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Monday, August 5, 2013
U.S. seeks tighter control over Apple in e-book case
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Golf: Murphy Leads At Ben Geren Stroke Play
Defending champion Chris Murphy shot a 3-under-par 69 to take a strong lead Saturday in the opening round of the Arkansas State Golf Association?s Ben Geren Stroke Play Championship.
Trey Shaap and Ron Ocker both are in second place after shooting 74. Kyle Thompson shot a 75.
In Senior Division, Ron Richard leads with a 73 and Ken Golden shot 75.
Scott Rhea leads Mid Seniors with a 73 and and John Paul Jamison shot 76. Paul Wood leads Open Division with a 76.
Championship play continues today.
Source: http://swtimes.com/sections/sports/golf-murphy-leads-ben-geren-stroke-play.html
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Microsoft Recruiting Players to Hunt Xbox Trolls
The first is Enforcement United, where Xbox players can sign up to serve justice to players who may be making the community a worse place. The second is Xbox Community Level, a program where players can level up and earn rewards by being a positive member of the Xbox Live collective, like volunteering for Enforcement United.
?We?ve heard your feedback that you want ways to positively shape your Xbox Live experience, and we feel this is a great way for you to get involved,??Xbox Live policy and enforcement director Glenn Kaleta wrote in an Xbox.com blog.
At first, players will only be judging the appropriateness of other players? Gamertags, looking for potentially bad ones that the built in filters didn?t catch. Despite present restrictions, attention-seeking players always seem to find a way to use numbers and wonky letters to spell out offensive identifiers for themselves.
There will be a system of checks and balances in place so players aren?t just arbitrarily punished, though I expect there will be some level of false positives as always tends to happen with ?tribunal? style community judgment systems like this one. That said, I think it?s a good idea and could help, at least to some degree, to make gaming on Xbox Live more livable. Enforcement United is in its beta phase with this Gamertag analysis program, but there?s no reason to think it couldn?t extend to other aspects of someone?s profile or online habits as well.
A community like Xbox Live is simply too big to be policed by Microsoft employees alone, and this is a good way to draw from the positive members of the community to help make the space a better place. Obviously this won?t solve every issue, but I don?t think it can hurt either.
Right now, only Xbox Live Ambassadors are eligible to serve in the Enforcement? United beta. Ambassadors help out with customer service issues players may have on the behalf of Microsoft, and can rank up their new Xbox Community Level by doing so. You can sign up to join here if you like.
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
Iran gets new president, vows 'constructive' foreign relations
By Yeganeh Torbati
DUBAI (Reuters) - Hassan Rouhani took office as Iran's president on Saturday promising "constructive interaction with the world" after eight years under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad marked by diplomatic confrontation and damaging sanctions.
The politically moderate 64-year-old cleric's resounding victory at June's election raised hopes of a negotiated end to the dispute over Iran's nuclear program and an easing of the sanctions that have hit the OPEC country's oil exports.
That could avert a possible new war in the Middle East. Both the United States and Israel have said all options - including military action - are open to stop Iran getting nuclear arms.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed Rouhani's election win in a statement read out to political, religious and military grandees assembled at a Tehran religious site.
Khamenei praised the "selection of a worthy individual who has more than three decades of service to the system of the Islamic Republic ... and who from the time of the revolutionary struggle ... has resisted the enemies of the Islamic Revolution."
Symbolizing the handover of power, Khamenei took the presidential mandate from Ahmadinejad and handed the document to Rouhani.
Khamenei then kissed Rouhani on the cheek and the new president kissed the leader on his shoulder, a sign of supplication.
The start of Rouhani's presidency puts an end to the Ahmadinejad era during which Iran grew more isolated and came under wide-ranging United Nations, U.S. and European Union sanctions over its nuclear program.
Rouhani faces enormous challenges, including inflation he put last month at 42 percent, unemployment, and political divisions between conservative, moderate and reformist factions.
"Moderation does not mean deviating from principles and it is not conservatism in the face of change and development. Moderation ... is an active and patient approach in society in order to be distant from the abyss of extremism," Rouhani said in a short speech after becoming president.
