Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Rob Hayles: GB cyclists are so great, the ... - BBC World News

Three-time Olympic cycling medallist Rob Hayles gives Metro his latest assessment of Great Britain?s astonishing performance in the velodrome. Wheels of wonder: Jason Kenny (right) becomes the latest British cycling gold medallist (Picture: PA) Jason Kenny took Britain?s astonishing gold rush at the velodrome to new heights with his impressive victory in the individual sprint. There were concerns world champion Gregory Bauge would cause problems in the final but, as they lined up, the Frenchman?s body language told me it was game over. His coach put his head in his chest and gave him a hug, something you just never see. But when it comes to the Olympics I?m rather surprised we don?t witness incidents like that more often. The opposition must be thoroughly demoralised by Britain?s greatness at the Games. It would be no real surprise if we go to Rio in 2016 with the biggest danger to our gold medal stars here in London coming from the youngsters bursting through our own ranks. One of our big guns the others will be glad to see the back of is Vicky Pendleton, who goes tonight in the women?s sprint. She is just ripping it up on the track at the moment and in what will presumably be the last race of her career, it is difficult to see who is going to stop her. Next on the list? Laura Trott is well placed in the omnium (Picture: Getty) Anna Meares would be most people?s favourite but she wobbled on home turf earlier this year when she only got a bronze in the world championships in Melbourne. Laura Trott is also on course for a medal in the women?s omnium where Sarah Hammer is her only real danger, so a fantastic finish is on the cards.

Source: http://bbc-worldnews.net/2012/08/rob-hayles-gb-cyclists-are-so-great-the-opposition-are-just-giving-up/

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West Nile Virus strikes in Pennsylvania - Lehigh Valley Health Blog

August 6, 2012

Posted by Tim Darragh at 04:30:19 PM on August 6, 2012


State health officials are reporting the first case of West Nile Virus in a human this year. it's not something to take lightly.

A Franklin County woman is now recovering after being hospitalized with meningitis contracted through the virus, the Pennsylvania Health Department reported today. A Lancaster County woman is also recovering after contracting West Nile fever, the milder form of the virus, it said.

The department urged the public to minimize exposure to mosquitoes because of an "unprecedented level of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus."?

?Pennsylvanians should take steps to eliminate mosquito breeding sites around their homes and prevent mosquito bites by using insect repellants,? said Secretary of Health Eli N. Avila. ?This is even more important for older Pennsylvanians and people with weakened immune systems, since they are at the greatest risk of severe illness -- including encephalitis -- if they develop West Nile virus infection.?

According to a news release, statewide sampling shows higher numbers of WNV-infected mosquitoes than any other summer since monitoring began 10 years ago, a development it said was likely caused by last year?s mild winter.

The risk for WNV infection is highest during August and September and will not end until the first hard frost, it said.

State environmental officials have found mosquitoes carrying the virus in 42 of the state's 67 counties thus far.

The mosquitoes that transmit the virus breed in areas with standing and stagnant water. These can include urban catch basins, clogged gutters, discarded tires, poorly maintained swimming pools, flower pots and other types of plastic containers, it said.

Simple steps to eliminate standing water around the home include: removing tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots, discarded tires or any object that could collect standing water. Drill holes in the bottom of recycling containers left outdoors. Also:

  • Have roof gutters cleaned every year.
  • Turn over plastic wading pools and wheelbarrows when not in use.
  • Do not let water stagnate in birdbaths.
  • Aerate ornamental pools, or stock them with fish.
  • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, and remove standing water from pool covers.
  • Use landscaping to eliminate standing water that collects on your property.
  • Treat standing water that cannot be eliminated with Bti products which are sold at outdoor supply, home improvement and other stores. Bti is a natural product that kills mosquito larvae, but is safe for people, pets, aquatic life and plants.

According to the department, mosquitoes are most active at dawn and dusk. When outdoors, people can avoid mosquito bites by properly and consistently using DEET-containing insect repellants and covering exposed skin with lightweight clothing. To keep mosquitoes from entering a home, make sure window and door screens are in place and are in good condition.

