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Friday, July 26, 2013
Heading for regeneration: Researchers reactivate head regeneration in regeneration-deficient species of planarians
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Rabbits can't do it, neither can frogs, but zebrafish and axolotls can and flatworms are true masters of the craft: regeneration. Why some animals can re-grow lost body parts or organs while others cannot remains a big mystery. And even more intriguing to us regeneration-challenged humans is the question whether one might be able to activate regenerative abilities in species that don't usually regenerate.
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
FDA: Menthol cigarettes likely pose health risk
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ? A Food and Drug Administration review concludes that menthol cigarettes likely pose a greater public health risk than regular cigarettes but does not make a recommendation on whether to limit or ban the minty smokes ? one of the few growth sectors of the shrinking cigarette business.
The federal agency released the independent review on Tuesday and is seeking input from the health community, the tobacco industry and others on possible restrictions on the mint-flavored cigarettes.
The FDA evaluation concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that menthol cigarettes are more or less toxic or contribute to more disease risk to smokers than regular cigarettes. However, there is adequate data to suggest that menthol use is likely associated with increased smoking initiation by younger people and that menthol smokers have a harder time quitting, the review said.
There's also evidence indicating that menthol's cooling properties can reduce the harshness of cigarette smoke and that menthol cigarettes are marketed as a smoother alternative, the review said.
"Menthol cigarettes raise critical public health questions," Mitch Zeller, director of the Center for Tobacco Products, said in a conference call with reporters.
Zeller said there's "no holdup" on the FDA proposing restrictions on menthol but that there are still "some important questions" that need to be answered. The agency is commissioning further research.
A 2011 FDA advisory panel report, which was mandated under the 2009 law giving the agency the authority to regulate tobacco, made many of the same findings, and said that removing menthol cigarettes from the market would benefit public health and highlighted greater use among minorities, teenagers and low-income people. Panels like the tobacco committee advise the FDA on scientific issues. The agency doesn't have to follow its recommendations, but often does.
Meanwhile, a tobacco industry report to the FDA acknowledged that all cigarettes are hazardous but said there's no scientific basis for regulating menthols differently. The industry also has raised concerns that restrictions on menthol would lead to a black market for the cigarettes.
Menthol cigarettes are one of the few growth areas in a shrinking cigarette market. The percentage of U.S. cigarette smokers using menthol brands grew from 33.9 percent in 2008 to 37.5 percent in 2011, according to a study by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, with more significant growth among younger smokers.
A menthol ban or other restriction on the flavored cigarettes would fall heavily on Lorillard Inc., whose Newport brand is the top-selling menthol cigarette in the U.S., with nearly 38 percent of the market. Lorillard, based in Greensboro, N.C., is the country's third-largest tobacco company.
CEO Murray Kessler said in a statement Lorillard looks forward to participating in the regulatory process and reiterated its long-held belief that menthol cigarettes shouldn't be treated differently.
The move comes ahead of a Wednesday deadline for the U.S. to respond to the World Trade Organization's findings last year that the FDA's ban on manufacturing, importing, marketing and distributing candy-, fruit- and clove-flavored tobacco breaks trade rules because it exempts menthol cigarettes, most of which are made in the U.S.. The investigation was launched following a request from Indonesia, which claims more than 6 million of its people depend on the production of clove cigarettes ? a staple of the country's smoking culture.
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DingDong! Here's The New Craze In Photo Messaging Apps And It's Addictive
Lately I've been playing with a great little app called Povio. Not unlike Snapchat, you snap a picture and send to one or more people and the app prompts them to send one back, though the photo doesn't disappear. It's a little like photo messaging "with a nudge." However, another player has been coming up with its own take on this idea, and today we can exclusively give some of you lucky people access to the DingDong app, which is one of the most viral we've seen lately.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/re5CNiOlfOM/
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
'Justice League' And 'Flash' Movies Rumored - Business Insider
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It's DC vs. Marvel at the movies.As Warner Bros. prepares to go to battle with Disney at theaters in 2015 with the newly announced Batman/Superman movie, The Hollywood Reporter says WB?is also planning a "Flash" film and "Justice League" movie.
