I installed some speed reading apps and tested them. I?ve so far notices a few ?categories? or groups of equals:
One kind exists mostly from showing a text word by word in the middle of the screen. Showing each word a very short time and so you can read at a high wpm because you never need to move your eyes.
Another kind is merely a speed reading article disguised as app.
Another kind is no speed reading app but just a reading app with a fancy name.
Yet another kind is training in the form of news/actually.
And the last kind is a training app, not for your own stuff but purely for training.
I only tested them quickly and unions talked the non-interesting. But they aren?t quite what I?m looking for. Maybe I should write one myself for training and guided reading.
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ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2012) ? Scientists have demonstrated a new way to investigate mechanisms at work in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, which also could prove useful in the search for effective drugs. For new insights, they turned to the zebrafish, which is transparent in the early stages of its life. The researchers developed a transgenic variety, the "MitoFish," that enables them to see -- within individual neurons of living animals -- how brain diseases disturb the transport of mitochondria, the power plants of the cell.
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and MS (multiple sclerosis) are quite different in their effects on patients' cognitive and motor functions, behavior, and prognosis. Yet on the level of individual neurons, common mechanisms can be observed that either cause or accompany nerve degeneration in a number of different diseases. One of these is a disturbance in the transport of mitochondria, organelles that play several vital roles in the life of a cell -- above all, delivering energy where it is needed. And in a neuron, an extremely power-hungry cell, that means moving mitochondria all the way down its longest extension, the axon. Studying mitochondria transport in other animal models of neurodegenerative disease, particularly in mice, has been revealing. But the MitoFish model opens up new possibilities.
The new model was jointly developed in the labs of Prof. Thomas Misgeld of the Technische Universit?t M?nchen (TUM) and Dr. Bettina Schmid, a senior scientist of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) based at the institute of LMU Prof. Christian Haass. "This collaboration has provided a system," Misgeld says, "with which we can try to understand the traffic rules or the life cycle of a given organelle, in this case mitochondria, in the context of a nerve cell that's existing in its physiological environment, where it is developing and changing. Most of these things we don't understand well enough to model them in another setting, so we have the organism do it for us."
The MitoFish is both readily manipulated, enabling researchers to pose specific questions, and literally transparent -- allowing non-invasive in vivo observation of changes relevant to disease processes. It is possible to image a whole, living neuron over time and to follow the movements of mitochondria within it. "The zebrafish is an established genetic model," Schmid explains, "which means you can bring foreign genes or certain proteins into a fish to test hypotheses about basic biology, disease mechanisms, or potential therapies. And because the early embryo is transparent, you can label specific nerve cells with a fluorescent protein and then look at them in an intact, living animal."
The researchers stress that this new window into the neurodegenerative diseases could not have been opened without combining complementary expertise: from Misgeld's lab, imaging and analysis focused on organelle dynamics; and from Schmid's lab, development of transgenic zebrafish models that are stable enough for long-term study. The first authors of the team's report in The Journal of Neuroscience are Gabriela Pluci?ska (TUM) and Dominik Paquet (LMU). The collaboration leaders are linked through participation in the newly established Excellence Cluster SyNergy (Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology), as well as in the DZNE and the Excellence Cluster CIPSM.
"Just talking to each other," Misgeld recalls, "we realized that this would be a perfect match -- that she would have situations in which the kind of trafficking question I wanted to look at could be of high relevance, and that she had all the tools we would need to carry this forward."
The driving force, they emphasize, is to understand more about Alzheimer's and other brain diseases to help steer the search for therapies in the right direction. "We need to understand how the machine works before we can operate it," Schmid says, "and modern biology is so technically advanced that no lab can be cutting-edge across the whole range of needed expertise."
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SRA International has agreed to acquire MorganFranklin?s national security business in an effort to grow its defense, national security and health portfolios.
SRA did not disclose terms of the deal and said the company expects to close the transaction by December.
Approximately 180 MorganFranklin employees, many of whom are based at client sites in the Washington and Tampa regions, will move over to SRA.
SRA President and CEO Bill Ballhaus said the company is pursuing strategic growth opportunities through the acquisition.
MorganFranklin holds positions on contract vehicles with SRA?s existing customers, according to SRA.
MFC?s line of work includes tactical C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, continuity of operations, emergency planning, information assurance and project management office support.
SRA announced the promotion of Deb Alderson to executive vice president and chief operating officer last week, nearly a year after she joined the company as EVP for strategic development.
Ballhaus said she brings a client-facing focus to her new post, where she will oversee the company?s main operating groups in the civil government; defense; health; and intelligence, law enforcement and homeland security sectors.
The question is not whether we will die but how we have lived.
? Joan Borysenko, psychologist
Talk about the quote. What does it mean to you?
WHAT WE DID TODAY
Today?s Big Question was ?What happens when you die?? We talked about some different answers to the question which come from a variety of belief systems. We heard what a Unitarian Universalist minister said when he had cancer and expected to die soon. We found out that UUs talk more about heaven- and hell-like situations on Earth and what to do about them, than we talk about an afterlife. That is because many UUs believe we live on after life through what we did when we were alive?as well as in the memories of our families and friends. We also explored rituals to memorialize people after they die.
ANSWERING TODAY?S BIG QUESTION
What do family members have to say about the question: ?What happens when we die??
What does your family do so relatives who have died live on, through you?
VISIT THE DEAD
Go to a cemetery and look at the gravestones. What can you learn from them? Do those messages help the people buried there live on? Are there flowers and mementos? Why do people put them there?
SHARED SEARCH
Go through a family photo album or ?family tree.? Choose somebody you know little about who has died. Find out as much as you can about that person so they can live on through you.