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Monday, August 6, 2012

Animal Man #12

Animal Man #12

Credits

  • Words: Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder
  • Art: Steve Pugh
  • Colors: Lovern Kindzierski
  • Story Title: Rotworld: Prologue Part One
  • Publisher: DC Comics
  • Price: $2.99
  • Release Date: Aug 1, 2012

Buddy Baker?s search for the Swamp Thing yields a team up of Red and Green against the impending terror of Rotworld.

With Cliff Baker horror-struck from within after the Baker family?s final confrontation with the last of the Hunters Three, it appears that only the combined might of Animal Man and Swamp Thing can save Buddy Baker?s son and stop the Rot from reducing humankind to a world of twisted, rotting monsters. But first they have to find the elusive avatar of the Green, and they eventually do find Alec Holland standing alongside Abby Arcane at the precipice of a black lake of death and decay ?? a hell-mouth into which Buddy and Alec must descend in order to defeat the Rot before it grows stronger and envelopes the entire world in its putrid embrace.

Animal Man #12 serves as a stalwart foundation on which to construct a story arc that will no doubt prove a powerful journey into the darkest parts of the human psyche. The combined storytelling finesse of Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder, coupled with Steve Pugh?s terrifyingly surreal depiction of the netherworld of the Rot make this issue more than just a simple prologue to a greater tale, but one infused with allusions to ancient Greek mythology (the story of Theseus and the minotaur comes to mind) that builds on all prior issues of Animal Man and Swamp Thing to converge brilliantly at this point.

Add to this a wonderful, moving scene (yes, horror stories like this can have ?moving? moments when you have a creative team this amazing writing them) in which Buddy and Alec leave their loved ones behind to enter a rancid realm from which there may be no return and a very concise encapsulation of issues of Animal Man past, and this prologue to ?Rotworld? becomes a true testament to what came before and what terrors are to come. Thankfully, we don?t have to wait very long for part two ?? just read Swamp Thing #12, also out August 1st.

Source: http://www.brokenfrontier.com/reviews/p/detail/animal-man-12

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If Mitt Had Had His Way, San Diego Would Have to Lay Off Another ...

Had Mitt Romney gotten his way when he asked to have his La Jolla home tax assessment lowered in the wake of the financial crash, San Diego County would have lost enough money to hire a teacher, at a time when the district has been laying off teachers and deferring raises.

At least that?s my rough calculation based on the numbers included in this LAT article describing Mitt?s efforts to have his home reassessed the year after he purchased it in 2008.

As the LAT describes it, Mitt submitted one proposed reassessment, claiming their home on the beach in La Jolla had lost almost 45% of its value. After that didn?t work, they got a lawyer to submit a new appeal; he came up with a more modest claim that the house had lost 27% of its value in the first year, or 39% over two years. San Diego County responded by assessing the home had lost 7% of its value. And only after two more years of declining home prices did the county agree with Mitt?s lawyers amended appeal of a 27-29% loss.

All told, $250 million Mitt has saved $109,357 on his property taxes.

But I want to look at Mitt?s original claim?that his house had lost almost 45% of its value in less than a year. That claim was higher even than the property decline all the houses in his zip code experienced in the two years after he bought the house.

Working for the Romneys, Streb concluded that the entire 92037 ZIP Code had suffered a 41% decline in average sales prices between the first six months of 2008 and the six months preceding his appraisal in October 2010. He settled on a value of $7.5 million for the Romney home.

Had Mitt?s outrageous claim been successful, he would have saved something like $75,000 a year. This amounts to Mitt, buying a pricey home at a time when any half-witted being knew home values were crashing, turning around almost immediately and asking for a discount for buying at a time of falling values. But for a county struggling with the effects of banksters ruining the wealth of its much more average residents, it amounts to a real churlishness about the common good.

The LAT ends by justifying Mitt?s efforts to save what amount to a few pennies on property taxes.

?I would think it?s foolish not to request a decline in value if you are entitled,? said Paul Habibi, who teaches real estate finance and development in the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management. ?That?s like saying a rich man should not bend over to pick up a hundred dollar bill.?

Or you could look it another way. Most rich men, standing over a hundred dollar bill next to a poor kid, would let the kid take the bill. Not Mitt. He?s gonna hire a lawyer to elbow the kid away from the cash so he can pocket it himself.

