HIV-like viruses in non-human primates have existed much longer than previously thought

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Viruses similar to those that cause AIDS in humans were present in non-human primates in Africa at least 5 million years ago and perhaps up to 12 million years ago, according to study published January 24 in the Open Access journal PLOS Pathogens by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Until now, researchers have hypothesized that such viruses originated much more recently.

HIV-1, the virus responsible for AIDS, infiltrated the human population in the early 20th century following multiple transmissions of a similar chimpanzee virus known as SIVcpz. Previous work to determine the age of HIV-like viruses, called lentiviruses, by comparing their genetic blueprints has calculated their origin to be tens of thousands of years ago.

However, other researchers have suspected this time frame to be much too recent. Michael Emerman, Ph.D., a virologist and member of the Human Biology Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Alex Compton, a graduate student in the Emerman Lab, describe the use of a technique to estimate the extent to which primates and lentiviruses have coexisted by tracking the changes in a host immunity gene called APOBEC3G that were induced by ancient viral challenges.

They report that this host immunity factor is evolving in tandem with a viral gene that defends the virus against APOBEC3G, which allowed them to determine the minimum age for the association between primates and lentiviruses to be around 5 or 6 million years ago, and possibly up to 12 million years ago.

These findings suggest that HIV-like infections in primates are much older than previously thought, and they have driven selective changes in antiviral genes that have incited an evolutionary arms race that continues to this day. The study also confirms that viruses similar to HIV that are present in various monkey species today are the descendants of ancient pathogens in primates that have shaped how the immune system fights infections.

"More than 40 non-human primate species in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with strains of HIV-related viruses," Emerman said. "Since some of these viruses may have the potential to infect humans as well, it is important to know their origins."

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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: This work was supported by R01 A130937 (to ME) and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and NIH Training Grant in Viral Pathogenesis T32AI083203 (to AAC). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

COMPETING INTERESTS: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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CITATION: Compton AA, Emerman M (2013) Convergence and Divergence in the Evolution of the APOBEC3G-Vif Interaction Reveal Ancient Origins of Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses. PLoS Pathog 9(1): e1003135. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003135

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Viruses similar to those that cause AIDS in humans were present in non-human primates in Africa at least 5 million years ago and perhaps up to 12 million years ago, according to study published January 24 in the Open Access journal PLOS Pathogens by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Until now, researchers have hypothesized that such viruses originated much more recently.

HIV-1, the virus responsible for AIDS, infiltrated the human population in the early 20th century following multiple transmissions of a similar chimpanzee virus known as SIVcpz. Previous work to determine the age of HIV-like viruses, called lentiviruses, by comparing their genetic blueprints has calculated their origin to be tens of thousands of years ago.

However, other researchers have suspected this time frame to be much too recent. Michael Emerman, Ph.D., a virologist and member of the Human Biology Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Alex Compton, a graduate student in the Emerman Lab, describe the use of a technique to estimate the extent to which primates and lentiviruses have coexisted by tracking the changes in a host immunity gene called APOBEC3G that were induced by ancient viral challenges.

They report that this host immunity factor is evolving in tandem with a viral gene that defends the virus against APOBEC3G, which allowed them to determine the minimum age for the association between primates and lentiviruses to be around 5 or 6 million years ago, and possibly up to 12 million years ago.

These findings suggest that HIV-like infections in primates are much older than previously thought, and they have driven selective changes in antiviral genes that have incited an evolutionary arms race that continues to this day. The study also confirms that viruses similar to HIV that are present in various monkey species today are the descendants of ancient pathogens in primates that have shaped how the immune system fights infections.

"More than 40 non-human primate species in sub-Saharan Africa are infected with strains of HIV-related viruses," Emerman said. "Since some of these viruses may have the potential to infect humans as well, it is important to know their origins."

###

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: This work was supported by R01 A130937 (to ME) and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and NIH Training Grant in Viral Pathogenesis T32AI083203 (to AAC). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

COMPETING INTERESTS: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

PLEASE ADD THIS LINK TO THE PUBLISHED ARTICLE IN ONLINE VERSIONS OF YOUR REPORT: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003135 (link will go live upon embargo lift)

CITATION: Compton AA, Emerman M (2013) Convergence and Divergence in the Evolution of the APOBEC3G-Vif Interaction Reveal Ancient Origins of Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses. PLoS Pathog 9(1): e1003135. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003135

Institutional Contact:
Kristen Lidke Woodward
(206) 667-5095
kwoodwar@fhcrc.org

Disclaimer

This press release refers to an upcoming article in PLOS Pathogens. The release is provided by the article authors. Any opinions expressed in these releases or articles are the personal views of the journal staff and/or article contributors, and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of PLOS. PLOS expressly disclaims any and all warranties and liability in connection with the information found in the releases and articles and your use of such information.

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PLOS Journals publish under a Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits free reuse of all materials published with the article, so long as the work is cited (e.g., Kaltenbach LS et al. (2007) Huntingtin Interacting Proteins Are Genetic Modifiers of Neurodegeneration. PLoS Genet 3(5): e82. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.0030082). No prior permission is required from the authors or publisher. For queries about the license, please contact the relative journal contact indicated here: http://www.plos.org/about/media-inquiries/.

About PLOS Pathogens

PLOS Pathogens publishes outstanding original articles that significantly advance the understanding of pathogens and how they interact with their host organisms. All works published in PLOS Pathogens are open access. Everything is immediately available subject only to the condition that the original authorship and source are properly attributed. Copyright is retained by the authors. The Public Library of Science uses the Creative Commons Attribution License.

About the Public Library of Science

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LinkedIn Ads | Linkedin Ads PPC Marketing

Since its inception back in July of 2008, LinkedIn Ads has caught the eye of many B2B advertisers who are looking for another vehicle to reach a very specific audience. In recent news, Linkedin has reached over 200 million users and continues to to be a force to be reckoned with. So with no further ado, Acquisio is proud to present an Exclusive Online Interview with Will Hambly,?Online Marketing Manager with LinkedIn.