REFLECT ON YOUR BELIEFS
Ask another big question: Is anything worth dying for? Patrick Henry was a famous patriot who said, ?Give me Liberty or Give me Death.? Was he right? What do you think is worth dying for?
PHOTO CHALLENGE
Photograph a cycle of life and death. You might start with a seed, photograph a flower as it grows through the summer, and photograph it again when it dies in a frost. You might photograph spring buds and then beautiful dying leaves.
FIND OUT MORE
Bereaved Children: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals by Earl A.Grollman (Beacon, 1996) offers insight into how children and adolescents experience death and grieving and how adults can help them through such experiences. The book presents ways children and adults might bring various faith perspectives to the subject of death.
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A Unitarian Universalist minister who has written extensively on this session?s Big Question is Rev. Forrest Church. Obtain Love and Death: My Journey through the Valley of the Shadow (Boston: Beacon Press, 2008) from the UUA Bookstore (at www.uuabookstore.org/) in hardcover or paperback or as an audio CD.
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A 2008 Time magazine article (at www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1842627,00.html) details one scientist?s attempts to find out what happens after death.
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It's that wonderful time of the year in Miami where Art Basel comes to our Magic City and brings a slew of art, music, fashion, food, and parties with it. What has now become a week-long celebration of events and parties spanning from Miami Beach to Wynwood, Basel is a huge time of the year not to miss. Whether you're hibernating from all the artsy tourists and looking for an escape or in full social butterfly mode, here's a guide to some food and drink pop-ups you'll want to check out. It's not easy browsing art galleries on empty so these will help you refuel on essentials like caffeine, good food, and alcohol. With many of these already starting today and running through Sunday, December 9, there's no time to lose. So get started and add these to the Basel agenda for this week.
The Counter: Cooper Avenue's pop-up for Basel features late night eats like dumplings, curry chicken buns, short rib rice bowls, and a wonton shrimp broth, among other good items sure to cure the munchies and refuel your almost-empty tank throughout the week. The priciest item is $12 (sashimi). Where: Cooper Avenue; 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue, Miami Beach
Basel Biergarten: Beer, bacon, street art, and music come together at the Wynwood Cigar Factory for the first annual pop-up, the Basel Biergarten. They'll have craft beers from local Florida breweries and candied bacon and other smoked meats from the Miami Smokers. It runs Thursday through Sunday. Where: Wynwood Cigar Factory; 101 NW 24 Street, Wynwood
Michael's Genuine Food & Drink: The Schwartz empire expands its beloved MGFD for Basel-goers on the beach this year. The MGFD Caf? will be at the Design Miami pavilion across from the Miami Beach Convention Center. Expect Schwartz's staples on the menu, along with his home brew on draft, wine, cocktails, Panther Coffee, and Hedy Goldsmith's famous pastries. The pop-up will run during Design Miami hours, from Wednesday through Sunday. Where: Design Miami; Meridian Avenue and 19 Street, Miami Beach
The Broken Shaker: This week the pop-up goes permanent but for invite-only events during Art Basel. It'll be officially open to the public after the Basel madness. So if you're one of the lucky ones invited to stop by this week, have a drink for those of us who have to wait. Where: Freehand Miami Hostel; 2727 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach
BLOOM: Due to the surge of artsy folks wandering around Wynwood this week, BLOOM is opening for a special Art Basel lunch every day from 11:30a.m. to 3p.m. with Latin American and Asian fare. Their $4 happy hour from 5 to 8p.m. will also be in full effect. Where:2751 North Miami Avenue, Wynwood
Pavan's Mobile Gallery: For the first time ever, there's a mobile gallery so that you don't miss a blink of art or alcohol when traveling between galleries. Whitewall magazine has curated the art and newly launched liqueur Pavan is providing the cocktails. Where:Various locations include Soho Beach House, Scope Miami, NADA Art Fair and Art Basel Miami Beach
David's Cafe: The Lincoln Road Cuban coffee staple is back to refuel Basel-goers at The Standard in the form of Caf?cito Neptuno by Miami native and artist Jos? Parl?. It's open 24 hours Wednesday through Saturday with all the caffeinated beverages and pastelitos you need to get through the week. Don't fret- it'll still be open through January 3 from 7a.m. to 7p.m. for holiday pick-me-ups. Where: The Standard Hotel; 40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach
Wood Tavern: Heineken is taking over Wood for a backyard Basel beer garden. Get ready to boogie with tunes, cheap drink specials and food like their Pancho's tacos for two bucks with different parties running each day and night from 1p.m. to 3a.m. Thursday through Sunday. Where:2531 NW 2 Avenue, Wynwood
SAMBAPOP: The pop-up from SUSHISAMBA is sprouting up in Midtown next to SUGARCANE Raw Bar Grill. It'll have Samba favorites, bento boxes, small plates, and their signature rolls. Of course, they're serving up alcoholic beverages for your art-going pleasure and sweet desserts. It runs Tuesday to Sunday from noon to midnight. Where:3252 NE 1 Avenue, Midtown
Gale South Beach: The new hotel is having a limited preview of their restaurant Dolce available in the cafe all week long through Sunday. Their bar/lounge venues, Regent Cocktail Club and Rec Room, will also have their debut thanks to nightlife impresario Joshua Wagner heading the operations with pop-ups, of which include one of the locations for this year's traveling Le Baron. Each night the location is announced at 6p.m. via their website, Twitter, Facebook, or phone app. Where:1690 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Fratelli Lyon: The Design District Italian restaurant is making a comeback on South Beach for the UNTITLED art fair on the sand. From Thursday to Sunday, Ken Lyon will have a 100-seat cafe with antipasti, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, pastas, pastries, espresso and wine-prosecco bars. Where: UNTITLED; The beach at Ocean Drive and 12 Street