Source: http://www.emptywheel.net/2012/08/06/if-mitt-had-had-his-way-a-san-diego-teacher-would-have-been-fired-so-he-could-send-overseas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-mitt-had-had-his-way-a-san-diego-teacher-would-have-been-fired-so-he-could-send-overseas

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Pets and More Pets ? Saltwater Fish Tanks Can Include An Amazing ...

Saltwater fish tanks are often called amazing, and the assortment of fish that can be seen in these aquariums can be incredible. A saltwater aquarium can range from a small tank with restricted capabilities to huge tanks that can be used for even the biggest species of tropical marine life. The cost and effort needed depends on the ideal results you are looking for, and this can vary from a single situation to another.

A saltwater tank can add color and beauty to any environment. These are popular functions in many enterprises and houses around the globe, and there?s some thing about the underwater landscape and colorful fish that is relaxing and soothing. Setting up a saltwater fish tank is a little more challenging than selecting the fresh water version, but the choices are also far more extensive. There are very few limits in place concerning the types of fish and also other marine life that could be included.

Creating saltwater fish tanks will help you to replicate the ocean, and you?ll include coral reefs and other forms of live rock within the fish tank. A saltwater fish tank is a little ocean scape, and it could be set up in numerous ways. Fish, crustaceans, and also other species can live together harmoniously as long as care is used when setting up the fish tank.

Be sure that all of species which will be placed in the fish tank together are compatible. This will make certain success and avoid any unfortunate situations. Several saltwater fish are really intense, others have got a more docile nature. There are guides which can help you determine species which gets along and dwell together nicely. If a species is very aggressive and very careful fish selection is not performed then one fish can annoy or maybe injure or kill others within the tank.

Saltwater tanks can offer a lot, but these tanks also need additional care. Water chemistry and temperature should be very carefully managed, and the biological filter must be adequate for the type and number of fish that the aquarium includes.

These saltwater fish tanks may need more effort to set up however when conducted properly the results can be wonderful.

Source: http://petsandmorepets.com/2012/08/saltwater-fish-tanks-can-include-an-amazing-array-of-colourful-species-of-fish/

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Myanmar lifts suspensions on journals after protests

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's government has agreed to lift suspensions on two weekly journals within two weeks, their editors said on Monday, just days after rare protests by journalists in two cities to demand more press freedom.

Editors of the Burmese-language Voice Weekly and The Envoy told Reuters that Myanmar's censorship board had informed them they could resume publishing by August 18, without giving a reason for why the suspensions would be lifted.

Publication of the journals was halted indefinitely late last month, promoting an outcry among journalists who are enjoying freedom to publish not seen under the five decades of authoritarian military rule that ended in March last year.

The quasi-civilian government has loosened its grip on the press as part of a surprise reform drive. But some press censorship still remains and journalists pushing the boundaries of the restrictions have complained that suspensions are tantamount to intimidation.

Nearly 100 journalists rallied against the suspension in Yangon on Saturday and about 60 protested in the second-biggest city, Mandalay a day later, most wearing black T shirts saying "stop killing the press".

"The reason for lifting the suspension, I think, would be because of the rallies by the journalists," said an editor of another journal, who asked not to be named.

Monday's edition of the Messenger journal blacked-out its entire front page and cited a line from the constitution that guarantees freedom of expression.

The Nation journal went a step further, uploading on its Facebook page what it said was a censored copy of its front page story of the protest, which was covered with crosses in red ink.

It was not known exactly why the two publications were suspended. The Press Scrutiny and Registration Division, as the censors are called, said they had "violated rules and regulations", without elaborating.

The Voice is also facing a lawsuit, lodged by Myanmar's Ministry of Mines, after it published a report alleging graft by ministries under the previous government.

Myanmar's government has insisted it will scrap censorship as soon as a press law is promulgated, but journalists are concerned some restrictions will remain and recommendations for the legislation might be ignored.

The government's mouthpiece, the New Light of Myanmar, carried an editorial in its Sunday edition, apparently in response to the protests, calling for patience and reiterating that censorship would soon be abolished.

It said the country was "not still accustomed to the freedom we have not enjoyed before" and to "rush could ruin results."

(Reporting by Thu Rein Hlaing; Editing by Martin Petty and Ed Lane; Editing by Ed Lane)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-lifts-suspensions-journals-protests-132141970.html

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