THR reports sources revealed plans for a?"Flash" adaptation set for 2016 and a "Justice League" film for 2017.
Throughout DC history, there have been a few different members of the Justice League at any given time.?
The original members include?Superman, Batman,?the Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the Flash.
Other versions have included Hawkgirl/man, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Atom, and Zatanna.
The popular WB animated series included seven members with Flash and Wonder Woman.
At Comic-Con CW "Arrow" actor?Stephen Arnell has said he'd love to be in a "Justice League" adaptation.
"I think that Green Arrow has an opportunity to mature in much the same way Iron Man did in the Marvel universe," Arnell told SciFiNow.
"It's always up to what's popular at the moment," he added. "Right now archery seems to be having a mini renaissance, so hopefully he can settle into a firm rotating member of the DC?Justice League of America."
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/justice-league-and-flash-movies-2013-7
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Saturday, July 20, 2013
'Enough is enough,' Mayor Hales cracks down on homeless protesters
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PORTLAND -- The eviction notices went up late Friday night telling camping protesters they must leave the sidewalks around City Hall, but the notices were ripped down by protesters faster than they went up.?
"If they raid us, we will raid them because there are a lot more kids that are crazier than cops think," said a young homeless protester who goes by Angel.?
"I decided to handcuff myself to this tree due to the fact that I believe in my First Amendment rights to protest," said Trevor Matney who has lived in front of City Hall for six months now.
Alvin Ronald Taylor is a pastor at the Union Gospel Mission.? He's concerned about the city's new plan to evict the homeless from City Hall.?
"It creates a domino effect and what happens is when people have no where to go, they're out on the street and the next step is crime," he said.
Dana Haynes with the Mayor's office said crime is what's behind the Mayor's move to evict.
"When police showed Mayor Hales there had been 113 calls to the block around City Hall over the past 180 days, Mayor Hales said enough is enough," said Haynes.?
He said the city changed the zoning around City Hall to a high-use pedestrian zone which they said makes it illegal to camp.
"Portland is in a dilemma," said homeless veteran Dwayne Owen, who first learned about Portland after his wife died of a stroke in Indiana and his alcohol abuse sent him to a homeless shelter in Indiana.? "I was told if you're going to be homeless then Portland, Oregon is the best place in the U.S. to be homeless."
Portland's reputation as a caring place could be seen at an annual downtown compassion event at the Veteran's Memorial Coliseum Saturday.? More than 400 volunteers provided food, health care, dental care, even haircuts to those in need.? More than 1,000 people were served in just a few hours.
Portland is performing a tough juggling act: In the air, compassion, the right to protest and public safety.? Which ball will fall first?
"None of us are leaving this sidewalk outside City Hall," said a young homeless protester.
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Sony Xperia Z Ultra?s handwriting recognition tested with coin, pen and knife
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra was announced last month as the company?s first foray into the realm of phablets with its robust 6.5-inch screen.
Besides the new Triluminous display engine, the Z Ultra features Sony?s handwriting recognition technology, which lets you write on the display using nearly anything with tip less than 1mm in diameter. This latest video takes a closer look at exactly what does and doesn?t work as a writing device ? from a set of keys to Stanley knives.
Most things worked fairly well, and it?s good to see that the key worked very well, especially since it?s one thing you?ll most likely have on hand in a pinch. Oddly enough, the mechanical pencil didn?t register at all, neither did the plastic ruler, and that goes without saying for the Stanley knife ? although we recommend you don?t use the latter even if it did work. Good news is, even if many of these didn?t make for great stylus alternatives, they didn?t damage the display either, which means the Xperia Z Ultra certainly won?t be an easy to scratch device.
Either way, you?ll be able to try all of these and more soon enough, as the Xperia Z Ultra is set to hit Europe in September and Asia this month.