Phuc Yea! and Phuc Mei!: Another pop-up being resuscitated for the week, the Vietnamese Phuc Yea! is going to be at SCOPE Miami in Midtown. Alongside it, a new offspring from the Pious Pig Restaurant Group, Phuc Mei!, will debut as their bar with drinks that wash down their Asian eats nicely. Where: SCOPE Art Miami; 110 NE 36 Street, Midtown
Macchialina: The cozy Italian spot from the Pubbelly crew is doing a pop-up brunch on Sunday. From noon to 3p.m., fill up on items like breakfast stromboli, Panettone French toast and breakfast pizza. Where:820 Alton Road, Miami Beach
LIT Lounge: The NYC guys from go-to spot LIT are popping up at Cooper Avenue's lounge debuting this week: The Garage. On Saturday from 10p.m. until the early morning hours, get down with drinks and tunes from DJs Paul Sevigny and Prince Terrence of Hustle Club. Where: The Garage; 1661 Pennsylvania Avenue, Miami Beach
Eating House: Tierra Nueva chocolate and the cool chefs from Eating House are combining forces for a closing event on Sunday at The Stage. Giorgio Rapicavoli and Henry Han? will perform a live cooking demo while you sip on chocolate-infused Caipirinhas. After, there will be screenings from the Brazilian Film Festival and you can help yourself to free coffee brewed on site and Tierra Nueva's coffee thins. It starts at 7 and all you need to do is RSVP. Where: The Stage Miami; 170 NE 38 Street, Miami
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Some 70 multinational firms have opened, employing 20,000 skilled workers ? Poles and foreigners alike ? in Krakow, which some call a small Silicon Valley of Central Europe.
By Robert Marquand,?Staff writer / November 2, 2012
Four employees at Element14, a Krakow online electronic parts firm. Left to right: Polish born Tomasz Wasilewski moved from Warsaw, Marianne Kuukkanen from Finland, Alessandro Lombardi came from Italy after not finding a job there, and Jaroslaw Grabon returned to his native Poland after working for years in Munich. They were intrigued by Krakow's IT 'buzz.'
Robert Marquand /The Christian Science Monitor
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One of the clearest illustrations of ?brain gain? in Poland comes from the southern city of Krakow which is experiencing a mini-boom in information technology ? at a time when much of Europe?s tech scene is in a windless ocean.
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The global reverse migration ? turning brain drain to brain gain in many countries ? is obvious here: Some 70 IT and multinational firms have opened, employing 20,000 skilled workers ? Poles and foreigners alike. Cisco opened in May, and its 90-person staff will soon climb to 500. Google moved an R&D office here. State Street, Capgemeni and Lufthansa, Shell, Brown Brothers, and Philip Morris, to name a few, are all present.
The hopeful call Krakow a small Silicon Valley of Central Europe. And the buzz here is a magnet for brain gain: It?s a small oasis of Polish bohemia with 14 colleges and universities, and a bar-arts-and-film scene, and ? not destroyed like Warsaw in World War II ? it retains its Austro-Hungarian architectural charm.
In reporting for The Christian Science Monitor?s ?brain gain? project, I met a cluster of young and bright reverse migrants here in a translucent glass-and-steel tech-park. Recent-hires at the British firm Element14, an online interface provider for electronic parts sales, they are part of the vanguard of Poland?s brain gain. Their profiles tell as much about this city?s bright future as the vibrant draw it is at the moment.
Jaroslaw Grabon, a software engineer, was born in Poland, but his family moved to Germany. Now, in an admittedly ?wrenching? decision, he?s come back to Krakow, leaving a flat and friends in Munich. He says he got a call from a Krakow headhunter for Shell, and decided, out of curiosity and interest in the country, to move back.
?I felt better in Poland than Germany in ways I can?t easily explain, but it was a big decision. I left the whole family. I sent out 120 CVs and got 80 positive replies. Gdansk was a possibility but I decided on Shell. Then moved here [to Element14].?
Alessandro Lombardi couldn?t get work in his native Italy ? but, here, he?s wired-in.
Tomasz Wasilewski worked in Warsaw for a Silicon Valley firm that employed many people like him, offspring of ?migr? Poles who went abroad earlier. But he was sold on Krakow and moved here, partly because of the Krakow buzz and partly for the experience.
A young Finnish woman, Marianne Kuukkanen, arrived this year and says that the city?s multicultural environment requires looking ?more closely at oneself, and I think this has made me more efficient and aware at my job and with others.?
They report that the multicultural work environment, the new business models being employed, and the need to stay current in tech developments pipe a new and different mentality into Krakow.
?Everyone who is here can move somewhere else if they want, to any other site. We are not bound by nationality. Poles who return have a much bigger influence than elsewhere and they know this. It is a factor in their choice. Because it is a smaller setting,? says Wojciech Burkot, of his hometown, Krakow. He, himself, is a part of the Krakow buzz as head of Google?s R&D unit here, a reverse IT migrant who came home after years abroad to wrestling with increasing Google?s search engine speed.
The Krakow setting is key to drawing ?people smarter than us that [keep] the company growing ? and improving, says Mr. Burkot.
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New Orleans police have arrested a 20-year-old man accused of carjacking a woman at gunpoint Monday afternoon on Willow Street. Ken D. Dooley, of the 8400 block of Palm Street, was booked on a count of armed robbery with a firearm on Tuesday in the carjacking case as well as on various violations tied to a shooting in Hollygrove on Monday night, authorities said.