"In the international arena we will also take new steps to promote the Iranian nation towards securing national interests and removing sanctions. Although there are many limitations, the future is bright and promising," he said.
"The orientation of the government is Iran's economic salvation, constructive interaction with the world, and a restoration of morality."
Rouhani's first test is persuading parliament to approve his list of proposed ministers, which he is expected to present on Sunday after he takes his oath of office in parliament.
"Rouhani will certainly appoint more competent men and women to key economic ministries and institutions. He will also follow saner economic policies," said Shaul Bakhash, an Iran historian at George Mason University in Virginia.
"But the economic problems are staggering ... Above all, without a serious easing of sanctions, it is difficult to see how Rouhani can get the economy moving again."
CLEAN HANDS
Ahmadinejad defended his time in office, telling state television late on Friday his administration was the least corrupt in history, and blaming sanctions for economic problems.
"We promised to have clean hands; I say with confidence that this government is the cleanest government," Ahmadinejad said, according to the Mehr news agency.
"The enemy has introduced heavy sanctions and the nation has faced problems. We have made our utmost effort but we couldn't resolve all the pressures. This issue has been very difficult for us."
Rouhani has said he will appoint ministers from all political factions, based on their ability, but hardliners have demanded the conservative-dominated parliament reject nominees associated with the "sedition", their term for the months of protests that followed Ahmadinejad's disputed 2009 re-election.
Parliament's confirmation of such candidates would be "a betrayal of the people and the system," Hossein Shariatmadari, editor of the influential hardline daily Kayhan, wrote in an editorial this week.
A source close to Rouhani confirmed to Reuters that he will nominate Mohammad Javad Zarif, a U.S.-educated former ambassador to the United Nations, as his foreign minister.
Another likely pick is Ali Jannati for culture minister, an influential post which oversees domestic and foreign press in Iran and vets cinema, theatre, literature and other arts. Jannati has served as ambassador to Kuwait and his father is Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, a hardline cleric.
During Ahmadinejad's presidency, press freedoms were curtailed, newspapers shut down, and this year about a dozen journalists were arrested in a crackdown on the press.
In an interview with the reformist Bahar newspaper this week, Jannati sought to distance himself from his father's views and indicated he would support more freedom for artists.
"Intellectual matters are not hereditary," Jannati said, according to Bahar. "I am hopeful that given my views on the fields of music, art, and film, the cultural and artistic atmosphere in the country will soften so that artists can breathe more easily."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/rouhani-becomes-iranian-president-134434025.html
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Washington Post Co.'s Newspaper Division Posts Another Loss, But Online Revenue Is Up
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The Washington Post's newspaper division posted an operating loss of $49.3 million in the first six months of 2013, the company says in its second-quarter earnings report. In the first six months of 2012, the newspaper division lost $33.2 million.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
"We should win with a wider point difference," Says Mexico coach
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Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, August 1, 2013-Matias Estanislao Va , Coach of Mexico ?We had the bad performance ! We played with the team that is in lower level than us, so we should have won more points and had better performance. In addition, there is something which needs to be improving in our team. We need to improve the concentration of our players .We shouldn?t underestimate the opponent and we should perform our best. ? ...
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Germany's Electric and Gas Suppliers Look toward Canada - Energy ...
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
Facebook stock almost hits IPO price, 14 months after rocky debut
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Top Cities for Loan Debt in 2013
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Colleges and universities are sending out bills (or more likely, e-bills) to students and their families this month for the 2013 fall semester.
Family budgeters already groaning at the burden of mortgage and auto loan debt can only shake their head and try to figure out a practical way of spreading around their limited wealth, covering all the loan debts they've accumulated.
The good news is that Americans are doing a better job of handling that debt. According to Manilla.com, a New York City account management services company, the average total debt held by users across the nation is declining, having decreased 1.1% through the first quarter of 2013 and 4.2% since the fourth quarter of 2012.