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Question #1: Now that LinkedIn has over 200 Million Users worldwide, are there any plans to expand or enhance the LinkedIn Ads platform?

Answer: As we grow there are tremendous network effects that benefit our members as well as all three business lines. Looking at our self-serve LinkedIn Ads business, the main difference that advertisers are already seeing is incremental reach. In addition to that, we?ve made a number of enhancements to our self-serve advertising platform over the last year, including launching 18 additional languages, new targeting facets, enhanced audience intelligence features, multi currency rollout, and most recently, our first self-serve video format.

Question #2: LinkedIn Ads has a vast array of targeting abilities for advertisers. Can you tell which ones are used most often? Which ones have the biggest benefit?

Answer: One of the main reasons advertisers come to LinkedIn is to take advantage of the rich targeting options we provide. Some of the most commonly used targeting facets are Job Function, Job Title, and Industry because they allow marketers to reach specific influencers and decision makers within their target market.

Question #3: In PPC Marketing, Google and Bing Ads are the traditional platforms most advertisers are familiar with. What can you tell us about the LinkedIn Ads that may persuade them to give it a try?

Answer: LinkedIn offers distinct value in its targeting capabilities, audience, and context. Professional identity is top of mind for LinkedIn members, so if you?re marketing a B2B product or service, there?s no similar place to reach people in that mindset on the web.

Question #4: As with Facebook Ads, advertisers can choose from a wide variety of audience types (Demographics, Interests, etc?) From your perspective, where is LinkedIn unique benefits for advertisers LinkedIn Ads?

Answer:? LinkedIn is the best place for brands to accelerate their marketing efforts. We have a more influential, affluent, and educated member base than any other social network in the world. Our professional context attracts members who are in a purposeful mindset, which is a desirable environment for marketers who want to target highly engaged and receptive audiences.

Question #5:?If there is one (1) thing that LinkedIn Ads could do better or different, what would that be?
Answer:? One area is making our self-serve advertising platform easier to use as we?ve grown the number of features and targeting options. Advertisers have a strong sense of who their trying to reach, because they understand their business the best, but translating that into professional targeting facets is not necessarily as straightforward.

Question #6: Which Industries and/or Audiences would be a good fit for LinkedIn Ads? Are there ones that are not?

Answer: B2B is definitely our strength and we?re particularly strong in technology, financial services, and education. You don?t have to be in one of those categories to be successful, so I?d encourage any advertiser that is looking to reach professional audiences to start by creating a Company Page and then amplify that presence with LinkedIn Ads.

In Conclusion:

The benefit of using LinkedIn Ads is not based on a standard PPC Strategy, but rather more of ?outside the box? audience-based testing. Depending on the industry, just as with using Facebook Ads, it?s the idea of indirectly targeting specific demographics that are not available with standard PPC Marketing. Furthermore, for this strategy to be successful, it requires a deep understanding into the behavior and mindset of the customers.

Source: http://www.acquisio.com/ppc/exclusive-interview-with-will-hamby-from-linkedin/

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Scope of U.S. Air Force sexual assault case "stunning:" general

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sexual assault of 59 military recruits by drill instructors at a Texas air base was a "stunning" case that cannot be allowed to happen again, the top U.S. Air Force general told lawmakers on Wednesday as he testified before Congress about steps to address the problem.

But victims groups at a hearing on the attacks at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio said the incident was just the latest example of a sexual assault problem that has bedeviled the military for decades. They said the military had failed to fully address the problem for far too long.

The Armed Services Committee in the Republican-led House of Representatives agreed to hold the hearing on the unfolding scandal at Lackland after being urged to do so by nearly 80 lawmakers.

"How could this have happened? How could the system and in particular the leadership have failed to protect the men and women who serve our nation from sexual predators?" asked Representative Buck McKeon, the panel's chairman.

"The events at Lackland are the most recent example of sexual assaults that have plagued our military for far too long," he said.

The military has been grappling with the issue since the 1991 Tailhook scandal, when dozens of Marine Corps and Navy aviators were accused of sexually assaulting 83 women and 7 men at a convention in Las Vegas.

The latest Pentagon report on sexual assault in the military, released in April 2012, said 3,192 cases were reported in the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2011. That was a 1 percent increase in reporting from the previous fiscal year.

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who has tried to make curbing sexual assault a priority, has said there could be as many as 19,000 cases a year, a number he called "unacceptable."

The Lackland sexual assaults came to light in June 2011 when a female recruit reported that a drill sergeant had sexually assaulted a fellow trainee. The resulting investigation found that the instructor had attacked 10 victims between October 2010 and June 2011.

During the course of the investigation, three other drill instructors approached their squadron superintendent and said they knew of other instructors who were engaging in inappropriate conduct with their trainees, prompting another investigation.

General Edward Rice, who is responsible for recruiting and training Air Force personnel, said so far eight drill sergeants have received disciplinary action for sexual misconduct, nine have been charged and are facing courts martial and 15 are still under investigation.

Rice said 59 "victims or alleged victims" had been identified and offered support services, which all but two had accepted.

The Air Force chief of staff, General Mark Welsh, said the scope of the Lackland scandal was shocking.

"This collection of events at basic military training has been stunning to most of us in the Air Force," he said. "There's simply no excuse for it, there's no justifiable explanation and there is no way we can allow this to happen again."

RESPONSE CALLED INADEQUATE

He and Rice said the Air Force had implemented half of the 46 recommendations made by Major General Margaret Woodward, who investigated the Lackland situation at the commander's request.

Another 22 recommendations will be completed by November this year and the final one - for a shorter basic training period - is being considered separately.