Dooley is suspected of approaching a woman who was washing her car in the 7600 block of Willow. Holding a gun, he demanded that the victim "Get away from the car," police allege. The woman tried to reach for her purse, but Dooley allegedly said, "Get the f--- away from the car."
The woman complied, and Dooley got in the car and drove off, according to police. The vehicle, a gold Lexus RX 350, was recovered 20 minutes later from the rear of a residence in the 1700 block of Gen. Ogden Street in Hollygrove.
About 10:15 p.m. that day, a man was shot in the shoulder at the corner of Gen. Ogden and Olive streets by someone in a dark vehicle, officials say. NOPD officers responding to the shooting saw that vehicle fleeing the area without the headlights turned on and pursued it. The occupants of the car -- which was reported stolen from the 1200 block of Joliet Street -- bailed from the vehicle at the intersection of Colapissa and Mistletoe streets. Police said they caught Dooley following a brief foot chase.
Officers say they interviewed Dooley, and he identified an 18-year-old named Robashi Holmes as the shooter on Gen. Ogden and Olive. During the interview, a key to the Lexus stolen from Willow Street fell out of Dooley's pocket. The carjacking victim subsequently picked Dooley as the robber from a photographic lineup, an incident report notes.
Aside from armed robbery with a firearm, Dooley is facing counts of possession of a stolen automobile, auto burglary and possession of stolen property in regards to the car from Joliet Street. Related to the shooting, documents indicate he was jailed with flight from an officer and principal to aggravated battery. A Criminal District Court magistrate set the defendant's bail at $350,000 for the armed robbery. Bail had not been determined Wednesday on some of the other violations.
Meanwhile, police say they have obtained an arrest warrant for Holmes, who coincidentally was shot aboard an RTA bus on July 12 at the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Palmetto Street. NOPD asks anyone who knows where Holmes is to call Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111 or toll-free at 877.903.7867.
People can also text tips to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637); text TELLCS and then give the information. Callers or texters do not have to give their names or testify and can earn a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an indictment.
Update: This article has been updated with information gleaned from a court record that NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune obtained after the story was first published as well as a statement released by NOPD.
With the bases loaded in the third inning Monday, baseball?s most awkward player delivered one of the awkward doubles you?ll ever see, breaking the game open as the Giants went on to rout the Cardinals.
Hunter Pence?s broken-bat screwball caused shortstop Pete Kozma to initially break right, only to have the ball end up about three feet to his left.
Here it is, 40 seconds into the video:
The hit was just Pence?s fourth of the NLCS. It went as his first double since Sept. 9. Had Kozma held his ground when the ball left Pence?s bat, there?s a real chance it would have turned into a double play, potentially halting a five-run rally before it ever got started. Instead, it was game over.
Fossil study helps pinpoint extinction risks for ocean animalsPublic release date: 23-Oct-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Robin Ann Smith rsmith@nescent.org 919-668-4544 National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
When it comes to ocean extinctions, range size matters most
Durham, NC What makes some ocean animals more prone to extinction than others? A new study of marine fossils provides a clue.
An analysis of roughly 500 million years of fossil data for marine invertebrates reveals that ocean animals with small geographic ranges have been consistently hard hit even when populations are large, the authors report.
The oceans represent more than 70% of the Earth's surface. But because monitoring data are harder to collect at sea than on land, we know surprisingly little about the conservation status of most marine animals. By using the fossil record to study how ocean extinctions occurred in the past, we may be better able to predict species' vulnerability in the future.
"If the patterns we observed in the fossil record hold for species living today, our results suggest that species with large populations but small ranges are at greater risk of extinction than we might have expected," said study co-author Paul Harnik of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center.
Researchers have long assumed that rare animals are more likely to die out. But "rare" could mean multiple things.
The word "rare" could be applied to species that have restricted geographic ranges, or small populations, or that tolerate a narrow range of habitats, or any combination thereof, the authors say.
False killer whales, for example, are considered rare because they occur in small numbers, even though they're found in oceans throughout the world.
Erect-crested penguins, on the other hand, are considered rare because they're geographically restricted to remote islands off the coast of New Zealand even though they're fairly abundant where they occur.
Harnik and colleagues Jonathan Payne of Stanford University and Carl Simpson of the Museum fr Naturkunde in Berlin wanted to know which aspects of rarity best predict why some species survive and others die out.
"It's only through the fossil record where we have a long-term record of extinction where we can really see whether those relationships hold up," Harnik said.
To find out, the team scoured a fossil database for marine invertebrates that inhabited the world's oceans from 500 million years ago to the present a dataset that included 6500 genera of sea urchins, sand dollars, corals, snails, clams, oysters, scallops, brachiopods and other animals.
When the researchers looked for links between extinction rate and measures of rarity, they found that the key predictor of extinction risk for ocean animals was small geographic range size.
Habitat breadth played a secondary role, whereas population size had little effect. The result: Ocean animals that both had small geographic ranges and tolerated a narrow suite of habitats were six times more likely to go extinct than common animals were.
"Environmental changes are unlikely to affect all areas equally, or all individuals at the same time in the same way. If something terrible happens to some part of a species' range, then at least some populations will still survive," Harnik explained.
Life in the sea was once thought to be less prone to extinction than life on land. But with global warming, overfishing, and ocean acidification pushing sea life to its limits, growing evidence suggests otherwise.
"The findings don't mean that when populations dwindle we shouldn't worry about them," Harnik said.