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Smile! Cassini sets up shot of Earth
19 July 2013
Last updated at 05:43 ET
The world is being asked to look up on Friday and smile in the direction of the ringed planet, Saturn.
The Cassini probe, in orbit around the gas giant, is going to take a picture of Earth, and the imaging team wants everyone to wave and smile.
Because of the great distance to Saturn, our home will appear as a mere pixel in the final photo.
But Cassini scientist Carolyn Porco says it is a moment to "celebrate life on the Pale Blue Dot".
"Waving time" - the period when the spacecraft's cameras will be operating - starts at 21:27 GMT and ends at 21:42 GMT (22:27-22:42 BST).
These timings include the 80 minutes it will take reflected light from the surface of the Earth to travel the nearly 1.5 billion km (900 million miles) to reach the outer Solar System.
Dr Porco's Ciclops imaging team will be producing a large mosaic of Saturn and its ring system on Friday.
Earth will appear as small speck in the lower-right of the final picture.
It is likely to be several days before the first images are processed and released.
The probe snapped a similar mosaic in 2006. On that occasion, Earth was positioned in the upper-left of the frame.
But Dr Porco says the set-up six years ago was not ideal. For the re-shoot, she plans to use Cassini's highest resolution camera, and the most appropriate filters to capture Earth in natural colour.
More than that, however, she says, people on Earth will know this time they are on camera, and that offers everyone the opportunity to participate.
Dr Porco hopes the picture will be reminiscent of the famous "Pale Blue Dot" image captured by the Voyager-1 probe in 1990.
That was a picture she helped organise with the astronomer and popular science writer Carl Sagan.
He memorably described the Earth as looking like a "mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam", such was its apparent insignificance in the vastness of space.
Inspired in part by the Cassini team's plans, scientists working on the Messenger probe at Mercury will also be picturing Earth on Friday and Saturday.
Messenger will see Earth as it scans the skies for any previously unrecognised objects that might be circling the innermost world.
Timings for these pictures are 11:49, 12:38, and 13:41 (all GMT) on both Friday and Saturday.
Parts of the Earth not illuminated in the Cassini images, including all of Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia, will appear illuminated in the Messenger pictures.
More details on the Saturn project can be found at The Day The Earth Smiled website.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23373821#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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Friday, July 19, 2013
Youth baseball: Red Sox taking on the ?World?
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The 8-and-under Rome Red Sox are hoping to bring home a title at the Dizzy Dean World Series.
The team opened play Wednesday night in Douglasville with a 13-1 win over Sandy Springs. The Red Sox, the tourney?s No. 3 seed, will face Eastside tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Head coach Kelly Fountain said he was ?very proud? of his team, and said their journey so far has been extraordinary.
And now, he said, the Red Sox are ready to seize it all and bring home a championship.
?The kids are absolutely excited about playing in the World Series,? said Fountain. ?These boys are a great group of kids and are very special to me,? he added.
The team is geared up for what they hope will be a deep run.
?We should have been called the Crimson Tide because we are going to win it all ? just like Alabama,? said Fountain.
Source: http://romenews-tribune.com/bookmark/23153992
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Heathrow unveils third runway plan
17 July 2013
Last updated at 08:33 ET
Continue reading the main story 
Heathrow Airport has unveiled three options for a new runway, saying each one would be "quicker and cheaper" than plans for a rival hub airport.
The airport's submission to the Davies Commission, which is looking at raising airport capacity, outlined a runway to the north, north-west or south-west of the existing airport.
It said a new runway could be in place by 2029, allowing 260,000 more flights.
London Mayor Boris Johnson said such an expansion would be "disastrous".
'Global hub status'According to Heathrow's submission, building a new runway would deliver extra capacity at the airport by 2025-29 and would allow it to operate 740,000 flights a year - up from the current limit of 480,000.
Continue reading the main storyAnalysis
I've just been looking back through my notes from last year, when I talked to government officials about the prospect of building a third runway at Heathrow.
They told me it was "dead and buried" and said they'd look at "all ideas bar a third runway". Back then we also had a Transport Secretary, Justine Greening, who lived under the flight path and had campaigned against the plan.