Victims' advocates who attended the hearing said the military's response to Lackland was inadequate and was unlikely to stop the problem of sexual assaults in the military or even to ensure impartial investigation and prosecution of the crime.

"The military is not able to solve this problem," said attorney Susan Burke, who has represented victims of military sexual assault. "They have had decades. The definition of insanity is to do the same thing again and again and expect a different result."

Burke and other victims' advocates have called for lawmakers to change the way the military justice system handles rape and sexual assault charges.

"We need to have legislation passed by Congress in this session and we need that legislation to take justice, ... the judicatory power, out of the conflicted and biased hands of the chain of command and put it in impartial hands," she said.

Lawmakers also heard directly from victims of sexual assault, including retired Air Force Technical Sergeant Jennifer Norris, who told how she was raped once and assaulted three times in her first two years in the service.

She said she had a difficult time listening to the testimony by Welsh and Rice. While they may genuinely care about changing the system, they still rely on military justice that depends on commanders to "do the right thing," she said.

"In my eyes, that means, OK, commander, you're the judge, jury and executioner," she said. While the civilian legal system has different courts and routes of appeal, "in the military we have one person that may or may not help you," she said.

(Editing by Christopher Wilson)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/scope-u-air-force-sexual-assault-case-stunning-002711711.html

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Louisiana's Online Lagniappe Covers Some Delicious Internet ...

Welcome back to another edition of Louisiana?s Online Lagniappe, where we cover the best of Louisiana-based companies doing online marketing right! Our office has been having a pretty intense debate on which King Cake is best, which appears to have taken its toll on our column since we ended up with three food and drink based companies. Let?s see what they?re up to.

The Southern Food and Beverage Museum

While we do enjoy highlighting companies using traditional social media in great ways in this column, we?re even more excited when Louisiana organizations try something out of the box. The Southern Food and Beverage Museum did just that when they launched their new Nitty Grits website. It?s currently a very simple (and happily responsive) website, but the plans to create an international culinary dictionary are ambitious to say the least. We wish the website as well as those behind it the best of luck!

?and while we?re at it, we?ll also compliment their use of traditional social media as well. Snappy, often updated content along with online-only contests are a great way to keep customers constantly checking social media profiles for the latest information.

Your Nutrition Delivered

As part of Idea Village?s IDEAxcelerator 2013 program, we?d expect nothing less than smart use of social media to promote their products and services. Your Nutrition Delivered, well, delivers on that promise! Numerous tweets per day not only discuss the company, but also give other helpful?nutritious?advice that would be useful to their customers. Their Facebook page also posts inspiration quotes every single day, and makes the smart choice to do it with pictures instead of simply updating their status with the words. Facebook?s own website notes that picture posts generate 120% more engagement than the average post. If your company is trying to figure out how to get your page?s fans more involved, follow Your Nutrition Delivered?s lead and take a more visual approach to social media.

Naked Pizza

I?m surprised it has taken us three issues of Louisiana?s Online Lagniappe to mention Naked Pizza. From way back in 2009, when they received national attention for posting their Twitter profile on their street sign, to their continued intelligence when it concerns social media ? Naked Pizza has always been at the forefront of making a company?s social presence all about the conversation. On Twitter they interact with customers, answer questions, make jokes with other pizza companies, and generally have a good time, all while making sure to maintain that brand tone and voice that is oh so important to a social media presence.

And the Lagniappe?s lagniappe

Our extra shout-out this week goes to whoever is manning the @KreweduVieux twitter account. After a dormant 2012, it?s come back alive with the sort of unprintable charm that only Krewe Du Vieux can manage. Here?s to hoping it stays active year-round!

Send In Your Lagniappe

Is your Louisiana-based business doing incredible things online? Drop me a note at?Flynn@onlineoptimism.com?and it might just be included in next week?s column.

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Utah governor unveils outdoor recreation plan

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? Gov. Gary Herbert unveiled his long-awaited vision for outdoor recreation in the state Wednesday, calling for the creation of a government office devoted solely to the topic and laying out a broad-stroke plan to preserve Utah's natural jewels and cultivate outdoor recreation as a pillar of its economy.

Herbert revealed the plan a day after organizers of one of the world's largest outdoor gear trade announced they will keep the convention in Salt Lake City through 2016. The long-term future of the show, which is under way this week, remains murky though because of a shortage of convention floor space and lodging for convention-goers.

Herbert said Wednesday he hopes the biannual show ? which draws more than 20,000 people and pours an estimated $40 million into Utah's economy every year ? will make Salt Lake City its permanent home.

Organizers had threatened to move the event if the state didn't demonstrate its commitment to preserving public lands and solve the space issues. They asked Herbert in August to share his vision for the industry by January.

Herbert's plan calls for a new government office that would be devoted solely to outdoor recreation. Its duties would include organizing an annual summit where outdoor businesses, recreationalists and other stakeholders gather.

The plan also says Utah should stand by its desire to take control of federal lands. With or without the show, the principles in the plan will help to guide the state in balancing outdoor recreation and public lands, the governor noted.

"This is a pathway, a framework, for us to work together, despite some differences we may have," he said at a news conference.

The retail show is sponsored by the Boulder, Colo.-based Outdoor Industry Association, which represents companies such as Patagonia and The North Face.

Its president and CEO, Frank Hugelmeyer, lauded the governor for his commitment to making sure outdoor recreation and Utah's public lands are protected. He called Hebert's vision "unprecedented" and said it could serve as a blueprint for other states.

Hugelmeyer said the two-year extension of the show allows both sides to work on what are "pretty big issues" regarding the logistics of keeping Salt Lake City a viable location for the growing show. The governor's vision leaves some unresolved issues, he said, such as the state's desire to control federal lands. But, it includes mechanisms that will enable them to solve those issues in future years, he said.