"But the take home message is that reductions in range size such as when a species' habitat is destroyed or degraded could mean a big increase in long-term extinction risk, even if population sizes in the remaining portions of the species' range are still relatively large."
The results will be published this week in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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CITATION: Harnik, P.G., C. Simpson, et al. (2012). "Long-term differences in extinction risk among the seven forms of rarity." Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Data deposited in the Dryad Digital Repository at http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0mq69
The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is a nonprofit science center dedicated to cross-disciplinary research in evolution. Funded by the National Science Foundation, NESCent is jointly operated by Duke University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University. For more information about research and training opportunities at NESCent, visit www.nescent.org.
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Fossil study helps pinpoint extinction risks for ocean animalsPublic release date: 23-Oct-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Robin Ann Smith rsmith@nescent.org 919-668-4544 National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)
When it comes to ocean extinctions, range size matters most
Durham, NC What makes some ocean animals more prone to extinction than others? A new study of marine fossils provides a clue.
An analysis of roughly 500 million years of fossil data for marine invertebrates reveals that ocean animals with small geographic ranges have been consistently hard hit even when populations are large, the authors report.
The oceans represent more than 70% of the Earth's surface. But because monitoring data are harder to collect at sea than on land, we know surprisingly little about the conservation status of most marine animals. By using the fossil record to study how ocean extinctions occurred in the past, we may be better able to predict species' vulnerability in the future.
"If the patterns we observed in the fossil record hold for species living today, our results suggest that species with large populations but small ranges are at greater risk of extinction than we might have expected," said study co-author Paul Harnik of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center.
Researchers have long assumed that rare animals are more likely to die out. But "rare" could mean multiple things.
The word "rare" could be applied to species that have restricted geographic ranges, or small populations, or that tolerate a narrow range of habitats, or any combination thereof, the authors say.
False killer whales, for example, are considered rare because they occur in small numbers, even though they're found in oceans throughout the world.
Erect-crested penguins, on the other hand, are considered rare because they're geographically restricted to remote islands off the coast of New Zealand even though they're fairly abundant where they occur.
Harnik and colleagues Jonathan Payne of Stanford University and Carl Simpson of the Museum fr Naturkunde in Berlin wanted to know which aspects of rarity best predict why some species survive and others die out.
"It's only through the fossil record where we have a long-term record of extinction where we can really see whether those relationships hold up," Harnik said.
To find out, the team scoured a fossil database for marine invertebrates that inhabited the world's oceans from 500 million years ago to the present a dataset that included 6500 genera of sea urchins, sand dollars, corals, snails, clams, oysters, scallops, brachiopods and other animals.
When the researchers looked for links between extinction rate and measures of rarity, they found that the key predictor of extinction risk for ocean animals was small geographic range size.
Habitat breadth played a secondary role, whereas population size had little effect. The result: Ocean animals that both had small geographic ranges and tolerated a narrow suite of habitats were six times more likely to go extinct than common animals were.
"Environmental changes are unlikely to affect all areas equally, or all individuals at the same time in the same way. If something terrible happens to some part of a species' range, then at least some populations will still survive," Harnik explained.
Life in the sea was once thought to be less prone to extinction than life on land. But with global warming, overfishing, and ocean acidification pushing sea life to its limits, growing evidence suggests otherwise.
"The findings don't mean that when populations dwindle we shouldn't worry about them," Harnik said.
"But the take home message is that reductions in range size such as when a species' habitat is destroyed or degraded could mean a big increase in long-term extinction risk, even if population sizes in the remaining portions of the species' range are still relatively large."
The results will be published this week in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
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CITATION: Harnik, P.G., C. Simpson, et al. (2012). "Long-term differences in extinction risk among the seven forms of rarity." Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
Data deposited in the Dryad Digital Repository at http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.0mq69
The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) is a nonprofit science center dedicated to cross-disciplinary research in evolution. Funded by the National Science Foundation, NESCent is jointly operated by Duke University, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University. For more information about research and training opportunities at NESCent, visit www.nescent.org.
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Do you think your computer will be secure without an antivirus software? Even Apple?s OS X needs Antivirus to be secure. If you visit the Apple?s Support website you can find hundreds of fixes to critical security vulnerabilities. The system by default will not be 100% secure unless you are running Linux, which is also now-a-days a question mark. The common reason why people don?t use Antivirus is they are expensive. Also some people have difficulty in finding a good Antivirus software, since we have so many popular brands today.
Some people started asking me questions like why do they need antivirus when they behave good online by not visiting porn websites and not using torrent websites. I think this answer is quite silly, because today even legitimate web sites are compromised. I thought of coming up with this article to bring out some popular free Antivirus software. Since Mac OS X is secure than Windows most of the Antivirus companies stopped producing Antivirus software for that platform, but still you can find some in this list. You can try these free antivirus software, and you don?t need to worry about any ?hidden charges?. Now you can stop searching torrent websites for pirated software and read this article.
P.S. I didn?t perform any virus or malware detection tests to write this article, just some personal experience and valuable feedback from others.
1. AVG
I think AVG deserves a first place in this list. This is the best essential free Antivirus protection I have seen. Though they have both free and premium version, you can always count on the free one if you need basic protection which is quite ?OK? to secure your computer. You can get protection from continually evolving threats. AVG is also low on system resources and you don?t need to worry about memory consumption.
AVG was founded in 1991 with the express purpose of protecting people around the world using the latest in cutting edge security technologies. They gained success quickly and is now one of the biggest players in the security software market. AVG also gives free protection for Android mobiles. It also has good features like finding and protecting your phone if lost or stolen.
2. Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft, the company which changed the way common people use their computer, also provides you free Antivirus for your Windows PC. The anti-annoying, anti-expensive, and anti-virus program got good feedback from Windows users. It provides real-time protection for your home or small business PCs. I used ?Microsoft Security Essentials? before when I was a Windows user. It has a clean interface and does a good job in cleaning infections. Moreover it won?t hurt your overall system performance.
If you ask me whether this is as good as other Antivirus software in the market then that will be a hard question to answer. Since this is from Microsoft, the company behind the popular Windows OS, I think this could do a commendable security protection. Microsoft did a good job with Security Essentials and it is worth trying.
3. Avira
I haven?t tried Avira personally, but some valuable feedback from others forced me to add them in this list. It is easy to install and configure this antivirus. Avira?s Free Antivirus is their entry-level antivirus. It is capable of eliminating many forms of malware, including worms, rootkits and costly dialers. Though the user interface looks quite technical you?ll get used to it in no time. It is not complicated, just too technical for newbies.
Avira offers pretty good detection rates. The AntiVir Guard feature constantly runs in the background and monitors every file in the system. Avira is a company with over 100 million customers and more than 500 employees. It is a worldwide leading supplier of self-developed security solutions for professional and private use. Though Avira Antivirus has some criticisms, it is a good software with ?free? price tag. Avira is now in the Facebook AV Marketplace.
4. Avast
I went through their facts section and saw this ?165,963,809 devices protected by Avast!?, now that?s a huge number. Avast! is available for Windows, Mac, and Android. Avast! program partly operates in the cloud and has extensive database for standard files. The user interface panel looks pretty decent and neat. If I?m recollecting correctly Avast! is one of the first Antivirus software I have used.
It has the lowest memory and CPU usage comparing other Antivirus software. Avast?s free security software solutions are dependable, fast, uses few resources, and often outperform their competitors? paid-for products. I tried out their free Antivirus Software for Mac, and it looks pretty promising, considering the fact you can download and use it for free. I also installed their Android application, need to test that when I?m free.
5. Bitdefender Free Edition
I think you might be surprised to see Bitdefender here. Many of us don?t know Bitdefender has a basic free version apart from their regular paid versions. Their Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other Bitdefender products. It allows you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all. I?m using Bitdefender premium version for my Mac, and so far great experience.
This free antivirus software download is an on-demand virus scanner, which is best used in a system recovery or forensics role. They have two types of scanning ? Scheduled and Immediate. Bitdefender made a great move by releasing a free edition and entered the top free antivirus software circle like a king. Bitdefender is an antivirus software suite developed by Romania-based software company Softwin.
6. ZoneAlaram
ZoneAlarm is a good free Antivirus + Firewall software but people rarely made use of it. I just checked out this software installed in my friend?s computer for this post. The free version of ZoneAlarm is good and has all the features (above basic) for protecting a computer. I loved their Anti-Phishing/Site Status Toolbar and Advanced Firewall features which gives premium performance.
The product feels light even with all these features. The ZoneAlarm family of products is among the most popular and successful Internet security products available on the market. ZoneAlarm protects over 80 million PCs from viruses, spyware, hackers and identity theft.
7. Panda Cloud Antivirus
Cloud? Is it something about Cloud Computing? Panda Cloud Antivirus is actually based on cloud computing, like they are installed on your computer only partially and keeps core files on a dedicated server (or cloud). One of the cool features I came across is you don?t have to manually update it.
You can count on it because Panda Security is a reputed security company founded in 1990. I?m also curious to try this. Panda Cloud Antivirus is lightn and ease of use adapted for your business. This cloud-based enpoint protection has Device Control technology. Panda Cloud Antivirus is based on Collective Intelligence, a system for detecting and disinfecting viruses and other threats that feeds off the knowledge shared by millions of users.
8. Comodo
This is not just a firewall but also has some basic Antivirus features. So you can count on it. Comodo is a popular firewall cum Antivirus software that uses proprietary technology to secure your system. They provide on-access protection. They have some other features, and I love this HIPS Protection thing. It prevents and stops malicious spyware and malware from being installed or executed.
Comodo Antivirus pack includes a full range of detection features for viruses, spyware, rootkits, and other malware. When I looked for a free Antivirus/Firewall software many people recommended me this and I was quickly impressed with the feedback they gave. This will be a good competition for both free Antivirus and Premium Antivirus software. Comodo has a team of over 600 people for creating trust online.
9. PC Tools (By Symantec)
Honestly many people didn?t know PC Tools is now owned by popular Antivirus company Symantec. PC Tools was acquired by Symantec in 2008. PC Tools is dedicated to delivering simple online security and system utility consumer solutions for Windows computers. They handle basic security needs for the computer (does justice as a free Antivirus here).
PC Tools is also compatible with Windows 8 and they have this registry cleaning technology that helps you to get the most out of your PC. There are two things that make PC Tools more popular. It is currently owned by Symantec and it was actually created by Spyware Doctor, an award-winning antispyware software.
10. Malwarebytes
?Last but not least?, Malwarebytes is an unique kind of easy-to-use Anti-malware application and Antivirus which actively protect against all forms of Malware. This software is very simple to use. Let it be installation, configuration or detecting malware, the process is really simple and straight. The feature I liked in Malwarebytes is ?FileAssassin?. It helps us to delete locked files.
It does an excellent job as an Anti-Malware software. I guess with future upgrades it?ll have more advanced features. Malwarebytes is a computer application that finds and removes malware. It is started by Malwarebytes Corporation. It is an effective anti-malware tool.