What a difference to today, when a third runway at the UK's biggest and busiest airport is very much back on the table.
This is a big week for airports. By Friday, we'll know all the different suggestions on how they could expand.
But don't let all this apparent momentum fool you. This is one of the thorniest issues in politics, and there are plenty in the industry who think that 20 years from now, nothing will have actually been done.
The plans would "maintain the UK's global hub status for the foreseeable future" and "protect the thriving businesses and plentiful jobs that surround Heathrow", it said.
Heathrow's preferred option would be to place a new runway to the north-west or the south-west of the airport.
This would "deliver a full-length third runway while minimising the impact on the local community".
The submission also detailed how a new westerly runway would help reduce noise pollution because planes would not have to fly so low over London.
It predicted that, even with a third runway, there would be 10-20% fewer people affected by noise under its new plans.
The option of building north of the airport would be the quickest and cheapest, the airport acknowledged - but it would also be the noisiest and have the biggest impact on residential property.
Each of the options would mean the compulsory purchase of some properties and some property demolitions, as well as potentially major work on the M25.
The submission also outlined the need for a sixth terminal at Heathrow as part of the plans - which would enable the airport to handle 130m passengers a year, rather than the current figure of 70m.
'Flying pigs'Heathrow chief executive Colin Matthews said: "After half a century of vigorous debate but little action, it is clear the UK desperately needs a single hub airport with the capacity to provide the links to emerging economies which can boost UK jobs, GDP and trade.
Heathrow Chief Executive Colin Matthews: "Uncertainty, that's the message I hear from people, they want to know"
"It is clear that the best solution for taxpayers, passengers and business is to build on the strength we already have at Heathrow."
He continued: "Today we are showing how that vision can be achieved while keeping the impact on local residents to an absolute minimum."
Mr Matthews said he had not ruled out a fourth runway at Heathrow, but said this would not be needed until at least 2040.
However, Mr Johnson said the proposals for a new runway at Heathrow "were politically, environmentally and socially unacceptable".
"There will be more pigs flying than aircraft if we are to believe the claim that three runways at Heathrow will make less noise than two," he said.
Mr Johnson added the move "would be a disastrous outcome for Londoners, nor would it solve our aviation capacity crisis as a fourth runway would need to be in the planning process before a third was even open".
On Monday, the mayor published proposals for three possible replacement hubs - an artificial island in the Thames Estuary dubbed "Boris Island", a major expansion at Stansted, or an airport at the Isle of Grain in north Kent.
'Reheated and rehashed'All airports must submit their plans to the commission by 19 July.
Heathrow residents' group Hacan said they would fight any proposal for a new runway "tooth and nail" and Greenpeace accused the airport of presenting a "reheated and rehashed" plan with the same "flawed arguments that failed so categorically last time around".
But business groups backed the plans, including the trade body which represents Britain's airlines.
The Board of Airline Representatives said no other proposal so far on airport capacity could "deliver the UK's hub airport capacity quicker, at the right cost, or in the right place for airlines and their passengers".
The Institute of Directors said expanding Heathrow was "the best way to solve Britain's airport capacity conundrum".
The Davies Commission, chaired by Sir Howard Davies, was set up last year to examine "the need for additional UK airport capacity and recommend to government how this can be met in the short, medium and long term".
It is expected to recommend options by the end of this year, but will not submit its final report until summer 2015 - after the next general election.
Comparison of Heathrow options |
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| Heathrow today | North | North west | South west | |
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Passenger capacity |
80m |
123m |
130m |
130m |
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Max flights |
480,000 |
702,000 |
740,000 |
740,000 |
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Cost |
?14bn |
?17bn |
?18bn |
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Length of new runway |
2,800m |
3,500m |
3,500m |
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People affected by noise |
243,000 |
-10% |
-15% |
-20% |
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Housing lost |
2,700 |
950 |
850 |
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Opening date |
2025 |
2026 |
2029 |
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Construction complexity |
Low |
Medium |
High |
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23337754#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
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VIDEO: Team Canada arrives at Softball City, beats California A's 5-1
They had landed in the morning and had officially arrived with a 5-1 opening night win over the California A's.