The association opposed a bill signed by Herbert in March that demands the federal government relinquish control of public lands in Utah by 2014. It also opposes Utah's effort to open thousands of dirt paths across public lands to motor vehicles. But despite those differences, Hugelmeyer said Salt Lake City remains a great fit for the show.

"We're in the business of meaningful experiences, and Utah is one of the great places on the planet to have meaningful experiences," Hugelmeyer said.

Convention-goers crammed into the Salt Palace Convention Center Wednesday to look at hiking shoes, beanies, wool socks and countless other products used for outdoor recreation. People sat on the edges of a wide staircase while they ate lunch and looked at their computers.

Several retailers said they hope the show stays in Utah, but acknowledged that the state must solve the space and lodging issues. Robert Gardner, president and CEO of Joovy, said the show has a great vibe in Salt Lake City but said there's no way it can stay here beyond 2016 without more room for exhibitors. His company displayed its kid strollers and bikes in an exhibition tent at last summer's show.

"The tent was way better than I thought it would be, but it's still a tent," Gardner said.

Jay Rossbach, sales director for Hotmocs, had to stay at hotel in West Jordan, a Salt Lake City suburb about 15 miles south of the convention center. But he said he can't see the show anywhere else, and hopes more hotels are built in downtown Salt Lake City.

"Please don't put it in Vegas," said Rossbach, whose company sells beanies and neck gators.

Salt Lake City has plenty of nearby skiing and outdoor activities and is not too overwhelming for many who come from small mountain towns, said Taylor Mallard, marketing manager for Bozeman, Mont.-based Oboz Footwear.

"To me, Salt Lake makes perfect sense? minus the space issue," Mallard said. "It's like a mountain town, only bigger."

Two weeks ago, the state approved a $2.66 million grant to build a 150,000-square-foot exhibition tent near the city's convention center to add space for the show. Officials also are exploring temporary lodging options, including lodging at the University of Utah campus.

Sales of outdoor products and sporting goods bring $5.8 billion to Utah's economy every year and $60 million in state and local sales taxes. Utah's tourism is driven by visitors enjoying of the state's canyons, mountains and desert areas, and the state has highest the percentage of outdoor and sporting good jobs in the country.

Alan Matheson, the governor's environmental adviser, said the state also recognizes that easy access to outdoor activities attracts businesses in other industries, such as high-tech companies.

The state's new outdoors plan is a great first step, but now the details need to be hammered out, said Ashley Korenblat, president of Western Spirit Cycling in Moab, a mountain biking town that draws people from around the world. Korenblat said upcoming outdoor gear shows offer a chance to check in every six months see if the state is producing results.

"That will prohibit this vision from being another binder on the shelf just gathering dust," she said.

Though she finds the plan encouraging, she said the "elephant in the room" remains the state's federal lands grab. There's still a lot of industry concern with the way those lands would be managed if the state took control, she said.

Matheson said that if the state did control those spaces, it doesn't mean they'd sell them all off or use all the land for energy development.

"The people of Utah love these lands ? love our natural gems. And we're not going to do anything to lose those treasures," he said.

The governor, who is a big proponent of energy development, said the state would do a better job than the federal government of juggling the demands of the energy and outdoor industries.

"It should be a balanced approach," Herbert said. "Not everything should be protected, and not everything should be developed."

Herbert dodged a bullet by keeping the trade show in Utah, said one business leader who quit Herbert's outdoor recreation advisory council in protest over the Republican governor's policies.

"I think it's a meaningful first step," said Peter Metcalf, president and chief executive of Salt Lake City-based Black Diamond Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor gear. "It states how important outdoor recreation is to Utah ? our public lands, waterways and clean air.

"I'm gratified ? but now comes the real work," he said. "Utah has been ground zero for radical policies threatening our public lands."

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Associated Press writer Paul Foy contributed to this report.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/utah-governor-unveils-outdoor-recreation-plan-170125088--finance.html

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More Sense 5 screenshots spotted on a Droid DNA

 

Following today's leak of an unreleased version of Sense 5 running on the Droid DNA, we're now seeing more screenshots from users claiming to have their hands on the software as well. Member mdeejay at XDA has just put up several screenshots of what is said to be a stable build of Android 4.1.2 with Sense 5 running on the Verizon phone, as ported from -- wait for it -- a Sprint version of the rumored M7.

We're not sure if that answers more questions than it creates, but it certainly gives us a lot to think about. This probably isn't the last leak (or purported leak) we'll see in the coming weeks, as HTC is likely set to show off a number of new devices at MWC in February. You can take a gander at several more screenshots at the source link below.

Source: XDA

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Avoid Overhyping Everything with a "Fudge Zone"

When you're trying to convince a friend or co-worker that something is amazing, it's easy to overshoot and overhype something to the point they'll definitely be disappointed. To keep this from happening, author Dan Ariely recommends you create a "fudge zone."

We all overhype things we're excited about. Whether it's a movie, book, or even a project we're working on. The downside of overhyping is that when we tell our friends about it, we set unreasonable expectations that can't be met. In turn, our friends and co-workers end up not enjoying what we suggest as much as they should. Ariely recommends a pretty simple fix:

Here is how I view the issue: Heightened expectations can change our experience by (let's say) 20%, which means that as long as the increased expectations are within this range, the expectation can "pull" the experience and influence it. But when expectations are too extreme (let's say 60% heightened), the gap with reality becomes too wide, and they may backfire and reduce enjoyment.

If you want your friends to experience something as better than it truly is, go for it and exaggerate. But don't exaggerate by too much. This kind of "fudge zone" also suggests that in areas of life where people are not experts, you can exaggerate a bit more.

Setting high expectations isn't always a bad thing, and in fact, expectations can actually increase our enjoyment of everything, but you want to avoid overhyping something too much. While Ariely's point deals with you placing heightened expectations on what you recommend, the same can be done in reverse for your own expectation of enjoyment too.

