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Friday, August 9, 2013
Of stars and stripes: NASA satellites used to predict zebra migrations
[unable to retrieve full-text content]One of the world's longest migrations of zebras occurs in the African nation of Botswana, but predicting when and where zebras will move has not been possible until now. Using NASA rain and vegetation data, researchers can track when and where arid lands begin to green, and for the first time anticipate if zebras will make the trek or, if the animals find poor conditions en route, understand why they will turn back.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
George W. Bush doing well after heart procedure
DALLAS (AP) ? An aide says former President George W. Bush is "doing great" while recovering from a heart procedure at a Dallas hospital and should be going home soon.
Spokesman Freddy Ford says the 43rd president is expected to be discharged Wednesday. He would not give a specific time.
Doctors at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital on Tuesday inserted a stent to help prop open an artery. The blockage was discovered Monday during Bush's annual physical at a clinic in Dallas, where he lives.
Ford says the 67-year-old former president is expected to resume his normal schedule by Thursday.
Bush has a reputation as a fitness buff and is known to enjoy jogging, riding bicycles and doing other exercise to keep in shape.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/george-w-bush-doing-well-heart-procedure-115039545.html
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Friday, August 2, 2013
U.S. intestinal bug traced to salad greens from Mexican company
(Reuters) - U.S. health authorities have traced at least one source of an intestinal bug that has sickened more than 400 people in 17 states to salad greens supplied to restaurants by a company in Mexico.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said a salad mix linked to the outbreak of cyclosporiasis was supplied to restaurants in Iowa and Nebraska by Taylor Farms de Mexico, a processor of food service salads.
The FDA found that illnesses at four restaurants were traced to Taylor Farms. The agency said it will be conducting an assessment of the company's processing facility in Mexico to try to learn the probable cause of the outbreak.
The FDA said its investigation "has not implicated consumer packages sold in grocery stores."
At its most recent inspection at Taylor Farms, in 2011, the FDA said it found no notable issues. The agency said that as a result of the current investigation it is increasing surveillance on other green leafy products exported to the United States from Mexico.
It is unclear whether cases reported from other states are part of the same outbreak. The investigation is ongoing.
Cyclosporiasis is most common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The infection is caused by ingesting food or water containing a one-celled parasite that is too small to be detected without a microscope. Symptoms include watery diarrhea, vomiting and body aches.
Most people with healthy immune systems recover from the infection without treatment. Older people and those with weakened immune systems might be at higher risk for prolonged illness.
(Reporting by Toni Clarke in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/u-intestinal-bug-traced-salad-greens-mexican-company-222711602.html
iPhone Apps of the Week: Imgur, Commercial Break, and More
Imgur: Imgur, everyone's favorite super simple image hosting site, has had an Android app out for about a month now. As of today, though, the app is also available for iOS users, and now nearly everyone can be just a little bit less productive, together. You can do virtually everything you'd be doing on the web: browse images, upload, and manage your account and albums. And of course, all the interactive features that make Imgur such a huge draw are in teh app in full force. You can comment and vote on other people's uploads to your heart's content. [Free]
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40 Years of Nike's Most Iconic Shoe Designs, Visualized
Nike's impact on both pop culture and the shoe industry is unrivaled. It's consistently one of the most popular brands in the world and has an insane sneakerhead following. But of all the hundreds of shoes released since the 1970s, what are its most iconic designs?
Source: http://gizmodo.com/40-years-of-nikes-most-iconic-shoe-designs-visualized-975114111
Dell's buyout teeters as it rules out voting change
By Greg Roumeliotis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Dell and Silver Lake's $24.4 billion bid to take over Dell Inc suffered a blow on Wednesday after the company's special committee rejected their request to change the voting rules in exchange for a sweeter bid.
Dell shares fell 3 percent to $12.48, their lowest level since news of the takeover broke on January 14, highlighting uncertainty among shareholders about the deal's prospects.
The special committee, set up by Dell's board to assess whether shareholders were getting the best deal, refused to change the voting rules but said it would be willing to move the vote's record date forward.
Earlier, a person familiar with the matter said Michael Dell and Silver Lake expect their deal to collapse unless there is a change in how shareholder votes are counted.
At present, the buyout must be approved by a majority of all Dell shares, excluding those held by Michael Dell. The buyout group last week raised its offer by 10 cents per share on the condition that the deal goes through if approved by a majority of the shares that are actually voted.
This followed two adjournments of shareholder meetings, on July 18 and July 24, after it became apparent the buyout group did not have enough votes supporting the deal.
The consortium estimated that in the latest tally, about 27 percent of Dell's shares had not been voted and were therefore counted as "no" votes under the current voting standard.
Alex Mandl, the special committee's chairman, wrote in a letter to the buyout group, "The committee is not prepared to accept your (voting rules) proposal. We are, however, willing to establish a new record date for a vote on a $13.75 per share transaction under the existing voting standard."
The record date determines which Dell shareholders are entitled to vote on the deal. A person familiar with the matter said the special committee would be willing to push the record date to August 10 for the vote to be held on September 10.
A shareholder meeting to vote under the current system is scheduled for Friday.
The source familiar with the matter said the buyout consortium believes that changing the record date is not good enough. Unless the voting standard changes, this is the end of the road for the deal, the source said.
Activist investor Carl Icahn, who has amassed an 8.7 percent stake in Dell and is leading a charge with Southeastern Asset Management Inc against the buyout with an offer of his own, said in a letter on Monday that shareholders had already spoken and that a change in the voting standard would "make a mockery of what little is left of corporate democracy at Dell."
(Additional reporting by Soyoung Kim in New York; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and John Wallace)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/dell-buyout-consortium-sees-deal-collapsing-source-133252731.html
2013 Annual General Meeting ? The West Wales Prostate Cancer ...
TWWPCaSG Annual General Meeting, 13 May 2013.
The West Wales Prostate Cancer Support Group held its Fifth Annual General Meeting on 13 May 2013.
Following the formal meeting, member Chris Bell described his recent cycle adventures across Europe to raise funds for cancer charities including TWWPCaSG.
The Main speaker was Louise Dickinson, Clinical Research Fellow from University College London. Louise spoke to members about HIFU treatment for Prostate Cancer.
The third speaker was member David Goddard who spoke of his experience as a HIFU patient.
TWWPCaSG Treasurer Andrea Prince presented Louise Dickinson with a cheque for ?1000 for prostate cancer research at UCL.
Andrea Prince presenting the ?1,000 cheque to Louise Dickenson.
Source: http://www.westwalesprostatecancer.org.uk/2013-annual-general-meeting/
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