Now, Team Canada is set to push for gold at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship ? a medal that has alluded them in previous years.
The Canadian women are coming off a won over Japan in last week's World Cup of Softball, an accomplishment that has them elevated for this week but also realistic about the long game ? Japan did end up winning the World Cup, with a 7-4 victory of Team USA in the final.
"I think we'll fare pretty well, we've been playing well over the past week," said utility player Joey Lye, from Scarborough, Ont. "We have a lot of new players on the squad this year and it's been awesome.
"We've been going through all the details and really meshing as a team... doing lots of reps of team play in the field, just to make sure that we're all on the same page and it's been really good for us.
"I expected for us to ?push to be in that championship game this week."
This year's Canadian team features a host of local girls ? including White Rock Renegades stalwarts like Sara Groenewegen and Sara Hopwood, both of whom are in their first year with Team Canada ? and a sprinkling of vets like Ontario's Lye and Megan Timph.
"Putting on the jersey, obviously, is a big honour," said Groenewegen, who also made her national debut with the Junior team this year. "In front of my home crowd, it's a pretty special feeling obviously ? get some friends and family out to watch me play."
"It's definitely surreal," said Hopwood. "I wasn't sure if I was ever going to put the uniform on. For me to do it this year... it's what I wanted my whole life playing softball."
Canada plays Team Australia tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. on Softball City's Diamond 1. The Canucks lost to the Aussies in the bronze medal game at last year's Canadian Open, and they come in one spot behind them in the ISF world rankings, too.
For those seeking the border battle, Canada plays Team USA on Friday, at 6:30 p.m.
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Source: http://www.richmondreview.com/sports/215835881.html
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Canada coroner says Glee star Monteith died of overdose
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R&A will look at gender issue after British Open
GULLANE, Scotland (AP) ? Part defiant and part pragmatist, the head of the Royal & Ancient conceded Wednesday that all-male clubs are a bedeviling issue but insisted the British Open venues won't be pressured into opening their doors to women.
At his customary news conference on the eve of the British Open, R&A chief executive Peter Dawson faced a barrage of questions about the no-women-allowed membership at Muirfield and two other clubs in the nine-club tournament rotation, Troon and Royal St. George's.
He was prepared for the issue, reading from notes that made it clear he believes the issue does little harm to the game and has largely been contrived by the media, politicians and interest groups.
"Obviously the whole issue of gender and single-sex clubs has been pretty much beaten to death recently," Dawson said. "And we do, I assure you, understand that this is divisive. It's a subject that we're finding increasingly difficult, to be honest."
One reporter, touching on the racial discrimination that once pervaded the game, asked Dawson what was the difference between a male-only club and one that allowed only whites to join.
"Oh, goodness me, I think that's a ridiculous question, if I may say so," he replied. "There's a massive difference between racial discrimination, anti-Semitism, where sectors of society are downtrodden and treated very, very badly indeed. And to compare that with a men's golf club, I think, is frankly absurd. There's no comparison whatsoever."
He later added: "It's just kind of, for some people, a way of life that they rather like. I don't think in doing that they're intending to (bring) others down or intending to do others any harm."
Dawson emphasized that he doesn't believe gender-specific clubs stifle the growth of the sport. Still, he knows it's an issue that won't go away ? especially since Augusta National admitted its first female members ? so the organization that oversees golf outside the U.S. plans to address concerns once the Open is completed.
He wouldn't say what steps might be taken.
"Our natural reaction is to resist these pressures, because we actually don't think they have very much substance," Dawson said. "But I'd like to stress we're not so insular as to fail to recognize the potential damage that campaigns like this can do to the Open championship. And it is our championship committee's responsibility to do what is best for the Open, and to maximize the benefits which the Open brings, not just to golf, but also to the local area.