At first glance, financial consumers are stepping up to the plate and taking a good cut at their mortgage and student loan debt, if not their auto loan debt:
Mortgages: The average mortgage balance as of July 1 was $150,200, down approximately 4% from the end of 2012. Student loans: The national average student loan balance was $12,814, versus $12,826.04 at the close of the first quarter of 2013. The average loan payment also dropped nearly 8% in this period, from $121 to $112. Auto loans:Auto loan balances have increased 7.9% since the end of 2012, to an average of $13,124. But against that backdrop, another story emerges -- specifically that the size of individual loan debt depends on what city and state you live in. For example, Californians owe the most, on average, on their mortgages. That suggests they're paying the highest prices in the country for a new home. Highest mortgage loan debt, by city: 1. San Francisco: $312,301.642. Los Angeles: $262,792.56
3. San Diego: $258,548.22
4. New York: $250,078.12
5. Washington, D.C.: $226,444.31
6. Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.: $199,205.30
7. Sacramento, Calif.: $194,796.46
8. Portland, Ore.: $176,452.78
9. Boston: $176,350.70
10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: $176,057.60 The student loan debt picture has a Dixie slant to it. Here are the top 10 cities for student loan debt, again from Manilla. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason why the South has five of the top 10 cities for student loan debt, other than residents of those cities have less cash on hand than the average American. Highest student loan debt, by city: 1. Memphis: $21,578.22
2. Las Vegas: $19,571.48
3. Atlanta: $18,470.69
4. Birmingham, Ala.: $18,088.25
5. Washington, DC: $17,918.88
6. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.: $17,046.92
7. Richmond-Petersburg, Va.: $17,034.41
8. Phoenix, Ariz.: $17,013.12
9. Baton Rouge, La.: $16,913.43
10. Chicago: $16,733.68 On auto loans, the scene stays down south, with eight of the top 10 cities with the biggest vehicle loan debt below the Mason-Dixon line. Again, that suggests a lack of cash saved up for a new car or truck, as well as a burgeoning belief that the economy is getting better and that jobs are safer in 2013. Highest auto loan debt, by city: 1. Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Ark.: $17,797.82
2. Houston: $17,078.08
3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: $16,997.15
4. New Orleans: $16,968.24
5. New York: $16,672.47
6. Memphis, Tenn.: $16,538.02
7. Birmingham, Ala.: $16,436.04
8. Las Vegas: $16,294.38
9. Waco-Temple-Bryan, Texas: $16,263.03
10. San Antonio, Texas: $16,164.34 The big picture on U.S. consumer financial loan debt is a bit sunnier than last year. But depending on where you hang your hat, that picture may not be as sunny as you'd like to think.
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More Carbon Emissions = Less Global Warming?
400 PPM: What's Next for a Warming Planet Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached this level for the first time in millions of years. What does this portend? >>
It's the debate du jour in the climate blogosphere: How much hotter will the planet get as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise? The contention began July 20, when the Economist reported that a yet-to-be-released table of data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), showed that global temperatures would not rise as high this century as scientists had previously predicted. For years scientists have said that if atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide reach 450 parts per million (ppm) the planet would heat up by an average of 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. They have also said that if the world crosses that threshold, ecosystems worldwide would suffer serious damage. The IPCC data, however, indicated that levels of 425 to 485 ppm would correspond only to a temperature increase of 1.3 to 1.7 degrees C by 2100. That's a big difference. The Earth has warmed by about 0.8 degree C since the start of the Industrial Revolution, when the CO2 count was 280 ppm. This past May the Earth hit the 400-ppm mark for the first time in 800,000 years, and the average level is now climbing at about 2 ppm annually. Falling short of 2 degrees C by 0.3 degree or more could delay damaging effects. However, the notion of diminished warming is dubious at best. If anything, the world could hit the 2-degree threshold sooner than it thinks. After the Economist published the table, which it had somehow obtained, IPCC spokespeople and independent experts quickly trashed the data--and the magazine itself. They said the table was a preliminary draft, was not reviewed, was not even being used by the relevant IPCC experts, and should never have been quoted. The IPCC stands by its equation of 450 ppm = 2 degrees C, based on "climate sensitivity" data--how much temperatures will rise given an ongoing increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide. And indeed, prior IPCC temperature projections have held up. Those projections matter because the desire to avoid warming of more than 2 degrees C has driven policy decisions in many countries and underlies international climate agreements. Those agreements notwithstanding, global greenhouse gas levels continue to rise. Industrialized countries actually cut their CO2 emissions by 7 percent in the past five years, according to the Worldwatch Institute, but emissions from developing countries have soared. The total global output keeps increasing, hitting a new record high of 31.6 million metric tons in 2012. Furthermore, recent science shows that two major mechanisms that tend to slow the rise of atmospheric CO2 are diminishing. First, over the past decade the oceans have absorbed about 26 percent of all CO2 emissions, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. About 28 percent is taken up by plants, leaving 46 percent wafting into the atmosphere. But scientists from various institutions have noted that the rate of ocean absorption is slowing. There are several reasons why, but part of the effect is simply that the more the water absorbs, the harder it becomes to store even more. The atmosphere will likely take up a larger share of emissions--unless we plant lots of trees. Second, as the world shifts away from burning coal and reduces tailpipe emissions, those steps lessen the amount of aerosols--tiny particles--released into the atmosphere. We benefit with less pollution and fewer health problems, but aerosols also block incoming sunlight; fewer particles will allow more solar heating. Some experts point out that we've already hit the 450-ppm mark. Technically speaking, the level is called "450-ppm equivalent"--the warming from all greenhouse gases, such as methane, expressed as if all the heating were due to CO2. Estimates indicate that when CO2 levels alone reach about 400 ppm, the total effect of all gases would be about 450-ppm CO2 equivalent. Having hit 400 ppm of CO2 for a brief time in May (the high point each year), we're essentially at that 450-ppm equivalent now. It is still difficult to say how much temperatures will rise by 2050 or 2100 due to the carbon dioxide that is already in the atmosphere--known as "the warming in the pipeline." There is a lag between any rise in CO2 levels and the heating that results, so the planet is "locked in" to further warming--and to the chief repercussions such as further sea level rise. But the IPCC has released good estimates of the pipeline: the best case is that the average global temperature at the Earth's surface will rise 1.5 degrees C by 2100, compared with 1990 levels. The worst case is 4.5 degrees C, and the most likely case is 3 degrees C. In his own assessment of the numbers, Dana Nuccitelli, a physicist who writes at the Skeptical Science blog--known for deep analysis of these matters--notes that the 1.5 degrees C case would only be possible if the world stopped increasing emissions by 2020 and then began reducing them by 3.5 percent a year. As he notes, that scenario "involves extremely aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reductions." Aggressive is not impossible, although it may be unlikely. Still, anything that the world does to reduce emissions slows the eventual temperature rise. Scientific American has written about many possible steps, including a succinct short-list by my colleague David Biello. We'll have an updated--and fully peer-reviewed--analysis of warming soon; the IPCC will release its next big assessment of CO2 data and all things climate on September 23. Follow Scientific American on Twitter @SciAm and @SciamBlogs. Visit ScientificAmerican.com for the latest in science, health and technology news.? 2013 ScientificAmerican.com. All rights reserved.
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Cockatoos know what is going on behind barriers
[unable to retrieve full-text content]How do you know that the cookies are still there even though they have been placed in a cookie jar out-of-sight? Scientists show that "object permanence" abilities in a cockatoo rivals that of apes and four-year-old humans.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Camping In Rishikesh - ArticleSnatch.com
Welcome to the wonderful experience of camping in Rishikesh! People from all over the world come down for a camping experience into this adventurous city of Rishikesh to view the beautiful and intricate festivals that take place in this region. Apart from being known as a holy retreat, Rishikesh is home to plenty of sporting activities where you can enjoy the thrill of the River Ganges, while coursing down the white waters in a river rafting experience. The camps that have been setup by Rainbow Camps provide necessary lodging for visitors from all over the world. Adventure opens the minds of every traveler who is looking for a unique experience where the child inside of him springs out and wishes to explore.