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Video: Matthews: Obama's inaugural address was a 'statement of hope'

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Susan Katz Keating: Old Mossback's Zombie Attack Survival Guide ...

Now that the Old Mossback has tapped into his future memories and instructed us on how to survive the first wave of a Zombie attack, he turns to the nitty gritty of living in The New Normal. Today, he tackles fashion. Over to you, Mossy.

What to Wear During a Zombie Attack

One topic that often is overlooked in almost all the Zombie movies and survival books is the proper look a?survivor?should maintain when the Zombies are attempting to take over the Earth.?

How is it in these movies that while all?the men are shown running around in worn out clothing, the women still appear to have a good supply of pushup bras and low cut blouses to display their cleavage? Is there an emergency reserve of Victoria Secret products located in a bunker somewhere?

Anyway. Back to the men.

The proper look has two goals. The first is to look in a way that strangers will see you as not to be?messed?with while at the same time not a threat. Too much of one and not enough of the other could have dire consequences. The other goal is to?protect you?from the sun and elements.

We will start with the hair. In this regard, there are three acceptable looks for the end times.

1) The shaved head: This haircut?is high?maintenance. Note: It is not advisable?in Florida, ?due to the risk of a sunburn.

2) Mohawk: Unlike the shaved head, this cut offers some protection from the elements. However, it is still?very high?maintenance.

3) Mullet: AKA The Ape Drape. This is the look for Florida while fighting off a Zombie horde. Can be maintained with?scissors. There are other perks, as all the ladies dream of a day when they are dating a man who has a mullet haircut. Just ask SKK. In every?woman's?life there?is a man with a mullet haircut. [Editorial note: Mossy...true...but only if he is a simian Guard Baboon stationed outside to scare off the Zombies ?~ SKK]

Next: The shirt. This one is easy. The shirt should?have cutoff sleeves at the armpit. This is the classic swamp-people look. For the life of me I still cannot figure as to why the sleeves must be cut off; but they must be.

Pants and shoes. Working jeans are acceptable, but not those?ridiculous?and overpriced designer jeans. Worn work books will get you through. No?sandals?or open toed footwear. In the Florida swamps to be seen wearing?sandals?or?open toe footwear could result in?verbal?insults or even worse. Don't expect people to withhold judgment on your footwear. There is no such thing as being?politically?correct in a swamp during a Zombie attack.

Accessories: Last but not least, the men of the survivor group should all?wear a?necklace?made of Florida gator teeth. It makes a real?statement,?and the men can compete as to who has the biggest teeth.

In?reference?to the abovementioned?mullet haircut, the gator teeth necklace will top off the entire look, as you would then sling on your rifle and step out into the world, dressed and groomed for success in the world of the Zombie.

Here are some illustrations to help you sort proper from improper.

This look, below, ?lacks the ripped-out sleeves, and also exposes the wearer to side-of-head sunburn. This look is a NO.

Beach Boy, below, has good hair coverage, but poor body protection. Sunburn, sunburn, sunburn. A definite NO.

Again: good head coverage, but no body protection. Absolutely NOT.

Why, oh why do these men keep neglecting their bodies? Do they not understand what the sun can do their skin? Again: NO.



Now we're talking! This look covers the necessary bases, and has the added vantage of protecting the Zombie survivor from suffering dreaded Lip Burn. Finally, a clear YES.?

Source: http://www.susankatzkeating.com/2013/01/old-mossbacks-zombie-attack-survival.html

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'Iron Man 3' Brings Tony Stark Back To Basics

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige previews 'Iron Man 3' for MTV News: 'Robert Downey Jr. gave his all to this performance.'
By Josh Wigler

Robert Downey Jr. in "Iron Man 3"
Photo: Disney

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davidwatson: Solid Advice For People Thinking About Homeschooling

Lots of people don't trust their local public schools. And many of these same people don't have the resources for private education. Homeschooling can be an excellent answer to this problem. Homeschooling your children provides a great education at low cost. Continue reading for more information.
Designate a space in your home for schooling. Students that go all over your house can easily be distracted. A designated work area will ensure that your children concentrate on their studies and have a specific area to keep their supplies.
Become familiar with laws governing homeschooling in your particular state. You can find lots of state-specific information on the website of the HSLDA. Also, you can join a homeschooling organization, which can help with credibility. The help you get will be well worth the cost of joining.
You should realize that it's not always going to be tons of fun homeschooling your children. You need to realize that this is work for both of you since you are teaching them new ideas, and it is not always going to be fun and games. Remind your children that you are doing this for their benefit because you love them.
Network with homeschooling families nearby to plan excursions. Doing this will introduce your children to kids their own age. It keeps costs down due to bulk rates, too!
You should always carry out thorough research before you consider engaging in homeschooling. The Internet has an abundance of helpful information to help you make this huge decision. Regardless of your interest in homeschooling, you must make certain to have enough time, money and energy to educate your kids at home.
If your child is having difficulty in public school, homeschooling may be a good option. It can greatly reduce your child's stress. It is also an excellent bonding experience for parents and children. Homeschooling can be a great alternative to stranding your child in a situation that he or she finds challenging and uncomfortable.
Decide how you will manage your younger children while you are teaching the older ones. For example, the younger child will only be allowed to stay in the classroom if she can play quietly without interrupting your lesson. Don't have unrealistic expectations of your toddler. Take frequent breaks in which you can give your toddler some attention and engage in fun activities. This can keep your frustration levels down.
Put your reasoning on paper. Although you may wish to homeschool your child, it may be hard for you to convince other members of your family that homeschooling is the best idea if you do not write any logical reasoning down on paper. This gives you a resource to reference when others ask what you're doing. This will help you deal with it easier.
There are many different homeschooling methods that can be employed to help your child succeed. Learn all you can from the above tips to help you plan your child's education. You can become the best teacher your child ever had if you are ready to apply yourself. Your children are lucky to have you.