Though free Antivirus software are enough to provide basic security to your system, but if you do sensitive works like online banking, downloading stuffs, etc, you can consider switching to a premium one. Also if you can afford one you can buy it without second thought.
Which is your favorite antivirus software in this?
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South Korea aims to join the ranks of spacefaring nations this Friday (Oct. 26) by blasting a small experimental satellite to orbit, according to media reports.
The country will attempt to loft a test satellite atop its Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 rocket, or KSLV-1, from the Naro Space Center on Friday, weather permitting, South Korean officials said Monday (Oct. 22).
"We have confirmed after considerations of weather conditions and preparations for the launch that the launch will be possible on October 26," Minister of Education, Science and Technology Lee Ju-ho told reporters, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. "However, even through preparations will be made for October 26, the launch may be delayed if rainfall becomes imminent or very likely on the scheduled date."
The upcoming launch will be South Korea's third try to orbit a satellite with the KSLV-1, which was developed jointly with Russia and is also known as the Naro-1. Previous attempts in 2009 and and 2010 failed.
The spacecraft riding atop the rocket, called the Science and Technology Satellite-2C (STSAT-2C), weighs about 220 pounds (100 kilograms) and is designed to last up to a year in space. Its main purpose is to verify South Korea's ability to orbit a satellite and collect data in space, Yonhap reported.
If all goes according to plan, STSAT-2C will be delivered to an elliptical, 103-minute orbit that brings it as close to Earth as 186 miles (300 kilometers) and as far away as 932 miles (1,500 km), according to Yonhap.
Few of South Korea's neighbors are spacefaring nations; in Asia, only Russia, Japan, China and India have demonstrated the ability to put payloads into Earth orbit. Others have tried and failed, including South Korea's erratic rival North Korea, which made its third and latest attempt this past April.
Many analysts are suspicious of North Korea's attempted satellite launches ? which have come in 1998, 2009 and 2012 ? regarding them as thinly disguised tests of missile technology.
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With the average life expectancy having risen considerably in recent years, more and more options are becoming available to older travellers seeking insurance. A nice price-comparison website, moneymaxim.co.uk, has urged those in their 70s and 80s to shop around before purchasing a policy.
With an increased life expectancy comes an increase in the number of people in that age group who are still active and healthy enough to holiday regularly, which is reflected in the number of travel insurance options becoming available to those of retirement age.? While price has long been a major concern when it comes to buying travel insurance, older holiday makers should now find that they have more choice. Moneymaxim are keen for these travellers to be aware that prices can vary hugely between insurers.
Managing director of the website, Mark Bower, said ?As people increasingly travel in their older years, more and more insurers are beginning to offer travel insurance?to these age groups. This is increasing competition and is great news for travellers. At moneymaxim.co.uk, for example, we list a number of?travel insurance?policies suitable for everyone ? whether you are 50, 60, 65, 75, 85 or 90 plus. There is no reason for travellers to simply take the first quote they get. Shop around for the best deals. ?Unlike other?travel insurance?quotes it is true that many of those looking to purchase?over-70s travel insurance?may need to share their medical history with the insurance provider; it is important to disclose any pre-existing medical conditions before getting a?travel insurance?quote too, but the good news is that comprehensive?travel insurance?is available, for almost every traveller, whatever your condition or age.?
For more information on Lifesure?s Travel Insurance, call us for details and a free quote on 01480 402 475.
An Arduino is one of the cheapest ways to built your own electronics prototypes and projects, but the Arduino Uno isn't exactly the most powerful device on the planet. If you're looking for something with a little more punch, the newly released Arduino Due should do the trick.
The Arduino Due has a 32-bit ARM core (the Uno is 8-bit), an 84 Mhz CPU clock, 96 KB of SRAM, and more USB ports than the Uno. In short, it's a much more powerful microcontroller that can handle a lot more than previous versions. A new set of dedicated forum for help getting started. The Arduino Due is backwards compatible with all your current Arduino sketches, but the added power should be enough to supercharge any upcoming projects you're working on.
GLOUCESTER, England (AP) -Police have arrested a man on suspicion of assaulting former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland amid a pitch invasion during a second-tier League Championship match.
Kirkland, who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, was shoved in the face and to the ground by one of many Leeds supporters running amok on the field after their team equalized in Friday's Yorkshire derby match at Hillsborough.
Gloucestershire Police say Sunday a 21-year-old man is in custody and the subject of an investigation being led by a police force in Yorkshire.
The man has been named on social media sites.
The Football Association said Saturday an investigation has been launched into the crowd trouble at the game, which also saw bottles being thrown on to the pitch and offensive chanting from both sets of fans.
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The Epson PowerLite 1776W Multimedia Projector, an ultra-light data projector, is a modest upgrade to the Epson PowerLite 1775W Multimedia Projector, a PCMag Editors' Choice, which it is replacing in Epson's lineup. The 1776W comes in at a slightly lower price, and adds auto horizontal keystone correction. It inherits its predecessor's slim and light form factor, very good data and video image quality, and the connectivity ports that count in a portable data projector. It might have become Editors' Choice itself, if it weren't for a similar yet lower-priced model that Epson introduced at the same time: the Epson PowerLite 1761W Multimedia Projector .
The 1776W has a rated brightness of 3,000 lumens, and has native WXGA (1,280 by 800) resolution, compatible with widescreen laptops with a 16:10 aspect ratio. This projector?s light engine uses 3LCD technology, which Epson helped to develop.
This projector measures a slim 2.1 by 11.5 by 8.3 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.8 pounds. It?s reminiscent in form to the Casio Slim XJ-A246 , which has almost identical dimensions but is a little heavier, at 5 pounds.