If youre looking for recreating then Rainbow Camps provides the ideal setting for an amazing tour where right from eating homemade authentic food to sleeping inside tents, you can take tours across Rishekesh where right from visiting holy temples to witnessing the Indian settings at Rishikesh, your camping experience will be fun filled and relaxed!
If you are traveling with your family or are a lone traveler, Rishikesh provides the ideal spot for an engaging experience to get a high taste of adventure and culture. Rafting camps have been avidly setup for tourists where these camps are based on specific sport activities ranging from cliff jumping to river rafting etc. All these camping sites have been setup to equip tourists of all age groups with their ideal set of activities and sightseeing. In total there are 13 river rapids in Rishikesh and once you lodge in at Rainbow Camps, you can obtain a wonderful experience of visiting all 13 sites.
Camping in Rishikesh sure sounds like an authentic holiday tour however these adventure tours are accepted all over the world. Safe and fun-filled, your holiday escapade will certainly be different once you step into the camp sites provided by Rainbow Camps. Enjoy the wonderful experience of living inside a tent as you sit around bonfires singing melodies and eating rich homemade food. The rafting is an experience of its own where right from tumbling past the currents to snapping away exciting memories during your river rafting activity, your children are sure to gain just more than knowledge in this travel tour. The camping sites specifically have been set up in places like Kirti Nagar, Shiv Puri, Brahmapuri, Marine Drive and Rudraprayag.
Scattered all over Rishikesh are camping sites that have been setup to provide a comfortable and luxurious feeling to the visitors. They promise a homely stay with necessary amenities provided for where you can enjoy your camping experience within the holy lands of Rishikesh. Built near locations that have beautiful sceneries and the water Ganges as their backdrop you can enjoy the peace and serenity that you will come across at your camping site in Rishikesh. Your camping experience will exclusively include certain other activities like Yoga, Meditation and certain other naturopathy classes where right from being taught about healthy living and eating, there will certainly be a lifestyle change for you once you leave this holy land.
About the Author:
Harish Kumar is the author of Rainbow Camp, a leading camping and rafting service provider in Rishikesh. Harish loves to share his knowledge about Rafting In Rishikesh and Camping in Rishikesh through his writing.
Source: http://www.articlesnatch.com/Article/Camping-In-Rishikesh/4618244
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Remember the BP Oil Spill? Malformed Fish Do
MADRID, May 5 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's seeding at the French Open is irrelevant as the Spaniard's prowess on clay means he will always be dangerous, his great rival Roger Federer said on Sunday. Roland Garros committee member Guy Forget had suggested Nadal, who has slipped to fifth in the rankings after a lengthy injury layoff, should be seeded higher to avoid a potential quarter-final meeting with world number one Novak Djokovic. That was rejected by tournament director Gilbert Ysern, who said the move would not have been welcomed. ...
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/remember-bp-oil-spill-malformed-fish-130008362.html
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Monday, May 6, 2013
HTC monthly unaudited revenue up in April
HTC One sales fuel monthly revenue of $660m
HTC has announced its unaudited revenue figures for April 2013, revealing that it brought in NT$19.6bn ($660m) last month. This makes April HTC’s best month of 2013 so far, with revenue up from the NT$15.86bn ($540m) it made in March. However it’s still a significant fall from the NT$30bn ($1.2bn) it brought in during the same month last year.
The higher revenues are likely fueled by early sales of the new HTC One, although we should note that much of the world -- including the crucial U.S. market -- had yet to see the handset until late April.
HTC will be relying on sales of the One to push it towards projected Q2 2013 revenue of NT$70 billion ($2.73 billion). The company recently announced its Q1 2013 financial results, showing its worst ever quarterly earnings. It’ll be hoping that today’s numbers are the first signs of a Q2 turnaround.
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Amid concerns about honeybees, EPA speeds up pesticide review
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Steve Corniffe looks at dead bees next to a bee box at the J&P Apiary and Gentzel's Bees, Honey and Pollination Company on April 10 in Homestead, Florida. Beekeepers and scientists are trying to figure out what is causing bees to succumb to the colony collapse disorder.
By Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News
This week's federally sponsored report about the mysterious disappearance of honeybees, known as colony collapse disorder, pointed to a complex combination of factors, ranging from parasitic mites to pesticides. But what are experts going to do about it? And what about the pesticides known as neonicotinoids, which are facing a ban in European countries?
In an email to NBC News, the Environmental Protection Agency says it's speeding up its schedule for reviewing research on neonicotinoids and their potential effects on honeybees. It's also fine-tuning existing regulatory practices and setting up new educational efforts to deal with colony collapse disorder. Here's how the EPA responded to NBC News' questions about the next steps to counter the honeybee die-off:
Are there any specific policy questions under consideration? Anything relating to the next steps in the wake of the report?
"EPA is working collaboratively with beekeepers, growers, pesticide manufacturers, seed manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, USDA and states to apply technologies to reduce pesticide dust drift, to advance best management practices, to improve enforcement guidance and to explore enhancing pesticide labeling in order to protect bees. Specifically, EPA is:
- Moving to change pesticide labels which will limit applications to protect bees and be more clear and precise.
- Moving to add warning statements to each bag of pesticide-treated seed.
- Issuing new enforcement guidance to federal, state and tribal enforcement officials to help them investigate bee kills.
- Working with the equipment manufacturer and pesticide and seed industry and USDA to develop and apply technologies to reduce pesticide dust drift during planting seasons.
- Working with USDA and other partners to promote Best Management Practices for growers and beekeeping via a new website, education and training modules for professional applicators, video, and other mechanisms
- Finally, EPA is working on a range of national and international efforts to develop appropriate tests for evaluating both exposure to and effects of pesticides on insect pollinators. EPA is also requiring new lab and field studies to inform the risk assessment process to better understand pollinator risks."
On the subject of nicotinoids, the EPA has said it's conducting risk assessments on the pesticides' effects, but is there anything more specific that can be said?
?"The agency has accelerated the schedule for registration review of the neonicotinoid pesticides due to uncertainties about these pesticides and their potential effects on bees. We have several hundred registrant studies addressing the effects of neonicotinoids to individual bees as well as colonies in field settings. In addition, the EPA has evaluated open-literature derived studies that meet the established standards for use in a regulatory context.
"If at any time the EPA determines there are urgent human and/or environmental risks from pesticide exposures that require prompt attention, the agency will take appropriate regulatory action, regardless of the registration review status of that pesticide."
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Alan Boyle is NBCNews.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the NBC News Science Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. To keep up with NBCNews.com's stories about science and space, sign up for the Tech & Science newsletter, delivered to your email in-box every weekday. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.
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To Combat Rising Seas, Why Not Raise Up The Town?
When the Great Storm of 1900 battered Galveston, Texas, the town simply lifted itself up?in some places as much as 17 feet. Could a similar approach save cities today? Randy Behm of the US Army Corps of Engineers and Dwayne Jones of the Galveston Historical Foundation talk about the costs and feasibility of raising a town, albeit with better technology than Galveston's hand-cranked jacks and mules.
Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=180824410&ft=1&f=1007
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Friday, May 3, 2013
Vt. woman disfigured in attack reveals new face
Carmen Blandin Tarleton, of Thetford, Vt,, embraces her surgeon Dr. Bohdan Pomahac during a news conference at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The 44-year-old mother of two underwent the transplant in February after a 2007 attack in which her estranged husband doused her with industrial strength lye, burning more than 80 percent of her body.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Carmen Blandin Tarleton, of Thetford, Vt,, embraces her surgeon Dr. Bohdan Pomahac during a news conference at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The 44-year-old mother of two underwent the transplant in February after a 2007 attack in which her estranged husband doused her with industrial strength lye, burning more than 80 percent of her body.(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
This photo combination shows Carmen Blandin Tarleton, who suffered chemical burns over 80 percent of her body when her estranged husband doused her with lye in June 2007. The undated photo at left, provided by the Blandin family, shows Tarleton before the attack. The center photo, provided by Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, shows Tarleton in July 2011. The photo at right shows Tarleton on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, after her successful face transplant in February. (AP Photo)
Carmen Blandin Tarleton, of Thetford, Vermont, speaks with reporters at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The 44-year-old mother of two underwent the transplant in February after a 2007 attack in which her estranged husband doused her with industrial strength lye, burning more than 80 percent of her body. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Carmen Blandin Tarleton of Thetford, Vermont, right, is embraced by Marinda Righter, daughter of face donor Cheryl Denelli-Righter, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass., Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The 44-year-old mother of two underwent the transplant in February after a 2007 attack in which her estranged husband doused her with industrial strength lye, burning more than 80 percent of her body. At left is her surgeon, Dr. Bohdan Pomahac. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
A file photograph of Carmen Blandin Tarleton, of Thetford, Vermont, is displayed during a news conference at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The 44-year-old mother of two underwent the transplant in February after a 2007 attack in which her estranged husband doused her with industrial strength lye, burning more than 80 percent of her body. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
BOSTON (AP) ? A Vermont woman revealed her new face Wednesday, six years after her ex-husband disfigured her by dousing her with industrial-strength lye, and said she went through "what some may call hell" but has found a way to be happy.
