivering SUMO1 and SERCA2a concomitantly can have synergistic benefits on overall function in heart failure."

Led by Professor Hajjar, the Mount Sinai team discovered the landmark potential of SERCA2a in 1999 and since then has been pursuing its potential as a treatment delivered via gene therapy. The next stages in the research include testing a novel gene therapy construct which will combine both SUMO1 and SERCA2a within one gene therapy vector that will enable the investigators to express both genes simultaneously. Similar to their efforts in the CUPID trial they will explore the delivery of SERCA2a and SUMO1 via gene therapy. Additionally, the research team has developed a cellular test to screen for compounds that may increase the interaction of SERCA2a with SUMO1, evaluating SUMO1 as an adjunctive therapy to SERCA2a.

Professor Hajjar concluded: "While this study re-affirms the importance of SERCA2a as a target in heart failure, our discovery of the critical role that SUMO1 plays in improving SERCA2a function in heart failure will hopefully lead to novel treatment strategies for patients with heart failure."

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