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Do Animals in Chernobyl?s Fallout Zone Glow?

In the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Valentina Sachepok (right) points out herbs to author Mary Mycio.

Courtesy Mary Mycio.

Valentina Sachepok darted ahead while I chased her through a forest in the exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

A camera crew followed us; they were shooting a documentary about the babushkas of Chernobyl. The 1986 disaster forced the permanent evacuation of 300,000 people, but a smattering of women still live semi-legally in their old homes.

Sachepok, a retired nurse in her 60s with tufts of gray hair peering from under a maroon kerchief, didn?t walk but trotted, sprinting abruptly while the rest of us scrambled to keep up. After collecting fat yellow mushrooms from a clump of moss, she led me to a pine tree. ?This one is for the hedgehog,? she said of the spiny creature beloved in Slavic folktales. She pierced a mushroom on a pine branch close to the ground.

That?s where radioactivity is highest these days. The explosion and fire here spewed the equivalent of at least 20 Hiroshima bombs? worth of radiation, mostly within about 25 miles of the reactor building. The most radioactive isotopes have long since decayed, and rain has washed the rest into the soil and the food chain. Two of the most persistent isotopes are cesium-137, which chemically mimics potassium, and strontium-90, which imitates calcium in living things. As these isotopes have been taken up by plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria, radioactivity is no longer on the zone, but of it.

This is a unique ecosystem, twice the size of Rhode Island and about evenly divided between Belarus and Ukraine. A generation after most humans abandoned the area, forests and wetlands have consumed once-tended fields, villages, and towns. Only the occasional carcasses of crumbling buildings mutely testify to the former occupants.

Sachepok stuck another mushroom a foot higher on the tree. ?That?s for the roe deer. It?s hard for them to find food under the snow.? The late October day was still warm, but Ukraine?s winters are frigid.

Few wild animals lived in the region in 1986; their habitats had been destroyed for Soviet dairy farms and pine plantations. But large mammals started appearing almost immediately after the evacuations, and the animal populations soon exploded.

Roe deer and wild boar caught here in the early 1990s packed more than 2,000 times the safety norms for cesium-137 in meat. Though internal radiation levels have since dropped dramatically, some animals recently tested in Belarus still exceeded safe levels by dozens of times.

But in a surprise to just about everyone, the animals all looked physically normal. The same was true of other species tested?radioactive but normal-looking. The few known exceptions include albino spots and some deformities in barn swallows.

Standing up straight, Sachepok pierced the highest mushroom. ?And this is for the moose.?

Of the dozen moose sightings I?ve had in my lifetime, all were in the exclusion zone, where in the course of many journeys I?ve spent more than a month?s time researching my book Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl. It?s a strange and beautiful place where I?ve spotted wolves in broad daylight; lynx tracks in the snow; and huge herds of boar, roe deer, and elk. I?m still drawn back.

Sachepok smiled with more mischief than seemed possible for a lone woman in a radioactive no-man?s land. ?The animals all know me,? she said, a gold tooth glinting, before lecturing me on healthy living, including avoiding what she called the ?zombie box??television.

I think she meant it politically. Ukrainian TV is pure propaganda. But when it comes to Chernobyl, it is only a matter of time before zombies or mutants come up. Whenever I tell anyone about my encounters with Chernobyl wildlife, the questions are always the same: Do they have two heads? Do they glow? Do you glow?

Actually, in the early years, when contaminated dust coated everything, researchers found countless examples of the monstrous mutations imagined in 1950s horror movies: malformations, dwarfism, gigantism, strange growths, and, yes, even some glowing.

But those effects were seen only in plants. While Attack of the Giant Leaves doesn?t seem as horrible as the Creature With the Atom Brain, no one has ever found seriously deformed wild animals (or zombies) after the Chernobyl accident. Mutant animals born in the wild die or get eaten before they can be discovered. Whatever the biological costs of radiation to individuals, the fittest survived.

Chernobyl?s abundant and surprisingly normal-looking wildlife has shaken up how biologists think about the environmental effects of radioactivity. The idea that the world?s biggest radioactive wasteland could become Europe?s largest wildlife sanctuary is completely counterintuitive for anyone raised on nuclear dystopias.

The news isn?t good for all animals. Many species that like human company?swallows, white storks, pigeons?mostly left the region along with the people. Also, small creatures seem to be more vulnerable to the effects of radiation than large ones. That may be why Chernobyl rodents studied in the 1990s had shorter life spans and smaller litters than their counterparts outside the zone. Stag beetles had uneven horns. But it didn?t affect their population numbers.

And because the health of wild animal species is usually judged by their numbers rather than the conditions of individuals, Chernobyl wildlife is considered healthy. According to all the population counts performed by Ukraine and Belarus over the past 27 years, there is enormous animal diversity and abundance. The prevailing scientific view of the exclusion zone has become that it is an unintentional wildlife sanctuary. This conclusion rests on the premise that radiation is less harmful to wildlife populations than we are.

In an effort to challenge that view, biologists Timothy Mousseau of the University of South Carolina and Anders Moller of the University of Paris have published a series of papers claiming that populations of insects, birds, and mammals are declining in Chernobyl?s most contaminated regions. They also contend that birds avoid nesting in highly radioactive areas. They dismiss contrary reports of animal abundance as anecdotes.

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Slickdeals' best in tech for January 21st: 55-inch Panasonic Viera 3D HDTV and Lumix DMC-GF5

Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this round-up, we'll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You'll want to act fast, though, as many of these offerings won't stick around long.

Does the start of another week have you feelin' a bit down? Perhaps we can help. On today's list of discounted tech, a Panasonic Viera plasma 3D HDTV and Lumix DMC-GF5 both grab a spot alongside a 17-inch Lenovo notebook, 32GB memory card and a 24-inch ASUS display. Take a gander past the break for all the crucial details, but you'll want to act fast as these links aren't likely to offer their wares for long.