"When things are a bit quieter, after the championship," he went on, "I'm quite sure we'll be taking a look at everything to see what kind of sense we can make of it for the future. But I think right now our concentration has to be on this wonderful event and making it a success."
Eleven of the 24 questions to Dawson during the half-hour news conference revolved around the topic of male-only clubs. The issue of gender equity is squarely directed on golf's oldest major since Augusta National, home of the Masters, invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become members last summer. Tiger Woods called it "important to golf."
Most golfers have shied away from the issue leading up to the Open, including the top-ranked Woods. When Rory McIlroy, the world's No. 2 player, was first asked about it Wednesday, there was a long pause and a forced smile before he said, "Muirfield is a great golf course."
Later, when someone asked McIlroy if the players had been advised not comment on the issue, he was more forthcoming.
"I just think it's something that a lot of guys don't want to get themselves into because it's quite a controversial issue," he said. "It's something that shouldn't happen these days. It's something that we shouldn't even be talking about."
Ernie Els said it's "weird" that some clubs won't admit both sexes, while Luke Donald said "we'd love to see these policies be a bit more inclusive."
"Wherever the governing bodies decide to play a tournament, it's my job to turn up and be ready and play, and that's what I am going to," Donald said. "I think the R&A is certainly trending in the right direction."
But some prominent Scottish politicians won't be attending this year's event in protest.
"I just think it's indefensible in the 21st century not to have a golf club that's open to all," said Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, a huge golf fan who played a round with Phil Mickelson in the pro-am before the Scottish Open last week.
Two British government members ? Maria Miller, the secretary of culture, media and sport, and sports minister Hugh Robertson ? have also turned down invitations to attend.
Dawson said the R&A would not give in to political pressure.
"We've been through over 250 years of existence without getting into political comment, and I don't really intend to break that rule here," he said. "We've got politicians posturing; we've got interest groups attacking the R&A, attacking the Open, and attacking Muirfield."
While conceding that some changes are likely, Dawson made clear he believes the issue has largely been manufactured by those who don't necessarily have the best interests of the game at heart. He claimed there are very few gender-exclusive clubs in Britain, and that half of those are female-only.
"You can dress it up to be a lot more, if you want," Dawson said. "But on the Saturday morning when the guy gets up or the lady gets up and out of the marital bed, if you like, and goes off and plays golf with his chums and comes back in the afternoon, that's not on any kind of par with racial discrimination or anti-Semitism or any of these things.
"It's just what people kind of do."
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In Israel, no silver linings
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Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- Monday, July 15, 2013
THE GOLAN HEIGHTS The abandoned Circassian village of Zureiman provides a vantage point across the fortified Israeli border into Syria. Regime forces hold an area from the crossing at Quneitra to Ruheineh. Elements of the rebel Free Syrian Army are attacking from both north and south, attempting to close the corridor. A slow artillery duel — thud, thud — proceeds in the near distance. Farther south in Syria, global jihadist groups predominate. Read full article >> ? ? ? ? ...
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Fundament Research Features Avino Silver & Gold Mines | Gold ...
Fundamental Research featured Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (TSXV:ASM,NYSE:ASM,FWB:GV6), focusing on its news resource estimate for the San Gonzalo mine, as well as re-starting of production from the historical Avino mine.
As quoted in the article:
We believe that this resource estimate is positive for ASM as it has drastically increased the San Gonzalo resource and added the Avino resource to the total property resource estimate. ASM had a previous resource estimate for the San Gonzalo area released in 2009; however, development activities since then have removed a significant portion of this material. In 2012, the 2009 resource estimate was retracted by ASM due to the removal of resources from the ground. We are pleased to see the company produce an updated resource estimate for the San Gonzalo mine.
Based on our revised valuation models, and review of the company since our previous report, we have maintained our BUY rating and adjusted our fair value estimate from $4.67 to $3.01 per share.
To read the full report, click here to the Fundamental Research Site
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Source: http://goldinvestingnews.com/36652/fundament-research-features-avino-silver-gold-mines.html
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