Carmen Blandin Tarleton of Thetford had face transplant surgery at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital in February and spoke publicly for the first time at a news conference at the hospital Wednesday.
"I'm now in a better place, mentally and emotionally, than I ever could have imagined six years ago," said Tarleton, a former transplant nurse. "I want to share my experience with others, so they may find that strength inside themselves to escape their own pain."
In 2007, the 44-year-old mother of two was attacked by her then-husband, Herbert Rodgers, who believed she was seeing another man. Police say he went to the house looking for that man, then went into a fury directed toward Tarleton, striking her with a bat and pouring lye from a squeeze bottle onto her face.
When police arrived, Tarleton was trying to crawl to a shower to wash away the chemical. It already had distorted her face.
In 2009, Rodgers pleaded guilty to maiming Tarleton in exchange for a prison sentence of at least 30 years.
"I learned that ... forgiveness doesn't condone anything he did and it's not about him ? it's about forgiving him, it's forgiving myself, it's allowing myself to move forward and not getting stuck in the tragedy of that night," said Tarleton, who has undergone 55 surgeries during the past five years.
During the face transplant surgery, more than 30 surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses worked for more than 15 hours to replace her skin, muscles, tendons and nerves, the hospital said.
The face donor was a Williamstown, Mass., woman named Cheryl Denelli Righter who died of a sudden stroke, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Righter's daughter, Marinda, told Tarleton on Wednesday that she looked beautiful, adding she was certain her mother had somehow picked Tarleton. "They are both mothers, they are both survivors, they are both beacons of light," she said.
Righter said that after meeting Tarleton for the first time Tuesday, she felt overjoyed for the first time in a long time.
"I get to feel my mother's skin again, I get to see my mother's freckles, and through you, I get to see my mother live on," she said before going to Tarleton to hug and kiss her again. "This is truly a blessing."
Tarleton is legally blind and read her remarks from a tablet. She thanked Righter's family for what she called "a tremendous gift" that's greatly alleviated the physical pain she'd felt daily.
She referred to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and said the city is "facing the challenges of pain and forgiveness."
"There is a lot to learn and take from horrific events that happen," Tarleton said. "I want others to know that they need not give up on feeling (like) themselves when tragedy strikes, but instead they can make a choice to find the good and allow that to help them heal."
Tarleton described how it feels to touch and wash her face since her transplant.
She said she still doesn't have full sensation on her new face, but she is experiencing tingling in certain areas. As all that tissue starts to settle, she feels the sensation change almost every week, she said.
The tingling and other sensations are triggered by the regrowth of nerves that were connected during transplant surgery, said Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, the lead surgeon for the face transplant and the director of Plastic Surgery Transplantation at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
"Carmen will be able to feel her face, and gradually, close to what we feel (on) our faces," he said.
"I have been on this incredible journey for the last six years and receiving this wonderful gift ends this chapter of my life," Tarleton said. "What a great way to move forward with what life has for me now."
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Associated Press Writer Jay Lindsay contributed to this report.
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