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Rebecca Duncan: People Can Change, Home Should Not

Google "Ohio," "fracking," and "map" and you'll get a drawing of the Buckeye State overlaid with digital pushpins that mark where the trucks are lumbering in with concrete and piping, bands of structural steel, and garage-sized compressors. Forests and pastures are giving way to massive drilling pads, where millions of tons of water will accelerate the slow, natural process by which oil and natural gas emerge from the brittle rock.

Most of the pins on this map run north and south, parallel to the Pennsylvania border. They mark permits issued for drilling of the Utica and Devonite shale beds, which some say is the key to our country's energy independence. A thick cluster of pinpoints runs from Akron to Marietta, while a few outliers dot the landscape of my home, a rural crossroads-turned-suburb called Howland Township. The first well in my county is under construction.

It would be easy to become emotional about this. No matter how much we change, we want home to stay the same. That line of pins, the shale line, also marks the road I took to Grandmother's house and later to Ohio University. The well under construction lies just a few miles from Camp Sugar Bush, where I learned to sleep in a tent in the woods, steer a canoe, and make Thousand Island dressing from scratch. My family has been gone from the region for two decades, but many friends and memories remain there, and so do our dead.

In the areas where drilling has begun, people speak of tainted water, noise- and light-disrupted sleep, and various other health hazards. One would imagine that those numerous earthquakes centered in nearby Youngstown might be difficult to ignore. And yet advocates can be found among the landowners and business leaders, as well as state and local government officials. Even some of the most vocal opponents have been swayed by the promise of a new source of income.

From my new home in North Carolina, I juggle sentiment and concern with reason, and I try to keep an open mind. The best window on this unfolding action is my hometown newspaper, the Warren Tribune Chronicle. The "Shale and Gas Drilling" section of Tribe Today shows all boats floating higher on the wave of this industry: housing, retail, suppliers, processing plants and pipelines. Senator Rob Portman dropped in recently to decry federal regulation and predict 200,000 new jobs to harvest the "energy in the ground here in Ohio." Two Ohio State University engineering students with ties to the area have formed a networking group with sights aimed at the extraction industry. One of them gushes, "I'm not a political analyst nor an economist, but I believe that this shale is one of the most encouraging developments to hit the Youngstown area since the steel industry of the past."

The past this student speaks of is the one that nurtured my happy memories of home. The steel industry was very, very good to my family and the families of my classmates. Republic Steel chose my father to be its first computer programmer; we grew up using old punch cards for our grocery lists. My brothers and I had our own bedrooms. We enjoyed music lessons, waterskiing on Mosquito Lake, shopping trips to Cleveland's finest stores, and my dad's whimsical Sunday outings. We even saw Niagara Falls with the water turned off!

Where steel reigned, those sturdy and sexy American cars also rolled off the assembly lines. On weekends our Mustangs, Camaros, and Grand Ams encircled a McDonald's whose manager clung stubbornly to his yellow arches. We ran our engines on cheap gas and ate burgers and fries in our cars.

My older brother could labor in the mill from Memorial Day to Labor Day and plunk down a check for a worry-free year of college tuition and fun. Those who stayed behind joined their fathers and grandfathers in union jobs that demanded hard work but put the food on the table and then some. At worst, a new machine knocked some workers down the pay scale from time to time, and pink soot from the blast furnace dusted the windshields of our cars. No one imagined, in my remembrance, that these days of prosperity would ever end.

Growing up in the 1990s, though, these shale-ambitious students would have seen much less optimism and many more cold factories and shuttered storefronts. I wonder if they learned the subtle variations among each of the mom and pop pizza sauces that flavored my youth, or if by then it was Domino's and Pizza Hut all the way. Did their older kinfolk convey to them the sensory feast of heat and force and pounding rhythm that transformed raw ore into the sleek shapes and mighty pillars girding 20th century life? I hope so, regarding the sauce and the grueling work. Yet given these young men's distance from the pulse of the life I knew, who can blame them for acting on a different vision for the future?

In the summer of 2011, my son and I made a college visit to Cleveland and Pittsburgh. We sliced through my corner of Ohio, and without warning he asked if we could see an Amish community. His timing was perfect; I made a quick U-turn and within minutes we arrived in Mesopotamia, my grandfather's birthplace, on the night of the annual ox roast festival. Our family kept a country cottage nearby, so I knew the roads well. My son would later tell his friends we had been to the "Amish state fair." I was thrilled to introduce him to the square black buggies, the people's modest dress, and the clean white houses nestled among fields of corn and wheat. A few Rumspringers tinkered with cell phones and waved from the back seats of cars, but for the most part things looked like they always had.

That line of pushpins, with its ensuing promise of jobs, noise, fuel, illness, prosperity, and devastation of nature -- you decide -- is marching northward in these earth-loving people's direction. I'm so glad we passed through when we did.

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Celebrating Motherhood: All of us...

"as you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. otherwise you will miss most of your life."?

I watch out my window, them pushing snow. How her little hands slid into pink gloves. My how they have grown. I am enjoying this season of life with

loose teeth

boys growing tall

the way she can read now

the way I had a little person laying next to me last?night just because.?

Reaching over in the middle of the night?and feeling the breathing.?The life next to me.

The cup of coffee that was brought to my bed side.

The way he calls me his "beautiful bride" even

?though?we've been married for almost 21 years.

?I, being self conscious, push my hair back realizing what I must

look like. He says I'm beautiful. I look down.

Could he still think that?

Really? I sip my coffee and we talk. Me bundled in covers

and slowly they come and climb under the covers with me.

Until it's all of us.

The night before me drifting off to sleep with a bed full?and Andy Griffith.

All of us.?

This stage of gangly legs and toothless grins.

The nights they would rather be with us instead of without us.

I love?the way winter slows us down.

I try and stay focused on my chores but my eyes?keep looking heavenward.... wanting to see the sun.