The 1776W has a zoom wheel but no focus wheel. Instead, you use left and right arrow buttons, either from the projector or the remote control, to focus. This changes the focus in precise increments and is good enough to get a sharp image. The projector comes with a soft carrying case replete with several pouches.
The 1776W has the ports that count for a portable data projector: VGA, HDMI, RCA video, audio in; a type B USB port for keyboard and mouse control; and a type A USB port for running a presentation off a USB thumb drive. It has a second type A USB port, behind a screw-off cover, specifically for a wireless LAN module. The included Quick Connect USB thumb drive can be plugged into a PC to provide quick ad-hoc network setup.
Data Testing I tested the 1776W from about seven feet away, where the image filled our test screen (about 70 inches diagonal). It was bright enough to stand up to a fair amount of ambient light without degradation.
Our data and video tests are done in theater-dark conditions. Data image quality, as tested using the DisplayMate suite, was above average for a business projector. In our text test, the type was readable at all sizes, though slightly blurred at the smallest. The only issue worth mention was a modest tinting in a few white and gray backgrounds, similar to what I saw in the Epson 1776W? and slightly more apparent than with the Epson 1761W. Still, the tinting was milder than what I saw with the Casio XJ-A246, and few people are likely to be bothered by it if they even notice.
Video and Sound Video quality was very good for a data projector. It's fine for video clips of any length as part of a presentation, or even to show movies with. It did well in dark scenes; there was a slight loss of detail in some very bright scenes. As an LCD-based projector, it avoids the rainbow artifacts that plague video from some DLP projectors.
Audio, though modest in volume, is louder than many projectors we've seen with similar 1-watt speakers, and sound quality is decent. It should be adequate for use in a small room, and perhaps a mid-sized one.
Bulb Life The Casio XJ-A246 is equipped with Casio's hybrid LED-laser light engine. Its bulb can last up to 20,000 hours, essentially the lifetime of the projector, while the 1776W's is rated for just 4,000 hours.? The Epson, though, offers better data and video image quality (the latter free of rainbow artifacts), and comes in at a lower price.
The Epson PowerLite 1776W Multimedia Projector is brighter than the Epson 1761W, rated at 2,600 lumens, but its data image quality wasn't quite as good in our testing due to slightly more tinting. Although the 1761W can connect via Wi-Fi, the 1776W's USB dongle provides easier ad-hoc wireless connectivity. The 1776W adds auto horizontal keystone correction and Auto Screen Fit to the 1761W's automatic vertical keystone correction.
If you need a slightly brighter projector or if these extra features are important, the 1776W may be a better choice. If not, you can save a good bit of money with the Editors' Choice Epson PowerLite 1761W. In either case, you get a supremely capable ultra-light projector with above-average data and video quality and connectivity options including Wi-Fi, HDMI, and the ability to run presentations computer-free off a USB thumb drive.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Detectives are looking at the possible role of the Manson Family in a dozen unsolved killings from four decades ago, and believe old audio tapes from a bankruptcy case hold a key to the cold cases, a police official said.
The so-called Manson Family cult, a collection of runaways and outcasts known for their high-profile spree of at least nine killings in 1969, was brought together by a charismatic ex-convict, Charles Manson.
The 12 unsolved killings police are looking into had "similar circumstances, the same time period" as those committed by Manson's followers, Los Angeles police spokesmanCommander Andrew Smith said.
"We think there's a chance that they may be related to the Manson Family," he added.
In 1969, Manson became one of the 20th century's most infamous U.S. criminals when he incited his mostly young, female followers to murder in what prosecutors said was part of a twisted plan to incite a race war between whites and blacks.
Among the victims was actress Sharon Tate, the pregnant wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was stabbed 16 times by members of the cult in the early morning hours of August 9, 1969. Manson, now 77, is serving a life sentence.
If police can tie the Manson Family to any unsolved cases, it would confirm longstanding suspicions that they committed more killings.
The revelations about the number of unsolved cases investigators are pursuing comes amid a legal battle between the Los Angeles Police Department and an attorney for Manson follower Charles "Tex" Watson, who is serving a life prison sentence in California.
Los Angeles police, who have gone to court seeking to obtain eight hours of recorded discussions between Watson and his late attorney Bill Boyd, have disclosed few details on the cold cases, including the names of victims or dates of the killings.
The tapes, made more than 40 years ago, have resurfaced as a part of a bankruptcy case involving Boyd's now-defunct Texas law firm. In May, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Brenda Rhoades in Texas granted the request for the tapes, but an appeal is pending.
"We're just trying to obtain these tapes to see if they will shed light on these and other cases," Smith said.
Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck had said in a March letter to a U.S. Department of Justice trustee that the LAPD "has information that Mr. Watson discussed additional unsolved murders committed by followers of Charles Manson."
(Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Will Dunham)
A rainy day fund should be the foundation of every person?s savings. The goal of an emergency fund is to prepare yourself for when the perfect storm hits, because it will happen.
But how many Americans actually have this safety net?
The following infographic, based off the results of a recent Gallup poll, examines the rainy day fund landscape to see how many investors are prepared and for how long.
Click on ?Launch Infographic? for an expanded view.
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With the average life expectancy having risen considerably in recent years, more and more options are becoming available to older travellers seeking insurance. A nice price-comparison website, moneymaxim.co.uk, has urged those in their 70s and 80s to shop around before purchasing a policy.
An Arduino is one of the cheapest ways to built your own electronics prototypes and projects, but the Arduino Uno isn't exactly the most powerful device on the planet. If you're looking for something with a little more punch, the newly released Arduino Due should do the trick. 