It feels like forever since her warmth clothed me.

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Be content I keep telling myself?and myself responds only half the time.

I want what I don't have.

The warmth of a day.

More time with my husband who seems

to be in a busy season.

Everyone well at the same time.

More time to work out.

More time to sit here and write out?my every day so when I look back

I'll remember, they'll remember.

More More More

Not all bad things but things I crowd my mind and?heart with.?

Be content in whatever season you're in

I must?continue to practice this.

I have to go out in the cold....walking through the snow to check on the numerous animals on the farm. The crunching under foot and the flakes in my hair.

The kitten who blends into the beautiful back drop of the painting of my life.

The cow named Rosebud who moos at me as I go to check on her?one more time.?

My house warm.

My stove holding a huge pot of soup.

My fireplaces going.

Hot chocolate for everyone,?warm blankets and long books.

Am I sure I'm living in this moment instead of

getting through it?

Can I smell and see and taste that it is good?

My life is good.

Trees heavy with the beauty of the color white

My heart free to love deeply these portraits of God's.

His paint brush so beautiful on the farm and on

my life and on me.

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Vegan Recipe: Easy Slow-Cooker Veggie Broth | Eat Drink Better

Trying to whittle down grocery costs? Reduce kitchen waste? Cook with more plant-based whole-food ingredients? This simple recipe?provides a?tasty, cost effective,?and versatile?base for?sauces, stews, soups,?or marinades ? with no?packaging waste or BPA to yuck your yum!

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 cups coarsely chopped fresh?veggies (broccoli stalks, carrot butts, kale spines, peeled garlic cloves, peeled?onion quarters ? whatever leftover?veggie bits you have on hand)
• 10 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram leaves (or parsley, or cilantro)
• 1/4 teaspoon ground sage
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup Bragg?s Liquid Aminos (or organic soy sauce)

Directions

Combine all ingredients except Bragg?s (or soy sauce) in a crock-pot; cook on low for?8 to 10 hours.

Strain broth through colander into a large bowl, or use slotted spoon to fish out veggies into colander over a?small bowl,?then return drained broth to slow cooker.?You can either compost the very-cooked veggies, or puree them smooth and stir them back into the broth.

Add Bragg?s or soy sauce, and adjust seasonings as needed.

Freeze the finished broth in 1-2-cup portions for later use, or?store in the fridge for about a week ? until you go grocery shopping again, and start the process?over!

Production Notes

My favorite?veggies to use for broth are red cabbage, broccoli, onion, kale, and carrot ends. Don?t use cucumbers or lettuce ? but you probably guessed that! Also avoid potatoes or sweet potatoes, unless you specifically want a starchy broth (perhaps for gravy or shepherd?s pie). Pretty much any other veggies, though, work fine in this recipe ? you can also throw in a handfull of lentils, yellow split peas, chickpeas, or soaked pinto beans for extra heartiness. Black beans or split peas will turn your broth a funky sludgy color, though, so stick to the lighter options for the best visual-yum-factor.

If you?ll be using the broth for Asian dishes, throw in some ginger, galangal, or kaffir lime leaves for a nice Thai-ish flavor. To use in place of chicken broth, add poultry seasoning, a bit of extra-virgin olive oil, and a little real maple syrup. For a darker unbeefish broth, add a splash of vegan Worcestershire sauce, a splash of red wine, and a small amount of Marmite or red miso.

I usually go through the fridge right before grocery shopping, and pull the veggie peels and stalks and stems, the last handful of spinach, one last lonely onion, that last?half bell pepper that needs?to be eaten soon? Throw it all in the crock pot, season it a bit, and presto: yummy broth, reduced waste, no BPA, very little cost, and minimal effort: it?s a win-win-win-win-win recipe!

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time:?8 to?10 hours

Image by the author.

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Annual Golf Show Comes to Somerset This Weekend

Added by Philip Mathew on January 18, 2013.

Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday will be presenting the New Jersey Golf Show this weekend at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, NJ.

For those avid golfers here in New Jersey yearning for the spring to come to play golf, you have a chance to preview new equipment for 2013 starting today.? The New Jersey Golf Show presented by Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday will be at the Garden State Exhibit Center from Friday-Sunday.? Doors open for the show at 12 noon on Friday until 7 p.m., 9 a.m. ? 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. ? 4 p.m. on Sunday.?

Tickets are $10 and are good for all three days of the event while children under 12 can get in free. ?Along with trying new equipment, patrons can get on-site instruction from PGA professionals, compete in long drive and long putt contests for prizes, buy and compare pricing for new equipment along with booking a golf vacation.?

The main attractions for the event will be the live presenters.? Former Long Drive champion Brian Pavlet will be at the show for all three days, talking about his life and career that has spanned 20 years. Pavlet won the National Long Drive Championship in his career and held the number one spot in long driving for 20 months.

Chuck ?The Hit Man? Hiter will also be at the show all three days, showing off his amazing skills.? Hiter uses balancing techniques, supreme hand-eye coordination and engages the crowd as he performs during his shows.? Hiter holds the Guinness World Record for distance and accuracy while hitting a ball out of mid-air.?

Golf Channel?s Michael Breed of ?The Golf Fix? will be at the show during the weekend.? One of the most energetic personalities on the channel, Breed brings enthusiasm for the game and for teaching together to make the viewer better at the game.?

Breed has been the PGA head professional at Sunningdale Golf Club in Scarsdale, N.Y. for the past 12 years after serving at Augusta National Golf Club and Deepvale Golf Club in Manhasset, N.Y. as assistant PGA pro and assistant respectively.? Breed was recently awarded the PGA Teacher of the Year award for 2012.?

For more information on the event, please visit www.NewJerseyGolfShow.com.

The Garden State Exhibit Center is located at 50 Atrium Drive ? Somerset, NJ 08873.

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